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On Wednesday, the International Criminal Court named six high-profile suspects it believes spearheaded the country's political chaos in 2007 and 2008. There is renewed hope for justice nearly three years later, but many, including some suspects, are surprised by the names included on the list.
ICC Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo released a list of suspects he believes are most responsible for the bloody aftermath of Kenya's December 2007 presidential election.
The list included familiar names, such as former Higher Education Minister William Ruto, who revealed himself to be a suspect in November after flying to The Hague to give a statement. Ruto is seen as the political leader of Kenya's Kalenjin ethnic group, as well as a dominant political figure in Kenya's Rift Valley, where much of the 2008 violence took place.
Also named was Industrialization Minister Henry Kosgey and Finance Minister Uhuru Kenyatta, son of Kenya's first president, who was pegged by many as a key player in the violence.
There was perhaps less speculation surrounding former police commissioner Mohammed Hussein Ali. The inclusion of journalist Joshua Sang came as a surprise to many. Sang is the director of Kass FM, a Rift Valley radio station which broadcasts to Kenya's Kalenjin ethnic community.
Perhaps the biggest surprise in the prosecutor's list was the head of Kenya's Civil Service, Francis Muthaura. Speaking to journalists shortly after being named, Muthaura maintained his innocence, but promised to cooperate with the ICC process.
"I thoroughly repudiate any suggestion that I have engaged in any activity that gives rise to responsibility under the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court," Muthaura said. "In the event they do decide to issue a summons, I will voluntarily attend The Hague and respect any request the judges of the ICC have of me."
Muthaura was the subject of little speculation leading up to the prosecutor's announcement, and the former ambassador appeared shocked at being named. He told press that he had not received any communication from Prosecutor Moreno-Ocampo during the investigation. Months earlier, the prosecutor told media that all suspects under investigation had been contacted and invited to give statements at The Hague.
But many in Kenya believe the revelation of the suspects is the first step towards justice for the victims of the violence. A university student in Nairobi, Sally Rono, told VOA the ICC process would help end impunity in Kenya.
"I know Ocampo is not doing all this just to show us in the end there was nothing wrong with what they did," Rono said. "People got hurt. We are doing this so that we can show those big people - those people who were involved in this thing - we are not joking. We are so serious."
But there are those who feel the list did not go far enough. A Kenyan civil servant who asked to be identified as John doubted whether the six suspects carried out the chaos alone.
"If you check the list you can see as if it was Central and Rift Valley, which had the violence. There must be some names missing on that list," John said. "I do not think those six guys had the capacity to mobilize violence in Mombasa, violence in Kisumu, almost everywhere."
Prosecutor Moreno-Ocampo's list is only a request submitted to the International Criminal Court. Justices will decide in the coming days whether to issue summons for the six suspects to appear at The Hague.
President Kibaki welcomed Moreno-Ocampo's announcement, stressing the suspects were innocent until proven guilty. Kibaki said the current members of government would be allowed to keep their jobs during the ICC process.
William Ruto, Uhuru Kenyatta, Francis Muthaura and Henry Kosgey have promised to cooperate with the court.


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Spunk-seeking nanotechnology experts at Cornell say that sperm would make the perfect nanobots of the future. Robot sperm (pictured here in an artist's rendering) would deliver new DNA or other molecules to your body by scooting through your bloodstream using a tail powered by its own energy source. Find out why sperm are self-contained power-houses after the jump.
Apparently, sperm tails contain their own energy-producing system that grabs glucose out of your blood and coverts it instantly to fuel. That special engine is why Cornell scientists are saying they want to model nanobots on sperm: spermbots will manufacture energy from their host bodies. Image courtesy of Azonano.com.
Sperm is the ideal model [The Daily Galaxy]

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"A ring speaks of strength and friendship and is one of the great symbols of mankind."
Those are the words of Jens Jensen, the great landscape designer who celebrated the native and the natural and often included circular council rings in his garden plans.
At the holidays, we hang wreaths on our doors as symbols of love, of welcome, of community. Twenty-nine wreaths, all handmade by our horticulturists and staff, are currently drawing visitors to the galleries at the Wonderland Express exhibition, and the detail and craftsmanship in them is amazing. (The answer to the frequently asked question "Can you buy them?" is yes—pick them up after January 5, the final day of Wonderland Express. Proceeds from the sale of the wreaths go to fund the Garden's programs.)
Ring in the new year with our staff's creative interpretations of the circle, the ring, the wreath.
Flint. Dent. Sweet. Flour. Pod. Pop. Regenstein Fruit & Vegetable Garden horticulturist Lisa Hilgenberg celebrates these six major types of corn—and beautiful heirloom varieties with names like 'Blue Jade', 'Glass Gem', and 'Golden Bantam'—in a seasonless sunburst.
Monica Vachlon (administrative assistant of horticulture) and Jacob Burns (herbaceous perennial plant curator) built a wintry vignette around a charming mascot dubbed "Mr. Who."
Children's educator Kathy Johnson used just one ingredient for her made-by-hand wreath: natural raffia. It's hand-knotted into evergreen sprays and red berries, and crocheted into a life-like cardinal couple, nesting at the bottom.
A nursery grower in our production greenhouse by day, Lorin Fox is an artist and woodcarver off-hours. A close look at his wreath reveals the mushrooms he hand-carved from tagua nuts and cedar.
The supersized fruit of 'Ralph Shay' crabapple dot the centers of milkweed pod "flowers" on this dramatic, dried Baptisia wreath by ecologist Dave Sollenberger. He foraged all of the materials from gardens here and at home.
Wonderland Express = teamwork. So thoughtfully did the team from the Development Department (spearheaded by Lisa Bakker) brainstorm, gather, and plan for their wreath that it took them just two lunch breaks to assemble and decorate it.
All summer long, assistant horticulturist Leah Pilon kept a sharp eye out for materials that dried well: the Carex seed pods, okra, millet, dried flowerheads (Green Ball dianthus), and Engelmann creeper vine (for the bow) were all collected in the Fruit & Vegetable Garden.
Horticulturist Ayse Pogue pays tribute to her Mediterranean roots with a fragrant wreath made of juniper and olive branches. Tucked in in delicate sprays, tiny spray-painted alder cones stand in for "olives."
In simplicity is elegance. Made from grapevines growing in McDonald Woods, this heartfelt wreath by senior horticulturist Heather Sherwood can hang indoors or out. Leave it up straight through February 14.
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Chase Marinell finished in third place at the Northern Intercollegiate, carding a three-under par 213.
UCF was able to come out on top of a four-team race on Sunday, while Liberty finished in fourth place in its 2013-14 season-opening event at the Northern Intercollegiate, hosted by Northern Illinois.
Each of the four teams held the team lead during the closing nine holes of play at Rich Harvest Farms (par 72, 7,236 yards/2014 NCAA Men's Golf Regional site). However, UCF's five-under par 283 on the closing day was able to move the Knights atop the leaderboard at the end of the three-day, 54-hole event.
UCF, who finished last year ranked No. 26/39 in the country (Golfstat/Golfweek), saved its best round of the tournament for Sunday and finished one stroke ahead of runner-up Virginia.
UCF posted a winning score of two-over par 866 (290-293-283), one stroke ahead of the Cavaliers three-over par 867 (289-291-287).
Houston and Liberty held the top two spots on the 15-team leaderboard following first and second round action, but fell to third and fourth on the final day of competition.
Houston (last year ranked No. 25/26) took third place with five-over par 869 (279-293-297) followed by the Flames, who finished fourth with a seven-over par 871 (281-296-294). Kentucky finished in a distant fifth place with a 19-over par 883 (286-303-294).
Houston's Roman Robledo was able to fend three charges during the final round, including two from Liberty, to claim individual medalist honors with a five-under par 211 (68-70-73).
UCF's Greg Eason finished one shot behind Robledo with a four-under par 212 (77-68-67) to take second place.
Chase Marinell closed with his best round of the tournament, a two-under par 70, to finish the event in third place with an aggregate three-under par 213 (71-72-70). The senior offset three bogeys with five birdies to post his fifth career Top 5 finish on Sunday.
Niklas Lindstrom finished one stroke behind his fellow senior golfer, taking fourth place with a two-over par 214 (70-71-73). Lindstrom did have his closing round at two-under par at the turn, but struggled on the back nine where he posted four bogeys and a birdie to finish the day with a one-over par 73.
Harrison Winger posted his second career Top 20 finish thanks to a three-over par 219 score (71-75-73) to finish in a tie for 15th place. Just like Lindstrom, Winger made the turn at two-under par, but closed with three back nine bogeys.
Ian McConnell was unable to rekindle his first round score where he opened with a three-under par 69. He closed with a seven-over par 79 and finished tied for 40th place with a 10-over par 226 (69-78-79).
Rounding out Liberty's starting five golfers was Michael Hocker who finished tied for 55th place with a 15-over par 231 (73-80-78). The sophomore's final round was spotlighted by an ace on the par-3, 191-yard No. 13 hole.
Liberty had one additional golfer competing in the field where Jacob Mast finished tied for 67th place with 19-over par 235 (71-85-79).
The Flames will have the next two weeks off to prepare to defend their 2013 team title at the Reese Jones Intercollegiate, Sept. 22-24, at the Haig Point Golf Course in Daufuskie Island, S.C.
Last year, the Flames won the event by 24 strokes over East Carolina and 26 strokes over host South Carolina. Liberty had four of the top five golfers in the field, including Lindstrom who won the event with a three-under par 213 (73-70-70).


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3 years since I wrote my last entry Time went pass pretty fast!!! Too much facebook and weibo and I totally forgot about AnD Anyway, I won't be blogging a lot but I guess once in a while is not bad.
The past 3 years been like wedding crazy around me. Slowly all of my cousins in suitable range of age are either getting marry or married. I am the only one left Hopefully it's my turn soon, bu...Read more
I have been back to HK for few days. Mainly for CNY. I think I will be staying here for a month or so. Hopefully I will back to Van before Summer. I can't stand the heat~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ By next week I think I will have my free hours to go on internet more haha. Still going here and there to say Gung Hay Fat Choi to all my family and friends.
Happy New Year :)
Moving~busy packing things up and gonna go back to HK before CNY.
I will have no internet for a week so I guess I will have to deal with it.
Plus Chun Wu has new album!! Gonna buy it in HK :D
but too bad I missed his function in HK
another thing looking forward to do is to visit the 老夫子 gallery.
So sad that I missed Pat Lee's one :(
hopefully I will have time to translate some of the posts he made.
cheers! 2009 :)
Too much snow -.- I feel like I am living in the GTA more than GVA.
Drove on highway. Glad I didn't die coz of the slippering ice on the roads.
Had a good christmas tooo
first snow in this winter~~ pretty but very cold drive save everyone!!!!
I am gonna translate Pat Lee's blog into Chinese =)~
Since it's my first time I will try to do my best~!!!!
If I manage to do it fast enough then (and good enough) I will try to do other artists too v.v~~
So if I designed a logo/character/something** do I have to like go get a copyright from somewhere in case there will be someone making something similar like mine if I am planning on distributing it? Or do I just have to register for a copyright for my website or company or something oo?? Omg -- I need help.
Making a card is not easy o_o.... idea x craft x illustration x typography
It took a long time to make one haha and my art sucks haha.... omg
worse is that my typography even more suck than my drawings/craft
at the end I just wrote it haha shame on me
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It is so cute~~~!!!!
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One challenge to streaming hitters vs. streaming pitchers – or playing daily fantasy games – is that teams do not publish 'Probable Hitters' a few days in advance. The closest thing is Jim Leyland who publishes the positions a couple days in advance and then fills in the name the day of the game (Miguel Cabrera is getting an off day, Don Kelly you're hitting 3rd).
So you might find the perfect hitter to stream only to find out on game day that he isn't in the lineup (aka the dreaded '!' in ESPN or 'x' in Yahoo. )
BTW, isn't it odd that the site with the exclamation point in its name uses an 'x' and the site that promotes the X-Games uses an exclamation point? And what's the deal with…..nope, I got nothing else here.
There is a related challenge with weekly leagues – particularly deeper leagues – when you have to choose between hitters on your team and need to account for their projected playing time in the coming week.Please, blog, may I have some more?


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Jessica Alba may have lost her baby weight in record time, but it wasn't because the 30-year-old mother-of-two became a slave to the gym.
"I didn't gain as much weight with my second pregnancy, so I think that really made a big difference," Alba told Us Weekly while hosting Swarovski Elements' holiday lights installation in Beverly Hills Monday.
"I did prenatal yoga up until the very end," she added. "I just made healthier choices. I started working out and not going too crazy, but I did what was safe and what the doctor approved."
A source recently told Us that Alba "was on a mission to get her body back" after welcoming her second daughter, Haven Garner, in August. "She missed being a sex symbol."
Two weeks after giving birth, Alba did 40 minutes of cardio on a stationary bike and the elliptical. Now she tackles 90-minute sessions four days a week with get-fit guru Yumi Lee at L.A.'s Fitness Factory.
Since Haven Garner's August arrival, the Little Fockers actress said she's become more confident as a mother.
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"It's nice to enjoy having a newborn instead of being overwhelmed and wonder if everything is going to be okay," Alba told Us. "Now I'm like, 'Oh, she'll be fine!' They're so sweet together."
Alba married documentary producer Cash Warren in 2008, the same year they welcomed their first daughter, Honor Marie.
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I've been using Less Framework for a long time.
But there's some issue, for example: Less Framework doesn't include pre-defined grid css
I try to google another option but the feedback not quite good. This one for example (it doesn't support IE6-8, which is part of my project support).
I've found this web template pretty good implementing the responsive website.
It looks simple, but not so simple when i try to see the source code. The CSS or JS folder really mess-up so i can't find what framework the programmer develop with.


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Bestselling author Ernie Cline, whose debut novel "Ready Player One" is in development at Warner Bros., has scored a seven-figure advance for domestic and foreign publishing rights to his next novel "Armada," which is expected to draw strong interest from studios in the coming days.
Based on a 20-page proposal, Cline has sold North American publishing rights to Crown Publishing, a division of Random House, while the foreign publishers that landed the book in every major territory will be announced shortly.
Plot details are currently being kept under wraps, but film rights are expected to sell quickly, as "Armada" features a high-concept hook that offers the ultimate wish fulfillment to every video game fan on the planet.
"Ready Player One" was also purchased aggressively by Random House, with Warner Bros. outbidding several studios for film rights. Studio is currently putting together a movie based on an adaptation by Cline and scribe Eric Eason ("A Better Life").
Cline's publishing deal was once again negotiated by his manager, Dan Farah of Farah Films & Management, and book publishing agent Yfat Reiss Gendell of Foundry Literary. Farah and Paradigm are repping film rights to "Armada," which will be edited by Julian Pavia.
"Ready Player One" was originally published in hardcover in August 2011 and landed on a number of 2011 best-of lists. Cline also found himself ranked No. 29 on USA Today's Top 100 People of 2011 List.


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There is always a point in the summer when I suddenly realize that I am ready.
Ready for routine, and order; A schedule and plan.
That moment happened yesterday when I came home from our last "hurrah!" with friends at the pool.
I'm ready for days at home, where we will be more than busy. But its a quiet busy; a peaceful busy.
This weekend is the last of our summer vacation and I feel ready for the coming year.
My house is clean, the school room is in order, the schedules have been set, the alarm clocks tested.
I've done all I know how to do for the coming year, I don't know how to be more ready.
Of course, life can will throw curve balls from time to time...there's nothing like best-laid-plans to mess a girl up.
My goal for the school year is to remember what I've learned this summer
I started it several months ago with this post, declaring my freedom from summer to-do lists and and filled up schedules.
Although the kids did several day-camps and both competed on a swim team I knew I wanted a few things accomplished this summer.
I decided I wanted company, cooking, and crafting...and that is exactly what transpired.
But you know what? I also got that closet cleaned that I had put off for many years. I also finished several books and accomplished things that needed to be done, not because they just happened, but because I had time for them.
In not choosing "100 Things To Do This Summer" I got to choose "5 or 6 Things That Really Matter" (to me and my family.)
And I actually finished them.
So now, although summer is nearly over with its sunshine and fun, I am ready. To take on the changes; in season, schedule, and school.
I'm also ready to use what I learned this summer, and carry it into fall.
Things like this:
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And that is what I learned on my summer vacation.
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Final Report: Interactions between Electron Acceptors in the Treatment of Wastewaters Containing Sulfate, Chlorophenols and AcetateEPA Grant Number: R825689C001
Subproject: this is subproject number 001 , established and managed by the Center Director under grant R825689
(EPA does not fund or establish subprojects; EPA awards and manages the overall grant for this center).
Center: HSRC (1989) - Western HSRC
Center Director: McCarty, Perry L.
Title: Interactions between Electron Acceptors in the Treatment of Wastewaters Containing Sulfate, Chlorophenols and Acetate
Investigators: Woods, Sandra L.
Institution: Oregon State University
EPA Project Officer: Hahn, Intaek
Project Period: January 1, 1989 through January 1, 1992
Project Amount: Refer to main center abstract for funding details.
RFA: Hazardous Substance Research Centers - HSRC (1989) RFA Text | Recipients Lists
Research Category: Hazardous Substance Research Centers , Land and Waste Management
Objective:The goal is to develop and verify a mathematical model for anaerobic biotransformations in the presence of competing electron acceptors, and to measure process kinetic constants. Electron acceptor interactions between chlorophenols and their dechlorinated metabolites and interactions between chlorophenols and sulfate are examined.
Summary/Accomplishments (Outputs/Outcomes):Reductive dechlorination of chlorinated aromatic compounds appears to progress such that parent compounds are almost completely removed before degradation of metabolic products begins. To evaluate this hypothesis, the kinetics of pentachlorophenol biotransformation is evaluated in the presence of varying quantities of alternate electron acceptors (metabolic products and sulfate).
Organisms acclimated to pentachlorophenol, or pentachlorophenol and sulfate, are grown in continuous-flow anaerobic reactors. The reactors are allowed to reach steady state and then used as a source of organisms for subsequent batch experiments. Progress curves for chlorophenol, sulfate, and acetate degradation are generated from the batch experiments. From the results the effect of alternate electron acceptors on the rate of chlorophenol biotransformation are determined.
With acclimation pentachlorophenol is biotransformed by concurrent reductive dechlorination reactions occurring at the ortho, meta, and para positions. Each of the three possible tetrachlorophenols appears as an intermediate, as well as four trichlorophenols and three dichlorophenols. The rate of reductive dechlorination is fastest for the more highly chlorinated congeners. Although reductive dechlorination at the ortho position is observed most frequently, para dechlorination is often more rapid. Additional studies have shown the dependence of reductive dechlorination rates on the apparent oxidation/reduction potential of the system. Rates increase with decreasing oxidation/reduction potential, and reductive dechlorination of pentachlorophenol has been shown to occur at high sulfate concentrations when the oxidation/reduction potential is controlled.
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|Cozza CL, Woods SL. Reductive dechlorination pathways for substituted benzenes: a correlation with electronic properties. Biodegradation 1991;2(4):265-278.
R825689C001 (Final)
|Nicholson DK, Woods SL, Istok JD, Peek DC. Reductive dechlorination of chlorophenols by a pentachlorophenol-acclimated methanogenic consortium. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 1992;58(7):2280-2286.
R825689C001 (Final)
Supplemental Keywords:Groundwater, chlorinated organics, PCP, biodegradation, hazardous waste, wastewaters, remediation, mathematical model., RFA, Scientific Discipline, Waste, Water, Mathematics, Remediation, Wastewater, Environmental Chemistry, Chemistry, Environmental Microbiology, Hazardous Waste, Bioremediation, Groundwater remediation, Hazardous, Environmental Engineering, hazardous waste treatment, dechlorination, wastewater treatment, PCP, biodegradation, electron acceptor, chloroaromatic pollution degradation, kinetic studies, electron acceptors, chlorophenol metabolism, groundwater contamination, chlorinated organics, mathematical models, groundwater, chlorinated compounds, waste water treatment
Progress and Final Reports:Original Abstract
Main Center Abstract and Reports:R825689 HSRC (1989) - Western HSRC
Subprojects under this Center: (EPA does not fund or establish subprojects; EPA awards and manages the overall grant for this center).
R825689C001 Interactions between Electron Acceptors in the Treatment of Wastewaters Containing Sulfate, Chlorophenols and Acetate
R825689C002 Enhancing Biodegradation with Sorption and Alternating Aerobic/Anaerobic Environments
R825689C003 Development and Verification of a Numerical Model to Predict the Fate and Transport of Chlorinated Phenols in Groundwater
R825689C004 Redox Transformations of Inorganic Pollutants: Coupling to the Biogeochemical Matrix
R825689C005 Hexavalent Chromium Sorption and Desorption in Natural Soils and Subsoils
R825689C006 Biotransformation of Ordnance Wastes Using Unique Consortia of Anaerobic Bacteria
R825689C007 The Effect of Environmental Conditions on Reductive Dechlorination Rates
R825689C008 Lead Sorption, Transport, and Remediation in Natural Soils and Subsoils
R825689C009 Degradation of Chlorinated Aliphatic Compounds by Nitrifying Bacteria
R825689C010 Remediation of Contaminated Soil from the Baldock Station Maintenance Facility
R825689C011 The Effect of Apparent EH, Compound Structure, and Electron Donor on Anaerobic Biotransformation of Trinitrotoluene and its Metabolites
R825689C012 The "Bubble Wall": A Passive In Situ System for Treatment and/or Containment of Contaminated Groundwater
R825689C013 Inhibition, Inactivation and Recovery: A Universal Model for Aerobic Cometabolic Degradation of Aliphatic Compounds
R825689C014 Development, Characterization, and Performance Evaluation of Ferrous-Ferric Oxide Adsorbents for Metal Removal from Contaminated Groundwater
R825689C015 Redox Transformations of Organic and Inorganic Contaminants in the Subsurface Environment
R825689C016 Demonstration of a Permeable Barrier Technology for the Bioremediation of Ground Water Contaminated with Waste Mixtures
R825689C017 Development of a Vitamin B12-Amended Bioremediation Process for the Reductive Dechlorination of Chlorobiphenyls at all Chlorine Positions
R825689C018 An Investigation of the Chlorinated Hydrocarbon Substrate Range of the Filamentous Fungus, Graphium sp.
R825689C019 Aerobic Cometabolism of Chloroform, 1,1,1-trichloroethane, 1,1-dichloroethylene, and Other Chlorinated Aliphatic Hydrocarbons by Microbes Grown on Butane and Propane
R825689C020 Cytochrome P-450: An Emerging Catalyst for the Cometabolism of Chlorinated Aliphatic Hydrocarbons and Methyl tert-butyl Ether?
R825689C021 In-Situ Measurement of TCE Degradation Using a Single-Well "Push-Pull" Test
R825689C022 Development and Characterization of Redox Sensors for Environmental Monitoring
R825689C023 Assessing Metal Speciation in the Subsurface Environment
R825689C024 Simultaneous Removal of the Adsorbable and Electroactive Metals from Contaminated Soils and Groundwater
R825689C025 Multisolute Sorption and Transport Model for Copper, Chromium, and Arsenic Sorption on an Iron-Coated Sand, Synthetic Groundwater System
R825689C026 Development of Alkoxysilanes as Slow Release Substrates for the Anaerobic/Aerobic Transformation of Chlorinated Solvents
R825689C027 Aerobic Cometabolism of Chlorinated Aliphatic Hydrocarbons by Toluene-Oxidizing Bacteria
R825689C028 Development and Characterization of Sensors and Field Instrumentation for Monitoring of Environmental Redox Conditions
R825689C029 Aerobic Cometabolism of Methyl tert-butyl Ether by Microorganisms Grown on Aliphatic Hydrocarbons
R825689C030 Biotransformation of Lead and Chromate by Bacteria
R825689C031 Magnetic Resonance Studies of Heavy Metals in Clays, Zeolites and Ceramics
R825689C032 Probing the Redox Properties of Environmental Systems: Natural Phenolic Materials
R825689C033 Reductive Dehalogenation at Carbon and Derivatized Carbon Electrodes
R825689C034 Detection of Microorganisms Capable of Anaerobic Degradation of Hazardous Substances in Natural Environments
R825689C035 Treatment of Complex Mixtures
R825689C036 Oxidation of Chlorinated Solvents by Methanotrophs
R825689C037 Detection and Assessment of Subsurface Contamination
R825689C038 Design of Reliable and Cost-Effective Mitigation Schemes
R825689C039 Gaseous Stripping of Nonaqueous Phase Liquids from the Vadose Zone
R825689C040 Anaerobic Microbial Transformation of Homocyclic and Heterocyclic Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons
R825689C041 Effects of Sorption on Biodegradation of Halogenated Organics
R825689C042 Trace Metal Removal Processes
R825689C043 FASTCHEM Applications and Sensitivity Analysis
R825689C044 Long-term Chemical Transformation of 1,1,1-Trichloroethane (TCA) and Freon 113 under Aquifer Conditions
R825689C045 In-Situ Anaerobic Biological Treatment of Aromatics in Groundwater
R825689C046 Use of Starvation and Stress Promoters for Biodegradation of Hazardous Wastes
R825689C047 Determining and Modeling Diffusion-Limited Sorption and Desorption Rates of Organic Contaminants in Heterogeneous Soils
R825689C048 Dispersion Modeling of Volatile Organic Emissions from Ground-Level Treatment Systems
R825689C049 Subsurface Mixing of Nutrients and Groundwater for in-Situ Bioremediation
R825689C050 Test-Bed Evaluation of In-Situ Bioremediation of Chlorinated Aliphatic Compounds by Toluene Oxygenase Microorganisms
R825689C051 Demonstration of in-Situ Bioremediation of Chlorinated Aliphatics by Methanotrophs at St. Joseph
R825689C052 Aquifer Remediation Design in the Presence of Kinetic Limitations
R825689C053 Determination of Macroscopic Transport Parameters for Biologically Reacting Solutes in Aquifers
R825689C054 Transformation of Chlorinated Hydrocarbons by Reduced Metallocoenzymes--Kinetic Model Development and Applications to Environmental Systems
R825689C055 Microbial Degradation of Toluene Under Sulfate-Reducing Conditions--The Role of Iron
R825689C056 Transformation of TCE by Methanotrophic Biofilms
R825689C057 Heavy Metals in Ceramic Matrix: Heavy Metals/Clay Interactions in Ceramic Processing
R825689C058 Radon-222 Method for Locating and Quantifying Contamination by Residual Non-Aqueous Phase Liquids in the Subsurface
R825689C059 Process Submodel Formulation and Parameter Estimation for Simulation of Bioremediation
R825689C060 Enhancement of Biodegradation through the Use of Substituted Porphyrins to Treat Groundwater Contaminated with Halogenated Aliphatics
R825689C061 Field Test of In-Situ Vapor Stripping for Removal of VOCS from Groundwater
R825689C062 System Design for Enhanced In-Situ Biotransformation of Carbon Tetrachloride: Application to DOE's Arid Site Integrated Demonstration
R825689C063 Modeling Strategies for Optimizing In-Situ Bioremediation
R825689C064 Anaerobic Treatment of Chlorinated Solvent Contaminated Groundwater
R825689C065 In Situ Treatment of Chlorinated Solvents
R825689C066 Moffett Field In-Situ Bioremediation Study in Support of Full Scale Application
R825689C067 Full-Scale Evaluation of In Situ Bioremediation of Chlorinated Solvent Groundwater Contamination
R825689C068 Upscaling Pore-Scale Hydrodynamics and the Transport of Reactive Solutes
R825689C069 Pathways of Anaerobic Toluene Metabolism by a Sulfate-Reducing Bacterium, Strain PRTOL1
R825689C070 Anaerobic Ethylbenzene Oxidation in Denitrifying Strain EB1
R825689C071 Molecular Approaches to Optimize Starvation Promoter Dricen TCE Bioremediation in Pseudomonas
R825689C072 Modeling VOC Emissions from Hazardous Waste Sites
R825689C073 Reductive Transformation of Chlorinated Hydrocarbons by Reduced Ethenes Catalyzed by Vitamin B12 - Mechanistic and Kinetic Studies
R825689C074 Evaluation of Strategies for Full Scale Bioremediation of the Seal Beach Site Using Anaerobic Microbial Processes
R825689C075 Trace Element Adsorption in Porous Particle Packed Beds
R825689C076 Hydrologic and Biological Factors Affecting Aquifer Clogging During In-Situ Bioremediation
R825689C077 Full-Scale Evaluation of an Apparatus for Down-well Oxygen Transfer to Implement In situ Bioremediation at Edwards AFB
R825689C078 Field Testing of Palladium-Catalyzed Hydrodehalogenation for Chlorinated Hydrocarbon Removal from Groundwater
R825689C079 Physics of Dissolution of Nonaqueous Phase Liquids: Pore Networks and Field Simulations
R825689C080 Three-Phase Flow in Fractured Media
R825689C081 Effects of Redox Zones on the Fate and Transport of Contaminants in the Saturated Subsurface; Characterization and Simulation
R825689C082 Biochemical Mechanisms of PCE Dehalogenation by Strain MS-1, and its Potential for In-situ Bioaugmentation
R825689C083 A Large Scale Model for Anaerobic Bioremediation at the Seal Beach Site
R825689C084 Mechanisms, Chemistry, and Kinetics of Anaerobic Degradation of cDCE and Vinyl Chloride
R825689C085 Bioenhanced In-Well Vapor Stripping to Treat Trichloroethylene (TCE)
R825689C086 Effect of Chemical Structure on the Biodegradability of Halogenated Hydro-carbons
R825689C087 Trace Element Adsorption in Porous Particle Packed Beds
R825689C088 Arsenic Removal in High Capacity Porous Alumina Packed-Bed Reactors
R825689C089 Measurement of Interfacial Areas and Mass Transfer Coefficients Between Residual PCE and Water During Surfactant Enhanced Aquifer Remediation
R825689C090 Proof of Gene Expression During Bioaugmentation
R825689C091 Experimental and Mathematical Study of Biomass Growth in Pore Networks and its Consequences in Bioremediation
R825689C092 Gene probes for detecting anaerobic alkylbenzene-degrading bacteria
R825689C093 Investigation of Palladium Catalyzed Hydrodehalogenation for the Removal of Chlorinated Groundwater Contaminants: Surface Chemistry of Catalyst Deactivation and Regeneration
R825689C094 Aerobic Methanotrophic Transformation of Biphenyl, Monochlorobiphenyls, and Dichlorobiphenyls


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I have already conducted many scientific experiments for European researchers. Vessel Imaging for example: an ultrasound is used to observe changes in my blood vessels. Or Neurospat: this experiment records my brain activity in space. Every day I fill in questionnaires, in order to monitor headaches in space. The questions are about what I eat or if I notice changes in my field of vision. I also followed a strict diet for five days. I was not allowed any snacks and only ate what I was told to. Scientists will be able to further improve the diets of astronauts based on the results of this study. To test our alertness we conduct a reaction test every four days before going to sleep. All these experiments give scientists a better understanding of how the human body reacts to weightlessness. This is good information to have when on longer space trips in the future. Back on Earth scientists can use the same data to improve therapies and medical instruments.
Russian Christmas
Last week we celebrated Russian Christmas. These sort of celebrations are always extra special in the ISS. We all retrieve our favourite food from the cupboards. I bought my cheese that had arrived earlier on a cargo ship. In addition we had a feast of Russian and American snacks.
I get on very well with my five colleagues. Each astronaut has his own rhythm. Don Pettit goes to bed early and gets up early. The Russians work late and even do their exercise afterwards. I try to sleep as long as possible in the morning. My schedule is fully booked and it is important for me to get enough sleep. So far I have not had much luck. There is simply so much to do. A few nights a week we arrange to eat together. If we didn't we would hardly see each other due to our busy schedules. When we eat together I am reminded of camping back on Earth. Although on a camping ground you can enjoy a warm shower, unfortunately we do not have a warm shower here…
Contact with the media
My family told me that the contact I had with the Dutch media NOS/RTL and the Prime Minister of The Netherlands, Mark Rutte, at the Technical University of Delft was well received.


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The Black Horse, set in the heart of Whitby's old town, is a traditional two bar pub offering a fine selection of cask ales, wines and ciders. These are complimented by a tapas menu and a variety of snuff.
As one of the oldest pubs in Whitby, The Black Horse has a varied history. A pub since the 16th century, it has also been used as a funeral directors, spirit warehouse, and brothel.
The selection and quality of the real ales has given The Black Horse CAMRA recognition and Cask Marque accreditation.
4 guest rooms are also available.
The Black Horse Inn also has free WiFi.


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GEF4 is the unified effort to develop a new GEF 4.0 code base as a modernization of the current one (Draw2d, GEF (MVC) 3.x, and Zest 1.x, in the following referred to as GEF proper). Being developed in parallel to maintaining the GEF proper code base, GEF4 is set up as a provisional component in order to not being bound to the same API compatibility constraints.
Current Status
Development has been started by creating a new double-precision Geometry-API (see Bugzilla 355997 for details) based on the Draw2d geometry classes as a nucleus. As this is functionally complete, creation of a new Graphics-API (see Bugzilla 386029 for details), which abstracts from a concrete windowing toolkit and can be used in SWT and AWT context (we assume that JavaFX might become interesting as an Eclipse RCP rendering possibility on the near term), is the next logical step we have started with. After this, the remaining parts of the Draw2d and Zest2 code base will be migrated, after it GEF (MVC).
Additional information about current status and plans can also be found here:
- Alexander Nyßen (2012): GEF - Past, Present, and Future, EclipseCon NA, Reston (VA), 2012
- Alexander Nyßen (2012): GEF4 - Share And Enjoy..., EclipseCon Europe, Ludwigsburg, 2012
- Alexander Nyßen (2013): GEF4 - (Continue to) Share and Enjoy..., EclipseCon NA, Boston (MA), 2013
- GEF4 Geometry - Provides different abstractions (Euclidean, Projective, Planar) for 2D geometric calculations, and conversions of planar geometries (curves, shapes, poly shapes) to/from respective SWT and AWT equivalents (as well as conversions between these SWT and AWT geometries). (355997)
- GEF4 Graphics - Provides toolkit-independent support (Graphics, Canvas) for rendering planar geometries, images, and text. Up to now, rendering is supported on SWT (through GC) and on AWT (through Graphics2D) widgets. JavaFX-support is planned. (386029)
- GEF4 'Glyphs' (planned) - Will provide abstractions for rendering and layouting figures (inspired by concepts from Draw2d, SVG, and JavaFX)
- GEF4 Layouts (planned) - Will provide a data model for layout calculations as well as basic layout algorithms. Will be based on the contents of the
org.eclipse.draw2d.graphpackage as well as on the SWT/JFace independent parts of the
org.eclipse.zest.core.layoutsplug-in.( 394219)
- GEF4 Zest - Original Zest2 code base, already adopted to GEF4 namespace and versioning, integrated into GEF4 Git repository and update-site. Not yet adopted/re-modularized to depend on other GEF4 components only (i.e. still dependent on Draw2d 3.x). Will be split/re-modularized, some parts will for instance be moved to GEF4 Layouts components (372365)
Bugzilla components (for those listed above) are created one by one as parts of the remaining code base are migrated. In addition, all bugs related to GEF4 are prefixed
[GEF4]. Here is a list of all bugs currently related to GEF4.
Source Code
The complete source code of GEF4 is located in the GEF4 Git repository. For further information on how to obtain it and how set-up in order to contribute, please refer to the GEF Project Contributor Guide.
Update Sites
A Tycho-based build infrastructure for the GEF4 provisional component has been configured under https://hudson.eclipse.org/hudson/job/gef4-master. The build job is triggered hourly in case of changes to the source code repository and further once per day. It produces an update-site, which does not get promoted to downloads.eclipse.org, but can directly be consumed from:
In addition to this, integration, milestones, and release builds are promoted to downloads.eclipse.org and can be found here:
- http://download.eclipse.org/tools/gef/gef4/updates/integration
- http://download.eclipse.org/tools/gef/gef4/updates/milestones
- http://download.eclipse.org/tools/gef/gef4/updates/releases
Note that while integration builds are promoted automatically once per week (every friday), milestone and release builds are published only manually on the respective occasions (not yet). Further note that these update sites are merged (so old builds are preserved), while the nightly update site gets replaced on each build.


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University Student Portal
- Students can sign in by name, ID national number, and choose their faculty.
- The possibility of presenting the personal profile of the student containing the student's personal picture and basic data such as name, faculty, department, academic status, date of birth, email, and current class with the possibility of modifying all these personal data.
- Giving the student the possibility of upload his CV as a pdf file and presenting it on his personal page.
- Display of the study schedules for the current academic year and academic year to which the student belongs.
- Display the current list of students and the laws to be followed by the student according to the list of the faculty.
- Presenting the courses of the current semester to which the student belongs.
- The course contains a link containing the content of the course and a link to download the content in the form of a pdf file on the student's personal computer.
- Courses are determined based on the academic year and the semester of the student.
- Display the student seating number by integrating with the MIS database.
- The student's seating number is displayed only after registering on the portal.
- In case of non-registration, students are required to register on the site to display their seating number.
- The seating number shall be changed according to the faculty in the case of its failure in materials or in the case of its transition from one class to another according to the system of the college to which the student is applying.
- The services offered by the faculty to students are offered from a university city reservation, supported courses or other services to serve the students.
- View the services provided to the students by the faculty, the student is required to sign in to be able to view the services of the faculty.
- In the case of booking and query, the administrative officer will assist the student based on the service to be inquired.
- The student can send notes to the system or any comment.
- Display the cumulative result of the student and the current result of the student on the system.
- The possibility of displaying the student's e-mail while redirecting the student to his or her account on the site provided by Microsoft or MIS.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Helio Castroneves figures plenty of today's fans have never seen a driver win the Indianapolis 500 for a record-tying fourth time.
He can change that Sunday. So could Dario Franchitti.
It's been 22 years since Rick Mears became the third driver with four Indy 500 victories. He won No. 4 in 1991 to join A.J. Foyt and Al Unser in the exclusive club.
This will be the first time since 1987 that two three-time winners will start the Indy 500.
"What an incredible opportunity for the fans to have not only one but two guys trying to make history," Castroneves said Monday while promoting the race with Franchitti in New York City. "Forget about the names, forget about who it is. But imagine people who didn't even see the last time when the guy won four times."
Scotland's Franchitti or Brazil's Castroneves would be the first foreign-born four-time winner. Castroneves won his third in 2009, so he's now used to the pressure of trying to tie the record. Since then, Franchitti won No. 2 in 2010 and No. 3 last year.
Castroneves qualified eighth, while Franchitti will start 17th after a frustrating day Saturday for Chip Ganassi Racing. Franchitti, a four-time IndyCar champion, wrecked early in the season opener and is just 15th in the standings.
Then again, things didn't look much better a year ago — and he went out and won.
"Last year, we had an even worse start to the season," Franchitti said. "We were sitting here this time last year having qualified 16th, and we were thinking we're in trouble. Honda brought an updated engine to the race, and all of a sudden we're in the game."
Franchitti, who turned 40 on Sunday, remembers when he thought he'd retire at 35. Instead, much of his success has come after that age. All three Indy 500 victories were in the last six years.
Another big milestone with the No. 4 in it could come a week after his birthday. But Franchitti won't try to put that accomplishment into context until it actually occurs.
"To kind of tempt fate a little bit, and say what it would mean and what it would feel like and all that stuff, is kind of wasted energy right now," he said.
The 38-year-old Castroneves, who earned his first two Indy 500 victories back-to-back in 2001-02, has the advantage of working with Mears on Team Penske.
Mears won his first three in 1979, 1984 and 1988 before earning the record-tying victory three years later. Foyt and Unser had to wait much longer between Nos. 3 and 4 — Foyt's wins came in 1961, 1964, 1967 and 1977, with Unser's in 1970, 1971, 1978 and 1987.
Compared to that, not much time has passed since Castroneves' last victory.
"If the preparation's right, the opportunity right, it's going to come up naturally," he said.
NEW YORK (AP) — Helio Castroneves figures plenty of today's fans have never seen a driver win the Indianapolis 500 for a record-tying fourth time.


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As the end of the year approaches I realize I did pretty well in accomplishing my genealogy goals. Those goals and the final report in bold is listed below:
· Produce a monograph of the Hardenbrook family 1830 – 1930. I have so much interesting information written up on this family during these years it is time to share with others during research in Seneca and Cayuga County, NY. Almost done. I am doing a read through to find any critical holes in the write-up and data, as well as making sure all citations are complete.
· Produce a monograph of the Shepard family for my cousin. I have sorted through the two suitcases. I will scan photos, research this family, write up what I find and return the material to my cousin in an acid free archival box by Christmas 2011. Done. I produced a monograph and presented it to my aunt on Mother's Day. I am glad I did as she died on July 27.
· Continue to share genealogical research information through my blog. Done!
· Develop the 1880-1889 Newtown Death Database from vital records book held at the town clerk's office. (The 1890-1899 Newtown Death database was developed in 2010; an article has been submitted about the importance of this database to the February 2011 issue of Connecticut Ancestry). Not accomplished.
· Continue to search for descendants of Elizabeth Nunn Siebert. Worked on, but still no further success with this family.
· Attend the NERGC Conference in April 2011. Done.
· Provide Tompkins County Rootsweb (http://nytompki.org/) with transcribed material. From the Shepard family suitcases I have retrieved a number of Ithaca Journals in which I have saved the obits and will transcribe for this site as I have done in the past. Done.
· Keep a journal. Done.
Over the next few days I will evaluate my genealogy research and set new goals for 2012. Happy searching!


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"I was chasing the Speaker all over the House floor last night, trying to talk to him and his staff...and then he was gone. He refused to meet with us...he just decided to sneak off in the dark of night. "
The uproar among members of his own party forced House Speaker John Boehner into action. Congressman King met with the speaker this afternoon and says Boehner has now promised a vote on $9 billion in Sandy disaster aid by this Friday and then another vote on the remaining $51 billion dollars in aid in two weeks.
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Many gardeners mistakenly associate xeriscaping plants with a desert-style garden, featuring only cacti, yucca and agave. The fact is that xeriscaping plants run the gamut, from classic drought-tolerant succulents, to prairie plants, to ornamental grasses. Once established, these plants will survive water shortages and perform nevertheless. Beat heat and drought with these survivalist perennials and grasses.
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New Catholic Dictionary – Saint Barbara
Virgin, martyr (235 or 238). According to her legendary acts she was the daughter of the rich heathen, Dioscorus. When she professed Christianity, she was cruelly tortured, condemned to death, and was beheaded by her father. Juliana was her companion in martyrdom. The place of her death is uncertain. Hieropolis in Egypt, Nicomedia, Antioch, Rome, and Hierapolis in Syria having been named. She has been popular in the East and West since the 7th century. G. K. Chesterton celebrates her in the poem, . Patroness of artillerymen, architects, prisoners, founders, stonemasons, grave-diggers, fortifications; invoked against thunderstorms, fire, lightning, impenitence, and sudden death; venerated as one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers. Emblems: a tower, palm, chalice, and canon. Relics at Burano, Italy, and Kief, Russia. Feast, Roman Calendar, 4 December.


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Bajaj Platina 100 Price in Barshi
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- Please visit your nearest Bajaj Showroom & tell them i want to exchange with the new Platina H110.
- M also looking for that, thinking to buy upcoming bs6 platina H gear
- 2007 Model Yes
- On purchase of Any Bajaj Motorcycle, you have to opt for 5 year insurance (1 year 1st party and 4 year 3rd party) which costs around Rs. 6000. At the RTO, you have to spend somewhere around 450****000. So an estimated Rs.11000 is required for Insurance and RTO.
- I have purchased on 2015 that time it was around 6000 rupees.
- Depends upon location but i think its near 1500 -2000 rs.
- Ct 100 Achi hai j value for money hai Baki agar looks b chieya thodi bohot n sporty si to TV's sports achi choice hai
- CT100Full paisa vasool.
- Best in terms of?????
- 1. If you want very good mileage and the best in segment comfort, go for Platina 100 or 1102. If you want good looks with Tubeless tyres and digital meter console, go for discover 1103. If you want long lasting engine, go for hero Splendor i smart (more mileage) or Hero HF Delux (Less mileage) but remember Hero bikes will cost much more.
- Platina and hero hd deluxe or any 100 cc bike from Bajaj and hero
- Go for bajaj ct 100 or 110
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Best in everything things mileage 65 to 70 new bike 4 month old brand new condicen.H.
Very good platina I love you thanks for Bajaj company would like for Bajaj platina.....am very very happy......
It's good but the rear shocker is not adjustable.I tried with mechenic but they suggested to change it.
Best and comparable bikes for daily use.I must say that it is so great.
Very good non Stop service , comfortable with this so that I have been working free mind Drive so smoothly
I buy this bike for only mileage purpose because i have to ride 100km per day. but soon as i know that this bike is not suitable for me because of low power and lower mileage. it gives me only 55-60 kmpl only. previously i used splendour plus and i was satisfy from splendor. power and mileage was sufficient for me splendor gives me always 60 + mileage with good amount of power. but platina never gives me mileage or power and one more bad thing in platina i found that platina get's skid so fast (Fisalti bahut jaldi hai).
If you will ride between 35 to 45 kmph then only it gives mileage of 85 to 90 (with iocl premium oil, 2 or 3 rs costlier than normal petrol )only .. Bought this due to its mileage as I was searching for sum budget bikes during my college days.But for ,says a ride 70 to 100 km you can't be able to ride in this zone , on this basis of your speed goes beyond 45 it automatically gives an avg of 50-60 kmpl. I have rided it upto 17000km and still on ma way to ride it till I find some other bike ...
My Most Favorite Bike, THE BEST, High Quality, No Maintenance Cost So far, Excellent Mileage, Smooth ride in Hard surface, No Back Pain while taking long drive. i always drive 40-45 Kmpl speed on the road which will be very smooth & safety. I love to ride bike especially Platina 100ES. Regards - Srinivasan
First of all,this is not a bike it's a geared two wheeler.i have been riding this bike for almost 6:yrs.u can go 40 rest of speed can't be obtained at any cost.Strictly for uncles,old people
Very good bike for daily commuting...Weightless provide you a better mileage. Less maintenance cost..Drawbacks:Lack of tubeless tyres,More speed above 60km makes unstablity of vehicle ...
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Statutory Holidays in Canada
Holidays in Canada exist on the federal level - see list of Canadian national holidays - and there are additional holidays for each province and territory.
Are you confused yet? Got an idea or a holiday story? Post it on the Canadian holiday forum.
We add a new holiday calendar for each year for national and provincial holidays - even provide printer friendly versions for some of the calendars. The annual update is generally in August or September.
Valentine's Day, Mother's Day, St. Patrick's Day, Father's Day and Halloween are not official holidays but are celebrated nationwide, however, no paid vacation is given for these days. Visit our Canadian holiday forum to read and post messages related to Canadian statutory holidays.
Statutory holidays are New Year's Day, Good Friday (Easter), Canada Day, Labour Day and Christmas Day - these days are celebrated nationwide and are paid days off for employees. Federally regulated employees also get Easter Monday, Victoria Day, Thanksgiving and Boxing Day off and it is common practice, however not required, for non-federal employees to get these holidays off as well.
There is also a proposed statutory holiday to remember residential schools.
On unofficial holidays - especially on Boxing Day and Remembrance day - most businesses are closed with the exception of select retail stores.
You can find more resources and information about statutory holidays on the resources page.
Read about the new proposed holiday: National Truth and Reconciliation Day.
The chart below displays a list of national and provincial stat holidays observed in Canada.
|Day Observed
|New Year's Day
|January 1
|Islander Day
|Third Monday in February
|Family Day
|Third Monday in February
|Heritage Day
|Third Monday in February
|Louis Riel Day
|Third Monday in February
|St. Patrick's Day
|March 17
|Good Friday
|Friday before Easter Sunday
|Nationwide except QC
|Easter Monday
|Monday after Easter Sunday
|St. George's Day
|April 23
|Victoria Day
National Patriotes Day in QC
|Monday preceding May 25th
|Nationwide except NB, NS, PE, NL
|National Aboriginal Day
|June 21
|Féte Nationale
St. Jean Baptiste Day
|June 24
|Discovery Day
|June 24
|Canada Day
Memorial Day in NFL
|July 1
|Nunavut Day
|July 9
|Civic Holiday
|First Monday in August
|Labour Day
|First Monday of September
|Second Monday in October
|Nationwide except NB, NS, PE, NL
|Remembrance Day
|November 11
|Nationwide except ON, QC, NS, NL
|Christmas Day
|December 25
|Boxing Day
|December 26
What is a Canadian Statutory Holiday?
A national statutory holiday in Canada is basically a "paid-day-off". When you create your employment contract you should always include that full salary is to be paid on these days to avoid future disputes.
There are several holidays every year at the national level - these holidays are observed everywhere in Canada. In addition to these days there are other stat holidays and civic holidays on the provincial and territorial and municipal levels.
Stat Holiday Long Weekends
Every statutory holiday has some must-do activities. On New Year's Day you should either be on a cruise ship drinking champagne or have a snowball fight and party with your friends while on Canada Day its customary to rent a cottage if you don't have your own and travel "up north" for the long weekend.
Since we have plenty of snow in the winter many Canadians visit ski or snowboarding resorts on the Family Day long weekend — the all-you-can-eat pancake breakfasts are hard to resist;)
Victoria Day marks the unofficial start of the summer and that's when people usually pull out the barbie from the garage and keep it on the deck until Labour Day, which is the unofficial end of the summer. Many travel agencies and parks have special family weekend getaway packages for the long weekends for those who prefer to spend the days hiking, camping, birdwatching, canoeing, etc. What do you do during the holidays? Share your story with others at the stat holiday forum.
Thanksgiving, of course is turkey season, which we, the editors, don't like or understand. Why are millions of animals killed every year on the day we give thanks to what we have and bless the fall harvest? Please consider saving a turkey next year. You can buy a few beers instead.
Holiday Destinations
The majority of people travel during their time off from work. Popular travel destinations for Canadians include Mexico, Cuba, Jamaica and select European countries like France and Italy - it all depends of the season. During the winter people fly south to spend some time in hotels and beaches in Florida, Hawaii or Costa Rica for example, indeed a great alternative to snow shoveling.
In the summer there are countless travel deals to Italy, Spain, the UK, Japan and other not-so-warm countries and because of the relatively strong Canadian dollar it doesn't cost too much to rent a car and stay at nice hotels abroad.


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First of all, I should apologize for readers for probably the longet hiatus ever on this blog. I am still trying to balance a busy day job with having time to pen blog posts. I am sure that I will manage to get a nice rythm going at some point.
As such, I thought that I would return to a topic that I actually do know a little about and this interesting piece in the WSJ by Carl Bialik on US fertility and the idea of a crisis driven birth collapse in the US.
A recent report said the U.S. birth rate has dipped to a record low level. But another measure of the nation's fertility remains comfortably above its historic low. The mismatch shows that even in a country with comprehensive birth statistics, summarizing population trends is far from straightforward.
The article makes no judgement either way and essentially keeps to lining up the arguments without making a statement about which measures are most correct. The main debate is driven by reports that the US birth rate has plummeted since the financial crisis and that this negative shock could have a lasting impact on US population dynamics.
However, as the article suggests, measuring fertility is not straightforward and indeed while the article builds its discussion around the notion of total births per 1000 women (crude birth rate) and the total fertility rate (average children born to women in their childrearing age), no mention is given of total cohort fertility which is the completed fertility per cohort. Arguably, this last measure is the most important one, but also the most difficult one to observe since we can only see this after the fact (although we can make qualified guesses of where this is headed for a given cohort based on the interaction between tempo and quantum effects of fertility).
So, what is the story in the US? Well, the crude birth rate recently hit all time lows, but the total fertility rate remains stable and close to replacement levels and this latter point is, in my view, giving too little credence in relation to the most recent concerns raised on US fertility.
However, there is no doubt that the financial crisis appears to have had a noticeable impact on US fertility patterns. In theory, an economic recession should not have a lasting impact on completed fertility. This is mainly because a normal economic recession does not have a lasting impact of families' life course trajectory and decisions to have children. It may lead to an increase in postponement, but that effect should be reversed once the recession ends.
The key question is whether this particular economic crisis is different and whether we can expect a lasting impact on fertility in the US (and perhaps elsewhere)?
I would venture a hesitant no here, but the jury is still out, and there is no doubt that the specific nature of the recent economic crisis as one of being associated with a structural level of too much debt is a worry. A prolonged period of deleveraging which now appears to have begun the US and elsewhere in the OECD could lead to a permanent and irreversible postponement of fertility decisions in the US, but so far the fact that US fertility remains close to replacement levels (and never dipped below) is a definite positive that has, so far, received too little attention I think.
Grantham Lays Down the Gauntlet on US Growth and Demographics
If Carl Bilak's article does little to come up with an argument for or against the notion of the sturdiness of US demographic fundamentals a recent piece from GMO by Grantham is much more vocal in its worry that the US economy may be headed for zero growth and that demographics are to blame.
First of all, Grantham is fundamentally pointing to falling trend growth in the US. This is the case not only in the US but across the OECD. Indeed, trend growth if measured with a very broad stroke is probably falling in all major global economies, developed as well as so called emerging economies. The reasons for this are pretty simple. All the things we use to calculate or account for growth are slowing down; demographics, capital formation and technology/productivity although this last bit is surrounded by a huge uncertainty and could surge or slump. Most economists would see productivity as a part of the process (i.e. it is endogenous) and thus something we can affect, but technological progress does tend to have an unpredictable and disruptive cycle which is difficult to account for.
Still, to take such a broad sweep at growth and apply equally across global economies is too general a narrative to hold up to closer scrutiny.
Enter US population dynamics and its coming "growth" effect.
On US demographics, I think Grantham focuses on long term trends of working age population growth which are obviously down in the US. However, they are down for all countries and over such a long time frame that it becomes meaningless to discuss them without some aspect of relativity. Retiring baby boomers are a drag on US growth and the lack of rising female labour force participation (because it has already happened) is also a minus, but this is also pushing the narrative a little bit.
Surely, a boost in growth from increasing female labour force participation can only happen once and is not strictly a "drag" on growth when it ends. Crucially however, Grantham interprets exhibit 1 depicting growth in the US working age population in a "glass half empty" kind of way. We are told to focus on the declining trend, but I would note the remarkable fact that the US working age population is set to enjoy positive growth beyond 2030. That is a major relative tailwind compared to the rest of the developed world and indeed emerging markets. All countries in the world have a large challenge in the context of the compatibility between ageing and a market economy with pension schemes and health care systems, but the US seems in a relatively good position to cope with this from the point of view of demographics.
Going back to the discussion on fertility, I am surprised that Grantham does not focus a bit more on the fact that it never slumped massively below replacement level in the US which augurs for strong tailwinds to household formation. If you combine this with intra-US labour mobility you get a strong foundation for growth I think. Or at least, you get a more nuanced view of the US compared to for example many other OECD economies (Japan and Europe) where demographics are much more decisively manifesting themselves in the form of headwinds.
Two charts from the GMO piece that should make us worry a bit though are ex 2 and 3. Working less hours and falling labour force participation (and it is falling not only for women) are poison for growth because it reduces the potential growth rate per unit rate of inflation. Popular speaking, it reduces the natural level of output before the output gap turns positive (and you get excess inflation and no real growth). This is a huge challenge in the US and the persistently falling labour force participation rate in the US in a post crisis is a worrying development which needs some sort of structural/reform response as it is completely unrealistic to expect the Fed's quanto easing policies to lead to a structurally better labour market.
In the end, I would say that it is difficult to disagree with the overall narrative set out by Grantham because it really sticks to the straight and narrow and basically says what we already know, name that trend growth will fall.
Critically however, Grantham notes the concept of "zero growth" and thus refers to the idea that trend growth in the US may fall to zero. I don't see that and this is an important qualifier.
I think there are a lot of economies in the OECD where "trend growth" as defined by conventional economic models and theories may be zero (Japan, Italy, Spain and some parts of Eastern Europe). But I would not put the US in that group and demographics represent one of the main reasons for this. There may be many reasons why the US economy may slump to zero growth in the future, but demographics aren't one of them.


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(Pocket-lint) - Pentax's Optio H90 combines minimalist "functional beauty" with a 12.1-megapixel sensor, 5x wide-zoom lens, HD Movies and advanced auto tracking AF and a Face AF system able to "see" up to 32 faces.
The H90 we tested was the white and silver liveried model, with a black back panel adding neat contrast to the smart ensemble, the slender lines and urbane character of the camera making it attractive indeed. The body has an aluminium alloy upper front section into which are embedded two, flush-fitting top plate buttons.
These are the on/off and shutter buttons; while the white and silver face is punctuated by contrasting matte black lens surround and black lens barrel, making a neat-looking counterpoint to the pristine white. A small self timer lamp and a tiny flash unit, a flash that's really only good as a fill-in given its 0.15m to 2.4m range using ISO Auto mode, are the only other items to sully the otherwise clean face of the H90.
The back is dominated by the camera's 2.7-inch screen that's actually rather good to use which is handy given the fact the camera lacks an optical viewfinder, however the viewing angle, while decent, is still not as wide as we'd like. Controls include a small lens zoom rocker switch which can move the 28 to 140mm 5x optical zoom from wide to tele end very quickly, in around a second.
Playback, Face AF, Menu and Green mode buttons surround a central four-way jog button and its central OK button. The Green button can be set to control a range of options (one at a time) such as white balance or sensitivity, to quickly get at oft-used modes, but it's limited and other controls are left deeper within menus, which is not as user friendly as it could be.
The four-way jog buttons provide fast access to 2- and 10-second self-timer functions, flash settings, macro and super macro shooting and a Mode position. This last option opens up an icon driven menu of shooting options including a range of scene modes, such as portrait and landscape as well as neat digital wide and digital panorama settings that help stitch multiple images together to create very wide or panoramic pictures.
However, the image overlay system used to help align such pictures and that the camera will stitch together for you, is rather indistinct and we found a real challenge to get right. The latest Sweep Panorama modes on cameras such as Sony's TX7, where you simply scan a scene to build a panorama, are a real step forward when you have to drop back to this method of panoramic image creation.
To help keep the camera simple to use, another shooting feature is the Auto picture mode. Here the camera picks what it "thinks" is the best camera setting for the scene you're trying to shoot, be it a close up of a flower or a portrait. And it gets the settings right most of the time and as the far as the camera "sees" them, defaulting to a general point and shoot setting if it cannot make up its "mind".
Blink and Smile detection-focusing join a comprehensive and responsive AF set-up and work very well together; smile detection being almost too sensitive, as it'll take a snap for you as soon as a face changes from moody to very slightly smiley! Blink detection is great - it'll warn you if a shot is taken and someone has their eyes closed - allowing you to re-shoot if you want.
The camera has a 1280 x 720-pixel HD movie mode coupled to Movie SR (Shake Reduction), this digital stabilisation system is also used in still shooting, called Pixel Track SR and it compensates for shake during still shooting at longer focal lengths or in lower lighting. However, the lack of optical image stabilisation is disappointing as this digital shake reduction system combines higher sensitivities with image processing that's not always as effective as optical image stabilisation and means images can be loaded with unwanted noise.
There are, however, a couple of extra neat titbits of kit included in the H90. The first is built-in movie editing (in playback) to help trim and build your HD movie before playing it on an HD TV or before transferring to PC for burning or sharing. Talking of transferring, the camera is compatible with Eye-Fi memory cards so you can shoot and stream images using your home wireless network as you go, which is both very clever and neat to use if you have that set-up.
Still image editing includes digital filters that can be used to crop, remove red-eye and apply special effects such as colour enhancements and coloured filter effects which all makes the camera very versatile and given the relatively modest price tag, a pleasing set of features.
The first thing to say about image quality is that it's very good indeed, particularly at lower sensitivities, up to ISO 400. Above this setting noise becomes more noticeable but not dramatically so, ISO 800 noise is noticeable but acceptable. At ISO 1600 and above, the noise becomes intrusive but we have to say, it's not at a level to make you wince, so Pentax have done well here in our view. Granular but retaining detail, it's not until you get to ISO 6400 that things become unacceptable, but even here Pentax's image processing has managed to hold onto a modicum of detail.
Colour and white balance are both very good and provide perfectly acceptable results; auto white balance has good control but can leave a slight orange tint in artificial lighting or a bluish tinge in overcast daylight conditions, which is a shame.
Recorded detail is superb (with the caveat on higher sensitivities, as above) and particularity so in macro shooting modes, at low ISOs. Focusing is impressively fast and like the rest of the camera's performance, its overall responsiveness is pleasing. Face, Tracking and Smile AF systems all work well and quickly, tracking AF is particularity neat and help keep faces of moving subjects sharp once you've locked onto them.
In the Optio H90, neat design meets functionality and usability at a great price. In short, the package as a whole works really well (and you could pay a lot more for these features from another maker) and is great value too, and although there are a few minor niggles, the H90 is well worth considering if you're after an easy to use, stylish and neatly designed compact. It really is more than the sum of its parts - and the sum of money you'd need to outlay in order to buy one.