text: Share Smaller TextLarger TextPrint Washington From the Inside: The Political Climate and Multiple Sclerosis By The National MS Society Mar 06, 2012 0 Comments And we're off to a great start!! Welcome to the 21st Annual National MS Society Public Policy Conference in Washington, D.C. Yesterday afternoon began as Albert Eisele, founding editor of The Hill and former press secretary to Vice President Walter Mondale, and Jonathan Capehart, opinion writer for the Washington Post and frequent guest on MSNBC, shared insider perspectives on the political climate in D.C. this election year. Then we were brought up to speed on the status of important Federal issues and Society successes from the past year. In one word, the political climate in Washington is bitter. Albert Eisele "can't remember a time as toxic" as recent years in his time covering D.C. politics since 1964. It's "so bitter that many senior leaders of congress have decided to call it quits." Ten Senators with combined 186 years of service have chosen not to rerun, while 22 Representatives have also chosen to retire. The average age of those retiring is a young 61 years of age. "There is no practical incentive to work across party lines," says Eisele and, "you can forget a 3rd party – it ain't gonna happen." Eisele closed his humorous talk – truly, he had the room roaring with laughter - with, "We live in an age of uncertainty. Nobody can really tell us what's going to happen. There are always unexpected events which will change the course of history." Jonathan Capehart also talked about the political climate and the polarization of political parties. Although Capehart recognizes that this is a difficult time to be an activist, he emphasizes that 30 senators and majority quarter of the House are members of the MS Caucus. "They are natural allies, people who know you, know what your goals and objectives are. [When you] go to the Hill on Wednesday, look at that as your opening statement. Think of this as the beginning and keep the conversation going!" concludes Capehart. As MS activists, we need to take this message to heart. Pushing forward policies which will benefit people living with MS is a continuing job. We must not retire. SUCCESS!! Social Security Compassionate Allowance Listing On October 13, 2011, the Social Security Administration (SSA) added Malignant Multiple Sclerosis to the Compassionate Allowances Listing, which helps the Administration quickly identify and target the most disabled individuals for priority approval of Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits. According to SSA, Malignant MS is an aggressive and rare form of MS characterized by "rapidly progressive inflammation and destruction of myelin (protective covering surrounding the nerves) and increased formation of lesions and plaque in the brain and spine." Alternative names include Marburg Variant MS, Fulminant MS, Aggressive MS and Advanced MS. Yvonne Brown, MS Activist, testified in support of the Social Security CompassionateAllowance Listing in March 2011. Read more on the I'm an MS Activist blog. The National MS Society worked closely with SSA to expand the definition of "malignant MS" to include aggressive and advanced forms of the disease. 2011 Federal Issue Updates Society public policy staff members provided an update on federal issues discussed at last year's conference. The evening was complete as eight inspiring MS activists were inducted into the 2011 Advocacy Hall of Fame during the welcome reception led by Executive Vice President David Chatel and We Are Activist co-chair Robin D'Andrea. Medicare Improvement Standard In January 2011, the National MS Society joined four health advocacy organizations and a number of patients as plaintiffs in a class-action lawsuit that seeks to ensure that patients are not denied physical, speech, or occupational therapy based on the grounds that the individual's condition is stable, chronic, or not improving, or that the necessary services are for "maintenance only." In October 2011, a U.S. district court judge in Vermont (where the lawsuit was filed) has denied the federal government's motion to dismiss the nationwide class-action lawsuit. The "improvement standard" is inappropriately used to deny medically necessary rehabilitation services which help prevent physical and cognitive deterioration or maintain optimal functioning, even if improvement is not expected for an individual. Improving Access to Neurological Care In March 2011, a bipartisan bill was introduced to add neurology to the list of physicians eligible for the Primary Care Incentive Program. Under this program, the government provides a 10 percent bonus payment to primary care Medicare physicians who specialize in family medicine, internal medicine, geriatric medicine, and pediatric medicine. Including neurologists in this program will help to improve access to neurological care for Medicare patients living with MS and may encourage more doctors to choose neurology as a specialty. (Bill referred to Senate Finance Committee.) Adult Day Achievement Center Enhancement Act (2011) This legislation is designed to expand and enhance existing Adult Day programs that provide care and support for individuals with neurological diseases or conditions, such as multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, or traumatic brain injury. It will establish a competitive grant program to fund Adult Day programs which support the needs of a younger adult population and veterans living with neurological conditions, reduce the strain on family caregivers, and help to maintain or improve functional abilities or to prevent the onset of complications associated with severe forms of the disease or condition. (Bill referred to House Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Health.) National Neurological Diseases Surveillance System Act (2011) This legislation will establish a national data surveillance system that will track and collect data on the epidemiology, incidence, prevalence, and other factors of neurological diseases, including MS. Familiar with the out-dated estimate of 400,000 Americans living with MS? We would finally get a more accurate estimate of the incidence of MS in the US. Information regarding the natural history, prevention, detection, management, and treatment of the disease, including outcome measures, would be collected and stored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Information existing in various smaller databases and registries may be combined into one larger national database with stringent privacy and security protections. (Bill referred to Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee.) The National MS Society


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This recipe is from the Friend's Cookbook and they're soft and chewy but slightly crunchy too. I didn't have any raisins so I used sultanas and some chopped dates instead.
- Makes about 30 cookies
- Oven Temperature: Gas Mark 5/375°F/190°C
- Cooking time: 12-15 minutes
- You will need: baking tray lined with greaseproof paper (I used a silicone mat on a baking tray which worked brilliantly as the cookies don't stick).
- 12 Tablespoons (175g/6oz) unsalted butter, softened (I used Stork spread for cakes)
- 3/4 cup (160g/5.5oz) firmly packed light brown sugar
- 2/3 cup (130g/4.5oz) white sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups (170g/6oz) rolled oats
- 1 ¼ cups (160g/5.5oz) plain flour
- 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda/bicarbonate of soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 ½ cups (200g/7 oz) raisins/sultanas
- Cream the butter and sugars together until light and fluffy.
- Add the egg and vanilla, beat well until combined.
- In a separate bowl combine the oats, flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Stir into the butter mixture until just combined.
- Stir in the raisin/sultanas.
- Drop the dough by heaped tablespoons onto the baking sheet, leaving a 2" inch between them. I found this easiest by using 2 tablespoons to create balls as the dough is quite stiff and sticky.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes on a shelf near the top of the oven until the cookies are golden brown.
- Cool on the baking sheet for at least 1 minute before transferring to a cooling rack.
Below are the same cookies made with dried cranberries instead of raisins. This time I formed walnut shaped balls out of the dough and slightly flattened them when they were on the baking tray. The cookies spread out less and were thicker, giving them a more squidgy texture inside, but were still crunchy on the outside.

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A fourth pedestrian is killed in three days
A woman was killed Thursday morning as she tried to cross U.S. 90 in the middle of rush hour, becoming the fourth pedestrian struck dead by a vehicle in three days in San Antonio.
She was heading north across the freeway's eastbound traffic near the Hunt Lane exit about 7:12 a.m. when the driver of a black truck saw her and slowed down, Officer Matt Porter said. But the driver of a silver sedan behind the truck, unaware of why the truck had suddenly slowed, switched lanes and struck the woman, he said.
Roads across the city were damp after brief morning showers, though that wasn't cited as contributing to the accident.
The driver of the truck left the scene but may not have known the woman was hit, police said.
The rash of fatal accidents, three of which will not result in charges against the drivers, prompted authorities to urge pedestrians to obey traffic laws.
"It's never a good idea to cross a roadway where it's not allowable," police Sgt. Javier Salazar said. "Factor in that vehicles are traveling at 60 mph (on a highway), plus it's a dark roadway, plus it's wet — it's just a recipe for disaster."
On Tuesday, Erna Zwicke died after being hit by a vehicle as she tried to cross the 1500 block of Fredericksburg Road to get from a bus stop to an adult day care facility in her motorized wheelchair.
Zwicke, 90, had just been dropped off by a VIA bus about 7 a.m.. The driver of the Honda Accord that crashed into her told police that she didn't see Zwicke until she had crested a hill.
Later that day, a homeless man was hit by a Ford F-150 pickup as it left an H-E-B parking lot about 7:30 p.m. at Walzem Road near the Montgomery Drive intersection. Police have not identified him.
The driver of the pickup, who's still being sought, stopped on Walzem to check on the man and drove off, a witness said.
About an hour later, Margie Paz, 47, was struck dead on the Interstate 35 access road near Fischer Road. She was hit by an 18-wheeler whose driver stopped, and she then was struck numerous times by other vehicles, police said.
Scott Ericksen, a spokesman for the San Antonio-Bexar County Metropolitan Planning Organization, said pedestrian fatalities often stem from pedestrian error — "drinking, walking in the dark without light-colored or reflective clothing, walking facing the wrong direction and failing to look for or use a marked crosswalk."
"Those seem to be generally the kind of problems we see, in addition to driver error," he said.
If they need to walk on a busy road's shoulder where there are no sidewalks, pedestrians should face oncoming traffic so they can react if a car veers toward them, authorities said.


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[ Ref. 5739A ]
Designed for the BMW N43 Chain driven petrol engines
Applications: N43 engine found in 1.6 and 2.0 from 2006 to date
Covers B126A/AA, B16AA, B20KO, B20AY, B20A, B16AA/OO, B20AY, B20UO,B20A, B20A/AA
Supplied in UVA foam with instructions & applications
Made in Sheffield - Camshaft Locking Bridge registered design
[ Ref. 3112B ]
For use on Twin Cam engines where both camshafts have to be locked in place whilst servicing the camshaft and replacement of cam-belt.
A reduced kit offering twin camshaft engine timing components without the Vanos locking tools
Crankshaft Locking Pin OEM Ref 11 2 300.
Camshaft clamp assembly OEM Ref 11 3 24.
Also included in Laser 3113.
For chain driven engines. Made in Sheffield
[ Ref. 4369A ]
This tool is specifically designed for holding the sprocket/chain in place when disassembling the VP44 Injection Pump and high pressure pump common rail fitted to BMW engines M47 | M47T2 | M47TU | M57 | M57TU on BMW 318D | 320D (E46) 1988-2005 and 318TD | 320TD | 525D | 530D | 530 | 535 (E60-E61) 2000-2006 OEM ref. 13 5 191 | 13 5 192.
Specifically designed for holding the sprocket/chain in place when disassembling the VP44 Injection pump and high pressure pump common rail.
BMW engines M47 | M47T2 | M47TU | M57 | M57TU on BMW 318D | 320D (E46) 1988-2005 and 318TD | 320TD | 525D | 530D | 530 | 535 (E60-E61) 2000-2006.
OEM Code: BMW 13.5.190 (13.5.192 | 13.5.191), Land Rover LRT 12-178.
Specifically for BMW and Land Rover (TD4).
Specialist timing tool.
[ Ref. 5711 ]
Application: BMW 1 8/2 0 engines/N42/N46/N46t (B18b/B18/B20/B20a/B20b) 118i,E87/120i, E87/316i, E46/316ti, E46, 318i, E46/318ti, E46/318i, E90/320i, E90/520i, E60/ Z4ƺ 0 E85/ X3 2i, E83
For camshaft installation and removal
Plus inlet camshaft and carrier assembly removal and installation
[ Ref. 3113A ]
This comprehensive set of tools enables the correct timing positions to be achieved on both camshaft and crankshaft whilst replacing the timing chain on both petrol and diesel engines. The kit includes a special wrench for controlled turning of the exhaust camshaft sprocket when removing and installing the VANOS unit. Also included is a Primary Timing Chain Pre-Load Tool for tensioning the timing chain on M50 M52 M42 and M60 engines.
A comprehensive timing tool set that includes the tools required to set both the camshafts and crankshafts as well as remove the Vanos unit
Specifically designed for M42, M43, M50, M52 and M60 petrol engines
Also used on M51 diesel engine
Chain driven engines
Kit in metal tray also available Part NO 4544
[ Ref. 5196C ]
An engine timing tool kit specifically introduced for the current generation of BMW 2.0 diesel engines.
Applications include BMW 2.0 N47 | N47S (2007-2010). Also Mini Countryman, Clubman with R55/R56/R57/R60 engines post 2007
Fuel pump pulley removal tool included.
Manufactured from selected steel.
Six piece kit including crankshaft pulley turning tool
Made in Sheffield.
[ Ref. 4419A ]
For 118i/120i (E87), 318i/320i (E90) and Z4 2.0 (E85) also 316i/316ti Compact (E46) and 318i/318ti Compact (E46) with N42 and N46 engines.
This kit has been developed for the 1.6/1.8/2.0 petrol engines
Applications include: 118i/120i/316 Compact/318i/320i/Z4/X3 (2001-2010)
With N42/N46 engines
For engines with chain driven camshafts
Made in Sheffield
[ Ref. 3577A ]
This set enables the correct timing to be made when servicing the BMW M47 2.0 16 engines
This set enables the correct timing to be made when servicing the BMW M47 2.0 16 engines
Applications: BMW - 330D (E46) - 30 6D 1 (M57) - 1998-01 730D (E38) - 30 6D 1 (M57) - 1998-01 320D (E46) - 20 4D 1 (M47) - 1998-01 Rover - 75 2.0D - M47R - 1999-03
Upgrade component for M57 | M47S available separately - Part No. 5166 (OEM 11 5 180/11 6 080).
Land Rover Freelander TD4 - M47 - 200002
Also available in a metal storage case Part No 4536
[ Ref. 5166A ]
Upgrade pins for Laser Part No 3577 OEM Ref 11 5 180 and 11 6 080
Upgrade kit for laser kit 3577
Application: Engine code 20 4D 4 on 2.0 4 cylinder diesel engines fitted to 1/3/ series/X3
Engine ref E81/82/87/88/46/60/61/83/90/91/92/93/65/66/53/70/71/72
Application: Engine code 30 6D 2/3/4/5 on 3.0 6 cyl diesel engines fitted to 3/5/7 Series, X3/X5/X6
Made in Sheffield
[ Ref. 5153A ]
A timing chain pre-tensioning tool for use with Laser 5148 and 5149 for use on BMW Mini with N12 and N14 engines.
For use with timing kits 5148 and 5149.
Application BMW Mini 1.4/1.6 16v N12/N14 engines and Peugeot 207/308 and Citroën C4 with engine codes EP6/EP6 DT/DTS and EP3.
Selected steel.
OEM Ref. 11 9 340.
Made in Sheffield.
[ Ref. 5451A ]
A specialised timing tool kit for the M60/62 Vanos engine fitted to BMW and Range Rover
For full application list go to www.toolpoint.co.uk
OEM cross reference and instructions included
Covers engines fitted to 4.4 Range Rover (2003-2005).
Other tools recommended are 11 2 443/11 2 444 (though we believe these are not essential to complete the task)
Also fits Morgan with M62 engine.
[ Ref. 5095B ]
An engine timing tool kit designed for the 1.6 chain driven, petrol engines on BMW N40 | N45 | N45T.
Applications: 116i E81/E87 | 316i E46/E40 | 316Ci/316Ti E46.
Engine codes N40 | N45 | N45T.
Chain engines.
Made in Sheffield.
Essential tool.
Contains a blend of surfactants and natural citrus solvent
Designed to be an effective hand cleanser, whilst also gentle and pleasant to use
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We hope the blog will prove a useful place for the wonderful community of legal historians we have in Canada. It won't be the place to go to discuss the meaning of the second amendment of the US constitution, or medieval pleading and practice, but we want it to be where we post useful announcements and discuss aspects of the unique and exciting legal history of our country.
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
New Blog: Canadian Legal History Blog
A hearty welcome to the Blogosphere to the Canadian Legal History Blog, edited by Jim Phillips and Mary Stokes. The editors explain:
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Generation V (Japanese: 第五世代 Dai Go-sedai) in the Pokémon franchise, is a term used to describe the fifth set of games introduced into the series. The first two new Pokémon that starred in the 13th movie Pokémon - Zoroark: Master of Illusions were revealed as Zorua and Zoroark. The titles for these games have been revealed to be Pokémon Black and White. The games were released on September 18, 2010 in Japan.
Chronologically, it takes place the events of Generation IV games.
Generation V Enhancements
Generation V has many new enhancements, as do all the other generations. This generation, however, is unlike the others. Almost everything is changed, including graphics, battle changes, plots, rivals, towns, viewpoints, Gym Leaders, the Elite Four, legendary encounters, landscape, competitions, and much much more.
The graphics in Pokémon Black and White have changed drastically. Below are some of the things that Generation V has to offer in this new gaming century.
The Battling System has changed very much, below are examples of some changes of it.
- Pokémon now move during the battle! When your Pokémon's health depletes to red, the battle music becomes different and your Pokémon move slower.
- The background moves in a circle, and changes if it is in day, night, dawn, in a building, etc..
- Your Pokémon changes colors in battle when it is afflicted with a status effect. Instead, of a bar telling the status appears.
- Instead, when Pokémon are afflicted with status effects, their sprite or sprite animation changes. For example, when a Pokémon has a sleep status, its eyes are closed, as if it were sleeping. When it is paralyzed, its animation is static, etc.
- You can find the weather on the battle menu.
- The battle menu appears to be a Poké Ball.
- There are now triple battles!
- There are now new rotation battles! In rotation battles, you rotate your team to hit certain Pokémon.
- Cities are now in 3D!
- When exiting some cities, it will show the entire city in one screen. An example is Castelia City.
- People now can walk around and comment.
- Cities have been expanded to a massive scale as well as town staying the same however.
Legendary Pokémon Encounters
- When encountering Reshiram, the 3D aspects are taken to the extreme. When it enters, it lands and shoots flames around in a fiery circle.
- When encountering Zekrom, the 3D aspects are taken to the extreme. When it enters, a storm begins. It lands and shoots electricity out in an explosion of thunder.
- When encountering Cobalion, Virizion and Terrakion a series of three slashes appear, and glass breaks. You then enter the battle.
- When walking toward the Legendary Pokémon Kyurem, Kyurem flash freezes time and brings you to its cave.
- To capture Victini, you must get the Liberty Pass and get on a boat to Liberty Garden in Castelia City. When you fight your passed the last of Team Plasma, Victini awaits you in the basement.
- When you encounter Thundurus, Landorus, and Tornadus, it will fly down to the area you are in. When the battle begins, a slash will appear with a bright light (like lightning), as well as thunder being heard.
- When you receive a Gym Badge, your case will float to the screen, along with the badge, and be placed in the case. Then the case will return to your pocket.
- In some Gyms, such as the first one, the leader you fight depends on which starter Pokémon you chose. (i.e. if you chose Oshawott he will have a Pansage)
- In the final Gym, in Pokémon Black you fight Drayden, and in Pokémon White you will fight Iris.
- Lots of Gyms have many new 3D enhancements.
- Some Gyms don't even have the Gym Symbol on it, and may be hidden.
Elite Four and Champion/N Battle
- The Elite Four's rooms have been shown to be among the best cases of the game's 3D potential.
- When N attaches his castle to the Pokémon League, the 3D is very extravagant.
- The Elite Four no longer move as sprites.
- You are lifted through a spiral pathway in a way in every Elite Four's room.
- You can now choose which Elite Four to fight first.
- There is a new feature called the Pokémon Musical where you can enter your Pokémon in the musical, almost like a Pokémon Contest.
- The Pokémon Contests, however, did not return for this generation but returned for the remakes of Generation III in Generation VI. Until then, the contest types of the moves introduced in this generation were unknown.
- There is a new feature called the Battle Subway where you can fight trainers while riding a Subway. It works similarly to the Battle Frontier in the previous games.
- There is a new feature called the Royal Unova which is a ship in Castelia City.
- There is a new feature called the Poké Transfer Lab that has you shoot Poké Balls at Pokémon that you transferred to Pokemon Black and White. This can be accessed later in the game.
Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection
- There is new feature called the Dream Smoke and Dream World than can be more explained here. (Link)
- There is new feature called the C - Gear that can be more explained here. (Link)
- There is new feature called the Global Link that can be more explained here. (Link)
Important characters
Gym Leaders
Striaton City
Nacrene City
Castelia City
Nimbasa City
Driftveil City
Mistralton City
Icirrus City
Opelucid City
Striaton City
Nacrene City
Castelia City
Nimbasa City
Driftveil City
Mistralton City
Icirrus City
Opelucid City
Elite Four and Champion
Legendary Pokémon
The Tao Trio
The Kami (The Japanese Gods)
The Musketeers
Mythical Pokémon
Main series
Side series
- Two sequels were announced for Pokémon Black and White. It was released on June 23, 2012 for Japan and an autumn release date for Europe and North America. The sequel takes place two years after Pokémon Black and White.
- Along with Generation III, Generation VII and Generation VIII, Generation V is the only generation to not have any Eeveelutions.
- Generations V has the most amount of Pokémon than any other Generation, having 156 in all. This beats even Generation I, which introduced the first 151.
- However, the Generation I games were supposed to have 190 Pokémon in them.
- Inventions from Generations IV and V were hinted in the third generation games, Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald. If you go to the Devon Corporation building, on the second floor you see various scientist working on computers. When you talk to the scientists, one states that he is working on a device that will revive Pokémon fossils he follows by stating its working. When you talk to the other scientist on the computer he states that he is working on a device that will visually reproduce the dreams of Pokémon and he follows by stating that it is not going well. If you talk to the last scientist on a computer he will say he is developing a device that will allow you to talk with Pokémon he follows by saying that he hasn't had much success.
- Along with Generation VI, this Gen. has the least amount of Pokémon with a Mega Evolution with 1 (Audino being the sole Mega Evolution of this generation)
- Ever since remakes were introduced, this is the first generation where there hasn't been a remake of a previous generation.
- It is also the first and only generation to have sequel of the first games of the generation.
- Generation V is the first generation in which there are no Pokémon that are evolved or pre-evolved versions of previous Pokémon.
- This generation introduces a bad word filter, something that was never previously introduced, thus preventing you from entering a name unsuitable for younger players. If you try to insert a cuss word or any other word and if that word is on the blacklist such as sexual references and terrorism, you will be denied from entering it as your Pokémon name, player name, etc.. The words are not case-sensitive, and Japanese words (e.g., しぬ/シヌ, meaning "death") are banned in both hiragana and katakana to prevent people from using those as workarounds. The filter only applies to entering the name exactly, and can easily be evaded by putting a space or any other character before/after the word on the game's blacklist. On the Global Trading System, however, you will be denied from sending a Pokémon if the name includes any of these banned words. This even prevented some officially named Pokémon that contained the key word such as Cofagrigus and Froslass from being traded without nicknames.
- Generation V introduced the most unique type combinations with 33.
- Generation V is the last Pokémon Generation game series that has 2D games.
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This Toyota Yaris is equipped with LED Knight Rider Light and is the fanciest small economy car I've seen lately. When I saw this LED spiced up subcompact vehicle for first time, I felt like in front of a night club. And I put my hand on my heart for that! Check out the set of pictures showing some patterns of the great LED Scanner Bar available at iJDMTOY online shop.
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Ruby Blast, Zynga's color-matching game that started life as a shameless clone of Bejeweled's Diamond Mine mode, has transformed itself into a shameless Diamond Mine clone with a difference, adding an extensive adventure mode on top of its regularly scheduled weekly tournaments.
Ruby Blast's quietly implemented adventure mode (which I heard about via Games.com) adds a series of themed levels with three set depth objectives. Each depth marker is worth stars, which are used to unlock subsequent levels. Along the way players can uncover random treasure chests, collect artifacts and keep track of their friends' progress with markers a 'la Bubble Witch Saga.
A little added depth (pardon the pun) goes a long way. I'm close to halfway through the first Egypt-themed set of levels right now, and I'll likely be spending a lot more time playing Ruby Blast in the weeks to come. Nice move, Zynga.
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Fenergo, a leading provider of Client Lifecycle Management solutions for investment banks and capital market firms, has announced that BMO Capital Markets has selected its award-winning flagship solution for a regulatory and tax compliant client onboarding process.
Fenergo's Regulatory Onboarding solution enables companies to meet increasingly complex regulatory frameworks with an efficient and client-centric onboarding experience that aims to deliver certainty and consistency in every interaction.
Erica Benjamin, Managing Director for Client Onboarding for BMO Capital Markets, said, "Fenergo's Regulatory Onboarding solution provides us with an additional level of flexibility and enhances our ability to prioritize our compliance initiatives." Fenergo's world-class Regulatory Onboarding solution streamlines onboarding, account opening and client maintenance processes. Its sophisticated rules-driven, risk-based regulatory engine supports compliance with global and local regulations such as AML, KYC, Dodd-Frank, FATCA, MiFID II and EMIR based on a few key data inputs. The solution also manages all the client and counterparty data and documentation required to support compliance management.
BMO Capital Markets represents the second Canadian Regulatory Onboarding deal for Fenergo. Commenting on the announcement, Marc Murphy, Fenergo CEO, said, "We are truly delighted to welcome BMO Capital Markets to our growing family of clients. Fenergo offers a deep well of pre-built content and experience in regulatory onboarding and entity data management specifically for capital markets and investment banks. Many clients are choosing to implement Fenergo Regulatory Onboarding by focusing on their biggest pain-point or regulatory challenge first. We've invested heavily in the Fenergo platform to provide the enhanced level of flexibility to suit the resources and requirements of financial institutions".
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What is loneliness and how can you manage it?
By Iris Schaden Your Business and Personal Coach
A mere century ago, almost no one lived alone. Today, many do and it is not unusual. The recent lockdowns and isolation periods have amplified feelings of loneliness. But why do we feel lonely? Why do our bodies experience social pain? Learn about what we can do to improve our situation, prevent chronic loneliness and minimise the tremendous impact it has on our health.
Solitude and choosing to be alone can be bliss. Over the last sixty years the number of people living alone has increased in developed countries by more than 50 percent. In countries such as Denmark, Sweden and Switzerland, it is very common for people to live alone. But this does not translate into higher levels of self–reported loneliness. Many people have friends or family they can interact with on a regular basis.
However, it is important to recognise that this choice is different to loneliness, which can be a state of profound distress. Loneliness is a purely subjective and individual experience that can be felt by anyone, no matter their social, educational, gender or age demographic. Humankind are social creatures by nature – we struggle without it – and social connections are important to our health and emotional wellbeing.
Loneliness is a problem when we feel that no place is home; when we are in a group and we still feel social separation; when we spend time with our family but we feel like we don't belong; or when we lose a relationship and struggle to adjust. It is a growing phenomenon in modern times, a by-product of our individualism, long-distance study and career opportunities or time-consuming work commitments.
The pandemic, with its required isolation and social distancing, has added additional stress to many households, but feelings of loneliness or adverse effects of social isolation are particularly prevalent in one-person households and young people aged 12–25. According to a study by VicHealth, even before COVID-19 young adults and adolescents reported high levels of loneliness, social isolation, social anxiety and depressive symptoms. Additionally, it is men who tend to report higher levels of loneliness than women.
Reported loneliness is on the rise. In 2017 and 2018 former US Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy declared 'an epidemic of loneliness,' and the UK appointed a Minister of Loneliness. In these two countries, one in five adults reported that they often or always feel alone; in Australia, it was one in four adults. And this was before COVID-19, which makes us realise the mental and emotional impact lockdown has on individuals.
What happens to our bodies when we experience loneliness?
Neuroscientists, such as John Cacioppo, identify loneliness as 'a state of hypervigilance whose origins lie among our primate ancestors and in our own hunter-gatherer past'. Our ancestors needed to belong to an intimate social group to survive. Cacioppo explains that our bodies respond to being alone, or being with strangers, as though we were in a dangerous situation.
Separation from other people (the group) triggers a fight-flight-or-freeze response and we feel social pain. While physical pain is primarily a sensory experience, social pain is the emotional state that comes from the distress of being lonely. Like the bodily sensation of hunger, it alerts us to a need, but instead of food the need is social interaction.
Loneliness generates anxiety: our breathing quickens, our heart races, our blood pressure rises and we struggle to sleep or sleep well. If we don't pay attention, over time we start to act more fearful, defensive and self-involved. All of these actions drive others away and tend to stop those experiencing loneliness from doing what would benefit them the most: reaching out to others. It is a vicious cycle and one that is especially challenging for older and younger individuals.
Tactics to help cope with feelings of loneliness.
To belong is to feel at home in a place or situation where you feel included, comfortable and connected with others. In his assessment, Vivek H. Murthy wrote, 'To be at home is to be known … You can feel at home with friends, or at work, or in a college dining hall, or at church, or in Yankee Stadium, or at your neighbourhood bar. Loneliness is the feeling that no place is home.' Having relocated to different cities and countries and re-establishing my life over and over again, I can certainly say that loneliness can be a challenge.
How can we combat the feelings of loneliness and the anxiety that comes with it, before it becomes chronic and we find ourselves even more isolated over time?
The first step in moving forward is acknowledging how you feel. Give those feelings a name with a specific timeframe; for example, today I feel alone or since I've been in lockdown, I have felt alone or since I lost my partner, I feel disconnected and lost. By doing this, we focus on the present and do not label our entire existence as lonely.
My personal strategy is to go outside if the loneliness gets too 'heavy'; connect with other people through looks and smiles (even under a face mask our eyes can smile); call friends and family regularly; or schedule a brunch or glass of wine with friends (in person or video chat).
Practising random acts of kindness and gratitude, for others and ourselves, is another very effective and very positive way of bringing us back into the present moment and improving our overall wellbeing. Energy flows where our focus goes. It takes effort and sometimes it is indeed easier to just give in and watch a light-hearted movie on the couch. And that's fine too!
If you are ever experiencing loneliness, I recommend exercising your social muscles and also seeking support. Remember that your feelings are normal as we are biologically fine-tuned to being with and interacting with others. However, you will need to make changes to avoid jeopardising your health. Once loneliness becomes chronic it becomes self-sustained and you will begin exhibiting defensive behaviour. As a defence mechanism, loneliness makes you assume the worst of others and you (your brain) become hypersensitive to social signals that might be interpreted as hostile towards you, when in reality people might just be trying to help you.
Large studies have shown that feeling lonely has a tremendous impact on your health: it can make you age quicker, cause dementia to advance faster, weaken your immune system and lead to anxiety and depression. Many people turn to substance abuse which only serves to numb the symptoms, rather than treat the source. And while you can find so much information online, knowing is not enough. Remember that reaching out for help is not a sign of weakness but one of strength. So please reach out to your network, talk to your health professional or get in contact with me.
There are different ways to improve your overall wellbeing. Let's discuss.
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Payments in a pandemic: UK consumer trends emerging from COVID-19
By Philip McHugh CEO at Paysafe
The outbreak of COVID-19 has been a global catalyst impacting many industries, including payments. It has forced consumers to adjust to different ways of purchasing goods and services; according to our latest Lost in Transaction research, a survey in which 8,000 consumers globally were asked about their payment habits, over half (54%) of UK consumers said they have used a payment method new to them since COVID-19 began.
This change in consumer behavior will serve as a tipping point for the payments industry. Consumers are demanding more choice, and more convenience in how they pay, with 84% of people we surveyed admitting to thinking about payments differently in 2020.
Here are four trends coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic we believe will permanently alter the global payments landscape.
- Major shifts to digital
This pandemic has not only been the impetus for change from consumers, but for businesses too. For cash consumers, particularly those who are unbanked, the short and long-term impact of only having to access to products and services digitally is going to be substantial. Providing a smooth transition from retail to online payments will be key. According to our research findings, COVID-19 has led 21% of UK consumers to try online shopping for the first time and 12% using a digital wallet for the first time to make an online payment.
Digital merchants must take this into strong consideration when thinking about the evolution of their checkout. There are many viable options, including incorporating an eCash solution to give the buyer the option to maintain cash as their primary payment method, or introducing a digital wallet that enables people to shop online without sharing their financial data with merchants and potentially compromising their financial security. By 2023, digital wallets are expected to become the most popular online payment method in the UK, accounting for 33% of the market.
Already, nearly half of UK consumers (43%) said they increased their online shopping habits because of restricted access to high street stores and this percentage is expected to grow further. It's vital that businesses begin to diversify their payment offerings otherwise they'll fail to meet consumer expectations and risk losing out to their competitors.
- The growth of contactless
Despite the World Health Organization not issuing an official warning against using cash, the psychological perception of the safety of handling cash has made an impact. Nearly two thirds (63%) of UK consumers surveyed said they will be using contactless more in the short term due to health and safety concerns, and 61% saying they are happier using contactless now than they were last year.
At the end of March, cash usage in Britain halved, according to Link , operator of the UK's biggest network of ATMs. In addition, contactless card limits for in-store spending rose from £30 to £45 to cut the need for physical contact in shops. Increased adoption of mobile wallets like Apple Pay or Google Pay across all generations may be on the horizon, making payments more accessible to society. Restaurants and pubs are also encouraging the trend towards cashless as well, such as prompting people to use an order-ahead app to pay for drive-through orders or removing the need to press a "pay now" button before a contactless payment.
- The importance of remittances
With travel restrictions still in place around the world, sending money home quickly, seamlessly, and cost-effectively remains more vital than ever. Half of consumers have given money to family or friends since the crisis began, and nearly a quarter (20%) have done this at least three times. According to our research, 74% of consumers would use a digital payment method to send money abroad, either through a digital wallet, direct bank transfer, or online money transfer services. Effective remittance channels are needed to combat specific issues caused by this crisis, including being financially inclusive for those needing financial support for the first time and who may not have a bank account, or access to digital payment methods because of displacement and isolation.
- Embracing the power of technology
Our recent Lost in Transaction research shows that consumers are already adapting to challenges in purchasing, including getting to grips with alternative payment methods, and it is the industry's job to make those methods even more accessible to society. Both payment providers and online retailers must adapt in line with the demands of consumers, and the requirements of the situation. Ultimately, the accelerated change and improvements made to digital commerce throughout this pandemic will pave the way for the future of both digital and in-store payments.
Once the world resumes 'business as usual', the payments industry, guided by changing consumer behavior, will develop further thanks to new technologies such as 5G technology, artificial intelligence and automation – all helping to speed up transactions, improve in-store payments, and enhance user experience. Online and mobile banking will become more ingrained in the mainstream and consumers will come to expect a fully-integrated, unified experience across all channels and touch points. We were already on this path, but the pandemic has served to accelerate consumer appetite for enhanced products and services.
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FinTech Landscape: Synergy and Disruptive Innovation in Investment Banking
By Mr. Kunal Sawhney, CEO at Kalkine
While technological leaps seem to be defining brighter future for some businesses in the post-COVID era, FinTech continues to thrive and transform the landscape of financial services industry. It is about staying ahead of the curve in this race against grabbing a bigger chunk of market amidst shrinking consumer and business confidence – as adoption of advanced technology can be the secret sauce in attracting and retaining customers in the digital era.
Asset management, insurance and lending companies are some of the prominent segments in the broader financial segment that have very swiftly embraced the latest digital technologies. Looking at Investment Banking (IB) space, while COVID-19 pandemic initially brought the sector to its knees, latest trends in financial technology adoption seem to be getting them back on their feet, driven by advanced and streamlined offerings pertaining to M&A advisory, risk management and financial assets management.
In general, we have heard about versions – Fintech Version 1.0 & Fintech Version 2.0, but the modern theory around investment using financial technology does not end here. There is a multitude of factors that can push and prod the IB thematics while channelising the way technology can slither through and give a spin to each and every product and service in Investment Banking space. Tech-based end-to-end models appear to take things one notch up when it comes to dealing with risk profiling, lending, fraud analysis, payments etc. Let's look at how this is made possible in today's world:
AI Technology Penetration – The 'New Normal': Penetration of Fintech in IB models is charting out new growth prospects for the financial services industry, ensuring cost optimisation of due-diligence, enhancing value for M&A prospects, streamlining legal checks and advancing asset-reporting discrepancies in acquisition deals. Besides, AI-empowered actuarial software is providing a firm nudge to offering top-notch, faster and accurate risk advisory services.
Moreover, seamless utility and penetration of AI and ML in algorithm trading, stock market prediction, fraud detection and prevention, acquisition of new customers, risk profiling and network security deserve much applause. Amidst COVID-induced market volatility, technology-enabled valuation models play an important role in carving out future stock predictions and aiding sound investment decisions.
Big Data Analytics Driving Value-Based Offerings- IB players are increasingly adopting big data models in evolving and providing advanced offerings in terms of building customer-centric asset portfolio valuation models, offering trading and investment support, risk advisory and M&A support. Meanwhile, big data is also leveraged to optimize internal processes such as automated customer support, salary optimization, attrition modelling, fraud analysis, credit/operational risks, etc.
Besides, the concept of algorithm trading seems to be gaining wide acceptance across major IB players in ensuring efficient execution of financial trades and robust investment decisions without human intervention.
Empowering revolution in the IB space, adoption of unique predictive models, sophisticated statistical techniques and ensuring privacy and integrating of data is crucial here. Specific set of challenges needs to be carefully catered to, in order to ensure that big data boosts competitiveness and support deeper market penetration.
Robo Advisory – The Next-Gen Frontier: Robo Advisory engages high-tech algorithms and provides secure, faster and self-service functionality via online investment management platforms. As per market experts, asset under management using Robo Advisory is expected to grow multifold in the post COVID era.
With minimal manual efforts, Robo Advisory allows automatic adjustments and rebalancing of the portfolio allocation based on algorithms and pre-defined investment rules. The investments are entirely automated and have self-learning algorithms, while the cost of running a robotic automation tool is far less than doing the same work manually.
Cash Less Transactions – The Immediate Future: With increased comfort and safety associated with online cash-less transactions amidst current health crisis, IBs are able to improve and augment existing products and services, in addition to developing new business models. While social distancing is becoming a new normal in the coronavirus era, financial advisors appear to be harnessing the fruits of tech transformation and heightened cashless transactions.
Undoubtedly, banking giants that are fast in adopting digital technologies have an edge over their peers. However, the biggest challenge for FinTech is data privacy, as transactions that go digital are highly prone to cyberattacks. Nevertheless, digital transition may see emergence of a digital-first model in the near term, ensuring radical shift in the value proposition offered to clients, with an ever-increasing emphasis on digital toolkits and electronic market access. All in all, it's how firms refine their transformation objectives, evolve from the lessons learned from the pandemic and review their broader strategic agenda.
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More and more families are choosing to plan "stay-cations" instead of piling into a car and travelling far distances for quality time. This has many benefits, but it can be daunting to know where to begin. Here are some tips on how to plan a stay-cation your family will love the next time vacation comes around!
- First, think about what things your family loves to do when they spend time together. This may be harder for some families than others, especially considering how large or small their hometowns are. Keep in mind the ages of your kids, so that certain ones don't feel left out of the fun. If you have a college student, or other child visiting, this will be great for them as well!
- After doing that think of what is in the immediate range of your hometown, then think a little broader if you aren't having enough luck. A stay-cation doesn't have to be expensive, but it should be fun. There are many ways to have fun without spending money!
- Something that could be fun is assigning each family member a day to make "Breakfast in Bed" for the whole family. If you have younger children, you could let them still participate by buttering toast, pouring cereal, etc. Then for lunch, you could go on a nearby hike, or walk in a park to have a simple picnic. You could simply take peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, and chips; it doesn't have to be fancy. For dinner, if you want to try something new, look online for a recipe you haven't tried before, or something you know your kids or spouse love. Ask the whole family to participate by reading the recipe, getting out the utensils, setting the table, etc.
- In between meals, you could fill your day with many things! If you want to stay around the house, try getting out your old journals and yearbooks from high school to let your children know what school looked like in your years. You know all those boxes of photographs you kept through the years of your family growing up? Don't be afraid to pull those out. It will be tons of fun reminiscing on good times! That may be one of the best things to do first; it may spark some ideas for something you'd like to do again during your stay-cation.
- If you want to keep it on a tight budget, check the local dollar theaters to see what movies are playing. You could even buy a tye-dye kit and some plain white t-shirts, shoes, hats, or capes from a craft or thrift store to have a fun crafty experience. Try camping in the backyard, and cooking hot dogs and s'mores on the grill.
- Are there any aquariums, museums, or water parks nearby? Check online to see if there are any great deals going on!
Overall, this experience is going to be what you make it. Take as many pictures as possible, and give everyone a turn. If you have a video camera, try interviewing each family member asking what their thoughts were of the things you did, what they loved, or didn't love. You could even let them pretend to be anchors, no matter what you end up doing; it all comes down to who you're doing it with. Most important of all, when doing something your children want to do, don't bash it, or act uninterested because it will hurt their feelings, and they wouldn't be anywhere as willing to do the rest of the activities planned.
I'm a wife, a daughter, a sister, a pug-lover and a large believer in the family.


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Every night at 5 when Edward and Lavinia Fitzgerald tuck into dinner in their Savannah, Ga., kitchen, they have a guest. Denise Cady chats with the Fitzgeralds about their neighbors and swaps jokes about the weather. She has known Edward and Lavinia, both octogenarians, for two years; to them, she's like a daughter. The twist? They've never seen Ms. Cady in person.
Cady is a telecaregiver who checks in on the Fitzgeralds every evening from 800 miles away in Lafayette, Ind. She's with a senior home care company, and she joins the couple via a computer monitor set up next to the kitchen table. Thanks to two cameras and several motion detectors wired throughout the Fitzgeralds' ranch house, she can see a lot more than what's for dinner – such as if Mr. Fitzgerald has left the burner on, how long Mrs. Fitzgerald has been in the bathroom, and how many times the front door has opened and closed.
Though it may sound like "Big Brother" to some, the video-monitoring service provided by ResCare means peace of mind for Colleen Henry, who began taking care of her mother years ago after Mrs. Fitzgerald sustained a brain injury and, more recently, a broken ankle.
"She and my dad have required a lot more care, a lot more of my time," says Ms. Henry, who lives five miles from her parents and brings them dinner every evening. When Henry learned about ResCare's monitoring service, she thought of it as "a dream come true, and it has been…. I'm so happy to have another pair of eyes."
This year, the first of 78 million baby boomers hit retirement age, the beginning of a so-called silver tsunami that will revamp America's demographic profile. People ages 65 and older will grow from 13 percent of the US population to 20 percent by 2050, according to the US Census Bureau, a greater share of seniors than Florida currently has. Just as important, more of them want to spend their golden years at home, whether for reasons of finances, convenience, or a desire for independence.
Seniors' rising desire to "age in place" is driving innovation, as researchers, businesses, and policymakers scramble to solve new challenges and cater to a booming elderly population.
Aging issue no longer a projection – 'it's here'
"The aging issue is no longer a demographic projection. It's here," says Joe Coughlin, director and founder of AgeLab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge. "There's a market that awaits, policy that demands to be made, and a lifestyle to be invented today – actually yesterday," he says. "Frankly we're already 20 years behind."
Professor Coughlin founded the AgeLab in 1999 to invent ways to improve seniors' health and quality of life. The lab, housed in MIT's School of Engineering, frequently looks to places like NASA for inspiration.
Among AgeLab's equipment is the Aware Car, a red Lincoln MKS wired with cameras, monitors, and sensors that evaluate a driver's behavior, to improve safety. It's a test bed for innovations. Nodding off? Cameras and infrared sensors track eyelid movements and direct the driver to pull over and rest. Sensors in the center console also track heart rate, blood pressure, and respiration, and might release a spritz of lavender, adjust the air temperature, or prompt the driver to eat a snack.
"Very soon cars are going to be taking a more active role in your safety," says Coughlin.
For the home, Coughlin's team uses the same technology that NASA does to track supplies in a space station to track Mom's medication and Dad's eyeglasses. Tiny radio frequency tags can be attached to such items, and adult children can track their location and usage on the Web.
The AgeLab's Smart Trash Can even tracks the weight and material of disposed items to alert adult kids if something is amiss.
Coughlin says the AgeLab's technologies represent the future of innovation by going beyond simply reacting to a crisis and addressing more than ailments and emergencies.
"It's no longer about detecting what's going on in somebody's house. Rather, it's about predicting and being proactive about well-being and motivating behavior to ensure overall wellness," he says. "Innovation is about where we want to be and how to get there, not simply managing where we are today."
In Tampa Bay, Fla., developer Keith Collins is designing homes and garages where seniors can park their Aware Cars. Since 2000, he has built more than 2,300 senior-friendly homes in the area. His company, New Millennial Homes, uses a concept called universal design to make homes accessible to a range of people, including seniors and those with physical handicaps.
"To build a home, you have to look at demographics and what is a person's need," says Mr. Collins, who spent time in a wheelchair after serving during the Vietnam War. Many of his clients simply want to maintain their daily routines – at home, on their own terms, he says.
His homes feature flat entries, wide doorways, low counters, and accessible front-controls on appliances for those in wheelchairs. Large, bright numbers on thermostats ensure readability, and large, low wall switches are easier to control. Some features, like rollout cabinet shelves and stove-top pot-filler faucets, now come standard in high-end homes. But with starting prices as low as $95,000, Collins's homes are anything but.
"We want to keep people in their homes longer and do it affordably," he says.
But Collins's homes aren't widely available across the country, and many AgeLab gizmos have yet to hit the market. So for folks like the Fitzgeralds, the most practical services are home-monitoring systems that repurpose existing technology.
Tracking Grandma remotely
Take Adaptive Home. The start-up elder-care monitoring company uses sensors to track a senior's movement around his or her home. Technicians place about a dozen motion detectors around a client's home to give adult children a detailed summary of a parent's day. Sensors placed under a mat beside a bed indicate when Mom gets up in the morning. Additional sensors track when she's opened the fridge or taken various foods or medications. The sensors are programmed to feed information to a secure website for adult children to check.
The Fitzgeralds use ResCare's remote telecare service, called RestAssured, to enable their daughter to keep tabs on them. Video cameras, audio systems, and a few motion sensors placed around the Fitzgeralds' house and some 300 other homes record the residents' daily routines for telecaregivers and adult children to track remotely from a secure website. If something is amiss, caregivers and family members are alerted immediately. In fact, the cameras are so sensitive that a telecaregiver with ResCare once zoomed in on a frying pan and told her charges to cook the eggs and sausage longer because they didn't look done, says Nel Taylor, a spokeswoman for ResCare.
"[Children] feel such guilt when parents live so far away," says Ms. Taylor. "This is the first step to help people stay where they want to be and help children care for them."
But for many, there's a fine line between convenient and creepy.
"It's like Big Brother is watching you," says Nancy Schlossberg, a professor emeritus of the University of Maryland who wrote "Revitalizing Retirement: Reshaping Your Identity, Relationships, and Purpose." "It's not that I'm opposed to technology, but what worries me is whether it diminishes older people."
Too often, Dr. Schlossberg says, adult children impose decisions on their aging parents, many of whom aren't comfortable with technology to begin with. "[Seniors] have got to be part of the decision," she says, suggesting children introduce new technology in stages.
Back in Savannah at the Fitzgeralds' house, Mrs. Fitzgerald, who seems to be always laughing and in a sunny mood, insists she loves the telecare service her daughter had installed two years ago. "I love it, because it's just for me," she says. "It keeps me out of trouble."
For her daughter's part, the decision to install cameras and sensors to track her parents wasn't difficult.
"I just felt relief, that someone's going to help me," she says. Her father can go to mass in the morning or run to the grocery store, something he couldn't do before the telecare system. "I don't know what we would do without the camera system," she says. "Me and my dad have a life now."


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Google has set its sights on an unexpected target: a tethered, flying wing that generates power as it loops through the sky.
The tech industry giant has acquired Makani Power, a California-based developer of airborne wind power – essentially wind turbines without the pole.
Google has long shown interest in clean energy, but mostly as a cost-efficient, environmentally friendly way to power its own operations. Renewables make up 30 percent of its energy use, according to Google, and the company hopes to install enough solar panels and buy enough wind power to go completely carbon-free.
Now, Google X, the company's secretive research and development arm, is taking a vested interest in directly powering what could be a part of the clean-energy future.
"Google X is focused on real atoms and not bits," Larry Page, Google's chief executive, said during the company's developers conference earlier this month. "Part of why is they feel there's a lot of opportunity there."
Makani's Airborne Wind Turbine (AWT) is a tethered wing measuring about 26 feet across with turbines that act as either generators or propellers. During takeoff the propellers launch the craft from a perch to anywhere between 800 and 1,950 feet above the ground. Think of a kite that makes a vertical loop in the sky. The AWT loops much the same way, mimicking the path of a traditional wind turbine. The wing-mounted rotors become generators, converting the rush of the wind across the wing into electricity.
Makani has developed a prototype capable of generating 30 kilowatts of power. It hopes to create a 600-kilowatt AWT for utility scale generation at a cost below conventional solar and wind. The AWTs could be clustered in the same way traditional turbines make up wind farms.
The payoff could be big. Wind is stronger the higher and bigger you build, but traditional turbines are limited by the mast that holds them aloft. Makani's AWT, and other experiments in airborne wind power, free the turbine from some of its current engineering limits. The AWT flies higher than a traditional turbine and covers a greater diameter. It also uses less than 10 percent of the mass of a conventional turbine and is a fraction of the size.
Combine those advantages and you get a turbine that, according to Makani, could produce 50 percent more energy at half the cost of a traditional turbine. Throwing the resources of Google behind the project certainly can't hurt:
"This formalizes a long and productive relationship between our two companies, and will provide Makani with the resources to accelerate our work to make wind energy cost competitive with fossil fuels," the company wrote in a reaction to the acquisition on its website.
Of course, that could take a while, if it comes at all. The path to viable clean energy is paved with failed, fanciful ideas. Indeed, Mr. Page seems to encourage it.
Astro Teller, the director of Google X, recounted what Google's chief said to him when proposing the acquisition of Makani: "He said we could have the budget and the people to go do this," Mr. Teller told Bloomberg Businessweek in a story this week about Google X, "but that we had to make sure to crash at least five of the devices in the near future."
Makani's prototype raises some concerns about conflict with air traffic, but the craft would remain well below normal commercial and civilian air traffic, the company says. Some criticize the death toll inflected on birds by wind turbines, but Makani says its AWT flies above most birds and its absence of a tower discourages nesting.


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"We Want customers to know there is a lot they can do to offset a dip in fuel efficiency, and it starts now, with their current vehicles," says Steve Meinzen, Deere's manager of Tier 4 standards integration.
He says a vehicle's operator can have a bigger impact on fuel economy than the vehicle itself. Here are three things farmers can do to get the most out of these engines and to offset any potential increase in fuel use that could come with Tier 4 engines:
Reduce idle time
In the past, drivers idled diesel engines because fuel was cheap and the engines tended to be very reliable over the long term. Now, when the engine is idling, it is just wasting fuel. The current starters are more powerful and durable than starters used on early diesel engines, and the new engines start better because of changes in the combustion process, Meinzen explains. How much fuel can be saved from no idling? "The work we've been doing with customers shows that idle time is anywhere from 15 to 30% of total engine tachometer time," he says. "It can even run in some cases north of 30%."
Shift up, throttle back
"We've historically said 'shift up and throttle back' to try and find the sweet spot for fuel efficiency," Meinzen says. "For example, when transporting with a power shift or straight gear transmission, pick a gear and vary the speed by the throttle to optimize fuel efficiency."
Use an infinitely variable transmission (IVT)
With current engines, there are specific areas on the torque curve that are optimized for fuel efficiency, Meinzen says. When you have an automatic transmission like an IVT, the computers onboard for the transmission can talk to the computer onboard for the engine and find that optimal spot.


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New Destinations for Spring 2008 - Brazil, Jamaica and Togo
Projects Abroad is launching three new destinations in 2008, Brazil, Jamaica and Togo.
The first Portuguese speaking country we offer, Brazil makes a significant addition to our choice of Latin American destinations. Volunteers are needed to work here in the State of Rio de Janeiro in schools, on care and sports projects or you could learn Portuguese on a specific Language Project.
For more information about volunteering in Brazil click here.
Jamaica is our first Caribbean destination. Away from the plush coastal tourist resorts in the inland town of Mandeville, welcoming Jamaican host families are looking forward to showing volunteers their Jamaica. Volunteers here can choose from teaching English and sports in schools, working in orphanages or on a medical project in the local hospital.
For more information about volunteering in Jamaica click here.
Togo adds a second French speaking option to our popular West African destinations. We're thrilled to be re-starting projects in Togo after a three year break. Volunteers can choose from teaching, care or a unique law and human rights project, all based in the vibrant city of Lomé on the tropical West African coast.
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There are moments in technology that are a turning points and I think this is one: we just announced the first integration of Web Platform Docs content with one of our tools, Edge Code.
Why is this an important turning point? There are several reasons…
The Web Platform Docs effort is important
It is the Wikipedia of the web platform. Web Platform Docs is truly momentous. This may sound like a grandiose statement, but I am convinced it is momentous. Beyond the immediate goal of documenting today's web platform, the founding vision is for webplatform.org to grow with the web. The effort will scale in both scope and time.
Initiated by industry leaders and the W3C, weplatform.org aims to document all things Web in an open, user-friendly manner. The scope of the effort is as broad and deep as it sounds: from the web's authoring markup (HTML, XML, CSS) to its file formats (PNG) through its protocols and APIs (HTTP, WebRTC, Web Apps APIs, Sys Apps APIs). Documenting all these is an enormous task that can only be undertaken by the web community. No single private organization can match its size and talent.
Then, the time scale of the effort is also unprecedented for technical work. It is critical for all of us that the body of knowledge and data we are creating on and about the web platform be accessible today and also in the long run. Fifty, a hundred of five hundred years from now, future generations will need to understand and access the digital information we are leaving behind. We are taking the first step to document what is now the foundation for human knowledge. And like there is no single company that can match the effort of a community, no single private organization is likely to outlast the web either.
Open access to the latest documentation
This is another turning point: webplatform.org provides a free, online, up-to-date encyclopeadia of reference documentation, techniques, samples, and tutorials for designers and developers. The quantity and quality of the content will only improve as Web Platform Docs becomes the central repository we all invest in. To take but one example, maintaining up-to-date feature compatibility status has always been a challenge; several sources like caniuse, quirksmode, and Mozilla Developer Network, are contributing their compatibility data to Web Platform Docs. This means all tools now have one common source of compatibility data. One all creatives and developers can also improve, edit and correct.
Where to from here?
Already, the collective Web Platform Docs effort is mature enough for use in development tools.
This first integration effort led by Alan Greenblatt illustrates just one of the ways Web Platform Docs contributes to the momentum of the web. Documentation from webplatform.org is available directly within Brackets and Edge code. I believe this is only the beginning of a new norm for web standard documentation in development tools (Adobe's as well as others').
Stay tuned for more on the evolution of Web Platform Docs and Adobe tools!


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Evernote 5 Makes Online Filing an Art
Filing cabinets and manila folders are passe in the digital age. And so Evernote 5, the relaunch of a system that debuted in 2008, might be the best option there is. WSJ's Katherine Boehret says with a revamped design, the new version is a delight.
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Mardy Fish retires at Winston-Salem Open
Heat stroke forces American to withdraw
A highly seeded player and another well-known one are headed home early from the Winston-Salem Open.
Italy's Andreas Seppi, the second seed, was upset Tuesday night in the second round after American Mardy Fish retired because of heat stroke.
Seppi, who was No. 23 in the ATP world rankings, was beaten by American qualifier Steve Johnson 6-7 (5), 6-4, 7-5.
Fish retired in the third set of his match with Jarkko Nieminen. The No. 11 seed from Finland was leading Fish 7-5, 6-7 (3), 3-2.
Fish said in a statement issued by the ATP he developed "heat stroke" and the "very hot and humid" weather made it difficult to continue the match.
"The weather just got to me a little bit and I just couldn't go any more," Fish said.
The tournament lost two of its top three seeds Monday when top-seeded Tomas Berdych and third-seeded John Isner, the two-time defending champion, withdrew with injuries. Those two met in last year's final.
Fourth-seeded Tommy Robredo of Spain is the last of the top four seeds remaining.
Robredo, at No. 22 in the ATP rankings, beat France's Guillaume Rufin 7-6 (5), 4-6, 6-3 in the final match of the night.
Slovakia's Martin Klizan, the 14th seed, was upset 6-4, 6-1 by Spain's Roberto Bautista Agut in the second round.
Eighth-seeded Juan Monaco of Argentina defeated France's Nicolas Mahut 6-7 (4), 6-3, 6-4 in the final hard-court tune-up before the U.S. Open.
In other second-round matches, fifth-seeded Benoit Paire of France beat American James Blake 7-6 (9), 2-6, 6-3; seventh-seeded Fernando Verdasco of Germany beat American Tim Symczek 3-6, 6-3, 6-3; ninth-seeded Jurgen Melzer of Austria beat qualifier Thiemo de Bakker 7-5, 6-7 (4), 4-2; and 13th-seeded Dmitry Tursunov of Russia defeated qualifier David Goffin of Germany 4-6, 7-5, 6-1.
Russia's Alexandr Dolgopolov, the 10th seed, beat Daniel Gimeno-Traver of Spain 4-6, 6-1, 6-4, and 15th-seeded Gael Monfils of France defeated Guido Pella of Argentina 6-2, 6-2.


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Bosherston Lily Ponds need no introduction, for they are far-famed among visitors to the County as an unusual beauty spot to be seen and enjoyed.
They were the brainchild of one of Pembrokeshire's main noble families, The Cawdors, who owned thousands of acres of prime parkland and farmland in South Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire, and in Nairnshire, Scotland.
The Cawdors are the direct descendants of the Thane of Cawdor featured in Shakespeare's Macbeth. Thane is a title in the Peerage of Scotland, a senior nobleman, and the Cawdors were Chiefs of the Campbell Clan, who succeeded to the rank of Baron. In the play, the rank was given to Macbeth after he captured the previous Thane, although historically King Macbeth fought a Thane of Cawdor who died in battle, but did not acquire the title himself. It is an indication of the age of the title that the current 7th Earl of Cawdor is the 26th Thane.
In the 17th and 18th centuries the Cawdors owned estates in Wales at Castlemartin, near Pembroke, and at Golden Grove, near Llandeilo, Carmarthen. They were very much into the encouragement and improvement of agricultural development, which George 111 was extremely interested in during his reign. Indeed, his zeal for agricultural improvement was such that he was nicknamed 'Farmer George', and gave Royal support and patronage to the big farming nobles of his day, such as the Duke of Bedford and Thomas William Coke of Holkham in Norfolk. Certain politicians such as Edmund Burke and Charles Fox were also promoting agricultural improvement and the Cawdors were applying new methods on their 15,000-acres estate at Stackpole and Castlemartin in South Pembrokeshire.
At Castlemartin Corse the Cawdors drained several acres of wet wasteland, described as "a perfect bog" into good, productive farmland.
They also turned their attention to the improvement of their estate in the form of ambitious landscaping, damming the valley of two rivers to form ornamental lakes, and building a splendid new mansion on a site overlooking the water. They also had an eight-arched stone bridge built across one lake, and created the lily pond where a footpath takes the walker down to Broad Haven South beach, crossing the pond over a wooden bridge which gives a close up view of the beautiful blooms. There, visitors may see magnificent irridescent dragonflies speeding like mini helicopters over the lily pads round the fringes of which lurk moorhen and otter.
Visitors to the village of Bosherston usually take the walk all the way to the beach.
The Cawdor land was acquired by a large pension trust when the Cawdors left in the 1961, and, after their mansion, overlooking a lake stocked with huge pike, was demolished in 1976 to escape crippling taxes, the estate was taken over by the National Trust who have developed an activity and outdoor eco-centre there, having restored the old farm buildings and cleared the neglected woodland of invading Japanese Knotweed and Rhododendron. There is an important colony of horseshore bats.


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NEWARK, N.J., Feb. 24 (UPI) -- Evander Kane scored the go-ahead goal late in the second period Sunday and the Winnipeg Jets rallied for a 4-2 victory over New Jersey.
The Devils were leading 2-1 when Winnipeg's Grant Clitsome notched the equalizer on a power play 13 minutes into the middle frame.
Kane then struck less than 5 minutes later when he got the puck on a breakaway down the middle, sped past two defensemen and avoided a poke check by New Jersey goalie Johan Hedberg for a goal.
Andrew Ladd and Zach Bogosian also tallied as the Jets won for the third time in four games.
Jets goalie Ondrej Pavelec made 24 saves.
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"A powerful new autobiography…It's hard to imagine that there have been many younger divorcées—or braver ones—than a pint-size third grader named Nujood Ali."
—Nicholas Kristof, New York Times
"Shocking…captures the social challenges facing Yemen better than any scholarly work could hope to do."
—Washington Post
"Her case has brought international exposure to the archaic practice of robbing girls of their youth."
—People (Four Stars)
"An international icon of tenacity and courage."
—New Yorker
"One of the greatest women I have ever seen . . . She set an example with her courage."
—Hillary Clinton
"This book took my breath away. It broke my heart but put it back together again with a renewed hope in the staggering power of the human spirit. What Nujood did to save her life was a miracle; that she did it as a ten-year-old child is, quite simply, astounding."
—Carolyn Jessop, author of Escape and Triumph
"Nujood and all other girls like her who are traded like objects deserve to be heard. This important book gives them a voice and sheds light on an ugly secret that has destroyed the lives of children for centuries."
—Marina Nemat, author of Prisoner of Tehran
"Simple and straightforward in its telling, this is an informative and thoroughly engaging narrative."
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Lea Michele recently opened up to Marie Claire about everything fans might want to know about the actress — including her relationship with Glee co-star Cory Monteith!
"I don't even remember a time when he wasn't my boyfriend," Michele, who split from Theo Stockman last September, confesses to the magazine. "No one knows me better than Cory. No one knows what it's been like to go through this more than he does.
Photos: Hey ladies, put away your cleavage!"He makes me feel like I can do anything," she adds. "For the first time in my life, I feel really, really settled and happy. I feel like the luckiest girl in the world."
Fifty Shades of Lame! Check out TV's unsexiest sex scenesThough Monteith appears to love Michele's ambitious nature, there are rumors the actress can be a bit of a diva on set — rumors Michele politely shuts down."I am a very outspoken person, and if something makes me uncomfortable, you will know that it makes me uncomfortable, but that's as far as it goes," Michele explains. "I can assure you that [the diva rumors] aren't real. It's super-frustrating sometimes, and I used to fight back, but now I feel like, you can think what you want about me — that's OK. I have the most amazing fans, friends, and family members who have stood by me, and I know that my cast and crew really enjoy working with me."
Photos: Everybody's posing nude! Check out Rihanna and other stars who've bared allOne thing Michele really enjoys: her breasts! "These babies are great," she tells the magazine. "They are my prizewinners."


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What's the point?
What's the point?
Opinions vary and everyone has one.
My opinion; Yes it will sell well
2. Third row seat
3. Tow hitch/capability
4. transport skis (probably on top w/carrier)
Also, it will not be $70K more than an S. By TM's own admission it will be priced similarly to equally equipped s.
Another $70,000? Where do you get that number? Are you thinking the X is going to cost that muck more than the S? I find that highly unlikely. It'll probably be more like $10k to $20k more.
You don't think it will sell well but there are already over 6000 reservations and we haven't even seen the final specs or pricing.
Not to mention that this segment of vehicles is one of the most popular and quite profitable.
D'oh admjr beat me to a response. I agree with his points.
goneskiian: Smart people think alike.
Well, I am interested in it. When I finally move back to my home state, I am going to need the room.
I can't fit my three labs comfortably in the S (nor in my Roadster). X for me.
I can't fit my Roadster in my Roadster. And I don't think it will fit in the Model S either (if it did they would have said something by now).
Model X on the other hand can be anything for anyone as its final design is not yet known.
I am getting it for the optional internal Roadster bay.
Although I like the looks of the Model X as much as the MS, I can't help thinking that if it is going to be a SUV it really needs a square/station wagon rear-end.
Currently it looks a bit too BMW GT style.
A more 'boxy' back may not look as sexy, but it would increase versatility enormously.
Perhaps Tesla could offer two versions - practical or sleek!
Model XS or Model XP............
It's not about looking sexy, it's about aerodynamics and maximizing range. Square backs are not friendly to the wind and will reduce the range.
I think the original poster meant that for those who already owns an S, why would they pay $70k for another "X". Obviously that is a topic for those really rich people.
If the question is why get an "X" instead of (not in additional to) an "S", then my answer is that I want it for my growing family. Today for the first time after I got my new born baby delivered, I drove the family in my Leaf for grocery shopping. After packing in the wife, the in-laws, baby in car seat, stroller, and leaving some room for groceries from two stores, we had to leave the dog (albeit a small one) home.
So, yeah, can't wait to get my "X".
I'm looking forward to the X since I have 3 kids in car seats, 1 black lab (another is on the way), and a wife (& myself). The S isn't large enough.... that's why!
Cayenne represents one half of Porcshe' sales. Model X, with it's extremely low center of gravity and superior performance, will be much more compelling. IMHO.
I cannot see why not to get the Model X even at 70k or more. I just put in gas today and was thinking about the less than $1 a day energy cost the Model X will have. I need the third row, so I did not order the Model S, but it is also a great car. In the mean time I have already gotten my HPWC installed so at least I have that ready. Another year of waiting, but I am sure it will be worth it.


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I made this scarf on Wednesday when I was home sick. I really like it. I am thinking about making some to sell in my etsy shop.
It's not the best photo cause I just layed it on the scanner. I'll try to get some better pics tomorrow. I have a few other things to take some pictures of too. Like this cute little bunny plushy that I made tonight!


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James Laurinaitis, LB, Ohio State
6'3" 240 lbs
Laurinaitis bypassed the chance to become a top pick in the draft for another run at the national title. He is equally skilled at playing the run (121 tackles last year), rushing the passer (5 sacks last year), and defending against the pass (7 career ints).
Duke Robinson, OL, Oklahoma
6'5" 346 lbs
A concensus All-American, Robinson physically dominates opponents with size. He was the leader of a line that allowed only 14 sacks and cleared the way for 3 backs to run for more than 600 yards.
Travis Beckum, TE, Wisconsin
6'4" 231 lbs
He has the ability to play WR, but plays TE. Beckum led all tight ends last season with 985 receiving yards and should once again be thier top wepon in the passing game.
Victor Harris, CB, Virginia Tech
6'0" 192 lbs
Harris has the knack for making the big play on defense or ST. He has 9 ints in the last 2 years and scored one TD on a kickoff return. The coaching staff had him practice at WR during spring drills, and could play both ways this fall.


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When Circuit City purchased InterTan, RadioShack's former Canadian subsidiary, it continued to operate the InterTan stores under the RadioShack name. RadioShack, concerned that its brand in Canada would be controlled by its competitor at home, sought a temporary injunction in the 352nd District Court of Texas, asking that Judge Bonnie Sudderth temporarily halt the practice. At the time the lawsuit was filed, InterTan operated 500 RadioShack stores and 340 RadioShack dealerships in Canada.
RadioShack had terminated its licensing, advertising and merchandising agreements with InterTan a year before, but InterTan argued that such agreements didn't expire until 2010. Judge Bonnie Sudderth disagreed, and at the temporary injunction hearing she determined that RadioShack had not wrongfully terminated the agreements with InterTan. Judge Sudderth also ordered Circuit City to stop using the RadioShack brand name on products in the Canadian stores that it had acquired. Although her order was issued on March 24, 2005, it would not be effective until approximately three months later, on July 1, 2005.
Circuit City, who offered no reason for wanting to keep the RadioShack brand name in Canada, indicated that it would appeal the decision. A spokesman for Circuit City commented that the electronics store intended to "use every means of relief possible" to exercise its rights under the agreements, "including all appeal rights." No appeal was filed, however, and some time thereafter the companies entered into settlement negotiations.
Judge Sudderth's ruling effectively ended InterTan's affiliation with RadioShack, and arguably allowed for the possibility of RadioShack opening its own stores in Canada at some later date. Approximately one year after her ruling, the parties submitted to Judge Sudderth an agreed stipulation, indicating that the companies had settled their differences. Judge Sudderth later signed an order of dismissal, ending the litigation.


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1. Economics a temporary depression in economic activity or prosperity
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NEW YORK (AP) -- It's a slushy, cold commute in the New York metropolitan area.
A very wet snow is causing some slippery road conditions Friday morning.
Several inches of snow have already fallen on eastern Long Island and Westchester and Rockland counties.
Some schools are delaying their start times by one to two hours.
The city has suspended alternate side parking regulations to facilitate snow removal. Meters and other parking regulations remain in effect.
Snow flurries are expected to continue until about noon Friday before changing to rain.
About two to six inches of snow are expected on Long Island and one to four inches in Westchester and Rockland.
Commuters are advised to give themselves extra time to get to work.
Dry and warmer weather is forecast for the weekend.
NYC morning commute: wet and messy
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