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Nitin Kulkarni(India, 1970)
Nitin Kulkarni is an architect by profession. A graduate of BKPS College of Architecture in Pune, his poetry has been published in a volume entitled Sagla Kasa Agdi Safehaina (2001), published by Lokvangmay Griha, Mumbai. His second collection of poems is due to be published shortly by Abhidhanantar. His other creative pursuits include music and theatre.
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Sagla Kasa Agdi Safehaina. Lokvangmaya Griha Prakashan, Mumbai 2001.


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No, this isn't an adult pacifier. It's called the Amabrush, and it's a fully automatic toothbrush that's supposed to clean those pearly whites in a matter of seconds. Yup, you stick the brush in your mouth, do nothing, and 10 seconds later, you just brushed your teeth.
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The brand recommends you replace the mouthpiece every six months, which is less frequently than you would any other brush. Starting at $90 and available in December, it'll definitely set you back more than the free plastic toothbrush you probably swipe from your dentist. But if you're thinking of springing for an electronic toothbrush, upgrading to one that does more in less time doesn't seem like the worst idea.
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June 29, 2007
Manmade Global Warming: The Real Assault on Reason
In the opening chapter of The Assault on Reason, its seldom reasonable author accuses the Bush administration of exploiting people's fears "to short-circuit debate and drive the public agenda without regard to the evidence, the facts, or the public interest."
Shamelessly abusing lingering September 11th and nascent Iraq anxieties, he argues that the roles of "reason, logic and truth" have been eroded from the American decision-making process. This lack of focus and clarity, charges Al Gore, is personified by an administration that ignores expert advice, circumvents analysis and debate, and suppresses evidence to promote predetermined, agenda driven policies.
What's most confounding about these stinging allegations is that they were penned by the very same man whose Oscar awarded fear-exploitation-film proclaimed - in a gross distortion of prevailing evidence and facts -- that:
"Humanity is sitting on a time bomb. If the vast majority of the world's scientists are right, we have just ten years to avert a major catastrophe that could send our entire planet's climate system into a tail-spin of epic destruction involving extreme weather, floods, droughts, epidemics and killer heat waves beyond anything we have ever experienced -- a catastrophe of our own making."
Indeed, Gore's cataclysmic forecasts of worldwide famine, rising sea-levels, vanishing species, et al, are themselves the very epitome of the same agenda-driven, illogical, expert advice cherry-picking, closed debate, unfounded fear-mongering he devotes the majority of his recent Bush-bashing book to deriding.
For over 15 years, Al Gore has painstakingly ravaged all non-anthropogenic (NA) climate change theories (solar, cosmic, volcanic, etc) along with those scientists advancing them. During that same period, he has helped craft a worldwide global warming orthodoxy which holds the misdeeds of homo sapiens sacrosanct to its dogma and has pulverized anyone in its self-righteous path "without regard to the evidence, the facts, or the public interest." (See Gore's Grave New World)
Reason, Logic, Analysis and Debate
Can there truly exist any reason in such visceral antagonism to natural causation hypotheses given that solar fluctuations throughout retrievable history (observed as sunspots, auroras, etc) tend to sympathize with available climate proxies (e.g. tree-ring chronologies, glacial core and sea sediment samples and other repositories of plant and animal materials)?
In his recent National Post essay, noted Paleoclimatologist R. Timothy Patterson lends voice to the countless researchers who suggest not:
"Our finding of a direct correlation between variations in the brightness of the sun and earthly climate indicators (called "proxies") is not unique. Hundreds of other studies, using proxies from tree rings in Russia's Kola Peninsula to water levels of the Nile, show exactly the same thing: The sun appears to drive climate change."
Patterson cites numerous studies correlating variances in solar output with shifts in solar wind, which in turn impact upon galactic cosmic ray atmospheric penetration and, ultimately, cloud formation on Earth. Increased solar output thereby warms the planet in 2 ways -- by direct radiation and decreased cloud cover. Conversely, when the sun is less bright:
"More cosmic rays are able to get through to Earth's atmosphere, more clouds form, and the planet cools more than would otherwise be the case due to direct solar effects alone. This is precisely what happened from the middle of the 17th century into the early 18th century, when the solar energy input to our atmosphere, as indicated by the number of sunspots, was at a minimum and the planet was stuck in the Little Ice Age. These new findings suggest that changes in the output of the sun caused the most recent climate change."
Is it logical, therefore, to disregard all possible forces beyond mankind-emitted CO2 based primarily on hypothetical computer models? Or reasonable to brand those arguing the gas's contribution or suggesting an alternate cause and effect relationship (oceans warmed by NA forces produce more CO2, rather than manmade CO2 causing the warming) as duplicitous shills of big oil interests?
Particularly when, as Patterson points out:
"By comparison [to solar influence], CO2 variations show little correlation with our planet's climate on long, medium and even short time scales."
So why do so many scientists continue to sing the Al Gore C-shanty?
Reid A. Bryson, the Emeritus Professor and founding chairman of the University of Wisconsin's Department of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences knows a thing or two about the subject. As recipient of only the 30th PhD in Meteorology granted in the history of American education, he is often referred to as the father of modern scientific climatology, much as Al Gore ought be credited as the father of modern hysterical climatology. And, while the professor considers all the hype over Anthropogenic Global Warming (AGW) "a bunch of hooey," he certainly appreciates that:
"There is a lot of money to be made in this. If you want to be an eminent scientist you have to have a lot of grad students and a lot of grants. You can't get grants unless you say, 'Oh global warming, yes, yes, carbon dioxide.'"
Given these patently extortive efforts to circumvent analysis and debate, how can the alarmist marching tune, "the debate is over," possibly resonate as either reasonable or logical in anyone's ears?
The Truth about the IPCC
Adding a false sense of legitimacy to the over-hyping of CO2's potential greenhouse gas (GHG) effect on warming is the oft-Gore-quoted yet woefully compromised Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). These United Nations based "consensus builders" summarily dismiss solar activity in favor of more politically favorable culprits.
One former member and current outspoken critic of the panel testified to its bias before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee in May of 2001. As I wrote following the release of the Working Group I Summary in February of this year, Dr. Richard Lindzen swore that, based on his experiences as a member, the IPCC was actually created specifically to support negotiations concerning CO2 emission reductions and would accept no contrary findings from its members:
"...throughout the drafting sessions, IPCC 'coordinators' would go around insisting that criticism of models be toned down, and that 'motherhood' statements be inserted to the effect that models might still be correct despite the cited faults. Refusals were occasionally met with ad hominem attacks. I personally witnessed coauthors forced to assert their 'green' credentials in defense of their statements."
Perhaps it's the IPCC's assessment that they and only they already know the truth and can little afford allowing expert advice or facts to interfere with it.
To be sure, there's nothing to be gained by blaming either NA forces or the most abundant of the atmosphere's GHG's - naturally occurring water vapor. Yet, there's everything to be gained (fear yields regulation which, cleverly crafted, yields untold political power) by blaming a byproduct of human advancement - CO2. Both the UN and their EU kick-line are all too well aware of this progression, as are their newly restored majority cheerleaders in the U.S Congress.
It's no wonder the rebuke of Carbon is such a high priority to them: Between corrupt cap and trade schemes and the specter of limitless U.N regulatory powers, Karl Marx himself couldn't have envisioned a better potential wealth redistribution plan -- truth be damned.
And the Consequences
Among the many "consequences" of Global Warming alarmists portend, perhaps the most dramatic and overly hyped is a catastrophic sea-level rise resultant to melting glaciers, mountaintops and icebergs.
Gore believers were outraged when this year's IPCC Fourth Assessment cut previously inflated estimates of such rise completely in half. But even these relaxed numbers now appear to have been cooked in order to promote predetermined, agenda driven policies.
Dr. Nils-Axel Mörner is the head of the Paleogeophysics and Geodynamics department at Stockholm University in Sweden and, unlike any of the IPCC report writers, a bona fide expert on sea level changes. Dr. Mörner questions the IPCC use of computer based models to produce desired sea-level predictions which contradict the observable physical measurements of his fellow geologists.
Furthermore, the Doctor scathingly charged, in a recent interview, that the IPCC applied arbitrary "correction factors" to predictive data graphs, thereby artificially creating the illusion of uplift. The models would then match their own sea level observations based on tide gauges which themselves were a deliberate fraud:
"IPCC chose Hong Kong, which has six tide gauges, and they chose the record of one, which gives 2.3 mm per year rise of sea level. Every geologist knows that that is a subsiding area. It's the compaction of sediment; it is the only record which you shouldn't use. And if that figure is correct, then Holland would not be subsiding; it would be uplifting. And that is just ridiculous. Not even ignorance could be responsible for a thing like that."
Mörner describes myriad additional IPCC falsifications and even the destruction of a tree on a Maldive Island by IPCC hacks in an effort to suppress evidence that their sea-rise predictions were pure baloney.
So much for regard to evidence, facts, and the public interest, huh Al?
The Architects of Anxiety and Fear
As fear of impending doom plays such a crucial role in hysteria-building, it's no wonder that AGW has been blamed for everything from lighthearted Costa Rican Frog Die-Offs, Australian cockroach migration, Swedish beetle-infestation, Great Britain's puffin decline, a rise in hay fever and even staff shortages at Bulgarian brothels to deadly serious outbreaks of Malaria, Dengue Fever, West Nile Virus and Cholera, the killer Indian Ocean tsunami, and even this week's Lake Tahoe wildfires.
In fact, when U.N Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon wrote a WaPo piece this month actually blaming the genocide in Darfur on AGW, his was, not all that surprisingly, not the first. In fact, back in April, Stephan Faris had suggested in an Atlantic Monthly article that:
"The violence in Darfur is usually attributed to ethnic hatred. But global warming may be primarily to blame."
And yet, it is the Bush administration's alleged use of fear to further its agenda that Gore's book targets when the author cites Barry Glassner, a professor of sociology at the University of Southern California, who:
"argues that there are three techniques that together make up 'fearmongering': repetition, making the irregular seem regular, and misdirection. By using these narrative tools, anyone with a loud platform can ratchet up public anxieties and fears, distorting public discourse and reason."
Say, Al, how about the repetition of the counterfeit phrase "the science is settled," when in fact thousands of papers are published on the subject each year? Or, perhaps, making the irregular concept of a gas essential to life on Earth (CO2) actually representing a life-adverse pollutant seem regular? Or how about the misdirection of claimed "consensus" among panelists when scientists with reasoned yet contrarian evidence, facts and theories are systematically denounced, defunded, demoted and, ultimately, demonized?
Are these not the same narrative tools for ratcheting up anxieties and fears and distorting public discourse that you speak of, Al - with which you and your doomsday legions launch your own implacable assaults on reason each and every day?
Note: Emphasis added throughout.
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Notes: Using Josh Hader for multiple innings has provided sensational results for Brewers
Milwaukee Brewers manager Craig Counsell has found a different way to use reliever Josh Hader this season, with spectacular results.
Rather than using the lanky lefty several times a week for an inning or less, Counsell regularly has called on Hader for multiple innings, realizing he'd have to give him at least two days off afterward. The strikeout sensation leads the majors with 14 appearances of at least four outs as well as 12 outings of at least two innings.
Asked if multi-inning appearances with periods of rest in between are less stressful than, say, three consecutive outings of one inning, Counsell admitted, "I don't have the answer to that, I really don't."
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"It's centered on Josh," Counsell added. "Every time he has pitched two innings, he has had two days rest (afterward). He hasn't been up at all. And the pitches have always been within a certain range (usually between 30 and 40).
"There's no exact formula to that stuff. We're trying to be consistent with it, with all of the guys. You look at it every day, and make our judgments and our determinations. Sometimes, you've got to say he's not available, and that's just the way it is.
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It's all but impossible to quarrel with the results with the way Hader has been utilized. He is averaging 17.81 strikeouts per nine innings, tops among regular relievers in the majors and is unscored on in 14 of 18 appearances, including his last six, covering 11 1/3 innings.
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I have a few questions however. Are average people really going to want to use this more than once or twice? Will it change the way they tweet? Will other social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram and others start offering similar analytics dashboards? Will it really help people do…um…anything?
Or will it backfire and actually creep people out? What happens when someone finds out that their angry tweet about a kicker's missed field goal has not only gone viral but has generated a storm of backlash? This is sure to toss cold water on some people's tweeting. People like Twitter because it is short, sweet and even though it is a form of communication (I suppose) it's mostly a one way affair. People toss out a tweet but don't really expect thousands of people to actually read it. Or the reverse could happen. Fanatic tweeters could find out that they really are tweeting in a vacuum and no one actually reads or cares about their tweets.
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Beijing (Reuters) — As Asia's biggest security summit is set to convene, China on Friday accused the Philippines of seeking to negate its sovereignty in the South China Sea by describing Taiping Island as a reef and not an island in Manila's territorial court case.
Tensions in the South China Sea are set to dominate the Shangri-La Dialogue (SLD) starting Friday, exposing a deepening rivalry between the United States and China ahead of a landmark legal ruling over the disputed area in the Hague.
Beijing refuses to recognize the case lodged by the Philippines with the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague over territorial claims in the South China Sea and says such disputes should be resolved through bilateral talks.
Also read: The Hague arguments: Philippine case against China explained
Manila is challenging the legality of China's claim there, in part by arguing that no land mass in the Spratly archipelago, including Itu Aba, known as Taiping Island in Chinese, can legally be considered a life-sustaining island.
That would mean it cannot hold rights to a 200 nautical mile (370 km) exclusive economic zone.
"The Philippines' attempt to define Taiping Island as a 'reef' exposes that the goal of its arbitration case is to try to negate China's sovereignty and related rights over the Spratly Islands," China's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said.
"This is a violation of international law and completely unacceptable," Hua said in a statement posted to the ministry's website.
Chinese fishermen had historically lived on Itu Aba year-round, and fished, dug wells, cultivated plants and constructed buildings, all evidence that it was an island capable of sustaining human life and economic activity, Hua said.
China claims almost the entire South China Sea, through which about $5 trillion worth of ship-borne goods passes every year. Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam also have claims to the waters.
Self-ruled Taiwan controls Itu Aba, which some analysts believe has the strongest claim to island status and an economic zone. Late last year it finished a $100 million port upgrade on Itu Aba, which has an airstrip, a hospital and fresh water.
China, which claims sovereignty over Taiwan, has appeared unruffled by Taiwan's upgrading work on Itu Aba. Military strategists say that is because it could fall into China's hands should it ever take over Taiwan.
Taiwan in May called on the international court not to make a ruling on the legal status of Itu Aba in the South China Sea case if the judges don't visit first to see for themselves it can sustain life.


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You're driving to Neville, OH. We're camping on our camp property. It's gnarly and awesome, and incredibly primitive.
The parking address is 420 Neville-Penn Schoolhouse. You'll be parking and hiking in from there. On Neville-Penn Schoolhouse Rd the entrance is on the right about 1.3 miles from the turn off US-52 in Neville, OH.
When you arrive on FRIDAY, arrive between 1600-1830 hours. We'll open the gate at 1600. We'll lock the gate at 1830. No-one hikes back to the camping area without their entire unit present (We never leave a man behind!)
Pick a rendezvous for your unit. This spot is your responsibility to find, and needs to accommodate everyone's cars all of Saturday, until you're back on Sunday. DO NOT use a Crossroads parking lot, because we need those spots for the weekend.
Allow plenty of time to get there. If you meet somewhere in Oakley, you're about 50 minutes away. We need you to be on time. Plan well.
Get your unit there in no more than TWO vehicles (we'll allow three if you have more than 10 men in your unit). One of the marks of manhood is working as a team—do not let your unit take ten separate cars to camp. We won't have room for that many, anyway.
Look for MAN CAMP signs when you get close. But make sure you're clear where you're headed before you leave. Print out a map, bring it up on your phone, punch it into your GPS.
There will be a marked entrance to our property on the right side of the road. You'll enter there, and we'll have guys showing you where to park.
Don't bring a trailer. You don't need a trailer. Coolers are also heavily discouraged. You have about a mile to hike once you park. Bring only what you can carry with you.
What to do when you arrive. Trip Captains, look for a registration table (it'll be the only table in sight). You'll sign in and get instructions there. The rest of the unit - Get your gear out of the car and wait to hear from your Trip Captain for further instructions.


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HERTS/MIDDLESEX DIVISION THREE: St Nicholas Old Boys 10 Hackney 23
LEAGUE leaders Hackney proved just too strong for battling St Nicholas Old Boys who slipped to their second successive league defeat.
Saints started well in front of a large home crowd, who had come to pay their tributes to former chairman Richard Bird MBE, who sadly passed away earlier in the year and club members raised an impressive £1,100 for charity in his memory.
Wingers Dave Howard and Matt Sills threatened the Hackney defence a number of times in the early exchanges but several penalties eventually allowed Hackney an easy kick to take a 3-0 lead.
A slick move ended with the Hackney full-back scoring the opening try of the game and he then added the conversion to take his side 10-0 ahead, before home fly half Ben Tubb narrowed the gap with a penalty kick just before half-time.
Hackney's well-drilled line-out and scrum meant the SNOBs backs were starved of decent ball and despite committed defence by the home side Hackney eventually extended their lead with a superb individual try from their fly half, who ran from deep in his own territory before combining with his full back and looping round to score in the corner.
Second row forward Ben Prescott embarked on a rampaging run to keep SNOBs in touch, with scrum half Barry Hall adding the extra two points to pull the score back to 17-10, but Hackney scored their third try in the final minutes of the game to record a 23-10 victory and leave SNOBs with nothing to show for a decent performance. [25a0] Captain Joe Oliveira led from the front with an early try as SNOBs second team defeated Bank of England III 30-23 in a Merit Table fixture.
Stand-in fly half Steve Roth added a second score soon after but despite enjoying the majority of the possession and territory the Mitres found it difficult to penetrate the Bank defences and they only held a narrow 13-10 lead at the break.
Chris Creak extended the lead with a try soon after the restart and despite a late resurgence from the visitors, debut tries from centres AlexHorn and Graham Brooks secured the second team's first league win of the season. They play SODAM on Saturday.
The Ickenham-based club is looking for more players - see their website www.snobrfc.co.uk for more details.


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I haven't written for a long time but I happened to stumble across Cee's Black and White Photo Challenge for this week and the theme grabbed my attention. So, here's an entry or three for Cars, Trucks & Motorcycles. Taken in 2015 in a little town call Solitaire in the middle of nowhere in Namibia. There are a plethora Continue reading "CB&W: Cars, Trucks & Motorcycles"
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CFFC: All One Colour
Here's my submission for Cee's Fun Foto Challenge: All One Colour. I had to go with blue, purely because it's my favourite colour. This photo was taken on a photographic day trip during my visit to Cape Town in August 2015. I was standing at the lighthouse at the Cape Point, looking back towards the mountainous shore. The lesson, for this shot, from the photographer who accompanied us on the day was how to get away from AWB and manually adjust our white balance. Continue reading "CFFC: All One Colour"
CFFC: Isolated Subjects
Hello all! I'm still here! I haven't gone and done and disappearing act again like I did after last year's A-Z 🙂 But I am struggling with finding time to devote to writing and reading … and I envisage it'll remain a struggle this month as I grapple with some major projects at work. So for the duration of May I may be sporadic with posting. Having said that, I couldn't let Cee's latest Fun Foto challenge pass by without submitting a photo. The theme is Isolated Subjects and I had a photo that I thought fit well. Continue reading "CFFC: Isolated Subjects"
CB&W: Letters S or T
Time for another of Cee's Black and White Photography Challenges! This week is looking at things starting with the letters S and/or T. And I have a submission for both … Continue reading "CB&W: Letters S or T"
CFFC: Sky
I was super excited to see Cee's Fun Foto Challenge this week had the theme of "sky". Seriously, if it's possible to have an addiction to photographing sunsets – then I have it. I was looking through my photos and there must be hundreds of photos of them. Now, I realise the theme this week doesn't specify "sunset sky" – any sky will do. But if I start including every shot I have of the sky … we'll all be here a very, very long time. And I know you are all busy people with lives outside the blogosphere. So I will resist the temptation to flood your day with a million skies and give you a few. Okay, quite a few. Feel free to let me know which are your favourites! Continue reading "CFFC: Sky"
CB&W: Letters Q and R
The theme this week for Cee's Black & White Photography Challenge is something beginning with Q and/or R. I've opted to submit a photo for each … I know, pretty daring. What can I say? I like to live on the edge. Continue reading "CB&W: Letters Q and R"
CFFC: Winter – Water
As soon as I saw that the theme for Cee's Fun Foto Challenge was Winter – Water I knew exactly what I shot I wanted to submit. This photo was taken just before sunrise at St James Beach near Cape Town, South Africa in August 2015. It's one of my favourite photos taken that day … and it ticks the boxes for both water and winter in one shot! Continue reading "CFFC: Winter – Water"
Unusual Foods
A non-destination specific post for today's A-Z Challenge letter. Mostly because I used up my only "U" location for last years post when I wrote about Uluru. So instead I'm discussing the one thing all of us can relate to, whether we travel internationally or domestically or no further than our own multicultural home towns, …. unusual foods. Every country has them. Some little oddity, a dietary quirk if you will, that is a signature of our culture or geographic region. Some are more unusual than others, some are just a unique combination of globally available food products. So, here's some of the different foods I've tried to date: Continue reading "Unusual Foods"
Guests at a bush BBQ
Today's post for the A-Z Challenge is a little different. I'm not taking us to a location starting with "G" as I've done with the previous letters. I'm going to tell you a story about some memorable guests on an African safari in late August 2015. My friend Geraint & I were staying at nThambo Tree Camp in the Klaserie Private Reserve in Kruger National Park, South Africa. This amazing treehouse style lodge is one of the few places he & I will be returning to on our upcoming trip in August this year … that should give you a hint at how wonderful this particular safari lodge is! It was our fourth night of safari and as is normal practice we set out for our late afternoon game drive around 4pm. Continue reading "Guests at a bush BBQ"
Snapshot – Fish River Canyon
Sticking with Africa for today's A to Z Challenge post. Heading south from where we were yesterday, we arrive in Namibia. Hands down, without question, Namibia is one of my favourite countries … I've already written about my three favourite places in Namibia if you'd care to follow the links and find out why 🙂 . It has a wealth of things to offer visitors – from the wildlife of Etosha National Park, to the desert landscapes of Sossusvlei and Deadvlei, and the coastal waters of the adventure capital Swakopmund. But further south still is Fish River Canyon. Continue reading "Snapshot – Fish River Canyon"


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Tuebingen, Germany and Houston, Texas, May 26, 2021 – Immatics N.V. (NASDAQ: IMTX, "Immatics"), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company active in the discovery and development of T cell-redirecting cancer immunotherapies, today announced changes to its Board of Directors. Christof Hettich, L.L.D., Managing Partner and founding member of the dievini Hopp BioTech holding GmbH & Co. KG, has decided to step down from Immatics' Board of Directors. He has been a member of Immatics' Board of Directors since 2006. Former Immatics Board member Friedrich von Bohlen und Halbach, PhD, Managing Partner and co-founder of dievini Hopp BioTech Holding GmbH & Co. KG has been nominated to be his successor. The election will take place at Immatics' Annual General Meeting on June 17, 2021.
Peter Chambré, Chairman of Immatics' Board of Directors commented: "I would like to thank Christof Hettich on behalf of my fellow Board members and the Immatics' management team for his tremendous contributions to the company for more than 15 years. He has been instrumental in the development of Immatics over this period. We would be delighted to welcome Friedrich von Bohlen und Halbach back to our Board of Directors."
Dr. Friedrich von Bohlen und Halbach is Managing Partner and co-founder of dievini Hopp BioTech Holding GmbH & Co. KG, the company managing the life science activities and investments of Dietmar Hopp, co-founder of SAP, and his family. Friedrich von Bohlen und Halbach holds a diploma in biochemistry from the University of Zurich and a PhD in neurobiology from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich. He held various positions at Fresenius AG, FAG Kugelfischer KGaA and WASAG Chemie AG. In 1997 he founded LION bioscience AG whose CEO he was for seven years. He is chairman of the Board of Apogenix AG and Novaliq GmbH, and board member of CureVac AG, Heidelberg Pharma AG and Co-Chair of the Evaluation Board of the Wyss Translational Center Zurich. Friedrich von Bohlen und Halbach is also co-founder and Managing Director of Molecular Health GmbH. Friedrich von Bohlen und Halbach has been a member of Immatics' Board of Directors from 2006 to 2020.
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Immatics combines the discovery of true targets for cancer immunotherapies with the development of the right T cell receptors with the goal of enabling a robust and specific T cell response against these targets. This deep know-how is the foundation for our pipeline of Adoptive Cell Therapies and TCR Bispecifics as well as our partnerships with global leaders in the pharmaceutical industry. We are committed to delivering the power of T cells and to unlocking new avenues for patients in their fight against cancer.
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General Interest. This I posted in the HMCS Gloucester group on facebook. I was a member of the very first RCAF course to train at CFS Gloucester in 1966. Was a Radop (211), Telop (212), Commop (213) and Comm Research (291). Worked in Whitehorse before closed in 1967, Alert 1968. Worked VE8RCS from Alert and Made contact With VE8RCS from VE3SNL/A7 Gulf War Qatar. A wee bit of coincidence Qatar +40C, Alert -40C. Great experiences. Anyone want to hear from the 'Spoiled Air Force Brats' at Gloucester, I was one of them. Great to be a part of this group, thanks.


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Dermal Fillers
The Risks of Using Dermal Fillers- Things You Should Know About
The use of dermal or cosmetic fillers is perhaps the most effective yet non-invasive way of getting the facial features you desire. Dermal fillers provide a simpler and cost-effective alternative to surgical methods that are more risky, costly, and associated with higher risks of side effects and complications.
But that does not mean that the use of dermal fillers is without side effects.
The procedure is pretty safe in the hand of an experienced practitioner, but in the hand of someone who is not experienced enough, the whole thing could turn into a nightmare.
Therefore, it is important that you know the risks and safety issues associated with the use of dermal fillers and choose a seasoned practitioner.
The most common safety issues reported following the use of dermal fillers include:
Vascular Issues
It is important that the practitioner knows the anatomy of the area he is going to inject the filler material into pretty well. That's because the filler material is supposed to make its way into the connective tissue where it could add volume to the area injected. However, if not injected properly or if the practitioner does not know the anatomy well, he may mistakenly inject the material into a vein or an artery.
The results can be pretty serious. When a foreign material is injected into an artery or a vein, it clots and forms an 'embolus'. Two things can occur when an embolus forms. One, it can block the local supply of blood and can lead to the death of the tissues. Second, the embolus may dislodge and may travel along with the blood into several other locations.
These problems can cause serious side effects when the filler material is injected into the areas surrounding the nose and underneath the eyes because these areas are particularly rich in blood vessels.
Allergic Reactions
It is not uncommon for someone to develop allergic reactions following the administration of dermal fillers. Most dermal fillers use chemically inert materials that are derived from your own body (like fat), but you might still be allergic to the constituents of the filler material.
The signs of allergy may include:
- Eruption on the skin
- Acne-like bumps
- Redness of the skin
- Itching
- Swelling
- Signs of bruising
- Skin rash
It is, therefore, important that you talk to your practitioner about the suitability of the dermal filler being used in your case. Ideally, you should get a small amount of the material injected first to see how your body responds to it before going for the whole procedure.
Maintaining a sterile environment throughout the procedure is extremely important. As your skin is being punctured to inject the filler material, it is important that the whole procedure takes place under strict aseptic measures.
You and the practitioner should ensure that the target area is thoroughly cleaned with an antiseptic solution. Also, the instruments and materials used should be disposable or their sterilization should be ensured before the procedure is done. Most importantly, the filler material used should be sterile.
In case you develop an infection of the skin or the tissues in which the filler material is injected, you should contact your healthcare provider as soon as possible.
It is important that you acquire the services of someone who has experience in the industry. If the practitioner is not experienced enough, he may over or under-inject the filler material on one side of your face. This will give you a facial asymmetry, which can be a huge letdown.
To conclude, the use of dermal fillers for enhancing your facial features is a safe and effective procedure. However, you should keep in mind the above-mentioned risks and side effects before going under the syringe.
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I had never been to a school sports day like it.
The largest cheer of the day was for someone who came last in what was the slowest time of the day by a very long way.
My daughter attends a school for children with learning difficulties and recently it was their sports day. It was a real joy to watch these young people taking part and it was refreshing to hear how much someone had improved being celebrated alongside who was winning the various races.
The highlight of the day came during the 200m when one of the runners sat down on the track with around 100m to go. A member of staff made their way over to the runner and helped her up and they both began walking towards the finishing line.
The girl involved was clearly distraught and she looked down at the ground as she trudged along the race track
It was especially impressive that she was going to finish the race even if it was in the slowest time of the day and so as she neared the finishing line the crowd began to clap.
As we clapped, the girl looked up and began to grin. The misery faded, the trudging stopped and the girl began to run and as she did the crowd began to cheer!
As we began to cheer, the grin gave way to a beaming face and the girl began to wave to us as she ran along. As she was about to cross the finish line she stopped, faced the crowd and bowed and in that moment the crowd went wild.
There were some great sporting moments that afternoon. I was immensely proud of my daughter who ran with joy but my dominant memory of that sports day will always be of the girl who took great delight in finishing even though she came last.
The Bible compares the way we live out our faith to running a race and the language is always about finishing the race, not coming first or beating everyone else.
Sometimes I feel as if I am running well in my faith whilst at other times it feels more like I am trudging along the track.
It was wonderful to be reminded that we aren't running the race alone and that as we do our best to live out our faith there is a real opportunity for us to cheer one another on.
Without a cheering crowd, the runner would have finished but she still would have felt miserable. As we cheered, she found value and self-worth in who she was and what she was doing and this surely should inspire us to cheer one another on in life.
How can we cheer someone on in their life of faith today?
How can we encourage someone and encourage them to keep going?


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Today, we all piled into daughter.2's for out Ruby wedding anniversary party. We were met by nibbles and a rolling display of out wedding pictures, including the Three Witches, sister.1, dog.1, cat.1 and Morris Minor Van.1. And, of course, a very young ladysolly. And starring the very impressive (but no longer with us because it's the wrong colour these days) moustache.1. Close relatives were there; about 15 of us. Daughter.1 did the catering, which had a red-and-pink theme, including salmon, smoked salmon, gefilte fish and goujons. But the pinnacle of the meal was the raspberry-topped cheesecake, which was really excellent.
I was pretty much out of it - I'd taken Piriton for a very itchy set of insect bites. Piriton makes you drowsy, three glasses of pink champagne makes it worse, and I didn't get much sleep last night because of the irritation. But I wasn't driving, we let the train take the strain.
A great evening out.


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HC-A-IS: Checkweigher for aerosol cans
The HC-A-IS provides a reliable and robust checkweigher for fully automatic weight control for use in filling plants (e.g. in the pharmaceutical industry). The indexing star wheel system enables optimal product handling for high, slim containers (aerosol cans, plastic and glass bottles, etc.) and ensures fast, precise in-line weight control. The easy exchangeable star wheel handles product transfer, product transportation within the weighing unit and the return transportation to the production line. The HC-A-IS can be easily integrated into existing filling lines without having to open up the existing transport route.
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Determining the right weight with WIPOTEC-OCS Checkweighers
With the pre-package directive you are obliged to maintain, check and document the nominal quantities stated on product packages. WIPOTEC-OCS measures the weight of your products accurately within a short time-frame, ejecting products with the incorrect weight, whilst compiling comprehensive documentation. Therefore, with WIPOTEC-OCS solutions only fully controlled packages leave your production line. For complete line optimisation, our feedback control feature improves line efficiency. Thanks to the modular design of the checkweighers, they can be integrated flexibly into your existing production lines and can be optionally equipped with additional functions necessary to match your specific application.
Usage of checkweighers as a batch weighing system and for shortening the quarantine time
Of course, the automatic checkweighers can also be used as a batch weighing system in order to regulate the exact combination of the gas components. Our checkweighers ensure product optimisation through accurate measurements of combined active ingredients. High speed checkweighing also reduces the quarantine time of aerosol cans.
To verify the long-term sealing of the containers, spray cans such as asthma sprays are weighed and coded automatically. After quarantine, the containers are weighed again and compared with the initial weight coded. During this process the quantity of gas that has escaped must not exceed the permitted loss. Due to the fact that our units accurately record even the smallest variations in weight, the quarantine time is significantly lowered while meeting the underlying regulations. This therefore provides an important competitive advantage.
With the checkweighers everything is kept in place – Even at high conveyor belt speeds
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Weighing aerosols in Ex zones 1 and 2 is particularly useful if the paths between filling and checking need to be kept as short as possible. The explosion-protected WIPOTEC-OCS checkweighers are equipped with an antistatic transport system to prevent the formation of dangerous sparks, caused by static discharges. The pressurised enclosure of the control unit helps to prevent potentially explosive gases escaping. For the additional protection of your staff, the control unit can also be installed outside the potentially explosive atmosphere, depending on the length of the wiring harness. The operation of the explosion-protected scale is identical to non-explosion-protected versions and just as intuitive and user friendly.
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MIDTOWN — They want to ensure he did not die in vain.
A pair of New York City lawmakers are set to introduce legislation in the wake of 4-year-old Myls Dobson's death last week — seeking to close a loophole in child safety law exposed through extensive reporting by DNAinfo New York.
The new "Myls' Law," sponsored by Bronx state Sen. Jose Serrano Jr., and Manhattan Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal, would amend New York's social service law to require police to notify child protective services when a primary caregiver or parent is arrested.
Serrano said Tuesday that the goal was to "add another layer of protection for these kids" in the wake of the details that led to Myls' horrific death.
"It's a very heartbreaking story. The more you read about it, the more difficult it is to wrap your head around it and make sense of it," Serrano said of Myls' short life, which ended on Jan. 8, following what prosecutors say was three weeks of increasingly brutal abuse at the hands of his father's transgender lover.
"We want to prevent tragedies that we can see coming, as well as ones that come out of the blue," Serrano noted.
Rosenthal, reached by phone on her way back from session in Albany Tuesday, said the bill wasn't meant as a punative action against law enforcement officials or children's services.
"Everyone in law enforcement and in the courts, everyone followed the law," she said. "This isn't one of the things they were supposed to do."
Rosenthal said she and Serrano first learned about the loophole over the weekend after reading about it in a DNAinfo story.
"The careful ways DNAinfo reported the story prompted me to propose this bill," Rosenthal said.
Myls' case spurred outrage after DNAinfo reported that the boy fell through the cracks of the system over the course of three weeks before his death. Prosecutors say Kryzie King, 27, beat the boy with belts, burned him with cigarettes and hot oven grates, left him outside in freezing temperatures, and starved him until he lost 20 to 25 pounds.
King, who had begun dating Myls' father, Okee Wade, a month earlier, took the boy in on Dec. 18. The next day Wade was arrested in Brooklyn on a warrant for skipping a court hearing in New Jersey.
Wade told officers that Myls was in safe hands with King, sources said. Under the current law, the NYPD and other law enforcement agencies were not required to alert the Administration for Children's Services, because Wade said King had cared for the child before, and they had no reason to believe the child was in danger, sources said. No one reported the child in danger, and none of his relatives alerted ACS in a bid to discover his whereabouts, according to officials.
The new legislation would close this loophole by mandating that the NYPD find out the whereabouts of any children that are in the care of suspects they are arresting, and notify ACS within 24 hours. Child protective services would have 24 hours from being notified to investigate the children's new living arrangements and ensure they are safe.
At that point, ACS would open a case file on the children and continue to monitor them until their parents were released from jail and could resume custody, under the proposed bill.
The legislation comes in the midst of a weeklong investigation of Myls' death by Mayor Bill de Blasio.
De Blasio, who was a fierce critic of ACS when he was the city's public advocate, said on Monday that the boy's death left him deeply troubled.
"To me, this was a tragedy, and the more I learn about it, the angrier I get because of the callousness of the alleged assailant and the horror this young boy went through," he told reporters Monday, before the legislation was unveiled.
De Blasio has yet to weigh in on the loophole in existing law, saying the facts of the case are still under investigation.
"I am very anxiously looking forward to the results of our investigation at the end of the week, and then we'll decide what actions to take," he added. "We don't have all the facts here."
Serrano said he agreed that the results of the investigation would spur additional action — but said he didn't need to wait for the final results to know that there is a pressing problem right now.
"We're trying to close an obvious loophole that we don't necessarily think we need a report to know it's there," Serrano said. "We're thinking broadly, we're thinking beyond New York City. We're doing it statewide."
Serrano said he wanted to introduce the bill quickly to hopefully avoid "all kinds of crazy gridlock" that could keep it from being passed soon.
A list of co-sponsors on the legislation is expected soon, he said.


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Steve Ballmer still doesn't understand social networking — A few years ago I wrote to Microsoft's leadership and asked them why they weren't involved in the new Web 2.0 space. I got an answer back that was about 2,000 words long and included the words "business value" 13 times.
Discussion: TechCrunch, loose wire blog, innonate, Bokardo, Leveraging Ideas, Silicon Valley Blog and Smalltalk Tidbits …
Duncan Riley / TechCrunch: Fadnation: Why Steve Ballmer Could Be Right
Jeremy Wagstaff / loose wire blog: Web 2.0 Ain't About the Technology — Scoble makes some good points …
Nate Westheimer / innonate: Facebook (as we know it) is a Fad — Steve Balmer is right.
Joshua Porter / Bokardo: Ballmer on Facebook: Bunch of Features
Vic Podcaster / Silicon Valley Blog: Facebook is a Fad? — There is lot of hype lately in the media about Facebook.
James A. Robertson / Smalltalk Tidbits, Industry Rants: Ripping MS a new one — Scoble rips MS - and Ballmer in particular - a new one.
Gemma Soames / Times of London:
Ballmer: Facebook risks being 'a fad' — The Microsoft chief says that Facebook's appeal could fade - after being linked to an investment that would value the site at $10 billion — Steve Ballmer, the Microsoft chief executive, believes that the craze for individual social networks …
Terrence Russell / Epicenter: The Three Potential Causes of Facebook's Death
Kara Swisher / BoomTown: Pop Quiz: If Skype=Hype, Then Facebook=?
Phil Sim / Squash: Windows Social OS could kill Facebook
Doug Caverly / WebProNews: Ballmer Calls Facebook A Fad?
Adena DeMonte / GigaOM: Ballmer Thinks Facebook At Risk For Being A Fad, We Think Not
Lisa Barone / Bruce Clay, Inc. Blog: Successful SEO, Bloglines 3 Releases, Facebook As a Fad & Fun Stuff
Robert Andrews / paidContent.org: Microsoft's Ballmer Plays Down 'Faddish' Facebook, Plays Up Ad-Supported Software
Rodney Rumford / FaceReviews.com: Microsofts Ballmer Does Not Grasp Facebook
Mary Jo Foley / All about Microsoft: Mini-Microsoft gets tossed from Facebook
Nick O'Neill / All Facebook: Is Facebook Just Another Fad?
Adam Ostrow / Mashable!: Ballmer Comments on Facebook
William Rees-Mogg / Times of London:
Microsoft's chief executive has seen the future - and the future is advertising — Steve Ballmer's plans for the computer software giant include taking on Yahoo! and Google in their own internet territory — Steve Ballmer doesn't do half-measures. The veteran Microsoft chief executive …
Discussion: The Globe and Mail, Insider Chatter, Brier Dudley's blog, Digital Daily and Telegraph
Mathew Ingram / The Globe and Mail: Could Skype make things hard for Facebook?
Donna Bogatin / Insider Chatter: Mark Zuckerberg Does NOT Make Steve Ballmer Swoon!
Brier Dudley / Brier Dudley's blog: "Maniacal" Ballmer on Facebook and free software
John Paczkowski / Digital Daily: Microsoft CEO: Zuckerburbs Aren't All They're Cracked Up to Be
Peter Kafka / Silicon Alley Insider:
Microsoft: Yep, New Zunes. And DRM-Free Music? — Our spy in Seattle (actually, 20 minutes or so out of Bellevue) tells us that Microsoft did indeed show off three new Zunes today - a $149, 4 gig version and a $199, 8 gig model, both of which use flash memory, and an $249, 80 gig version that uses a hard drive.
Discussion: Valleywag, Engadget, Geek News Central, Mashable!, Daring Fireball and Gizmodo
Todd Cochrane / Geek News Central: Zune and Microsoft Finally get into Podcasting
Kristen Nicole / Mashable!: Zune 2nd Generation Unveiled
Jason Chen / Gizmodo: Zune: Zune 2 Getting Wireless Syncing, DRM-Free Music, Video Downloads, Colors
Jeff Leeds / New York Times:
Microsoft Updates Its iPod Competitor — Microsoft has revamped its slow-selling Zune digital music players and created a MySpace-style social-networking site in its drive to compete with Apple's market-leading iPod player. — In large part, the Microsoft moves announced Tuesday …
Discussion: Wall Street Journal and Gizmodo
Nick Wingfield / Wall Street Journal: Microsoft Tunes Its Zunes To Catch Up With iPods
Jason Chen / Gizmodo: Zune: Zune 2 and Flash Zune Official
Todd Bishop / Todd Bishop's Microsoft Blog:
Highlights: Microsoft overhauls its Zune lineup — Microsoft released details of its new Zune devices Tuesday. They're due for release in November. Analysts say some of the new features are interesting, such as wireless synching with the PC. But Microsoft is playing catch-up to Apple's iPod …
Associated Press:
Microsoft expands, redesigns Zune line
Microsoft expands, redesigns Zune line
Discussion: Zune-Online.com and Gizmodo
Kostas Tzounopoulos / Zune-Online.com: Official Zune 2 Announcement: Price list
Henry Blodget / Silicon Alley Insider:
Google to $2,000 a Share? — A reader complained that we've been nothing but negative of late—recession, Microsoft, Yahoo, newspapers, music, dying TV ads, etc.—so we'll brighten your afternoon with some rip-roaring positivity. — Remember a couple years back when some analyst floated …
Discussion: Valleywag
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Google To $2000/Share? Somebody Muzzle Blodget — Henry Blodget made his name by predicting outlandish price increases for Internet stocks in the late nineties. A lot of people lost a lot of money (or, all their money) by listening to his recommendations.
Discussion: mathewingram.com/work
Ryan Block / Engadget:
Microsoft's new Zunes: officially in 80, 8, and 4GB sizes — We love a good non-mystery around here, and Microsoft's new Zunes are about as un-mysterious as they get. But we also love a good product refresh, and now that the cat's officially out of the bag we can really dig into the new Zunes …
Discussion: Mobility Site and Digg
Chris Leckness / Mobility Site: More Zune 2.0 Rumors and Leaks
Martin LaMonica / Webware.com:
Adobe expands online services, woos designers with Thermo — Attendees at Adobe's Max developer conference check out Thermo, the code name for a design tool that enables designers to construct Web applications without writing code. — (Credit: Martin LaMonica/CNET News.com)
Discussion: InfoWorld and Computerworld
Elizabeth Montalbano / InfoWorld: Adobe eyes real-time collaboration with new services
Josh Catone / Read/WriteWeb:
Adobe Demos "Thermo" RIA Design Tool to Delighted Crowd
Adobe Demos "Thermo" RIA Design Tool to Delighted Crowd
Discussion: blogs.warwick.ac.uk, O'Reilly Radar, Ryan Stewart and SmoothSpan Blog
Steven Carpenter / blogs.warwick.ac.uk: Adobe Thermo: It's the new VB3!
Brady Forrest / O'Reilly Radar: Adobe Thermo: Building Flex's RIAs Gets Easy
Smoothspan / SmoothSpan Blog: SmoothSpan Nails Thermo!
Eric Bangeman / Ars Technica:
First RIAA trial gets under way with jury selection, opening statements — Duluth, Minnesota — Capitol Records, et al v. Jammie Thomas (the name of the suit changed after the RIAA dropped the sole Virgin recording from the case) got under way this morning in Courtroom One of the Federal Building in Duluth.
Discussion: The Register, TECH.BLORGE.com, TechSpot News, Geek News Central, Mashable! and Digg
Austin Modine / The Register: First RIAA file-sharing trial begins
Sean P. Aune / TECH.BLORGE.com: RIAA Finally Begins Their Court Battles
Justin Mann / TechSpot News: First RIAA trial underway
Matthew / Geek News Central: RIAA goes to court
Kristen Nicole / Mashable!: RIAA's Sacrificial Lamb Brought to Trial
New Jersey Subpoenas Facebook Over Sex Offenders — New Jersey's AG says her office has subpoenaed Facebook to learn whether convicted sex offenders have profiles on the social networking site. — NEW YORK (Reuters)—New Jersey State Attorney General Anne Milgram said on Tuesday her office …
Discussion: CenterNetworks and Mashable!
Kristen Nicole / Mashable!: New Jersey Moves to Investigate Facebook Too
Caroline McCarthy / Webware.com:
Discussion: BloggingStocks
Barry Summerlin / BloggingStocks: Facebook: I am your target audience — target me already!
Brad Stone / Bits:
Bubblewatch: The Industry Standard is Coming Back — As if we needed any more evidence that the bubble is back in Silicon Valley, technology media company IDG plans to revive that hallmark publication of the dot.com era, the Industry Standard. — I hear that IDG has hired San Francisco …
Discussion: Epicenter, paidContent.org, Valleywag and rexblog.com
Julie Sloane / Epicenter: The Industry Standard Returns. Cue The Doomsayers.
Victoria Shannon / New York Times:
Microsoft to Increase Ad Business — Steve Ballmer, the chief executive of Microsoft, vowing that the company's $6 billion plunge into the ad business two months ago was not just an experiment, said today that advertising would become 25 percent of the company's business within a few years.
Discussion: Silicon Alley Insider, Rev2.org, WebProNews, Mashable! and FurdLog
James Fleet / Rev2.org: Ballmer to Facebook: You're Very Faddish, You Know
David A. Utter / WebProNews: Patent Suit Hits Google, AOL, Microsoft, Yahoo
Kristen Nicole / Mashable!: Ballmer's Push for Microsoft Ad Network Dominance
Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
You Don't Create A Silicon Valley By Government Fiat — from the takes-a-bit-more-than-that dept — Two separate articles came out in two separate newspapers based 3,000 miles away from each other this past weekend — but together they demonstrate exactly why so many places …
Discussion: How To Split An Atom
Steve Spalding / How To Split An Atom: How To Build A "Silicon Something"


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Backpacking with the dog: Whenever I get out my backpacking or hiking gear, it's my dogs, Bindi and Oreo, who are the most excited about the trip! It's important for any dog owner who is planning on heading out into the wilderness with a furry companion to keep her or him safe and to be knowledgeable of your pet's physical boundaries, but they love coming along.
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Bindi, Oreo, my wife Dolores and I have been on an outdoor adventure several times, ranging from backpacking five miles on the west coast of Florida at Hickey's Creek Mitigation Park to much smaller local hikes. We just did an 8 mile hike last Sunday, February 12, 2012 at Bluefield Ranch Natural Area here in Florida. When I go backpacking by myself, I usually only take one of the dogs. It's much easier on me that way. Here's what I've learned...
For the areas where you'll be backpacking, always check on the dog regulations. For example, most U.S. national parks, do not allow dogs to share the trail.
At all times, maintain control of your dog. At most maintained public trails, dogs are required to be on a leash 6 feet or less in length. Extended leashes are rarely sturdy enough to live up to trail conditions, but they may be great for everyday romps around the neighborhood to give your dog more freedom.
It isn't enough having your dog on a leash. As other pooches and people pass by, you should also be sure to keep her or him calm. Be aware of what situations will aggravate or upset your dog. You might want to hold off on hiking for now, if she or he is still getting used to other dogs.
I was careful to pick trails that didn't have a lot of traffic, when I was helping Bindi and Oreo learn trail manners. Especially when hiking trails are shared with mountain bikers, I usually make the choice to keep Bindi and Oreo on leashes, although some trails don't require them. I prefer to keep them on a leash, because my dogs love to chase after other animals and squirrels. They often want to run up to children and dogs when they see them, so I play it safe, though Bindi and Oreo are great hiking companions! Don't put your dog in danger and doing research on the area you will be visiting is the most important thing you can do to make sure you are knowledgeable.
Ease your dog into hiking slowly. Start off by having her or him wear a backpack around the house, then on short hikes, then longer hikes, if you want your pet to carry some of the load!
Also, start with lighter loads. If your dog is in healthy physical condition, it's safe to work up to 1/3 of your dog's weight. Dogs will be much safer and happier, who are in poor physical condition or older, leaving them at home with friends.
For an active dog, hydration is crucial. For watering dogs, dog packs such as the Ruff Wear Singletrak Hydration Dog Pack offer a nifty built in hydration system. Also, you can consider collapsible water and food dishes.
Your dog should usually be able to carry her or his own water and food, depending on size. Where you will be backpacking, do your research to make sure there is going to be plenty of water to filter. If there is nowhere to get more, be sure to pack enough for you both. Be sure to filter or/and treat their water just as you would if you were going to consume it, because dogs are susceptible to giardia protozoa much like humans.
If it's a really strenuous hike, I feed Bindi and Oreo nearly double the food I would on a daily basis. For the estimated energy that will be expended, check with your vet to ensure your dog will be getting the right amount of calories. To advise on the exercise level that is right for your dog, your vet is also a great resource.
You can mix some Pedialyte with your dog's water, to prevent dehydration. To see how much is safe for your dog, be sure to check with your vet beforehand.
For the days you'll be on the trail, this depends on what the weather is going to be like, or how extreme it might get.
You need to bring along a sleeping bag as well, as temps drop below about 50 degrees, but a self inflating sleeping pad would usually be enough.
An ultralight two person bag so that you can snuggle with your pooch when the temperature drops very low, or a kid's bag. It all depends on learning what they need to be comfortable, the breed and your pup. To keep your dog cozy, it's better to learn than bring too little and overpack the first time.
Until they dry off a bit, when it's raining I'll usually have them rest under the rainfly on their mat. Especially when it's going to get really chilly, sleeping is no fun when you're a sopping wet dog.
Depending on your pet and your situation, there is other gear that you can purchase (shoes, clothes, etc). After you gain some experience with your loved one, you can grow the list and this information I have given you is a good place to start. Have fun and stay safe!
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Memo To Michael Dell: Do You Want To Remain Your Own Boss?
Dell's Decision: Keep Control Or Go Private
Over the past six weeks, speculation has been rampant that Dell (NASDAQ:DELL), the No. 3 PC maker, might consider going private. In that time, the depressed shares have jumped more than 22 percent, valuing the company at $21.87 billion, especially after a surge this week.
Rather than spend time polishing fourth-quarter sales for the period ending Jan. 25, founding CEO Michael S. Dell and his senior staff are believed to be evaluating a deal from Silver Lake Partners, the Menlo Park, Calif., private equity firm that manages $14 billion; Singapore's Temasek state holding company and the Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board about taking the company private.
Reports say bank financing could be provided by JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM), which is advising Dell, along with Royal Bank of Canada (NYSE:RY), Credit Suisse (NYSE:CS) and Bank of America (NYSE:BAC).
Dell and its reported investors and financiers have declined comment. In Wednesday trading, the shares fell 57 cents to $12.59.
A Dell management buyout, under which the entire company would be acquired by Silver Lake and its partners, with bank cash to pay off the remaining investors (Dell himself owns 15.7 percent of the company) would exceed $20 billion. For years, cash flow from operations would flow to the new owners and bankers to pay off the loans.
Indeed, a Dell buyout would be the biggest in technology since the 2007 buyout of Freescale Semiconductor (NYSE:FSL) by P/E groups headed by Blackstone Group (NYSE:BX), TPG, Permira Funds and Carlyle Group (NYSE:CG).
On the plus side, here are some good reasons to go private:
Remove Dell from quarterly reporting. Without bothering with announcing quarterly results, management would be freed from a burden, saving management time and expense. There'd be no closing share price, of course, but Dell, with some new directors from Silver Lake and its nominees, would be under constant scrutiny.
Other technology companies have gone private successfully. With nearly $14 billion in acquisitions over the past four years, Dell has tried to transform itself from the old "PCs Unlimited" that built consumer-ordered PCs into a provider of enterprise services. It bought Perot Systems, SonicWall, Quest Software, Wyse Technology, Compellent Technologies, Force10 Networks and more to add more lucrative software and services to the mix.
Going private would leave the company, which had $14.2 billion in cash, mostly outside the U.S., as of Nov. 2, free to make acquisitions and add services, without being second-guessed. Dell could compete against Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE:HPQ), the No. 1 computer company and International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM), the No. 2 computer company, especially in enterprises where the Dell name is trusted.
Formerly public companies including Kronos, the time-keeping specialist, as well as SunGard Data Systems, the financial backbone provider, have been private for years; their CEOs say they are happy that way and making money.
Going private could aid transition. Besides services, storage products and software, Dell needs new products to survive. It's nowhere in the tablet sector and hasn't made plans for a smartphone. With its excellent relations with Intel Corp. (NASDAQ:INTC), it could devise winning products, perhaps a tablet for the enterprise market. Or move into medical electronics as the Affordable Health Care Act kicks in and requires more recordkeeping.
Going private can be reversed. Usually, P/E investors want to cash out of an investment within five years, which could mean by 2018, Dell could come back to the market as a public company, strengthened by its transformation and presumably bolstered by new customers, especially in Asia, where the company has had very successful manufacturing ventures in China, India, Malaysia and the Philippines.
On the minus side:
Going private surrenders control. Michael Dell, 47, controls about 16 percent of the equity now, giving him a big say in decisions. Although there are some impressive directors in their own right, including former AMR Corp. (PINK:AAMRQ) CEO Donald Carty and Alex Mandl, a former president of AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T), the No. 1 telecommunications carrier, he's his own boss.
In 2004, Dell retired as CEO in favor of Kevin Rollins, who messed up the company badly. It lost ground to HP and had to pay the Securities and Exchange Commission $100 million to settle an accounting scandal, prompting Dell's return to the executive suite. Why cede control now to Silver Lake and the bankers, who'll collect fees for every step of the deal?
Going private could limit options. Tying up Dell with so many financial strings could impede the ability to move quickly. For example, Dell might want to sell its manufacturing lines to an Asian buyer. Even the whiff of such news would send the share up, although there'd be pressure for dividends to shareholders.
As well, by not being public, the Dell brand might not be so prominent. When you have your surname on every product, the brand is clearly important. In the past, when there were problems with quality and internal management, Dell said he'd fix them personally. He did.
Going private may not work. Rather than use cash flow for expansion and adding to the pile for acquisitions, in a buyout, its first destination is paying down debt. For the year ending Nov. 2, the company's cash flow was about $3 billion. In a buyout, that would mainly go to Silver Lake and the banks, rather than to Dell Inc.
All things considered, Dell himself would appear to be the last person to surrender control of his empire. He's No. 22 on the Forbes 400 list, with an estimated personal wealth of $14.6 billion.
This will be a momentous decision.


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Wednesday, June 10, 2020
"But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them" (2 Corinthians 4:3,4 KJV).
What this "lost" generation needs is to be found!
Concerning the nation Israel after Jesus Christ finished His earthly ministry and His 12 Apostles undertook their ministry under the power of the Holy Spirit, the Apostle Peter wrote in 1 Peter chapter 2: "[9] But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light; [10] Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy." No longer was Israel "lost!"
As touching formerly pagan Gentiles, now members of the Church the Body of Christ, the Apostle Paul wrote in Ephesians chapter 2: "[1] And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins; [2] Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience: [3] Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others. [4] But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, [5] Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved; ) [6] And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus: [7] That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus." No longer were these Gentiles "lost!"
Provided each "lost" generation of every moment in human history believes God's Word to and about it, it can be a found generation. Let us summarize and conclude this devotionals arc….


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Continuing preliminary damage assessments have resulted in four more Arkansas counties being designated for disaster assistance as part of the federal disaster declaration for areas affected by severe storms and flooding beginning on May 21.
The addition of Arkansas, Desha, Logan and Pope counties brings the total number of Arkansas counties designated for Individual Assistance to 12.
Conway, Crawford, Faulkner, Jefferson, Perry, Pulaski, Sebastian and Yell counties were previously designated for Individual Assistance.
Affected residents and business owners in the newly-designated counties can check to see if they are eligible for disaster assistance from state, federal and voluntary organizations by visiting https://www.disasterassistance.gov/get-assistance/find-assistance. This tool can help you identify available resources in your community.
Visit www.disasterassistance.gov or call 1-800-621-3362 to assess your needs and to find out what federal assistance may be available to you. If you use TTY, call 800-462-7585. If you use 711 or Video Relay Service (VRS), call 800-621-3362.
Although FEMA cannot make you whole, it may help your recovery move forward by providing grants for basic repairs to make your home safe, sanitary and secure. FEMA assistance may also provide temporary help with a place for you and your family to stay while you build your own recovery plan.
Low-interest disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration are available to businesses, private nonprofit organizations, homeowners and renters to cover residential and business losses as a result of the disaster. Applicants can apply for a low-interest disaster loan online using SBA's secure website at https://disasterloan.sba.gov/ela.
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Onaisle9.com Founder Named One of 2012's Women To Watch
November 2, 2012
Recently, Sarena James was honored as one of the Summerville Journal Scene's 2012 Women To Watch. The publication chose 10 women who were actively involved in their communities. Below is a video of Sarena's acceptance speech.
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February 5, 2013 8:59 pm
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nacaps – National Academics Panel Study
A Panel Study of Doctoral Candidates and Doctorate Holders
RWTH participates in a longitudinal study conducted by the German Centre for Higher Education Research and Science Studies, DZHW for short.
As part of the study, doctoral candidates and doctorate holders are asked about issues such as general conditions of doctoral study, career considerations, current career situation, and general life situation.
This is the first study in Germany that systematically collects data on the careers of doctoral candidates and doctorate holders.
Contact persons at RWTH for the study are Barbara Göbbels and Doris Frank, Division 4.3. (Email: firstname.lastname@example.com)
How to Take Part
Doctoral candidates and doctorate holders at RWTH should have received an email containing a link to the online survey.
Please take part in the survey – your contribution counts!