Interested in working in consulting, but not sure if working at a large firm is for you?
Over 370 students gathered on Monday, September 17th to listen to the panelists share their insights on how to prepare for case and behavioral interviews and what exactly the benefits of working for a smaller, niche consulting organization actually were. After the panel, students were able to mingle with the 25 companies and over 90 employer representatives in attendance and had a chance to ask any of the burning questions not covered in the panel.
Where Everyone Knows Your Name: Boutique firms offer up the opportunity to be in a work environment where you can get to really know, not only your peers, but also senior leadership. As a result, this can lead to fruitful peer and senior leadership mentorship, exposure and direct contact with clients, and the ability to have an impact.
On the Front-line: Panelists emphasized that at smaller firms you have the opportunity to take on more responsibility, often getting looped into client-facing activities, as well as, getting to specialize in areas of interest. Many times at larger firms, just due to the sheer size, the more hands-on work with clients and specialization is not feasible.
Space and Opportunity for Growth: Panelists expressed that working at boutique firms creates the space for you to grow and learn. Due to having more responsibility and direct experience with clients, one is able to learn immensely and grow in cultivating necessary consulting skill sets, such as delivering presentations.
Understand what the company does.
Be sure you research the company to understand what kind of client projects they work on and if they have a specific industry focus. In cover letters and interviews, demonstrate how your interests align with their company.
The number 1 mistake, identified by panelists, is not knowing what the firm does.
Employers can recognize a generic cover letter. They can tell who is really interested in this firm and who has tailored the letter to the company. The cover letter for IQVIA, a life science consulting firm should be very different from the letter for Renaissance which focuses on aerospace and defense, yet Keelan from IQVIA said they receive many applications which never reference life sciences, the firm's key focus. The best cover letters (and interviews) show that you have done research on the firm and can speak to how your interests or experiences will fit with the company.
Panelists mentioned other factors that can reduce your chances for getting the job, such as using a set script (sounding too rehearsed) during the interview, not answering the question as asked, and being disingenuous or lying on a resume. Don't claim skills you don't have, this will quickly become obvious during the interview.
Prepare for both behavioral and case interviews.
Most firms weigh behavioral and case interviews almost equally, while a few give a slight edge for one over the other, but all agree that the behavioral interview matters for Boutique firms. Consultants communicate with people from around the world so employers may look for interpersonal skills, the ability to communicate, cultural sensitivity and other soft skills. As you will be working long hours in close proximity, work culture fit is important. In small firms, you can learn on the job, but need to have a "can do" attitude. Employers want to know that you care about the work and that they can tolerate spending a lot of time together with you!
Case interviews are also central to the consulting interview process. During case interviews, employers want to see your thought process and how you communicate. An incorrect answer is not a deal breaker. Employers want to know how you think, how you approach problem-solving, and if you can you create and follow a logical structure. Many firms create questions based on past projects, so check the website for information on client projects.
One of the first things you should do during a case interview is organize your approach and structure your answer. You'll want to talk out loud and be descriptive because employers want to know how you got to the answer.
Listen to, and answer the question that was actually asked — not the one you prepared for in advance. Practice what you want to say, but avoid memorizing answers. You must be ready to adapt your answers to the interview question. You can decide on the points you want to make, and look for opportunities to make them, but don't rehearse word for word. Try to sound natural and respond to the interviewer.
Employers want to know who you are. Don't be afraid to share what is important you. Be authentic! Share your interests, projects, and skills. Be clear about why you want to work at this job and/or in this company!
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Not too long ago we embarked on the (somewhat confusing) task of breaking down the Northern neighborhoods in Miami's map. We took a deeper look at North Miami and spotlighted our favorite gems along the streets. From natural escapes to some of the best dishes in town, we're not surprised the same magic poured into its adjacent plot: North Miami Beach. Although we'll definitely admit, this one's a lot more about the food.
For anyone who's made the drive up to Wilton Manors in the 954, you'll know the eclectic charm of The Alchemist. Well, the popular coffee shop has a new outpost so a whimsical escape is closer than it appears. Another great way to spend the morning in North Miami Beach is by exploring the luscious and historical Greynolds Park. Although it technically borders the neighborhood, we're still throwing it in here for fun.
Every place on this list is relatively perfect anytime of day, but we're making it easy for you to dissect. Miami Squeeze is a popular mainstay around these parts, mainly because it's easily one of the freshest, most delicious health food spots in town. A couple of blocks outside of North Miami Beach, we still need to include Etzel Itzik Deli, the homiest Middle eastern outpost serving sizzling goodness in every plate. It doesn't get more authentic than Laurenzo's and every local who's been there knows that the Market is a great way to get lost in the beauty of food. Homemade lasagna all day, every day.
We all know that nighttime is for the dreamiest of dinners, for which North Miami beach provides quite a few options. Kick it off with the authentic Tatore Ristorante Italiano tucked away near a car wash but home to handmade pastas, oozing desserts, and loud Argentinians sprawling over conversation. Guy & The Tomato (or Lettuce & Tomato) is another one of our absolute favorite spots in Miami. The Latin-Asian fusion is as flavorful as it gets, but don't let that fool you. Their lattes and other European classics are also on point. For true Asian fare however, we offer two suggestions: Panya Thai for vibrant choices of massive proportions, or King's Palace for when those Chinese BBQ cravings kick in. As they often do. You'll note of course that neither have websites which only makes it all the more intriguing.
For the topper, we give to you one of Miami's most incredible marvels: the Ancient Spanish Monastery. What is now a popular location for weddings is actually the oldest European-built structure in the Western Hemisphere. The 12th century medieval monastery cloister was brought to the U.S. in 1925 and assembled in the 60s where it now lives today. The overgrown pine forest surrounding it acts as a natural protection to one of the most breathtaking pieces of architecture in town. Highly recommended for all history buffs. Or just for when you're yearning a bit of an escape.
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"Born of Revolution: A Misconceived Liturgical Movement" by Dr. Carol Byrne (PDF File)
What had Pope Pius XII's reforms to do with Pope Paul VI's New Mass? Not many Catholics are aware of the seamless link between them, but the answer is here provided in full detail between the covers of this illuminating book. Most traditionalists today are likely to react with shock and outrage that anyone should consider Pius XII – the "last traditional Pope" in their estimation – to have been in any way responsible for contributing to the eventual destruction of the liturgy. But all the evidence adduced in this study indicates that Pius XII helped strengthen the radical aims of the Liturgical Movement, and that this was just the beginning of the betrayal and abandonment of the Catholic liturgical heritage.
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Born of Revolution: A Misconceived Liturgical Movement is the first volume of a series of books by Dr Carol Byrne on the early 20th-century Liturgical Movement which covers the period from 1909 to 1969.
The first two chapters consider the slogan "active participation" of the laity in the liturgy. It is shown that this slogan has no properly authenticated origin in the teachings of Pope Pius X, as it is not mentioned in any of the Latin documents he issued before or during his Pontificate. Certain linguistic anomalies in the vernacular version of Pius X's 1903 motu proprio are revealed as the source of decades of confusion about the distinction between the clergy and laity in the Church's liturgy.
Chapters 3 and 4 deal with the Belgian monk, Dom Lambert Beauduin who first popularized the slogan "active participation", and is generally regarded as the originator of the Liturgical Movement. Evidence gleaned from his works shows that he was driven by a spirit of egalitarianism to blur the distinction between the clergy and the laity, so that all would have an active share in the performance of the liturgy. All his proposals were incorporated into Vatican II's Constitution on the Liturgy. The ill effects of the "Dialogue Mass" which he introduced are outlined.
Chapter 5 sketches the progressive legislation of Pope Pius XI against a background of increasing resistance to Pius X's motu proprio, and shows how, in the domain of liturgy, the policy of Pope Pius XI towards recalcitrant bishops was one of tolerance. This is contrasted with his surprising intolerance towards members of the laity praying silently at Mass and his resolve to rid the Church of this traditional method of spiritual participation. It was the beginning of the end of papal protection for the faithful from the arbitrary power of bishops to impose their own agendas of "active participation" on them.
Chapters 6 and 7 give a detailed account of Pius XII's efforts to deal with pressure from the Liturgical Movement, especially the German and French Episcopal Conferences, to wrest control of the liturgy from the Holy See. His response was to adopt a policy of appeasement and compromise between traditional and progressive forces which minimized papal authority and favoured the growth of what later became known as "collegiality" or the autonomy of national Episcopal Conferences.
Of special note is his appointment in 1946 of the Commission for the General Reform of the Liturgy consisting of a majority of "progressivists" under the direction of then Fr Annibale Bugnini, to whom he entrusted the 1956 Reform of Holy Week. And in 1947 he raised the profile of "active participation" by promoting it in Mediator Dei as a "liturgical apostolate" of the laity.
Chapters 8-18 give a comprehensive analysis of the destructive changes to the Holy Week ceremonies in 1956, together with a critique of the thinking behind the changes and a refutation of their necessity. These chapters demonstrate that the members of the papal Commission were effectively given the power to dictate the reforms on the basis of nothing more than their own prejudices, and that Pius XII allowed the inventions of the reformers to take precedence over the rights of the faithful to their own Tradition.
Chapter 19 deals with Pius XII's reform of the Roman Calendar which eliminated more than half of the Church's Vigils and almost all of the traditional Octaves. Particular attention is paid to the abolition of the baptismal rites of the Vigil of Pentecost which had been handed down unchanged from the earliest centuries of the Church.
Chapter 20 explains how the Octave of Pentecost, slated for abolition by the Pius XII's Commission in 1950, survived the Calendar reform only because the reformers needed time to prepare for further upheavals in the Novus Ordo Calendar in which the Octave would be suppressed.
Chapter 21 shows how the Holy See, by official decree, started the process of the declericalization of the liturgy. This was apparent in the rubrics of the new Order of Holy Week (1956) and the Instruction on Sacred Music (1958) which made the clergy share with the congregation their privileged worship space, liturgical roles and even their responsibility for performing the liturgy. These two documents are shown to be foundational for the creation of the Novus Ordo, insofar as they gave the laity an integral role in the performance of the liturgy. It was a fateful concession to the reformers, from Beauduin to Vatican II, who contested the right of the clergy to sing or say Mass without the active participation of the people present.
Chapter 22 gives clear and convincing evidence that "active participation" was never anything more than a subterfuge to undermine the ministerial priesthood and vindicate Luther's "common priesthood of all believers". Even Pius XII, under pressure from the reformers to contradict his own previous teaching, adopted the Protestant principle that the vocal responses of the gathered community are essential for the integrity of the liturgy. It was a disguised attack on the sacramental priesthood. For it subtly suggests that Catholic worship is simply and solely a joint enterprise between the priest and the people in which the latter have an integral liturgical office to perform – a proposition condemned by the Council of Trent.
The book concludes with the observation that the creation of the New Mass of 1969 was dependent on a long concatenation of prior events that had been unfolding in historical continuity from the first stirrings of revolution in early years of the 20th century. It was evident even in those pre-Vatican II years that respect for Tradition was already declining because it was becoming less and less supported by papal authority. At the very top of the ecclesiastical tree, the Congregation of Rites degenerated from being the Church's front line of defence against attempts to undermine the liturgy into a fifth column to facilitate the desires of the reformers. The weapon of choice to further their aims to Protestantize the liturgy was the "active participation" of the laity.
The book can be read from beginning to end as an in-depth study of the progressive decline of the traditional liturgy well before Vatican II. But its main utility is that it can be dipped into at any point as a well-documented source of reference for a particular change in the Roman Rite orchestrated by the Liturgical Revolution.
It comes complete with an Index and a full Bibliography.
Born of Revolution: A Misconceived Liturgical Movement
Chapter 1 – "Active Participation": the background
Chapter 2 – What did Pope Pius X really say?
Chapter 3 – Enter Dom Lambert Beauduin
Chapter 4 – Beauduin and the "Dialogue Mass"
Chapter 5 – Pius XI's Progressive Legislation
Chapter 6 – Pius XII: a vacillating Pope
Chapter 7 – Pius XII: the appeasement process
Chapter 8 – Easter Vigil 1951: starting gun for the Holy Week reforms
Chapter 9 – Intolerance towards traditional devotions
Chapter 10 – Pius XII endorses the Liturgical Revolution
Chapter 11 – Palm Sunday 1956: the "cuts"
Chapter 12 – Palm Sunday 1956: the "cult of novelty"
Chapter 13 – Holy Thursday 1956: Mandatum and Tenebrae
Chapter 14 – Good Friday 1956: no "Mass of the Presanctified"
Chapter 15 – Easter Vigil 1956: a Procrustean bed
Chapter 16 – Easter Vigil re-orchestrated
Chapter 17 – Easter Vigil: from rational order to chaotic abandon
Chapter 18 – Decline of the penitential spirit
Chapter 19 – Most Vigils and Octaves abolished in 1955
Chapter 20 – Short-term survival of the Octave of Pentecost
Chapter 21 – Creeping ascendancy of the laity
Chapter 22 – Who are the true actors in the liturgy?
Dr Carol Byrne gained a B.A. and M.A. from University College Dublin and a Ph.D. from the University of Durham (U.K.). After raising a family, she was for a time deputy chair of the Latin Mass Society of England and Wales and formerly assistant editor of the magazine for the SSPX in the District of Great Britain. She has produced over 100 articles for the website Tradition in Action. Her books include Simplicissimus: an entirely new approach to learning the Latin of the Traditional Roman Missal (still used by the Latin Mass Society as a teaching aid for priests and laity with New Edition revised by current chair Dr. Joseph Shaw); The Catholic Worker Movement: A Critical Analysis, Authorhouse 2010; and Born of Revolution: A Misguided Liturgical Movement, Holyrood Press, 2020.
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Devon Energy Corp Rebounded 41.3% in 2016. Is There Any Room to Run in 2017?
By Matthew DiLalloFool.com
North America-focused oil and gas producerDevon Energy (NYSE: DVN) entered 2016 sliding down into the abyss. The company had tumbled in the middle of the prior year before its nosedive accelerated at the end of the year after unveiling bold moves to bolster its position in two emerging shale plays. Investors saw these moves as ill-timed and expensive given that crude prices were sliding into a seemingly bottomless pit. However, the company pulled out of its tailspin in 2016 thanks to several smart moves and operational successes, ending the year up more than 40%.
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The company could continue recovering those losses in 2017 given the expectation that oil prices will stabilize right in the company's new sweet spot for growth.
What happened in 2016?
Last year was a transitional one for Devon Energy. After spending $2.5 billion on acquisitions to reshape its core in late 2015, the company spent the first part of last year monetizing non-core assets to strengthen its balance sheet. The company initially hoped to sell between $2 billion and $3 billion of non-core oil and gas properties as well as its stake in a Canadian oil pipeline. However, it successfully sold $3.2 billion of assets by mid-year, applying the proceeds to reduce net debt by 45% year over year, which strengthened its investment grade balance sheet.
The company's other major initiative last year was to push down costs so it could thrive at lower oil prices. Those efforts paid off and put the company on pace to reduce operating expenses by $1 billion compared to 2015. Meanwhile, its drilling operations performed exceptionally well, with the company delivering record-setting wellperformance during the third quarter. Overall, Devon Energy increased well productivity and drilling efficiency, which permanently reduced well costs and boosted returns.
What to expect in 2017
Thanks to last year's actions, Devon Energy is now in the position to ramp its drilling program back up in 2017. Fueling that engine is the forecast that cash flow will increase from an estimated $1.1 billion last year to a projection of $2.5 billion this year at $55 oil and $3 natural gas, which is just about where analystsexpect oil prices to be in 2017. That cash flow would provide Devon with enough capital to boost its rig count from 10 at the end of last year to between 15 and 20 by the end of this year. Those rigs would drill enough new wells so that Devon could achieve double-digit U.S. oil production growth by the end of this year -- and low to mid-single digit top-line production growth -- compared to 2016's exit rate.
That is a good growth rate for a company of Devon's size, though it does trail what many peers expect for 2017. Encana (NYSE: ECA), for example, sees 2017 production growth from its four core assets to be at the upper end of, or exceed the range of 15% to 20%. For perspective, those four core assets produced 242,800 barrels of oil equivalent per day (BOE/d) during the third quarter for Encana. That is a higher production rate than Devon Energy's U.S. oil output of 108,000 barrels of oil per day last quarter, which makes Encana's growth even more impressive. Meanwhile, Concho Resources (NYSE: CXO) sees 18% to 21% top-line production growth next year, and 20% annual oil growth over the next three years. For Concho Resources, that growth comes off a companywide base of 152,900 BOE/d last quarter and an oil base of 91,100 barrels per day, which again makes it more impressive than Devon's projected oil growth rate.
Devon Energy certainly has the potential to grow at a faster clip, but oil prices need to cooperate. For example, the company sees its cash flow growing to $3.5 billion in 2018 under a scenario of $60 crude and $3.25 natural gas, which would drive stronger growth. However, if those higher commodity prices materialize earlier than expected, then Devon would generate more cash flow to potentially accelerate its drilling program. It certainly has no shortage of lucrative well locations, given that it has identified more than 13,000 undrilled locations across its portfolio. As the company starts developing these wells in earnest, it should push the stock price higher because these wells can deliver lucrative economics at current commodity prices.
Devon Energy enjoyed a bounce back year in 2016 thanks to its ability to push costs down and strengthen its balance sheet by completing a slew of non-core asset sales. These initiatives put the company in the position to start growing again in 2017. While Devon intends to ramp up slowly, it can accelerate should oil prices strengthen. It is this ability to grow at lower prices that could continue to push Devon Energy's stock back to where it was before 2015's debacle.
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Audiophile: Vinyl, April 2019
This month we review: Marvin Gaye, Gene Clark, The Remains, and Johnny 'Guitar' Watson
Audiophile: Vinyl, March 2019
This month we review: The Beatles, The Band, Little Willie John, and The Kinks
Audiophile: Vinyl, February 2019
This month we review: Simon And Garfunkel, The Police, Rolling Stones, & Twisted Sister
Audiophile: Vinyl (January 2019)
This month we review: King Solomon, Mel Henke, Sarah Mclachlan, & Matthew Sweet
Audiophile: Vinyl (December 2018)
This month we review: Doug MacLeod, Ruth Brown, The Minx Soundtrack, and Matthew Sweet
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This month we review: Buffalo Springfield, Paul Rodgers, Ultimate Spinach, and Sonny Boy Williamson.
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This month we review: Michael Nesmith, John Butler, Carmen McRae, and Nina Simone.
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This month we review: Slim Harpo, Lynyrd Skynyrd, A Sea For Yourself, and The Rising Storm.
If you're bemused by the current obsession with 'the American Songbook' – even the BBC got in on the act with a week of specials devoted to it – this is an ideal time to hear one of the finest practitioners of the genre, before it became retro-cool. Ms Lee, arguably one of the half-dozen or so finest female popular music vocalists of the 20th Century, sexily slides through a dozen lesser-known gems, including her politically-incorrect composition which provides this LP with its utterly non-contemporary title. But stuff that: this is an album to play after you've run out of Mad Men DVDs, when you long for a time when men were men and women didn't mind it. Sound Quality: 85% .
Top Topham
This LP's rarity value alone commands attention: Topham was the Yardbirds' founder guitarist, who had to leave the band because he was only 15. By 1969, at the age of 22, he delivered this solo LP, a long-forgotten take on the blues, far removed from the Yardbirds. Despite its Blue Horizon pedigree, it's not of the Brit Blues school per se and is a stylistic mish-mash, more akin to Andrew Loog Oldham's covers of the Stones' canon, but its worth to Yardbirds hard-core is unparalleled. If you could find a mint original, you'd have to part with £100+.
The Four Tops
It simply doesn't get any better than this if you're a Motown addict. This LP from '67 contains a half-dozen gems, eg, 'Bernadette', that are forever associated with the 'Tops, plus a couple of covers they made their own: 'Walk Away Renee' and 'If I Were A Carpenter'. With 20/20 hindsight, considering that The Monkees have been reassessed and found not to be the infra dig swill that snobs once deemed them to be, we learn here just how appealing was the material they chose: the 'Tops cover two of their hits, turning 'Last Train To Clarksville' and 'I'm A Believer' into almost-credible Motown stompers. Reach Out is the quintessence of the group's and the label's sound.
The Merry Go Round
A heartbreaker, as it's the sole LP from one of the finest of the wave of mid-1960s US bands who wished they were the Beatles. Like the equally fragile Left Banke (yes, that's how they spelled it) with their leader Michael Brown, this group boasted a song-writing genius in Emitt Rhodes, and gave off a whiff of 'Sunny Afternoon', Kinksian Englishness that permeated the whole LP. While 'You're A Very Lovely Woman' is equally well remembered, their biggest hit – 'Live' – had the kind of catchiness that made songs like the La's 'There She Goes' so memorable. Yes, it was that good.
Christmas in July! Here, in glorious mono – but of course – is what many regard as the greatest rock 'n' roll Christmas LP of all time: Phil Spector's deliriously joyful showcase for his Philles Records stable of pop maestri, from 1963. You get the Ronettes, the Crystals, Darlene Love and Bob B Soxx and the Blue Jeans, backed by one of the finest assemblies of session players ever to enter a studio: the amazing Wrecking Crew, with Leon Russell, Jack Nitzsche and Sonny Bono in its ranks. The package offers 13 Christmas pop standards, and it's unlikely you'll ever hear a more uplifting take of 'White Christmas'. The Wall of Sound rules, beyond prison walls.
There's no end to the astonishingly good albums that the psychedelic era produced, which were overshadowed by the genre's giants. Although Fever Tree's origins are Texan, the group sounds like it could have been part of Boston's 'Bosstown' sound or from New York's artier element, with its heavy orchestration and baroque touches. And while their eponymous debut from '68 features fascinating originals, like the hit 'San Francisco Girls (Return of the Native)', what's more intriguing are interpretations of the Beatles' 'Day Tripper/We can Work it Out' and Neil Young's 'Nowadays Clancy Can't Even Sing'. Another great find for hard-up collectors from Sundazed.
Howard Tate
Like the title says, this is part of APO's astonishing direct-to-disc series, but for me, it's also the culmination of a decade-long plea for this label to record the R&B legend. It's here I must declare personal involvement: I wrote the liner notes, explaining how it came about. Chad Kassem's efforts have resulted in a delicious live session which justifies my nagging. Tate reaches down to the soles of his shoes to deliver exquisite takes of two trademark songs from his classic Verve LP, 'Look At Granny Run Run' and 'Ain't Nobody Home', plus four others.


In Timeless Landscape Design: The Four-Part Master Plan, renowned landscape architects Hugh and Mary Palmer Dargan share the secret to creating an unforgettable landscape with the "Four-Part Master Plan"-a unique method they've perfected over the past two-and-a-half decades of creating award-winning gardens and yards for clients. The Dargans share a blend of specific design techniques and practical advice on how to achieve the sophisticated look of a professionally designed landscape on any size and type of property. Examples of specific design treatments are beautifully illustrated with scores of color photographs taken from their own archives, plus landscape plans from historic gardens around the world that have provided inspiration to the authors, and before and after examples of the authors' award-winning work.


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Corey Schultz, AIA
Owner of Schultz2 Architects, LLC, along with his wife Shauna, also a registered architect. Together they have a combined 50 years of architectural experience, providing full-service architecture for K-12 schools and a variety of building types including fire stations, emergency operations centers, and tornado shelters. The firm also offers tornado shelter peer review services and assessments of existing tornado shelters. The firm has been involved in design of more than 55 tornado shelters that meet the NSSA/ICC–500 Standard and FEMA 361 guidelines. Corey was a voting member of the committee that produced the ICC– 500 Standards, both 2008 and 2014 editions, as well as the ICC 500 Standard with Commentary 2015. He was involved in writing the original FEMA P-361 document and its revisions as well as FEMA P- 320. Corey holds degrees in Environmental Design and in Architecture from the University of Kansas and has accumulated 16 hours of college credit in meteorology. He is a registered architect in four states (Kansas, Colorado, Texas, and Illinois) and is a Professional Member of the National Storm Shelter Association (NSSA).
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Larry has over 32 years of experience as a consulting structural engineer and nearly 17 years as a principal structural engineer with Kirkpatrick Forest Curtis PC in Oklahoma City. In this role, he serves as the client's contact and administers project goals, budgets and schedules. He has experience working with steel, concrete, wood and masonry and provides management for projects from inception through construction completion
Larry is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma, receiving a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering (Structural Emphasis) in 1983 and a Master of Science in Civil Engineering (Structural Emphasis) in 1985. Since that time, he has become licensed in thirteen states including Ohio.
He is a member of the American Institute of Steel Construction, American Concrete Institute, Oklahoma Structural Engineers Association, and Structural Engineering Council of Oklahoma. He is also a professional member of the National Storm Shelter Association where he has developed an affinity for storm shelter design. Larry has performed numerous tornado storm shelter designs, Community tornado shelter peer reviews, and best available refuge area evaluations.
Ernst Kiesling, P.E., Ph.D.
Executive Director of the National Storm Shelter Association (NSSA) since its formation in 2001. He and his colleagues pioneered in the development of the above ground storm shelter in the early 1970's and he has nurtured storm shelter development ever since. He is known by some as the father of the storm shelter. It has been rewarding to him to be a participant in storm shelter development and to watch an idea evolve into an industry. Dr. Kiesling served as professor of Civil Engineering at Texas Tech for four decades and was chairman of the department for 20 years during the time the wind engineering program was initiated. Retired from teaching, he now serves as a Research Professor in the National Wind Institute at Texas Tech. He helped develop the earliest prescriptive designs for above ground storm shelters, designs now included in FEMA P–320, Taking Shelter from the Storm. In 2001 he helped write the first industry standard for storm shelters, the forerunner of the NSSA/ICC-500 Standard. He served on the committee that wrote 2008 and 2014 editions of the ICC-500 Standard and the 2015 Commentary. Doctor Kiesling holds a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Texas Technological College and both master's and doctoral degrees in engineering from Michigan State University. He is a Life Member of both the American Society of Civil Engineers and of the National Society for Professional Engineers and is a professional member of the National Storm Shelter Association (NSSA).
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The task of the reproducibility of the properties of film coatings of complex composition formed by vacuum-plasma technologies, can be solved with the help of the automatic flow control process gases.
Ion-plasma technologies, plasma and ion-beam coatings are widely used to form films for various purposes, and chemical composition, including oxides, nitrides, carbides, carbo-and oxynitrides materials. The vacuum system for the implementation of such technologies should include a system of cost control process gases, which primarily ensures the quality and reproducibility of the characteristics of the films. The high cost of products, which are applied to the coating, as well as the tendency to increase the productivity of plants by increasing the processing volume and the number of simultaneously processed surfaces impose stringent requirements on the characteristics of a system of cost control emissions.
Optimization of the quality and economic performance of surface cleaning and coating is achieved by dynamically controlling operating costs of gas. The reason for this is that the technologies considered one of the most critical parameters determining the characteristics of the coating, is the flow of working gases. The following describes a highly reliable controller automatic control of gas flow by means of which achieved reproducible coating of a given chemical composition.
Algorithms for flow control of gases in the ion-beam surface cleaning is reduced to maintain a constant level of ionic current sprayer or pressure in the vacuum chamber by controlling the flow of inert or reactive gas. For ion-beam deposition of coatings technology given composition must be maintained at a constant ion current, and spray the mixture of inert and reactive gases by means of cost control these emissions. For the ion-plasma technologies (magnetron) coating of complex chemical composition appropriate to use the optical control algorithms, which lead to registration with the intensity of the optical sensors of one or more control elements (spectral line, molecular band) emission of the optical spectrum of the discharge and the development of signal controlling the gas flow in real time.
In order to implement these algorithms we have developed a controller that can be adapted to a wide range of technological facilities. As the sensor controller can be: vacuum gauges and pressure sensors, optical sensors control the intensity of the spectral components of the discharge and ion sensors, and the discharge voltage and current dispensers. Actuators are leak valve gases, specifying the flow rate of each of the working gas and forming the desired mixture of inert gas with one or two rockets, as well as the switching valve for switching the gas mixture in the spray. Management leak valve and valves made of algorithms, depending on the number of ion sources and atomizers, the sequence of their work, single-layer coating composition and structure of the multilayer coating. For the basic variant of the controller can be simultaneously connected to up to 8 analog sensors, up to 6 leak valve and the required number of discrete sensors and actuators. If necessary, the controller can be connected to the number of sensors and leak valve more than this.
Block diagram of the controller is shown in Fig. A. The controller consists of sensors, the system unit, managed leak valve and valves. The system unit is built on the principle of a distributed system that improves the reliability of its operation. The system unit contains the following main parts: the central microcontroller, power supply, keyboard, LCD and LED display, sensors and microcontrollers leak valve. Each block of the system control unit has a self-test system to display the results to the operational definition of the problem. The design of the system control unit is suitable for quick replacement of the defective unit. The controller can be connected to a PC via RS232. Exchange of information between the microcontroller is via CAN bus, which makes possible the removal of the sensors and microcontrollers leak at a considerable distance.
Normalization of amplifiers, each of which is connected to the corresponding sensor and is designed to match the value the sensor output to the inputs of the ADC.
The twelve ADC of the microcontroller, the device electrical isolation of the CAN bus, the system self-test.
The program of the microcontroller sensor contains a modified PID controller, which is controlled from the main system unit and the microcontroller transmits the signals leak valve microcontroller. Management leak valve performed using a ten-PWM signal with a frequency of 14 Hz repetition and 24 V.
The controller manages the flow of gases for ion cleaning processes, as well as the deposition of films of chemical compounds of metals with reactive gases, magnetron and ion-beam spray in sequence and given the number and thickness of the layers. By controlling the flow of working gas is provided by the constancy of the pressure in the vacuum chamber for ion cleaning, the constancy of composition of the mixture of inert and reactive gases and the pressure in the vacuum chamber for magnetron sputtering, the constancy of the ionic current flow nozzles and partial reactive gas ion-beam sputtering.
Formation of the control actions performed by the modified PID (proportional-integral-differential) law. The parameters of PID controller are used: the gain of the proportional part of determining the depth of feedback, the time constant of the integrator, differentiator time constant, limiting the rate of change of gas flow, the value of the minimum and maximum gas flow rate, gas flow values for extinction of the discharge or arc breakdowns, etc. The adjustment range of control parameters can ensure the stability of the deposited flow better than 3% even in the case of branched gas supply systems of working gas in the discharge zone.
Use the keyboard controller allows you to select process technology, to enable the automatic or manual control, to enable or disable any of the individual leak valve involved in the ongoing process technology, change the composition of the deposited coatings by changing the gas flow rate of any leak valve in manual control mode, as well as by setting the signals sensors in the automatic control mode. For all the technical processes the controller indicates the current value of the signals from the sensors required by the signals from the sensors, the cost of working gases involved in the process technology and leak valve sensors, the control parameters. For the RS232 interface external computer can receive information about the signals and parameters of the system and act as a keyboard and display controller.
Using the controller controls the working gas flow sensors as external discharge parameters (pressure in the vacuum chamber, the ion current and the discharge nozzles, discharge voltage), and internal discharge parameters (optical emission) allows to achieve high reproducibility of the characteristics of both single-layer and multilayer coatings. The controller was tested in the ion-plasma deposition processes of a given chemical composition of the films during the formation of stoichiometric oxides of titanium, silicon, indium, zirconium, copper, titanium and zirconium carbonitrides, oxynitrides of titanium, etc., as well as the formation of films with thickness varying composition.
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namespace App\Http\Controllers\Backend;

use App\Http\Controllers\Controller;
use Illuminate\Http\Request;
use Validator;
use Input;
use Session;
use Redirect;
use Carbon\Carbon;
use App\Job as Job;
use App\Company as Company;

class JobController extends Controller
{
    /**
     * Display a listing of the resource.
     *
     * @return Response
     */
    public function index()
    {
      $data = Job::all();
      return view('backend.job.index', ['jobs' => $data]);
    }

    /**
     * Show the form for creating a new resource.
     *
     * @return Response
     */
    public function create(Request $request)
    {
      $companies = Company::all()->lists('name', 'slug');
      if ($request->input('company_slug')) {
        return view('backend.job.create', ['company_slug' => $request->input('company_slug'), 'companies' => $companies]);
      } else {
        return view('backend.job.create', ['companies' => $companies]);
      }

    }

    /**
     * Store a newly created resource in storage.
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     * @return Response
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    public function store(Request $request)
    {
      $data = [
       'company_slug' => $request->get('company_slug'),
       'contact_email' => $request->get('contact_email'),
       'contact_name' => $request->get('contact_name'),
       'contact_phone' => $request->get('contact_phone'),
       'cover_letter' => $request->get('cover_letter'),
       'description' => $request->get('description'),
       'listed_at' => Carbon::parse($request->get('listed_at')),
       'location' => $request->get('location'),
       'notes_private' => $request->get('notes_private'),
       'notes_public' => $request->get('notes_public'),
       'resume_url' => $request->get('resume_url'),
       'stage' => $request->get('stage'),
       'title' => $request->get('title'),
       'url' => $request->get('url'),
       ];

       $company = Company::findBySlug($request->get('company_slug'));

       $data['company_id'] = $company->id;

       Job::create($data);

       return redirect('/admin/job')->withFlashSuccess("Job Added.");

    }

    /**
     * Display the specified resource.
     *
     * @param  int  $id
     * @return Response
     */
    public function show($id)
    {
      $data = Job::findBySlug($id);

      return view('backend.job.show', ['job' => $data]);

    }

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     * @param  int  $id
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     */
    public function edit($id)
    {
        //
    }

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Rose Award Mission and Criteria: A Rose Award Recipient is a woman who gives or has given her time, service and gifts to provide opportunities for other women to discover the power of who they are. Service can be in relationship to aspects of the Woman Within Weekend, serving on local boards, or in general service to the larger community. This might be a woman who is working in women's shelters, perhaps an attorney who represents battered women getting restraining orders, or a woman who volunteers her time to support women living with cancer.
There are many women in all regions that live the Rose Award Mission. Each year, Woman Within International Ltd invites the regions to nominate one local woman to be honored as a recipient of the President's Rose Award, along with the nominees selected by the Board of Directors of WWIL from the larger Woman Within Community.
If you know a woman that meets the criteria and whom you feel deserves this recognition, please contact the WWE USA President.
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Honorees are selected based on the generosity of their service to the WWE community. If you know a woman that meets the criteria and whom you feel deserves this recognition, please contact the WWE USA President.
Katie Hendrix
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When it comes to finishing off a bath, you are going to need to ensure that you install a bath panel. Verona are known for designing a wide variety of bathroom accessories to the highest standard and this includes bath panels.
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A versatile option, it not only suits modern and classic interiors, but it also adds a polished finish to your bath of choice.
Ideal for rectangular, straight baths, this panel is made from acrylic which is known to keep your bath water warmer for longer, as well as being incredibly durable too.
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Officer fired after gun goes off in the governor's mansion
MADISON (AP) -- A Capitol Police officer has been fired after accidentally firing his gun inside the governor's mansion around 10:45 p.m. Thursday night, October 18th.
State Department of Administration spokeswoman Stephanie Marquis says the officer was a newer employee who was still serving his initial probationary period. he has been terminated.
Gov. Scott Walker and his family were not home at the time and no one was injured.


Virgin Atlantic is using Google Glass and a Sony smartwatch as part of concierge service for business and first class passengers flying from London.
Virgin Atlantic is testing the use of Google Glass and Sony smartwatches as part of an effort to put the glamour back into air travel.
The wearable devices will be used to as part of the service for customers travelling to the 'Upper Class Wing', the airline's entrance at London Heathrow's Terminal 3 for first and business-class passengers.
Airline staff will be equipped with either Google Glass or a Sony SmartWatch 2 which are connected to the concierge dispatch app and Virgin's passenger service system. The apps will send passenger information directly to the concierge's smart glasses or watch as the passenger arrives, and staff will be able to update passengers on their latest flight information, weather and local events at their destination.
The airline said that in future, the technology could also tell Virgin Atlantic staff their passengers' dietary and refreshment preferences.
Virgin said that uring the six week pilot project, benefits to consumers and the business will be evaluated ahead of a potential wider roll-out in the future.
As air travel has become more common, it's also become a more humdrum experience. Half of British travellers say flying is less glamorous than it used to be, according to Virgin Atlantic's research, and the airline said there is a "clear opportunity for innovations in technology to turn this around".
Virgin Atlantic is also testing Apple's iBeacon service with its Upper Class passengers at Heathrow. The low-powered Bluetooth transmitter that can notify nearby iOS devices of nearby services and deliver updates on their flight boarding schedules.
While still something of a spectacle, smart glasses are at best an emerging technology — less than one percent of companies are using them (Google Glass for example is still in its invite only 'Explorer' phase) but analysts predict that up to one in ten organisations may have given smart glasses to some staff within the next five years.
The industries that are likely to experience the greatest benefit from smartglasses are those such as manufacturing, retail or healthcare, or those with engineers or inspectors who can use the augmented reality and recording capabilities.
The New York Police Department has also bought Google Glass units to see if the networked headsets could be useful for officers on patrol.


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Magnetotactic bacteria and magnetosomes
Motivated by the fundamental need to develop novel nanotechnology-based pathways to achieve relevant performance for biomedical purposes, the Group of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials (GMMM) (UPV / EHU) investigates the use of magnetotactic bacteria as nano-bio-robots (nanobiots) for the fight against cancer.
a) Transmission Electron Microscopy of M. gryphiswaldense; b)schematic model of matetotaxis; c) cry-TEM of the magneto some chain; d) bacteria (orange) in contact with lung cancer cells
Magnetotactic bacteria (MTB) are a diverse group of aquatic microorganisms that biomineralize high chemical purity magnetite nanoparticles surrounded by a lipid bilayer membrane with a precise size and morphology due to the genetic control exerted by the bacteria. These membrane-coated nanoparticles are called magnetosomes and are arranged in chains that bacteria use as a compass to orient themselves in Earth's magnetic field. As a consequence, MTB can actively swim due to flagella and passively align along the geomagnetic field. This behavior is known as magnetotaxis. MTBs are microaerobic/anaerobic and have sensory elements that guide them to aquatic areas with their preferred oxygen concentration, a skill called aerotaxis. Due to these characteristics, MTB are envisaged as nano-bio-robots (nanobiots) that can be guided and manipulated by external magnetic fields and are naturally attracted towards hypoxic areas such as tumor regions. Moreover, the presence of the magnetosomes provides the MTB with the biomedical capacities for therapy and imaging attributed to them, such as the ability to heat up under alternating magnetic fields for magnetic hyperthermia therapy.
We are focus on three main aspects:
Bacterial species. The properties of magnetosomes are specie-specific, it means that different species of magnetotactic bacteria produce magnetite nanoparticles with specific morphology and size. Magnetotactic bacteria are fastidious microorganism difficult to grow in the laboratory but GMMM has a lot of experience in their culture. Currently, the Group steadily cultivates four different magnetotactic bacteria species: Magnetospirillum gryphiswaldense (MSR-1), Magnetospirillum magneticum (AMB-1); Magnetovibrio blakemorei (MV-1) and Magnetococcus marinus (MC-1).
Fundamental properties. Another aspect is the fundamental study of the magnetic and structural properties of magnetosomes and chains using home techniques and large installations. Magnetosome chains are a natural paradigm of 1D nanostructure that constitutes an incomparable model for studying basic magnetism. Furthermore, an accurate understanding of its magnetic properties is an essential point for proper use in subsequent biomedical applications.
Biomedical applications. The biocompatibility of magnetosomes and magnetotactic bacteria and the interaction with different cancer cell lines are evaluated through in vitro tests. The Group evaluates the heating efficiency of magnetosomes and magnetic bacteria for hyperthermia treatments and evaluates them as functionalization drug delivery agents.
In-situ experiments. To test in situ the therapeutic capabilities of bacteria as nanorobots, GMMM is actively working on the design and development of a magnetotaxis platform equipped with an integrated coil system for the control and guidance of bacteria and their subsequent activation by alternating magnetic fields.
A multidisciplinary team, physicists, microbiologists, and electronic engineers are working together in this reaserach line.
Members of the group working on this research line: Mª Luisa Fernández-Gubieda Ruiz, Alicia Muela Blázquez, Ana García Prieto, Alfredo García Arribas, David de Cos, Galina Kurlyandskaya. Post-docs: Maite Goiriena, Lourdes Marcano, Alicia Gascón. Pre-docs: David Gandia, Lucía Gandarias
Selected publication of the last years
Controlled magnetic anisotropy in single domain Mn-doped biosynthesized magnetite nanoparticle, Lourdes Marcano, IñakiOrue, AnaGarcía-Prieto, Radu Abrudan, JavierAlonso, Luis Fernańdez Barquín, Sergio Valencia, Alicia Muela and M. Luisa Fdez-Gubieda, J. Phys. Chem. C 2020, 124, 22827−22838
Perspectives on Magnetotactic bacteria for cancer therapy (invited), Mª Luisa Fernández-Gubieda, J. Alonso, A. García-Prieto, A. García-Arribas, L. Fernandez Barquín, A. Muela, Journal of Applied Physics 128, 070902 (2020)
Magnetosomes could be protective shields against metal stress in magnetotactic bacteria, D. Muñoz, L. Marcano, R. Martín-Rodríguez, L. Simonelli, A. Serrano, A. García-Prieto, M. L. Fdez-Gubieda, A. Muela, Scientific Reports, 10, (2020) 11430
Elucidating the role of shape anisotropy in faceted magnetic nanoparticles using biogenic magnetosomes as a model, David Gandia; Lucía Gandarias, Lourdes Marcano, Iñaki Orue, David Gil-Cartón, Javier Alonso, Alfredo García-Arribas, Alicia Muela, Mª Luisa Fdez-Gubieda, Nanoscale 2020 12, 16081-16090
Disc-shaped magnetic particles for cancer therapy, M. Goiriena-Goikoetxea, D. Muñoz, I. Orue, M.L. Fernandez-Gubieda, J. Bokor, A. Muela, A. García-Arribas; Applied Physics Review (2020) 7, 011306 (2020)
Unlocking the Potential of Magnetotactic Bacteria as Magnetic Hyperthermia Agents; D. Gandia, L. Gandarias, I. Rodrigo, J. Robles-García, R. Das, E. Garaio, J.Á. García, M.H. Phan, H. Srikanth, I. Orue, J. Alonso, A. Muela, M.L. Fdez-Gubieda, Small 2019, 1902626
Magnetic Study of Co-Doped Magnetosome Chains, Marcano, Lourdes; Muñoz, David; Martín-Rodríguez, Rosa; Orue, Iñaki; Alonso, Javier; García-Prieto, Ana; Serrano, Aida; Valencia, Sergio; Abrudan, Radu; Fernandez Barquin, Luis; García-Arribas, Alfredo; Muela, Alicia; Fdez-Gubieda, Mª Luisa; The Journal of Physical Chemistry, 2018, 122, 7541-7550
Configuration of the magnetosome chain: a natural magnetic nanoarchitecture, I. Orue, L. Marcano, P. Bender, A. García-Prieto, S. Valencia, M.A. Mawass,D. Gil-Cartón,7 D. Alba Venero, D. Honecker, A. García-Arribas, L. Fernández Barquín, A. Muela, M.L. Fdez-Gubieda; Nanoscale, 2018, 10, 7407-7419
Influence of the bacterial growth phase on the magnetic properties of magnetosomes synthesized by Magnetospirillum gryphiswaldense; L. Marcano, A. García-Prieto, D. Muñoz, L. Fernández Barquín, I. Orue, J. Alonso, A. Muela, M.L. Fdez-Gubieda; Biochimica et Biophysica Acta, Volume 1861, Issue 6, June 2017, Pages 1507-1514
Optimal Parameters for Hyperthermia Treatment Using Biomineralized Magnetite Nanoparticles: Theoretical and Experimental Approach; Alicia Muela, David Muñoz, Rosa Martín-Rodríguez, Iñaki Orue, Eneko Garaio, Ana Abad Díaz de Cerio, Javier Alonso, José Ángel García, and M. Luisa Fdez-Gubieda; J. Phys. Chem. C 2016, 120, 24437-24448
On the mineral core of ferritin-like proteins: structural and magnetic characterization;García-Prieto, Ana; Alonso, J; D. Muñoz; L. Marcano, A. Abad Díaz de Cerio, R. Fernández de Luis, Orue, Inaki; O. Mathon; A. Muela; Fernandez-Gubieda, Maria Luisa, Nanoscale (2016) vol. 8 pp. 1088 (Impact Factor: 7.394)
Assemblies of magnetite nanoparticles extracted from magnetotactic bacteria: a magnetic study; A. M. Huízar-Felix, D. Muñoz, I. Orue, C. Magén, A. Ibarra, J. M. Barandiarán, A. Muela, and M. L. Fdez-Gubieda; APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS 108, 063109 (2016)
Magnetite biomineralization in Magnetospirillum gryphiswaldense: time-resolved magnetic and structural studies, M. Luisa Fdez-Gubieda, Alicia Muela, Javier Alonso, Ana García-Prieto, Luca Olivi, Rodrigo Fernández-Pacheco, and José Manuel Barandiarán, ACS Nano, vol.7, n.4, 3297-3305 (2013)


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Getting greener
We all know the good intentions we have to protect the environment. Eat less meat. Ride the bike more often. Take the train on vacation. Don't buy a new cell phone every two years. In short: Minimize one's own carbon footprint. And everyone knows how hard that is to achieve. After all, almost everything we do generates carbon dioxide. Almost every product we use creates CO₂. The four units idealo, APX, Axel Springer Ideas Engineering and Bonial wanted to find out exactly how much for themselves – because they want to take responsibility for their greenhouse gas balance. And to inspire to other people and companies to do the same. How and why? a_inside decided to find out.
Stereotypical thinking is pretty awful. Judge a person by their appearance and you'll likely end up putting them in a pigeonhole. But if you don't work in a start-up, where everyone knows everyone, you sometimes just have to guess. Have you ever wondered what the new colleague is doing whom you happened to meet in the canteen? And that guy over there with the hipster hairstyle: editor? Data analyst? Graphic designer? In this inside.app article, you can feel free to take a guess at what these five colleagues from the Netherlands, Belgium, the US and Germany work as – without feeling guilty about it.
Plogging, mushrooms and mental health
How "green", sustainable and socially committed is Axel Springer? You can find out more about this every two years in the Axel Springer Sustainability Report, the most recent one of which can now be accessed online. But who is behind the many different sustainability initiatives in the company? inside.app went in search of the "GREENteams" and the "sozialos" at idealo, the dedicated volunteers at Awin and the plastic avoiders at Axel Springer.


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MP calls for study into high caffine drinks
High caffeine energy drinks can have "serious adverse effects", the Reading East MP recently pointed out to the House of Commons.
Rob Wilson called for a study into the health effects of high-caffeine energy drinks at business questions.
He asked the Leader of the House Sir George Young to grant Government time to debate the issue or that a statement be made by a health minister.
He has picked up the concerns of his constituent, Lib Dem councillor Rebecca Rye, on the suitability of the drinks for children, teenagers, young people and other vulnerable groups.
He drew Sir George's attention to a study from the University of Miami, published in the Official Journal of American Academy Paediatrics, which said: "These drinks have been reported in association with serious adverse effects."
The report goes on: "Although healthy people can tolerate caffeine in moderation, heavy caffeine consumption, such as drinking energy drinks, has been associated with serious consequences such as seizures, mania, stroke, and sudden death."
Rob Wilson


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By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times - Thursday, February 17, 2011
The commander of U.S. forces in the Pacific said Thursday that the Pentagon is developing new battle plans for Asia that include adding Marines to better-coordinated naval and air forces in the region where China is expanding its military might.
Navy Adm. Robert F. Willard, commander of U.S. Pacific Command, also said in a speech that U.S. military ties to India are growing and the relationship will be one of the most important for the United States in the 21st century.
On the new AirSea Battle Concept, which the Pentagon is still crafting, Adm. Willard said: "This is a natural evolution, progression for us, as we advance our military capabilities, and I think it will only enhance the capabilities that we present to this region, the Asia Pacific, within U.S. Pacific Command."
The battle concept calls for a broad range of steps to better coordinate the Air Force and the Navy in the Pacific, said defense officials close to the study. The plans include better joint communications and integrated attack and defense strategies.
Officials said the plan responds to China's "anti-access" strategy of using ballistic and cruise missiles, submarines and aircraft to drive U.S. forces out of the western Pacific or limit them in aiding U.S. allies.
Asked about China's new ballistic missile that is designed to kill aircraft carriers, Adm. Willard said the U.S. military's forward presence in Asia remains strong. "AirSea Battle [Concept] has many aspects to it. I'm excited about the prospects of achieving more out of these two services than we've been able to achieve in the past," he said.
The four-star admiral's comments were unusual because the study's details are highly classified. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates ordered the study in 2009 amid concerns that U.S. forces, especially the Navy and the Air Force, were unable to operate closely in a wartime scenario.
"We've since integrated [the] Marine Corps into the study and their capabilities, and at the end of the day, this will be an enhancement to our joint force writ large," he said after a speech to the Asia Society in Washington.
One defense official said later that the Marine Corps was added to the AirSea Battle Concept amid growing assertiveness by China's military. The concept will call for potentially using Marines in sensitive scenarios, such as ejecting Chinese forces from disputed islands in the East China or South China seas.
"The Japanese and South China Sea states don't have Marine Corps-type capabilities to stop a Chinese occupation of islands, a U.S. Marine Corps specialty for 80 years," the official said.
Adding Marines to U.S. battle plans is likely to upset China, whose military researchers have criticized the Marines as U.S. shock troops for imperial aims.
The concept will give the Marines a new role in Asian Pacific strategy.
In recent months, China's military has triggered alarm in the East China Sea by pressuring Japan to release a Chinese fishing boat captain caught illegally fishing near the Senkaku Islands. It also has taken assertive military steps in the South China Sea, claiming the entire region as its economic zone and last year planting a Chinese flag on the sea floor with a miniature submarine.
One part of the battle plan calls for expanding war games in Asia against simulated Chinese forces, something the U.S. military had been limited in doing in the past. For example, the Air Force will do exercises in protecting aircraft carriers, and the Navy will work on defending air bases throughout the region.
The battle-plan study also is examining a major increase in defenses on the U.S. western Pacific island of Guam that are vulnerable to long-range Chinese missile attacks. Military facilities would be hardened on Guam.
On developing strategic ties to India, Adm. Willard said it is one of the command's higher priorities.
He noted that India and the United States were distant during the Cold War and military ties were curtailed after India's nuclear test in the 1990s.
"I sailed past India many times in my career and had little interaction in all of that time," he said.
However, since 2004, the U.S. and Indian militaries have been working to develop close ties, he said.
Adm. Willard said he is working to develop trust with an Indian military that has questioned U.S. staying power as a reliable ally.
"We're trying in earnest now to establish the proper strategic relationship between the United States and India, causing me to travel to India pretty frequently," he said.
The U.S. is planning to sell weapons and advanced aircraft to India as part of the new ties, he said.
"This is a very, very important relationship to the United States in a very crucial part of the world," Adm. Willard said. "It is likely the most consequential nation in South Asia and a natural partner of the United States, yet we've only been acquainted for six years."
John J. Tkacik Jr., a former State Department China hand, said what Adm. Willard did not say is that "India is crucial to America's 21st-century strategy of balancing China."
"Our existing alliance relationships, especially with Japan and Australia, are simply not up to the strain of China's growing power, and bringing India into the balancing equation will mean the difference between a new century governed by rule-of-law and democratic principles or one dominated by Beijing's winner-take-all brand of state mercantilism and repressive authoritarianism," Mr. Tkacik said.
Mr. Tkacik said that recently disclosed State Department cables reveal that China is a serious conventional warfare and nuclear concern among Asian states, "but no one dares say it out loud."


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UF / IFAS Work In The Nature Coast
UF/IFAS has a long history research, teaching and extension programs in the Nature Coast region, along with an extensive track record of working with agency cooperators to improve the conservation and management of natural resources and communities in the region. These previous efforts have built a foundation on which the Nature Coast Biological Station will further develop the UF/IFAS mission of research, teaching, and extension in the region.
When Florida enacted a ban on gill net fishing in state waters in 1994, it put hundreds of commercial fishers out of work. Using Job Training Partnership Act funding, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute and UF/IFAS developed the technology and retrained these workers to culture hard clams. Today, the hard clam aquaculture industry is valued at $40 million annually, and employs over 500 people in Cedar Key alone. UF/IFAS research and extension programs developed this program into a primary economic engine for communities in the Nature Coast. See http://shellfish.ifas.ufl.edu for background and up-to-date information on this valuable industry.
In 1997, UF/IFAS led a symposium and proceedings for the "Florida Big Bend Coastal Research Workshop", held in Steinhatchee, Florida. Through a partnership with Florida Sea Grant, this workshop highlighted the unique physical and biological components of the region and described a need for ecosystem-level management to protect the pristine resources and enhance their value to the communities. This report included a comprehensive assessment of natural resources in the region, and focused on processes influencing rivers, wetlands, estuaries, and reef habitats. The seminal workshop coalesced a diverse group of state and federal agency partners to identify key natural resource needs for the future. In many ways, this workshop was a precursor to the current NCBS and its mission.
Project Coast, a water quality sampling program along the Nature Coast, was initiated in 1997 by IFAS faculty in the Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences program. Since that time, water quality data have been collected monthly at nearly 100 sampling stations between Hernando and Taylor counties. This long-term baseline data combined with targeted diagnostic studies and research can guide the design of cost-effective monitoring that continually evaluates and adapts management actions to ensure healthy coastal systems that deliver value to citizens in the region.
UF/IFAS has worked with USGS on Gulf Sturgeon ecology and conservation over the past 25 years. Researchers from both groups have conducted extensive mark-recapture data and obtained population estimates for Gulf sturgeon, as well has developed reproduction and culture techniques. Gulf sturgeon can reach over six feet in length and weigh over 200 pounds. Today, the USGS scientists continue their work in monitoring the Gulf sturgeon in the Suwannee River, which contains the largest population of this giant fish in the Gulf of Mexico.
In September of 1997, the Senator George Kirkpatrick Marine Laboratory opened in Cedar Key. This lab houses FWC's Division of Marine Fisheries FWC/FWRI, crustacean biologists (stone crab and blue crab work), and FWC/FWRI Fisheries Dependent Monitoring (FDM) staff. Their program has collected extensive data on estuarine fish and habitat quality in the region over the past 18 years. The lab also houses staff from UF/IFAS and from the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (DACS).
In 1991-1993 UF/IFAS faculty developed the Suwannee Regional Reef System and in 2011-2012 developed the Steinhatchee Fisheries Management Areas. These extensive experimental reef systems have allowed faculty and students to explore how the landscape of reef habitat quality influences reef fishes and the highly valuable grouper fisheries. These unique reef systems were constructed in cooperation with counties of the Nature Coast (Levy, Dixie, Taylor) and in partnership with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
Beginning in 2009, UF/IFAS researchers began evaluating trends in oyster reef abundance in the region. Their work in collaboration with agency partners quantified loss of oyster reefs in the region and postulated how oyster reefs provide ecosystem services by retaining freshwater in the estuary. Their ongoing research seeks to identify restoration methods for oyster reefs. Their research efforts included partners from the public who helped with logistical support and sampling.
UF/IFAS researchers have conducted numerous other projects in the region addressing wildlife (birds, mammals, sea turtles), seagrass ecology, shellfish, and fishery resources in the Nature Coast.
Our history shows that UF/IFAS has strong collaborations with state and federal agencies that has improved the conservation and management of natural resources in the region. The Nature Coast Biological Station will serve as a catalyst for even stronger programs and partnerships in the future.
In 2015 the UF provost, IFAS, and Santa Fe College purchased the Gulfside Motel in Cedar Key, which was intended to provide better access to Seahorse Key Marine Laboratory. IFAS is currently renovating the motel to accommodate the NCBS. The site was originally a boat yard and the primary building a boatway. Beginning in the 1950's, the facility saw a succession of owners each of whom added motel rooms and "improvements' to the property.
The renovated facility will fit into the historical character of Cedar Key and provide a research facility to support hard clam aquaculture, office space for the primary scientists of the station, and temporary office and accommodations for visiting scientists, graduate students and technicians.
We want to especially thank the FWC for allowing NCBS staff to utilize space in the George Kirkpatrick Marine Laboratory until our facility is ready for use!
Nature Coast Biological Station
552 1st Street
ncbs@ifas.ufl.edu
The mission of the NCBS is to enhance the conservation and sustainability of natural resources throughout the Nature Coast through collaborative research, enhanced public engagement, field-based courses, and hands-on training workshops.


Democratic Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand and Kamala Harrisare both potential 2020 contenders.
On this question, the US came in third among G7 nations - behind the UK and Canada.
The study surveyed 10,000 people across seven developed nations - the members of the G7 - to investigate public sentiment concerning women in leadership, and they were given a score from 0 to 100 on the Reykjavik Index for Leadership. "A score of 100 means that across society, there is complete agreement that men and women are equally suited to leadership in all sectors," the report explains. Out of the G7 nations, the US ranked third with a score of 70.
Both the UK and Canada reported a higher tolerance for women in political leadership - 58% of those surveyed in the UK and 57% of those polled in Canada said they'd be "very comfortable" with a female head of government. At the low end of the spectrum, just 26% of those in Germany and 23% of those in Japan felt the same way.
In the US, women - particularly in the Democratic party - are running for office, and winning, in unprecedented numbers. And several female politicians, including Sens. Elizabeth Warren, Kamala Harris, Amy Klobuchar, and Kirsten Gillibrand, are likely contenders for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination.


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Going, going, gone: Ottawa's last Zellers closing its doors
The Bells Corners store, one of the discount retailer's two remaining locations in Canada, will shut its doors for good by the end of the month.
Bells Corners location among once-mighty retail chain's last stores
CBC News · Posted: Jan 06, 2020 1:38 PM ET | Last Updated: January 7
Once a K-Mart, the Bells Corners Zellers has been selling off marked-down Hudson's Bay merchandise since 2014. It will close its doors by the end of January. (Stu Mills/CBC)
Wait, there's still a Zellers in Ottawa?
Yes, but not for long.
The Bells Corners Zellers is one of just two remaining stores in Canada. The other is in the Toronto suburb of Etobicoke. Both stores, which are stocked with discounted merchandise from the Bay, are set to close by the end of January.
Hudson's Bay to shutter last 2 Zellers stores in Toronto and Ottawa
Staff assist bargain hunters at Zellers in Ottawa on Jan. 6, 2019. (Stu Mills/CBC)
Zed's dead, baby
One shopper browsing the aisles of the Bells Corners Zellers last week described the store as a hidden gem.
"I don't think they advertised it enough, and maybe they're trying to protect the sales at the Bay," the shopper ventured.
Under pressure from Walmart, Hudson's Bay Company sold most of its Zellers stores to Target, which abruptly shuttered its Canadian stores in 2015. (Stu Mills/CBC)
Zellers, the once-mighty discount department store chain where "the lowest price [was] the law," was established in London, Ont., in 1931. In 1978, the retailer was purchased by Hudson's Bay Company. At the chain's peak in 1999, there were 350 Zellers stores across Canada.
Many Canadians will recall the chain's earworm jingles and slogans — "Only you'll know how little you paid!" — its teddy bear mascot, Zeddy, and collecting Club Z points — always zed, never zee.
But pressure from Walmart sent Zellers into the red by 2006.
In 2011, the Bay reached a roughly $1.8-billion deal to sell the leases of 189 Zellers stores to Target and close the remainder — save for three locations — by March 2013.
Of the three locations, Montreal and Surrey closed in 2014. That same year, the Ottawa location re-opened, leaving it and Toronto store as the sole remaining Zellers stores.
On this day, there were only a handful of shoppers looking for closing out deals at the 100,000-square-foot Bells Corners location. (Stu Mills/CBC)
At the Bells Corners location, where remaining merchandise is being sold off at up to 90 per cent off the lowest ticketed price, another bargain hunter blamed poor management for the chain's demise.
"I used to love to shop here before it was messed.... It was total mismanagement from the very, very beginning."
Shoppers looking to make a final stop at Zellers this month should try to get the store before 10 a.m.
An employee told CBC News on Monday the store starts turning away customers after it reaches capacity shortly after opening.
CBC asked the Hudson's Bay Company how many employees in Ottawa are affected by the Zellers closure. Spokesperson Tiffany Bourré said it is company policy not to reveal staffing levels at individual stores.
One of the last Zellers in Canada located in in Bells Corners will go out to business later this month. 3:47
Hidden shoes, unlikely friendships and 'stressed out' customers: Inside the zany final days at Zellers


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Series of 1851-57 5¢ Jefferson
Earliest Known Use: March 14, 1856
Quantity issued: 150,000 (estimate)
New Denomination Introduced
In 1851, Congress lessened postal rates. These new rates essentially wiped out separation as a variable and made a requirement for new categories. The 1¢ stamp was utilized on all mail up to 3 ounces and on "drop letters" which were sent to the same town.
The single letter rate, in view of a half ounce, was changed to 3¢ for mail not over a separation of 3,000 miles. Mail surpassing this separation was brought down to 6¢. In 1855, the rate for letters more than 3,000 miles changed to 10¢.
In mid 1856, a 5¢ stamp imagining Thomas Jefferson was issued. Understudies of the Series of 1851-57 civil argument the reason for which it was issued. Some trust it was expected to fulfill the 5¢ Registry charge, while others accurately bring up the expense must be paid in real money. Another plausibility is the "boat to shore" or U.S.- British Postal Treaty charge of 5¢ for U.S. mail going through the United Kingdom and headed for particular destinations. Spreads bearing U.S. #12 were normally sent to France and Great Britain and Holland, Spain, Mexico, and Switzerland.
At the time U.S. #12 was issued, prepayment was still discretionary. In the event that postage was paid by the recipient upon receipt, the rate was higher. Because of expanded gather rates, the utilization of postage stamps was enormously invigorated. In 1855, pre-installment was made obligatory.


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Francesca Beard's poem, Baby Scorpion, deals with transformation and consequence. A baby scorpion crawls from a burning log in front of a couple who are keeping warm by the fire. At first the girl feels pity for the small creature's vulnerability but then imagines it as a grown scorpion and the danger it would pose.
Her lover kills it but it appears again, to rise as a ghost. The poem would appear to end with the death of the two lovers, and of the fire itself. Everything is consumed.


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Spencer and Reynolds to get Hasty Pudding Pots
Hasty Pudding Theatricals Announces Octavia Spencer and Ryan Reynolds as the Woman and Man of the Year 2017.
The Woman of the Year is the oldest honor for performers who have "made lasting and impressive contributions to the entertainment world." The award was established in 1951.
"We could not be more excited to offer Ms Spencer our Woman of the Year award. We are humbled by her talent and are so honored that our little Pudding Pot will be sitting alongside Ms. Spencer's Oscar and Golden Globe on her mantle," said Hasty Pudding Theatricals' Co-producer Adam Chiavacci. "Everyone here is really looking forward to meeting her – as long as she doesn't prove as difficult as her character on 30 Rock!" added Pudding Co-producer Natalie Kim.
The Woman of the Year festivities kick off at 3:00p.m. on January 26, 2017 when actress Spencer will lead a parade through Cambridge, Massachusetts. A roast of the actress will follow at 4:00p.m. and her Pudding Pot at Farkas Hall.
The Man of the Year Ryan Reynolds will be celebrated on February 3, 2017. This award was established in 1963. Reynolds will be roasted and potted at Farkas Hall.
Follow the festivities here @thehastypudding.