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Life as a student
What is it really like to be a student in college or university? How can a post-secondary education help the bright minds of today, succeed tomorrow?
We spoke with Muhammad Malik, one of CST's summer students, who is in the Accounting program at Centennial College. He tells us about the realities of student life and why he believes a having a post-secondary education is important.
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Update on CST Inspired Minds Learning Project Winner, Exploring by the Seat of Your Pants
By: Joe Grabowski
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Graduation Gift Ideas for All Ages
Graduation is a time of accomplishment. It's the moment when all the hard work comes together and is a major milestone for a child.
Finding the right gift to mark this momentous occasion can be tricky. What does a child want? Is there anything the graduate needs? What will help the child in the future?
Whether it's a kindergarten graduation or the student is in cap and gown receiving a PhD, graduation is a moment of pride and achievement for both child and parent. You've made it!
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For the Love of Sport: Lessons Learned from an Athlete and a Scholar
By: Veronica Torres
I can't accurately describe who I am without talking about sports. Soccer has played such an important role in my life, and is more than just a hobby. For me, soccer has been formative – it has shaped my character, exposed me to new experiences, and opened doors to numerous opportunities.
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Take Your Kid to Work Day
By Ihaab Sheikh
It's "Take Your Kid to Work Day" and honestly, coming into the building, I didn't know what to expect. As soon as I walked into CST Consultants Inc., I could tell that there was a great community feel and everybody knew each other and were all super polite.
I also met two super cool guys, Omar and Theo, to enjoy this great experience with.
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CST Graduate Awards: Conquering Challenges
As a young child, Sam Tanenbaum had nearly everyone fooled.
"When I was in grade two, I had the vocabulary of someone who was in grade 10. I could use words, speak and tell you rhymes and 'read' you books - but I wasn't actually reading," Sam explained.
"I have a non-verbal learning disability and I'm proud to say I am Dyslexic."
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Q & A with CST Learning Project Finalist: Farmers in the Classroom
Q &A with Abbie Darnley – Farmers in the Classroom: What do you eat?
What is your idea and how will it help children learn?
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Walter Crickmer
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Date of Death 6 February 1958 (age 57–58)
Place of Birth Wigan, Lancashire, England
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Walter Raymond Crickmer (1900 – 6 February 1958) was an English football club secretary and manager.
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He became Manchester United club secretary in 1926. He twice assumed managerial responsibility: from 1 April 1931 to 1 June 1932, and then again from 1 August 1937 to 1 February 1945.
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Together with club owner James W. Gibson, he was responsible for instituting the youth development system at Manchester United. After 32 years of service as club secretary, Crickmer was killed in the Munich air disaster on 6 February 1958. He is buried at Stretford Cemetery.
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AN APPLE (GAME) A DAY Jan 21st, 2022
It looks like Bethesda has cancelled Commander Keen on mobile
All traces have been removed from its websites
June 29th, 2020 - 01:15pm
It would appear as though Bethesda has cancelled its upcoming Commander Keen mobile game.
Twitter user Nitomatta spotted the news and shared it on the social media site (below). The game has been removed from all social media and can no longer be found on ZeniMax's website.
Commander Keen was a popular franchise throughout the nineties with its first game being released in 1990 – Commander Keen in Invasion of the Vorticons. The most recent instalment came out in 2001 and was simply titled Commander Keen.
Good news, that Commander Keen mobile game has been officially cancelled.
Seems like ZeniMax Online Studios realized how much of a terrible idea it was and deleted almost every single trace of it off social media. https://t.co/3YdvPLgIYF pic.twitter.com/jtx5G8jH0w
— Pixelbuster (@Nitomatta) June 25, 2020
Not in command
The game was first announced at E3 2019. In our own coverage of the event, PocketGamer.biz embedded a recap video for the announcement which has since been made private.
The reason for this apparent cancellation is unknown, but it is worth bearing in mind that fans of the series were not thrilled at the concept of this new game. The cartoon inspired art style was particularly not well received.
No release date or target time for the game was given, though a soft launch was planned for summer 2019.
News Jun 10th, 2019
E3 2019: Commander Keen IP returns on mobile this summer
News Apr 27th, 2021
Update: Bethesda's Mighty DOOM now in soft launch via Google Play
Bethesda co-founder and CEO Robert Altman has passed away
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The FIRE movement has received a lot of attention recently in mainstream media. It seems as if almost daily someone from the personal finance blogging community is getting featured in a major news outlet. The fact that the FIRE movement is getting so much attention is great. However, I do wonder what impression these articles are leaving with people outside of the personal finance community.
FIRE stands for "Financially Independent, Retire Early". The headline that gets readers to click is the RE part of FIRE. With so many people struggling to retire at any age, it's intriguing to many how anyone could possibly retire in their 30s or 40s. In these articles, early retirees are often made out to be frugal extremists who accumulated wealth by commuting via bike, eating brown bananas, and living in a van down by the river.
I've mentioned in the past that the RE part of FIRE is somewhat misleading. Yes, it's motivating to see people live life on their own terms after becoming financially independent. However, the reality is that nobody really retires. You don't go from working a 50 hour a week job while side-hustling for 20 hours, to sitting on the couch surfing Netflix all day. These high achievers who achieve financial independence usually end up writing books or running small businesses.
So what's missing? I believe there's a third component in addition to FI and RE that mainstream media fails to focus on.
Intentionally or unintentionally, FIRE articles portray FIRE enthusiasts as selfish when stepping away from a great job to "retire early". They may be right at times, but what I've experienced in this community is the exact opposite of selfishness.
Many people pursuing financial independence are incredibly generous. Maybe I'm missing it but I've yet to come across a mainstream article that promotes the generosity side of the FIRE movement.
Where is the attention on financially independent individuals who are going on missionary trips, donating thousands of dollars to important causes, or volunteering their time in retirement to help sick animals?
There are many reasons. For example, this post talks about the researched backed benefits of being generous. The benefits includes making us healthier, happier, less stressed, improved relationships, and longer lives.
Okay, but why does giving provide these benefits?
My simple answer is that giving is good for the soul. Giving reminds us that we are part of a much bigger, more interconnected world. It makes us appreciate the gifts that we have, especially for those of us in first world countries.
Finally, giving reminds us that we are only in this world for a short period of time and we don't really own anything. We are just managing money on behalf of a higher power or if you don't believe in that, the universe in general. Regardless of your beliefs, none of us are taking anything we own physically with us post-death.
When Should You Start Giving?
The answer is simple. You should start giving now. Only you can determine the appropriate amount or percentage to give. Even if you can only afford to give $5 a month, start by giving something to a cause you care about. It will help you develop a habit for when you have more to give.
I don't agree with is the notion of, "I'll give when I have more". The reality is you'll never quite have enough. Enough is a moving target that usually ends up being a little more than what you have today. Beginning to give when you have a lot of money is MUCH more difficult than giving a small amount when you don't have much.
Again, giving is a habit much like saving or investing. When it comes to saving, putting a small amount of money away even when you don't have much can create a powerful habit that builds over time. Once you start saving, you become inspired to reduce expenses or increase income. The same happens with giving.
Circling back to the original point of this article, if mainstream media isn't going to cover the generosity of the personal finance community, then let's do it here. My blog does not have the reach of major news outlets. However, below are several stories that need to be heard. These are examples of people or small businesses that are making a real difference in the world. I hope as inspired by these stories as I am.
Money with a Purpose: What Does Being Thankful Mean to You?
This post from Fred at Money with a Purpose provides his thoughts on the meaning of thankfulness and how we all can be more grateful. Starting small and thinking big will allow you to feel the pull of gratitude. Giving all starts with the right mindset. I love his point that living with an abundant and thankful mindset often allows money to move way down the list of bad things that happen to us.
This article includes several examples of how to give back with your time and money. Examples include volunteering your time at an organization such as Big Brothers, Big Sisters; giving your money to your favorite charity; or even giving blood. As Rob closes in his quote from Gandhi, we should all try to "be the change you want in the world".
How awesome is this? Andy and his family are giving random hardworking people $100 tips. I remember when someone did this to me back when I waited tables. The impact it had on me was profound, especially during a time where I was living paycheck-to-paycheck after living on my own without financial support for the first time. My family participated #bigtiptuesday as well this holiday season inspired by Andy's family. It was an amazing experience to randomly give someone a huge tip.
One of the $100 tips given by Andy came directly from Rockstar Finance. They are giving away $2,000 to several bloggers to go out and make an impact in their community. Rockstar Finance is led by ESI Money who does so much for people in the personal finance community and outside of it with charitable contributions such as this example. I can't wait to read all of the stories about generous giving this holiday season!
Here's another great example of crowdsourcing charitable giving. The Physician on FIRE is giving away 100 donation of $100. Dozens of individuals posted their favorite charities in the comments, and my will be receiving a $100 donation as a result. What's even more impressive is how Physician on FIRE gives away half of his blogging income to charity. I love this generosity!
Is there a more important cause than bringing clean water to people in need? Stories like this make me appreciate how much I take for granted in my life. Paula Pant at Afford Anything has raised nearly $20,000 for Charity Water, which will bring clean water to thousands of people world-wide.
I'm a believer that we should all find a way to give back in some way. This can be with money, time, or even blood (literally). The best time to start giving is right now. I know it's not my business to tell people what to do with their money, but I believe that giving benefits greatly. You can click through the links above to get plenty of good ideas on where to give generously.
I know that writing about generosity doesn't get the same level of engagement as retiring early. However, it's frustrating that the generosity of this community isn't discussed more often. Early retirees generally don't want to sit around and be a leach. Instead, they usually go above and beyond to give back generously.
Join the movement and give generously!
I'm 45 and FI. I don't go on missionary trips, but I do donate to an organisation that promotes secularism. Which I guess is connected. I also write and code for free, and give lots of advice. You're right – being generous when you stop earning is satisfying.
Congrats on reaching FI! You are exactly the type of person we typically see in this community. Generous and grateful. I appreciate you taking the time to comment.
It definately feels better to give than to receive. Christmas is a great example of this.
Definitely! Nothing better than being able to give generously.
I would so love to see bigger news outlets tackle this one! Seems unlikely though due to the non click baity nature of giving in this sense.
Agree. We all say we want positive and uplifting stories but the reality is it's the clickbait that sells, weather positive or negative.
You know, I hadn't really put much thought into it, but I suppose I do have plans to be able to do more volunteering in "retirement." Right now it's hard to feel right spending time at an animal shelter. But, if I'm purely doing what interests me to keep active and kill time, that would be high on my list.
My actual money giving tends to be in odd spurts, to specific causes. I'll go some years and not do it at all, and in others do it quite a bit. I don't really have plan around it, just when I feel compelled to.
In the meantime, I look out for volunteer opportunities and giving my time with local groups – often hobby based. I try to offer to help with membership initiatives or offer to get involved in educational events.
I can only imagine that I'll be doing a lot more of that if I get to the RE stage.
We all choose to give in different ways at different times. I think it's great that you do so with both your money and time.
If I ever make it to the RE phase I'll be excited to give much more of my time to important causes. Being able to give generously is so fulfilling.
I love this! I've been looking for more blogs/posts that highlight the benefits of generosity. The FIRE community tends to focus so much on the path to FIRE that I feel like generosity often is left out or would be seen as a detractor to getting to FIRE (even though I know a lot of FIRE bloggers are very generous).
I've actually be considering started a blog focused on generosity. The benefits of it, weekly challenges for people to try out. How to figure out what your are passionate about so you can be generous in those areas. Interviews with different ways people are using their time, talent, and money to be generous. I'd love to track "Net Giving" instead of "Net Worth".
James, I love this so much. I may steal your idea of net giving. What I've experienced is that many in the FI community are extremely generous. However, giving doesn't get he headlines.
I also think that writing about generosity can be tough because it comes across as self serving. Giving shouldn't be something we brag about, but if we don't talk about it how do we encourage others to do the same? It's certainly something I struggle with.
Very cool! I just redid my debt paydown budget to including giving back to people who have supported me over the years (some personal, some through charities), so I found this hugely encouraging.
That is awesome! Even better to give back to people or groups who have helped you along the way. It's great to see things come full circle. Happy giving!
Great article on being generous. I found it difficult when having crushing credit card debt to want to give. I felt I was giving to something before taking care of my families finances. I did give some money, but not nearly as much as I wanted to. But I know that is an excuse.
When I think about it, being in constant debt made all things finances related stressful. I'm not using this as an excuse, but crushing debt brings a kind of misery that is hard to describe. We finally are going to be debt free in a month!
I also think being generous is also more than just donating money, and is more a mindset. It is learning to help your neighbor, and helping serving others in different capacities. I've worked on a local arthouse cinema website for free, and I found that to be rewarding. But I would like to do more and this great motivation to think about what we can do now.
Congrats on being debt free soon! It sounds like it's been a long journey for you.
Completely agree on generosity being more than just donating money. For people who don't have anything to give, finding opportunities to give time can be equally as rewarding. Regardless if time or money, being generous helps me feel more connected to the world and issues that I care about. It makes me feel like I'm making a small difference which in turn drives me in many other ways. A generous mindset is so important.
So slightly off topic, but I think the entire FIRE movement is misunderstood by almost everyone! When the majority of people hear the word "retire", that means you either don't work or work a minimal amount of hours (think less than 8). I'm finding that most FIRE people are not retired, they moved from the corporate world to self-employed. They have the FI part down, but instead of commuting to a job and get a salary they work for themselves. So, just addressing the first few paragraphs of your post I think FIRE is inherently a dishonest for the majority of those that claim to be there.
Totally agree. I have a love/hate relationship with the R in FIRE.
I love it because it think the term has helped take the movement mainstream. People are genuinely curious when they hear about someone retiring in their 30s.
I don't like it for the reasons you mention. I think it's a bit misleading. Like you say, nobody seems to really retire. However, people do have much more control over their time as a result of being financially independent. That's why I say that we're pursuing financial independence not retiring early.


Apple's gorgeous new iPad Pro.
Forget the iPad Air 3. Apple's new 9.7-inch tablet will be a scaled-down version of its supercharged 12.9-inch iPad Pro — called (drumroll, please) the 9.7-inch iPad Pro.
The new, smaller iPad Pro features four-speaker audio, a rear flash, Apple Pencil support, a Smart Connector for an all-new 9.7-inch Smart Keyboard, Apple's most advanced iPad camera yet, and some very, very cool True Tone technology for matching the ambient light wherever you are.
Oh, and a fancy new 256GB storage option.
It was the best of designs, it was the worst of designs. Apple really went for it in 2015, with varying degrees of success.
2015 was a bold year for Apple. The company jumped into new product categories, polished its existing hardware and software lines, and wowed us repeatedly.
Apple also made most of us throw up in our mouths a little bit now and then, due to some questionable (and some undeniably bad) choices.
These are Apple's biggest wins and most epic fails of the past year, as remembered — fondly and otherwise — by Cult of Mac staffers.


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Q: OS X changes in com.apple.java.util.prefs.plist takes (Java Preferences) effect only after mac restart Quiet often I need to change values stored by java.util.prefs.Preferences manually. Thanks to this answer I found out where they are stored. But when I edit this plist file changes takes effect only after mac restart. I mean the applications ignores these changes until I restart my computer. Is there any way to change this without restart?
My code to change plist
plutil -convert xml1 /Users/<myuser>/Library/Preferences/com.apple.java.util.prefs.plist
nano /Users/<myuser>/Library/Preferences/com.apple.java.util.prefs.plist
plutil -convert binary1 #do something and save the file /Users/<myuser>/Library/Preferences/com.apple.java.util.prefs.plist

The same occurs when I edit this plist using xcode.

A: You have to run killall cfprefsd in OS X 10.9+
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Q: What method can I use to manage hundreds of VPNs/Remote Connections to servers outside my network? Problem
We support hundreds of clients and have access to many of their servers via VPN/RDP (SSL VPN, Cisco VPN, MS VPN, etc.). The other kicker to this is we have to be able to let support employees in other departments of the company use these connections as needed for various projects, so there has to be some sort of interface to manage all the connections.
We were doing this through the use of a very dated version of VMWare Server (no longer available and unsupported) and an individual XP virtual machine for each client of ours. They send us their VPN installer and information (or .PCF file, etc.) and we setup a new VM with the needed VPN software and RDP shortcuts. Each user that needs access gets the old VMWare Server Console client installed on their machine and they view and work on the remote servers via this console.
There are too many issues with this method to list, but the most recent is XP/IE 8 VPN Support for these XP machines being phased out.
Attempts at Solving Problem
We've looked into numerous options that would allow us to manage many remote connections WITHOUT VPNs
(Team Viewer, Citrix GoToAssist Unattended Access, etc.), but many clients still insist on their particular brand of security/VPN/Etc. and we don't try to dictate it.
We looked at trying to just move to a newer Hypervisor and use Win7 VMs instead of XP, but the cost for the licensing was high and the overhead to run the number of individual VMs we need is also too high (and thus, also cost-prohibitive).
We looked into VDI in a box that would allow us to maintain "master" images of desktop VMs that have numerous VPNs installed (obviously only VPNs that can play nicely while installed along side one another). Our thinking was that this would require less licensing and maintenance (IE no individual VM for every client), but this would likely also require some investment in hardware/software we don't have. Again, this could get expensive.
We discussed talking to our Sales/Administration about limiting our client connection options in our licensing agreement/software contract, but they don't want to add anything that could be a barrier to a potential sale... I really feel like this is our best option, but it probably won't ever happen.
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We need to be able to connect remotely to a lot of servers and use a lot of different VPNs at the same time
Our current solution was working, but was never ideal. Now it's failing fast and we need something else in its place.
We have considered lots of things, but a lot of them are expensive or we aren't sure if they are the best solutions available.
We're looking to find out what kinds of tools others use to manage this kind of rat's nest of server connections and we're trying to do it in a cost-effective way, or at least in a way that has enough longevity to provide return on investment.
Thanks in advance for your help,
Aaron

A: That's quite a unique problem to be solved.
Your old solution sounded like it worked for you, so there's got to be a cheaper way continuing what you were doing.
A free thing would be to replace VMWare Server with VMWare ESXi (Or Hyper-V, see below) and then import your old VMWare Server VMs to get onto a supported platform.
Windows Server Datacenter edition has the advantage of allowing unlimited virtualisation rights if you have licensed the correct number of sockets (or is it cores these days?) for the hosts that they VMs will be running on. Assuming you can fit them all in a single dual-socket host, your Windows licensing costs could be around $6,000 (or whatever it costs in your area of the world).
The only other thing I can think of right now is to connect as many of the VPNs as you can with a router. Something cheap but powerful like a Mikrotik RB2011UiAS-RM supports L2TP, PPTP, IPSec and OVPN connections. You could just connect them server-side and then do routing rules to get the traffic to the correct destinations, and your users can just work off their existing PCs. You would need to NAT into the VPNs as I'm guessing they are server-client VPNs and not site-to-site VPNs that you're being provided with. But this won't help with SSL based VPNs, AnyConnect VPNs, or any other proprietary VPN formats.


Purveyors can profit from the versatility of loose diamonds.
3 What Is the Markup on Diamonds?
Buying diamonds loose can be an appealing option for cost-conscious diamond consumers. Rather than buying the stone prefabricated into a setting or piece of jewelry, they can hand-select the exact stone or stones they want, for about 30 to 50 percent less than a ready-made diamond. To tap into this market of loose customizable diamonds as a purveyor, you can purchase a large amount of loose diamonds from a reputable wholesaler and resell the goods as they are, or in finished form.
Obtain your loose diamonds wholesale, from major diamond centers such as Antwerp and New York, or a wholesaler closer to where you live. As an entity who may or may not be a retailer, you may not be able to get the prices that trade members would receive. However, as an individual, you could potentially still receive some form of discount. Have a desired price range in mind before you meet the wholesaler and be sure to ask for certifications from the American Gem Society or the Gemological Institute of America to ensure the authenticity of the loose diamonds. Just because the diamonds are loose does not mean that you have to compromise on quality. You can negotiate the final price, with the help of quotes from the weekly industry pricing report, called the Rapaport Diamond Report, which will provide a point of reference for diamond prices across a range of qualities and characteristics.
You have a number of different potential clients as a loose diamond purveyor, including diamond dealers. Typically, according to the Diamond Price Guru, the diamond dealer will offer a price that is 60 percent of the listed Rapaport value for a given type of diamond. So even if your appraiser gives you a much higher price for your loose diamonds, you should not be surprised if the dealer ignores the appraisal figure and goes by the Rapaport's figures. You do not have to accept the offer and indeed, should get estimates from many sources. Nonetheless you may gain insights during this process about the true condition of your diamond, such as any unexpected flaws or damage.
To make money with loose diamonds, you may find that selling to the public online is a relatively affordable way to do it. By selling your products online through eBay, Amazon or on classifieds posted on the Internet, you can reach a broad international audience without the costs of opening a physical store. Here, as when you buy loose diamonds in bulk, you will need to furnish the AGS or GIA certifications that assure prospective buyers that their purchase meets recognized quality criteria. You will also need to be aware of prevailing market conditions and what prices major retailers and smaller competitors are charging for comparable loose diamonds. You may wish to price yourself higher than the latter and adjust lower as demand occasions; you should also factor in the time of year and season for debuting your products, keeping in mind that people shop for jewelry during certain peak times such as holidays.
If you are licensed as a jeweler, you can also transform the loose diamonds into finished pieces of jewelry, such as rings and necklaces, thus expanding the types of wares you make available to the buying public. Alternately, you can sell components of jewelry such as ring settings, which the customer can select to accessorize the loose diamonds. The customer can then choose to assemble the items himself or go to a local jeweler to have the components fitted or designed to his taste.
Xi, Timothea. "How to Make Money With Loose Diamonds." Small Business - Chron.com, http://smallbusiness.chron.com/make-money-loose-diamonds-64955.html. Accessed 18 April 2019.


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Differential Expression of Matrix Metalloproteinases and Tissue Inhibitors and Extracellular Matrix Remodeling in Aortic Regurgitant Hearts
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Author(s): Sharada L. Truter c , Daniel F. Catanzaro a , Phyllis G. Supino a , Anuj Gupta b , John Carter a , Edmund M. Herrold a , Themy F. Dumlao d , Jeffrey S. Borer a
Publication date (Electronic): 08 January 2009
Journal: Cardiology
Publisher: S. Karger AG
Keywords: Matrix metalloproteases, Fibronectin, Signal transduction
Objectives: Myocardial fibrosis in experimental aortic regurgitation (AR) features abnormal fibronectin with normal collagen content, but the relevant degradative processes have not been assessed. Methods: To elucidate these degradative processes, mRNA (Northern) and protein levels (Western) of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and their tissue inhibitors (TIMPs), as well as MMP activity (zymography), were measured in cardiac fibroblasts (CF) from New Zealand white rabbits with experimental AR paired with normals (NL). Collagen and fibronectin were quantified by immunohistochemical staining. Results: In AR CF versus NL CF, MMP-2 and -14 mRNA and protein were increased (both p < 0.005), while TIMPs 1–3 were slightly decreased (p < 0.05–0.005; TIMP-4 undetectable). Gelatinase activity in AR CF was 1.7 times that in NL CF (p < 0.005); fibronectinase activity was unaffected. The Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) inhibitor SP600125 suppressed MMP-2 protein (0.4-fold, p < 0.05) and mRNA (0.7-fold, p < 0.005) in AR CF; MMP-2 levels in NL CF were unaffected. AR MMP-9 mRNA, protein and activity were low and indistinguishable from NL. In left ventricular tissue, fibronectin was increased 1.9-fold (AR vs. NL, p < 0.05). Total AR collagen was indistinguishable from NL, but the collagen III to collagen I isoform ratio decreased (0.4-fold, p < 0.05). Conclusions: Collagen is relatively deficient in AR fibrosis, due at least in part to upregulated MMPs and downregulated TIMPs; fibronectinase is unaltered. JNK-dependent regulation may stimulate both MMP-2 and fibronectin expression in AR, providing a potential therapeutic target.
Karger: Cardiovascular System
Epigenetics: Regulation Through Repression
A P Wolffe (1999)
Increased cardiac expression of tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-2 is related to cardiac fibrosis and dysfunction in the chronic pressure-overloaded human heart.
Blanche Schroen, Hendrik Milting, Hilde Gillijns … (2005)
Alterations in the balance of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and their specific tissue inhibitors (TIMPs) are involved in left ventricular (LV) remodeling. Whether their expression is related to interstitial fibrosis or LV dysfunction in patients with chronic pressure overload-induced LV hypertrophy, however, is unknown. Therefore, cardiac biopsies were taken in 36 patients with isolated aortic stenosis (AS) and in 29 control patients without LV hypertrophy. Microarray analysis revealed significantly increased mRNA expression of collagen types I, III, and IV and transcripts involved in collagen synthesis, including procollagen endopeptidase and lysine and proline hydroxylases, in AS compared with control patients. Collagen deposition was greater in AS than in control patients and was most pronounced in AS patients with severe diastolic dysfunction. Cardiac mRNA expression of TIMP-1 and TIMP-2 was significantly increased in AS compared with control patients (mRNA transcript levels normalized to GAPDH: TIMP-1, 0.67+/-0.1 in AS versus 0.37+/-0.08 in control patients; TIMP-2, 9.5+/-2.6 in AS versus 1.6+/-0.4 in control patients; P<0.05 for both) but did not differ significantly for MMP-1, -2, or -9. Cardiac TIMP-1 and -2 transcripts were significantly related to the degree of interstitial fibrosis and proportional to diastolic dysfunction in AS patients. Cardiac expression of TIMP-1 and TIMP-2 is significantly increased in chronic pressure-overloaded human hearts compared with controls and is related to the degree of interstitial fibrosis.
The relationship between myocardial extracellular matrix remodeling and ventricular function.
Robert F. Forman, Robert Gardner, Douglas B. Murray … (2006)
Elevations in myocardial stress initiate structural remodeling of the heart in an attempt to normalize the imposed stress. This remodeling consists of cardiomyocyte hypertrophy and changes in the amount of collagen, collagen phenotype and collagen cross-linking. Since fibrillar collagen is a relatively stiff material, a decrease in collagen can result in a more compliant ventricle while an increase in collagen or collagen cross-linking results in a stiffer ventricle. If continued elevations in wall stress exceed the ability of the heart to compensate, then the ventricular wall thickness is disproportionately reduced compared to chamber volume and diastolic and systolic dysfunction ensues. This review describes the structural organization of collagen within the myocardium, discusses its effect on ventricular function and considers whether therapy aimed at reducing fibrosis is efficacious in heart failure. The evidence indicates that chamber stiffness can clearly be affected by alterations in both collagen quantity and quality, with the effect of changes in collagen concentration being modified by the extent of collagen cross-linking. The limited evidence available regarding the effects of collagen on systolic function indicates that pharmacological attempts to reduce interstitial collagen have a negative impact. Accordingly, a shift in treatment strategies directed more specifically at affecting collagen cross-linking, rather than reducing the concentration of collagen, may be warranted in the prevention of the adverse impact of collagen alterations on myocardial remodeling.
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Publication date (Print): May 2009
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Northrop to provide Block II modification for US Navy's E-6B aircraft
Northrop has been awarded a contract by the US Navy to provide Block II modification for its E-6B Mercury aircraft.
The Naval Air Systems Command has awarded the contract as a part of take charge and move out (TACAMO) strategic communications relay mission programme.
Northrop Grumman Information Systems vice president of network communications systems Claude Hashem said: "Northrop Grumman's innovative approach to integration allows the government to rapidly field emerging technologies for vital defence missions, such as TACAMO, within existing budget constraints."
"The block II modification will provide the E-6B community with superior networking capability that enables a significant increase in operational capability," Hashem added.
Under the $44.3m contract, the company will integrate high-speed, secure communications and networking systems onboard the E-6B Mercury aircraft, enabling it to connect to secure US Department of Defense (Dod) networks at high data rates while still in flight.
The modification to the aircraft will also enable users onboard the aircraft to access mission-essential, near-real-time information from various sources without affecting the aircraft's operational performance.
"The block II modification will provide the E-6B community with superior networking capability that enables a significant increase in operational capability."
The company will also provide testing, logistics and training to support operational fielding as a part of the contract.
Northrop will develop networking and communications systems to integrate into the E-6B systems integration laboratory, after then the systems will be equipped onboard a single E-6B aircraft.
Capable of conducting both TACAMO and US Strategic Command Airborne Command Post missions, the US Navy's E-6B aircraft has been designed to provide survivable and reliable airborne command, control and communications between US strategic and nonstrategic forces.
The navy is planning a follow-on contract to enhance the capabilities of the entire fleet of E-6B aircraft, which can carry anti-radiation missiles (ARM), including shrike and harm missiles.
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Traceability in Alberta and Canada
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What is Traceability?
Simply put, livestock traceability is tracking the path and the history of an animal or food product. It is the linking of premises identification, animal identification and the recording of movement.
It allows the telling of the 'story' of our food.
Demonstrates the excellence in our food production system.
It keeps foreign markets open, contributing to stronger domestic prices.
It gives us an edge in the global marketplace.
It provides a way to quickly help to identify and contain animal health issues.
Traceability systems are important, effective tools that can be used for many things, including the protection of animal health, public health and food safety. They can help reduce response time, resulting in a reduction in economic, environmental and social impacts of emergency situations such as disease outbreaks. For more information on National Livestock Traceability, click here.
Traceability in Canada
In the summer of 2012, the federal government announced the creation of the Canadian Agri-Traceability Services (CATS). This initiative will bring together the combined experience of the Canadian Cattle Identification Agency (CCIA) and Agri-Traçabilité Québec (ATQ) to reduce costs and simplify data reporting. Once established, the new, independent CATS organization will provide traceability data services for the CCIA, ATQ and other stakeholders. The multi-species traceability system will allow Canada to manage risk proactively and respond to demands from governments and buyers for demonstrable assurances on food safety and biosecurity.
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50 years later, Ivor Davis writes about touring…
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By Bob Strauss | rstrauss@scng.com | Daily News
September 3, 2014 at 5:21 p.m.
It was a little more than 50 years ago when Ivor Davis got a call from London.
"The editor of the Daily Express said 'Hey, this Liverpool group is coming over,' " Davis recalls. " 'Get on a plane in two hours and go to San Francisco. Write about them, travel with them, eat with them, drink with them — and George Harrison is writing a column for us. But he's not going to write it, you're going to write it.' "
East London native Davis had recently become the newspaper's one-man Hollywood bureau, and he had just been assigned to go with the Beatles on their first North American tour. Half a century later, Davis has written a book, "The Beatles and Me on Tour," filled with anecdotes and observations about that crazy summer of '64 and more.
One of the few journalists who accompanied the Fab Four on that entire tour, Davis attended every concert (though like everybody else, he didn't hear much music over the constant screaming of the band's female fans), flew with the lads on their chartered plane, escaped like them within an inch of his life after the shows and stayed in the same besieged hotels.
Along the way he got to know John, Paul, George and Ringo intimately — although the introduction before that first Cow Palace concert left a little to be desired.
"I went to the San Francisco Hilton and it was a madhouse there — all of these screaming girls," Davis, now 76, describes from his Ventura home. "I managed to get myself into there, and Derek Taylor, their press guy, introduced me to all the Beatles.
"To be honest with you, it was kind of lukewarm. They couldn't have given a flying (expletive) who I was, and also they were monstrously jet-lagged. They sort of grunted, were watching television — George told me that what they liked about America was color television because they'd never had it in England — and ordered room service.
"But as they got used to me, they became a lot friendlier and we kind of became companions in arms. Although I could get out, they were prisoners in the hotels and they didn't have anybody to talk to. They had to talk to somebody, and I was around."
Their shared working-class backgrounds helped establish empathy between Davis and the boys, as did similarly sour, dark senses of humor. The writer describes John Lennon as a cheater at Monopoly and a very bad poker player, which enabled some members of their small press entourage to subsidize the cost of traveling with the group.
"John, at the time, was the funniest and the wickedest," he reveals. "Also, his mind worked like lightning. The only other person whose mind worked at that warp speed was Robin Williams.
"Paul McCartney was a bit of a schmoozer," Davis continues. "He would pat you on the back and say 'Hi Ivor, how are you doing?' On the jet, Paul would come down the aisle and offer to get you a drink. He'd bring me a whiskey and soda or whatever I wanted; it's funny when you think back, but he was like a flight attendant."
Ringo Starr, who was the newest Beatle, sometimes comes off in the book as a deer-in-the-headlights sort. The intensity of Beatlemania and occasional threats of violence that met the tour seemed to rattle him more than the others. Davis attributes that to his having missed some earlier Australian concert dates due to tonsil troubles, and residual fear that they may find a different drummer.
"He was always a bit edgy," Davis notes. "But by the time the tour finished, he was probably one of the most popular Beatles. By the time we left New York, there were signs that said, 'Ringo for President!' "
Davis initially found Harrison a bit surly. But after the guitarist complained to him about his first two "columns" — which the reporter made up out of whole cloth — Davis explained that 10-minute daily chats would fix that.
"After that little confrontation, he did talk to me and the column improved," Davis recalls.
There are chapters in the book about things Davis couldn't write about at the time without risking getting thrown off of the tour. One, "Talkin' 'Bout Girls," rather discreetly describes the vetting process by which Beatlemaniacs were chosen to meet the lads on a more, well, personal basis — especially after a situation with teenage twins on the third stop in Las Vegas almost turned legal and public.
"They were very careful, but they poured in Miss Louisiana or Miss Chicago, or Miss Whatever to meet the boys," Davis explains. "And if the boys fancied the girls and the girls fancied the boys, they'd go in the room and who knows what happened. Look, we were young, healthy men — John was married at the time, but they tried to keep that down — and the guys availed themselves."
As for the famous incident when Bob Dylan met the Beatles in New York and introduced them to marijuana, Davis disputes accounts that it happened during the rock icons' first meet-and-greet in the city's Hotel Delmonico. Rather, he says, they were turned on at a much less fancy — and less police-garrisoned — motor inn by the airport the night before the Beatles returned to England.
"That night, a scruffy-looking guy came onto our floor and marched straight into their room," he says. "We were in the adjoining room; they stuck wet towels in the cracks under the door. When they came out, Ringo was on his knees, absolutely wasted. They said Bob gave him a joint, and instead of doing the procedure, taking two puffs and passing it around, he smoked the whole damn thing! He didn't know."
"The Beatles and Me on Tour" goes way, way beyond just sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll stories. The descriptions of sitting through the ear-splitting and, for some reason, jellybean projectile-filled concerts are worth the price of the self-published book alone. There are also daily snippets on Twitter via @idavisbeatles.
Davis went on to a long career in entertainment journalism for such outlets as Los Angeles magazine, The Times of London and The New York Times Syndicate, often writing with his wife of 46 years, Sally Ogle Davis, who died in December 2012.
For his book, Davis plumbed his own files and went to London to pore over the Express' stash of his 50-year-old reports. He contacted surviving members of the tour's press corps to compare memories and make new discoveries.
He's been headlining his own book promotion tour this summer.
"It's been pretty incredible," Davis says. "I think I had my three minutes of fame. When I went to the Beatles convention in Chicago last week, what was astonishing was how people want to come up to you, as if you'd been sprinkled with magic Beatle dust, and tell you their Beatle stories. It's kind of a link, which I never thought it would be, 50 years later. It's kind of fun."
Bob Strauss | reporter
Bob Strauss has been covering film at the L.A. Daily News since 1989. He wouldn't say the movies have gotten worse in that time, but they do keep getting harder to love. Fortunately, he still loves them.
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Mohnish Jain | 30 JUN 2017
If you use social media to promote your brand, it's possible you're already using Instagram ads. But in addition to the ads you're already using, did you know that you can also place ads in Instagram Stories?
Wait – what are Instagram Stories?
Just in case you're not caught up on the details, Instagram Stories is a relatively new feature, similar to the 'Story' system on Snapchat. You can add your recent photos to your story, which will be viewable for just 24 hours.
Running an Ad in Instagram Stories
When viewing Instagram Stories, you may notice ads that appear in between stories in the form of a 9:16 visual. These will be labelled as 'Sponsored' and will appear seamlessly as if they were a story in themselves.
Ads may be shown in the form of a still, single image, or as a video of up to 15 seconds. And while you can't yet feature any links or calls to action, Instagram is planning to enable this in the near future.
Why consider an Instagram Stories Ad?
Running an ad in Instagram Stories can help you reach an even wider audience, as well as showing you're a forward thinking company who's not afraid to try out the latest trends and features. If your demographic is one that moves with the times, this especially will work in your favour.
If you like the idea of running an ad in Instagram Stories, read on to find out how!
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Rasul Gamzatov, People's Poet of Daghestan – A Life
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By: Shailendra Chauhan
Gamzatov, Rasul Gamzatovich, was born on 8 September 1923 in the Avar village of Tsada, Daghestan in the north-east Caucasus. His father, the People's Poet Gamzat Tsadas, was his first teacher and mentor in the study of poetry. Gamzat Tsadasa was a well-known bard, heir to the ancient tradition of minstrelsy still thriving in the mountains. Bards were held in high honour. When Makhmud, famous poet of the previous generation, sang in a busy market-place, plucking the strings of his pandura for accompaniment, young and old would listen in silence with bated breath: even a bee's flight could be heard. Gamzatov wrote his first poem when he was nine years old. The young Rasul, impatient of any interruption, would listen for hours on end to the Avar stories, legends and fables his father would relate. «When I was quite small,» he recalls, «he would wrap me in his sheepskin cloak and recite his poems to me, so I knew them all by heart before one ever rode a horse or wore a belt.»
From the small window of his father's flat-roofed house of solid stone he could see a patch of green field spread like a tablecloth below the village and, above it, overhanging rocks. Paths wound like snakes up the steep slopes where caves gaped like the jaws of wild beasts. Beyond the mountain ridge rose yet another, arched and rough as a camel's back. As a boy Rasul would graze a neighbour's horse for three days with the telling of a story as his reward. He would climb half a day to join shepherds in the mountains and walk half a day back just to hear a single poem!
In the second form at school he walked twelve miles to see an old man, a friend of his father's, who knew many songs, poems and legends. The old man sang and recited to the young boy for four days from morning till night. Rasul wrote down what he could and went happily home with a bagful of poems. He was eleven when he wrote his first verse, lying on a bull's hide on the balcony at home. It was a poem about the local boys who ran down to the clearing where an aeroplane landed for the first time in 1934. Gamzatov studied at the pedagogical institute and, in 1940, returned to teach in his village school for a short time. He then took on a series of jobs, including director"s assistant in a traveling theatre troupe, and worker for radio as well as the newspaper Bolshevik Gor.In 1943, he published his first collection of poems, Firey Love and Burning Hate, in Avar, the language of Dagestan. That same year, he became a member of the Soviet Writers Union.
Gamzatov studied at the Gorky Institute of Literature in Moscow between 1945 and 1950. His first collection of poems in Russian was published in 1947. The title of his first book of poems was «Love Inspired and Fiery Wrath». He was overjoyed when girls in the mountains who had read it wrote to him—and to this day he cannot forget his pain on seeing a shepherd in winter pastures using a page to roll a cigarette. This was in 1943. In 1945 with a few books of his own in Avar tucked under his arm and with a meagre sum of money in his pocket, he arrived in Moscow to enter the Gorky Institute of Literature. There in the stimulating company of younger poets and under the guidance of veteran writers he studied Russian and world literature and the craft of poetry. By turns he fell in love with Blok, Mayakovsky, Yesenin, Pasternak, Tsvetayeva, Bagritsky, the Avar Makhmud and the German Heine. But Pushkin and Lermontov remained his constant love. Over the past fifty years Rasul Gamzatov has been one of the most prolific of Soviet poets. From his pen have come short love lyrics, long narrative poems, ballads, epigrams and philosophical octaves, which have won him millions of devoted readers. Since then, he has published over 20 books in both Russian and Avar.Gamzatov translated many of the best Russian poets into the Avar language. ! Of the land of his birth, of its people and its poets he has drawn a fascinating, intimate and human portrait in his prose volume of musings and reminiscences «My Daghestan».
Among his many translations are the works of Pushkin, Lermontov, Mayakovsky, and Esenin.His poetry collection Year of My Birth (1950) was awarded the USSR State Prize in 1952. Gamzatov also won the Lenin Prize for his 1962 collection Lofty Stars. Some of his other titles include, Word About The Older Brother (1952), Dagestani Spring (1955), Miner (1958), My Heart is in The Hills (1959), Two Shawls, Letters (1963), Rosary of Years (1968), By The Hearth (1978), Island of Women (1983), Wheel of Life (1987) as well as the lyrical novel My Dagestan (1967-1971).In 1959, Gamzatov was declared a People"s Poet of Dagestan. In 1974 he became a Hero of Socialist Labor. In 1950. Winner of a Lenin Prize for poetry and honoured with the title of People's Poet of Daghestan, Rasul Gamzatov was a well-known public figure. He travelled widely in Europe, Asia and America. Rasul Gamzatov wrote in his native Avar tongue, a language spoken by no more than 500,000 people. Yet even so the Avars along with the Darghins, Lezghins and Kumyks are among the largest ethnic groups in the two-million population of Daghestan, where 36 different languages are spoken. In connection with the approach of Gamzatov"s 80th birthday, the entire of 2003 was declared the Year of Rasul Gamzatov in Dagestan. Gamzatov was named Chairman of the Dagestani Writers Union, a post he held until his death. On November 3rd '2003, Rasul Gamzatov passed away in the Central Clinical Hospital in Moscow.
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Single glazed doors are the first option. A single glazed door is as the name suggests one that features a single panel of glass. For heating and insulation purposes, it is most likely that the glaze is a panel in an otherwise wood, UPVC or composite door than making up the whole of the door area. Many people in the past have been unsure of single glazed doors because of the safety issues that are associated with a single panel of glass that can shatter or crack under pressure. Many glaziers have dealt with this issue by developing glass coatings that strengthen the glass and extend its lifespan.
The second option has been, for a long time, the most popular in double glazed doors. Using two sheets of glass with a layer of air between them is the most common way to manufacture windows and doors and the use of double glazing offers a seemingly safer option along with the added insulation provided by the air pocket.
The third option, which is widely available but not as frequently used due to the high costs involved, are triple glazed doors which tellingly use three panes rather than two with air pockets separating each pane.
Whilst it might be assumed that a triple glazed door might be more energy efficient than a double glazed one, studies have disproved the theory, and surmised that although there is a difference between the amount of heat escaping from a double or triple glazed frame, it is not sufficient enough to justify the cost difference between the two.
The same study, however, found a marked difference between the sound muffling qualities of the two different Glazed Doors and noted "…Installing these units into properties near major roads can increase the value of the home and provide a far nicer and quieter environment for the residents".
Whenever glazed doors are purchased in the UK, their manufacturer, installation and guarantees are governed by a regulatory body called FENSA. Standing for fenestration self assessment scheme, FENSA is responsible for monitoring and maintaining standards within the glaze industry.
When you deal with an installer from https://www.orangerycosts.co.uk/what-is-an-orangery it ensures that all products are manufactured in accordance with building regulations and are safe and efficient for the required use. Without the relevant FENSA certificate it is difficult to sell a property that has had any recent glazing work or that contains glazed doors.


Ah, the land of Meridell. Where else can you count potatoes, experience near constant states of war, and go berry picking? Yes, that's right, if you mosey on down to Meri Acres Farm you can pick berries to your heart's content, for only a small fee. If you're lucky, you might even stumble across a rare one and be the next Neopian millionaire!
How come no one ever comes on 'Pick Your Own Skeith Day'??
If you're willing to cough up 400 NP, it's easy enough to begin picking. To try picking something, simply click anywhere on the map shown. If you want to wander to a new area of the farm, click one of the red arrows that appear on the side of the map.
If you're not happy with the item that you picked, click on it to discard it from your basket. There is no limit to how many times you can discard an item. You are not guaranteed to find something every time you click to pick, though - sometimes you'll come up empty handed. If this happens, try visiting a new map.
The game ends when you either collect six items, when you select "collect berries and leave farm", or when you've clicked around on the farm (in the map or moving to a new map) 20 times. At this point, whether or not you have six items in your basket, you will have to stop picking for the day.
Listed below are the berries you are able to win from Pick Your Own, as well as some of the booby prizes that you may pick up along the way. In addition, if you visit the farm on St. Patrick's Day, you may be so lucky as to pick a clover or two.
Note: all PYO berries are Rarity 101.
Some of the berries that are supposed to be released by this game have never been discovered. It's likely that they're glitched and will never be released, but for fun we've listed them below!


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*A: Antigua y Barbuda, Anguila, Antillas Holandesas
*'''A''': Antigua y Barbuda, Anguila, Antillas Holandesas
*B: Bahamas, Barbados, Belice
*'''B''': Bahamas, Barbados, Belice
*C: Canadá, Colombia
*'''C''': Canadá, Colombia
*D: Dominica
*'''D''': Dominica
*E: Estados Unidos
*'''E''': Estados Unidos
*G: Granada, Guyana
*'''G''': Granada, Guyana
*I: Islas Caimán, Islas Vírgenes (USA)
*'''I''': Islas Caimán, Islas Vírgenes (USA)
*J: Jamaica
*'''J''': Jamaica
*M: Martinica, México, Montserrat
*'''M''': Martinica, México, Montserrat
*P: Puerto Rico
*'''P''': Puerto Rico
*S: San Cristóbal, St. Lucia, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Vincent y Grenada
*'''S''': San Cristóbal, St. Lucia, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Vincent y Grenada
*T: Trinidad y Tobago, Turks and Caicos
*'''T''': Trinidad y Tobago, Turks and Caicos
*V: Venezuela
*'''V''': Venezuela
=== Countries that require Authorized Visa (VA-1) ===
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1 FUDCon LATAM 2017 - Panamá
1.1 Local Team
1.2 Description of the City
1.2.1 Weather and Climate
1.3 Airports, Lodging and Venue
1.3.1 Airports
1.3.1.1 Tocumen International Airport
1.3.1.2 Albrook "Marcos A. Gelabert" International Airport
1.3.2 Lodging
1.3.2.1 Hotels
1.3.2.2 Apartments
1.3.3 Venue
1.3.3.1 Option A: Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá
1.3.3.2 Option B: Universidad Interamericana de Panamá
1.3.3.3 Option C: City of Knowledge
1.4 Distance Between Airport, Lodging and Venue
1.5 Local Transportation
1.6 Travel Costs
1.7 Country Visa Information
1.7.1 Countries that require Tourist Card (TT-3)
1.7.2 Countries that require Authorized Visa (VA-1)
1.7.3 Countries that require Stamped Visa (VE-2)
1.7.4 Countries that do not require Visa (ASV-4)
1.7.5 Countries with Visa Waiver (EV-5)
1.7.6 Countries that require Tourist Visa
1.8 Brief description of on the ground resources and their experience with FUDcon/other large events.
1.8.1 Auditorium
1.8.2 Videoconference Room
1.8.3 Meeting Room and Offices
1.8.4 Dining Room
1.9 Notation of internet connectivity options for both hotel and conference venue.
1.10 Outline of proximate restaurant locations.
1.11 Pros and Cons of the proposed location.
1.11.1 Pros
1.11.2 Cons
1.12 Possible Attendees
FUDCon LATAM 2017 - Panamá
Abdel G. Martínez L.
Alberto Castillo
Kenneth Guerra
Luis Segundo
Maryon Torres
Kiara Navarro
Juan Barba
Ariel Barría
Johel Batista
Description of the City
More information available on Wikipedia
More information available on this video (author: Autoridad de Turismo)
More information available on this other video (author: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines)
Panama City (Spanish: Panamá) is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Panama and it is located at the Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal Panama City is the political and administrative center of the country. Panama has been for 8 years one of the top 5 places for retirement in the world according to International Living Magazine.
Panama City is also an important hub for international banking and commerce. It has an advanced communications service, Internet use is widespread. It is important also because:
Panama City was chosen to be the American Capital of Culture for the year 2003, what adds an incredible cultural center for our ambassadors.
Panama City hosted the seventh version of the Summits of the Americas for the year 2015 that brought together leaders of the region to reflect on the difficulties faced by the peoples of the hemisphere, what adds an incredible political center for our ambassadors.
Panama City will host World Youth Day in 2019, which is an event emphasized in the unity and presence of numerous different cultures, what adds and incredible spiritual profile for our ambassadors.
In Panama City the daytime temperatures are always around or slightly above 30 degrees Celsius (86 degrees Fahrenheit) and the thermometer drops at night no lower than around 22 to 24 degrees Celsius (71 and 75 degrees Fahrenheit).
Nevertheless, the city experiences different seasons. Not four seasons as like in the northern parts of the world, but is has a dry season which runs from late December to late April. And a real rainy season which runs from May to early December. In this period, large amounts of rain fall in Panama City.
Airports, Lodging and Venue
Tocumen International Airport
More information on Wikipedia
Tocumen International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de Tocumen) (IATA: PTY, ICAO: MPTO) is an international airport located 15 miles (24 km) from Panama City, Panama. In 2006, it underwent a major expansion and renovation program in order to modernize and improve its facilities. It is currently the only airport in Central America with two runways for use and is also the largest airport in the country.
Tocumen Internation Airport is a regional hub for commercial flights heading to and from The Caribbean, South America, North America and Central America. Also, the European cities of Madrid and Amsterdam are served.
Albrook "Marcos A. Gelabert" International Airport
Albrook "Marcos A. Gelabert" International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de Albrook "Marcos A. Gelabert") (IATA: PAC, ICAO: MPMG) is a public airport located 1.5 km (0.93 mi) west of the center of Panama City. It is located on the site of the former Albrook Air Force Station.
Albrook International Airport serves local flights and international flights coming from Costa Rica and Colombia.
Air Panama offers daily flights to many cities in Panama from Albrook Airport. Its corporate headquarters are located on the airport property.
The price of staying in hotels depends on the category. The price range may vary from $25 to $250 per night.
Due to the category, location and price, we recommend on these two options:
Lodging Complex (City of Knowledge)
Maximum 3 persons per room (3 twins beds)
Includes breakfast
Free Wi-Fi Access
Garden view balcony
Housekeeping service
Valuables safe-deposit box
Common use kitchenette (microwave, fridge, coffee maker)
Shared used of sitting room
Washer and dryer machines
Free bus service within campus
24 hour campus security
Country Inn & Suites Panama City
Maximum 4 persons per room (2 double beds)
Meeting rooms 2
City view balcony
If necessary, you can use services such as Airbnb to identify places of stay within the city. For example:
Hostal Germar:
Maximum 1 person per room (total of 14 rooms)
Laptop friendly workspace
TV with premium channels
Option A: Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá
More information on their website
Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá (UTP) is the second largest university in Panama. It is a university comprising six faculties in seven campuses nationwide. The main campus is a 60-hectare piece of land located in Panama City, the country's capital city. It is the state institution with the highest hierarchy in terms of higher scientific-technological education in the Republic of Panama.
The delivery to the nation of professionals is given without interruption as of the 1981. Promotion. To date, this High House of Higher Studies has graduated 55,008 professionals who with their knowledge, skills and abilities contribute to the development of the Republic of Panama .
The synergy created with the government, private and social sectors of Panama, allows the UTP to maintain an up-to-date academic offer and contribute efficiently to the country's technological and social development. On the other hand, the link developed with prestigious academic institutions, research, organizations and companies from other countries, ensures their successful insertion in the globalized world.
Its educational offer, evidences the institutional growth. Currently, 127 courses are offered at the different levels, as follows: 4 PhDs, 69 Masters and Postgraduates, 1 Teaching staff, 21 Bachelor's degrees in Engineering, 21 Bachelor's degrees with intermediate technical qualification, 4 other Bachelor's degrees, 1 Bachelor's degree in Technology and 6 careers Techniques. As for demand, it has increased from 5,735 students in 1981 to 21,443 in 2015. It has a teaching staff of 1,549 teachers, 32% full-time and 1,852 administrative staff.
UTP is a national leader in engineering research; Serves as a reference center and expertise in technology.
Option B: Universidad Interamericana de Panamá
Universidad Interamericana de Panamá offers continuing education, undergraduate and graduate degrees in architecture, business administration, engineering and information technology, hotel management, human resources, law, maritime administration and tourism, and psychology.
UIP provides students an opportunity to enroll in dual-degree programs with other Laureate International Universities network institutions, including master's programs with the Institute for Executive Development.
Universidad Interamericana de Panamá is accredited by the National Council on University Evaluation and Accreditation of Panama.
More than 10,300 students are enrolled at Universidad Interamericana de Panamá (UIP), which was founded in 1994 and merged with Universidad Latinoamericana de Ciencia y Tecnología (ULACIT) in 2014. UIP develops students' personal and professional skills through a variety of programs on its two Panama City campuses.
Option C: City of Knowledge
More information of their website
Just a few minutes from downtown Panama City, City of Knowledge is strategically located across from the Panama Canal. Some 120 hectares and more than 200 buildings of what was once the Clayton military base are now home to a booming international community established for the purpose of business, academic, scientific, and humanistic collaboration. The objective is human and sustainable development based on knowledge.
City of Knowledge is a management platform that focuses on boosting the innovative and competitive capacities of the users who share the Campus. Integration, dynamic networking, and joint efforts facilitate the transference of knowledge.
This allows for an unusual concentration of innovative firms, international organizations focused on development, as well as academic and research institutions, resulting in a lively and successfully collaborative community. In order to strengthen these dynamics, City of Knowledge provides access to a series of benefits and services aimed at the needs of its users.
Distance Between Airport, Lodging and Venue
Tocumen International Airport -> City of Knowledge: 38 Km, 50 minutes
Tocumen International Airport -> Country Inn & Suites: 32 Km, 40 minutes
Country Inn & Suites -> City of Knowledge: 8.2 Km, 12 minutes
Country Inn & Suites -> Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá: 5.6 Km, 7 minutes
Country Inn & Suites -> Universidad Interamericana de Panamá: 4.6 Km, 6 minutes
City of Knowledge -> City of Knowledge: 1 Km, 3 minutes
City of Knowledge -> Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá: 13 Km, 19 minutes
City of Knowledge -> Universidad Interamericana de Panamá: 12 Km, 18 minutes
More information here on Visit Panama
Panama has improved their transportation systems consisting of four important elements:
MetroBus, the official public bus system.
Diablo Rojo, the old public bus system.
Panama Metro, the metropolitan subway system.
Taxi, the common private transportation system.
Panama City yellow taxis do not use a meter to measure fares, instead using a zone system for fares that is published by the Autoridad de Transito y Transporte Terrestre, Panama's transit authority.
Uber, the rapidly growing, has been operating in Panama since March of 2014. In that time, it has grown from a niche luxury car service to a multi-option car service and legitimate competition for the taxis (just don't expect them to admit that), that is the preferred method of travel for most expats and a growing number of Panamanians.
- These values may vary -
Country Visa Information
The basic required documentation needed are:
Valid passport
Economic solvency
Countries that require Tourist Card (TT-3)
A: Antigua y Barbuda, Anguila, Antillas Holandesas
B: Bahamas, Barbados, Belice
C: Canadá, Colombia
D: Dominica
E: Estados Unidos
G: Granada, Guyana
I: Islas Caimán, Islas Vírgenes (USA)
J: Jamaica
M: Martinica, México, Montserrat
P: Puerto Rico
S: San Cristóbal, St. Lucia, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Vincent y Grenada
T: Trinidad y Tobago, Turks and Caicos
V: Venezuela
Countries that require Authorized Visa (VA-1)
Are required for those countries whose citizens, for issues related to immigration policy, require the prior authorization to enter Panama:
Countries that require Stamped Visa (VE-2)
The stamped visa does not require the prior authorization of the Migration Directorate and can be obtained either at the Panamanian Consulate or by bringing it already stamped from the country of origin of the tourist. The countries listed below must enter Panama with a stamped visa depending on the length of their stay:
If the stay exceeds 30 days: Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Canada, Colombia, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Martinique, Mexico, Montserrat, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos and Venezuela.
If the stay exceeds 90 days: Anguilla, Netherlands Antilles, United States, Cayman Islands, Virgin Islands (USA), Puerto Rico, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Kitts and Nevis and St. Vincent and Grenada.
Countries that do not require Visa (ASV-4)
For the following countries, the visa requirement has been abolished because they have reciprocal agreements with Panama:
Countries with Visa Waiver (EV-5)
The following countries do not need to present a visa to enter Panama, so the documents mentioned before are the only required:
Countries that require Tourist Visa
Ecuador, if you have US visa and have visited US on the last year you don't need visa.
If your country is not here, please check the rules.
Brief description of on the ground resources and their experience with FUDcon/other large events.
More info about the Convention Center Here
This is one of the most active sections in the City of Knowledge. With an auditorium that can seat 500 people and the most complete technological platform in the region for interactive development of new forms of learning in its Digital Classroom, the City of Knowledge Convention Center has plenty of possibilities for holding your event, meeting, seminar, graduation ceremony, congress, fair or videoconference, among other things.
Even if Panamá hasn't held a FUDcon event ever, they have held events like last minidebconf, Flisol and SFD. Also, like all CentralAmerica countries are really near, we can count with almost all LATAM (CentralAmerica and top of SouthAmerica) people resources, gather for help for a really small us$ amount. Will be an excellent oportunity to gather a good number of contributors.
The auditorium may be used as a single space or as three, because it can be divided into modules. It covers a total of 465 m2 (5,005 square feet) and can seat approximately 500 people. Rental of this auditorium includes central air conditioning, telephone access, Internet, basic furniture, and cleaning service.
Videoconference Room
This room is equipped with a Tandberg 6000 educator. VC speed is 128 to 384 kbps, with ISDN.IP communication. This room seats 90 people.
Meeting Room and Offices
As part of the comprehensive services and supplementary spaces at the Convention Center, we have a small meeting room for 10 people and three individual offices for support during events.
We can provide you with tables and chairs for your congress or seminar, as well as a fully equipped kitchen so that a catering team may work without any problems.
Notation of internet connectivity options for both hotel and conference venue.
Ciudad del Saber has excellent telecommunications, IT and educational technology services, including an intelligent high-tech center with the required capacity for teleconferences, distance learning, fast internet connections, and other services.
Outline of proximate restaurant locations.
There are small restaurants and convenience stores close to the convention center around 3 blocks from it.
There is a small bowling place around 3 blocks from convention center and Villas.
Ciudad del saber is at 10 min from Ciudad de Panamá's downtown. So all kind of foods can be found.
Pros and Cons of the proposed location.
As Panamá is in the middle of LATAM and is a financial center, travels, hotels and services are really cheap to be a more atractive destination.
All CentralAmerica countries have easy access to Panamá; so most of them can travel by bus, will help to decrese the traveling budget and help to bring more people to FUDcon.
Ciudad del Saber has a huge list of aliances that can represent a benefit to our community. This list includes all Panamá universities, several governamental agency, Alliance Française, Smithsonian Research Institute, Science and Technology for Development Iberoamerican Program, Latin American Social Sciences Institute, National Association of Universities and Higher Education Institutions of Mexico and others. See complete list here
We can count with the support of cidetys - International Center for Technological Development an Free Software support (English link here)
As Panamá is in the middle of LATAM, maybe bring people from the bottom side of SouthAmerica will be too expensive.
Possible Attendees
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Hotel Booked
Extra Line for Badge
1 Abdel Martínez S Panama Ambassadors, QA, LATAM Treasurer, ex-FAmSCo
2 José Reyes S Panama Ambassadors
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