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CryoSat NOP production started
22 January 2018
CryoSat scientific users are informed that the Ocean Baseline C NOP production has started and products are already available on the Science Server. Quality of products has been checked and it is in line with expectations.
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Changing lands
23 January 2018
This animation shows how satellite data and ESA's Climate Change Initiative are mapping land cover around the globe. As well as showing how vegetation changes with the season, these maps are updated every year to show how land cover is changing in the longer term.
Deadline approaching - Satellite Altimetry Cal/Val Workshop
26 January 2018
The call for abstracts is open for the "International Review Workshop On Satellite Altimetry Cal/Val Activities and Applications". This International Review is to be held in Chania, Crete, Greece, from 23 to 26 April 2018 and is sponsored by the European Space Agency, EUMETSAT and the IAG/IUGG Commission 2.
The abstract submission deadline is 31 January 2018.
Earth Watching
Diavik Diamond Mine
These image comparisons show the Diavik Diamond Mine in the Northwest Territories of Canada. The Landsat 5 and 8 satellites are used to examine the growth of the mines from 2009 to 2017 using natural, infrared, and false colour imagery.
Proba-V Image of the week
Darling River, Australia
23 January 2018
Image of the Week
Yukon Delta
26 January 2018
Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over part of the Yukon Delta in the US state of Alaska.
Earth Observation Events
LPVE2018 - Workshop on Land Product Validation and Evolution
27 February - 01 March 2018
Following the successful LPVE 2014, the European Space Agency (ESA) is inviting scientists and Cal/Val experts to present the latest results from their on-going research, including the evolution of products, the latest development in validation, the inter-comparison methodologies and the evolution of algorithms, at the 2018 Workshop on Land Product Validation and Evolution (LPVE 2018).
The workshop will be held at ESA/ESRIN, Frascati, Italy, from 27 February to 01 March 2018; it intends to address the following objectives:
2nd Mapping Water Bodies (MWBS 2018)
27 - 28 March 2018
The European Space Agency is organising the 2nd Mapping Water Bodies from Space Conference. This conference will be held at ESA-ESRIN in Frascati, Italy, on 27 and 28 March 2018.
The purpose of this conference is to provide scientists and data users with the opportunity to present first-hand and up-to-date results from their on-going research and application development activities by using data from past and current satellites.
The conference is open to ESA Principal Investigators and Co-investigators, Sentinel users, Scientists, Students, Representatives from national, European and international space agencies, research labs and value adding industries.
MicroRad 2018
27 - 30 March 2018
The 15th Specialist Meeting on Microwave Radiometry and Remote Sensing of the Environment (MicroRad 2018) will be held from 27 to 30 March 2018 at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
MicroRad 2018 is an international forum for presenting recent achievements in instrumentation and engineering as well as scientific applications of microwave radiometry. MicroRad 2018 is sponsored by the Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society (GRSS) of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the Microwave Remote Sensing Center (MRSC-CeTeM) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Proceedings from the MicroRad conference will be archived by IEEE in IEEE Xplore. A special issue/section of the IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing (JSTARS) is planned for the publication of original and peer-reviewed papers presented at the meeting.
European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2018
08 - 13 April 2018
The General Assembly 2018 of the European Geosciences Union (EGU 2018) will be held at the Austria Center Vienna (ACV) in Vienna, Austria, from 8 to 13 April 2018. The assembly will bring together geoscientists from all over the world to one meeting covering all disciplines of the Earth, planetary and space sciences, and is open to scientists of all nations.
The EGU aims to provide a forum where scientists, especially early career researchers, can present their work and discuss their ideas with experts in all fields of geoscience.
For the second year in a row, the EGU is offering a mentoring programme for novice conference attendees, students, and early career scientists at its annual General Assembly, to facilitate new connections that may lead to long-term professional relationships within the Earth, planetary, and space science communities. It promises to be a rewarding experience for both mentees and mentors, so do consider signing up within the Mentoring Programme application deadline of 31 January 2018.
International Review Workshop On Satellite Altimetry Cal/Val activities and applications
23 - 26 April 2018
An International Review Workshop on Satellite Altimetry Cal/Val Activities and Applications is to be held in Chania, Crete, Greece, 23-26 April 2018. It is a Scientific Meeting sponsored by the European Space Agency, EUMETSAT and the IAG/IUGG Commission 2.
The aim is to present the latest research results in the field of satellite altimetry calibration and altimetry applications for monitoring ocean changes and for improving Earth observation in an objective, continuous, homogeneous and reliable manner, free of errors and biases, and tied from one altimetry mission to the next.
The objectives of the workshop is to help support long-term monitoring of climate changes by understanding better environmental changes on the world's oceans, terrestrial surface waters, but also on Arctic and Antarctic polar regions.
The final outcome is to establish and promote a scientific roadmap with procedures, protocols, guidelines, and best practices in an open and transparent way to be followed by any international group working on satellite altimetry to attain SI traceability of their measurements, results and data products.
SeaSAR 2018
07 - 10 May 2018
The European Space Agency is organising the fifth Advances in SAR Oceanography workshop, SeaSAR 2018, which will be hosted in ESA-ESRIN from 07 to 10 May 2018.
The workshop is part of the #EOScience4Society – Scientific Exploitation Programme element aimed at exploiting data from ESA and operational EO Missions (e.g. Copernicus Sentinels) for science and application development.
The workshop is open to ESA Principal Investigators, co-investigators, Sentinel-1 users, scientists, students, representatives from national, European and international space agencies and value adding industries.
Proba-V Symposium 2018
29 - 31 May 2018
The European Space Agency (ESA) in cooperation with the Belgian Science Policy Office (BELSPO) have organised the second Proba-V Symposium, which will take place in Ostend, Belgium, from 29 to 31 May 2018.
The symposium will promote the scientific and operational exploitation of Proba-V data and is open to Proba-V users, scientists, students, representatives from national, European and international agencies, operational end-users and value adding industries.
7th International EarthCARE Science Workshop and 1st ESA EarthCARE Validation Workshop
11 - 15 June 2018
The international science community is invited to participate in the EarthCARE Science and Validation Workshop, which is jointly organised by the German Aerospace Center (DLR), the German EarthCARE Project Office at the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology (MPI-M) and the European Space Agency (ESA), in cooperation with our partners, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and the National Institute of Information and Communication Technology (NICT).
The workshop - which will take place in Bonn, Germany, from 11 to 15 June 2018 - will provide the forum for the discussion of the preparation of the EarthCARE mission exploitation and its product validation.
It combines the Seventh International EarthCARE Science Workshop and the First ESA EarthCARE Validation Workshop, following ESA's Announcement of Opportunity for submitting proposals for the calibration and validation of EarthCARE, to organise the activities of the Principal Investigators. The workshops will be arranged side-by-side in respective morning and evening sessions during the week.
Registration is open
42nd COSPAR Scientific Assembly
14 - 22 July 2018
The 42nd Scientific Assembly of the Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) will be held in Pasadena, California, USA, from 14 to 22 July 2018.
See the list of scientific events (sessions) under the COSPAR Scientific Commission (Space Studies of the Earth's Surface, Meteorology and Climate).
Event A2.1 'Scientific Exploitation of Oceanographic Measurements From New Missions and Heritage Data Sets' is particularly noteworthy, as the aim of this session is to foster scientific applications of satellite measurements from past and current missions to study variability of the ocean and its relationships with changes in other elements of the Earth system, including atmosphere, cryosphere, and land.
We invite contributions to all aspects of satellite oceanography associated with the use of satellite observations and derived estimates of various oceanographic parameters, including sea surface temperature, height, and salinity, ocean surface wind and current, ocean colour, and sea ice. Potential topics include scientific analysis of these data and their assimilation into models. Synergistic use of satellite measurements of different oceanic parameters is particularly encouraged.
25 Years of Progress in Radar Altimetry Symposium
24 - 29 September 2018
Following on from the 15 Years and 20 Years of Progress in Radar Altimetry Symposia in 2006 and 2012, both deemed very successful landmarks by the participants and the readership of the Proceedings, we have now reached the 25-year anniversary of the first supply of ERS-1 and TOPEX/Poseidon data products to the Altimetry Community.
To mark the occasion, the European Space Agency (ESA) in collaboration with the French Space Agency (CNES) is organising an exceptional Symposium on "25 years of Progress in Radar Altimetry". The event will take place in Ponta Delgada, São Miguel Island, Azores Archipelago (Portugal) from 24 to 29 September 2018, and will be sponsored by other partner agencies and organisations supporting the development of altimetry.
Along with the symposium, related events will take place in the same week which includes the annual meeting of the Ocean Surface Topography Science Team (OSTST) and the International DORIS Service (IDS) Workshop.
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Philippines Disaster Relief - a year after Typhoon Haiyan
Last month marked the one year anniversary of Typhoon Haiyan, which struck the island nation of the Philippines. Recorded as one of the strongest typhoons in history, it killed over six thousand people and decimated whole towns, schools, and homes across the region, destroying an estimated 80% of structures in its path.
Projects Abroad began working in Bogo City, Cebu Island at the beginning of 2013, and could not ignore the havoc and devastation that was left behind after Haiyan struck in November last year.
Our first volunteers arrived to assist with the clean-up and restoration work in January 2014. Targeting schools first, our volunteers spent their days with local builders and engineers assisting in rebuilding the walls of damaged classrooms, mixing cement, placing bricks, smoothing and painting walls, and re-roofing buildings.
Education must continue
We started with rebuilding the schools because, in spite of the devastation, education and schooling had to continue, sometimes with dangerously broken walls and roofs. As more school structures were repaired or rebuilt, teaching and care volunteers started to arrive, assisting overwhelmed local teachers.
This project has attracted professional volunteers who were moved to assist people in the Philippines affected by the disaster. This list of professionals includes an electrician who assisted in re-connecting a school to the electricity supply in the town, as well as a child psychologist and child therapist, who spent time counseling the children.
The work will be continuing throughout 2015, and there is still much to be done, however, one year later we look back and can proudly thank the volunteers who selflessly gave up their time to join this work. In the past year we have rebuilt seven schools, one day care center and repaired 22 school walls. Take a look at our Disaster Relief time-lapse video.
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Senior Games winners; Summer Food program schedule; Parallel Women 2013
Lenoir elders bring home the glory
The Senior Games, held each spring across the state, showcase the ability and talent of North Carolinians aged 55 years and older.
Competing in the Neuse River Games � along with Duplin, Craven, Pamlico, Jones and Greene counties � Lenoir County participants brought home many medals. Fran Allison earned gold in horseshoes, softball, 1-mile cycle, table tennis (singles and doubles), 100-, 200- and 400-meter run, badminton (singles and doubles), basketball, long jump and shot put. She won silver in broad jump and discus, and bronze in baseball.
Rufus Allison won gold in badminton (singles and doubles), shot put, discus, long jump and broad jump. He won silver in softball, bocce ball and corn hole. Annaliese Hunneke won gold in tennis singles, and Fred Hunneke received gold in tennis singles and doubles. Gene Rybolt won gold for corn hole, silver in shuffleboard and bronze in football throw, softball throw and bocce ball.
The billiards players earned seven medals, including the Rev. Joe Hill, Jerry Wiggins, Bill Lawson, Matt Croom, William Holloway, Ken Garris and Harrold Crawford.
For more information, contact the Lenoir County Council on Aging, 252-527-1545 or email@example.com.
Summer Food Program information
The Community Development Resource services are participating in the Summer Food Service Program. Meals will be provided to all children without charge. Acceptance and participation requirements are the same regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability, with no discrimination in meal service.
The schedule is: CDRS, 1503 Rouse Road, June 10-Aug. 24, from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; Jack Rountree, 2114 Viking Drive, June 10-Aug. 24, from 12:45-1:15 p.m.; Carver Court, 301 E. Bright St., June 10-Aug. 24, from 11:30 a.m.-1:55 p.m.; Simon Bright, 901 E. Bright St., June 10-Aug. 24, from noon-12:25 p.m.; Mitchell Wooten, 800 Washington St., June 10-Aug. 24, from 12:30-1 p.m.; Rec Site, 101 Highland Ave., June 20-Aug. 2, from 12:15-12:40 p.m.
For more information, call Christina Alphin at 252-775-1483.
Groups plan women�s empowerment event
Afros & Stilettos is partnering with Screaming with a Voice to bring forth Parallel Women 2013!
The Women�s Empowerment event will be from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 22 at United American FWB Denomination Headquarters, 1011 Dr. J.E. Reddick Circle. It will include workshops, 12 motivational speakers, food, fun and more. Registration is $25 at the door. The cost includes breakfast from 9 to 9:30 a.m., and lunch from noon to 1 p.m.
Fore details, contact Jasmine Lawson at 252-286-0539 or Facebook.com/AfrosStilettos.


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A 50lb dog should be fed 2 3/4 cups
Metabolized Energy
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Chicken, chicken by-product meal, corn meal, fish meal, poultry fat preserved with mixed tocopherols (source of vitamin E), brewers rice, corn gluten meal, ground whole grain barley, dried beet pulp, vegetable oil, natural poultry flavor, potassium chloride, dried egg product, brewers dried yeast, salt, inulin, choline chloride, zinc sulfate, ferrous sulfate, vitamin E supplement, zinc oxide, zinc proteinate, copper sulfate, vitamin B12 supplement, niacin, biotin, vitamin A acetate, manganese proteinate, taurine, copper proteinate, calcium pantothenate, thiamine mononitrate (source of vitamin B1), calcium iodate, sodium selenite, pyridoxine hydrochloride (source of vitamin B6), menadione sodium bisulfite complex (source of vitamin K activity), riboflavin supplement (source of vitamin B2), vitamin D3 supplement, cobalt carbonate, folic acid.
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Crude Protein, not less than 31.0%
Crude Fat, not less than 21.0%
Crude Fiber, not more than 3.0%
Moisture, not more than 12.0%
Calcium (Ca), not less than 1.0%
Phosphorus (P), not less than 0.9%
Omega-6 Fatty Acids, not less than 3.0%*
Omega-3 Fatty Acids, not less than 0.3%*
*Not recognized as an essential nutrient by the AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profile.
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First ingredient is a named meat product.
Insufficient meat content, use of by-products, fat of unidentifiable origin, low quality grains and other controversial filler.
The first ingredient in the food is a named meat product. This is chicken, inclusive of its water content. Once that is removed, as it must be to create a dry food, the ingredient will weigh around 20% of its wet weight. It is thus unlikely that this is the true first ingredient in the food, but would be more accurately placed much further down the ingredient list. It is followed by chicken by-product meal - a very low quality ingredient. This is defined as "consisting of the ground, rendered, clean parts of the carcass of slaughtered chicken, such as necks, feet, undeveloped eggs and intestines, exclusive of feathers, except in such amounts as might occur unavoidable in good processing practice".
The next ingredient is corn.Corn is a difficult to digest grain, which limits its nutritional value for dogs. We consider this to be a low quality ingredient. It is also commonly associated with allergy and skin problems. We prefer not to see the use of this grain in dog food. Corn appears a second time on the ingredient list as corn gluten meal. This is the "dried residue from corn after the removal of the larger part of the starch and germ, and the separation of the bran by the process employed in the wet milling manufacture of corn starch or syrup, or by enzymatic treatment of the endosperm". In plain English, that which remains after all the nutritious bits have been removed.
Fish meal, the fourth ingredient is the first and sole true meat ingredient in the food. We find no sign on the manufacturer site of a guarantee that this ingredient is free of ethoxyquin (ethoxyquin is a chemical preservative commonly added to fish ingredients, and which is banned from use in human food due to the belief that it is carcinogenic).
Poultry fat is a low quality ingredient rarely found in anything but very low quality foods. Poultry fat is an ingredient of unidentified origin for which it is impossible to determine source or quality. Unidentified ingredients are usually very low quality. AAFCO define this as obtained from the tissues of poultry in the commercial processes of rendering or extracting. It consists predominantly of glyceride esters of fatty acids and contains no additions of free fatty acids. If an antioxidant is used, the common name or names must be indicated, followed by the words "used as a preservative"
Brewers rice is a further low quality ingredient and by-product. Barley is a decent quality grain.
Beet pulp is another low quality ingredient and filler. It is a by-product, being dried residue from sugar beets which has been cleaned and extracted in the process of manufacturing sugar. It is a controversial ingredient in dog food, claimed by some manufacturers to be a good source of fibre, and derided by others as an ingredient added to slow down the transition of rancid animal fats and causing stress to kidney and liver in the process. We note that beet pulp is an ingredient that commonly causes problems for dogs, including allergies and ear infections, and prefer not to see it used in dog food. There are less controversial products around if additional fibre is required.
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Professor Lumumba at PAV Ansah Foundation Forum – "On the Subject of Governance!"
PLO Lumumba interesting as always! Right?
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No matter how many times we're told otherwise, Americans' obsession with get-healthy-quick schemes will likely never die.
Too bad most of these fads aren't worth their weight in salt – or your hard-earned dollars.
We've put together a list of some of worst health trends that still persist today.
Coconut Water
Coconut water may be nature's version of Gatorade but some brands have already caught fire for over-hyping its nutrient content.
Vita Coco agreed to settle a $10 million class action lawsuit over an independent study that showed the drinks didn't pack near as many electrolytes as advertisements implied.
Some coconut water is also loaded with added sugar, which will do nothing to help your waistline. Instead, pick up your own young green coconuts on the cheap from an Asian produce market. Just crack them open with a cleaver and pop in a straw.
"All-Natural" Foods
Nearly 30 percent of Americans bought more natural foods in 2011, according to a Rodale study. But what are we really paying more for?
There's no clear cut regulation on what makes food "natural," which means just about any company can slap that label on its packages, add a fancy "green" design and jack up the price.
Says Andrew Schrage of MoneyCrashers: "Before buying any food that is touted as being "all natural," take a look at the ingredient list before you check out. Keep in mind that butter and salt are indeed natural ingredients. So stocking up on natural foods may not achieve anything other than increasing your grocery bill."
Weight Loss Wardrobes
When it comes to ridiculous-looking toning shoes and clothing designed to help shed pounds faster, you might want to hold off.
Reebok's already paid $25 million to consumers for allegedly over-marketing its line of toning shoes' weight loss power. And the one study that seems to support the claim that tight-fitting threads help burn more calories only involved about 15 participants.
"I think there are much simpler and less expensive ways the average person can bump up calorie burn and build strength," says Shape.com's Liz Neporent. "For instance, interval training and hill work. These workouts certainly have the science behind them."
Hormone Injections
People really will do anything to shed pounds, even if it means injecting themselves with hormones made from another woman's placenta.
The FDA ordered companies to stop selling hCG (a protein made in the placenta and passed through pregnant woman's' urine) after it was used in conjunction with low-calorie diet regimens. A 40-day kit sells for $120 but the hormone's only been approved for use in fertility treatments.
Per the MayoClinic: "HCG is not approved for over-the-counter use, nor has it been proved to work for weight loss. Companies that sell over-the-counter HCG weight-loss products are breaking the law."
Detox Diets
Here's a trend that makes just about every nutritionists' blood boil: the idea that people can purge their bodies of toxins by consuming different variations of liquid diets.
From the cabbage soup plan to the infamous Beyonce "Master Cleanse", there's hardly any science to back them up, says Essential Nutrition for You's Rania Batayneh.
"What consumers need to know is that your body naturally detoxifies itself through our lungs, skin and kidneys," she said. "Sweat it out, breathe it out and eliminate. Eating a clean diet daily will give you the feeling you are looking forward to at the end of your depriving cleanse, so get started. Besides, cleanses are unnatural and typically based on eliminating food groups and or foods altogether."
Artificial Sweeteners
Splenda just rolled out a new version of its popular sweetener – this time with extra fiber – but the idea that consumers should pay more fake sugar that's been pumped with more fake ingredients is slightly irksome.
"Adding healthy components to unhealthy things just doesn't make sense," says Batayneh. "What is 1 gram of fiber (or maybe 10 for those who over consumer artificial sweeteners) going to do for you when you should really be focusing on whole grains, beans, seeds, fruits and vegetables versus relying on your coffee for fiber? This small dose of fiber should not convince you to try it."
Gluten-free Diets
Batayneh calls this one of the worst weight loss myths out there and another attempt to play on the low-carb fad sparked by the Atkin's diet.
"A gluten-free diet does not necessarily mean a low-carb diet," she says. "A person who eats gluten-free can ingest plenty of carbohydrates from gluten-free breads, pastas, cereals, and baked goods as well as vegetables, fruits, beans, and legumes."
Gluten-free lifestyles have been proven to ease symptoms of Autism in children and, obviously, are vital to anyone with a gluten allergy. But "if you don't have a medical reason for following a gluten-free diet, there's probably no benefit," says Tricia Thompson, R.D., founder of glutenfreedietitian.com.
Most Organic Produce
Whether or not there are added health benefits to eating organic produce, it's a common misconception that they somehow come packed with less calories than their pesticide-laden brethren.
Even federal guidelines on what's certified organic aren't all that stringent and plenty of regular produce isn't "dirty" enough to warrant paying top dollar (as much as 150% more) for organic versions anyway.
The Environmental Works Group has an excellent chart detailing the "dirty" and "clean" products we should worry about.
Snack Packs
Weight loss has much to do with portion control, but those helpful little 100-calorie pack snacks are nothing but a big budget suck.
"We have portion distortion in this nation and even though I like that (100-calorie packs) are pre-portioned, that can be a more expensive option," Batayneh says.
Instead, keep a measuring cup in your desk drawer to scoop out perfect portions of whatever you're munching on at work (almonds, trail mix, etc.) rather than paying more for packaging.
Acai Berries
There are literally no clinical studies that support claims that antioxidants in Acai berries will make you live longer, help you fly, smooth your crow's feet or anything else.
"We've had waves of costly 'super juices' in the marketplace that were nothing more than fruit juice," says clinical nutritionist Stella Metsovas. "Testing chemical properties in a laboratory is completely different once the product is pasteurized. There is no possibility of processing a super-fruit to compete with the natural form (i.e.: a handful of berries)."
The Acai berry's popularity in the U.S. spawned a new wave of consumer scams involving "free trial offers" for smoothies, juices and other products.
Diet Drinks
Not only will they destroy your teeth, but a recent study by the American Diabetes Association pretty much proved diet soda drinkers were packing on pounds, not shedding them.
Zero-calorie sodas have also been linked to a slew of nasty diseases, including diabetes, heart disease and cancer.
If you're looking to kick the habit, try weening yourself off slowly with fizzy substitutes like seltzer water or reducing your portion size bit by bit.


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October's arguments in Plain English
Just a few weeks into the Term, it already feels like the long summer never happened. That might be, in part, because the Term has started off with a bang, with the Court hearing arguments in several important and interesting cases. Although last week the Court was not in session because of Columbus Day, it heard oral arguments last Tuesday and Wednesday in cases to which many ordinary Americans could relate. In this post, I will explain last Tuesday's arguments in Plain English; in a few days, I will turn to the arguments from Wednesday.
Let's start with Bruesewitz v. Wyeth, a case about whether vaccine manufacturers can be held liable for design defects in their vaccines. In 1986, Congress passed the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act (NCVIA), providing that vaccine manufacturers cannot be sued for injuries from vaccines if the injuries resulted from side effects that were "unavoidable." Elsewhere in the Act, Congress created an administrative process "" the so-called "Vaccine Court" "" to provide money to children who are injured by vaccines. The law was intended to "preempt" "" or trump "" any claims in state court. Why? Because otherwise, the vaccine manufacturers might have gone bankrupt due to judgments against them, and Congress recognized that vaccines were critical to the public health.
The petitioners in this case are the parents of Hannah Bruesewitz, who when she was six months old suffered severe seizures after receiving one of her childhood vaccines. The Bruesewitz family first went to the Vaccine Court, which decided not to provide compensation because the family had not proven that the vaccines caused Hannah's seizures. The family then sued in state court, but two federal courts held that her suit was improper because the federal law preempted any state claims. The family then took the case to the Supreme Court, arguing that her claim did not fall under the Act.
This case is a great example of one major class of Supreme Court cases "" cases involving statutory interpretation. Here, the parties disagree about what the statutory language of the Act means. The Bruesewitzes argue that, if the vaccine could have been manufactured in a safer way, her injury was not "unavoidable." Wyeth argues that the only kinds of claims that are not preempted are those alleging manufacturing defects or a failure to warn. How will the Court decide what the term means? Well, it will look to the plain meaning of the word, the legislative history (or the record of Congress's debates before passing the law), and the policy implications of each alternative reading.
In another interesting and relevant case, the Court looked at the issue of coerced confessions. In Premo v. Moore, the police coerced a confession from Randy Moore. Indeed, virtually everyone involved in this case now seems to agree that the confession was coerced and therefore should have been inadmissible. However, because Moore's trial lawyer had thought that the confession was legal, he did not move to suppress it. He also believed that suppressing the confession would not really matter, because Moore had also voluntarily confessed to two other people. Moore pled no contest to felony murder. Moore now claims that his lawyer was constitutionally ineffective such that his Sixth Amendment right to counsel was violated. In other words, his lawyer's error in failing to object to evidence of the confession was so fundamental that Moore was essentially unrepresented.
The lower courts found for the state, holding that although the confession was coerced, Moore's lawyer may have acted reasonably. But Moore argued to the Supreme Court that, under its precedent, admission of an additional confession (even where others exist) is prejudicial because it adds to the evidence against him. The state disagreed, arguing that, because no trial took place (thanks to Moore's plea), the confession did not have that cumulative effect. Moreover, it argued, Moore was not entitled to post-conviction relief "" or "habeas corpus" "" because the state courts had not violated "clearly established federal law." In other words, under the very stringent habeas standards, Moore should lose because the state court did not ignore or apply improperly federal law directly relevant to the issue.
In Harrington v. Richter, another case out of the Ninth Circuit (more on that in a minute), the Court heard another ineffective assistance of counsel claim "" specifically, whether a defense attorney should have called an expert witness (remember Marisa Tomei testifying about the skid marks in My Cousin Vinny? That's an expert witness.) to testify about blood stains found at a crime scene, or whether he should have investigated the blood evidence himself rather than relying on the state's investigation. When Mr. Richter challenged his conviction in state court, arguing that his counsel did not properly and effectively advocate on his behalf, the state court denied his claim without comment or explanation. After Richter appealed his case up through the federal courts, the Ninth Circuit held that counsel's failure to call an expert or investigate, relying merely on cross-examination, so prejudiced defendant Richter that his conviction was improper. In other words, it granted habeas relief.
The question before the Supreme Court? Well, actually, there were two. First was the substantive constitutional question: was the failure by Richter's defense counsel to call an expert ineffective assistance of counsel under the Sixth Amendment? And, second, should a federal court defer to a state court's decision about post-conviction relief when the state court gave no explanation for its decision?
Now, remember when I said I would get back to discussing the Ninth Circuit? Supreme Court followers know that the Court quite often reverses the Ninth Circuit; in fact, the Ninth is the second most-often reversed federal appeals court in the country (after the Federal Circuit, which hears patent cases). Based on that statistic, the tenor of the oral arguments on Tuesday, and the Court's usual distaste for habeas petitions, we might guess that the Supreme Court will disagree with the Ninth Circuit and deny habeas relief. We will see . . . sometime over the next eight months.
Recommended Citation: Lisa McElroy, October's arguments in Plain English, SCOTUSblog (Oct. 21, 2010, 8:00 PM), https://www.scotusblog.com/2010/10/octobers-arguments-in-plain-english/


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Savoury crackers with Medjool dates, nuts and olives perfect with cheese
Perfect with a glass of wine and a wedge of your favourite cheese, these crackers containing Medjool dates are a great savoury treat with a hint of sweetness.
Medjool dates, which have been called the "king of dates," are semi-soft and exceptionally large. They're carried year-round by major and mid-sized grocery chains across Canada, with supplies peaking from October to December.
Medjool Date, Nut and Olive Crackers
50 ml (1/4 cup) pistachios, shelled
250 ml (1 cup) all-purpose flour, divided
125 ml (1/2 cup) Medjool dates, pitted and chopped (5 to 6 dates)
50 ml (1/4 cup) kalamata olives, pitted and chopped
5 ml (1 tsp) orange zest
1 ml (1/4 tsp) salt
0.5 ml (1/8 tsp) baking powder
0.5 ml (1/8 tsp) black pepper
1 egg
30 ml (2 tbsp) olive oil
Heat oven to 160°C (325°F). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
In a food processor, pulse pistachios until finely chopped. Add 125 ml (1/2 cup) of the flour and dates. Pulse until mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Add olives and pulse until mixed. Add remaining flour, orange zest, salt, baking powder and pepper. Pulse until well mixed.
In a small bowl, whisk egg and set aside 15 ml (1 tbsp) of the beaten egg for glazing. Add remaining egg and olive oil to food processor. Pulse until mixture comes together.
Turn dough out onto lightly floured board and knead gently. Flatten into a disc and wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour.
Using a lightly floured rolling pin, roll dough 5 mm (1/4 inch) thick. Cut into 6-cm (2 1/2-inch) rounds. Place on prepared baking sheet. Brush tops with remaining beaten egg. Bake in the centre of oven until golden brown, 20 to 22 minutes.
Let cool completely on a rack. Store in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
Makes about 12 crackers.
Nutrition information per one-cracker serving (30 g/1 oz): 106 calories; 5 g fat; 102 mg sodium; 14 g carbohydrate; 1 g fibre; 2 g protein.
Source: Natural Delights Medjool Dates.


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DEEP COVER (photo) & BUTT NAKED (tanka w/two-liner pair) by Roswila
what to do, what to do
all these dream shadow figures
visiting at once
each asking to be understood
to tell their deeper stories
I get it, I really do get it, well, get them
at least, though I'd much rather not
it's embarrassing to stand butt naked
even if alone before my own mirror
[tanka capped by a pair of two-liners on a dream of 9-5-14. Photo "Deep Cover" (9-4-14 004v4) by Roswila]
But first, a request: please let me know of any typos or other sorts of blunders in my posts. As my eyes age I'm finding more mistakes are creeping into what I put up here no matter how many times I proof it all. Thanks for any help!
The dream-based poems posted on this blog -- dreamku, tanka, two-liners, monoku, free verse, dream narratives -- are offered in the spirit of collaboration. I have done my part. Now it's your turn to jump in and see what comes up for you. I.e., there is no right or wrong way to relate to any of these dream offerings. Even my own understandings of them change over time. And it gives me joy when a reader sees something in any of them that I have not. (This all applies to any of the non-dream poems posted here, too.)
Also please note that a dream poem or narrative is not intended as an interpretation of a dream, or even a complete and accurate rendering of one. It is my attempt to get down dream imagery/action that grabs me and, as I write about it, elicits my conscious written association and response. Nor do I believe that one has to remember dreams in order for them to do their work. In my understanding, we are much more than our conscious selves.
You may also note in any further reading on dreamku (the specific forms of dreamku, tanka, two-liners and monoku) you may do here, that in the beginning I stressed "showing, not telling." However, this has been changing for some time. I now tend to "show" (the dream story) and cap if off with a "tell" (some reaction and/or insight I've had to the dream as I was writing about it). This also pretty much applies to my free verse dream poems as well. As to what I have begun calling dream narratives, they are a different animal, probably most akin to prose poems.
For more in-depth exploration of the dreamku forms specifically and one post in which I also address my photo choices:
-- very brief comparison of dreamku and haiku: DREAMKU ARE NOT HAIKU
-- a brief post about both dreamku and my photos THE AREN'TS OF DREAMKU & ACCOMPANYING DIGITAL PHOTOS.
-- detailed three-part post about dreamku: "A DREAMKU PRIMER: Writing Haiku-Like Poems About Your Night Dreams": PART ONE: Introduction & Writing Dreamku as Dream Work; PART TWO: Elements of the Haiku Form Used in Dreamku; and PART THREE: How to Write Dreamku (the second and third parts have some overlap).
-- a short up-dating post about the three-part "A DREAMKU PRIMER" -- Important Up-date to A DREAMKU PRIMER....".
If you wish to copy or use any of my writing or poems, please email me for permission (under "View my complete profile"). Roswila's connections & other blogs: Charter Member of the United Haiku and Tanka Society (UHTS); ROSWILA'S TAROT GALLERY & JOURNAL; ROSWILA'S TAIGA TAROT; and TRYING TO HOLD A BOX OF LIGHT.


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The Patriots had more problems than a Florida vote counter during their 37-31 win over the Buffalo Bills on Sunday, but special teams weren't one of them. Kicker Stephen Gostkowski displayed poise and power, connecting on all three of his field goal attempts and posting touchbacks on six of his eight kickoffs.
The Patriots had more problems than a Florida vote counter during their 37-31 win over the Buffalo Bills on Sunday, but special teams weren't one of them.
Kicker Stephen Gostkowski displayed poise and power, connecting on all three of his field goal attempts and posting touchbacks on six of his eight kickoffs.
He drilled a 3-pointer from 43 yards to give the Patriots a 3-0 lead in the first quarter and, with the pressure mounting as the clock wound down, connected from 48 and 27 yards in the fourth.
"During the game, I don't think about that stuff," Gostkowski said. "I'm just trying to make one kick at a time and go straight from the kick to the kickoff. Other than that it's just — I'm kind of like a robot out there, I don't really show that much emotion.
"I don't really get into the game as much because if you experience so many highs and lows it's hard to focus on your job, and you only get one opportunity to go out there and kick. You need to remain focused as much as possible and not waste energy being a cheerleader on the sidelines."
Gostkowski has made 20 of 23 field goals and put his early-season woes, when he missed three in a span of three games, behind him. His success rate of .870 would rank fifth in franchise history were the season to end today.
The seventh-year pro is second in the NFL in scoring with 93 points and is on pace to finish with 165. That would eclipse Gino Cappelletti's team record of 155 that has stood since 1964.
Gostkowski also had an impact by turning the dangerous Leodis McKelvin into a bystander. The Bills' ace kick returner, who ranks fifth in the league at 29.1 yards per runback, only got his hands on one kickoff as Gostkowski repeatedly boomed the ball deep into or out of the end zone.
McKelvin's one return went for 23 yards. Brad Smith also had one, which he brought back 13 yards.
"You just take what you can get," said Gostkowski, whose 34 touchbacks are fourth in the league. "You aren't going to get many 60-degree days in November, so I take advantage of them and try to kick it deep and keep the ball out of their hands."
While Gostkowski struggled in September, he never beat himself up over his slump. The key was to not lose confidence and to use practice as the reinforcement tool it's meant to be.
"It's tough to go out there and be perfect every time," Gostkowski said. "Everybody makes mistakes, has bad plays and has bad kicks, so if that happens to me, I just think about all the ones I've done well. I don't over-think it, and I don't try to over-analyze it … a lot of it's about timing and all that stuff when you miss.
"It's just good to come through and get on a roll and get a little streak going and win a couple games. It's a lot more fun that way."
As for punter Zoltan Mesko, he was called on twice and came through each time.
In the third quarter, Mesko had a nice situational punt from the Buffalo 38 that resulted in a fair catch by McKelvin, the league's leading punt returner with a 19.5 average, at his own 13.
In the fourth, he booted a 44-yarder from his own end zone that had good length and was high enough to force McKelvin into another fair catch. Mesko ranks 31st in the league in both gross (41.6) and net (36.3) average, but that's because he has mostly been called on to make situational kicks. He has dropped 19 punts inside the 20, which ranks fourth.


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Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and internets to bring you everything you need to know to start your day.
• After a sexy 10-0 win over Lycoming College, the Messiah College women's soccer team joyously returned to their locker room. There, they (allegedly) found some dude peeping over the top of a bathroom stall. Say it ain't so, Benjamin Fugate. [Fox43]
• Brett Favre is expected to meet with an NFL official on Tuesday. They're expected to chat about his dong. Both will wear pants. Presumably. [CNNSI]
• No. 1 Ohio State, No. 5 Nebraska, No. 10 South Carolina, No. 19 Nevada, No. 22 Florida, No. 23 Air Force and No. 24 Oregon State all lost yesterday. [ESPN]
• Rangers win [Star-Telegram]. Phillies don't [San Francisco Chronicle].
• Remember that time Michael Irvin hosted a reality show billed as a way to get into the NFL. Yeah, the 1-3 Cowboys finally bit.
Though he's a rookie who's never played a down in a real NFL game, Holley might be able to give Tony Romo and Wade Phillips some advice on how to win a championship. In 2005, Holley was a walk-on on the the North Carolina basketball team that won the national title [Yahoo Sports].
• The Miami Herald heroically urges the Florida Panthers to do away with team logos in urinals if they're going to fine their icemen $500 for traipsing across one on the ground. [Miami Herald]
• Failure of a man Jim Fassel seems to think a UFL team could hang with a low-end NFL team. When the coach of the Las Vegas Locomotives speaks, people listen. Except Dennis Green, who laughed it off. [Fanhouse]
• Did a Nigerian on FIFA's executive committee put his vote for where the 2018 tourney would be played up for sale? Say it ain't so, Amos Adamu. [AFP]
• And, finally, from the "Hickey's Biased" coverage files … Well, the piece of hippie trash does need to fix his teeth [YahooSports] And this guy does puke on the field at Citizens Bank Park ...
Good morning. Derryl Cousins will burn in Hell for what he did last night. So will the guy who wrote this stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid story about Cody Ross. (Answer to last night's DUAN: Four or five.)


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At Gastech 2017 in Tokyo, Linde is unveiling a virtual reality application that allows users to explore the finer details of industrial-scale plants first hand. This technology can be used to train future operators while the facility is still being built. The application was developed at Linde's Digital Base Camp in Pullach, Germany under the management of Philipp Karmires, Head of Digitalisation at The Linde Group. In this interview, the former Google manager explains how Linde is driving digitalisation across the company.
What role does virtual reality (VR) play in The Linde Group's digital strategy?
Virtual reality is one of many applications that can be rapidly developed and delivered when we implement our strategy systematically. It took us just three months to create the solution we are showcasing now at Gastech. It's important for us to show that virtual reality isn't just a video game for engineers but that it can add real value to our customers.
What benefits does VR bring to your customers?
It enables them to train their future operators before a plant has even been finished. The Amur gas processing plant featured in our VR application at Gastech is still under construction. But we can already take a detailed look at every valve, every compressor and every pipe – from any angle. Users can squeeze themselves into narrow spaces to find out where they will have to duck in future so they won't hit their heads. Taking a virtual trip through the plant feels so real that employees will be able to intuitively navigate their way around the real facility later. Some VR testers even felt a bit dizzy looking down from the top of the coldbox.
Do you also want to use virtual reality to support sales?
It certainly is a possibility. We've made the VR application so mobile that it now fits into a case our employees can take on the road. We call it our "plant in a box". They could then use this technology when visiting customers to assemble standard plants in the virtual world using premanufactured modules.
What is at the heart of your digitalisation strategy?
Everything we do or consider here is centred on one question: How can we use the data that Linde already has to help our customers and create new business opportunities? We are lucky at Linde because we have a vast treasure of digital assets. For example, we have detailed CAD files for every project, and we were able to use these to develop the virtual reality application. In addition to this, many thousands of sensors in our plants across the globe have been gathering extremely detailed data on the status of components for many years now. In future, we want to harness this information to develop predictive maintenance capabilities. In other words, we want to make forecasts that accurately predict when a component is likely to fail. We have the data and we can access the computing power – we just have to use this data creatively.
About The Linde Group
In the 2016 financial year, The Linde Group generated revenue of EUR 16.948 bn, making it one of the leading gases and engineering companies in the world, with approximately 60,000 employees working in more than 100 countries worldwide. The strategy of The Linde Group is geared towards long-term profitable growth and focuses on the expansion of its international business, with forward-looking products and services. Linde acts responsibly towards its shareholders, business partners, employees, society and the environment in every one of its business areas, regions and locations across the globe. The company is committed to technologies and products that unite the goals of customer value and sustainable development.
For more information, see The Linde Group online at www.linde.com.


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For a long time, Celanese and Mexico have enjoyed a successful and rewarding relationship with almost 70 years of continued presence as one of Mexico's most notable companies. It all started in 1945 when Celanese began manufacturing cellulose acetate yarn for the textile industry at Ocotlan, Jalisco. The 1950s and 1960s marked an important growth in the areas of synthetic and artificial fibers (e.g., nylon, rayon) as well as the plastic film industries (e.g., cellophane). During the 1970s, Celanese Mexicana established a polyester manufacturing plant in Queretaro and started the production of acrylic esters at Cosoloeacaque. In 1982, the Cangrejera Chemical complex began operations, catapulting Celanese Mexicana into the role of the largest secondary chemicals and fibers producer in Mexico. It was also during this time that Celanese Mexicana became a major exporter with sales outside Mexico representing 37 percent of its production by volume. These goods were being shipped to the United States and Canada, Western Europe, North Africa, China and Hong Kong, and, in South America, to Argentina, Brazil and Venezuela.
In 1987, Celanese Corp. became Hoechst Celanese AG when the U.S.-based corporation was acquired by the German pharmaceuticals manufacturer Hoechst. In 1997, Hoechst spun off its Industrial Business as part of its strategy to concentrate in life sciences; as a result of this spinoff, Grupo Celanese became a fully-owned subsidiary of Celanese AG, exiting the polyester and nylon businesses and concentrating in its Chemical and Acetate divisions. This also brought a closer integration to the other Celanese operations, optimizing with this its manufacturing footprint and product portfolio, expanding the acetate operation and taking advantage of the economy of scale of the U.S .operations in other products.
Currently, Grupo Celanese has an acetate manufacturing site at Ocotlan, Jalisco, and a chemicals manufacturing site and a Maritime Terminal at Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz. Its products are used in a variety of industries such as paints and coatings, automotive, food, beverage, lubricants, filtration media, and textiles, and it continues to ship product solutions around the globe.
During the last 20 years, Mexico has committed to trade liberalization and global integration. Today, Mexico has free trade agreements signed with 44 countries which are, according to the Financial Times, twice as many as China and four times more than Brazil. Building on this is Mexico's privileged geographical situation – neighbor to the world's largest economy and a major export hub to the Asian, European and South American markets.
Beyond the trade efforts, the 21st century also marked an era of fiscal responsibility in Mexican public spending; this has contributed to Mexico achieving record levels of strategic reserves as well as remarkable currency stability. As a result, Mexico was able to ride the 2008 global economic crisis in relatively good shape compared to other Latin American countries, taking advantage of this major event to rationalize uncompetitive manufacturing technologies while modernizing the remaining manufacturing footprint.
This long-time continued commitment to trade liberalization and focus on fiscal responsibility has produced, as indicated in the chart below, a growth in Mexico's export USD levels of approximately 640% from 1993 to 2011 (i.e., from NAFTA until today).
Today, a combination of available skilled labor, modern technologies and unprecedented government reforms in key areas of public policy (e.g., labor, education, and telecom) are making Mexico a very attractive investment destination in sectors such as automotive, electronics, household goods, and aerospace. As the Financial Times quoted in its September 19, 2012 article: "Today, Mexico exports more manufactured products than the rest of Latin America put together."
However, despite this promising foundation, there is no question Mexico has serious issues to address in order to be able to grow beyond its current opportunities: endemic corruption, security, and outdated energy policies – to name only a few. However, as Celanese's 68-year track record proves, a long, successful history is not the product of serendipity, but on the contrary, the result of an innovation-quality-customer focused driven workforce together operating in a country offering a business-friendly environment.
Figure 1. Mexico's Merchandise Trade with All Countries
Source: Compiled by Congressional Research Service using data from Mexico's Ministry of Economy and Global Trade Atlas.
Into the future, the potential in Mexico is there. With a current customer base in Mexico across a range of industries – food products and ingredients, adhesives, coatings and paints, automotive solutions, and tobacco products – Celanese has a solid foundation for creating customer value and providing new chemistry solutions. More importantly, Celanese can bring a broad knowledge base to support collaborations with our customers required to satisfy the technical demands that the industries coming to Mexico need. The degree with which we are successful rising to this challenge will determine our success in Mexico for the next generation to come, as it has determined our success to date.
Luis Jimenez
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Magdalena Vargas
Thank you Luis for your comprehensive overview of Celanese in Mexico and our potential for growth.
I´d like to add that Mexico is part of the MIST countries and continues to show steady growth. I recommend the following article:
"Goldman Sachs's MIST Topping BRICs as Smaller Markets Outperform"
Joyce Cascella
Luis -I very much enjoyed the detail that you shared about our business to the south.
Frank Bekhuis
I especially like some historical facts about our corporation. Interesting article. Thanks for sharing.
Eric Alanis Kuhn
I really like your overview about Celanese in Mexico, thanks for sharing. It makes us realize the importance and potential Mexico has in the world.
Todd Elliott
thanks Luis,
there is significant investment planned for Mexico across multiple industries and Celanese is well positioned to grow with our current and future customers.
Christian F. Pena
Thanks Luis, for your remarkable comments about Celanese in Mexico, specially in Ocotlan were several changes has been performed to be part of this so competitive markets where Mexico has signed agreements.
SIddharta Sotomayor
Very interesting, i enjoyed very much this entry; two thumbs up for you.
Miguel Hernández
Very good story Luis. We must also recognize the great impact it has had Celanese throughout the region.
Mayela Hernandez
Luis, this is a great overview about the potential that Mexico has to offer, as well as the strengths that the country has delivered to Celanese. Thumbs up!
Humberto Gonzalez
Felicidades por tu redacccion veo que no has perdido el toque para ello. Un abrazo fraternal a ti y tu falimilia.
Gracias por el historial.
Carmen Bautista
Luis: thanks for sharing this information. I am proud of belonging to the AI team in Mexico
Alejandro Robledo
Should Celanese consider the up-coming changes in the oil industry? besides the existing challenges which seen from a wider perspective are not really worst or better than those for other Countries in the Region economy keeps quite stable. Hopefully exposure to other economies will help the Country to improve even faster and take advantage of both its Geographical size and position together with human and natural resources. Good historical summary of Celanese in Mexico.
Roberto Alvarado
Es enriquecedor que la actual gente de Celanese sepa un poco del gran historial de la Compañía en este país, donde hubo hasta 12 centros de trabajo. Ojalá con las oportunidades actuales se volvieran abrir los horizontes hacia nuestro México.
Ernesto Martínez
Thanks Luis and well done. Is really good to show what means Celanese in México and what is México in Celanese to all the organization.
As you and many others, I"m proud to make a little history in Celanese.
Best regards.
Ricardo Alderete
Luis is good to hear about the potential in Mexico and how the company has grown here.
Thanks for sharing.
Jaime C. Hernández
Luis de corazon te lo digo.
Gracias por hacer de nuestro conocimiento el gran desarrollo de Celanese en mexico. se siente en esta breve historia el gran esfuerzo de tanta gente entregada, como tu. saludos
Christian Arroyo
Great explanation of the main elements related to potential in Mexico, but also the challenges as a Country. Thanks Luis!
Rodrigo Zavala
Luis, here in Ocotlan we are very proud that you began to work in Celanese and later was move to USA, but always remember very well the Celanse HIstory and continue support acetate business with your experience in technical and sales area., Thanks for you help, Regards
Guillermo Torrijos
Luis, is very satisfactory see that the culture and business values in the company, have not change but have been improved across the years. For people like me that worked for the company in those Gold years, see Celanese maintaining the philosophy and people enthusiasm that put Celanese Mexicana in a leading position for many dacades in México,, is very satisfactory. Congratulations from someone that has the "C" still recorded in the chest!
Ken Van Der Wende
Appreciate Luis sharing some of our CE history. Sometimes, as people and organizations change we lose it. I have worked in Mexico for many decades witnessing a great deal of change. The past decade has been remarkable, however, I think the next decade will witness even more growth – socially, politically and economically. It is a great country with a bright future. I am thrilled that CE agrees!!
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We have heard the market forecast from Ben Bernanke (who was nominated by President Obama to a second term as Chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve). Bernancke's prediction is that the recession is over while the other sage of Wall Street, Nouriel Roubini, thinks we are headed for the double dipper recession model. One will be right and one will be wrong.
One indicator is to check out bank performance. Being in private equity, we hear which banks are lending on what terms to whom. Royal has been very smart to use this recession as a time to scoop up market share and get mediocre deals done. Customers remember that they were there in the tough times and are loyal back. TD was lending huge amounts to old, steady companies at great rates. National Bank takes on lots of deals that the others sniff at so we will see their performance over the next year or so. If there is a double dipper recession, that could be a problem for them
Here's more from ScotiaMcleod. Lynn Lewis sent me this by Gareth Watson, CFA
This morning as we heard from Royal Bank (RY), National Bank (NA) and TD Bank (TD). While I won't go into specifics for each bank, I will simply say that the earnings this morning were very good across the board. Royal in particular blew away the Street with strength in retail and wholesale. National Bank also exceeded expectations by having strong trading revenue again while TD Bank exceeded expectations by keeping credit in check. Coming into the quarter we knew that retail would be the wild card for the banks as wholesale strength was expected, and the results speak for themselves as retail operations have done well in a challenging operating environment (except for maybe CIBC). Capital levels are strong, if not too strong, and I hope this past quarter will finally put the dividend question to rest as earnings will support dividend payments going forward. Overall it should be a good day for the banks today and therefore possibly the TSX Index. However, I would caution that these banks have been running higher for a long time going into this quarter and that they were pricing in lofty expectations which have been met for the most part (except CIBC), so we don't think there's huge upside today as the market has probably already priced a lot of it in, but without a doubt the strength of the earnings this morning will give Royal, TD and National a good boost at the open.


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The people over at Color must have really had inflated egos back when they received $41 million in venture capital, because when Google offered them $200 million, they said no.
According to TechCrunch, the search giant offered Bill Nguyen, founder of Color, $200 million shortly before its launch.
Now, Color has become a bit of joke in technology circles as this app that was given so much money, but was a colossal flop. Perhaps Google dodged a bullet there, and Color is kicking themselves.
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According to Color they are on to bigger and better things, so we'll have to stay tuned to see what they do next.


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15. Re: Create bulk tickets in BMC Remedy ARS systemBharathipriya Marupudi May 23, 2012 12:58 PM (in response to Raju Mangali)
I tried that but its still asking me to provide incident number. Please find the attachment.
These are the values I provided for Impact and urgency.
Impact* Urgency*
4-Minor/Localized 4-Low
and I can't find any field called Contact Company on the form fields
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16. Create bulk tickets in BMC Remedy ARS systemRaju Mangali May 24, 2012 3:45 AM (in response to Bharathipriya Marupudi)
Did you see the Contact Tab beside Customer tab in that you can see the Contact Company and one more thing is no need to provide a value for the Priority.
Urjency+Impact= Priority -- It will be taken automatically.
Please make sure all the field info is correct and try once.
Raju M.
17. Create bulk tickets in BMC Remedy ARS systemAshwanth Padmanabhan May 25, 2012 6:43 AM (in response to Bharathipriya Marupudi)
import triggers merge and i am not sure whether incident number generation logic is triggered on the merge event as well...as you know incident number field is not request id(1) field...in this case you may need to give series of incident number when you are trying to import.....
18. Create bulk tickets in BMC Remedy ARS systemLaurent Matheo Jun 2, 2012 7:52 PM (in response to Bharathipriya Marupudi)
Perhaps what I'll say is stupid because I don't know ITSM 7.0, but is there Data Management Tool in 7.0?
I know that on 7.6.04 there is an excel file with which you can insert "old" incidents.
It's file "transactional-incident".
Perhaps you could use it anyway to see which are the mandatory data? But indeed "IncidentID" is one of those mandatory data.
Perhaps instead of injecting in HPD:Help Desk you should try "HPD:IncidentInterface_Create"?
In 7.6.04 sp2 "Contact Company" in form HPD:Help Desk has a label "Company*+" and has ID 100....082.
19. Create bulk tickets in BMC Remedy ARS systemEmran NameToUpdate Jun 5, 2012 6:39 AM (in response to Bharathipriya Marupudi)
I will suggest to use SOAP UI tool to emulate a regression test case. We can do regression and load testing with this tool for free of cost.
All you need is to build the webservice for that respective form and consume through SOAP UI.
This SOAP UI tool can generate test cases. You can specify 100, 200, 1000 dependes on your need for the number fo records to be created at remedy.


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Late Lightning
John Mayberry Jr. had his finest at-bat of his brief big league career in the ninth inning Monday night in Denver. With the Phillies trailing, 3-1, and Chooch on second base, he fell behind in the count to a tough right-handed closer, 1-2, before working it to a full count.
John Jr. then delivered a dramatic game-tying home run and Shane sealed it in the top of the 10th with a solo home run and the Phillies improved to 30 games above .500 with their 29th come-from-behind victory.
Cole was outstanding once again. He's given up two or fewer runs in 12 of his last 13 starts. Scott Franzke mentioned on the radio broadcast that Cole has the lowest ERA in the NL, dating from 8/1/10-through 7/31/11.
Down On The Farm
Roy-O threw 90 pitches in his second rehab start for Lehigh Valley, a 4-2 winner over Scranton/Wilkes-Barre in the first game. SWB won the second, 4-1 . . . Reading was idle . . . Clearwater dropped a 7-3 decision to Palm Beach . . . LHS Jesse Biddle (5-7) lost his first game since June 9, a 4-0 win for Delmarva over Lakewood . . . Williamsport dropped a 6-1 decision to Hudson Valley; RHS Colin Kleven took a no-hitter into the fifth inning before giving up 6 runs . . . Gulf Coast League Phillies bowed, 8-1, to the Pirates.
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This game included Ryan Madson's 450th relief appearence for the Phillies. That outing breaks a tie with Ron Reed (449) for 2nd most relief appearences in Phillies' franchise history. The record, owned by
Tug Mc Graw with 460 relief appearences is in sight for Madson. He needs only 11 relief appearwences in the team's last 50 games to set a new Phillies' record for relief outings.


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To make some item X world-readable, it is not enough for it to have the right permissions: each component of the absolute path leading to it must also have the right permissions. (My understanding, correct me if I'm wrong, is that X itself must have its world-readable (4) bit set, and every directory component in its path must have its world-executable (1) bit set.) What's the simplest way to do this?
FWIW, my best guess would be something like:
function _mkwr {
chmod o+x $1 || return 0
parent=$( dirname $1 )
if [[ $parent = $1 ]]; then return 0; fi
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