The name to the deck came from our favorite word in psychology "reflection".
Reflection is the simplest form of copying. Reflection behavior manifests as posturing, repeated gestures, facial expressions, intonation or timbre of voice, frequency of speech, breathing, eye movement, word selection and use of metaphor. Most often this happens unconsciously during a conversation. If you compare with sports, this is when one throws the other ball, and he throws back.
Reflection is a dance in communication. If the movements coincide, then non-verbal unity is achieved.
In humans, reflection occurs naturally with the help of silent body language and colloquial words. As part of self-examination, the essence of reflection is manifested in the relations of relatives, relatives, parents and children.
Metaphorical maps "Reflection" are cards that show your inner state and how this state affects the outside world, people, and environment — your projections on others. These cards will be able to help you understand what is happening with you and with you, how you interact with others, what happens and how to change the situation for the better.


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By Craig Davis, OCT 30, 2020
Open enrollment is right around the corner, and so is your chance to learn all about the Health Insurance Marketplace. Join us for a free health webinar where we'll give tips for finding coverage that works for you.
Make Sense Out of Medicare and Open Enrollment
Not sure which Medicare plans and options are right for you or a loved one? AARP is here to help connect you to the resources that may make it easier for you to decide what's right for you.
Is It Really Covered by Medicare or Is It a Scam?
Learn about ways to protect yourself and your loved ones at our free, two-part webinar.
By Craig Davis, OCT 1, 2018
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Consumer Advisory: New Medicare cards have started mailing to Colorado beneficiaries
By Jeremiah Mora, SEP 28, 2018
Be on the lookout for scammers and fraudsters.
Fraud and scams are hurting thousands of older Americans.
By Craig Davis, APR 3, 2018
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Proposed Tax Bill Not In Your Best Interest
By Angela Cortez, NOV 15, 2017
On Nov. 15, 2017 AARP contacted all members of the U.S. House of Representatives in response to H.R. 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.
AARP Urges Senate to Reject Cuts
By Angela Cortez, OCT 19, 2017
AARP has delivered to members of the United States Senate a petition signed by more than 2 million AARP members urging the Senate to reject measures that would result in deep cuts to Medicare and Social Security. The petition follows a letter AARP sent to Senators late last week, which said "We urge you to vote no on this measure."
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Medicare Open Enrollment runs from October 15 th through December 7 th and is the perfect opportunity each year to review your Medicare plan coverage for 2018. AARP is encouraging everyone with Medicare coverage to compare their health and prescription drug plan options during the seven weeks of Medicare Open Enrollment.
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CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. -- The family of a Chesterfield man shot while driving his children to a fishing trip has urged police to reopen the case, nearly two years later.
Nick Clavier was killed October 24, 2015, from a gunshot to the head; and for his family, the question 'who fired the gun' has not been answered.
Clavier's daughter Mikayla, who was nine years old at the time, was in the front seat when the car crashed into a tree along the 8700 block of Hull Street Road.
Her recollections from the crash are graphic.
"I remember that we were driving down the road we were listening to music, we were all talking then I heard a loud bang, she said. "I looked over and I saw my dad bleeding and blood was going everywhere because his foot was on the accelerator and he was kind of leaned over on the steering wheel; it was not something very pleasant," Nick's daughter Mikayla Clavier said.
Mikayla said she blacked out briefly when the car hit a tree. When she came to, she said she tried to stop her dad's bleeding, but knew she had to get her sister Emily, and brothers Jacob and Hollis in the back of the vehicle to safety.
The kids had their dad's blood spatter on them for about five hours, according to their mother, Melody Clavier.
Melody had just arrived in Delaware for her uncle's retirement party, and she called her husband Nick to let him know she got there safely.
"There was no disclosure about him being shot, just thought it was a minor car accident," she added.
The closer Melody and her mom got to Richmond, the more she said she sensed something was wrong.
Melody had to break it to the kids that daddy wasn't coming home.
"I sat them down and said I have something really, really hard to tell you guys and she (Mikayla) immediately broke down and said no mom, please no," Melody said.
Chesterfield County Police determined Nick's gun accidentally discharged, but Melody's children tell a different story; one that Melody said they were too afraid to share with investigators the day of the accident.
"I saw the guy pointing a gun and I saw the car but didn't catch the license plate," Mikayla said.
Mikayla drew a sketch of a car she said she saw pull away after her dad was shot.
Mikayla said she saw the car drive off really fast, and that it was "greenish gray and had a stripe down the middle."
Mikayla was with investigators for several hours after the accident but said she was too shocked to relay all the info to them.
Melody requested detectives re-interview the children and continue investigating the case, but they said they did not want to traumatize the kids.
"I said with all due respect sir, my children saw their father's head blown off, the damage has been done," Melody said.
Melody lost hope, until December 2016 when ballistics came back on the bullet recovered from Nick's brain.
"The markings indicate that it could not have been fired from the .380 pistol recovered from the vehicle," Melody read. "Makes it impossible to exclude homicide," she continued reading from the report.
Melody couldn't wait to discuss the development with investigators.
"I wanted answers for myself, for my family, for the public and I was told that this changed nothing that it still was remaining a closed case," she said.
"They said that the bullet could have been from a gun range that he may have left in the chamber and forgot about and that would be why it didn't match all the bullets that he owned," Melody said of investigators.
Gun expert Marlon Dance showed French the .380 ammunition that Nick's Smith & Wesson Body Guard 380 took.
"There's no way that this gun that was recovered out of that car could have shot this bullet."
Ballistics determined the bullet in his brain was consistent with a 38 special or 357 magnum bullet.
Dance agrees with the state lab that it's impossible that the larger bullet was fired from Nick's weapon.
"There's no way that this gun that was recovered out of that car could have shot this bullet," Dance said, and demonstrated.
"They are determined that he did this and the only thing that brings them to this conclusion is a profiler that says he could have been capable of suicide," Melody said.
However, Melody said no gunpowder residue was found on his hands, to indicate that he had fired the gun.
"I can understand how arriving on a scene and seeing a man with a gun and a gunshot wound to the head how you can automatically assume suicide, I can understand that -- what I don't understand is how you can be so firm," she added.
She said she was reassured that those things "were not determining factors."
She also said Nick was a very confident person, very full of life.
"Nick really liked himself," Melody said. He was on antidepressants, but she said that shouldn't become some swift justification.
She pointed out that she is now on them herself, and in counseling -- along with her family -- for PTSD.
The Medical Examiner changed Nick's cause of death from accidental to undetermined, but Chesterfield Police cleared the death investigation as accidental.
"The science is reflecting a story that the child sitting next to him tells and to me, I don't know how you could leave it closed," Melody said.
She said she thinks her family is owed a fair shake. Melody also wants her husband to be remembered as the doting dad he was, not the dad capable of putting his children in harm's way.
"There's no part in my body that I could ever believe he would do anything to endanger them in any way --what rational father would?!" she added.
Mikayla not only wants to be heard, she wants justice.
"I think they owe it to me big time, I really think they should believe me so we know, so we wouldn't have to spend our whole life knowing that maybe someone was trying to hurt all of us and he's still out there," she said.
"The person who did this has all the confidence in the world right now because they got away with this."
"Just tell us, tell somebody, so at least we know whether it was an accident or somebody tried to do it on purpose," the child pleaded.
Melody pointed out also that if a person shot her husband, they should be held responsible for it.
"The person who did this has all the confidence in the world right now because they got away with this," she said. "There's nothing I can do to fix it, there's nothing I will ever be able to do to fix it so at this point as a mom I can't say the bad guy was caught.
She added that her kids were robbed of their innocence – by a thief that perhaps police could get off the streets.
"Chesterfield as a whole I am grateful for their service, but I do feel that in this incident that the ball was dropped," Melody said.
The only explanation Melody said she had for Nick being shot would be an incident of road rage.
If you have a tip to share with police, about the death of Nick Clavier, reach out to police by calling Crime Stoppers at (804) 780 -1000.


Designed in conjunction with feedback from four UK international airports, Scarecrow's O.A.R. (Off Aerodrome Reporting) is a software system that is a highly effective data logging and analysis system, specifically designed for those sites that have been identified by an airport as potentially carrying a risk to flight safety by virtue of their proximity to the airport or flight path, combined with the bird life present at those sites.
Scarecrow's O.A.R. software system is easy to use. The tablet displays pre-configured information for speed of recording, whilst retaining the flexibility to cope with anything new observed. The availability of on screen charts providing historic statistics per specie provides instant trend analysis enabling "on the spot" decisions to be made as to whether further action is required in the light of a possible increasing risk.
Using a rugged tablet touch-screen pc, a built in GPS receiver and data collection software, Scarecrow's O.A.R. software system creates a complete record of activity and wildlife observations made. The system creates an audit trail featuring date, time, location, operator, species, flock size, attractant, dispersal direction, and any other key points to note.
USB flash-drives are provided for captured data to be transferred to the airport analysis system. There is also a Wi-Fi option for data transfer.
Time saving features like a built in scheduling system makes planning easy to do; notification alerts also prompt when action may be required following a site visit.
For those airports that also utilise the Scarecrow B.I.R.D. Tab™ System a link between software systems enables airports to see how what is being oberserved off aerodrome may be effecting what is being observed on aerodrome, giving a complete 'due diligence' position so that action can be planned accordingly to mitigate the risk of Bird Strike.
The Scarecrow O.A.R. software makes recording what is observed off aerodrome quick and simple, and the subsequent detailed reporting and analysis that is available as a consequence of quality data, means airports should be well placed to better manage their risk in a much more efficient manner, and also well placed to display the highest standards of management against the continuing battle against Bird Strike risk.
Standard Features: Handheld Tablet PC with pre-installed data logging software, Tablet Software, Reporting Software, and built-in GPS receiver.
Controls: Touch-screen 'rugged use' tablet personal computer with a HD daylight readable 10 point multi touch and digitizer screen: 2-800 nit (also has "night mode" viewing option). Includes 3MP camera.
Report Generator: Site Survey Reports can be generated to highlight what has been observed per visit, and includes an immediate trend analysis per specie, together with a "site overview of bird volume to determine whether further action may be required. The system also has the flexibility of producing a wide range of bespoke reports Via an integrated filtering process enabling much wider analysis to help determine whether any particular site/specie is resulting in an increasing risk of bird strike at the aerodrome.
Report Presentation: All reports can be printed in various formats, e.g. complete data table, simple line graphs, pie charts, bar charts, area charts etc. Full management reports are available containing this data together with map images. Photographic evidence taken with the tablet camera can be incorporated within Reports.
Settings: Personalisation of the system is controlled and edited in the Reporting Software.


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import { AnyAction } from "redux";

export = MyApp;
export as namespace MyApp;

declare namespace MyApp {
    /**
     * flattened version of anilist graphql MediaListEntry for UI/storage
     */
    export interface IMediaListEntry {
        id: number;
        mediaId: number;
        mediaListStatus: MediaListStatus;
        mediaTitle: string;
        mediaCoverImage: string;
        score: number;
        progress: number; //# completed
        episodes: number;// total
    }

    export const enum MediaListStatus {
        CURRENT = 1,
        PLANNING = 2,
        COMPLETED = 3,
        DROPPED = 4,
        PAUSED = 5,
        REPEATING = 6
    }

    export namespace Redux {
        export interface State {
            navigation: Navigation,
            user: User,
            listState: ListState
        }

        export interface Navigation {
        }

        export interface ListState {
            isFetching: boolean,
            didInvalidate: boolean,
            filterStatus: MyApp.MediaListStatus,
            entries: IMediaListEntry[]
        }

        export interface Action {
            type: string;
        }

        export interface NavigationAction extends Action {

        }

        export interface UserListsAction extends Action {
            entries: IMediaListEntry[]
        }

        export interface UserAction extends Action {
            user: User
        }

        export interface ListStatusFilterAction extends Action {
            status: MediaListStatus
        }
    }

    export interface User {
        userName: string;
        avatarUrl: string;
    }
}

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WASHINGTON – Congressman Tom Petri has a routine when he touches down at Mitchell airport in Milwaukee — he heads straight to the booths across from the terminal to pick up a rental car.
That's because the vehicle he owns is garaged in Washington, D.C. — where his wife lives, where he claimed a primary residence for tax purposes for years, and where Wisconsin election officials mail him absentee ballots.
In fact, records show, Washington is where Petri spends the vast majority of his time.
He spent less time in Wisconsin last year than any other member of Congress from the state, a Gannett Wisconsin Media I-Team analysis of House and Senate spending records found. He didn't spend Christmas in Wisconsin, nor Thanksgiving, nor Easter.
All told, Petri spent 95 days in the state —about a third of his time off from Congress and a full two months less than anyone else in the state's congressional delegation. The other seven House members spent at least 155 days in Wisconsin. Sens. Tammy Baldwin and Ron Johnson spent at least 180 days in the state. That's out of the roughly 265 days last year that members of Congress were not required to be in Washington.
Time spent in home districts is important, constituents say, because although members of Congress have offices and staff to servethe folks back home, there is often no substitute for personal contact with members themselves. And constituents often use it as a barometer when judging how much their representatives in Washington understand and share their interests — and are adequately representing them in Congress.
"It's extremely important because I think once a lot of these guys and women get to Washington, they lose touch with what the people want," said Jamie Pemble, an insurance executive from Mosinee.
In the Fox Valley, the director of a Menasha food pantry praised Rep. Reid Ribble for his hands-on approach. Earlier this month, the Sherwood Republican doled out food at the St. Joseph Food Program, which serves 1,000 families a week in Outagamie, Calumet and Winnebago counties. It was Ribble's third visit to the program.
Gannett's analysis showed that newer members of the state's congressional delegation regularly jetted home on weekends and during congressional recesses. Those elected in the past five years – Ribble, Duffy, Johnson and Democratic Rep. Mark Pocan of Madison – all spent at least 180 days last year in Wisconsin. That's roughly 70 percent of their time off from Congress.
Duffy — who bought a new home in Wausau last year and just added a seventh child to his family — logged the most time in Wisconsin, spending 230 days in the state.
Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Janesville, who heads the powerful House Budget Committee that is tasked with putting out massive spending legislation each year, still spent 218 days in Wisconsin.
"Congressman Ryan prioritizes living in the district he represents, being home with his family in Janesville and staying connected to those he serves in southern Wisconsin," spokesman Kevin Seifert said.
The delegation member who spent the second least amount of time in Wisconsin was the state's longest serving member of Congress, Republican Rep. James Sensenbrenner of Menomonee Falls. The 35-year congressman still spent 155 days in his home state last year, two months more than Petri.
A spokesman for Petri, Lee Brooks, verified the accuracy of Gannett's analysis of Petri's travel schedule but would not make the congressman available for an interview or comment further about how Petri spends his time. He said the congressman uses rental cars in Wisconsin because it's cheaper than keeping a car parked at the Milwaukee airport or using a driver to take him to his house in Fond du Lac.
Petri recently announced he would not seek re-election amid an ongoing ethics investigation and a challenge for the GOP nomination.
Petri, 74, has represented Wisconsin's 6th congressional district — a swath along Lake Michigan between Milwaukee and Green Bay — since 1979. After 35 years in office, his ties to Washington, D.C., run deep.
He met and married his wife in the nation's capital — she was a White House lawyer under President Ronald Reagan and he had been in office three years when they announced their engagement in 1982. They bought a home in the exclusive Georgetown neighborhood now valued at $2.5 million where they raised their daughter. His wife, Anne Neal Petri, works fulltime at the Washington, D.C.,-based American Council of Trustees and Alumni.
Petri is registered to vote in Wisconsin, but the mailing address on his registration is his Washington home, and records show that he votes more absentee than he does in person in Wisconsin. He cast absentee ballots in 21 of the last 26 elections, in many cases when Congress was not in session. The five times he did show up in person at the polls, his name was on the ballot.
For several years, the Petris took a homestead exemption on their Georgetown home, which gave them a break on their property taxes that is supposed to be for a principal residence. After the beltway publication Roll Call reported the situation in 2009, the congressman swiftly reversed his homestead claim and paid back the taxes.
Brooks, Petri's spokesman, said the congressman often requests absentee ballots because he doesn't know where he will be when elections are held in Wisconsin. Brooks declined to say why Petri has the ballots mailed to his Washington home.
Political analysts say that if Petri had decided to run for re-election, his residency would have been a major vulnerability, much as it was for House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, who was defeated in a stunning Republican primary upset earlier this month in part because voters felt he didn't spend enough time in his Virginia district.
Petri's absence from his district is that much more significant because it's only a two-hour flight from Washington,Duffy said.
Critics assert that not spending enough time in the home district creates a deeper problem than just providing potential campaign fodder. They say it causes members of Congress like Petri to lose touch with their constituents. And that means the members are not representing them adequately in Congress.
Members of Congress are not required to report trips home so there is no readily available public data showing how much time they spend in their districts, a factor constituents often use to judge how well they're represented in Congress.
To determine how much time Wisconsin members spent in the state for a Gannett Wisconsin Media I-Team report, the Washington Bureau analyzed quarterly House and Senate spending records, which detail travel expenses, among other costs.
For each member, travel expenses and dates were input into computer spreadsheets that allowed the calculation of days spent in Wisconsin. Travel days were split — half in Wisconsin and half in Washington.
The resulting travel schedules were submitted to each member's office, which verified their accuracy.
In some cases, member's staffers augmented the analysis by providing full flight schedules, which Gannett verified with congressional voting records and public announcements about in-district events that showed where members were during a given date range.
April 15, 2019, 1:30 p.m.


The Greenhouse Garden Centre and Cafe in Wairoa has a specialist staff that can assist you with your garden, plants, landscape, florist, and gift needs as well as operating an al fresco cafe restaurant and function venue.
Dine, snack, munch and schmooze in our relaxed quay-side setting with breakfast, lunches and dinner.
Cafe, Bar and Restaurant in Gisborne, New Zealand. Offering the best in quality and variety of food and drink, The Wharf is the ultimate Gisborne harbourside dining experience.
The Works Café Restaurant is located in the "Old Brick Building by the Port", the last remaining reminder of the Gisborne Freezing Works at the Port of Gisborne.
We have a fully licensed bar and an extensive wine list with well over 100 wines available. We also serve excellent coffee with delicious food, and our waiting staff is very service orientated.


text:
RSpec.describe Journey do
  describe "attributes" do
    it { is_expected.to have_attribute :rating }

    it { is_expected.to have_attribute :review }

    it { is_expected.to have_attribute :confirmed }

    it { is_expected.to belong_to :user }

    it { is_expected.to belong_to :direction }
  end

  describe "validates" do
    it { is_expected.to validate_inclusion_of(:rating).in_range(1..5) }

    it { is_expected.to validate_presence_of :user }

    it { is_expected.to validate_presence_of :direction }

    it "direction user should not be equal to current user" do
      subject = FactoryGirl.create(:journey)
      user = subject.direction.user
      subject.user = user
      subject.valid?
      expect(subject.errors[:user]).to include "should not be equal to direction user"
    end
  end

  it "has a valid factory" do
    expect(FactoryGirl.create(:journey)).to be_persisted
  end
end


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Rönesans Youth Design the "Future"
Winners are announced at the third "Design the Sustainable Future" contest, traditionalized by Rönesans Holding to instill a culture of "sustainability in the construction sector" in university students. Young creators of the future are recognized at the award ceremony held at TED Rönesans College on April 6.
Awards are presented at the third edition of the annual "Design the Sustainable Future" contest, held with participation of İpek Ilıcak Kayaalp, Chairperson of the Board at Rönesans Holding. Theme of this year's contest, receiving over 3,000 student applications from 133 universities, was "Sustainable Recreation and Youth Center" in architecture, and "Sustainable Construction Management" in engineering.
Staged at the TED Rönesans College, the award ceremony featured world renowned architects sharing their experiences on the "trends and sustainability in the construction sector". Michael Pawlyn, acknowledged as a pioneer of biomimicry, roughly defined as the nature-inspired design, and also a TED Talks speaker, delivered one of the widely-acclaimed speeches at the award ceremony. Also speaking at the ceremony were Emre Arolat, Nevzat Sayın and Han Tümertekin, known for their architectural novelties.
KAYAALP: "SUCCESS OF OUR COUNTRY IS ONLY POSSIBLE WITH YOUNG PEOPLE"
İpek Ilıcak Kayaalp, Chairperson of the Board at Rönesans Holding, shared insights on the project: "We believe that a sustainable future can only be built by young people. Our intention is to keep providing next generations with our know-how and experience on this subject." Stressing that this project offers young people creativity and an opportunity to design their future, Kayaalp added: "We place particular importance on broadening the vision of brilliant and young aspiring engineers and architects coming from various parts of the Anatolia on occasion of the seminars and the contest, and on making each of them a successful member of our sector, hence an asset for our country. Our country and sector can sustain success only through these young people. We regard this contest as an investment in the country's future".
MORE THAN 3,000 APPLICATIONS IN ITS THIRD YEAR
The Design the Sustainable Future Contest received applications by over 3,000 students from 133 universities. "This project is mainly characterized by its scope spanning Turkey in its entirety. We do not limit ourselves to metropolitan universities but reach out to all the universities in the Anatolian provinces, and above all, we ensure that Rönesans Holding is accessible to the young people there. At these seminars, we meet with young people, talk to them, lend an ear to their ideas and problems. As part of the project launched with an eye to conveying the understanding of sustainability to prospective architects and engineers in the most reliable way, to date, we managed to reach over 20,000 university students across Turkey, from Van to Amasya, Trabzon to Manisa. We are immensely pleased with this attention and students' enthusiasm. We aim to reach 100,000 students in 5 years," informed Kayaalp.
INSPIRATIONAL SPEECHES BY WORLD RENOWNED NAMES
Inspired by nature, designs the future
"I am delighted to be in Istanbul for this noteworthy project of Rönesans Holding," addressed Michael Pawlyn to the young audience and elaborated on his sustainable projects that take inspiration from nature. Pawlyn explained to young architects and engineers how this perspective benefits architecture, bringing forward sustainability as a concept that is reshaping architecture.
Pointing out that nature has been under constant progress and learning for 3.8 billion years, Pawlyn said: "Nature is a unique source of sustainable solutions. There is nothing that keeps us, architects and designers, from using those solutions", and added: "The key is to consider yourself among the leaders that design the future in a positive direction… Whichever the project or company we work for, we should keep this in mind in every decision and in every step of the way"
"I take my inspiration from the streets"
Han Tümertekin, another contributor of the ceremony, defined his duty as an architect as to offer people better and happier living environments. "We usually omit creating environments that give people a better life. My solution to this is to observe the daily life," remarked Tümertekin. He claimed the streets to be the most exhaustive learning environment for a designer and advised the young audience: "Many components such as the use of materials, natural character, or functionality are used in the daily life. Open your eyes and look around. Streets teach a lot if you know how to look"
"Do not tear down, reconstruct"
Sharing an alternative definition of sustainability with the youths, Nevzat Sayın noted: "Sustainability does not necessarily involve tearing down and reconstructing. Sustainability occasionally means making a call on converting an old, idle industrial building into another structure, maintaining the structure based on those calls, and ensuring the use of it as an interesting venue", and he continued his remarks: "Sustainability is not only about tearing down everything and building from scratch, it may very well come with conversion…."
"Sustainability is critical and difficult"
Final valuable guest of the ceremony was Emre Arolat. "Regardless of its location and type, filling a building with trees does not brand it sustainable. Seeing the opposite of this fact acknowledged by many worries me increasingly," said Arolat and emphasized his view: "I think what we call sustainability goes far beyond placing trees on balconies." Arolat reminded that sustainability is one of the most critical yet most challenging topics, and went on: "Architecture is a giant basket. One that contains location, wind, politics, public works, economy, culture, demands, and so forth. It is a difficult business but we must keep on learning…"
Award and internship
Like previous years, this year's contest was held in two categories, namely architecture and engineering. Contestants' designs and projects featuring ecofriendly systems that meet sustainability criteria were submitted to a jury of academics of different specialties at ITU, METU, Mimar Sinan, Yıldız Teknik, Boğaziçi, Gazi, İnönü and Gebze Teknik universities.
The judges rated the projects in terms of sustainability, recycling, energy efficiency, waste reduction, use of innovative materials, water efficiency, creation of sustainable living and educational environments. Students placed in the competition won prize money and the right to become an intern at Rönesans Holding.
In the architecture category, Melih Ceylan from Hasan Kalyoncu University claimed the first prize. The second place was taken by a team of Gazi University, manned by Ebru Şahin, Emre Taşçı, Furkan Sarı, Ali Behlül Oktut and Melih Ak. The third prize went to Talha Girgin and Hudayberdi Meretgeldiyev from Yıldız Teknik University. The honorable mention award in architecture was granted to the team of Ayten Avincal, Esra Doğan, Şükran Ergun and Zişan Kulaklı, representing Gazi University.
As for the category of engineering, Hüseyin İlcan, Merve Sönmez, Banu Başyiğit, Zafer Yılmaz and İbrahim Halil Çatak, a team from Abdullah Gül University, clinched the first prize. The team of Seçkin Gültekin, Denizhan Askan and Muammer Ögutcen from Celal Bayar University won the second place. And Mustafa Genç, student at Sakarya University, came third. The honorable mention award in engineering was presented to Gazi University's team of Ali İhsan Yılmaz, Ahmet Baran Sökmener, Barış Altuntaş, Fatih Hüsrev Yıldız and Hasan Ali Kırkpınar.
The Rönesans Real Estate Special Award was presented to Cemal Temel and Hanse Yalçınkaya from Mardin Artuklu University.
The contest awarded ranking finalists in both categories, namely with prize money of TL 20,000; TL 16,000; and TL 14,000 for the first three places respectively. The honorable mention award was TL 10,000. In addition to the prize money, ranking students gained the opportunity to join the internship program at Rönesans Holding.
Applications still open for Rönesans' "Design the Sustainable Future"
The First Blockchain Based Green Energy Certificate from Rönesans Holding in Licensed Electricity Generation
Rönesans Holding, signed the UN Women's Empowerment Principles
Rönesans finishes the power plant construction in Turkmenistan early despite the pandemic
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CCDC 30 – Integrated Project Delivery Contract addresses issues specific to integrated project delivery (IPD) projects including scope allocation, payments, changes, conflict management, termination, insurance and contract security, and liability allocation.
The pricing structure is cost plus with a target price. The profits of the design/construction team are identified and allocated to a risk pool that remains at risk subject to the achievement of mutually agreed project objectives.
CCDC 30 also outlines the project management structure of an IPD project including the senior management team, project management team and project implementation teams.


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package chatty.bot.Matchpreview;

public class ConfigFile {
	private String oauth;
	private Subscriber[] subs;
	public String getOauth() {
		return oauth;
	}
	public void setOauth(String oauth) {
		this.oauth = oauth;
	}
	public Subscriber[] getSubs() {
		return subs;
	}
	public void setSubs(Subscriber[] subs) {
		this.subs = subs;
	}

}


These data have been superceded. For current estimates, please see our latest releases for current estimates and contact information.
For December, unadjusted exports of goods were revised down $0.1 billion and unadjusted imports of goods were revised down $0.1 billion. Goods carry-over in January was $0.1 billion (0.1 percent) for exports and less than $0.1 billion (less than 0.1 percent) for imports. For December, revised export carry-over was less than $0.1 billion (less than 0.1 percent) and revised import carry-over was $0.1 billion (less than 0.1 percent).
Coverage - Canadian imports are based on country of origin. U.S. goods shipped from a third country are included. U.S. exports exclude these foreign shipments. For January 2019, these shipments totaled $159.7 million. U.S. export coverage also excludes U.S. postal shipments to Canada. For January 2019, these shipments totaled $19.4 million.
Valuation - Canadian imports are valued at the point of origin in the United States. However, U.S. exports are valued at the port of exit in the United States and include inland freight charges, making the U.S. export value slightly larger than the Canadian import value. Canada requires inland freight to be reported separately from the value of the goods. Combining the inland freight and the Canadian reported import value provides a consistent valuation for all U.S. exports. Inland freight charges for January 2019 accounted for 1.8 percent of the value of U.S. exports to Canada.
Re-exports - Unlike Canadian imports, which are based on country of origin, U.S. exports include re-exports of foreign goods. Therefore, the aggregate U.S. export figure is slightly larger than the Canadian import figure. For January 2019, re-exports to Canada were $3,994.6 million.
Exchange Rate - Average monthly exchange rates are applied to convert the published data to U.S. currency. For January 2019, the average exchange rate was 1.3300 Canadian dollars per U.S. dollar.
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC): Algeria, Angola, Congo (Brazzaville), Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Venezuela.
The FT-900 is the primary source for the goods trade data used in BEA's quarterly gross domestic product (GDP) statistics. However, for the advance GDP estimate, FT-900 data for the third month are not yet available, so BEA uses data from the Advance Report. Because only goods trade on a Census basis by principal end-use category is available in the Advance Report, BEA applies adjustments, such as BOP and coverage adjustments, to the Advance Report statistics to produce detailed estimates for incorporation into the advance GDP estimate. See the "Key Source Data and Assumptions" table that accompanies each GDP release for more information.
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AMBITIOUS plans to turn a North-East town onto the thrills and spills of slot-car racing – and boost manufacturing and engineering skills in schools – are under way.
The idea is to make Darlington the first town in England where every secondary school has a flourishing Scalextric club.
The driving force behind the project is Councillor Chris McEwan, Darlington Borough Councils lead for economy and regneration.
"I am very impressed at the Scalextric 4 Schools scheme which encourages school students to get involved in building their own racing cars," said Coun McEwan.
"Hopefully we can every secondary school in the town involved, which would be a first in the country," he added.


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Australia: Updated flood maps for Canberra released
Source(s): Australia - government
New flood maps for Canberra provide the most comprehensive flood risk information ever available to the Territory, Minister for Planning and Land Management Mick Gentleman said today.
The updated maps show Canberra is well-planned for managing riverine floods and has a low likelihood of flooding resulting from rivers or creeks bursting their banks.
The maps identify which areas are more likely to be flooded during a major flood event, known as a 1% Annual Exceedance Probability (AEP) flood - previously referred to as a 1-in-100 year flood. They include comprehensive information on the probable depth and relative hazard of the water during a 1% AEP flood, down to the individual block level.
The Government is committed to providing residents with access to accurate and up-to-date flood information so they can understand and prepare for any potential risk to their home and family or business if there is a riverine flood.
Fewer than 200 buildings across Canberra, and elements of some public infrastructure such as roads, are at potential risk of flood damage during a 1% AEP flood. Letters have been sent to all residents and businesses on blocks that have some risk, and there is a phone line for enquiries (13 22 81).
Upcoming drop-in sessions at locations across Canberra will also provide Canberrans with the chance to speak with representatives from the Emergency Services Agency, the Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate and the Insurance Council of Australia about keeping safe and preparing for the possibility of flooding in an area.
While the likelihood of riverine flooding in the ACT is low, the maps will be important in helping plan the city and potential mitigation actions, and helping the community better prepare for potential riverine flood conditions.
The maps will also help investigate options for including flood mitigation for major infrastructure works, to support redevelopment such as that proposed under the City and Gateway Urban Design Framework.
The maps are the result of a major review and re-assessment of flood levels for eight ACT catchments. The latest technology has been used, providing greater accuracy and comprehensive predictions of flood paths and flood extent in the catchments.
The flood studies, funded from an Australian Government grant under the Natural Disaster Resilience Program with matching contributions from the ACT Government, are a joint initiative of the Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate and the Emergency Services Agency.
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Video – Disgruntled worker went on rampage smashing employers £100,000 Range Rover and a truck
In a series of CCTV and mobile phone footage the driver can be seen smashing into a black top-of-the-range 4x4 before wheeling off to pummel a second vehicle
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This is the shocking moment a disgruntled worker in a digger went on the rampage at a demolition site – smashing his boss' £100,000 Range Rover and a truck.
In a series of CCTV and mobile phone footage, the driver can be seen crashing into a black top-of-the-range 4×4 before wheeling off to pummel a second vehicle on Saturday morning (28 Sept).
Staff at Thomas Crompton Demolition, Bradford, West Yorks., where then alerted to what was going on and rushed out to the vehicle to pull the man from the cab.
Owner Thomas Crompton today told how they feared the employee was heading towards their fleet of 60 vehicles – valued at £6m pounds.
Mr Crompton, 53, said: "There was a serious threat to life here.
"We have no doubt in our minds that he would have gone to do some serious damage if we had not have stopped him.
"We had staff in and around, working on-site, he had no regard for anybody else whatsoever."
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The business owner, who has been running his firm for 30 years, added: "This is a man who had been having problems for a while.
"He lost his mother a bit back and we have been helping him with time off and funeral costs.
"But on Saturday morning, when he came by the depot at 7am, I told him there was no driving work on today and he left."
Mr Crompton and a couple of other staff were in the office cabin at the depot at around 10.20am when they heard an almighty crash.
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Thomas said: "I heard a massive bang which scared the life out of me, I looked out of the window to see my car, a Range Rover Autobiography, bouncing into the air.
"We looked in shock at the CCTV and could see our 360 25 tonne excavator moving over to and smashing up a £120,000 DAF xs tractor unit.
"My sister, Margaret Crompton, ran straight out and demanded he stop, but he did not listen.
"By this time we had realised it was one of our employees
"I managed to get into the vehicle to get what we call the deadman's handle – the emergency stop on a construction vehicle – to stop him.
"He was fighting me to stop me getting at it, because he knew what I intended to do, he had like a super strength.
"He was adamant he wanted to keep driving that vehicle.
"He stunk of alcohol, his eyes were glazed over and he was slurring his words, he was like a man possessed. He was highly intoxicated.
"We had to pull him from the vehicle and secure him until the police arrived to arrest him.
"It is such a shame it has ended like this.
"He is an experienced digger driver, he has worked for us on a freelance basis for a couple of years and we have been nothing but kind to him.
"I am really disappointed.
"We are now in shock thinking what damage he could have done if we had not stopped him. This could have been a murder investigation.
"Family quite often to come to visit us here at the site on a weekend – because I work all hours god sends – and sometimes, if my 18-month-old nephew has fallen asleep in the car, we will leave him asleep in there.
"If he was in there he would not be alive.
"There were also other guys working on the vehicles, cleaning and making repairs. This could have been far more serious than it has been. It is scary to think.
"I do not know what caused him to do this.
"His wife has been to see us, to apologise, but I know that he has been told by the police that he must stay away from us."
On the footage employees, including one woman – Margaret – run over to the digger, with two getting into the cab to pull him out.
The driver falls out of the cab onto his back, when somebody tells him: "You are in trouble."
The man slurs in response: "I know I'm in trouble, I don't give a f**k."
The videos are going viral on Facebook with the videos being shared thousands of times.
West Yorkshire Police have confirmed they are aware of the video and are looking into what happened.
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A customs officer deployed at Gbalamuya in Kambia, on the Sierra Leone-Guinea border, Benedict A. Kargbo, yesterday testified at the Freetown Magistrates' Court No.2 presided over by Magistrate Komba Kamanda.
Kamara testified in the matter involving one David Traore, a Malian national. The latter is alleged to have misinformed security operatives in the country about two trailers loaded with arms and ammunition bound for the country from Cotonou, Benin.
Traore was last year arraigned on three counts of conspiracy to cause public mischief, contrary to the laws of Sierra Leone, after the prosecution alleged that he had on diverse dates between 2nd and 8th October 2013, in Bo and Kambia respectively, provided false intelligence to state security operatives that certain persons were headed into the country from Cotonou, with two trailers loaded with arms and ammunition to unleash terror on the people of Sierra Leone.
He was also charged with intent to cause panic and disaffection for the state of Sierra Leone.
In his testimony, Kargbo told the court that on 8th October 2013 he received a call from his colleague from Bo, Mr. Lappia, who gave him information pertaining to the said information provided by the accused. He told the court that on 9th October the accused knocked on his door at around 4am.
The witness said the accused again told security officers at the customs post that some persons had loaded two trailers of arms and ammunition which was due to enter the country in a week's time, and that the trailers will be loaded with building materials.
The witness said the accused later requested for transport fare and the officers raised up to one hundred United States dollars (US$200) for his transport and exchanged mobile phone numbers with him.
The witness further testified that on 26th October the accused texted to inform them about the departure of the two trailers from Benin, bound for Sierra Leone, and that on the 28th October the accused again went to Gbalamuya and told officers he was traveling to Freetown because his boss had sent him to arrange a hotel accommodation for a Lebanese national.
He said he was subsequently informed that the accused has been arrested and detained by detectives in Freetown.
This was apparently because the alleged intelligence provided by the accused was a hoax.
The matter is being prosecuted by Inspector F.K. Nyuma. The accused remains in remand at the maximum security prison on Pademba Road.
Magistrate Kamanda adjourned the matter to 30 January.


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The DC comic cook character Courtney Whitmore/Stargirl has been around since the late 1990s. Now, she is appearing in a live-action television show on the CW. This show first came out in 2020. While the show has taken some liberties from the comics, most of the show stays true to its roots. Below are some of the most impressive things the television show got right.
One of the comic book creators, Geoff Johns, also had a hand in working on the television series. So, it's no wonder that some of the dialogue for the show is taken directly from the comics! Along with this, some of the scenes seem like direct comic panel-to-film cuts. Being a long-form television series, the show has more time to stay true to the source material, unlike some superhero movies.
The comic book artists who worked on Stargirl, including Lee Modor, would be proud to see that the costumes in the television show look almost exactly like they do in the comics. Some minor costume adjustments had to be made in order to make them comfortable for the actors to wear, but these are barely noticeable. Many of the "regular" outfits in the show are similar to what Courtney Whitmore would have worn in the comics.
Unlike John's newest comic, Geiger, the Stargirl comics have a set time period. The comics were first written in the late 1990s to early 2000s, and the show is set at the same time. However, Johns has mentioned in interviews that the show has a 1980's vibe to it. There are also some flashback scenes in the show that takes place in the 1950s. This is also accurate to the storytelling in the comics.
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As of 2021, Stargirl is in its second season. Fans and critics alike are loving what they are seeing. Anyone who enjoyed the Stargirl comics is sure to love the show. The show is available to watch on both the CW and DC streaming services, as well as on cable on the CW.
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Finite-state machine (FSM) or finite-state automaton design of a simple car security alarm using StateCAD, and implementation on a Digilent FPGA Spartan 3 Starter kit board..
In this part we will generate the VHDL code. In part II we will simulate and in part III we will implement the VHDL code in our Digilent Spartan 3 Starter kit board.
StateCAD allows visual implementation of a State Diagram and translation into a Hardware Description Language (HDL) code. It is not necessary to understand the HDL code, however we have little control over how the software translates the state diagram.
We will create a state diagram for a car security alarm, and generate VHDL. In part II we will simulate our state diagram to check whether it behaves like we expect. In part III we will create the schematic symbol and implement the VHDL code in our Diglent Spartan 3 board, and finally test the car security alarm to ensure that it works as expected.
We wil devise a simple Car Security Alarm that will sound a siren if the car alarm system has been energized i.e. armed (A=1) and the door is open (B=1) and / or an ultrasoic sensor signals movement inside the car (C=1).
1) In STATE0 the siren is off (SIREN=0) if the alarm is not energized that is armed (A=0) and the door (B) or the ultrasonic sensor (C) can be in any combination, or if alarm is armed (A=1) the siren will not sound if door is closed (B=0) or no presence is detected within the car by the utlrasonic sensor (C=0).
2) There is a transition from STATE0 to STATE1. if alarm is armed (A=1) and if either the door is open (B=1) or ultrasonic sensor detects a presence within the car (C=1) or both the door is open and ultrasonic sesnor detects (B=1 and C=1), the siren will sound, and the system will remain in STATE1.
3) The system will remain in STATE1 that is. siren will be sounding whatever happens next to the door (either is closed or open or sensor detects or not, provided the alarm is still armed (A=1).
4) Transition from STATE1 to STATE0 occurs only if the system is desarmed (A=0). and in this circunstance for B or C, the siren will not sound anymore (SIREN=0).
Our aim is to obtain a State Diagram as shown above.
Open StateCAD by navigating thorugh the Start menu: Start -> Programs -> Xlinix ISE Design Suite 10.1 -> ISE -> Accessories -> StateCAD.
Change the name to ABC and the range to 2:0, as shown in the figure and click OK.
If you have done everything right the window will show all the variables in your drawing. Click OK.
NOTE: You can make modifications here if it is required.
NOTE: Warning windows may pop up before Results, to tell you for example that compilation has found remnants of variables you may have added and invitate you to delete them, that you must do.
NOTE. You can check now if the code makes sense, but can do nothing else apart going back to the drawn project and edit it.
We are just about ready to simulate the state diagram and implement the VDL code in our Xilinx FPGA, something that we will do in parts II and III of this tutorial.
The drawing and generated VHDL files can be downloaded from here.
A special credit is due to Examples from Class pdf found at University of Wrocester site, for the state diagram. This tutorial uses a completely different approach to achieve the code generation.
We have designed a State Diagram in StateCAD and compiled a VHDL file. In part II we will simulate the state diagram and in part III we will program our Digilent Spartan 3 board, and test physically the logic circuit.
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Attrecto is a powerful design and software development studio that was founded in 2010 by three former SAP experts who pride themselves on rewriting the rule book. Recognised as a Fast 50 technology company in Central Europe and a Fast 500 company in the EMEA region, Attrecto uses a "team as a service" model to provide custom software development services to companies of all shapes and sizes.
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Herb Quady and Brian Gruber have worked together in both the vineyard and the winery for many years.This year they formed a new partnership: a custom crush business by the name of Barrel 42.
Herb Quady never guessed that he would be a winemaker like his father, Andrew Quady of the famous dessert wine Quady Winery in Madera, Central Valley, California. And yet, a political science degree later, Herb decided that "there is more truth in wine-making than politics". He returned to Fresno State to study viticulture and oenology.
Herb took a position as Assistant Winemaker at Quady for a time, then went on to become associate winemaker, working alongside Randall Grahm at Bonny Doon. In the summer of 2004, Herb and his family relocated to Southern Oregon, when he accepted the role of Head Winemaker at Troon Vineyard in the Applegate Valley.
Brian Gruber specialized in logistics and accounting in Virginia, as well as tending wine grapes, before moving west to Southern Oregon to make wine at Troon Vineyard. Working together with Herb, Brian learned the fine art and science of wine-making and helped with the vineyard management business. Applegate Vineyard Management has raised the bar for the quality of fruit in Southern Oregon, giving the opportunity for local growers to receive the best yields and prices for their grapes.
While working at Troon Vineyard, Herb created his own label, Quady North (QN), specializing in Cabernet Franc and Rhone varietals, which he offers at his tasting room in Jacksonville. Barrel 42 evolved from Herb's need for a crush facility for his 3400 cases of QN wines. An additional 6500 cases have been contracted with small vineyards throughout the valley. Herb and Brian continue to offer vineyard management services. The overall quality of the product is greatly increased when the men can take care of the vines and wines, all the way to the glass. "I think there is a need for custom crush facilities run by experienced wine professionals that understand all aspects of the business.
Barrel 42 calls SOS (Southern Oregon Select) its home. The site is a historic fruit packing and storage facility, located in Medford, the heart of the Southern Oregon wine and pear country, it already offers wine storage and a wine shop dubbed Old 99 Road Wine Shop and Specialty Foods. The owners' concept is to create a Pike Place Market style experience for their local customers and tourists to the region.
The formation of Barrel 42 marks progress and growth for the local wine industry. As the second custom crush facility in Southern Oregon, the competition will be friendly. With new vineyards adorning the surrounding landscape, there is no shortage of fruit.


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Fox-2 Makes "Best News Bloopers 2015"
by Sarah Fenske
So it's not quite an Emmy — or even a local Emmy. But KTVI (Fox-2) still scored quite the honor this week: One of its clips was selected for the annual roundup of Best News Bloopers.
The star of our local cameo is April Simpson, then the morning anchor at the station. Simpson has since left under some mysterious circumstances — as the Post-Dispatch reported last month, the local favorite returned from a two-week suspension only to find herself in a "verbal exchange" that led to some sort of decision to part ways. (Whose decision, we don't know. ... Although, among the potential reasons was this bizarre tidbit in the P-D story: "Simpson admitted that she had taken to referring to an intern, who is part Asian and part black, as 'Bruce Leroy." So, we're just putting that out there.)
But before all that, the Fox-2 anchor she won attention from no less than Kevin Hart for what the RFT would term her "epic side-eye." It went down like this:
Colleague Tim Ezell tipped the camera to Simpson, saying, "For that, the Hamburglar." That's when Simpson, who was dressed in a turtleneck that did indeed bear a certain resemblance to the McDonald's villain, shot him a look. The look. She paused, then murmured, "It's your birthday. I'll let it pass." Then, changing her mind, she continued, "No I won't. I'll get you later." Hart posted video of the exchange to his Facebook page with a one-word lead-in: "WHOA."
You can see the incident right around the 1:30 mark. But why fast-forward ahead? The rest of the video ain't bad either.
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Ron Smith Dies
By Chris Arrant, Editor January 10, 2019 07:14am ET
Credit: Ron Smith (Rebellion)
British comics artist Ron Smith has passed away at the age of 94/95, according to 2000AD.
"We're very sorry to hear that Judge Dredd artist Ron Smith has passed away," tweeted 2000AD. "From co-creating Chopper to the weird Otto Sump and the wonderful Mayor Dave, he was an incredible artist with a career spanning decades. Our deepest sympathies to his family."
Ron Smith was born in Bournemouth, England in 1924. After going to school for engineering (like his father before him), the onset of World War II led him to enlisting in England's Empire Flying Training Programme. He went on to be a Royal Air Force airman, piloting a Supermarine Spitfire.
After the war, Smith began an illustration career - first with the animation studio Gaumont, but then segued into comic books with D.C. Thompson. Smith served as a staff artist at the company from 1952 to 1972, working on titles such as Warlord, Hotspur, Bunty, and Judy.
In the mid-1970s, Smith segued into a freelance career; while he continued to do work for D.C. Thompson, he also began working with 2000 AD on what would become his most popular franchise: Judge Dredd. Smith worked on the memorable "The Day the Law Died," "The Judge Child," and "The Hot-Dog Run" serials, and also drew a long-running Judge Dredd newspaper strip for The Daily Star. During his time with 2000AD, Smith co-created the characters Otto Sump and Chopper.
"Sad news. Ron was one of the iconic Dredd artists and a great character," tweeted Dave Gibbons. "I was lucky enough to ghost a few of his characters for DC Thomson, early in my career, and learnt such a lot from studying his work."


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Can you imagine your life as a 20, 21, 22, 23 year old NBA/NFL player?
We gonna act like the Joelz curse wasnt cast upon the Rams?
Does anyone think KC can beat the Ravens?
Is this the end of the lake show??
Why is everyone on a college coach's nuts after 1 fluke season?
So WTF happend to USC this year?
chris leben vs brian stann?
Jrue Holiday > John Wall.
Luck, Locker, Mallet, or Newton? Who gets picked higher? Who will have best career?
rondo is simply the best.
Why do so many Quarterback's enter the draft every year???
do you think eva longoria still watches spurs games?
"For the 2011-2012 NFL Season, I will be taken my talents to Southbeach :)"
Breaking news vince young will be cut by the titans srs!
Get ready for the WORST Dunk Contest EVER! On ANY level! EVER!
Would Tom Brady win the NBA slam dunk contest?
Bucs fans, watch this video..
Is Robert Alomar the first HIV Positive Hall of Fame Member?
Now that He is Free, Would you take VY as a Backup?
Cowboys to make Jason Garrett's hiring official at 2:30 PM Eastern today.
So is Blake Griffin regarded as the best big man in the league yet?
How will Harbaugh get along with Vince Young next season?
We gonna act like Yao Ming isn't playing at an all-star level??
So are we just ignore the fact that a 21 year old just TROLLED the NFL?
Matt Hasselbeck will get the chance to troll the NFL this weekend against the Saints.
Why is everyone ignoring Cam Newton in the NFL mock drafts?
What is your best case scenario for the 2010 NFL playoffs as a fan?
My $200 multi bet involves: celtics/lakers finals, celts win in 6.
How overrated is John Wall?
when will the sugar bowl rings be available for bidding on ebay?
lulz, Hasselbeck starting for Seattle..
Aware an Aussie brah on Tim Tebow- after doco clip.
anyone watching the Miami (OH) game?
Columbus gets TCU billboards. Lulz.
Does George Karl have the hardest job in sports?
(NBA) Elton Brand, Lamar Odom, and Ron Artest, Best AAU team of all time?
Hate him if u want. But Mark Sanchez is da man.
The maloofs are broke srs!!!
The Packers have no chance of beating the Eagles.
So Panther Fans, What's Plan B?
Oregon, you better show up brahs.
why wouldnt harbaugh stay and try to win a title then move on?
Wtf so is LeBron gonna win the MVP... again...?
Why don't I like listening to any sports games on fox?
Wesley Matthews just hit 5 three-pointers in the first quarter.
In b4 Jim Harbaugh trades for Josh Johnson.
Anybody got a link to download "Tim Tebow: Everything in Between"???
We Gonna Act like the Miami Heat Haven't Won 19 of 20 Games???
Know who deserves more MVP consideration than he's getting.
Who's the strongest pound for pound on the football field?
(NBA) Who you got for MVP?
Anyone else aware that LSU opens next season vs. Oregon?
Are the best DT and CB in the NFL really rookies?
Houston rocket fans. How has kevin martin been for you?
Billups, Melo, Rip Hamilton to the Nets?
Kobe Bryant to Mike Vick : "Be Epic"
ITT: I rep all North Carolina fans for beating Tennessee.
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Where did the New England has a bad defense myth come from?
What fans do you want to see filtered out today..
Why is the game being played in Seattle?
How fast will lovebbing change his sig back to being a Pats fan?
So Ryan Mallett Is A Wigger?


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« Aaaand we're back in the room… did you all break breastfeeding while I was away?
Very well said. Now if only we could get people to stop listening to "experts" and start listening to their instincts and their children instead.
I was chatting to a friend of a 4month old yesterday and she's all ready to give up bf in favour of (bleurgh) baby rice since seeing the headlines. I did discuss BLW, unfortunately she looked petrified. Ho hum.
It's a good point that you make about the babies that lunge for food probably being the ones for whom milk alone isn't enough. I've always assumed that had Oscar (exclusively breastfed until the grand age of 19 months) needed food earlier, he would have shown interest in it, rather than looking at it as if it had fallen from an alien planet. Equally, had any of my children made a grab for food at 5 months and happily gummed on it, I wouldn't have stopped them. Why do 'experts' always make out that nutrition and diet are rocket science?
The other thing that the report doesn't say is whether 'traditional' baby food (i.e. jars of puree) do anything to compensate for that lack of nutrition. If you feed your baby cardboard powder (sorry – that should of course say 'baby rice') it does have added vitamins and iron. But does that mean babies have evolved to be dependent on baby rice?
Although having said that, the report itself was fairly banal. It's the media response that's been shocking.
exactly, it's an absolute no-brainer if that's where the venn diagram of 'babies who need more' and 'babies who lunge first' bisect, isn't it? so go look at that, by all means.
i do feel for people like Jess's friend, it must be very confusing right now. i suppose the papers need to keep us all baffled and befuddled so we buy the next day's edition etc etc etc. did you see this http://www.analyticalarmadillo.co.uk/search?updated-min=2011-01-01T00%3A00%3A00Z&updated-max=2012-01-01T00%3A00%3A00Z&max-results=16? it even looks like the study itself is on shaky ground.
Thanks Aitch for sharing the link to my blog :D It's had a great number of hits and would be great to keep sharing and let a few more confused mums know the news is not new!
armadillo i just posted it on MN again and vix on the biggest fb blw page just sent it to ALL of her users, near enough 5000. it's getting around. if you feel like mentioning my more 'media' response that would also be great.
I am really grateful you've provided a bit more clarity on the situation! I knew it must all be arse. But mostly, like you, I am really annoyed on behalf of first time parents who will be left panicking about the right thing to do. I was a fairly thoughtful-earth-mother of a first timer, but I still could not escape the constant dread that I might be doing everything utterly wrong.
Thank God I am expecting my second at the moment, and not in that boat any longer.
That's very kind of you to say, thank you. (Did you read the armadillo's piece as well? it's excellent).
I haven't read the above yet, but I just wanted to say that the article actually mentions BLW, with a quote saying that baby probably knows best when it comes to weaning. For us, we started giving our son food just after 5 months, when he started asking for a closer look at what we had! He was allowed to feel it and taste it if he wanted, and we just followed his lead. I had confidence in his instincts, which I thi is really the essence of BLW. The article itself is qutie interesting, and as a lot of valid questions (although also many contradcitions), however the media coverage has been completely irresponsible and if they put just one mother off breatfeeding they deserve to be thoroughly ashamed of themselves.
do you mean the BMJ article, Louise? If so, I agree with you, as you will see. Although funnily enough as a quite rubbish breastfeeder who was using formula by six months I would argue that it is fairly irresponsible of the UCL bods to raise this issue without looking at formula at all. After all, they are only asking on behalf of 1% of the parenting population, and they did acknowledge on the radio that they 'weren't naive, they knew it would set the cat among the pigeons'.
But yes, anything that cogently and with the backing of decent research encourages parents to be more confident in responding to their children's needs is a good thing, in my opinion.
Great! looking forward to reading (and sharing) your part 2.
Being a fan of BLW and thinking the science makes perfect sense, I thought straight away something was up with this. I can't see how they will ever prove something is better than breastfeeding for a baby. Our species has survived for a long time, not to mention every other mammal in the world until the 20th century on just breastmilk and BLW.
My children took part in a study this week, doing some simple tests to be used in a baseline for autism. In the dept corridor was pages from several studies pinned on notice boards. Most of them about breastfeeding and (although she doesn't use the phrase) BLW. I'm going to try and look HV up because it was was interesting and nice to see. HV was stuff that just made sense.
oh and on that note, could you do the FB thing and the Twitter thing and spread as many 'likes' and 'retweets' etc as you can. i feel like a bit of a diddy with all these people on the forum and about 12 people on fb, har har.
As a mother of 3 children I've read my fair share (and probably more, being rather neurotic first time round) of nutritional advice for babies and children. Unfortunately for my sense of proportion, it was only when I read in the same newspaper, 2 pages apart, 2 articles at complete odds with each other that I gave up worrying and took to common sense. One article was about dentists saying giving a toddler a small piece of cheese at the end of every meal was a good thing to help keep their teeth clean. The other was nutritionists saying that we should be keeping salt intake in children to a minimum, so limiting foods such as cheese as much as possible. Confused much?! obviously this was aimed at slightly older children, but the principle seems the same. The kind of parents who need nutritional advice are actually the kind who won't be interested in reading it. The ones who do read it are the ones who are concerned and careful with their children's diet and so probably don't need any advice in the first place. I say read the advice, take what works for you and your family and then stop worrying!


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Miyū Sawai (jap. 沢井美優 Sawai Miyū; * 23. Oktober 1987 in der Präfektur Kanagawa)  ist ein japanisches Idol. Sie arbeitet als Schauspielerin, Model und Sängerin.

Miyū Sawai modelt regelmäßig für Love Berry, hat Yōko Kimura in Kids Wars 5 gespielt, sowie Shun Sugita in dem Kurzfilm Shun. Außerdem spielte sie in Werbespots für Tokio Disney Sea und für das Software-Unternehmen IchiTarou 12. Im Alter von vierzehn Jahren brachte sie außerdem ein eigenes Fotobuch mit dem Namen Myu heraus.

Ihre erste große Rolle hatte sie in der Tokusatsu-Fernsehserie Sailor Moon, wo sie die Hauptrolle, Usagi Tsukino, spielte.

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Prolonged discordant xenograft survival and delayed xenograft rejection in a pig-to-baboon orthotopic cardiac xenograft model.
OBJECTIVE: Our objectives were to study delayed xenograft rejection and the effectiveness of pretransplantation total lymphoid irradiation combined with immunosuppression on rejection in a pig-to-baboon cardiac xenograft model. METHODS: Baboons were treated with pretransplantation total lymphoid irradiation, cyclosporine A (INN: ciclosporin), and methotrexate. Orthotopic pig-to-baboon cardiac transplantations were performed after depletion of circulating xenoreactive natural antibody by pretransplantation donor organ hemoperfusion. Tissue samples were collected for immunologic and immunopathologic evaluation. RESULTS: Pig cardiac xenografts survived more than 18 and 19 days without evidence of hyperacute rejection. Immunologic analysis of serum samples demonstrated that circulating xenoreactive natural antibody levels did not return to pretransplantation levels. The production of xenoreactive natural antibodies from the recipient's splenocytes was inhibited completely. Histologic examination of xenografts showed the feature of acute vascular rejection. Immunohistochemical studies demonstrated infiltration of cardiac xenografts by large numbers of macrophages, small numbers of natural killer cells, and a few T cells. The infiltrating macrophages also showed expression of interleukin-1 and tumor necrosis factor. Diffuse deposition of immunoglobulin G, C1Q, C3, and fibrin on xenograft vasculature was observed. Interleukin-2 expression was not found in rejected cardiac xenografts. Xenograft endothelial cells also showed evidence of activation (expression of cytokines interleukin-1 and tumor necrosis factor). CONCLUSIONS: This study demonstrates prolonged discordant cardiac xenograft survival and delayed xenograft rejection in a pig-to-baboon model. The delayed xenograft rejection is mediated by both humoral and cellular mechanisms. Pretransplantation total lymphoid irradiation combined with cyclosporine A and methotrexate can inhibit xenoreactive natural antibody production but not elicited antipig antibody production and the xenoreactivity of macrophages.


Prof James Chin is the inaugural Director of the Asia Institute Tasmania, University of Tasmania. He is an expert on the governance issues in Southeast Asia, especially Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore. He also works on island states in the South Pacific. His views are regularly sought by major news agencies around the world, including The New York Times, The Financial Times, BBC World TV, CNBC and Bloomberg.
Before joining The University of Tasmania, James was the foundation head of the School of Arts And Social Sciences (SASS), Monash University, Malaysia campus. During his time in Monash Malaysia, he built SASS into the leading social science school in Malaysia. He has a strong track record of media and community engagement.
James' PhD dissertation was awarded the Sir Desmond Todd Memorial Prize by Victoria University of Wellington.
James has strong administrative and financial skills. He has knowledge of offshore programs and related issues of teaching quality and learning, and knowledge of international campus operations and challenges.
He has held several university academic and administrative positions prior to joining the University of Tasmania. He has served as Head of a business school; Head of a research institute; and Deputy Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences. In addition he has served on numerous university committees.
I am particularly interested in hybrid regimes where a single party can stay in power over long periods without being completely authoritarian nor allowing full democracy. Many of these countries hold regular elections and allow opposition political parties to functions openly. These countries do not easily fit into existing political science theories on democratisation.
In my research I am try to understand how the dynamics of race and religion (eg. political Islam) can be used to maintain regimes over long periods while regular semi-competitive elections are held. I also try to understand how these regimes can fall due to the same dynamics of race and religion.
In 2013, James co-edited (with Bridget Welsh) the book. Awakening: The Abdullah Badawi Years in Malaysia. The book was a best seller in Malaysia. He is also the co-editor (with Andrew Harding) of 50 years of Malaysia: Federalism revisited (2014), which was shortlisted for the Popular-The Star Readers Choice Awards 2015.
James has published more than 100 publications, including nine books/monographs, 24 book chapters and 47 journal articles.
This project will provide venues for exchanging information on areas of mutual interest in the Antarctic between Australia and the Korea and facilitating the establishment of stakeholder networks for the promotion of scientific research, economic opportunities and academic exchange.