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Kim, Y. (Yeesuk), Tian, Y. (Yuxi), Yang, J. (Jianxiao), Huser, V. (Vojtech), Jin, P. (Peng), Lambert, C.G. (Christophe G.), Park, H. (Hojun), You, S.C. (Seng Chan), Park, R.W. (Rae Woong), P.R. Rijnbeek (Peter), et al. Van Zandt, M. (Mui), C. Reich (Christian), Vashisht, R. (Rohit), Wu, Y. (Yonghui), J.D. Duke (Jon D.), G. Hripcsak (G.), D. Madigan (David), N.H. Shah (Nigam H.), P.B. Ryan (Patrick), M.J. Schuemie (Martijn) and M.A. Suchard (Marc)
Comparative safety and effectiveness of alendronate versus raloxifene in women with osteoporosis
Scientific Reports , Volume 10 - Issue 1
Alendronate and raloxifene are among the most popular anti-osteoporosis medications. However, there is a lack of head-to-head comparative effectiveness studies comparing the two treatments. We conducted a retrospective large-scale multicenter study encompassing over 300 million patients across nine databases encoded in the Observational Medical Outcomes Partnership (OMOP) Common Data Model (CDM). The primary outcome was the incidence of osteoporotic hip fracture, while secondary outcomes were vertebral fracture, atypical femoral fracture (AFF), osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ), and esophageal cancer. We used propensity score trimming and stratification based on an expansive propensity score model with all pre-treatment patient characteritistcs. We accounted for unmeasured confounding using negative control outcomes to estimate and adjust for residual systematic bias in each data source. We identified 283,586 alendronate patients and 40,463 raloxifene patients. There were 7.48 hip fracture, 8.18 vertebral fracture, 1.14 AFF, 0.21 esophageal cancer and 0.09 ONJ events per 1,000 person-years in the alendronate cohort and 6.62, 7.36, 0.69, 0.22 and 0.06 events per 1,000 person-years, respectively, in the raloxifene cohort. Alendronate and raloxifene have a similar hip fracture risk (hazard ratio [HR] 1.03, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.94–1.13), but alendronate users are more likely to have vertebral fractures (HR 1.07, 95% CI 1.01–1.14). Alendronate has higher risk for AFF (HR 1.51, 95% CI 1.23–1.84) but similar risk for esophageal cancer (HR 0.95, 95% CI 0.53–1.70), and ONJ (HR 1.62, 95% CI 0.78–3.34). We demonstrated substantial control of measured confounding by propensity score adjustment, and minimal residual systematic bias through negative control experiments, lending credibility to our effect estimates. Raloxifene is as effective as alendronate and may remain an option in the prevention of osteoporotic fracture.
Journal Scientific Reports
Organisation Department of Medical Informatics
Kim, Y. (Yeesuk), Tian, Y. (Yuxi), Yang, J. (Jianxiao), Huser, V. (Vojtech), Jin, P. (Peng), Lambert, C.G. (Christophe G.), … Suchard, M.A. (2020). Comparative safety and effectiveness of alendronate versus raloxifene in women with osteoporosis. Scientific Reports, 10(1). doi:10.1038/s41598-020-68037-8


Beef Tortilla Soup/Stew by "Cheffie Cooks"
Great dish any week night.
Delight your guests with these itty, bitty meatballs atop a mini tostada. This is such a yummy and simple appetizer to make that it might just become your go-to recipe! The skinny for each appetizer, 31 calories 1 gram fat and 1 Weight Watchers POINTS PLUS. So cute and so fun to eat!
Tallerine, talerine, tallerini...I've no idea of the spelling or origin of this vintage casserole but it remains a crowd pleaser yet today. I've tweaked my 70's recipe somewhat ~ it's one of those recipes that adapts easily to variations.


OSSii. It's got an acronym. A website. Even a sort-of logo.
But what is it? Reading the rather formally-written memos, press releases and FAQ on the OSSii website requires you to understand a bit about how OSS and equipment vendors work and partner to fully appreciate what they mean.
Allow me to interpret as best I can.
So, it's an initiative by its members to enable greater interoperability between their OSS systems.
As the current OSSii members are hardware vendors, the focus is on the interoperability of 'north-bound' network management system APIs with OSS management functions.
Who is involved in OSSii?
Ericsson, Huawei and NSNinitiated OSSii and are currently the only companies who have signed-up to licensing of their APIs.
Which OSS APIs are covered by the OSSii agreement?
Right now it's OSS APIs relating to the mobile RAN and mobile core networks.
Translating, that means the 'north bound' APIs from network vendors' element managers or network management systems for 2G/GSM, 3G and 4G/LTE networks, including elements from the cell-site in to the mobile core.
Functionally, it covers those north bound APIs relating to Fault Management, Performance Management and Configuration Management.
So, in practice, it means the NMS/NEM APIs are licensed so that each member (and third-parties) can test their own OSS applications for interoperability with the network-facing systems. Note that fault, performance and configuration management APIs can cover a lot of other OSS functions; I would expect it to benefit fulfilment, planning, discovery, inventory OSS functions too.
Why does OSSii only cover mobile networks?
Mobile is where the action is right now. It's a growth area, both in terms of more network being rolled out (for LTE and small-cells) and its management is more dynamic than, say, the optical layer which is more like a relatively static high-capacity 'trunk'.
IP access and core have reasonably standardised (or being-standardised) APIs already: SNMP and flow APIs, for example, cover a lot of Fault and Performance Management functionality. Other work in the world of IP is going on in the SDN domain too.
Core optical and SDH networks, as well as being less dynamic, have notoriously poor API support. A lot of work would need to be done before it was worth cross licensing their APIs. The business case is therefore simply not there.
So OSSii is a new OSS API standard, right?
Ah! No. It's more pragmatic than that.
OSSii is an agreement to license each other's existing OSS APIs and provide the means of testing interoperability between systems.
So,no new common interfaces are being defined. It's simply licensing vendors to have access to existing API details so they can test their OSS against others' OSS. That's quite a big step when you consider that historically these are companies that would consider themselves in fierce competition with one another.
Each member of OSSii must provide a means of supporting interoperability testing for the other members. This would typically involve giving remote access to some sort of test bed or lab environment and some time with their architects or consultants.
OSSii does not include formal certification of the use of APIs. This is another difference from most standards organisation approaches.
A certification process would typically involve the owner of the API double-checking how it's being used and issuing a formal confirmation that the user has tested a certain set of functions or network types.
Instead,OSSii simply allows for testing to take place. The user of the API sets the functional scope of the tests themselves. Of course, the owner of the API will likely provide documentation and guidance as to how the APIs should be used correctly, but there is no formal 'sign-off' to the test.
FRAND means Fair, Reasonable, and Non-Discriminatory.
The license that allows each OSSii member to use the others' OSS APIs is a commercial one, but the point of OSSii is to make it easy and cooperative. Members can not set unreasonably high prices or unfair terms and conditions in order to seek some sort of advantage form their position as an OSSii member. Indeed, the MoU seems to suggest that when one company with an OSS API licenses that of another company, then the 'costs' cancel each other out. Or, at least, there's a sort of 'part-exchange' going on that writes-off much of the cost.
Can other companies license APIs under the OSSii terms?
Other vendors with their own OSS APIs can sign-up and trade their APIs for the others with a cross-licensing agreement.
Also, OSS vendors who do not have their own north-bound APIs can get a license, still under the FRAND terms. For example, an service fulfilment OSS vendor won't have their own north-bound NMS APIs but might want to pull out configuration and performance data from the equipment vendors' APIs. They can acquire a license to do so, but would likely be subject to a higher (but still 'fair and reasonable') cost as they don't have an API of their own to trade.
Where does that leave TM Forum's OSS standards?
OSSii appears to be a reaction against the inertia of the industry to set any practical integration standards.
What's the quickest, simplest way to enable interoperability? Share what we have today. That's OSSii.
The industry has talked about OSS API standards for over a decade. The result has been sets of principals, ideas, common terms, and complicated diagrams. But no standards that actual define an implementation.
Now, that's not to say that the likes of OSS/J, MTOSI and so-on aren't useful. They at least provide general guidance on scope and purpose of various APIs. And perhaps NSN, Huawei and Ericsson's APIs have been designed to follow that advice. So, well done TM Forum. It's just, the OSS standards body really isn't a completer-finisher personality-type, is it?


Do batsmen hunt in pairs?
Instances of two Scotland batsmen making 50+ scores each in an ODI against a Test-nation. This is the third.
Runs scored by Sri Lanka, the highest by any team in an ODI against Scotland.
Will 10 Catches win Match?
Instances of all 10 batsmen being caught in a World Cup match. All nine of Sri Lanka's batsmen have been caught so far.
Number of batsmen who have scored 4 hundreds in a single World Cup; Sangakkara is the only one.
Number of consecutive hundreds for Kumar Sangakkara. This has never previously been done in an ODI.


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Petru Florescu Joins Douglas Motorsport
Feb 23, 2017 | F3 News, News
Romanian racer Petru Florescu will compete in the 2017 BRDC British Formula 3 Championship with Douglas Motorsport.
Florescu finished in 6th overall in last years F4 British Championship, winning on 5 occasions. Petru, who is 18, is ready to take on his next challenge, British F3, and teams up with Douglas Motorsport where we are hoping to build on last years successful season.
Florescu, who hails from the Romanian capital Bucharest, combined his British F4 duties last year with outings in a number of other championships, including Eurocup Formula Renault and EuroFormula Open.
He began his single-seater career in the then named MSA Formula category during 2015 and prior to that enjoyed a glittering karting career, competing in various world-level events and finishing as runner-up in the 2013 WSK Final Cup in the KF Junior category.
Due to existing commitments in EuroFormula Open during 2017, Petru will not be available for some British F3 rounds that clash with his his EuroFormula commitments.
Florescu said: "I love racing in the UK. I think the tracks here and the level of competition in British Formula 3 really separate the top drivers from the average ones. I am very happy to be able to add five rounds of the British F3 Championship to my programme this season and I am excited to be working with Wayne Douglas and his team. They are all very focused and very good at their job. We just clicked instantly and I am sure we will do well together this year, especially since I love driving the British F3 car!"
Wayne Douglas, Team Principal of Douglas Motorsport, commented: "We are delighted to welcome Petru to our British F3 team for the 2017 season. He proved last year in British F4 that he is an extremely fast driver and we look forward to helping him continue that success during the British F3 rounds he contests with us this year."
The 2017 BRDC British Formula 3 season begins at Oulton Park on Easter Weekend (15-17 April) with the 2017 season consisting of 24 races across eight rounds at some of the UK and Europe's best circuits.

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Publisher Afro-Middle East Centre, South Africa
The Islamists
A Contextual History of Political Islam
by Basheer M. Nafi
Today's Islamists are not a reproduction of an ancient legacy, but are modern political actors defined by modern discourses, argues Basheer Nafiin The Islamists. He examines the emergence and development of political Islam in the twentieth century and the beginning of the twenty-first century, discussing the historical context within which political Islam arose, and relating it to the social movements and political parties that lead the phenomenon today. On questions concerning the state, economics and law, the differences among Islamists are no less than their agreements. Nafit eases out some of these agreements and differences relating to governance, citizenship, pluralism, unity, revivalism, and truth. This very accessible work, intended for both an academic and general audience, highlights these matters by examining the groups and individuals that constitute the broad category of political Islam, considering how they have developed over time, and how they have impacted on the countries in which they operate.
Basheer M. Nafi
Basheer M Nafi is a senior research analyst at the Al Jazeera Centre for Studies, and previously taught history and Islamic Studies at Birbeck College, University of London. He has published extensively on Arab nationalism, modern Islam and the history of Salafism. His books in English include Islamic Thought in the Twentieth Century (co-editor, 2004), and Arabism, Islamism and the Palestine Question, 1908-1941: A Political History (1998).


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ShE is Empowered Development Program 2023 for young African Women
ShE is Empowered Development Program 2023
ShE is Empowered is a one-year, non-residential, online development program for young African women and girls focused on leadership, soft skills development, social entrepreneurship, advocacy, African feminisms, and mentorship.
At the end of the program, participants emerge with a strong network of young African women leaders, mentors, a certificate of participation, newly acquired skills and the support of the AMI team for participants to run social impact programs in their communities.
For the 2023 cohort, 20 young African women between 15-29 will form part of this program from the following countries: Ghana, Malawi, Egypt, Botswana, Kenya, Tunisia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, and Sierra Leone.
The program has three (3) facets.
The first is bi-monthly educational and interactive sessions with facilitators on different topics (e.g. financial literacy, personal development, social entrepreneurship and others.) which are supplemented with mandatory assignments.
The second facet is mentorship, where each ShE Leader is assigned a mentor to assist in their personal and professional development.
The third facet is a community engagement project, where each ShE Leader must identify issues that affect their communities and establish tangible and sustainable solutions to rectify social ills. The CEP is to be carried out by the end of the program.
The program will commence in February 2023 and conclude in December 2023.
For More Information: Visit the Official Webpage of the ShE is Empowered Development Program 2023
Accelerator, Training


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Objectives: We sought to identify critical components of myocardial infarction (MI) including area at risk (AAR), MI-core and salvageable zone (SZ) by using cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (cMRI) and multifunctional stainings in rabbits.
Materials and Methods: Fifteen rabbits received 90-min coronary artery (CA) ligation and reopening to induce reperfused MI. First-pass perfusion weighted imaging (PWI90') was performed immediately before CA reperfusion. Necrosis avid dye Evans blue (EB) was intravenously injected for later MI-core detection. One-day later, cMRI with T2-weighted imaging (T2WI), PWI24h and delayed enhancement (DE) T1WI was performed at a 3.0T clinical scanner. The heart was excised and CA was re-ligated with aorta infused by red-iodized-oil (RIO). The heart was sliced into 3-mm sections for digital radiography (DR), histology and planimetry with myocardial salvage index (MSI) and perfusion density rate (PDR) calculated.
Results: There was no significant difference between MI-cores defined by DE-T1WI and EB-staining (31.13±8.55% vs 29.80±7.97%; p=0.74). The AAR was defined similarly by PWI90' (39.93±9.51%), RIO (38.82±14.41%) and DR (38.17±15.98%), underestimated by PWI24h (36.44±5.31%), but overestimated (p<0.01) by T2WI (56.93±8.87%). Corresponding MSI turned out to be 24.17±9.5% (PWI90'), 21.97±9.41% (DR) and 22.68±9.65% (RIO), which were significantly (p<0.01) higher and lower than that with PWI24h (15.15±7.34%) and T2WI (45.52±7.5%) respectively. The PDR differed significantly (p<0.001) between normal myocardium (350.6±33.1%) and the AAR (31.2±15%), suggesting 11-times greater blood perfusion in normal myocardium over the AAR.
Conclusion: The introduced rabbit platform and new staining techniques together with the use of a 3.0T clinical scanner for cMRI enabled visualization of MI components and may contribute to translational cardiac imaging research for improved theranostic management of ischemic heart disease.


PALISADE — After a disheartening loss in Tuesday, Jan. 23's rivalry game to Eagle Valley, Battle Mountain boys basketball picked itself off the mat by winning two on the road.
The Huskies beat Rifle, 54-50, on Thursday, Jan, 25, and knocked off Palisade, 51-40, on Friday, Jan. 26.
For the record, Battle Mountain scored 105 points during these two wins, just three more points than the team scored Tuesday in its 110-102 loss to Eagle Valley. The Huskies' defense clearly looked better out west allowing just 80 points in two games.
Battle Mountain (9-8 overall and 4-3 in the 4A Slope) has a huge game on Friday, Feb. 2, at Steamboat Springs. The Huskies fell to the Sailors at home in Jan. 9, 42-27. Collectively, they felt they had a very bad shooting night in Round 1 against the Sailors.
In girls basketball action, the Huskies lost a close one to Rifle, 35-26, and bowed to Palisade, 51-28. The Huskies (7-9, 3-3) are at Summit County on Tuesday. Jan. 30.
Eagle Valley boys basketball suffered a tough 85-77 loss at Summit County on Saturday, Jan. 27.
Eagle Valley (5-12, 3-3) is at Steamboat Springs on Tuesday, Jan. 30.
Columbine doubled up Battle Mountain, 4-2, on Friday, Jan. 26, at the Dobson Ice Arena in Vail.
The Colorado High School Ski League website had no official results for this week's action.
Battle Mountain alpine was at Copper Mountain, while Eagle Valley and Vail Mountain were at Golden peak. All Nordic teams were at Snow Mountain Ranch.


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Sons of Fathers Seek Their Own Legacy
Chance Meeting Leads Texas Musicians to Find Perfect Harmony
by Chris Parton 12/8/2011
Ever feel like somebody is following you? Then you know the spooky feeling that brought the members of Texas roots group Sons of Fathers together. David Beck and Paul Cauthen had crossed paths many times before, but one day at a park in San Marcos, Texas, the coincidence was too much to ignore.
"I was walking in with my guitar and my writing notebook, and Dave was walking out with his guitar and book," Cauthen said. After introducing themselves and comparing notes, they discovered they had similar tastes and tried writing a song together. And the ideas kept flowing.
"We knocked out an incredible number of songs in two days," Cauthen noted.
Featuring a rich harmony that comes naturally to the pair, they've been compared to the Avett Brothers, the Byrds and the Everly Brothers. For their self-titled debut album, produced by Lloyd Maines, the singer-songwriters lovingly captured scenes and sounds from their home state. Flatlands give way to rolling hillsides, big cities lure young men from isolated towns and massive wind turbines loom in the distance. Meanwhile, a restrained groove of country-rock rolls on in the background.
However, the band's course was nearly derailed when alt-rock icon Beck took issue with the band's original name, Beck & Cauthen, forcing them to scrap it. After some scrambling, Sons of Fathers was chosen and the name became a rallying cry. Both men are grounded in the past yet looking to leave their own mark.
Bassist and vocalist David Beck called in to CMT.com to talk about landing on the other Beck's radar, why roots are important and the culture shock that goes along with leaving the Lone Star State.
Can you tell me a little bit about your band?
Beck: Me and Paul Cauthen started it, and it's a collaboration. Our biggest thing is that we sing in two-part harmony. You know, like the Everly Brothers or Simon & Garfunkel and all that stuff. It's kind of a like a rootsy, indie-country thing.
And what is it about harmony that really speaks to you?
I feel when more than one person is involved in music, it's a more true, well-rounded and honest thing because you have more minds into the song.
You guys had to change your name recently. What was that all about?
We were originally called Beck & Cauthen, just our last names. And we started rocking and started getting some momentum going, and Beck — the Beck — sent us a little cease-and-desist order. It was pretty wild because it meant everything we had put a bunch of work into and a bunch of hours setting up — our website, our T-shirts, our CDs, our publicity, everything that we had just worked on — now had to be done again. But we did it, and we did things the second time around how we should have done them the first time. So I take it all as a blessing. We had been toying with that name — Sons of Fathers — when we started the group, and I think actually it's a better name, and it kind of represents what we do better than Beck & Cauthen.
What is it about that phrase, "Sons of Fathers," that's really important to you?
Our heritage is very important for good things and bad things. It made us who we are. And it's just kind of a statement on your roots and trying to do something with your life that's important and that will last.
Speaking of roots, your dad [Bill Whitbeck] plays bass for Robert Earl Keen?
Yeah, so that obviously was a huge influence on my life. And Paul's father and grandfather were both very powerful business-driven people that didn't back down for anything. That plays a huge part in this band and his background.
Which one of you does the high harmony?
I sing high, Paul sings low. It's fun. Our voices, we don't have to try. I don't have to try to sing the high part. I just naturally sing high, and Paul naturally sings low. So when we're singing together, we can both give it all 100 percent comfortably, and it works. I think that's the key to it.
I really like the imagery in "Wind Turbines." What is it about them that inspired you?
Those are amazing machines. Physically it's a very clean-looking device. Out in Lubbock, if you've ever been to West Texas, it's pretty desolate. There's a point when you're driving out to Lubbock on Highway 87, and you come over one hill, and as far as you can see across the whole sky are all these wind turbines, and they're all turning. It's really an amazing sight. And also there's the idea of gathering all the energy from the wind and sending it off to the city.
People describe Texas as its own country. Being from there, do you get that?
I totally feel that. There are people that never leave this state. It's huge — about the size of Germany. And it's very diverse, and it's kind of self-sustaining in a way. There are a lot of artists that are doing really well, and they stay within Texas. It's cool for us when we go to the East Coast and can travel two hours and we're in a different state with a whole different type of people. That's pretty crazy to us. When we go up and down the East Coast, it's just a culture shock every 100 miles.
Chris Parton
Writer/producer for CMT.com and CMT Edge. He's been to Georgia on a fast train. He wasn't born no yesterday.
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When Experts Ran Tests On This Bizarre Creature, They Uncovered A Curious Secret In Its DNA
By Suzi Marsh
A strange species is lurking beneath muddy waters in one of South America's meandering rivers. This bizarre-looking creature is known for its trademark grin and it remains hidden as fish swim past. Then, one strays too close, and the vast mouth of this fearsome creature swiftly consumes its prey.
This curious beast has been a source of entertainment and speculation ever since it was first encountered by Europeans in the 18th century. Its thick shell and broad, flat face twisted in a permanent smile makes it look like a creature from another world. But instead of an alien planet, this reptile inhabits the waterways of countries such as Ecuador, Bolivia and Peru.
This creature's head and body resemble discarded leaves and bark to fish passing by. But beneath this innocuous exterior is an effective killing machine. This species can easily ambush prey as it lurks beneath the surface – sucking unsuspecting animals in like a vacuum before they can even think to escape.
This strange-looking lifeform is called the mata mata turtle, and up until recently scientists believed that it was relatively widespread. Now, however, new research has revealed that everything is not as it seems when it comes to this weird creature.
Today, the mata mata turtle crops up frequently in articles and internet forums. But the species made its first appearance in recorded history way back in 1741, when a French naturalist called Pierre Barrère described its scaled shell and impressive size. It was then officially classified four decades later.
Another naturalist called Johann Gottlob Schneider from Germany called the turtle Testudo fimbriata in 1783. However, the mata mata turtle has had more than a dozen names over the years. Eventually, it was named Chelus fimbriata in 1992 – a classification that would stick for almost 30 years. In fact, it wasn't until 2020 that scientists would admit that something was amiss.
One of the most notable features of the mata mata turtle is, of course, its upper shell – or carapace. It is typically brown in color and covered in lumps, bumps and cones. But the turtle is often given further camouflage by the algae that clings to the creature. Underneath, the plastron is usually pink in juveniles, and it changes to brown or yellow as the species matures.
The next striking feature of the mata mata turtle is its long neck and wide, flat head. Furthermore, the numerous warts and ridges found here often inspire amusement in the casual observer. But underneath its weird exterior, this creature is actually a highly efficient predator which is well adapted for catching prey.
Admittedly, the small eyes of the mata mata turtle mean that it is difficult for the creature to spot prey in the murky waters of its typical habitat. But it more than makes up for that with its other senses. For example, the flaps of skin attached to the reptile's neck and head allow it to detect nearby vibrations.
Furthermore, the mata mata turtle boasts concentrations of nerves on its mouth, chin and neck which help detect prey. The turtle's huge ears also make it unusually sensitive to noise. So, the mata mata might not be able to see its next meal, but the creature can likely hear it coming.
The mata mata turtle's webbed digits mean that it is technically an aquatic species. But these reptiles have not adapted particularly well to swimming in open water. Instead, they can mostly be found lurking at the bottom of slow-moving rivers, streams and marshes, where they blend in with plant matter.
Mata mata turtles can also grow to an extraordinary size. According to Smithsonian's National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute, its shells can reach up to 1.5 feet across, and some of them have been known to weigh almost 40 pounds. For context, that's approximately the same weight as an average four-year-old child.
The mata mata turtle also exhibits some strange reproductive behavior that would surely entertain any passing observer. The zoo notes that the male begins courtship by opening and closing his wide jaws in the direction of the female. And if this isn't enough to persuade her, he can also wave the flaps of skin on his head and stretch his back legs out in an attempt to woo the potential mate.
The reproductive process can result in a clutch of up to 28 eggs, which the female mata mata turtle deposits in a nest on land. And the babies subsequently emerge after an unusually lengthy incubation of around 200 days, Smithsonian's National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute notes. Unlike some other turtles, this species has not historically been considered rare – although recent revelations could see that change.
Typically, the mata mata turtle is found in the basins of the Amazon and Orinoco rivers in South America. As such, this means that its habitat extends across parts of Bolivia, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador and Brazil. Further north, it can be seen in captivity in a number of places across the United States – such as at the aforementioned Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, D.C.
The mata mata turtle is apparently fed on a diet of fish in captivity. But in the wild it is a carnivorous predator that also devours the small invertebrates which share its habitat. The creature uses a snout which is shaped like a snorkel to breathe and it lurks beneath the water – lying in wait to surprise its prey.
The mata mata's strange habits and alien-like appearance have helped it gain a reputation as one of the oddest turtles on planet Earth. Naturally, some other forms of the species such as the spiny softshell and the alligator-snapping turtle might look just as bizarre. However, few can match the mata mata in the weirdness stakes.
The mata mata turtle was actually something of a mystery to researchers around the world up until recently. To explain more, reptile and amphibian expert Dr. Uwe Fritz from Germany's Senckenberg Natural History Collections outlined how the creatures represented a grey area in his field of study.
"Although these turtles are widely known due to their bizarre looks and their unusual feeding behavior, surprisingly little is known about their variability and genetics," Fritz said in April 2020. "Until now, we assumed that there is only one species of this armored reptile that ranges widely across South America." However, recently some researchers have begun to suspect that this might not be the case.
Up until recently, most experts regarded the mata mata turtle population as relatively healthy and widespread. Though some observers had noted physical variations between different specimens belonging to the same species. But was this just simple diversity – or something altogether more fascinating?
In biology, some creatures such as the giant squid exhibit a wide array of physical diversity within a single species. However, these differences seemingly related to geographic location when it came to the mata mata turtle. Experts consequently began to wonder whether or not something genetic might be behind the variations.
"Several studies have pointed out individual mata mata turtles look differently in the Orinoco River compared to the Amazon basin," Fritz explained. "Based on this observation, we decided to take a closer look at these animals' genetic makeup." As a result, the scientist launched a study of the bizarre beast with a team from the Senckenberg Natural History Collections.
The researchers used 75 samples of mata mata turtle DNA – looking for genetic differences between the different specimens. And what they found led them to a startling conclusion. Scientists had previously believed that there was only one species of this strange reptile, but the truth turned out to be very different.
The researchers discovered that the mata mata turtles living in South America actually belong to two different species. And as well as Chelus fimbriata – which is limited to the Amazon basin – there is also Chelus orinocensis. And this latter creature inhabits the more northerly Orinoco watershed.
Interestingly, their location wasn't the only difference between these two distinct species. The original Chelus fimbriata species apparently has a shell that is rectangular in shape and it has dark coloring on its underside. Meanwhile, experts have noted that the Chelus orinocensis has an unpigmented plastron and an oval carapace.
According to experts from the Senckenberg Natural History Collections, the mata mata turtles that inhabit South America today can be traced back to the late Miocene period some 13 million years in the past. Up until that point, the Amazon and Orinoco regions were part of the same vast river basin. But it wasn't just the land that diverged when the waters split off from each other.
The ancestors of the mata mata turtle split off into two distinct species as the Amazon and the Orinoco formed into two separate basins. Furthermore, this diversity went undetected for centuries by the biologists who studied these strange reptiles. But now, experts finally understand these creatures, and they recognize just how vulnerable they might be.
"To date, this species was not considered endangered, based on its widespread distribution," Senckenberg study leader Mario Vargas-Ramírez explained in the statement. "However, our results show that, due to the split into two species, the population size of each species is smaller than previously assumed."
Unfortunately, their newly discovered rarity isn't the only thing that could pose a threat to the future of the mata mata turtles. According to Vargas-Ramirez, "Every year, thousands of these bizarre-looking animals end up in the illegal animal trade and are confiscated by the authorities. We must protect these fascinating animals before it is too late."
In July 2020 the research conducted by Vargas-Ramirez, Fritz and their colleagues was published in the journal Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. In the paper, the authors note that further research is needed to gauge the impact of the illegal animal trade on the mata mata turtle population. And they hope to plot strategies for its conservation using this information.
"It is crucial to gather information and to assess [the mata mata turtle's] exploitation throughout its distribution range to obtain a better understanding of its conservation status and to design appropriate conservation and management procedures," the paper reads. Interestingly, however, it's not the only recent study that has looked to genetics to help protect the future of exotic species.
In July 2020 a team of researchers from the U.K.'s University of Bristol announced the results of a study on the website ScienceDaily. The experts involved explored genetic variations between different populations of the American crocodile. And through their research, they hoped to learn more about how to conserve this endangered animal.
The American crocodile was first described by French zoologist Georges Cuvier in the early 19th century, and it can be found spread widely across North, Central and South America. But the creature has faced a number of threats over the years – despite its ability to thrive in saltwater conditions. And its numbers have drastically dwindled in certain parts of the world due to hunting, loss of habitat and pollution.
In 2007 the American crocodile was classified as threatened by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service – affording it protection under the Endangered Species Act. Though recent attempts to conserve the creatures have not been enough to stop further damage to their environment. Nevertheless, experts hope to take steps to re-establish these populations in the future.
Conservationists needed to gain a better understanding of the genetic makeup of different American crocodile populations in order to boost their numbers. And that's where the team at the University of Bristol came in. They studied DNA belonging to specimens from seven different countries and were consequently able to identify variations between regions.
Finding variations between regional populations of the crocodiles means that conservationists can now tailor a repopulation program that takes into account different genetic requirements. And hopefully, this educated approach to preservation will prove a success. But could experts use the same methods to protect the mata mata turtle in years to come?
Elsewhere, 2020 is proving quite the year for genetic discoveries in the zoological world. That July a team of researchers from India, Russia and the United States announced that they had used DNA analysis to identify a new species. The Tetrastemma freyae is a type of nemertean worm, and it was found on a beach called Kovalam in Kerala, India.
"The genus Tetrasemma is a complex species group," the Russian Academy of Science's Dr Alexei Chernyshev told the Indian news outlet Research Matters in July 2020. "According to our data, tropical seas are inhabited by many nemertean species that remain to be discovered."
Experts believe that the developing science of DNA taxonomy means that we may be seeing many more of these new discoveries in the decades to come. For years, researchers have been pointing to these methods as the future of species identification. And now the results are finally coming to fruition.
Advances in DNA taxonomy promise a bright future for those interested in conservation. After all, it is only by developing a better understanding of the creatures that inhabit our planet that we can hope to protect them against future threats. And with this knowledge, we can hope that the mata mata turtles of this world might survive to baffle and entertain future generations.


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Irvington School Board Candidates
River Journal — April 21, 2011
At the time this publication went to press we had interviewed two Irvington residents who are running for the School Board. The vote for the Irvington School Budget and School Board candidates will take place Tuesday, May 17.
Phil Whitney is a life-long resident of Irvington with two young children in the school system. He has twenty-five years experience in consumer marketing and Internet divisions at Time Warner and American Express. For the past 1 ½ years he has volunteered his time to work on the Budget Task Force (BTF). He has been one of twelve concerned residents with a mixture of professional and finance skills. He considers his talents to include good analytical skills which can be a plus when dealing with what he considers a "behemoth" budget. "I know the budget is a passionate issue for many people and by using my analytical skills I believe I can help people reach a common ground," he said during a recent interview. He cites declining home values for the second consecutive year, rising costs of salaries and benefits for teachers and administrators along with tax certioris as contributing to a feeling of powerlessness by residents. Couple these issues with the perception of a less than transparent Board of Education and Whitney sees the need for real communication between the Board and the public.
"I am a centrist and I am transparent in my dealings. I am not anti-teacher. I simply want a fair and equitable process to evaluate teachers and their contracts. I am opposed to hacking away at the budget so that the quality of education declines," Whitney added. His approach would be to help "create a coherent strategy" for the School District. A strategy, the community along with the Board and Administration can live with given the economic realities of today. "I am all for civility and respect at Board meetings and in dealing with the community," he concluded.
Gordon Elliot has lived in Irvington for the past 35 years. His oldest son graduated from Irvington High School and his daughter is a junior there. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and an MBA in Financial Management. In his professional work he has built large scale financial [computer] systems for banks and has managed teams of 300 people and budgets of $100 million or more.
A personal choice to spend more time at home with his youngest child who has autism has allowed Elliot to become more involved in his community. Being a volunteer member of Irvington's Budget Task Force has taught him that there are no easy answers with regard to the school budget. "The most difficult things we have to deal with are the unfunded mandates that come from Albany on benefits and pensions," he said. "As a School Board member I can help set agendas," Elliot added. Those agendas included meetings with representatives from the teachers, administrators and custodians unions. "Another opportunity for us to cut spending is by looking into shared services. Possibly we can look into Village Parks and Recreation helping with the maintenance of our playing fields. We might have the ability to share the costs of a curriculum director with the districts of Dobbs Ferry, Hastings and Ardsley. I would look at a problem and put forth a proposal on how to solve it. Then add in some measures to track its effectiveness."
Elliot believes what's important is measuring progress with checkpoints. By his own account a financial background and willingness to work with people is his strong suit. "I'd like to help the School District create a more sustainable plan now and in the future," he said.
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CAIR-Chicago is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit Muslim civil rights organization registered independently in Illinois. CAIR is the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy group. Though it leverages the resources, expertise, and knowledge base of CAIR (based in Washington), CAIR-Chicago functions as an independent organization that sets its own strategy and goals. We work to attain equal opportunity for - and normalize the image of - Muslims in America. With a mission to defend civil rights, fight bigotry, and promote tolerance, our Civil Rights Department provides pro bono legal services to Muslims who have faced discrimination as a result of their race, religion or ethnicity. Our primary mandate is to promote and defend the constitutional rights of all Americans and to assist those who cannot attain justice themselves.
Our work at CAIR-Chicago spans four different areas.
Political Empowerment - We help community members understand and utilize the political system to work for them. Projects include voter registration drives, community workshops, "know your rights" educational campaigns, and training of mosques and Muslim centers on how to contact local and national politicians.
Media Monitoring - We monitor the local media closely and flag bias against Muslims. We respond accordingly to editors and producers with letters, phone calls, or meetings. We mobilize the community in letter writing campaigns to reinforce feedback sent to the media.
Community Outreach - We forge mutually beneficial partnerships with local and national institutions whose activities overlap with CAIR-Chicago's in order to maximize efficiency. We work to empower the Muslim community and to foster an understanding between Chicago's Muslim and non-Muslim communities via public education, and to serve the needs of the Chicagoland community via public service.
We are not a religious organization in that we don't issue decrees, nor interpret religious text for the people. We are a community services organization and as such we wish to serve with integrity and professionalism any party that sees itself as Muslim. A clear and dominant theme in our work is inclusion.
CAIR-Chicago is a different kind of organization. Since we launched January 5th, 2005, our commitment to defending the rights of our communities has never wavered. We are proud of all of our communities and look forward to continue building meaningful relationships and advocating against hate and discrimination in all its forms.


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The central server and 1U power supply panel have been mounted in a 19-inch open rack standing in a dedicated server room. 5 remote workplaces are running Video7 software having DVD video export provided and user rights managed. 24 Mitron analog high resolution CCTV cameras combined with Computar lenses are applied; two of these cameras deliver color images. 8 fps recording is motion triggered with 5 seconds pre-alarm time. Archive storage time is more than 7 days. Failure proof storage system is implemented here along with backup power supply for the server.


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Esther-Clair Sasabone (Vlaardingen, ) é uma apresentadora de rádio, escritora, atriz e teatróloga holandesa. É irmã da cantora do grupo Vengaboys, Kim Sasabone.

Biografia
Filha de pai molucano e mãe flamengo-escocesa, desde os três anos de idade é portadora de deficiência renal crônica; cresceu em Zevenbergen e formou-se professora em Utrecht.

Após o estágio ela não seguiu carreira no magistério, trabalhando no Museu Molucano, no Museu Ferroviário e como paramédica; em 1999 começou a carreira como apresentadora de rádio e no ano 2000 passou a escrever em site especializado sobre a doença renal, publicando em 2002 o livro "Mijn Mojang komt van Tuhaha", onde explora suas raízes molucanas.

Deixando o rádio, passou a realizar campanhas nacionais na Holanda, realizando palestras através do país; em 2008 estreou no Museu Molucano sua peça "Pulang, over verlangen en thuiskomen"  ("Pulang, sobre o desejo e voltar para casa").

Naturais de Vlaardingen

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SEC 2009 // Hog Holdovers
By Brandon Larrabee Updated Jun 24, 2009, 12:00pm EDT
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If you're looking for one reason for the expectations of a rebound in Fayetteville this year, one reason is the lack of material your humble correspondent has for this post. Arkansas has eight returning starters on offense and nine on defense by the school's measure, ten by Phil Steele's ruler. There won't be many position battles to settle this fall.
One of those potential fights could be at quarterback, where Bobby Petrino has toyed with the idea of a competition between Ryan Mallett and Tyler Wilson, but is expected to name Mallett as his starter.
Let's humor him for a moment, though.
Arkansas "QB Competition"
Ryan Mallett
(2007, Michigan)
Tyler Wilson
(2008, Arkansas)
You can see why there's so much skepticism about Petrino's notion of keeping the signal-caller position open in the fall. The rating is better -- in part because of the TD-to-INT ratio -- and the experience gap is significant. The only real strike against Mallett is the completion percentage, marred by outings like a 6-of-17 performance in relief during the Oregon game and an 11-of-36 day against Wisconsin.
There might be some controversy at WR as well, with the Hogs returning all five wideouts with double-digit catches. The downside of that? Only one of those receivers, Lucas Miller, broke 400 yards (490), none had more than two TD receptions, and only London Crawford (11) had more than seven starts.
The overall receptions leader, D.J. Williams (61 catches, 723 yards, 3 TDs), returns at TE. So does RB Michael Smith, who rushed for 1,072 yards and eight scores on 270 carries. Most of the offensive line comes back, though both guard spots could be filled by first-time starters.
Defense could be even more stable, according to the post-spring depth chart, which shows the front seven comprised entirely of returning starters. Included: DT Malcolm Sheppard, who led the team last year with 6.5 sacks. Leading tackler Jerry Franklin (87 stops) is back at LB. Then again, the Hogs allowed 170.8 rushing ypg last year, so take that as you will.
The mediocre pass defense will likely have to be overhauled, with two returning starters listed on the depth chart and only CB Isaac Madison as a starter. (The other, FS Elton Ford, is noted as being injured.) But CB Ramon Broadway, not listed as a returning starter but currently No. 1 at the other corner position, had 10 broken-up passes, six picks and 52 tackles (six for losses). Jerico Nelson, the likely starter at strong safety, is also solid.


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The arena has a large lobby and viewing area for spectators and there are four large dressing rooms equipped with showers.
The upstairs banquet hall and downstairs meeting room at the Community Centre is operated by the Havelock Lions Club and they can be reached at 705-778-2911.
Ice rental is $110 plus HST per hour.
Surface rental (without ice) is $50 plus HST per hour.
Arena advertising (4 feet x7 feet) is $100 plus HST per year.
We have seasonal public skating times. Please see below for details.
This outdoor arena is maintained by the Cordova Mines Recreation Association in partnership with the Township. This facility can be used all year for a variety of activities.


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But what we offer is a bridge – between the indoor and outdoor experience. Let's face it, most of us don't live on the mountain, and even if we did, the snow just doesn't fall every day. We're just not satisfied with sporadic trips to the snow wedged between busy working weeks.
Like most sports, maintaining muscle memory and consistency makes all the difference to performance. That's why so many snow sports competitors travel the globe in search of snow and suitable terrain.
Our slopes change speed and angulation at the touch of a button – so there's always a challenge ahead.
How often do we actually see ourselves skiing in real-time? Our mirrors at the base of the slopes provide instant feedback – so you can actually see yourself as you ski and make adjustments on the spot. There's no getting away with poor posture – as you self-correct positioning and movement.
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Hudson v. Pittsylvania County
Challenge to Sectarian Prayer at Board of Supervisors Meetings, Hudson v. Pittsylvania County
At every meeting of the Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors, a board member delivers an opening invocation. The prayer is almost always explicitly Christian; that is, it invokes the name of Jesus Christ. We wrote a letter to the Board of Supervisors explaining that courts have held that when a government body delivers an opening prayer, it must be nonsectarian, not favoring any one religion over others. In response, at its next meeting, the Board delivered five separate Christian prayers. On September 16, 2011, we filed suit against the county on behalf of Barbara Hudson, a Pittsylvania County citizen who regularly attends board meetings and objects to the prayer. The Board has moved to dismiss the case and has opposed our request for a preliminary injunction and for leave to proceed using pseudonyms.
On February 3, 2012, Judge Michael F. Urbanski granted our request for a preliminary injunction prohibiting the Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors, "during the pendency of this case, from continuing its present practice of routinely opening its meetings with Christian prayers" and "from invoking the name of a specific deity associated with any one specific faith or belief in prayers given at Board meetings." In separate opinions, the judge also denied the defendant's motion to dismiss the case and our request to proceed using pseudonyms. The court hear arguments on both sides' motions for summary judgment on September 21, 2012. The case was referred to mediation, which took place on December 6, 2012. Mediation efforts failed, and on March 27, 2013, Judge Urbanski ruled that the Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors violated Hudson's First Amendment rights by opening meetings with prayers that favored one set of religious beliefs over others. The court granted summary judgement in our favor, holding the prayers unconstitutional and permanently enjoining them.
On August 2, 2013, the Magistrate Judge recommended that defendants be required to pay attorneys' fees. On August 26, 2013, the district court affirmed the award over the defendants' objections. The defendants appealed. On December 17, 2014, the Fourth Circuit dismissed Pittsylvania's appeal as untimely and affirmed the attorney's fee award. Pittsylvania went back to the district court to request that the injunction be dissolved. On March 28, 2015, the court modified, but did not dissolve the injunction. The court also awarded additional fees to the ACLU for time spent on appeal.
Court Documents (click link to view .pdf)
Complaint- U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia
Memo in Support of Motion for Preliminary Injunction- U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia
Memorandum Opinion – U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia (March 27, 2013)
Fourth Circuit Opinion (December 17, 2014)
Memorandum Opinion – U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia (May 29, 2015)
Rebecca Glenberg, Tom Okuda Fitzpatrick, ACLU of Virginia.
Frank Feibelman
U.S. District Court, Danville


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With 4.6 million members, the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) is one of the largest public sector pension schemes in the UK.
The LGPS is a nationwide scheme and is a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government or working for other employers participating in the Scheme and for some councillors.
As well as HEIs, employers in the Scheme include local authorities and public service organisations as well as other employers which provide the LGPS for their employees by becoming admitted bodies.
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Anthaxia javanica es una especie de escarabajo del género Anthaxia, familia Buprestidae. Fue descrita científicamente por Obenberger en 1924.

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Fusing: one-piece front facing, collar, stand-up collar.
1. Apply the fusing to wrong side of one-piece front facing, collar, stand-up collar.
2. Press one-piece front facings to wrong side, fold inner edges under and topstitch.
3. Lay yoke details right sides together, insert back part detail and stitch. Fold yoke upwards, tack along edges and process as one detail.
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BLOOD TOO HOT ( sapporo 2004 )
02. Roadrunner
08. The Grind
10. Back Back Train
11. Stop Messin' Round
12. Shame Shame Shame
01. Never Loved A Girl
06. Oh Well/Baby Please Don't Go
12. Train Kept A Rollin'
Sapporo Dome, Sapporo, Japan July 10, 2004
First date of the Japanese
"Honkin' On Bobo" Tour.
Last concert in Japan was the FIFA concert on
June 27th, 2002 although the last tour was January/February 2002.First time this tour they haven't opened with "Toys In The Attic" as "Roadrunner" is given an opening slot.
First play on tour of "The Grind"; the seventh track to be played this tour from "Honkin' On Bobo" (all seven in this current set) and the first new track played since May 16th, 2004 when "Back Back Train" was introduced. Reintroduction of several other of the current album tunes for the Japanese audience ("Shame Shame Shame", "Never Loved A Girl").
Last played in Japan: "Rag Doll" ("Roar of the Dragon Tour", 2000), "Toys In The Attic" ("Nine Lives Tour", 1998), "The Other Side" ("Get A Grip Tour", 1994)
Joe Perry's slot returns to being two numbers consecutively played than split across the set.
Longest number of tunes in the set to date with 22 (previous was 21).
First concert in Japan at Sapporo
audience recording.
YOU GOTTA MOVE ( sunrise 2004 )
NEVER LOVED ON BOBO ( atlanta 2004 )
BABY PLEASE DON'T GO ( noblesville 2004 )
BACK TO THE ROAD ( darien lake 2004 )
BACK TRAIN BACK LIVE ! ( atlanta city 2004 )
LIVE IN LOS ANGELES 1986
HONKIN' TONK BOBO ( holmdel 2004 )
FALLIN' IN WORCESTER (worcester 1999)
LIVIN' ON THE STOWE ( stowe 1994.09.01)
LISTEN TO THIS .JOE (tokyo 1990)
LORD OF THE TIGHTS ( mansfield 25.08.1988)
THE END OF SUMMER NIGHTS ( costa mesa 1988.08.15)
COME TOGETHER (costa mesa 1988.09.14)


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Ethics: Cultural is a Powerful Factor
CIO	 Jun 1, 2003 8:00 am PDT
When it comes to ethics, former Arthur Andersen consultant Barbara Toffler says culture is more powerful than individuals
Harvard Business School professor and business ethicist Barbara Toffler became a partner at Arthur Andersen in 1995 when the auditing and consulting firm's profits were rising and its ethics were heading the other way. Toffler was brought in to build an ethics consulting practice and soon found herself acquiescing to her bosses' edicts to inflate bills and sell clients work they didn't need.
Toffler left Andersen in 1999, well before the Enron and Global Crossing scandals destroyed the company. Her book, Final Accounting: Ambition, Greed, and the Fall of Arthur Andersen (Random House/Broadway Books, 2003), describes the process of ethical erosion in grim detail.
CIO Executive Editor Christopher Koch asked Toffler to explain Andersen's actions—and her own—and to offer CIOs advice for dealing with their own ethical conundrums.
CIO: In your book you say that Andersen had a history of good ethics, and then something went wrong. What was it?
Barbara Toffler: At one time auditing was a good, solid profession that would provide a good life but wouldn't make you rich. But then the partners' desire for personal wealth led to the mantra of "keep the client happy," which meant not upsetting and not challenging them. In the meantime, they were building up these consulting services. They thought the way to sell the services was to do what the client wanted [on the audit side].
CIOs have a big dilemma. Lack of funding and time pressures create the temptation to cut corners. Do you have advice for them?
I don't have any easy advice. The problem at Andersen was that there was punishment for "eating time," putting work into a project beyond the allotted budget. It seems that this should just be common sense: Everything should not be driven by that last penny you can squeeze.
Is the culture more unethical than the individuals?
Culture shapes behavior. There are plenty of perfectly decent people who go astray because they're in a culture that creates an environment in which they can't get their jobs done unless they engage in unethical activities.
Andersen became powerful by developing a consistent process for auditing and consulting. Many companies are trying to standardize processes, to come up with one way of doing things. Are they heading for an ethical trap?
I was invited to do a seminar with some technology people. I asked, If you install technology in a standardized fashion, are you responsible for outcomes that might be less than positive? And they said no. I quoted a line from a song by Tom Lehrer about Wernher von Braun. It said, "Once the rockets go up who cares where they come down? That's not my department." I asked, Are you essentially taking the same position? And everyone got very upset. But I thought they were saying, We develop these models and then it's out of our hands.
Ethics right now is a hot topic. Is this focus sustainable?
I don't think so. It's in the headlines, but people I talk to say not all that much is being done.
When you were at Arthur Andersen, you knowingly sold clients work they didn't need and overcharged them. Isn't that hypocritical?
Sure. And let me tell you, I wasn't the only one who was doing it. But yes, it's the height of hypocrisy. It was a miserable time for me. I know I didn't do anything that was illegal. I rationalized it, as people do. But I was getting so stressed at not being able to meet the targets that were set for me. And this is what happens to so many people—you just slip into doing things that don't feel very good.


The word of the LORD came to me, saying, "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations." "Ah, Sovereign LORD," I said, "I do not know how to speak; I am only a child." But the LORD said to me, "Do not say, 'I am only a child.' You must go to everyone I send you to and say whatever I command you. Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you and will rescue you," declares the LORD.
What is your "call" in this life? A question worth contemplative reflection whether young, middle-aged or "up in years". It is never too late for such musings. Lately in the midst of my contemplative study of the book of Jeremiah I have once again considered God's 1987 call to both me and my wife to join His global purpose of recruiting, training and mobilizing Latin American workers to love and respect unengaged Muslim peoples of the world with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Through this exercise God is confronting me on a personal level in the midst of what has been a rather chaotic ebb-and-flow preparation for our long-awaited sabbatical to the USA to begin hopefully in August (yes, we have had setbacks, as well as welcome spiritual breakthroughs during these months, but we continue to trust God for this much-needed season of rest and fellowship with our beloved support base).
Jeremiah, considered a prophet by Jew, Christian and some Islamic traditions (cka. Irmiya), was born into a middle-eastern world at political odds, sometime around 626 BC; a world defined largely by emerging and declining empires throughout the then known world. What was once a glorious Jewish Kingdom under the kingship of David was now only a shadow as a result of a two-state political division that left two remnant tribes to the south, Judah and Benjamin, tribes that had been able to 'hold out' as The Kingdom of Judah for a little more than a century since the shocking defeat of the ten northern tribes (a.k.a The Kingdom of Israel/Samaria) to the Assyrian empire in 722 BC. Jeremiah was born in a priestly household of the tribe of Benjamin and his ministry began with a call from God at a young age, a ministry that would last more than four decades, spanning the administrations of five kings of Judah… Josiah (640-609 BC), Jehoahaz (609 BC), Jehoiakim (609-598 BC), Jehoiachin (598-597 BC) and Zedekiah (597-586 BC). He was a spurned prophet by many on account of his announcing the fall of Judah to the Babylonian Empire, an unpopular message that earned him scorn and occasional imprisonment as a perceived traitor, not to exclude the unabated threat of 'loss of life' by nobles, soldiers and even common folk. He prophesied not only the complete destruction of Judah to include its pride and glory, the Temple of Solomon, but also a seventy-year exile of the Jews to Babylon that would include the cruel death of King Zedekiah, his family and administration for their incessant disobedience to God's warnings. Furthermore, he proclaimed other prophesies that can only now, centuries later, be understood through the life and mission of Jesus of Nazareth, not to exclude prophecies that are yet to be fulfilled. His life is a testimony there is a living God who is omnipotent, omniscient and omnipresent, who hears, reveals and moves not only nations, but also individuals like you and me.
Jeremiah's ministry began with a call from God (see Jeremiah 1:4-8 above). It was an unusual call as it was issued before Jeremiah was even conceived (a call in the mind of God before the very existence of Jeremiah) and further extended upon him in his mother's womb before his birth. Jeremiah relates God calling him to prophethood before he even knew consciousness, a statement if true (and we believe it to be so) that demonstrates not only the sanctity of the unborn at any and all stages of life, but also divine mandates given by God when and to whom He chooses. What is my mandate and do I take time to remember? What is your mandate and how have you reflected upon it? How do we understand the Divine Spirit of God to have moved upon us in the womb and even before? Have we taken adequate time to reflect on these wonders in our busy lives?
God appointed Jeremiah a prophet to the nations (Hebrew: goyim), i.e. the surrounding peoples a good Jew would have easily identified as not being chosen of God, a Gentile, those of the 'lesser fold' and certainly not chosen. Jeremiah clearly understood his mandate from God and in fact prophesied, preached and declared the virtues of Almighty God to the Ammonites, Edomites, Philistines, Moabites, Egyptians, Arabians, Elamites, Syrians and of course the Babylonians, all surrounding ethnicities. He was truly an international cross-cultural worker and his ministry initiatives show clearly the heart-throb of God for all peoples and nations. Likewise, it appears these surrounding nations listened and even heeded his messages at times, witnessed for example on the occasion Nebuzaradan, commander of the imperial Babylonian guard, made reference to the Almighty God of Jeremiah as the One who gave the Babylonians victory over Israel. He subsequently freed Jeremiah from the imprisonment he had incurred by his own King Zedekiah for his faithful prophetic witness (Jeremiah 40:1-6).
Finally and to the central point of this longer than usual reflection… once we discern a call from God we often face fears in carrying out that call, often times looking for excuses or capitulating to the schemes of the evil one as he convinces us of our inadequacy to fulfill God's mandate. We see this in Jeremiah as he centered upon his inability to speak due to his youthfulness… "I do not know how to speak; I am only a child," he says (Jeremiah 1:6, NIV). It is interesting God does not argue with him regarding his inability to speak, an apparent fact God seemed ready to concede to Jeremiah. Rather, he rebuked Jeremiah for giving his raison d'être, i.e. his perceived cause for his inability to speak as being his youthfulness. God said to him, "Do not say, 'I am only a child,' essentially agreeing with him that he could not speak well, yet desirous to remove his foundational argument for that reality. It was then that God declared His purposes and promises to Jeremiah were he to obey in spite of excuse. This is no small point. We may clearly see our inadequacies to accomplish this or that call from God, but often wrongly conclude the reason for such inadequacies. When we do this we are essentially deferring to our excuses and placing them above God, sin that is displeasing to God in no uncertain terms. I have had many opportunities over the years to resist God's call upon my life, but when I slow down, reflect and remember, He brings me back to see my error of dismissal. God invites us all to a 'reflecting pool' that takes us beyond excuses and any perceived cause for inadequacy to a place of relying upon Him to enable us to accomplish His call upon our lives regardless of realities. It's HIS 'reflecting pool' that matters.


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Massimo Gotti (born 27 May 1986) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a left-back.

Career

Udinese
Gotti signed with Udinese in June 2005. Gotti made his Serie A debut on 5 November 2006 playing for Ascoli in a 2–0 loss against Internazionale.  In January 2007 he returned to Udine.

He then left for Lega Pro clubs, winning Lega Pro Prima Divisione Group B in 2010 and promotion to Serie B.

Empoli (loan)
In July 2010 left for Serie B club Empoli. He was the starting left back of the team (in the first half of the season), only missed a few games to Marco Gorzegno who arrived on 31 August but injured in November.

Ternana
In 2011–12 season he returned to Udine. Despite awarded a shirt number of no.30, he was excluded from the 25-men squad that submitted to UEFA for 2011–12 UEFA Champions League play-off round.

On 25 August 2011, he moved to Lega Pro Prima Divisione side Ternana in co-ownership deal, the day after eliminated by Arsenal. Ternana won promotion to Serie B in June 2012. On 23 June 2012, Ternana signed him outright. Gotti picked no.4 shirt for Ternana in 2012–13 Serie B, which he played once.

Grosseto
On 22 September 2013, he was signed by U.S. Grosseto F.C. on a free transfer.

Matera

L'Aquila
In December 2014 he was signed by L'Aquila.

Honours
Lega Pro Prima Divisione: 2010

References

External links
 AIC profile (data by www.football.it)
 Lega Serie B profile
 La Gazzetta dello Sport Profile
 FIGC National Teams Archive

Italian footballers
Serie A players
Serie B players
Atalanta B.C. players
Udinese Calcio players
Ascoli Calcio 1898 F.C. players
Calcio Padova players
A.S.D. Portogruaro players
Empoli F.C. players
Ternana Calcio players
F.C. Grosseto S.S.D. players
Association football defenders
Sportspeople from the Province of Bergamo
1986 births
Living people
Footballers from Lombardy


Among the MIT EF Pan Arab long list of startups alumni is Fabric Aid, a second-hand clothes collector and distributor based in Lebanon. Fabric Aid won first runner up prize for the social entrepreneurship track at the 11th edition of the Arab Startup competition held in Oman, on April 19, 2018.
Between July 2017 and May 2018, the startup recruited 20 full-time employees, and improved the life of more than 3,000 people living in Lebanon with high quality clothes at affordable prices.
"Get your idea, test it and don't give up!," says the twenty-two-year-old Fabric Aid's co-founder Omar Itani during an interview with the MIT Enterprise Forum team. His story started in December 2016 when his mother took his old clothes and gave them away to the doorkeeper, which pushed Itani to ask whether he would use the shirts despite the size difference.
The doorkeeper responded "whatever fits me, I take, the rest is thrown away." For Itani, this meant not only a waste of clothes that could benefit those in need, but creates a drawback on the environment, because "clothes are made of petroleum and sometimes plastic that takes hundreds of years to biodegrade," he said.
What to do with waste clothes?
As a result of this conversation, Itani started to inquire about unwanted clothes around him. He posted on Facebook asking for people's contribution. He then managed to collect 200 kgs of clothes. "I had 1000 pieces! So I went to local NGOs serving refugees and vulnerable communities to ask them how to proceed, and I realized that many NGOs didn't have the resources and capacity to best handle the operation of collection, sorting and proper distribution. This is why in Lebanon, less than 10% of clothes are being collected. Yet 2.5 million people can't afford first-hand clothes," Itani explains.
With only $2,000, the young entrepreneur started collecting clothes from NGOs and paying them $0.5 per kilogram. He then rented a warehouse where he processed them and started selling each piece for as low as $0.5 to $2. After testing the ground and conducting a study internally, which showed there were hundreds of tons of high quality clothes thrown away each year in Lebanon, Itani started building a solution to give people in need access to affordable good quality clothing.
Today, Fabric Aid has developed an infrastructure that fills the gap in the market, while supporting vulnerable communities and indirectly protecting the environment. The firm collects second hand clothes from various sources to be sorted, cleaned and sold at very affordable prices.
With more than ten bins in Beirut alone (collecting private items), two weekly pop-up shops all over the country, and 30 tons of clothes processed in less than 10 months, Fabric Aid has embarked on a new project, creating additional revenue generation: selling upcycled clothes through fashion exhibitions. In fact, parts of the clothes are being upcycled by ESMOD (Lebanese fashion school) students and a tailoring facility in the Bekaa valley. "ESMOD students send the design to women refugees, who are trained to create the clothes. This way, we offer job opportunities to women from vulnerable communities," explains Itani.
But entrepreneurship also comes with challenges: "I had to learn and deal with cash flow projections and human resources management, especially that I now have a team of 20 full time staff members," he explains.
Asked about the secret to success, he smiles and says: "Organizations like MIT Enterprise Forum are definitely venues from where we get financial support, useful connections and partnerships.


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Search called off for man and child who fell into canal
Published by capeetc on July 9, 2020
The search for a child who fell into a canal and the man who tried to rescue her has had to be called off this afternoon due to poor weather conditions.
Around 1.20pm today, Thursday July 9, the City's Fire and Rescue Service was alerted to the incident in which a child had fallen into the canal near 8th Avenue, Belgravia Estate.
Fire crews from Ottery and Epping fire stations and divers from Roeland Street fire station were dispatched to the scene.
When they arrived, residents told the officer in charge that a man had also jumped into the canal.
Members of the Ottery fire crew positioned themselves in Klipfontein Road across from the Mary Harding School, while Epping's crew were at Kudu and Hickory roads, and Loerie and Cornflower street, while divers were at the sewerage plant.
Police divers were at Buckner Road in Hazendal. A buoy, thrown into the canal to ascertain a possible exit point, emerged at Kudu and Hickory roads.
The dive supervisor, however, called off the search at 4.34pm due to adverse weather conditions.
The little girl was believed to have been playing with her friends on the banks of the canal when she slipped and fell in. She reportedly was drifting when a man who saw the incident unfold jumped in to rescue her.
Picture: Radio 786


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Q: HOW TO USE CASE STATEMENT IN MONGODB WHERE CONDITION I am new to Mongo Db and would appreciate some help with this query.
 DATA:

       {
            "_id" : ObjectId("5ba2442e9b75ee04d429ed34"),
            "RESOURCE_ID" : "100-101",
            "CITY_ID" : "200-1239",
            "EVENT" : "0"
        },
        {
            "_id" : ObjectId("5ba2442e9b75ee04d429ed34"),
            "RESOURCE_ID" : "100-101",
            "CITY_ID" : "200-1239",
            "EVENT" : "2"
        },
        {
            "_id" : ObjectId("5ba2442e9b75ee04d429ed34"),
            "RESOURCE_ID" : "100-101",
            "CITY_ID" : "200-1239",
            "EVENT" : "3"
        },{
            "_id" : ObjectId("5ba2442e9b75ee04d429ed34"),
            "RESOURCE_ID" : "100-101",
            "CITY_ID" : "800-1239",
            "EVENT" : "1"
        }

I wrote the following aggregation pipeline WITH USING MATCH CONDITION
"CITY_ID" : "200-1239" AND "RESOURCE_ID" : "100-101" AND BUT HOW TO CHANGE EVENT  WHEN '1'THEN 'I' (OR)  EVENT WHEN '2' THEN 'U' (OR) EVENT WHEN '3' THEN 'D' (OR) EVENT WHEN '0' THEN 'V' ANY ONE PLEASE SUGGEST ME.
db.COLLECTION.aggregate([{

{
        $match:{
            $and:[{"CITY_ID" : "200-1239","RESOURCE_ID" : "100-101"}]
        }
    },

 ])

EXPECTED OUTPUT:
{
            "_id" : ObjectId("5ba2442e9b75ee04d429ed34"),
            "RESOURCE_ID" : "100-101",
            "CITY_ID" : "200-1239",
            "EVENT" : "V"
        },
        {
            "_id" : ObjectId("5ba2442e9b75ee04d429ed34"),
            "RESOURCE_ID" : "100-101",
            "CITY_ID" : "200-1239",
            "EVENT" : "U"
        },
        {
            "_id" : ObjectId("5ba2442e9b75ee04d429ed34"),
            "RESOURCE_ID" : "100-101",
            "CITY_ID" : "200-1239",
            "EVENT" : "D"
        },{
            "_id" : ObjectId("5ba2442e9b75ee04d429ed34"),
            "RESOURCE_ID" : "100-101",
            "CITY_ID" : "200-1239",
            "EVENT" : "I"
        }

A: You can use $switch in $project
db.COLLECTION.aggregate([

      {
  $match: {
    $and: [{ "CITY_ID": "200-1239", "RESOURCE_ID": "100-101" }]
  }
},

{
  "$project": {
    "RESOURCE_ID": 1,
    "CITY_ID" : 1,
    "EVENT": {
      $switch: {
        branches: [
          { case: { "$eq": ["$EVENT", "1"] }, then: "I" },
          { case: { "$eq": ["$EVENT", "2"] }, then: "U" },
          { case: { "$eq": ["$EVENT", "3"] }, then: "D" },
          { case: { "$eq": ["$EVENT", "0"] }, then: "V" }
        ],
        default: "Z" //You can set default
      }
    }

    }
  } ])

reference Link : https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/reference/operator/aggregation/switch/

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