As stones are less prone to damage compared to bones, tools and implements made out of stone provide excellent proof about the early humans of Stone Age. Stone tools and implements give evidence of how the early humans made things, how they lived, how they hunted, how they interacted with their surroundings and finally how they evolved. Many archeological sites have been excavated and explored. These sites consist of debris with stone tools. The stone tools also provide evidence about the technologies, skills, and innovations that the early humans had.
The earliest stone tool making developed at least 2.6 million years ago. It began with the most basic stone implements which include hammer stones, stone cores, and sharp stone flakes. By about 1.76 million years ago, early humans began to make hand-axes and other large cutting tools.
Slowly the pace of innovation in stone technology began to accelerate. Mesolithic Age toolkit included pointed and sharp tools, which could be halted on to shafts to make spears. Stone awls could have been used to make perforated hides and scrapers were useful to prepare wood and other materials.
During the Neolithic Age, the pace of innovations reached the peak. People experimented with diverse raw materials like bone, ivory, horns and stone. The level of craftsmanship increased and different groups sought their own distinct cultural identity and adopted their own ways of making things.
The Paleolithic Age includes the most basic stone toolkits made by early humans. The Early Stone Age in Africa is equivalent to what is called the Lower Paleolithic in Europe and Asia.
By the later part of early Stone Age, humans began to strike really large flakes and then shaped them by striking smaller flakes from around the edges. The resulting implements included a new kind of tool called hand-axe.
The pace of innovation in stone technology began to accelerate during the Mesolithic Age. Hand-axes were made with wonderful craftsmanship and ultimately gave way to smaller, more diverse toolkits, with an emphasis on flake tools rather than larger core tools. These toolkits were established early in some parts of Africa, and then in Europe and Asia.
One of the main innovations was 'core technique,' in which a core was carefully flaked to obtain a flake of predetermined size and shape in a single blow. This technique raised the skill level in stone technology.
Mesolithic Age toolkits included pointed and sharp tools that could be halted on to shafts to make spears. Smaller pointed stones could be attached to sleeker shafts to make darts, arrows, and other projectile weapons. In Africa, the Mesolithic Age toolkits include blades. Beads and other artifacts indicate the use of colors.
Neolithic Age toolkits are very diverse and reflect stronger cultural diversity compared to earlier times. The pace of innovations reached its peak during this time.
Burins are specialized stone flakes with sharp, chisel-like tips. Humans used them to work on bone, horns, ivory and wood and to carve designs and images on the surfaces of these materials.


Download Malware Hunter 1.77.0.663 from our software library for free. Our antivirus scan shows that this download is safe. Malware Hunter lies within Security Tools, more precisely Antivirus. The file size of the latest setup package available for download is 39.3 MB. This software was originally designed by Glarysoft Ltd.
Malware Hunter provides protection against all kinds of malware programs, secures your data, and protects your privacy. It also features system optimization tools to improve the Windows startup speed and network performance. You can enable/disable startup programs and services from its "Speedup" tab. Cleaning of junk files and invalid registry entries are also possible.
You may want to check out more software, such as Secure Hunter Anti-Malware Professional Edition, Hunting Unlimited 3 or Windows Hunter, which might be related to Malware Hunter.


This section is for Flying 15 clubs to submit news, photos and events. To ensure that your club is featured, please use these forms as much as possible. The information will be received to our webmaster who will update our site, usually within 72 hours. If the item is for urgent posting, please ensure you advise when submitting the forms.
Please use the forms within this tabulated section to submit news etc. to the Flying 15 website.
Please Note: When uploading images or files across any of the forms, please ensure they are smaller than 2 MB. If your Notice of Race is larger, please follow the details on the Submit Event form.
Please Note: Club contact information used for this event will be as per the club details on the "Clubs" page of this website. Please ensure that your club details are up to date.
If NO, please advise start/finish times for each day in the section below.
WARNING: Once you submit this story, it will be live on the website. Please ensure you check all spelling and grammar before submitting.
Please submit your story by using the fields below.
To make a paragraph, push enter twice.


text:
You are here: Home / charlottesville / Redneck Revolt: armed leftists confront White Nationalists in Charlottesville
Redneck Revolt: armed leftists confront White Nationalists in Charlottesville
The armed far right and far left agree on tactics of intolerance
"Let's put the RED back in redneck," is the slogan of Redneck Revolt, a rapidly expanding nationwide network of gun-toting leftists who confront White Nationalists at public demonstrations.
"The Left is getting armed again and I am honored to be a part of that," said Mitchell Lewis of the Silver Valley chapter of Redneck Revolt in Davidson County, North Carolina who was in Charlottesville, Virginia carrying an AR-15 rifle against White Nationalist protestors.
At least five chapters of Redneck Revolt, heavily armed with AR-15 semi-automatic rifles, shotguns and other weapons, were at the "Unite the Right" demonstration last weekend in Charlottesville.
Armed Redneck Revolt members in Charlottesville, VA at the 'Unite the Right' White Nationalist protest August 12. Second from right is Mitchell Lewis of the Silver Valley, North Carolina chapter of Redneck Revolt. Photo Edu Bayer/NYT
Bloody confrontations between armed elements of both the White Nationalist movement and violent counter protestors from the left have have been common in recent years, but in recent months a smaller contingent from both sides have emerged coming prepared with guns to face each other off with their fingers on the trigger.
Until recently, the anti White Nationalist counter demonstrators have been represented by a loosely organized national network of extremist, left-wing, anti-racist activists known as 'antifa'–short for anti fascists—who travel the country, usually dressed in all black wearing steel toed boots, ski masks, helmets, and covering their faces with bandanas, prepared to confront White Nationalists with sticks, chemical agents, bags of urine, feces, other projectiles, and fists.
Anitifa counter protestors in Portland Oregon this spring
But since Redneck Revolt formed in July of 2016, the stakes have been ratcheted up. Redneck Revolt are mainly about carrying firearms to counter White Nationalists and neo-Nazi groups at public demonstrations, and many of the latter are also legally armed with guns.
Billing themselves as white working class rural Americans who are trained and equipped with tactical weapons, Redneck Revolt have grown to at least 33 local chapters in 20 U.S. states since they were formed one year ago in July 2016.
According to Mitchell Lewis of the Silver Valley North Carolina Redneck Revolt chapter, the organization is an above ground militant organization that "focuses on armed community defense to defend ourselves against right-wing reactionary violence." Very few members use their real names or allow themselves to be publicly identified.
Mitchell Lewis of Redneck Revolt
Redneck Revolt and their affiliates, like the Arizona based John Brown Gun Club, have seen a spike in armed members showing up to counter White Nationalist gatherings across the nation this spring and summer. In April, the John Brown Gun Club held an armed counter demonstration to a Donald Trump appearance in Phoenix. On May 6, 2017, the Redneck Revolt held a counter demonstration to a Ku Klux Klan event in Asheboro, North Carolina. In recent months, their activists have been present at confrontations with White Nationalists, neo-Nazi's, and groups like the Ku Klux Klan in Sacramento and Berkeley California, Portland, Oregon, and Pikesville, Kentucky.
The Redneck Revolt partner organization John Brown Gun Club of Phoenix Arizona
With White Nationalists displaying swastikas and chanting Nazi slogans and their counterparts displaying anti-capitalist signage such as the hammer and sickle and anarchist symbols and using the rhetoric of the radical left, the scenes are a replay of the 1930's Weimar Republic brown-shirt-vs.-communist violence complete with the same uniforms and flags being flown.
Just as then, national leaders condemn the evil of white supremacy or the lawless thuggery of hard-left Marxism disguising their tacit sympathy for one side or the other, to little effect.
"You had a group on one side that was bad, and you had a group on the other side that was also very violent. And nobody wants to say that, but I'll say it," Trump said last Tuesday.
Trump's comment spoke to the dirty little secret known to all law enforcement and those that follow the advent of White Nationalism since he was elected president: if the two sides are allowed to physically confront each other, violence is guaranteed.
"The armed left held streets in an American city once again," wrote one Redneck Revolt organizer who was in Charlottesville during the bloody demonstration last Saturday. "For eight hours we held off Nazis and kept cops out of the park while BLM (Black Lives Matter), queer activists, anarchists of color, antifa (anti fascist) contingents, and IWW (International Worker's of the World) columns all staged successful actions to fuck shit up and put blood in the mouths of white supremacists. This is historical."
Weapons brought to Charlottesville by the Socialist Rifle Club, an allied group of the Redneck Revolt
At least five Redneck Revolt chapters were in Charlottesville "working closely with (another armed leftist group) the SRA (the Socialist Rifle Association), BLM, and local organizers to develop plans to protect the local community," said Lewis of Davidson County, North Carolina.
These included the Carolina Mountain, Silver Valley, and Shelby Redneck Revolt chapters, all of North Carolina, and the affiliated Socialist Rifle Association.
"(The White Nationalists) were coming and trying to enter or intimidate the park," said Terry. "And we buffed them out of the area pretty effectively throughout the day. (They) were looking to start fights, trash the park, yelling racial slurs at people and all kinds of stuff."
"If it hadn't been for the anti-fascists protecting us from the neo-fascists, we would have been crushed like cockroaches," said Cornell West, a prominent radical black activist and professor at Harvard University.
Richard Preston, Imperial Wizard of the Confederate White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan who led a group of armed White Nationalists at the Charlottesville "Unite the Right" demonstration
But White Nationalists told another story.
"I saw one guy drop his pants, shit in his hand, and then he threw it at us," said Richard Preston, the Imperial Wizard of the Confederate White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan. Preston was in Charlottesville along with members of at least three other KKK groups, but came dressed without Klan regalia and in military fatigues as part of the Kentucky chapter of the "Real 3% Rising" militia group he is affiliated with. "We were attacked by urine and feces and other chemicals and bats. I still have chemical burns on my hands."
"Preston's group was openly carrying weapons. "I had my AR-15 and a 9 mm. One of my guys had a .45 and another a 9mm."
Preston, like demonstrators from both sides, was critical of the police. "They set us up. They wanted a fight. They tried to force us out of the park and directly into the groups of antifa's. Of course there was going to be violence. We had to defend ourselves," he said. "I won't lie to you, brother. I was nervous."
But Preston had no sympathy for the White Nationalist who drove his car through a crowd of counter demonstrators, killing one and injuring 19. "That guy that hit those people with his car is disgusting. He is like that stupid little parasite Dylan Roof," referring to the shooter who killed 9 black church parishioners in South Carolina in 2015. "Those people weren't blocking the road. They were walking. The Klan are soldiers of Christ. You fight fairly. You don't run people over with a vehicle."
Anti-racist protesters were mowed down by a vehicle going at a high rate of speed during a white supremacy rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, Saturday. RYAN M KELLY/THE DAILY PROGRESS
Other White Nationalists in Charlottesville were not so forgiving. "We made history on Saturday. I am glad that woman is dead. She was a communist feminist. It was like the first shot fired at Ft. Sumter. They got exactly what was coming to them. We aren't going to let some niggers and Jews keep us from using our first amendment rights to free speech," said Ken Parker, a White Nationalist activist from Jacksonville, Florida. "I got hit with caustic acid, CX gas, pepper spray, soda cans with fermented urine. We would have killed every one of those motherfuckers if the cops weren't there."
White Nationalist Ken Parker in a photograph the day before the Charlottesville rally where he commented "Charlottesville, here I come."
Hundreds of demonstrators from both sides were armed with guns in Charlottesville, both sides agree.
And both sides agree that their primary enemy is the U.S. system of government.
"We are doing this because we care about the people of Pike County. We care about the people of Appalachia," said 'Commander' Jeff Schoep, the head of the National Socialist Movement (NSM) referring to an earlier demonstration in Kentucky that took place in April. "We have seen factories shut down We have seen families getting desperate reaching out for drugs and other things they shouldn't be doing. We want to give people hope again."
The political platform of the Nazi leader sounds very much like his counterparts from Redneck Revolt.
In 1921, the term 'Redneck' became associated with armed insurrection against the government when the United Mine Workers of America tied red bandanas around their necks during the Battle of Blair Mountain, a two-week long armed labor uprising in the coalfields of West Virginia.
"To us, the term redneck is a term that signifies a pride in our class as well as a pride in resistance to bosses, politicians, and all those that protect domination and tyranny," writes the Redneck Revolt in their statement of principles. "Redneck Revolt hopes to incite a movement amongst working people that works toward the total liberation of all working people, regardless of skin color, religious background, sexuality, gender, nationality, or any other division that bosses and politicians have used to fragment movements for social, political, and economic freedom."
Redneck Revolt comprise largely anarchists, libertarians, and Marxist members focused on anti-racist organizing among the white working class.
Its origins include inspiration from the Young Patriots, white Appalachian activists who allied with the Black Panthers in the late 1960s.
A Black Panther Party member brings a shotgun into the California state Capitol, May 2, 1967
The term redneck came to popular usage in the 1890's referring to "poorer inhabitants of the rural districts…men who work in the field". Today, the term redneck is both pejorative and used proudly by working class and poor rural white Americans, often used derogatorily along with "white trash" and "hillbilly".
"We stand against capitalism" and "We believe in the need for revolution" are two of the founding principles of Redneck Revolt.
The Origins of Redneck Revolt
Redneck Revolt emerged from anarchist and left radicals who formed Kansas Mutual Aid in 2002, "an anarchist collective active in Northeast Kansas," organizing initiatives included "firearms and self-defense trainings," said the founder of both organizations Dave Strano said in a recent interview.
Police escort wounded man away from in front of the Capitol in Sacramento, Sunday, June 26, 2016, after members of right-wing extremists groups holding a rally outside the California state Capitol building clashed with counter-protesters, authorities said. Sacramento Police spokesman Matt McPhail said the Traditionalist Workers Party had scheduled and received a permit to protest at noon Sunday in front of the Capitol. McPhail said a group showed up to demonstrate against them. (AP Photo/Steven Styles)
Kansas Mutual Aid was mostly composed of "working class anarchists" from "ex-punk and ex-middle class backgrounds." Kansas Mutual Aid disbanded in 2009 and the organizers regrouped in Denver, under the Denver Armed Resistance Committee (DARC), a "working group of the Denver Anarchist Black Cross that focuses on firearms and tactical defense," said Strano. DARC provided free monthly classes, including "multiple live fire exercises."
DARC was closely affiliated with a Phoenix, Arizona based anarchist and left-wing group called the John Brown Gun Club. "The majority of the folks that made up the John Brown Gun Club working group even went as far as to openly identify as rednecks. Our shared experiences of growing up in poor or working class white communities, in trailer parks and run down apartment buildings, surrounded by redneck culture, made it easy to find commonality," said Strano.
John Brown Gun Club members in Phoenix Arizona
Where the White Nationalist movement and their leftist opposition diverge is over the question of race.
"It is when the white working class has started to view itself in terms of class and not race, that liberation has waited just around the corner," reads the manifesto of Redneck Revolt. "White supremacy is a system that white working people have helped protect, but it is also a tool against us all. Allegiance to a politics of white racism has allowed the rich to continue to hold onto power."
"A response to nearly every single problem we have in our nation–from street crime to anti-White governmental policies, to attacks on our sovereignty and faith–can be answered in one simple phrase "If White people had a country of our own, this wouldn't be happening," reads the statement of principle of the National Front, one of the sponsoring groups for the "Unite the Right" Charlottesville protest, which comprise Shoep's NSM, the neo-Nazi Traditionalist Worker's Party run by Matthew Heimbach, and the racist League of the South headed by Michael Hill.
In January 2017, Redneck Revolt held a National Organizing Conference in Phoenix, AZ, and the group saw a sharp uptick in new chapters formed around the country.
"Coordinating mass scale organizing of white working class communities to militantly oppose the spread of racism, sexism, queer antagonism and other forms of fascism against the people we love," says Redneck Revolt activist Max Neely, of Frederick, Maryland, who was in Charlottesville..
"The organization is an above-ground militant formation that focuses on armed community defense and other community programs that seek to enable communities to defend themselves against right-wing reactionary violence," said Mitchell Lewis of Redneck Revolt, who was also an organizer of the May "Asheboro Stand Against the Klan" demonstration in Davidson County, North Carolina.
Sign at Charlottesville, VA White Nationalist protest
Christopher Barker, the Imperial Wizard of the Loyal White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, one of the most extremist KKK organizations, praised the killing of the 32 year-old woman in Charlottesville. "I'm sorta glad that them people got hit and I'm glad that girl died," Barker told North Carolina TV station WBTV. "They were a bunch of Communists out there protesting against somebody's freedom of speech, so it doesn't bother me that they got hurt at all."
"I think we're going to see more stuff like this happening at white nationalist events," Barker added.
"Nothing makes us more proud at the KKK than we see white patriots such as James Fields Jr, age 20, taking his car and running over nine communist anti-fascist, killing one nigger-lover named Heather Heyer," a recorded message in Barker's voice on their Klan hotline said after the Charlottesville killing. "James Fields hail victory. It's men like you that have made the great white race strong and will be strong again."
Sign for antifa at the Sacramento, California demonstration where more than two dozen people were hospitalized for injuries during clashes between White Nationalist and antifa demonstrators
"I can't stand the antifa. They have no idea what communism is. They think that everyone who supports Trump is a fascist," said Andrew Cross, a U.S. navy veteran and sympathizer with the White Nationalist message from California who attended protests in Sacramento and Berkeley California. "There definition of a fascist is so broad it is almost like a Klansmen's definition of a Jew."
Cross said "I am not attached to any organization now, but after Charlottesville, I am looking."
Filed Under: charlottesville, White Nationalist, White Supremecist Tagged With: Antifa, Charlottesville, John Brown Gun Club, Redneck Revolt, White nationalists
drewb04 says
These supposably rednecks are nothing other than antifa and when they run into some real rednecks they will know what the true meaning of redneck in the south really is this writer is really just bubbling over I hope he is with them when they get acquainted.
The author is a faggot antifa butt buddy and will hang with the commies when the time comes. People are waking up and kicking the fagtifa ass all over merica. Trump 2020 bitches get ready to be grabbed by the pussy pussies.
Free Speech Forum says
If Americans don't defend free speech, religious freedom, gun rights, freedom from unconstitutional searches and seizures, the right to silence, and the freedom from torture and extrajudicial assassination, what part of the Bill of Rights do they support?
What country is this?
The Rise of the Violent Left - Telzilla says:
[…] http://www.nate-thayer.com/redneck-revolt-armed-leftists-confront-white-nationalists-in-charlottesvi… […]
When will all the Lefties do the right thing? - Telzilla says:
MSNBC Host Defends Antifa As 'The Side of Angels' - Telzilla says:
The Night Pol Pot Died: Excerpts from unpublished manuscript "SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL: A JOURNALIST'S MEMOIR INSIDE POL POT'S KHMER ROUGE" By Nate Thayer
Why You Want To Avoid Getting Blown Up By A Landmine: From 'Sympathy for the Devil' By Nate Thayer
The Private Letters of a Foreign Correspondent: Communicating With the Khmer Rouge; CIA Spy Accusations; Nomination for a Pulitzer Prize

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


Spread over a large area, our production facility is equipped with advanced machinery such as Sewing Machine, Power loom etc. Our advanced production facility is assisted with a quality unit, packaging unit and logistics department. All the departments functions in strict coordination with each other.
We are capable of meeting the set goals of the organization because of the support of our team. Our team includes production managers, administrative staff, creative designers and other capable individuals. Each member of the team comes together to fulfill the goal of the organization.
Ours is a quality conscious organization that strives hard to attain complete client satisfaction by providing qualitative range of products. Moreover, our team of quality experts checks every product against various quality parameters such as color fastness, durability and finishing.


"Unknown (In Room Dining Menu)"
This menu is part of a collection that was compiled and graciously donated by Marilyn B. Feingold and the Feingold Family. If the date of publication is unknown, then date of upload to the ScholarsArchive@JWU is noted. Geographical location is provided when available.
Images and content in the ScholarsArchive@JWU are for educational use only. All restaurant menu design and content is the property of the restaurant and/or copyright owner. If you wish to reproduce or publish the images in any form, you must contact the restaurant directly to obtain permission.
"Unknown (In Room Dining Menu)" (2010). The Marilyn B. Feingold Menu Collection. 433.


text:
Nineteen Eighty-Four: Anniversary Edition
First published in 1949, George Orwell's "Nineteen Eighty-Four" has lost none of the impact with which it first hit readers. Winston Smith works for the Ministry of Truth in London, chief city of Airstrip One. Big Brother stares out from every poster, the Thought Police uncover every act of betrayal. When Winston finds love with Julia, he discovers that life does not have to be dull and deadening, and awakens to new possibilities. Despite the police helicopters that hover and circle overhead, Winston and Julia begin to question the Party; they are drawn towards conspiracy. Yet Big Brother will not tolerate dissent — even in the mind. For those with original thoughts they invented Room 101.
Современная литература на английском языке
Orwell G.
Nineteen Eighty-Four: Anniversary Edition. Orwell G.
Аннотация к книге "Nineteen Eighty-Four: Anniversary Edition" Orwell G.:
First published in 1949, George Orwell's "Nineteen Eighty-Four" has lost none of the impact with which it first hit readers. Winston Smith works for the Ministry of Truth in London, chief city of Airstrip One. Big Brother stares out from every poster, the Thought Police uncover every act of betrayal. When Winston finds love with Julia, he discovers that life does not have to be dull and deadening, and awakens to new possibilities. Despite the police helicopters that hover and circle overhead, Winston and Julia begin to question the Party; they are drawn towards conspiracy. Yet Big Brother will not tolerate dissent — even in the mind. For those with original thoughts they invented Room 101. Читать дальше…
Orwell G. — все книги автора
все книги издательства «Penguin Books»
все книги раздела «Современная литература на английском языке»


text:
Log In Purchase a Subscription
U.S. Navy graphic
Immediate, exciting opportunities in NAVAIR Procurement Group
By Brian Maxwell Director of Strategic Support NAVAIR Procurement Group
The Naval Air Systems Command's (NAVAIR) Procurement Group comprises more than 1,000 business professional civilians and active-duty military members working together to procure through contracting actions over $46 billion annually in fixed wing, rotorcraft, unmanned aircraft, weapons and aviation systems. We currently have immediate opportunities in two uniquely challenging and rewarding career tracks:
Career Track 1: As a Contract Specialist team member in the NAVAIR Procurement Group, your business aligned responsibilities will include procuring naval aviation systems including aircraft, aircraft components, missiles, and associated equipment and services; performing analysis of procurement requests; preparing Requests for Proposals; performing analysis of proposals; performing detailed cost analysis; and conducting negotiations.
In order to qualify for the Contract Specialist position, you must not currently be a federal civilian employee and you must be a United States citizen eligible to obtain a Security Clearance This position requires candidates to possess an undergraduate degree from an accredited university with a minimum GPA of 2.95 and at least 24 semester hours in any of the following business-related subjects: accounting, business, finance, law, contracts, purchasing, economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods, and organization and management.
Career Track 2: As a Proposal Analysis team member in the NAVAIR Procurement Group, you will develop and employ your engineering and business cost estimating skills in the area of Data Analytics. If analyzing historical trends, performing predictive analysis and utilizing machine learning and artificial intelligence software tools sounds interesting, then this is the career track is for you.
In order to qualify for the Proposal Analysis position, you must have completed an undergraduate degree in Operations Research, Engineering, or any field with at least 24 semester hours in a combination of operations research, mathematics, probability, statistics, mathematical logic, or subject-matter courses requiring substantial competence in college-level mathematics or statistics; at least 3 credit hours must be in Calculus. Desired skills in one to two of the following areas: Data analytics (using R Studio, Data Visualization platforms such as Tableau, Programming in Python), cost estimating, rate & learning curves.
Both career tracks are classified as Entry Level Employee (ELE) positions and offer a starting salary of $48,670, increasing annually to a journeyman level position upon completion at the three-year mark, with an accompanying annual salary of $86,335. Some individuals accepted into the Proposal Analysis track, with an engineering background may be eligible to start at $63,267 based on their specific academic achievements.
In either career field, you will have the opportunity to work on high-powered teams, procuring the latest technology in support of the Naval Air Enterprise and the United States of America. Additionally, both career tracks provide opportunities for continued formal education and to earn professional certifications. If a professionally and personally rewarding position, which enables you to grow your skillset, apply your formal education and work in support of cutting edge technologies and programs sounds exciting, please send an email to: NAVAIR_Procurement_Group@navy.mil or phone (301) 757-6559.
Semester Hour


The WaterBotics curriculum was developed by the Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education (CIESE) at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, NJ through two successive National Science Foundation grants. WaterBotics has been implemented with thousands of middle and high school students nationwide. Data from approximately 1,500 youths indicate that 53% have been girls. Almost equal numbers of youth have participated in formal, classroom settings as in out-of-school settings.
Develop increased awareness and interest in STEM careers.
In WaterBotics, teams of middle and high school students engage in problem-based learning as they collaborate to design, build, test, and redesign underwater robots made of LEGO®components, motors, propellers, and other materials. The robots are developed through an iterative engineering design process. Student teams complete a series of design challenges or "missions" that increase in complexity and require more sophisticated solutions. Ultimately, students produce a fully functional underwater robot capable of maneuvering in a three foot deep pool. Students also learn computer programming as they design and program custom controllers for their robots using the NXT and LEGO® MINDSTORMS® software.


worth a thousand words, at least that is the saying.
This past Friday the kids and I joined a few other people to participate in a Photo Walk in Downtown Brunswick. Now this has been on my calendar for a month. On Thursday, the day before, there was a fatal shooting in Downtown Brunswick. Of course it made news, even CNN was here. We talked about and decided that we would rework our walk to include a stop at the vigil sight where the 13 month old boy, Antonio Santiago, was shot by two local teenage boys. It was a sobering and surreal moment as we sat for a moment at the vigil sight.
Senseless murder, whether in Connecticut or in Brunswick, Georgia, breaks my heart. It was only four months ago when young children at Sandy Hook lost their lives to a senseless act of murder, but now it has hit home. There is an outcry of anger, rage, and hatred.
I'm at a loss for words. My heart is just breaking. My thoughts also go to the fact that I probably was their substitute teacher, or that I watched them play ball as they were growing up. Where did we go wrong in their lives? How did we let them get so far off track? Is there something that we could have done to alter this life changing decision for these boys?
As I was at Palm Sunday service last night, I had a lady ask me how I handle this kind of news for the radio station, without being so angry. Simply put, I told her, we need to forgive these boys. Not for their sake, but because Jesus Christ has called us to. Jesus has forgiven us of our sins...ALL sins. If we (I) hold on to the hatred and anger then we (I) lose out on what it is that Christ did on the cross. I miss the point of His sacrifice. By all accounts, I am just as guilty as these two young men. I am just as guilty.
"Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. 18 For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished."
"For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24 and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. 25 God presented Christ as a sacrifice of atonement, through the shedding of his blood—to be received by faith. He did this to demonstrate his righteousness, because in his forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished— 26 he did it to demonstrate his righteousness at the present time, so as to be just and the one who justifies those who have faith in Jesus.
Anger is an emotion we all feel, and if we really wanted to, we could justify this feeling, but as a Christian we are told to not sin in our anger, not to hold on to it, but to let it go.
Ephesians 4:26, "In your anger do not sin": Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry"
So today, I ask you to pray. Pray for the Santiago family, and pray for the families of the two young men who committed this crime, and pray for the two young men (boys really) who committed this crime. Pray for healing, forgiveness, and salvation.
This week has started off with a "BANG"!
Saturday morning the kids and I walked for our local Care Net Crisis Pregnancy Center to help raise money for this loving caring ministry with the Karate 4 Christ ministry.
We had a great time walking the two miles with smiling faces even though it was windy and freezing out. After we were done we all met up at Grandy's (a local restaurant) for some food and fellowship. We really enjoyed our Saturday, spending time with friends, and spending the rest of the day shopping and hanging out as a family.
my older son came into the house to let us know that "something" hit Dad's car and broke the back window. At first we thought he may have done this on accident, as this has happened before", but the look on his face was different. The tone of his voice was different. We immediately got up to investigate. It was obvious that the "something" was going very fast and was very small because of the way the glass was shattered. I call 9-1-1 and have the police come out to make a report.
I have to tell you that we have the greatest police in our community! After some time talking and getting the report going, we found out that he is an avid listener to 90.7FM WAY Radio, and he said that it was so nice to meet me...even though the circumstances were less than good. Although we can't "determine" for certain that it was a bullet hole, that is what it seems to be. WOW! A stray bullet? In the neighborhood? WOW! Makes me want to just love and hug my kids forever. I am so thankful for God's protection on my children.
So the week most certainly started off with a "BANG", but I resolved not to let this derail me. I am trusting God and what He has called me to do, and what we are doing as a family. Of course I should expect that things are going to happen to either tempt me or test me. I was mad. VERY mad that this could even happen. Scared? You bet! But I am not going to live in fear. I say again...I will live in FAITH!
That's were we are right now. Living in Faith. On Thursday my daughter will celebrate her 14th birthday with friends in Disney, my boys are going to enjoy some "man" time, and on Saturday we are going to enjoy a cookout with our neighbors and celebrate all the good that God has given. I can't wait to share with you what happens when we go to Disney, and to share with you all the GOOD that God is doing in our lives.
Remember that even in the midst of madness there is mercy.
Even in the midst of pain there is peace.
And in the midst of ciaos there is the cross.
Don't look at the negative, wait for the full picture to develop.


text:
Home » Locations » SunDoctors Taree
SunDoctors TareeAnthony.Augustine2020-12-31T16:42:49+00:00
SunDoctors Taree
The mission of the doctors working at the Manning Great Lakes Skin Cancer Clinic is to diagnose and manage skin cancers & related conditions in a caring and professional environment.
Our caring and friendly people will put you at ease and will do their best to answer any questions or concerns you may have.
Call now to make an appointment
Taree NSW 2430
Clinic Hours: Monday to Thursday 8am – 5pm
Office Hours: Monday to Thursday 8am – 5pm
Additional Hours Starting From November
Dr Byron Sadler
Dr Sadler is a graduate of the University of Queensland. He spent 6 ½ years with The Royal Flying Doctor Service in Port Augusta SA. He then moved with his family to Inverell in Northern NSW where he was a rural general practitioner for 27 years. He has always had a keen interest in Skin Cancer Medicine.
He moved to the North Coast area in 2005 and decided to concentrate on the management of Skin Cancer problems. Initially he was contracted to Molescan Australia Pty Ltd but in January 2010 he purchased the Taree clinic from Healthscope Pty Ltd
The clinic was renamed Manning Great Lakes Skin Cancer Clinic because of the many patients seen are from the Taree, Forster, Tuncurry and outlying areas.
Dr Vladimir Brodski
Dr Vladimir Brodski has worked as a rural GP in Tasmania and Victoria for 5 years before he moved to NSW in 2004.
Dr Brodski holds a Diploma in Dermoscopy Skin Cancer Medicine and Surgery as well as a Dermatology Diploma (Australian Institute of Dermatology).
He is also a Member of RACGP and a Member of the Skin Cancer College of Australasia.


After months of searching in Vancouver's brutal real estate market, Jenn and John have finally found the downtown condo of their dreams. It offers 4 square feet of luxury, and even has a kitchen big enough to cook baby carrots.
After months of searching in Vancouver's brutal real estate market, Jenn and John have finally found the downtown condo of their dreams. It offers 4 square feet of luxury, and even has a kitchen big enough to cook baby carrots.
Jenn and John look forward to showing their new condo to one skinny friend at a time.


On October 6th, 1552 (exactly 428 years before my sister Jenny's birth!), a boy named Matteo Ricci was born in Italy. He grew up wanting to study theology and law, and so as soon as his circumstances permitted, he matriculated to a Jesuit institution, and studied them both. By 25 he had developed a heart to become a missionary to the Indians (dots not feathers). He spent four years in India, and was then re-assigned to China.
He immediately began learning Chinese, and fell deeply in love with the Chinese people. And so his studying went far beyond their spoken language; Ricci became one of the rare Western scholars who achieved mastery over the classical Chinese script (he is also responsible for writing the first ever European—Chinese dictionary). After a year of studying Chinese language, calligraphy, and culture he moved to Zhaoqing. There he began working on the first European-style map of the world in Chinese, which he completed within 12 months. But in that classical Ricci manner, he wasn't satisfied with the field right in front of him (the globe) – he was also a very talented astronomer, and predicted an eclipse that even the Chinese astronomers couldn't. And so the whole Chinese calendar was reworked according to the astronomical mathematics that the Jesuit missionary Matteo Ricci shared with them in the 16th century. A prominent Chinese version of Euclid's Elements still has Matteo Ricci on its cover.
Matteo Ricci made a number of calls that we might take issue with today. But what he most certainly did right was this: he never lost his first Love or his vision to share Him with the people with whom he had also fallen in love.
His love for Chinese people drew him to study, respect, and contribute to their culture, and he did so from within – first learning their language, their script, their geography, their manners, and their ways. He wasn't concerned with flooding China with European people, clothes, and language, with the Catholic church, or with Caucasian culture. His heart was ultimately for a deeply-running and authentically Chinese love for Jesus to take root. And during his investment into the Chinese people, he discovered a very interesting kernel of truth, embedded deeply within their worldview, that could help him realize his vision. The Chinese people have a very ancient concept called the "Tao".
In Taoism, Tao both precedes and encompasses the universe… all the observable objects in the world… are considered to be manifestations of Tao, and can only operate within the boundaries of Tao. Tao is, by contrast, often referred to as 'the nameless', because neither it nor its principles can ever be adequately expressed in words. It is conceived, for example, with neither shape nor form, as simultaneously perfectly still and constantly moving, as both larger than the largest thing and smaller than the smallest, because the words that describe shape, movement, size, or other qualities always create dichotomies, and Tao is always a unity.
While the Tao cannot be expressed, Taoism holds that it can be known, and its principles can be followed. Much of Taoist writing focusses on the value of following the Tao… and of the ultimate uselessness of trying to understand or control Tao outright.
So guess what Matteo Ricci did? In keeping with the philosophy of St. John himself, he translated the first line of John's gospel, "In the beginning was the Tao, and the Tao was with God, and the Tao was God.". (Before you react to this, consider that John's original version used a similar Greek word, "logos", which was also pretty philosophically loaded and in need of some leavening.) This translation has been used in major Bible translations ever since, and the current standard, the "Chinese Union Version", still uses it four hundred years later.
Unlike so many other Christians, and missionaries from other religions, Matteo Ricci was immensely respected in China. In 1601 he was invited to present himself to the Emperor at his imperial court, becoming the first Westerner to be invited into the Forbidden City. He never wound up meeting the Emperor face to face, but the Emperor gave Ricci a large sum of money, which he was able to use to help support other missionaries in China.
He also earned the respect of non-Chinese residents. The elderly Chief Rabbi of the Jewish community in Beijing wanted him to take over his position as Rabbi (provided he give up eating pork). After considering the offer, Ricci politely declined.
When Matteo Ricci finally died, instead of being buried in a place called "Macao", where all foreigners were buried, the Emperor granted the Jesuits special permission to bury Ricci in Beijing in a special temple, because of his contributions to the Chinese people. There is a memorial plague in Zhaoqing to commemorate his stay in the city, and in the 1960's a "Ricci Memorial Center" was built.
I am always amazed at your intelligence and erudition. Where do you find these things,how do you know about them? How do you find the time to research and write your blogs? I am in awe! Keep it up!
I remember the first time you shared this story with me. We were sitting down in Java (of all places!) having a cup of coffee (of all things!). You recited this story from memory, sharing with me something that has remained in my mind ever since.
Well that wasn't very nice of them.
@auntlouise thank you, that's a nice thing to say! I've been meaning to thoughtfully reply but haven't had half a second to be thoughtful. So I am just replying.


text:
"""The Flick Electric integration."""

from datetime import datetime as dt

from pyflick import FlickAPI
from pyflick.authentication import AbstractFlickAuth
from pyflick.const import DEFAULT_CLIENT_ID, DEFAULT_CLIENT_SECRET

from homeassistant.config_entries import ConfigEntry
from homeassistant.const import (
    CONF_ACCESS_TOKEN,
    CONF_CLIENT_ID,
    CONF_CLIENT_SECRET,
    CONF_PASSWORD,
    CONF_USERNAME,
)
from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant
from homeassistant.helpers import aiohttp_client

from .const import CONF_TOKEN_EXPIRES_IN, CONF_TOKEN_EXPIRY, DOMAIN

CONF_ID_TOKEN = "id_token"

PLATFORMS = ["sensor"]

async def async_setup_entry(hass: HomeAssistant, entry: ConfigEntry) -> bool:
    """Set up Flick Electric from a config entry."""
    auth = HassFlickAuth(hass, entry)

    hass.data.setdefault(DOMAIN, {})
    hass.data[DOMAIN][entry.entry_id] = FlickAPI(auth)

    hass.config_entries.async_setup_platforms(entry, PLATFORMS)

    return True

async def async_unload_entry(hass: HomeAssistant, entry: ConfigEntry) -> bool:
    """Unload a config entry."""
    unload_ok = await hass.config_entries.async_unload_platforms(entry, PLATFORMS)
    if unload_ok:
        hass.data[DOMAIN].pop(entry.entry_id)
    return unload_ok

class HassFlickAuth(AbstractFlickAuth):
    """Implementation of AbstractFlickAuth based on a Home Assistant entity config."""

    def __init__(self, hass: HomeAssistant, entry: ConfigEntry) -> None:
        """Flick authention based on a Home Assistant entity config."""
        super().__init__(aiohttp_client.async_get_clientsession(hass))
        self._entry = entry
        self._hass = hass

    async def _get_entry_token(self):
        # No token saved, generate one
        if (
            CONF_TOKEN_EXPIRY not in self._entry.data
            or CONF_ACCESS_TOKEN not in self._entry.data
        ):
            await self._update_token()

        # Token is expired, generate a new one
        if self._entry.data[CONF_TOKEN_EXPIRY] <= dt.now().timestamp():
            await self._update_token()

        return self._entry.data[CONF_ACCESS_TOKEN]

    async def _update_token(self):
        token = await self.get_new_token(
            username=self._entry.data[CONF_USERNAME],
            password=self._entry.data[CONF_PASSWORD],
            client_id=self._entry.data.get(CONF_CLIENT_ID, DEFAULT_CLIENT_ID),
            client_secret=self._entry.data.get(
                CONF_CLIENT_SECRET, DEFAULT_CLIENT_SECRET
            ),
        )

        # Reduce expiry by an hour to avoid API being called after expiry
        expiry = dt.now().timestamp() + int(token[CONF_TOKEN_EXPIRES_IN] - 3600)

        self._hass.config_entries.async_update_entry(
            self._entry,
            data={
                **self._entry.data,
                CONF_ACCESS_TOKEN: token,
                CONF_TOKEN_EXPIRY: expiry,
            },
        )

    async def async_get_access_token(self):
        """Get Access Token from HASS Storage."""
        token = await self._get_entry_token()

        return token[CONF_ID_TOKEN]

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


From the Academy Award(R)-winning creators of "Toy Story" and "Monsters, Inc." (2001, Best Animated Short Film, "For The Birds"), it's "Finding Nemo," a hilarious adventure where you'll meet colorful characters that take you into the breathtaking underwater world of Australia's Great Barrier Reef. Nemo, an adventurous young clownfish, is unexpectedly taken to a dentist's office aquarium. It's up to Marlin (Albert Brooks), his worrisome father, and Dory (Ellen DeGeneres), a friendly but forgetful regal blue tang fish, to make the epic journey to bring Nemo home. Their adventure brings them face-to-face with vegetarian sharks, surfer dude turtles, hypnotic jellyfish, hungry seagulls, and more. Marlin discovers a bravery he never knew, but will he be able to find his son?


text:
Q: "error C2228: left of '.ToString' must have class/struct/union" So I recently got Visual Studio 2012. I converted a Visual Studio 2010 solution to a Visual Studio 2012 project. It was working before I converted it.
I have this line of code:
this->Text = global::ProjectName + " (" + global::Type.ToString() + ") - Path Creator 2.0";

where global::Type is:
ref class global {
public:
    static Rct3PathType Type;
    ...
};

...and Rct3PathType is:
enum class Rct3PathType {
    Basic = 0x02060206,
    Extended = 0x05060506,
    Queue = 0x01070107
};

I get an error at compile time where ever I have called global::Type.ToString() saying "error C2228: left of '.ToString' must have class/struct/union". Considering this all compiled completely well BEFORE switching to Visual Studio 2012, I'm not sure what the issue is! :(
Also, when I try to run the last successful build (which was built with Visual Studio 2010), I get runtime error at startup saying "The program can't start becayse MSVCR100D.dll is missing from your computer." I know this probably doesn't relate to the issue at hand, but does anyone know why this may be happening as well?
Thanks for your help,
Alex

A: "error C2228: left of '.ToString' must have class/struct/union": enum class is also the syntax for a C++11 enum. To make it a C++/CLI enum, give it an accessibility specifier, which is not allowed on a C++11 enum. In other words, private enum class or public enum class will change it from a C++11 enum to a C++/CLI enum. This wasn't a problem in VS2010 because it doesn't support C++11 enums.
"The program can't start because MSVCR100D.dll is missing from your computer.": VS2012 uses a different C runtime than VS2010. MSVCR100D is the Microsoft Visual C Runtime version 10.0, Debug version. This DLL is installed with VS2010, there is no other way to get it. If you have an old Release build, you can get the runtime redistributable from Microsoft (x86 or x64), and install that to make it run. (That will be MSVCR100.dll, no "D" at the end.)

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


KEYWORDS Chiller Systems Group / hvac industry news / Midwest Parts / newsline / Owens Cos.
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — Owens Cos. hosted the 20th anniversary of the Chiller Systems Group in Bloomington, Minnesota, in October. Founded by the late Robert H. Owens, in conjunction with Pat Rucker, in 1994, the group represents some of the best and brightest independent chiller service organizations in the country.
Approximately 70 members, guests, and sponsors attended the three-day meeting. The opening reception, sponsored by Midwest Parts, was followed by a packed agenda of committee reports, updates, and presentations by members and sponsors.
The website committee unveiled a new cloud storage and file management system that gives The Chiller Group the ability to share information and expand its knowledge base in a secure environment. The information stored is organized in an easy-to-navigate folder structure that can be accessed via a browser, smartphone application, or desktop widget. Files can be found quickly using a simple search or a filtered search and can be previewed prior to being downloaded to keep data usage to a minimum.
Presentations were made by representatives from MCS Controls, Bitzer, Schneider-Electric, Coolgas, Trane, and Armstrong. The information focused on retrofitting and upgrading central chiller plants for greater reliability and energy efficiency. Sonny Goodman of Entech Sales and Service presented an in-depth analysis on how a building owner can make an intelligent and calculated decision when selecting a replacement chiller.
The next meeting of the Chiller Systems Group will hosted by Mallory & Evans Service of Scottsdale, Georgia, in October 2015.


We hope you'll consider joining me to fund a water project. With your gifts and your help rallying support, we can provide clean, safe and reliable water to a community in Sub Saharan Africa. Thousands of people's lives are shortened, many of which are children, due to the pathogens that have contaminated their water. Some of the waterborne diseases include Amebic Dysentary, Cholera, Hepatitis A, and Typhoid. Today, too many children suffer needlessly - walking miles for dirty water that makes them sick. Together we can change that. Please make a donation and then help us spread the word.
This is a most worthwhile project.......giving to others what we have so freely available to us.


Rebecca Halvorson joined Cumberland Trust in 2010. As the Manager of Regional Markets and Senior Vice President and Business Development Officer in Memphis, she cultivates relationships, working with families and advisors to deliver a full range of trust services. Rebecca's previous experience includes working as a Management Consultant for Ernst & Young, a Financial Analyst, and then Managing Director of Investor Relations and Corporate Contributions for FedEx.
Rebecca holds a B.A. in Business Administration and Economics from Rhodes College in Memphis and an M.B.A. in Finance and Marketing from Indiana University.
Rebecca is a native of Memphis and remains involved in the community. She is a member and past board member of the Financial Planning Association of Greater Memphis and a member of the Memphis Estate Planning Council. Additionally, she is a member and past board member of Le Bonheur Club and is active with the Down Syndrome Association of Memphis and the Mid-South and SRVS Kids & Families.


The three-dimensional flowers are all-new and the bird is an intricate, impressive design. The project is for a 12x12 or 12x24 mat, but 12x6 mat users can still create the bird and flowers.
You get everything pictured, including SCUT files for easy load-and-cut efficiency! You also get SVG files in case you need them. We have also created 20+ minutes worth of hands-on video based instructions so that your final product looks just like the pictures below!
SCUT files so you don't have to do anything but cut! SCUT files for 12x12 and 24x12 are included!
I love your site. The SVGs and cut files are great. The videos are really wonderful and so helpful. I'm disppointed the part2 doesn't work. It is the bird. Looks so difficult to do!
Part is up and running and it is actually quite easy! Check out the video!
Thank you so much for your wonderful tutorials. You make our life so much easier. You have beautiful ideas, thank you again.
I LOVE THIS so I guess I'm buying it!!!
Thanks to you both for all the beautiful files and ideas!!!
This is such a neat project!! Thank you so much for the videos, I love them & they make the kits so much easier to do!
I'm so exciting, definitely buying along with the flowers. Can't wait.
so far i like every thing ive seen and im steel looking. you guys are the best at what you do.


text:
All set for a huge year of live music in the South
The Killers and Jake Bugg among the acts set to play in 2022
By Richard Derbyshire
2022 is set to be another big year of music in the South as some of Britain's most exciting touring bands visit and local acts headline their own shows.
US superstars The Killers play Southampton in May, while big names like Carl Barat, Jake Bugg, and The Sherlocks are also booked in.
The Guildhall leads with alt-rockers Wolf Alice (22 January), Scottish indie stars Belle and Sebastian (10 February), rapper KSI (16 February) and singer-songwriter Tom O'Dell (18 February).
The Joiners and Heartbreakers promise to bring the best new acts to Southampton and The Engine Rooms will see gigs by De La Soul (18 March), who are celebrating 30 years together, and singer Miles Kane (11 February).
Following in the footsteps of The Rolling Stones and Rod Stewart, The Killers play St Mary's Stadium on 31 May. The Las Vegas band will be joined by Stockport indie rockers Blossoms.
Nine years after his first time there, Jake Bugg returns for his third gig at The Guildhall on 4 April. The 27 year old Nottingham songwriter released his fifth album, Saturday Night, Sunday Morning in August.
Liverpool legends Cast play The Engine Rooms on 28 January to celebrate 25 years of their debut album All Change. Expect to hear tunes like Fine Time, All Right, Sandstorm and Walkaway.
After previously appearing at The Joiners, Talking Heads, The 1865 and selling out the same venue in March 2020, South Yorkshire band The Sherlocks headline The Engine Rooms on Friday 4 March.
The four-piece release their new album World I Understand on January 21. They will be supported by Newcastle singer Andrew Cushin and rising south coast four-piece Crystal Tides, who also join Southampton songwriter Sean McGowan at The 1865 on 12 February.
The Joiners present pop-indie mash-up kings Deco on 28 January, hotly-tipped Earlestown band The K's on 27 January, and Isle of Wight breakthrough duo Wet Leg on 30 January 2022.
Also next month, The Libertines' Carl Barat will play an intimate solo show at the St Mary's Street venue on 14 January before former Eastenders star Shaun Williamson and his Barrioke show appear on 4 February.
Southampton's The Manatees are at Heartbreakers on 18 March, while Nottingham's The Clause are at the same venue on 8 March.
Meanwhile, the first wave of acts have been announced for Victorious Festival on Southsea Common in August, including Friday headliners Stereophonics, Manchester indie-stars James, Nothing But Thieves, Becky Hill and Declan McKenna.


Colorado Springs knows the power of community! Just think of how we helped each other during the fires and you'll know it's true.
Your community isn't just your friends and family. It's also your neighbors, the people you work with, the local shopkeepers and the farmers you meet at the farmers' market.
You know them. You like them and you trust them. They are your neighbors and their hard work supports our local economy.
That's why you would rather do business with them than strangers.
Well, that and because they have great products! Local farms sell fresher, cleaner vegetables, local bakeries offer tastier baked goods and independent local professionals offer more personalized service.
If only they were easier to find when you needed them! Without the advertising budget of larger companies, local businesses struggle to make themselves known.
We give you information about them because we want you to find them!
Join our community – it's free and you'll get our free report: Five Ways to Get Local Farm Food & Save Money Too!
Where are the local farms and Colorado businesses?
Hungry Chicken Homestead connects you with local business owners and farmers in town by telling you their unique stories.
We'll tell you about people like Kim and Doug Wiley who built a raw milk dairy on land Doug's family has owned for generations and Angela Buchanan, who used her cupcake business to bring joy to her mother's final days.
Fill out the form below to hear true stories about remarkable people in your community, farmers in driving distance of Colorado Springs and the businesses they've built!
Stories about things going on here on our homestead.
Sign up today and join the chickens in supporting our community!
Join the 1300+ members of our community!


text:
Huta Padang is een bestuurslaag in het regentschap Padang Sidempuan van de provincie Noord-Sumatra, Indonesië. Huta Padang telt 1428 inwoners (volkstelling 2010).

Plaats in Noord-Sumatra

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


I've tried a few different gluten free flapjack recipes but this one is my favourite. It's very simple and can be rustled up in under 30 minutes!
Grease the baking tin with a little butter using a paper towel. Turn on the oven to 160 C/325 F or gas mark 3.


text:
Using acacia to 'turbocharge' a semi-aromatic white wine
How Iain Munson MW helped French co-operative winery Ormarine to create a Picpoul de Pinet icon wine...
Iain Munson MW: "We're trying to preserve what makes Picpoul good and turbo-boost it a bit"
Chris Boiling
Picpoul is "the oyster wine", according to Iain Munson MW. Living in southwest France since 1991, the British winemaker drinks a good deal of the semi-aromatic white wine "and it doesn't get boring", he tells me. "Everyone likes it and it's very, very good with delicate seafood. When eventually we get back to the restaurants and I'm sitting in front of a massive plate of oysters, mussels and sea urchins, that's the drink. It's very affordable and it does the job."
It's also the wine that has been a great success for the Languedoc region in export markets. Iain knows – he wrote his Master of Wine dissertation on its sharp sales increase in the UK, concluding that the main reason for its success was that it had become a brand like Rioja and Chablis. "Most people's Picpouls are good quality, good price, consistent – a semi-aromatic dry wine with no oak and consumers know exactly what they are getting," he reasons.
So, it's surprising to learn he has now "turbocharged" it with a combination of lees ageing and acacia barrels so you can drink it with lobster and scallop dishes.
His take on Picpoul has also surprised him. Iain, who's in charge of the laboratory and all aspects of wine quality at wine merchant Maison Jeanjean, says: "One of my (dissertation's) conclusions was don't try to make an icon wine. I'd tasted a lot of the so-called icon ones and it was all oak-aged Picpoul and it didn't seem right to me, they just submerged the taste of Picpoul. So, when Ormarine (the leading producer of AOP Picpoul de Pinet in the Languedoc) asked me to do one, I thought we've already got quite a high-end one with the Cave de L'Ormarine Cuvée Prestige which is basically five or six months on fine lees ageing which gives you a slightly different, rounder, fuller Picpoul. The new wine is a take on that."
He adds: "I started having a look at different types of oak – French, American – different toasting levels, just doing it in bottle with some mini staves just to see what the flavour was like."
He wasn't happy with the results. "We're trying to preserve what makes Picpoul good and turbo-boost it a bit, not take away the taste of Picpoul. We're trying to add to it but not completely ruin it by enormous dollops of oak."
So he switched his attention to acacia barrels. He didn't have much experience with acacia and says he'd "only tasted two wines in my life before that were white wines aged in acacia". But he thought it might help to accentuate the grape's floral aspect without adding any vanilla or coconut aromas. He bought some 500L acacia barrels from Bordeaux cooper Tonnellerie Millet and started experimenting.
"We're delighted with the results," he declares. "You do some trial and error stuff – sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. This, I think, has worked rather nicely."
The acacia, combined with fine lees ageing, has "made the wine more complex, more concentrated", according to Iain.
The wine, called Acaciae, will be launched next month (May 7).
Iain says the wine wouldn't have been possible without Ormarine's extensive research into the best way to produce the fine lees. Essentially it boils down to "a tight first racking and then you leave everything".
By a tight racking, he means stopping at the first sign of cloudiness. "This is so that at the end of fermentation we don't do any more racking off. All the yeast that's been produced in ferment stays there for the ageing process. If we didn't rack off tightly to start with, you'd get some slightly vegetal notes and you'd be forced to rack off again before doing the lees ageing."
The wine is made with grapes from the best plots of 15-year-old vines in the Ormarine cooperative's portfolio – 580ha of vines stretching from the foothills of the Cevennes near Montpellier around the curve of the Mediterranean to Béziers.
The grapes are machine-harvested at night over a two-to-three-week period and are pressed straightaway. "We don't want any phenolic compounds in there," Iain says.
The juice is inoculated as Iain believes "it's almost impossible to do a native yeast ferment in reality because if we stuck it in a tank and didn't put any yeast in, it would start fermenting from all the other yeast in the cave".
Fermented at 17-18°C, the aim is for the specific gravity to drop a steady 10 points per day.
A third of the wine comes from epoxy-lined concrete vats with stainless-steel fittings. This wine spent six months in contact with the fine lees, which were stirred with a blast of nitrogen every couple of weeks. Two-thirds of the wine was matured in acacia barrels, with weekly bâtonnage (when the barrels were topped up).
The barrels were tasted every month. After a couple of months, Iain and his fellow winemakers thought they would only need 30% of barrel-aged wine in the final blend but "then the flavours calmed down a bit, so we upped the dose". For the 2020 vintage, the wine stayed in acacia for four months "to pick up some structure".
'This finish is like a minute long'
Iain is particularly pleased with "the length on the palate – it's quite extraordinary, it just stays in the mouth for such a long time… I was expecting the acacia to give you a little bit of structure and highlight the floral aromas – the white flowers of the Picpoul – but this finish is like a minute long. It's extraordinary."
The SO2 levels are kept at around 15mg/L free during the maturing on lees and are boosted to about 25mg/L free for bottling.
To distinguish it visually from other Picpoul de Pinets, Acaciae has a distinctive, shorter, clear glass bottle and stylish curved label. Only 3,000 bottles of Acaciae 2020 have been produced. All are destined for the premium on-trade and independent wine merchants.
"We'll see how it goes. This is just a trial and a start," Iain reflects.
He concludes: "I'm proud of what we have achieved with Ormarine. Acacia wood accentuates all the aromatic qualities of Picpoul and does not dominate the natural expression of the grape and its special terroir."
Cyril Payon (above), director of Ormarine, comments: "Ormarine constantly strives to innovate and push the boundaries of what is possible for Picpoul de Pinet, and we felt the time was right to go further and show what Picpoul is capable of both in terms of quality and ageing potential… and so Acaciae was born."
Both Iain and Cyril are so impressed with acacia, this vintage they may experiment with other varieties and the components of a white Corbières.
Why fermenting in small barrels is like bodybuilding
Wild thing: How Kevin Judd makes his 'alternative' Sauvignon Blanc
'Shake and aerate before use'
'Why I use metal barrels for my desert Chardonnay'
More Canopy Articles
Start planning for the future
The latest vineyard research suggests many classic wine regions are "approaching a tipping point". While other research identifies useful short- and long-term strategies for overcoming some of the effects of climate change…
Third era begins for Te Koko
Cloudy Bay's technical director, Jim White, and senior winemaker Nikolai St George talk about the changes to their famous 'alternative-style' Sauvignon Blanc…
Making red-soil Cabernets
Sue Hodder, senor winemaker at Wynns Coonawarra Estate, reveals the secrets behind the winery's iconic red wines…
Why I use a densimetric sorter
Château Fleur Haut Gaussens' owner/winemaker, Hervé Lhuillier, explains why he spent €32,000 on a 'grape bath'…
Crafting a special pair of Cap Classiques
Graham Beck's winemaker Pierre Klerk and cellarmaster Pieter Ferreira reveal the blending details behind the company's new limited-edition Yin and Yang – which are only being sold as a pair!
Sign up to Canopy's mailing list
Get free insights into the global wine business.
We never share your contact details with 3rd parties.


text:
Q: Pointing a domain to securely connect to an ec2 instance running a python app Say I have an AWS ec2 instance that is running a python application on a certain port say 8000. Also imagine I have a domain name say www.abcd.com that I own. What does it take to make my website use https and securely redirect to the app on my ec2 that is listening on port 8000? Is this even possible to do or do I need something like nginx in between?

A: Firstly you will need to ensure that your EC2 is in a public subnet with a public IP, it will also need its security group open on whatever port you are hitting it on (8000). At this point you should be able to hit your application on public ip:port.
Now if you want to do the above while using a domain you will want to use AWS's Route 53 service. From this you can create a DNS routing using your domain. You will want to create a route from: application.example.com to your instances public ip. After doing so you should be able to visit: application.example.com and hit your application. In doing the following it is possible now to make your EC2 instance private.
Now if you wish to include HTTPS ontop of this, the best way would be to create a public load balancer with a certificate attached, this would accept HTTPS traffic from your user, then forward that traffic over HTTP to your EC2 on a selected port (8000).
After doing this you will want to change your Route53 entry to point to your load balancer instead of directly at your EC2.

A: Yes, it is totally possible.
Here is step wise procedure to do it :-

*

*you need to create hosted zone on Route-53 services of amazon

*Then it use ns to connect with your domain ( wherever you have registered)

*Then you need to connect your ec2 instance ip with your hosted zone

*Now you can access your ec2 instances using this domain, but it will be not https

*For https, you need certificate, which you can avail from aws certificate-manager

*After obtaining the certificate, Follow the steps from this blog How to set up HTTPS for your domain on AWS.
NOTE:- This is just uber point, follow it and look for more insight to how you exactly do it in your case. I followed this step while deploying using elastic-beanstalk.


All of our pork comes from our own herd of outdoor rare-breed pigs- Saddlebacks, Saddleback X Hampshires and Gloucester Old Spots. Pork is always available from the farm shop but larger amounts can be ordered fresh or frozen, subject to availability - please contact us for more information. Both pork packages can be altered if wished.


text:
Larcidiocesi di Berlino (in latino: Archidioecesis Berolinensis) è una sede metropolitana della Chiesa cattolica in Germania. Nel 2020 contava 411.600 battezzati su 6.028.542 abitanti. È retta dall'arcivescovo Heiner Koch.

Territorio
L'arcidiocesi comprende il land di Berlino, la parte centro-settentrionale del Brandeburgo e la quasi totalità della Pomerania Anteriore.

Sede arcivescovile è la città di Berlino, dove si trovano la cattedrale di Sant'Edvige e la basilica minore di Nostra Signora del Rosario (Rosenkranz-Basilika).

Il territorio si estende su 28.962 km² ed è suddiviso in 99 parrocchie, raggruppate in 17 decanati: Berlino Mitte, Berlino Lichtenberg, Berlino Pankow, Berlino Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, Berlino Spandau, Berlino Steglitz-Zehlendorf, Berlino Tempelhof-Schöneberg, Berlino Neukölln, Berlino Treptow-Köpenick, Berlino Reinickendorf, Brandeburgo sulla Havel, Eberswalde, Fürstenwalde/Spree, Oranienburg, Potsdam-Luckenwalde, Pomerania Anteriore e Wittenberge.

Provincia ecclesiastica
La provincia ecclesiastica di Berlino, istituita nel 1994, comprende 2 suffraganee:
diocesi di Dresda-Meißen
diocesi di Görlitz

Storia
L'evangelizzazione del territorio della presente arcidiocesi di Berlino risale alla prima metà del XII secolo e si deve ai viaggi missionari del vescovo Ottone di Bamberga. Originariamente queste terre erano soggette alla giurisdizione di più diocesi: Brandeburgo, Havelberg, Cammin, Lebus, Schwerin e Roskilde. Berlino apparteneva alla diocesi di Brandeburgo e già nel XIII secolo possedeva tre chiese parrocchiali: San Nicola, la più antica, San Pietro e Santa Maria.

Durante la riforma protestante Berlino passò totalmente alla nuova confessione religiosa grazie all'opera di zelanti predicatori luterani e alle determinazioni del principe elettore Gioacchino II di Brandeburgo. Il cattolicesimo venne estirpato con misure restrittive, in particolare durante il principato di Federico Guglielmo I di Brandeburgo (1640-1688), che vietò anche l'esercizio privato del cattolicesimo a Berlino e in tutta la regione; e benché ci fossero cappelle cattoliche nelle ambasciate di Austria e di Francia, vietò ai berlinesi di accedervi e prendere parte alle cerimonie cattoliche che vi si svolgevano.

La situazione per i cattolici migliorò a cavallo tra i secoli XVII e XVIII, quando il principe Federico III, nelle trattative con l'imperatore per vedersi riconoscere come primo re di Prussia, dovette fare delle concessioni. Nel 1701 il vicario apostolico delle missioni settentrionali, Agostino Steffani, poté celebrare una messa a Berlino, ma non riuscì a far riconoscere la sua giurisdizione sulla città; l'anno successivo segnalò a Propaganda Fide che nella capitale prussiana vi erano circa 900 cattolici.

Nel 1719 i cattolici berlinesi ottennero da Federico Guglielmo I un locale dove celebrare le proprie funzioni religiose, che vennero affidate dal re al domenicano padre Torck, che ottenne per primo il titolo di prevosto da Federico II. Questo re, per amicarsi i suoi sudditi cattolici, in particolare quelli della Slesia appena conquistata, fece costruire, tra il 1746 e il 1773, la chiesa di Sant'Edvige, che ottenne il titolo di parrocchia, ma sottomessa all'autorità dei pastori protestanti. Dal punto di vista giuridico, i cattolici di Berlino e della sua regione dipendevano dal vicariato apostolico della Sassonia, ma poiché i suoi vicari non vi poterono mai esercitare alcuna effettiva giurisdizione, nel 1806 trasferirono i loro diritti ai vescovi di Breslavia.

Il 16 luglio 1821, con la bolla De salute animarum, papa Pio VII riorganizzò le circoscrizioni ecclesiastiche cattoliche nel regno di Prussia. Berlino divenne la sede di una delegazione apostolica, con giurisdizione su gran parte del Brandeburgo e della Pomerania, dipendente dalla diocesi di Breslavia; e i prevosti di Sant'Edvige, in qualità di delegati apostolici, entrarono di diritto a far parte del capitolo della cattedrale di Breslavia. Successivamente la delegazione apostolica fu elevata al rango di amministrazione apostolica. Nel 1909 la delegazione, estesa all'incirca su 60.000 km², era divisa in 8 arcipreture e 92 parrocchie, con poco più di 440.000 cattolici e 140 preti.

La diocesi di Berlino fu eretta il 13 agosto 1930 in forza della bolla Pastoralis officii nostri di papa Pio XI con i territori che erano appartenuti all'amministrazione apostolica, contestualmente soppressa. La chiesa di Sant'Edvige divenne la cattedrale della nuova diocesi, assegnata alla provincia ecclesiastica dell'arcidiocesi di Breslavia.

Durante il periodo nazionalsocialista il rettore della cattedrale Bernhard Lichtenberg fu arrestato e deportato nel campo di concentramento di Dachau per avere pregato per gli ebrei perseguitati; vi morì il 5 settembre 1943 e fu beatificato da papa Giovanni Paolo II il 23 giugno 1996.

Al termine della seconda guerra mondiale la diocesi si trovò divisa in due dal nuovo confine di Stato, la linea Oder-Neiße, che divideva la Polonia e la Germania. La Santa Sede nominò degli amministratori apostolici per la parte polacca della diocesi, finché il 28 giugno 1972 si arrivò ad un accordo che permise di erigere su questi territori le nuove diocesi polacche di Stettino-Kamień, di Koszalin-Kołobrzeg e di Gorzów.

Il 27 giugno 1994 in forza della bolla Certiori christifidelium di papa Giovanni Paolo II Berlino è stata elevata al rango di arcidiocesi metropolitana, avente come suffraganee le diocesi di Görlitz e di Dresda-Meißen.

L'arcidiocesi ha ricevuto la visita di papa Benedetto XVI il 22 e 23 settembre 2011.

Cronotassi dei vescovi
Si omettono i periodi di sede vacante non superiori ai 2 anni o non storicamente accertati.
 Christian Schreiber † (13 agosto 1930 - 1º settembre 1933 deceduto)
 Nikolaus Bares † (21 dicembre 1933 - 1º marzo 1935 deceduto)
 Konrad von Preysing Lichtenegg Moos † (5 luglio 1935 - 21 dicembre 1950 deceduto)
 Wilhelm Weskamm † (29 maggio 1951 - 21 agosto 1956 deceduto)
 Julius August Döpfner † (15 gennaio 1957 - 3 luglio 1961 nominato arcivescovo di Monaco e Frisinga)
 Alfred Bengsch † (16 agosto 1961 - 13 dicembre 1979 deceduto)
 Joachim Meisner † (22 aprile 1980 - 20 dicembre 1988 nominato arcivescovo di Colonia)
 Georg Maximilian Sterzinsky † (28 maggio 1989 - 24 febbraio 2011 ritirato)
 Rainer Maria Woelki (2 luglio 2011 - 11 luglio 2014 nominato arcivescovo di Colonia)
 Heiner Koch, dall'8 giugno 2015

Statistiche
L'arcidiocesi nel 2020 su una popolazione di 6.028.542 persone contava 411.600 battezzati, corrispondenti al 6,8% del totale.

|-
| 1950 || 657.358 || 6.897.872 || 9,5 || 478 || 350 || 128 || 1.375 ||  || 243 || 2.225 || 255
|-
| 1958 || 1.286.000 || 7.325.000 || 17,6 || 810 || 560 || 250 || 1.587 ||  || 230 || 2.350 || 428
|-
| 1970 || 474.012 || 6.184.245 || 7,7 || 487 || 342 || 145 || 973 ||  || 208 || 1.980 || 237
|-
| 1980 || 434.275 || 6.000.000 || 7,2 || 494 || 353 || 141 || 879 || 8 || 183 || 1.488 || 239
|-
| 1990 || 436.183 || 4.720.000 || 9,2 || 427 || 315 || 112 || 1.021 || 15 || 144 || 970 || 229
|-
| 1999 || 417.665 || 5.600.000 || 7,5 || 420 || 287 || 133 || 994 ||  || 176 || 854 || 135
|-
| 2000 || 390.577 || 5.700.000 || 6,9 || 392 || 263 || 129 || 996 || 25 || 175 || 673 || 135
|-
| 2001 || 385.770 || 5.700.000 || 6,8 || 423 || 276 || 147 || 911 || 25 || 195 || 650 || 138
|-
| 2002 || 380.275 || 5.695.000 || 6,7 || 417 || 275 || 142 || 911 || 25 || 179 || 614 || 138
|-
| 2003 || 377.526 || 5.690.000 || 6,6 || 431 || 290 || 141 || 875 || 26 || 168 || 599 || 136
|-
| 2004 || 377.526 || 5.690.000 || 6,6 || 428 || 291 || 137 || 882 || 27 || 165 || 691 || 122
|-
| 2006 || 386.279 || 5.700.000 || 6,8 || 396 || 282 || 114 || 975 || 30 || 147 || 626 || 94
|-
| 2012 || 396.095 || 5.806.310 || 6,8 || 417 || 297 || 120 || 949 || 32 || 142 || 543 || 103
|-
| 2015 || 408.953 || 5.730.485 || 7,1 || 429 || 308 || 121 || 953 || 31 || 146 || 487 || 103
|-
| 2018 || 412.700 || 5.934.909 || 7,0 || 352 || 251 || 101 || 1.172 || 42 || 125 || 433 || 103
|-
| 2020 || 411.600 || 6.028.542 || 6,8 || 339 || 234 || 105 || 1.214 || 46 || 129 || 413 || 99
|}

Note

Bibliografia
 Joseph Grisar, v. Berlin, in Dictionnaire d'Histoire et de Géographie ecclésiastiques, vol. VIII, 1935, coll. 510-523
 Bolla De salute animarum, in Bullarii romani continuatio, Tomo XV, Romae, 1853, pp. 403–415
 Bolla Pastoralis officii nostri, AAS 23 (1931), pp. 34–41

Voci correlate
Cattedrale di Sant'Edvige

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni
Annuario pontificio del 2021 e precedenti, in
 Sito ufficiale dell'arcidiocesi

Berlino
Religione a Berlino
Berlino


text:
Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/p/ces/ceswps/_4567.html
The Impact of R&D Cooperations on Drug Variety Offered on the Market. Evidence from the Pharmaceutical Industry
Tannista Banerjee
Ralph Siebert
Ralph Bernd Siebert
Our study puts special attention to the fact that R&D cooperations in the pharmaceutical industry are formed at different stages throughout the drug development process. We study if the timing to engage in R&D cooperations in the pharmaceutical industry has different impacts on the technology and product markets. Using a comprehensive dataset on the pharmaceutical industry, and estimating a heterogeneous treatment effects model (Heckman et al., 2006) our results show that R&D cooperations formed at the early stages increase the number of R&D projects and the number of drugs launched on the product market. Most interestingly, late stage R&D cooperations significantly reduce the number of drugs launched on the market, even though they increased firms' activity in the technology markets. This result highlights the fact that firms re-optimize their drug development portfolio to avoid wasteful duplication and cannibalizing the sales of the jointly developed drug in R&D cooperations. Our study show that firms cooperating in late stage collaborations re-optimize their individual drug development portfolios, which significantly reduces the number of drugs offered on the market.
Tannista Banerjee & Ralph Siebert, 2014. "The Impact of R&D Cooperations on Drug Variety Offered on the Market. Evidence from the Pharmaceutical Industry," CESifo Working Paper Series 4567, CESifo Group Munich.
Handle: RePEc:ces:ceswps:_4567
File URL: https://www.cesifo-group.de/DocDL/cesifo1_wp4567.pdf
Tannista Banerjee & Ralph Siebert, 2013. "The Impact of R&D Cooperation on Drug Variety Offered on the Market: Evidence from the Pharmaceutical Industry," Auburn Economics Working Paper Series auwp2013-20, Department of Economics, Auburn University.
Rebecca Henderson & Iain Cockburn, 1996. "Scale, Scope, and Spillovers: The Determinants of Research Productivity in Drug Discovery," RAND Journal of Economics, The RAND Corporation, vol. 27(1), pages 32-59, Spring.
Rebecca Henderson & Iain Cockburn, "undated". "Scale, Scope and Spillovers: The Determinants of Research Productivity in Drug Discovery," Working Papers ec25/94, Department of Economics, University of Lancaster.
Gene M. Grossman & Carl Shapiro, 1986. "Optimal Dynamic R&D Programs," RAND Journal of Economics, The RAND Corporation, vol. 17(4), pages 581-593, Winter.
Gene M. Grossman & Carl Shapiro, 1985. "Optimal Dynamic R&D Programs," NBER Working Papers 1658, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
Veugelers, Reinhilde & Cassiman, Bruno, 1999. "Make and buy in innovation strategies: evidence from Belgian manufacturing firms," Research Policy, Elsevier, vol. 28(1), pages 63-80, January.
Lerner, Josh & Merges, Robert P, 1998. "The Control of Technology Alliances: An Empirical Analysis of the Biotechnology Industry," Journal of Industrial Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 46(2), pages 125-156, June.
Danzon, Patricia M. & Nicholson, Sean & Pereira, Nuno Sousa, 2005. "Productivity in pharmaceutical-biotechnology R&D: the role of experience and alliances," Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier, vol. 24(2), pages 317-339, March.
Patricia M. Danzon & Sean Nicholson & Nuno Sousa Pereira, 2003. "Productivity in Pharmaceutical Biotechnology R&D: The Role of Experience and Alliances," NBER Working Papers 9615, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
Sean Nicholson, 2005. "Biotech-Pharmaceutical Alliances as a Signal of Asset and Firm Quality," The Journal of Business, University of Chicago Press, vol. 78(4), pages 1433-1464, July.
Sean Nicholson & Patricia M. Danzon & Jeffrey S. McCullough, 2002. "Biotech-Pharmaceutical Alliances as a Signal of Asset and Firm Quality," NBER Working Papers 9007, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
Ornaghi, Carmine, 2009. "Mergers and innovation in big pharma," International Journal of Industrial Organization, Elsevier, vol. 27(1), pages 70-79, January.
Ulset, Svein, 1996. "R&D outsourcing and contractual governance: An empirical study of commercial R&D projects," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 30(1), pages 63-82, July.
DiMasi, Joseph A. & Hansen, Ronald W. & Grabowski, Henry G. & Lasagna, Louis, 1991. "Cost of innovation in the pharmaceutical industry," Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier, vol. 10(2), pages 107-142, July.
Martin, Stephen, 1996. "R & D joint ventures and tacit product market collusion," European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier, vol. 11(4), pages 733-741, April.
Michelle S. Goeree & Eric Helland, 2009. "Do research joint ventures serve a collusive function?," IEW - Working Papers 448, Institute for Empirical Research in Economics - University of Zurich, revised Jul 2012.
Sovinsky, Michelle & Helland, Eric, 2012. "Do Research Joint Ventures Serve a Collusive Function?," Economic Research Papers 270429, University of Warwick - Department of Economics.
Irwin, Douglas A. & Klenow, Peter J., 1996. "High-tech R&D subsidies Estimating the effects of Sematech," Journal of International Economics, Elsevier, vol. 40(3-4), pages 323-344, May.
Douglas A. Irwin & Peter J. Klenow, 1994. "High Tech R&D Subsidies: Estimating the Effects of Sematech," NBER Working Papers 4974, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
Steven C. Salop, 1979. "Monopolistic Competition with Outside Goods," Bell Journal of Economics, The RAND Corporation, vol. 10(1), pages 141-156, Spring.
Tomaso Duso & Lars-Hendrik Röller & Jo Seldeslachts, 2014. "Collusion Through Joint R&D: An Empirical Assessment," The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press, vol. 96(2), pages 349-370, May.
Tomaso Duso & Lars-Hendrik Roeller & Jo Seldeslachts, 2010. "Collusion through Joint R&D: An Empirical Assessment," Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers 10-112/1, Tinbergen Institute.
Duso, Tomaso & Röller, Lars-Hendrik & Seldeslachts, Jo, 2012. "Collusion through joint R&D: An empirical assessment," DICE Discussion Papers 79, University of Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics (DICE).
Duso, Tomaso & Röller, Lars-Hendrik & Seldeslachts, Jo, 2010. "Collusion through Joint R&D: An Empirical Assessment," Discussion Paper Series of SFB/TR 15 Governance and the Efficiency of Economic Systems 343, Free University of Berlin, Humboldt University of Berlin, University of Bonn, University of Mannheim, University of Munich.
Suetens, Sigrid, 2008. "Does R&D cooperation facilitate price collusion? An experiment," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 66(3-4), pages 822-836, June.
Suetens, S., 2003. "Does R&D Cooperation Facilitate Price Collusion? An Experiment," Discussion Paper 2003-99, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research.
James J. Heckman & Sergio Urzua & Edward Vytlacil, 2006. "Understanding Instrumental Variables in Models with Essential Heterogeneity," The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press, vol. 88(3), pages 389-432, August.
James J. Heckman & Sergio Urzua & Edward J. Vytlacil, 2006. "Understanding Instrumental Variables in Models with Essential Heterogeneity," NBER Working Papers 12574, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
James J. Heckman & Sergio Urzua & Edward Vytlacil, 2009. "Understanding Instrumental Variables in Models with Essential Heterogeneity," Working Papers 200941, Geary Institute, University College Dublin.
Heckman, James J. & Urzua, Sergio & Vytlacil, Edward, 2006. "Understanding Instrumental Variables in Models with Essential Heterogeneity," IZA Discussion Papers 2320, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
Hall, Bronwyn H, 1993. "The Stock Market's Valuation of R&D Investment during the 1980's," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 83(2), pages 259-264, May.
Pierre Azoulay, 2003. "Agents of Embeddedness," NBER Working Papers 10142, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
Klaus Gugler & Ralph Siebert, 2007. "Market Power versus Efficiency Effects of Mergers and Research Joint Ventures: Evidence from the Semiconductor Industry," The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press, vol. 89(4), pages 645-659, November.
Ralph Siebert & Klaus Gugler, 2004. "Market Power versus Efficiency Effects of Mergers and Research Joint Ventures: Evidence from the Semiconductor Industry," NBER Working Papers 10323, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
Tapon, Francis, 1989. "A transaction costs analysis of innovations in the organization of pharmaceutical R & D," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 12(2), pages 197-213, October.
Abhijit V. Banerjee & Esther Duflo, 2000. "Reputation Effects and the Limits of Contracting: A Study of the Indian Software Industry," The Quarterly Journal of Economics, Oxford University Press, vol. 115(3), pages 989-1017.
William L. Baldwin, 1962. "Contracted Research and the Case for Big Business," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 70, pages 294-294.
Siebert, Ralph & von Graevenitz, Georg, 2010. "Jostling for advantage or not: Choosing between patent portfolio races and ex ante licensing," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 73(2), pages 225-245, February.
Tapon, Francis & Cadsby, Charles Bram, 1996. "The optimal organization of research: evidence from eight case studies of pharmaceutical firms," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 31(3), pages 381-399, December.
Joel Balbien & Louis L. Wilde, 1982. "A Dynamic Model of Research Contracting," Bell Journal of Economics, The RAND Corporation, vol. 13(1), pages 107-119, Spring.
Arora, Ashish, 1996. "Contracting for tacit knowledge: the provision of technical services in technology licensing contracts," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 50(2), pages 233-256, August.
Edwin Lai & Raymond Riezman & Ping Wang, 2009. "Outsourcing of innovation," Economic Theory, Springer;Society for the Advancement of Economic Theory (SAET), vol. 38(3), pages 485-515, March.
Jorde, Thomas M & Teece, David J, 1990. "Innovation and Cooperation: Implications for Competition and Antitrust," Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association, vol. 4(3), pages 75-96, Summer.
Lars-Hendrik Röller & Ralph Siebert & Mihkel M. Tombak, 2007. "Why Firms Form (or do not Form) RJVS," Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society, vol. 117(522), pages 1122-1144, July.
Giovanni Cerulli, 2012. "Ivtreatreg: a new STATA routine for estimating binary treatment models with heterogeneous response to treatment under observable and unobservable selection," CERIS Working Paper 201203, Institute for Economic Research on Firms and Growth - Moncalieri (TO) ITALY -NOW- Research Institute on Sustainable Economic Growth - Moncalieri (TO) ITALY.
Michael L. Katz, 1986. "An Analysis of Cooperative Research and Development," RAND Journal of Economics, The RAND Corporation, vol. 17(4), pages 527-543, Winter.
Christoph Grimpe & Ulrich Kaiser, 2008. "Gains and Pains from Contract Research: A Transaction and Firm-level Perspective," CIE Discussion Papers 2008-01, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics. Centre for Industrial Economics.
Kaiser, Ulrich & Grimpe, Christoph, 2008. "Gains and Pains from Contract Research: A Transaction and Firm-level Perspective," ZEW Discussion Papers 08-002, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research.
David Dranove & David Meltzer, 1994. "Do Important Drugs Reach the Market Sooner?," RAND Journal of Economics, The RAND Corporation, vol. 25(3), pages 402-423, Autumn.
DiMasi, Joseph A. & Hansen, Ronald W. & Grabowski, Henry G., 2003. "The price of innovation: new estimates of drug development costs," Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier, vol. 22(2), pages 151-185, March.
Cockburn, Iain M. & Henderson, Rebecca M., 2001. "Scale and scope in drug development: unpacking the advantages of size in pharmaceutical research," Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier, vol. 20(6), pages 1033-1057, November.
Vicar S. Valencia, 2016. "The Impact of R&D Alliance on the Survival of Newly Listed High Tech Firms," Business and Economic Research, Macrothink Institute, vol. 6(2), pages 197-210, December.
drug development; dynamics; co-development; pharmaceutical industry; product variety; product market competition; Research and Development cooperation;
L24 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Contracting Out; Joint Ventures
L25 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Firm Performance
L65 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Manufacturing - - - Chemicals; Rubber; Drugs; Biotechnology; Plastics
D22 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Firm Behavior: Empirical Analysis
NEP-COM-2014-03-08 (Industrial Competition)
NEP-CSE-2014-03-08 (Economics of Strategic Management)
NEP-HEA-2014-03-08 (Health Economics)
NEP-IND-2014-03-08 (Industrial Organization)
NEP-INO-2014-03-08 (Innovation)
NEP-PPM-2014-03-08 (Project, Program & Portfolio Management)
All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:ces:ceswps:_4567. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.
For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: (Klaus Wohlrabe). General contact details of provider: http://edirc.repec.org/data/cesifde.html .


The federal government has retreated from their attempt to overturn the shark fin trade ban in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. In a letter dated December 16, 2014, Eileen Sobeck, NOAA assistant administrator for fisheries wrote "CNMI's law will have minimal impact on federally managed fishermen in CNMI...and is therefore consistent with and not preempted by the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, as amended by the Shark Conservation Act of 2010."
We've written about this issue extensively over the last few years. Kudos to President Barack Obama and his officials at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, as well as CNMI Governor Eloy Inos for coming to a compromise in the best interest of sharks.
Write an email to local and national elected officials: Contact Guam Governor, Eddie Calvo and U.S. Congresswoman Madeleine Bordallo and ask them to fight to preserve our local shark protections.
Real Change Coming to Discovery Channel Shark Week?
Please tweet #FakeSharkWeekFacts to protest @Discovery's lack of scientific integrity during #SharkWeek.
Discovery Channel just announced that they are holding Shark Week a month early this year. The annual Superbowl of shark programming will run July 5-12, with an additional weekend of new programming in August.
One wonders if this is part of new president Rich Ross's pledge to rid Discovery programming of man eating anaconda stunts and fake mermaid shows?
Yet they announced they have filmed a sequel to Great White Serial Killer. Shark blogger David Shiffman calls the original "pseudoscientific fearmongering nonsense that should not be getting a sequel" and put it in the category of Worst of Shark Week 2013 in an article for Wired.
Conservation for the future of sharks in danger in Turks & Caicos.
Have you met Shark Stanley? This happy hammerhead shark is the face of an outreach and awareness campaign to support global shark conservation efforts. This campaign is dedicated to creating permanent shark protection and supporting proper management of shark and ray species worldwide. Maybe you've read his book, and have been introduced to his friends Manta Reigna or Pierre the Porbeagle. This sociable guy is trying to get the word out that "Healthy reefs need sharks." He will gladly swim to your festival, event, or business to promote his cause. Also check out www.sharkdefenders.com or www.pewsharks.org for more information.