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You can't see it here but the stamp on the back of this old photograph reads "July 1969."
A lot happened that month. Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon and the first U.S. troops left Vietnam. New York Mets ace Tom Seaver lost his bid for a no hitter with only two outs left in the ninth. Brian Jones, the original leader of The Rolling Stones, drowned in his swimming pool. And, in a tragedy that would haunt him the rest of his days, Ted Kennedy pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of a car accident on Chappaquiddick Island in Massachusetts, an accident where a young woman named Mary Jo Kopechne had died.
Very early that month, July 4th to be precise, something a bit less noteworthy occurred: I learned that if ever I was to grow up and become a man I would need to learn how to build a fire, drink a cold beer, and cook an enormous amount of sausage, peppers and onions for the people I love.
Please don't ask me why. It's just what we're supposed to do. And you know it.
I could look at this picture a thousand more times and every time the tastes inside my head will be the same. Not a red pepper or garlic clove or onion slice or fennel seed's bit of difference.
It's the way I like it. The same. Every time.
Uncle Joe does the cooking because it is his backyard, his makeshift brick-and-cinder block fire pit, and his party. Uncle Dominic consults with his brother and drinks his cold beer. The rest of the family, thirty of us perhaps, wait for my uncles to announce that it's time to eat.
Somewhere nearby I am watching and learning.
Summer is coming. Time to man up.
The last great pizza I had was at Brooklyn Central, a new Neapolitan-style joint in my old neighborhood. We're talking thin crust wood-fired pizza here. With just the right amount of char and, equally important to me, lots of beautiful bubbles.
"You like these?" I said pointing to one of the three pies on the table, the Margherita I believe. "The bubbles I mean. You think they're a good thing?"
I was speaking to my friends Tom and Beth, fine pizzaioli in their own right and regular customers of the place where we were eating. Tom, the verbose member of the pair, spent the rest of the pie-eating session advocating the bubbles-on-pizza theory.
Not only that, but he actually knew what he was yammering about. Clearly my friend had studied this crucial topic, so much so that I asked him to share his knowledge with all of us here.
Bubbles are a sign of great pizza, but they're more than that. Bubbles give baked goods their tender character, from the delicate sponge of a chocolate layer cake to the flaky layers of a croissant. Depending upon the baked good, the bubbles come from carbon dioxide created by leavening such as baking powder used in cakes or butter folded into puff pastry dough. Pizza gets some of its bubbles from yeast, a beneficial microorganism that converts fermentable sugars in the dough into carbon dioxide.
But the bubbles our friend Meatball was so fixated on at Brooklyn Central derived from a different source: steam. When vaporized, water expands over 1,600 times in volume, according to Paula Figoni, writing in her book, How Baking Works. For this phenomenon to work, though, the dough has to be wet, soft and loose, and the oven must be super hot.
That's exactly the conditions called for by the Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana, a group dedicated to preserving the Neopolitan pizza tradition. AVPN sets forth the exacting principles governing the one true pizza, and its regulations are many and persnickety. Dough can only be made from ultra-soft double-zero flour, with 1 liter of water to 1.8 kg. of flour ration, with the flour absorbing 50-55% of its weight in water. That translates into a wet, almost sticky dough, with a soft and elastic texture, says the AVPN. Ovens must be hotter than Dante's Inferno, with a minimum floor temperature of 905 degrees, and a cavity temp of 800 or more degrees; the pizza cooks fast, in 60-90 seconds.
When the pizzaiolo slides that pie (14 inches in diameter, 0.8-inch thick crust, 0.1-inch thick in the center) into the oven, water in the mix vaporizes, the wet glutinous dough is flexible enough to stretch and contain the vapor, then the extreme heat dries and chars the bubbles. The end result: a delicate, light and airy crust.
I got to experience this magic hands-on at Forcella, a New York restaurant devoted to Neapolitan pizza. Under the tutelage of certified pizza master Giulio Adrian, I learned to properly handle the demanding dough, shaping a certifiable crust, topping the classic Margherita with San Marzano tomatoes, mozzarella di Bufala, fresh basil leaves and a drizzle of extra-virgin olive oil, and baking it in Forcella's imported Italian oven. I'm sure the AVPN would approve.
Even better, when that blistered, bubbled pie was whisked out on a peel, I got to eat it.
Get a good look at this stuff, okay. Because it ain't gonna be around for very long.
No matter how many jars of pickled eggplant that I make, I'm always in the planning stages for the next batch. It's my go-to sandwich condiment. Has been since, well, I can't actually remember when it wasn't. And don't ask how many loaves of crusty bread I'm plowed through with nothing but this stuff on top.
Oh yeah, and it's a snap to make. So let's get going on that, shall we.
Place in a colander and liberally toss with salt.
Weight the strips down as best you can. The idea here is to extract as much moisture from the eggplant as you can (make sure there's something under the colander to catch the liquid). I usually let this go for a couple hours and frequently toss things around and manually press down on the strips during that time.
These strips are in good enough shape to work with.
Drain the vinegar and then, using your hands, squeeze the eggplant strips as dry as you can.
Place in a jar, add a couple chopped cloves of garlic and some crushed hot pepper.
Then cover in extra virgin olive oil.
I'll usually wait a week before eating the eggplant but three or four days should be enough time to allow the flavors to develop. And it'll keep in the fridge for a long time.


Looks like GV Prakash is taking his acting pretty seriously, rather than just doing it for the sake of experimenting. The young multi-tasker is going through a makeover for his second project, Trisha Illana Nayanthara (TIN). GV, who has gone leaner for the film, will also sport a thick moustache and beard. Talking about his regimes and diet, GV Prakash said, "I've been on a strict 'no-carbs' diet and working out regularly. It's all for TIN."
Also starring Anandi of Kayal fame as the female lead, TIN introduces Adhik Ravichandran as the director. GV Prakash will compose for the film and Rebel Studios will fund the venture.


FINANCE: Campaigners in Hull have announced their intention to march against Hull And East Yorkshire Hospitals Trust's plans to make £99m efficiency savings by 2018.
Save Our NHS Hull and East Yorkshire predicted the savings would mean reductions in staff and beds. The group is planning a demonstration for later this month.
The trust's chief financial officer John Barber said its financial planning anticipated it needed to save £24m in 2012-13, the same next year, and £99m in total by 2018.
A large acute trust's cancer performance has plummeted over the summer, with only half of its patients treated within 62 days of an urgent screening referral.
A former hospital trust chief executive charged with fraud has died suddenly.
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Ganapathy suicide case: K'taka CID gives clean chit to Odisha-born IPS
Bhubaneswar/Bengaluru, Sep 20:
Senior Karnataka-cadre IPS officer Pranab Mohanty, who hails from Odisha, has been cleared of charges of abetment to suicide by the state police CID. Besides, former Karnataka Home Minister KJ George and senior police officer AM Prasad have also been given clean chit in the case.
According to reports, the investigating agency found no clear evidence against any of the three accused in the Ganapathy suicide case.
This has come as a respite to Odia IPS Pranab Mohanty who was the IGP of Lokayukta at the time of the incident.
With this, the CID filed a closure report against the trio on Saturday pertaining to the abetment to suicide complaint filed by the family of Deputy Superintendent of Police MK Ganapathy who committed suicide in July.
The CID filed the report in a court in Madikeri in Kodagu district after finding no evidence to link George and the two police officers to the suicide of 51-year-old DSP MK Ganapathy.
Barely hours before he committed suicide, Ganapathy had given an interview to a local TV channel in which he had said that George, Prasad and Mohanty would be responsible if anything happened to him. Later, his body was found hanging in the room of a lodge in Madikeri where he was staying.
In the aftermath of the incident, George had to step down as Home Minister and the two senior officers were transferred.
Prasad was posted as Additional Commissioner of Police (Traffic and Road Safety) and Mohanty was posted on Central deputation as Deputy Director General of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) in Bengaluru.
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Autore nella sua carriera di numerosi progetti di aereo destinati sia al mercato dell'aviazione civile sia a quello dell'aviazione militare, collaborò principalmente nella divisione aeronautica dell'azienda giuliana Cantiere Navale Triestino (CNT), evolutasi in seguito in Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico.

Biografia
Raffaele Conflenti nasce a Cosenza dove svolge il primo periodo di studi con ottimi profitti che gli varranno la laurea conseguita nella facoltà di ingegneria.

Al termine degli studi si trasferisce a Torino; fu assunto nel 1912 dalla Società Italiana Transaerea (SIT) per lavorare presso il proprio ufficio tecnico a consulenza dei modelli che l'azienda costruiva su licenza per il Regio Esercito, i francesi Blériot XI-2 e Maurice Farman. La professionalità dimostrata non passò inosservata in un periodo in cui l'aviazione stava entrando anche in Italia nella sua fase industriale. Fu così che l'imprenditore milanese Domenico Lorenzo Santoni gli offrì l'incarico di dirigere l'ufficio tecnico della Società Costruzioni Aeronautiche Savoia, con sede a Turro Milanese, dove dal 1913 si producevano su licenza diversi modelli della Société des avions Henri & Maurice Farman e progettati da Henri Farman, tra cui gli idrovolanti Farman HF.20 ed HF.22 ed i type 1914 ed MF.11 basati a terra.

Intanto Santoni avviò contatti con Luigi Capè, proprietario di un'importante falegnameria che aveva dimostrato di interessarsi all'aviazione, concretizzatisi nel 1914 con la creazione di una nuova azienda, la Società Idrovolanti Alta Italia (SIAI), fondata a Milano ma che spostò gli stabilimenti di produzione a Sesto Calende, su un terreno di proprietà dei fratelli Capè. I successi commerciali conseguiti dalla nuova azienda favorirono la sua espansione e la creazione, a Sant'Anna, di un idroscalo sul Lago Maggiore. Le sopravvenute esigenze belliche dovute allo scoppio della prima guerra mondiale consentirono alla SIAI di ottenere dal governo italiano un sostanzioso contratto di fornitura per l'idrovolante biplano FBA, modello di concezione anglofrancese (da cui la sigla, che stava per Franco-British-Aviation) del quale aveva ottenuto la produzione su licenza. La produzione italiana dell'FBA si attestò su 982 esemplari, dei quali 500 costruiti dalla SIAI ed i rimanenti da altre cinque aziende nazionali.

Conflenti venne esortato da Santoni ad assumere la direzione tecnica della nuova azienda: egli accettò tale offerta non solo occupandosi della completa supervisione della linea di produzione, ma introducendo delle modifiche alla cellula, robusta ma dal pilotaggio impegnativo, atte a migliorarne la maneggevolezza. L'esperienza acquisita consentì a Conflenti di progettare il suo primo modello avviato alla produzione in serie, il SIAI S.8, analogo per configurazione, costruzione e ruolo all'FBA e portato in volo per la prima volta nel 1917. L'S.8 si rivelò nettamente superiore nelle prestazioni generali e nella stabilità in mare, tanto da ottenere dal Ministero della Guerra un contratto di fornitura per 900 esemplari. La conclusione del conflitto ridimensionò la necessità di approvvigionamento portando alla sospensione della produzione dopo 172 esemplari.

Nonostante la sospensione, l'S.8 consacrò le capacità di Conflenti al quale vennero affidati i progetti dei successivi modelli sviluppati dall'azienda: idrovolanti e aerei basati a terra, mono e bimotori destinati al mercato civile e militare tra cui idrocorsa, estremi idrovolanti da competizione destinati alla partecipazione alla Coppa Schneider. In questo periodo i modelli SIAI si rivelarono quasi tutti un successo commerciale venendo esportati nei modelli principali in sei differenti nazioni tra cui Francia, Unione Sovietica e, soprattutto, Spagna.

Nel frattempo Conflenti fu costretto ad affrontare dei problemi al di fuori dell'ambito professionale: la giovane moglie, Anna Contini, si ammalò senza che le cure portassero a uno stabile miglioramento.

Nell'autunno del 1920 Santoni decise di lasciare la SIAI per trasferirsi in Francia, fondando, nel novembre di quello stesso anno, una nuova azienda, la Società Anonyme des Chantiers Aéro-Maritimes de la Seine (CAMS) con sede a Saint-Ouen, un quartiere della banlieu nord di Parigi. L'incondizionata fiducia che riponeva in Conflenti gli suggerì nuovamente di offrire all'ingegnere la direzione tecnica dell'azienda neofondata, tuttavia le precarie condizioni di salute della moglie, impossibilitata a intraprendere viaggi, costrinsero Conflenti a declinare, almeno inizialmente, l'offerta. Con l'aggravarsi della tubercolosi polmonare che la affliggeva, nell'agosto 1921 Anna Conflenti morì a Sesto Calende. Solo allora l'ingegnere cosentino decise di accettare l'offerta di Santoni trasferendosi alla CAMS assumendo la qualifica di direttore tecnico e capo progettista.

La nuova azienda, oltre ad aver ottenuto la licenza di produzione degli S.6, S.9 ed S.13, avviò grazie a Conflenti lo sviluppo di otto nuovi modelli di idrovolanti e delle diverse varianti da loro sviluppate, tra cui un bimotore da trasporto civile (il CAMS 33 T) e tre idrocorsa destinati al Trofeo Schneider.

Tuttavia la collaborazione non ebbe lunga durata. Già nel 1922 Conflenti fu contattato dalla famiglia Cosulich la quale era intenzionata ad investire nel mercato del trasporto aereo e che stava cercando un responsabile al quale affidare la sezione aeronautica della propria azienda di costruzioni navali, il Cantiere Navale Triestino (CNT) con sede a Monfalcone. La prospettiva del ritorno in patria alla fine prevalse non prima però, anche per il rapporto che lo legava a Santoni, di aver portato a compimento i progetti ancora sul tavolo da disegno.

Conflenti si trasferì a Monfalcone nel 1923 assumendo l'incarico di capo progettista delle neonate Officine Aeronautiche. Da quel momento portò a conclusione la progettazione e lo sviluppo di numerosi modelli siglati CRDA CANT, tuttavia a causa della distruzione, sia a causa degli eventi bellici sia per la successiva acquisizione del materiale da parte della Italcantieri degli archivi dei Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico, non vi è un dato certo su quali e quanti siano stati i progetti elaborati dall'ingegnere calabrese. Il rapporto con la famiglia Cosulich rimase solido fino ai primi anni trenta quando la sua collaborazione venne meno a causa della totale riorganizzazione dell'industria aeronautica italiana avviata, nel 1932, dell'allora sottosegretario per la Regia Aeronautica Italo Balbo.

Conflenti si trovò praticamente costretto a dare le dimissioni e decise quindi di tornare a stabilirsi in Lombardia investendo la sostanziosa somma di denaro ottenuta dalla liquidazione dai CRDA acquistando una catena di distributori di carburante. La nuova attività comunque non attenuò la sua passione per l'aeronautica che lo condusse a proporsi come consulente tecnico alla compagnia aerea Società Aerea Mediterranea (SAM), dalla quale venne assunto nel dicembre 1932, collaborazione che cessò nel 1935 quando la SAM venne assorbita dall'Ala Littoria.

Conflenti quindi si propose all'ingegner Giovanni Battista Caproni che decise di assumerlo nel gennaio 1936 al fine di affidargli, al fianco dell'ingegner Giovanni Pegna proveniente dalla Piaggio, uno studio strategico della Società Brevetti e Studi Caproni. In seguito venne assegnato alla Caproni-Predappio, controllata del Gruppo Caproni con sede a Predappio, dove sviluppò altri cinque modelli di biplani terrestri, il più rappresentativo dei quali fu il Caproni Ca.164 che riscosse un buon successo commerciale, ordinato dalla Regia Aeronautica e dalla francese Armée de l'air. L'ultimo modello sviluppato da Conflenti fu il monoposto da addestramento acrobatico Caproni Ca.603 che effettuò il primo volo nell'autunno del 1940.

Lasciata la Caproni, Conflenti decise di trascorrere gli ultimi anni nella natia Cosenza dove rimase fino al decesso, avvenuto il 16 luglio 1946.

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Bibliografia
 Giuseppe Ciampaglia: "La vita e gli aerei di Raffaele Conflenti" nel testo: "Il Cavallo di Ferro" I.B.N Editore, Roma 2016, ISBN 9788875652715

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Persone legate alla Caproni
Persone legate alla SIAI-Marchetti

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So Long, Lonesome George and Other News of the Week
By Shala Howell, June 29, 2012
Lonesome George. (Image: putneymark via Flickr)
Goodnight, George. Lonesome George, the last of the Pinta island giant tortoises, the symbol of Galapagos Island, and an icon of the conservation movement, died this week at his home in Galapagos National Park. George was 100 years old. Cause of death is believed to be a heart attack.
To eat or not to eat… If you, like me, like to conserve your organic eating dollars for where they can make the most impact on your family's health, you may be interested to note that the Environmental Working Group has recently released a new Dirty Dozen List. The list highlights the 12 fruits and vegetables most likely to be contaminated by pesticides, and therefore, the most important to buy in their organic forms if you can. Of course, as the Environmental Working Group, NPR, and The Five-Year-Old's pediatrician point out, it's far better for your family to eat conventional produce than none at all. As the NPR story points out, most of the dirty dozen had residue levels below acceptable government standards. And the mere presence of a chemical doesn't always mean a risk. A 2011 study by the University of California, Davis, that says that swapping organics for conventional produce wouldn't necessarily make people any healthier.
Cat and… Robin? Three Michigan cats have adopted a baby robin. Two of the cats actually allow the bird to nestle in their fur, while the third merely deigns to allow the bird to prance in circles around it–clear proof that Cat #3 isn't getting as much of whatever's in the water out there.
Ancient rock art found in Australia. Last week, University of Southern Queensland archaeologist Bryce Barker announced that he has found the oldest unequivocally dated Aboriginal rock art. The rock art, a charcoal drawing on a bit of granite, dates back 28,000 years. While this may be the oldest bit of art found in Australia so far, it's not the oldest work of art in the world. That title belongs to the 40,800 year-old hand stencils and red disks painted on the wall of the El Castillo cave in Spain. Of course, those hand prints may have been made by Neanderthals.
And finally, Britain's first urban cable car opened this week, ahead of the Summer Olympics, which start July 27.
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Pakistan Cricket Team for World Cup 2015 (Squad)
by Sidra Sajid | Feb 3, 2015 | Beauty & Wellness
Pakistan Cricket Board has announced a Pakistan Cricket team for the Upcoming Biggest Event of Cricket World. The Squad which is announced by Pakistan Cricket Board Is,
Misbah ul Haq: Misbah ul haq has represented Pakistan in Cricket World Cup 2011 but it is for the very first time he would be representing Pakistan Cricket Team as a Captain of Team.
This Talented Cricketer Stepped in International Cricket in 2001. He has earned great reputation and has been one of the composed players of Pakistan Cricket Team. Misbah ul haq Managed to establish himself as a prominent player in 2011.
In previous Cricket World Cup Misbah Played eight matches and his best knock was 83 runs against Sri- Lanka Which helped Pakistan Cricket Team to win the match.
Ahmed Shahzad: Ahmed Shahzad is one of the Aggressive opening Bats-man of Pakistan Cricket Team. He has played over 55 one day innings since 2009, the year he did his debut in international cricket at 17 years of age.. He was one of the good performers of Under 19 team. The Player's 115 runs over 104 balls against New Zealand helped him to secure place in Cup team.
Muhammad Hafeez: Muhammad Hafeez is an All-rounder made his debut in international cricket in 2003. He has been awarded 10 Man of the match Awards in his International Cricket. Hafeez has represented Pakistan Cricket Team in World Cup 2007 and World Cup 2011. Muhammad Hafeez is one of the most prominent players of Pakistan Cricket Team.
Sarfaraz Ahmed: Sarfaraz Ahmed is an announced wicket keeper for world cup 2015. He came into eyes of fans in 2006 when he was representing Pakistan Cricket Team as Captain and won the Under 19 World Cup 2006. World Cup 2015 would be his First ICC World Cup.
Younus Khan: Younus Khan Has had been one of the best players of Pakistan Cricket Team. His Prowess in field is a asset to Pakistan Cricket. Khan has played 2003, 2007 and 2011 ICC World Cup. His skills are surely going to make Pakistani team to do something exceptional.
Haris Sohail: Haris Sohail made his international debut in mid 2013 after establishing himself in domestic cricket. His beat score of unbeaten 85 is his career best till now in ODI and made him to be selected in squad fro cup.
Umar Akmal: Umar Akmal is a wicket keeper and batsmen, he did his debut in international cricket in 2009 and till now has appeared in more than 100 ODI. Umar Akmal was a part of Pakistan Cricket team in 2011 ICC WORLD CUP.
Shoaib Maqsood: Shoaib Maqsood belongs to Multan the city which has given greatest cricketers to Pakistan. Shoaib made his Debut for international cricket in 2013 against south Africa. His performance was praised much as he scored 56 run on 54 balls in his debut ODI. This Young boy is a future of Pakistan Cricket team.
Shahid Afridi: Boom Boom afridi is the Veteran of Pakistan Cricket Team. The All rounder Made his Debut in International ODI in 1996. Afridi has represented Pakistan in 4 ICC World cups and world cup 2015 is going to be his fifth Cup. The aggressive Shahid has always been a great asset to Team Pakistan
Yasir Shah: Yasir Shah is a leg Spinner. He has played only one ODI in 2011 against Zimbabwe. He would be appearing in ICC World cup for the first time
Muhammad Irfan: Muhammad irfan is a left arm bowler. He made his debut in international cricket in 2010. He has been regular member of Pakistan cricket team since 2013. He would be giving his appearance in ICC World Cup for the first time.
Junaid Khan: Junaid Khan is a bowler who made his debut in international ODI in 2011. He has represented Pakistan Cricket Team in ICC World Cup 2011 but did not play any tournament.
Ehsan Adil: Ehsan is a right arm fast bowler who made his debut in ODI in 2013 against Scotland. 2015 world cup would be is first ICC World Cup.
Sohail Khan: Sohail is a right arm fast bowler. He made his Debut in ODI in 2008 and played his Last ODI in 2009 against Sri Lanka. He would be representing Pakistan Cricket Team in ICC WORLD CUP for the first time.
Wahab Riaz: Wahab riaz is a left hand fast bowler made his debut in International cricket in 2008 against Zimbabwe. Wahab riaz is a regular player of Pakistan Cricket team. Wahab has played in 2011 world cup as well and gave his best against India in semi final 2015 World Cup is going to be his second world cup.
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ARTBA Offers Support for Florida Bid to Assume Responsibility for Environmental Reviews
December 2, 2016 | Legislative
By Nick Goldstein, vice president of regulatory affairs & assistant general counsel, ARTBA
ARTBA is supporting a proposed agreement between Florida and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) allowing state officials to make key environmental decisions on transportation construction projects.
A provision in the 2012 "Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century" (MAP-21) surface transportation law grants states the right to assume responsibility for portions of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) review process.
In Dec. 1 comments, ARTBA noted that allowing Florida to administer NEPA could "reduce the amount of time involved in the environmental review and approval process by lessening the burden on federal agencies."
ARTBA has supported similar efforts in California, Texas and Ohio, where the MAP-21 program has yielded significant results. In California, for example, the median time savings on Final Environmental Impact Statements is 11 years.
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The GeneCatcher technology is a novel magnetic bead-based genomic DNA (gDNA) purification technology that is designed to work on a wide range of blood samples including archived or poorly stored blood samples. The GeneCatcher gDNA blood kits allow rapid and efficient extraction of genomic DNA from human blood—without the use of centrifugation (Figures 1 and 2). The purified DNA is suitable for use in the most sensitive downstream applications, including PCR and restriction enzyme digestion.
Figure 1. How GeneCatcher technology works. The novel three-step clean-up process of GeneCatcher technology enables scalable, single-tube purification of genomic DNA from large (up to 10 mL) blood samples.
Figure 2. Rapid processing of large blood volumes using GeneCatcher technology.
The GeneCatcher Purification System offers a method to purify gDNA from large volumes of blood that is robust and reproducible, ensuring complete sample recovery and integrity. The GeneCatcher gDNA Blood Kits allow rapid and efficient extraction of genomic DNA (gDNA) from human blood, including archived or poorly stored blood samples (Figure 3). Genomic DNA is extracted from blood samples using the cost-effective, user-friendly magnetic bead–based GeneCatcher technology without the use of centrifugation.
Figure 3. Purification of gDNA from archived whole blood samples using the GeneCatcher gDNA Blood Kit. An 0.8% agarose gel used to evaluate gDNA extractions from archived whole blood samples (blood samples frozen >8 years). Blood samples were split into 2 equal aliquots, and gDNA was extracted using the GeneCatcher gDNA Blood Kit and a kit from competitor G. The GeneCatcher kit extractions employ magnetic beads, while competitor G's kit uses a form of the traditional lysis and DNA precipitation method that has been shown to co-purify agents that are inhibitory to downstream applications. I = GeneCatcher technology extractions; G = competitor G extractions; L = 1Kb DNA Extension Ladder (Thermo Fisher Scientific), largest band 40 Kb.
GeneCatcher technology has been designed and optimized for scalable and automated genomic DNA isolation from blood samples using the Tecan® Freedom EVO® liquid handling platform (Figure 4A); It requires no centrifugation or filtration steps and uses reagents that will not clog lines or cause vapor pressure buildup. Furthermore, a magnetic rack (separator) allows processing of several samples simultaneously during the magnetic bead-separation steps. To obtain the best results with the GeneCatcher gDNA 0.3–1 mL Blood Kit, we recommend using the 24-well Magnetic Separator (Figure 4B). For the GeneCatcher gDNA 3–10 mL Blood Kit, we recommend the 50 mL tube Magnetic Separator (Figure 4B). These magnetic separators are compatible with the volumes used in the kit protocols and provide effective magnetic strength from neodymium magnets, which are aligned with plate wells or tubes, respectively.
Figure 4. Ready for automation. (A) The protocol for the GeneCatcher gDNA 3–10 mL Blood Kit can be automated on the Tecan® Freedom EVO® platform, whereas the protocol for the GeneCatcher gDNA 0.3–1 mL Blood Kit can be automated on the Hamilton STAR and Tecan® Freedom EVO® platforms. (B) The GeneCatcher gDNA 0.3–1 mL Blood Kit works well with the 24-well Magnetic Separator and a 24 Deep Well RB Block. The 24-well Magnetic Separator contains 6 neodymium magnets that are perfectly aligned with the wells of a 24-well plate for simple sample processing using magnetic beads.


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Peter Collins
400 - 444 7 AVE SW
Calgary, AB T2P 0X8
pcollins@fieldlaw.com
Nicolle Campbell Milloy
ncampbellmilloy@fieldlaw.com
Peter Collins is an experienced business lawyer whose practice focuses on commercial real estate in Alberta and elsewhere in western Canada. Peter has substantial experience in acquisition, leasing, financing, operations and sales of commercial property developments, and in particular, shopping centres and other retail developments, office buildings and industrial developments. He also attends to the corporate and general commercial law needs of clients.
"I started in a smaller firm where I had a general business law practice serving mostly small to medium-sized businesses. That work taught me the need to be practical and to always keep the bigger picture in mind. This helps when I'm providing strategic advice to a business client or I'm the senior person leading a team on a project." As a result, Peter has wide-ranging experience in business law, including construction, business litigation, foreclosures, insolvency and other commercial disputes and transactions. Clients rely on Peter for help on a wide range of business issues.
His years as a former litigator and as an in-house lawyer at Petro-Canada (now Suncor Energy) have given him a valuable, go-to perspective on what makes a deal work. "Clients don't deal with lawyers out of a passion for the law. Clients want to get their business and legal goals accomplished. That takes certainty, clarity, a detail-oriented thoroughness, practicality, and a relentless drive toward the client's goals. Getting deals done sometimes also requires toughness and advocacy, qualities my years as a litigator have given me."
Most of Peter's clients are now mid-sized and larger, including pension funds, private equity funds, REITs, a chartered bank, and other institutional investors, landlords, tenants and related service providers.
Regardless of the size, location or type of client or transaction, "my role is to provide strategic guidance to our clients and to educate them about their deal risks and tactics - in a clear and practical fashion - so that they can make an informed choice about the best way forward, and then get them to their goal," Peter explained.
"I love to ski," Peter explained. "Glades, groomers and bowls are all fun, and powder days are the best!"
He also likes to bike (mountain and road), hike and travel. Recent destinations? The American Rockies, Switzerland and Indochina. Up next: the Inca Trail and Machu Picchu.
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This article was published on March 20, 2022
Encouraging women in tech is essential to protect society against AI bias
Encouraging women in AI has never been more urgent
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Xiaoman Hu
Encouraging women in AI has never been more urgent. A study by the World Economic Forum noted a gender disparity of 78 percent male versus 22 percent female in AI and data science. This disparity isn't just a challenge within the workforce. It reflects a highly nuanced issue that goes beyond any single workplace and if not addressed will have highly negative implications for society.
We have seen a lot of work to encourage girls and women to become interested in STEMand address gaps in digital skills at an earlier age than in the past. Yet now, there appears to be less effort to support women as they transition from higher education into a sustainable career in tech. This is a challenge for the industry. But the real problem is that as AI becomes ubiquitous in daily life, without a technology workforce that accurately reflects the structure of society, AI-based decisions are constrained by the limited societal and cultural biases of their designers. The impact of such homogeneity in AI decisions and bias has already been seen in examples such as the automation of credit card and mortgage applications, to resume screening and other areas.
The industry challenge is not due to a lack of skills. Research from the Turing Institute suggests women are trailing behind men with industry-relevant skills such as computer science, data preparation and exploration, general-purpose computing, databases, big data, machine learning, statistics, and mathematics. Yet much of this is not due to formal skills, but rather confidence by women in stating these abilities during recruitment and in the workplace. In the tech world where technical skills are needed, soft skills are sometimes dismissed but in order to move forward, there needs to be a greater focus on leadership and mentorship to build confidence and encourage a more diverse workforce. We say that stereotypes must be combatted from a young age yet a gap remains. For example, within the tech sector, women generally have higher levels of formal education than their male counterparts yet academic citations are fewer suggesting there is a lack of confidence in sharing academic knowledge. The Turing Institute finds that only 20 percent of UK data and AI researchers on Google Scholar are women. Of the 45 researchers with more than 10,000 citations, only five were women.
When I say that women need to have mentors and role models, I write from firsthand experience. It was only after winning a mathematics modeling competition in university that I considered a related career. This inspired me to write a blog on machine learning algorithms. The easy-to-understand method employed helped the blog garner over 5 million views, and eventually led to a career in programming. When I became a programmer and found myself working as the only woman in a room of men typically 10-15 years older, I struggled to relate and realized the need for a community of like-minded people.
In April 2020 I started to manage operations for MindSpore, an AI framework developed by Huawei, just as it became open source. MindSpore is Huawei's alternative AI framework to Google's TensorFlow and Facebook's PyTorch with comparable capabilities but 20 percetn fewer lines of code. Launched in September 2019, it is endorsed by major universities including Peking University, University of Edinburgh, and Imperial College. Today, MindSpore boasts over 1.3 million downloads and an interactive community indicated by over 19,000 issues, over 52,000 pull requests, and over 16,000 stars (the equivalent of a 'like' among developers).
In 2021, open-source component downloads grew 73 percent YOY. With the rapid growth in the global adoption of open source technology, diversity in open source communities is also increasing. The MindSpore Women in Tech Community emphasizes seminar-like gatherings which provide women a safe space to discuss the challenges they face in the workplace. Mentoring is important. For example, in 2020, when the community was just in its infancy, a student at one of our events explained she was getting good grades but was worried about a career in programming. She sought advice from more senior programmers and tech leaders. By the time she graduated she had no need to worry and was able to choose from one of several offers. Not only did she feel more confident but was able to give back to the community by sharing her experience with new students, those who were now in the position she had been the previous year. It is experiences like this that will keep women in tech. When they stay, tech also benefits.
But encouraging women isn't simply about creating diversity within the industry to enable greater gender balance. The benefits stretch beyond the sector and into the societal benefits. With the digitalization of many traditional sectors, the pervasive nature of AI demands that it not only provides efficiency but is also inclusive. It is only by broadening the pool of talent that we can avoid data-led decisions skewed by bias. Establishing communities that actively foster participation and diverse voices is an important step.
Bias in AI starts with the initial formulation of problems. The questions are naturally constrained by the experiences of the designers and programmers. This in turn impacts the quality of the data and the way it is handled. So what will be the societal impact if there is not greater diversity?
User experience (UX) for women will be not be as intuitive if it is there is not greater input at the design stage.
Economic discrimination whether assigning women's resumes to lower paid jobs and access to financial resources will have a long-term impact.
Societal resources will be distributed unfairly whether affecting education, healthcare, or even safety.
Women will lose decision-making capabilities for fundamental day-to-day as decisions.
So in conclusion, now that our lives are digitally-driven, we must ensure that women can enjoy the benefit of technology for generations to come rather than be negatively impacted.
This article was originally published by Xiaoman Hu on TechTalks, a publication that examines trends in technology, how they affect the way we live and do business, and the problems they solve. You can read the original article here.
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For the summer of 2011 we invited renowned Mexican Painter Luis Castellanos Velui to paint one of his works on the "Association Of The Deaf" clubs wall at 200 Gist Street.It was a great collaboration with the folks from the deaf club. They looked through Luis's portfolio to give him an idea of what they like, and then they requested sign language imagery in the painting.So there is some signing in there! Luis also gave a wonderful lecture at the University of Pittsburgh and had a well received show of his oils and watercolors at the Mendelson Gallery in the Shadyside neighborhood of Pittsburgh. Luis is based in Guadalajara Mexico, and his work can be found world wide, including prestigious public and private collections.