I used this when I worked on the farside, but internally it was time bombed. But now it's free and it still rocks! .. multi threaded copy!
.. RichCopy is a free utility that comes to us from Ken Tamaru of Microsoft. The tool was first developed in 2001 and has been updated regularly to keep pace with evolving needs. Trust me when I tell you, this is the answer to all your file copying needs. What you'll find most striking the first time you take RichCopy out for a spin is that it's a multithreaded copying tool. That means that rather than copying one file at a time in serial order, RichCopy can open multiple threads simultaneously, allowing many files to be copied in parallel and cutting the total time required to complete the operation several times over. You can also pause and resume file copy operations, so if you lose network connectivity at any point, you can just pick up where you left off.


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Falsehoods Galore
Our Negotiating Buddies
Spreading Fertilizer
Civilized Surrender
British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond met with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Thursday, after previously saying he was "confident" he could change Netanyahu's mind on the Iran nuclear deal.
The joint press conference held by the two can be viewed below, along with a brief description of the exchange.
Well worth the time to watch and listen. And as you do, keep in mind the West knows VERY little about Iran's true capabilities, and close to nothing about the status of its nuclear weapons program or the extent of its cooperation with North Korea.
So any and all timetables you may hear about in connection with the Iran deal are based on little more than guesswork.
Israel National News | June 16, 2015
Watch: Netanyahu and British FM Clash Over Iran Deal
British Foreign Secretary and Netanyahu hold a joint press meeting that morphs into a diplomatic debate over Iran nuclear deal.
By Ari Yashar
British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond met with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Thursday, after previously saying he was "confident" he could change Netanyahu's mind on the deal that Israel has said will pave Iran's way to a nuclear arsenal.
In a joint press conference, the two faced off over the deal, with Hammond saying he realized Israel "disagreed fundamentally" to the nuclear deal but adding that he felt it was the best option.
"Iran remains the world's preeminent sponsor of terrorism. Iran's terrorist activities encompass over thirty countries, across five continents. The deal agreed to in Vienna, I regret to say, paves this terrorist regime's path to the bomb," warned Netanyahu.
"The alternative to this bad deal is not war. The alternative is a better deal that would roll back Iran's military nuclear program and tie the easing of restrictions on Iran's nuclear program to changes in Iran's behavior," he added, saying the deal "lifts the sanctions today and paves a path to the bomb tomorrow. That's not a triumph for diplomacy, but a failure of diplomacy."
Netanyahu noted that "the Iran deal in Vienna grants Iran not one, but two paths to the bomb. Iran can get to the bomb by cheating and overcoming a porous inspections mechanism, as did North Korea. Or it can get the bomb by keeping the deal, because the deal allows Iran in about a decade to have a much greater number of even faster, more effective centrifuges than they have today. This will able Iran to have the capacity to produce the enriched uranium for an entire nuclear arsenal with zero breakout time. And ten years go by in the blink of an eye."
"It cannot be that an unreformed, unrepentant Iran, that seeks continuously to wipe us off the map, dispatches killers to kill our people - and not only our people...is given the sanctions relief, is given the removal of limitations on its nuclear program, without changing its genocidal policies against Israel, its terrorist activities in the region and beyond the region, its commitment to exporting the Islamic revolution throughout the world," said Netanyahu.
Netanyahu corrected Hammond after the latter said sanctions relief will be dependent on Iran's actions, saying, "there is no requirement for Iran to change its behavior and that's what makes this deal fundamentally wrong."
He asked why the UK did not condemn Iran for its annual "Death to Israel" rally last Friday, in which Israeli - as well as British - flags were burned.
"We will judge Iran not by the chants on the streets of Tehran, but by the actions of its government," Hammond answered, even though Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said last Wednesday that the annual Quds Day was a chance for Iran to "shout its hatred" of Israel.
Netanyahu responded that Iran has many thousands of rockets aimed at Israel, "thousands of which have already been fired on us," making the threat more than mere chants. Likewise the release of sanctions will free up hundreds of billions of dollars for Iran to continue fueling regional terror.
"We would not have agreed to the deal unless we were sure we had robust measures in place to deliver effective oversight of Iran's nuclear program," Hammond said. "Despite our different views, I urge Israel to work with the UK to ensure the deal's fully implemented and effectively monitored."
As details of the deal surface, it has become clear that it ignores key covert nuclear installations in Iran, and likewise stipulates that the West will train Iran to defend its nuclear program from sabotage, meaning a possible peaceful route for Israel to delay Iran's march to the nuclear bomb would be removed due to the West's intervention.

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An expert panel found that arthroscopic knee surgery does not, on average, lead to any significant improvement in long-term pain or function for most patients with degenerative knee disease.
"People who suffer from either of these conditions should not focus on the weather as it does not have an important influence on your symptoms and it is outside your control," said co-author Manuela Ferreira.
The procedure — also called arthroscopic meniscal debridement — is one of the most commonly performed orthopedic surgeries in the world.


Sonny was born in Napa, California at the Queen of the Valley hospital. He grew up in Napa and Vallejo and attended public schools in both cities. He began his Food and Beverage career as a dishwasher more than 18 years ago and has experience in virtually every position in the restaurant environment. He has worked at many great Napa Valley restaurants, such as Mustards Grill, Bistro Don Giovanni, and Coles Chop House over the past 15 years. Nine years ago he came to the Chardonnay Golf Club & Vineyards and has cherished every minute since coming here.
"I feel as though I have grown up in the Food and Beverage business here at Chardonnay," according to Sonny. "I love interacting with the members, customers and staff and feel like I'm at home when I'm here. I look forward to many more exciting, challenging and prosperous years to come with new ownership and management here at the club."
Sonny resides in Napa with two daughters, Monique & Melina, his son Max and younger brother, Jesse.


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Rails.application.routes.draw do

  root to: "study_sets#index"

  post '/users/:id/study_sets/:id/copy', to: "study_sets#copy"
  get '/users/:id/study_sets/:id/sort', to: "study_sets#sort"
  post '/users/:id/study_sets/:id/sort', to: "study_sets#sort"
  post '/users/:id/study_sets/:id/study_mode', to: "study_sets#study_mode"
  get '/users/:id/study_sets/:id/study_mode', to: "study_sets#study_mode"

  devise_for :users, :controllers => { :omniauth_callbacks => "users/omniauth_callbacks"}

  resources :users, only: [:show] do
    resources :study_sets, only: [:show, :edit, :update, :destroy, :new, :create]
    resources :folders
  end
  resources :study_sets, only: [:index]
  resources :flash_cards, only: [:show, :create]
  # For details on the DSL available within this file, see http://guides.rubyonrails.org/routing.html

#  devise_scope :user do
#    delete 'sign_out', :to => 'devise/sessions#destroy', :as => :destroy_user_session
#  end
end

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GDP (Current Prices, National Currency) MDL 8.917 Billion.
GDP Per Capita (Constant Prices, National Currency) MDL 1,435.86 .
GDP Per Capita (Current Prices, National Currency) MDL 2,065.30 .
General government revenue (National Currency) MDL 3.431 Billions.
General government total expenditure (National Currency) MDL 4.128 Billions.
Total Government Net Lending/ Borrowing (National Currency) MDL -0.697 Billions.
Fiscal Year Gross Domestic Product, Current Prices MDL 8.917 Billions.
GDP (Constant Prices, National Currency) for Moldova in year 1997 is MDL 6.199 Billion.
GDP Growth (Constant Prices, National Currency) for Moldova in year 1997 is 1.647 %.
GDP (Current Prices, National Currency) for Moldova in year 1997 is MDL 8.917 Billion.
GDP (Current Prices, US Dollars) for Moldova in year 1997 is US$ 1.928 Billion.
GDP Deflator for Moldova in year 1997 is 143.837 (Index, Base Year as per country's accounts = 100).
GDP Per Capita (Constant Prices, National Currency) for Moldova in year 1997 is MDL 1,435.86 .
GDP Per Capita (Current Prices, National Currency) for Moldova in year 1997 is MDL 2,065.30 .
GDP Per Capita (Current Prices, US Dollars) for Moldova in year 1997 is US$ 446.575 .
GDP (PPP), US Dollars for Moldova in year 1997 is US$ 6.912 Billion.
GDP Per Capita (PPP), US Dollars for Moldova in year 1997 is US$ 1,601.00 .
GDP Share of World Total (PPP) for Moldova in year 1997 is 0.016 %.
Implied PPP Conversion Rate for Moldova in year 1997 is 1.29 .
Investment (% of GDP) for Moldova in year 1997 is 35.796 %.
Gross National Savings (% of GDP) for Moldova in year 1997 is 21.543 %.
Inflation, Average Consumer Prices (Indexed to Year 2000) for Moldova in year 1997 is 6,861.92 (Index, Base Year 2000 = 100).
Inflation (Average Consumer Price Change %) for Moldova in year 1997 is 11.773 %.
Inflation, End of Year (Indexed to Year 2000) for Moldova in year 1997 is 3,205.56 (Index, Base Year 2000 = 100).
Inflation (End of Year Change %) for Moldova in year 1997 is 11.1 %.
Import Volume of All Items Including Goods and Services (Percent Change) for Moldova in year 1997 is 12.7 %.
Import Volumes of Goods Only (Percent Change) for Moldova in year 1997 is 12.7 %.
Export Volume of All Items Including Goods and Services (Percent Change) for Moldova in year 1997 is 5.205 %.
Export Volumes of Goods Only (Percent Change) for Moldova in year 1997 is 5.205 %.
Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) for Moldova in year 1997 is 12 %.
Population for Moldova in year 1997 is 4.318 Million .
General government revenue (National Currency) for Moldova in year 1997 is MDL 3.431 Billions.
General government revenue (% of GDP) for Moldova in year 1997 is 38.48 %.
General government total expenditure (National Currency) for Moldova in year 1997 is MDL 4.128 Billions.
General government total expenditure (% of GDP) for Moldova in year 1997 is 46.291 %.
Total Government Net Lending/ Borrowing (National Currency) for Moldova in year 1997 is MDL -0.697 Billions.
Total Government Net Lending/ Borrowing (% of GDP) for Moldova in year 1997 is -7.812 %.
Fiscal Year Gross Domestic Product, Current Prices for Moldova in year 1997 is MDL 8.917 Billions.
Current Account Balance (US Dollars) for Moldova in year 1997 is US$ -0.275 Billion.
Current Account Balance (% GDP) for Moldova in year 1997 is -14.253 %.


Are you in Shahibaug Ahmedabad? You have bumped in the right place. Diet clinic will serve you the best DNA Diets in Shahibaug Ahmedabad. Dietitian Sheela Seharawat will offer you the best DNA diet plan. Like every living organism, each of our body cells performs its own life processes of eating, drinking, breathing, responding to stimuli, generating and using energy, excreting wastes, and reproducing itself. Additionally each cell has innate specialized duties within the life processes of our whole organism. Cells with undamaged DNA hum along doing life-our life-quite inhospitable to cancer. But genes can be changed and we have a "say" in how. This can be possible with this unique diet. Come and explore the diet and become a healthy YOU.


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Q: How can I use filter in AngularJS based on a reusable "application-scope" JS function? Using AngularJS, how can I use a Filter (as out of the box feature) to support "String Processing" on "View Level"? knowing that implied JS function (that will implement such string processing) is under a common module & reusable from the whole AngulaJS application (i.e. can be recalled from any view under any module).

A: The short answer is Injection based on what version of angular you are using.  You should show your code or create a public repo for us to help you.  Here is a shot in the dark!...  You want to create your filters at the app level and inject them into whatever controller you want to use them in.
example:
app.filter('upper', function () {
    return function (input) {
        return input.toUpperCase();
    };
});

Then in view1.js do this:
.controller('view1', ['$scope','upper', function($scope, upper) {
    var message = 'this is just an example';
}

and in your view do something like this:
<h1>{{message | upper}}

That should display : THIS IS JUST AN EXAMPLE

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Easy-to-read patient leaflet for Rifabutin. Includes indications, proper use, special instructions, precautions, and possible side effects.
Physician reviewed rifabutin patient information - includes rifabutin description, dosage and directions.


When you email someone a copy of your Word document or PowerPoint presentation and they don't have a font installed, Microsoft Office shows that document with the default font instead. This can mess up the whole layout and make the document look completely different, but you can fix this by embedding fonts into your documents.
When you enable this option, Office takes the font file from your system and embeds a copy of it into the Office document. This increases the size of the document, but anyone who opens the document will be able to see the document with its intended font.
You can only do this in the Windows versions of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Publisher. This doesn't work in the Mac, iPhone, iPad, Android, or web versions of Word or PowerPoint.
This also only works if the font you're trying to embed allows embedding. The font files on your system have "embedding permissions" in them. Office respects these permissions, so you may not be able to embed some fonts, or the resulting document may not be editable after fonts are embedded. In other words, the recipient may only be able to view and print the document, not view it. It depends on the fonts you're using.
To embed a font, click the "File" menu while working on a document in the Windows versions of Word, PowerPoint, or Publisher.
Click the "Options" link at the bottom of the menu that appears.
Click "Save" in the left pane.
Under "Preserve fidelity when sharing this document", check the "Embed fonts in the file" option.
To reduce the resulting document's file size, be sure to check the "Embed only the characters used in the document (best for reducing file size)" option. Office will only embed a font if it's used in the document. Otherwise, Office will embed other fonts from your system into the file, even if you haven't used them.
Leave the "Do not embed common system fonts" option enabled. This will also help reduce the file size by omitting Windows system fonts that the recipient likely has installed.
Click "OK" to save your changes and save the document normally. The fonts you used in the document will be embedded into the file.


Top Notch Material: Win a 10ml Bottle of Aromata Lavender Oil!
Win a 10ml Bottle of Aromata Lavender Oil!
Lavender Oil is an amazing thing. I seriously use it for so much! Aromata sent me a bottle of their lavender oil for review, and I will tell you, it is certainly on par with other oils I have used, and better than a lot. Aromata sent me a high quality, authentic smelling oil that does not appear to have fillers in it. It is a nice smelling, high quality oil that has not been diluted.
How I Use My Lavender Oil: There are two big uses that I use Lavender for, which are in my diffuser with chamomile to relax and drift off to sleep and I also blend it with lemon and peppermint in a roller-ball and apply it when my allergies are getting the best of me. It helps keep my allergies at bay during the worst time of year for me. When my toddler was a baby, I made homemade wipes that I mixed with tea tree and lavender and purified water. This worked great for him, and he never had diaper rash. Lavender oil is definitely a HUGE staple in my oil collection and I even add a few drops to my nightly bath almost every night.
AROMATA takes pride in bringing you premium-quality essential oils. Our lavender oil comes from Bulgaria, where climate and untainted fields are ideal for growing and harvesting lavender. We use the lavandula angustifolia plant, the type of lavender known to produce some of the finest-quality lavender essential oils. AROMATA lavender oil is all natural, organic and purity tested to ensure that nothing has been added and the product you are using is 100%-pure essential oil.
Lavender oil is one of the most popular and versatile essential oils , making it a wonderful staple to have around the house. Boasting a sweet, refreshing, fruity and floral aroma, lavandula angustifolia oil is known for its relaxing qualities. Breathe in the aroma and experience soothing, sedative effects useful for everything from getting the kids to sleep to setting a calm tone in a room to easing neck tension and calming stress and anxiety.
Win It: One lucky winner will receive a bottle of Aromata Lavender Oil.
I like to use it in the diffuser in my kitchen.
I use it to help me sleep at night, sometimes I put it at the base of my neck, I also will put it in a spray bottle with purified water and spritz my pillowcases.
I use lavender in so many things! I use it in my all-purpose cleaner with tea tree oil, in my yoga mat spray with orange EO, in cold process soap and our homemade liquid soap. I also use it in the homemade lotions I make. I would love to try another brand to see if it smells better than the one I currently buy.
Stress relief in the tub.
I've never tried it, but I want to use it to relax at night.
I have never tried this but have heard amazing things about it helping with sleep!
I entered the Trachealth giveaway.
I use it in my homemade deodorant and hand cream.
I like to use peppermint oil to energize me.
I have never used lavender oil, but I would love to try it to see if it would help me sleep better.
I like to diffuse it with lemon and peppermint!
I have never tried it but I think it would be nice on a sachet in my lingerie drawer.
My biggest use for lavender oil is calming.
I also entered the One Set of PeachSkinSheets Giveaway.
Biggest use? Hum. I love putting on my dryer balls to make the laundry smell wonderful. Or in my room spray. Or in my diffuser. Or on a burn. Or.... I Love Lavender.
I've never used it before.


Spectrum Ten Hypro Pac Intensive Treatment provides the ultimate in conditioning for dry, brittle, damaged coats. Hypro Pac's deep conditioning formula strengthens as it protects against heat damage and breakage; restoring critical moisture and manageability, creating a sleek finish.
It's also an ideal deep treatment for all coat types. It delivers deep moisturizing and conditioning components with the least amount of weight to any coat. It is great on any mature dropped coat that is showing signs of weathering.
Yes, it softens the coat, but that is the trade off for mega moisturizing. It is also a terrific detangler, aiding in the breaking apart of the most discouraging matts from forming, such as those that form behind the ears.
It can be used to demat on wet or dry coat, without leaving a greasy residue. Work a dab of Hypro Pac into a serious mat and pick apart with a extra coarse comb.
Use treatment regularly for a vibrant, livelier, richer shine, and to prevent against future damage.


Google doesn't come with a readily available user manual, so I'll provide some quick tips to help you use Google more effectively to help you find contact information.
Tommy O'Shaughnessy is a digital marketing strategist at Gorilla 76, a marketing agency that works exclusively with B2B industrial companies. He develops marketing plans for clients ranging from conversion-focused website redesigns to content marketing campaigns.


U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) and senators from Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana and North Carolina on Feb. 28 sent a letter to the U.S. Government Accountability Office requesting a review of how the Department of Commerce conducts stock assessments in the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic.
The stock assessments conducted by the National Marine Fisheries Service are critical in maintaining the vitality of the fisheries, the fishing communities, and related industries in Florida and the region.
Rubio is ranking member of the subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries and Coast Guard. The letter is signed by Senators Roger Wicker (R-MS), Thad Cochran (R-MS), Richard Shelby (R-AL), Jeff Sessions (R-AL), David Vitter (R-LA), Mary Landrieu (D-LA) and Kay Hagan (D-NC).


Journal of Engineering Mechanics (ASCE), 129 (2003), 8; S. 951 - 962.
Horizontal jet grouting (HJG) is employed in urban tunneling in order to reduce surface settlements and, hence, to avoid damage of infrastructure and surface buildings. The widespread use of HJG raises the question of its efficiency. In order to answer this question, sophisticated thermochemomechanical material models for jet-grouted soil mass and shotcrete are employed in the context of plane-strain finite element (FE) analyses. For these analyses, the process of ground improvement, the excavation of the tunnel, and the installation of the shotcrete lining are considered. The obtained results provide first insight into the load-carrying behavior of the compound structure consisting of the jet-grouted soil mass, the shotcrete lining, and the surrounding soil. The influence of the different creep characteristics in jet-grouted soil mass and shotcrete, resulting in a redistribution of loading, is highlighted. Moreover, the reduction of plastic loading of the soil in consequence of HJG, which is described by means of a multi-surface viscoplasticity model is illustrated. Based on the obtained numerical results, application of HJG results in a reduction of the surface settlement by more than 50% in comparison to a tunnel which is only supported by a shotcrete lining.


Faster than we could imagine, we've found ourselves at the end of another year. It's been a great one for us at Opus Instruments, with the opportunity to provide cameras to some wonderful institutions that are using it to produce incredible research already. We've also introduced our new Filter Set, which has been providing some great insights at different wavelengths. We look forward to seeing more next year.
We also attended AIC in Chicago, and the ICOM-CC conference in Copenhagen. It was a brilliant opportunity for us to connect with our new and existing customers, and we're looking forward to meeting more of you in the coming year.
And while we're on the subject, next year looks set to be a big one for us. Keep an eye out in the first quarter for some very exciting news. Until then, have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.


Our beloved husband and father, son of the late Tyler and Ellen Bell, was born in Powhatan, Virginia, July 28, 1893 and returned to his creator November 14, 1979 in Chippenham Hospital, Richmond, Virginia.
At an early age he became a member of the Mt. Zion Baptist Church, and remained an active member until his death.
He was a devout Christian worker, who was always ready and willing to give assistance where needed. His many religious and community activities includes such things as, Superintendent of Sunday School for many years, Sunday School teacher, Sunday School Secretary, Clerk of the Church, Chairman of the Building Committee of this church, Secretary of the Sunday School Convention, Member of the Old Folk Building Committee, Member of the Board of Directors of the Sunday School Aid Society, Treasurer of the James River Association Executive Board, Member of the Fair Executive Board and Ground Committee, Member and Treasurer of the Senior Citizens Group, Secretary of the Mohemenco Farmer's Club, Secretary of the Fair Association, Secretary of the Masonic Lodge, President of the Fair Association, Trustee of the Elk Lodge, Secretary and Clerk of the Mohemenco Mercantile Business.
He was married to the late Jessie Walton Bell until 1940. To this union were born eleven children.
In 1966, he married Jennie P. Taylor.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Jennie Bell; two sons, John Jr. and Alonzo Bell; five daughters, Eugertha Hobson, viola Venable, Hattie West, Celestine Hairston, and Juanita Bell; three step-daughters, one brother, George Bell, Sr.; one sister-in-law, Mrs. Josephine Bell, three brothers-in-law, 26 Grandchildren, 21 Great-Grandchildren, 3 sons-in-law, 3 daughters-in-law, and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.


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PRADCO Outdoor Brands
PRADCO product SKUs
PRADCO Outdoor Brands creates and manages content for thousands of products.
PRADCO lacked an accessible, centralized platform to store and manage their brand and product content, creating workflow inefficiencies across departments.
Acquia DAM (Widen) and Acquia PIM, including the Assets, Entries, Insights, and Portals applications.
With Acquia DAM and Acquia PIM, teams can now view and manage all of their brand content and product information — including digital assets, data, and marketing copy — in a single system.
PRADCO Outdoor Brands, a division of EBSCO Industries, is home to some of the most iconic hunting and fishing brands in the outdoor space.
With over 5,000 SKUs across product lines, PRADCO has a large volume of brand and product content that's used by teams across the company to support marketing initiatives and digital commerce.
PRADCO's brand and marketing content was stored in a system that could only be accessed by their creative team, and it took them hours — if not days — to respond to file requests.
Additionally, PRADCO lacked a centralized system to store product data — like specifications, weight, color, and SKU — and product marketing copy, used to create catalogs, marketing material, and e-commerce listings. Martin Hill, PRADCO's Director of Digital Sales, shared that spreadsheets were primarily used to manually collect and manage product content, which was a frustrating and error-prone process. "A lot of product information was coming to our team in piecemeal fashion, which is not ideal when you're under serious timelines and trying to be organized."
To expand and streamline access to brand content, PRADCO implemented a digital asset management (DAM) solution, Acquia DAM, in 2015 . This enabled the teams to find the approved photos, videos, and creative assets they need, in minutes.
Several years later, PRADCO began exploring how a product information management (PIM) system could improve their product content workflows, and were interested in Acquia PIM. "We started looking around for different solutions," Martin said, "and that's when we noticed that Acquia had just created their own PIM solution. And because it exists within our current DAM solution, it was a no-brainer for us." In 2021, they implemented Acquia PIM.
Centralized product content
With Acquia DAM and Acquia PIM, PRADCO can now manage their product digital assets, data, and marketing copy in one view. Martin shared, "I'm accountable for all our brands being 100% 'retail-ready,' which means that we are achieving full excellence on all of our e-commerce product pages. And we can't do that without having centralized systems to store all of our product assets and information."
Acquia PIM replaces siloed spreadsheets and storage tools with a centralized location for teams to find all approved product content on their own. Martin shared that once Acquia PIM is rolled out across the company, "then anybody in the organization who needs access to product information, whether it's someone from marketing, sales, or even customer service, whatever it may be, they will be able to access it."
Customizable attributes
PRADCO has a wide and diverse range of products. With Acquia PIM, they can build customized product profiles that capture the essential attributes for each product. "The specs required for a trail camera are significantly different from those for a tree stand, for example," Martin shared. "And we need the ability to build out those profiles so that every time we enter a tree stand, we don't miss any of those required specs. And there's a lot of them."
This flexible attribute structure makes it possible for Martin's team to manage the unique specs for every PRADCO product.
Channel-specific content
PRADCO's products are displayed across hundreds of websites and e-commerce channels, including Amazon, Walmart, Bass Pro Shops, Cabela's, Academy Sports + Outdoors, and Dick's Sporting Goods. With Acquia PIM, PRADCO can manage product descriptions that are tailored to the requirements of specific marketplaces. "We wanted the ability to customize information for certain retailers. Amazon comes to mind. The bullet points on your Amazon product page are the most important copy you'll put on your entire product page. We needed the ability to customize our copy for Amazon, and then keep that content stored somewhere that was readily available for anybody," said Martin.
Acquia PIM then streamlines content distribution by allowing PRADCO to export just the product copy, information, and assets required by that retailer.
Speed across teams
Self-serve access to content has brought agility and speed to workflows across teams. "Now we can grab assets without the need to reach out to other people in the organization. For the marketing team, which is responsible for everything from building presentations to populating our website, direct access to assets has sped up all of our processes, in terms of building out these things for the organization. With Acquia DAM and Acquia PIM, everything just got a lot faster."
This agility allows teams to spend less time on manual tasks and focus on strategic work, accelerating progress toward the company's goals and objectives.
Enhanced accuracy
Without a centralized repository to manage product data and copy, and enrich it with related images and videos, teams across PRADCO were vulnerable to human error, despite their best efforts. "Even though I would say 98% of the time we were accurate, when we weren't, it hurts," Martin said.
They are using Acquia PIM to build workflows that ensure teams across the company are using the same, approved content. "After an approval check is complete, in our eyes, that content is locked down. And once it's locked down, then we know it's ready to go out to the retailers." This workflow will provide guardrails that empower teams to create coordinated, accurate, and trustworthy e-commerce experiences, across channels and touchpoints.
Exceptional digital experiences
As e-commerce continues to expand across industries, brands need to deliver impactful and relevant digital experiences to stay competitive. And these experiences begin with coordinated, high-quality digital content. "Being organized is important," Martin noted, "because the retailers have spoken: strong product assets are no longer a luxury; they are an expectation. PRADCO is committed to meeting that expectation as well as giving consumers a best-in-class experience with our product pages."
And with Acquia DAM and Acquia PIM to help PRADCO organize, manage, and distribute their digital content, they create and deliver experiences that their customers want and deserve.
Learn more about Acquia solutions:
White Paper 9/29/22
Creating Highly Compatible and Quality Customer Experiences
What Is Product Information Management (PIM)?
Kent Scouts


John Walker Lindh, known as the "American Taliban" has been moved to Supermax at Florence, Colorado from a medium security prison.
Last week he sought a sentence reduction. Are the two related?
The Bureau of Prisons says the move is for security reasons. Whose security? John Walker Lindh's? I have a hard time believing they can't find a place other than Supermax to keep him safe. Where are the cops who have been convicted of federal crimes doing their sentences? I haven't heard of any at Supermax.
In wake of the 6 year sentence imposed on Australian David Hicks by a military tribunal jury last week, lawyers for "American Taliban" John Walker Lindh are seeking a reduction of his 20 year sentence.
"It is a question of proportionality. It is a question of fairness, and it is a question of the religious experience John Walker Lindh had," attorney James Brosnahan said. "And it was not in any way directed at the United States."
Lindh is seeking a commutation from President Bush. Fat chance it will be granted. In 2004, he sought a commutation arguing he shouldn't be treated more harshly than Yaser Hamdi, who served three years. As I said at the time he was sentenced, he didn't deserve 20 years. It was a trophy sentence for the Ashcroft Justice Department. I still don't see what crime he committed against the United States.
Hopefully, after 2008, a Democratic President will see his situation without the 9/11 blinders on.


The missile proved to be a reliable and readily deployable platform. It was launched from transporter-erector-launcher (TEL) vehicles based on a modified AMX-30 tank chassis. The missile's relatively low weight allowed the mobile launch vehicle to easily maneuver in adverse road conditions. A CT-20 drone passed real-time targeting information to a command vehicle and allowed for updated targeting data. 4 It could be moved and fired easily, making it a capable battlefield system. However, the 120 km range put most major Soviet targets well out of range and limited even the tactical application of the missile system. While the warhead remained a viable system, the missile was ultimately replaced by systems which allowed for greater range and payload.
Sixty missiles were deployed with five regiments of the French Army. 5 In 1993, the system was officially retired.
Missile Defense Project, "Pluton," Missile Threat, Center for Strategic and International Studies, May 9, 2017, last modified June 15, 2018, https://missilethreat.csis.org/missile/pluton/.
Federation of American Scientists, "Pluton", 2000, http://fas.org/nuke/guide/france/theater/pluton.htm.
Duncan Lennox, "Pluton", Jane's Strategic Weapon Systems (Obsolete Systems), October 12, 2011.
David Baker, The Rocket: The History and Development of Rocket & Missile Technology, 1978, (Crown Publishers, New York), 198.


I'm excited to tell you that today marks 3 years since I first started this blog. Yay! (Go Me!) Thanks to everyone who comes by each week to read!
A couple of weeks ago, I just so happened to get an offer to host another giveaway for the Midwest Dairy Association. (You may remember the prize pack they offered us back in March featuring Cusinart.) As I thought about a post for today, I could think of nothing better than to share this important information and giveaway with you guys! Enjoy!
We've all heard that "breakfast is the most important meal of the day" – and skipping breakfast can mean going a total of 15-17 hours without food. In fact, children who skip breakfast don't typically make up the nutrients they miss at other meals throughout the day.
A nutritious breakfast (which may include milk, cheese or yogurt) is a great source of key nutrients, including calcium. A healthy breakfast has also been linked to sustained energy levels throughout the school day, improved attendance, higher math and reading scores, increased creativity and an improved memory.
Dairy Makes Sense recipe cards, including a fall favorite, Pumpkin Pancakes.
Reusable Dairy Makes Sense insulated grocery bag — perfect for stocking up on milk, cheese and yogurt at the grocery store.
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Limnodynastes dorsalis es una especie de anfibio anuro de la familia Limnodynastidae.

Distribución geográfica
Esta especie es endémica de Australia Occidental. Habita hasta 600 m de altitud.

Publicación original
 Gray, 1841 : Descriptions of some new species and four new genera of reptiles from Western Australia, discovered by John Gould, Esq. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, sér. 1, vol. 7, p. 86–91

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This is the second in a series. Read Part 1 here.
Since Aspire is proud to be launching Version 3.3 this week, we interrupt our regularly scheduled "Do the Math" programming to bring you a quick look at the new features of our latest product upgrade!
In the face of new inventions and old challenges, what do landscape companies want in a software product?


The new "Thermal Glider" is an autonomous underwater vehicle powered by 'green' energy. This robotic glider propels itself using the temperature differences in the ocean's waters as an energy source. This product of collaboration between researchers from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and Webb Research Corporation (Falmouth, Massachusetts) was tested in the ocean in December, 2007 where it has continued traveling, uninterrupted. The "Thermal Glider" is the first environmentally powered robotic vehicle to have stayed at sea for such a long period of time. Researchers estimate the robot is capable of remaining underwater for an astounding period of up to six months.
Unlike most gliders, who move water or oil outwards from their inside hull via battery-powered motors and mechanical pumps, the Thermal Glider's power source is the temperature differences of the ocean waters at different depths. Inside the glider's engine are wax-filled tubes that expand when heated by the ocean's warm waters, converting heat into mechanical energy.
The energy collected by the glider is used to change the glider's buoyancy by pushing oil from a bladder inside the glider, to a bladder situated outside it. The wax is later cooled by the ocean's deeper, cooler waters. "We are tapping a virtually unlimited energy source for propulsion," said Fratantoni, an Associate Scientist in the WHOI Department of Physical Oceanography.
The Thermal Glider is composed of one main hull section, a solid machined nose dome, a wet section located in the rear, and two thermal tubes located below the hull. The Glider's composite based wings are swept at 45 degrees to generate lift, while a vertical tail fin and rudder allow the vehicle to be steered horizontally.
The gliders have the potential to serve as valuable research instruments, as they can stay at sea for long periods of time (surfacing only to fix their location positions via the Global Positioning System and to report to a shore lab) and are capable of carrying a variety of sensors to collect different measurements. In addition, their quiet operation does not disturb the sea's inhabitants and makes them ideal for acoustic studies. After further testing, Fratantoni plans to launch a fleet of thermal gliders for studies of the waters in the subtropical gyre of the North Atlantic. The gliders will be used in order to assess the ocean's response to climate change.
"Gliders can be put to work on tasks that humans wouldn't want to do or cannot do because of time and cost concerns," commented Fratantoni.
TFOT recently covered a new concept car called "sQuba" – the world's first "green" diving car. TFOT also reported on a "green" concept of a supertanker designed to transport large volumes of potable (i.e., drinkable) water, named the Aquatanker, and on SkySails – a new alternative propulsion system for ships.
More information about the new Thermal Glider can be found on Webb Research's website.


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package com.solambda.swiffer.api.internal.activities;

import static com.solambda.swiffer.test.Tests.failWith;
import static com.solambda.swiffer.test.Tests.returnAfterDelay;
import static com.solambda.swiffer.test.Tests.sleep;
import static java.time.Duration.ofMillis;
import static java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS;
import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatExceptionOfType;
import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.fail;
import static org.mockito.Matchers.any;
import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;

import java.time.Duration;
import java.util.concurrent.CancellationException;
import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
import java.util.concurrent.Future;
import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
import java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException;

import org.junit.Test;

import com.amazonaws.services.simpleworkflow.AmazonSimpleWorkflow;
import com.amazonaws.services.simpleworkflow.model.ActivityTask;
import com.google.common.base.Stopwatch;
import com.solambda.swiffer.api.exceptions.TaskContextPollingException;

public class ActivityTaskContextPollerTest {

	private static final String TOKEN = "token";

	@Test
	public void polling_shouldReturnAnActivityTaskContext() throws Exception {
		// GIVEN
		final AmazonSimpleWorkflow swf = mock(AmazonSimpleWorkflow.class);
		final ActivityTask task = new ActivityTask().withTaskToken(TOKEN);
		when(swf.pollForActivityTask(any())).thenReturn(task);
		final ActivityTaskPoller poller = new ActivityTaskPoller(swf, "domain", "activityTaskList", "activit");
		// WHEN start polling
		final ActivityTaskContext taskContext = poller.poll();
		// THEN
		assertThat(taskContext.taskToken()).isEqualTo(TOKEN);
	}

	@Test
	public void pollingFailure_throwsAnException() throws Exception {
		// GIVEN
		final AmazonSimpleWorkflow swf = mock(AmazonSimpleWorkflow.class);
		final String expectedMessage = "exception for testing";
		when(swf.pollForActivityTask(any())).then(failWith(new Exception(expectedMessage)));
		final ActivityTaskPoller poller = new ActivityTaskPoller(swf, "domain", "activityTaskList", "activit");
		// WHEN start polling THEN correct exception is thrown
		assertThatExceptionOfType(TaskContextPollingException.class)
				.isThrownBy(() -> poller.poll())
				.withRootCauseExactlyInstanceOf(Exception.class)
				.withStackTraceContaining(expectedMessage);

	}

	@Test
	public void polling_isABlockingOperation() throws Exception {
		// GIVEN a blocking polling operation
		final AmazonSimpleWorkflow swf = mock(AmazonSimpleWorkflow.class);
		final ActivityTask task = new ActivityTask().withTaskToken(TOKEN);
		final int expectedPollingDuration = 500;
		when(swf.pollForActivityTask(any()))
				.then(returnAfterDelay(task, Duration.ofMillis(expectedPollingDuration)));
		final ActivityTaskPoller poller = new ActivityTaskPoller(swf, "domain", "activityTaskList", "activit");
		// WHEN start polling
		final Stopwatch watch = Stopwatch.createStarted();
		final Future<ActivityTaskContext> pollingFuture = Executors.newSingleThreadExecutor()
				.submit(() -> poller.poll());
		final ActivityTaskContext context = pollingFuture.get(expectedPollingDuration + 800, MILLISECONDS);
		// THEN the polling operation blocked
		assertThat(watch.elapsed(MILLISECONDS)).isGreaterThanOrEqualTo(expectedPollingDuration);
		assertThat(context.taskToken()).isEqualTo(TOKEN);
	}

	// polling can be immediately interrupted
	@Test
	public void polling_cannotBeStoppedImmediately() {
		// GIVEN a long running polling operation
		final AmazonSimpleWorkflow swf = mock(AmazonSimpleWorkflow.class);
		final ActivityTask task = new ActivityTask().withTaskToken(TOKEN);
		final int expectedPollingDuration = 5000;
		when(swf.pollForActivityTask(any()))
				.then(returnAfterDelay(task, Duration.ofMillis(expectedPollingDuration)));
		final ActivityTaskPoller poller = new ActivityTaskPoller(swf, "domain", "activityTaskList", "activit");
		final Future<ActivityTaskContext> pollingFuture = Executors.newSingleThreadExecutor()
				.submit(() -> poller.poll());
		// WHEN stop polling
		sleep(ofMillis(300));
		poller.stop();
		// THEN the operation stops
		try {
			final ActivityTaskContext context = pollingFuture.get(400, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
			fail("should have failed but got context " + context);
		} catch (final CancellationException e) {
			fail("unepected exception", e);
		} catch (final ExecutionException e) {
			assertThat(e.getCause()).isExactlyInstanceOf(CancellationException.class);
		} catch (final InterruptedException e) {
			fail("unepected exception", e);
		} catch (final TimeoutException e) {
			assertThat(e).isNotNull();
		}

	}

}


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NCAA Contenders:
Taylor Linton | March 13, 2019
In the buildup to the 2019 NCAA Division I Tennis Championships, set to be held at the USTA National Campus in Orlando, Fla., for the first time May 16-25, USTA.com will feature some of the nation's top teams in this "NCAA Contenders" series. Next up are the 2018 women's semifinalists, the Duke Blue Devils.
Duke University is known for prestigious academics and for being home to a multitude of successful athletic programs. The Blue Devils' women's tennis team is no exception, with one of the most respected programs in the nation.
Head coach Jamie Ashworth, who has been with the team since 1997, has helped them achieve 22 consecutive NCAA tournament appearances, eventually winning the first national title in program history in 2009.
The Blue Devils finished with a 27-4 record last season, making it to the semifinals of the NCAA Championships. ADVERTISEMENT This year they have been a staple in the Top 5 of the Tennis Channel/USTA College Tennis Top 25 poll. Coach Ashworth has nothing but faith in the team to continue a successful season.
"I don't think they know what they're capable of. They've been told they're a good team and our rankings show that we're a good team, but our best tennis is still in front of us," Ashworth said. "I think we've had a couple challenges along the way, we've lost to University of North Carolina twice. We've learned a lot from both of those matches though, and we're ready to get to the outdoor part of our season, which will hopefully bring us to the championship."
This season, Duke brought in freshman Maria Mateas (pictured above), who already has a stellar tennis resume at age 19. Just prior to her first semester at Duke, she won the 2018 Fort Worth Tennis Classic, $25,000 USTA Pro Circuit event, for her first professional title. The WTA's No. 305-ranked woman was also chosen to represent Team USA in the Master'U BNP Paribas International Collegiate Team Competition in Grenoble, France, in November. The North Carolina native, who helped the U.S. capture first place, was the second Blue Devil ever to be selected to represent the United States in the competition.
With such a busy fall semester and schedule, Mateas originally faced challenges getting to know the team.
"The fall was a little tough because a lot of us were all over the place," she said. "Some of us were injured and not really playing, I was playing in some pro tournaments, so we weren't really connected yet. Building relationships was a challenge at the beginning, but now that we have, being together during the season is great. We're like a family."
Sophomore Kelly Chen shared similar views on the familial feel of the team. Chen, who was named Atlantic Coast Conference Freshman of the Year last season after finishing 14-0 in ACC competition, boasts about the team dynamic between players.
"We do everything together," Chen said. "We have this motto, 'All Us,' so we do everything for each other and we support each other no matter what we do."
Chen has held an impressive collegiate record, earning three conference wins over nationally ranked opponents last season, as well as being named ITA Carolina Region Freshman of the Year. However, when asked what her most valuable collegiate moment was, Chen turned toward her team.
"I think the different values of being on a team are so valuable," Chen answered. "It's about being accountable for each other, as well as yourself, and doing the best we can in any situation."
Coach Ashworth agrees: "To see how they have come together as a group has been special," he said. "They keep getting closer and closer and they understand how valuable it is to be there for each other. For me, that's what we're trying to accomplish."
There is no doubt that the Blue Devils will continue to work hard together for the opportunity to show off their teamwork and skills at the NCAA Championships at the National Campus in May.
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For more on the NCAA Championships, including ticket information, visit the USTA National Campus website.
(Photo courtesy of the Duke University)


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Passenger train services yet to resume today
The Saigon Times
By Thanh Ha
A passenger train is disinfected due to the spread of the highly contagious Delta coronavirus variant - PHOTO: LDO
HCMC – Passenger train services could not be resumed from today, October 7, as planned, as many provinces have yet to give their feedback on a draft plan on the resumption.
Dang Sy Manh, deputy general director of Vietnam Railway Corporation (VNR), said a pair of passenger trains on the Hanoi-HCMC route and another pair on the Hanoi-Haiphong route were expected to restart first, the local media reported.
The Ministry of Transport had asked the Vietnam Railway Authority to consult with 20 cities and provinces over the resumption of passenger train services.
However, only two or three localities have given their comments while the deadline was 5 p.m. on October 5.
VNR is prepared to resume the services but must wait for the opinions of local authorities. As the North-South rail route passes through 39 stations, services cannot resume if there is no consensus among the cities and provinces concerned, Manh said.
According to Vu Quang Khoi, head of the Vietnam Railway Authority, since August, all scheduled passenger train services have been suspended as many localities have been enforcing the stay-at-home mandates due to the spread of the pandemic.
To gradually resume passenger train services, the authority coordinated with VNR to come up with a resumption plan.
The authority asked VNR to work with the local Departments of Transport to connect road and rail transport services. Getting VNR's trains back to service must meet safety rules while adapting to the pandemic.
At stations, passenger pick-up and drop-off services must be allowed by the local governments and anti-pandemic measures must be ensured.
Hanoi-HCMC rail route
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Kids and Money, Learn, Practice, and Apply 7 Powerful Money Lessons
in News — by Kairo News — May 19, 2020
Having garnered many years of experience and knowledge in the financial industry, Mr. Kemo Barrow thought it was about time to write a book.
Mr. Barrow, a Gambian based in Atlanta in the United States, co-authored the book with Mr. Rossman Nya. Titled Kids and Money, Learn, Practice, and Apply 7 Powerful Money Lessons, was the result of years of hard work. It was borne out of Mr. Barrow's philosophy that "acquiring knowledge about money is critical to personal development and success."
Before venturing into such an ambitious project, Kemo Barrow had anchored Financial Empowerment program on Kairo Radio. Mr. Barrow had also dedicated significant amount of his time, resources and energy to teaching kids about financial literacy. His goal is to "prepare his students to become not just future millionaires but responsible people who make smart decisions with their money. All I want is to share my knowledge and years of experience with money and financial industry with children any where in the world," Mr. Barrow tells Kairo News. "I want our children to learn and understand money even before they begin to earn. In that buying a copy for each of your children at $9 only is a great investment."
Barrow wants families to create weekly hour meetings to discuss about their finances. "Number one potential cause of problems in almost every household has connection with finance. Unless we open discussion on how much we earn, spend, invest or save we will continue to be at loggerheads which is not healthy," he warns.
"This has been a project in the making since 2016 when the book's materials were taught to a dozen and half children aged between 7 and 18. A project whose seeds were sown in Detroit, Michigan, is now available to children globally."
Rossman Nya was born in Cameroon, lived in Brugge, Belgium. He presently lives in Detroit, Michigan. Rossman has been a foreign language and financial literacy teacher in Detroit and Metropolitan. Although a jurist, Rossman has been consistently committed to helping teens grow up with the skills necessary to become financially independent and successful.
Like Mr. Barrow, Rossman too taught teens useful financial tools, the importance of acquiring early financial knowledge including but not limited to earning income, intelligent spending and early savings. He said "my desire that every teen should succeed financially in life coupled with Mr. Mr. Barrow's rich financial background, motivated us to write this book."
Kairo News editors are more than excited about the richness of the book's content. "We will be ordering copies of this Great Masterpiece and expect our readers to support the authors by getting copies from Amazon on the link below: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B088B815FN/ref=cm_sw_r_wa_apa_i_O9yVEbKAAVHBR
Kairo News had a sneak peek of this fantastic book. "I'm fascinated with the quality of information in it. It's a must-read. I'm honoured to introduce our readers to Kids and Money, Learn, Practice, and Apply 7 Powerful Lessons," says Kairo News Editor Musa Saidykhan.
Copies are available in both Kindle and Paperback. Authors will be available to address questions parents and kids might have about the book.
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"He said a glucosamine supplement he took was later found to be contaminated with a testosterone booster. But he said if that's how the steroid got into his body, he can't understand how he should be held responsible for it.
"White has known Sherk for seven years and said he believed Sherk without hesitation when Sherk denied taking the steroid. White admitted it was blind faith, since he never saw a shred of scientific evidence that would exonerate Sherk.
White said he looked at Sherk, who is nicknamed "Muscle Shark" and knew he was telling the truth.
"I'm 38 years old and I've seen a lot of guys use steroids in my time," White said Friday. "When guys are doing steroids, you can see the difference. Before they start, they have a certain body type. It looks a certain way. Then they take the stuff and there are changes and the body looks a different way. Then, when they get off, it changes again and looks a different way again.
Uh… yes (if that's what it takes)? It is not an extraordinary requirement for fighters to be responsible for what they put into their body. That's no different than any other athlete in any sport with any form of drug testing. Fighters are found "guilty" or "innocent" of having banned substances in their system at the time of the drug test.
How those banned substances got there— whether it was intentional use, a mis-timed steroid cycle (which is often the case when a fighter tests negative very shortly after testing positive), tainted supplements, or the Magical Steroid Fairy injecting it into them against their will as they sleep- is irrelevant. If you have banned substances in your body at the time of the drug test, you fail the drug test.


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Yumi Kayama (jap. ; * 15. September  in der Präfektur Tokio; † 27. Juli 2005) war eine japanische Mangaka (Comiczeichnerin) und Illustratorin.

Sie machte ihren Abschluss an der Fakultät für Literatur der Tanki Daigaku der Mejiro-Universität.
Sie machte ihr Debüt als Manga-Zeichnerin unter einem anderen Pseudonym in einer Sonderausgabe des Manga-Magazins LaLa und zeichnete später mehrere Boys-Love- und Shōjo-Manga, sowie einige Dōjinshi. Ihre Shōjo-Manga veröffentlicht sie unter ihrer Hiragana-Schreibweise  ihres Namens und ihre Yaoi-Manga, die meist pornographische Inhalte enthalten, unter der Kanji-Schreibweise .

Werke
 Yakusoku no Natsu (; 1994, 1 Band)
 Toki o Kaketa Shōjo-tachi (; 1995–2002, 6 Bände)
 Kokoro Ippai no… YES (; 1995, 1 Band)
 Kimi ni Kiss Shitai (; 1995–2000, 3 Bände)
 Graduation Eve (, Sotsugyō Zen'ya; 1998, 1 Band)
 Soshite Boku wa Tohō ni Kureru (; 1998–2001, 3 Bände)
 Smile! (1998, 1 Band)
 Private Lesson (1999, 1 Band)
 Kimi no Naka de Nemurasete (; 1999, 1 Band)
 Koi suru Vector (; 1999, 1 Band)
 A·I·J·IN (2001, 1 Band)
 Heaven (2001, 1 Band)
 Real Love (2002, 1 Band)
 Kumo no Ue de Kiss o Shiyō (; 2002, 1 Band)
 Sweet Home (2002, 1 Band)
 Mendō Michau yo (; 2004, 1 Band)
 Replicant no Yoru (; 2004, 1 Band)

Einzelnachweise

Weblinks
 Homepage von Kayama (japanisch)
 Yumi Kayama bei PRISMS: The Ultimate Manga Guide (englisch)

Mangaka
Illustrator (Japan)
Japaner
Geboren im 20. Jahrhundert
Gestorben 2005
Frau


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Q: Add tags to categorize the queries on SEDE The ability to search SEDE queries was added recently, which is good, but this only searches on the title and description. Many of the existing queries don't really describe what the results represent in a way that's searchable.
I suggest adding a tagging system like the SE sites, so queries can be categorized and filtered to find things more easily, and also to see related sets of queries on the same topic (for example, browse all queries that find information about comments). Of course, this system doesn't need to go as far as SE sites with the likes of feeds and favourites, etc.
This would help alleviate the issue we have with duplicate queries -- if people can find existing queries more easily, they won't roll their own (or perhaps would clone an existing query and modify to suit, as opposed to writing one from scratch).
Yes, I'm aware that I may contribute to writing this; I'm just trying to gauge interest. At the very least, I volunteer to help do the initial tagging of the existing queries.


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What Is Pica During Pregnancy?
Pica disorder refers to the irresistible urge to ingest non-nutritive substances. During pregnancy, pica can cause health problems for mothers as well as their babies.
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Today we want to take the opportunity to talk about pica during pregnancy. This eating disorder is common yet quite unknown.
When we think about eating disorders, the first to come to mind are usually anorexia or bulimia. However, there are other less well-known eating disorders that also affect the lives of those who have them.
Pica is an eating disorder that involves an irresistible desire to ingest or lick substances that are non-nutritive. The most common substance are sand, plaster, soap, ice and toothpaste.
The diagnostic criteria for pica disorder is specific. The DSM-V states that the ingestion of non-nutritive substance must persist for at least a month. Furthermore, it must be inappropriate for a person's age. Also, it cannot be part of a socially or culturally sanctioned practice.
This disorder most commonly appears during infancy, between the ages of 1 and 6. It's especially frequent in individuals with autism, developmental delays, and malnutrition. It's also quite common in women who are pregnant or experiencing stress or anxiety.
Pica during pregnancy
While it's quite common for women to experience cravings during pregnancy, they usually involve common foods. Pica during pregnancy usually appears during the first or second trimesters. It may be related to stress, anxiety, or fears that are typical during these weeks of pregnancy.
Pica disorder is more common among pregnant women under the age of 20 who already suffered pica during childhood. Normally, the disorder disappears after giving birth. However, there are some cases of women who continue to experience pica after their babies are born.
The causes of pica during pregnancy
While there are no clearly identified causes of the origin of pica, there are some hypotheses that shed light on the subject. Sometimes, these unusual cravings may be related to underlying physical or mental conditions.
On the one hand, pica may develop as a result of an internal state of anxiety or fear. On the other hand, there are studies that connect pica during pregnancy to deficiencies in iron or other vitamins and minerals.
According to these studies, women who are anemic tend to crave eating ice. Bringing up their iron levels can help reduce this desire. In the case of calcium or zinc insufficiencies, pregnant women's bodies may seek to compensate these substances.
The consequences of pica during pregnancy
The ingestion of non-nutritive substances is harmful both for you and for your baby. While eating ice is relatively harmless (though it can cause damage to your teeth), other substances can lead to serious consequences.
Of patients that suffer pica, 75% end up requiring some sort of surgical intervention. 30% suffer complications of some sort, and 11% die as a direct or indirect result of this disorder.
The most frequent complications that result from pica disorder are intestinal obstructions. Pica can also lead to lead poisoning, infection and the appearance of parasites. What's more, pica places mothers at greater risk of premature birth.
Lastly, in the majority of cases, the ingestion of these substances interferes with the proper absorption of nutrients from foods. This in turn produces nutritional deficiencies.
The prevention and treatment of pica
When it comes to pica disorder, it's critical to act as soon as possible. Doing so will help put an end to the behavior before it becomes part of a woman's daily habits. Once the habit is established, it's much more difficult to eradicate.
Women who are experiencing pica should inform their doctor right away. That way, a medical professional can perform necessary exams in order to determine the scope of the ingestion.
Doctors will also monitor iron levels as well as other vitamins and minerals to determine the need for supplements.
The prescription of pharmaceuticals such as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors may also be necessary. These can keep stress and depression under control if they're to blame for the disorder.
Lastly, it's vitally important to reach out to a psychologist and begin therapy. Cognitive behavioral therapy is the best type, as it will help manage impulses and the conduct of compulsive ingestion.
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A report by the Public Accounts Committee has praised the launch of the new child maintenance service, and said that it fixed a number of problems encountered by the previous two systems.
The new online system for payments launched by the Department of Work and Pensions was said by the committee to have "no evidence of the backlogs or IT failings with which previous child maintenance schemes have struggled'.
The 2012 child maintenance scheme replaced two previous ones that had struggled with IT problems, and was designed to both maximise the number of children benefiting from maintenance arrangements and reduce government spending on administration.
The report said that the DWP had learned from its mistakes and built a far more robust system.
It also praised the 'pathfinder' approach used, where the scheme moved forward only when the department was confident it could introduce each stage, rather than trying to meet pre-announced deadlines.
However, the report said that the department still faced IT problems in realising its plans to close more than 800,000 'legacy' maintenance cases, which it estimated would cost around £370m.
It said the process was already several months behind schedule and added that much of its "functionality remains undelivered", it asked for the department to rectify the problem sooner rather than later.
Some MPs also voiced concerns about the introduction of a £20 charge for using the government-run service, which could have an impact on some of the poorest separated families.
Child maintenance minister, Steve Webb, said MPs had recognised the progress in making child maintenance simpler.
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Recommendation of Issuance of a Downtown Alcoholic Beverage Permit - Valley Restaurant Passed 7/25/2011 by a vote of 7-0
Permanently transferring funds from the Rainy Day Fund into the Corporation Bond and Interest Fund Passed 7/25/2011 by a vote of 7-0
Resolution 21, 2011
Declaring a dormant fund and transferring the balance to the Rainy Day Fund Passed 7/11/2011
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Granting North Coast Distributing Tax Abatement for real property Passed 6/13/11 by a vote of 7-0
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Tranfer of Appropriation Balances in the budget of the Park Dept.
Transfer of Appropriation Balances in the budget of the Police Dept. Passed 4/11/11 by a vote of 7-0
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Success in controlling perovskite ions' composition paves the way for device applications
Credit: Tachikawa Takashi
Hybrid organic-inorganic perovskites (*1) have received much attention as potential next generation solar cells and as materials for light-emitting devices.
Kobe University's Associate Professor TACHIKAWA Takashi (of the Molecular Photoscience Research Center) and Dr. KARIMATA Izuru (previously a graduate student engaged in research at the Graduate School of Science) have succeeded in completely substituting the halide ions of perovskite nanocrystals while maintaining their morphology and light-emitting efficiency.
Furthermore, by using techniques such as single-particle photoluminescence imaging, the researchers were able to understand the momentary changes in light emission and the crystal structure, which in turn enabled them to develop a principle for controlling ion composition.
It is expected that these research results will contribute towards enabling the synthesis of perovskites of varying compositions and advancing the development of devices which utilize them. In addition, it is hoped that the flexibility of perovskite structures can be harnessed, allowing for them to be applied to devices and the creation of new functional materials.
These findings were published in the German academic journal 'Angewandte Chemie International Edition' on October 19, 2020.
Research Background
Hybrid organic-inorganic perovskites, such as organic lead halide perovskites (for example, CH3NH3PbX3 (X = Cl, Br, I)), have been receiving worldwide attention as a promising material for highly efficient solar cells (Figure 1). Furthermore, the color of the light that they emit can be controlled by altering the type and composition of the halide ions. Consequently, it is hoped that hybrid organic-inorganic perovskites can be applied to light-emitting devices such as displays and lasers.
However, the halide ions inside the crystals are known to move around even at room temperature, and this high flexibility causes issues such as reductions in both synthesis reproducibility and device durability.
In this study, the researchers used a custom-made flow reactor (*3) to precisely control the exchange reaction between the CH3NH3PbI3 nanocrystals and Br– ions in solution. This enabled them to successfully convert the nanocrystals into CH3NH3PbBr3 nanocrystals while maintaining their morphology and light-emitting efficiency (Figure 2).
It is important to know what kind of reaction will occur inside the crystals in order to develop synthesis techniques. To understand this, the researchers used a fluorescence microscope to observe how each individual nanocrystal was reacting. From this observation, they understood that once the red light emitted by the CH3NH3PbI3 had completely disappeared, the green light originating from the CH3NH3PbBr3 was suddenly generated after an interval of 10s to 100s of seconds (upper portion of Figure 2). Based on the results of structural analysis using an x-ray beam, it was revealed that Br– ions replaced I– ions inside the crystal structure while a bromide-rich layer formed on the surface. Afterwards, the bromide on the surface layer gradually moved into the inner regions.
It is believed that the red light emissions became unobservable because the inner regions of the crystal structure were partially disordered during the ion transition, which led to the loss of energy necessary for light emission (bottom of Figure 2). Subsequently, CH3NH3PbBr3 crystal nuclei formed inside the nanocrystal particle and a cooperative transition to the green light generating state occurred.
From these results, it can be said that temporally separating the crystal structure transitions and the subsequent restructuring (that occurs on a nanometer scale) is one of the keys to the successful, precise synthesis of organic lead halide perovskites.
Further Developments
The structural transformation process observed in perovskite nanocrystals in this study is thought to be related to all modes of nanomaterial synthesis that are based on ion exchange, therefore future research could hopefully illuminate the underlying mechanism. Although researchers have a negative impression of organic halide perovskites' flexibility, it is hoped that this characteristic could be exploited and applied to the development of new materials and devices that can react to the environment and external stimuli.
This research was supported by the following Japan Society for the Promotion of Science KAKENHI grants: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research B (JP18H01944) and Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas (JP18H04517 and JP20H04673).
1. Hybrid organic-inorganic perovskite:
A perovskite-type compound consisting of both organic and inorganic ions. A typical organic lead halide perovskite consists of organic ions, halide ions and lead ions. Normally, perovskites such as calcium titanate (CaTiO3) are compounds with an ABO3 structure (A are trivalent metal ions and B are tetravalent metal ions).
2. Nanocrystal:
A nanometer-scale microcrystal. One nanometer (10-9m) is equal to a billionth of 1m. This study used crystals of approximately 90 nanometers.
3. Flow Reactor:
An apparatus that enables reactions to be conducted with multiple flowing solutions. In this study, the nanocrystals were immobilized on a glass substrate. As a solution containing an iodide ion flowed over the glass substrate, the emitted light resulting from the ion exchange reaction was observed under a microscope.
"In Situ Exploration of the Structural Transition during Morphology- and Efficiency-Conserving Halide Exchange on a Single Perovskite Nanocrystal"
DOI: 10.1002/anie.202013386
Izuru Karimata, Takashi Tachikawa
Angewandte Chemie International Edition
Verity Townsend
https://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/research_at_kobe_en/NEWS/news/2020_11_13_01.html
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anie.202013386
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"Fall of Gen. Fraser" & "Wounding of Gen. Arnold in the Brunswick redoubt" bronze reliefs (1885) by J.C. Markham in Saratoga Monument. Schuylerville, NY.