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Climbing Class and Grade
One of the most confusing elements for a new climber is how the climbing class and grade systems work in the United States. Many individuals go to the rock gym and feel like they understand what a 5.7 feels like, but seldom understand where that grade came from. Many wonder why it's not simply a 2 or a 3 instead of a 5.7.
In North America we use the Yosemite Decimal System to define the class of a climb. This system provides a class number and then a specific grade. Following is a breakdown of the classes:
Class 1 - Hiking on a maintained trail.
Class 2 - Easy scrambling. Some may occasionally need their hands.Class 3 - Moderate scrambling. Hands may be employed more often.
Class 4 - Easy climbing. Hands are used all the time. Many will climb at this level without a rope.
Class 5 - Where real rock climbing begins. Technical equipment is employed at this level.
At Class 5 we add a decimal and a number to the system. Periodically a plus or a minus will be used in conjunction with the class identification (i.e. 5.6+ or 5.8-). Once the system hits 5.10, a letter grade is added. There are four letter grades before the number grade changes. (i.e. 5.10a, 5.10b, 5.10c, 5.10d, 5.11a, 511b...). Following is a breakdown of this system;
5.0-5.6 - Beginner level climber
5.7-5.9 - Intermediate level climber
5.10a-5.11c - Advanced level climber
5.11d-5.13d - Professional climber
5.14a-5.15b - World class climber
Currently 5.15b is the hardest grade climbed in the world. However, the system is open-ended and one day somebody will climb something that is 5.15c.
Though climbers strive for consistency in grades, this breakdown is often quite subjective. In other words, a 5.10a in Red Rock Canyon might be the equivalent of a 5.8 in Joshua Tree National Park. It's important for climbers to get a feel for how the grades work in every new area they visit before pushing themselves too hard.
Many long rock and alpine climbs also employ a Roman Numeral commitment grade. This grade gives the "average climber" an overview of how long the route will take, how many pitches are technical, how difficult the routefinding on the route might be, and in some cases it will also take into account the remoteness of the climb. The commitment grades are as follows:
Grade I - A very short route requiring one to two hours.
Grade II - A route that takes two to four hours.
Grade III - A route that takes the better part of a day. For slower parties a Grade III will be an all day endeavor.
Grade IV - A route that takes all day. Generally a day that requires in excess of 12 hours. The technical difficulties are more pronounced.
Grade V - Generally takes more that a day. There are clear technical difficulties to be overcome.
Grade VI - A multi-day climb that requires solid technical skills and often requires both aid and free climbing techniques.
As with the Yosemite Decimal System, the commitment grade system is not without problems. It is incredibly subjective. The Nose on El Capitan in Yosemite is a Grade VI. When it was first climbed in 1958, it took 45 days. The speed record is currently under three hours and many parties complete the route in a day. So the question must then be asked, what is an "average" climber? How should these grades be set? Most guidebook authors will look for some kind of consensus. The real average party on the Nose still takes about four days. As such, the Grade VI will remain for the time being.
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It's finally here!! This weekend is RED ROCK RENDEZVOUS!!! Hopefully you are watching these videos on your phone and you are getting ready for your first clinic of the day. If you are watching from home, you are missing out on an awesome time. The videos this weekend will give you a glimpse into what the Rendezvous is all about.
This first video will give you a great preview of all the cool activities that go on during the Rendezvous.
Our next video highlights a new climber in one of the introductory Learn to Rock Climb clinics.
The Institute has been helping climbers achieve their goals in Red Rock for a long time. This video shows all the cool programs and activities that we offer there.
American Alpine Institute - Red Rock Climbing from John Grace on Vimeo.
If you are at the Rendezvous, be sure to come by and say hi at our booth. We've got some schwag to give away, so be sure to mention that you saw this in the blog! If you didn't make it to Rendezvous, we'll have lots of guides in the area for the next couple of weeks, so give us a call to set up a personal climbing clinic of your very own!
To Wag or Not to Wag...That is the Question...
In many climbing areas and mountaineering destinations around the country, Wag Bags are required.
What's a Wag Bag?
A Wag Bag is a simple system for human waste disposal in the backcountry. These are essentially sanitary bags for human waste removal. They're not complex and there's no mystery. They're plastic bags that you poop in.
Access to places like Mount Rainier, Mount Whitney and the desert are threatened by an overabundance of human waste. In some of these locations you are required to use a Wag Bag or the equivalent. Of course, part of the pack-it-in pack-it-out philosophy is not just using such a bag, but also bringing it back out with you. These areas are also threatened by an overabundance of used and discarded Wag Bags.
The following description is from the Wag Bag website.
The WAG BAG Toilet in a Bag waste kit is a biodegradable double-bag system made from puncture resistant materials.
Each waste kit includes a zip close disposal/transport bag, a waste collection bag preloaded with Poo Powder waste treatment, toilet paper and a hand sanitizer.
Our non-toxic Poo Powder waste treatment treats up to 32 ounces of liquid and solid waste allowing for multiple use. It turns liquid waste to a solid for hygenic and spillproof transport. The Poo Powder waste treatment controls odors and contains a decay catalyst that breaks down solid waste.
The WAG BAG Toilet in a Bag waste kits are biodegradable and approved for landfill disposal.
Timmy O'Neil is often considered the "funniest man in climbing." A few years ago, Timmy put together the following video about wag bags in the Utah desert.
It should be noted that Wag Bag is a specific brand name that has become somewhat synonymous with backcountry sanitation. The main competitor to Wag Bags are the Restop sanitation kits. These work equally well.
The first video this weekend is a little something to get you motivated. This 54 year old man just broke the Guinness World Record for pullups in a 24 hour period. Can you guess how many he did?
Candide Thovex has been throwing it down this season. If you're ready to enjoy some of his twin-plank masterly, grab yourself a beverage, super-size this to "full screen" and get ready to enjoy Candide's latest full-length feature, "Few Words."
Sometimes it is the simple things that really get people excited. Here's a quick bit of wisdom to help get you going.
Stone Wisdom from Christian Lavery on Vimeo.
We've been getting a lot of calls recently asking about the conditions on Mt. Baker. With the dismal snow down low and the closing of ski resorts, folks are worried about how this summer will be with the lack of snow. Honestly, I'm a little worried too, but I'm going to hold off passing judgement until we see how these next couple of months pan out.
Throughout the winter, the snow levels have been relatively high, and all the rain that we've received down low has still been snow up high in the mountains. It's just that we didn't get as many of those rainy/snowy days as we are normally accustomed to. Currently, it is nuking up high on Baker and Shuksan. Our final video for this weekend is from Monday when a couple headed up to the White Salmon Glacier on the northeast side of Mt. Shuksan. It's not as good as what we'd normally see this time of year, but it is better than most people think.
Route Profile: West Buttress - Denali
Denali from the Southwest. AAI Collection.
We make four camps as we climb alpine style, moving all camps higher as we go and leaving none established above or below. It is not uncommon for temperatures high on the mountain to fall as low as -30F, but at lower elevations daytime temperatures on the glacier can reach as high as 70F, so there we sometimes sleep in the day and ferry loads at night when temperatures are between 0F and 15F. The night's cold improves conditions under-foot, and we still have adequate light because of the extreme northern latitude. Double carries are done during the first part of the expedition to ease the work and to help with acclimatization.
AAI Guide Seth Hobby prepares for an early morning departure
from Talkeetna. AAI Collection
All expeditions begin with a meeting and orientation in Anchorage. We spend one night there, then travel by van the next morning to the small town of Talkeetna. There we repack our equipment, meet our ski plane pilots, and as soon as possible, make the beautiful flight to the Kahiltna Glacier at 7300 feet. Soon after our arrival and a review of glacier travel procedures, we begin moving to our first camp.
We establish our Camp 1 at 7800 feet at the confluence of the main Kahiltna Glacier and its rugged Northeast Fork, the approach for West Rib and Cassin Expeditions. Enjoying spectacular views the whole way, we continue on to Cache 1 at 9800 feet and Camp 2 at 11,200 feet while snowshoeing up moderate terrain. As we do throughout the climb, we travel in rope teams because of the ever-present crevasse hazard. To ease the burden of moving our expedition supplies, we use specially designed sleds that we tether to our packs and pull along the gentle sections of the lower mountain.
Advancing camp on Denali
with full sleds.
Kevin Cannon
Above Camp 2, the climbing steepens as our route takes us past the terminal walls of the West Buttress. We usually cache our snowshoes at 11,200 feet and continue our climb with crampons because of the gradient of the route and the hardening snowpack. We climb out of a basin to reach Windy Corner at 13,100 feet, then make an ascending traverse through seracs and heavily crevassed terrain as we approach the head of the Kahiltna Glacier at 14,200 feet. We enjoy spectacular views as we look down to the lower Kahiltna and out to 17,004-foot Mt. Foraker. In the other direction the impressive summit bulk of Denali rises above us, and we can easily see the details of the upper West Rib and Messner Couloir, as well as the steep headwall of the West Buttress that we will soon climb. At Camp 3 (14,200 feet), we take a well-deserved rest day and make final preparations for our summit bid, reorganizing our gear for the carry to the highest camps.
Ascending the lower part of the fixed lines.
AAI Colleciton
Looking across the top of the fixed lines
and the crest of the Direct West Buttress.
AAI Collection
At this point we move into the most demanding part of the expedition: higher elevations combined with steeper ground. From Camp 3, we ascend 1100 feet up a gentle snow slope to the bergschrund at the base of the West Buttress. The bergschrund is at times quite steep but it is short and, with steps established in the ice, not difficult to surmount. We then begin our ascent to the top of the West Buttress on the 900-foot headwall of 45 and 50-degree slopes. Typically the pitches are of hard ice with some snow overlaid, and we protect them by using self-belays with jumars on a fixed rope. Because of the steepness of the route and the amount of elevation gained, we may make a double carry to establish Cache 3 at over 16,000 feet.
Emerging from the headwall onto the top of the Buttress, the atmosphere of the climb changes dramatically. While the earlier parts of the climb have all been on large glaciers and open slopes dominated by immense mountain masses towering above, we now move on an open ridge and enjoy that unmistakable feeling of climbing above most of the surrounding world. As we begin to move along the crest of the Buttress, we gain views across the Peters Glacier to the Alaskan tundra stretching out far beyond, and to the south we can look over the top of Mt. Hunter to the scores of other peaks in the Alaska Range. Initially the ridge is fairly broad, but as we reach the 16,400-foot level it narrows with steep drop-offs to both the north and south.
A fortified high camp at the 17,000 foot level on Denali. AAI Collection
The traverse to our final camp, Camp 4 (High Camp) at 17,200 feet, is one of the most beautiful climbs on Denali. We follow a steadily narrowing crest and at times move between and around a series of magnificent, pointed granite gendarmes up to fifty feet high. The climbing is never steeper than 35 degrees, but the exposure is very significant and requires caution as we move up a route that in some sections is reduced to ledges six feet wide. Further east the ridge finally begins to merge with the main part of the Denali massif, and there we establish camp in a basin just below Denali Pass, the low point between Denali's higher south summit and lower, 19,470-foot north peak. From this point we will climb to the summit in a single day.
Enjoying views of High Camp and Foraker from the Autobahn.
AAI Collection.
On summit day we make an ascending traverse to Denali Pass, crossing above some very large crevasses and traversing a fairly steep section between 17,600 and 18,000 feet. From there we climb gentle slopes to a plateau at 19,400 feet, from which we get impressive views down onto the Harper and Muldrow Glaciers and across to Denali's North Peak. Our final approach to the summit takes us up moderately steep slopes to the crest of the ridge between Kahiltna Horn (20,120') and the main summit. At the crest we peer down the 8000-foot drop of the precipitous South Face, looking between the Cassin Ridge to our right and the South Buttress to our left. We ascend the summit ridge on its exposed south side for two rope lengths, then cross to the north side for the final pitches that bring us to the 20,320-foot summit of North America. With steady drops on three sides and the abrupt face to the south, the final steps to the clearly defined summit point are a very exciting finish to a beautiful route.
Climbers approaching the summit of Denali. AAI Collection
Check out our Virtual Tour of a full Denali West Buttress expedition. The photos take you from the streets of Talkeetna to the summit of North America.
Have you been training hard lately, but haven't committed to a Denali team? We still have a few spaces open for 2014 and are taking reservations for 2015. Don't wait until the last minute!
Dylan Cembalski
AAI Guide
Alaska Programs and 7 Summits Coordinator
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Diversity in the Outdoors
Stacy Bare was the keynote speaker at the Association of Outdoor Recreation and Education Conference in 2014. I've been to several of these conferences over the years, but this is the first keynote that wasn't just interesting...it was important.
Stacy's speach about inclusion in adventure education wasn't short or quick and the video I have embedded here is over an hour long. But the content was really important, especially for those of us who work in the outdoor industry.
Following a bio of Stacy Bare, followed by a video of his keynote address.
Stacy Bare is the Director of the Sierra Club Outdoors Program and a National Geographic Adventurer of the Year for 2014. Prior to working with the Sierra Club, Stacy served one tour of duty in Iraq as a Civil Affairs Team Leader, a tour in Bosnia leading a counter-terrorism team, and spent nearly two years in Angola and Abkhazia as an Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician. He has spent several years working on issues related to public health and the outdoors as well as increasing access for all people into wild and mild places outdoors. In his spare time, he is a skier, climber, mountaineer, and sometimes surfer. He received his commission into the Army from the University of Mississippi in philosophy and has a masters degree from the University of Pennsylvania in Urban Design, proving yet again, that the best thing to do with an Ivy League degree is take a hike. Stacy is also an ambassador for The North Face and he and his wife make their home in Salt Lake City, UT.
In the coming years, Outdoor Recreation Educators have an opportunity to become leaders in the field of Public Health and ensuring we have a fit, healthy, and empathetic country. Shifting demographics and an increasingly more technology oriented client base can either create a defensive posture to try and react to, or we can see it as an opportunity to build and grow our programs. To 'point positive' and build strong, however, we need to change the way we do business to ensure all people, regardless of race, color, adaptive requirements, gender identity, religion, sexual preference, and veteran status feel welcome not just at the trail head, but on the trail. Making the changes required to create such powerful programs may feel frightening and even alienating to your existing customers and clients, however, making programs more accepting and ensuring risk management (physical and emotional) procedures are universal will, in the short and long run, create better programming for your 'average' customer. Looking for help along the way? Check out your student veterans.
Here is the official AORE Press Release, announcing Keynote Speaker, Stacy Bare! Please share with friends, colleagues and media outlets!
Stacy's keynote was a home run and he delivered an energizing and challenging message for each AORE member and organization. Stacy has been kind enough to allow us to share his keynote on the AORE website for viewing. Take the time now and in the future to capture that spark again, invigorate your spirit and encourage others in your department and organization to check out his talk!
In our first video of this weekend, the German wunderkind Alex Megos crushes "Lucid Dreaming," a V15 highball in Bishop, CA. The FA was by Paul Robinson in March of 2010, and the only other repeat was by Daniel Woods in early 2014.
For most northwest skiers, this winter has been, well, pretty crappy. But with these long stretches of high pressure and little to no new snow, we're having very spring-like conditions. The avy danger has been low, the corn harvests have been good up at higher elevations, and now is the time for some quality ski mountaineering. Jason Hummel, Jeff Rich, Andy Traslin, and Mike Traslin nabbed a plum with this awesome traverse.
The Forbidden Traverse from Jeff Rich on Vimeo.
Last November Juantxo Pons made the 3rd ascent of "El Gran Bellanco," a 9c (5.14d) in the Pilas Alcalinas cave in Montanejos, Spain. This area near Valencia was popular during the 80's, but recently the Spanish climbing spotlight has shifted toward Catalunya. Juantxo's ascent shows just how great the climbing can be all over Spain.
Juantxo Pons on El Gran Bellanco, 9a in Montanejos from Valencia Climb on Vimeo.
Sport Climbing Tips
I found the following video with a lot of good little tips for sport climbing on youtube. This film is in no way a complete overview of sport climbing, but definitely gives you a sample of the things that you need to think about when you are starting a pitch of sport climbing.
The Rookie at Red Rock Rendezvous
Today I got the big news! After dropping hints left and right, making my case for why it is important to my new career, my personal growth, my social life, and my spiritual wellbeing. Explaining how it would not only make me better at my job but a better individual, a better citizen of this country, and at the very least a better rock climber. I--the new girl in the office--will be going to RED ROCK RENDEZVOUS!
For years I have heard the myths and legends surrounding the most infamous rock climbing festival in the country…dare I say world?! Famous celebrity climbers, courses and clinics, a dyno competition, stupid human tricks, rock climbing (obviously) but also mountain biking, yoga, slack lining and if the rumors are true…an epic dance party!
I've heard that every year it gets better and better. I've heard that my whole life I have been missing out. I've heard that after you experience Rendezvous life is never the same. I've read the stories; I've seen the photos. I've heard that I'll come out of the weekend being a solid 5.12 climber. Ok, maybe the last part is a little far fetched but I'm hoping for the best.
And now, this is the year that I'll finally be able to see for myself! Stay tuned to see if the rumors are all true. Now, it's time to step up my training…not only at the climbing gym but also on the dance floor, the bike, and at the brewery. I may be the rookie at Rendezvous but my excitement is off the charts. Need proof? This is how stoked I was to lead my first trad climb in Red Rock a few years ago. See you in the desert at the end of March—if not, I've heard you'll be missing out.
Lily in Red Rock
--Lily Hickenbottom, Southwest and Foreign Programs Coordinator
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Dawn Glanc set a goal for herself last year to be the first American woman to climb M11. This first video for the weekend shows how she committed herself to her training and showcases what an awesome job she did achieving her goal!
Committed from Mountain Hardwear on Vimeo.
Another amazing female climber, Alex Johnson hunted the boulders and cliffs of Red Rock Canyon to find this gem and get the First Ascent of a stout V10 called "The Swoop."
The Swoop Project from AJ on Vimeo.
I know it is technically still winter here in the Cascades, but with all this warm, sunny weather we've been having, it's hard not to want to go climbing. In this video, Jimmy Webb shows off some sweet bouldering in Leavenworth last year.
Washington 2014 from Jimmy Webb on Vimeo.
This last video is a short by sweet one. Using special rigs and supplemental oxygen, the team from Teton Gravity Research was able to capture some amazing footage of the Himalayas from an elevation of about 20,000'. These are views that are rarely captured and are quite inspiring to an alpinist of any experience level.
The Himalayas from 20,000 ft. from Teton Gravity Research on Vimeo.
If you are called to climb one of these magnificent giants, Alpine Institute can work with you to meet your goals. We have skills trainings to help you build your experience level, as well as full expeditions to the region. Call or email us for more information.
How-To: Spring Cleaning for Your Rock Rack
Climbers follow a route in the High Sierra (A. Stephen)
It's almost that time of year again! As the days start to get longer, my thoughts naturally turn toward ungloved hands touching dry rock. This year, I am giving up on winter especially early. I am heading to the Southwestern United States to begin my rock climbing season in a couple weeks, which means that the pile of unsorted rock gear that has occupied my house since fall must be dealt with. I inspect, and clean my rack once a year both for safety and to increase the life of my cams. Here's my process:
Organize, Re-Mark, Inspect
The first step is sorting out the gear. I lay out all cams, stoppers, and other hardware, and separate carabiners from slings. Once everything is laid out, I will inspect everything to make sure it is in good working order. Things I'm looking for:
Cams/Nuts: Rust? Frayed cables? Trigger action?
Carabiners and Other Hardware: Dings or potentially sharp blemishes that could mess with my soft goods? Good carabiner gate action? Acceptable wear (See photo below)?
Soft Goods (Rope, slings, cords, harness): Core shots? Frayed slings? Sun damage(discoloration, or a stiff/chalky feeling)? Especially important to carefully examine Dyneema! Alot of slings will tell you the date they were made- if it was more than five years ago, retire it! If you can't tell whether or not you have a core shot, try to bend the rope in half at the point of damage. If you can, it's a core shot.
This sling was retired this year due to fraying and general wear.
Note the fuzziness of the sling itself as well as the fraying at the bar-tack
This worn carabiner will be retired after this year, and will not be one I use
as a connecting point in a top-rope setting ever again.
I remark all my gear every year- nail polish seems to last the longest.
Cam Maintenance
The best way to clean your cams is with a large pot of boiling water, a pipe-cleaner, and a teflon-based lubricant. You can buy specialized cam lube from Metolius, but I have equally as good luck with Tri-Flow, a teflon-based bike lube that is easier to find and sometimes cheaper.
Metolius Cam Lube
Boil the business end of your cams, making sure that the webbing isn't put in harms way through touching the stove or being immersed in the boiling water.
The next step is to clean the dirt and grime away from the moving parts of the cam. I focus on the axles and springs. Make sure to pull the trigger to get access to different aspects of the axle.
The last step is to re-lube the axles. The teflon-based lubricant will keep dirt away from the moving parts and give your cams like-new trigger action. If you can find an applicator tube (Tri-Flow comes with one) that is ideal. Just a drop or two per axle will do.
Now your rack is all set for another season of sending the gnar!
--Andy Stephen, Instructor and Guide
Specialty Climbing Course with Hans Florine and American Alpine Institute
March 31 - April 2 in Red Rock, Nevada
Spend the day with Hans Florine and an American Alpine Institute guide. You can finally do that multi-pitch route in Red Rock you've always wanted to get on! Pick Hans's brain on ways to get yourself out more and cover more ground when doing so. Hans is flexible so if you want to get on a single pitch route or boulder problem and have him work with you on just about any climbing related skill, he is game. Lastly if you have any questions, contact Hans directly at Hans@hansflorine.com.
To register, contact American Alpine Institute at info@alpineinstitute.com or (360) 671-1505
Cost per person, per day:
1 climber : 2 guides $1075
2 climbers : 2 guides $725
About Hans:
Hans Florine knows speed. He has repeatedly set and broken one of the most coveted speed records in the world: The Nose of El Capitan. In 2012, Hans and climbing partner Alex Honnold took the record again in 2 hours and 23 minutes, lowering the previous record by a full 13 minutes. In 2014, Hans set the record for fastest solo ascent of the Triple Direct. He holds several records throughout Yosemite Valley and around the world.
Hans won the first International Speed Climbing Championships in 1991 and has held the U.S. National title eleven times. He won gold at the ESPN X-Games three years in a row. He is the co-author of "Speed Climbing," now in its second edition and the producer of the award-winning climbing documentary, "Wall Rats."
Hans has been featured in San Francisco Chronicle, Sports Illustrated, The New York Times, Men's Journal, Fitness Runner, Rock and Ice Magazine, Climbing Magazine, Alpinist, Diablo
Magazine, Master Athlete and more.
He is a sponsored athlete for Outdoor Research, KineSYS, Honey Stinger, Petzl, LaSportiva, Blue Water Ropes and NUUN. He is an ambassador for The Access Fund, an active member of The American Alpine Club and supporting member of the Yosemite Fund, Leave No Trace and the South Yuba River Citizens League (SYRCL).
Specialty Climbing Course with Hans Florine and Am...


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UK McDonald's Are Including Roald Dahl Books in Happy Meals
For six weeks this fall, instead of finding plastic toys in their Happy Meals, children in the UK will receive books by Roald Dahl. The iconic author's estate has joined forces with McDonald's to produce 14 million custom-made books that will each include samples of two Roald Dahl titles. Some pairings include James and the Giant Peach and The BFG, The Twits and Matilda, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Fantastic Mr. Fox.
The campaign is backed by the National Literacy Trust, who surveyed and discovered that 15.4 percent of children in the UK don't own a book. This isn't McDonald's first attempt at encouraging young people to read—they've given away more than 22.8 million books through their Happy Readers program since 2013. In the past they've distributed titles from Enid Blyton and Dorling Kindersley's Amazing World series.
The initiative launched in UK McDonald's this past Wednesday and will continue into early November. Abigail Moss, the National Literacy Trust's deputy director, believes that Roald Dahl is the perfect author to bridge a connection between parents and their children. "Many parents will have enjoyed the wonderful world of Roald Dahl when they were young and now they'll be able to share these iconic stories with their children," she says in a press release. "The scale of the campaign will reach millions of children, including many who haven't owned a book before, inspiring them to enjoy reading and improving their life chances." After millions of Dahl's books are distributed, hopefully his sense of magic and curiosity will have infected a new generation.
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SAP Africa appoints new Head of Innovation
Apr 4, 2017 | Creativity & Innovation, Read, Technology | 0 comments
Credit: Originally published by SAP | 4 April 2017.
SAP Africa has appointed Dr. Adriana Marais to take on the role as Head of Innovation. Based at the head office in Johannesburg, Dr. Marais will lead the IoT Lab, the Co-Innovation Lab initiatives, as well as other innovation streams for SAP while taking the company's Digital Platform solutions to market. She will also drive strategic co-innovation projects and take responsibility for the SAP Start-up Focus programme – which provides SME's with digital solutions to help accelerate growth.
Dr. Marais is also one of the top 100 candidates in the Mars-One project and aspires to be one of the astronauts involved in the development of a human settlement on the planet. Commenting on her new role at SAP Africa, she says, "We live in the Digital Revolution where innovation is key to survival in today's economy. What appealed to me about the role is that I can put my knowledge and experience into action and help transform Africa while changing the lives of people across the continent."
Before joining SAP Africa, Dr. Marais was a Postdoctoral Quantum Researcher at UKZN and lectured in physics at UCT. She received her BSc in physics and philosophy from UCT in 2003 and at BSc Honours in theoretical physics in 2004. During 2007-2009, Dr. Marais completed her MSc at UKZN in quantum cryptography and started working towards her PhD in quantum biology at the UKZN in 2010.
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19 Things to Look Forward to in 2019
By Brianna Radicioni
2019 marks Babson's Centennial and 100 years of revolutionizing business education.
By transforming the way people do and see business, Babson has paved the way for entrepreneurs to spend the next 100 years changing the world.
Join us and our community of 41,000+ entrepreneurs of all kinds, across 119 countries, in honoring the past, celebrating the present, and launching Babson's second century.
19 Things to Look Forward to This Year
1. Centennial Presidents' Fireside Chat
On Friday, February 8, Presidents Emeriti Ralph Sorenson, William Dill, William Glavin, Leo Higdon, Jr., Brian Barefoot, and Leonard Schlesinger will join President Kerry Healey for a historic Fireside Chat and share their experience, stories, and learnings as Babson's presidents. We will also unveil the new presidential portraits, commissioned for the Centennial.
2. Continued Efforts to Strengthen Family Entrepreneurship
Motivated by Babson's founding mission to prepare the next generation of family business leaders, the College has launched our second century with a dedicated focus on family entrepreneurship. In 2019, we look forward to seeing more of our students and their families engage with Babson's Institute for Family Entrepreneurship.
3. Celebrating with President Kerry Healey
After leading Babson into our second century, President Kerry Healey will step down in June 2019 from her historic post as the first female president to lead the College. Make sure to find her on campus and at upcoming events that celebrate Babson's Centennial and her continued success!
4. A New Undergraduate Semester in San Francisco
Each spring, Babson sends a new cohort of undergraduate students to study at Babson's San Francisco campus, located in the city's thriving hub of entrepreneurial activity. To date, Babson students have benefited from engagements with startups and corporations including Facebook, Airbnb, Google, Intel, and more.
5. The Unveiling of Centennial Park
Just before this year's Pomp and Circumstance, Babson will unveil our new Centennial Park. Featuring a restored Babson World Globe, the Fountain of Flags, and a commemorative statue of Roger Babson, Centennial Park will bring our founder's vision of an "appreciation of the world as a whole" to the forefront, greeting visitors at the heart of Babson's Wellesley campus.
Babson invites you to be a part of this historic milestone. Buy a brick for Centennial Park »
6. Centennial Commencement – May 18
On Saturday, May 18, Babson's Centennial Class of 2019 will walk the stage and receive their degrees. The undergraduate class entered Babson as the first majority female class in the College's history.
7. Enjoying the Brand New Babson Commons at Horn Library
During Commencement weekend, the community will witness the opening of Babson Commons, a beautiful, light-filled, state-of-the-art space designed to transform the student experience.
This new gateway to Horn Library will include a four-season garden, group study and informal gathering areas, a café, three new classrooms, faculty and staff offices, and a new home for the Stephen D. Cutler Center for Investments and Finance. It also will establish centralized locations for Babson's academic and extracurricular resource centers.
8. The Completion of One WIN Lab Cohort and the Beginning of the Next
Now in its sixth year, Babson's Women Innovating Now (WIN) Lab® is preparing for finale events in Boston and Miami.
WIN Lab® provides women entrepreneurs with an inspiring community and a rigorous, experiential process to catalyze their businesses. Learn more about the current cohorts, and stay tuned on how to apply to be a part of the program.
9. A Week Dedicated to Entrepreneurship Research at Babson – June 2–8
This year, Babson will convene scholars from around the world at our Wellesley campus for both the Diana International Research Conference and the Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference (BCERC).
The Diana International Research Conference will take place June 2–5 and will center on the theme of Women's Entrepreneurship: Catalyzing Change and Innovation. BCERC, held immediately after, June 5–8, will bring together the world's leading academics to focus on cutting-edge research that will advance the field of entrepreneurship in significant ways.
10. Expansion of the Babson Academy for the Advancement of Global Entrepreneurial Learning
The Babson Academy provides faculty, administrators, and students of other educational institutions access to Babson's thriving entrepreneurial ecosystem, and hopes to inspire change in the way universities and colleges think about, teach, and learn entrepreneurship.
This year, be sure to get involved and stay up-to-date with the Babson Academy as it continues to expand its programming and global engagements.
11. New Executive Education Programming in Dubai
Excited to begin hosting local programs for working professionals, Babson Dubai will open with new executive education offerings such as Approaches to Innovation in the UAE and Growing a Business and Family Across Generations.
12. Welcoming Babson's New President
In December 2018, Babson announced the appointment of Stephen Spinelli, Jr. MBA '92, PhD, as our next president. Founder of Jiffy Lube and longtime member of the Babson community, Spinelli will succeed President Healey on July 1, 2019.
13. B.E.T.A. Challenge, Rocket Pitch, and Everything in Between
On Thursday, April 11, Babson will name the winners of our 2019 Babson Entrepreneurial Thought & Action® (B.E.T.A.) Challenge. In this event's 10th year, another undergraduate, graduate, and alumni team will each earn $20,000 in cash plus in-kind services donated from corporate sponsors.
Before the pitch event, 100 Babson alumni entrepreneurs will engage with, and mentor, 100 student entrepreneurs as part of our first Founders Summit and Mega Mentoring session.
These, and other annual Babson initiatives like Summer Venture Program and Rocket Pitch, are a handful of the many opportunities given to Babson entrepreneurs, offering chances to work on and pitch ideas and to garner feedback, resources, and funding.
14. The Start of Babson Miami's Second Graduate Cohort
In fall 2018, Babson welcomed our inaugural Blended Learning MBA class in Miami with 21 new students. Babson Miami also hosted a variety of executive education programs, company meetings, alumni engagements, and more.
This year, Babson looks forward to many more opportunities to get involved with the local entrepreneurship ecosystem, and to inviting our second Miami cohort to join the program.
15. Founder's Day/100th Birthday Celebration – September 5
Founder's Day recognizes Roger Babson, founder and first president of Babson College, and honors his passion for entrepreneurship, education, and philanthropy. This year, Founder's Day will be celebrated in conjunction with the College's official 100th Birthday Celebration on campus and throughout our global community.
16. The Centennial Celebration – September 18–22
One hundred years of Babson. Three signature events. One extraordinary celebration. Mark your calendars, and join us as we honor our past and offer inspiration for our next century.
Events include:
Babson Connect: Worldwide—the Centennial edition of the world's premier entrepreneurship summit, now in its fifth year
Babson's Academy of Distinguished Entrepreneurs® (ADE)—celebrating its 40th anniversary, the ADE has inducted more than 100 internationally renowned entrepreneurial leaders since it was established
Back to Babson—the biggest alumni event of Babson's first century
17. Advancements in Social Innovation
Since 1919, Babson students have engaged in business as a means of rendering service to humanity.
Under the direction of The Lewis Institute for Social Innovation at Babson, students are encouraged and supported in taking action toward any activity that advances the United Nations Global Goals for a better world by 2030. Babson will continue to propel this vision into the future by providing experiences and resources that activate people to become changemakers.
18. Working Out in the New Babson Recreation and Athletics Center (BRAC)
This much anticipated, redesigned multipurpose space will nearly double the size of Babson's current athletic and recreation facility!
Starting in the fall, the Babson community will be able to use the new fitness and recreation spaces and take part in campuswide programs and events, and student athletes will enjoy new and improved areas to meet the needs of their many varsity athletics programs.
19. Looking Back on a Year of Centennial Celebrations, and Launching Our Second Century of Leadership in Entrepreneurship!
Tagged Centennial, Global, Alumni
Unveiling Babson's Presidential Portraits »
At Historic Fireside Chat, Reflection on Babson's Past, Present, and Future »
Babson Takes Over Boston's Copley Square »


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Police stopped inter-religious marriages with family consent
By Ground report / December 4, 2020 December 4, 2020
The police stopped an inter-religious marriage in Uttar Pradesh's capital Lucknow on Wednesday citing a new ordinance for conversion.
According to the Times of India, Raina Gupta (22) and Mohammad Asif (24) were to be married to the customs of the two religions, but on the information of the Hindu Mahasabha district chief, the police intervened and stopped the marriage. .
No FIR has been registered in this case as both the families have agreed to cancel the marriage till the DM's permission. Under the new law, DM permission is required for marriage and marriage can be done only after two months of giving notice.
READ: After Ind-China border dispute, Modi-Jinping will be face-to-face first time
Additional DCP (South Zone) Suresh Chandra Rawat said, "When the police arrived at the wedding ceremony, there were preparations to get married to Hindu customs and thereafter to be married to Muslim customs. The marriage was agreed to by both families But planned religious ceremonies cannot take place without conversion. "
He said that this marriage was stopped under the 'Uttar Pradesh Law Against Religion Prohibition Ordinance-2020' in which no person can neither directly or forcibly convert or get it done, which is a punishable offense.
SHO said, "That may have been later, but the couple told us that they wanted to get married. The Muslim youth wanted to become Hindu and get married. They were getting married according to Hindu rituals."
READ: Hindu-Muslim couples fleeing UP
Vijay Gupta, the bride's father, told TOI that there was no forced religious conversion for the marriage and that both families had unconditionally given their consent to the union.
He said "I was unaware, until the police told us, that even after consent from all the parties, an interfaith marriage can be held only with the district magistrate's approval," he said. "I will comply with the police's directive and seek the DM's permission before solemnising the marriage."


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Lal Bahadur Shastri, född 2 oktober 1904 i Mughalsarai, Förenade provinserna (i nuvarande Uttar Pradesh), död 11 januari 1966 i Tasjkent, Sovjetunionen, var en indisk politiker (INC) och Indiens premiärminister 1964–1966.

Han kämpade tillsammans med Mahatma Gandhi och de två var ofta fängslade tillsammans. Han brukade kallas för "sparven" eftersom han var så klen till växten.

Efter Indiens frigörelse från Storbritannien hade han flera poster inom regeringen. Han kämpade för nationell integration och säkrade en fredsdeklaration med Pakistan vid fredskonferensen i Tasjkent 1966.

Efter Jawaharlal Nehrus död 1964 blev han premiärminister, men avled två år senare.

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What Hunks Rule in the Looks Department with Facial Hair Style?
Facial hair is something that has been around for a very long period of time, and like it or not, for sure it will stay around for the rest of the time. While some people just let it grow, there are some others who prefer to make a statement with it.
If the beard is long, it may look wild, but that's it. Nonetheless if the beard is shorter, it usually looks neater and more appealing.
Also such kinds of beards can also be used to hind the skin that is prone to breakouts or to make a soft jawline look more masculine.
Although it looks easy to maintain these beards, you should know that they require a lot of attention. This means that in case you are lazy, you might want to avoid having facial hair.
Leo di Caprio certainly isn't lazy for he loves this facial hair style.
Although during the years there have been numerous variations of the mustaches, still one of those that look the best are the ones that are straight and only cover the upper lip. If you choose anything else you could end up looking like you belong to another era. Burt Reynolds surely made a fashion out of wearing such a moustache.
This is one of the styles that have been around for many years, and so we can be sure that it is timeless. While at the beginning the goatee meant facial hair on the chin, in our days it is a lot more popular to also have accompanying mustache. The reason for which the style has become so popular is that it is extremely versatile. You can have a neat look but also a slightly disheveled one. You can look at Johnny Depp for tips.
A shadow is just perfect for those men who have quickly growing facial hair. The good thing about this style is that it looks better than the style that has been intentionally created and it also looks a lot manlier. Clint Eastwood and Roger Moore started the trend but Russell Crowe made it popular.
In some periods it is fashionable to dye or to color the facial hair, but remember that it is a lot more stylist to allow facial hair to have a natural color. If you are tempted by coloring, just take a look at some pictures of George Clooney and see how good he looks with his gray facial hair. Most probably coloring won't seem that tempting anymore. If you choose to color the facial hair make sure that you get it done by a professional so that there will be no disasters.


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Home ▶ Washington Letter ▶ 2015 ▶ President Unveils Fiscal Year 2016 Budget
President Unveils Fiscal Year 2016 Budget
This week, the President released his proposed budget for fiscal year (FY) 2016. We reported on the NIH and antibiotic resistance funding levels in our last update. Below are proposed funding levels for all other programs that the ATS monitors, including NIH institutes, CDC programs, EPA and some additional proposals, including tobacco taxes:
Proposed funding level of $31.3 billion for the NIH, a $1 billion or 3.3% funding increase over the FY2015 level of $30.3 billion.
Proposed funding of $3.072 billion for the NHLBI, a $76 million or 2.5% funding increase over the FY2015 level of $2.996 billion.
Proposed funding of $4.615 billion for NIAID, a $197 million or 4.4% funding increase over the FY2015 level of $4.418 billion
Proposed funding of $2.434 billion for NIGMS, a $61 million or 2.5% funding increase over the FY2015 level of $2.372.
Proposed funding of $682 million for NIEHS, a $14 million or 2.1% funding increase over the FY2015 level of $667 million.
Proposed funding of $1.318 billion for NICHD, a $31 billion, or 2.4% funding increase over the FY2015 level of $1.287 billion.
Proposed funding of $145 million for NINR, a $4 million or 2.8% funding increase over the FY2015 level of $141 million.
Included in the proposed FY2016 budget for NIH is $215 million for the "Precision Medicine" Initiative rolled out in the President's State of the Union address. Of this amount, the National Cancer Institute will get $70 million to study genes contributing to cancer risk and develop treatments. The bulk of the remainder of the funding, $130 million, will go to the Office of the Director for creation of a research consortium to study and sequence the DNA of a million patient volunteers.
Proposed funding level of $7.010 for the CDC, a $141 million or 2% funding increase over the FY2015 funding level of $6.869.
Proposed funding level of $135 million for CDC's domestic TB program, minus the Capital Working Fund (CWF), which is flat with FY2015
Proposed funding of $24.7 million for CDC's asthma program, which is flat with FY2015.
Proposed funding of $215.492 for CDC's tobacco program, which is flat with FY2015.
Proposed funding of $283.4 for CDC's National Institute of Occupational Health (NIOSH), a $51.4 million or 15.3% funding cut over the FY2015 level of $334.8. The budget proposes to eliminate NIOSH's Education & Research Centers, which include a focus on occupational medicine.
$1.2 billion to combat antibiotic resistance, which breaks down to:
$650 million for the NIH and the Biomedical Advanced Research & Development Authority (BARDA) for research on antibiotic resistance & new treatments.
$280 million for the CDC for surveillance, antibiotic stewardship and research
$47 million for FDA to support evaluation of new antibiotics
$85 million for the VA and $75 million for Department of Defense to address antibiotic resistance in these healthcare settings.
AHRQ
Proposed funding level of $479 million, a $14 million or 3.8% over the FY2015 level of $465 million.
Proposed funding of $8,591 billion for the EPA, a $452 million or 5.5% funding increase over the FY2015 funding level of $8,139 billion.
Climate change funding: $500 million to global Green Climate Fund – the first installment of Obama's $3 billion promise to help developing nations adapt to the effects of climate change.
$4 billion Clean Power State Incentive plan – funding to assist states who take steps to go beyond GHG reductions called for by the pending EPA carbon regulations.
Global TB
Proposed funding of $191 million for USAID's global tuberculosis program, a $45 million or 19% funding cut from the FY2015 level of $236 million. This cut has been proposed for the past 3 years. Congress has restored the funding each year.
VA Research
Proposed funding of $622 million for VA Medical and Prosthetic Research. An increase of $33 million over FY15 funding. It also marks the first time the Obama Administration has recommended above inflation increases for the VA research program.
Tobacco Tax Proposal
Tobacco tax: The President proposes to raise the federal excise tax on cigarettes and small cigars from $1.01 to $1.95 per pack. Estimated to raise $95 billion over 10 years. The funds would be used to support CHIP extension and universal access to pre-school.
The President's budget serves as a guideline for the congressional appropriations committees, who will begin drafting FY2016 spending bills within the next few months. We will keep you updated as the appropriations committees begin work on the FY2016 spending bills.


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Share your opinion and engage with the opinions of your peers.
What are abortion laws in your country? Are they effective? Right? Directed by Carolina Ranfagni.
From the War on Drugs to the global narcotics trade, it is time for a real debate. Directed by Crystal Foretia.
"A nation's culture resides in the hearts & in the soul of its people." Directed by Valerie Wu; staffed by Rina Cakrani.
We live in a world of states. Directed by Khushboo Shah; staffed by Tallal Ahmad, and Afriyie Badu.
Staffed by Dewey Brown.
"Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness." Directed by Hasan Farooq.
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How has your community approached the Sustainable Development Goals?
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Join us to address misconceptions and stereotypes from across the political spectrum.
Science is not limited to the books - its applications are everywhere around us, from computers to genetic engineering.
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Women, Leadership & Power
In our ninth Room for Debate, we discuss feminism across the political spectrum.
Directed by Hasan Farooq.
Work and Welfare
Whether you believe in welfare or workfare, reduction or expansion, share your opinions here. Staffed by Fatima Yousuf.
What is the danger of terrorism, and how can the world respond effectively?
"The fourth estate" is the main means of mass communication, ranging from broadcasting to publishing to the Internet.
This has become one of the most controversial conflicts of our time. Staffed by Hajira Niaz.
Directed by Elaine Li.
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Whether it be cricket in India or hockey in Canada, sports are fundamental in shaping how a country is perceived.
The mission to 'bridge the divide' starts with you and your community. Directed by Michael Martinez.
The Trump Presidency
Donald Trump has made many promises for his term in office. We invite you to discuss!
Discuss tax reform and policies here!
Youth Activism & Protests
In this section, we will explore the history of youth activism and discuss its potential for spurring change in society.
March 2018.
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The storyline is the same for many movies. Queen & Slim and Richard Jewell seem to have the same storyline as Divergent and The Gauntlet with Sandra Locke. Abuse of power by the government. Does it matter if the victim is of Sandra Locke's profession or Richard Jewell's o? Does it matter the race of those involved. Is not the story that Government power corrupts. The Government bullies pick on those who they can. The Government bully never looks for a fair fight. Queen&Slim and Richard Jewell fans need to bridge the divide.
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Does media neutrality actually exist?
I came across this chart while searching up media neutrality: It got me thinking--is there even such a thing as unbiased media? To that, I say no. Every human being grows up in a different set of circumstances and is exposed to unique stimuli that contribute to the development of a person's personality and beliefs. Over time, those solidify as one constantly uses them as a framework through which one interprets the environment around them. Thus, no matter how hard people try to be neutral when disseminating information, there will always be a slight bias towards one region of the political plane (I prefer not to use the spectrum notion since it generalizes too many political traits) because of the built-up habit of using one's belief system and personality to analyze the world. Is this bad? Absolutely not. In fact, I think that this is great for democracy! With the notion of media neutrality gone, news agencies are free to express their own opinions about the world around them. Furthermore, the power of interpreting the media no longer is in the hands of the media themselves; rather, the democratization of media will allow the people the chance to interpret both sides of the news, for once, and will grow the public's ability to think for themselves. Thus the common people will be liberated from the vices of a monotonous press.
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Vanderbilt University unveiled a prototype robotic tool that operates on the brain by way of the cheek. The approach allows direct access to the hippocampus, involved in many seizures. Another new procedure, Visualase, relies on lasers guided by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The lasers emit a stream of light that targets the site of seizures.
A new responsive neurostimulator (RNS) made by NeuroPace was successfully implanted in an epilepsy patient last summer. The RNS System, approved in late 2013, senses oncoming seizure activity and delivers electrical current to head the seizure off.
Delegate a point person to digitally watch over you! The Embrace smart watch helps detect seizures and can alert appointed caregivers with wireless messages. Slated for release this fall, Embrace tracks seizures by combining motion sensors with measurements of skin conductance, or sweat, an indicator of stress.
In this award‐winning concept, a user mounts a waterproof seizure detection system on the wall of the shower to protect against mishaps. If an event is triggered, Shower Power will shut off water valves and alert caregivers via wireless messages.
WebEase, an interactive site, includes modules on medication, stress and sleep. It offers reading materials, questionnaires, online journals and goal trackers. An in-home program, PEARLS, is a depression-intervention method for adults, with counseling sessions aimed at problem solving, behavioral activation and activities scheduling.
Drug levels need to be high enough to prevent seizures and low enough to minimize side effects. Help keep track with a monitor (in development) that requires a drop of saliva on a device the size of a credit card. Data is sent to a web-based seizure management system.
A specialized high-fat, low-carb diet known as a ketogenic diet may help some people with epilepsy. One theory suggests that higher ketone levels play a role in improved seizure control. The Ketonix breath analyzer, available now, measures ketone levels by simply sampling breath.
Last year, the Epilepsy Foundation, American Epilepsy Society (AES) and the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) crowdsourced a competition to produce better algorithms for both prediction and detection of seizures. One winning team was able to predict seizures 82% of the time. New medical devices that can utilize algorithms are being developed.
Can high-frequency sound waves suppress seizures? Researchers at UCLA's Semel Institute are investigating the use of low-intensity focused ultrasound pulsation (LIFUP) device, which sends inaudible sound waves through your brain to suppress the activity that causes the seizures, or stimulate activity that interferes with them.
This technology has allowed scientists to affect brain signals in lab experiments using light. Until recently, this required an implanted light source, but MIT engineers are exploring a non-invasive approach using an external light source. This just might lead to optogenetic treatments for epilepsy in humans.
Doctors typically diagnose epilepsy after they've been able to observe the patient having a seizure. But researchers from the University of Exeter are investigating a system that analyzes EEG readings gathered in patients at rest, which could revolutionize diagnostic procedures.
Recent research out of the Imperial College London found that a single gene called Sestrin 3 coordinates the activity of 400 genes linked to epilepsy. The new research is the first to take a "systems genetics" approach to epilepsy.
Originally printed in EpilepsyAdvocate, Spring 2015.


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A Southampton 60-year-old narrowly avoids serious injury after being hit by a car in Manchester.
Police say Robert Denney was walking through the Wawa parking lot on Route 70 in the township's Whiting section at about 10:20 AM today, when he was struck by a 2005 Hyundai XG350 driven by Anthony R. Scifo, 23, of Manalapan.
Denney suffered leg and knee injuries and was taken to Community Medical Center in Toms River, where he was listed in stable condition.
No charges have been filed but the crash is being investigated by a township traffic safety officer.


SMARTY Trend head device for Volkswagen Golf VII.
The Volkswagen Golf VII is a fairly new and modern car. Its main feature is that it is a small, economical car to the same German build quality. It is ideal for large cities where traffic jams are a frequent daily occurrence. This model has earned special respect since its debut, at the moment this car has changed quite a lot, a large number of new features, a new design, and a good value for money. But unfortunately, as for the improvement of this car, the situation here is a bit worse. The fact is that an appeal to the official representatives of the Volkswagen company is a rather expensive service. In this case, the company SMARTY Trend is always ready to help you. We will perform the selection of head unit for your car, taking into account all your wishes.
Many motorists are interested in the question of how the installation process will go and what kind of work needs to be done. All SMARTY Trend receivers are regular, that is, they are specifically designed for this brand and model of car. Thus, there is no need for extra work to install the head unit. Connecting the device is performed on the principle of the connector in the connector, the set will be everything you need to install the radio. The quality of materials, the new head unit is not inferior to the original device.
Despite all the new functionality that is available in this unit, you can connect a large number of accessories. In this case, the owner of this car additionally installed a DVR, TPMS, rear-view camera and a WI-FI modem. Thereby significantly multiplying the range of functionality in this car. Connection of extra devices is usually performed using USB.
In modern cars, this function is not new. It allows you to synchronize your phone, copy the phone book to the SMARTY Trend head unit and make phone calls without being distracted from driving. Connect by Blutooth.
The functionality of Volkswagen Golf VII was supplemented not only thanks to the new accessories, but basically with the help of the SMARTY Trend head unit. High-quality assembly, HD screen, the Android operating system is only a small part of the new features that are now available in this car. You can also note the external transformations of the center console, the powerful 1.8 GHz Octa-core processor (Allwinner T8) allows you to work in several applications at the same time, without any hangs. The company SMARTY Trend is always ready to help you, improve your car today!
Tag: Smarty Trend, Android head unit, Volkswagen Golf VII, Android, Head Unit, Multimedia, Entertainment, Car audio.


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Materials: steel, cast, non-ferrous metals
Application: recommended for slotting and cutting materials which make longer chips, suitable for cutting thick-walled profiles (wall over 2 mm)
Machine: metal processing machines
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hollow ground according DIN 1840
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Product description Slitting saw DIN 1838 C
The teeth consist of roughing teeth and finishing teeth. The roughing tooth is chamfered from both sides and in its cutting part is 0,15 - 0,30 mm bigger than the finishing one. Chips are cut into three parts and that´s why their removing is much more efficient. Perfect breaking prevents from blocking the cutting area and avoids poor tool life or even tool breakage due to the tooth clogging. It is recommended to cut solid materials.
HSS-circular saw blades for metal DIN 1838 C - course teeth
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dH7 (mm) 5 8 8 10 13 16 22 22 22 32 32 32 40
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4,00 mm 24 32 32 40 48 48 64 80 80
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One of the key tricks to getting social media marketing right is to be where your audience is. It doesn't pay to spend a ton of time Tweeting if your audience is on Facebook, or to post all those great photos to Yelp if the bulk of your audience is on Instagram, right? Here's how to figure that out…..
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When Nova Scotia hunted the whales
Michael Cosgrove November 1, 2018 Features
A few decades ago, the government tried to create a whaling industry. The province's first and only whale gunner recalls his experiences
Gaby d'Entremont's first attempt to harpoon a whale was a disaster.
"It was cruel what happened," he recalls. "I hate to think about it." The crew of the Cape Mary had been out all day off Nova Scotia's southwest coast searching for minke and fin whales. Finally, just before dark they spotted a pod. When the lookout shouted "Whale!" from the crow's nest, d'Entremont jumped from his bunk and scurried to the deck to man the gun.
He had never used a whale harpoon. "We had no training," recalls the 84-year-old fisherman. "We just learned day by day." The first day was the toughest for the new crew.
In the summer of 1965, with a Federal fisheries grant, the wooden fishing vessel Cape Mary was outfitted with a crow's nest and a 50mm harpoon gun. It was part of a speculative venture by the government to kickstart a whaling industry in the province. It caught a few folks by surprise, given that whaling in Nova Scotia had been nonexistent, other than a brief seven-year stint by the Quakers from Nantucket (1785–1792).
But then in 1964, Nova Scotia's whale hunt resurfaced. The Blandford Whaling Station, owned by Norwegian Karl Karlson and Co. Ltd., showed that hunting whales off Nova Scotia was profitable.
During peak production the Norwegian boats landed 361 whales (fin and sei), a value of $750,000. The oil from the whales was used in lubricants, lamps, detergents, and soaps. The meat and bone meal were used for pet food, cattle and chicken feed, as well as human consumption.
When Comeau Seafoods acquired its whale license, workers overhauled the Cape Mary, and chose Harvey d'Eon as its captain. He picked his entire crew from West Pubnico. Gaby d'Entremont became the gunner, Nova Scotia's first and only whale gunner. (Previously, only American and Norwegians had commercially hunted whales here.)
"You have to shoot a whale in the right place," d'Entremont says. "It's a small target." He draws the tidy outline of a small whale, circling an area behind the fin and adding an arrow pointing to the spot. "That's where the heart and liver is."
A harpooned whale will dive immediately. When it comes up again, there's an easy way to tell if you hit the target. "If it's blowing blood through its blowhole you hit it in the right place. In about 10 to 15 minutes you've got it tied up."
But if the whaler missed that spot, it wasn't so easy. "If you just hit it in the back, it's like putting a harness on it," d'Entremont explains. That's exactly what happened with his first whale. "I put seven harpoons in its back, because we didn't know what we were doing." Finally, the eighth harpoon hit the target.
It's a difficult memory. "It was wrong," d'Entremont says. "But we just didn't know."
His marksmanship improved. After that first grisly experience, he never missed again. On one occasion he remembers shooting over smaller whales to get a bigger one. "I saw this huge one in the middle of a pod, and I waited for it to come up, and I had to shoot over two."
D'Entremont is soft-spoken and earnest. He seems neither proud nor ashamed of the job. He brings out a large, empty brass harpoon shell and places it on the table. He continues recounting his experience as whale gunner. "You had to be pretty close; around 100 feet to hit that spot I was talking about," he says. "Then, if it came up with blood in the spout, you knew it wouldn't be long. It was kind of cruel."
The gun bolted to the boat had a vee on its barrel to sight the whale. d'Entremont's job was to target the diving whale at the crux of the vee before firing. "A whale is a very tame animal and they just go up and down," he says. "After a while you get accustomed to their movement, and you just go right with them."
When the gun was fired it rattled the dishes in the galley. "It was something I'll never forget. I loved to shoot the gun against the wind and the black powder would come back in my face," d'Entremont admits, surprising even himself. "And I'm not a hunter as such; that's the strange part. My brothers were, but I wasn't."
Looking back, d'Entremont doesn't know if he was a good shot. "I don't know," he says. "There was nobody to compete with." After it was killed, the whale was tied alongside the boat and towed to Saulnierville where it was dressed. "The crew chopped it up," d'Entremont says. "That was the hard part. It was strenuous work and we were not prepared, but we did it."
It would take eight hours for six men to reduce a five-metre whale to workable pieces. Using flensing knives, they removed the blubber in long wide strips. They cut the meat into manageable chunks and froze them. Afterward, they towed the remainder of the carcass out to sea to sink in deep water, away from the fishing grounds.
The work site in Saulnierville concerned the health department. Officials wanted a covered facility built to house the whale when it came in. This proved too costly for Comeau Seafoods and the Cape Mary's short-lived whaling mission ended that same summer. They killed and harvested 33 whales.
Afterward, the Cape Mary went back to fishing, and the whale gun went in Captain Harvey d'Eon's backyard, where it rests today, a near forgotten relic of Nova Scotia's brief whaling history.
A federal moratorium officially ended commercial whaling in Canada in 1972.
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What I'd like to see, if possible, is a clustering scheme that adheres more closely to what a human observer would identify as the "natural" clusters evident in the dataspace. Here's an example (note that this is the same data, where the color of each pixel represents its actual RGB value in the photograph):

I'm trying to capture these long, narrower striations that I'm seeing.
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Progressive Web Apps Lead in Usability
We've seen a rise in Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) over the past few years, and with good reason. While the term progressive web app might seem new, many of us already interact with them on a daily basis, including Pinterest, Twitter Lite, Starbucks, Forbes, and The Washington Post, to name a few. This begs the question: what are the advantages of a PWA over traditional mobile apps and how do they ultimately benefit the user experience?
A progressive web app eliminates the multi-step, time-consuming process of going to an app store and downloading an app onto a device. Unlike native apps, PWAs can be downloaded straight from the mobile web page onto the home screen, appearing as an icon alongside other apps. The user flow is uncomplicated and fast; reduced down to three mere clicks.
Because PWAs functions as a web page, there is no maintenance required for the user (e.g. updating the app monthly from an app store), which again simplifies upkeep and allows users to interact with the app seamlessly. Being that it's a web page downloaded onto your device, there is significantly less data (10x less) consumed compared to a native app, a compelling benefit for users concerned with device storage and cost.
With 40% of users bouncing from sites that take longer than three seconds to load, speed is essential to user engagement. By using caching, loading speed is significantly faster than native apps (in fact, Google has discovered that PWAs are 4x faster) which increases user retention and engagement.
By caching data, users can continue to browse the PWA without access to wifi or in low bandwidth environments. With reliable, consistent performance for all users, PWAs can reach a wider audience, thus increasing user engagement. This is critical especially to users living in areas where wifi networks are sparse and/or costly.
And, by using search engine optimization (SEO) specific to a target audience, users can find PWAs through an internet search, rather than through browsing an app store. This again broadens the audience outreach, while simplifying the process for the user. Additionally, content from a PWA can easily be shared between users and various devices via URL, increasing organic growth.
In a PWA case study for Tinder, evidence showed that users swipe more, message more, and have longer session times on web than on their native app. And with the mobile web being used 2.5x more than native apps, a hybrid option like a PWA is, in many ways, a win-win for both the company and the user. But it's progressive web apps valuable features like simplicity, speed, and outreach that truly enhance the overall user experience.
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Elko jails first in nation to charge for doctors, lunches
Posted by The Ely Times | Feb 14, 2014 | News | 5
RENO — A northern Nevada county is moving ahead with what may be a first-in-the-nation plan to charge county jail inmates for food and medical care, despite objections from the American Civil Liberties Union that it's cruel and unusual punishment and could lead to a court battle.
The Elko County Commission last week approved Sheriff Jim Pitts' proposal to charge inmates $6 a day for meals, $10 for each doctor visit and $5 for initial booking into the jail, a move he says will save county taxpayers millions of dollars a year.
"Why should the people of Elko County pay for somebody else's meals in jail?" said Commissioner Grant Gerber, a backer of the plan who thinks the fees should be higher.
Tod Story, executive director of the ACLU Nevada, said that depending on how indigents and others who can't afford the fees are treated, the county could be in for a legal fight over the edict to prisoners that there is no free lunch.
"I was aghast that anyone was even thinking of doing this," he told The Associated Press. "It is unconstitutional — cruel and unusual punishment."
"There is no value in trying to punish them further than the sentence that they are already serving," Story said.
Pitts said it costs about $85 per day per inmate to cover the costs of food, services, housing and utilities at the facility with a capacity of 120 — a total of about $10,000 daily.
"We're not the Hilton," he told the Elko Daily Free Press, which first reported approval of the plan on its website Thursday. "These guys shouldn't have a free ride."
Under the new policy, Elko County inmates will be exempt from the fees if they work at the jail or are incarcerated for less than 24 hours. Inmates ultimately found innocent will be reimbursed.
In the coming weeks, the fees will be deducted from an individual inmate's commissary account, where family and friends can deposit money for the inmate to order items such as candy, shampoo and envelopes.
Those with no money would see their account accrue a negative balance, and that balance would remain in the event the inmate was released but later returned to jail for whatever reason.
"It has nothing to do with them getting out of jail, but if they ever come back with any money, that will be applied to what they owe us," Pitts said Friday. "All I'm doing is taking my cut first, before they buy their candies. They need to pay for their food first before they get their dessert."
Pitts said the fees for doctor visits are necessary to help combat an increase in the number of inmates who appear to be faking illnesses.
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Glen Saunders	on February 16, 2014 at 5:02 pm
I agree with what Elko is doing. I'm sure the ACLU can find something else to occupy their time.
Nate Bake	on February 17, 2014 at 10:04 am
I don't see how the ACLU can even define this as 'punishment'. Elko is not saying the inmates will be denied food, but simply that there will be a bill attached with their stay. Besides, they would most likely spend more for food if they weren't in jail. I think Elko should take it a step more and add the fees to their fines, rather than only keeping a record of the negative balance.
Mandy Caron	on March 31, 2014 at 8:47 am
I fully agree with this decision, to make citizens pay for anothers crimes and lack of getting thier act together so they can never fully experience the consequence of thier actions is wrong. The fines should be higher and its about time they start reaping the consequences of thier actions, the jail is not a day care where citizens can willfully commit crimes and go there to be lazy. Time to grow up folks.
Rod	on April 3, 2014 at 2:15 pm
GOOD it is about time!
Stephen Porter	on April 8, 2014 at 5:37 am
Wow! Cant wait until this one gets struck down by the supreme court. I love when a sheriff acts like a tough guy and then gets his butt handed to him by the aclu and supreme court. Elko county sheriff is one of the worst. They pride themselves on "kickin ass" and protecting the hate filled conservative way of life instead of protecting the rights of those who cant protect themselves. Im sure there will be somesort of large scale protest coming to Elko soon.


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Coal mine methane: a missed opportunity for EU's CBAM
By Anatoli Smirnov | Ember
Poland was responsible for 70% of all the methane leaks from operational coal mines in Europe in 2018, according to Ember analysis [Grabowski Foto / Shutterstock]
The EU's carbon border adjustment mechanism had an opportunity to include methane in its scope and act against sources of the potent greenhouse gas, but this was left out of the final published draft. Future EU climate legislation cannot afford to make the same mistake, writes Anatoli Smirnov.
Anatoli Smirnov is an analyst at the energy think tank Ember.
The EU's 'Fit for 55' package, adopted on 14 July, saw the EU attempting to raise ambition on climate policies across sectors to meet the scale of the challenge set by climate change.
One of the many included proposals is the carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM), which seeks to prevent greenhouse gas emissions 'leaking' over the border by taxing carbon-intensive imports from regions with less stringent emissions policies.
However, the CBAM applies mostly to carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, excluding other climate-warming gases such as methane — a missed opportunity in the fight to address climate change.
While tackling CO2 emissions is rightfully a key priority in EU climate action, methane is also a powerful greenhouse gas. With increasing recognition of methane's impacts on climate, such as its prominence in the recent IPCC report, the lack of EU attention is out of step.
The IPCC AR6 calls for immediate, deep reductions of 'climate forcers' such as methane to keep to 1.5°C warming. Methane's greatest threat to the climate is in the short term, with an atmospheric lifetime of only 12 years, compared to hundreds of years for CO2.
However, that short term impact is enormous: averaged over 20 years, its global warming potential is 86 times more powerful than that of CO2. A growing consensus identifies methane cuts as an enormous opportunity for immediate climate action, with the UN saying that cutting methane is the strongest lever we have to slow climate change over the next 25 years.
With the proposed CBAM, the EU seeks to shut off a potential side effect of gearing up its emissions policies: driving EU-based manufacturers to move to regions with more permissive environmental standards while emissions-intensive imports outcompete industry in the EU.
By failing to expand its scope, the EU's CBAM overlooks significant sources of emissions 'leaking' over the border; among them, coal mine methane.
Coal mining is a major example of EU industry being displaced abroad, and with it, potentially unmitigated sources of methane emissions. As of 2019, the EU's hard coal production is less than a quarter of what it was in 1990, while consumption only declined 50%.
This means that imports of hard coal have risen from 29% to 63% of total demand, nearly half of it coming from Russia, followed by the US, Australia and Colombia and others.
Coal mining emits a substantial volume of methane emissions, meaning that while CO2 emissions from imported coal are accounted for within the EU when burned, unaccounted for greenhouse gas emissions are still 'leaking' over the border via coal mine methane.
Emissions associated with imported, coal-derived electricity and steel add further to the tally.
Ember's analysis shows that methane emitted by the gassiest coal mines in Europe can add 50% to the carbon footprint of the coal produced. And even this may be an underestimate by a factor of two.
Coal mine methane clearly needs urgent attention, but a lack of standards around monitoring, reporting and mitigation mean there is no way to confirm the total methane emissions associated with coal imported into the EU.
Like many other sources of anthropogenic methane, coal mine methane could be addressed quickly, easily and at low cost. Unpublished Ember's analysis shows that the most expensive coal mine methane abatement projects can reduce carbon emissions for under €10 per tonne of CO2 equivalent, with the majority costing a fraction of that.
What's lacking is a policy framework to incentivise and support improvements, or to penalise cost-cutting climate-intensive practices.
The EU's CBAM could have been an opportunity to start putting this framework into place. Coal imports could have been the first category to include methane emissions, with other categories to follow.
A CBAM targeted to measure and penalise methane emissions from coal mining (for imported coal, steel or electricity) could have provided an incentive for methane abatement projects and pushed forward the closure of gassiest coal mines.
Revenues raised could in turn have been reinvested on methane abatement projects in the EU and globally.
The CBAM's limited definition of 'greenhouse gas' follows that of the EU ETS, presumably to reduce the possibility of challenges in the WTO or other pushback from expanding the scope. Despite that, this is a missed opportunity to start tackling an issue we've overlooked for too long.
It is critical that future climate legislation from the EU, including future versions of the CBAM or the Methane Strategy currently in development, start taking seriously the scale of methane's warming potential and its part in climate impacts.
Reducing methane emissions from coal is a rare straightforward, affordable action that can limit climate impacts in the next couple of decades as we simultaneously work towards CO2 reduction targets. Without taking it into account, the EU's Fit for 55 package risks missing its goals.
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java.util.Map. Any Ideas?
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Detailed Analysis of CAT 2007
Detailed Analysis of CAT 2007 from IMS
Reflecting on CAT '07
What did not change in CAT 2007 was the structure of the test - 75 Questions, 3 Sections, 5 answer choices, 4 marks for correct and negative 1 mark for incorrect. However, there were quite a few changes with regards to the kind of questions asked in CAT 2007.
The Quant section was tougher than last year, as some of the questions not only demanded a higher level of reasoning but also were based on tougher concepts. Conceptual clarity and a strong reasoning ability were a must to clear the cut-offs in this section. Quite a few questions were option based and one could get them right if one had the patience and the perseverance to go the distance. Another salient feature of this section was the return of the Data Sufficiency questions. The 4 DS questions had an average level of difficulty and one could have solved at least two of them. Overall, the section was difficult with a few easy questions interspersed within it. The key to succeed in this section was to select the right questions. Possible cut-off: 25-28
Read rest of the analysis from here
Brief analysis of CAT 2007 from Career Launcher
On the whole, the CAT 2007 paper was on the tougher side, like 2006, with no sectional respite for the aspirants. Comparatively speaking, the students would have found DI to be on the easier side. Verbal was slightly easier than last year. But Quant proved to be mind bogglingly difficult for the average student.
The number of passages in RC was more than last year but passages were smaller in length and the number of questions per passage was low, barely three on an average.
The Sentence Correction questions in EU proved to be different in nature, while the Para jumbles provided a bit of breather in terms of difficulty level.
Overall, even though the paper did not pose any surprise, pattern wise, with the number of questions remaining 75 as last year's, the level of difficulty was increased by at least two to three notches.
In conclusion, even with the best of preparations it would be really tough to score 100 in this paper.
First impression of CAT 2007 from TIME
Overall, difficulty level is higher than that of CAT06
Quant is much tougher than CAT06 QA. Cut-off is expected to be lower than that for CAT06
Logic & DI section is calculation-intensive. Cut-off is expected to be lower than that for CAT06
Verbal reasoning questions (like FIJ) not there. Verbal is at the same difficulty level as that of CAT06
DS has come back in a big way – in both QA and Logic&DI sections
Grammar and Paragraph-forming questions have made a come-back.
Sources of RC passages according to TIME
Passage Ref: Paradigms in Scientific Traditions
Source: Knowledge and Post modernism in Historical Perspective" by Joyce Oldham Appleby (Page 347)
Passage Ref: Expressions of Experience
Source: "Logological Investigations" by Barry Sandywell (Page 421)
Passage Ref: Study of History through Natural experiments
Source: "Guns, germs and steel: The fates of human societies; Born to rebel; birth order family dynamics and creative lives" by Michael Shermer
Passage Ref: Sociology
Source: "Sociology: A Very Short Introduction" by Steve Bruce (Page 22)
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On our way to a bridal store this weekend, my pals and I noticed a car show along our route. And, being the girls that we are, we decided to make a detour on our way home. Just like shopping for Alison's wedding dress, there were a lot of showy items that didn't appeal to me, but also a number of real dazzlers.
An added bonus was the front-engine, nitro-burning dragster. The owners were accepting donations to offset the cost of fuel, and the largest donation was rewarded with a "ride" in the cockpit while it was fired up. No, I didn't get the chance. I took a look in there, and decided that I wouldn't fit. But boy oh boy, listening to that engine pop and roar was the highlight of my day. Well, that and the MOST AMAZING TAILLIGHT LENSES EVER. Click on the photo for a few more shots from the show.
Anybody else think filthy thoughts at the sight of those luminous light rockets?