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Is the Commission stricter than the IAAF?
The European Athletics Championships finished this Sunday. Some athletes "jumped the gun" by beginning a race before the official signal was given. Those athletes might debate with a referee whether they actually left before the starting shot or not, but no doubt they all know exactly what gun-jumping means.
If only competition law could be so simple. We know the standstill obligation enshrined in Article 7 of the European Merger Regulation (EUMR) based on which a concentration that triggers a merger notification may not be implemented before it is cleared by the European Commission (Commission). The parties to a merger are independent market players until closing and the buyer is prohibited from already exercising decisive influence over the target before clearance (so-called gun-jumping). At the same time, buyers are in principle allowed to ensure that the value of their prospect investment is protected during the period after signing and before closing.
What is often far from clear, however, is where to draw the line. And crossing it can become very expensive. This was recently illustrated when the Commission imposed a fine of almost EUR 125 million on Altice for having exercised control over PT Portugal before the deal was cleared back in 2015, and Altice thus having "jumped the gun".
This decision is the latest example of increasing enforcement actions by antitrust authorities against merging parties for gun-jumping. In 2016, the French Competition Authority fined Altice EUR 80 million for taking steps between signing and closing that go beyond mere integration planning of its acquisition of SFR. Also the Department of Justice (DoJ) in the US has imposed significant fines for gun-jumping; in 2017 the settlement between DoJ and Duke Energy included a fine of USD 600,000 imposed on Duke Energy for entering into a tolling agreement with the target Osprey before the end of the waiting period. In 2014, Flakeboard and SierraPine received a fine of nearly USD 5 million in a settlement with the DoJ for coordinating competitive behaviour (including the transfer of customers) before the end of the waiting period (this deal was eventually aborted). Moreover, in 2017 in China the Ministry of Commerce imposed a fine of almost EUR 40,000 on Canon for failing to notify a two-step transaction before the first step of implementation. That same year the Commission also announced it was investigating the 'warehousing' structure in the two-step transaction between Canon and Toshiba Medical from a gun-jumping perspective.
While the Commission's Altice decision was rendered in May (and Altice has meanwhile lodged an appeal against the decision), a non-confidential version of the Altice/PT decision was only published recently.
First, veto rights that were granted to Altice in the SPA for the period until closing went beyond veto rights, legitimate to preserve the value of the target business prior to closing. Altice had veto rights over decisions that would normally be considered part of the ordinary course of business. These included the appointment of senior management, a large number of pricing policy decisions and the entering into of a large number of contracts for which a monetary cap applied that was not sufficiently high to fall outside the ordinary course of PT Portugal's business. The Commission also took into account that these rights were not a mere consultation right but actual veto rights. The Commission also clarifies in its decision that the possibility of exercising decisive influence itself is sufficient; while it may support a finding of an infringement, no evidence is required that decisive influence was actually exercised.
Second, it follows from the decisions that in practice in several cases PT Portugal only made certain commercial decisions after Altice had given its consent even though the SPA did not grant Altice a veto over these decisions. This included the launch of a campaign, the setting of commercial targets and the negotiating strategy for the renewal of several supply and outsourcing contracts and the decision on whether to include certain TV channels in PT Portugal's TV offering (before closing).
Third, the Commission found evidence that at Altice's initiative and on a frequent basis, a significant amount of competitively sensitive information was shared by PT Portugal outside the context of a clean team or even a confidentiality agreement. This gave Altice considerable insight in the day-to-day operations of PT Portugal's business, including its commercial strategy even though at the time they were still competitors.
In light of this judgment, it could be argued that purely unilateral measures by the target taken with a view to the upcoming merger, but which do not contribute to a change of control, would not fall afoul of the standstill obligation.
Since the Altice/PT decision predates this judgment, it was not taken into account by the Commission. The question remains, however, whether the Commission would have come to a different conclusion in any event. Since the EY/KPMG the judgment was based on very specific facts it still leaves a room for discussion on where to draw the line between legitimate pre-merger conduct and gun-jumping, particularly when it concerns intervening actions by the purchaser. It will therefore be very interesting to see how and if the Court's considerations in the EY/KPMG case may impact the outcome of the appeal lodged by Altice.


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In 1979, Julia Bell began dancing at the age of 5 with the Burke School at the Irish Centre of Pittsburgh (ICOP). She continued her instruction under the Burke School's Pittsburgh and Cleveland, OH locations until graduating from North Allegheny High School in 1992.
Julia's competitive Irish dancing career began in 1980 when she competed in her first feis, and she attended her first Oireachtas in Chicago in 1984 as a Preliminary Championship level dancer. Here, Julia qualified for the World Championships for the first time. In each of the seven subsequent years that she danced competitively, Julia would again qualify for the World Championships and finished among the top three Midwest Region dancers in her age group for 5 consecutive years. Julia ended her competitive dancing career in 1992 to attend Penn State University, graduating in 1996 with a B.S. in Environmental Resource Management. Throughout college and following her graduation Julia taught with the Burke School, qualifying for the TCRG certification in 1998. In 1999, Julia left the Burke School to start the Bell School of Irish Dance in Pittsburgh's North Hills. In 2004, Julia qualified for the Irish dance adjudicators certification (ADCRG) at the age of 30- the minimum age requirement for sitting for the exam.
Julia loves to teach Irish dancing and could not be happier that her childhood hobby was able to grow into her full-time career. She finds teaching very fulfilling and is honored to get to know so many wonderful dancers and their families.
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import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.Serializable;
import java.util.List;

import com.thayer.idsservice.bean.MailBean;
import com.thayer.idsservice.bean.MailFogResvBaseBean;
import com.thayer.idsservice.task.download.bean.ResultBean;

import freemarker.template.TemplateException;

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 * Function : Mail Service Interface

 * General Usage :

 * Special Usage :

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 * @since : 2010-9-29

 * @version : v1.0
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	 * @param title
	 * @param html
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	 * @param content
	 * @return
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	 * @throws TemplateException
	 */
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In physics, a Super Bloch oscillation describes a certain type of motion of a particle in a lattice potential under external periodic driving. The term super refers to the fact that the amplitude in position space of such an oscillation is several orders of magnitude larger than for 'normal' Bloch oscillations.

Bloch oscillations vs. Super Bloch oscillations

Normal Bloch oscillations and Super Bloch oscillations are closely connected. In general, Bloch oscillations are a consequence of the periodic structure of the lattice potential and the existence of a maximum value of the Bloch wave vector . A constant force  results in the acceleration of the particle until the edge of the first Brillouin zone is reached. The following sudden change in velocity from  to  can be interpreted as a Bragg scattering of the particle by the lattice potential. As a result, the velocity of the particle never exceeds  but oscillates in a saw-tooth like manner with a corresponding periodic oscillation in position space. Surprisingly, despite of the constant acceleration the particle does not translate, but just moves over very few lattice sites.

Super Bloch oscillations arise when an additional periodic driving force is added to , resulting in:

The details of the motion depend on the ratio between the driving frequency  and the Bloch frequency . A small detuning  results in a beat between the Bloch cycle and the drive, with a drastic change of the particle motion. On top of the Bloch oscillation, the motion shows a much larger oscillation in position space that extends over hundreds of lattice sites. Those Super Bloch oscillations directly correspond to the motion of normal Bloch oscillations, just rescaled in space and time.

A quantum mechanical description of the rescaling can be found here. An experimental realization is demonstrated in these.
A theoretical analysis of the properties of Super-Bloch Oscillations, including dependence on the phase of the driving field is found here.

References

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Q: Copy XML Nodes with an Iteration I've got a question about copying some xml, with xslt.
I have xml that sometimes contains Parent nodes with an iteration. They look like this.
<opdracht iteration="1">
         <a> 1 </a>
         <b> 1 </b>
</opdracht>
<opdracht iteration="2">
         <a> 1 </a>
         <b> 1 </b>
</opdracht>
<opdracht iteration="3">
         <a> 1 </a>
         <b> 1 </b>
</opdracht>

If i choose 3 items, the xml will build 3 iterated nodes. But if I choose 5 of 6 items, it generates 5 or 6 different xml iterations.
I need to make some XSLT that allows me to copy these parent and child Iterated nodes, for as long as they are iterated. And output them under the same original name. So :
<opdracht iteration="1"> Becomes <opdracht>
And
<opdracht iteration="2"> becomes also <opdracht>

And so forth....
How do I do this?

A: I don't fully understand the question, but I "think" you are saying you want to copy the XML, but remove the @iteration attribute from the opdracht elements.
If that is the case, you can do it with a simple extension to the XSLT identity transform
<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0" xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">

   <xsl:template match="opdracht/@iteration" />

   <xsl:template match="@*|node()">
      <xsl:copy>
         <xsl:apply-templates select="@*|node()"/>
      </xsl:copy>
   </xsl:template>
</xsl:stylesheet>

When applied to the following XML
<root>
<opdracht iteration="1">
         <a> 1 </a>
         <b> 1 </b>
</opdracht>
<opdracht iteration="2">
         <a> 1 </a>
         <b> 1 </b>
</opdracht>
<opdracht iteration="3">
         <a> 1 </a>
         <b> 1 </b>
</opdracht>
</root>

The following is output:
<root>
  <opdracht>
    <a> 1 </a>
    <b> 1 </b>
  </opdracht>
  <opdracht>
    <a> 1 </a>
    <b> 1 </b>
  </opdracht>
  <opdracht>
    <a> 1 </a>
    <b> 1 </b>
  </opdracht>
</root>

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I fell in love with India, its culture, people and places from afar and planned to visit in the 1970's when I took a year off from my university. (I made a bit of a habit of taking years off).
I was a bit of a wus and not an adventurous traveller. I'd got as far as Turkey and the message from those who'd travelled overland from India was that it was particularly dangerous at that time to go to India, via Pakistan as they had just hanged Bhutto. So my visit to India just didn't seem destined to happen.
Would I even manage to get to India in the next decade?
I hooked up with Liz and Ben in my late 20's (We're in the 1980s now). Liz had already lived in India for a couple of years in the early 1970's so with one kid already (Ben) and potentially another one to come (Ol), India, was most definitely not considered by Liz to be a suitable place to take a young family. Her experience of India was as a hippy and she wouldn't reconnect with India for many more years.
So that means I wasn't also going to get to India, not yet anyway.
I have subsequently met many people who have found a love for India (not least the visitors to Mysore Bed and Breakfast). There are of course many different attractions and often its difficult to define what it is that they particularly like. For many people they are inexplicably drawn to India, it has a sort of magnetism from a great distance. Maybe it is the free flow of ideas crossing the 'bridges' west and east (especially Britain and India) that stimulate people's interest, there has of course been many exported ideas (and zero) for hundreds of years. There's been icons such as the Beatles, the travelling Yogis, the hippies themselves, Yoga, whatever, there is an incredible range of things that we've heard about that help feed our seemingly insatiable desires for India, India things and Indian-ness.
…what is so special about India?
I'd have to wait, quite a bit longer to find out.
So why did you move to India when you were 53?
I loved the wild west and its stories from an early age. India seems to be just like the wild west.
True, I did used to watch the westerns, with my Dad, on the TV from an early age and really got into it.
True, India in some ways is a bit anarchistic (to put it mildly) so can seem a bit of a free for all as in the old west, without the guns (mostly) but it is of course …..
FALSE, its not the reason I moved to India.


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Hayao Miyazaki is one of Japan's most beloved animation directors. His first feature, The Castle of Cagliostro, was released in 1979. His film Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, based on his own manga, was released in 1984. In 1985, Miyazaki cofounded Studio Ghibli, through which he directed the box office smashes Princess Mononoke (1997) and Spirited Away (2001), which won the Golden Bear at the 2002 Berlin International Film Festival and the Academy Award® for Best Animated Feature Film in 2003. Howl's Moving Castle (2004) received the Osella Award for technical achievement at the 2004 Venice International Film Festival. In 2005, VIFF awarded Miyazaki the Golden Lion Award for Lifetime Achievement.
His other acclaimed films include My Neighbor Totoro, Kiki's Delivery Service and Ponyo. Miyazaki's essays, interviews and memoirs have been collected in Starting Point: 1979–1996 and Turning Point: 1997–2008. His final film, The Wind Rises, was nominated for both a Golden Globe and an Academy Award®. In November 2014, Miyazaki received an honorary Academy Award® at the academy's sixth annual Governor's Awards. Presenter and Pixar head John Lassetter declared Miyazaki "the most original filmmaker to ever work in our medium."
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In the mid-1990s, filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki moved from success to success as his work found an audience outside of Japan. His animated films of the era, including Princess Mononoke, Howl's Moving Castle, and Ponyo, were internationally lauded, and Miyazaki won an Academy Award® in 2003 for his popular and critical hit Spirited Away.
Follow Miyazaki as his vision matures, as cinema-lovers worldwide embrace his creations, and as critics such as Roger Ebert take up the cause of animation and Miyazaki's films. In a legendary career, these crucial years represent the turning point.
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11/04/2006: During a public test, electronic voting machines made by Election Systems & Software (ES&S) miscounted, for the second time, in the same way, in the same place, in the same election. Though the software had been certified and is not supposed to be changed after it is certified, ES&S dealt with the miscount by replacing the program with new software.
Accountability cannot exist without proper accounting practices. If election records are missing or can't be inspected, the election is not accountable regardless of whether an election official says results are correct. In this case, the affected votes used a touchscreen with no paper ballots, which are essential election records needed to authenticate results. Accountability also involves compliance with control systems. Laws and rules prohibit substitution of voting software with changed versions unless examined and certified. Putting in a program "patch" circumvents control processes and evades certification and testing rules.
Only the iVotronic direct recording electronic (DRE) machines showed the miscount, which appeared during testing for both early voting and Election Day precinct voting. Williamson County was using a combination of paper ballots, counted with ES&S M100 optical scan machines, and paperless electronic voting, counted by ES&S iVotronic touch-screens. All early voting was counted by iVotronic electronic voting machines. Voting at precincts on Election Day provided iVotronics as an accessibility option for disabled voters, but used primarily paper ballots counted on ES&S computers.
Republican Valerie Covey was running against Democrat Randall Craig for Precinct 3 Commissioner; the report states that "When a straight-party vote was cast, the screen did not show that a candidate was selected for Precinct 3 commissioner." It does not say whether the vote count omission affected just one candidate or both.
Software-based vote counting, which does not provide a way for voters, candidates, the media, election officials, or the public to confirm the truth of reported vote counts, violates basic transparency principles by placing sole control of vote counting into the hands of opaque methodology. Absent transparency, legitimacy of representation will always be questionable.
Testing does not always catch software that miscounts; in this case, it did, but the remedy was to replace the software with something new — bypassing another level of testing, the certification process which authorizes use of the system in the first place. When changed software is introduced during the last moments before the election, even minor levels of transparency offered through examination by certifiers are rendered moot.
VOTE COUNT PROBLEMS: When voters chose the "straight party" option, which is supposed to vote every candidate for the voter's chosen party selection, the system failed to reflect votes for one race. The article does not state whether this miscount, coded into the software, affected just the Democratic or Republican candidate in this race, or both parties.
CHAIN OF CUSTODY PROBLEMS: Certified software was switched out immediately before the election, with new software to repair the problem. The public, the media, the candidates, and even the elections officials had no way to know what counting instructions were contained in the new software.
SPIN: "The same problem occurred at the beginning of early voting, but it was corrected and no votes were affected," elections administrator Debra Stacy is quoted as saying. That "no votes were affected" is not provable, however, and the statement raises more questions. If the problem was corrected for early voting by inserting new software, as reported, why did the problem happen again during Election Day testing? Since there are no paper ballots, it is not possible to know whether actual votes were affected during real voting.
"I feel confident that Debra Stacy and the software company are going to get the issue resolved before the election," Republican candidate Valerie Covey is quoted as saying, spinning to a trust-based model based on confidence, reassigning public transparency rights to an election official and a private company.
GEORGETOWN — An electronic ballot may not be an option for Williamson County voters on Tuesday.
A public test of the voting machines' Election Day software, which is required by state law, failed Friday. When a straight-party vote was cast, the screen did not show that a candidate was selected for Precinct 3 commissioner, Elections Administrator Debra Stacy said.
In that race, Republican Valerie Covey is running against Democrat Randall Craig to fill the unexpired term of Tom McDaniel, who died in February. The same problem occurred at the beginning of early voting, but it was corrected and no votes were affected, Stacy said.
This morning, representatives of Elections Systems & Software are expected to install new software in an effort to correct the glitch, Stacy said. Candidates and party members will be contacted before another test is run on Saturday, she said.
If necessary, the county may decide not to use the machines Tuesday, Stacy said. During early voting, 14 machines were used. Stacy said the total number of voters who used the machines won't be available until Tuesday evening. Should they be approved for use, 81 machines would be used on Election Day, one for each voting location.
Some attendees of Friday's test raised questions about whether Williamson County should continue working with Elections Systems & Software.
"We'll review the vendor after this election and go from there," Stacy said.
In Travis County, voters trying to cast their ballots Friday on the last day of early voting found long lines and sometimes had to wait an hour or more.
Mary Fero, spokeswoman with the election division of the Travis County Clerk's office, said the long lines were due to to a number of factors, including changes in state law that shortened the early voting period by two days and a longer ballot caused by the introduction of more uniform election dates.
Fero said the last few days of early voting see the largest turnout and she said Friday appeared to follow that trend.
Williamson County also saw a rise in turnout through Friday, election officials said.


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Les élections sénatoriales de 2020 au Connecticut ont lieu le  afin d'élire les  du Sénat de l'État américain du Connecticut.

Système électoral
Le Sénat du Connecticut est la chambre haute de son parlement bicaméral. Il est composé de  pourvus pour deux ans au scrutin uninominal majoritaire à un tour dans autant de circonscriptions.

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Aulops alpina, la Panorpe alpine, est une espèce d'insectes de la famille des Panorpidae, la famille des « mouches scorpions » ou panorpes.

Synonyme
 Panorpa alpina

Sous-espèces
 Aulops alpina alpina (Rambur 1842)
 Aulops alpina antiporum (Nagler 1968)
 Aulops alpina pseudoalpina (Nagler 1970)
 Aulops alpina pura (Klapálek 1906)
 Aulops alpina susteri (Nagler 1970)

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Q: Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, and Delta are playing in a tennis tournament. (a) If there are no ties at the end of the tournament, how many different rankings are possible for the four players?
(b) If all the players have the same skill, what is the probability that Charlie will be the winner of the tournament?
For (a) I think the answer is simply 4! since there are no ties.
For (b) since they all have the same skill the P(Charlie winning) is equally likely as any other player winning which I think is 1/4, but it seems to simple
Any ideas what could be the answer for (b)?


A Mablethorpe man who stabbed a neighbour leaving him to bleed to death in the street was this afternoon (Wednesday) jailed for life after a jury convicted him of murder.
James Adam, 46, pulled a knife on Jamie Rudd, 36,in reaction to an "innocent and trivial" remark which Adam took the wrong way.
During a scuffle that followed Adam stabbed Mr Rudd twice with one of the blows penetrating his heart.
He collapsed to the ground and bled to death despite heroic attempts by paramedics and a passer-by to save his life.
Adam, of Victoria Road, Mablethorpe, denied murder as a result of the incident on Bank Holiday Monday, 28 August last year. He also denied possession of an offensive weapon. The jury spent just under five hours deliberating before returning guilty verdicts on both charges.
The court heard he had previously been given a five year jail sentence for stabbing a man and had been twice convicted of threatening people with knives. He had a total of 19 previous convictions for a total of 64 offences.
Judge John Pini QC , passing sentence, described him as "a vicious little bully" who invented evidence that he reacted after he was threatened with a knife.
The judge said he did not accept that Mr Rudd had a knife and told Adam "The knife existed only in your head. You have shown a total absence of remorse and not a shred of human decency."
The incident in VIctoria Road, Mablethorpe, happened after Adam confronted Mr Rudd over an innocent remark made by the previous day by Mr Rudd's partner Kirsty Owens.
Peter Joyce QC, prosecuting, said that Adam's then partner, Helen Witney, was dog walking near the seafront with two other people when Kirsty Owens commented "who's taking who for a walk" after seeing the dog pulling another neighbour Wayne Pemberton down the street.
Although Ms Witney was not bothered by what was said Adam took it to mean she was being called a dog and that led to the later confrontation.
Adam, in evidence, denied he intended to kill Mr Rudd and claimed he reacted after being threatened with a knife.
Detective Chief Inspector Karl Whiffen, of EMSOU and the Senior Investigating Officer in the case, said: "This has been the most tragic end to what was essentially a throwaway and trivial comment made when neither the defendant nor the victim was present. Adam took issue with comments made and tragically this has resulted in the loss of life of Mr Rudd.
"Adam has shown no remorse and, as the court heard, he was a man that had a clear propensity for violence.


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On Putin's Birthday, a Life in His Own Words — and GIFs
By	Katrin Scheib
Russian President Vladimir Putin raises his glass for a toast during the luncheon at the United Nations General Assembly in New York
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Putin's Funny Slang Doesn't Do Much For His Tough-Guy Image
Not much makes me laugh these days, but President Vladimir Putin's use of the word уконтрапупить did.
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If anyone fancies collaborating, I've been developing this base API for use in C#, C++, Java and Swift projects.
C++: Alpha buid – seems to work but not tested in the field.
Objective C: Basic functions seem to work (although seems redundant given Apple's NS library).
Swift: Unfinished (possibly not needed as NSObject covers a lot of the functionality).
I've found this very useful when debugging. Except when there was a low-level error in the debugging class… that took me 48 hours to find!


Discussion about fake news and the spread of disinformation is often very technology-centric, with the human element receiving short shrift. As Molly McKew argues in Wired, however, the powerful impact of right-wing conspiracy theories on American politics in recent years is not due to bots and trolls alone. Her compelling essay explains how seemingly outlandish conspiracy theories manage to gain traction among millions of Americans, and how a group of well-organized fringe activists has succeeded in captivating the political discourse.
How right-wing fringe activists have managed to exert a powerful influence on US politics.
Molly McKew is a foreign policy and strategy consultant, and an expert on information warfare.


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On a mission for health in Tanzania
05/17/2010 Social
The equipment in an intensive care unit in an industrial country and a clinic in Africa are often worlds apart. Sometimes, the most essential things are missing there, and no state-of-the-art technology or trained specialists for operating and maintaining equipment are available. Fortunately, there are people like Peter Sommer.
The container with the medical equipment arrives in Tanzania
The equipment is unloaded with enthusiastic help
Doctors, nurses and technicians are invited to an exhibition to view the new appliances
Working for the Swiss NGO INTERTEAM, he lent his specialist knowledge to the Lutheran Protestant Church in Tanzania for three years, which runs the technical workshop KAMTES in Bukoba, in the North West of Tanzania. In ten hospitals and a health centre, KAMTES, in return for a subscription, undertakes services such as the maintenance of technical equipment, servicing it in rotation, checks installations, coordinates the acquisition of spare parts and trains the maintenance staff, as well as the hospitals' own technicians.
Memmert was pleased to help
Many appliances and installations are nevertheless unusable. For this reason, Peter Sommer organised a private donation campaign, which also successfully reached Memmert. Finally, a container, containing among other things a Memmert incubator, two hot-air sterilisers and two waterbaths, arrived in Bukoba to slightly alleviate conditions there and cater for at least the most urgent cases.


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Meet the new Kure summer 2018 crew–we are a completely novice crew–all bright eyed and bushy tailed to get to Kure and being our work. Each member of our crew has traveled here to Honolulu from all over the nation. As we begin to document our work and daily lives on Kure we would like to introduce ourselves. We hope you will follow along with our journey as we spend our beautiful summer months enraptured with all Kure has to offer. Be sure to pass along all updates to friends and family. Below is a quick intro to each crew member.
Allison: Hailing from Erie, Pennsylvania, Allison has her degree in Environmental Science with a concentration in Wildlife Biology. She interned at a wildlife rehabilitation center working with injured birds of prey. A music fanatic, her ipod ranges from classic rock to hip-hop to fresh new indie tracks. You can always be sure to find her strolling along jamming out to her music while taking incredible wildlife shots with her camera. After Kure she plans to return to school to work on her masters degree.
Vladimir: From Norwalk, Connecticut, he joined our team off of grit, determination and hard work. Coming from a background in finance, he is taking his first step in pursuing his wildlife conservation dreams. He passions include music and art and he is also our resident film aficionado. His plans after Kure include perusing a degree in Ecology or evolutionary biology.
Leah: Growing up in a military family, she spent the majority of her teenage years in Las Vegas. She attended University of Nevada Las Vegas and got her degree in Biology. Her background ranges from desert tortoise work in the Mojave Desert to fisher conservation in the Sierra Mountains. One day she hopes to open a food truck, Chicken N' Chocolate, specializing in a drumstick dunked in chocolate… the verdict is out.
Kelleigh: We've got a Texan in the house! Our household comedian, she keeps us laughing with her impressions and voices. With a degree in Biology from Stephen F. Austin State University she trained as a veterinary technician for her first few years out of college. She loves K-POP, root beer and her three sisters. After Kure she plans to continue her journey in the environmental conservation field and marry a K-POP star.
Morgan: The voice of your blog! A self-proclaimed "over-talker", she was once described as being able to talk to a wall. Growing up in a small town in Maryland she attended Coastal Carolina University in South Carolina where she achieved a degree in Marine Science with a concentration in Informal Education. She has spent her years working for many different environmental conservation agencies and moving up and down the eastern seaboard as well as some time abroad in Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands. She hopes to keep you entrained and informed as she paints a picture of the trials and tribulations of life on Kure for the summer 2018 crew.
Brett: Our "localized" girl, she's originally from Portland, Oregon but has been in Hawaii for 2 years working in the conservation field. She obtained a Marine Science degree from the University of Oregon, Oregon Institute of Marine Biology. Her hobbies include: growing native Hawaiian plants, making art, and rolling in the sand like a monk seal. She's the life of the party and always makes sure we are all having a good time.
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More concerts on today with the Amadeus Orchestra, Corda Spiritus, and the BPO!
Several past and current members of the Ady Ensemble will be involved in numerous concerts around Brisbane this weekend. Tomorrow, Saturday the 19th of July, the Sinfonia of St Andrew's will join forces with the Brisbane Concert Choir to undertake another of their 'from scratch' concerts, this time performing Haydn's oratorio, The Creation (Die Schopfung).
We love supporting the other work that Ady Ensemble members get up to, and the Ady Ensemble's Principal Cellist, Ngaio Toombes, and violinist Cameron Hough make up one half exactly (no more, no less) of the Point Quartet. The quartet's next concert is at the Brisbane Powerhouse, this Friday night, the 11th of July, at 7pm (that's three sleeps away).


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Q: Wave equation for a driven string and standing waves I'm having trouble trying to figure out what conditions should I apply to solve the wave equation for a driven string.
The string should follow the wave equation:
$$\dfrac{\partial^2 u(x,t)}{\partial x^2}=\dfrac{1}{v^2}\dfrac{\partial^2 u(x,t)}{\partial t^2}$$
where the velocity $v$ depends on the tension and linear density of the string.
This string has length L and is fixed on both ends. One of the ends is driven, forcing the string to oscillate. This end should barely move for some given frequencies of the driven force where we have standing waves on the string. There is nice experiment showing the harmonics of a driven string.
What I want to do is to solve the wave equation for a string in order to find a solution that gives me a function for the behavior of the string for different frequencies of the driven force, including the standing wave behavior.
I know how to solve the wave equation for common boundary conditions, such as the fixed ends conditions for a plucked string.
For this problem what initial conditions and what boundary conditions should I use to model the system? My first attempts were to apply a BC for the first time derivative on the moving end with the driven frequency, but the final solution wasn't correct. Am I missing information, should the equation be non-homogeneous, or maybe there is no simple solution at all?

A: I'd apply Dirichlet boundary conditions on both ends, the driven end with the prescribed displacement, the other one with homogeneous b.c., namely:

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*$u(0,t) = u_0(t)$ at the driven end in $x=0$

*$u(L,t) = 0$ at the fixed end in $x=L$.

I'm assuming that the string has pre-stress since string without it can't hold compression forces, and that assumptions of small strain and displacement holds.
Meaning of the boundary condition
In this model,

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*Dirichlet boundary conditions model prescribed displacements
$u_D(t) = u(x_D,t)$

*Neumann boundary conditions model prescribed axial force $N_N(t) = N(x_N,t)$, being $N(x,t) = EA(x,t) \frac{\partial u}{\partial x}(x,t)$,
$EA(x_N,t) \frac{\partial u}{\partial x}(x,t) = N_N(t)$
At a free end (even if it's quite hard to me to think at a free end in a string with the pre-stress needed by the string, not so hard if we're dealing with beam or rod structural elements that hold compression stress as well as tension stress), you can prescribe
$EA(x_N,t) \frac{\partial u}{\partial x}(x,t) = 0$
but it should not be the case of your set-up.


Roll 'n Bowl located in Portlaose, Co. Laois opened it's doors for business on the 22nd of October 2003. At first we had ten pin bowling, a playarea and arcade games. In the summer of 2006 we put a second floor over the bowling area and made space for indoor soccer and ice skating. These additions put Roll 'n Bowl on the map as one of the best indoor entertainment centres in the midlands. We added crazy golf in 2007 and in 2009 we built onto the side of the existing building, putting in extra party areas downstairs and a laser quest shooting game upstairs.
Since then we have added bumper cars, changed the ice skating to roller skating disco and added teddy bear making. We think that at this stage Roll 'n Bowl is unrivalled anywhere in Ireland for variety of activities under one roof. Also Roll 'n Bowl is very accessible due to its central location. We are less than an hour from Dublin. You are only 3 minutes away when you take exit 17 off the M7 motorway. So if you haven't been to Roll 'n Bowl already, come along and join our regular customers and enjoy our excellent facilities and friendly welcome.


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Il Salaparuta rosso è un vino a DOC che può essere prodotto nel comune di Salaparuta in provincia di Trapani.

Vitigni con cui è consentito produrlo
Nero d'Avola minimo 65%,
altri vitigni a bacca nera, non aromatici, idonei alla coltivazione per la provincia di Trapani, fino ad un massimo del 35%.

Tecniche produttive

Caratteristiche organolettiche
colore: rosso rubino intenso;
profumo: gradevole, fine;
sapore: asciutto, armonico, strutturato;

Storia

Abbinamenti consigliati

Produzione
Provincia, stagione, volume in ettolitri

Note

Voci correlate
Salaparuta (vino)

Vini DOC della provincia di Trapani
Vini DOC e DOCG prodotti con uva Nero d'Avola


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Archive for November 6th, 2009
Review – Marionette "Out of the Heart of Darkness" – Movingstage at the Puppet Barge
Last night was my one and sadly only visit to a Suspense Puppetry Festival event; though I love puppets, I only heard about it after my theater calender had pretty solidly filled up. My choice was Movingstage Marionette Company's "Out of the Heart of Darkness." I thought it would be great to see such a seminal work of literature on the small stage: imagining Marlon Brando (of Darkness redo "Apocalypse Now") at 1/10th size cracked me up.
But I also wanted to go because my husband has a fascination with colonial Africa and the way the West wrecked the culture and the lives of the people living there (reading books like King Leopold's Ghost and Casualty of Empire), some of which I've absorbed. This production, set deep in the heart of blood diamond country, had full awareness of the literary background, the colonial baggage, and the modern day tragedies of the Congo. The frame was the wife of exiled dictator Mobuto Sese Seko asking the narrator to aid her in getting her hands on her family's frozen assets; and the enigmatic man Kurtz, at the heart of the story's orbit, runs a diamond concern with the ruthlessness so many in this position, in that land, have displayed.
Sadly, the production never succeeded in conveying the mystique of Kurtz in a compelling way, despite the fact that most of the characters spoke about him at length; this left it all feeling a bit like a "waiting for Godot" where after the big buildup you actually do find Godot and he's about as impressive as the Wizard of Oz. On the other hand, perhaps Wizard is a better comparison altogether, as both stories are really about the journey and the changes wrought in the travellers by taking it; the human inciting the trip is a bit of an afterthought. I am convinced, however, that Kurtz is in no way meant to be an afterthought. I will have to read Conrad to be sure. And the overall effect was really diminished by having all of the dialogue and music provided as a recording. I realize that getting the right effects for this show (about five male characters and two female) must have been difficult with a troupe consisting of about four women and one man – but the recording took away the spontanaeity of the show and really created barriers to engagement with the story for me.
That said, I must praise the technical execution of this show. Aside from the lovely puppets and their graceful manipulation, the show also had the best set design I've seen on the small stage – a lovely series of fore, back, and middle ground set pieces, with a backdrop that could change color to express mood (not surprising for regular theater but notable for puppets). In addition, there was a fun drop in the shape of binoculars to show the audience what the narrator was seeing, and some silliness involving the bottom half of puppets dancing. Finally, I have to especially commend them for depicting Kurtz as a puppet with an eye hole bored straight through his head – the otherworldly feeling this created nicely captured his disconnection with reality.
In short, this was a good evening, but not a brilliant one, good for lovers of puppets, Africa, or Joseph Conrad. I do hope that next year there is another puppet festival and I'll have a chance to pick from a series of shows like this one again.
("Out of the Heart of Darkness" continues through Sunday, November 8th, 2009.)
Tags:Joseph Conrad, Movingstage marionette company, Out of the Heart of Darkness, Suspense Puppetry Festival


There are no certainties about the future of the striker Mirko Vucinic, fundamental element for the Juventus of last season. He has been lined up as regular durin g the majority of the matches of last Serie A and has scored numerous goals, but the arrival of two or three new players could change his destiny. Mirko Vucinic does not want a future as bench warmer and could decide to accept offerings from other clubs.
News of the last days is the interest of Manchester United, that since a long time is trying to get him. This summer could be the perfect moment for the Montenegrian striker to change his future and the English club could take advantage from the money needed by Juventus to make important investments. He is appreciated for his ductility and his physical resistance and he is considered by Ferguson the perfect mate of Robin Van Persie. To convince Juventus, Manchester United is preparing an offering between 15 and 18 million euros. In this situation, both Juventus and Vucinic won't refuse the agreement.
In addition, Manchester United is not the only English team interested in Vucinic. Also Tottenham is looking for a striker with his same features, even if this opportunity seems more complex, due to the missed qualification to Champions League.
The future of Mirko Vucinic seems far away from Juventus and this could be a great chance for a player with quality and technique as him.


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Mask: Your mask should be able to stay on your face without the help of the straps; mask straps are just there to make sure the mask stays in the correct position. A simple way to test the fit of the mask is to place the mask on your face and draw air in through your nose.The mask should seal to your face when you inhale. i.e. the pressure should hold it in place. Look for Tempered glass - Plastic fogs up and standard glass is hazardous if accidentally broken. Desirable features: Feathered, double skirt silicone - Makes mask seal more reliable and comfortable, Wide strap with touch buckle adjustment - Mask adjusts quickly, easily and stay adjusted
Out of every activity on offer in the Florida Keys, if you are fortunate enough to have the swim with dolphins experience, you are guaranteed to head back home with a bright smile emblazoned across your face, and a warm heart. Dolphins have long been a beloved symbol of Key West Dolphin tours, and around the world, they are known to be the clowns of the sea world.
Snorkeling between Salomon Bay beach and Honeymoon Beach has long been a favorite because of the abundance of octopus and psychedelic parrot fish you'll encounter. Although just north of busy Cruz Bay, you'll need to hike a mile-long trail beginning at the National Park Visitor's Center (water sports gear is available to rent at a small shack-cum-bar).
Snorkeling is mentioned by Aristotle in his Parts of Animals. He refers to divers using "instruments for respiration" resembling the elephant's trunk.[11] Some evidence suggests that snorkeling may have originated in Crete some 5,000 years ago as sea sponge farmers used hollowed out reeds to submerge and retrieve natural sponge for use in trade and commerce.[12] In the fifteenth century, Leonardo da Vinci drew designs for an underwater breathing device consisting of cane tubes with a mask to cover the mouth at the demand end and a float to keep the tubes above water at the supply end.[13][14] The following timeline traces the modern history of the swimmers' snorkel during the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.
The beach has a lot of people around, but it doesn't feel too crowded once you're having fun. Parking can be a challenge, but once you find one you won the jackpot cause it's free. There's a large life guard tower close to the pier. We got to see them do a practice drill that day. You can hear airplanes flying over from time to time. You can see the sail boats in the distance which is nice. Lots of families there on my visit. There's a dog park along the beach more towards the hotel. People were nice and every one was friendly on our visit. No one bothered us and we were able to just relax. We got to also see people practicing their surfing skills. I plan to go back when I'm in that part of town again.
Another safety concern is interaction and contact with the marine life during encounters. While seals and sea turtles can seem harmless and docile, they can become alarmed if approached or feel threatened. Some creatures, like moray eels, can hide in coral crevices and holes and will bite fingers when there is too much prodding going on. For these reasons, snorkeling websites often recommend an "observe but don't touch" etiquette when snorkeling.[67]
Snorkeling is simply swimming along the surface of the water and looking down at the oceanic activity below you. No special skills or training is required, and the equipment needed to do it is minimal. Scuba, or SCUBA, is an acronym for Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus, which is the pressurized air tank you need to wear as you dive well below the surface. It's what allows you to be fully immersed (both literally and figuratively) in the ocean life around you. It's a more extreme experience, and as such, more training and equipment are necessary.
This is not a wow beach but not a bad beach. It's a beach and a big one. Found my way here in a Sunday after a morning run. It was a nice enough beach to take the time to enjoy. A lot of surfers enjoying the sets rolling in which made it relaxing. It is a nice long stretch and people let their dogs off leash to enjoy it as well. So if you don't like dogs I suggest not going here.
Hi everyone.Went back home (seychelles)for 7 weeks,it was amazing!Just the island way of life(no stress),the weather,the families,creole food especially the fresh fish and of course the beautiful beaches with amazing sceneries.You need to get off the main road sometimes to see the secluded beaches,Some beaches can be seen while driving.My favourite is ANSE ROYALE where i grew up,ANSE PARNEL,PETITE ANSE,ANSE COPRA,ANSE TAKAMAKA,L'INTENDANCE,AND OF COURSE PORT LAUNAY.I also went on PRASLIN AND LA DIGUE ISLAND(WOW)it blew me away.I left seychelles at 17,missed so much,one thing for sure i will be back(hopefully for good one day)THANK YOU
If you're already making the trek to New Zealand, why not throw in a private island for good measure? This 5,000-acre working ship station/pine forest offers 13 private white sand beaches and a laundry list of fun stuff to do. Book it for up to 12 people and rates include helicopter transfers, all meals, on-island activities, and a hosting staff. Take note, though, that the owner lives there full time and each booking is subject to approval.
I am in love with this crochet bikini set. It is so incredible cute. For reference, I am 5'4", weigh 110lbs and normally wear a size 0 bottom and a 32B top. It fits perfectly. However, since it's crochet it could easily expand to accommodate larger sizes. I honestly bought this thinking I could wear it as a legit bikini to the beach, but I was extremely mistaken. It is 100% crochet. So, you can somewhat see through it all. I am going to instead wear it around the pool or boardwalk, but with a strapless bra and underwear on underneath. This is more of clothing than a swimwear bikini. The bottoms fit like booty-shorts and the top is just a typical bandeau. I think it would need an layer underneath of swimsuit material in order for it to be a true swimsuit. Either way, I still love the design/pattern, and the quality of the crochet is great. Can't wait to show this off this summer!
One of the most incredible coral atolls in the world, from the air – Fakarava resembles a giant donut sprinkled with the sweetest of candy. So pristine are its waters that Fakarava is a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, a title that draws thousands of scuba divers to its thin shores every year. But this is hardly a stressful place and you don't need to be a scuba diver to have an excuse to visit. With beautiful white and pink sand beaches where you might spot Robinson Crusoe preparing lunch – Fakarava is a great place to relax and forget about life. Its small local population will be happy to show you around, and if you just happen to visit on a Sunday – don't miss out on a visit to the local church!
An island may be described as such, despite the presence of an artificial land bridge; examples are Singapore and its causeway, and the various Dutch delta islands, such as IJsselmonde. Some places may even retain "island" in their names for historical reasons after being connected to a larger landmass by a land bridge or landfill, such as Coney Island and Coronado Island, though these are, strictly speaking, tied islands. Conversely, when a piece of land is separated from the mainland by a man-made canal, for example the Peloponnese by the Corinth Canal or Marble Hill in northern Manhattan during the time between the building of the United States Ship Canal and the filling-in of the Harlem River which surrounded the area, it is generally not considered an island.
The Exumas of the Bahamas were probably the very first islands that took our breath away. We had been to many before, but when looking out the windows of our twin otter plane, we were stunned by the beauty of these 365 atolls in the middle the Caribbean Sea. To me, this photograph captures what the most beautiful tropical island pictures should be. Check out: Dream Trip, Exuma Cays Bahamas
My first visit to this spectacular island was on a surprise birthday trip where I was literally blindfolded until the point when we boarded the ferry. After about an hour on the water, I was transferred to a tiny boat that would slowly drift us toward this tiny island — I had no idea where I was, only that I was somewhere off the coast of Sihanoukville, Cambodia, floating toward a slice of paradise. You'll instantly fall in love with this remote island if you're looking to unplug and get some much-needed peace and quiet. There are no roads, which means there are no big hotels and restaurants, and all you'll find are private beachfront bungalows with little mom-and-pop restaurants. In fact, there are only a few places on the island that offer Wi-Fi at all and sometimes the signal is out completely. People come to this island to get away from it all, so it's the perfect place for your next budget-friendly romantic getaway. You'll find top-notch scuba diving, snorkeling, paddle boarding, fishing and the chance to swim at night with bioluminescent plankton, then wake up in the morning to white sandy beaches and dip your toes in the shimmering, unclouded water. What are you waiting for?
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Named in honor of Dr. Anne W. Phillips for her profound and enduring contributions to fire safety education, the Dr. Anne W. Phillips Award for Leadership in Fire Safety Education recognizes individuals for outstanding achievements at the national level in fire safety education.
Dr. Phillips was a member of the National Commission on Fire Prevention and Control, a 20-member body appointed by President Richard Nixon in 1972 to study our nation's fire problem and make recommendations for reducing the fire losses across the country. The culmination of the Commission's work was the seminal report, America Burning, the most comprehensive study ever undertaken on our nation's fire problem. It was the impetus for raising greater awareness for a larger federal role in fire prevention and life safety, and led to the establishment of the United States Fire Administration and National Fire Academy. As a member of the Commission, Dr. Phillips authored the Minority Report that emphasized the important role of prevention in reducing fire injury and death.
Throughout her life, Dr. Phillips demonstrated an unwavering dedication to fire prevention and preparedness as the basis to strengthening fire safety education across the country. CFSI and the International Fire Service Training Association sponsor the award to memorialize Dr. Phillips' legacy and recognize fire safety educators who have followed her example to move the field of fire prevention and safety forward.
The candidate must be nominated by someone other than her/himself.
The nomination must address the following criteria:
Significant fire and life safety education contributions
Substantiation of a national level impact
Unique outcomes/accomplishments of candidate's work
Documentation of leadership, collaboration, and influence on the work of other fire and life safety educators
Nomination Deadline — February 1, 2021
Submit Your Nomination
The selection committee will be composed of representatives from the Congressional Fire Services Institute and the International Fire Service Training Association/Fire Protection Publications/Oklahoma State University (IFSTA/FPP/OSU).
The recipient of the Dr. Anne W. Phillips Award for Leadership in Fire Safety Education will be honored at the 32nd Annual National Fire and Emergency Services Dinner on April 29, 2021 in Washington, DC.The winner will receive a trip to attend the dinner. This includes airfare for the recipient, hotel accommodations for one night and seating at the event. CFSI and IFSTA will make arrangements for an alternative presentation should the Dinner program be canceled due to COVID-19.
About Congressional Fire Services Institute
Established in 1989, the Congressional Fire Services Institute is a nonprofit, nonpartisan policy institute that works with members of Congress to advocate for fire and life safety issues. CFSI is a consensus-building organization. With its 38-member National Advisory Committee, the Institute focuses on issues that unite the fire and emergency services around a common agenda, giving the fire service a stronger voice on Capitol Hill. CFSI works closely with the leaders of the Congressional Fire Services Caucus, one of the largest and most highly respected caucuses in Congress with approximately 300 members. Constantly striving for bipartisan support, the Institute and Caucus leaders continue to push for federal legislation that benefits the fire and emergency services.
About International Fire Service Training Association
IFSTA is the leading publisher of fire service training materials in North America since 1934. As part of Oklahoma State University, Fire Protection Publications (FPP) is a not for profit publisher dedicated to providing IFSTA validated, high quality, and accurate fire service training materials. Up-to-date training resources to meet the current and future needs of the fire service are our only business. IFSTA training content is validated by firefighters for firefighters making firefighter safety the number one priority. Oklahoma State University, FPP and IFSTA have historically provided leadership in fire and life safety education as a core, mission driven, function in the fire and emergency services across America. OSU/IFSTA/FPP's sponsorship of the Anne W. Phillips Award is a way to support the value of fire and life safety education and community risk reduction in reducing the impact of fire deaths, injury and loss in America including firefighter line of duty deaths.
Anne Phillips Award Nomination
Nominator Information
Nominee Information
Significant Fire and Life Safety Education Contributions*
Substantiation of national level impact*
Unique outcomes/accomplishments of candidate's work*
Documentation of leadership, collaboration, and influence on the work of other fire and life safety educators*


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The Central European Diabetes Association (CEDA) is an international medical and scientific association. CEDA was founded in Vienna, Austria, in 1969 as Federation of International Danube Symposia on Diabetes mellitus (FID). After the inclusion of members from the Baltic States, the name of the association was changed to Central European Diabetes Association in 2006.

History and current mission
During the time of the Cold War, CEDA/FID congresses aimed to serve as a bridge across the Iron Curtain. This was possible because Austria was politically neutral and not a member of NATO, so that it was more easily accessible for diabetologists from Eastern Europe and especially from countries belonging to the Warsaw Pact. Everything started with the idea to bring diabetologists from East and West together despite all political borders to share scientific data and discuss clinical practice. This initiative turned out to be very successful. Currently, CEDA's mission is to promote the exchange of theoretical and practical knowledge and to align clinical standards with the aim to improve the management of diabetes mellitus and its complications. Despite the geographical proximity, it often appears that the distance between the countries of Central Europe is still bigger than commonly assumed after having been politically separated for decades. Therefore, CEDA contributes to close the gap by exchanging knowledge in the field of diabetology.

Activities
Since 1969, CEDA has organized international congresses, at first every two years, since 2003 annually. In addition, regional and international symposia with speakers from different CEDA countries take place. The CEDA congresses alternate between countries in Central and Eastern Europe.

The official journal of CEDA is the Medline-listed Diabetes, Stoffwechsel und Herz (Diabetes, Metabolism and Heart) that is published six times per year by Kirchheim Verlag (Mainz, Germany). This journal also publishes the CEDA congress abstracts.

Aims
After the political revolutions in 1989, the mission of CEDA is to provide high-quality medical and scientific education related to diabetes in Central and Eastern Europe. This includes the aim to harmonize clinical standards between CEDA countries. Another aim of CEDA consists of giving younger diabetologists the opportunity to present and discuss their research data and to facilitate the contact with international diabetes experts. Initially, German was the official congress language. This has almost been exclusively changed to English for the scientific discussions in order to attract in particular younger scientists and physicians to CEDA and to international diabetes research and practice. In order to promote this exchange, CEDA awards travel grants for its congresses and for internships enabling visits to other diabetes centers in Central Europe for the duration of up to several months.

Board
The board consists of 10 diabetologists from different CEDA countries. The current president (2022) is Prof. Péter Kempler (Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary), Prof. Thomas Stulnig (Hietzing Hospital with Neurological Centre Rosenhügel, Vienna, Austria) is past-president, Prof. Nebojsa Lalic (University Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia) is vice-president and Prof. Christian Herder (German Diabetes Center, Düsseldorf, Germany) serves as general-secretary. The CEDA main office is located in Vienna, Austria. CEDA currently lists 480 members.

References

External links
Official Website

Diabetes
Diabetes organizations
Medical and health organisations based in Austria
European medical and health organizations
1969 establishments in Austria
Scientific organizations established in 1969


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U.S. Army Successfully Launches Non Line of Sight-Launch System Precision Attack Miss
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U.S. Army Successfully Launches Non Line of Sight-Launch System Precision Attack Missile View PDF Document
Warren MI (July 14, 2008) – The U.S Army announced that it has recently completed two successful tests of Non Line of Sight Launch System's (NLOS-LS) Precision Attack Missile at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. As part of the Army's effort to provide Future Combat System (FCS) technologies to its Infantry Brigade Combat Teams, the NLOS-LS will provide Infantry Soldiers with a rapidly deployable and network linked long range precision fires delivery system. Currently, Infantry and Special Operations Forces do not have precision fires capability without augmentation from artillery or air support.
The NLOS-LS consists of a containerized launch unit with self-contained tactical fire control electronics and software for remote and unmanned operations. Each launch unit houses 15 Precision Attack Missiles. The NLOS-LS's Precision Attack Missile is a vertical launched munition capable of engaging moving targets using automatic target acquisition. The missile receives target information prior to launch, and can receive and respond to target location updates during flight. The missiles are capable of transmitting near-real-time information in the form of target imagery prior to impact.
The NLOS-LS has been under evaluation by Soldiers of the Army's Evaluation Task Force since early 2008. Located at Ft. Bliss, TX, the Army Evaluation Task Force tests and evaluates FCS equipment. Today, these Soldiers are helping to develop/validate doctrine, organization and training for the NLOS-LS's use by Infantry Soldiers.
In early July, the successful launches proved the NLOS-LS's Precision Attack Missile's stability in cruise and guidance modes and its ability to operate as a node on the network using its onboard radio. According to LTC Fred Hughes, Army NLOS-LS Assistant Product Manager, "The test marked the first time an Army missile with an on-board radio transmitted both missile status while in flight and a preloaded, simulated target image just prior to impact."
Additionally, the missile proved that it can, just prior to impact, transmit a target image through the Single Channel Radio Set radio. This gives the Commander the ability to visually ensure that the correct target was attacked. Initial reviews of the video and telemetry data show that all test primary and secondary system objectives were met. The missile flew an estimated 23 kilometers and performed several critical g-maneuvers up to 6g's.
Successful completion of this launch moves NLOS-LS closer to complete system testing which is scheduled to take place in 3rd Quarter FY09.
NLOS-LS will play an integral role in the FCS Spin Out 1 Limited User Test (LUT) planned for next summer. The LUT will support a production decision allowing NLOS-LS and the other FCS systems to field to an Infantry Brigade Combat Team in 2011. Additionally, the NLOS-LS will be used by the U.S. Navy on its Littoral Combat Ship to provide a modular, persistent, responsive, networked, rapidly deployable and flexible precision strike capability against naval targets.
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to provide a modular, persistent, responsive, networked, rapidly deployable and flexible precision strike capability against naval targets.
That would be a bitch of a board question.:doh:
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Is this related to the General Dynamics FCS project (if I'm not mistaken, they're contracted for the manned ground vehicle end of this, two of which are the NLOS cannon and mortar platforms...)?
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