Alzheimer's is a dynamic, degenerative disease and also an additional kind of mental deterioration which affects the memory, thinking and behavior and ultimately blows up in reasoning, planning, language and understanding. Dementia is serious condition that influences an individual's capability to execute daily tasks. Alzheimer's disease is a disease. Well-known situation of this disease is the US president Ronald Reagan. This disease is called after the German doctor Aloe Alzheimer who first discussed this disease. In United States Alzheimer's is the seventh leading reason of death and there is no remedy for the disease presently. This disease starts gradually as well as in training course of time the signs and symptoms get worse. The people also neglect the best ways to brush their teeth and comb their hair.
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That's all we have for you all today, it was great to have yo here and we'll look forward to more feedback as India head to Kolkata for the Test against West Indies and Australia will go back home for the Ashes. Till then, it's goodbye from Vishal Dikshit on behalf of Devashish and scorer Binoy George. Ta ta!
9.42pm Dhawan is being mobbed by team-mates, Dhoni uproots the stumps and runs away in celebration, Rohit gets one too as the batsmen's series comes to an end in India's favour. Faulkner was having a word with the umpires after the dismissal, he was clearly unhappy about something. Rohit left everyone in awe, no doubt, but what an effort from James Faulkner. It was his first hundred - domestic or international - and if Australia had more wickets, he would have probably taken them home.
Prabbu Raj Menon: "i cant blame pitches or small grounds ... its purely rubbish bowling by both teams"
harshit srivastava: "faulkner will be the better allrounder for ashes than others."
George Bailey: We went pretty close there but outstanding innings from Rohit. We were probably ahead at one point of time but didn't have enough wickets. Faulkner and Maxwell played excellent cameos. We knew it would be tough they are the No. 1 and it's been a wonderful series. Plenty of positives, the one-day cricket we were playing 18 months wasn't great and we are certainly on track now.
Rohit Sharma is Man of the Match and Series: I didn't really think of the 200 initially. Right from ball one I wanted to stay there. It was a small ground with a fast outfield, we knew it was going to be a big-scoring game keeping the wickets in hand. We always spoke about building small parnterhsips and we had two big ones today. It's been our strength throughout the series so it was heartening to see that. You never know, even 380 wasn't looking comfortable. Credit goes to Dhawan and Virat as well, they played very well throughout the series, we showed real character. I'm enjoying opening at the moment, just want to keep continuing and want to continue fresh. I'm looking forward to the West Indies series now and I didn't know about the 16 sixes record.
MS Dhoni: There was a moment when we were under pressure after losing 2-3 quick wickets. It became a little difficult and we wanted to sore 300 and explode from there. 383 wasn't on our mind but Rohit batted very well. This ground has the reputation for batsmen hitting more sixes than fours, especially when you see Gayle and Virat batting in the IPL. It's difficult to contain the batsmen here. Our Batting has been fantastic, openers have done very well but it would have been good if middle order got a few more runs. Apart form the one game, we scored in each and every game. We have to improve in bowling, something we wanted to do on a team level also. We have chased 350+ twice but nobody talks about the Australian bowling line-up. Fantastic series overall, Australia played very well and the wickets were good. the amount of crowd that came was fantastic.


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"Our Legacy: Indigenous-African Relations Across the Americas" is organized by the Race, Ethnicity and Indigeneity Program in the Department of Equity Studies and the Centre for Feminist Research, at York University.
The Race, Ethnicity and Indigeneity Program , Department of Equity Studies, York University.
The Race, Ethnicity and Indigeneity Program is an interdisciplinary undergraduate degree program which integrates the areas of anti-racism, diaspora studies and Indigenous studies into a cohesive program, enabling students to develop a broad understanding of issues facing a society which maintains an official policy of multiculturalism and relies on a primarily immigrant/diasporic labour force while maintaining itself in a colonial relationship to Aboriginal peoples.
Bonita Lawrence (Mi'kmaq), who was awarded the SSHRC grant to create "Our Legacy: Indigenous/African Relations Across the Americas" coordinates the REI program.
Her research interests on mixed-race identity and questions of belonging (resulting in the book "Real" Indians and Others: Mixed-Race Urban Native People and Indigenous Nationhood) and questions of legally imposed identities and federally-unrecognized Indigenous people (resulting in the upcoming publication: Fractured Homeland: Land and Idenity in Federally-Unrecognized Algonquin Communities in Ontario) led naturally to her interest in Indigenous/African peoples and their histories.
Her publication Decolonizing Anti-Racism, co-written with Ena Dua, the coordinator of the Centre for Feminist Research, challenged the manner in which anti-racism in Canada excludes Indigenous peoples, thereby subverting the possibility of Indigenous/African relations even being conceptualized in most contexts.
She subsequently co-published, with Zainab Amadahy, an article entitled "Indigenous Peoples and Black People: Settlers or Allies" which explored the intellectual and spiritual frameworks needed to address Indigenous/African relations in Canadian contexts.
The Centre for Feminist Research promotes feminist activities and collaborative research at York University and works to establish research linkages between York scholars and local, national, international and transnational communities.
Established in 1991, CFR carries out its mandate by supporting individual and collaborative research, developing research materials, communicating research results, providing opportunities and training for graduate students, fostering relationships with community organizations and government personnel, and through hosting visiting scholars from outside the university nationally and internationally.
CFR is coordinating the Our Legacy: Indigenous/African Relations Across the Americas conference, taking primary responsibility for every aspect of the conference.
We wish to acknowledge those individuals who have contributed to the conference in a variety of ways, below.
Leah Stewart (Harpy Eagle Lokono Arawak) is a PhD student working on her dissertation entitled "Arawaks Who Drive Cars: Indigenous Identity in the Postcolonial Caribbean". Her areas of expertise include Indigenous history and culture in the Caribbean, Indigenous resistance to colonialism across the Americas, Caribbean cultures of resistance and Caribbean popular culture.
From the beginning, Leah has built most of the connections between Caribbean Indigenous leaders and scholars and the conference organizers. As the conference research assistant she has also made the primary arrangements for travel, accommodations, and generally keeping us "on our toes" about protocols and requirements in Caribbean contexts.
Finally, Leah will be presenting her work on one of the Caribbean panels.
Kimberley Palmer is a PhD student in the Faculty of Environmental Studies at York. Her work with the Garifuna Heritage Foundation in St. Vincent has provided the connections which enabled us to bring an Indigenous leader and scholar from St. Vincent to speak at the conference. Kimberley has spoken in a number of international contexts on Garifuna resistance; her work will also be presented at the conference.
Scott Macklin who provided the photographs of Pankaruru and Pataxo Indigenous people, as well as other Indigenous/African people from commuities and quilombos in Brazil for our conference website.
Miguel Gonzalez who assisted us in reaching out to South and Central American researchers and provided the photographs of Miskito Indigenous people from Nicaragua for our conference website.
Amanda Murray, who provided the conference logo. Amanda is a Saulteaux (Pine Creek First Nations: Manitoba) artist, born in Toronto. As a singer, dancer (Fancy Shawl) and visual artist, her urban upbringing and traditional teachings are reflected in her work.
You may contact her at skywind_woman@hotmail.com or by phone at 647-213-1783.
Robert Keith Collins (Choctaw), from the American Indian Studies Department at San Francisco State University, was the keynote speaker who launched the Race, Ethnicity and Indigeneity program at York University, and who provided much of the initial intellectual material which enabled the first course in Canada to be taught on that subject, in the REI program.
Maximilian Forte, from the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Concordia University, whose extensive work on Indigenous (particularly Carib) resurgence in the Caribbean has enabled scholars based in Canada to begin to grapple with complex questions of race and Indigeneity in Caribbean contexts.
Jonathan Warren, Chair of Latin American Studies and Associate Professor of International Studies at the University of Washington whose work on racial formation and racial identity in Brazil opened up an entire discursive field addressing contemporary struggles of Indigenous/African peoples to recreate their Indigenous identities in the wake of genocidal pressure to relinquish Indigeneity, in Brazilian contexts.
It is also important to credit the intellectual contributions that students have made in addressing these concepts in Canada.
Zahir Kolia and Beenash Jaffrey, both PhD students respectively in Social and Political Thought and Women's Studies at York, have been among the first academics to have taken up the challenge that Ena Dua and myself made in Decolonizing Anti-Racism to address the erasure of colonization and Indigenous presence within anti-racism in Canada. They are seeking to understand their positions in Canada as racialized settlers on Indigenous lands, and seeking the means of building solidarity between Indigenous and racialized peoples. Both will be presenting, at the conference.
Finally, it is important to credit the undergraduate students in REI 3570 6.00 Black Indians and Native-Black Relations who have, each time the course has been taught, responded with tremendous intellectual passion and fervour (indeed, even they even brought other community members to sit in on the class and contribute). Their overwhelming interest in this topic has taught the organizers how important it is to begin to address this subject in Canada. Developing an international conference on Indigenous/African relations across the Americas is in many respects the legacy of the REI 3570 course.


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Study outlines stormwater concerns, solutions
Estimated $1.5 million needed for Stadium/Satinwood relief
January 21st, 2017 by Sam Richardson	in Local News
Heavy rains in August caused flash flooding in Mid-Missouri, which damaged Washington Park in Jefferson City and area homes. Residents of the city's 4th Ward are seeking improvements to the stormwater infrastructure in the area to help alleviate flooding concerns.
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If there is an intersection or neighborhood in Jefferson City more desperate for stormwater relief than Stadium Boulevard and Satinwood Drive, Public Works Director Matt Morasch hasn't found it.
Morasch presented a case study Thursday at the city's Public Works and Planning Committee meeting of the documented flooding at the Stadium and Satinwood watershed — as well as what needs to be done to rectify the problem and how much that would cost taxpayers.
His study, a preface to a $30 million to $36 million bond issue potentially on the August ballot, found total flood control and resiliency costs for just the Stadium and Satinwood watershed flood control projects — with no maintenance included — would require at least $1.5 million. That's one neighborhood flood fix among many on the city's stormwater to-do list.
To put that in perspective, Morasch told the committee, consider the annual Jefferson City budget now carries a line item protecting $380,000 per year, total, for stormwater projects.
Here's how Morasch reached the $1.5 million estimate: upsize Stadium/Satinwood culvert, $400,000; upsize Cedar Hill culvert, $250,000; restore and improve drainage ways throughout the watershed, $250,000; and construct regional detention/water quality basins at two locations, $600,000.
Those are potential solutions to problems at the Stadium and Satinwood intersection — the arterial street intersection floods and becomes impassable, the Cedar Hill collector street floods and becomes impassable, and stormwater backs up and floods homes, businesses and yards.
"A sustainable and flood-resilient stormwater collection system will require at least a $2 million annual funding program," Morasch said.
The case study stems from the devastating flash floods that inundated Stadium and Satinwood and many other neighborhoods last August and September.
A stormwater utility fund is a dedicated source of money to specifically fund stormwater services that cannot be diverted, Morasch said.
According to Morasch's presentation, Jefferson City's need for capital funding relates to:
Replacement of neighborhood stormwater collection systems in an orderly fashion that meets community expectations;
Flood resiliency projects such as upsizing culverts to keep roads from flooding and promote public safety;
Regional detention areas to support flood control;
Bridge maintenance and replacement;
Maintenance and restoration of neighborhood stream corridors to improve stormwater flow;
Infrastructure enhancements in neighborhoods to improve stormwater collection;
Cost-sharing programs to stabilize neighborhoods by bringing structures into compliance with stormwater codes.
The Satinwood and Stadium drainage area amounts to 685 acres, 14,540 linear feet of drainage pipes, and 146 stormwater inlets with 30,835 feet or 5.84 miles of open creeks and streams. Current detention status includes two publicly owned basins, four small site basins that are privately maintained, and seven basin locations that have been identified for future development, with more possible.
In those 685 acres, there are 700 or more family homes, 60 or more apartments and condos, four large suburban churches, two state-owned parcels, two hospital and medical campuses, a nursing home and other group homes, Cedar Hill Elementary School, commercial properties including grocery stores and offices, and many undeveloped parcels affected by the flooding issue.
Councilman Larry Henry, who chairs the Public Works and Planning Committee, announced earlier this month he would captain the committee and campaign to pass the stormwater initiative. Henry and his future campaign team will have ample time to promote the stormwater utility, he said.

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It's hard to quantify the impact culture has on the quality of code you ship. According to a Columbia Business School survey of 1,400 North American CEOs, 92 percent said they believed improving corporate culture would improve the value of the company. Yet only 15 percent said their corporate culture was where it needed to be. We asked our editorial board to share examples of what they've done to improve the culture at the software companies they run.
Q: What's the single best thing you and/or your company have done to improve culture?
A: CULTURE IS NEVER AN EVENT-DRIVEN EXERCISE. Culture is something that has to be breathed every day. In my opinion, every CEO should be the chief culture officer in the company — thinking about it, monitoring it, acting on it — every day — with a recognition that the best cultures are driven by the people, not forced down from the top. That said, the best culture change we ever experienced was when an employee approached our executive team with a desire to "donate" some of his PTO to another employee who was going through a health crisis — a single mom dealing with breast cancer. We were so moved by this simple act of generosity that we decided to implement a new policy which we call "Gift of Time." This policy allows employees to anonymously give unused PTO to a pool which is then doled out on an as-needed basis by a committee we established to help other "Granberries" (what we call our team members) in need. "Granbury Gives," our committee of volunteers, has since expanded to include fundraisers, caregiving, and support for both internal and external causes, and even hosts a monthly cookout to give the entire team an opportunity to socialize and interact. As the chief culture officer, I never cease to be amazed at the great work this self-directed group does. And it's been a real boost to everyone in the organization.
TOM BRONSON is the president & CEO of Granbury Solutions, which he helped grow from 20 employees in 2010 to 200+ employees today with 10,000+ customers. He was formerly CEO of pizzeria POS software company DiamondTouch.
A: GROWING FROM 29 TO 470+ EMPLOYEES IN FOUR YEARS, while at the same time expanding globally across five offices and four time zones, is no small feat. Extraordinary communication is the key to creating a great corporate culture, and for us it starts with our "All Hands" meetings. This twice monthly, companywide sync is designed to accomplish three goals: 1) provide insight and get buy-in on departmental initiatives that impact staff and corporate goals, 2) discuss and reinforce Corporate Values, and 3) introduce new staff and recognize above and beyond performance. The All Hands meeting gives us a single point of connection that crosses disciplines, departments, and office locations. For that hour, our whole team – from the entry-level technician to the most senior engineer – stands side by side focusing their energy toward our unified purpose. With as many moving parts and critical dependencies that go into the products and services we provide to clients, we wouldn't be able to execute as efficiently as we do or grow as rapidly as we have if it wasn't for the sense of unity that's fostered in the All Hands meeting.
ALESSANDRA LEZAMA has led transformational changes as CEO of three previous companies. Since joining AbacusNext in 2013, she has propelled the business from an on-prem software company to a fully integrated legal technology suite.
A: TO IMPROVE CULTURE, I started doing the recruiting. We tried using professional recruiters, but they do not understand our culture. We're still sub-50 employees, and every single new hire is critical. I didn't think I had time, but taking over recruiting has helped me appreciate what talent is out there. And when a potential candidate gets a message from me, I think they appreciate the attention.
JOE MEYER is the founder and CEO of CentralBOS, a cloud ERP software company based in Atlanta. He is a serial entrepreneur and a retired U.S. Army major who has worked with large and startup tech enterprises since 1992.


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Vital SMSF bills pass both houses
Miranda Brownlee
15 June 2017 — 1 minute read
Both houses of Parliament have passed a bill containing various amendments to the government's suite of superannuation taxation reforms, including changes to transition to retirement income streams and limited recourse borrowing arrangements.
Treasury Laws Amendment (2017 Measures No. 2) Bill 2017 has today reached passage through both the House of Representatives and the Senate and makes changes to measures enacted through the Treasury Laws Amendment (Fair and Sustainable Superannuation) Act 2016.
Minister for revenue and financial services Kelly O'Dwyer said the bill will support the integrity of the new transfer balance cap by "including a repayment of a borrowing under a limited recourse borrowing arrangement in the cap in certain circumstances".
Amendments contained in the bill also relax the prohibition on TRISs ever being in the retirement phase. As a result, a TRIS will now be in the retirement phase if the member has satisfied a condition of release with a nil cashing restriction.
The reforms, Ms O'Dwyer said will also ensure recipients of an existing structured settlement or personal injury order do not pay tax on their superannuation income streams as originally intended.
"As part of this Bill, the Government has also refined changes to personal and corporate insolvency law made by the Insolvency Law Reform Act 2016. This change will reduce legal complexity, increase certainty for insolvency practitioners and remove unnecessary costs from insolvency proceedings," she said.
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Press Release2017-12-15Siemens AGMunichbusinessSiemens further expands its leadership role in industrial digitalization
Twenty centers for digital customer applications in 17 countries
Revenue with digital technologies grows 20 percent to more than €5 billion in fiscal 2017
Future-oriented investments in research and development rise to around €5.6 billion
Siemens is gaining further momentum in digitalization and is the first company worldwide to set up 20 centers for digital customer applications in the industrial sector. Each of these MindSphere Application Centers for digital offerings from Siemens spans multiple locations in different countries and specializes in a particular industry in which Siemens is active. Today, around 900 software developers, data specialists and engineers are already working together with Siemens customers at these centers to develop digital innovations for data analysis and machine learning. These new solutions are being developed on MindSphere, Siemens' open, cloud-based operating system for the Internet of Things (IoT). To be close to its customers, the company has distributed its 20 centers across around 50 locations in 17 countries worldwide. "We're continuously expanding our leadership role in industrial digitalization," said Joe Kaeser, Siemens President and CEO. "With our global experience in electrification and automation and our industrial software expertise, we're generating optimal benefits for our customers – benefits that no other companies can replicate at such high levels of performance." Press Release2017-12-15Siemens AGMunichbusinessSiemens further expands its leadership role in industrial digitalization
Siemens is gaining further momentum in digitalization and is the first company worldwide to set up 20 centers for digital customer applications in the industrial sector. Each of these MindSphere Application Centers for digital offerings from Siemens spans multiple locations in different countries and specializes in a particular industry in which Siemens is active. Today, around 900 software developers, data specialists and engineers are already working together with Siemens customers at these centers to develop digital innovations for data analysis and machine learning. These new solutions are being developed on MindSphere, Siemens' open, cloud-based operating system for the Internet of Things (IoT). To be close to its customers, the company has distributed its 20 centers across around 50 locations in 17 countries worldwide. "We're continuously expanding our leadership role in industrial digitalization," said Joe Kaeser, Siemens President and CEO. "With our global experience in electrification and automation and our industrial software expertise, we're generating optimal benefits for our customers – benefits that no other companies can replicate at such high levels of performance." During fiscal 2017, Siemens further extended its lead in software solutions and digital services. Revenue from digital technologies, for instance, rose to €5.2 billion – of which €4 billion was attributable to software and €1.2 billion to digital services. This corresponds to a 20-percent increase year-over-year and means that Siemens clearly outpaced market growth of about eight percent. "We are now speeding up digitalization even further" said Siemens Chief Technology Officer Roland Busch. "We are using our industry know-how to scale the solutions and further broaden the business. With our MindSphere Application Centers, we're providing optimal support to our customers around the globe as they embrace the digital age."Siemens launched its MindSphere IoT operating system across the company about a year ago. Around one million devices and systems are now connected together via MindSphere, and this figure is to reach 1.25 million by the end of fiscal 2018. Beginning in January 2018, MindSphere will also be available on Amazon Web Services. This partnership brings Siemens, the worldwide market leader in industrial automation, together with the international No. 1 in cloud solutions. As a result, users enjoy the benefits of a more powerful development environment, additional analysis functions and expanded connectivity. Industrial applications and digital services can be developed and run on MindSphere. For example, immense amounts of system-generated data can be quickly and efficiently captured, evaluated and used – for instance, to improve system performance and availability. This technology also helps customers evaluate and employ their data to gain new types of insights. For example, downtimes can be predicted and prevented and conclusions drawn about a product and its manufacturing process. Users can also develop completely new business models – such as selling machine operating hours and thus offering less capital-intensive solutions.To further accelerate the innovation process, Siemens will again increase its research and development (R&D) expenditures in fiscal 2018 and invest an additional sum of around €450 million. As a result, R&D spending will increase from about €5.2 billion in fiscal 2017 to over €5.6 billion in fiscal 2018. More than €3 billion of the company's R&D outlays flowed into Germany in fiscal 2017. Since 2014, Siemens' R&D investments have risen by about 40 percent. For fiscal 2018, Siemens has earmarked some €500 million in R&D spending for Company Core Technologies, which include such innovative fields as additive manufacturing, autonomous robotics, data analysis and artificial intelligence, and digital twins – but also power electronics and distributed energy systems. In fiscal 2017, Siemens had around 40,000 R&D employees worldwide – of whom some 13,700 were in Germany, about 6,500 in the U.S., roughly 2,700 in China and around 6,800 in India.You'll find further information here: www.siemens.com/press/inno2017For this press release5b2b9a78-e8ff-4451-88e4-4bb6d03bd125PDF Download_blankLinksWebsite: Innovation Day 2017_blankPress Eventbb6742cc-8cfa-49e9-95e0-be047bcb6c2fEvent: Siemens Innovation Day 2017 – Unlock the potential with digitalization Event: Siemens Innovation Day 2017 – Unlock the potential with digitalization 5143:enEvent: Siemens Innovation Day 2017 – Unlock the potential with digitalization _blank5143:enRead more about Siemens Innovation Day 2017_blank@siemens_press0f6f8c6e-0309-4393-982e-a1d2c14d109a@siemens_press@siemens_press@siemens_press_blankFollow us on Twitter_blankSiemens AG (Berlin and Munich) is a global technology powerhouse that has stood for engineering excellence, innovation, quality, reliability and internationality for 170 years. The company is active around the globe, focusing on the areas of electrification, automation and digitalization. One of the world's largest producers of energy-efficient, resource-saving technologies, Siemens is a leading supplier of efficient power generation and power transmission solutions and a pioneer in infrastructure solutions as well as automation, drive and software solutions for industry. The company is also a leading provider of medical imaging equipment – such as computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging systems – and a leader in laboratory diagnostics as well as clinical IT. In fiscal 2017, which ended on September 30, 2017, Siemens generated revenue of €83.0 billion and net income of €6.2 billion. At the end of September 2017, the company had around 377,000 employees worldwide. Further information is available on the Internet at www.siemens.com.Corporate CommunicationCorporateCCCorpPR2017120108COENFlorian MartiniSiemens AGWerner-von-Siemens-Straße 1
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Siemens further expands its leadership role in industrial digitalization
Siemens is gaining further momentum in digitalization and is the first company worldwide to set up 20 centers for digital customer applications in the industrial sector. Each of these MindSphere Application Centers for digital offerings from Siemens spans multiple locations in different countries and specializes in a particular industry in which Siemens is active. Today, around 900 software developers, data specialists and engineers are already working together with Siemens customers at these centers to develop digital innovations for data analysis and machine learning. These new solutions are being developed on MindSphere, Siemens' open, cloud-based operating system for the Internet of Things (IoT). To be close to its customers, the company has distributed its 20 centers across around 50 locations in 17 countries worldwide. "We're continuously expanding our leadership role in industrial digitalization," said Joe Kaeser, Siemens President and CEO. "With our global experience in electrification and automation and our industrial software expertise, we're generating optimal benefits for our customers – benefits that no other companies can replicate at such high levels of performance."
During fiscal 2017, Siemens further extended its lead in software solutions and digital services. Revenue from digital technologies, for instance, rose to €5.2 billion – of which €4 billion was attributable to software and €1.2 billion to digital services. This corresponds to a 20-percent increase year-over-year and means that Siemens clearly outpaced market growth of about eight percent. "We are now speeding up digitalization even further" said Siemens Chief Technology Officer Roland Busch. "We are using our industry know-how to scale the solutions and further broaden the business. With our MindSphere Application Centers, we're providing optimal support to our customers around the globe as they embrace the digital age."
Siemens launched its MindSphere IoT operating system across the company about a year ago. Around one million devices and systems are now connected together via MindSphere, and this figure is to reach 1.25 million by the end of fiscal 2018. Beginning in January 2018, MindSphere will also be available on Amazon Web Services. This partnership brings Siemens, the worldwide market leader in industrial automation, together with the international No. 1 in cloud solutions. As a result, users enjoy the benefits of a more powerful development environment, additional analysis functions and expanded connectivity. Industrial applications and digital services can be developed and run on MindSphere. For example, immense amounts of system-generated data can be quickly and efficiently captured, evaluated and used – for instance, to improve system performance and availability. This technology also helps customers evaluate and employ their data to gain new types of insights. For example, downtimes can be predicted and prevented and conclusions drawn about a product and its manufacturing process. Users can also develop completely new business models – such as selling machine operating hours and thus offering less capital-intensive solutions.
To further accelerate the innovation process, Siemens will again increase its research and development (R&D) expenditures in fiscal 2018 and invest an additional sum of around €450 million. As a result, R&D spending will increase from about €5.2 billion in fiscal 2017 to over €5.6 billion in fiscal 2018. More than €3 billion of the company's R&D outlays flowed into Germany in fiscal 2017. Since 2014, Siemens' R&D investments have risen by about 40 percent. For fiscal 2018, Siemens has earmarked some €500 million in R&D spending for Company Core Technologies, which include such innovative fields as additive manufacturing, autonomous robotics, data analysis and artificial intelligence, and digital twins – but also power electronics and distributed energy systems. In fiscal 2017, Siemens had around 40,000 R&D employees worldwide – of whom some 13,700 were in Germany, about 6,500 in the U.S., roughly 2,700 in China and around 6,800 in India.
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Siemens AG (Berlin and Munich) is a global technology powerhouse that has stood for engineering excellence, innovation, quality, reliability and internationality for 170 years. The company is active around the globe, focusing on the areas of electrification, automation and digitalization. One of the world's largest producers of energy-efficient, resource-saving technologies, Siemens is a leading supplier of efficient power generation and power transmission solutions and a pioneer in infrastructure solutions as well as automation, drive and software solutions for industry. The company is also a leading provider of medical imaging equipment – such as computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging systems – and a leader in laboratory diagnostics as well as clinical IT. In fiscal 2017, which ended on September 30, 2017, Siemens generated revenue of €83.0 billion and net income of €6.2 billion. At the end of September 2017, the company had around 377,000 employees worldwide. Further information is available on the Internet at www.siemens.com.
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If you bought your new mattress set from Best Mattress Buys, it's probably so comfortable that you hate to get out of it in the morning.
If you are like me, you typically hit 'snooze' two, three, maybe four times before your feet actually hit the floor!
So what wakes you up in the morning? Do you use an alarm clock? Cellphone? The cat?
Here's one type of alarm that doesn't have a snooze button! Too cute!
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The surface of a Compass Pool can only be described as brilliantly luminous. Behind that luminous, three-dimensional lustre is another example of the scientific approach Compass takes to every aspect of pool construction. Before Compass developed Bi-luminite, most composite pools came in plain colour finishes. Some had flecks, others tried to look like marble. Compass revolutionised the look of composite pools by inserting tiny reflectors into the resin and using two colour layers, not just one.
One of the reasons all Compass pools look so fantastic is our use of large reflective chips. While it is common for pool manufacturers to use glitter and small coloured particles when applying their gelcoat finish, we have managed to adapt out technology so that large chaips can be applied. Our technicians have developed a unique range of colour chips which are made by Compass and exclusively used on Compass Pools. By adding these larger reflective chips into the colouring mix, you are left with a more dynamic looing pool that is enhanced by sunlight and water.
Colour has the potential to become one of the most fundamental elements in your home. Colour is used to brighten up your mood, make your space look larger or smaller, or reflect more light. 'The mood of the day reflects the colour of your pool'. What does this mean exactly? Simply put, the brighter the day, the brighter the water in your pool will look and the more overcast the day is the darker your pool will look. That being said, when you choose your pool colour it is important to keep in mind that your pool will throw a spectrum of colours. Having a good understanding of 'spectrum of colours' will help you determine what will complement your current outdoor living area and how to choose your pool surrounds like pavers, fences and feature walls.


Waxing contraindications: Waxing is a method of semi-permanent hair removal which removes the hair by the root. New hairs will not grow back in the previously waxed area for two to eight weeks. Almost any area of the body can be waxed, including eyebrows, face, bikini area, legs, arms, back, abdomen and feet. There are many types of waxing suitable for removing unwanted hair. Wax applies at just the right temperature and thickness for perfect results every time. Wax is applied thinly over the skin using the wax cartridge. A cloth or paper strip is then pressed on the top and ripped off with a quick movement against the direction of hair growth. This removes the wax along with the hair. It will feel like a plaster being pulled off quickly. Pain tolerance will depend on each individual client. However if you know you don't tolerate pain easily then take a couple of pain relief tablets (that you have used before and have had no reaction to previously) about an hour prior to treatment and this should reduce the pain somewhat.
Contra-indications that PREVENT waxing: Contagious skin condition – wait for the condition to clear before waxing,Thin or fragile skin – can cause bruising and tearing of the skin which may lead to infection,Use of steroid medication – this can cause a thinning of the skin. Waxing should not be done whilst using such medication, and not until 3 months after completing the treatment,Unidentified lumps or swelling,Previous allergic reaction to treatment.
Immediate aftercare: The waxed area may be red and there may be some blood spots, especially where the hairs are strong, i.e. on the bikini line or underarm. An afterwax cream containing aloe vera will be applied to help cool the skin, reduce the redness and keep the skin moisturized. Aftercare for a period of 24 hours following treatment :No sunbathing or sunbeds, Avoid bathing in sea or swimming pool,Do not take a hot bath or shower, a cool one is absolutely fine, Do not use deodorant/antiperspirant, Avoid tight clothing, Do not use perfumed products on the area, No make-up or self tanning preparations, Do not keep touching or picking at the area.
Long term care advice: Look after your skin on your body as you would on your face,Lots of moisturizer will stop the skin becoming too dry, especially in the winter months, Sloughing the skin with a loofah in the shower will help to keep the blood circulation stimulated, bringing lots of oxygen and nutrients to the skin to keep it in good condition, Massage will help remove the build-up of toxins in the skin and keep the area both nourished and smooth, Exfoliating the skin will help to stop the hairs becoming ingrown, Gentle exercise, regular sleeping patterns and eating plenty of fruit and vegetables, whilst cutting down on smoking and alcohol and drinking lots of water, really does work and not just for the face.


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OHSU Cancer Institute Physician Receives Award for Work With Young Adult Oncology
October 24, 2007 Portland, Ore.
Brandon Hayes-Lattin, M.D.,assistant professor of medicine and director of the OHSU Cancer Institute Adolescent & Young Adult oncology program, has received the Ulman Cancer Fund (UCF) Hope Award.
The UCF Young Adults Oncology Professional Award is given to professionals who have devoted their careers to oncology, made a specific contribution to young adult oncology practice, care and advocacy, and have a substantial connection to the UCF.
Hayes-Lattin says that one of the best parts of his job is the chance to collaborate with other groups that are working to better the care of young adults with cancer.
"The Ulman Cancer Fund is one of these groups, and I'm proud to continue to work in partnership with them to address the issues facing young adults diagnosed with cancer," Hayes-Lattin said.
A cancer survivor himself, Hayes-Lattin is co-chairman of the Lance Armstrong Foundation's Young Adult Alliance, a group whose mission is to improve survival rates and quality of life for young adults living with cancer.
"What struck me the hardest when I was diagnosed with cancer as a young adult was the impact it had on the practical aspects of my life: planning for my career, my family, dealing with insurance issues, and finding other patients who could share my experience," Hayes-Lattin said.
Hayes-Lattin participates in other active national organizations focused on issues of cancer survivorship, clinical trials, and young adults with cancer.
Hayes-Lattin is one of two national recipients of this first-time award. The recipients will be honored during a gala dinner in Maryland on Oct. 26, as the UCF celebrates 10 years of working to change challenges into triumphs for young adult cancer survivors and their families. The dinner will also pay tribute to three-time cancer survivor, Ulman Cancer Fund founder and president of the Lance Armstrong Foundation, Doug Ulman, and seven-time Tour de France winner, cancer survivor and advocate, Lance Armstrong.
An estimated 65,000 people between ages 15 and 39 are diagnosed with cancer each year. Doug Ulman founded the Ulman Cancer Fund to provide support and education to young adults diagnosed with cancer.
The OHSU Cancer Institute at Oregon Health & Science University, the only health sciences academic center in the state of Oregon, was designated as a Clinical Cancer Center by the National Cancer Institute in 1997. The 200 members of the center seek to develop innovative, less toxic and more effective strategies of cancer prevention, treatment, diagnosis and control by applying new discoveries in cancer cell biology in molecular genetics.
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My Dad Was Almost a Victim in El Paso
My Dad Changed Up His Shopping Routine—and It Might Have Saved His Life
22 people died because a man wanted to destroy El Paso, a friendly binational city. My father was almost one of them.
By Erin Coulehan Published: Aug 6, 2019
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Every Saturday, my dad makes a morning trip to the Sam's Club near the Cielo Vista Mall to stock up on groceries for the week. It's a highlight for my sister and me when he sends us photos from the store's "cute pets of the week" bulletin board. This past Saturday, I received a message from a coworker that said Congresswoman Veronica Escobar's town-hall meeting at Coronado High School was interrupted because of an active shooter at the mall. I figured it was a drunken fight gone dangerous at the nearby Hooters, not an act of terrorism. El Paso is a safe and friendly town. That's why my family moved there.
I went light-headed when I connected the mundane with the unfathomable: my biological father, affectionately known as "Tom" by my friends, my sister, and me because he is so much more than what a regular "dad" implies, was likely at Sam's Club getting food for the week, buying some dog food for my parents' six fur babies, and probably sneaking a hot dog for himself before my mom could warn him again of the heart risks. All I thought was, What if Tom is there with the shooter while pouring a cup of Dr. Pepper with ice to take to my Mom as a surprise respite from the heat? Not my Daddy.
There was a massacre in my hometown on Saturday when a terrorist from North Texas carried out a calculated mission to turn the racist and anti-immigrant hate rushing through his head into a choreographed attack on El Paso. In his manifesto, he echoed the words of the President of the United States. He targeted the Walmart next to the Cielo Vista Mall, knowing that the area is a destination for families on both sides of the border, especially this time of year. This was a tax-free weekend, which means that flocks of families from two neighboring nations would be back-to-school shopping in preparation for the first day of classes. A stranger from Dallas decided that some did not deserve to live. My dad was almost one of them.
El Paso residents attend a vigil on Sunday night.
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I used to be among those children, and remember how fun it was to sort through notebooks, pencils, and folders to make sure my school supplies represented the person I wanted to be that year: studious and prepared, but with as many sparkles and shades of pink as my parents could afford. My Mom would treat me and my little sister to a McDonald's ice cream cone on our way out to help us cool down on the way home in the West Texas heat, and also to extend the sense that we were on a proper outing for as long as we could savor the drippy vanilla cones on our sticky little fingers.
"What's going on?" my Dad asked me on Saturday, with the nonchalance that has always led my friends to tell me he is cooler than I am. It meant he was okay. I told him about the shooting. He said he'd had to work that afternoon, and decided to do the shopping early. It might have saved his life. According to my dad's receipt from Saturday, he was in the area—the parking lot—just before it became the scene of an atrocity, where a terrorist murdered 22 people using a gun purchased legally online. It would have been more difficult for him to purchase Sudafed or sign up for health insurance.
He said he'd had to work that afternoon, and decided to do the shopping early. It might have saved his life.
Once my cortisol level dropped and reason returned, I was dizzied again: Fuck, Tony! Tony is my 25-year-old future brother-in-law, and he's a member of the El Paso Police Department. Tony has been recognized multiple times for his skilled marksmanship. He was also a favorite on A&E's Live P.D. I called my sister, who told me Tony was called in and instructed to be in "full riot gear, just in case." Just in case a terrorist tried to blow him up minutes from where his mother's office is located. Tony is a person who loves my sister as hard as he fights to protect the community, and he's as gentle as he is capable of defending himself and anyone in trouble.
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My oldest cousin, Sergeant Sean Shelton, has always been someone I look up to. He followed in the footsteps of his father, my uncle Eric, to be a police officer. Eric and his wife, Michelle, are both retired high-ranking officers of the police force, and part of the reason that El Paso has always been a safe city. He was at the scene within six minutes of being called. Several other officers arrived prior to my cousin, and it's been difficult for many of the first responders to speak to anyone. I don't know how they kept going while pushing hot metal shopping carts carrying wounded people to emergency response vehicles.
Handmade crosses memorializing the victims are lined up near the scene.
Three members of my family who we know for their bravery, quick wits, and love of rescuing animals could have very easily become posthumous heroes on an otherwise humdrum Saturday afternoon. My family hugged one another extra tight yesterday, and our family group message continues to be uncharacteristically active for a busy Monday.
We were proud to be one of the safest cities in America despite our proximity to our sister city, Ciudad Juarez, that is formerly the murder capital of North America. This is the first time in memory where Juarez has felt safer than El Paso—our world turned upside down. Many people have been afraid to leave their houses, and it kills me to see weak smiles out in public. Racism has been normalized, and my community has been targeted for it. My story about about my hometown made the front page of the Sunday New York Times, a lifelong dream of an ambitious little girl from West Texas, but every word was written in blood.