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Maven has led the £2.5 million investment in Bright Network, a media technology platform which enables blue-chip employers to reach, identify and recruit high-quality graduates and young professionals. The transaction includes a £2.15m investment by Maven VCTs, together with £0.4m from existing and new angel shareholders.
Bright Network's platform uses advanced data analytics and cutting-edge technology to pre-screen candidates and ensure that its membership contains only the top 20% of graduate talent. Diversity and inclusion is also a key element of the network, 58% of candidates are female, 40% are black, Asian, or from ethnic minorities, and 75% of all members are state-educated. To date the business has made over 10,000 successful hires and year on year has increased applications to its clients by over 100%.
The active management of this pool of candidates ensures that high standards are maintained, delivering a strong response and conversion rate for employers, and achieving engagement levels that are currently 2.5x higher than the industry average. The quality of Bright Network's membership also helps drives efficiencies in the recruitment process and improved candidate shortlisting outcomes for employers. As a result, Bright Network has established a strong client base of over 250 employers, which includes global blue-chip organisations such as Bloomberg, Deloitte, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, PwC, P&G SkyScanner and Vodafone.
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Blog | Innovation and Disruption
Analysis: Health plans, physician practices align to manage population health and reduce total cost of care
By Chad Mulvany, FHFMA
The variety of strategies health plans are deploying to align with physicians and manage referrals may challenge the long-held belief that hospitals and health systems would be the network organizers and bear longitudinal risk in many (if not most) markets as the U.S. health system transitioned to population health-based payment models.
Last Thursday, Blue Shield of California revealed information about its new technology and services company Altais, which is slated to help physician practices remain independent and give them tools needed to succeed in value-based care arrangements.
This strategy can help standardize patient workflows and help practices create a single senior care strategy that works for Blue Shield's MA members who are cared for by the practice and the practice's Medicare FFS beneficiaries.
Modern Healthcare reported Aug. 29 that Blue Shield of California unveiled new details about the technology and services company Altais it is launching to help physician practices remain independent while giving them tools needed to succeed in value-based care arrangements.
Altais is partnering with the California Medical Association and a Aledade, a Bethesda, Md.-based company that helps physicians launch accountable care organizations, according to the article. Altais and its partners will offer independent doctors and practices tools to improve patient health outcomes while making it easier for them to focus on care instead of administrative tasks, the Modern Healthcare article reports.
"Blue Shield also said it plans to support physicians in moving toward value-based care by investing in their practices," according to the article. Investments could range from different types of affiliations to even employing the doctors in select situations, though employment it not the primary objective."
"Blue Shield created Altais because fewer and fewer doctors are staying independent. Physician practices are burdened by administrative work and sometimes can't afford to upgrade their technology or acquire tools to succeed in new payment models," said Dr. Jeff Bailet, Altais' CEO and former executive vice president of healthcare quality and affordability at Blue Shield in the article.
"Blue Shield's Altais venture appears to share some similarities with Optum, though a spokesman emphasized that Altais is unique in that it will focus on physicians and clinicians and deliver more help and support while reducing burden beyond what other technology companies provide. A previous news release also said Altais is in discussions to deliver primary and specialty care," the article says.
"Altais through the collaboration will offer a set of tools to help physicians succeed in value-based care models. Those tools include population health support, predictive analytics, as well as tools that reduce burden by providing real-time transcription of a patient visit, for example," the article continues. "Altais will also help with back-office functions like billing and credentialing.
"The three organizations will work with payers in the state to offer value-based arrangements to reward physicians for better care. Blue Shield has committed to offering such an arrangement for primary care in 2020 to physicians working with Altais and Aledade. Aledade is already collaborating with the California Medical Association to create physician-led accountable care organizations to participate in the Medicare shared-savings program."
Conventional wisdom has long held that hospitals and health systems would be the network organizers and bear longitudinal risk as the U.S. health system transitioned to population health-based payment models. However, I'm not sure that's going to be the case in many (if not most) markets given the variety of strategies health plans are deploying to align with physicians and control referrals.
Alternative alignment options for physicians
The most notable example is Optum's aggressive employment of physicians, as noted above, but there are plenty of other examples — such as Humana piloting a telehealth-only offering, currently only for small employers; CVS/Aetna's use of health hubs — of plans trying to better manage care and disrupt traditional referral streams.
And what Blue Shield is doing is just another alternative alignment option for physicians. Beyond providing infrastructure, this strategy can help standardize patient workflows for practices that elect to participate in the MSSP program as part of this. In effect, that helps the practice create a single senior care strategy that works for Blue Shield's MA members who are cared for by the practice and the practice's Medicare FFS beneficiaries. Like all ACOs, this one will develop evidence-based care pathways for common chronic conditions. And they will use data to help identify which providers are most efficient. So, I would imagine that this could change referral patterns for services ranging from inpatient admissions to diagnostic services in markets where there are multiple options.
While the quality measures for both programs are different, the analytics and care coordination platform/capabilities necessary to be successful are the same. And in the process of helping practices stay independent, there will likely be a halo effect from participating practices that improve quality (and HEDIS scores) for Blue Shield's MA members and capture complicating conditions that will increase the Medicare Advantage members' HCC score. These activities will increase revenue to the Medicare Advantage plan. So, there's a potential to increase the topline while reducing medical expenditure.
Cigna in some markets is providing a similar option for physicians. I wouldn't be surprised if more plans take this approach moving forward.
Chad Mulvany, FHFMA,
is director, healthcare finance policy, strategy and development, HFMA's Washington, D.C., office.
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In the world of men's fashion and lifestyle, trends are generally not as much a factor as they are with women's clothing. A certain percentage of the male population will make occasional changes in style or design, based on what's "hot" or "popular" at the time. However, the majority of men consistently wear classics that stand the test of time. If, for example, you've been comfortable with the same suit for several years, choosing a traditional cut in dark grey or blue for an evening event, you've certainly been safe in doing so.
Chances are you've completed your attire with another of the standards in menswear – solid, black shoes in one of three or four foundational styles. Take a few minutes to look at some of the trend ideas for men's clothing in 2019, a list including two fascinating ways to make a smooth change in your footwear.
You may not choose to go with bold colors or patterns, but you won't be "out of place" if your tailoring trends toward looser fit in the legs and shoulders. You can combine this minor change with the introduction of pinstripes, which some say will bring a past elegance to the scene. An understated plaid may work for you as well. Larger watches and "wearable" tech are catching on for this year, to complement your relaxed appearance.
How do you take these few ideas to completion when you select your shoes? Trends for the new year include the growing popularity of Chelsea boots (not that they've ever entirely gone out of style). They were extremely popular in the 1960s, with marketing help from a group of young musicians going by the name of The Beatles.
If you are among the majority which believes Chelsea boots "magically" appeared just a few decades ago, you'll be surprised to learn the design dates to the Victorian era. The boots were great for comfortable walking, as well as for support and protection while riding horseback. Not only were these boots a great-looking fashion statement that fits well with the clothing styles of the time, but they were also comfortable and easy to put on, thanks to the elastic panel on the upper and the loop of fabric at the back.
Though taste in men's clothing and footwear naturally change through the decades, the need for quality shoes never went out of style. Select the rounded toe of the work boot, a square toe for a unique fashion look, or even choose a more pointed-toe design and rich leather for the "dealer" boot.
You might even try some colorful, patterned socks (another 2019 trend), or choose your suit of clothes in a rich olive hue or in rich burgundy color. Then, your ensemble is complete.
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2/13/2019 H Reported from JUD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 336) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
2/13/2019 H Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Thielen voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Har, McKelvey voting no (2) and Representative(s) Holt, McDermott, Mizuno, Nakamura, Ward excused (5).
3/1/2019 H Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1247) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
3/5/2019 H Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Har, Thielen voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) McKelvey voting no (1) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.
3/7/2019 S Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 431).
3/7/2019 S Referred to JDC, WAM.
3/11/2019 S The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 03-15-19 9:00AM in conference room 016.
3/15/2019 S The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) K. Rhoads, Gabbard, Kim; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Wakai, Fevella.
3/21/2019 S Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1362) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
4/3/2019 S The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-05-19 10:20AM in conference room 211.
4/5/2019 S The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 11 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, Harimoto, K. Kahele, Kanuha, Kidani, Moriwaki, Riviere, Shimabukuro, Taniguchi, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) English, Inouye.
4/5/2019 S Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2056) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
4/9/2019 H Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 803) in amended form (SD 2).
4/15/2019 H House Conferees Appointed: C. Lee, Luke Co-Chairs; Cullen, Thielen.
4/16/2019 S Senate Conferees Appointed: K. Rhoads Chair; Keith-Agaran Co-Chair; Fevella.
4/16/2019 H Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 902).
4/17/2019 H Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Thursday, 04-18-19 3:35PM in conference room 325.
4/18/2019 H The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) C. Lee, Luke, Cullen; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Thielen; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
4/18/2019 S The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) K. Rhoads, Keith-Agaran, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.


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Question 1. How Do Scientists Know That Recent Climate Change Is Largely Caused By Human Activities?
Direct measurements of CO2 in the atmosphere and in air trapped in ice show that atmospheric CO2 increased by about 40% from 1800 to 2012. Measurements of different forms of carbon reveal that this increase is because of human activities.
Question 2. Co2 Is Already In The Atmosphere Naturally, So Why Are Emissions From Human Activity Significant?
Human activities have significantly disturbed the natural carbon cycle by extracting long-buried fossil fuels and burning them for energy, thus releasing CO2 into the atmosphere.
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Question 3. What Role Has The Sun Played In Climate Change In Recent Decades?
The sun provides the primary source of energy driving Earth's climate system, but its variations have played very little role in the climate changes observed in recent decades. Direct satellite measurements since the late 1970s show no net increase in the sun's output, while at the same time global surface temperatures have increased.
Question 4. Is There A Point At Which Adding More Co2 Will Not Cause Further Warming?
No. Adding more CO2 to the atmosphere will cause surface temperatures to continue to increase. As the atmospheric concentrations of CO2 increase, the addition of extra CO2 becomes progressively less effective at trapping Earth's energy, but the surface temperature will still rise.
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Question 5. Does The Recent Slowdown Of Warming Mean That Climate Change Is No Longer Happening?
No. Since the very warm year 1998 that followed the strong 1997-98 El Niño, the increase in average surface temperature has slowed relative to the previous decade of rapid temperature increases. Despite the slower rate of warming, the 2000s were warmer than the 1990s. A short-term slowdown in the warming of Earth's surface does not invalidate our understanding of long-term changes in global temperature.
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Question 6. If The World Is Warming, Why Are Some Winters And Summers Still Very Cold?
Global warming is a long-term trend, but that does not mean that every year will be warmer than the previous one. Day-to-day and year-to-year changes in weather patterns will continue to produce some unusually cold days and nights, and winters and summers, even as the climate warms.
Question 7. Why Is Arctic Sea Ice Decreasing While Antarctic Sea Ice Is Not?
Sea ice extent is affected by winds and ocean currents as well as temperature. Sea ice in the partly-enclosed Arctic Ocean seems to be responding directly to warming, while changes in winds and in the ocean seem to be dominating the patterns of climate and sea ice change in the ocean around Antarctica.
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Question 8. How Fast Is Sea Level Rising?
Long-term measurements of tide gauges and recent satellite data show that the global sea level is rising, with best estimates of the global average rise over the past two decades centered on 3.2 mm per year (0.12 inches per year). The overall observed rise since 1901 is about 20 cm (8 inches).
Question 9. What Is Ocean Acidification And Why Does It Matter?
Direct observations of ocean chemistry have shown that the chemical balance of seawater has shifted to a more acidic state. Some marine organisms (such as corals and some shellfish) have shells composed of calcium carbonate, which dissolve more readily in acid. As the acidity of seawater increases, it becomes more difficult for them to form or maintain their shells.
Thermodynamics Interview Questions
Question 10. Are Climate Changes Of A Few Degrees A Cause For Concern?
Yes. Even though an increase of a few degrees in global average temperature does not sound like much, global average temperature during the last ice age was only about 4 to 5 °C (7 to 9 °F) colder than now. Global warming of just a few degrees will be associated with widespread changes in regional and local temperature and precipitation as well as with increases in some types of extreme weather events.
Question 11. What Causes Global Warming?
Certain gases, such as carbon dioxide and methane, help trap the sun's heat in the atmosphere. Known as greenhouse gases, they exist naturally in the atmosphere and help keep the Earth's surface warm enough to sustain life (without greenhouse gases, the average temperature on Earth would be a mere zero degrees Fahrenheit, instead of today's roughly 58.3 degrees Fahrenheit).
Human activities, notably the burning of fossil fuels (coal, natural gas, and oil) to power vehicles, factories, and homes, release additional carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Other activities, such as raising livestock, increase methane levels. Higher concentrations of these greenhouse gases in the atmosphere trap more heat on Earth, causing a manmade rise in global temperatures. According to multiple reviews of the scientific literature, an overwhelming 97 percent of climate scientists agree that human activity is the main driver behind the global warming we are experiencing.
Atmosphere Interview Questions
Question 12. What Is Climate Change?
Climate change refers to any long-term trends or shifts in climate over many decades.
Question 13. How Has Climate Changed In The Past?
There is a great deal of evidence that the Earth's climate has warmed over the past century.
Question 14. Why Do Sea Levels Change?
Sea levels can change for a variety of reasons over a range of different time scales.
Question 15. How Is The Composition Of The Atmosphere Changing?
Greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere have risen rapidly during the past two centuries.
Gravitational Interview Questions
Question 16. How Is Climate Likely To Change In The Future?
The Earth's future climate will depend on whether the world manages to slow or even reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but warming is likely to continue.
Question 17. How Else Are The Oceans Changing?
As well as rising sea levels, the oceans are getting warmer and more acidic.
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Question 18. How Is Extreme Weather Changing?
A changing climate leads to changes in the frequency, intensity, spatial extent and duration of extreme weather and climate events.
Question 19. How Does Csiro Study Climate Change?
Our climate researchers use climate simulations to project future climate decades in advance.
Question 20. What Are The Impacts Of Climate Change?
Increases in extreme climate events will pose challenges for Australia in the future.
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Question 21. How Does Research Inform Our Response To Climate Change?
Scientific research can lead to the development of solutions to help us adapt to climate challenges and to cut our greenhouse gas emissions.
Question 22. Is The Science Settled?
A distinction needs to be made between science that is robust and science that is relatively uncertain. All conclusions should be based on peer-reviewed literature.
Question 23. Where Can I Find More Information About Climate Change?
Peer-reviewed papers provide a reliable and quality-assured source of information on climate change science.
Solar System Interview Questions
Question 24. Warm Air Surrounded By Cold Air Causes?
Question 25. In Which Part The Weather Forming Process Mostly Occur ?
Question 26. Which Law Is Concerned With The Direction Of Planetary Winds ?
Ferrell's law.
Question 27. What Is Mist ?
It is just fog with larger particles of moisture.
Question 28. What Is The Amount Of Water Vapour In The Atmosphere Known As ?
Question 29. What Is Weather ?
The day – to – day meteorological conditions especially temperature, cloudiness and rainfall affecting a specific place is called weather.
Question 30. What Is Climate ?
The climate is the permanent temperature condition of a country.
Question 31. What Is A Season ?
A season is the period of a particular weather condition.
Question 32. Which Are The Seasons ?
Internationally, the seasons are four – spring, summer, autumn and winter.
Question 33. Which Is The Hottest Place In The World ?
Dallol, Ethiopia, where the annual mean temperature is 34.40C.
Question 34. What Is Fog ?
When warm moist air comes in contact with cold air or cold water, vapours are condensed on the dust particles floating in and near the surface of the earth, this is called fog
Question 35. What Causes Smog ?
Air temperature decreases with height. But sometimes a layer of cool air near the ground can be trapped by warm air above. Such temperature inversion prevents air pollutants from dispersing into the atmosphere and causes smog.
Question 36. What Is Precipitation ?
Moisture condensed from vapour by cooling and deposited eg. Rain, snow dew.
Question 37. How Is Snow Formed ?
When the clouds ascend to intensely cold regions of the atmosphere, they freeze without passing through the liquid form and fall as snow.
Question 38. What Is Difference Between Ice And Snow ?
When water freezes it is called ice. Snow is the atmospheric vapour frozen into ice crystals that fall to earth in white flaks.
Question 39. What Are Climate Zones ?
The climate zones are the torrid ( hot ) aone, the temperate zone and the frigid ( cold ) zone.
Question 40. Which Are The Factors Of Determining Climates ?
Nature of soil
Question 41. How Are Winds Formed ?
The winds are formed as the result of air moving from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure
Question 42. Name Some Of The Cloud Formations?
Cirrus, Cirrocumulus, Altocumulus, Steatus, Cumulus and Cumulonimbus.
Question 43. How Is Dew Formed ?
Condensation of water vapour from the atmosphere on to cool surface forms dew.
Question 44. How Is Frost Formed ?
If the surface on which the water vapour is condensed, is colder than the freezing point of water, then the forst forms.
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Living in Poynton, close to Manchester, Rick is a co-founder of FC United of Manchester. He works at the Main Stand Bar at almost every home game and if you see him in the stand you'll hear him scream as loud as anyone. Rick has also been involved in greeting international visitors and hosting several pub crawls and dinners for FC United-fans from all over the world, making a lots of friends in the process.
… is one of these people that befriended Rick during one of his trips to Manchester. Erik has ever since 2007 been deeply involved in FC United and has both written in the FCUM match programme as well as been administrator for the FC United International Branch's facebook-page. Furthermore he organises individual football trips to Great Britain for all interested people in Europe on Football Flight. Erik lives in Wittenberg, Germany and is this blog's technical genius.
… lives in Uppsala, Sweden and attended his first FC United-match in 2009. He then called his father back home to say that "This is what real english football culture sounds like". Ever since then FC United has been a progressively growing drug and Linus is trying his best to spread the word of the "FC United way" both in Sweden and internationally.
To reflect the international nature that we wish the site to have the three co-creators are Erik Kunert from Wittenberg -Germany, Linus Lind from Upsalla -Sweden and myself Rick Simpson from Poynton -near Manchester UK.


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Силы обороны Тринидада и Тобаго () — совокупность войск Республики Тринидада и Тобаго, предназначенная для защиты свободы, независимости и территориальной целостности государства.

Комплектование личным составом производится на добровольной основе.

Современное состояние
По состоянию на начало 2011 года, общая численность вооружённых сил составляла 4,06 тыс. чел.

Численность сухопутных войск составляет 3 тыс. человек (4 пехотных батальона и 1 батальон поддержки), на вооружении имеется шесть 81-мм миномётов, 24 безоткатных орудия «Carl Gustaf» и 13 гранатомётов B-300.

Численность береговой охраны составляет 1063 чел., на вооружении имеется один патрульный корабль «Айленд», два больших патрульных катера и 17 малых патрульных катеров, одно вспомогательное судно, а также 5 самолётов (два Fairchild C-26 Metroliner, два PA-31 «Navajo» и один Cessna 310)

Основные уcилия армии сосредоточены на охране  границ,  морской безопасности и борьбе с наркотиками

Структура
В состав вооружённых сил входят сухопутные силы, военно-морские силы, воздушная охрана и резерв вооружённых сил.

Сухопутные силы
Основу сухопутных сил составляет полк  () четырёхбатальонного состава, местом постоянной дислокации которого является база «Омега» (Camp Omega).

В 1963 года был создан резерв вооружённых сил (Volunteer Defence Force), впоследствии получивший новое наименование (Defence Force Reserves).

Военно-воздушные силы
Авиационное подразделение было впервые создано в феврале 1966 года в составе береговой охраны, в 1977 году оно было выделено в отдельный род войск, в 2005 году получило новое наименование Воздушная гвардия ()

Военно-морские силы

Береговая гвардия (охрана) Тринидада и Тобаго ():
 TTS CASCADURA (CG6) CG 40 (Large Patrol Craft)
 TTS MORIAH (CG32) Coastal Patrol Craft
 TTS MATELOT (CG33) Sword Class (Coastal Patrol Craft)
 TTS CROWN POINT (CG8) Point Class (Coastal Patrol Craft)
 CG 001 Bowen Class
 TTS NELSON (CG20) Island Class (OPV)
 TTS MORUGA (CG30) Coastal Patrol Craft
 TTS SOLADADO (CG38) Dauntless Class (PB)

Marine Ship Safety and Port Facility Security Unit (MSSPFSU)

В настоящее время активизированы усилия по переоснащению вооружения береговой охраны.Заказано 12 новых патрульных судов, трех различных классов, от голландской фирмы Damen

Примечания

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 Официальная страница министерства обороны Тринидада и Тобаго

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The 12th International Dialogue on Population and Sustainable Development closed in Berlin on November 6th, with delegates renewing their urgent call for the inclusion of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) in the emerging post-2015 development agenda.
The international event was jointly hosted by Stiftung Weltbevölkerung (DSW), Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF), KfW Development Bank in cooperation with the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and Bayer HealthCare. This meeting brought together stakeholders from government, NGOs, multilateral organizations and the private sector under the banner 'ICPD and Beyond: Investing in Health and Rights'. It was a unique opportunity to reinforce partnerships and strengthen collective strategies as processes shaping the future development framework accelerate.
The 12th Conference Magazine is a report from the 12th International Dialogue on Population and Sustainable Development in Berlin.


Minimum stay for Easter and Christmas 14 nights plus 20% supplement. Electric fee: $5.00 per night or $35.00 per week included in rental price. We read the electric meter per arrival and departure and calculate the usage minus allowance (we charge $0.13 per kWh).
Welcome to our newest High End Villa in the Cape Coral Yacht Club area; the Villa Malibu! The house was build and decorated in the Key West style and has a heated Pool and Spa with western exposure and direct access to the Gulf of Mexico. All 3 bedrooms have their own bathrooms. There is an open kitchen / living room concept and a cozy lounge corner under roof on the patio.


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Museums Galleries Scotland - Museums Recovery Fund
Museums Galleries Scotland's Museums Recovery Fund is designed to be flexible, providing an element of financial support and security for those independent museums that are most at risk as a result of the ongoing uncertainty due to COVID. The fund can be used to support:
core operating costs to protect the minimum advised level of reserves* (equivalent of 3 months' worth of operating costs). It is hoped that the fund will help to retain key staff posts and provide security that will allow for seasonal staff to be brought back and some frozen posts to be filled.
activity to recover visitor numbers and spend (whether new or returning) including marketing, special events and restart costs
activity that will assist the implementation of new business priorities emerging in response to the pandemic and which will increase resilience
Any organisation that runs an independent Accredited Museum in Scotland. Local Authority, ALEO and University-run museums are not eligible for this fund. Non-accredited independent museums may also be eligible to apply. Check full guidelines on MGS website.
The fund will close at 17:00 on 11 March 2022.
If you are a Non-accredited Museum that has not previously applied to MGS for funding, you will first have to submit an eligibility questionnaire by 18 February.
Register your intention via e-mail to[email protected] - a member of its grants team will get in touch to discuss your proposal. Full applications should be submitted via the MGS website.


In an increasingly connected world, the Internet of Things (IoT) is delivering business value and real-world benefits. But deploying IoT solutions effectively means deploying them securely, fully aware of data integrity and being resilient to ever more complex and increasing cybersecurity risks.
Our microsite – Security and the IoT: How to safely connect your business – is here to help businesses safely connect their devices and services to the IoT and reap the rewards that increased connectivity and technological innovation can offer.
With case studies, practical examples, facts, figures and thought leadership from businesses and organizations across the globe, this is a one-stop shop for everything businesses need to know about IoT security.


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Q: Middleman build - include coffee & less Is it possible to build using middleman, while including the coffee and less files? I want them to be in the build/ directory as well as the compiled ones.

A: I think middleman build only compiles .coffee and .less, but you could use Middleman's after_build callback to copy them yourself.
Symlinking the .coffee and .less files into the build folder might even work too.

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How to Make Indian Agriculture More Efficient
By Salil Tripathi
During its six-year rule that ended in May, the Bharatiya Janata Party kept India on a gradual path toward economic liberalization. And even though India saw four national elections (and five prime ministers) since 1991, the year reforms began, economic policies remained largely stable. But now, that consensus may be unraveling.
Today, the opposition BJP is veering toward confrontation -- as the Congress Party also did when it was out of power. The BJP is putting on protectionist robes to appear as the farmer's friend. The party's eagerness to go this route is understandable: Its National Democratic Alliance was defeated partly because it lost rural support.
Now, the BJP is attempting to court farmers because 60% of Indians depend on agriculture. The party says it will oppose the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance for its "failure" to protect farmers' interests in the World Trade Organization's framework agreement, which seeks to reduce tariffs, price support and subsidies.
This is a distraction. Rather than argue against the UPA over the WTO framework agreement, the BJP instead should challenge it to reduce the government's role in agriculture and to further improve infrastructure, so that farmers can help India become an agricultural export superpower.
This goal is within reach. According to the Confederation of Indian Industry, India is the world's largest producer of food grain, vegetables and milk, and the second-largest fruit producer. Yet its share in world agriculture trade is only 1% because of poor infrastructure, including refrigeration and roads, inadequate warehousing, spoilage and pilferage. Farm productivity too remains low, partly due to protectionist policies.


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Newswire : Sen. Schumer says Senate will vote on changes to filibuster by MLK Day
Posted on January 5, 2022 by greenecodemocratcom
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent
The U.S. Senate will vote by January 17 on whether the chamber will adopt new rules to circumvent the draconian filibuster to enable voting rights and social justice bills, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced on Monday, January 3.
"The Senate was designed to protect the political rights of the minority in the chamber, through the promise of debate and the opportunity to amend. But over the years, those rights have been warped and contorted to obstruct and embarrass the will of the majority – something our Founders explicitly opposed," Senator Schumer wrote in a letter to colleagues.
"The constitution specified what measures demanded a supermajority – including impeachment or the ratification of treaties. But they explicitly rejected supermajority requirements for legislation, having learned firsthand of such a requirement's defects under the Articles of Confederation," he continued.
Although the Senate is evenly split with 50 Democrats and 50 Republicans, Sen. Schumer's party controls the majority, with Vice President Kamala Harris positioned to cast any tie-breaking vote.
Still, a significant hurdle remains in the senator's own party. West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin has remained steadfast in opposition to any changes to the filibuster, a centuries-old rule rooted in racism.
Sen. Manchin has shot down a swath of his party's agenda, making it difficult for President Joe Biden and others to fulfill campaign promises to faithful voters, particularly in the African American community.
Recent history showed that when Republicans controlled the Senate, they bent tradition and rules to push through the party's agenda, including two controversial Supreme Court nominations.
With GOP-led voter suppression laws in states across the country and the continued police killings of unarmed African Americans, many have pushed for legislation like the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and the George Floyd Justice and Policing bill.
Both measures would supersede laws already on the books and make it easier for people of color to vote, and hold law enforcement accountable for their actions.
"The weaponization of rules once meant to short-circuit obstruction have been hijacked to guarantee obstruction. We must ask ourselves: if the right to vote is the cornerstone of our democracy, then how can we in good conscience allow for a situation in which the Republican Party can debate and pass voter suppression laws at the State level with only a simple majority vote, but not allow the United States Senate to do the same? We must adapt," Sen. Schumer demanded.
"The Senate must evolve like it has many times before. The Senate was designed to evolve and has evolved many times in our history."
Sen. Schumer continued:
"The fight for the ballot is as old as the Republic. Over the coming weeks, the Senate will once again consider how to perfect this union and confront the historic challenges facing our democracy. We hope our Republican colleagues change course and work with us. But if they do not, the Senate will debate and consider changes to Senate rules on or before January 17, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, to protect the foundation of our democracy: free and fair elections."
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President Biden signs Juneteenth Holiday into law
Nancy Pelosi with Congressional Black Caucus members at signing
By Stacy M.Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent
Beginning on Friday, June 18, federal employees enjoyed the country's 12th – and perhaps most significant – paid holiday. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris held a signing ceremony, officially marking Juneteenth as a federal holiday. Because Juneteenth falls on a Saturday this year, workers are enjoying the new holiday one day early. "Black history is American history, and I am proud to stand alongside President Biden and my fellow congressional colleagues in reaffirming that sacred principle," Congressional Black Caucus Chair Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio) stated. "While we rightfully celebrate this momentous moment today, the Congressional Black Caucus recognizes that the work to build a brighter tomorrow for Black Americans is far from over. 'Our Power, Our Message' remains the same: equity, equality, and justice for all people." Before attending the White House signing ceremony, Congresswoman Beatty witnessed the bill's engrossment while flanked by CBC members and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. President Biden and Vice President Harris had made it a mission of their administration to undo as much systemic racism and defeat White supremacy. With a diverse cabinet and staff, and policies that aim to level the playing field for African Americans and other people of color, the administration has worked diligently in living up to its mission. Juneteenth was established on June 19, 1865, more than two years after the issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation. Union soldiers – led by General Gordon Granger – arrived in Galveston, Texas, with the news that the Civil War was over and all previously enslaved people were free. President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation in September 1862 to free enslaved people in Confederate states. However, it wasn't until nearly three years later that news of the proclamation reached Black people in Texas. The fight to formally recognize Juneteenth has been a decades-long effort culminating in the broad bipartisan passage of the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act. Before the U.S. House of Representatives' historic vote, Congresswoman Beatty called on her colleagues to support the measure. "You can't change the future if you can't acknowledge the past," she proclaimed. Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), Chairwoman of the House Committee on Financial Services, applauded signage of the bill. However, Congresswoman Waters said recognition comes 156 years late. "While this is certainly welcomed, it comes 156 years late, and after legislation to protect voting rights and address police abuse sits idle because of Republican Senators who refuse to understand the need to protect our communities and our right to participate in this democracy," the congresswoman asserted. "To put this moment into perspective, the establishment of Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a federal holiday happened in 1986, and we are still fighting for our civil rights," she stated. Congresswoman Waters continued: "We are still waiting for Senate passage of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. We are still waiting for lynching to be classified as a federal hate crime. We are still waiting for the terrorists who destroyed Black Wall Street during the Tulsa Race Massacre to be held accountable, and we are still waiting for Black history to be accurately taught in our schools." The congresswoman insisted further that "as we celebrate the passage of this legislation, let us be clear that we will not be distracted or appeased." "We will not simply accept Juneteenth as a federal holiday in exchange for real action that honors our history and our place in this country and moves us closer to achieving justice," Congresswoman Waters remarked. She said she fully expects her colleagues to join her urgent calls for the passage of the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and the Senate passage of the For the People Act. "In the final analysis, it will be shown that platitudes and niceties are one thing but having the courage and taking real action on this issue is another," Congresswoman Waters demanded. "Let us honor this day by working toward a nation in which Black lives and Black votes are protected and respected."
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WESTBURY, N.Y., Nov. 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- New York Community Bancorp, Inc. NYCB, +0.09% (the "Company"), announced that it has completed the underwritten offering (the "Offering") of $300 million aggregate principal amount of its 5.90% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Subordinated Notes due 2028 (the "Notes"). The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the Offering for general corporate purposes, which may include opportunistic repurchases of shares of its common stock pursuant to its previously announced share repurchase program. The Notes were offered to the public at 100% of their face amount.
From and including the date of original issue to, but excluding November 6, 2023, the Company will pay interest on the Notes at a fixed interest rate equal to 5.90% per annum, payable semi-annually in arrears, on May 6 and November 6 of each year, beginning on May 6, 2019 and ending on November 6, 2023. Unless redeemed, beginning with the interest payment date on November 6, 2023, and on any quarterly interest payment date thereafter to, but excluding the maturity date, November 6, 2028, the interest rate will reset quarterly to an annual interest rate equal to the three-month LIBOR rate (as defined in the Notes) plus a spread of 278 basis points per annum, payable quarterly in arrears on February 6, May 6, August 6 and November 6 of each year, beginning on February 6, 2024. The Notes are the Company's unsecured and subordinated obligations. The Notes are not guaranteed by any of the Company's subsidiaries. Beginning with the interest payment date of November 6, 2023, and on any interest payment date thereafter, the Company may redeem the Notes, in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest to but excluding the date of redemption.
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Sandler O'Neill & Partners, L.P., Credit Suisse Securities (USA), LLC, Jefferies LLC and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, served as joint book-running managers of the Offering. American Capital Partners, LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Raymond James & Associates, Inc. acted as co-managers of the Offering.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of the Notes in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.
The Company has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) and a prospectus supplement with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") for the Offering to which this press release relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement, the prospectus supplement and other documents the Company has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the Company and this Offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, the Company, any underwriter or any dealer participating in the Offering will arrange to send you the prospectus if you request it by contacting: Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Attention: Prospectus Department, 200 West Street, New York, NY 10282, or by calling 1-202-793-5170; Sandler O'Neill & Partners, L.P. by calling 866-805-4128; Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Attn: Prospectus Department, One Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10010, or by calling 1-800-221-1037 or emailing newyork.prospectus@credit-suisse.com; Jefferies LLC, 520 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022, Attn: Prospectus Department, or by calling 1-877-877-0696; or Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated 200 North College Street, 3rd floor, Charlotte NC 28255-0001 Attn: Prospectus Department, or by calling 1-800-294-1322 or emailing dg.prospectus_requests@baml.com.
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Our forward-looking statements are subject to the following principal risks and uncertainties: general economic conditions and trends, either nationally or locally; conditions in the securities markets; changes in interest rates; changes in deposit flows, and in the demand for deposit, loan, and investment products and other financial services; changes in real estate values; changes in the quality or composition of our loan or investment portfolios; changes in competitive pressures among financial institutions or from non-financial institutions; our ability to obtain the necessary shareholder and regulatory approvals of any acquisitions we may propose; our ability to successfully integrate any assets, liabilities, customers, systems, and management personnel we may acquire into our operations, and our ability to realize related revenue synergies and cost savings within expected time frames; changes in legislation, regulations, and policies; and a variety of other matters which, by their nature, are subject to significant uncertainties and/or are beyond our control. More information regarding some of these factors is provided in the Risk Factors section of our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017 and in other documents we may file with the SEC.


I love this time of year. The signature tastes and scents of the season's "pumpkin spice" are over the top delicious—and just as healthy. Cinnamon, cloves, ginger, nutmeg, and allspice? In this gift-giving season, what could be more welcome than the gift of good health, wrapped in irresistible tastes and scents?
Everyone's got their own creations using the pumpkin spice blend. Bravo, chefs! Feel free, of course, to embellish, augment, and otherwise add your own touches. But around my holiday household, these five essentials must be present as the foundation for anything you prepare.
Cinnamon has a whole Santa's sleigh full of healthy properties. It can help lower cholesterol, keep your arterial pathways clear of clumps and clots, and can even help manage blood sugar levels—a special gift for those with diabetes.
Add a wealth of health-protecting antioxidants to the list of attractions, and that unmistakably, endlessly inhalable scent—and you've got a shining holiday star that points the way to delicious good health.
Indeed, in a study that ranked the antioxidant powers of 26 different spices, cinnamon took the gold, even outscoring perennial "superfoods" garlic and oregano. On the antimicrobial front, it's so powerful that it's long been used to prevent food contamination and spoilage.
And finally, several lab and animal studies suggest that cinnamon extracts may even protect against cancer.
Nutmeg's fiber content is only part of its gift to those in this season of generous indulging. As we all know, fiber keeps our digestive systems humming along smoothly. If your seasonal feasts are rich and abundant, that shot of fiber is just what this doctor orders.
Nutmeg also gives us a very healthy handful of B vitamins and minerals. And especially at this bountiful time of year, nutmeg is exactly what you need if you have trouble sleeping—from overeating, or the lingering excitement of joyful, crowded tables, or visions of sugarcane dancing in your head.
Nutmeg has also been shown to reduce degeneration of the brain's neural pathways and cognitive functions—often the first steps toward dementia or Alzheimer's disease. So it's not just the unique taste and scents that nutmeg brings to your spice blend that can help you make this holiday season one that's long remembered.
This lively, lovely, spicy powder is a natural, ages-old remedy for your upset stomach, whether your symptoms are nausea, heartburn, or any other traditional, seasonal, gastric distress.
Ginger can also help your digestive system absorb essential nutrients. It even provides several of them on its own, with its generous servings of iron, potassium, and zinc.
If you want an extra kick, use grated fresh ginger instead of or in addition to the powdered form. Be careful, though—ginger in the raw is pretty hot stuff—the freshest and spiciest can be almost hot-peppery. Before serving it as part of a treat for your hosts, family, or guests, try it in a favorite recipe—you might want to make two versions—one for those who like it hot, the other for those who prefer it more mellow. Alternately, and simpler, grate a bunch of raw ginger and offer it as a condiment on the side, to add for those who want it.
However it hits your table or your steaming hot mugs, ginger is nothing short of a winter wonderland of good health.
The name makes it sound like a spice blend unto itself, but allspice actually comes from a single fruit, a berry with origins in Indonesia. It's dried and ground into a fine brown powder, with a taste similar to cinnamon and cloves, but different enough to augment them instead of imitating them.
Allspice isn't as well known, on the holiday list or all through the year, as the other ingredients on my list. But its centuries old health and healing properties are especially welcome as the holidays roll around.
Like the other ingredients, it's long been appreciated as a digestive aid. And lest we forget that the season of giving is also the season of getting—as in getting a winter cold or the flu—please do note that allspice, with its gang of antioxidants, has a stellar reputation for fighting and treating infection, for relieving winter colds, chills, bronchitis, and even seasonal affective disorder (SAD), a kind of depression, usually mild, linked to shorter hours of healthy daylight.
Like so many of today's everyday spices and herbs, cloves once commanded astronomical prices, caused wars over territories where they grew—and now sit affordably on supermarket shelves worldwide.
I doubt many people know what a gift they're getting—besides unique deliciousness—when they include this robust old-timer in their pumpkin spice blend.
Cloves help you efficiently digest all of those seasonal feast treats by stimulating the secretion of digestive enzymes. So even if you're overdoing it, cloves in the recipe will help prevent symptoms like flatulence, bloating, general gastric irritability, and nausea. If you need immediate relief anyway, you can add powdered cloves to honey in a tea that should calm the troubled gastric waters pretty promptly.
And for an added holiday bonus, cloves have been shown to protect against liver damage and cancer, to boost the immune system overall, and to help those with diabetes by producing insulin-like compounds when diabetes prevents or inhibits the body from making its own insulin. This, in turn, helps control blood sugar levels—always at risk when happy holiday indulgence pushes our natural controls beyond their limits.
To put extra glitter and ribbons around the gifts of the season, you probably won't be surprised to know that each of these pumpkin spice herbs has long been individually treasured for its aphrodisiac qualities—which some science has proven to be clinically true.
But more important, spare some moments for serious reflection while you're counting your blessings this holiday season—your loving family, your dear friends, all bathed, I trust, in the generous glow of sharing your good fortune with those in need.
Please be sure to give plenty of love and thanks to your own remarkable body, which carried you through the year to these delicious holiday moments, and which nourishes, sustains, and delights you—even when you test its limits.
Be fully conscious of, and grateful for, the everyday miracles that are giftwrapped in your healthy body with every breath you take. It might sound New Age, touchy-feely to some, but I know firsthand that simply being mindful of how extraordinary your body is can improve your health markers instantly and over the longer term.
And remember—the season's special spices are just as special every other day of the year.
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Do I take a birthing class?
With Bubby I was signed up for one, but he came too early.
Giving birth to a three pound baby is one thing. Giving birth to a regular sized baby, I think, is another.
But I don't want to watch a birth video. I have managed to get this far in my life without seeing the whole amazing process. And I believe it IS an amazing process. I just don't know that I want to see how it all happens in living color. Sometimes ignorance is bliss.
Is this wrong? Should I take the class or am I right in figuring women have given birth for thousands of years without a class, so why should I learn about something my body should be designed to do?
I am thinking I will just watch Baby Mama for the fiftieth time and call it good.
depending on what you know, classes can be helpful. i took classes with my two oldest. when my second child was born, we went mainly for my husband's benefit as this was his first birth experience. i understand your dislike of birth videos. until my doula training, i found watching birth videos to be very uncomfortable. but when i was watching only with other women, it was a very different experience. i would recommend reading "ina may's guide to childbirth" by ina may gaskin. she reframes the birthing experience so that the stories are honest and yet beautiful, not scary. (sorry, my two year old is alternately grabbing the keyboard or feeding me previously chewed beans (ewwww) while i attempt to write this comment).
I took the class the first time. BAGD watched the movie, I looked away! I also refused to use the pushing mirror during delivery...but the doctor said I had to look at the mirror, get a good push in, or he was prepping me for C-section....so I did it (and it was helpfulk to look at the mirror and see what made a "good push."
My advice to pregnant friends is always the same...no matter what you think you know about delivery...just listen to those nurses! They will tel you when to breathe, when to push, where to sit, what to do. They have seen it 1000 times and are always calm. Just look to them and you'll be fine.


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Marc Buchner
Marc came to Language Link from London where he had been performing on the stage ever since graduating the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts. Judging by Marc's 'performance' in the classroom, he must have been great on the stage. When Marc left Language Link, we truly lost one of our great 'character' actors.
Sarah Puett
Sarah came to Language Link with a year's teaching experience that she had gained in Indonesia. Very soon after Sarah's arrival, it was obvious that Indonesia's loss was going to be Language Link's gain. Within six months, Sarah was put up for an ADOS position; and within a few months of that she was teaching interns the skills needed to be an effective teacher. As good a friend as she was a teacher, there were more than a few sad faces the day S...
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Shawn Butler
Shawn, having come to Russia on two previous occasions as a student, wanted to top off these experiences in a different role. He therefore chose to return to Russia as a teacher trainee in Language Link's Teacher-Internship Programme. While a member of Language Link's teaching staff, Shawn got the opportunity to experience life in Russia from two different perspectives.
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Joe spent his first year working as an intern teacher in Volgograd. Within no time, Joe was making quite the impression on his students. Passionate about his teaching, Joe seemed to spend every waking moment either preparing for lessons, teaching lessons or . . . drinking Coke. Oh well, as the old saying goes, 'All work and no play makes Jack (or Joe) a dull boy'. In any event, his students certainly didn't find anything dull ...


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Your hand and some scouts to sing
(Practice Q) scouts Singing all together while standing at attention in straight line.
Den Leader intro: He steps forward in front of scouts at his side in a straight line to introduce him self, "HI, MY NAME IS aaaah _____?" (Looking at his hand trying to read his name he says). "I FORGOT MY GLASSES." (Q scouts to sing by pointing at them), Scouts sing together: "WE DON'T KNOW"! (hi-med-lo) Den leader says: "ANY WAY, WE ARE IN DEN NUMBER aaaa______?" (looks at his hand again). "I CANT READ MY HANDWRITING." (Q scouts to sing by pointing at them) "WE DON'T KNOW!" (hi-med-lo) Den leader says: "ANY WAY WE ARE IN PACK #aaaaah______?" -Looks at his hand again- (Q scouts to sing) "WE DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE DO-ING!" hi-med-lo-lower-med-lo-lower -Take a bow and exit to the side returning to seats.-
Herman Ising


The chip maker released the first editions of Meego to developers in late March. One edition was for netbooks running on Intel's Atom chips, and another was for Nokia's N900 smartphone. Beyond netbooks and smartphones, the company is also focusing Meego development around entry-level desktops with Intel's Atom processors, said Doug Fisher, vice president of the software and services group at Intel, in an interview this week.
Nevertheless, a bulk of the development around Meego will be focused on netbooks, smartphones and devices like TVs and set-top boxes, Fisher said. A Meego edition for handset devices will be released in October, and netbooks with Meego will appear in the second half of this year, Fisher said. Many laptop makers, including Asustek Computer and Acer, have already voiced support for Meego.
Fisher said the aim behind Meego is to provide an OS optimized to allow devices with Intel chips to easily communicate with each other. Many devices have multiple operating systems and cannot interact with each other. Meego will allow interoperability between devices based on similar architectures, which could reduce software development costs for service providers.
Meego also helps consolidate an open-source landscape that is highly fragmented, Fisher said. Multiple versions of Linux are available today for netbooks and smartphones. Google is developing the Chrome OS for netbooks and has released the Android OS for smartphones and tablets. Canonical is offering an edition of its Linux-based Ubuntu OS for netbooks.
"We want to ensure that it has an optimized operating environment," Fisher said.


What's up UITA fam? It's your girl Kas back with Kreative Vibez, a new segment that will keep you up to date with who you should know and where to go for the best vibes in the world of arts and entertainment across the nation.
So what's the vibe for this edition? Let's go to Waco, Texas and meet writer & musician Isis Lee.
I met Isis about a year ago at an open mic in Temple, Tx called The Word and fell in love with her voice and style. A little mash up of classic rock, steam punk, boho beatnik. We just vibed and have been friends ever since. I set down with this beautifully eclectic soul to get to know her a little better.
What's your vibe Isis? First and foremost, I'm a writer, always have been. I tend to land into poetic verse, which has made the progression into music an easy outlet for me. I consider myself a poet first, song -writer second.
My entire life has been an evolution of the soul, body, and mind and my journey has had me diving in to a process of writing and analyzing, initially I was just observing, but eventually I got sucked into the undertow of whatever this creation is churning, and I ride the wave as the waters change. I had to learn early on how to process my journey and appreciate the circumstances for all it was worth. I considered myself a collector of all things relative and therefore I started writing and exploring writings very early. I had a natural obsession with words and books, and history. I just was fascinated by people.
What inspires you? What sets your vibe?
I try to find inspiration everywhere, as cliché as that sounds, I'm not able to shut that off ever. This is the reason why I had to become an artist. It's like I'm tuned into the buzz, the swell, the harmonies that exist all around us, it's very difficult not to be affected by the world. In turn, i find enough strength to make sharing knowledge my inevitable purpose. I strive to expose, reveal, and most importantly hold conviction in every extension of my being.
Ok, I love showing off true talent. Go ahead and pat yourself on the back. LOL.
Any accomplishments you'd like to share?
I am proud to admit that my writing and poetry has been a great way to expose myself. I've been published on Nota Bene a Phi Theta Kappa international literary forum and have seen my work published through Bohemia Magazine here in central Texas. I have had numerous poems and some of my signature short stories published. As a student I also exposed my work in the Stone Circle, another amazing academic organization that is found globally. Recently as a musician, I have been fortunate as well, I was nominated female vocalist of the year by The Music Association of Central Texas, and managed to come away with the Horizon Award, which is comparative to up and coming artist.
I'm finishing my first album and will have that out later this year, you can look forward to, "Whisper of A Dove, Howl of A Wolf". Also, I have plans to finish up a book I've been working on, as I try to convince a publisher there is more in my marrow than what meets the eye, pretty much there is so much in the works. Booking for 2019 has begun my events are posted as they come in so best way to see where I'm at is by following me on social media sites like Facebook and Instagram.
And for the arts lovers that might be in your neck of the woods, where is a hot spot to catch the cool vibez in Waco?
One of my favorite places is The Waco Winery the downtown district at 708 Austin Ave. It's a great place for art, music and community to blossom and flourish! Also, I love Cultivate712 which is right next door.
And last but not least, where can the Viberz find you?
Instagram handle is @Isisleemusic and I'm on Facebook as Isis Lee and for booking information I can be reached at misstrixurus@yahoo.com.
Ok Viberz, so if you didn't know Ms. Isis Lee, now you do. Follow this beauty. Check out her shows, and you can even #KatchKas as the feature to her next open mic at Cultivate712 January 31st. You can katch me next week, when I bring you another hot artist or venue in Kreative Vibez with Kas.