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FDA Scrutinizes EtO Shortage, Viable Sterilization Alternatives at Recent Hearings
Posted By: admin December 12, 2019
By Kelly M. Pyrek
This article originally appeared in the December 2019 issue of Healthcare Hygiene magazine.
A potential nationwide shortage of ethylene oxide (EtO) has triggered investigation in early November by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) into viable industrial sterilization alternatives that can mitigate the impact of medical device shortages.
"The recent closure of a Sterigenics ethylene oxide sterilization facility in Illinois, the temporary closure of another Sterigenics facility in Georgia, and the potential closure of a large Becton Dickinson sterilization facility in Georgia could affect the availability of some sterile medical devices used by healthcare delivery organizations and patients," said Norman E. Sharpless, MD, acting commissioner of food and drugs at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), in a statement issued by the agency in late October. "We have been working diligently with impacted device manufacturers and healthcare delivery organizations to ensure that they are aware of these developments and preparing to minimize adverse effects on patients whose care could be negatively affected if medical devices sterilized at these large facilities were not accessible."
According to the FDA, EtO is the most common method of sterilization of medical devices in the U.S., and that more than 20 billion devices sold in the U.S. every year are sterilized with it, accounting for approximately 50 percent of devices that require sterilization.
"Without adequate availability of ethylene oxide sterilization, we anticipate a national shortage of these devices and other critical devices including feeding tube devices used in neonatal intensive care units, drug-eluting cardiac stents, catheters, shunts and other implantable devices," Sharpless said. "It's important to note at this time there are no readily available processes or facilities that can serve as viable alternatives to those that use ethylene oxide to sterilize these devices. In short: this method is critical to our healthcare system and to the continued availability of safe, effective and high-quality medical devices."
In the quest to identify potential alternatives, in early November the FDA assembled the General Hospital and Personal Use Devices Panel of its Medical Devices Advisory Committee. During panel deliberation on the first day of the two-day meeting, panel members discussed that, if EtO sterilization is reduced, eliminated or replaced to a different sterilization modality, there are options that can mitigate the impact of medical device shortages. The panel's consensus was that the FDA should prioritize stakeholder communication and work to facilitate validation of sterilization processes.
The panel discussed how the FDA can help mitigate device shortages due to reduced device sterilization capabilities. The panel's consensus reemphasized the need for stakeholder communication and collaboration to help manage shortages, including working collaboratively with other government entities, on the federal and state level. The panel also recommended that it may be appropriate to enhance the FDA's ability to respond to device shortages by incorporating processes currently used with drug shortages that would necessitate additional authorities for FDA.
The panel deliberated on the possibility of changing EtO sterilization cycles or sterilization loads to reduce EtO use while maintaining effective sterilization. The panel's consensus was that there were potential methods that appeared viable, but no single method would address all issues and that manufacturers and contract sterilizers should pursue all applicable methods for reducing EtO use.
The panel considered various methods to validate EtO sterilization cycles in hopes of reducing EtO-use while still maintaining an effective sterilization process. The panel recommended that FDA encourage the use of alternatives to the overkill validation method which are included in the consensus standards for EtO sterilization processes.
The panel discussed the sterilization of some medical devices to a less rigorous sterility assurance level (SAL) (e.g. 10-5, 10-4, etc. instead of 10-6) be considered as part of the approach to reduce sterilant use. The panel's consensus was that consistent with current standards, the FDA should consider moving to a risk-based assessment of the SAL for some sterilized medical devices.
The advisory panel also recommended that the FDA evaluate sterility assurance levels for medical products to reduce EtO emissions, an unavoidable byproduct of its use.
"The FDA recognizes that there are concerns associated with release of ethylene oxide into the environment if emissions were to occur at unsafe levels," Sharpless said. "Concerns about ethylene oxide emissions have resulted in certain state actions against sterilization facilities that are currently impacting manufacturers' ability to use the ethylene oxide process to sterilize their medical devices. In February, the FDA became aware that the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a state EPA order to stop Sterigenics from sterilizing medical products and other products with ethylene oxide at their Willowbrook, Ill. facility. The state EPA order was due to the presence of levels of ethylene oxide higher than the EPA found to be acceptable in the air around the facility. This closure caused a temporary shortage of pediatric breathing tubes. Another Sterigenics contract sterilization facility in Atlanta has been closed since August while it undergoes construction to reduce ethylene oxide emissions. In October, the Sterigenics Willowbrook, Ill., facility announced they would not reopen. Because of these two large sterilization facilities being unavailable, the FDA continues to coordinate with multiple stakeholders on any impacts to medical device availability and to communicate with Sterigenics and medical device companies that may be affected. Because the number of ethylene oxide contract sterilization facilities in the U.S. is limited, we are very concerned that additional facility closures could severely impact the supply of sterile medical devices to health care delivery organizations that depend on those devices to take care of patients. The impact resulting from closure of these and perhaps more facilities will be difficult to reverse, and ultimately could result in years of spot or nationwide shortages of critical medical devices, which could compromise patient care."
The FDA has urged medical device manufacturers that use EtO facilities to assess their inventory for any potential downstream impacts of sterilization facility closures on their product distribution. Sharpless said that if U.S. manufacturers are not able to resolve a shortage and it involves a critical device needed for U.S. patients, the FDA may look for a firm that is willing and able to redirect safe and effective product into the U.S. market to address a shortage. The FDA also has encouraged healthcare facilities to perform similar inventory assessments of critical medical supplies that undergo contract terminal sterilization via EtO so that the agency can assist in identifying potential substitute devices.
"Hospitals and other healthcare delivery organizations should also work with their purchasing departments, group purchasing organizations and distributors to help obtain product needed for patient care." Sharpless urged facilities not to hoard product or attempt to purchase larger quantities of devices beyond their normal purchase volume.
At the November hearings, Jonathan Wilder, PhD, managing director of Quality Processing Resource Group, LLC, told the panel that the severity of medical device shortages depend on a number of factors, including, device type and intended use; the population impacted; device misallocation and hoarding; and the effectiveness of mitigation measures.
Wilder said the decision to sterilize medical devices using EtO is typically made due to excellent product penetration, reliability of EtO, in that there is an established compatibility with the process and a long history of validated processing for the materials used. Additionally, the size of the industrial/contract sterilizer chambers enables economical sterilization.
Wilder summarized that some materials currently sterilized in EtO cannot be migrated to radiation sterilization or to steam or dry-heat sterilization. As well, the effects of high-temperature sterilization can make migration of otherwise-compatible devices impossible. He added that the logistics and equipment for thermal sterilization differ from EO greatly and that it would require significant capital and time to implement if medical devices were migrated to these methods.
Retaining EtO sterilization as a viable option is an imperative, says ECRI Institute, an independent, non-profit patient safety organization, which adds that statewide bans of commercial EtO sterilization could result in widespread shortages of critical medical devices and supplies, significant harm to patients
ECRI Institute says that it opposes a total ban of commercial EtO sterilization because it could result in widespread shortages of sterile medical devices.
"Even a partial ban on ethylene oxide could cripple the delivery of healthcare in the United States as critical medical-surgical supplies would suddenly become unavailable," says Marcus Schabacker, MD, PhD, president and CEO of ECRI Institute, referring to sterilization plant closures, a proposed EtO sterilization ban in Illinois, and a 2016 report by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding possible health risks from EtO emissions.
"While environmental health concerns certainly need to be addressed, legislators and the public should be aware that an ethylene oxide ban could severely impact the safe delivery of healthcare," Schabacker adds. "Without access to medical supplies, many surgeries and procedures would not be possible."
For more than 50 years, the medical device industry has relied on ethylene oxide to sterilize temperature- and moisture-sensitive disposable medical devices, such as syringes, IV bags, and wound dressings, and lifesaving devices, such as stents and catheters. These medical device materials and packaging were developed for EtO sterilization. ECRI Institute says it knows of no safe alternative commercial sterilization methods that could immediately replace EtO at this time.
In written comments submitted to the FDA, Ruey C. Dempsey, vice president of technology and regulatory affairs at the Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed), stated that, "For many medical devices, due to their material composition, size, shape or complexity, EtO is the only effective method for sterilization. EtO provides the ongoing capacity and scale to process the billions of medical devices required by today's modern healthcare systems in delivering care to patients. Heart valves, pacemakers, implantable cardioverter/defibrillators, drug-eluting stents, feeding tubes and breathing tubes, surgical drapes and kits, and syringes are just a few of the many products critical to modern patient care that can only be sterilized using EtO. Ethylene oxide's compatibility and effectiveness with the plastics and polymers commonly used in medical products allows for the sterilization of many medical devices that would otherwise be rendered ineffective or unsafe if sterilized by radiation, moist heat, dry heat, or other alternative methods."
Dempsey continued, "Medical device manufacturers have invested in microbiologists, sterility assurance experts, process safety and environmental engineers; and industrial hygienists who have worked for decades to ensure that they have standards and controls in place to responsibly manage the use of EtO. Manufacturers must conduct exhaustive studies to demonstrate that the required sterility assurance levels are achieved and maintained by their equipment and processes, and to confirm that exposure to the sterilization process does not adversely affect the device's performance, safety or effectiveness over the shelf life of the device.  At the same time, AdvaMed member companies are committed to further reducing the amount of EtO used for effective sterilization processes by actively exploring methods and processes that reduce the amount of EtO used for a sterilization cycle. The industry is committed to investigating alternative sterilization methods that will provide the same sterility assurance and result in the same device performance as EtO. Until there is a safe and effective replacement for EtO, we will continue to pursue our goal to reduce the amount of EtO used. Optimizing the EtO process itself, the medical device packaging and the approach to validation are examples of possible ways to minimize the amount of EtO sterilant necessary to sterilize devices. However, none of these potential solutions can be achieved quickly or easily. Any change to minimize EtO use, if even feasible, would likely require extensive product and/or process modifications; validation and verification testing; potential facility upgrades; and required notifications, clearances and approvals from FDA."
In her written comments to the FDA, Linda Rouse O'Neill, vice president of government affairs for the Health Industry Distributors Association (HIDA), stated, "HIDA members share a close relationship with our manufacturer partners and together we ensure the many medical devices that go through distribution and ultimately contact with patients and healthcare providers are both safe and effective. Part of that process is ensuring their sterility, a critical component in preventing infections and ensuring the integrity of the device. HIDA recognizes that the task of studying and implementing proper safety guidelines on a process this complex and with an impact on an industry as critical as ours … Due to material sensitivities, EtO is the only option for sterilizing a large number of life-saving and life-enhancing devices, primarily those made of plastics or containing electronics, that cannot tolerate exposure to the extreme temperatures, radiation and moisture present in other sterilization methods. The effect of steam and radiation on anti-microbial coatings on single-use plastic devices makes them an unacceptable alternative. Material integrity and degradation and damage to sensitive, sophisticated electronic devices and their components are also major concerns. Given the sensitive nature of the devices and the sterilization involved, the entire process is regulated by the FDA - where the use of EtO has been validated as a vital sterilization process. As a low-temperature sterilizer, ethylene oxide gas won't damage the types of medical devices described below. Ethylene oxide also is used to sterilize other healthcare products such as bandages and ointments, reducing potential damage to the product that may occur from other means of sterilization."
Rouse O'Neill adds, "Our manufacturing partners conduct exhaustive studies to validate that the required sterility assurance levels are achieved by the process and to confirm that exposure to the sterilization process does not adversely affect the device's performance, safety or effectiveness. HIDA is profoundly concerned about a host of unintended consequences – such as product shortages and the inability to sterilize critical healthcare products. These would likely arise for the healthcare supply chain and the patients they serve as a result of any swift change in policy regarding the use of currently approved sterilization techniques. Most devices sterilized with EtO have no acceptable alternative, putting the supply chain at significant risk without this vital mode of sterilization. Banning or heavily restricting the use of EtO would require the identification and validation of an alternative method, which currently does not exist. Additionally, it may require the redesign of many medical devices, and many products would require major changes to product design, material selection, manufacture and distribution. The redesign process could take several years and require lengthy regulatory approval. The direct impact of any elimination or severe restriction would potentially threaten the entire health care system, as low product inventories and severe backorders of sterile single-use devices could result, putting patients at risk."
In addition to shortage-mitigation efforts, the FDA has addressed the broader need for innovation and improvements to medical device sterilization techniques by announcing two new-innovation challenges to encourage ideas from stakeholders, academics, industry and others about novel solutions for improving sterilization processes, including alternatives to using EtO.
It is important to note that the Advisory Committee meeting convened by the FDA focused on industrial sterilizers and industrial sterilization processes, not hospital sterilizers, including those using EtO. However, during the hearings it was proposed that hospitals consider taking on a share of the industrial sterilization effort. Experts from the hospital sterile processing arena asserted the already-considerable burden of existing in-house medical device disinfection and sterilization services that sterile processing departments provide.
Susan Klacik, a clinical educator with the International Association Of Healthcare Central Service Materiel Management (IAHCSMM), pointed out the significant differences between industrial sterilization, in that pre-conditions loads for days in environmentally controlled rooms, while healthcare facilities do not. Other differences exist between sterilization cycles, loading patterns and aeration. Additionally, manufacturers sterilize items using a standard load configuration and industrial loads are scheduled, and healthcare facilities require a manufacturer's IFU to process items.
Klacik also pointed out at the FDA hearings that for hospitals to even consider such an undertaking, additional space would be needed for the sterilizers, for preparation, inventory holding, and load quarantine – a luxury many healthcare facilities do not have or can afford.
Additionally, Klacik confirmed that many older facilities would be unable to accommodate this additional needed space and transformations. As well, the healthcare EtO infrastructure needs – including dedicated exhaust, monitoring and documentation of ventilation rates, vent system alarms, a dedicated, separate room, environmental monitoring, and engineering controls to reduce emissions, per ANSI/AAMI ST41:2008 – could be problematic for healthcare institutions.
"We simply don't have the space; the logistics in the hospital are very difficult; we need to focus on patient transport, and we don't have the labor to (perform additional EtO sterilization), either."
At the November hearings, Klacik explained that EtO is effective but not available in most healthcare facilities and pointed out that EtO use is burdensome in parts of the country, in that some states require abatement. She added that the total sterilization cycle time is 15.5 hour or greater, making EtO a challenging option. Furthermore, implementation of EtO can be costly for healthcare institutions, including the cost of sterilizer and supporting infrastructure expenses.
Klacik reviewed for hearing attendees the solutions for the present-day challenges, including:
- Disposable scopes
- Disposable end caps/tips
- Include the clearly defined processing time in IFU/marketing
- Mandate that adequate processing time be allotted for sterile processing personnel
- Increase use of quality-control monitoring tools (inspection, cleaning verification)
- Addition of new types of low-temperature modalities specifying the exact scope model for the specific sterilization cycle
- If sterilization is mandated, time will be needed for implementation
- Routine scheduled-service inspections
Regarding new innovations, Klacik recommended:
- Development of new products less complex to process
- Development of scopes that can be disassembled
- Use materials that can be thoroughly cleaned
- Use materials and designs that can undergo steam sterilization
- Use materials that can readily identify debris and defects
- Provide IFU that are less complex and comprehensible
- Provide education and training on new products, especially new technology
- Recommend sterilization for duodenoscopes over a period
SEE ALSO: https://www.healthcarehygienemagazine.com/fda-convenes-advisory-panel-for-further-understanding-of-the-duodenoscope-related-infection-risk/
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Q: Why watcher is better than computed to perform asynchronous or expensive operations in response to changing data in vue.js? Documentation of Vue.js says:
Using the watch option allows us to perform an asynchronous operation (accessing an API), limit how often we perform that operation, and set intermediary states until we get a final answer. None of that would be possible with a computed property.
While on the same page, we can see that computed property uses a function the same as watcher.
Reference: https://v2.vuejs.org/v2/guide/computed.html#Computed-vs-Watched-Property
So my question is what is the technical reason supporting the above statement or limiting us from using computed properties instead of watchers?

A: It's important to understand how computed properties work in Vue. In most cases what developer gives to Vue is a getter which is a function, which defines how the value of computed property is computed.

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*When the computed prop getter (function provided by you) is running, Vue is monitoring which other reactive data is accessed so it knows on what data the result depends

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*Whenever you access the value of the computed prop, small chunk of Vue code is executed - it first checks whether it has value in the cache and if yes, whether some of the inputs changed from the last time the getter was executed. If there is a value and no changes, the getter is not executed at all and cached value is returned instead

Title of your question mentions "asynchronous or expensive" ...
Expensive
Expensive computation is exactly what computed props are for because the getter is executed only when needed. But it is executed every time something changes, which is not always what you want. So the docs are talking about use cases when you have some stream of values - let's say user typing - and you want perform the operation only after she stops for 200ms. Or you have some stream of data (telemetry) but want to update the graph only every 2 seconds
This is not possible with computed because Vue expects getter to return value every time and that value is stored in the cache for future use.
Asynchronous
As I said before, Vue expects the computed getter to return a value. When you run some async call inside computed prop getter, you have no value to return (in case of asynchrony based on callbacks - but JS functions always return something) or you have a promise of the future value. So Vue takes the result of your function (undefined or promise) and store it in the cache ...which is something you don't want. So if there is any asynchrony involved, watch is always better...

A: The computed property watches (observes) changes in other properties and does calculations based on these properties to return a value, in other hand Watcher property observes changes in one property and runs some logic based on that property and doesn't return any value.
So if your use case needs to return a value after doing some calculations use computed, else if you need to run some operations after a property changes you should use watch.
Watcher property could observes the computed property changes because computed one returns a value, but you cannot use a computed property based on watcher one.

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The 2017 hurricane season was an extremely active and costly one as unprecedented number of people were displaced as a result of the devastation. On September 6th, 2017 Irma, a category 5 hurricane, hit Barbuda and destroyed or damaged most of the buildings on the island. With the threat of Hurricane Jose following soon after, all two thousand residents had to be evacuated to Antigua. Twelve days later, Hurricane Maria, another category 5 hurricane, caused significant damage to Dominica which was cut off from the rest of the world for two days as all communications in the country went down. These two storms caused catastrophic damage in a number of islands in the Caribbean including Anguilla, the Virgin Islands, Martinique, Guadeloupe and Puerto Rico. There were also numerous fatalities resulting from these hurricanes.
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However, over the last year (IFRC) along with Antigua and Barbuda and Dominica Red Cross have worked very hard to assist the residents of these islands in their recovery from this disaster.
Recass went on to say, "We are extremely grateful for their expressions of confidence, which allowed us to provide needed goods, services and hope in the face of the significant adversity that was occasioned by these hurricanes. We are also grateful for the many professional and community members who lent their skills and energies in supporting us to implement our respective plans action from day one, to the end of year one. It has been a major achievement, and one of which I am extremely proud and humbled."
Barbudans have started returning despite the fact that at this time the island remains without electricity. The Operations Team of the IFRC has provided four hundred households in Barbuda with cash via a Cash Transfer Programme as well as assisted two hundred and fifty home owners to repair their homes. The Shelter Recovery Programme was a unique one that has never been done before as the logistics proved to be quite a challenge as everything had to be transported from Antigua.
Brennan Banks, IFRC Operations Manager in Barbuda, indicated that "We have experienced many very unique challenges and obstacles on this humanitarian operations. However, the Red Cross has found innovative ways to support the affected community and be advocates for Barbudans in a way that has exceeded my expectations. One year later, I can say that Red Cross has delivered meaningful assistance that has directly and indirectly reached every Barbudan and has been a key partner in the recovery process for Barbuda."
He hopes that "Barbudans can return to a community that still reflects the unique culture and way of life Barbuda is known for. We want Barbuda to also enhance its preparedness for future disasters and continue to strengthen its resilience in a manner that complements and protects this beautiful paradise."
There was also a Livelihoods Programme through which thirty-one fishermen were assisted with repairs to their boats which were damaged or destroyed. An additional forty-one fishermen were provided with upgraded fishing kites to replace their lost equipment.
In Dominica, the situation was a little different, as this island has a significantly greater population of around seventy-three thousand people. Here, 1,949 people were supported through a Cash Transfer Programme. The Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion team provided 955,000 litres of water to 1,498 households and relief distributions have reached 8,719 households. There was also a Shelter Recovery Programme, where more resilient roofs are being constructed, that is still ongoing. According to the IFRC Dominica Operations Manager, James Jones, "Thousands of families were assisted during the emergency phase, through relief distributions of non-food items and whole towns and communities were provided with Red Cross purified water services, until municipal systems could be repaired and put back into service. A crowning achievement during the emergency and recovery phase was the ATM card cash transfer program (CTP). Over a six month period, the program provided approximately one million dollars in immediate needs cash assistance to nearly 2,000 most vulnerable households in Dominica. This was the largest scale CTP program to date in the Americas Region."
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Posted on Saturday, September 14th, 2013 by Angie Han
To many Marvel fans, Samuel L. Jackson is Nick Fury. Not only has Jackson played the character in five different MCU films over the past five years, the Ultimate version of the character was actually modeled after Jackson — years before Iron Man came out.
But there was a time long ago (well, 1998) when David Hasselhoff was Nick Fury. And while most people seem to have forgotten that by now, the Hoff hasn't. In fact, he's pretty sure that he's still the better Nick Fury, and he'd like the chance to play the role again.
Hasselhoff portrayed the leather-clad warrior fifteen years ago in a made-for-TV movie called Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. The film was quickly forgotten; at this point, most people probably assume that Jackson was the first to play that Fury.
However, Hasselhoff is eager to set the record straight. "I was the first Nick Fury," he said in an interview with Yahoo.
Stan Lee put me in that. He gave me the best line ever: 'Guys like you tend to cling to the bowl no matter how many times you flush.' Stan Lee came on the set and told me all about Nick. He said 'You're the ultimate Nick Fury'. He gave me the greatest compliment ever.
"The ultimate Nick Fury" is a terribly ironic phrase considering what the Ultimate Nick Fury looks like, but that's neither here nor there. In any case, Hasselhoff isn't too taken with Jackson's more recent portrayal.
You know, it wasn't Nick Fury. They take these shows and they make it the way they want to make it and unfortunately, they should have had Stan Lee on the set and let him kick him into gear – whoever directed [The Avengers] decided they wanted to go that way. But it's their prerogative. He's still a great actor.
This isn't the first time Hasselhoff has criticized Jackson's casting. While promoting Piranha 3DD in 2012, he told Movieline, "My Nick Fury was the organic Nick Fury that was written and discussed with Stan Lee before anyone got in there to change it."
This time, Hasselhoff quickly took to Twitter to clarify his comments.
Set the record straight..Samuel Jackson is one of my favorite actors, a friend and I wish him well in all his roles especially Nick Fury !
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But as the Express points out, it doesn't seem like Jackson was much a fan of the Hoff's earlier performance, either. Explaining to EW (via ComicBook.com) last year how he'd prepared for the role, Jackson said, "I watched David Hasselhoff… and decided I was not going to do any of that."
Despite Hasselhoff's apparent frustration at being replaced, he says he'd be willing to strap on that eyepatch again.
I was hoping to have played him in the movie. And then Samuel L. Jackson came in and he was a great Nick Fury but he wasn't really the consummate Nick Fury, the way he was written. And I think that's a shame because he's a great character and a funny character… I'm hoping to do it again sometime.
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Mallett was one of the first aftermarket companies to shoehorn a V8 into the diminutive engine bay of the Pontiac Solstice. While an amazing feat, the resultant car still looked like a normal four-cylinder Solstice. At this year's SEMA Show in Las Vegas, however, Mallett will be debuting this car, the Pitbull Edition V8 Solstice, that gives this roadster some sharp teeth to back up its bite. The Pitbull Edition is highlighted by a six-piece body kit made of fiberglass, though it will also be available by special order in carbon fiber for the weight watchers among us. Up front the new fenders increase the car's width by four inches, and out back another five inches is granted to allow for a much larger wheel/tire combo all around. The revised front fascia with a new lower air intake and scooped hood also allow for more air to reach the big engine. Only a limited number of Pitbuil Edition V8 Solstices will be made by Mallett at a cost of $16,000 to $18,000 above the normal price of the V8 conversion car. You'll get the requisite badging and signed dash plaques, though, in case you need to auction the car when your kids demand their college fund back.
Read the press release after the jump and check out the very high-res gallery below.
Thanks for the tip, Zack!
[Source: Mallett]
Mallett Cars Offering Pitbull Body Kit Conversion For The Pontiac Solstice
Finally, an exclusive body upgrade to match the incredible Mallett LS2/LS7 conversions. Widened a full 4 inches in the front and 5 inches in the rear, the Pitbull package is a 6 piece body conversion that allows the use of ultra-wide wheels and gives a menacing stance to the Solstice. The specially-designed front fascia improves airflow to the engine and the increased traction of wider tires lets you put more of that V8 power to the ground.
Only a limited number of Pitbull Edition Solstices will be built and will feature signature badging. The fiberglass upgrade is projected to cost $16,000-18,000 fully installed and painted, and will also be available in carbon fiber by special order. The upgrade is scheduled to debut at SEMA 2007.


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Marc Rich
The commodities trader-cum-law evader, died on June 26th, aged 78
by S.V.P.
OBITUARY writers the world over have been toiling on their eulogies to Nelson Mandela, the ailing South African statesman. They will now have to delve into a wholly different register to mark the passing of Marc Rich, the commodities trader-cum-law evader, who died on Wednesday morning, aged 78.
Mr Rich is best known, at least in business circles, for revolutionising oil trading in the early 1970s. He is credited with creating the spot market which allowed for immediate, one-off purchase of cargoes, rather than the years-long contracts then imposed by oil majors. He knew how to exploit his invention, too. One trick was to opportunistically pick up shipments from participants—notably the Iranians, then holding hostages and facing international sanctions—which few others wanted to deal with.
Yet it is more likely that he will be remembered for embargo-busting exploits, along with the tax-dodging that accompanied them. He fled America in 1983 for Switzerland, hours before facing arrest for reaping illicit profits on the Iranian oil deals. A young Rudolph Giuliani, at the time the new US attorney for the Southern District of New York, was among those chasing him. They later called the case "the biggest tax evasion case in United States history." Mr Rich hopped from St Moritz to Jamaica to Marbella and back to Switzerland, forever staying ahead of the feds (a bit like whistleblower Edward Snowden today).
The pressure should have eased in 2001 when Bill Clinton pardoned him on his last day of office. The circumstances of the pardon—Denise Rich, the trader's ex-wife, was a generous donor to causes favoured by the Clintons, including Hilary's then-nascent political career—helped to tarnish the outgoing president's image, at least for a time. It did not give Mr Rich the legal comfort to return to America, where he had migrated from Belgium as an 8-year-old.
He called himself a "business machine" and his interests went beyond the black stuff. He traded just about anything that came out of the ground. Glencore, the commodities behemoth that recently merged with Xstrata, is a descendant of his shop, as is Trafigura, another global commodity trading company. In the early 1980s, he bought a stake in 20th Century Fox, sold on to Rupert Murdoch after he absconded. In 2012 his worth was $2.5 billion by one estimate. He used the money to indulge his taste for Picassos, Mirós and others.
Thanks to an extensive public relations campaign, he achieved a level of social respectability in Swiss society not usually afforded to those facing 325 years in an American prison if the feds had had their way. Extensive philanthropy focused on Europe and Israel (where he is to be buried on Thursday) helped.
For a time, it looked like Mr Rich had lived out the American dream sought out by his working-class parents fleeing the Nazis in 1941. Despite his travails, he pined after America. In the 1980s he told an interviewer that he thought about it every day. "It's a generous country that accepted my parents and me." He had made mistakes, he admitted, but he was misunderstood, too. ''What happened to me was an unfortunate chain of events that hasn't shaken my faith in the US."
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"Penina's Letters" follows the recently discharged Salty Persequi returning from war to the girl he left behind on the beach in Santa Monica Bay. Draft segments of "Penina's Letters" appeared in The Boulevard (Summer 2012), a publication of the Attic Institute of Arts and Letters. Parts of the "How to Surf" chapter appeared in different form on Berfrois on September 29, 2015.
Penina and Salty return to Refugio, a fictional beach town on Santa Monica Bay, in "Coconut Oil," a sequel to "Penina's Letters." Themes include aging, housing and homelessness, gentrification, and how we occupy ourselves over time.
Common keyboard signs and punctuation marks become characters in this experimental children's book for readers of all ages. Scamble and Cramble are two cats observing, interpreting, and commenting on daily events.
"Saltwort" is a collection of selected poetical writings from 1967 thru 2017. Forward by Salvador Persequi. Includes 109 pieces.
Alma Lolloon is writing a book about her five husbands, and she reads installments of her work in progress to her surprised knitting group. The group's boisterous feedback influences Alma's writing as she tells her story from childhood to old age, improvising to find her pitch and style.
end tatters: Short essays, fiction, and poems. New and Collected Writing.
"Li Po's Restless Night" includes 101 original variations on a theme of Chinese poet Li Po, with an explanatory personal essay: "Florence and Li Po."
Part human, part deity, the working gods are restless, and one wants out Episodes of a god on the run. "Inventories" first appeared at The Coming of the Toads, over several months in 2020, a quarantine exercise. Text revised for the book publication first edition.


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Home General News School Feeding Caterers Sacked Amidst tension in Akuapem North District
School Feeding Caterers Sacked Amidst tension in Akuapem North District
Reports suggest that the caterers were sacked for failing to campaign for the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Akuapem North constituency, Honourable Dokua Asiamah.
Information reaching soireenews indicates that some caterers working with the Ghana School Feeding Programme in the Akuapem North Municipal in the Eastern Region have been relieved of their duties without apparent reason.
This news online portal gathered that these caterers were reportedly sacked with accusation for failing to campaign for the Member of Parliament (MP) for Akuapem North constituency Honorable Dokua Asiamah.
The worrying situation which, this portal understands has created tension and confusion in the area for which many of them have called on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to immediately intervene.
Narrating their stories in an interview via telephone call with Newsmen , the caterers providing services to the various schools within the area denied of undermining the campaign of the MP.
They stressed that they campaigned vigorously for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) which has led to the wining of the party in the just-ended December 7, 2020, general elections.
The caterers of the Akropong Presbyterian Primary and Local Authority (LA) Basic and Primary Schools expressed misgivings about the development.
They stated that they were shocked to meet different caterers at the premises of their respective schools who claimed they were appointed as to cook food to serve the pupils this morning, Monday, January 25, 2021.
They explained that when they confronted them, they said that the Assembly through the Coordinator called Iddrisu appointed them to cook for the pupils under the Ghana School Feeding Programme.
The existing caterers pointed out that they didn't receive their dismissal letters from the Akuapem North District Assembly to lay down the cooking tools.
They asserted that under the contractual agreement signed with the Ghana School Feeding Programme through the Assembly, it was stipulated that if there is going to be any change in regards to their cooking work, the Assembly should give them one month notice before any action is executed.
They told Newsmen that they had a viable social media platform that the Eastern Regional Coordinator of the Ghana School Feeding Programme, Madam Hajia Fati usually disseminate information on the modalities of their school feeding duties.
According to them, the information sent by Madam Hajia Fati on the platform was to inform the existing careers who has been appointed under the Ghana School Feeding Programme before lockdown in the wake of the novel Corovirus COVID-19 pandemic to cook foods and serve the pupils in the basic schools on Monday, January 25, 2021.
They echoed that there was nothing of a sack so they are shocked to hear from some media houses about their discharge of duties.
One of the affected caterers told Newsmen that since they started cooking for the pupils in 2019, they had not been provided with any money for cooking of food for the schools, yet cooking is consistent and there had not been any complaint from any school authorities.
However, several calls made to the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Akuapem North District Assembly, Mr Berima Asiedu Larbi as at the time of filing this report has been unanswered.
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Review: "Extreme Power Metal" by Dragonforce
by Nick Keseric
Dragonforce is one of my favorite bands, but it's been a long time since I've been excited by any of their new releases. I first started listening to them shortly after they released their 4th album, and I was less than impressed with their 5th album, especially as their original vocalist ZP Theart had left. I haven't really gotten into any of their more recent albums; I've given them a listen, but very little left a strong impression like the material on their first four albums. I can safely say however that with their new album I've gone back to being excited by Dragonforce's new material.
I was a little hesitant at Extreme Power Metal; I wasn't a big fan of their newer music, and the fact that the album name was reused from an earlier song (E.P.M, from their album Ultra Beatdown, was an acronym for Extreme Power Metal, a term they use to refer to their specific style of power metal) but I was pleasantly surprised to find a solid album.
"Highway to Oblivion" is a strong opening song that really shows you what the band is about. It's nothing too new, but it's a great addition to the band's library. Following "Highway" is the over-the-top (both in name and in sound) "Cosmic Power of the Infinite Shred Machine." Marc Hudson's vocals really shine here, giving the song that "epic" feel that Dragonforce is so apt at creating. Both of these songs clock in at just over 6 and a half minutes, which is where Dragonforce's ability to carry on their "extreme" guitar melodies shines the most.
"Heart Demolition" is also an excellent tune, although lyrically it clashes with Dragonforce's usual motifs. Unfortunately, as one gets further into the album, the songs stop impressing as much. There's not a single bad song on the album, but the further down in the track list a song is, the shorter it is, and a lot of the shorter songs just don't impress as much as the longer tracks. "Razorblade Meltdown" is one such track; good, but if I was putting together a Dragonforce playlist, I just wouldn't include it since it would get in the way of the band's other, better work. "Razorblade" manages to at least have a memorable music video – a rather fun video where the band more or less goes full "Tom and Jerry" on each other – but that's the only thing keeping it from joining "Strangers" and "In a Skyforged Dream" in being forgotten when I'm not listening to the album.
The most notable songs on the album are definitely "The Last Dragonborn" and "My Heart Will Go On." I stand by "Highway" and "Shred Machine" being the best, but "Dragonborn" and "My Heart Will Go On" are unique. "The Last Dragonborn" is a tribute song to The Elder Scrolls video game series, particularly Skyrim. It's a nice tribute song, but it completely clashes with the band's sound and is a weird inclusion on the album. Going from "Shred Machine" to "The Last Dragonborn" and then back to "Heart Demolition" is a huge whiplash. Ending the album is "My Heart Will go On," a cover of the theme from Titanic. It starts with a chiptune cover of the intro, but the rest of the instrumentals of the song are almost unrecognizable as a cover of "My Heart Will Go On." That said, the vocals still sound like the original song, keeping it recognizable, and the end result is that Dragonforce made a cover of Celine Dion that still sounds like a great Dragonforce song. And, despite being one of the shortest songs on the album, it never really suffers from the usual mediocrity that the shorter songs suffer from.
Extreme Power Metal is a typical Dragonforce album in many ways. Their longer songs really shine with their unique style, even if they're nothing new for the band. The shorter songs slap less hard, but are still worth a listen. It's something that fans of the band will enjoy, and even casual listeners of the band will find it enjoyable at least. It's certainly my favorite album of theirs post-Ultra Beatdown, for what it's worth.
Extreme Power Metal gets 3.5 stars out of 5; a better-than-good album in many ways, but not the best Dragonforce has released.
If you're interested, you can find Extreme Power Metal on Spotify here.
I also recommend checking out the music videos for "Highway to Oblivion," "Heart Demolition," and "Razorblade Meltdown" on their official YouTube channel.
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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Jan. 27, 2010) - High Desert Gold Corporation ("HDG" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:HDG) is pleased to report that it has obtained conditional approval from the TSX Venture Exchange to increase the size of its previously announced private placement (the "Financing") for up to an additional 534,250 common shares of the Company (each a "Common Share") for additional gross proceeds of up to $85,480. All amounts are in Cdn$.
On December 17, 2009, the Company announced that it closed the first tranche of the Financing for gross proceeds of $595,000 through the issuance of 3,718,750 Common Shares at a price of $0.16 per Common Share and that the issuance of 3,718,750 Common Shares is part of a larger offering by the Company of up to 7,812,500 Common Shares. See HDG PR 09-13 available under the Company's filings at www.sedar.com.
The Financing subsequently became oversubscribed therefore the total size of the Financing has now been increased to an aggregate size of up to 8,346,750 Common Shares for total gross proceeds of up to $1,335,480. The additional closing(s) may occur up to January 30, 2010.


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Q: How to stop record video using UWP LibVlc, not closing app? I using the UWP project (target 1903, min 1809).
Installed nugets: VideoLAN.LibVLC.UWP (3.3.0) LibVLCSharp (3.4.8)
Goal: I trying to record video N minutes duration using RTSP when I use mediaPlayer.Stop() or  mediaPlayer.Dispose(), then getting the error "An unhandled win32 exception occurred in..."
Construction try..catch doesn't catch.
If I use like below, I don't have exception, but not all files recorded. What I mean, for example:
10 files created. But only 8 files recorded, when I closed the app. If the app is open, then not visible what files are being recorded.
     mediaPlayer = null;
     mediaPlayer?.Dispose();
     LibVLC = null;
     LibVLC?.Dispose();

Full example:
    while(true)
    {
        var name = $"{DateTime.Now.ToString("HH\\:mm\\:ss").Replace(":", ".")}.ts";
        var storageFileVideo = await storageFolderDate.CreateFileAsync(name);

        var LibVLC = new LibVLC();
        var mediaPlayer = new MediaPlayer(LibVLC);

        using (var media = new Media(LibVLC, new Uri("RTSP address")))
        {
            media.AddOption($":sout=#file{{dst={storageFileVideo.Path}}}");
            media.AddOption(":sout-keep");
            mediaPlayer.Play(media);

          // await Task.Delay(5000);
            //mediaPlayer = null;
            //mediaPlayer?.Dispose();
            //LibVLC = null;
            //LibVLC?.Dispose();
        }
    }

I also tried like below:
ThreadPool.QueueUserWorkItem(_ => { /*play and stop or dispose*/ });

How I can resolve it? Thank you.

A: Stopping playback would stop the recording.

A: Problem solved. Bug has been fixed in version VideoLAN.LibVLC.UWP 3.3.1


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Faithful to my Homeland, the Republic of Poland
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION
Cooperation in the field of economy and business
Korea in Poland
ABOUT POLAND
POLISH DAY IN SEOUL
Office Hours and Contact
Structure of the Embassy
FOREIGN TRADE OFFICE
Entering Poland
Visa for a family member of EU citizen
Visa Free Countries
WORKING HOLIDAY PROGRAMME
Type of Visa
Emergency Travel Document
Main page Consular Affairs Entering Poland
Since December 21, 2007, Poland is part of the Schengen Area, a zone without controls on internal borders which comprises of 28 countries. Third-country nationals may enter Poland if they are in possession of a valid travel document and a visa (if required). Council Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 includes the lists of third countries whose nationals must possess valid visas to cross external borders, and of countries whose nationals are exempt from this obligation.
List of countries whose nationals may enter Poland without a visa
When crossing the border third-country nationals are also obliged to justify the purpose and conditions of intended stay and prove that they have sufficient means of subsistence, both for the period of intended stay and for return to their country of origin or transit to a third state into which they are certain to be admitted, or are in a position to acquire such means lawfully.
Moreover, they must not be listed as persons who have been refused entry, and they must not be considered a threat to public policy, national security or the international relations of any of the Schengen states.
The visa application should be submitted to and examined by the relevant consular post in accordance with its territorial competence.
Applicants should contact relevant consular post in order to obtain the application as well as information on the electronic registration of the application and visa fees. The application will be examined no later than 21 calendar days after the date of submission of the full set of documents.
The European Parliament and the Council of the European Union have tightened the Schengen Borders Code regulations on external border crossings. Effective 7 April 2017, all persons crossing an external border will undergo thorough checks.
The change of Schengen Borders Code regulations imposes an obligation on all EU Member States to carry out thorough checks of every person who enters or leaves the Schengen area. The Schengen Borders Code was amended in response to the terrorist threat that continues to exist in Europe.
Until now, persons who enjoyed the right to free movement pursuant to EU law, i.e. Polish citizens, among others, underwent the so-called minimum check. Starting Friday, 7 April, everyone who crosses an external border at any of the border crossings, both road, sea and airport crossing points, will be subject to thorough checks. The tightened regulations mean that, in addition to identity and citizenship checks run on the person crossing a Schengen border as well as verification of the authenticity and validity of a travel document authorising its holder to cross the border, every traveller will be checked in domestic and European databases to see that he or she is not considered a threat to public policy, internal security, public health or international relations of any of the EU Member States.
The tightened regulations will affect the duration of border checks at border crossing points in Poland (in the case of borders with non-Schengen countries) and can make them last longer. In order to reduce the negative consequences of the new regulations, the situation will be monitored on an ongoing basis by the Polish Border Guard and adequate measures will be taken depending on the intensity of border traffic and the travellers' waiting time for border checks.
Requesting access to personal data stored in the Schengen Information System
Everyone has the right to obtain comprehensive information regarding personal data processed in data filing systems.
In accordance with Article 32 (5) of the Act of 29 August 1997 on the Protection of Personal Data (Journal of Laws of 2002, No. 101, item 926, with subsequent amendments), the person concerned may exercise his/her right to obtain information once every six months.
An application for access is free of chargé.
According to the Act of 24 August 2007 on the participation of the Republic of Poland in the Schengen Information System and the Visa Information System, Poland's controller of data processed within the Schengen Information System is the Commander-in-Chief of the Police.
Requests for access or modification of data should be sent to him.
Address for correspondence:
General Headquarters of the Polish Police (KGP)
Central Technical Authority KSI
Puławska 148/150
If there is a need for consultation regarding the contents of a request for access to personal data, you can contact us by phone or via e-mail:
Tel.: +48 (22) 601-53-29 , +48 (22) 601-53-15, e-mail: cot.admin.ksi@policja.gov.pl
Pursuant to Article 32 (1-5a) of the Act on the Protection of Personal Data, the data subject may request the following information regarding the processing of his/her personal data:
whether the data exists in the system,
how long the data have been processed for,
the source of data acquisition,
how data is made available,
the purpose and scope of data processing,
to what extent and to whom the data were made available.
The controller will provide the information requested within 30 days. In order to obtain such information, a written request must be submitted in Polish or English.
The request for information should include:
1. name and surname of the applicant,
2. Polish national identification number - PESEL (where applicable),
3. nationality,
4. date and place of birth,
5. a photocopy of an identity document containing a clear image,
6. place of residence (country, city, street and house number/apartment),
7. subject matter of the request,
8. signature of person making the request.
In accordance with Article 32 of the Act of 14 June 1960 on the Code of Administrative Procedure (Journal of Laws of 2000, No. 98, Item 1071, with subsequent amendments), a party may be represented in administrative proceedings by a plenipotentiary unless the nature of the activities requires action in person. Article 33 of the Code establishes the procedural rules for the power of attorney, i.e.:
the plenipotentiary may be a natural person with legal capacity;
the power of attorney should be notified in writing;
the plenipotentiary files an original or an officially certified copy of the power of attorney.
A lawyer, legal counsel or patent agent may themselves authenticate a copy of the power of attorney granted to him/her.
Refusal to provide information on processed personal data
According to Article 30 of the Act on the Protection of Personal Data, the controller may refuse to provide access where this would:
1. result in the disclosure of information constituting a state secret,
2. pose a threat to state security or defence, life and human health or safety and public order,
3. pose a threat to the basic economic or financial interests of the State,
4. result in a substantial breach of the personal interests of data subjects or third persons.
The right to correct the data and request the suspension of their processing or removal
The data subject may ask the controller to supplement, update, correct, remove and temporarily or permanently suspend processing of his/her data. However, the data subject must demonstrate that the data are incomplete, outdated, inaccurate or have been collected in violation of the law or that their processing is no longer necessary to achieve the purpose for which they were collected.
Application proceedings are conducted in accordance with the provisions of the Code of Administrative Procedure.
Contact details of the national data protection authority
In order to provide an adequate level of legal protection for persons whose data are stored in the Schengen Information System, the General Inspector for Personal Data Protection supervises whether the use of data violates the rights of data subjects. This supervision is exercised in accordance with the laws on personal data protection.
Bureau of the Inspector General for Personal Data Protection (GIODO)
Tel. +48 (22) 860-73-93
http://www.giodo.gov.pl
kancelaria@giodo.gov.pl
Any person whose data are processed in the Schengen Information System is entitled to submit a complaint to the Inspector General for Personal Data Protection with regard to the implementation of the provisions on the protection of personal data.
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Why You Shouldn't Call it Babysitting When a Dad Watches His Kids
Seriously, we're parenting our children.
By Jeff Bogle Published: Feb 22, 2016
We've hired our fair share of babysitters. In the toddler years, babysitters allowed my wife and I to enjoy the odd night out at the movies and to share a decent meal without disinfecting a disgusting restaurant high chair or worry that food might be flung onto the table beside us. We paid those babysitters, all young girls from our kids' daycare, roughly $10 an hour to play for an hour or so before bedtime, tuck 'em in, read a story or two and then quietly text their friends while watching TV on our couch. Around 11 p.m. or so, we'd put the key in the lock after necking a bit in the driveway, the babysitter gets a handful of cash, and no longer has children to care for or think about. Easy money, really.
I'm no babysitter.
And it's best if you don't confuse me for one.
In August of 2007 I voluntarily left a white collar job managing the daily operations of a Fortune 500 company's many 401(k) plans. The job paid me more than $70,000 a year with annual bonuses, put 14 percent of my salary into a retirement plan and offered me a decent amount of enjoyable business travel. I left that cushy gig to be a full-time stay-at-home dad. I did not leave that well-paying corporate job to be a babysitter. This is because I always have children to care for and to think about, 24/7/365. And I wouldn't want it any other way. Although, if someone would stuff a few twenties into my palm at the end of each night, I wouldn't complain.
Are there some dads who approach time spent with their own kids as temp work until mom returns? Of course, but those dads are a-holes. Since it's 2016, many dads (like me) cherish that precious one-on-one kid time and embrace their active role in the family unit. We dads are down on the ground playing with toys, snuggled up under blankets watching animated movies, and in the kitchen making applesauce from scratch alongside our tiny sous chefs.
We are dad-ing, not babysitting, every single day because we're not collecting an hourly wage to watch over these tiny creatures for a few hours once or twice a month. No, we're deeply invested in their growth, development, happiness, and future. That's called parenting and it's high time people come to understand and appreciate that dads, just like moms, are in the business of parenting. Sure, the pay sucks. In fact, it's more like an internet start-up that's hemorrhaging cash for the first few years before slowly beginning to break even. Being profitable is a pipe dream, but we still show up and work hard because we love what we've created and we want to see it thrive in the real world someday.
I was always going to be the one to stay home and be the full-time parent, if one of us was ever going to be able to at all. My wife is a financial professional, a manager-level worker for a mutual fund firm. She was on board with me being the one to stay home because I am, by a country mile, the more domestic of the two of us (thanks, mom!) and she was making a bit more than me at the time we made that decision nine years ago. We haven't had to make too many financial sacrifices because we don't splurge on excess material things.
I've found my sea legs as a stay-at-home dad and think I've done alright in the role. Like many actively involved dads, I too endured strange glances from moms at the playground. I also got the 'are you babysitting?' comments from waitresses at restaurants and attendants at museums while out with my girls. I recognize that in many cases the quips are not intended to be hurtful, but I can tell you firsthand that is sucks to be thought of not as a parent but as a temp worker, a babysitter of your own children
Over time, those remarks faded away. Maybe that's because I was exuding more confidence in being a dad or maybe it's because people are seeing more of us—guys who are the primary caretakers for these little people who bear our resemblance.
Jeff Bogle
Jeff is a dad of two teenage daughters and a decent human being with a curious mind and a kind heart; he's an avid traveler, photographer, author and freelance writer who lives in New York City with wife. In addition to Good Housekeeping, he's written for Parents, Fodor's, USA Today and Reader's Digest, among other print and online publications. Jeff won the 2016 Iris Award for Photography and 2017 Iris Award for Philanthropy, and is the publisher of the quarterly literary magazine, Stanchion.


CV Show, NEC Birmingham: By taking advantage of online commerce, UK freight carriers and shippers could save as much as £6.5 billion annually.
That is the view of David Jennison, UK managing director of online freight marketplace Ontruck, speaking today at the Commercial Vehicle Show 2018 at Birmingham's NEC.
Ontruck, which has already transformed road freight efficiency in its home market of Spain, is attending the CV Show as part of its UK market growth. The company's cloud-based booking platform and mobile app connects shippers and carriers quickly and easily, improving price-competitiveness and flexibility for those sending freight and boosting vehicle utilisation and convenience for road hauliers.
Since launching in the UK last September, Ontruck has completed well over 1,700 shipments and more than 120,000 loaded miles, shipping palletised goods for manufacturers, retailers and freight forwarders via a rapidly growing base of more than 250 carriers.
The flexibility provided by the online marketplace means that road haulage companies can expand their operations, achieve more consistent volumes across the year and make more rewarding journeys. Ontruck's transparency enables shippers to feel confident, which means they book more loads and create more opportunities for carriers.


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CHS Rotary distributes dictionaries
The Rotary Club of Canonsburg Houston Southpointe recently completed its annual distribution of dictionaries to third-graders in the Canon-McMillan and Chartiers-Houston school districts. Third-graders in the following elementary schools each received a copy of "A Student's Dictionary," published by The Dictionary Project Inc.: Borland Manor, Cecil, First Street, Hills-Hendersonville, Muse, South Central, Wylandville and Allison Park. For some of the schoolchildren, the dictionary from...
Rotary Club of Bethel Park donates dictionaries to students
Each year, the Rotary Club of Bethel Park generously donates a copy of "A Student's Dictionary" to every third-grader in Bethel Park for their personal use and to keep forever. On a recent delivery of the dictionaries to Memorial Elementary School, Rotarians (back row, from left) Bob Bauer and John Nave had the opportunity to personally present dictionaries to Memorial third-graders, from left: (front...
Rotary carries on Dictionary Project
The Douglas Rotary Club, in partnership with Freeport-McMoRan, gifted more than 400 personal dictionaries to third grade students throughout the city. Based in Charleston, South Carolina, the Dictionary Project has distributed more than 28 million dictionaries around the world. In 1995, founder, Mary French sought importance in providing personal copies of a dictionary to third grade students in the South Carolina public school system....
FRONTENAC – Third graders at Frank Layden Elementary received the gift of knowledge Wednesday. The Frontenac Rotary Club delivered a dictionary to every student in three different third grade classes. The event is organized by Rotary Service Committee Chair Lori Lavery. She has been delivering dictionaries to Frank Layden since 2008, but said the yearly project started years before she was a rotary member....
Allen Park third graders receive dictionaries
Third-graders in Allen Park received an extra gift during the holiday season, thanks to the Allen Park Kiwanis Club. Members of the Kiwanis Club presented 330 copies of Webster's Dictionary for Students to the third-graders of Allen Park Public Schools, St. Frances Cabrini Catholic School and Inter-City Baptist School. The books were provided through the Dictionary Project, which provides students with dictionaries to keep...
Rotary delivers dictionaries
It wasn't Santa, but third grade students in Richfield, Monroe, Koosharem, Circleville and Marysvale all received an early Christmas present thanks to the Richfield Rotary Club. Rather than give toys, club members delivered a vital education tool — dictionaries — to each third grade student as part of The Dictionary Project, a nonprofit organization founded in 1995 by Mary and Arno French, a couple...
Orangeburg-Morning Rotary provides more than 1,000 dictionaries to students
The Rotary Club of Orangeburg-Morning has again this year donated a dictionary to every third-grader in Orangeburg Consolidated School Districts Four and Five, Orangeburg Christian Academy, Felton Laboratory and Orangeburg Preparatory Schools. Club President Dr. David Staten, who is also the program director of the Rehabilitation Counseling Program at South Carolina State University, said this year Rotarians delivered more than 1,000 dictionaries in the...
Ted Utchen, 'Dictionary Man', delivers dictionaries to DuPage schools
Ted Utchen began his crusade against bad grammar roughly 14 years ago, and since then his quest really hasn't changed. "The Dictionary Man" brings little shtick to the vocabulary lesson he repeats every year for students in schools across DuPage County. Just the usual corny jokes and some worn-out index cards — all with an eye toward selling kids on the virtues of proper...
Peconic Landing group donates dictionaries to North Fork students
Third-grade students on the North Fork have become "crazy about words" thanks to a collaborative program between Peconic Landing residents and local citizens that gifts children with a personalized dictionary. More than 420 third-grade students at 10 schools from Aquebogue to Shelter Island will get a copy of A Student's Dictionary and Gazetteer this year thanks to Peconic Landing resident Joe McKay, who coordinated...
Members of North Platte Elks Lodge give books to area students
Members of the North Platte Elks Lodge spent Thursday morning giving books to third-graders in 18 schools in Lincoln, Logan and McPherson counties. In all, members said they handed out 522 books. Each student received a dictionary and gazetteer containing thousand of words, maps and information on U.S. presidents, the states and other countries. The dictionary gains new words every year "because the world...
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La lancha PNA Islas Malvinas (GC-82) fue una lancha patrullera de la clase Z-28 de la Prefectura Naval Argentina. Junto a la GC-83 Río Iguazú fue uno de las guardacostas que combatió en la Guerra de Malvinas. Con la rendición de Puerto Argentino, fue capturada por la Royal Navy como HMS Tiger Bay.

Acciones bélicas

Sufrió desperfectos mecánicos que hicieron que su velocidad se redujera un 50%. Servía como auxiliar y escolta de las fuerzas de la Armada Argentina y del Ejército Argentino.

Sufrió daños tras un ataque de un helicóptero Lynx del  en los primeros días de la guerra, el 1 de mayo, en afueras de la Isla Celebroña, cuando se encontraba auxiliando al  en torno a las  El patrullero Islas Malvinas con armamento 12,7 mm y en las maniobras de defensa del ataque, resultó herido el Cabo Segundo Antonio Grigolato. El helicóptero fue dañado por el ARA Forrest durante el ataque.

Tras la rendición argentina, el  lo capturó en Puerto Argentino y lo renombró como HMS Tiger Bay (por la zona portuaria de Cardiff, Tiger Bay).

Posteriormente fue amarrado en el puerto de Portsmouth hasta que fue vendida a un particular en 1986.

Véase también
 Apostadero Naval Malvinas
 PNA Río Iguazú (GC-83)
 Anexo:Buques de la Prefectura Naval Argentina

Referencias

Enlaces externos

 Acción de los buques del Apostadero Naval Malvinas
 Fotos del buque

Lanchas de la clase Z-28
Barcos de 1979
Barcos construidos en Hamburgo
Buques de la guerra de las Malvinas (Argentina)