Ipswich Building Society has created three new apprenticeship positions as part of the Suffolk 500 in 100 challenge. The Society is interviewing for a Marketing trainee to join its Head Office and advertising for two Customer Adviser trainees, one to be based at each of its Woodbridge and Tower Ramparts Shopping Centre branches. Applications for the two branch positions are due to close on Friday 30th October.
The Suffolk 500 initiative is being co-ordinated by Apprenticeships Suffolk Business Services, which is delivered in partnership with TCHC and the Suffolk Chamber of Commerce and funded by Suffolk County Council. The initiative aims to secure the commitment of employers around the county to recruit 500 new apprentices within 100 working days of the programme's launch.
Ipswich Building Society is part of the National Apprenticeship Scheme and usually has at least one apprentice per year on either the Level 3 Banking or Level 3 Business Administration programme. The Society also occasionally offers paid internships for undergraduates studying a relevant subject to degree level.


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17,437 Grants awarded for $7,436,919,692
The University of Texas at San Antonio Democratizing Racial Justice: Remembering Histories, Transforming Futures 12/11/20 $5,000,000 San Antonio, TX, United States Higher Learning
Howard University Social Justice Consortium 12/11/20 $5,000,000 Washington, DC, United States Higher Learning
National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund 12/09/19 $5,000,000 Washington, DC, United States Other
Metropolitan Museum of Art Fellowships Endowment 06/13/08 $5,000,000 New York, NY, United States Arts and Culture
Barnes Foundation Scholarly Activities Endowment 12/15/06 $5,000,000 Merion, PA, United States Arts and Culture
Ballet Theatre Foundation, Inc. Special National Residency 03/20/06 $5,000,000 New York, NY, United States Arts and Culture
University of California at Los Angeles EPIC II: Social Justice Curriculum 12/11/20 $5,000,000 Los Angeles, CA, United States Higher Learning
Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation Mellon Fellowships 03/22/89 $5,000,000 Princeton, NJ, United States Higher Learning
National Gallery of Art Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts 06/16/82 $5,000,000 Washington, DC, United States Arts and Culture
Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation Mellon Fellowships Program - Humanities 06/10/91 $5,000,000 Princeton, NJ, United States Higher Learning
Social and Public Art Resource Center The Great Wall of Los Angeles 12/11/20 $5,000,000 Venice, CA, United States Arts and Culture
New York Public Library Restructuring Assessment 06/11/04 $5,000,000 New York, NY, United States Public Knowledge
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Humanities Without Walls Consortium III 06/04/20 $5,000,000 Champaign, IL, United States Higher Learning
Ithaka Harbors, Inc. General Support 12/16/02 $5,000,000 New York, NY, United States Public Knowledge
Brooklyn Academy of Music, Inc. Opera Presentations and Opera Endowment 12/11/07 $5,000,000 Brooklyn, NY, United States Arts and Culture
University of Minnesota at Twin Cities Minnesota Transform: A Just University for Just Futures 12/11/20 $4,997,000 Minneapolis, MN, United States Higher Learning
Brown University Reimaging New England Histories: Historical Injustice, Sovereignty and Freedom 12/11/20 $4,974,000 Providence, RI, United States Higher Learning
Cornell University Cross-Border Movements: Racism, Dispossession, and Migration 12/11/20 $4,951,000 Ithaca, NY, United States Higher Learning
Social Science Research Council International Dissertation Research Fellowship 06/04/20 $4,800,000 Brooklyn, NY, United States Higher Learning
American Council of Learned Societies New Faculty Fellowships 09/24/09 $4,792,000 New York, NY, United States Higher Learning
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Fake news has turned out to be a curse from which our society is going through. Platforms like WhatsApp and Facebook has made it easy for anyone to make any content viral; much thanks to the blind faith of people on every piece of information.
"This morning we are starting an education campaign in India on how to spot fake news and rumors. Our first step is placing newspaper advertisements across the country in English, Hindi, and several other languages. We will build on these efforts going forward," a WhatsApp spokesperson conveyed to The Hindu in an emailed response.
Before it was Facebook that was hit with the series of fake news and to counter that, the social media giant came up with many guidelines to make people understand the difference between fake news and the actual news. This time it is WhatsApp.
In the recent past, India witnessed a string of events that of mob lynching that resulted in the death of 27 people across the country. Most of these incidents occurred due to a morphed video of child trafficking circulated on WhatsApp.
Even the government found the situation slipping out of its hand and roped in WhatsApp to contain it. The IT ministry urged social media giant to check the fake news sailing on its platform. Taking note of it, WhatsApp rolled out the 'forward' feature that will let the users know about the forwarded messages. "Double check the facts when you are not sure who wrote the original message," it said.
The Facebook-owned company said the government and community groups need to come together to take down the fake news technology companies.


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Scotophilus borbonicus — вид ссавців родини лиликових.

Проживання, поведінка
Країни поширення: Мадагаскар, Реюньйон. Цей вид вважається досить поширеним на початку 19 століття на Реюньйоні, проте він не був зареєстрований в 20 або 21-му столітті.

Загрози та охорона
Загрози для цього виду не відомі.

Джерела
 Andriafidison, D, Cardiff, S.G., Goodman, S.M., Hutson, A.M., Jenkins, R.K.B., Kofoky, A.F., Racey, P.A., Ranivo, J., Ratrimomanarivo, F.H. & Razafimanahaka, H.J. 2008. Scotophilus borbonicus. In: IUCN 2012

Лиликові
Ссавці Мадагаскару
Ссавці Реюньйону
Тварини, описані 1803


Monkeys + Synthesizers is a project where 6 different spieces of monkeys (and some others) were given different synthesizers. Do monkeys like music and do they enjoy creating music?
Humans is the only species on earth that actually compose music. Most birds and some mammals make beautiful sounds, but primarily to scare others away -- or to get laid. The project explores if other primates can make music.
In the 60s, the Chimpanzee Congo became famous when he painted abstract paintings that got pretty good reviews by art critics. He had a distinct style in some sort of abstract expressionistic tradition. He liked red a lot but didn't he like blue. Today, some of his paintings are worth up to 20.000 €.
Since the synthesizers was invented, the musicians have been asked "Is this really making music? You just press a button and out comes music, right?" Well... you do press buttons, twist knobs and faders, but there are endless ways of doing this. That is why the synthesizer probably is the greatest musical instrument in history. A great example of human ingenuity and engineering -- something that makes us different from the monkeys.
Habitat: The Upper Amazonas. Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, north Bolivia and west Brazil.
Length: 13 cm, tail 19 cm.
Diet: Tree gum, fruit, insects and spiders.
64 LED button matrix synthesizer.
Habitat: Close to river Sao Joao and in the Poco d´Anta nature reserve, south west of Rio de Janeiro.
Diet: Fruit, flowers, insects, frogs, lizards and bird's eggs.
One of world's most rare monkeys.
Habitat: North east Africa and the Arabian Peninsula.
Weight: Female 10-13 kg, male 17-25 kg.
Habitat: Semi-deserts in southern Africa.
Diet: Insects, lizards, scorpions, small birds, eggs, rodents and other small mammals.
Suricates can survive bites from poisonous scorpions and snakes that would kill a human.
Habitat: Central America from Nicaragua and south to Venezuela, north east Brazil and nothern Peru.
Age: 12 years, (up to 30 years in zoo).
Diet: Leaves, sprouts and fruit.
Sloths have the lowest and most varied body temperature of all mammals. It varies between 24° and 33°.
Camera operators: Andreas Tilliander, Mats Almegård and Johan Östman. Concept by Håkan Lidbo.
Thanks to Bosse Johnsson and Jonas Wahlström at Skansenakvariet, Jörgen Berggren at Berggren Media, Jon Nensén and Daniel Sällstedt.


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5-Fulton Upgrades to Include Limited Service, Road Diet, and Stop Removal
Two 5-Fulton buses approach the turn at Central Avenue on McAllister Street. Photo: ##http://www.flickr.com/photos/cbcastro/7418360596/in/photostream/##cbcastro/Flickr##
The 5-Fulton could get less crowded this fall after Muni launches a package of speed improvements [PDF] in a pilot of the Transit Effectiveness Project.
The SFMTA plans to launch a 5-Fulton Limited line, remove some excess stops, move stops across intersections for smoother loading, and extend the length of bus zones to make room for double bus loading. Early next year, planners said bus bulb-outs would be also be added at seven intersections as part of a re-paving project on Fulton west of 25th Avenue.
A road diet would also be implemented on Fulton between Stanyan Street and Central Avenue, reducing four traffic lanes to two, plus turn lanes. Aside from calming traffic, SFMTA planners said that change would allow for wider traffic lanes to safely fit buses. Currently, the buses must squeeze into 9-foot lanes, resulting in a high frequency of collisions with cars. The new lanes would be 12.5 feet wide.
The new 5-Limited would run the entire length of the route using the 5's regular electric trolley coaches, serving only the six most heavily-used stops between Market Street and 6th Avenue, running that stretch 17 percent faster than the existing local service, planners said. From the Transbay Terminal to the beach, the 5L would run 11 percent faster than the existing service.
Local bus service, which would be served with hybrid motor buses, would only run as far west as 6th Avenue, and run that stretch 7 percent faster. That means anyone looking to use a local stop on the middle stretch east of 6th, coming to or from the western stretch, would have to transfer between a 5L bus and a 5-local, though planners said relatively few riders seem to make such trips. The 5-Limited would stop running at 7 p.m., after which electric trolley coaches would serve every stop on the line.
With the 5L carrying the bulk of rush-hour commuters on the route at a faster clip, Muni planners say the improvements will go a long way toward reducing crowding. At daytime hours, between 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., the 5 currently runs at an average speed of just 9 mph, said SFMTA planner Dustin White.
Proposed 5-Fulton service with the new limited-stop line. Image: SFMTA
"One of the reasons is that we make a lot of stops," White said at a community meeting yesterday. "It's a high-ridership route, and it's spread throughout the line, but there are a couple key points where [boardings are] concentrated — in particular, between 6th Avenue and Van Ness."
Mario Tanev of the SF Transit Riders Union said the organization supports Muni's efforts to expedite some of the TEP improvements, and "showcase the potential benefits system-wide."
"Implementation of the TEP is long overdue," he said. "We hope that the Fulton corridor will soon be followed by other corridors in receiving these improvements."
The eight proposed stop removals (in each direction) would require only 9 percent of 5-Fulton riders to use a different stop, White said. On the Richmond stretch of the line, between La Playa Street and Arguello Boulevard, the average space between stops would be expanded from 2.3 blocks to 3 blocks, or 710 feet to 930 feet. Between Arguello and Market, where blocks are longer, average stop spacing would increase from 1.5 blocks to 2 blocks, or 730 feet to 960 feet.
Image: SFMTA
As Streetsblog has reported, 70 percent of Muni stops are closer together than the agency's own guidelines dictate, and 61 percent of riders in a survey said they'd be willing to walk a bit further for a faster trip. Proposals to remove bus stops have often faced strong opposition from the riders who use them — especially elderly and disabled riders, though at yesterday's meeting, only one man made such a complaint.
Howard Strassner, chair of the local Sierra Club chapter's transportation committee, urged the SFMTA to take out even more stops. "I think I'm old enough to have that right," he said, noting that riders on the 28 line do just fine using the stops along Park Presidio, which are 1,400 feet apart. "If you can do it on Park Presidio, you can do it on most of the city."
The most contentious issue raised by attendees at the meeting was the proposed removal of roughly 30 car parking spaces, mainly for the extension of 23 bus stop zones. Planners said that measure is necessary to keep the line running smoothly, as it would allow local and limited-stop buses to load at shared stops at the same time, and make it easier for local bus drivers to pull close enough to the curb to allow limited-stop buses to pass them.
"Right now, it's sort of a cat-and-mouse game on Mission Street between the limiteds and locals," said SFMTA Outreach Manager Lulu Feliciano, referring to Mission's 14 and 14-Limited lines, which must often squeeze into cramped bus zones. "We want them to play nicer this time."
At intersections with traffic signals, any bus stops currently on the near-side of intersections would be moved to the far side to allow buses to clear the signal before loading and pull up to the curb more easily. At intersections with stops signs, far-side stops would be moved near-side instead, so that buses don't need to stop twice.
Right-turn lanes would also be added at five intersections to prevent right-turning drivers from holding up buses, White said. Planners are also looking to reduce blockages from semi trucks loading at a Lucky supermarket dock on Central, possibly by removing curbside parking to make room or cracking down on truck drivers. That parking removal proposal roused up opposition form several attendees at the meeting.
In a few years, the SFMTA plans to add more permanent TEP improvements to the 5, including more bus bulb-outs and overhead wires that would allow electric trolleys to run on the new local service line.
The 5-Limited is expected to launch in October.
Filed Under: Bus Bulbs, Bus Stop Spacing, Buses, Muni, Muni Forward, SFMTA, Transit, GJEL
Toward a Faster Muni: Detailed TEP Improvement Proposals Now Available
Detailed plans for proposed improvements on eight Muni routes are now available for viewing on the SFMTA's Transit Effectiveness Project (TEP) website. Head over for a block-by-block breakdown of proposed street changes like transit-only lanes, sidewalk extensions, boarding islands, relocated or consolidated stops, replacing stop signs with traffic signals or traffic-calming measures, and more to help keep […]
SFMTA Wants Stop Lights, Not Signs, To Keep Muni's 5-Fulton Moving
By Aaron Bialick	| Nov 7, 2014
The latest of SFMTA's efforts to speed up Muni lines to run into some neighborhood opposition involves its proposed replacement of stop signs with transit-priority traffic signals. Some Western Addition neighbors have protested a proposal to signalize five intersections on McAllister Street to speed up the 5-Fulton, one of the designated "Rapid" routes receiving upgrades under the […]
SFMTA to Study Safety Upgrades for the Richmond's North-South Bike Routes
By Aaron Bialick	| Mar 11, 2015
The SFMTA plans to study safer walking and biking routes on five of the Richmond District's north-south streets, which connect the Presidio and Golden Gate Park. At the behest of D1 Supervisor Eric Mar, the SF County Transportation Authority recently granted $100,000 in Prop K sales tax revenue for the SFMTA to launch the study. Over […]
McAllister Street Set to Get Two Traffic Circles Instead of Signals
McAllister Street, a popular bike route where SFMTA's Muni Forward planners want to speed up the 5-Fulton, would have stop signs replaced by traffic circles at two intersections under the agency's latest proposal. Under the plan [PDF], which must be approved by the SFMTA Board of Directors, McAllister would become the first street to get traffic circles […]
SFMTA Board Approves McAllister Muni Upgrades, Traffic Circles
By Aaron Bialick	| Sep 1, 2015
The SFMTA Board of Directors today approved a package of upgrades on McAllister Street to improve pedestrian safety and speed up buses on the 5-Fulton line as part of Muni Forward. Among the changes, two stop signs will be replaced with transit-priority traffic signals, and two others will be replaced with traffic circles. The project is […]
New 5L-Fulton Limited Muni Line Has Brought 2,000 More Daily Riders
By Aaron Bialick	| Oct 16, 2014
Muni's one-year-old 5L-Fulton Limited service, which provides a crosstown trip 15 percent faster than the 5-Fulton, has attracted 2,000 additional daily riders to the bus route. That's according to new data from the SFMTA. "This is what Transit First looks like," said Peter Lauterborn, an aide to Supervisor Eric Mar. "We need to keep investing in transit." Lauterborn is […]


SWAINSBORO - Sophomore guard Tim Quarterman delivered a pair of clutch three-pointers to help lead Johnson to a 77-75 overtime victory over East Laurens in the Swainsboro Tiger Holiday Tournament Tuesday.
Quarterman hit a big three in the final minutes of regulation to give the Atomsmashers the lead, but East Laurens tied it with a free throw in the waning seconds.
Quarterman hit another trey in the final minutes of overtime to put Johnson ahead for good. Quarterman connected on four 3-pointers and scored a game-high 29 points, with six rebounds and three assists to lead Johnson. Sophomore forward Saadiq Muhammad added 16 points for Johnson, who will face Swainsboro tonight.
Tim Quarterman 29, Saadiq Muhammad 16, White 9, Davis 8, Boyd 6, Abdur-Rahman 5, Patterson 4.
Brown 18, Roberson 13, Habersham 13, Cason 12, D. Walker 10, M. Walker 4, Phillips 2, Flowers 2.
Halftime - Tied at 32. Records: Johnson 7-5.
Junior point guard Mark Jones scored 17 points and dished out four assists to lead Calvary Day to a win over Glynn Academy. Senior Alex Reid posted a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds and Dominique Henfield added 12 points and nine rebounds for the Cavaliers. Jalen Brown led Glynn Academy with 11 points.
Booker 8, Spaulding 4, Breon Brown 10, Jalen Brown 11, Welch 1.
Mark Jones 17, Mortimer 2, Dom DeMasi 11, Bonds 3, Dominique Henfield 12, Baham 4, Alex Reid 12.
SWAINSBORO - Senior forward Maurice Strong led Swainsboro to the win in the Swainsboro Tiger Holiday Tournament with 21 points and nine rebounds.
James Gunn 6, Dekle 4, Devin Byrd 16, Deloach 4, Williams 1, Mason 4, Michael Edwards 18.
Lane 2, Cowart 2, Maples 3, Lynquez Blair 12, Green 2, Armani Moore 15, Badie 2, Leach 4, Maurice Strong 21.
Senior guard Hannah Burnsed led the Saints to a win over visiting Effingham County with 16 points. Senior forward Casey Dixon had a double-double for the Saints with 13 points and 12 rebounds, while Katie Massey contributed eight points and seven assists. Taylor Hall led Effingham County with 16 points.
Taylor Hall 16, Machalya Raymonville 12, Hicklen 8, Stone 6, Brooks 2.
Hannah Burnsed 16, Casey Dixon 13, Massey 8, Ray 6, West 5.
MOUNT VERNON - Olivia Melvin scored 20 points and Stashala Beasley added 11 points to lead the Redskins to victory in the first day of competition at the Brewton-Parker College Tournament.
Ashley Jones 22, Brantley 7, Fields 1, Gibbs 6, Fredericks 7.
Olivia Melvin 20, Stashala Beasley 11, Howard 7, McGirt 2, Williams 9, Fields 3.
Halftime - Tied at 27. Record-BC 9-1.


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Pakistan: All Hail to Power of Women!
Written by Muhammad Bilal Khalid	on March 22, 2012 . Published in International women's day on Pakistan.
Pakistan is a country of many contrasting clichés. Just imagine that an event to celebrate the empowerment of women would be staged all around the country on the 8th of March – a country where the birth of a daughter is not considered a great fortune. Just imagine that at such an event in Lahore a little girl in grade 4 would deliver a speech in such impeccable Urdu that she rendered the whole audience speechless with awe. And then directly asked the chief minister presiding over the event where he found most comfort – in his office or at his mother's side.
The power of Pakistani women has long been denied but is still persistent. They might have been kept hidden inside their homes for so long yet now women all over Pakistan are coming out with a vengeance. They are everywhere, from institutions to athletics to media to politics. We even have our very own women's cricket team and we have had a woman as the premier of Pakistan too.
Still, so many of the ordinary women I know have managed to maintain their households and raise kids. My mom raised me and my sister, worked as a doctor, managed our home and took care of my dad. To be honest, I think she worked twice as hard as any man I know and still never complained. I feel sorry for men who feel that women are inferior to men because no man can be without women as the saying "behind every great man there is a woman" goes.
The other day I heard about a case in the legal department of a major hospital in my city – 3 girls were lured away from their home by a neighbor who promised to find them work. The eldest one was raped, and the middle one is reported missing. Generally, in a country like Pakistan where the appearance of dignity is more important than dignity itself, a case like this would never have come to light. People never let the poor victim forget what happened to her- thousands of versions of the story are churned up, most devoid of any semblance of truth, but all with the sole intention of making sure that the victim can never resume any semblance of normal life. But this girl managed to break free from conventions and come forward to demand justice for herself and her sister, instead of keeping it all hush-hush for the sake of appearances. This was an act of singular bravery on her part. It takes considerable courage to show that pretending that everything is okay doesn't make things all right. In fact, it doesn't help at all.
I firmly believe that women should be given the same opportunities as men. I would want my daughter to have all the opportunities that I would want for my son. As a human being and as a Muslim this is little less than my duty- which is certainly not to use ill interpreted ideas of religion as an excuse for keeping women locked up in their homes or hidden behind veils.
Though it's at a very late hour, anyone with access to the internet or even television can learn about women's rights and needs and become aware of their enormous potential – no matter what society outside might be constantly telling them.
It is actually a little shocking to me that a country where we have had Benazir Bhutto, a woman, as our prime minister, should in fact also be a country where girls are raised to believe that their sole objective in life is to land a suitable husband. But then again, change is here to stay and we are indeed changing for the better.
We see women in every field, on every platform doing things they have been lead to believe they couldn't. Girls form the largest percentage of students receiving scholarships. I see girls from non-affluent backgrounds working hard to get into high positions while supporting their families – which was traditionally the man's role. But now the lines demarcating the roles set by society for women- as daughters, wives, and mothers- are wavering. And the horizon is opening to unlimited opportunities. It makes me glad to know that such awareness is reaching new heights, and even though the feminist movement was a little slow to pick up at first, it is now reaching a satisfying level of development as women have educated themselves and realize that the world is not just a set path but much more an unlimited number of choices. This power to choose is the actual reason for the empowerment of women at the present hour.
What I would like to see is a Pakistan where women aren't defined by their men. Women are not just somebody's wife or somebody's daughter. I would like to see a country where a person's achievements were what described him or her. Nobody's individuality should be suppressed just because she is a girl and thus is supposed to follow certain norms dictated by society. Rather, they should be allowed to discover whatever they want to be, whatever they want to do with their own lives. This would lead to a better Pakistan, and a better society and self-confident, educated women will play an absolutely pivotal role in achieving this.
So all hail to the international women and kudos to all the women of Pakistan for all their sacrifices and their valor, integrity and determination in fighting for their causes.
Tags: discrimination, equality, gender, International Women's Day, pakistan, women
Muhammad Bilal Khalid
Muhammad Bilal Khalid is from Lahore, Pakistan. He is currently working as a volunteer and youth activist at various organisations including YES Alumni Pakistan and DFID empowering the nation and the youth of Pakistan through different projects and opportunities. Muhammad Bilal has been actively participating in climate workshops. He also has been a Student Ambassador to England and the United States on two exchange programs representing the culture and norms of the Pakistani Society and exchanging ideas to bring about a better change in Pakistan. Bilal also takes part in Model United Nations to keep up with international events and he keeps on working to empower the youth and help them reach their maximum potential in Pakistan.


Carry on through any terrain. The Peregrine 8 has a GORE-TEX® upper for reliable waterproof breathable performance. On the flip side, 6mm lugs through the outsole give you the burly traction you need to tackle aggressive trails.
Upgraded PWRFOAM midsole for light cushioning and durable shock absorption.
PWRTRAC outsole has been beefed up with 6mm lugs for added grip across all types of terrain.


Ankle injuries, as you are aware can affect the bone, ligament and tendons and unfortunately can take up to a 6-8 weeks to recover depending on the type of injury you have sustained.
We usually recommend that you treat these injuries with rest, ice, compresses, analgesia and elevation. A form of analgesia that may help with the inflammation is Ibuprofen or Voltarol which can be applied in gel form to your ankle area. Please ensure that it is safe for you to take this or any other form of medication before commencing; check with your GP or pharmacist if unsure.
If the injury continues and swelling and difficulty walking still persist it would be advisable to get the ankle looked at and the trauma sustained assessed for tears and fractures.
We would recommend that you attend your GP or local Minor Injury Unit as they would be able to assess for type of injury and refer you for x-rays or MRI if necessary.
If you are still having difficulties you may feel that having physiotherapy or seeing an osteopath may also be of benefit.
We would encourage you to also do some basic exercises to improve the strength of your ankle once a break/ ligament injury has been excluded. Swimming or hydrotherapy may also be beneficial.
If you have a policy with AXA PPP you may be covered for physiotherapy and MSK team support and would suggest enquiring via your policy team.
We would suggest that you get the ankle looked at as soon as possible so that you can be given appropriate treatment and speed up your recovery.


It's easy to be overwhelmed by the data the Google Analytics provides. Here's a look at three units to measure – hits, pages views and visitors.
A "hit" DOES NOT actually refer to the number of times a user visits and/or clicks on a Web page. A "hit" refers to the user request for a Web Page "hitting" the web site's server. Thus, you could have multiple "hits" to the server but only one view of the Web page. For example, if you have a page with 10 pictures, then a request to a server to view that page generates 11 hits (10 for the pictures, and one for the html file). A page view can contain hundreds of hits.
A page view is each time a visitor views a webpage on your site, irrespective of how many hits are generated.
A visitor counted only once in a specific time frame. So if someone visits the site today and tomorrow, they're are counted as 1 unique visitor and 2 page views.
Google Analytics Blog does a good job of describing how to measure visitors accurately on Google Analytics.
The ultimate goal is to measure quality. One way to measure the quality of a site is a low bounce-rate or the visitors who move onto another site immediately after visiting your site. What does a high bounce rate tell you? Avinash Kaushik defines it as, "I came, I puked, I left." So in other words a high bounce rate isn't good.


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'Star Wars' helmets allow you to talk in fluent droid
Image: YouTube
By Heather Dockray 2016-02-24 16:49:51 UTC
You can dress like a droid, you can walk like a droid, and now you can even talk like a droid.
A new helmet by Minimum Effective Dose allows people to hold a conversation in fluent Droid, the language spoken by the likes of R2-D2 and BB-8. It isn't exactly the easiest tongue to pick up (perhaps because it's fictional?), but this new helmet "translates" the sounds you hear and the words you speak into the made-up language.
SEE ALSO: 'Star Wars' director asks world for help with his crossword puzzle
To be fair, there's no real translation to be done because 'droid' isn't a real language. However, the helmet effectively parrots the droid sounds from the movie. You, and your most trusted friend, can now have a full conversation entirely in droid.
The helmet actually works best when there's another person involved. People without a helmet won't hear droid noises coming out of your mouth — they'll just hear quiet whistling. But people with helmets should be able to hear your big beautiful droid voice, ringing loud and clear.
Minimum Effective Dose has provided instructions for you to make your very own 'Droid helmet,' which you can find here.
[h/t Gizmodo]
Topics: Gadgets, Star Wars, star wars episode 8, Culture


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Q: For loop with cor.test() in R I am new to R and am trying to run the following loop:
    CorrData <- read.csv("F:/CorrelationDataSets)
    HIVNYears2=list()
    par( mfrow=c(3,3))
    for (i in unique(CorrData$Year))
   {  x=as.numeric(CorrData[CorrData$Year==i,]$NumVisits)
      y=as.numeric(CorrData[CorrData$Year==i,]$HIVN )
      plot(x , y , col="red" , type="p" , pch=16 , main=i )
          HIVNYears2[[i]]<-cor.test(x, y, method="spearman",na.action=na.exclude, by=CorrData$Year)
        }
HIVNYears2

I have 93 counties and data for all of them for the past 7 years. In this loop, I am trying to run correlations by year--specifically for the number of HIV cases and the number of visits to the healthcare facility.
When I run this code, it gives me 2016 results, when I am only wanting/expecting 7--one Spearman Correlation for each of the seven years that data was collected between the two variables. The plots look as expected, but the results of the cor.test() do not.
Would you be able to help identify the error in the loop?
Thank you in advance!

A: I don't think it's giving you 2016 results, I think it's putting the results in the 2010 - 2017 indices of the output vector. That is,
HIVNYears2[[2010]] <- [whatever]

makes the result 2010 units long, and puts [whatever] in the 2010'th spot.
There are a number of ways to improve your code, but simply to fix this problem, make Year a character vector instead of numeric.
CorrData$Year <- as.character(CorrData$Year)

The most "base R" way to improve the code is to split the data set and then run the code on each part.
CorrDataSplit <- split(CorrData, CorrData$Year)
for(subdata in CorrDataSplit) { [run code] }

Further improvement would potentially to use lapply, which is usually preferred instead of the for loop, or the new tidyverse packages, which have lots of options for doing work like this.

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The U.N.'s 'Invisible Man'
Ban Ki-moon Struggles to Make Mark; U.S. Urges Stronger Role
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Libyan strongman Col. Moammar Gadhafi attended the G-8 summit in Italy last week.
By Joe Lauria and Steve Stecklow
July 14, 2009 12:01 am ET
As the Obama administration implements a new U.S. strategy toward the United Nations, it's working with a U.N. secretary-general, Ban Ki-moon, who is struggling to prove himself on the world stage.
The latest example: Mr. Ban's trip to Myanmar this month. Despite Mr. Ban's requests, Myanmar's ruling junta declined to let him visit opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. On Monday, Myanmar's U.N. envoy did say the junta would release some political prisoners, but provided no details. Outside groups say similar promises in the past have gone unfulfilled, and even Mr. Ban reacted cautiously.


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Кубок Франції з футболу 2003–2004 — 87-й розіграш кубкового футбольного турніру у Франції. Титул вшосте здобув Парі Сен-Жермен.

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Кубок Франції складається з двох етапів:
 відбіркового, який складається з шести регіональних етапів (перші два організовуються в кожному регіоні за своєю схемою для клубів регіональних ліг, наступні чотири організовуються в регіонах централізовано за участі клубів з національних аматорських і напівпрофесіональних ліг) та двох національних етапів (7-й і 8-й етап, з 7-го стартують клуби Ліги 2 та представники заморських територій);
 фінального, який починається з 1/32 фіналу — з цього раунду стартують клуби провідної Ліги 1.

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It seems like yesterday that I retired from the Navy after 23 years of service to our country. Wow does time fly when you are serving in the Armed Forces. I served as both line officer in the Air Force and then as a chaplain to the Navy and Marine Corps. I served in numerous operations such as Just Cause, Desert Storm, Iraqi Freedom and the tsunami relief effort of 2004 in Thailand.
The one constant in my life: I never had to worry about what was going at the home front. I did not have ailing parents, or a wife with a severe illness or a child who required constant care. Having served as a chaplain in the second half of my military career, I saw firsthand the stress and strain of being far from home when your loved one needs you. That's why the military provides health care for our military families: so service members can protect our home and perform dangerous duties knowing that our loved ones are being cared for at home.
I recall an incident while I served in the Navy. It was late at night and we were steaming towards the Persian Gulf when a message from the Red Cross informed us that one of our crew had an emergency at home. His four-year-old daughter had reached for the handle of a pot of boiling water that was on the stove and pulled it emptying its contents onto her head resulting in very severe burns to her head, shoulders and arms. It would take four days before we could fly our shipmate off the ship to begin his trek home. In the meantime, the captain of the ship removed him from flight deck operations because he would be too distracted to perform the dangerous duties required of aircrew.
Such events happen from time to time in the course of serving our nation. Service members with loved ones with chronic illnesses are dependent upon the military health care insurance company called Tricare for treatments and therapies only found in the civilian sector. However, it has become an increasing practice for Tricare to deny military families benefits, leaving many in a precarious position. One such family is the Samuels family of Fort Worth, Tex.
Captain Mark and Jennifer Samuels live Keller, Tex., a small bedroom community located a short drive north of Fort Worth. Captain Samuels is an F-18 fighter pilot and commands a Reserve Center in Fort Worth. His is a position of great responsibility: he trains hundreds of reservists who drill and operate aircraft on the base in Fort Worth. He is a Naval Academy graduate and has given the Navy and his country the best years of his life defending freedom. However, the health system that he and thousands of other service members and retirees rely upon for health care services has failed him and especially his 16-year-old daughter Kaitlyn.
Kaitlyn was born with cerebral palsy and severe scoliosis of her spine. The curve of her spine is so pronounced that without physical therapy, her backbone will collapse upon her organs and result in suffocation and death. Mark and Jennifer tried many traditional forms of therapy that don't work. What has proven effective for Kaitlyn is Equine Assisted Physical Therapy.
Using horses for physical therapy is nothing new. For hundreds of years, warriors of old used horses to heal from their wounds. Today, 15-20,000 Wounded Warriors and military families across the country use horses as a dynamic tool in their physical therapy.
The problem for Captain Samuels is that even after a judge ordered the government to pay for this service, the government refused to pay, forcing the Samuels family to have to pay out of pocket for therapy services. To add insult, the government demanded Captain Samuels pay back a year worth of therapy in one lump sum. Concerns about the costs of such therapy are misplaced (this is already covered under the law) and add further insult to those who give up a private option for the public good, only to have us turn our backs on them later.
The law firm of Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer and Feld took the case pro bono because it is the right thing to do. Congressman Burgess and six others have proposed legislation called "Kaitlyn's Law," which will clarify that all physical therapy is covered under the law despite the tool used. The bill upholds a promise made to our military who have no other option for health care than what the government provides for them. I applaud Aiken Gump's efforts and encourage readers to call their congressional representatives to ask for their support of this legislation.
In the meantime, Captain Samuels continues to serve his country. If called upon, he will fly and lead combat missions -- all while the future of his daughter lay in the hands of politicians and bureaucrats. Something is very wrong about this situation. Where is the support? Where is the justice? I pray to God that our nation's leaders will have the backbone to support Kaitlyn's Law. As Americans who value freedom and those who defend it, I ask each of you to call your representatives and let your voice be heard to support this law It's simply the right thing to do.


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Bonnie Blair to speak at Rotary of Fort Myers South Scholar-Athlete Awards
Winter Olympic legend Bonnie Blair will be a part of the festivities this year as the Rotary Club of Fort Myers South announces scholarship recipients and other award winners at its 32nd annual Scholar-Athlete Awards banquet. The ceremony will run from 7-9 p.m., Wednesday, May 16, at the Crowne Plaza Fort Myers at Bell Tower Shops hotel. The scholarship program recognizes top athletes from area high schools based on athletic and academic achievement, along with strength of character.
Blair, a six-time Olympic medalist speed skater, will deliver the keynote address. She set a world record in the 500 meters as she won her first Olympic gold medal at the 1988 Winter Olympics. She went on to win gold in both the 500- and 1,000-meter speed skating events at the 1992 Olympics, and she repeated this feat at the 1994 Games.
Also in 1994, Blair became the first American woman to win five gold medals and the first American to win gold in the same event in three consecutive Games (1988, 1992 and 1994). She is the most decorated woman in Winter Olympic history.
Eighteen Lee County-area high schools each nominated one top male and one top female varsity letter winner who maintain a minimum 3.2 GPA, are involved in school and community activities and demonstrate leadership characteristics. A selection committee of Rotary South members interviews nominees and selects the winners.
The 36 nominees are Joseph Mera and Alyssa Collins from Bishop Verot Catholic High School, Mitchell Hueniken and Kelly O'Connor from Canterbury School, Bryan Markovich and Nicole Jimenez from Cape Coral High School, Cole Mattheiss and Daydra Smith from Cypress Lake High School, Ralph Claude and Guerdine Michel from Dunbar High School, Ian Arriaza and Jeilah Pabon from East Lee County High School, Carson King and Alayna Goll from Estero High School, Daniel Ibarra and Amber Dudek from Evangelical Christian School, Voldrick Dorelien and Destanni Henderson from Fort Myers High School, Benoit Jean and Mckenzie Fultz from Gateway Charter High School, Jesse Blow and Paxton Guerin from Ida S. Baker High School, Josh Sutton and Riley Hare from Island Coast High School, Jovany Veliz and Cassidy Delva from Lehigh Senior High School, Christian Butz and Acelya Aydogmus from Mariner High School, Joe Wilkins Jr. and Erin Post from North Fort Myers High School, Jacob Stanbro and Sara Perkins from Riverdale High School, Antonio Orama and Sophia Gonzalez from South Fort Myers High School, and Caleb Catto and Kortney Curtis from Southwest Florida Christian Academy.
For additional information about the 32nd Annual Rotary Club of Fort Myers South's Scholar-Athlete Awards, contact Rob Scharlau at 239-810-2554 or rob.scharlau@ busey.com.
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Rotary Club of Fort Myers South has more than 140 members who are among the 1.3 million Rotarians worldwide. Service Above Self is the motto of Rotary International, which has contributed more than $1.2 billion and tens of thousands of volunteer hours toward polio eradication in addition to projects such as water quality, world peace and literacy. Rotary Club of Fort Myers South meetings are held each Monday at noon at the Crowne Plaza Fort Myers at Bell Tower Shops hotel, 13051 Bell Tower Drive. For more information, visit www.rotarysouth.org.


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I tried export but all it has is "save 5.6 scene", which dont do anything.
On lightwave 9 at my friends computer it has this option.
Is this just a bug for 8.5??
In Lightwave- file>export>shockwave. If you aint seeing it then you need to scan your plugins. This should do the trick.


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New cars are alien to me, but I take some solace knowing that buying a new vehicle is totally perplexing to most people, too.
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Department of Neuroscience, Cell Biology, and Physiology (NCBP)
Undergraduate Degree—Physiology and Neuroscience (B.S.)
Graduate Degrees and Certificate
Anatomy (M.S.)
Teacher Education Concentration (M.S.)
Physiology and Neuroscience (M.S.)
Anatomy (Certificate)
Research in NCBP
Interactive Labs for High School Students
Human Anatomy and Physiology Interactive Lab
Neuroscience Interactive Lab
About NCBP Departmental Research
Faculty and their Research Interest
Our Affiliated Scientific Organizations
NCBP faculty are nationally recognized scientists and educators.
Research in Neuroscience, Cell Biology, and Physiology is focused on thematic interests of cellular signaling processes.
Neuroscience: normal and injured spinal cord, brainstem and peripheral nervous system.
Cell Biology: the structure, function, and response of individual cells and cell networks
Physiology: the integrated function of cells, tissues, organs and organ systems
Our research laboratories are highly interactive and study critical aspects of human health and disease.
Thomas L. Brown, Ph.D.
Robert Lober, M.D., Ph.D.
Cardiovascular and Respiratory Disease
Eric Bennett, Ph.D.
Clintoria Williams, Ph.D.
Lucille Wrenshall, M.D., Ph.D.
Christopher Wyatt, Ph.D.
Dan Halm, Ph.D.
Immunity and Infectious Disease
Nancy Bigley, Ph.D.
J. Ashot Kozak, Ph.D.
Dawn Wooley, Ph.D.
Neurological Conditions
Adrian Corbett, Ph.D.
Sherif Elbasiouny, Ph.D., P.E., P.Eng.
Kathrin Engisch, Ph.D.
David Ladle, Ph.D.
Mark Rich, M.D., Ph.D.
Keiichiro Susuki, M.D., Ph.D.
Renal Function
Eric Bennett, Ph.D., Chair & Professor
Arrhythmias, Cardiomyopathy and Heart Failure, Glycan and Ion Transport Regulation in Health and Disease
Nancy Bigley, Ph.D., Professor
Herpes simplex virus, interferons and signaling pathways, SOCS1/SOCS3 in inflammatory/anti-inflammatory cytokine pathways in macrophages
Thomas L. Brown, Ph.D., Associate Chair for Research and Professor
Pregnancy-Associated Disorders, Placental Differentiation, Apoptosis, Tumor Resistance
Adrian Corbett, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Therapeutic treatments for brain injury or neurodegenerative diseases
Sherif Elbasiouny, Ph.D., P.E., P.Eng., Assistant Professor
Spinal motor circuits in health and neurodegenerative disease, neuroprosthetics control, brain-machine interface.
Kathrin Engisch, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Mechanisms of neurotransmitter release and modulation
Dan Halm, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Epithelial physiology, ion transport, and signaling pathways
J. Ashot Kozak, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Ion transport pathways, T lymphocytes; Calcium signaling
David Ladle, Ph.D., Director of Microscopy Core Facility and Associate Professor
Development of spinal cord reflex circuits
Mark Rich, M.D., Ph.D., Professor
Synaptic plasticity; Critical illness myopathy and myotonia congenital
Keiichiro Susuki, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Mechanisms of myelination and neurological disease
Clintoria Williams, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Dawn Wooley, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Virology, HIV-1, AIDS; Biosafety; Biodefense; viral vectors and gene therapy
Christopher Wyatt, Ph.D., Associate Dean, College of Science and Mathematics and Associate Professor
Cellular mechanisms of oxygen sensing; Peripheral respiratory control
Our research laboratories are highly active and interactive, helmed by faculty who are world leaders in their areas of specialization. Our research areas can be divided into three groups, but interests and skills frequently overlap. Research in neuroscience focuses on function and structure of the normal and injured spinal cord, brainstem, and peripheral nervous system. This work is directly relevant to studies involving trauma and diseases (e.g. critical illness myopathy, SIDS, sleep apnea). In the area of cell biology, we focus on the immune system, viral infection, and therapies that will impact heart disease, cancer, AIDS, and autoimmune disease. Our contributions in physiology include studies dealing with conditions such as colitis, cystic fibrosis, and tumor growth. We employ the most contemporary and sophisticated techniques in biochemistry, electrophysiology, microscopy, and molecular biology.
Core research facilities include:
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Wright State University & Premier Health Neuroscience Institute
Confocal and Electron Microscopy Core
Comprehensive Tissue and Cell Culture Core
Small Animal Physiology Core
Center for Genomics Research
Proteome Analysis Lab
Statistical Consulting Center
We have facilities and offices in the Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences buildings and White Hall on the WSU main campus. The College of Science and Mathematics and the Boonshoft School of Medicine have established a strong infrastructure for research, including major shared instrumentation (such as confocal and electron microscopes) and our research centers. The School of Medicine also maintains an AALAAC-accredited Laboratory Animal Resource facility.
Available equipment for departmental research includes infrared, ultraviolet, and visible light spectrophotometers, epifluorescence microscopes, fluorescence imaging microscopes, preparative ultracentrifuges, HPLC, atomic absorption spectrophotometers, and liquid and well-type scintillation counters. Excellent ancillary facilities include specialized instrument rooms, cold rooms, dark rooms, and constant-temperature rooms.
The Paul Laurence Dunbar Library is the university's main comprehensive library. Wright State University is a member of OhioLINK, a statewide online collection of research databases and full text journals.
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Electric Vehicles Nissan LEAF Debuts in Japan Start of Sales on December 20th
It will be followed by the United States, also in December, and in select European markets in early 2011. Release in other global markets is set for 2012.
Nissan LEAF is a newly developed EV designed for the mass market, offering new mobility for a sustainable zero-emission society. Achieving outstanding environmental performance as a zero-emission vehicle with no tailpipe emissions, including CO2, Nissan LEAF is powered by a lithium-ion battery and an electric motor. It provides unique driving experience, delivering strong, smooth acceleration performance and quietness comparable to luxury vehicles in every speed range. It also offers superior handling stability realized by its excellent weight balance.
As a specifically designed electric vehicle, Nissan LEAF supports the comfortable life and completely new values that an EV provides. With enough interior space to accommodate five adults, Nissan LEAF features a driving range of 200 km (on JC08 mode), enough to satisfy the needs of most customers. Nissan LEAF also utilizes an advanced IT system, providing customers with convenient functional support.
The price of Nissan LEAF starts from 3,764,250 yen, including the consumption tax. Since customers in Japan are eligible to receive up to 780,000 yen*1 through government EV incentives for fiscal year 2010, the consumer's net price for Nissan LEAF starts from 2,984,250 yen. Nissan LEAF also qualifies for preferential tax breaks under the Japanese "tax system to promote the diffusion of environmentally friendly vehicles" as next generation automobiles, thereby fully exempting it from the automobile acquisition tax and automobile weight tax until fiscal year 2011. Since it also qualifies for the "Automobile Green Tax Scheme," the automobile tax is reduced by 50% for one year starting from the next fiscal year following registration*2.
To help ensure comfortable, convenient and safe use of the new EV, Nissan offers a "Nissan zero-emission Support Program" for individual customers. The program which includes EV-IT communication charge, maintenance support such as regular inspections and the first car safety inspection, charging at Nissan dealers, discount service for Nissan Rentacar and emergency support in case of trouble – at the monthly rate of 1,500 yen. For corporate customers, Nissan provides "Nissan EV Fleet Maintenance Service."
Nissan dealers nationwide also provide "one-stop service" – from vehicle purchase to arranging for the preparation of a charging environment for detached houses. In addition, 200-volt normal charging is available at about 2,200 Nissan dealers nationwide. About 200 of these dealers are equipped with quick chargers that can charge the battery up to 80% of its full capacity in about 30 minutes. At least one quick-charge unit is available within a 40-kilometer radius throughout the country for the convenience of Nissan LEAF drivers.
With the goal of becoming a global leader in zero-emission mobility, Nissan, in conjunction with Renault, has signed more than 80 partnerships for zero-emission mobility with governments, municipalities and companies worldwide.
Key features of the new Nissan LEAF are:
Zero-emission
Unique driving experience
Overview of Nissan LEAF
An advanced EV powertrain that supports "zero-emission"
The all-new Nissan LEAF is designed to provide "unique driving experience" with extraordinary acceleration performance, quietness and handling stability. Key powertrain components include:
High capacity lithium-ion battery (storage battery)
Vehicle performance, cost and interior comfort are greatly affected by the battery. Nissan LEAF adopts a lightweight, compact, high-capacity lithium-ion battery that achieves double the energy density compared to a conventional EV battery (such as used on the Nissan Hypermini, which was first released in February 2000). Delivering 24 kWh battery capacity and maximum power output of more than 90 kWh, a full charge provides a driving range of 200 km (on JC08 mode).
Nissan LEAF's advanced battery design utilizes a thin, compact laminated cell structure. The simple configuration of the individual cells, the smallest unit of the battery, allows a high battery capacity – along with very practical and flexible packaging without sacrificing interior comfort. Since the laminated cells have a large surface area and excellent cooling performance, stable performance is ensured in various usage environments. The structure also reduces cost through less parts complexity.
Since manganese, which is used for positive electrode, is an abundant resource, with stable spinel structure, low cost and high reliability are ensured.
The battery pack is fitted below the floorboard at the center of the body, providing superior weight balance and a low center of gravity. In addition to enhancing body rigidity, this helps provide responsive handling.
A three-phase AC synchronous motor delivering maximum power output of 80kW and maximum torque of 280NEm is used, which can instantly generate maximum torque from a starting position. With Nissan's proprietary motor control technology, strong continuous acceleration with instantaneous force – which cannot be provided by a gasoline vehicle – is realized. Nissan LEAF's acceleration performance in the low-to-medium speed range is equivalent to that of a 3.0-liter gasoline engine vehicle, and offers a maximum speed of 145km/h.
Unlike a gasoline engine, no vibrations are generated by the electric motor. This, along with and adoption of superior noise insulation technology, helps Nissan LEAF achieve extraordinary quiet operation.
When the vehicle is decelerating, part of the braking energy is regenerated as electric power. This energy can be reused with this system.
The inverter controls power output from the motor by controlling the current, converting direct current into alternating current. Its components, including the power module, are originally developed by Nissan.
Since electric components such as the audio system, headlights and the navigation system are operated at 12V voltage, the lithium-ion battery's voltage of 360V for driving is reduced through a DC/DC converter for charging a 12V battery.
Special EV platform
A spacious interior environment is provided by the new, specially designed EV platform and compact lithium-ion battery. Nissan LEAF's cargo space capacity is 330L, which provides room for carrying two 9-inch golf bags without folding rear seats.
* Capacity under the waist level (calculation based on the VDA method)
A flat, smooth floor configuration, unlike a gasoline vehicle, contributes to reduced air resistance.
Vehicle body rigidity is improved through adopting a double frame structure and front joint configuration, helping provide stable ride comfort and direct, responsive handling.
Unique EV design, advanced features
Along with its special EV platform and advanced drivetrain technology, Nissan LEAF offers uniquely designed EV exterior styling and an interior with advanced EV features and equipment.
Created around the principle of "smart fluidity," Nissan LEAF offers smart styling with the ultimate level of flowing lines and aerodynamics.
Replacing a gasoline engine with a compact motor allows the use of a simple front-end design without a radiator grille. Its flowing lines are linked to a large roof spoiler expressing dynamic movement in the rear.
The large vertically oriented LED headlights feature a sophisticated original design that is unique to the Nissan EV. The headlights protrude from the body and are positioned in a deep V-shape to help control airflow to the side mirrors and reduce drag and wind noise – a critical design consideration since wind noise is more noticeable in EVs with their quiet motor operation. A cross section of the roof antenna has a newly adopted shape, which helps reduce wind noise.
Excellent aerodynamics performance is realized through the use of thin, high-intensity LED rear combination lamps and a large diffuser with an aero fin mounted below the rear bumper – which features pronounced corners and no tailpipe. A solar cell module is adopted to provide an auxiliary charge for the 12V battery used for the navigation system and other equipment. (Standard on G grade)
Nissan LEAF is available in a choice of five exterior colors, including Aqua Blue (three-coat pearl metallic) – a new color inspired by the view of Earth as seen from space.
An EV Iconic Blue is used as an accent color to evoke the image of Nissan LEAF in various components, including the headlight inner units and the emblem.
Nissan LEAF's simple and elegant interior creates a light, clean and open EV image. The simple yet elegant interior space is equipped with features that provide great visibility, operability and a comfortable feel to the touch, helping provide outstanding comfort. The interior is offered in a light, refreshing color, Airy Grey.
The door trim combines synthetic leather and suede materials where it touches the body, providing a comfortable and soft feeling, while plated inside door handles express a luxury feel. The seat cloth is made of recycled plastic bottles and provides a suede-like texture and comfortable feel to the touch.
A flat-panel center cluster, designed like an advanced, smart digital device, has switches of the same shape, creating a sense of unity. With functions concentrated in the one area, user-friendly operation is realized.
As with the Nissan LEAF exterior, an EV Iconic Blue is used as an interior accent color to intensify the image of EV in various parts, including a CI badge on the steering wheel.
Twin Digital Meter
Nissan LEAF adopts an elegant twin digital meter layout, with a two-tier display focused on functionality and user-friendliness. An Eco Indicator, which gives the driver instant fuel economy readouts, and the speedometer are shown on the easier-to-read upper meter. ECO TREE* shows cumulative results of eco driving. On the lower meter, a Power Meter displaying power output and regeneration of the lithium-ion battery and a Multi Information Display, which imparts charging and electricity efficiency information, battery remaining capacity, driving range and various warnings, are shown.
* ECO TREE is a trademark of Hino Motors, Ltd.
Electric Shift
A new mouse-type electric shift can easily be operated just with a flick of the wrist by wrapping the palm around it. Nissan's first by-wire system provides a light operational feeling.
Start-up Sound
When the power switch is on and the vehicle is ready to start, a pleasant tone (rather than a harsh engine sound) tells the driver that the vehicle is ready. The driver can easily switch between a choice of three different sounds. Along with the Twin Digital Meter, hospitality and a sophisticated EV feel is provided.
"Approaching Vehicle Sound for Pedestrians" System
When driving at a low speed, the "Approaching Vehicle Sound for Pedestrians" system emits a sound to alert pedestrians that a vehicle is approaching.
Charging Method and Equipments
Charging ports are located in the front hood for "normal charge" and "quick charge." It takes about 8 hours after the charge warning light is on to fully charge the battery for 200V normal charge. The battery can be charged up to 80% in about 30 minutes by quick charge.
A 7.5-meter charging cable for 200V normal charge is fitted as standard. Safe charging is ensured by making a charging cable and charging ports waterproof and by installing drainage ports in the charging connecter and the charging ports. In case water enters and causes a short circuit, a control box that cuts electricity is installed in the charging cable.
Information function to be always "connected" to EV
EV-IT
A global common ICT (Information and Communication Technology) system designed specifically for EV is adopted for application with Nissan LEAF. It not only provides on-board always-connected driving support on the car's navigation display, but also supports EV driving even before the driver gets in the car and after getting out by accessing a dedicated Website for EV owners via mobile phones (including smart phones) or computers. This ICT system offers features unique to EV, including driving history and battery condition management, remote control for battery charging and climate control, and energy management for the coming renewable energy era.
The NISSAN CARWINGS Data Center, an information control center, communicates with the car's navigation system via the onboard Telematics Communication Unit (TCU). With the ICT system, Nissan LEAF owners are connected at all times to the data and information they need to optimize their EV experience.
"Expected reachable area map display" function: checks how far Nissan LEAF will be able to travel, accessible with steering wheel switch or by a single touch of the screen.
Guidance function: tells charging stations via the navigation system when the battery's remaining capacity is reduced. "Charging spot update" function: automatically updates data to display neighboring charging stations.
"Timer charging" function: charges the battery anytime the owner wishes, e.g., late at night when electricity rates are lower.
"Battery check" function: checks the state of battery charging; "Remote control" function: checks the state of battery charging, controls battery charging, estimates time to finish charging and shows a possible driving range, maintains the battery and makes failure diagnosis.
"Remote climate control" function: sets air conditioning via remote control so it can be turned on before the driver enters the vehicle.
"Electricity rate simulation" function: checks how much it costs for electricity after driving. "Calculation" function: calculates how much CO2 emissions are expected to be reduced by driving EV.
"Ranking" function: Nissan LEAF owners worldwide can compete with each other in electricity consumption, traveling distance and the amount of charge produced by regenerative braking.
"Drive plan" function: Creates a driving plan while checking a possible driving range and charging station locations.
Auto light system (linked wipers, dawn sensors)
Rear windshield wiper
LED High-Mount Stop Lamp
VDC (Vehicle Dynamics Control) (TCS functionality included)
EBD (Electronic Brake force Distribution)
High-strength body construction (Zone Body)
Body construction for pedestrian protection
SRS air bag system for driver and front passenger
SRS side air bag system for driver and front passenger
SRS curtain air bag system
2-stage load limiter equipped double pretensioner seatbelt for driver
2-stage load limiter equipped pretensioner seatbelt for front passenger
Emergency Locking Retractor (ELR) 3-point seatbelts for all seats
Achieving Recoverability Rate 99% and more@
Price: X: 3,764,250 yen/ G: 4,060,350 yen, including consumption tax
*1: Nissan LEAF qualifies for "Subsidies for measures designed to promote introduction of clean energy vehicles." Subsidies are granted for the purchase by applying to the Next Generation Vehicle Promotion Center, which conducts examinations and decides to provide subsidies. Some local governments have their own subsidies. As for passenger vehicles for private use, those who receive the subsidies must continuously possess a vehicle for six years.
*2: Nissan LEAF qualifies for preferential tax breaks under the "tax system to promote the diffusion of environmentally friendly vehicles" as next generation automobiles, thus they are fully exempt from the automobile acquisition tax on vehicles newly registered by March 31, 2012, and the automobile weight tax on vehicles newly registered by April 30, 2012.
Meanwhile, the automobile tax on vehicles newly registered by March 31, 2012 is reduced by 50% for one year starting from the next fiscal year following the registrations.
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Shine and Helen Tam joined MSF Day as Principal Guests
This year's MSF Day raised a record-breaking amount of more than HK$7.6 million. The Principal Guests, Shine and Ms. Helen Tam, expressed their gratitude to all donors who participated the event. © Sam Lau/MSF
Being the Principal Guest of this year's MSF Day, Cantopop duo Shine called for public support to donate a day's income for MSF's global medical humanitarian work. © Frankie Chan / MSF
Chui Tien-you of Cantopop duo Shine admired MSF for its great work of providing medical aid regardless of religion and race, and called for public support to MSF Day and donate a day's income. © Frankie Chan / MSF
Around 560 students from 175 kindergartens, primary and secondary schools took part as student Ambassadors for MSF Day 2016. Students who have raised the most funds and the three schools with highest numbers of Ambassadors received thank you certificates on the Finale. © Polaris Puk/MSF
Record-breaking amount of HK$7.6 million raised for global humanitarian work
Today is MSF Day, the annual fundraising event of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Hong Kong. Cantopop duo Shine and the famous TV programme host Ms. Helen Tam were invited to be the Principal Guests of this year's MSF Day. They attended the MSF Day 2016 Finale, which was held at iSQUARE in Tsim Sha Tsui today, and called for public support to donate a day's income for MSF's global medical humanitarian work in more than 60 countries. The event has raised a record-breaking amount of HK$7.6 million.
In the Finale, Shine and Helen, joined by MSF's representatives, thanked all the companies, schools and individuals who took part this year. They also listened to Dr. Akin Chan, MSF's field worker who has been to Pakistan and South Sudan, to learn more about MSF's front line work and challenges. Although they are not field workers, they were very happy to have the opportunity to support MSF, and hoped people in Hong Kong would respond to their appeal and take action for MSF Day.
Mr. Rémi Carrier, Executive Director of MSF-Hong Kong, said in his speech that MSF conducted more than 8 million consultations, treated over 180,000 malnourished children and performed more than 100,000 major surgeries in the year of 2015. The key for these medical activities to take place is MSF's financial independence, particularly in conflict zones like Afghanistan, Yemen and Syria. He thereby expressed his gratitude to all MSF Day's participants, for support from them and more than 5.7 million private donors all over the world has enabled MSF to provide medical care where it is needed most.
Officiating guests, including Shine and Helen, created a symbolic cheer for MSF's field workers by putting their inflatable plastic batons, thunder sticks, into a small tent as a gesture of support for those who work in medical facilities on the front line.
This year a total of 92 organisations from the public and private sectors, 14 government departments and more than 9,100 individuals support MSF Day. Moreover, 558 students from 175 kindergartens, primary and secondary schools were recruited as Student Ambassadors of MSF Day to help raise awareness amongst their friends and families about humanitarian work.
From today to 7 August, Hong Kong people can donate through the event website (https://ssl.msf.hk/msfday/en) to support MSF Day and volunteer for MSF. All participants will be given an MSF Day bracelet as a recognition of their volunteering spirit.
Special thanks to the Key Sponsor Tak Lee Machinery Co. Ltd.; Medical Action Partners BB Group Co. Ltd., Consolidated Marketing Group International Wealth Management Limited and Rayform Limited; Field Supporters BaoQiao Partners Capital Limited, New Plaza Garment Factory Co. Ltd., The Revolution Group Company Limited and Wilson Garment Accessories (Int'l) Ltd.; and Supporting Companies CENTRO DESIGN & FURNITURE LTD., CNA Metals (Asia) Ltd., Dah Chong Hong Holdings Limited, Oriental Watch Holdings Limited, Samily Home Company Limited, Tai Shing Group (Holdings) Co. Ltd., TPV Technology Ltd., Ubisoft Limited and Winga Apparel Group Limited.


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Marshall Center Hosts Strategic Workshop in Brussels
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BRUSSELS (Oct. 21, 2019) – Prof. Dr. Ralf Roloff, deputy dean for resident programs at the College of International and Security Studies, and Dr. Sebastian von Münchow, director of the European Security Seminar East from the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies traveled to Brussels to hold a "Europe, its Neighbors, its Friends: 2019 Stocktaking and Expectations" community of interest event Oct. 1.
This year, Roloff and von Münchow decided to merge the previously, separately-held European Security Seminar East and European Security Seminar South into one strategic workshop.
The event was organized in cooperation with the Egmont Royal Institute for International Relations. The Institute is an independent think-tank based in Brussels and related to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Belgium.
BRUSSELS – Prof. Dr. Ralf Roloff, deputy dean for resident programs at the College of International and Security Studies, and Dr. Sebastian von Münchow, director of the European Security Seminar East from the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies traveled to Brussels to hold a "Europe, its Neighbors, its Friends: 2019 Stocktaking and Expectations" community of interest event Oct. 1.
Around 30 participants from 22 southern, eastern and southeastern countries attended the two-day strategic workshop. Some came from remote places such as Libya or the Palestinian territories, others from the Ukraine or Georgia. Eight different speakers from institutions such as NATO and the European Union provided insights on varying engagements along Europe's southern and eastern flank.
Prof. Dr. Sven Biscop, director of the Europe in the World Programme at the Egmont Royal Institute for International Relations in Brussels, kicked off the event with a presentation on "The power to engage – giving Punch to a New EU Global Strategy 2020." Other presentations featured NATO partnerships, sanctions and capacity-building.
"We live in an era where geopolitics returned. And that does shape the policies in our neighborhood," said Roloff after intense debates on the first day. He also referred to Co-Organizer Sven Biscop's speech calling for the EU to cooperate internationally when it can, but to push back when the Union must.
von Münchow added, "In the beginning, I thought that - for instance - a Ukrainian security official would have limited shared subjects compared to a peer from Morocco or Egypt. The developments since 2014 and 2015 forced Brussels, Washington D.C., Berlin and others to rethink policies vis-à-vis around the broader neighborhood, such as the Mediterranean, the Baltic and the Black Sea. The violations of public international law by Russia and the destabilized Middle East obviously provoked great discussion between former ESS-E and ESS-S participants."
"Indeed, the best idea about this seminar was to bring people together facing challenges in Europe's eastern hemisphere and those of us from the Arabian region," said Lt. Col. Maher Sadeq, head of the Training Department for the Presidential Guard in Ramallah. Brig. Gen. Mohamed Aknaan from the Libyan Ministry of Defense said, "I seized the opportunity to address the difficult situation in my country with high-ranking representatives of NATO and the EU. I want to thank the Marshall Center for this excellent workshop."
The second day was devoted to studying EU-funded projects on migration management in East-Africa, domestic justice enhancement in the Western Balkans and civilian protection in the eastern Ukraine.
The workshop finished with an invitation to the Permanent Representation of the Free State of Bavaria to the EU to learn more about Bavaria's role in Brussels and its interest in a functioning Common Foreign and Security Policy of the European Union.
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Raised in a military family, Toni Atkins has a personal connection to our veterans and has always made the issues important to them and military families a top priority. Through Toni's leadership, the state provided an additional $3 million in annual funding for Country Veterans Services, made the state "Strike Force" teams permenant, helping reduce the backlog of Veterans benefit claims, helped fund the California National Guard's Work for Warriors program, helping more than 2,200 find a job. She also passed laws to ensure $600 million in unspent veterans housing bonds would be spent on affordable, transitional and supportive housing for veterans and their families. Toni has represented California's largest military district for over a decade. Toni will work tirelessly …
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Our local businesses are a vital part of the fabric that makes up our communities. That's why Toni Atkins has worked to deliver millions in resource and tax credits to help our local economies grow and thrive. Toni helped cut red tape to encourage and allow the creation of fishermen's markets in San Diego. She also delivered $64 million to San Diego for economic development projects. When Northrop Grumman was competing for federal defense funding through the aerospace tax credit, Toni successfully helped the company qualify to create local jobs. She also worked with local businesses, hosting workshops on the state's GoBiz tax credit program, which will create more then 6,500 jobs. As our State Senator, we can count on …
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