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Intelligent Real-time integrated system for sustainability(IRISS)
Intelligent real time integrated system for sustainability(IRISS) is designed to transform the collecting data method to measure the impact towards the environment before, during and after the development. IRISS provides the data directly through the internet of things(IOT), cloud computing and web.
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Water Recycling Machine - Ris-MECTRON
The Water Recycling Machine or Ris-MECTRON is a compact, economical and high grade water recycling device to reprocess and recycle waste from the distillation process. The machine comprises of a storage tank, water pump, refrgerated cooling system, and a stop-ball water controller. It is equipped with an electronic circuit board for controlling and monitoring temperature, humidity and water flow. The machine weighs 65 kilograms and is 19 inch High, 16 inch Wide and 42 inch Long (19"H x 16"W x 42"L). The water distillation process involves condensing steam through a colun cooled by running water to produce distilled water. An enormous amount of water will be used and flushed out into the drain by the distriller condenser during the distillation process. This is a waste of a very valuable resource.
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Typhi Carrier DNA
Typhoid is a major public health problem. It is caused by the bacteria Salmonella typhi which is transmitted via food prepared by food handlers who are carriers. The current method for diagnosis of typhoid carriers is by stool culture which produces results within 2-7 days, has low isolation rate (2-5%), it is labour intensive and expensive since multiple stool cultures need to be performed. Hence, there is rapid, specific, sensitive, cost effective, simple to perform and without need for cold chain for transportion and storage. Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) is one of the most common DNA-based techniques used for microbial diagnostics. Although sensitive, specific and rapid its reagents have to be transported via cold storage. Also, repeated freeze-thawing and multiple pipetting of reafents can give erroneous results.
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SA-Cleanse: A New Herbal Mouthwash That Can Potentially Be Used As A Chemopreventive
The majority of mouthwash products that are popular in our Islamic community are not free from alcohol. There are two main issues with alcohol-based mouthwashes: Sharia compliance for Islamic consumer and scientifically, the possible correlation with developing oral cancer. Therefore, we have work together with QHERB Trading to produce a novel herbal mouthwash product from our local Malaysian plant (root water extract) which not only show the potential to kill oral-microbes but interestingly, can has low-levels of anti-oxidant and inhibit the growth of the osteosarcoma cells and tongue carcinoma cells.
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Nutri-Mush Patty
Nutri-Mush Patty@ is prepared with partial replacement of chicken meat with ground oyster mushroom (Pleurotus sajor-caju) which possesses distinctive nutritional, palatial flavours and considerable medicinal values. This novel product contains appreciable amounts of dietary fibres, b-glucan, vitamins and other essential nutrients. These dietary fibres are associated with speeding up the transit of bowel contents, increases bulk, frequency and ease of faecal voiding.
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My Dental Bib
Dental bibs are common items used in dental clinics. Patients however often get wet with the regular bibs and during a long procedure it can become very uncomfortable.
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ManjaProtect is a special product from manjakani (Galls) ( Figure 1) water extract ( Figure 2). It is prepared by standard extraction processes using modern technology ( Figure 3). The extract has undergone laboratory testing such as food chemical analysis and biological activity screening using panel of cancer cell lines.
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Locally Produced Dental Sponge As A Haemostatic Agent
This invention to produce Dental Sponge as a haemosthatic agent for use in dentistry. Extraction of teeth causes bleeding and resorption of alveolar bone. Bleeding after extraction of teeth should be stopped before the patient is discharged. A haemosthatic agent is often used in cases of profuse bleeding or prolonged bleeding. In this situation a good haemosthatic agent is very useful. Commercial haemosthatic agents available in our market are expensive and most of them are produced from animal gelatin and therefore not acceptable for some segment of community.
Dental sponge was prepared from local calf bone and underwent a through processing techniques. Endotoxin level assay was determined, surface properties were investigated in pore sizes and water uptake ability were measured. Biological evaluation was carried out testing for its cytotoxicity on human fibroblast cell lines. In vivo studies were done on sheep model. Bleeding time was evaluated in extraction sockets of sheep and the alveolar bone height was measured before and 2 months post-extraction in a case control study. There was a statistically significant difference in haemostatic effect showing shorter bleeding time in group using dental sponge compared to its control.
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KelFil Anterior Nanocomposite
Anterior composite is a dental restorative use to restore damage anterior teeth due to caries or trauma. Their colour that mimics the natural tooth colour has resulted in a high demand by patients. Resin composite that normally used for dental restorative can be classified into different types which are depended on their filler sizes, such as micro composite, macro composite and hybrid composite. However those particular classifications of the resin composite have less aesthetic and low strength values. With a nanotechnology, systhesis of filler at nano size level can be achieved, resulted a nanocomposite with high aesthetic values and high strength. However, Commercial nanocomposite in the market is quite limited and also at a high price. For this reason, a group of researches at School of Dental Sciences, USM took the initiative and has successfully developed an anterior nanocomposite for dental filling known as KeLFiL. KeLFiL is an anterior resin composite where monodispered spherical silica nanoparticles synthesized via sol-gel process has been used as fillers. The product was nontoxic with properties such as flexural, compressive and hardness, water sorption and solubility that complied with the ISO standard of dental filling composites.
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EZ TB Amp - A rapid DNA Test For The Detection Of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis
EZ TB Amp is a complete kit containing thermostabilized PCR reagents for the detection of Mycobacteriun tuberculosis. Product features:
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EZ Dysentery DNA
PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) is one of the common DNA-based technique used for detection and identification of pathogenic microorganisms. Speed, a good detection limit, selectivity, specificity, sensitivity and potential for automation are among its important advantages. The main limitation of PCR based tests is its reagents has be transported by cold storage and repeated freeze thawing and multipipeting of the reagents can give erroneous results.
Unlike the conventional PCR based test, the EZ Dysentery DNA kit contains thermostabilized PCR reagents in a single tube to detect for Shigella sonnei, Shigella flexneri and Shigella dysentery respectively within 3 hours. The test can be transported without cold chain and is simple to perform. When evaluated in a retrospective study, the test showed 100% sensitivity and specificity for the detection of S. flexneri and S. dysentery and 100% sensitivity and 97.8% specificity for S.sonnei.
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Ez Cholera Genostick: A rapid molecular test kit for the detection of vibrio cholera
Cholera is a life-threatening disease that is responsible for millions of cases and thousands of death annually worldwide. It is caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholera and patients often suffer massive and profuse watery diarrhea. The current diagnosis method usually requires up to 48 hours involving time-consuming culture and biochemical tests.
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Campy DNA
Campylobacter jejuni causes 5-14% of all diarrhoeal diseases worlwide especially among children. Current diagnosis of the disease is via culture and Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) method. The culture method is time consuming, laborious, low in sensitivity and is being replaced by PCR-based tests. PCR is one of the most common DNA-based techniques used for the detection and identification of pathogenic microorganisms. Speed, specificity and sensitivity are among its important advantages. Limitations of PCR-based tests include reagents that must be transported in cold chain, it is expensive and requires skilled personnel to perform the test. Furthermore, multiple pipetting and repeated freeze-thawing of PCR reagents can give erroneous results.
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Bal Ex: Home-based Video Module for Balance Exercises
Globally, balance disorders are common (affecting 1 in 10 people), serious and complicated. Management of balance disorder cases is challenging and controversial. To date, no systematic balance exercise available to assist patients in achieving the desired recovery. The ONLY home-based and video balance exercises available in five different languages (Malay, English, Chinese, Tamil and Arabic). Consists of 20 movements (divided into 3 levels) targeting specific functions of balance organs.
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Bal Ex Stroke
Bal Ex Stroke merupakan modul latihan rehabilitasi angin ahmar @ strok untuk panduan di rumah. Modul ini mengandungi 60 pergerakan yang terbahagi kepada 7 tahap yang berbeza khusus untuk para pesakit yang mengalami penyakit strok. Ia merupakan teknik rawatan yang melibatkan arahan audio dan visual untuk pergerakan fizikal yang teratur dalam membantu penjaga atau pesakit melakukan latihan semasa di rumah. Di antara kepentingan modul ini ialah:
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A Sustainable Hatchery Technique For Stichopus Vastus And Stichopus Horrens
Unsustainable global overfishing activities and commercial exploitation of sea cucumbers have initiated CITES to classify these invertebrates as endangered species. In Malaysia, the wild population of this icon of our marine and Langkawi heritage is diminishing. Malaysia prima facie status as importer, exporter and consumer of the sea cucumber is now questionable. An innovative artificial propagation technique has been developed as a possible farming methodology to increase stocks of the Stichopodidae family of S. vastus and S. horrens. It involves broodstocks harvesting, spawning, sexual and asexual (agametic cloning) propagations and feeding activities integrated with mariculture. In induced spawning, techniques such as thermal variation, water-jet spray, addition of aquaculture food, and grinded male gonads were applied. Gametogenesis commences psot-external fertilization into auricularia stages before settlement as pentactulas' and juveniles. At this stage of the life cycle, 2.5 month old healthy juveniles were transfered into sea cages fitted with 1mm Teflon net and placed at 30-deep, reef-associated mariculture sites.
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Xanthine Oxidase Inhibitors From Blumea Balsamifera DC: Molecular Basis
The leaves of Blumea balsamifera DC (Sembong) are traditionally used in conditions related to urolithiasis or kidney stone. The most common kidney stone is the calcium oxalate stone, however uric acid stones can be formed as a mixture of uric acid and calcium oxalate stones. Uric acid production is catalyzed by xanthine oxidase(XO). This enzyme damage of living tissues. Phytochemical investigation on the Blumea balsmifera leaves' extract resulted in the isolation of hydrocarbons, phytosterols and flavonoids. In this study, the inhibition of xanthine oxidase activity by the flavonoids was assessed.
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Wb rapid - An Immunochromatography test for the rapid and accurate detection of Wuchereria bancrofti filaria infection
Lymphatic filariasis caused by Wuchereria bancrofti affects more than 100 million people in 80 countries. This mosquito-transmitted disease results in symptoms that include fever, lymphatic & renal damage, adenolymphangitis, hydrocoele, chyluria, lymphoedema and elephantiasis. Wb rapid is an immunochromatography-based rapid test for the detection of specific lgG to W. bancrofti. It employs BmSXP recombinant antigen which is immobilized on a membrane strip. If specific antibodies are present in the test sample (serum/plasma/blood), it forms an antibody-antigen complex with the immobilized antigen; and subsequently detection by a dye conjugated anti-human lgG, giving a pink-purplish coloured line/band. The control line contains goat anti-mouse lgG-dye conjugate, and serves as an indication of proper migration plus reagent control. The test demonstrated sensivity of 95-100% and specificity of 99-100%.
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Wb Rapid - An Immunochromatographic Assey For The Detection Of Specific IgG4 To Wucheria Brancofti
An Immunochromatography test for the rapid and accurate detection of Wuchereria bancrofti filaria infection. WB Rapid is a good diagnostic tool for the Global Program for Elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis and Patient diagnosis and follow-up post-treatment.
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Waste to Wealth: A New Composite
Awareness towards enviromental impact had stimulated the interest for converting polystyrene from waste materials into value added-products so called from 'waste to wealth'. Recycling is one of the common and easy process for waste management. However, polystyrene foams have recycling limitations because it contains flame retardant material. In this invention, we overcome this problem by using a new technique of recycling whereby converting the waste polystyrene to a new resin. After extensive studies, the new resin applied as matrix material reinforces with oil palm empty fruit bunch (EFB) fiber to produce new composite materials. Excellent adhesion between the polystyrene resin and the EFB fiber had exhibit promising results on tensile, flexural and impact properties. In addition, the new composite materials are low weight, low water uptake and customizable as can be applied in furniture.
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WALLPro: A Load Reducing Geocomposite for Retaining Structures
In 2003, the ministry of Transport Malaysia's record indicated more than eleven milion registered vehicles in malaysia. Recent statistics for malaysia indicated more tahan 100% increases in number of registered vehicle within twn years. An average total of more than 5 million scrap tires are produced every year since 1987. At an average of 20kg for each tire, this would come up to 100,000 tonnes a year. The trend iis increasing with increasing populations and number of vehicles.
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ViscoLigno: A 4-in-1 solution for drillers
The formulation of drilling mud is one of the most important aspects in drilling engineering. This is because the drilling muds are capable of lubricating and cooling the drill bit and drill string as well as carrying cuttings out of the borehole. All of these funtions require appropriate viscosity of drilling muds to facilitate pumping, circulate the cuttings and transfer them to the surface. Apart from that, adequate gelling property (gel strength) of the drilling muds is also required to prevent drill cuttings from settling down at the bit. Noteworthy, some of the chemicals or additives commonly used as a drilling mud gelling and viscosifying agents are carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC), xanthane and guar gum. However, these commercial drilling additives are subjected to thermal and biological degradation at temperature above approximately 120C. ViscoLigno has been formulated from oil palm lignocellulosic waste to overcome the obove shortcoming especially for deeper hydrocarbon wells. The rheological performances of the product as a drilling mud multi-functional agent showed that, ViscoLigno gave good gelling and viscocity building abilities at low dosage of 0.5 % w/w. ViscoLigno also can stand high temperature (200C which is equivalents to about 10 km depth) as a drilling mud gelling and viscosifying agent without the addition of other chemical. Moreover, this product capable of maintaining the pH of drilling mud at desired pH range of 8-10 at various temperatures without the use of pH controls agents; and not to mention that ViscoLigno is also able to act as a corrosion retardant agent for drill string and subsurface drilling equipments. These will definitely minimize the use of extra chemical while drilling, which will directly reduce the enviromental risk and at the same time reduce the cost of drilling operations.
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ViscoLigno : Drilling mud additive powder
ViscoLigno is a new drilling mud additive that was developed from oil palm lignocellulosic waste. ViscoLigno is formulated for drilling in the oil and gas industry. It is environmentally friendly and can withstand extreme conditions in deep oil well.
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Vaccine Production
Virulant strains of vibro bacteria has frequently been isolated from diseased marine fish, causing vibriosis disease. Home-made whole vaccine produced in our laboratory and some field trials indicated good protection agains vibriosis.
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UV sensor based on Titanium dioxide (TiO)natotubes
The ultraviolet spectrum has both beneficial and damaging effects to humans. High ultraviolet (UV) intensity areas can be found in laboratories, hospitals and industries where UV instruments are used. People who are exposed to high doses of UV light are at risk due to the mutagenic effect of UV. UV sensor which is able to detect and provide fast information about leakage of UV light is an essential working tool for these people. These are various types of UV light sensors in the market. UV sensors are commonly fabricated based on semiconductor compounds such as GaP, AIGaN and SiC. The raw materials for these compounds are expensive and techniques used to grow the compounds are complicated.


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SOFSEM (SOFtware SEMinar) is an annual international winter conference
devoted to the theory and practice of computer science. The first SOFSEM was
organized in 1974. SOFSEM consists of invited talks by prominent
researchers, of contributed talks selected from the submitted papers, and of
the Student Research Forum. The program is organized in plenary talks and
parallel tracks devoted to original research in the selected research areas.
SOFSEM has a long-standing tradition of facilitating discussions and collegial
interactions. It is well-known for its familiar and inspiring atmosphere and as
a meeting place for active and leading computer scientists. SOFSEM is a
track-based conference. It features the traditional track on foundations of
computer science and a number of other tracks that cover contemporary
important areas, such as artificial intelligence, cryptography, security,
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human factors, software and web engineering, etc.
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Foundations of Computer Science
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• Cryptography and security
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• Non-classical models of computing
• Theory of databases, semi-structured data, and finite model theory
• Theory of programming languages
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• Methods and tools for improved software processes
• Software architecture of complex software-intensive systems
• Requirements Engineering
• Model-based software engineering methods and tools
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• Data Integration and Interoperability
• Query Processing and Optimization
• Distributed, Parallel, and P2P Data Processing and Management
• Data Semantics and Linked Data
• Spatial, Temporal, Multimedia Data
• Web- and Graph-based Data
• Probabilistic and Uncertain Data
• Information Extraction and Retrieval
• Data Privacy, Security, and Trust
Foundations of Algorithmic Computational Biology
• Alignment and assembly of sequences
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THQ has secured new licensing deals with DreamWorks Animation, giving the company the rights to develop and publish new games based on the studio's films and TV series. Financial terms of the multi-year deal weren't disclosed, but THQ (NSDQ: THQI) does get to create games for all three consoles, wireless devices, as well as online services like the Xbox LIVE Arcade and PlayStation Network.
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Providers should also make sure claims submitted over the ICD-10 transition date of October 1 are properly submitted. If a patient came in September 30 and left October 1, that needs to be on two claims.
Providers should split the claims so that services provided before October 1 are submitted on one claim with only ICD-9-CM codes. Services provided on or after October 1 should be on a different claim with only ICD-10-CM codes.
CMS added two ICD-10-CM codes to the list of male diagnoses:
- Z87.430, personal history of prostatic dysplasia
- Z87.438, personal history of other diseases of male genital organs
CMS removed two ICD-10-CM codes from the list of male diagnoses:
- Z80.42, family history of malignant neoplasm of prostate
- Z80.43, family history of malignant neoplasm of testis
CMS removed one ICD-10-CM code from the list of female diagnoses: Z80.41 (family history of malignant neoplasm of ovary).
For a full list of ICD-10-CM code edit changes, see the October I/OCE release. All changes involving these ICD-10-CM codes have an effective date of October 1, 2015.
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Mr. Jonathan Wayne Moore, 56, of Graniteville, SC, affectionately known as "Big John", entered into rest on Friday, January 10, 2020. Born in Fort Lauderdale, FL and a resident of Aiken County, SC, for most of his life, he was a son of the late Ruth Cates. He was a graduate of North Augusta High School and had been employed by Bridgestone for sixteen years. Johnny enjoyed hunting, fishing, survival preparedness, fast cars, had a passion for Hairband and Rock Music, and enjoyed shredding on his guitar. In addition to his mother, family members include daughters, Brandy Moore and her boyfriend, North Augusta, SC and Taylor Moore and her fiancé, Graniteville, SC; siblings, Joseph Neely, KS, and the late Ann Adams and grandchildren, Davian and Noah Rearden, Alexis Johnson, Scarlett Bridges, and Nolan Welsh. The family will greet friends on Monday, January 20, 2020, beginning at 1 o'clock at Hatcher Funeral Home and Cremation Service, 3464 Jefferson Davis Highway, Graniteville, SC. A Celebration of Life Service will follow at 2 o'clock in the chapel of Hatcher Funeral Home and Cremation Service. Memorial donations may be made to the Woodsrunner School of Self-Reliance and Survival, 2664 Stomp Springs Rd. Clinton, SC 29325.
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Mr. A.C. Billings, Jr. age 89, of Mena, Arkansas went to his Heavenly home on Wednesday, February 13, 2019. A.C. was born in Knott, Texas on December 14, 1929 to Asa Clinton Billings and Willie Mae Kitchens Billings.
A.C. was a lover of life and lived it to the fullest. He enjoyed woodworking, fishing and hunting. He always had a smile on his face and a kind word for everyone he met. Above all, he loved and cherished his family and they loved him dearly in return. His "Big Bear Hugs" will be sorely missed. A.C. was a gift to all who knew him.
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A graveside service was held Saturday, February 16, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. at the Grannis Cemetery with Brother Norman Ward and Pastor Doug Deramus officiating. A visitation was previously held Friday, February 15, 2019 from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. at the Bowser Family Funeral Home Chapel in Mena, Arkansas.
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2 April 2019
Today Autoadapt, Unwin and Martech became BraunAbility.
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Today we introduce two split platform sizes in the E-Series, as well as an additional size for the solid platform type.
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Carodoor is an automatic door opener for rear doors. Its intended use is in combination with our wheelchair lifts. When using the Carodoor it's connected so that it works in unison with the wheelchair lift.
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During April 2019 we will change our names from Autoadapt, Unwin and Martech to BraunAbility.
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Last week, the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) added a song called "Like Selena" to its registration list under The Weeknd's name, but as of today, the listing is totally gone.
The Weeknd teased new music on Instagram this week, captioning this blurry photo, "The fall starts tomorrow night."
FYI, in case all the recent celebrity breakups and makeups this year have irreparably confused you: Selena and The Weeknd started dating in January 2017 and split up after about 10 months. A source told E!, "It's been hard for them to come to the realization that this is the direction things were heading, but it's been hard for months. They have been open and honest about it and where they were going. Distance definitely played a factor."
Of course, this wouldn't have been the first time The Weeknd has crooned over ex Selena in a song. "My Dear Melancholy" was also about their split.
"Guess I was just another pit stop/'Til you made up your mind/You just wasted my time," he sings, seemingly referencing how quickly she got back with Justin Bieber following their break up.
Selena, can we expect a song from you next?
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United States District Court, S.D. Florida
August 22, 2019
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff,v.ISAC SCHWARZBAUM, Defendant.
CAUSE is before the Court upon Defendant Isac
Schwarzbaum's ("Defendant" or
"Schwarzbaum") Motion for Summary Judgment, ECF
No. [33] (the "Motion"). The Court has carefully
considered the Motion, all opposing and supporting
submissions, including Plaintiff the United States of
America's ("Plaintiff" or "USA")
Response, ECF No. [43] and Defendant's Reply, ECF No.
[47], the record in this case and the applicable law, and is
otherwise fully advised. For the reasons set forth below, the
Motion is denied.
case involves an attempt by the USA to collect outstanding
civil penalties assessed against Schwarzbaum for his
allegedly willful failure to timely report his financial
interest in foreign bank accounts as required by 31 U.S.C.
§ 3514 for the years 2006-2009. See generally,
ECF No. [1] ("Complaint"). In the Complaint, the
USA asserts four counts seeking to reduce to judgment the
previously assessed Report of Foreign Bank and Financial
Accounts ("FBAR") penalties for each applicable
year pursuant to 31 U.S.C. § 5321(a)(5).
1970, Congress enacted the Currency and Foreign Transactions
Reporting Act, referred to as the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), 31
U.S.C. §§ 5311, et seq. See Pub.
L. No. 91-508, 84 Stat. 1114 (1970). The primary purpose of
the BSA is to require the making of certain reports that
"have a high degree of usefulness in criminal, tax, or
regulatory investigations or proceedings." Id.
§ 202. To effectuate this purpose, the BSA directs the
Secretary of the Department of Treasury to promulgate
regulations requiring the reporting of information from
United States persons who have relationships, or conduct
transactions, with foreign financial agencies. See
Id. § 241(a) (codified at 31 U.S.C. § 5314).
As relevant here, the regulations require "each United
States person having a financial interest in, or signature or
other authority over, a bank, securities, or other financial
account in a foreign country" to file a FBAR.
See 31 C.F.R. § 1010.350(a). The FBAR is
required "with respect to foreign financial accounts
exceeding $10, 000 maintained during the previous calendar
year." See 31 C.F.R. § 1010.306(c).
authority to assess and collect civil penalties for
non-compliance with FBAR requirements rests with the IRS.
See Delegation of Enforcement Authority Regarding
the Foreign Bank Account Report Requirements, 68 Fed. Reg.
26489 (May 16, 2003).
Schwarzbaum was born in Germany to parents who had resettled
from Poland. Defendant Isac Schwarzbaum's Statement of
Undisputed Material Facts, ("Def. SOMF"), ECF No.
[34] ¶ 1.[1] Schwarzbaum received a high school diploma
in Germany but did not attend a university. Id.
¶ 5. As a student in Germany, Schwarzbaum did not study
U.S. law, tax law, or accounting. Id. ¶ 6. The
parties dispute Schwarzbaum's proficiency in the English
language, though English is his fourth or fifth language.
Id; United States of America's Opposing
Statement of Material Facts ("Pl. SOMF"), ECF No.
[44] ¶ 6. Schwarzbaum has retained German citizenship
but became a U.S. citizen in 2000. Def. SOMF ¶ 11. His
father was successful in the textile business and later in
Germany as a real estate investor. ECF No. [35-2] ¶ 6.
Schwarzbaum has supported himself and his children with his
investments and inheritance from his father, which includes
gifts he received before his father's death in 2009. Def.
SOMF ¶ 9; Pl. SOMF ¶ 9.
employed three certified public accountants
("CPAs") to prepare his U.S. tax returns-Brian
Gordon from 1993/94 to 2006, Doris Shaw in 2007 for tax year
2006, Steven Weitz for tax years 2008-2009 (and an individual
at Mr. Weitz's firm named Robert Silver for tax year
2007). Def. SOMF ¶¶ 21, 26, 32; ECF No. [35-1] at
71, 160; Pl. SOMF ¶¶ 34-35; ECF No. [44-1] at
14-15. However, the parties disagree as to whether
Schwarzbaum told any of the CPAs about the monetary gifts he
received from his father, or his Swiss bank accounts.
Compare Def. SOMF ¶¶ 22-23, 25, 27, 33 and
Pl. SOMF ¶¶ 22-23, 25, 27, 33. The CPA who prepared
Schwarzbaum's 2006 return completed a FBAR reporting a
foreign account in Costa Rica. Id. ¶ 29.
Schwarzbaum himself filed FBARs for tax years 2007 and 2009
for foreign accounts that had a U.S. connection. Id.
¶¶ 40-41. Schwarzbaum did not file an original 2008
FBAR; rather the 2008 FBAR was filed in 2011. Def. SOMF
¶ 41; ECF No. [35-1] at 297 ¶ 7.
October of 2009, Schwarzbaum received a letter from one his
banks in Switzerland, indicating that the Internal Revenue
Service ("IRS") had submitted a request under
treaty to the Swiss government to obtain information about
accounts of certain individuals maintained at UBS, and that
his account appeared to fit within the scope of the request.
Def. SOMF ¶ 46; ECF No. [35-12]. The parties disagree
about Schwarzbaum's motivations following receipt of the
letter. Schwarzbaum maintains that he did not understand the
letter and sought the advice of a Swiss attorney, who told
him that the letter did not apply to him under Swiss law. The
USA maintains that Schwarzbaum actively sought to prevent
disclosure of his account information to the IRS. Def. SOMF
¶ 47; Pl. SOMF ¶ 47.
in 2011, Schwarzbaum entered into the IRS's voluntary
disclosure program, the Offshore Voluntary Disclosure
Initiative ("OVDI"). Def. SOMF ¶ 49. He and
the IRS agreed to additional income tax, interest, and
accuracy-related penalties due as a result of the failure to
report interest earned on foreign accounts, which amounts
Schwarzbaum promptly paid. Id. ¶¶ 50-51.
Schwarzbaum then opted out of OVDI and underwent full
examinations under Title 26 and Title 31. Id.
¶¶ 52-53. IRS Agent Bjork made the initial
determination that the IRS should assert a non-willful FBAR
penalty against Schwarzbaum. Id. ¶ 56; Pl. SOMF
¶ 56. Ultimately, however, willful FBAR penalties were
assessed on September 6, 2016, and the Title 26 examination
concluded with the assessment of accuracy-related penalties
for the underpayment of income tax. Def. SOMF ¶¶
60-61. The aggregate amount of FBAR penalties, plus late
payment penalties and interest is $15, 559, 072.00, and
interest continues to accrue. Id. ¶ 62; Pl.
A court
may grant a motion for summary judgment "if the movant
shows that there is no genuine dispute as to any material
fact and the movant is entitled to judgment as a matter of
law." Fed.R.Civ.P. 56(a). The parties may support their
positions by citation to the record, including, inter
alia, depositions, documents, affidavits, or
declarations. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(c). An issue is
genuine if "a reasonable trier of fact could return
judgment for the non-moving party." Miccosukee
Tribe of Indians of Fla. v. United States, 516 F.3d
1235, 1243 (11th Cir. 2008) (quoting Anderson v. Liberty
Lobby, Inc., 477 U.S. 242, 247-48 (1986)). A fact is
material if it "might affect the outcome of the suit
under the governing law." Id. (quoting
Anderson, 477 U.S. at 247-48). The court views the
facts in the light most favorable to the non-moving party and
draws all reasonable inferences in the party's favor.
Crocker v. Beatty, 886 F.3d 1132, 1134 (11th Cir.
2018). "The mere existence of a scintilla of evidence
in support of the [non-moving party's] position will be
insufficient; there must be evidence on which a jury could
reasonably find for the [non-moving party]."
Anderson, 477 U.S. at 252. The Court does not weigh
conflicting evidence. See Skop v. City of Atlanta,
Ga., 485 F.3d 1130, 1140 (11th Cir. 2007) (quoting
Carlin Comm'n, Inc. v. S. Bell Tel. & Tel.
Co., 802 F.2d 1352, 1356 (11th Cir. 1986)).
moving party shoulders the initial burden to demonstrate the
absence of a genuine issue of material fact. See Shiver
v. Chertoff, 549 F.3d 1342, 1343 (11th Cir. 2008). If a
movant satisfies this burden, "the non-moving party
'must do more than simply show that there is some
metaphysical doubt as to the material facts.'"
Ray v. Equifax Info. Servs., L.L.C., 327 Fed.Appx.
819, 825 (11th Cir. 2009) (quoting Matsushita Elec.
Indus. Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio Corp., 475 U.S. 574,
586 (1986)). Instead, "the non-moving party 'must
make a sufficient showing on each essential element of the
case for which he has the burden of proof.'"
Id. (quoting Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, 477
U.S. 317, 322 (1986)). The non-moving party must produce
evidence, going beyond the pleadings, and by its ...
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text: Apologies for multiple postings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear All, this is a reminder that you are kindly invited to submit to the IROS 2013 Workshop on Metrics of embodied learning processes in robots and animals on November, 7th 2013 A key feature of biological intelligent systems is their ability to adapt their behaviors to the changes of an open-ended environment. These capabilities have so far only partially been mimicked by robot systems. Learning processes are necessary to adapt to a stochastically-varying environment and even to manage the robot itself if the robot has a soft, rather than rigidly defined, structure. Moreover, in robotics (and in nature) learning algorithms execute within an embodied agent: how does this affect their performance? Should we explicitly consider the body morphology 'inside' the learning algorithms? How should one compare different implementations? How should we measure the benefits of 'embodiment'? of soft structure implementation? Of bioinspiration? How can we compare our systems with biological examples? It is worth mentioning, once again, that experimental methods and methods to quantitatively evaluate the performance in similar classes of function adopted in Robotics are sometimes coarser than those used by natural sciences such as neurophysiology/neurosciences and biology. The aim of this workshop is to discuss the fundamental issues raised by performance measurement of cognitive and intelligent systems in the context of a key class of problems: those raised by learning in embodied agents, artificial and natural. We think this will contribute to clarify and make progress in the robot learning domain. We aim to make another step towards a replicable robotics research publishing thread based on the publication of fully replicable experiments, which will reduce the distance from disciplines studying artificial and natural autonomous systems. The best contributions will be invited to submit to a refereed edited book. All the best Fabio, Angel, Elena and John Submission info: Key Dates: September 3rd, 2013 (23:59 PST): Paper Submission Deadline September ,10th, 2013: Notification of Acceptance October, 7th, 2013: Final version Abstract Format: Abstract should be submitted as PDF files (from minimum 1 to maximum 2 pages, plus references) in IROS regular paper format. List of topics: * Metrics of learning processes in robots and animals; *Replication of learning process experiments in robots and animals; *Metrics of embodiment; Metrics in Soft Robotics; *Replication of Soft Robotics experiment; *Metrics of growing processes in robots and animals: *Replication of growing process experiments in robots; Metrics for sensory motor coordination and visual servoing effectiveness and efficiency; * Metrics for shared control effectiveness and efficiency; *Benchmarking autonomy and robustness to changes in the environment/task; *Scalable autonomy measurements; *Design of Experiments in Robotics/AI; * Execution of Experiments in Robotics; *Comparison of experimental methodology in neurosciences/neurophysiology and in Robotics; *Comparison of experimental methodology in neurosciences/neurophysiology and in AI; *Comparison of experimental methodology in Biology and in Robotics; *Comparison of experimental methodology in Biology and in AI; *Success metrics in bioinspired Robotics; * Experimental scenarios to evaluate performance, demonstrate generality, and measure robustness in robots and animals; * Well grounded experimental methods to compare artificial and natural cognitive systems; * Proposals for Promotion of Good Experimental Work; Proposals for benchmark standardization of learning processes. -- CONFIDENTIAL AND PRE-DECISIONAL INFORMATION Fabio P. Bonsignorio Ceo Heron Robots s.r.l. Via R.Ceccardi 1/18 I-16121 Genova Italy www.heronrobots.com Founding Past Director euRobotics aisbl Professor Banco de Santander Chair of Excellence in Robotics Universidad Carlos III de Madrid Edificio Agustín de Betancourt, Despacho 1.3B01 Avda. Universidad, 30 28911 Leganés Spain


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International and Arab News
Suppression is Tehran's Next Step in its new Colonies
Suppression is Tehran's Next Step in its new Colonies
I am not sure how true or accurate was the report published by some Lebanese newspapers about a visit by the Syrian Defense Minister Fahd Jassem Al-Freij to Tehran, a few years ago.
In that visit the Iranian leadership allegedly told Al-Freij that Tehran had already invested more than 20 billion US Dollars and would want "collateral" for its human, political and military "sacrifices": a vast swathe of land extending from northern to southern Syria.
According to that report, and upon the minister informing Bashar Assad of Tehran's demands, Russia's intervention began to take a more direct nature short of an open confrontation with Iran, its tactical ally.
Russia began massive deployment in northwest Syria including the Alawite Mountains and the Valley of the Christians (also known as Wadi Al-Nadhara). Later, the Russians extended their military presence southwards in the shape of the Fifth Brigade.
Russia's intervention in the northeast was obliquely intended to protect the Alawite and Christian minorities none of which would entertain living under the influence of the "Vali e Faqih". The Fifth Brigade also provided a third religious minority, the Druze, a tiny chance of protection against Iranian expansion led by the Hezbollah militia. Indeed, the latter now holds sway in the Hawran region (southern Syria), as it works on establishing the "Tehran – Beirut Corridor".
The above is quite relevant given what is taking place in Iraq and Lebanon, and the impending de facto partition of Syria.
It seems obvious that the Iranian leadership - which is fully dependent on the might of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) inside Iran – would never relinquish the hegemony it has gained throughout the Arab world since 1979.
It is unimaginable that Tehran would forego the billions of dollars it has spent on expansions and on entrenching its occupation of Arab lands. It is also impossible Tehran that would let go of its current successful historical "revenge" which constitutes the ethos of the political and sectarian Iranian regime, even if the price was rivers of blood of Shiite Arabs, after mass displacement of Sunni Arabs, without sparing even Christian Arabs!
The challenge to Iranian hegemony in Iran, spreading from Karbala to Nasseriyyah, Al-Najaf, to Al-Amarah, and Al-Hillah to Basra; all of which in the Shiite heartland is no mean feat. This is something that neither the IRGC's Qasem Soleimani nor his Iraqi henchmen could keep quiet about.
The scene is similar in southern and northeast Lebanon. The Shiite towns of Nabatiyeh, Tyre, Kfar Rumman and Baalbeck have joined the popular uprising, as the TV appearances and implicit threats of Hezbollah's Secretary General have become as frequent as soap operas.
Back in Iraq, as its uprising gathers pace as does confronting it with bullets, security forces have escalated its measures by attempting to limit demonstrations in the capital Baghdad to the Tahrir Square in the Rasafa bank of River Tigris. Technically, this means stifling the uprising and turning it into a "folkloric scene" before the media, but politically, this attempt reflects the insistence of the Iraqi government and its pro-Iran security apparatus on separating the social and political demands. In this they want to claim that financial and political corruption have nothing to do with the state of hegemony that prevents accountability, and subsequently, punishment.
The same is also true in Lebanon. It is unthinkable that rampant corruption involving billions of dollars would exist in a normal and genuine state, run by proper governments, and held accountable by a representative parliament. However, this is exactly the case!
In both Iraq and Lebanon, Iran, through the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) and Hezbollah, runs the political and security scene, and dominates the civil service and judiciary. Thus, no corruption exists away from this status quo, and those who benefit from, cooperate with and are protected by it!
So far, however, there are some differences between the Iraqi and the Lebanese cases, including:
1 - Suppression in Iraq has been bloody, unlike what has been seen so far in Lebanon where Hezbollah – the only armed militia in the country – has not started an "all-out war" on its opponents.
2 - The fast collapsing economic situation is keeping Lebanon's protesters focused on social issues and corruption, rather than openly touching on Hezbollah's de facto "occupation". Although most wise Lebanese realize the direct link between the "occupation" and corruption. They would prefer, at this stage, to avoid provoking the excessive force of the pro-Iran militia, and pushing it to go for a damaging bloody suppression.
3 - While the governmental power in Iraq is openly and clearly in the hands of the Shiite political and pro-Iran militia leaderships, Lebanon's constitution is pluralistic. Lebanon boasts an influential Christian president and a Sunni prime minister, whose sectarian status allowed him to resign in an indirect challenge to Iranian threats delivered by Hezbollah.
4 - Unlike Iraq, Lebanon borders Israel, which demands Iran's special attention and calculations.
Still, Iran may eventually decide on opting for a military solution. It may think that the time is right as Syria advances towards realistic partition - albeit in a federal cloak – and as regional and global sectors of influence are being created on Syrian soil. Also in the background are Turkey's miscalculations, Israel's continued governmental crises fueled by the now familiar bickering and a foggy global scene made ever more dangerous by American chaos, Russian encroachment and European confusion.
According to Tehran's calculations, the world community on whose divisions on the nuclear agreement it has gambled successfully would be unable to agree on a strategy to contain its onslaught against its opponents.
Despite this scenario, there is still room for optimism. The "Iranian plan", which has demonized the Sunni Muslims through accusing them of being an incubator of ISIS and presenting Tehran as a "partner" in the "war on terrorism" (Sunni, of course) with external collusion, has been dealt a strong blow from within the Shiite heartlands.
It has been brought down by the Shiites before all others; indeed, from Karbala with all its sectarian symbolism!
Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi may say whatever he wants, and theorize as he pleases, in defending an abnormal situation. Likewise, the Secretary General of Lebanon's Hezbollah may continue to bet on imposing his will on the Lebanese people by threatening them with civil war and pushing his allied president to obstruct any political solution.
Both may do what they want, but there is no guarantee anymore that Iran would succeed in suppressing its new "colonies"!


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