Indonesia is the most extensive area in Southeast Asia, which has the largest population in this region. Because of comfortable tropical climate and advantageous geographic location, it is rich in oil, minerals, timber and agricultural products. Agriculture has always occupied a very important position in the economic structure in Indonesia. It accounted for 45% of gross domestic product 30 years ago. The agricultural output accounts for about 15% of GDP at present. Due to the small size of farms, agricultural production is labor-intensive. Since it has large proportion of economy, people pay more attention to increase yield of crops and decrease cost of production. Farmers can use inorganic fertilizer and organic fertilizer for crop growth. It has shown the advantages of organic fertilizer in recent years. The use of organic fertilizer has become a trend, which is in a strong market potential.
In general, organic fertilizer mainly comes from animals and plants, such as livestock manure and crop residues. In Indonesia, crop farming is in rapid development, accounting for 90% in the whole farming industry, while animal farming is 10%. Because of tropical climate and tropical monsoon climate, it provides good condition for tropical cash crop growth. In Indonesia, the main cash crops are rubber, coconut, palm, cocoa, coffee and spice crops. They are all with large yield every year in Indonesia. Taking rice for example, Indonesia was the third rice producer in 2014, reached for 70,600,000 metric tons. Rice production in Indonesia plays an important role in gross domestic product. The production increases year by year. Rice cultivated area is around 10 million hectares in the whole archipelago. Besides rice, Cardamom production accounts for 75% of the world, which makes Indonesia the world's largest cardamom producing country. Because Indonesia is a large agricultural country, there are plenty of raw materials to manufacture organic fertilizers here.
Crops stalks are economic organic materials for organic fertilizer production, which is widely used by organic fertilizer manufacturer. Based on broad planting, the crop waste can be collected easily. Indonesia has about 67 million tons of rice straw every year. In 2013, corn ending stocks amounted to 2.6 million tons, slightly higher than the 2.5 million tons of the previous year. But the crops straw utilization is low.
In the past decades, palm oil production in Indonesia has increased nearly threefold. What's more, The area of palm plantation is expanding and the yield is increasing, which has growth potential.
However, we can make better use of the waste. In other words, it changes waste material into things of value. As a matter of fact, it is a better and wiser choice for Indonesia government and farmers to seek the best way to process palm oil waste, such as pelletizing them into fuel pellets, or sufficiently fermenting them into powder organic fertilizers. Whatever methods that can "Turn Waste into Money" should be adopted.
Indonesia is abound in coconut, which is the largest producer of coconut. In 2013, the production quantity is 18,300,000 tonnes. Crop residues, such as coconut shell, usually have low nitrogen content, but fairly high potassium and silica content, and a high C/N ratio, which makes them better organic raw materials. It not only helps farmers solve the problems, but also makes full use of the resources to effectively use coconut shell. Furthermore, it provides a way to create profit for manufacturers.
In recent years, Indonesia aims to develop livestock and poultry industry. Cattle population increases from 6.5 million to 11.6 million. Pigs increase from 3.23 million to 8.72 million. The number of chicken is 640 million. With the increasing of livestock quantity, the amount of livestock waste skyrockets. As we all know, animal waste contains many nutrients which is beneficial for the healthy and quickly growth of plants. However, if not being well managed, animal waste will be potential threat to the environment and human health. And if not being completely composted, they won't do favor in crops, even kill them. Above all, it is feasible and necessary to make full use of livestock manure in Indonesia.
From the above summary, we can see that, farming is the strong support of Indonesia's national economy. Therefore, both organic fertilizer and chemical fertilizer plays important role in improving the quality and quantity of crops. Huge quantities of crops stalks produce every year, which, in return, provides rich raw materials for organic fertilizer manufacturing. While organic fertilizer manufacturer seems to be not that easy.
Chemical fertilizer accounts for a large market share in Indonesia. In 2014, the total consumption of fertilizer in Indonesia is approximately 9.55 million metric tons, including 1.00 million metric tons of organic fertilizer. It is one tenth of the whole consumption. As for organic fertilizer manufacturers, to enlarge the market share is the top priority. Therefore, it is necessary to work out the marketing strategy and change the awareness of farmers.
Paying attention to customer and market is the basis for the strategy. Fertilizer companies should meet the needs of customers as much as possible. The companies are supposed to be resourceful according to the change of market the strategy.
Owing to local topography, there are many islands in the country. Indonesia has about the 17,508 islands, of which 6,000 are inhabited. The larger islands are Java, Sumatra, Borneo ( some areas belong to Malaysia and Brunei), New Guinea ( some areas of the island belongs to Papua New Guinea) and Sulawesi. It depends on the areas of crops, which is relatively scattered. Fertilizer manufacturers should choose a good location for production. It leads to the difficulties in collecting raw materials. What's more, it is related to the economic return of fertilizer companies.
It takes work to produce organic fertilizer by adopting traditional production technology. It is dirty and tired, which does not meet the needs of the current labor efficiency. The higher labor value is, the more abandon by farmers is. In poor areas, although labor value is low, farmers are willing to engage in this kind of work. Because of smallholders, most of farmers lack of organic fertilizer machinery. It is difficult to transport and use the enormous weight and volume of organic raw materials, including traditional farmyard manure, compost fertilizer and biogas waste fertilizer.
The only way to improve the condition is to introduce advanced production technology. The business manager should be aware that it is important to buy suitable organic fertilizer equipment, from raw materials composting equipment to finished products packaging machine. It provides guarantee for total organic fertilizer production. Moreover, it is the economic base for the company. Therefore, to use organic fertilizer machinery with high quality and low price is the best choice for the investor in Indonesia.
Organic Fertilizer is still in the start stage, so total production quantity of organic fertilizer is low in Indonesia. Plenty of agricultural residues are not fully utilized and well managed. The main reason is that most farmers are smallholders of the field. Besides that, organic fertilizers are needed in the same acre lands, compared with chemical fertilizer.
Production of organic fertilizer is very limited in Indonesia. However, Indonesia Government is increasing its subsidy in organic fertilizer, such as in Bali. The Bali administration is determined to continue transforming the island into an "organic" province, where local farmers embrace healthier and greener organic farming. Bali Governor Made Mangku Pastika declared his administration would increase the subsidy provided for organic fertilizer to encourage local farmers to make the transition from chemical to organic fertilizer. Another key strategy is phasing out the chemical fertilizer subsidy while increasing the organic fertilizer subsidy. The administration completely stopped subsidizing chemical fertilizer in 2012, forcing farmers to pay a higher price for chemical fertilizer.
Previously in 2008, the administration allocated Rp 4 billion for the fertilizer subsidy, all of which went to chemical fertilizer. In 2009, Bali allocated Rp 3 billion to subsidize chemical fertilizer, with Rp 1 billion for organic fertilizer. In 2010, the administration reduced the allocation for synthetic fertilizer subsidies to Rp 2 billion and allocated the remaining Rp 2 billion to organic fertilizers. In the near future, no doubt, organic fertilizer sector will get more subsidy injection.
Compared with Euro-American countries, farmers in Indonesia and many other Asia countries, are not willing to invest organic fertilizers. They are carried away by quick-effectiveness and high subsidies of chemical fertilizer. Meanwhile, they are suffering from the serious problems lead by inorganic fertilizers, such as soil hardening. The disadvantages of chemical fertilizer are increasingly apparent. Considering this, farmers are more likely to apply fertilizers rationally. In areas lacking government subsidy, farmers are interested in applying organic fertilizer. Agricultural income is a big part for smallholders. They are concerned about the cost of fertilizer and high yield of crops. Organic fertilizer is the best choice for the issues. In 2014, the proposal of fertilizer use if estimated around 9.55 million mt, which consist of 4,10 millions mt of Urea, 850 thousand mt of SP-36, 1.05 million mt of ZA, 2.55 millions mt of NPK, and 1.00 million mt of Organic fertilizer. The reference retail prices of those fertilizers are: US$0.15/kg for Urea, US$0.17/kg for SP-36,US$0.12/kg for ZA, US$0.19/kg for NPK, and US$0.04/kg for organic fertilizer.
No matter what situation Indonesia organic fertilizer market is facing, the most important thing is that: The preference of consumers directly influences the investment of manufacturers. though organic fertilizer production industry are not that prosperous in Indonesia, for many investors in Indonesia, the earlier you set about, the more profit you will earn. The "cake" is limited, after all. Although there are lots of difficulties impeding the growing of organic fertilizer, there are still opportunities for investors to seek.
To encourage farmers to apply adequate amount of fertilizer, Indonesia government has provided subsidies as one of the main policy instruments. The implementation of fertilizer subsidy is motivated by the fact that most Indonesia farmers are smallholders with limited capital. The subsidized fertilizer consist of Urea(nitrogen), ZA(nitrogen), SP-36(phosphate), NPK(compound fertilizer) and organic fertilizers.
Nowadays, farmers and government have realized the advantages of organic fertilizer. It is not only cheap, but also improve the condition of soil. Government advocates the development of organic fertilizer.
From the table, we can see that the government places emphasis on organic fertilizer. Obviously, percentage of subsidy of organic fertilizer is the highest. Organic fertilizer has an advantage in price. The subsidy of fertilizer in Indonesia started from 1971. Moreover, the subsidy is increasing all the time. The subsidy is concentrated on smallholders in the near future.
In 2012, the sales of chemical fertilizers and bio-fertilizer market in Asia-Pacific was $ 4.97 billion. It is expected to increase from $ 4.97 billion to $ 7.73 billion in 2012 ~ 2019. The main driving factors contributed to changes in the fertilizer market in Asia Pacific are related to the following aspects.
The first is the rising crop prices. In the Indonesia, oil palm and rubber trees are the main cash crops. Over the past few years, the price of these crops has almost doubled, prompting farmers to actively cultivate these crops and increase output. With the rising price of crops, fertilizer consumption in the forecast period will grow rapidly.
Organic fertilizer production is not in large quantity. The number of organic fertilizer companies are small as well. As for investors, it is good for put into the production of organic fertilizer. It is important for a company to seize the opportunity in the early stage. The smaller competitiveness is, the bigger potential is in the market. Under the circumstances, to build a new organic fertilizer production line is the most fitting investment.
Sustainability and cost efficiency are the decisive factors every time farmers buy fertilizer. The negative impact of chemical fertilizers on the environment makes organic fertilizer becomes the optimal choice. By contrast, organic fertilizer can increase soil microbial communities and absorption of nutrients in the growth of plants. A more important fact is that the price is less than half of chemical fertilizers. In addition, if farmers keep continuous use of biological fertilizer, it can save money greatly.
Low utilization rate of raw materials is the ongoing problem in Indonesia.
It is badly in need of organic fertilizer manufacturers to produce organic fertilizer, which meets the need of farmers. It not only helps farmers solve the problems of waste issues, but also increases the utilization of raw materials.
Thank you for this interesting article. It is not easy to get information about this topic and you made a great effort to provide useful information.
I would like to raise some points how to further improve it. I fully support the development of organic fertilizers and think it is an important way forward to more sustainable agriculture. But I think there are some issues to be taken into account.
Organic fertilizer is cheap as you point out, put nutrient density is also much lower. So you should calculate nutrients per kg to assess the real price of it as fertilizer. This is not so easy as it is not a standardized product. But if you do not treat it as a fertilizer per se you could get around this completely.
I think the question should not be whether to use organic or chemical fertilizer but which to use for what. Organic fertilizer can improve physical aspects of the soil like soil structure, soil organic matter as well as water and nutrient retention capacity, while it on top provides some plant nutrients. Chemical fertilizers are plant nutrients but when applied to degraded soils their use is limited. But when organic and chemical fertilizer application are combined they might actually lead to the most efficient results.
Organic fertilizers (OFs) need to be applied in relatively large amounts to show maximum effect, which makes them labour intensive if mechanisation is not available on-farm. This is an important reason for farmers not to buy them. If a service could be offered to bring OFs directly to the field and spread them there, this might increase their attractiveness. But in Indonesia's more remote and rugged areas this might be difficult.
So, as much as I agree with you that this is a great opportunity, I also think that it is one that faces a couple of additional challenges to chemical fertilizers, as the product, despite the same name it was given, is essentially quite different. I think it will require a shift in agricultural practices, with all the learning and infrastructure required for this. If this can be addressed by the private sector alone, I am not sure, but in environments like Bali it might. Let's wish for the best.
Thanks for his great views on combination of organic fertilizer and compound fertilizer. It is very true. There is still a long way to go to further push the development of organic fertilizer market in both Indonesia, and other countries in the world, and it needs the great effort of you and me.


There are 12 months in an Earthian Calendar year.
There are really only two practical options for the number of months in a solar calendar. Since a lunation (the mean length of a synodic month) is about 29.5 days, there are about 12.5 lunations in a year. And, because a calendar month is intended to be approximately the same length as lunation, yet we want each calendar year to have a whole number of months, this leads to calendars with either 12 or 13 months.
The main advantage of a 13-month calendar is that it results in months of 28 days, which is equal to 4 × 7-day weeks. This is the basis of the Positivist Calendar and the New Earth Calendar. However, the extra 1-2 days per year remaining (28 × 13 = 364) still need to be slotted in somewhere. If there were exactly 364 days per year, then a 13-month calendar might be an obvious solution. However, there isn't.
A 12-month calendar enables the year to be easily divided into 2, 3, 4, 6 or 12 parts. This feature has proved itself useful in business, education, and other aspects of human society. For example, it is common in business to report profits for half or quarter-years, and school years are often divided into 2 semesters or 3 or 4 terms.
Being able to divide the calendar into 4 quarters is especially useful, since, on Earth, there are 4 seasons of approximately equal length. Because the Earthian Calendar is aligned with the seasonal markers, the calendar months can tells us approximately when the seasons begin and end, with 3 months per season.
Hence, a 12-month calendar is much more useful than a 13-month calendar.
In the Earthian Calendar, months are 30 or 31 days in length in an alternating pattern. This is the most balanced and easy-to-learn pattern possible, and allows the year to be neatly and accurately divided into 2, 3, 4, 6 or 12 equal parts on month boundaries. Remarkably, no major calendars currently in use on Earth have this feature.
12 months of 30-31 days, alternating (Earthian, Gregorian (sort of)).
6 months of 31 days and 6 months of 30 days (Iranian, Indian National).
12 months of 30-31 days plus 1-2 extra days outside of the months (World).
12 months of 30 days plus a 5 or 6-day "mini-month" (French Republican, Egyptian).
Month lengths of 29-32 days aligned with 30° of orbit (Persian).
The problem with option 2 is that at the end of month 6 you have passed the middle of the year. You can't use months to divide the year accurately in half.
The problem with option 3 is that the 1-2 extra days outside of the months require a special notation (these days are written as 'W' in the World Calendar). This is an issue for computer programs as well as humans.
The problem with option 4 is that you have these 5-6 surplus days at the end of the year, not even a whole week. While this might be fun (you could declare this period as a global holiday for "yearend"), any benefits of having 12 equal-length months are outweighed by the increased complexity and weirdness. Months cannot be used to accurately divvy up the year into 2, 3 or 4 equal parts, and you couldn't have schedules like "we meet on the 3rd Thursday of every month", because you would always have to qualify with "except for month 13".
Option 5 is interesting from an astronomical perspective, but if this is better then why did Iran change its calendar from having months of 29-32 days to months of just 30-31 days? It's because, as far as humans are concerned, it's more useful to have months of the same length than to know that Earth has moved through the same fraction of its orbit.
February having 28-29 days instead of 30-31 like all the others.
The Earthian Calendar fixes these issues by using a simple alternating pattern of month lengths that even a lobotomised monkey could learn: 30, 31, 30, 31, 30, 31, 30, 31, 30, 31, 30, 31. Every second month has one extra day. The only variation from this pattern is that the last month of the year (Pisces) has just 30 days in common years.
Calendars are based on astronomical cycles, which is why the general theme of the Earthian Calendar is astronomy. Thus, months are named after constellations and days of the week are named after planets.
The months do not align perfectly with astrological signs and thus do not represent them.
The calendar is intended to be scientific and astronomical more than anything else. Not everyone believes in astrology, yet most people believe in stars.
Therefore, if you are interested in astrology, do not think that the Earthian month in which your birth date falls is necessarily equal to your star sign. While this is probably true, if you are born near the start or end of a month your actual sun sign may be different.
The reason the months do not match the astrological signs of the zodiac is because each sign corresponds to one twelfth of Earth's orbit around the Sun (30° of celestial longitude), and not one twelfth of the time it takes to complete the orbit. Earth has a slightly elliptical orbit and therefore does not travel at a constant pace around the Sun, which means the amount of time to traverse through each sign varies. When Earth is at its farthest distance from the Sun (aphelion) in early July, it is moving slowest, and thus the Sun takes 32 days to pass through the 30° section of sky called Cancer. Earth is moving fastest when it is closest to the Sun (perihelion) in early January, and thus the Sun takes just 29 days to pass through the sign of Capricorn.
So, in a true astrological calendar the lengths of the months would thus range from 29 to 32 days, as did the Persian Calendar. However, this results in a calendar that is less useful to the vast majority of its users.
Readers of an astronomical bent will know that, due to precession of the equinoxes, the northern spring equinox no longer occurs when the Sun is in Aries, but in Pisces. Thus, the names of the calendar months do not correspond to the actual position of the Sun on the ecliptic either; if this effect was desired then it would have been more accurate to start the year with Pisces.
It's just simpler. Whether they believe in astrology or not, most people are already familiar with the association between this series of constellations and the seasons.
There's no point making the names of the months match the Sun's position in the heavens, because this doesn't remain constant. Because of precession, the northern vernal equinox will eventually occur when the Sun is in Aquarius, then Capricornus, and so on.
The amount of time the Sun actually spends in each constellation varies between 8 days (Scorpius) and 45 days (Virgo), hence months of 30-31 days do not correspond precisely with the constellations anyway.
There are actually 13 constellations in the astronomical zodiac. Sol can be found in the constellation Ophiuchus between November 19 and December 17. Thus, if the months were really going to be named after the zodiacal constellations we would need 13 months.
Months are numbered from 1-12 in the usual way.


Thanks to her attractive late dash behind Solange on this track last month, Majestic, trained by Malesh Narredu and to be ridden by his nephew Suraj, will have numerous supporters in Vallabhdas H Adwalia Trophy, a class IV race that features as one of the two trophy races on the seven-race Thursday card.
However, going by the Dynamic Ratings, Top Bracket & Miracle Of Love, two horses carrying the silks of horse owner Kishore Dhingra look capable of causing anxious moments to Majestic's followers.
Interestingly, both hail from different yards — Top Bracket is trained by Dallas Todywalla and Miracle Of Love will be saddled by Pesi Shroff. Both have declared top jockeys like A Sandesh and P Trevor respectively.
Also in the fray are Simona (Dashrath Singh up) and Jager Bomb (DK Ashish up), making the contest more intriguing.
I expect Top Bracket to catch the judge's eye first.
First race at 2.15 pm.
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… As President Buhari lauds Nigeria-Ireland relations
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed Nigeria's appreciation to the Republic of Ireland and its people for standing by Nigeria during her difficult moments.
The president, who spoke when he received the outgoing Ambassador of the Republic of Ireland, Mr Sean Hoy, cited Ireland's support during the Civil War, and the current efforts to rebuild the devastation in the North-Eastern parts of the country.
The Ambassador was on a farewell visit to the State House, Abuja.
The President noted in particular, the work of Irish doctors and priests in their humanitarian support for Nigerian communities at all times.
"Nigeria and the Irish Republic enjoy excellent bilateral relations marked especially by the work of Irish medical teams and missionaries during the civil war, and the ongoing efforts in dealing with the humanitarian situation in the North-East.
"We appreciate what your country is doing for us,'' he said.
President Buhari also thanked the outgoing ambassador for enhancing the relationship between both countries.
In his remarks, Hoy said he was leaving Nigeria to his next post, Brazil, with mixed feelings considering the enormous goodwill he enjoyed in Nigeria, and the improvements in the relations between the two nations.
He promised the continued assistance of his country to the efforts in rebuilding the North-East, stressing that, "It concerns all of us. We will continue to support you." (NAN)
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by Greg Daugherty Health Writer
John Edward Swartzberg, M.D.
Some people do a lot better than others in making a smooth transition from the world of work to the realm of retirement.
Fortunately, most of us will eventually adjust, as the University of Michigan's ongoing Health and Retirement Study of some 20,000 Americans shows.
Asked how retirement has turned out for them, 49 percent of recent respondents said "very satisfying," 41 percent said "moderately satisfying," and only 10 percent found it to be "not at all satisfying," according to an April 2016 analysis of the data by the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI).
But those initial months can be rocky, both psychologically and even in terms of physical health. For example, there's some evidence that the first year of retirement is associated with a higher risk of coronary artery disease, according to a study published in the journal Social Science & Medicine in August 2012.
Of course, part of the reason may be that some people retire when they begin to notice symptoms of the disease, as the researchers noted, so retirement may not be entirely to blame.
4 steps to take
Still, if you're contemplating retirement in the coming years, now's a good time to start planning for your transition. Here are some positive steps to consider.
1. Have Plan A and Plan B ready. The greater the sense of control you have over how and when you retire, the more likely you are to be happy in retirement, according to a January 2009 study published in Research on Aging. Even if your job seems relatively secure today, consider what you'd do if retirement sneaked up earlier than expected. Having a fallback plan, even if you never have to use it, could keep you from feeling blindsided.
2. Figure out your finances. Worrying about money is no way to spend your retirement years. So the sooner you figure out how you'll pay the bills (including fun ones, like travel), the better. Ideally, this means well before you retire; after that, you're likely to be on a fixed income, with fewer options for earning or saving additional money.
Obvious as this advice may seem, many would-be retirees still haven't gotten the message, surveys show. For example, in EBRI's latest annual Retirement Confidence Survey, published in March 2016, 59 percent of retirees said they had prepared for retirement by thinking about how they would occupy their time, but only 44 percent had calculated how much money they'd need, and just 37 percent had figured out what it would take to cover their health expenses.
3. Agree on retirement timing with your spouse, if you have one. Being married seems to confer a variety of physical and mental health benefits, studies show. But retirement can strain the relationship, especially if one spouse retires and the other continues to work or if both retire and find they don't enjoy the same activities, a study published in the September 2004 edition of The Journals of Gerontology found.
For an added incentive to keep up your significant other's spirits: People with happy partners tended to be healthier, regardless of how happy they themselves were, according to a January 2017 report in the journal Health Psychology.
4. Get a dog—and walk it. There are lots of reasons you might enjoy having a dog around in retirement, but the real health benefits come from walking one, according to a study published in The Gerontologist in March 2016. Those included a lower body mass index, fewer chronic health conditions, and fewer doctor visits. Walking a dog also gives you a reason to get out of the house and socialize with other people, which have health benefits as well. Plus, your dog will love you even more.
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The event will be hosted by the Alabama Historical Commission and the Friends of the General Joe Wheeler Foundation. It is set for 1-4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24, at Pond Spring, the General Joe Wheeler Home in Hillsboro.
The workshop is being held in commemoration of February being Black History Month.
One topic will include gravestone cleaning, which will be demonstrated onsite. Because the event coincides with Black History Month, workshop leaders will also share history of the African-Americans, both enslaved and free, who worked on the property during the 19th and 20th century.
"We are very proud to be working with the AHC to celebrate and honor these individuals who played a significant role in our history," said Dr. Angelo Mancuso, chair of the Friends of the General Joe Wheeler.
The course is free but participants must pre-register at http://bit.ly/AHCWorkshop or by calling Hannah Garmon at 334-230-2644. More information can be found on Facebook at AlaHisCom.
Pond Spring is located in Hillsboro, 3 miles east of Courtland on Alabama Highway 20 (U.S. Alt. 72).


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By Barb Boose / June 25, 2019 June 26, 2019 / College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery, Podiatric Medicine, Spotlight, Students
You may think that among his many accomplishments and skills, Alex Bischoff can spin 48 hours out of a 24-hour day. The now fourth-year student in the College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery (CPMS) is doing very well academically, has been a teaching assistant in multiple classes and labs, and is active on campus and in the community. He and his wife, Kara, have two daughters, are expecting a son in August and are foster parents to three other children.
On closer inspection, though, you see that Bischoff is simply very intentional with the 24 hours he has every day. All that he's been able to do and achieve in those hours are why he was selected by the American Podiatric Medical Students' Association (APMSA) as the 2019 APMSA Student of the Year.
"My experience through podiatric medical school has been one of priorities," he stated in an essay he submitted to APMSA.
Alex Bischoff, D.P.M.'20
The association is the national organization that represents the approximately 2,300 students enrolled at the nation's nine colleges of podiatric medicine. Every year, students and faculty of each college nominate one third-year student to be considered for the national Student of the Year title. The APMSA President's Committee selects the winner based on professionalism, involvement with the college or university, community involvement and contributions and dedication to the profession.
As this year's winner, Bischoff will receive a $1,000 American Podiatric Medical Association's (APMA) Education Foundation scholarship. The APMA also will cover his costs to attend the 2019 APMA Annual Scientific Meeting in Salt Lake City in July, during which the award will be presented.
"Alex is a really genuine person and a role model for other students. He's excelled in all areas and provides assistance to his classmates and to the community," says Robert Yoho, D.P.M., M.S., FACFAS, dean of the College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery. "He is well-grounded and has the qualities one needs as a physician."
Bischoff is a member of the Pi Delta National Honorary Society, which recognizes students with a cumulative grade point average of 3.6 or higher and are in the upper 20% of the class. The recipient of several student awards at DMU, he has served as vice president of the college's American Academy of Podiatric Sports Medicine chapter. He has been a teaching assistant in clinical medicine, the lower limb vascular lab, the lower limb ultrasound lab and the lower limb anatomy cadaver lab. He also has been a student interviewer of applicants to CPMS.
This spring, Bischoff and a classmate, Stephen Rockhill, were awarded second place in a national writing competition sponsored by Hallux Magazine, an online publication for students in podiatric medicine.
"My schooling is something I take pride in. This often meant waking up extremely early, staying up late, studying 18+ hours on Saturdays most weeks and other sacrifices," he wrote in his essay. "Time management, discipline and a great support system have enabled me to perform well in school."
In the community, Bischoff has served for years as a scout leader for the Boy Scouts of America and as a volunteer for Special Olympics, Easter Seals, the American Diabetes Association, Meals from the Heartland and the Des Moines Marathon. Active in his church, he has been a Sunday school teacher and makes monthly visits to elderly and other members of the congregation.
"Alex is the complete student," Dean Yoho says. "He's the picture of consistency and commitment."
Time management and discipline, indeed: His family and his faith are why he chooses not to study on Sundays, including the one before he took Part 1 of the podiatric board exams on a Monday morning. He passed.
"Priorities are what shape and mold our life. My experience in podiatric medical school has taught me how to be successful as you hold true to all of them," he stated in his essay. "My experience has been one of a student who is dedicated to school and leadership in the profession, but also fervently committed to family, faith and service."


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CBS News June 7, 2015, 9:42 AM
Remembering Tyler Clementi
Five years after a teen's headline-making suicide, his family's foundation this week is launching a new campaign in his name -- a campaign aimed at putting a stop to bullying before it can even start. Our Cover Story is reported by Erin Moriarty of "48 Hours":
On September 22, 2010, the phone rang at the Northern New Jersey home of Joe and Jane Clementi.
Joe answered: "Port Authority Police had called, and said, 'We have your son's wallet and cell phone. You need to come to the station.'"
"What were you thinking?" asked Moriarty.
"Crank call."
But the call was real. Police told the Clementis that it was likely their 18-year-old son, Tyler, a freshman at Rutgers University, had jumped from the George Washington Bridge.
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Jane told Moriarty that there was a period of time when she "knew" they were wrong. "I wasn't hoping; I knew it. I knew they were wrong."
But Tyler's body was found in the Hudson River seven days later.
What happened next turned their private tragedy into a public issue. During the investigation it was revealed that days before Tyler committed suicide, his college roommate, Dharun Ravi, had used a webcam to secretly live stream Tyler's date with a man.
Ravi and another classmate, Molly Wei, were charged with several crimes, including invasion of privacy.
Moriarty asked, "How do you react when somebody says, 'Oh, that's just boys being boys. That was just what goes on in dorms'?"
"Is it?" replied Joe. "Does that happen in dorms?"
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Tyler was the youngest of three boys -- James, now 29; Brian, 26. "And then there's Tyler, my baby," said Jane, "who will be forever 18."
Tyler also had a great passion for music, and was an accomplished violinist.
"I was very protective of him growing up," said his brother, James. "I was six years older than him. I just really wanted to be able to protect him from anything harmful in life."
The family, always close, regularly attended an evangelical Christian church. Only later did Jane and her husband realize that the church's message was causing anguish at home.
"What was that message?" asked Moriarty.
"That being gay is a sin," said Jane.
James said, "I felt for a long time that there was something wrong with me. And I had to hide that from people."
" Could you talk to your parents? Did you feel that you could?" asked Moriaryt.
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Ok, I've got a lot of sites I visit that are really useful, full of guitar drum and bass information, so I'm going to put them all here with some short descriptions. From guitar repair to jam tracks, anything that I've found useful to me in the past. Maybe you'll find something you can use.
Instrument Repair and Set Up.
MIMF – Musical Instrument Makers Forum. They're really picky about following their posting rules in the forum, but it's an enormous treasure trove of instrument knowledge. Any sort of stringed instrument, and even percussion and winds. From removing necks to changing tuners, whatever, someone there will know how to do it.
Frets.com – run by California luthier Frank Ford, full of pictures of how to fix guitars, banjos, whatever. Very cool tricks, tips, and homemade tools.
Guitar Attack – little bit of everything, guitar repair for the novice, repainting, playing tricks and tips, gallery of Saga guitar kits people have built.
Guitar Nuts – Great electric guitar wiring site, and how to banish all hum from your guitar, single coils included!
Backing Tracks, Tabs, Chords, Lyrics.
Guitarbackingtrack.com – Just like it says, song tracks minus guitar, some have vocals some don't but most are really good, some are just midis but most are spot on copies.
Ultimate Guitar – One of the biggest tab sites online. Buyer beware they're seldom 100% correct.
Three Chord Guitar – Lots of easy guitar lessons by Mojo, Three chord songs and how to play them, licks "in the style of", simplified licks and songs. Check out his YouTube channel too. He sort of leans to the the Southern Rock/Country genre, but he's got everything from U2 to Miles Davis.
Justin Sandercoe, Justin on YouTube – hailing from Britain, this is one of the best series of YouTube lessons out there. Everything from rock to jazz, chords, scales, solos, techniques, and more. No matter what your level you can probably get something from this.
Rock On Good People. More good videos, some of everything here, much like Justin Sandercoe's, but with many different instructors.
Hydrogen Drum Machine – open source drum machine for GNU/Linux. No PC version, but if you've got a Mac then you can use it. Lots of good sounding drum samples and the ability to download more. You can import the files into your favorite sequencer.
Soundflower – This Macintosh program is so simple it's easy to overlook, but it's incredibly useful. It allows you to easily pass audio to one application to another. It appears as an audio device for any audio program. Suppose you have a video or DVD and you want to record some of the audio from it. Set your system output to Soundflower and set your Audacity input to Soundflower. Play the DVD and press record on Audacity. OR if you want to get some midi sounds into audacity, you play them with Quicktime and record them into Audacity.


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Director/Producer/Writer/Actor James Gunn is a hyphenate who's known for doing many things. He famously — and successfully — directed Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) and its Vol. 2 continuation in 2017. After he was temporarily fired by Marvel Studios from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, he was snapped up by Warner Bros. to helm this movie.
A superhero lineup of misfits that unite to get a job done is kind of becoming his thing. James Gunn loves The Dirty Dozen (1967) and it shows. That blueprint is utilized again for The Suicide Squad. Note that this standalone sequel has a definite article before the title to distinguish itself from its predecessor. The filmmakers have been distancing themselves from the 2016 entry in interviews but this feels like a Part 2 and a superior follow-up at that. Actors Margot Robbie (Harley Quinn), Joel Kinnaman (Colonel Rick Flag), Jai Courtney (Captain Boomerang), and Viola Davis (Amanda Waller) all return in the same roles. Notably not present is Will Smith as Deadshot. An entirely new character named Bloodsport played by Idris Elba shows up. He's similarly a gun-toting killer who coincidentally also happens to have an estranged daughter.
At first glance, The Suicide Squad may seem rather similar to Gunn's Marvel superhero franchise. Instead of Rocket Raccoon, we get Weasel (Sean Gunn). In place of a tree-like humanoid that repeats "I am Groot," there's a different oddball with a limited vocabulary named King Shark. The overlap of talent includes Sylvester Stallone who provides his voice. Additionally, Michael Rooker and Pom Klementieff have minor parts. Yet the movies couldn't be more dissimilar in tone. Guardians was rated PG-13. This is rated R. That's a hard R predominantly for strong violence and gore.
First and foremost, The Suicide Squad is a comedy. Yes, it's funny, but only if you embrace Gunn's cynical point of view that life is disposable. Ah, but how to discuss a picture that inspires essays that rank the various deaths. Don't get attached to anyone. Everyone is fair game including a false start of a beginning that introduces us to Suicide Squad #1. There's more than one team. James Gunn doesn't believe shocks are more potent when doled out sparingly. His nihilistic ethos of "more is more" will test all but his most ardent fans . If you saw this on opening weekend (or immediately viewed when it debuted on HBO Max) you probably loved it. The saga employs a gleeful abandon toward cruelty and death but all for comedic effect. In that spirit, the bloodshed is cartoonish and silly. The action is uniquely absurd for a while. Over two hours, the grotesqueries pile on top of each other and it grows exhausting.
There's still a great deal here to recommend. Idris Elba and John Cena play Bloodsport and Peacemaker respectively. They're superheroes on the same side but always at odds. Their constant bickering is amusing. Fresh off of Birds of Prey (2020), Margot Robbie returns as Harley Quin. Third time's the charm. This is the most I've enjoyed her character. "Recently I made a promise to myself that next time I got a boyfriend I'd be on the lookout for red flags…" she declares to justify an unexpected decision. David Dastmalchian as the edgy Polka-Dot Man and Daniela Melchior as surprisingly sweet Ratcatcher 2 are interesting members of the outfit. Their backstories and abilities significantly support the narrative with something this adventure needs more of…heart.
The Suicide Squad has an "everything but the kitchen sink" aesthetic. French poet Paul Valery proclaimed, "A person is a poet if his imagination is stimulated by the difficulties inherent in his art and not if his imagination is dulled by them." Simply put, the most visionary work comes from figuring out how to invent through the constraints. Tell someone they can't drop an F-bomb in their picture and they'll have to devise creative words to circumvent that rule. On the contrary, this chronicle is the product of a filmmaker unrestrained and free to do whatever he wants. It is a violent, bloody, action-packed exhibition. I'll concede there are some memorable displays. The colorful climax owes a serious debt to 1984's Ghostbusters. As I sat gobsmacked by the spectacle, I was indeed entertained. So much stuff crammed into this movie that it's impossible not to be. At least I can say I was never bored.
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I liked this one too. The first one was so bad. I didn't expect to enjoy this, but it was fun, aside from all the gore. I got a little Hobbs and Shaw at the beginning and yes, totally Ghostbusters at the end. 3 1/2 ⭐
Yes! Bloodsport & Peacemaker were like Hobbs & Shaw.


Travelers at the airport get a screen that lets them know when their plane is expected to arrive.
Passengers at the rail terminal get a schedule board to see when the next train will pull into the station.
Riders at the bus stop get uncertainty.
"You're standing here thinking, has the bus come and gone? Is it 25 minutes late, or did I just miss it?" Ellen McKinley said as she waited for the next bus at Princeton Shopping Center. "Once in a while, they come 2 or 3 minutes early. Whenever I'm late, they come 2 or 3 minutes early."
Beginning Thursday, the guessing game will end for bus riders — by far the largest segment of New Jersey's mass transit ridership.
NJ Transit is rolling out "MyBus Now," a program that will allow riders to check their smart phones and see in real time when the next bus will arrive, providing an answer to that age-old question: Where's my bus?
The technology, which can be accessed for free beginning tomorrow on a link from www.njtransit.com, will at first be available on a test basis for riders in the Trenton/Princeton area, including bus routes 600-613, and routes 619 and 655. The program is expected to be expanded to the entire state, in all of the more than 19,000 bus stops, by early spring.
It could be the best thing about buses since Ralph Kramden.
"I am so excited," McKinley said as she was given a sneak peak of the technology on Friday. "I have been wanting this for so long, I can't even tell you."
She was waiting for a number 606 bus to go to Rider University, where she is a professor of journalism. The screen said the next bus would arrive in three minutes. Three minutes later, the screen said the bus was "Approaching," as it pulled up to the stop.
Mignon Thorpe of Princeton was so excited over the prospects of real-time bus information that she accidentally made up a new word.
"Oh, cwow! I mean, wow. I'm saying cool and wow at the same time."
"It will make a difference, because at least you'll know if your bus is late or, did you miss it?" said Thorpe, who uses the bus for work and shopping. "Because sometimes, you're out there early, you don't know if the bus came early or what the deal is. So that might help alleviate some of that — because it's cold out here right now!"
The technology, the bus version of the popular DepartureVision NJ Transit offers rail passengers, was developed by Clever Devices Ltd. of Plainview, N.Y. The bus technology also lets riders see a map with circles representing bus stops and boxes that show the buses in motion.
"This is going to revolutionize the way our customers compare information — and it's going to have an impact on the largest segment of our ridership," NJ Transit spokesman John Durso Jr. said.
Trains often get the glory and nostalgia, but twice as many NJ Transit riders use buses than trains — more than a half-million trips a day.
Riders can punch in the bus stop number — listed on a sign at the stop — or their bus route number and location. Using GPS and some of its own technology on board, the bus transmits back to a central system that does calculations for how long it should take a bus to get to a particular stop. Riders will see all of the buses that are within 30 minutes of that stop. Beyond 30 minutes is too difficult to predict, with all of the variables that come from traffic in America's most congested state.
New buses already are equipped for the technology, and NJ Transit is retrofitting its older buses. The agency has more than 2,000 buses in its fleet, operating on more than 200 routes.
The technology will make a big difference in areas where bus service is not as frequent.
"This is really helpful, because you're not standing out there wondering: Where is my bus? Did I miss it? How far away is it?" said Joyce Gallagher, NJ Transit's vice president and general manager of bus operations. "You can really plan much better."
It also will help NJ Transit plan much better. The technology will allow America's largest statewide public transportation agency to better manage and measure its on-time performance, vehicle maintenance and dispatching.
NJ Transit already knows the total number of people who ride a bus, based on the fare collection system, but has not been able to quantify where passengers board or step off a bus and whether the buses are overcrowded for the entire trip or have a manageable flow of riders.
Infrared sensors on doorways will be able to determine whether passengers are boarding or stepping off.
"This will tell us exactly how many people were on as it runs down the line," said Jim Kemp, NJ Transit's SmartBus program manager. "So we can start to see where the crowding is in a way that we never could before."
"We'll know where every bus is, every moment," Gallagher said.


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Working that 9 to 5 can be a drag. That's why I made this book of tear-out office signs. Entertain your coworkers with 23 different signs that are guaranteed to make that office life a little more fun. Place them on the water cooler, in the bathroom, or anywhere else around the office that makes sense. This is the newest book for my Obvious Plant project, and you can buy it here.


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Guanajuato State / Headlines / National | By sanmigueltimes
Mayor of San Francisco del Rincón asks to harden penalties against "Bad Hombres"
According to Regeneracion.com, with information from "Proceso magazine" and "Aristegui Noticias", Ysmael López García, Mayor of San Francisco del Rincón, asked the state deputies on behalf of all Guanajuato's mayors to reform the State Criminal Code in order to harden the penalties for crimes, before the new wave of deportees from the United States comes in, because "not all of them are working people".
The group of municipal presidents along with representatives from 46 Guanajuato's municipalities attended to the bi-annual meeting of the Financial Liaison Board (Junta de enlace financiero) with the State Congress. There, López García sent the foolowing request to the legislators:
"A significant increase in the number of deportees is expected as a result of the immigration policy imposed by the US president, Donald Trump", the mayor said.
He continued: "Given the current scenario, and assuming that not all those who will come are working people (bad hombres), it is very important to be more effective in law enforcement issues. The criminal regulation must be clear and more punishable against different crimes."
"If we do not take the necessary precautions, our security is in great risk," added the mayor referring to Guanajuato's deported migrants.
Ysmael López continued: "Being sensitive to the current conditions in which our countrymen will return, we must reintegrate them into a social and productive life ".
"We have to work on ensuring the safety of our citizens," he concluded.
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Are there treasure hunters in the hills of Guanajuato?
Back in 2020, civilians collected signatures to revoke Alejandro Navarro Saldaña's mandate
Massacre at a children's party in León was due to settlement between crime groups
In just five months, 7,000 Guanajuato citizens will have returned from the U.S. and Canada


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In the US, Macron speaks of risk of fragmentation of the West
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French President Emmanuel Macron speaks at the subprefecture of Saint-Nazaire, on the coast of the Guerande peninsula in western France, in 22 September
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French President Emmanuel Macron visiting his American counterpart Joe Biden , warned of the risks of fragmentation in the West in the face of measures in the United States that are considered protectionist by Europeans and that, as Macron warned, could harm the historic partnership between France and the United States.
At a lunch with parliamentarians, the French president cited the "Inflation Reduction Act" (IRA), an American investment plan of about 41 billions of dollars (more than 2 trillion reais) destined to support American industries to accelerate the energy transition. Macron has positioned himself saying that it is a "super aggressive" measure, as reported by the AFP agency. "The choices that are made are choices that will fragment the West", insisted a few hours later the Head of State of France, reinforcing "the need to move forward hand in hand" with the United States.
Another objective of Macron's visit is to highlight the French position on the war in Ukraine. Since the Russian invasion, France has supported the Ukrainians financially and militarily, but emphasizes that it maintains a dialogue with Moscow to contribute to a possible negotiation between the countries of Eastern Europe.
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Sperm quality has been in decline for decades, and scientists seem unable to make up their minds as to the exact causes, citing everything from smoking to an increased exposure to oestrogen.
The latest evidence is good news for jockstrap-wearers and bad news for dope smokers, but how else can you improve your sperm count? Here we round up five of the most intriguing recommedations from recent years. However, the best advice is probably this: if you are concerned about your sperm, consult a doctor, not the internet.
A report published by Ohio's Cleveland Clinic, following analysis of 12 studies conducted by different groups around the world, found that consumption of lycopene improved the quality, mobility and volume of sperm dramatically, increasing sperm count by up to 70 per cent. Lycopene is an essential nutrient found commonly in red fruit and vegetables such as tomatoes, strawberries, cherries and peppers.
Cycling has myriad health benefits, but not when it comes to your sperm. A 2009 Spanish study by the Andalusian Center of Sports Medicine and the University of Las Palmas found that a prolonged spell on your bike can severely affect the shape and quality of your spermatozoids. After monitoring 15 Spanish triathletes with an average age of 33 the study found that "those that systematically cycled 300 kilometers a week– had less than 4pc, which is considered a fertility problem".
The optimum temperature for sperm production is 34.5 degrees celsius, which is slightly below body temperature. A three-year University of California study in 2007 found that five out of 11 men who stopped taking hot baths experienced a sperm count rise of almost 500 per cent.
In 2003, researchers from Sao Paolo University in Brazil studied 750 men and concluded that drinking coffee can improve the swimming speed of human sperm, although whether this means pregnancy rates are higher among coffee drinkers is unclear. Other studies have suggested that drinking just three cups of coffee a day can cause genetic mutations in sperm, making it harder for them to successfully fertilise an egg.


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Gestalt discuss their work interacting with space and architecture.
The different approaches they use and processes they work with when creating these works. Looking at how new technology is opening up different possibilities for exploration; expanding and intersecting the traditional constructs of a music release, performance, exhibit or gallery space.
With a focus on creating experimental music works and soundscapes, which have an intrinsic relationship to visual art.
Wells and Wade combine an alternative and experimental approach to sound, composition, performance and instrumentation; Classical instruments are subverted in innovative ways, preparing the piano with found objects, manipulating vocals to create ambient soundscapes and exploring the cello percussively using beaters, contact microphones and unusual bowing techniques. The pair also extensively experiment with field recordings, new technologies and the creation of unique sample instruments. Tuned percussion such as the Kalimba and Slate marimba are recorded and re-sequenced using analog and digital hardware inc Elektron's infamous Octatrack sampler and the Analog Rytm drum machine, to become warped 'fourth world' polyrhythms or textural drones.


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This story was written by Supervising Dispatcher Richard Pressler and appears in the Jan/Feb/Mar 2009 edition of 911 Magazine.
Thursday January 15, 2009 was an unusually cold day in New York City. The air temperature was in the upper teens to the low twenties, the water temperature was 42 degrees; with a wind chill factor making it feel like 11 degrees. An Arctic clipper also came through producing a coating of snow. Besides bringing bitterly cold temperatures, the cold front also brought quite a bit of fire traffic.
The firefighters and officers in the Fire Department of New York work 9 hour day tours and 15 hour night tours, most of them work a 24 hour tour. The dispatchers of the FDNY work 12 hours shifts starting and ending at seven. Dispatchers are only allowed to work 18 consecutive hours. The firefighter and officers who worked the night tour of January 14th and the day tour of January 15, 2009 were in for a busy 24 hours. The men and women of the Manhattan Communication Office were in for a busy day tour. However, they didn't realize how busy!
ATYPICAL DAY
As the men and women of the Manhattan Dispatchers office were reporting to work for the day tour on January 15, 2009, they were relieving personnel who were dealing with a 2nd alarm fire at Box 1540 located at 154 W 132 Street. This was the 3rd fire since midnight in the borough of Manhattan. The day tour would end up being just as challenging. At 1030 hours they were faced with another 2nd alarm fire was transmitted for Box 670 located at 46 W 29 Street. This fire came in as an automatic alarm for a fire in a commercial occupancy. With the extreme cold, companies were faced with frozen hydrants, heavy fire load and other obstacles. Because of the inordinate amount of fire activity as well as several winter related incidents Manhattan was placed into Fallback Step 3 (see sidebar). Things had started to quiet down when there was another one alarm fire at Box 602 located at 461 W 22 Street. Manhattan has reverted out of fallback and activity had slowed down, and here it was only half way through the work shift.As they say it was quiet until it got busy!!!
Fallback-Fallback refers to procedures that are implemented during busy periods. It is divided into 3 steps.
Step 1 - No engine is sent to an ERS no contact (no voice contact)
Step 2 - 1 Engine is sent to mechanical boxes (Normally gets a structural response)
Step 3 - 1 Engine, 1 Ladder and a chief sent to all reported structural fires
PLANE IN THE WATER
US Air flight 1549 had just taken off from NY LaGuardia Airport when, at 1529 hours, according to published reports, they reported a bird strike, and they were returning to the airport. LaGuardia's tower notified city agencies via an emergency network system of a Call 4-2 which is a minor emergency (Crash Box). In the next couple of minutes, dispatchers in the Bronx and Manhattan Central Offices were receiving calls for fire coming from a plane's engines at various locations.
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has developed an emergency activation level to notify city agencies of an impending incident.
Call 32/42 - is a minor emergency (NO FD Response)
Call 33/43 - is a moderate emergency (FD may be requested)
Call 34/44 - is a major emergency (FD responds.) FAA Personnel in the control tower also pull the FDNY alarm box
In order to expedite processing times the Fire Department of New York has instituted a program to prerelease an incident. Once the alarm receipt dispatcher gets a borough, an address, nature of the emergency and where in the building, they will prerelease the incident for dispatch. After the incident is prereleased, the dispatcher then will verify cross streets and obtain a call back number. At 1533 hours Manhattan received the first of several phone calls stating that a plane had just landed in the Hudson River, which is a tidal river that separates New York and New Jersey. Since this incident could be viewed by people in two states, 911 operators in New Jersey were also receiving calls. Subsequent phone calls to the Manhattan Central Office advised that the passengers were self evacuating the plane and were on the wings. The first call was processed and released to the companies in 31 seconds. Box 868 was transmitted for a plane in the water at W 50 Street and the Hudson River. Unlike many cities that base their responses on addresses, the New York City Fire Department is based on Box locations which experience has found to be simpler, faster and more efficient, thus the initial assignment for Box 868 also include Rescue 1 and Marine 1. (These units would have been assigned anyway because of the type of incident). . Since there is no set response for a plane in the water, the decision was made to send a full structural response in addition to the normally assigned Rescue, Marine company, normally assigned squad, the rescue battalion, the safety battalion, and a tactical support unit. Based on the calls reporting several people in the water and people on the wings of the plane, the Decision Dispatcher also started out a second rescue company.
At 1536 Rescue 1, who is quartered 6 blocks from the incident, arrived and urgently confirmed a large aircraft in the water with numerous people in the water. Battalion 9, who was the original incident commander, based on the information received from Rescue 1 and confirmation from the Police Department of a commercial air liner in the water, transmitted a 10-60 Major Emergency* which also requires the transmission of 2nd Alarm. Due to the activity level, Manhattan was again placed into Fallback Step 3. While most of the Fire Department activities were centered on the main crash site there was also Mother Nature to deal with.
10-60 Major Emergency - provides the response of an enhanced 2nd alarm and is transmitted for a major collapse, plane crash (not associated with a crash box), train derailment or similar emergency with the potential for multiple casualties. The total response will be 8 Engines, 5 Trucks (one being the FAST Truck), 6 Battalion Chiefs (3rd due chief is Safety Officer; 6th due chief is Resource Unit Leader), 2 Deputy Chiefs, 2 Rescue Collapse Task Forces, 2 SOC Support Trucks, SOC logistics van, Squad 1 with is Technical Response Vehicle, 1 additional Squad, Rescue Battalion, Haz-Mat Battalion, Safety Battalion, Field Communications Unit, Satellite Unit with its associated Engine, RAC Unit, and a Mobile Command Center). Also a FDNY Battalion responds and meets NYPD Aviation to provide Air Recon.
Since the Hudson River is a tidal river, the plane was actually moving south with the tide. Several commuter ferries were first on the scene and started rescuing passengers who were in the water and from the wings. Rescue 1 launched their zodiac boat, while Marine 1 responded first with their small boat and once the large boat obtained the needed manpower it also responded. Because of the complexity of the situation, the Fire Department of New York's marine division started out all of their boats. Marine 6 responded from its berth in Brooklyn while Marine 9, which is berthed in Staten Island, responded with manpower consisting of an Engine company, ladder company, a Battalion, and Rescue 5. The reason the third rescue responded on the boat is that all of the city's five rescues are SCUBA qualified and they wanted to assure back up divers were closer to the landing site. Due to the moving scene, incoming units on the 2nd alarm were split between the main crash site and to pier 80 which was where the ferries were docking with the rescued passengers. Division 3, who responded on the signal 10-60, became the incident commander at the preliminary landing/crash site. Division 1, which was the second deputy assigned on the 10-60, responded to Pier 80 and became the incident commander at that location. Because of the different locations received and based on the possibility of a large debris field, several additional boxes were sent out. Fire Department units were dispatched to W 187 Street and the Hudson River, W 135 Street and the Hudson River and W 96 Street and the Hudson River. In addition units were dispatched to the 30th Street heliport to assist with ferries and or helicopters that may be brining in victims. Since ferries were transporting the victims to either side of the river, the North Hudson Regional Fire Department also had a response to the Arthur's Landing dock in Weehawken NJ where they assisted EMS personnel in removing the injured. The North Hudson Regional Fire Department also dispatched a fire boat to assist in the rescue operation. In addition to the FDNY boats, there was also a response from the New York Police Department which included boats and helicopters as well as the United States Coast Guard.
While the office was busy dealing with the plane crash, it also was dealing with the same weather related incidents that had been prevalent through out the day. In addition the dispatchers also had to provide coverage for the areas left empty by units responding to the plane crash. Throughout the incidents of the day over fifty relocations had taken place with thirty of them occurring for the plane crash.
After the passengers and crew were rescued, there was still the plane to deal with. The plane had drifted with the current downstream where it eventually it was corralled and tethered to a dock at the south cove marina located in Battery Park City. Since the plane still had most of its fuel on board the Fire Department kept a foam unit and other equipment on the scene for several days. The units remained on the scene while governmental agencies conducted their investigation until the plane was removed out of the water and to a barge.
While the incident proved challenging there were several situations that added to the chaos of the situation.
The biggest issue was that, compared to most incidents which are stationary, this incident was actually moving.
While it is not required, a staging area with a staging area manager should be designated early on in large scale incident in order to provide more control of the units that are responding.
The incident commander wanted the assignment split to cover both the main site and Pier 40. This decision seemed to come after units were already on the scene so there was some confusion as who was where.
A second staging area and/or transmission of a greater alarm could have been requested in order to alleviate some of the issues with the split assignment and to insure ample manpower had both locations.
Since the plane landed on an interstate waterway there was little if any communication between the various agencies on either side of the river.
As the investigation continues into the safe water landing of an aircraft, the men and women of the Manhattan Fire Communications continue to serve the people and visitors of New York City. January has been a very busy month not only in Manhattan but through out the five boroughs. In fact later on that night in Manhattan there were three other one alarm fires. Citywide in the month of January there were almost three hundred one alarm fires or greater. The dispatchers in all the central offices always work in a manner that exemplifies the professionalism and esprit de corps of the New York City Fire Department. The dispatchers are always up to the challenges of protecting the people that just drop in to visit, work in the city, or the millions of people that call New York City home.


Sleepy. Was supposed to have this up this morning but things kept me from posting it. I'll have it up later.
I really like the sixth frame and how well I drew it without a ruler. I love my adequate perspective drawing capabilities; it may not be perfect, but I'm sure it's better than others, even if they use a ruler.
EDIT 20080525: If you havent noticed yet, phones in the Moose River world are slightly different than in real life. Shea's phone has 20 keys as opposed to our 12; 0123456789ABCDEF:.#* And phone numbers are in the form of :XA.XB.XC.XD.XE, where each segement is a hexadecimal number from 00 to FF (or 0 to 255). If you haven't noticed, but this resembles the IP address (IPv4) system used with the internet today; this is for good reason since all phone calls in the Moose River world is all VoIP. Now this system, the IPv5 Telecommunications Protocal, allows for some 1.1 trillion number combinations, which is useful seeing as it's a system shared by pretty much every nation world wide. Because of which each segement of the phone number represent a specific area or range.
XE: Neighborhood Code (each house has their own unique number).
That is to say, one country will have the same Area Code A. For example, all phone numbers from England will start with the same code (or same two or three numbers, if the population size demands it). This goes all the way down to each house to where your next door neighbor will have the same codes from XA to XD, with only one number difference between XE.
In the Moose River world, the Internet and World Wide Web as we know it has been around since 1959. It was developed for the same reasons our internet was made for: a means to conntect intelligence resources after a crippling nuclear attack from an enemy. However the internet was originally developed by Nazi Germany back in the 1930's; they called it the Notanschlußnets (Emergency Connection Network) or just the Notnets for short. After World War 2, the Americans managed to acquire the bulk of the Nazi computer programmers and IT developers along with a good portion of their rocket scientists under Operation Paperclip, and in turn used the Notnets as the foundation for the DARPA Defense Network during the late 40's, early 50's. Eventually it was brought out for civilian use as the World Wide Web and the Internet in 1959, and was turn was internationalized as we know it today. Concerning the IPv5 phone system, VoIP was introduced during the 60's and eventually it replaced the analogue phone systems by the early 70's. Because the internet existed some forty years before it came out in reality, Yahoo/Google-like internet companies are far more advanced and ubiquitous than they are currently. One of them is Durochi Systems; they make computers AND cars now, among other electronic devices (imagine a Google branded car!). Now Soviet Russia and Communist China had their own network systems, but with the complete fall of International Communism by 1979, both free Russia and China adopted the World Wide Web and the IPv5 phone system by the 1980's. By 2006 (current time in Moose River), the IPv5 system is pretty much THE standard for all telephone communications.
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The frame of the house at the beginning of the chapter and frame six from this one help nicely with setting and mood.
Oh I dunno… you had a pretty hot looking chick on one of those sketch pages you put up a while back in lieu of a comic (so to speak).


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Hellmut Stern
German violinist
In a 2011 lecture, Stern points on a map to Harbin, China, to which his family escaped
(1928-05-21)21 May 1928
Classical violinist
Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Hellmut Stern (21 May 1928 – 21 March 2020) was a German violinist who played principal violin with the Berlin Philharmonic. He published his autobiography in 1990, narrating his life in exile in China from 1938, Israel from 1949, and the U.S. from 1956, and his return to Berlin in 1961. Through his membership of the board of the Berlin Philharmonic, he initiated the orchestra's first tour to Israel.
2 Published works
Hellmut Stern was born in Berlin into a Jewish family. His father, Dittmar Stern, was a voice teacher, and his mother, Ilse Rose Stern, was a pianist.[1] His mother taught him to play the piano from age five.[2] He attended a Jewish school in Wilmersdorf, where a patron donated a violin to the most gifted pupil, which he received at age nine.[3] The family tried to emigrate beginning in 1933.[3] After the November Pogrom in 1938, they escaped from Berlin to Harbin, now in China, where his mother had received a fictitious contract as a pianist.[3] In exile, Stern helped the family income as a pianist and violinist, playing in bars, nightclubs and hotels.[4] In 1948, the family immigrated to Israel.[5] As a bar pianist at the King David Hotel in Jerusalem in 1951, he met Isaac Stern,[5] who arranged for him audition for the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra in Tel Aviv. He won his first orchestral post as a second violinist.[1][4]
His parents were unable to make a living in Israel, and in spring 1956 moved to the U.S.[3] Although Stern had planned to stay in Israel, when his father became seriously ill, he followed his parents to the U.S., in December of the same year.[3] Without a work permit, he again had to take occasional jobs. In 1958, he was taken on by the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, and later played with the Rochester Symphony Orchestra.[3]
In 1961, Stern returned to (then West) Berlin, which he still regarded as his home.[5][2]
Stern joined the Berlin Philharmonic as a first violinist, and remained with the orchestra for 34 years; he became principal violinist in 1986.[6] He was a member of the orchestra's board (Orchestervorstand) from 1969.[3] He played with many leading conductors of the time, especially with Herbert von Karajan.[4] He participated in many recordings and was a soloist in several concerts, like the Humoristisches Festkonzert celebrating the orchestra's centenary in 1982, conducted by Vicco von Bülow (Loriot). He was part of efforts to organize a tour of the orchestra to Israel, first beginning in 1967, when the orchestra would have been welcome, but not Karajan. In 1990, with the orchestra conducted by Daniel Barenboim, his dream came true.[3][7][8] The orchestra played several concerts, especially a joint concert with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Zubin Mehta.[3][7][8] Stern was awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany in 1993 by Richard von Weizsäcker.[7] He retired in 1994.[5]
After his retirement, Stern worked in schools to teach young people about the dangers of fascism and dictatorship, describing himself as a "professional witness" (Zeitzeuge).[4][2]
Stern published his autobiography, Saitensprünge in 1990.[1] He died in Berlin on 21 March 2020 at the age of 91.[5][2]
Published works[edit]
Saitensprünge – Erinnerungen eines leidenschaftlichen Kosmopoliten. Aufbau Verlag, Berlin 2000. ISBN 978-3-7466-1684-1.[5][9]
Weil ich überall auf der Welt zu Hause bin. by David Dambitsch, audio book, memories of Stern and Barenboim, Airplay-Entertainment, 2007. ISBN 978-3-935168-64-9.[5][10]
^ a b c Fetthauer, Sophie (2006). "Hellmut Stern". lexm.uni-hamburg.de (in German). Retrieved 22 March 2020.
^ a b c d Seelye, Katharine Q. (31 March 2020). "Hellmut Stern, 91, Dies; Violinist Returned to Germany After Fleeing". The New York Times. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
^ a b c d e f g h i Benz, Wolfgang (2011). 21. Philharmoniker und Zeitzeuge / Hellmut Stern. Deutsche Juden im 20. Jahrhundert: Eine Geschichte in Porträts (in German). C. H. Beck. pp. 253–260. ISBN 978-3-40-662293-9.
^ a b c d "Ex-Konzertmeister der Berliner Philharmoniker Geiger Hellmut Stern ist im Alter von 91 Jahren gestorben". rbb24.de (in German). 22 March 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
^ a b c d e f g Peitz, Christiane (22 March 2020). "Der musizierende Weltbürger". Der Tagesspiegel (in German). Retrieved 22 March 2020.
^ "Hellmut Stern ist tot". Jüdische Allgemeine (in German). 22 March 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
^ a b c "Musik / Geiger Hellmut Stern mit 91 Jahren gestorben". DF (in German). 22 March 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
^ a b "Anlässlich 125 Jahre Berliner Philharmoniker sprach Hellmut Stern am 17. Dezember 2007 über die historische Israel-Reise des Orchesters im April 1990". Deutsch-Israelische Gesellschaft [de] (in German). 2 December 2007. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
^ Saitensprünge: Erinnerungen eines Kosmopoliten wider Willen 2000
^ Carola Kessler: Weil ich überall auf der Welt zu Hause bin / Das Leben des Berliner Philharmonikers Hellmut Stern. Mit Erinnerungen von Hellmut Stern und Daniel Barenboim dasorchester.de
Berliner Philharmoniker: Variationen mit Orchester – 125 Jahre Berliner Philharmoniker, vol. 2, Biografien und Konzerte. Verlag Henschel, May 2007, ISBN 978-3-89487-568-8
Wolfgang Benz: Philharmoniker und Zeitzeuge: Hellmut Stern in Deutsche Juden im 20. Jahrhundert : eine Geschichte in Porträts. Beck, Munich 2011, ISBN 978-3-406-62292-2, pp. 290–298
Literature by and about Hellmut Stern in the German National Library catalogue
Lee, Felix (27 November 2006). "'Musik hat uns das Leben gerettet' – Interview". taz.de.
Schuster, Jacques (9 November 2012). "Die lange Nacht der Zeitzeugen: Hellmut Stern" (mp4-Video, 755 MB, 58:43 Minuten). BR-Fernsehen-Sendung "Gespräche gegen das Vergessen": Jüdische Porträts.
Bomhoff, Hartmut (January 2008). "'Weil ich überall auf der Welt zu Hause bin' – Hellmut Stern: Berliner und Kosmopolit wider Willen". Jüdische Zeitung. Archived from the original on 27 August 2011.
Cathedrals of Culture – Wim Wenders's film portrait of the Philharmonie / A film by Wim Wenders (2014) / Sir Simon Rattle, Hellmut Stern, Berliner Philharmoniker digitalconcerthall.com
Hellmut Stern (in German) erinnern.at
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We found these great knifes on our journeys through Los Picos de Europa in Spain.
They are handmade folding knifes from Taramundi in the Asturias region.
This knife has a carbon steel blade. Some people, like us, prefer carbon steel because it keeps itself sharp. Ebony wood is though and strong.


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Transnational Islam in South and Southeast Asia: Movements, Networks, and Conflict Dynamics
Peter Mandaville
National Bureau of Asian Research
The National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan research institution dedicated to informing and strengthening policy in the Asia-Pacific. NBR's operations are governed by the Board of Directors, a nationally prominent group of leaders with long-term interests in the AsiaPacific region. NBR's research agenda is developed in consultation with the Board of Advisors, which consists of experts from research centers, universities, corporations, and Congress. Funding for NBR's research and publications comes from foundations, corporations, individuals, the U.S. Government, and from NBR itself. NBR does not conduct proprietary or classified research. The organization undertakes contract work for government and private sector organizations only when NBR can maintain the right to publish findings from such work. The views expressed in these reports are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of other NBR research associates or institutions that support NBR. This project report may be reproduced for personal use. Otherwise, this report may not be reproduced in full without the written permission of NBR. NBR is a tax-exempt, nonprofit corporation under I.R.C. Sec. 501(c)(3), qualified to receive tax-exempt contributions.© 2009 by The National Bureau of Asian Research. Printed in the United States of America. ISBN 978-1-9391310-2-7 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THIS PROJECT, CONTACT: A. MAHIN KARIM, SENIOR PROJECT DIRECTOR The National Bureau of Asian Research 1215 Fourth Avenue, Suite 1600 Seattle, Washington 98161 206-632-7370 Phone 206-632-7487 Fax nbr@nbr.org E-mail http://www.nbr.org ...
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The École nationale des sciences appliquées d'Al Hoceima (National School of Applied Sciences of Al Hoceima) is a Moroccan public engineering school located in Al Hoceima, Al Hoceïma Province. It is a part of Morocco's national network of schools of applied sciences. It was established in 2008.

Curriculum
Six programmes are offered at the institution:
Computer engineering
Civil engineering
Environmental engineering
energies and renewable energies engineering
Data engineering
Mechanical engineering

See also

 Education in Morocco
 List of engineering schools
 List of universities in Morocco

External links
  (in French language), the school's official website

Educational institutions established in 2008
Al Hoceïma Province
Buildings and structures in Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima
Engineering universities and colleges
Public universities and colleges
Universities and colleges in Morocco
2008 establishments in Morocco
21st-century architecture in Morocco

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Classic & Collectible
1961 Buick LeSabre Convertible
By: the Auto Editors of Consumer Guide
Almost 12,000 Buick LeSabre soft top convertibles were sold in 1961. See more classic car pictures.
©2007 Publications International, Ltd.
The 1961 Buick LeSabre convertible boosted Buick up industry rankings after it had skidded to ninth place in 1960. This drop was worrisome for Buick, which was flying high in the mid-1950s at third place in the U.S. auto industry.
Ninth place was its worst showing since 1905. Something had to be done -- and quickly.
Classic Cars Image Gallery
The first step was taken in 1959, as Edward D. Rollert took over the reins of Buick Division. He determined first of all to improve quality, which had been lax.
Secondly, he set about putting the product more in tune with the times. His efforts showed up on the 1961 Buick lineup, which featured its first compact, the Special.
The Buick LeSabre came with a 364-cid, 235/250 horsepower V-8 engine.
Although full-size wheelbases (123 inches on LeSabre) and model names carried over, the driveline (no more torque tube) and bodies were new. So was the styling, which forsook the flamboyant "Delta Wing" fins, canted headlights, and wild sculpturing that had previously prevailed.
The snazzier interior of the Buick LeSabre convertible helped boost sales.
Tradition, mercifully, had returned to Buick. The result was the best-looking and most sellable line of full-size cars Buick had fielded for some time. Among them was the LeSabre convertible, which listed at $3,382, about $400 more than a Chevy ragtop.
The Buick model names made the 1961 restyling, but the Delta Wing fins did not.
But, with the Buick came a 364-cid, 235/250-horsepower V-8, along with a snazzier interior and the still-prestigious Buick name. Sales improved for 1961, which included 11,951 LeSabre soft tops.
Buick moved up a notch to eighth in industry rankings. By 1964 it was back in fifth, where it would remain during most of the 1960s and 1970s.
For more information on cars, see:
the Auto Editors of Consumer Guide "1961 Buick LeSabre Convertible" 29 November 2007.
HowStuffWorks.com. <https://auto.howstuffworks.com/1961-buick-lesabre-convertible.htm> 22 January 2022


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- Prepare for first release

- README
  - Screenshots

### Broken

- WTSorter - no support for uuids
- FilesGroup - encryption and decryption
- Moving TabNew to group deletes it from current screen (after regrouping is added)
- `cpp-markdown` doesn't compile with gcc7

### Current roadmap

- Split CMakeFiles to each dir with sources

- Move sensitive variables to SSecure (with static key for now)

- Low encrypted tab security
  - Replace PBKDF2 with Argon2
  - Hash of password are stored without salt

- Fix markdown crash on tab character - debug and create pull-request
  - Crash after creating submenu
  ```
  - First row
    - <Crash here>
  ```

- Rename `doc` to `note` in README

- Logging
  - Add logging to already written code for debug/bug hunting.
  - Implement QDebug-like interface (at least for int, string and json)

- Fix bugs:
  - Crash on first(empty) start
  - Windows blinks multiple times on start
    - Multiple (10-12) saves after app starts (Maybe it's just auto save after edit ?)
  - Don't work correctly with dock (`plank`) until hidden to tray and shown back
    - Bug present only if desktop entry is created (misconfiguration ?)
  - Keyboard language don't change (Dev bug?)

### Low priority roadmap

- Welcome screen with quick links to groups/last edited tabs/settings

- Logging
  - Load logging settings from storage with silent flag

- Compress Journal's content

- Modals (settings) as pinned first tab, closed on save/cancel

- Logs widget [WIP in branch `logs_widget`]
  - Archiving old logs (store unzipped 2-3 files, rest is in logs.zip)
  - Send logs with button (dunno, host an app for it ?)
  - Check `Q_FUNC_INFO` on other compilers/platforms
    - Works correctly on `GCC Ubuntu 5.4.0`

- Double-Shift or some other shortcut to quickly go to any tab | switch options

- Encryption of storage with local password

- Add UUIDs to tabs, move groups out to separate key
  - Change Journal to UUID, sort order & date in doc
  - Add universal widget for sorting SMap elements

- Import/Export through menu item

- Write docs in code

- Restore and Diff for Backup [Move to sync ?]

- View-only mode for LinkGroup

- Add markdown syntax highlighting and toolbar
  - Custom markdown render to QLabel, etc as module (push to GitHub as separate rep)

- Themes [Light, Dark] as default, and custom (JSON or QSS)

#### Other
##### Needs further checking
- network/NCrypt:decrypt - Validation error prints only to console and message decryption isn't stopped
  - Show QMessageBox with question about trust

##### Maybe
- Rewrite to Model-View, to cleanup code and use less code
- Move login/register logic to SSecure
- Sync:
  - TOTP [repo 1](https://github.com/RavuAlHemio/cpptotp), [repo 2](https://github.com/andreagrandi/QGoogleAuth)
  - Docs sharing - (one time, continuous, two way, exchange keys with RSA)


The worshippers mourned the martyrdom of Imam Hussein (AS) and a number of His Noble Family members as well as His companions and rallied the streets which in the Shrine's vicinity.
The participants, who came from different countries and challenged the weather conditions besides the terrorists' threats, stressed the importance of attending the Shrine's events, noting that the security and stability in the area have been restored to a great extent.
It is worth noting that the terrorist groups in Syria have threatened several times to blast Sayyed Zainab Shrine, but the Syrian Arab Army and the NDF popular committees have encountered these threats, restoring the area's security in the context of their anti-terrorism operations across the country.