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Partial response signaling for improved chromatic dispersion tolerance in intensity modulation optical transmissions
Cristian Prodaniuc, Nebojsa Stojanovic, Fotini Karinou, and Roberto Llorente
Cristian Prodaniuc,1,2,* Nebojsa Stojanovic,1 Fotini Karinou,1 and Roberto Llorente2
1Optical and Quantum Technologies, Huawei Technologies Duesseldorf GmbH, Riesstrasse 25, 80992 Munich, Germany
2Centro de Tecnologia Nanofotónica de Valencia, Universitat Politècnica de València, Edificio 8F, Camino de Vera, s/n, 46022 Valencia, Spain
*Corresponding author: cristian.prodaniuc@huawei.com
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Cristian Prodaniuc, Nebojsa Stojanovic, Fotini Karinou, and Roberto Llorente, "Partial response signaling for improved chromatic dispersion tolerance in intensity modulation optical transmissions," Opt. Express 26, 3013-3019 (2018)
Attenuation coefficient
Optical signal to noise ratio
Optical signals
Modulation (060.4080)
Optical communications (060.4510)
Spectrum analysis (070.4790)
Revised Manuscript: January 16, 2018
Manuscript Accepted: January 21, 2018
We investigate partial response signaling (PRS) as a way of increasing the transmission length achievable by direct detection optical systems. The performance of the duobinary and PRS modulations is evaluated against that of conventional on-off-keying (OOK). We prove by simulation and experimentally that duobinary increases the link distance by up to 1.5 times and PRS by up to 3 times, when no signal processing is employed. The gain is preserved even when equalization is used. PRS is employed also with 4-level pulse-amplitude modulation (PAM-4) and is shown to improve the transmission distance by almost 3 times.
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Transmission of single lane 128 Gbit/s PAM-4 signals over an 80 km SSMF link, enabled by DDMZM aided dispersion pre-compensation
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Optical filter requirements in an EML-based single-sideband PAM4 intensity-modulation and direct-detection transmission system
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4-PAM for High-Speed Short-Range Optical Communications
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Fig. 1 Spectrum comparison between OOK, duobinary and PRS (a) and CD tolerance comparison between OOK, duobinary and PRS in low and high bandwidth scenarios (b)
Fig. 2 Pulse shapes (first column) for OOK (first row), DB (second row), and PRS (third row) and the corresponding eye diagrams for BTB (second column), 15 km (third column), and 30 km (fourth column). The eyes are obtained employing 20G components and a MZM at the transmitter side, OSNR = 25 dB
Fig. 3 Symbol mapping for different modulation/modulator combinations (left) and OOK/PAM-4 versus PRS OOK/PAM-4 BER curves
Fig. 4 Experimental setup.
Fig. 5 OOK versus PRS experimental results, without DSP (left) and employing a 16-state MLSE (right).
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Solo Thinking- what could it give you?
I spent five days trekking alone in the Swiss Alps and eventually came round to reflecting on how my thinking differed from my time at home or at work.
While solo trekking in the Swiss Alps I took some time to reflect on a few experiences and encounters in the mountains. You might be interested in the recording I made at the time. It is unscripted and straight from my head!
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Abstract : The paper presents LA-MAC, a low-latency asynchronous access method for efficient forwarding in wireless sensor networks. It is suitable for current and future sensor networks that increasingly provide support for multiple applications, handle heterogeneous traffic, and become organized according to some complex structure (tree, DAG, partial mesh). It takes advantage of the network structure so that a parent of some nodes becomes a coordinator that schedules transmissions in a localized region. Allowing burst transmissions improves the network capacity so that the network can handle load fluctuations. At the same time, the method reduces energy consumption by decreasing the overhead of node coordination per frame. The paper reports on the results of extensive simulations that compare LA-MAC with B-MAC and X-MAC, two representative methods based on preamble sampling. They show excellent performance of LA-MAC with respect to latency, delivery ratio, and consumed energy.


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The plenty of nature's reward loaded in Rajaji National Park area which attracts the wildlife lovers, corporate and friends of nature to visit Rajaji the most spectacular wildlife park of India.
Rajaji National Park has few forest divisions as Rajaji, Chilla wildlife sanctuary, Motichur and sections of Lansdowne, Dehradun and Siwalik. In 1983 all of these sanctuaries merged Rajaji National Park.
It is named after Raja Gopalchariya – a freedom fighter. The magnificent River Ganges flows in Rajaji for 24 KMS long which make the national park quite diverse and rich apart from the numerous streams and creeks.
Rajaji gives many chances to wildlife enthusiastic to experience the charming landscape and the serene nature. Rajaji is located along with mountains and in the foothills of Shivalik Himalayan ranges. The national park characterizes the Shivalik eco-system.
The plenty of nature's reward loaded in the park area which attracts the wildlife lovers, corporate and friends of nature to visit Rajaji the most spectacular wildlife park of India. It is reachable from various directions by air, road and rail.
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David McAtee was the youngest child of Odessa Riley and James McAtee and had eight siblings. He owned and operated YaYa's BBQ Shack in Louisville's predominantly black west end neighborhood. He had a reputation for generosity. At the time of the shooting, he was reportedly in a crowd not part of the protests going on at the time, but instead part of a weekly social event.
David McAtee was fatally shot by the Kentucky Army National Guard in Louisville during protests over the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor. The National Guard and Louisville metro police department (LMPD) were there to enforce a curfew. According to officials, the National Guard and the LMPD were fired on by McAtee and they returned fire. McAtee was killed by a shot from the National Guard.
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Eine Mittelbehörde ist eine Behörde, die in einem dreistufigen Behördenaufbau zwischen der obersten Behörde (Ministerium) und der Unterbehörde (Landratsamt, Finanzamt) angeordnet ist.

Pierer's Universal-Lexikon von 1860 gibt als Definition an, die Mittelbehörde sei eine "Behörde, welche zwischen der Ober- u. Niederbehörde als zweite Instanz mitten inne steht, ..."

Gesetzlich wird der Rechtsbegriff nicht definiert, sondern vorausgesetzt, so z. B. in  Verordnung über die Laufbahn, Ausbildung und Prüfung für den höheren technischen Verwaltungsdienst des Bundes.

In den deutschen Bundesländern sind die Regierungspräsidien und Oberfinanzdirektionen bzw. Landesämter für Steuern Mittelbehörden.

Auch die in einigen Bundesländern bestehenden Landesverwaltungsämter (z. B. das Thüringer Landesverwaltungsamt) zählen zu den Mittelbehörden. Bis zu ihrer Abschaffung am 1. März 2012 waren auch die Landesdirektionen in Sachsen Mittelbehörden.

Literatur
Marius Niespor: Bedeutung und Funktion von Mittelbehörden: Fallbeispiel Rheinland-Pfalz, Universität Trier, 2009, ISBN 978-3-640-45110-4

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Verwaltungsorganisation (Deutschland)

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Will the real Republican party please stand — oh, they already are
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French would've been the most embarrassing abortive White House hopeful, if not for Evan McMullin, a Utahan ex-CIA operative and Goldman Sachs banker. As we all know, the only thing that inspires people more than unapologetic nationalism is boring Mormons. But beneath Evan's sad, lifeless eyes lies the Principled Conservative, the exact kind of politician that the serious and important people in Washington and New York want to be their president. We should note that McMullin cracked 20 percent in his home state. But the other states where McMullin got on the ballot mostly ignored his name.
Many are speculating that McMullin will vie for Utah's Senate seat in 2018. But why should anyone on the left prefer the Principled Conservative to the conservatism of Trump? Is there any worthwhile difference between a principled conservative and Trump, save the amount of hand-wringing they induce among the people who wax poetic about civility and democratic norms? Transphobia and the enforcement of Victorian gender roles are important 'principles' for David French, while Evan McMullin cares very strongly about starting a proxy war with Russia in Syria. Meanwhile, Republican statehouses have spent the last six years suppressing minority votes and doing everything they can to stand in the way of abortion rights. Nebraskan wonder boy senator Ben Sasse, who called on Trump to drop out of the race after the "pussy-grabber" tape came out (so brave), voted for every one of Trump's cabinet nominees. Sasse, to his credit, issued a statement opposing Trump's Muslim ban, and called for 'wisdom' in 'our generational fight against jihadism.' Thanks, Ben, but you don't sound like someone who can be counted on to stand up against Islamophobia and American militarism.
John McCain has forcefully spoken out against Trump on a number of issues. Senator McCain, however, has actual political power as a senior member of the majority party. If he opposed Trump's agenda, we would expect him to do something with that power. So far, the only Trump nominee that McCain has said no to is Mick Mulvaney, Trump's pick for budget director. It wasn't because Mulvaney wants to raise the retirement age, or slash Medicare, but because Mulvaney wants to rein in military spending. McCain's main sticking point with Trump's agenda (to extent that Trump has an agenda) isn't healthcare for seniors, it's keeping our military as wasteful and as monstrous as possible.
Principled Republican senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham are spending most of their time attacking Putin and defending the importance of the free press, but these are hardly the most pressing issues facing Americans right now. In their joint statement on the Muslim ban, they expressed consternation about the logistics and implementation of the ban, and wished that Trump had done the ban in a way that "upholds all that is decent and exceptional about our nation." When will they express their anger about any of Trump's actual policies? They share liberal's distaste for the President, and might be more willing to strike small bargains than the party's hardliners, but that's where common ground with the left ends, and the establishment Republican begins.
Over a month after the inauguration, many conservatives are still standing strong in opposition to Trump. In a piece published the day after the inauguration, Peter Wehner, a grown-up paid intern at the Ethics and Public Policy Center explained why he, a lifelong conservative, still refused to support Trump. Explaining his reluctance, Wehner wrote:
"[I]t's worth keeping in mind that my chief worries about Mr. Trump were never strictly ideological; they had to do with temperament and character."
"This isn't to say that I didn't have worries based on Mr. Trump's deviations from conservatism, a political philosophy he seems to have no real interest in or acquaintance with."
While Wehner tries to separate Trump's vulgar conservatism from his more dignified and intellectual conservatism, he gives the whole game away. If Trump was nicer to John McCain, didn't call Mexicans rapists and wasn't a sexual predator (if he just had a little more "character" ) Wehner would have happily fallen in line behind the leader of his party. Meanwhile, the American voters, the ones who voted for both Bushes, McCain, and Romney before Trump, had no problems with Trump's "deviations from conservatism." Does it really matter where Trump deviates from conservative orthodoxy if America's right-leaning electorate voted for him?
A month into his presidency, Trump is sitting at a historically terrible 42 percent approval. Among Republicans and right-leaning independents, he's at 88 percent. Eighty-eight! That's ahead of both Bushes and Reagan in their first months on the job. This should make us question the idea that there is a silent-er majority of moderate Republicans who would prefer a Romney or a McMullin over the pedal-to-the-metal jingoism of Trump. And, because partisanship is a hell of a drug, plenty of them will probably be with him for the long haul. The loyal GOP voter is exactly who we thought they were.
First month approval ratings are probably meaningless, but even if Trump was unpopular among the Republican voters, why would we want Republicans to stand up to him? Internal divisions within the GOP are noteworthy, but they're nothing to get excited about. There's no reason for people who calls themselves liberal to wish for Republicans to propose their slightly less cruel alternatives to President Trump's agenda. And odds are they won't, especially if his approval ratings remain this high.
To clarify, I'm condemning most of the GOP, not all of it. There are certainly some people having buyer's remorse, but don't expect this on a large scale. And obviously Democrats deserve plenty of criticism for the dismal political landscape we're living in right now. I focused on Republicans because there's a strange idea that educated Americans have about the moderate Republican, the family man who wants to curtail voting rights and wants coal companies to have free rein over the lives and livelihoods of miners, but manages to do it without Trump's aberrant behavior. This has been part of the Republican Party's platform for quite some time now, and we would be wise to remember that in these strange times. Moderates will ask him to tweet less, but they will not grow a spine to fight him on any worthwhile cause, especially if his approval ratings stay this high. It should be clear that any differences between Trump and your platonic idea of a Republican you could have a beer with are differences of degree, not of kind. Even with all of its internal disagreements, the Republican Party is the party of Trump just as much as it is the party of Reagan or Lincoln.
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Apple has released the iPhone 5 and Nokia and Microsoft have now matched it with their flagship Lumia 920. Where Apple's offering is unbelievably sleek and slim, Nokia's is proudly big and thick. Where Apple is glass and aluminum, Nokia is a polycarbonate that feel not of this earth. Where Apple made their camera thinner, Nokia made theirs much, much better. Where Apple offers the textures and gradients of iOS, Nokia is all in on the flat panoramas of Windows Phone. Physically and philosophically, the iPhone 5 and Lumia 920 couldn't be more different in every way but their relentless pursuit of ease of use. So how can you choose between them?
Let's find out!
The Lumia 920 is a lot of phone. (A lot of phone.) While it may look a lot like last year's Lumia 900, component-wise there's been some serious escalation. It has a large 4.5 in IPS display at 768x1280, which is 720p with room to stretch. The body is polycarbonate, and comes in glossy white, yellow, and red, or matt gray, black, or cyan. And inside that body, the Lumia 920 is running on a 1.5GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 CPU with 1GB of RAM. The big deal, though, is the PureView camera. It has optical image stabilization (OIS), which physically "floats" the lens, allowing the aperture to stay open longer and collect more light. It doesn't make a huge difference to still pictures during the day, but it makes a world of difference for low-light photos or moving video. There's also Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 3.0, LTE, and wireless charging. On the downside, on-board storage tops out at 32GB and it's not expandable.
Windows Phone 8 builds on Windows Phone 7, extending the aesthetic while ramping up the capabilities. First and foremost, Windows Phone 8 brings Microsoft's famed NT kernel to their mobile operating system, and a slew of improvements to along with it. You've got Live Tiles and Live Apps, so your Home screen has even more and better glance-able information and customizability. There's Microsoft Wallet for mobile payments, and both Bing and Internet Explorer got a boost. Unfortunately, Microsoft didn't have time to finish their version of Notification Center, so you'll have to wait on that.
In the Nokia Lumia 920 review Daniel Rubino of Windows Phone Central summed it up like this:
The Lumia 920 is the pinnacle of Nokia engineering. It has great build quality, filled with the latest technology and it also looks really good while doing it. We found nary any issues with the hardware and if you're comfortable with Windows Phone 8, this phone is your best option…if you want the best. The PureView camera, while not perfect, gives outstanding night photos and shoots the best video of any phone on the market today. The plethora of Nokia software like GPS navigation only sweetens the deal.
Like Apple, Microsoft has a retail store presence now, though they aren't as plentiful yet. They also have an ecosystem that, while nowhere near as big for mobile, does include the massive Windows 8, all the Live online services you can throw data at, and the popular Xbox gaming lines.
In the U.S., the Nokia Lumia 920 is exclusive to AT&T, but they're offering it at a really cheap on-contract price, only $99 for 32GB. Of course, any up-front savings are obliterated by the cost of a voice and data plan over 2 years, but it's a nice way to get people in the door.
Complete Nokia Lumia 920 review
Complete Windows phone 8 review
The iPhone 5 has a completely re-engineered unibody aluminum chassis to allow for a bigger 4-inch screen in a phone that's 12% smaller by volume. It's taller but not wider, thinner and also lighter. That 4-inch screen uses in-cell technology to combine the touch sensor right into the LCD so the pixels look painted on. At 1136x640 and 326ppi, it's still backlit LED, and still IPS, and technically the best, most advanced panel on the planet for now. Apple also rolled their own, manually-set Apple A6 processor this time, based on ARM v7s, for amazing performance and excellent power management.There is CDMA, HSPA, and international LTE. And you can get it in 16GB, 32GB, and 64GB versions. There's still no NFC or wireless charging, however.
iOS 6 comes loaded on the iPhone 5, and includes a new, controversial Maps app, some great extensions to Apple's virtual assistant, Siri, deep Facebook integration, Passbook for tickets and vouchers, and enhancements to FaceTime, Mail, Safari, Photo Stream, Panorama, and Accessibility. And because Apple makes both the hardware and the software, there's no integration cost, no added interface layers, and a seamless experience overall.
iTunes has the biggest international content footprint, so if you're into buying your music, TV, and movies, there's a better chance Apple will take your money than anyone else. They also have the free iCloud service for backup, restore, and sync, as well as Apple Retail Stores with Genius Bars which, if you ever break your phone, you'll absolutely consider a killer service.
In the iPhone 5 review, I summed it up as follows:
Taller, thinner, faster, lighter, brighter; the iPhone 5 represents nothing more nor less than the latest, relentless iteration on the Platonic ideal Apple has been striving towards for almost a decade. Redesigned in every way but shape, compromised but true to its purpose, the iPhone 5 is once again the best iPhone Apple has ever made, and one of the best phones ever made. Period.
The price on-contract price for an iPhone 5 is $199 for 16GB, $299 for 32GB, and $399 for 64GB, unlocked and off-contract is $650, $750, and $850 respectively.
Complete iPhone 5 review
Complete iOS 6 review
Apple iPhone 5 vs. Nokia Lumia 920: The bottom line
If you're all-in on Microsoft and Xbox, however, if you want a phone that's as big and bad-ass as they come, if you can live with 32GB of storage even with arguably the best camera to found on a phone, if you want something that's not the mainstream, that's actually thought out differently from the iPhone, and if app quantity and visual variety isn't a big deal for you, the Nokia Lumina 920 might just be for you.
If you're all-in on iTunes and you want a phone that's big enough yet ludicrously thin and light, and built like nothing else on the market, if you want an option for 64GB of storage and access to 700,000+ apps, each one with the potential for a radically different look and feel, and the most music, movies, and TV shows in the most international markets, if you want something a little more fleshed out and feature rich, the iPhone 5 is still king of the mainstream smartphones.
In other words, you want something hugely different and just plain huge, get an Nokia Lumia 920. Otherwise, stick with an iPhone 5.
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The feature is also "dependent upon extensive software validation," Tesla said.
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St. Louis Cardinals 90.5
Detroit Tigers 89.5
Oakland Athletics 88.5
Tampa Bay Rays 88.5
Washington Nationals 88.5
Atlanta Braves 87.5
Boston Red Sox 87.5
Los Angeles Angels 86.5
New York Yankees 86.5
San Francisco Giants 86.5
Texas Rangers 86.5
Cincinnati Reds 84.5
Pittsburgh Pirates 83.5
Kansas City Royals 81.5
Seattle Mariners 81.5
Arizona Diamondbacks 80.5
Baltimore Orioles 80.5
Cleveland Indians 80.5
Milwaukee Brewers 79.5
Toronto Blue Jays 79.5
San Diego Padres 78.5
Colorado Rockies 76.5
Philadelphia Phillies 76.5
Chicago White Sox 75.5
New York Mets 73.5
Minnesota Twins 70.5
Chicago Cubs 69.5
Miami Marlins 69.5
Houston Astros 62.5
Last season at this time, the Blue Jays, who finished 74-88 were the favorite to win the World Series and three teams had an over/under of 92.5 wins -- only one got the over (or the playoffs), the 93-win Tigers. The Nationals (86 wins) and the Angels (78 wins) also had an over/under of 92.5. The Red Sox faced 30/1 odds to win the World Series, with 13 teams more likely to win it all, according to the betting service. The Cardinals were 9/1 to win the NL title and 20/1 to win the World Series and had an over/under win total of 85.5.


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Sunlit savings for the Summer Diesel Spectacular
Make the most of your Summer and take a ride on your favourite diesel locomotive at the East Lancashire Railway's popular Summer Diesel Spectacular. Aside from the intensive all diesel timetable and the visiting locomotives, you can save 10% off the price of your ticket by booking online!
Visiting locos include:
47712 "Lady Diana Spencer" appearing courtesy of Crewe Heritage Centre
D7629 appearing courtesy of Mark Fowler
56006 appearing courtesy of the Class 56 Group
Colas Rail Class 60 (Saturday 8 July only)
Steam powered savings (and diesel driven discounts) this Summer
The East Lancashire Railway is celebrating summer the only way we know how, with a packed programme of family friendly events. Go on adventure with your favourite fairy tale princesses or take to the high seas with Captain Kidd and his crew of pesky pirates, take a ride with Thomas the Tank Engine or unlock the secrets of magic at the Grand Old School of Wizardry, these are just a few of the enchanting entertainments on offer.
Best of all if you want to come and ride our trains, Wednesday – Friday, 21 June – 25 August, you can get 50% off any Freedom of the Line ticket. All you need to do is book your ticket online and use the discount code SUMMER50 when prompted at the checkout.
Find out more about our summer line up!
Book your discounted ticket now!
The locos that won the (Great) West(ern Railway)! 17 – 17 July
Join the East Lancashire Railway this 16 & 17 July as we pay tribute to the locomotive luminaries of the Great Western Railway. This special themed weekend will feature both steam and diesel locomotives and will run on our standard timetables, standard fares also apply.
Featured engines will be:
Great Western Railway 813
6990 Witherslack Hall
Royal Manchester Children's Hospital Collection
Over the course of our 1940s Weekend, two of our very dedicated volunteers, Jim Murray and Tony Wright, went up-and-down our trains collecting donations for the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital. Following the horrific attack that occurred at the Manchester Arena on 22 May, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital have been working tirelessly to help and support the families affected by that tragic event. Jim and Tony felt compelled to organise a collection for the hospital over our three day event and raised over £500.00.
Jim Murray had a few words to say about the collection;
"I would like to say how humbled and pleased I was to witness the spirit and generosity of all our visitors at our 1940s Weekend. Bless you all!"
Here's a photo of the lovely Jim and Tony meeting the hardworking staff at the Royal Manchester Childrens Hospital. Thanks to both Jim, Tony and all our wonderful visitors for helping support this deserved charity.
Do you have what it takes to Race the train?
Join Mad Bull Events and the East Lancashire Railway as we run the race of the century this 11 June. Runners will start at Bury Bolton Street Station and, at the sound of the train whistle, set off northward sticking as closely to the ELR line as possible in an attempt to reach the finish at Rawtenstall before the locomotive.
So wether you fancy putting your own running skills to the test, or simply want to come along and cheer the brave contenders, it's sure to be a spectacular event.
Find out more about Race the Train here.


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Don't buy into the chromium-6 hysteria
San Jose Mercury News
https://jeffstier.org/8607/chromium-6-hysteria
The environmental scare industry is big business, and the alarmist Environmental Working Group has struck a chord with a warning about chemicals in drinking water.
In a bogus public health study released in December, the group looked for traces of the chemical hexavalent chromium, or chromium-6, in water supplies of 35 cities and found it in 31. Twenty-one cities, including San Jose and Riverside, had concentrations above California's "Public Health Goal" of 0.06 parts per billion.
Within days after the group reported its results in a news release, California's two U.S. senators called for action by the Environmental Protection Agency, and the EPA head promised action.
There is less to all this than meets the eye, however.
The proposed California goal of 0.06 parts per billion in water is the estimated 1-in-1 million lifetime cancer risk level. Regulators at the California's Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment say that means "for every million people who drink two liters of water with that level of chromium daily for 70 years, no more than one person would be expected to develop cancer from exposure to chromium-6." They picked this very conservative, very low level because "the '1-in-1 million' risk level is widely accepted by doctors and scientists as the 'negligible risk' standard."
You would never know that from the hyperbolic pronouncements of the Environmental Working Group, which inaccurately called the proposed California goal for chromium-6 a "safe maximum recently proposed by California regulators".
The group ignored California regulators' admonition that "a (public health goal) is not a regulatory standard [but] is only one step in the process of developing an enforceable standard that is set by the California Department of Public Health for drinking water."
It has long been known that inhaled, but not orally ingested, chromium-6 is carcinogenic in humans. The route of exposure is a critical risk factor in toxicology. For example, drinking a glass of wine is healthful but pouring it into your lungs can cause pneumonia.
Chromium-6 can induce a rare type of gastrointestinal cancer in rodents when they are fed extremely high levels of it. Even at levels 300 times higher than those found in drinking water of 95 percent of Americans, however, no effect is found. These animal studies were the basis for California's public health goal, which is one one-thousandth of the lowest amount of chromium-6 it took to cause cancer in the lab rodents.
Testing in animals can be useful, but its value is limited when, as with chromium-6, human exposure studies lead us to a contrary conclusion.
Chromium-6 is the chemical made famous in the Julia Roberts flick "Erin Brockovich," about industry-caused cancer in Hinkley, which led to a $333 million settlement by PG&E. But a California Cancer Registry survey released in December actually found fewer cancers than expected in Hinkley.
The folks at the Environmental Working Group were not about to let this get in the way of a good cry of "wolf," however.
Predictably, politicians and regulators have taken the warnings seriously. California Sens. Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein are threatening to introduce legislation setting a deadline for EPA to set an enforceable federal standard for chromium-6 in water. EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson called the analysis "groundbreaking science" and said it had "troubling" implications. This is the kind of ready-fire-aim decision-making we have come to expect from the EPA.
Americans want and deserve safe drinking water. But we can achieve that without irresponsible activists pushing for unreasonable standards based on distorted science -- and politicians and regulators pandering to them.
JEFF STIER is a senior fellow at the National Center for Public Policy Research. HENRY MILLER, a physician and molecular biologist, is a fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution and was the founding director of the FDA's Office of Biotechnology.


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A Catcher's View
Of a Classic BYH Baseball
By Dallan Olson
BYH Class of 1967
When you are a catcher on a baseball team, you see and hear more than anyone else on the field or bench. I had that unique perspective on the Brigham Young High School Wildcats championship team of 1967.
I want to tell you a little bit about that exceptional Wildcat team -- with the disclaimer that all of this took place 40 years ago.
BY High enjoyed the best playing field that a baseball lover like me could ever dream of. We had the best of everything at BYU's baseball diamond except a cornfield with players of the past appearing.
We had an infield with no bad hops, and dugouts that had bat racks, helmet shelves and water fountains. All of this, because we were lucky enough to be connected to BYU.
Courtney Leishman, our coach, kept the team -- and the umpires -- focused. He made sure that we had the best.
For example, our uniforms that year were better than those of the BYU Cougars! We had sleeveless white uniforms with navy blue turtle necks. The letters and numbers were navy, trimmed in gold. We wore gold belts and we had gold pockets. We were the sartorial class baseball team of Region Four. Often BYU baseball players would come by and comment about our "gold pockets". I think they were jealous.
But style can only take a team so far. We also had a great team with exceptional players.
Hover for numbers; click for large version.
The Brigham Young High School
Baseball Team of 1967
Front Row:
1. Gary Golightly, 2. Steve Lewis, 3. Bill Christiansen, 4. Sid Sandberg, 5. John Maas;
Second Row:
6. Dal Olson, 7. Robert Johnson, 8. Conrad Teichert, 9. Clint Williams;
Back Row:
10. Coach Courtney Leishman, 11. Loren Duke, 12. Gayle "Bear" Bluth, 13. Daniel Clark,
14. Michael S. Patten, and 15. Brent Orton.
Billy Christiansen, one of our pitchers, had a great curve ball to go with a funky delivery. He had a side arm release that made it tough for players to pick up the ball. He could hit spots and fool hitters. Bill was also a slick fielding shortstop and he could hit well, too.
Gayle Bluth had four different pitches; each of them was designed to keep opposing hitters off balance. I can remember some players on the other teams saying to each other, "Why can't we hit him? He doesn't throw hard."
Gayle and Bill gave up very few runs that season. They were smart pitchers, and contributed significantly to our success.
Loren Duke was our power hitter. I can still see the ball he blasted out of Timp Park as it sailed over the scoreboard in a play-off game.
Loren and I were both named to the All-State team that year, and because of that we had the opportunity to play in the North-South All Star game in Ogden.
On June 5, 1967, Loren hit a walk-off homerun in the bottom of the 13th inning to win the game for us. There were no broken lights and fireworks, but Loren was a natural. I was extra proud of my buddy that night.
Clint Williams was our "Wonder Boy". He was our line driver; he would hit shots that left the fielders flinching. He could run, hit and field with the best. I don't know why he chose to play football in college.
I recall Coach Leishman getting on Clint about the length of his hair. It wasn't long, but he looked like a rock star compared to the "buzz cut" look that most of us had. He trimmed it for the team.
Brent Orton was our lead-off hitter with wheels. I had learned how fast Brent was in football season earlier that year. He and I were the two kick-off and punt-return guys, and I saw first hand that he could fly. He broke away on several long football runs.
When Brent got on base, he would get the team going. I usually hit right after him in the line-up and he got me some base hits because the opposing team would worry about him on the base paths. The pitchers threw more fastballs, and the infield often got out of position because of his speed.
Dan Clark was a big target for the infielders at first base. His size and skills saved us several times on defense. Dan could also swing the bat well; he had several multiple hit games that year.
Sid Sandberg was the team scholar. He could remember all kinds of helpful facts and stats. He played well in the field and had a good arm. Sid had good speed, too.
Steve Lewis was our young, quiet second baseman. He didn't seem to be bothered by the pressure of playing in big games as a rookie.
Conrad Teichert was Mr. Positive. Gary Golightly and John Maas provided humor when we needed it the most. Robert Johnson and Mike Patton were very supportive guys with good attitudes.
I love to think back to that season in the Spring of 1967, when BY High won the Northern Division of Region 4. We only lost one division game; and we won our first game in the play-offs.
That 1967 season was an outstanding experience that lives on and just becomes better with each passing year.
At Brigham Young High School, Dallan Olson '67 played varsity baseball, basketball and football. He was named to the Deseret News All-State team in baseball in 1967.
Dal continued his education at BYU where he earned a BS in Elementary Education, and a Teacher Certificate, both in 1973. While attending BYU, Dal played baseball for two years.
After serving a two-year mission to Norway, Dal returned to BYU to earn an MED in Elementary Curriculum & Instruction in 1977. In 1990 he earned a Teacher Certificate in Special Education.
He married Angelia Rogers from New Mexico, and they have seven children.
Catcher Dal Olson '67
Dallan Olson retired from the Provo School District after 30 years, where he had served as a teacher, coach, and Special Education leader. Dal is currently working in Fort Worth, Texas as an educational diagnostician in the Lake Worth Independent School District.
Dal's parents are Darwin Wayne Olson and Gayle Wilson Olson. Darwin and Gayle Olson had eleven children, including: Barry Olson [BYH Class of 1966] (Bariann); Dallan Olson [BYH Class of 1967] (Angelia); Kevin Olson [BYH Class of 1971] (Ellen-Anita); Paul Olson [BYH Class of 1972] (Luanne); Gordon Olson (Annette); Martin Olson (Lori); Darla Olson (Don) Lyman; Shauna Olson (John) Hom; Mary Ann Olson (Mike) Morley; Karen Olson (Jim) Gardner; and Susan Olson (Bryant) Lawrence.
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Speaking Rock Entertainment Center Upgrades to Martin Audio
A Martin Audio system consisting of WPC line arrays, SXH218 and SX118 subs and CDD12's was recently installed at the Speaking Rock Entertainment Center in El Paso, Texas by SRB Consulting & Design.
Brainstorm ⋅ Published: August 20, 2019
SRB Consulting & Design recently installed a Martin Audio system consisting of WPC line arrays, SXH218 and SX118 subs and CDD12's as part of a comprehensive upgrade at the Speaking Rock Entertainment Center in El Paso, Texas.
Describing the venue, SRB owner Scott Brown explains, "Speaking Rock is located on a native American reservation and they have live entertainment seven nights a week with outdoor concerts once a month in their parking lots and a large park nearby. It's the go to area for the area for entertainment because people know there's always something going on there. They have several bars throughout the facility and TV screens everywhere."
Concerts at Speaking Rock include a wide variety of artists such as Chubby Checker, P.O.D., RATT, Molotov, Buckcherry, Sammy Hagar and more. In terms of the performance venue, Scott explains "the main room is kind of a large club atmosphere with two stories and wraparound balconies, a main stage and the floor.
"The sound system includes five Martin Audio WPC a side flown alongside the stage with outfill of four WPC on stage left because the room takes an L shape because of the bar. Eight SXH218 subs are ground-stacked on the floor directly under the edge of the stage. It's all powered with eleven iK42 amps using one box resolution for optimum coverage and audio quality that we needed because it's a very difficult room with concrete floor, adobe walls and lots of reverberation, which the WPC's cleaned up immediately. The CDD12''s mounted in the balcony are used for a little extra reinforcement for speech in lower volume situations.
"In addition, we used WPM's on stage for sidefill for the band along with four SX118's which are used for sidefill or drum fill, depending on the setup. We also have four CDD12-WR's outdoors which are mounted above the outdoor bars and the doors leading into the facility."
Asked about his mission for this project, Scott responds, "they wanted to achieve clarity and intelligibility given the challenging acoustics of the room. In fact, once we were testing the system after installation, several of the staff members were walking through and even though they didn't know audio, they were saying 'Wow, what happened? What changed?' It was really cool knowing that everyone from the bartenders to housekeepers and guest services were amazed at us just running playback to tune the system. This system really is a monster difference from what was here before.
"Because the performance space is a multipurpose room that can be used for everything from row seating to high tabletops, banquets and formal dinners, we wanted to ensure even coverage throughout the room––which we definitely achieved. In terms of music reproduction, the system performs way better than any other one we've ever had in the room––there's a night and day difference. It gives you the true sound of what the music is supposed to sound like."
Echoing Scott's sentiments, Emmanuel Garcia, Production Manager and FOH Engineer for Speaking Rock, adds: "It's an awesome PA. The clarity you can get out of it, especially on vocals––that's where it makes the most obvious difference. We have all kinds of musical artists on stage and the Martin Audio system performs extraordinarily well. You can pretty much get whatever sound you want out of it. It gives us really even coverage and goes way beyond comparisons with previous systems. I love mixing on it."
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The Stations
Qualicum
Westhills
The Port Alberni Railway
Capital Regional District Trails
Cowichan Valley Regional District Trails
Regional District of Nanaimo Trails
Comox Valley Trails
Alberni Clayquot Regional District Trails
Capital Regional District
Cowichan Valley Regional District
Regional District of Nanaimo
Alberni Clayoquot Regional District
Champions of Rail
Nanaimo is now known as "The Harbour City". The city was previously known as the "Hub City", which has been attributed to its original layout design where the streets radiated out from the shoreline like the spokes of a wagon wheel, as well as its generally centralized location on Vancouver Island.
The original economy in this area was coal mining; however, the forestry industry took over in the early 1960s with the building of the MacMillan Bloedel pulp mill at Harmac, (named after Harvey MacMillan), in 1958. Today the pulp mill is owned by the employees and local investors and is a major player in the local economy. The food service, retail and tourism industries are also big contributors to the local economy.
The Nanaimo Art Gallery is a public art museum located downtown at 150 Commercial Street. In addition to contemporary exhibitions by local, national and international artists, the Gallery operates Art Lab which offers year-round art-based programs for learners of all ages. The Gallery also holds a collection of artwork, operates The Gallery Store, which features work by local artists and artisans, and runs Artists in the Schools, a program that operates across three school districts. The Port Theatre in downtown Nanaimo hosts many performers and shows during the year. Smaller, local theatre companies such as In Other Words Theatre, Western Edge Theatre and Schmooze Productions perform at the Nanaimo Centre Stage. Nanaimo also began running a fringe theatre festival in 2011.
The Nanaimo Blues Society has organized and presented five Summertime Blues festivals. These outdoor blues festivals have been held in downtown Nanaimo featuring local, provincial, national and internationally renowned blues musicians.
The Nanaimo Concert Band, known as the oldest continuous community band in Canada, was established in 1872. They maintain a regular schedule of concerts. The Nanaimo Conservatory of Music, a non-profit, charitable organization has been offering classical music lessons and producing concerts since 1977
It's the many options from sea to sky that attract visitors to Nanaimo, from trails and rainforest waterfalls to beaches and relaxation, to enjoying a beverage at one of the 4 local craft breweries.
From the water, you can set sail from the Nanaimo harbour on a catamaran, fishing boat or hovercraft. It's just one of the ways to catch a glimpse of Nanaimo's local wildlife of BC.
Nanaimo is also home to North America's first purpose-made bungee jumping bridge, operated by WildPlay Element Parks.
The main campus of Vancouver Island University is located in Nanaimo. It offers a Bachelor of Education degree as well as programs and courses in university transfer, access, trades and applied technology, health and human services, and career and academic preparation. The campus also has a Continuing Education department that offers certificate programs, personal and professional development courses, and online courses.
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The Island Corridor runs through some of the most stunning scenery on Vancouver Island. The area itself offers a perfect blend of city life and rural retreats, superb schools, colleges and universities, affordable living, and fantastic recreational opportunities.
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Legislating a minimum age of marriage at 18 has stirred counter-mobilization in some, but not all, countries where religious or traditional institutions enjoy constitutional authority. To explore differences between states regarding likelihood of counter-mobilization, we investigate two cases in Africa. In Sudan, a government-led child marriage reform initiative has sparked counter-mobilization by conservative religious actors, while a similar initiative in Zambia has not caused visible counter-mobilization among traditional groups and has gained the support of many chiefs. With the literature on doctrinal gender status issues as theoretical background, we argue that the nature of law-codified versus living-is a factor in these distinct trajectories. We further identify variations in two mechanisms, legal power structure (centralized vs decentralized) and type of political battle (interpretation vs administration), that link nature of law to variation in the likelihood of counter-mobilization.