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TAARIFA KWA VYOMBO VYA HABARI Jumatatu 6 July 2015
Asasi za kiraia zipatazo 20 zinazounda mtandao wa bioanuai Tanzania unaitaka serikali kusitisha/kusimamisha kwa muda kuridhia itifaki yenye utata ya ARIPO iliyopangwa kutiwa saini katika mkutano wa mawaziri wa nchi wanachama Jumanne, ya tarehe 7.
Mataifa 19 ya Afrika, ambao ni wanachama wa shirika la Haki miliki za kitaaluma la Kanda ya Afrika (the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO), wanakutana Arusha kukubaliana kuhusu mkataba/itifaki ya kimataifa ya mbegu ambayo itachukua mamlaka ya nchi kuratibu wagunduzi wa mbegu (Plant Breeders), na kupiga marufuku haki ya wakulima kuhifadhi, kushirikiana na kubadilishana mbegu.
Mtandao wa TABIO unaguswa na itifaki hii kwa kuwa inazima uhuru wa nchi kwa kuweka sheria ya ARIPO. Kwa mujibu wa Itifaki ya ARIPO, haki za wagunduzi wa mbegu zitatolewa na ofisi ya ARIPO kwa wagunduzi husika. Hata hivyo, nchi husika hazitaweza kuingilia maamuzi ya ARIPO kwa namna yoyote ile. Kitendo hiki kitawabana wakulima wetu ambao wanategemea sana mbegu za asili. Itifaki inatishia usalama na uhakika wa chakula kwa kuwa asilimia 75 ya wakulima wa Tanzania hutegemea mbegu wanazozihifadhi wao wenyewe kwa matumizi ya kilimo. Mfumo wa kibiashara wa mbegu unalenga tu mazao machache ya kibiashara na kudhoofisha bioanuai tajiri na muhimu inayolindwa na wakulima wadogo. Jamii ya wakulima wa Tanzania haiwezi kukubali sera na sheria ambazo hazizingatii na kushirikisha wakulima wadogo au wawakilishi wao.
Ongezeko la kutilia mkazo mbegu za kibiashara limeshindwa kutatua matatizo ya msingi ya mkulima. Badala ya kukandamiza na kuwahukumu au kuwapiga marufuku wakulima wadogo kuhifadhi na kutumia mbegu zao za asili, serikali husika na hasa Tanzania inatakiwa kuwashughulikia wale wote wanaoingiza mbegu feki hapa nchini ambazo zinawapotezea wakulima fedha na muda wao na hatimaye kushindwa kulisha familia zao na taifa kwa ujumla. Zaidi ya asilimia 75 ya mbegu huzalishwa na wakulima wadogo. Mfumo wa mbegu za kibiashara unatakiwa uishi pamoja na ule wa mbegu za asili zinazomilikiwa na mkulima na siyo kuuondoa huu wa mbegu za asili.
Kama wanachama wa Mtandao wa Uhuru wa chakula Afrika (Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa), TABIO inaunga mkono kwa nguvu zote msimamo wa AFSA wa kuzitaka nchi za Afrika kuikataa itifaki hiyo.
Hivyo, TABIO inaitaka serikali ya Tanzania kusimamisha mchakato huu wa haraka wa kuiridhia itifaki ya ARIPO. Maamuzi haya muhimi ni vyema yakachalaweshwa mpaka ushauri wa uwazi na shirikishi ufanywe kwa kushirikisha wakulima na asasi za kiraia. Uhuru wa sheria za Tanzania na haki za mamilioni ya wakulima wake haviwezi kuwekwa pembeni kwa ajili ya maslahi ya kibiashara ya watafiti wa mbegu.
Wasiliana na
Abdallah Ramadhani Mkindi, TABIO Coordinator.
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com, Tel: +255 784 311 179
PRESS RELEASE: Monday 6 July 2015
Twenty-two civil society organisations that make up the Tanzania Alliance for Biodiversity call on Government to halt the adoption of the controversial ARIPO protocol planned for Ministerial signature in Arusha on Tuesday 7 July.
Nineteen African nations, members of the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO), are meeting in Arusha to agree an international seed protocol that will take away national powers to regulate seed breeders, and criminalise farmers rights to save, share and exchange farm-saved seeds.
The Tanzania Alliance for Biodiversity (TABIO) expresses serious concerns that this process overrides national sovereignty by placing ARIPO above national law. The protocol threatens national food security as 75% of Tanzanian farmers depend on farm-saved seed for their agricultural production. The commercial seed system focuses on just a few cash crops and weakens the rich and important agricultural biodiversity managed and maintained by Tanzanian small farmers. The Tanzanian farming community cannot accept a policy made behind closed doors with no representation of small farmers or their associations.
The increased focus on commercial seed supply fails to address core issues. Rather than criminalise small farmers from using farm-saved seed, government should focus on stamping out the criminal activity of sellers of fake commercial seeds, which are wasting farmers' money and time, and reducing their ability to feed their families and the nation. Over 75% of seeds planted in Tanzania are farm-saved seed. The commercial seed industry exists alongside the farmer managed seed system, but cannot be allowed to simply switch it off by legislating farm-saved seed out of existence.
As a member of the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa, TABIO endorses the strong position taken by AFSA calling on African Governments to reject this protocol.
Therefore, TABIO calls upon Tanzanian Government to halt this hasty process of adoption of the ARIPO protocol. This crucial decision must be delayed until a transparent and participatory consultation is carried out with farmers, farmers associations and civil society. The sovereignty of Tanzanian law and the rights of millions of Tanzanian farmers cannot be abandoned merely to satisfy commercial interests.
Contact: Abdallah Ramadhani Mkindi, TABIO Coordinator.
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com, Tel: +255 784 311 179
The ARIPO Protocol aims to establish a centralised plant variety protection (PVP) regime modeled on the heavily criticised 1991 Act of the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV 1991). Such a PVP regime will vest enormous decision-making powers in the ARIPO PVP Office and totally undermine the sovereignty of member states to regulate plant breeder's rights. Crucially, the Protocol will nullify the rights of farmers to freely save, use, exchange and sell farm-saved seed and other propagating material. This practice is the backbone of agricultural systems in Africa, providing food and nutrition for hundreds of millions of Africans on the continent. http://www.aripo.org
The Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA) is a continental voice for food sovereignty. AFSA is a broad based alliance of African regional farmers' networks and African NGO networks to bring greater continental cohesion to an already developing food sovereignty movement in Africa. http://afsafrica.org
Tanzania Alliance for Biodiversity (TABIO) is an alliance of civil society and private sector organizations concerned with the conservation of agricultural biodiversity for livelihood security and food sovereignty. TABIO Members include: ACRACCS, ActionAid International Tanzania, African Biodiversity Network, African Centre for Biodiversity, Biolands, BioRe, BioSustain, Community Water & Environmental Association (COWEA), CVM/APA (Comunità Volontari per il Mondo / AIDS partnership with Africa), Envirocare, ESAFF, MVIWATA, PELUM Tanzania, Sustainable Agriculture Tanzania, Swissaid Tanzania, TANCERT, Tanzania Organic Agriculture Movement, Tushiriki, The Vijiji Foundation. http://envaya.org/TABIO
Setting the Record Straight on Tanzania's Biosafety Laws
Tanzania has recently amended the Biosafety Regulations, the law which applies to the import, export, deliberate release, confined use, contained use, transit and placing on the market of GMOs and their products. The amendment was driven by persistent pressure from the Tanzanian research community supported by the biotechnology industry. In response to the announcement Tanzania Alliance for Biodiversity (TABIO) has thoroughly examined the amendments, taken legal advice, and consulted with the regulatory authority (VPO Div of Environment). This is what we found:
Strict liability is still in force in Tanzania
Despite the triumphalist rhetoric of the GMO lobby, Tanzania has NOT removed strict liability from its Biosafety Regulations. In fact, strict liability is alive and well and continues to provide a strong legal framework protecting the nation against any harm, injury or loss caused by GMOs. This strict liability applies to all GMO activity including importation, transport, release, and of course commercial sale, – in fact everything apart from research.
What has changed is that a few additional clauses have been added to allow researchers to carry out GMO research, free of strict liability. However the researchers are still liable for any damage they may cause, but under a reduced 'fault-based' liability.
[Strict liability means that whoever introduces a GMO is directly legally responsible for any damage, injury or loss caused by the GMO. Fault based liability means that whoever introduces the GMO would be responsible only if it was proved that they were at fault or negligent in carrying out their activity.]
What this means is that now we can expect to see more applications for GMO research submitted to the regulatory authority, for example to carry out confined field trials of GM maize, cassava and cotton. We recognize that field trials will bring new risks, for example gene flow to non-GMO crops and the possibility of unintended release of GM products into the local market and food supply. As such it is critically important that the research activities, particularly confined field trials, are closely monitored and rigorously regulated to ensure the nation's biosafety.
It is also imperative that the biosafety regulatory authority fulfills its obligations to make every GMO application available to the public upon receipt, and allows sufficient time for comments, and considers such comments, before making a decision.
What the new biosafety regulations say:
The law still states in article 6.-(1) All approvals for introduction of GMO or their products shall be subject to a condition that the applicant is strictly liable for any damage caused to any person or entity.
Also it states in article 56.-(1) Any person or his agent who imports, transits, makes contained or confined use of, releases, carries out any activity in relation to GMOs or products thereof or places on the market a GMO shall be strictly liable for any harm, injury or loss caused directly or indirectly by such GMOs or their products or any activity in relation to GMOs.
The new additional clauses read as follows:
6.-(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of sub-regulation (1), strict liability shall not apply to researchers and research activities.
56.-(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of sub-regulation (1), any person or his agent who develops, imports, transports GMOs or products thereof, or carries out any activity for the purpose of undertaking research shall be liable for any harm, injury or loss caused directly or indirectly by such GMOs or their products or any activity in relation to GMOs.
The amended regulations also clarify what is meant by the words "research", "researcher", "confined use", and "contained use" - as follows:
"Research" means a contained or confined use, and the words "research activities" shall have a corresponding meaning;
"Researcher" means a person who undertakes a contained use or confined use;
"Confined use" means any operation undertaken by restricting a GMO and its traits to a specific and defined area of the environment that effectively limit escape or persistence of the GMO or its genetic material in the environment;
"Contained use" means any operation undertaken within a facility, installation or other physical structure, which involves GMOs that are controlled by specific measures that effectively limit their contact with, and their impact on the external environment.
Thus it is clear that any experimental releases other than 'confined use' or 'contained use' are still subject to strict liability.
Tanzania Alliance for Biodiversity is an alliance of civil society and private sector organizations concerned with the conservation of agricultural biodiversity for livelihood security and food sovereignty.
TABIO contends that GMOs pose unnecessary risks to human health, destroy biodiversity, lead to increased costs for farmers, increase corporate control of the food chain, and fail to combat global hunger.
Email: email@example.com Tel: +255 784 311 179, +255 774 121 589
MEDIA RELEASE: 4 April 2014
CIVIL SOCIETY ALLIANCE CALLS FOR NATIONAL DEBATE ON GMOs
An alliance of 20 civil society organizations and exporters today called for a national debate on GMOs and its regulatory framework so that citizens are well informed before any attempt to weaken biosafety laws is made. Despite assurances that the Biosafety Regulations would stand, it seems yet again Tanzania is bowing to pressure to weaken the legislation protecting Tanzanian consumers against the negative effects of GMOs.
Despite the Government's good intention of putting in place a regulatory regime to govern the utilization of biotechnology, the Biosafety Regulations have been attacked as an obstacle to the development, transfer and use of biotechnology in the country. At the heart of the argument is the principle of strict liability, which holds anyone who introduces GMOs liable for any harm, injury or loss caused by their actions.
A TABIO spokesperson explained: "The strict liability principle has been misunderstood, distorted and misreported to the extent of creating fear on its application as a sound module of liability and redress for harm, injury or loss caused by GMOs. People need to know exactly what the risks are, and how the existing law protects us, in order to make informed choices."
No scientific consensus on GMO safety. Over 300 international scientists, physicians, academics, and experts strongly reject GM industry claims that there is a scientific consensus on GMO safety and that the debate on this topic is over. "Such claims may place human and environmental health at undue risk and create an atmosphere of complacency," stated Dr. Angelika Hilbeck, chairperson of the European Network of Scientists for Social and Environmental Responsibility (ENSSER)[1].
TABIO cited references[2] to 1400 studies, surveys, and analyses that suggest adverse impacts of genetically engineered crops, foods and related pesticides. They include health impacts, environmental impacts, resistance, pesticide drift, genetic contamination, horizontal gene transfer, unintended effects, as well as references to yields, social impact, ethics, economics and regulations.
GMOs in Dar. Meanwhile imported genetically modified food is on sale in Dar es Salaam supermarkets, and on consumers' breakfast tables. The Alliance asks if the importers have applied for permission from the regulatory authorities. Citizens are advised to check labels, and be wary of imported maize-based products from countries that have no labeling laws.
Abdallah Mkindi, TABIO Coordinator: firstname.lastname@example.com Tel: 0784 311 179
Notes for Editors
Tanzania is among the very few African countries to date to have developed regulatory regimes to govern the adoption and utilization of genetically modified organisms (GMOs). The regulations were put in place to implement the Environment Management Act, which called for the need to have regulations for procedures and processes for the development, handling and use of GMOs. Regulation 56 (1) reads; any person or his agent who imports, transits, make contained or confined use of, release, carries out any activities in relation to GMOs or products thereof or place on the market a GMO shall be strictly liable for any harm, injury or loss caused directly or indirectly by such GMOs or their products or any activity in relation to GMOs.
TABIO position is that the principle of strict liability should neither be weakened nor abandoned in the Biosafety Regulations. It should be maintained to guide the implementation of the Biosafety Regulations so as to provide a balanced approach in utilizing the benefits of modern biotechnology but at the same time protecting human health and the environment from the likely adverse effects that GMOs may pose. Protecting the rights of vulnerable citizens against the profit oriented interests of multinational GM companies whose sole aim is profit maximization at all cost is of paramount importance.
Tanzania Alliance for Biodiversity is an alliance of civil society and private sector organizations concerned with the conservation of agricultural biodiversity for livelihood security and food sovereignty.
The members of the alliance share the aims of conserving biodiversity and supporting sustainable development, promoting farmers' self-determination and food sovereignty, facilitating exchange of information and experiences concerning sustainable and healthy agriculture policies and practices, ensuring public awareness on issues of concern to the environment, agriculture and biodiversity, and promoting citizen involvement in the decision-making processes which guide the development of biotechnology particularly GMO.
Alliance members believe that Biosafety regulations should be based on the precautionary principle and are convinced that introduction of GM crops or animals is not the right solution to fight poverty and hunger.
Members of the Alliance
- ActionAid International Tanzania
- African Biodiversity Network (Kenya)
- African Centre for Biosafety (South Africa)
- Biolands
- BioRe
- BioSustain
- Community Water & Environmental Association (COWEA)
- CVM/APA (Comunità Volontari per il Mondo / AIDS partnership with Africa)
- Envirocare
- Sustainable Agriculture Tanzania
- Swissaid
- Tanzania Organic Agriculture Movement
- Tushiriki
- The Vijiji Foundation
Hans Herren responds to the Washington Post
To the editor of the Washington Post:
In your article Tanzania becomes a battleground in fight over genetically modified crops (October 7th 2013) alternative solutions presented by Africans were blatantly missing in a discussion of the yet to be proven potential benefits of GMOs for African smallholders.
With 27 years experience in Africa as Director General of ICIPE and Director of the Plant Health Division at IITA , I can attest that local R&D has developed and disseminated successful sustainable technologies that have not only increased the yields by 200 to 300 percent (dwarfing the expected 25 percent) - as proven in the case of maize using the Push-Pull, or SRI for rice technologies in Eastern Africa, or permanently controlled pest such as the cassava mealybug with natural methods across the continent - but also continuously adapted them to new local challenges, including climate change. Public agricultural research continues to be stifled by low funding. This is especially dramatic in Tanzania, where funding is so low that there is little hope of any impact on rural development and poverty reduction (ASTI IFPRI Report 2012). Given that "80 percent of the people live by subsistence agriculture", this assessment is damning. Combined with the proven high cost-benefit ratios of public agricultural investments, effective solutions need to build upon and strengthen farmers' local knowledge and capabilities. GM crops fail to do that: a common fallacy when drawing from the apparent success in the US to African smallholders. It is in this context that combining indigenous seeds - or even including currently field-tested non-GM varieties from CIMMYT (http://dtma.cimmyt.org/) - with increased diversification, organic manure and sustainable crop management represent proven knowledge- and labor-intensive strategies that can reach the poorest of farmers with lasting social, environmnetal and economic benefits. Attempting to move above the fray of the US and EU battles and polemics, we would be well advised to strengthen support for African solutions, and respect their sovereignty in decision-making.
Hans R. Herren
Right Livelihood Award Laureate 2013, World Food Prize Laureate 1995
President of Biovision Foundation and the Millennium Institute
Tanzania: Government to Endorse GM Maize Trials Soon?
LOCAL seeds experts are optimistic about government move to allow field trials of genetically engineered maize which has already proved successful in confined laboratory trials at Makutupora in Dodoma region.
Mikocheni Agriculture Research Institute (MARI) Principal Research Officer, Dr Alois Kullaya told the 'Sunday News' during the week that although it has taken many years to change regulations barring field trials of GM maize, progress is being made to that effect. He hoped that implementation of the plan may come true before end of this year.
"I hope a decision will be made soon, probably this year, I am very optimistic," said Dr Kullaya. MARI has undertaken confined laboratory trials for GM maize in a pilot project which ended in 2009 but strict regulations have stopped field trials of the same.
According to the country's Biosafety Regulations of 2009 set out, it applies a strict liability principle which essentially holds anyone associated with importing, transporting, selling or using a GM product liable for any perceived harm associated with it.
Scientists argue that the "guilty until proven innocent" approach is detrimental to the technology which is already being used by over 17 million farmers globally.
Dr Kullaya warned that while other east African countries like Kenya and Uganda have adopted a different, fault-based regulatory approach where harm and negligence must be proved, Tanzania risks losing out as commercial approved in the two countries will have a negative impact in the country.
"Kenya and Uganda are doing field trials and soon they will authorize commercial production which will also affect us as we cannot stop GM crops from crossing our border," Dr Kullaya who is also Coordinator for Water Efficient Maize for Africa (WEMA) initiative noted.
But anti-GMO activists are pressing the government to stay the course and ensure that the country remains a GM free territory for fear of the unknown.
Tanzania Alliance for Biodiversity Coordinator, Abdallah Mkinde said, "The stringent law should continue to exist so that whoever introduces GM crops should be responsible for whatever happens on the ground." He said TAB and its 18 member non-governmental organizations is doing a sensitization campaign to the public to warn farmers and consumers about the dangers of growing and eating genetically engineered organism.
TAB is planning a major sensitization meeting with lawmakers to inform them of the negative effects of GM technology and prepare them to shoot down any government bill seeking to amend the 2004 National Environmental Management Act.
The TAB Coordinator said recent research by French scientists which has linked GM foods with cancer is a wakeup call to the government to maintain its strict position on the crops which are also linked with negative impact on the environment.
But with the country facing a rapidly increasing population and climate change affecting food production, the decision to allow drought and disease resistant maize and other staples looks imminent.
Minister for Agriculture, Food Security and Cooperatives, Engineer Christopher Chiza has already announced that five regions are facing food shortages because of inadequate rains and disease attacks on maize and bananas.
Non approved GM Wheat found growing in USA, prompting Japan and S Korea to suspend all wheat imports
Click here for more:http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2013/05/28/gmo-dangers.aspx?e_cid=20130602_SNL_MS_1&utm_source=snl&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ms1&utm_campaign=20130602
SOUTH AFRICA SHOCKED BY REVELATIONS THAT SOME BABY FOOD CONTAINS GMOs


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I just installed Ubuntu on my personal machine. I've never used Linux before. I installed Ruby, and Ruby on Rails. I'm about to start a new project. Where should I save it?
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I am so excited to welcome you to the new Visual Observing Forum. This has been a dream of mine (and Sebastian Otero's) for about 7 months. I am somewhat using my 20/20 Vision Team Forum from the Citizen Sky program as my template.
First of all, I want you to feel free to email me at email@example.com with any personal inquiries or comments. I love hearing from people, especially in a positive nature. However, most o our communication can go directly through the Forum itself. I have several others that are my assistants as moderators, so they will be adding a lot to this forum.
Sebastian's and my vision for this (and Aaron Price) is to rally the visual observing troops and get excitement flowing in our veins once more that our visual observations are being used buy AAVSO and the scientific community. Remember, most people start out observing variable stars visually. Some move on to other more technological savy observing, but some of us will stay visual observers. We definitely have our place in the AAVSO. Let me make it clear that Arne and the HQ staff have made it very clear that they are behind us. I want to make it clear that all AAVSO observers are part of a team, whether visual, CCD, PEP, DSLR, etc. We are a family and we will keep this concept of a team and a family throughout this forum.
From time to time, Sebastian, Mike Simonson, myself, or a few others, will post messages on this forum. My goal is training/educating on how to observe. I also will be suggesting stars that are many of my favorites to observe. There may be some in a special campaign. Sebastian may add stars that are in the southern hemisphere far to south for even me in Florida.
I see some real potential to work with the Young Stellar Object group (YSO). the Cataclysmic Variable Star group, and we are going to try to stretch our visual observing by observing Long Period Variable Stars in the thick of the Milky Way.
I am going to get a list of the YSO stars from Michael Poxon's web site out of the UK. I am going to limit the stars to the 14th magnitude minimum range. I am going to communicate with Michael and get his suggestions on stars to observe visually. His web site is
I have thought that this would be a great place where we visual folks can contribute.
As many of you know, my special area of interest are visual eclipsing binary stars. I will incude some of these from time to time.
Please let us know if you have large telescopes that can go fainter than 14th magnitude. My largest scope is a 14 1/4 inch reflector. Some of you may have big Dobs. We can always go to stars of dimmer magnitude. We will also discuss naked eye stars.
So, come join us and let's have fun with this new Visual Observing Forum. Everything we need for visual observing can be accessed from the AAVSO web page. Thanks and looking forward to some fun as a team.
Chris Stephan SET
Robert Clyde Observatory
Sebring, Florida USA


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22/07/2016 Shanghai, China
China is undergoing transformational change in the country's "new normal" to drive sustainable growth. On 21 July, the 5th China Finance Summit, themed "New Challenges and Opportunities in China's Qualitative Change," took place, where over 500 business, finance, industry and media leaders and representatives gathered to exchange thoughts on accelerating the transformation and to recognize outstanding contributors. Air Products (NYSE:APD), a world-leading industrial gases company, received the 2016 Best Brand Image Award for the third consecutive year in recognition of its good public image and continued contribution to the country's economic and social development.
The award was bestowed during the session "Honor and Dream" to 40 leading or fast-growing companies, including Air Products, Pfizer, Alcatel-Lucent and eHaier. The judging panel, comprising representatives from research institutes, consulting firms, academia and the media, selected the winners from more than 240 candidates based on six criteria: company culture, social contribution, innovation capability, financial growth, brand influence and industry position.
"Air Products has been serving and growing with China for almost thirty years, and we take pride in our longstanding commitment to supporting its economic and social development," said Saw Choon Seong, China president, Industrial Gases, at Air Products. "Winning this prestigious award for the third consecutive time is indeed a great testimony to our untiring efforts and contribution to this strategic market. It has also given tremendous encouragement to all of our employees in China. We will continue to create more value for our customers and the community with safety, quality products, innovative technologies and sustainable solutions in the new normal."
The China Finance Summit, a notable annual event since 2012, provides a platform for participants from the media, financial institutions, and multinational and domestic corporations to share business wisdom and explore the driving force of China's economic transformation and development. This year's summit was co-organized by over 30 business and general media, including China.com, Chinanews.com, Chinadaily.com, Shaanxi Satellite TV, International Business News and China Trade News.
Air Products has been serving the China market since 1987 to help manufactures improve productivity, efficiency, quality and environmental performance. It has established a strong market position with more than 60 operating entities and 70 production facilities. As the first global industrial gases company to establish a R&D capability in China, the company has been actively developing leading-edge gas applications for industries in glass, primary metals, metal processing, welding, electronics packaging and assembly, water treatment, food & beverage, chemicals and pharmaceuticals. On corporate social responsibility, it has been initiating and actively taking part in a variety of programs and activities, including the LIN (liquid nitrogen) Ambassador Program to demonstrate to local schools and communities the application of gas science in our daily lives through experiments.
The company's performance has been recognized by various parties in China. Apart from this most recent award, the company was also named the Outstanding Service Provider to China Chemical Parks by China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation and 2015 Outstanding Enterprise by Tianjin Xiqing government, as well as receiving a number of safety awards for its production sites from the local government authorities.
About Air Products
Air Products (NYSE:APD) is a world-leading Industrial Gases company celebrating 75 years of operation. The company's core Industrial Gases business provides atmospheric and process gases and related equipment to manufacturing markets, including refining and petrochemical, metals, electronics, and food and beverage. Air Products is also the world's leading supplier of liquefied natural gas process technology and equipment. The company's Materials Technologies business serves the semiconductor, polyurethanes, cleaning and coatings, and adhesives industries.
The company had fiscal 2015 sales of $9.9 billion and is ranked number 288 on the Fortune 500 annual list of public companies. Approximately 19,000 employees in 50 countries strive to make Air Products the world's safest and best performing Industrial Gases company, providing sustainable offerings and excellent service to all customers. For more information, visit www.airproducts.com.
NOTE: This release may contain forward-looking statements within the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based on management's reasonable expectations and assumptions as of the date of this release regarding important risk factors. Actual performance and financial results may differ materially from projections and estimates expressed in the forward-looking statements because of many factors not anticipated by management, including risk factors described in the Company's Form 10K for its fiscal year ended September 30, 2015.
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Michael Hayes Leaving Initiative
Media veteran will become UberMedia's chief revenue/marketing officer
Michael Hayes, president of digital communications at Initiative, has left the company.
Effective July 1, Hayes joins UberMedia as the company's new chief revenue and marketing officer. Hayes spent the last nine years at Initiative, overseeing the U.S.-based digital campaigns for brands ranging from Bayer to Miller/Coors to Dr. Pepper and Hyundai.
Hayes will now look to tackle the fast-growing but still immature mobile ad space. UberMedia claims to blend the power of social ads with the inherent local nature of mobile devices. The company is run by Overture founder and noted tech investor Bill Gross.
Initiative executives declined to comment. Though the departure is thought to be amicable, Hayes is one of several high ranking IPG media executives to depart this year. In particular, there have been multiple changes at Mediabrands, where Brendan Moorcroft, Nick Pahade and Quentin George have all bolted in recent months.


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Spider-Man 3 has come and gone from movie theaters, and with no Spidey 4 immediately in the works, do you think that Activision is just going to let this lucrative movie license sit stagnant? Of course not! But how do you make a movie game with no movie to base it on? Just do what LucasArts has been doing with Star Wars games for years: spin-offs!
Spider-Man: Friend or Foe is an alternate take on the Spider-Man movie universe. Here, the fragments of the meteor that brought the symbiote Venom to Earth have been scattered around the globe. A mysterious foe is collecting the fragments and combining the alien goo with holographic technology to create a new army of creatures called Phantoms (that all look suspiciously like beefed-up versions of developer Next Level Games' robotic mascot). To make matters worse, many of Spider-Man's most famous enemies have been placed under mind control to help in the meteor collection -- including a few that supposedly died in the films.
It should be fairly obvious that Friend or Foe was designed for a younger audience. It features cartoony representations of the characters, over-the-top animation, a ridiculous plot, and jokey dialogue (and that's not even counting Spidey's wisecracks). This game was clearly designed for younger Spider-Man fans, but it's clear that no corners were cut because it's "just" a kids' game.
The game's big gimmick is that whenever you defeat a boss character, they are snapped out of their mind control and team up with Spider-Man in an effort to find out who the real villain is behind this scheme. Instead of a sandbox-style action game like the previous Spider-Man movie titles, this is an old-fashioned beat-'em-up along the lines of Final Fight or Double Dragon.
Like those games, Friend or Foe is even more fun when played with a friend. At any point during the game, a second player can join in and help out as one of the many sidekick characters. Unfortunately, the game doesn't support online play, so your buddy will need to be over at your place if you want to play. Even if you don't have a friend joining in, a sidekick character will always follow you around. The computer AI is very competent, and actually does its fair share of fighting.


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Anderson's next start could be with A's
OAKLAND -- Left-hander Brett Anderson, who is on a rehab assignment with Double-A Midland, will likely make his next start for the Oakland A's, so long as he remains pain-free during his between-starts routine.
Past Anderson's ugly pitching line from Sunday's start for Midland was a pain-free performance, and that's all the A's care about.
Anderson allowed six earned runs on six hits with four walks and three strikeouts in just 3 2/3 innings on 80 pitches, but not once did he feel pain in his right ankle, which put him on the disabled list May 2.
"I feel good today," said Anderson, back in the A's clubhouse Monday. "You go from pitching in a game where every pitch and every out matters to pitching in front of 500 people in San Antonio, where you just kind of want to get your work in, and I was able to get my pitch count up.
"It was good to get in a game and come out today feeling well. It's not like last time where I came out and couldn't really walk."
So long as Anderson escapes Monday's workouts without aggravating the ankle, he'll likely be in the clear to return to the A's. The lefty could be reinstated from the DL as soon as Friday for a home start against the Royals. Right-hander Dan Straily, Wednesday's starter, is expected to be the odd man out when that happens.
"The most important thing about Brett's outing, even though the numbers didn't look great, is the fact that he felt good," said manager Bob Melvin. "He didn't feel anything with his ankle, and that's pretty much what we were looking for. We'll see how he feels today, and then I could potentially have a decision tomorrow on where we slot him in."
Anderson was 1-4 with a 6.21 ERA when he went on the DL, numbers that reflect struggles felt by Oakland's entire starting staff, which entered the day with a 5.17 ERA, fourth-highest in the American League.


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I'm Listening: Even Lizzo Can Get Stuck Inside Sadness
The "Truth Hurts" singer explains how she reaches out during depression
Everyone needs to reach out to others in their own way. For some it's through friends and family, others might prefer therapy or talking to a health professional, and for some it's through social media.
In June it was Lizzo who opened up on Instagram, telling her 4.8 million followers about her own struggle. "I'm depressed and there's no one I can talk to because there's nothing anyone can do about it," she wrote. "Life hurts."
The response was intense and immediate, with fans covering the singer in love, telling her how amazing she is, how much they relate, and even how they use her music to lift themselves up out of similar situations.
"When I opened up about my mental health episode a few months ago, I was triggered like I normally am, and it honestly has happened to me a bunch," Lizzo explains in the exclusive video above. "And I've opened up about it on the internet a bunch. I just didn't have millions of followers when I did it, so it didn't connect with as many people as it did this time."
Lizzo is sharing her story as part of I'm Listening, a special two-hour commercial-free broadcast dedicated to ending the stigma of talking about mental health. On Sunday September 8, all Entercom radio stations across the country will take part in the program to mark the start of National Suicide Prevention Week.
"I think a part of my sadness is that I kind of get stuck inside of it and I don't know how to reach out," the "Juice" singer continues. "I was actually posting that as a form of reaching out, to even my friends. The fact of the matter is I do have people to talk to, but I get so sad sometimes I feel like there's nothing anyone can say."
"Nobody can walk inside of our body and change your brain around to feel things differently."
At 7 AM local time on September 8 on your favorite RADIO.COM station, you can call-in live and join artists like Lizzo, athletes, and medical professionals for an in-depth conversation about mental health and suicide prevention.
"I think that's the scariest and worst part about depression, and sadness, and anxiety is that it's in your body. There's nothing external that can change it."
If you or anyone you know is struggling with depression or anxiety, know that someone is always there. Check the RESOURCES YOU CAN USE on ImListening.org.
Prior to Sunday's show, please SHARE YOUR STORY on how mental health or suicide has impacted your life. Select stories will be included in the broadcast.


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Merry and Bright
I doubt anyone is out there reading today but if you find yourself with a few minutes and pop in - I just wanted to wish all my lovely readers and friends a very Happy Holiday!
This is such a special day and I'm excited about watching the kids open their gifts and to see the look on Baby Bear's face when he discovers the pure joy of tearing paper.
I am so blessed to have this space to share my thoughts, dreams, and inspirations and am grateful to those who have supported me from the beginning and have continued to do so.
From Carpools to Cocktails has grown so much this year and I'm excited to grow and share and get to know y'all even more in the coming year!
Merry Christmas Y'all & Happy New Year!


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Wishlist/Synchronized High Quality Recording
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Inspired by an idea from [http://12078.net/grcnews/article.php?group=grc.thinktank&id=1861 www.grc.com newsgroups].
Inspired by an idea from [http://12078.net/grcnews/article.php?group=grc.thinktank&id=1861 www.grc.com newsgroups].
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|Wishes warning! This article or section documents one or more OpenMoko Wish List items, the features described here may or may not be implemented in the future.
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The problem
If you do a phone interview the sound quality of interviewed will be limited by the sound quality of the phone. This can be improved by having a high quality recording done locally in both ends, followed by mixing the 2 high quality recordings. One of the problems by doing this is to synchronize the high quality recordings, so they start at the same time.
The idea
Both the interviewer (here after Alice) and the interviewee (here after Bob) have a smartphone (or PC) that runs the Synchronized High Quality Recording program.
When Alice starts the interview she presses a button. This sends a signal (e.g. DTMF tones) to Bob's phone and then both phones starts a high quality recording exactly at the same time (the signal works like a clacker when filming). Alice will hear Bob in the normal phone quality, but Bob's phone will record the high quality.
When Alice ends the interview she presses a button. This sends a signal to Bob's phone to end the recording.
After the interview is done, Bob will have to send his recording to Alice. This can be done through the Internet.
The format of the recording could include the low quality audio from the other end. In a stero sound file the high quality recording would be in the left channel and the low quality in the right channel. This will make it easy to do the final mixing.
Podcasters can use this to virtually have people in the studio.
It may be usable for keeping a record of a teleconference.
It may be usable for making a radio theater without needing to have the actors come in.
Inspired by an idea from www.grc.com newsgroups.


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ISBN-13: 9780060577087 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 320 str.
the gas line is leaking, the bird is gone from the
cage, the skyline is dotted with vultures;
Benny finally got off the stuff and Betty now has a job
as a waitress; and
the chimney sweep was quite delicate as he
giggled up through the
I walked miles through the city and recognized
nothing as a giant claw ate at my
stomach while the inside of my head felt
airy as if I was about to go
it's not so much that nothing means
anything but more that it keeps meaning
there's no release, just gurus and self-
appointed gods and hucksters.
the more people say, the less there is to say.
even the best books are dry sawdust.--from "fingernails; nostrils; shoelaces"


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<bt>If the Planning Commission gives its approval, a family shelter will be built in western Fairfax County in the near future. The plan got a thumbs-up, last week, from the Springfield District-Fairfax Center Land-Use Committee.
"I think this is great," said committee member Gail Brugger. "Fairfax County needs a shelter [here]; I'm all for it."
The 20,000-square-foot shelter is proposed for construction near the intersection of Route 29 and Stringfellow Road, just west of Meadows Farms Nursery. It would house up to 20 families and predominantly serve single parents with children — mainly in elementary school or younger.
Estimated building cost is $5 million, according to Carey Needham, chief of the Building Design branch of the county's Department of Public Works. The county is providing the land, and the Board of Supervisors already appropriated $1.2 million toward the shelter, in addition to $1 million proffered by a Tysons Corner developer.
But the $5 million price tag covers only Phase 1 of the project. The second phase includes construction of two transitional housing units, each 3,000 square feet and serving three families. The proposal also includes some 50 parking spaces, an outdoor playground and a multiuse court.
In January, the county's homeless population included about 850 school-age children in more than 350 families — with a constant waiting list of 60-80 families seeking shelter. And although three other parts of the county have homeless shelters, there's none in the western part, where the need is just as critical.
The site under consideration is 5.7 acres along the northwest quadrant of Hampton Forest Road and Route 29, but it would have no direct access from Route 29. Instead, entry would be via the adjacent Estates of Fairfax subdivision, through a service-road stub. A modified traffic signal is planned for Hampton Forest Road.
The shelter would be mostly two stories, and the transitional units would also be two stories. They'd have shingle roofs and siding with brick accents to fit in with nearby homes. The shelter would have a maximum of 17 daytime staff members, plus four volunteers.
"Some 30-70 percent of the shelter families will be employed, and about 75 percent in the transitional housing units," said Needham. "A Department of Family Services van or minibus shuttle will take them to shopping or other transportation to get to their jobs."
He said the county will install pedestrian walkways at the north end of the site and along the Route 29 frontage and will escrow funds for the future widening of Route 29 in that area. Needham said the shelter would have no noise impacts, and Kathy Froyd with the Department of Family Services said residents would probably have a 10 p.m. curfew, and children playing outside would be supervised.
The property to the west of the site is owned by the Park Authority and will remain open space. Storm-water-management facilities are to the north, the Estates of Fairfax is to the east, and Route 29 is to the south. The site would be lit and fenced — especially at the north and west property lines. The county would own and operate the facility and would contract out the day-to-day management to a private vendor.
THE MAJORITY of the land-use committee was in favor of the shelter, with Claudette Ward being the lone dissenter. She said that land is zoned for low-density, residential use, so it's not in compliance with the county's Comprehensive Plan.
"And it's not compatible with the surrounding neighborhood, which is mainly single-family homes on large lots," she added. Noting the parcel's "environmentally sensitive nature," she said, "We should see how the storm-water-management pond will be constructed before this is approved." Needham replied that the county is in the process of verifying all the EQCs (Environmental Quality Corridor) and flood plains on site.
The transitional housing units are earmarked for the Route 29 portion of the site, but committee member Jeff Saxe recommended they be located instead on the north end of the property, "so their residents wouldn't be subjected to the highway noise."
Needham said they were put there "so they'd be more compatible the nearby single-family homes. And there's a 70-foot setback from the property line." Brugger agreed, saying the two units are consistent with what she sees along Route 29.
COMMITTEE MEMBER Tom McDonald said the county should put in the asphalt trail planned between the site and Stringfellow Road before the facility is built. However, Brugger noted that people already walk up and down Route 29, without a shelter being there. Regarding the pond, she said, "I'm sure the county will do what's best for that area."
Then attorney Keith Martin stood up and spoke. Representing the Estates of Fairfax and its builder, Equity Homes, he said that development is the one most impacted by the shelter.
"And I can honestly say, [both entities] are here in support of this proposal," he said. "We think it's the right location and the right thing to do. We need to help these people." Martin also said the project is consistent in density and impact with other things in this area, such as churches, day-care centers and schools.
Clifton resident Stan Reid asked if the county's mapped the perennial streams going through the property.
"We're mapping the EQC, wetlands and 100-year flood plain and being careful in delineating everything that needs to be protected," Needham said.
"If residents hurt themselves, who's on the hook for liability?" Reid asked.
County Executive Anthony Griffin said the county "has its own risk-management program and protection for excessive loss."
Steve Dennis of Fair Lakes Glen asked about the construction schedule, and Needham said they hope to start building the shelter in spring 2005 and finish 15-16 months later. At the same time, he said, "We'll set up pad sites for the transitional buildings and will try to set up a public/private partnership to build them."
Paul Hyman of Fair Lakes Glen asked if his community would be affected by the facility, but Needham assured him it would be "professionally operated, and it won't affect your safety or property values."
"I think if Equity Homes thought [that would happen], it would be fighting like crazy against it," said committee member Lowell Smith. "I strongly support it."
Calling the shelter compatible with and well-buffered from the surrounding neighborhoods, Saxe said the building would be much smaller than the typical church.
"I think it's important to locate a family shelter in a residential area, and I think it's compatible with the Comprehensive Plan," he said.
Ward still disagreed. "A church is a Sunday operation — this is 24/7," he said. "There's community opposition to a shelter here; we don't want it." However, she was the only opponent at the meeting, and in the end, the land-use committee approved the project, 7-1. Next stop is the Planning Commission, probably in January or February.


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Social Sports Game Start-Up Scores Funding From Drew Brees, Others
As social gaming continues to evolve on Facebook, companies are beginning to look beyond the very successful — yet tapped out — at-home female demographic. One new area that start-ups are flocking to exploits the exact opposite: men and their love for sports.
"We are about guys and sports and about talking smack," said Scott Philp, co-founder and CEO of Wedge Buster. "Guys are just starting to dip their toes [into social gaming]. It's not just games for geeks or moms, anymore. These are games that men today are playing in other places."
Wedge Buster is announcing today that it has raised $2.2 million from investors who know a thing or two about sports, such as New Orleans Saints' quarterback Drew Brees and pro skateboarder Rob Dyrdek. The Los Angeles-based company said other more traditional investors also participated in the round, including 37 Technology Ventures and other angels.
Wedge Buster's Facebook game is actually a series of lightweight sports games, like Darts, Pool, Golf and casino games. In less than a year, the company has added 100 games to its platform, half of which it acquired, and another 30 percent it has licensed. The remaining games are developed internally, but most of the company's development efforts are focused on the core platform and creating strong opportunities for sponsorships from companies, like CBS, and other brandname properties.
Philp said the cash will be used to develop more games and deliver the company's mobile game coming soon.
Earlier this month, RocketPlay, a virtual Las Vegas sportsbooks, launched on Facebook, also calling attention to the untapped opportunity to serve sports fans. In its game, fans place virtual bets on their favorite teams. RocketPlay partnered with Zynga to promote its game.
Very few other sports games make the top 100 applications on Facebook. Some exceptions are Geewa's Pool Live Tour and Miniclip's 8 Ball Pool. Likewise, Electronic Arts has been outspoken about how well FIFA Superstars has performed, even if its participation numbers have been relatively low.
Philp said he's confident they will be able to find the right kind of players on Facebook, despite all the games already available. It will also help that he has a few techniques for how to market effectively.
Wedge Buster will be marketing its independent titles, like Cricket, Golf and Pool, to Facebook users who list those sports as a personal interest. But, Philp said, if he was broadly marketing sports as a category, "I'd be dead in the water. … Buying ads based on interests are converting extremely well and they are the lowest cost … The biggest hook we have is that we have an extremely low acquisition cost of very high-value users."


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Cuemaud is a completely interchangeable and fully modular backpack that has a wide range of features and benefits for its users. The patented backpack is being offered in a variety of colors and materials, eliminating the need of purchasing separate backpacks for separate trips. The aim of the designers was to create a single backpack that answers all the needs of its users and they came up with World's First Modular Backpack in form of Cuemaud. The project is now seeking community support on Kickstarter and everyone is welcome to back it.
Following are some of the key features of this amazing backpack:
Hidden Clasp
GPS Locator
Portable Power Bank
Weather Proof
Tested for Strength & Security at over 40lbs
Changeable Colors
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"With Cuemaud, you can change your bag, according to your lifestyle." Said the creator of this project in a video shared on the Kickstarter campaign page of this Cuemaud project. The bag is revolutionary design that is all about strength, reliability, durability and style. Moreover, it offers plenty of room for the storage of items that can be as heavy as dumbbells to as light as the iPads.
The Kickstarter Campaign is located on the web at:
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Thousands of northern Sri Lankans are unable to return to their homes as the land they are on is still occupied by the army, say residents and activists, though military sources reject the allegations.
"I would like to go home, but I can't. Our homes and land are occupied by the military," Sivaguru Angaramuttu Udayakumari, a 43-year-old mother-of-two told IRIN. Her home in Seeniyamottai, a village in the northern district of Mullaitivu, lies deep inside a former high security zone (HSZ).
"We lost our livelihoods and now live either with host families or in government resettlement villages," said Manoharan Suriyakumari, 41, another resident.
After the end of hostilities between government forces and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) on 18 May 2009, the government announced it would "release" areas in the HSZs, often comprising whole villages, in 2010 to facilitate the resettlement of more than 400,000 displaced people.
While progress has been made in certain areas, large tracts of land remain occupied, activists say.
"Thousands of people are still unable to return home," said Sithara Shreen Abdul Saroor, an activist working with women war victims.
Compounding the problem is the government's sensitivity on the issue and the lack of reliable data as to how much land is still being held, said another.
According to government officials, more than 26,000 people are still unable to return to their homes in military-restricted areas (primarily Mullikulam, Mannar, Jaffna, Sampoor, Mullaitivu and Kilinochchi).
Barrier to peace?
Most HSZs were set up in the 1990s to prevent attacks on strategic areas and reduce the threat of LTTE artillery fire on Sri Lankan army installations. Tens of thousands living in declared HSZs were ordered out, leaving behind their homes and property.
Jaffna District at the extreme northern tip of the island, one of the most militarized areas of the country, is particularly affected, with large tracts of land still off limits to civilians.
Prior to 1990, more than 80,000 people lived in Valikamam North Divisional Secretariat Division (DSD), one of 15 DSDs that comprise the district, which includes both the airport and Jaffna harbour.
A war-damaged home in northern Sri Lanka. At least 160,000 houses need to be repaired or reconstructed in the Vanni
Today there are some 23,000 individuals registered for resettlement in the 58.6sqkm area, most staying with host families. At the same time, thousands of homes - many of them close to the Palali military airport - stand abandoned, overgrown with vegetation and jungle - a potent reminder of an as yet unresolved issue.
Sri Lankan activists describe the government's failure to hand over thousands of hectares of land to their original owners - most of whom possess valid deeds - as an impediment to peace.
"Though the war is over and HSZs have officially been abolished, certain areas are still under military occupation," said human rights lawyer M A Sumanthiran. "Holding these lands is illegal in the absence of a legally declared HSZ and the absence of war."
"This is not just a barrier to peace and reconciliation, but a serious infringement of a citizen's rights," said activist Saroor.
Military response
The Sri Lankan military denies they are still holding land - and even that there are any HSZs.
"With the repealing of emergency regulations [August 2011], HSZs became a thing of the past. There are only military cantonments. Lands have been returned to the owners through government agents in four districts," Military Spokesperson, Brig Ruwan Wanigasooriya, told IRIN.
Any delays were due to demining activities and loss of documentation, he said.
"It [the issue] is not as big as it is made out to be. The lands occupied by the military during the war have been released. Lands are being legally acquired to develop Palali and Kankesanthurai as an international airport and a harbour."
In 2011, Sri Lanka's Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) report recommended the review of two existing HSZs in Palali and Sampoor, as well as small private land parcels currently utilized for security purposes with a view to releasing more land without compromising national security interests.
LLRC recommended that all families who had lost land and or houses due to formal HSZs or to other informal or ad hoc security-related needs, be provided alternative land or compensation within a specific time frame in compliance with the UN Guiding Principles on Displacement and the Restitution of Land of the Displaced - something activists say has not yet happened.
This article was produced by IRIN News while it was part of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Please send queries on copyright or liability to the UN. For more information: https://shop.un.org/rights-permissions


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Recommendation ITU-T H.264 | International Standard ISO/IEC 14496-10 represents an evolution of the existing video coding standards (ITU-T H.261, ITU-T H.262, and ITU-T H.263) and it was developed in response to the growing need for higher compression of moving pictures for various applications such as videoconferencing, digital storage media, television broadcasting, Internet streaming, and communication. It is also designed to enable the use of the coded video representation in a flexible manner for a wide variety of network environments. The use of this Recommendation | International Standard allows motion video to be manipulated as a form of computer data and to be stored on various storage media, transmitted and received over existing and future networks and distributed on existing and future broadcasting channels.
The revision approved 2005-03 contained modifications of the video coding standard to add four new profiles, referred to as the High, High 10, High 4:2:2, and High 4:4:4 profiles, to improve video quality capability and to extend the range of applications addressed by the standard (for example, by including support for a greater range of picture sample precision and higher-resolution chroma formats). Additionally, a definition of new types of supplemental data was specified to further broaden the applicability of the video coding standard. Finally, a number of corrections to errors in the published text were included.
Corrigendum 1 to Rec. ITU-T H.264 corrected and updated various minor aspects to bring the ITU-T version of the text up to date relative to the April 2005 output status approved as a new edition of the corresponding jointly-developed and technically-aligned text ISO/IEC 14496-10. It additionally fixed a number of minor errors and needs for clarification and defined three previously-reserved sample aspect ratio indicators.
Amendment 1 "Support of additional colour spaces and removal of the High 4:4:4 Profile" contained alterations to Rec. ITU‑T H.264 | ISO/IEC 14496‑10 Advanced Video Coding to specify the support of additional colour spaces and to remove the definition of the High 4:4:4 profile.
NOTE – Rec. ITU-T H.264 is a twin text with ISO/IEC 14496‑10 and this amendment was published in two different documents in the ISO/IEC series:
– The removal of the High 4:4:4 profile was found in ISO/IEC 14496-10:2005/Cor.2.
– The specification for support of additional colour spaces was found in ISO/IEC 14496-10:2005/Amd.1.
Amendment 2 "New profiles for professional applications" contained extensions to Rec. ITU-T H.264 | ISO/IEC 14496‑10 Advanced Video Coding to specify the support of five additional profiles intended primarily for professional applications (the High 10 Intra, High 4:2:2 Intra, High 4:4:4 Intra, CAVLC 4:4:4 Intra, and High 4:4:4 Predictive profiles) and two new types of supplemental enhancement information (SEI) messages (the post-filter hint SEI message and the tone mapping information SEI message).
Amendment 3 "Scalable video coding" contained extensions to Rec. ITU-T H.264 | ISO/IEC 14496-10 Advanced Video Coding to specify a scalable video coding extension in three profiles (the Scalable Baseline, Scalable High, and Scalable High Intra profiles).
The ITU‑T H.264 edition published in 2005-11 included the text approved 2005-03 and its Corrigendum 1 approved 2005-09. ITU‑T H.264 (2005) Amd.2 (2007) was available only as pre-published text since it was superseded by ITU‑T H.264 Amd.3 (2007-11) before its publication; further, ITU-T H.264 Amd.3 was not published separately. This third edition integrated into the ITU-T H.264 edition published in 2005-11 all changes approved in Amendments 1 (2006-06), 2 (2007-04) and 3 (2007-11).
Corrigendum 1 (2009) provides a significant number of minor corrections, clarifications, consistency improvements and formatting improvements drafted in response to accumulated errata reports collected since publication of the 2nd edition (dated 2005-03, which included a Cor.1 approved 2005-09).
The ITU-T H.264 edition published in 2009-05 contained enhancement extensions to support multiview video coding (MVC), specification of a "Constrained Baseline Profile", and some miscellaneous corrections and clarifications.
The ITU-T H.264 edition published in 2010-03 contained the specification of a new profile (the Stereo High profile) for two‑view video coding with support of interlaced coding tools, the specification a new SEI message (the frame packing arrangement SEI message), and some miscellaneous corrections and clarifications.


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Try inviting this e-addie on Yahoo! Messenger by clicking Contacts Add a contact with YM's pull-down menu
Then wait for the program to acknowledge your invitations
Talk to the program with the commands:
====== AVAILABLE COMMANDS ======HELP - Display this message.MYPAGE - Display URL to your personal account page.WEBCALL - Display URL to your personal Web Call.DICT _word_ - Make a request to DICT.ORG for word definitions.MSG _to_ _text_ - Send off-line message _text_ to user _to_ .IM _to_ _text_ - Send Instant Message _text_ to user _to_ . Example: IM email@example.com Hello Billy!
Please, enter command:
VMLIST - Display content of your voice mail box.VMPLAY _id_ - Play voice mail message number _id_ .VMDEL _id_ - Delete voice mail message number _id_VMSEND _user_ - Send voice mail to other gtalk _user_ .VMSET _id_ - Set _id_ as a default welcome message.CONF - Create conference room for you. Room cookie will be sent back.JOIN _cookie_ - Join someone's else conference room using _cookie_
Now you can have the function "CALL e-addie" to send voice messages to e-mails. Enjoy!
Visit https://www.gtalk2voip.com/ for more details.
Question: How do you talk to the program after sending an invitation at firstname.lastname@example.com?
Answer: Wait for about 15 minutes after sending the first invitation. Then click the connections the way you want to buzz a friend if you want to talk or chat with them. Then on the Yahoo! Messenger with Voice message window, start by typing HELP then send. From there , learn how to send the other commands.
Question: How do you send voicemail to an e-addie?
Answer: At Yahoo! Messenger Click the connections to email@example.com the way you want to buzz a friend if you want to talk or chat with them. At the gtalk2voip010 message window,
type in the format
VMSEND "e-addie" or VMSEND email@example.com_
VMSEND email@example.com
You will get responses similar to
Please, accept call from gtalk2voip.gtalk2voip010: Please hangup when you complete your message.gtalk2voip010: Dictate your voice message for email@example.com after beep signal. Recording...gtalk2voip010: Your voice message stored for email@example.com_ , thank you!
Now, try other e-addies.
Warning: Sometimes won't work if you use restricted e-addies such as firstname.lastname@example.com Good luck!
Question: I have sent a voice message through VMSEND but an empty recorded message was sent, HELP!?
Answer: VMSEND sometimes fails. But just the same, you have made some poking on the intended recipient with the data of your e-addie attached. To make sure the voice message is right, send it to your e-addie firstly before forwarding it to the recipient. You can even send the text version of the voice message by typing the texts manually on the e-mail before forwarding it. Chances are, if the voice system fails, they can refer to the text version for clarity. Enjoy!
Question: email@example.com is not functioning, what is my alternative?
Answer: Try the other accounts connected with gtalk2voip servers. Use email@example.com , email@example.com or firstname.lastname@example.com
Start the way you had started with email@example.com before using it. Good luck!
Question: I DID try sending a VMSEND command at email@example.com but it won't respond. Why is this so?
Answer: You need to type HELP firstly before issuing any other commands to send the notion that you want to use the gtalk2voip commands. For further questions on it, try to contact https://www.gtalk2voip.com/
User: cinderella41 - 11/12/2009 11:18:05 AM
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Leaders generate an average of 12% of revenue from big data programs.
Big data can generate big revenues—an average of 12% of total sales for leading companies regardless of size or industry, according to a recent survey. Since annual revenues at most of these companies exceed $1 billion, that percentage represents significant value creation.
There are many ways that big data can generate revenue, spur product and service innovation, cut costs, improve operations and business models, and monetize data. The most common area is product innovation, but the biggest gains come from business model innovation and data monetization—both of which have fundamental impact across the organization.
Advanced analytical approaches that can address the highest priority opportunities are by far the quickest path to value over the short term. This is especially true in the areas of customer management, product and marketing analytics, operation and supply chain management, enterprise functions, and risk management.
Big data represents a huge opportunity for retailers, but it requires the right analytical capabilities and internal processes to find the value. To explore the opportunities that big data provides, retailers can take these steps:


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a) Can we establish a proof, there exists infinitely many primes of the form $n^2$ + 1. Why is the unit digit of such a prime p always 1 or 7? Is there any reasonable procedure or concept for the fact that the unit digit 7 occur essentially twice as often, when we identify the primes < 10000?
b) can we prove or disprove that, there exists an interval of the form [$n^2$, $(n+1)^2$] containing at least 1000 prime numbers.
c) We know that even integer > or = 4 can be written as sum of two primes and integers > 5 can be written as sum of three primes. Of course, those are conjectures. I am not asking the proof of those conjectures. I would like to know those statements are equivalent or not. If yes, how you will justify?


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I am a Chinese student. English and Chinese have different habits in writing resume. It is difficult for me to write a good resume. Could you help me?
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There are many good reference examples and skills on those websites.
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please tell how i can do it
I would suggest looking at sample resumes in English, and doing your best to craft one of your own. After that, have a native English speaker read over it. Even better is to have a native English speaker who is an expert in writing resumes look at it for you.
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I also have some articles on my website about how to format your resume and what kinds of words to use. If you are interested, visit WritingBetterResumes.com .
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7pm - close
We don't want to set the world on fire, we just want to start a flame in your heart. Sadly, there's nothing we can do about the imminent end of human civilisation. So join us as we learn to stop worrying and love the bomb with an evening of Cold War and Hot Beats. It's the last party you'll ever attend - until the next one!
Entry free before 9pm with a portion of tinned food (soup and beans preferred).
7pm - 8.30pm: Back to the 1950's with Chutney Fez Films
8.30: The Live Fuses
9.05 - 10.00: Cyan Black , New Wave Electronicals to take you into the new age
Plus special guests and games including 5minute Warning Love and interactive exhibits.
"Most morbid idea for a party ever."
"What's wrong with you people?"
"Can I bring glow sticks?"
These are just some of things we've heard recently…
!!!Evening contains strobe, smoke and radioactive effects!!!
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A while ago there was a competition for Rock-Paper-Scissors game: http://webdocs.cs.ualberta.ca/~darse/rsbpc.html
At first I thought that the best strategy should be just random. However, when there are deterministic bots with a definite patterns (eg., always play a winning strategy to the opponent's last move) then a clever bot should do better. So the task boils down to learning/predicting your opponent's strategy. There has been some serious research done in this area and so the problem is quite interesting and non-trivial. Also I like that the game is very easy to understand, easy to code and testing should be very fast (I am thinking in the order of 100 moves per second).
We could repeat this challenge with a small modification. One idea I had was to extend the game to multiple players. This can be done by doing score=(number of people you beat) - (number of people you lost to). The aim is to maximize the score. Here are some examples for 3 players:
* A chooses rock, B chooses paper and C chooses paper. scoreA=-2, scoreB=1, scoreC=1
* A chooses rock, B chooses rock and C chooses paper. scoreA=-1, scoreB=-1, scoreC=2
* A chooses rock, B chooses paper and C chooses scissors. scoreA=0, scoreB=0, scoreC=0
* A chooses rock, B chooses rock and C chooses rock. scoreA=0, scoreB=0, scoreC=0
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World-renowned author and business consultant Peter F. Drucker observed: "Most of what we call management consists of making it difficult for people to get their work done."
For the past several years, infrastructure and operations (I&O) organizations have pushed for standardized, locked-down corporate PCs in order to allow as little variation as possible. They want few surprises and even fewer support calls. While this approach might keep IT operations costs lower, it brings an unintended consequence of stagnation from the worker's point of view. Forrester's Q4 2011 Forrsights Workforce Employee Survey showed that workers are dissatisfied. They are spending an average of $1,253 annually of their own money on computers for work purposes, with 43% of workers saying they have used their own personal computer or smartphone to do their job in the past year.
Given the competitive advantages that empowered workers can bring, and the risks associated with underground behaviors, embracing empowered workers and unlocking bring-your-own-computer (BYOC) programs are more important now than ever. That doesn't mean embracing anarchy; rather, changing mindsets, from one of prohibition to one of channeling and enablement, will set you apart from your peers. How should you get started?
Step 1: Learn About The Available Tools
The solution to variation for BYOC programs is a combination of client virtualization; using the correct management tools for the job; education; and matching skills. There are several methods for providing workers with a standardized Windows environment without a corporate PC. The most common methods are hosted virtual desktops (e.g., Citrix XenDesktop, VMware View, and now Microsoft VDI), desktops-as-a-service (e.g., Desktone, tuCloud, and dinCloud), and locally deployed and managed virtual desktops (e.g., MokaFive, Parallels, and VMware Player and Fusion). Each carries its own benefits and drawbacks--learn about them to figure out how they can, or can't, help you.
Step 2: Understand Employee Work Styles
The technology that employees use for their jobs should be a function of their work styles. However, it's true that many I&O professionals have a better understanding of technology and internal processes than they do the nuances of employee work styles and productivity drivers. It will take a concerted effort and a formal initiative to shift this imbalance toward greater work-style knowledge, but it's well worth the time to do so.
I&O pros should be able to answer questions such as:
1. Which workers work more away from a desk?
2. Which workers are willing to buy their own computers and use them for work?
3. Which workers would be happy with a locked-down computer?
4. Which workers use advanced collaboration tools?
5. Which workers pose the most information risk?
6. Which workers would lose significant productivity with hosted virtual desktops?
Step 3: See If There's A Better Way
Frederick Winslow Taylor, widely regarded as the father of scientific management, said: "Whenever a workman proposes an improvement, it should be the policy of the management to make a careful analysis of the new method ... and whenever the new method is found to be markedly superior to the old, it should be adopted as the standard for the whole establishment." For example, VMware Workstation was introduced in 1995 on Linux first, and it was a game changer for technology pros who needed a way to run multiple operating system instances at the same time, such as sales engineers and software developers.
Today, tech-savvy pros are using tools like Microsoft MED-V, VMware Workstation and Fusion, and derivatives like MokaFive to run a corporate PC image in order to provide access to business applications, such as Outlook and Siebel, while they use the PC or Mac of their choice underneath. Yet few I&O organizations have formally studied these as a potentially viable alternative.
Step 4: Define Your Self-Support Zones
A natural outcome of the exercises above is to develop a better understanding of who can potentially move into self support. Workers with moderate or better technical abilities, few dependencies on internal or legacy applications, and low security requirements are the best candidates for self support initially. They'll also be the least likely to need help to remain productive with the computer of their choice.
While the self-support zone may initially be small, client virtualization, community development, and self-service tools will allow you to rapidly expand the self-support zone. Client virtualization is already a proven way to improve supportability, and it works particularly well for BYOC programs when properly matched to work styles. By supplying BYOC workers with a standardized Windows environment in either a hosted or locally deployed virtual machine, you can provide a clean separation between work and personal applications and data, while also improving manageability and supportability.
David K. Johnson is senior analyst at Forrester Research, serving infrastructure & operations professionals.
Extending core virtualization concepts to storage, networking, I/O, and application delivery is changing the face of the modern data center. In the Pervasive Virtualization report, we discuss all these areas in the context of four main precepts of virtualization. (Free registration required.)


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Research is vital to the college's mission as a premier, urban, academic, collegial nursing community that is engaged in transforming health-care delivery and health-care policy, and promoting wellness from rural to urban communities, for patients in need of prenatal care to elder care.
Research Focus
The College of Nursing fulfills its research mission daily through one of the most robust scientific research operations at the university. The college's research potential is nurtured through the efforts of our nursing scientists, undergraduate and graduate-level research assistants and the Harriet H. Werley Center for Nursing Research (WCNRE).
Graduate and undergraduate students work alongside nursing faculty in creating bold and effective solutions for advancing local, national and global health. But our national and global perspectives and research expand the reach and relevancy of our work in key areas of nursing research and health care:
- Geriatric Health Care Research
College of Nursing faculty are leaders in research, theory, teaching and practices in geriatric health care – a field that's rapidly expanding its relevance, impact and employment opportunities as baby boomers age and life expectancies increase worldwide. New faculty and students with an interest in geriatrics might work closely with the Self Management Science Center.
- Global Health
Through the College of Nursing and the Center for Global Health Equity, research efforts are focused on achieving health equity. Leaders in Global Health have expertise in HIV/AIDS prevention, maternal, reproductive and child health, gender-based violence and women's empowerment, examining and addressing social, economical and political determinants of health on a global level, with a major focus on East Africa, Southern Africa, and Southeast Asia.
- Healthcare Delivery and System Development
Faculty research engages in the implementation sciences with the goal to develop thought-provoking research and scholarship in the areas of Delivery and Development. This includes:
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- Innovation
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- Community-Engaged Health Research
Through Community-Engaged Health Research (CEHR) projects, UWM College of Nursing faculty, staff and students actively seek to involve community residents as partners in research. We recognize the unique strengths that these collaborators bring to the research process as they help us to identify and refine research questions of interest and community impact.We employ innovative methodologies that combine knowledge with action and stimulates change to improve expand knowledge, improve health outcomes and reduce health disparities.
- Self-Management Science Center
Individuals and families stay healthier longer when they have the awareness and the tools to monitor their own health. Quality of life can go up, and healthcare costs can go down say College of Nursing researchers at the forefront of this relevant, multi-methodological center for the study of patient self-management. Visit the Self-Management Science Center.


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Deputies ask for help with homicide investigation
911 caller reported hearing shots fired
Deputies are asking for the public's help after a man's body was found in a Greenville intersection on Aug. 29.
Greenville County Deputy Coroner Mike Ellis identified the man as 43-year-old Wentford Alvin Hunn.
Greenville County Sheriff's Deputy Drew Pinciaro said someone who lives in the Old Blassingame Road area of Greenville called 911 to report hearing several shots fired.
When deputies responded to the area, they found Hunn lying in the intersection of Blassingame Road and Ghana Drive, Pinciaro said.
Hunn was pronounced dead at the scene, according to Pinciaro. An autopsy found that Hunn died from multiple gunshot wounds.
Neighbors: Gunfire common in area
News 4's Sean Muserallo spoke with several neighbors who said they hear gunshots frequently in their neighborhood behind the old Southside High School.
"We don't pay any attention to it," neighbor Willie Mae Hamilton. "We just think they are out there shooting up in the air."
Hamilton lives down the street from the shooting. She said she doesn't call 911 every time she hears gunshots because it happens frequently.
"You just kinda get used to it if you can't do anything about it," said Hamilton. "Sometimes I see the police come out here every hour on the hour. They do their job. They'll ask questions, but I tell them if I don't see it, I don't see it."
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 23-CRIME.