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Sr. Manager, Therapeutics Procurement
South San Francisco, California, United States
23andMe is searching for a talented individual contributor who will drive improvements across all aspects of procurement and Operations.
Who we are
Since 2006, 23andMe's mission has been to help people access, understand, and benefit from the human genome. We are a group of passionate individuals pushing the boundaries of what's possible to help turn genetic insight into better health and personal understanding.
What you'll do
You will collaborate with multiple cross-functional teams to develop, lead and implement optimal sourcing solutions for 23andMe's Therapeutics Division. You will be accountable for sourcing of services and goods, material planning, supplier management, and overall supply chain risk reduction and total cost management. The key to your success will be the ability to create and effectively manage procurement business processes and sourcing strategies that enable 23andMe to scale and meet our substantial growth plans. You will also help manage Operational support for 23andMe's therapeutics needs and participate in new initiatives to drive operational excellence. A successful applicant will be familiar with the third party contractor organizations, sourcing strategies, and activities relevant to key internal partners, including Translational Sciences, specifically Toxicology, Pathology, and Translational PK, Research, both in vitro and in vivo pharmacology, Clinical Sciences, and Chemistry, Manufacturing and Controls.
If you believe in 23andMe's mission, have demonstrated success in creating business value across multiple areas within procurement, and provide high levels of service to your business partners we want to speak with you!
What you'll do
- Create, lead, and implement strategies to drive supplier selection, qualification, commercial negotiations, contract development, and contract administration activities.
- Exercise sound business judgment and a risk-based review in leveraging and implementing sourcing and procurement activities, including recommendations for alternative solutions that meet business priorities.
- Collaborate effectively with key partners in research and development to select supplier and site, contract and quote work, and ensure quality and completion of outsourced activities
- Enable tech transfer of manufacturing and/or assays to external partners with demonstrated expertise and relevant GxP compliance
- Manage supply and delivery of goods and services, to ensure unimpeded operations.
- Identify opportunities that focus on cost reductions, efficiencies/quality improvements, risk mitigation, industry and supply trends and shifts in technology.
- Proactively encourage and foster effective teamwork, and actively solicit ideas from others that are used in seeking sound business solutions.
- Manage procurement transactions such as orders, invoices, packing slips, etc.
- Become the resident expert in PTP processes and systems and participate in projects focused on improving such processes and systems.
- Effectively manage the supply ordering system and catalogs maintained in this portal.
- Understand compliance issues and their impacts to the business by ensuring confidentiality/legal/internal controls requirements are being met.
- Act with integrity by maintaining compliance with internal policies, procedures and all regulatory and governmental regulations and laws.
- Perform other related duties as assigned including but not limited to supporting sourcing projects and supplier management activities in support of other groups within 23andMe.
- Help improve operational efficiencies for 23andMe's Therapeutics division by implementing creative solutions and establishing performance indicators.
- Identify and support process improvement initiatives for 23andMe Therapeutics Operations.
What you'll bring
- Bachelor's degree required preferably in supply chain management, management sciences, biology, business or finance; advanced degree a plus.
- 7-10 years of experience in procurement, material requirements planning, Pharmaceutical R&D Operations and/or related supply chain functions, preferably in medical device, therapeutics or other similar regulated industry.
- Demonstrated success supporting R&D / laboratory environments and Operational and Outsourced activities.
- Strong interpersonal, communication and influencing skills with the ability to see issues from multiple viewpoints and understand the needs of different stakeholders.
- Excellent teamwork skills and proven aptitude to partner effectively with a wide range of stakeholders (i.e., colleagues, suppliers, and internal/external customers).
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional groups and projects, developing and executing sourcing strategies, contract negotiations and managing 3rd party supplier relationships.
- Demonstrated success developing, documenting, implementing and improving business processes.
- Work knowledge of GLP, GMP, and GCP and other associated regulations.
- Solid understanding or CRO, CMO, CDMO landscape, including capabilities and limitations of vendors and sites worldwide
- Ability to initiate and lead change, work independently, prioritize and multi-task while maintaining a positive and collaborative attitude.
- Tenacious attention to detail and consistency.
- Experience with an ERP system is required. Familiarity with Oracle NetSuite and Coupa applications highly desired.
- Familiarity with general Pharma R&D area, pharma R&D terminology, exposure and experience in Pharma R&D centric procurement support, ability to understand diverse and at times complex Pharma R&D centric procurement needs, vendor management and therapeutics Operations needs and able to translate them into viable scalable solutions.
- Demonstrated experience and ability to work with a diverse set of Therapeutics R&D SMEs in Discovery, pre-clinical, Toxicology, Development and CMC as well as Therapeutics leadership and Therapeutics Business Ops team.
- Demonstrated experience working with key stakeholders (R&D Finance, Facility, IT, Accounting, Legal/contracts) to help drive procurement and Operational support efforts.
About Us
23andMe, Inc. is the leading consumer genetics and research company. Our mission is to help people access, understand and benefit from the human genome. The company was named by MIT Technology Review to its "50 Smartest Companies, 2017" list, and named one of Fast Company's "25 Brands That Matter Now, 2017". 23andMe has over 5 million customers worldwide, with ~85 percent of customers consented to participate in research. 23andMe is located in Mountain View, CA. More information is available at www.23andMe.com.
At 23andMe, we value a diverse, inclusive workforce and we provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees. All qualified applicants for employment will be considered without regard to an individual's race, color, sex, gender identity, gender expression, religion, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, medical condition, family care status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, genetic information, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local laws. If you are unable to submit your application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at firstname.lastname@example.com. 23andMe will reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities to the extent required by applicable law.
Please note: 23andMe does not accept agency resumes and we are not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes. Thank you.Back


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I'm a patient old Hector, but five weeks is plenty long enough for me to wait for the Scottish Conservatives to offer up the evidence behind their unfounded assertions about food safety in Scottish school kitchens. They may well be right in thinking that I'm an insignificant blogger – and my stats wouldn't disagree – but that's not the point. I care about evidence-based environmental health, and I care about the press and the public being given accurate information based on reliable sources about food safety and other matters of public health interest. In fact, it's more important that the press are given accurate information, because the majority of media outlets simply don't have either the scientifically-trained staff, the time or the inclination to check the assertions that are presented to them as facts.
And this is where the Scottish Conservatives fall down. I'm going to reiterate the whole sorry saga just for the record, although it is set out in previous posts on this blog, here, here and here.
Eight weeks ago, a number of newspapers published – probably verbatim (because they say almost exactly the same things) – a press release from the Scottish Conservative party, who were trying to make mischief about the state of food hygiene in Scottish schools. I say "make mischief" because that is the only conclusion that can be drawn from their refusal to produce evidence of the assertions that they made.
This is what I wrote in my first post on the subject:
The summary of the story is, that over the period from 2009 to 2013, 83 schools, nurseries and after-school clubs received "Improvement Required" food hygiene ratings. This means that the establishments failed to meet the "broadly compliant" rating scores for the rating elements of food hygiene, premises condition or confidence in management. Obviously, this is a matter of concern, but it does not indicate that any of these sites were serving unsafe food – a site could fail to meet the requisite standard simply by failing to maintain adequate records of temperature checks, or having some structural problems, which are not themselves directly hazardous to the safety of food being prepared. More serious deficiencies would include failure of cross-contamination controls, but this cannot be interpreted from the food hygiene rating given to a site after inspection.
There are a number of interesting aspects to this story, so let's deal with the factual errors first.
All the reports refer to "FSA [Food Standards Agency] inspections"
This is wrong. The FSA do not carry out food safety/food hygiene inspections of caterers in Scotland, nor in any other part of the UK. This work is done by local authority environmental health officers (EHOs) and specialist-qualified food safety officers.
Food hygiene ratings in Scotland (and the rest of the UK) are published on the FSA's website at http://ratings.food.gov.uk, which is an easily searchable and up-to-date resource giving information about the most recent inspection outcome for a catering establishment. In Scotland, unlike other parts of the UK, there is a binary rating system of "Pass" or "Improvement Required". There is no requirement for a food business to display the certificate and they are, in fact, rarely seen on the streets. <snip>
Facilities in Glasgow, Highlands and the Scottish Borders were among the worst offenders for cleanliness in their catering facilities.
This statement about cleanliness cannot be interpolated from the food hygiene ratings website, which is the only source given for the data in the study.
Parents will be horrified to know their child may have been served a meal from a facility that inspectors saw fit to serve with an improvement notice.
This quote is from Mary Scanlon MSP, who is the party's education spokeswoman. Unless the study carried out specifically identified whether a Hygiene Improvement Notice had been served under the Food Hygiene (Scotland) Regulations 2006, it will be wrong (a) to assume that an Improvement Required rating would automatically be accompanied by a formal notice under the regulations or (b) to conflate the Improvement Required rating with being an improvement notice, which it is not.
The intervention that follows an unsatisfactory food safety inspection can range from informal advice, to an informal letter, to a formal hygiene improvement notice, all the way through to emergency closure of the premises or prosecution by the Crown. None of that can be interpreted simply from the food hygiene rating data on the FSA's website.
I wrote to the Scottish Conservatives asking for more information and received no reply. A further enquiry elicited a response on behalf of Mary Scanlon MSP, the party's Education Spokesman, which is reproduced in full here. That reply failed to provide any evidence for the misleading statements widely reproduced in the media, and which caused unnecessary alarm for parents and consternation for diligent school meals operations across Scotland, so I asked again:
Dear Mrs Scanlon,
Thank you for your response and I know it's useful to be alerted to problems with particular channels of communication.
As to the interpretation of the FSA ratings data, your own quote stated that:
(a) improvement notices were served, and
(b) many of the adverse ratings were for cleanliness.
Neither statement can be derived from the rating data, which is why I have requested a copy of the study on which your media report and quoted statements were made. I wish to verify whether your researcher has done a good job in sourcing and interpreting the data which was used in your story. This is not a matter of nuance, but facts, and the public deserve to be provided with accurate facts, even though there may be disagreement on their interpretation or the proper response to them.
Thank you in anticipation,
Yours sincerely,
Patrick Mackie
I've heard nothing from them.
So: in the absence of evidence to demonstrate that the party's researchers were using any source of information other that the FSA's food hygiene ratings website, I confidently declare that the following statements made by the Scottish Conservatives were made-up and therefore mendacious, a word which my dictionary defines as given to deception or falsehood, or in plain English, a pack of lies:
Erroneous assertion 1: School kitchens are inspected by the Food Standards Agency. See above. Okay, I can be a bit generous here and let this pass as sloppy research, but even so …
Lie 2: That any conclusion could be drawn from the ratings data about why school kitchens failed to achieve the Pass standard and that some schools failed on the grounds of cleanliness. See above
Lie 3: That any conclusion could be drawn from the ratings data about whether or not Improvement Notices had been served on any of the school kitchens inspected. See above
Now, I am perfectly happy to change my interpretation of the statements of the Scottish Conservatives and retract the allegation of mendacity/lying if they provide me the evidence for the statements made, i.e. that they have reliable sources of data other than the food hygiene ratings published on the FSA's website. As a wise man once said, "When my information changes, I alter my conclusions. What do you do, sir?"
Politicians, huh?

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The Republic of Paraguay is a sub-tropical to temperate landlocked country in South America.
Paraguay is plagued by economic inequality: the top 10% of the population has over 40% of the national income, while the bottom 10% has 0.5% of the income. Land concentration is similar, with 10% of the population owning two-thirds of the land.
Despite this, Paraguay has a good education system, high literacy rate, and good overall health.


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EVENT: Dancing with the Mankato Stars 2018
EVENT DATE: Feb 10, 2018
Rich Coyle dancing with Madison Guhlke | Dance Style: Swing
Rich Coyle is performing with dance pro, Madison Guhlke, a Dance Express veteran and graduate student at the University of South Dakota. They will be performing a swing dance for this event. Rich is excited to participate this year because he believes Dancing with the Mankato Stars is one of the premier fundraising events in Mankato. He feels that being asked to participate in this event is an honor and very humbling, so he is "all in" for generating revenue for the American Red Cross. Rich categorizes himself as a Super Senior–meaning that he is over 70, and sporting a total knee and a total hip replacement. He wanted to challenge himself with an event that would be unique for people his age. Back in 1964, at Manasquan High School in New Jersey, Rich was voted best dancer in his class. The question is, 54 years later…can he still do it? Does he still have it? Outside of retirement, Rich is very involved with fundraising for the Blue Earth County Humane Society, Tee It Up for The Troops golf tournament, volunteering at the Joint Center at Mayo and he's a supporter of the Minnesota State Men's Basketball program, as well as the Mankato Golf Club's building exploration committee.


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- St. Augustine High School
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Academic achievement gaps by ethnicity and socioeconomic classes remain large and persistent in our nation and the disparities have been steady for many decades. The St. Augustine Academy for Gifted Boys will identify boys with talent in mathematics, science, art, and music beginning in the fifth grade and involve them in after-school, Saturday, and summer enrichment classes and programs for a 3-year period, until the students enter high school.
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St. Augustine High School is an all-male college preparatory school founded in 1951 by the Josephite priests and brothers, an order dedicated to providing missions and schools for African-Americans in their dioceses. Over the years St. Augustine High School has built a legacy serving as the training ground for leadership through academic excellence, moral values, Christian responsibility, and reasonable, consistent discipline. Today, the school welcomes young men of all races and religions and remains a leading secondary school for African-American males in Louisiana.
About Mission & Ministry, Inc.
Mission & Ministry, Inc., a granting entity of the Daughters of Charity Province of St. Louise, serves as a catalyst for change in the communities where the Daughters of Charity minister. Mission and Ministry works to alleviate poverty by providing encouragement and financial support for works of the Daughters of Charity and other non-profit organizations which serve persons living in poverty.


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We consider 21 June 2001 as the company's birthday. The company was founded in the city of Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine, by Tatyana Pushkina and Andrey Pushkin.
The first routes for delivery of goods were overall transportations around the territory of Ukraine. Soon enough Interfreight developed new routes and carried out transportations through the territory of Russia and CIS countries. And in 2002 the company entered the freight market of Europe and Asia. In 2004 Interfreight has started carrying out transportations and shipment of oversized and heavyweight cargo. They include agriculture equipment, building constructions, manufacturing equipment, mechanical parts of factories and plants etc.
Interfreight is one of the leaders in the freight market of Ukraine. The company has a many years' experience, a team of skilled staff and its own unique know-how in the field of transportation. We value the time of our customers and understand the importance of efficiency and reliability in the delivery of goods. The company Interfreight uses a flexible pricing policy. Our experts provide an individual approach to each order and are always ready for a dialogue that will lead to mutually beneficial cooperation. Efficiency, quality and responsiveness of the company are based on the experience and professionalism of the staff which guarantees a reliable and individual approach to each of our clients in solving any tasks, even the most complex ones.
The name of our company consists of two parts:
Inter means "International, based on fraternal union of nations" and
Freight means freight charge paid for transportation of goods or usage of a vessel. The amount of FREIGHT should be fixed in a contract of carriage by sea depending on the load weight or per unit volume. In the case of charges for the usage of a vessel FREIGHT is determined as the cost of the voyage or within the specified time limits that give reasons to consider it as a kind of rent. Under the contract FREIGHT may be paid in full upon the execution of the consignment (shipped bill of lading) or in two stages: upon the signing of a bill of lading and in the port of discharge upon receipt of cargo (before or after discharge). The term FREIGHT is also applicable to air delivery.


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Detroit (GPA) – As we round out 2018, Geopolitics Alert would like to take a moment to thank all of our readers for sticking with us for yet another year. We wouldn't be here without you all. We've put together a list of your favorite five articles from 2018. ThanksContinue Reading


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The ships land on a port city and they walk up to local authorities.
They bow and shake the hands of the authorities.
"Hello! We're the Catholic church and we wish to buy some lands and set up churches through out your nation and spread the word of Jesus Christ and his holy father. We have our own money and we will buy some business and other things throughout your nation to make profit for our branch in your nation to survive."
Father believes that everyone has the right to believe in there truth as all truths stem from him
Since you're a independent nation,
Telders wishes to set up embassies and recognised your nation.
You may join this also so your young nation may be protected.
Thats not whats been said, im just pointing out you have to believe in Templarism to become part of the elite fighting group in my nation called the Holy warriors
Catholicism will invade your nations religion and your people will only know Jesus Christ and his father.
Several Rednedonian dockworkers (Some Rednedonians moved to Santland as part of that alliance with them thing) look at the flag on the ship then to the priests and give them looks of hatred.
"We don't need your bogus religion in our land. Farming leaves not enough time for all that religion stuff..."
It said it applies to Catholics too. So you can be Catholic but not be a monarchy or be a monarchy but not catholic.
We're welcome here by the Santec, we pose no harm infact us creating business will improve santlands economy.
I mean... we already do, so what's the point? We're a branch of Christianity that's a bit more strict in observing the bible
"Do what you want here, but we won't welcome you in our country. Like i said, our lifestyle don't leave no time for all that "preaching" and "fasting" and all that" The dockworkers go back to their work and don't seem to further acknowledge the Telderi priests.
TBH all religions are pretty much the same in the real world so why is ther so much conflict of it - they are just stupid
"Heretics they are called, they continue to ask local authorities about purchase of lands to start businesses and churches and will allow a tax on the businesses."
Why do ye want to be alone when the greatest nations in the world can take care of you.
Can i extend to you not a invitation but a kindly letter talking about a possible friendship between our people?
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题目:Information Asymmetry, Ability, and Age at First Marriage
演讲专家:邓卫广 (湖南大学经济与贸易学院助教授)
时间:2018年6月26日(周二)下午 3:00-4:30
论文摘要: We build a simple model that integrates two types of contrary hypotheses on the relationship between wage and age at first marriage to explore how individuals make marriage decisions under information asymmetry. Using a Chinese adult twins data set, we employ the difference between identical and non-identical twins to identify the entire ability effect, and then utilize the different compositions of ability effects between wedding-time wages and current wages to distinguish ability income effect from ability revelation effect. Our empirical results provide several insights into the secret of age at first marriage. First, with information asymmetry, an individual with high realized wages marry early, whereas an advantageous-prospect individual will marry late; consistently, individuals obtaining a high wage growth rate at their young ages marry early, while individuals expecting a rapid wage growth in the future will marry late. Second, ability positively and negatively influences age at first marriage by wages and by channels other than wages, respectively; this suggests that information asymmetry exists in the labor market and people can accurately differentiate the marriage quality of an individual by observing his/her performances in addition to wages. Finally, a strong relationship exists between wages and men's age at first marriage; however, such a relationship is weak for females.
邓卫广,香港中文大学经济学博士(2014),现为湖南大学经济与贸易学院助理教授。他的主要研究领域为劳动经济学、卫生经济学、应用计量经济学,现在主要关注人力资本、代际关系、婚姻、同群效应等研究议题,也涉足发展经济学、中国经济问题、公司治理研究领域。其研究成果见于《经济研究》、《经济学季刊》、Journal of Comparative Family Studies等国内外期学术刊。主持和参与国家自科基金项目、湖南社科联项目等科研课题十余项。


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Development of a methodology for the optimized planning of retrofitting and/or replacement of important bridges
Many of the federal highways built before 1985 have a load-bearing capacity that is not sufficient to withstand the present or predicted freight traffic loads.
The project focused on the planning of necessary retrofitting and/or replacement measures for the bridges concerned. The project builds on the results of a completed previous project. A prototypical procedure for the calculation of optimized retrofitting programs has been developed, which minimize the macroeconomic impact of unavailability or limited usability of the bridges in a subnetwork.
The methodology was applied to selected Rhine crossings in North Rhine-Westphalia between Bonn and Duisburg.
In the ongoing project the method is being further developed with the aim of applicability for larger sub-networks. The aim of the project is then to develop a software prototype for the calculation of optimized retrofitting programs.
Method for preselecting structuresThe procedure for the pre-selection of structures under structural and macroeconomic aspects intends to identify particularly critical structures at an early stage in order to include them in a procedure for planning measures on sub-network level.
Methodology for the analysis of retrofitting optionsThe aim of the methodology is to appraise the structural effects achievable with the retrofitting options and to assess the overall economic and traffic effects.
Methodology for the establishment of retrofitting programs for sub-networksThe aim of the retrofitting program is to generate the highest possible overall economic benefit for the selected sub-network or to keep the user costs caused by the maintenance or measures as low as possible.


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Electronic cigarettes are not considered by experts to be a smoking cessation technique, which is often confused by the general public. There is no scientific evidence that electronic cigarettes are totally less harmful than ordinary cigarettes. The claim that it only contains nicotine is not satisfactory as some of the refills contain other toxic substances from tobacco, even at low concentrations.
In most e-liquids, the main component is propylene glycol, followed by glycerin, water, nicotine, and flavorings, which give flavor and aroma.
The higher the nicotine level means the greater the throat sensation. It is also known by the vaper community as "throat hit" or "kick."
In addition, it is important to note that nicotine volume is also related to your quenching of smoking urge. Ideally, you should try to get started in this world already buying 3 types of liquid: light, medium and regular. That done, you will understand in practice which nicotine level is right for you.
The e-liquids thus do not contain tar, carbon monoxide and any of the other substances commonly found in tobacco products. These liquids available at Vapeciga also have delicious flavors such as creamy chocolate mint ice cream. If you like a sweet after lunch, there is an option.
You might be wondering: where can I steam? Basically, you can vaporize almost everywhere (not a drug), but vaporizers are becoming increasingly legislated in the world.
Like nicotine replacement therapy (such as nicotine gum and nicotine patch), the cigarette user should gradually reduce the amount of nicotine he is taking. For then, in a short time of use, keep only the habit of vaporizing, not constant addiction. For this, Lost Vape Orion Q Vape Pod System is a great product with all-inclusive features. Thus, the user of electronic cigarettes can have absolute control of when he decides to stop, because, with 0mg of nicotine, the user is no longer addicted and can also quit the use of electronic cigarettes.
In addition, the smoker usually uses the addiction as a shield to face everyday situations and with the electronic cigarette he continues to have this attitude, but in a less harmful and controlled way of the agent that keeps him addicted.
Although the effects of its use are not fully known in the scientific field, several studies have shown that this device has huge advantages over tobacco cigarettes, precisely because it has no tobacco or combustion and contains only nicotine.


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It is dangerous, becoming someone's therapy.
Let me help you up so you can see yourself in the mirror,
I want the toxins of your mind to thickly
Cake my hands until they no longer belong to me.
I'm addicted to the darkness inside of you running lucid with mine,
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Obviously, a cursory read of any one of the Gospels leaves a lot unsaid that could be understood and help the reader to understand what Jesus said and did in its original context. Luke's account of the young boy healed by Christ is no different. Many things await comparison with the other Gospel records, and even some matters can be gleaned by thinking about what is not said but could be implied by what is said. For example, the fact that the father brought his son to Jesus, might have been part of a conspiracy by the Jewish authorities at Jerusalem to expose Jesus as a fraud, and thereby destroy him.
Notice that father claimed he had at first asked Jesus' disciples to heal the boy, but they couldn't (Luke 9:40), and Jesus responded by denouncing that generation as wicked and faithless. Jesus seems to be referring to the father of the boy (Luke 9:40-41) and the those with him, which included scribes and Pharisees who had been disputing (G4902) with Jesus' disciples prior to Jesus coming down from the mount (cf. Mark 9:14). Why would the scribes (rabbis) and Pharisees dispute with Jesus' disciples? It seems they may have been foaming out disbelief in the Apostles' authority (cf. Luke 9:1), perhaps criticizing their method, because it wasn't how they exorcised unclean spirits.
How did the scribes and Pharisees come to be with the boy and his father in the first place? The fact that they were there and argued with the disciples can imply some clandestine effort on their part. It is possible they had instigated the whole matter, seeking to disprove Jesus healing the prior day, concerning the man born blind (cf. John 9:1, 6-7, 14). It is clear that they didn't believe Jesus had done the miracle (John 9:18), so they may have set up a similar situation with the boy, an epileptic, who had been born dumb. Two years earlier they had tried to trap Jesus into breaking the Sabbath by healing a man with a withered hand (cf. Luke 6:6-11). Luke 9:37-43 may have been another attempt to defame Jesus.
Notice what sort of spirit such behavior bred. After healing the boy, Jesus returned him to his father, and everyone else, including Jesus' disciples, were completely astonished (Luke 9:42-43). The fact that everyone was astonished (Luke 9:43) seems to indicate everyone was in a state of unbelief (Mark 6:51-52). No one, including Jesus' disciples, believed Jesus could heal the young boy. Therefore, they were astonished when he did!
Although everyone gave glory to God, how does their praise honor God, if no one believed it could have been done in the first place (Luke 9:43)? This is the problem with folks who preach another gospel, and another way of saving. They produce another spirit that moves their hearers to doubt what God is willing to do (2Corinthians 11:3-4). The Jewish authorities gave the appearance of serving God, but they worked against the work of God (cf. 2Corinthians 11:13-15), which was manifested in Jesus' ministry. The scribes and Pharisees (cf. Mark 9:14) thought they were successful, because the Apostles were unable to cast out the unclean spirit (Luke 9:40). However, Jesus rescued them from the evil intent of those who worked against God. Notice that the Apostles failed, but Jesus wouldn't allow their enemies to be victorious (Luke 9:41-43).
I think that is significant. The book of Revelation tells us that those who make war with the messengers of the evil one overcome them through the blood of the Lamb (Revelation 12:7, 11). Luke immediately points to the blood of the Lamb or Christ's crucifixion, once he healed the boy (Luke 9:44). The Apostles didn't understand, because they had no room for such a doctrine in what they believed, concerning how the Messiah should look and act (Luke 9:45). Thus, the power of unbelief and / or the power of false doctrine so hides the truth, that what is false is preferred over the truth, because the truth is so unthinkable (cf. Matthew 17:23)!


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Fruits and Vegetables: Carbon Dioxide Storage
The luscious and ripe fruits and vegetables that are found at the grocery have most likely been treated to improve shelf life using carbon dioxide as a refrigerant or as gas to control insects and pathogens. Carbon dioxide is used to extend the storage length and flavor of fruits and vegetables by 50 percent to 100 percent, reports Adel Kader for the University of California. The addition of CO2 during the refrigeration process reduces the level of damage from chilling. Packages of certain vegetables are filled with CO2 to reduce spoilage.
Fruits and vegetables are shipped all over the country in refrigerated trucks and shipping containers that use carbon dioxide gas to reduce decay, chill damage and time required for ripening. Carbon dioxide levels of 60 percent with 1 percent oxygen are effective in killing insects that may be hiding in leaves and stems of tropical fruits and vegetables, as stated in a report by Adel Kader. The gas fills the compartment during transport and prevents fruits and vegetables from ripening too quickly.
The bagged lettuce industry uses CO2 extensively to prolong the freshness of lettuce. Lettuce is notorious for spoiling, and many leaf types are now packaged in bags that are filled with CO2 and oxygen levels of only 1 percent to 3 percent. This combination kills microorganisms that cause decay, as well as insects. The appearance of the lettuce may be beautiful and crisp right out of the bag, but there is concern that CO2 does not preserve the vitamins.
Frozen Foods
Fruits and vegetables are frozen and packaged for the grocery store using a method that employs the use of carbon dioxide in quick-frozen applications. Pipelines from CO2 storage tanks enter into the freezers, which deliver a mist of fine snow onto fruits or vegetables that are being frozen at temperatures of minus 60 Fahrenheit, according to Jim Lane for BioFuels Digest. This method of cryogenic freezing freezes food in a matter of minutes as opposed to hours using mechanical methods. Frozen foods using this method retain color and freshness much longer than foods frozen by mechanical methods.
Insect Eradication Without Pesticide
Traditional methods of killing insects on fruits and vegetables employed the use of methyl bromide fumigation, used by exporters. Insects must be killed on all imported fruits and vegetables, because their introduction into the ecosystems of the United States could wipe out entire food crops. The use of low-level oxygen combined with high CO2 levels kills all insects, including microscopic pathogens. It is a food-preservation technology that is much safer for humans and the planet.
Using carbon dioxide for preserving fruits and vegetables saves money and time and prevents wastage of fruits and vegetables. Farmers, packagers and consumers all benefit from this. No consumer will purchase a fruit or a vegetable if its appearance is decayed or if bugs have destroyed it. Fruits and vegetables naturally mature by season; and with the use of CO2, crops can endure longer storage periods, making for a longer window of delivery of fresh fruits and vegetables to the consumer.
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Salim Ben Yahia, Bechir Jelliti, Rim Kahloun, Rim Ghrissi, Salah Jenzeri, Moncef Khairallah (Monastir, Tunisia)
To manage inflammatory choroidal neovascularization (CNV) with intravitreal injection of bevacizumab, since conventional therapeutic options, including laser photocoagulation, surgery, corticosteroids, and verteporfin therapy, have potential limitations and are associated with a high rate of recurrences.
Three eyes of 3 young patients with inflammatory CNV were treated with a single intravitreal injection of 1.25 mg (0.05 mL) of bevacizumab. CNV was secondary to ocular toxoplasmosis in 2 patients and to pseudohistoplasmosis in one patient. Main outcome measures included changes in best-corrected visual acuity, central foveal thicknesses measured by optical coherence tomography, and leakage on fluorescein angiography. Follow-up was at least 12 months.
Effectiveness / Safety:
Complete closure of CNV occurred in all treated eyes, within the first 6 weeks of treatment, with subsequent improvement of visual acuity. No recurrence of CNV and no ocular or systemic side effects were observed during the follow-up period.
Take home message:
A single intravitreal injection of bevacizumab appears to be an effective and safe treatment modality for inflammatory CNV.


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Our culture tends to idolize the macho, the tough, the strong, those that never share or display their wounded hearts. We instinctively hide our vulnerable parts in order to keep those tender and wounded places safe.
This is sometimes a necessity because there are many times and places where it would not be safe to let our vulnerability show. But when we find those moments of safety where we can risk letting down our guards and letting others in, our vulnerability often becomes a magnet to others who discover in us the freedom to expose their own vulnerability. Giving each other glimpses behind the masks that we so often wear allows us to see a bit of the true beauty that each human being holds.
I just got off the phone with my dad, who has lost a good friend that he's had for over 40 years to heart disease. My dad was raised in a generation where men were taught not to show emotion, and he generally does not expose much. But as we talked for a long time tonight, and he shared story after story about his friend, his friend's family, and some of the circumstances around his friend's death and the impact that will have on those around him, both his sadness and his love for his friend shown in, through, and around his words.
In his own way, he exposed a little bit of the vulnerability of his grief to me, and my own heart responded in tenderness at the glimpse of his big heart that his grief displays. His opening up to me opened my own heart to him in a fresh way because I recognize the courage it takes to be vulnerable, and I recognize the similarity of grief that we all encounter as part of the human experience. (Which is not to compare my experiences of grief to his, but to say that it reminds me of ways in which all humans suffer wounding and pain in this journey called life.)
Likewise, my closest friendships are with people who have the courage to share their vulnerable places with me. Not only does it tell me that these people are safe enough for me to share my own wounds with, it gives me that glimpse behind the mask to see the beauty of another human soul in all of its glory and woundedness and holiness. In those moments, I can't help but soften toward that person in a way that dismantles my own defenses and allows me to reach out in loving kindness to embrace a wounded soul.
I am still learning to risk letting my own vulnerability show. I do try to find safe places before I even consider risking it, but when I find those places and am willing to take the risk, I repeatedly find my sharing of my vulnerability to be met with a similar kindness and compassion in ways that bring such tremendous healing just to be seen and acknowledged. It doesn't make it any less scary to share, but it does help bolster my courage to share even in the face of the fear (if it seems sufficiently safe).
So I find beauty in the soul-glimpses I get of those who share their vulnerability with me and I find beauty in the tender responses I get from my willingness to expose my own vulnerability. It may be counter-cultural, but I have learned to value vulnerability much more strongly than macho toughness.
I suspect I'm not alone in this. How do you respond when someone exposes their vulnerable places or their woundedness to you?
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As part of the Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service (MOSES) weekend, we're throwing our annual two night party to welcome all the farmers to town.
The People Brothers Band (Madison) are a staple of the Midwest's vibrant music scene, the PBB have blossomed into a unique brand of Rhythm and Soul dedicated to uplifting the hearts and minds of its friends and fans. The PBB's core mission is to bring people together by spreading love through music. Coupled with their energetic live shows and infectious stage presence, they are guaranteed to bring the party.
The Smokin Bandits (La Crosse) take a unique combination of Rock & Bluegrass to a jam-like frenzy before bringing you back down with their sweet and well-placed country & Midwestern vocals, the Smokin' Bandits have been a staple on a powerful Midwest music scene with their high-energy form of original music dubbed "Grass n' Roll." The band brings a powerhouse performance each time they take the stage sure to make you move, shake, and promising for every show to be one of different form.
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When in Rome: The Fear of Missing Out
FOMO: the fear of missing out.
Back home in Chicago, my friends would be moving into their first apartments, turning 21 and finally getting jobs and internships in the "real world," and I would be seeing it all on Facebook with a seven-hour time difference between us. I was concerned I would miss life events of the people I really cared about that would only happen once.
So I was surprised when the FOMO I started feeling in Rome wasn't related to my friends back in Chicago at all — in fact, it came from the city of Rome itself.
Regardless of the fact that I had been awake for 23 hours and my only sustenance was sketchy airplane food, when the rest of the John Felice Rome Center students and I were being transported through Rome, I realized this city is something grander than any city I have visited in the United States — and that's when my FOMO shifted. This major world destination has a lot to offer, and I suddenly became worried about how I would possibly find the time to "decently" study and still be able to see every corner of the Eternal City.
Luckily, after only one week in this insanely beautiful place, I have seen more than a few of the Roman attractions that draw visitors from all over the world: the Colosseum, the Spanish Steps and the Roman Forum, to name a few. But as I walk around the city it becomes overwhelmingly apparent that some of Rome's greatest gems are not immediately visible to the eyes of tourists.
Lining tiny little roads barely able to fit a Fiat, there are what seems like hundreds of tiny cafés, enotecas (wine shops) and gelaterias run by Roman families, ready to offer students — such as those here with me at the JFRC — an authentic Roman experience.
The student life team at the JFRC has done a wonderful job so far ensuring that we have this type of experience and that it is as fulfilling as possible. This past weekend we rode a bus to the Italian countryside in photographers dream region, Umbria. Here we experienced massive waterfalls, private islands and quaint farms. This excursion showed us all that Italy has to offer if we just step outside city boundaries — logic that can be applied to Europe and the rest of the globe while we are abroad (and while we are at home).
As of now, I'm still trying to figure out how to integrate myself into the Roman culture while also hitting up the most important tourist destinations. This is all happening while I'm experiencing FOMO on Chicago fun and friends. But I have come to terms with the fact that missing out on seeing parts of the world made famous by their grandeur and significance may be a slightly more frightful experience.


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Our Dark Duet – Victoria Schwab – Review
This Savage Song and Our Dark Duet ask the reader to rethink how you define the word monster. Is it a definition that applies to everyone or does it change based on the person and the circumstances they find themselves in? Our Dark Duet was a great end to a duology that makes you wonder about the grey areas in morality.
Our Dark Duet picks up 6 months after the conclusion of This Savage Song. Kate is in Prosperity hunting monsters and trying to start a new life. August is in Verity trying to salvage what is left of his life and city. Sloan has taken over for Callum and is letting the monsters rule and terrorize the North Side of the side.
Kate is drawn back to her past in Verity when she encounters a new threat, a shadow monster that is wreaking havoc. After an encounter with the new threat Kate knows she has to return to Verity and confront her past actions and choices.
August is trying to redefine himself. He is trying to become what the city needs, someone who can fight and can put his emotions aside. He believes that trying to become human is useless and futile now. He can only protect the people if he accepts who he is and uses his power to help instead of hurt.
When Kate returns home she finds a new August, a city falling apart, mistakes from her past in corporeal form and a threat she can't name or see. She realizes that to save the innocent people and fix the mistakes her father made she has to accept her own mistakes. She also has to help August figure out that he has to find a balance between the two sides of himself to save the city.
What attracted me to this series initially was the idea of violence creating literal monsters. In this last book the definition of monster was explored, showing that a label does not always give you a full picture of the person you are dealing with. Labels are one way of classifying the people and world around us but it is a heavily flawed system.
This book took off from page one and didn't slow down until the last page. We were on this constant chase to not only find the new monster but also to put a stop to it. Through the chase we learned who our characters were as full people and just what they were capable of.
Kate and August's stories wrapped up in just the right way. Kate, who spent her life trying to prove her worth and strength, found an inner strength inside of herself. She realized she is flawed but that does not make her a bad person. She learned that you get to decide who you are. You will make mistakes, that is inevitable, but in the end it is about what you learn from those mistakes that matter. You can't run from them and you can't hide from them.
When danger and chaos is staring you in the face you fight and you fight without losing yourself. You can be strong without hurting the people around you. You define strength. You define who you are.
August spent much of the first book trying to fight who he was. He wanted to be human, didn't want his power or to use that power. In the end he learned you can't rum from who you are. Like Kate he learned it is about what you do more than what you are.
August learned he can find a balance between the park and light. He is a "monster," which comes with power and responsibility but he is also human. He eats, sleeps, breathes and feels. He loves and that love, he learns, is not a weakness.
I loved that this book challenged the idea of labels and highlighted the detrimental power they can have. August was labeled a monster which made people fear him. They didn't know him but that one word made them think that they did. Same thing happened with Kate. She was a "Harker,"which caused people to assume they knew what she valued and wanted.
Labels do nothing but gives us a simpler way to define things and people. Unfortunately we think that labels tell us all that we have to know. We think by hearing a few words were know a person or a group of people. In reality we know nothing but a preconceived notion. Labels won't give you the inner person they will give you what people assume about a group or a person. In the end we have to learn that we need to approach people with an open mind and allow them to define themselves to us. Once we do we can learn that people are diverse and difficult to place into small little boxes.
The ending of this book was perfect. It was tragic but it was how this series should have ended. There were two paths one that was easy and predictable and another that hurt but was poetic and created hope. Victoria Schwab took the second path. We saw that the world is not doomed. Despite the dark that surrounds the city there is light and that light can be seen through the people you may have believed were capable of nothing but darkness. I like that the book ended on hope and showed that anyone can save everyone. You just have not allow yourself to be scared and to let your heart decide the way.
This Savage Song By Victoria Schwab (Review)
I received This Savage Song as part of a subscription box called Owlcrate, that I sometimes subscribe to. The theme of the month was good versus evil. This book fit that theme perfectly.
Victoria Schwab is quickly becoming one of my new favorite authors. She has a unique storytelling ability. I recently finished what is published of her Shades of Magic series (reivew of the first one, Darker Shade of Magic, here). She has a way of looking at things with a fresh view.
This Savage Song explores the idea of what makes someone a monster. Does it have to do with experiences in life or are there outer influences that factor in? The line between what is good and what is evil is a very blurry one and Schwab takes a unique look at the concept.
This Savage Song takes place in a world where violence breeds literal monsters. Every robbery, murder and dark deed creates one of three types of monsters, the Malchai, the Corsai or the Sunai.
The city is divided into two portions, North and South. North City is run by a ruthless man by the name of Harker. He rules by fear and money. Everyone in his portion either pays for his protection or risks being killed by one of the monsters. He also controls some of the monsters, using them as servants or slaves.
The South City is run by Henry Flynn. He does not rule by fear but by strength. He runs an army who patrols the city, looking to take out the monsters and keep people safe in that way. He does not control any of the monsters but he does work with three of them. He has essentially adopted three Sunai (the rarest type of monster because they only are created by a massacre or event that creates mass casualities). He does not use them as servants though, he sees them as children or part of his family.
August is the youngest Sunai that lives with Flynn. He was "born," from a school massacre. Unlike the Malchai or Corsai, who are all about killing and harming, the Sunai are much more in control of themselves. They are not ruthless killers, only able to harm those who are considered sinners. They are close to human in looks and the ways they think.
Kate is Harker's daughter. She has been living in the outskirts of the cities for years, for her own protection or so she is told. She wants nothing more than to come home and prove her worth to her father. Her father values only power and strength. Kate sets out to prove her worth and prove that she is not weak to her father.
At school Kate and August meet and quickly create a friendship. They see something in each other, an outcast, just trying to find their place in a world they don't understand. They form a bond, two people who do not fit the perimeters they are supposed to fit. August is supposed to be a monster, only wanting to harm and rule while Kate is supposed to be a scared human who only wants to survive.
This is what I loved most about this book. Both Kate and August do not fit the molds they are meant to fit. August is a monster, there are certain connotations that come with that title. He is supposed to be blood-thirsty and power hungry, but all August wants is to fit in, to feel human and not to harm others. He does not want to fit that monster stereotype. But to survive he has to feed, he feeds on sinners but even that makes him feel bad.
Kate on the other hand is a human. She should be scared of monsters. She should want to run all the time but she doesn't. She is dead-set on proving to her father that she is a strong person. She does some dark deeds that could be considered monstrous.
The line between good and evil is a very grey one. There is no one way to define either. No one is fully good or fully evil. There is a part of each in all of us and this story does a great job at exploring that idea. August and Kate both have dark and light sides to them. Together they get to explore what those sides mean and how to live with them. There are times that both are appropriate.
I always love stories that explore this idea. I hate when the antagonist has no redeeming qualities and the protagonist has no flaws. Neither of those is realistic. Both Kate and August has some serious flaws but together they balance each other out. They allow each other to see who they are and they form a bond over this idea.
Now, another aspect of this book that I really liked was that the bond Kate and August create is not a romantic one. They are not falling in love throughout the story. They form a bond of friendship and from other reviews I have seen and watched they are going to go no further than friends.
It is refreshing to read a story (espeically YA) that is not centered on a romance. A girl and a guy can be just friends, they do not always have to fall for one another. A story does not alway have to have romance to make it relatable. Also, two people do not need to be in love to form a strong and unbreakable bond. A friendship, many times, can be stronger than a romantic connection. I love exploring the power of friendship and the tight bond two people can form with one another. I am eager to see how much deeper and stronger their friendship gets in the next book.
If you enjoy stories that look at the line between good and evil or if you enjoy stories of two unlikely people forming a tight friendship you will enjoy this book. I heard it is only going to be a duology, so it will be interesting to see how this all wraps up in the next book.


text: Spanish Articles In Spanish we have two kinds of articles: • Indefinite articles (a, an, some) • Definite articles (the) All nouns in Spanish are either masculine or feminine. They have gender. You should always MEMORIZE the article that goes with the noun. This will always tell you whether the noun is masculine or feminine. Spanish Definite Articles Singular Masculine Feminine Plural How can you tell if a noun is masculine or feminine? MASCULINE Nouns that end in "o" are generally masculine. • • • el chico el libro el nacho FEMININE • Nouns that end in "a", "cion", "sion", or "dad" are generally feminine. • • • • la pizarra la educacion la mision la posiblidad There are always exceptions to the rules. Here are just a few exceptions: El dia El programa La noche The special exceptions you definitely have to MEMORIZE!!!! PLURAL NOUNS • To make nouns plural, we usually just add an "s" to the end of the word. • El chico – los chicos • La chica – las chicas • Don't forget to make the definite article plural as well as your noun! •To make nouns plural that end in a consonant, we add "es" to the end of the word. •El papel – los papeles •El reloj – los relojes •La pared – las paredes To make nouns plural that end in a "z", we drop the z and add "ces" •El lapiz – los lapices It may be necessary to add or remove an accent mark when making a plural noun. • el examen becomes los examenes •La leccion becomes las lecciones


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Grandmother Oak
This beautiful live oak oversees a ranch in Glenrose, Texas. Limited giclee prints are available for this drawing and only a few prints will be sold of this image at this dimension. It is titled and signed by the artist.
The current print available is 24" x 8.75", unframed, professionally printed on acid free Hahnemuhle William Turner paper. Five of ten prints are available.
Upon request, it may also be sized up to (length) 48" for additional price. Please contact the artist for availability and pricing.


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By Robert Ashton, published on 23rd February 2011
Training and personal development can make a tremendous difference to the way people perform in their jobs. Don't forget that this also applies to you as the boss. However, if you thought that training had to involve spending lots of money, think again. Here are 10 low cost options.
- Share – if you're a small business, club together with others to organise training sessions. It will cost less and be more convenient that buying places on open courses;
- Ask suppliers – they gain if you become more proficient. See if they have spare places on in-house training programmes that your people can attend;
- Teach each other – the best training happens in the workplace with your own experts helping others catch up. Because this can happen spontaneously it's often overlooked;
- Work experience – supervising students who visit you to gain work experience will develop the supervisory skills of those who do not usually manage people;
- School governor – becoming a school governor provides excellent free management training. It makes people more objective in their own work;
- Charity trustee – becoming a trustee enables people to develop their particular skill (for example finance, HR or marketing) in a different context;
- Non-exec director – if you work in the voluntary sector, why not become a non-executive director of a 'for profit' enterprise? Bring social awareness and learn about profitability.;
- Grants – there are many organisations able to give you training grants or provide free training. Look at local economic development websites;
- Read books – some people find it easy to learn from books. Set up a company library – include training software and reward people who take items home to develop their skills;
- Online – the internet is packed with learning opportunities. There are online training courses and web seminars you can attend virtually, and more.
To work out your organisation's training needs it's important to compare the skills you have with those your mission requires. Different organisations have different needs.
To map out the skills in your team you need to build a simple matrix with 'skills' on one axis and your team members on the other. Compare this with your operational needs and you begin to see where there are gaps. Aim not to be reliant on any one person for a particular skill.
It is also useful to assess the level of ability in each area. This enables you to encourage the experts to spend time developing the abilities of those less skilled.
Try to also identify skills within your team that are not currently needed by the organisation. They may become useful in the future.
In a nutshell: There are many training opportunities for you and your team. Unless you point out that they have training value, people will not see them as training.


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Call for Papers: CLaSF Workshop on 'Competition Law and Pricing Mechanisms'
The Competition Law Scholars Forum (CLaSF) will be running a workshop on 1st May 2014 at the offices of Bird & Bird in London. The subject of the workshop will be the broad theme of Competition Law and Pricing Mechanisms. We invite abstract paper proposals from researchers, scholars, practitioners and policy-makers in relation to any issue within this broad theme. We welcome theoretical, economics-driven, practice-based or policy focused papers, and we are interested in receiving abstracts for papers which may be focused on perspectives or experience at national, regional (eg EU), or international levels, or a combination.
In particular, suggestions are invited in relation to the following matters:
- Cartel pricing mechanisms, including the operation of the cartel;
- Vertical resale price maintenance and competition law;
- Hub and spoke price collusion;
- Predatory pricing theory and practice;
- Rebates, discounts and other commercially strategic/potentially abusive strategies;
- The Intel case
- The EU Commission's rhetoric and practice following the 2009 Guidelines on Enforcement priorities
- The authorities'/courts' approaches to excessive and/or discriminatory pricing
Papers are invited from researchers, scholars, regulators and practitioners on any of these issues or other topics which fall generally within the broad theme of Competition Law and Pricing Mechanisms.
The Deadline for Abstract submissions is 21 February 2014. The full Call can be found at:
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One of the largest FMCG Groups, a truly global company. Most of the stores are in US and Europe. The huge office here in a reputable area. Looking to expand their team and is truly an exciting time. Great culture and work-life balance.
The Role
- Perform store checks to ensure day ends are completed successfully and stores are ready to open for business
- The first level of troubleshooting of stores system and perform escalation to the next level if the incident cannot be solved
- Maintain technical and instructional content for the Knowledge Database
- Work closely with international colleagues, including highly technical IT professionals, developers and architects.
- In Addition: You may be asked to be implemented on separate projects.
- Strong Command of the English language
- Minimum 1-year experience of administrating or supporting enterprise solutions
- Bachelor's degree in IT or equivalent work experience in tech support in an enterprise workplace
- Good customer service, interpersonal and communication skills, passion for technology and excellent troubleshooting skills
- Knowledge of SAP Systems and Retail Business is an advantage
- Must be self-motivated and logical problem-solving skills
- Strong organizational and time management skills


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Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
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Aged; Air Pollutants; Air Pollution; Environmental Exposure; Female; Heart Failure; Humans; Insurance Claim Review; Male; *Motor Vehicles; Prognosis; Proportional Hazards Models; Residence Characteristics
Biostatistics | Epidemiology | Health Services Research
BACKGROUND: Although patients with heart failure (HF) have been identified as particularly susceptible to the acute effects of air pollution, the effects of long-term exposure to air pollution on patients with this increasingly prevalent disease are largely unknown.
OBJECTIVE: This study was designed to examine the mortality risk associated with residential exposure to traffic-related air pollution among HF patients.
METHODS: A total of 1,389 patients hospitalized with acute HF in greater Worcester, Massachusetts, during 2000 were followed for survival through December 2005. We used daily traffic within 100 and 300 m of residence as well as the distance from residence to major roadways and to bus routes as proxies for residential exposure to traffic-related air pollution. We assessed mortality risks for each exposure variable using Cox proportional hazards models adjusted for prognostic factors.
RESULTS: After the 5-year follow-up, only 334 (24%) subjects were still alive. An interquartile range increase in daily traffic within 100 m of home was associated with a mortality hazard ratio (HR) of 1.15 [95% confidence interval (CI), 1.05-1.25], whereas for traffic within 300 m this association was 1.09 (95% CI, 1.01-1.19). The mortality risk decreased with increasing distance to bus routes (HR = 0.88; 95% CI, 0.81-0.96) and was larger for those living within 100 m of a major roadway or 50 m of a bus route (HR = 1.30; 95% CI, 1.13-1.49). Adjustment for area-based income and educational level slightly attenuated these associations.
CONCLUSIONS: Residential exposure to traffic-related air pollution increases the mortality risk after hospitalization with acute HF. Reducing exposure to traffic-related emissions may improve the long-term prognosis of HF patients.
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Environ Health Perspect. 2008 Apr;116(4):481-5. Link to article on publisher's site
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Medina-Ramón M, Goldberg RJ, Melly SJ, Mittleman MA, Schwartz J. (2008). Residential exposure to traffic-related air pollution and survival after heart failure. Population and Quantitative Health Sciences Publications. https://doi.org/10.1289/ehp.10918. Retrieved from https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/qhs_pp/343


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As a chocolate lover this article drew me in immediately. All rights belong to Fodor's. To view the original article click here. I've only been to one of the places listed below and that is Angelina. I've also done a chocolate tour in Seattle, which I'm surprised wasn't on the list.
Best vacations for chocolate lovers
Vacations are a chance to indulge—and what better way to truly treat yourself than with chocolate? You can even plan an entire trip around pure, cacao-infused bliss. Whether it's hot chocolate worthy of an overnight flight, edible chocolate museum tickets, or the chance to immerse yourself in a chocolate-centric hotel, there's a world of chocolate delights waiting, and we've got 10 sweet places you shouldn't miss.
Florence, Italy
What's better than Italy? How about an Italian Chocolate Valley? This area of northern Tuscany is known for its dedication to pure chocolate (no added vegetable oils). For a taste of paradise in Florence, visit the tiny Vestri boutique for some of the finest chocolate imaginable. And strongly consider the dark chocolate and Sicilian orange gelato.
Expect crowds, but the luxurious Turin chocolates at Venchi are worth the wait. And if hitting the shops isn't enough, plan a visit for next spring's handmade chocolate fair for tastings, workshops, and lots more.
Where to Stay: Calling the historical Golden Tower homes comes with a nice perk: an on-site Chocolate Bar serving up more than two dozen varieties of chocolate.
Paris, France
You'll never look at hot chocolate the same after you partake of the impossibly thick chocolat chaud at this opulent Angelina on Rue Rivoli. Your pitcher is served with a side of freshly whipped cream. Ceremoniously pour the molten chocolate into your little cup and raise a toast to Paris—and chocolate.
If you prefer your chocolate in bite-sized quantities, head to the laboratory of Jacques Jenin where shopping for chocolate is akin to buying jewelry. Select each piece from the display case and have it be oh-so-carefully removed by white-gloved staff.
Where to Stay: Ensconce yourself at the decadent Mandarin Oriental, where you'll also find the Cake Shop, home to executive pastry chef Thierry Mathieu's chocolate treats.
Montreux and Broc, Switzerland
For an experience as magical as visiting Willy Wonka's factory, visit Montreux and board the Swiss Chocolate Train, a 1915 "Belle Epoque" Pullman car, for a round trip journey to Nestlé's Maison Cailler factory in Broc, where you'll take a tour and taste the creamy milk chocolate. Bonus: you'll also visit the Gruyères cheese factory. Or develop your chocolate tasting skills with the tour at Confiserie Poyet in Vevey.
Where to Stay: Sleep where milk chocolate was born, in Vevey. And do it in grand style at the Grand Hotel du Lac.
Barcelona, Spain
Your tickets are edible. Need we say more? The Museu de la Xocolata will educate you about how Spanish conquerors brought chocolate to Europe from South America—and its inevitable spread. Imagine—what if nobody ever thought to add sugar to cocoa? Take part in one of nearly 20 of the museum's activities, many of which are family friendly. Revel in the delicious chocolate tastings, sample wine and chocolate pairings, or even paint with chocolate! Ready to swap hot chocolate for haute chocolat? Try one of bubo's fanciful creations. Or go old school at Pasteleria Escriba, where word hasit Ferran Adrià's favorite chocolate croissants can be found.
Where to Stay: Hotel Principal can guide chocolate-lovers to a cornucopia of chocolate shops.
New York City
Sourcing their cacao from small farms in Ecuador, Madagascar, and Venezuela, Mast Brothers Chocolate creates delicious chocolate confections from scratch at their Brooklyn artisanal chocolate factory. And it's all chocolate all the time at Jacques Torres' (also known as Mr. Chocolate) stores. Chocolate in every expression your heart desires can be yours thanks to this French chocolatier. For chocolate lovers who also enjoy macarons, check out Richart Design et Chocolat. The luxurious shop has married the two with the devilishly tempting chocomacs.
Where to Stay: Walking distance from Richart in the heart of Times Square is the Muse Hotel.
Paris, France
Any excuse will do to visit Paris, but the annual chocolate extravaganza, Le Salon Du Chocolat, the world's largest show dedicated to chocolate, is as good as it gets. All under one roof, you can inundate your senses with all things chocolate—plus meet some of the world's top chocolatiers and sample their wares. For a more intimate experience, join the small group (and surprisingly affordable!) visit to Gerard Mulot's workshop with Meeting the French or splurge on a private, docent-led chocolate walk with Context.
Where to Stay: The Cadran Hotel aims to please "chocolate addicts" with its in-house chocolate bar.
Brussels, Belgium
Boutiques ringing the lovely Place du Grand Sablon and its side streets lie in wait for the traveler in need of a chocolate fix. Here in the heart of chocolate nirvana, Belgium, pick from among the likes of Wittamer, Pierre Marcolini and Frederic Blondeel and create your own chocolate-tasting tour—just be sure to try the pralines as well.Choco-nerds can geek out with the history and exhibits at the Musée du Cacao et du Chocolat while home cooks will want to try their hand making pralines at the Planète Chocolat workshops. And if you just can't get enough join this weeklong chocolate tour of Belgium.
Where to Stay: Plant yourself in the midst of "chocolate heaven" as fans have dubbed the square, and make NH Hotel du Grand Sablon your home base.


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So, today being St. Patty's and all I wanted to add a little color to my dinner party. As much as I love the ever faithful green beer, I thought to myself, "let's try to class things up a bit". I figured that my aunt and uncle would appreciate my efforts.
I wanted dessert to be light and fun, especially after a Chicken Pot Pie, and Broccoli Cheese Bites so I made Green Apple Crisp and Drunken Meringue Cookies. They are the classic vanilla flavor but with a touch of Creme de Menthe, and I mean, barely a smidge. A little goes a very long way. I love the classic taste and texture and it gives the illusion that you had a lot of dessert because they are fairly rich, without being heavy.
So, you will need…
- 2 egg whites
- 1/8 tsp of salt
- 1/8 tsp of Cream of Tartar
- 1/2 C. fine white sugar
- 1/4 tsp Creme de Menthe
Here was my process…
I set the oven to 225 degrees and lined a baking sheet with foil.
Next I used my hand blender to beat egg whites, salt and cream of tartar until soft peaks formed. Then I slowly added sugar and beat until stiff peaks formed. It is important to not under-beat the mixture!!!
I added the Creme de Menthe at the end then beat mixture for another 2 minutes. I then spooned the mixture into my pastry bag and squeezed most of the air out. I then piped out regular "cookie" sized dollops onto the cookie sheet spacing them about an inch apart. If done right, the cookies should retain their shape until done baking.
Last I baked them for 1 hour and 15 minutes. They should easily peel away from the foil.
Don't forget bakers, to get a good meringue, beat the hell out of those eggs!
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After almost half a year of development and extensive testing, the Participatory Culture Foundation (PCF) has finally unveiled the new Miro Version 4.0.
Miro is a widely popular open source media player, and as claimed by the developers, this new version will enable users to efficiently manage their media library.
The Miro 4.0 brings along with it the power to store iTune libraries, apps, playlists as well as videos in one location, and then sync the same with Android devices. In layman term, it will enable the Android community to derive the same functionalities that iPhone users enjoy with the iTunes services.
"Android phones are surpassing iPhone's market share, but most people still use iTunes on their desktop. The desktop player has been a missing component for managing media on Android devices," Dave Glassco, the president of PCF stated in a press release.
"This points to the problem Miro 4 is addressing – the open ecosystem needs a great desktop music and video experience," he added.
The new app is also equipped with an auto-download configuration option, built-in support for Amazon download store, as well as a new history page, which users can use to see the previously played files.


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Today is garbage day, and it is also the day they pick up the garbage. Yep, you guessed it, I ain't got nothing good to say today. I woke up this morning with a dang jingle going through my head. Just the chorus of "Christmas times a coming", now why oh why would that song be going through my head?!?!? Tell you what, you think of that song and maybe it will pop out of my head and into yours. . .
Back to the garbage pickup day, that took up a big portion of my morning. Had to make sure all the garbage and throw-away stuff was out in the cans. (Why do they still call them garbage cans when they are made out of plastic?) Then, it is a long way to where my driveway comes out at the road. For example, the portion of my property that faces the road is a half acre. There is 43,560 sq. ft. in one acre, so one half acre would be 21,780 sq. ft. The lot is 60 feet wide, so it is 363 feet just to my gate. Actually, my gate sits back further than that. And you can't see my gate from my house. It sits back another three or four hundred feet or so.
So now you see, it takes some effort to take the garbage out for pick-up, and I am too dang stubborn to put it in the Jeep. Figure that I need the exercise. Yeh, right. . .
OK, I told you my blog was about garbage, and it turned out that my blog was (is) garbage. So, I had better quit now before I get any deeper in the stuff. .
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Garbage Day
3 comments:
Umm,Garbage day AND Billy Bob on his way?ReplyDelete
Ya know, that's a good question about the plastic "garbage cans"! Makes ya stop and think!ReplyDelete
Hey Ben, neither has come by yet.ReplyDelete
Hey Jim, I have a lot of dumb questions about names of stuff or what sayings mean. The older I get the more questions I have.
Thank you both for stopping by and picking through my garbage. . .
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Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-TX), a member of the House Intelligence Committee, said on Tuesday that "people will probably go to jail" as a result of the ongoing probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election. Castro predicted that associates of President Donald Trump would be among that number.
"Have you seen any hard evidence of collusion yet?" CNN's Wolf Blitzer asked Castro.
"I guess I would say this, that my impression is I wouldn't be surprised, after all of this is said and done, that some people end up in jail," Castro replied.
"And how high does that go in your suspicion?" Blitzer asked.
"Well, that's yet to be determined," Castro said.
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Castro said he could not elaborate further at present.
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Are you ready to challenge the Headless Horseman and his ghostly cavalry? Omen of Sorrow is a fighting where legends and monsters struggle for power. The game was released on November 6 for PS4 and the developers have prepared the special launch trailer to celebrate the occasion.
Clear your mind, clench your fists and get ready for a wicked battle. Omen of Sorrow delivers a deep fighting system inspired by the classics, bringing back the edge, mindset and philosophy rooted in the genre's arcade legacy, taking it to the next level with innovative features and mechanics. Join the battle, conquer darkness.
Omen of Sorrow is a classic 2D, four-button fighting game, with Unreal Engine 4-powered graphics, a cast of 12 characters inspired by classical horror, fantasy and mythology, and a battle system designed from the ground up to leverage player skill, rather than stats or random chance, featuring deep combat mechanics that favor movement and spacing over tight execution to provide an engaging experience for pros and newcomers alike!
Among the 12 features fighters, you can encounter such figures as Dr. Hyde, The Hunchback of Notre Dame Quasimodo, werewolf Caleb, the Headless Horseman and many more.
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"I'm a film shooter, so I was admittedly predisposed toward liking the experience of waiting for your photos, but even so I am impressed by 1-Hour Photo. It's a simple idea executed with simple design. Waiting for photos does indeed change your outlook on them, and makes you more selective," wrote one user.
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(Statesman) – President Barack Obama's signature on Congress's disastrous health care plan was a disappointment to everyone who values limited government, bipartisanship and quality and affordable health care.
In forcing the bill through, congressional leaders from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on down substituted their own desires and political goals for the good judgment and common sense of the people they represent. Indeed, the more the American people learned about the socialist proposals, the more they rejected them.
We've known for a while that the Obama administration and congressional leaders might eventually twist enough arms, broker enough backroom deals and bend enough procedural rules to pass the bill. Still, it's surprising that it's come to this, with the federal government unconstitutionally mandating the purchase of a specific product, and threatening those who don't abide with government fines. The bill represents a federal overreach unprecedented in scope, reaching into the lives of each and every person in America, with the staggering costs handed down to generations yet unborn.
The fight, however, is far from over.
We can't afford to accept this situation, and I mean that literally. As Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, House Speaker Joe Straus and I wrote in a letter to the Texas delegation last week, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission estimates that the bill will double the number of Medicaid recipients in the Lone Star state. The burden that would place on Texas taxpayers could be as much as $26 billion over the next 10 years. Despite that increased cost to our taxpayers, there will be no improvement to either the cost of health care or its quality.
So I am working with other state officials — including Dewhurst, Straus and Attorney General Greg Abbott — as we explore our options to protect Texans from that disastrous bill. Abbott's lawsuit, joining with numerous other states, is the next logical step in the battle. Beyond that, I am working with other governors and leaders in various states to explore all of our options to defend taxpayers from an aggressive federal overreach. I will also work with members of the Texas Senate and House to see what can be done legislatively.
It's vital we fight this on every front available to us, because mandates are painful to rank-and-file Texans and extremely ineffective. Look at Massachusetts. In the Bay State, where a mandate is already a fact of life, premiums are 40 percent more expensive than elsewhere in the country, and it's becoming harder and harder to find a doctor to see even if you are covered. By the way, the number of uninsured people in Massachusetts is about the same as it was when the mandates were passed in 2006.
We must send the message that opposition to the bill is not generated by angry mobs, as media portrayals might suggest, but by everyday people legitimately concerned to see the federal government so quickly expanding its control over all of our lives. More than 1,000 e-mails flooded my office the weekend before the bill's passage, almost exclusively against it.
Here in Texas, we also face the specter of cap-and-trade legislation and EPA regulation that will cripple our state's energy sector and cause the price of most goods and services to skyrocket for no environmental benefit. Texas had led the charge against that federal overreach, and 16 other states have joined us in that effort. We've also refused to be bribed into joining ongoing efforts to establish a federal educational standard that will let Washington decide what your children learn rather than leaving those decisions up to our state and communities.
It's getting harder to find areas of life the Obama administration doesn't want to place under federal control as a mountain of escalating debt grows to blot out our future.
Texas will continue to push back against Washington's big government intrusion into individual liberty, and continue to champion the rights of states to enact measures that best protect citizens, employers and communities.
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This 2917 square foot house is a must-see for anyone interested in design and architecture. Designed by architects MAJCHRZAK PRACOWNIA PROJEKTOWA, this home is a modern and contemporary structure that is functional and spacious, yet not too big. In fact the designers have gone out of their way to ensure that this home isn't TOO big so that parts of the home don't get under-used or wasted.
Perfect for a small family and takes on a block design with a modern gable roof finish. It is in the shape of a 'T' and is slotted on a very large property. Large glazed windows and doors insulate the interior space, while allowing for panoramic views of the surrounds.
We will also explore the architectural plans of this dynamic design and see how the designers have created a flow between interior and exterior spaces as well as open plan spaces and more private, closed spaces.
Every detail has been carefully considered and today on homify, you get to explore exactly how for yourself!
In this image, we can see the 'T' shape for ourselves.
The facade features beautiful warm wood and an abundance of glazed glass, which creates that transition between interior and exterior spaces.
The clean lines of the architecture and the sleek gable roof are very contemporary and aesthetically appealing.
From this angle, we can see how the architectural structure is made up of different volumes and shapes, which creates a stunning look and feel. Don't you love the interspersing of glass throughout the facade?
We can also see on this side how different shades of wood makes for a striking contrast between tones and colours.
Do you see how lighting has been used to enhance the details of the exterior design?
We all know how important a garage is, keeping the car out of the cold, snow, wind, rain or harsh sunlight. This garage fits snugly into the corner of the house, with easy access into the home itself.
This is a very simple and modern garage design, but there are so many ways to enhance your facade with this functional element.
Have a look at these 6 extraordinary garages to protect your car for inspiration.
Here we can see how a narrow wooden terrace creates a pathway around the house, which is very beneficial. It ensures that the garden doesn't get ruined in summer or that people slip in the snow in winter.
We can also see just how voluminous the gable roof is, making for a very grand design.
Here we can see what the home looks like when it is not snowing. The warm wooden facade creates a home that integrates flawlessly with the surrounding landscape.
Wood is always a wonderful material as it is durable, cost-effective, suits any style and looks stunning!
Have a look at this article for more inspiration: Woodworking: 10 projects that will make you yell wow!
Here we can see the architectural plan of the ground floor. We can see how functional the double garage is as well as how the home features open plan spaces as well as more private, closed spaces.
The living areas flow between one another, making for an engaging and social environment that is perfect for a small family. The more private areas allow the family members to relax without being on top of one another too!
Do you see the 'T' shape distinctly here?
Here we can see the upstairs section of the home with its bedrooms and bathroom. Do you see how carefully every detail is considered and planned for?
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Thank you to all those that attended our Annual Conference on Friday 10th May, and to all those that helped make the day a success.
Set within the grand halls of One Great George Street, Chris Hiorns from EdenTree Investment Management started the day with an interesting insight into the current state of the world of investment with his market report. Lindsay Judge at Resolution Foundation followed with some surprising facts and figures about poverty and living standards in the UK looking into the future.
Liz Emerson from Intergenerational Foundation presented their findings on Intergenerational Fairness, a topical issue at the moment. And before lunch, ACO had some exciting news as it launched its "One Day Changes Lives" PR project and called out to members to sign up.
After lunch and lots of networking, Srabani Sen from Full Colour led an enthusiastic interactive session on inclusion and diversity in the workplace, and challenged our preconceptions. Ahead of Mental Health Awareness Week, Kirsty Lilley from CABA led a call to action for better mental health support at work.
Our final talks of the day began with Zoe Amar from The Charity Digital Code of Practice giving her top tips for charities using digital. And Happy Henry Stewart at Happy Ltd created a positive end to the day with his excitable talk on how we can create happier workplaces and charities.
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So I've never been one to rake all the leaves up in my lawn. In fact, I usually just compost some of them and rake the rest into my flower beds. This article, entitled "A very important reason not to rake the leaves on your lawn" by Melissa Breyer over at Treehugger just helps me justify even more what I'm already doing.
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Protesters in Minneapolis, Minnesota, took over and burned the police department's 3rd Precinct building on May 28 as the city's unrest continued for a fourth day following the death of George Floyd.
CBS Minnesota reported that "the break-in happened at about 10 pm, with rioters setting fires inside the building and outside near the main entrance."
Mayor Jacob Frey had earlier ordered the building to be evacuated.
Video shows fires burning at the entrance to the 3rd Precinct building as protesters move down the street, firing fireworks and chanting.
Minnesota National Guard confirmed that 500 soldiers had been deployed in the city in order to "protect life, preserve property and the right to peacefully demonstrate." Credit: Nick Espinosa via Storyful