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Family Books of the Banat
Triebswetter Homeland (Translated)
By Dr. Anton Peter Petri & Dr. Josef Wolf
Triebswetter, A Village in the Banat is an English translation of the 1983 original work.
The book was originally published in Germany in 1983 by The Association of Former Residents of Triebswetter. It covers the history of Triebswetter from the time of its founding in 1772 up through the Baragan deportation in the 1950s. It has many tables, name lists of people, the original colonists and where they came from, 115 pictures and two maps in the back.
When writing this book the authors had access to the parish history book, the Historia parochiae, and other parish archived material so it is more detailed than many of the homeland books. Since Triebswetter was primarily settled by French colonists, the situation of the French in the Banat is covered quite well, and it includes the "French Movement" that took place during and after World War II. This book should be of particular interest to those who are descendents of Triebswetter, as well as those who are interested in the history of any of the Banat villages, particularly the French villages in the Banat.
All inquiries should be sent directly to Ray Borschowa.
To place your order, send payment to:
Familienbuch Moritzfeld im Banat, 1786-1990
By Anton Neff
The Family Book of Moritzfeld in Banat by Anton Neff has been announced and is expected for delivery in July, 2016.
2-volume set, hardcover
Price is 70 € for the set, plus shipping.
For orders in the EU, contact:
Familienbuch Gottlob im Banat, 1773-1990
By Nikolas Horn
The Family Book of Gottlob in Banat by Nikolas Horn
3-volume set, hardcover, 2,108 pages
Price is 90 € for the set.
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Familienbuch Hatzfeld im Banat, 1766-1920
By Helga and Anton Hornung
The Family Book of Hatzfeld in Banat by Helga Hornung and Anton is available.
The Family book of the Catholic parish of Hatzfeld in Banat with filial parishes Klari, Tschene, Ketscha, Deutsch-Zerne and the local manorial domains, 1766-1920, by Helga and Anton Hornung, (published by the AVBF), 6 volumes (Danube Swabian Origins Research Series #198; German Local Kinship Books OFB #00.922), St. Georgen, 2015.
4,408 pages, 1 map, 2 local maps, 18 illustrations, 3 tables, hardcover, thread stitching binding.
Price is 180 € for the set.
Orders in the US and Canada will begin shipping after January 1, 2016.
For orders in the EU, contact:
Read the review of this seminal work by Dr. Hertha Schwarz here.
Familienbuch Bethausen im Banat, 1883-1990
By Josef Michels
Family Book Bethausen im Banat, 1883-1990
Also included are the filial parishes of: Balinz, Bara, Bodo, Cladova, Dobresti, Iersnic, Manastiur, Nevrincea, Ohaba Lunga, Remetea Lunga and Zipar
Published by the Association for Publication of Banat family books (AVBF), St. Georgen, 2015
There are 339 pages, A5 format, hardcover, including a local and detail map, with thread-stitched binding.
German Bourgeois Families Of Groß-Kikinda Before World War II
By Martha Istvan
German Bourgeois Families Of Groß-Kikinda Before World War II
This work describes the family history of a number of prominent Danubeswabian families of Gross Kikinda and the businesses and institutions they created. These industries helped to shape the Banat in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and employed great numbers of the local population.
Among these are the merchant family Pentz, the brick king Bohn and the Krümmer Flour Mill. Istvan has carefully documented her presentation, including many references from the Gross Kikinda newspapers. The work is profusely illustrated, and includes many photos of the local structures associated with these families, taken by the author. Other families that are mentioned include Kastory, Kisslinger, Draxler and Büchelbauer. The discussion on flour mills, an important and indispensable Banat feature, and the operational details of Krümmer's horse mill is particularly useful.
The price is 10 € plus 5 € for postage in Eurpoe, or US $ 20.00.
Order from the author: Marta Istvan - email@example.com
Familienbuch der katholischen Pfarrgemeinde Darowa
Familienbuch der katholischen Pfarrgemeinde Darowa Kranichstätten/Banat, 1786-2009
Published by the HOG Darowa-Kranichstätten, Second Edition
This edition includes 20,232 individuals and 6,123 families.
From Toleration to Expulsion
Volumes I & II
After several years of research and writing "From Toleration to Expulsion" has just been published. It is a two volume set by Henry A. Fischer that provides all of the genealogical information that exists with regard to the families that lived in Ecseny, Somogy County in Hungary and its affiliated congregations in Hacs, Polany, Vamos, Somodor, Raksi and Toponar covering most of the period from 1784-1948.
It also contains information on the families that were expelled in 1948, those taken to forced labour in the Soviet Union, those who died in the First and Second World War, the families that migrated to Slavonia, the United States, Canada and Australia and biographical information and stories about individuals and families that played a special part in the life of the village.
There is an introductory portion of the book devoted to the history and life of the village and resources to further family searches. The book is being published on the 260th anniversary of the founding of the village. The set of books are available through amazon.com and authorhouse.com (the publisher). They are also available directly from the author.
For more information please email Henry A. Fischer.
Familienbuch Neudorf bei Lippa
Price is 40 €, plus 20 € for shipments to North America.
To order, contact Ewald Kollmer - firstname.lastname@example.com
or send the required amount to:
The 2 volume set is 1,629 pages and includes over 6,300 families.
This work continues where the first St. Hubert book by Josef Kühn ended. It covers Baptisms from 1836-1943, and Marriages & Deaths from 1854-1943, with some gaps in the available marriage records.
The price is 80 €, plus shipping.
For orders in North America:
For orders in Europe:
Volumes 3 and 4 of the Family Books for Triebswetter
The new volumes are a continuation of the Familienbücher Vol. 1 and 2, published in 2005. The new books contain about 1,600 pages. The reader will now have an overview of his family from 1773-1900.
As a supplement, also included is a free DVD with a digitized edition of Vol. 1 and 2 of the Triebswetter Familienbuch, extended with about 120 pages, as well as the entire Kirchenmatrikeln (Triebswetter Church books) in digital form from 1773 to 1900.
The printing of family books costs several thousand Euros, and rely on advance payment of the pre-ordered books since family book authors are not able to do this from their own resources.
Orders are now being accepted, and the author would therefore be grateful if you would pre-pay the amount of:
85 € for shipment to EU addresses;
Either via PayPal to: email@example.com
Lothar Renard
For orders from Europe, the author will contact the purchaser privately to provide bank information.
Familienbuch Modosch Im Banat
Vorarbeit für ein Familienbuch der katholischen Pfarrgemeinde
MODOSCH IM BANAT und ihrer Filialen Csavos, Fenj, Gad, Schurjan, Todjer, Oredj und Kaptalan
von Johann Porte und Justine Masching, Wien
Geburten von 1781 - 1854
Price: 20 € plus postage
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Kolut (Serbian Cyrillic: Колут) is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Sombor municipality, in the West Bačka District, Vojvodina province (the Batschka).
The book was originally published in 1980, but is now out-of-print. In February of 2010, Mr. Thomas Willand created a PDF file with an image copy of the book "Kolut Volume I" by Anton Reppmann.
The zipped PDF of the book is fully searchable. The file is very large - 108 megabytes. The full book can be downloaded here.
If you wish to read the book on-line, there is a web browser-friendly version here, with a link to the Family Names pages.
You can also download an e-pub version of the book (51 megabytes) here.
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- Active immunization of individuals 9 months through 55 years of age for the prevention of invasive meningococcal disease caused by Neisseria meningitidis serogroups A, C, Y and W-135
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Auburn school leaders are meeting Wednesday evening to figure out how they can craft a school budget that city voters will approve. WMTW News 8's Paul Merrill reports.Video Transcript
SCHOOL LEADERS IN AUBURN ARE MEETING RIGHT NOW TO FIGURE OUT HOW THEY CAN CRAFT A SCHOOL BUDGET THAT CITY VOTERS WILL APPROVE. GOOD EVENING AND THANKS FOR JOINING US, I'M TRACY SABOL. TWO PROPOSED SPENDING PLANS HAVE ALREADY FAILED AT THE POLLS. W-M-T-W NEWS EIGHT'S PAUL MERRILL JOINS US LIVE NOW FROM AUBURN WITH THE LATEST ON THIS PROJECT ECONOMY STORY. THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE IS HOLDING A WORKSHOP RIGHT NOW. IT WAS JUST YESTERDAY WHEN VOTERS HERE IN AUBURN REJECTED THE SECOND VERSION OF THE SCHOOL BUDGET. THE SUPERINTENDENT WONDERS HOW MUCH THE SECOND VERSION OF THE SCHOOL BUDGET. THE SUPERINTENDENT WONDERS HOW MUCH SOMETHING SHE'S CALLING A COMMON MISCONCEPTION IS PLAYING INTO THE BUDGET FAILURES. ASK AUBURN VOTERS WHAT THEY THINK OF THE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT AND MANY WILL TELL YOU THERE ARE PROBLEMS WITH MANAGEMENT - SPECIFICALLY: THERE'S TOO MUCH OF IT. "Take two administrators, put a new title, put one person replacing the two nobody knows the difference. Administrators can get out of school for two months, the school continues. One teacher out for one day - a problem." "That is a statement I always hear." AUBURN SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT KATY GRONDIN SAYS THE DISTRICT áHASá CUT ADMINISTRATORS ELIMINATING ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS AND DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS AS WELL AS DECREASING THE CENTRAL OFFICE STAFF BY MORE THAN FIFTY PERCENT OVER THE LAST DECADE. "We've made those reductions but that seems to be 'They're top heavy. There's too many administrators.' I don't believe that." THE CURRENT VERSION OF THE NEARLY-THIRTY- EIGHT-MI LLION- DOLLAR SCHOOL SPENDING PLAN DOESN'T INCLUDE ANY LAYOFFS. THE SCHOOL BUDGET RAISES TAXES THIRTY- SEVEN DOLLARS FOR EVERY HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS OF ASSESSED VALUE ON A CITY HOME. THAT INCREASE WILL LIKELY SHRINK AS CITY LEADERS REWORK THE BUDGET TO PREPARE FOR A áTHIRDá CITY-WIDE VOTE. THE CITY MANAGER SAYS, AT SOME POINT SCHOOL BUDGET OR NO, THE CITY HAS TO SEND OUT TAX BILLS AND THAT COULD END UP TO THE CITY COLLECTING MORE MONEY THAN IT NEEDS. "I'm very hopeful we won't get to that. I think we can do a third vote without getting to that stage." THE THIRD BUDGET VOTE COULD COME AS SOON AS AUGUST TWENTIETH. WE HAVE A CREW IN TONIGHT'S WORK SESSION AND WE'LL HAVE THE LATEST TONIGHT AT ELEVEN. LIVE IN AUBURN, PAUL MERRILL, W-M-T-
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The unusual animal started to lose its fur a couple of years ago, say neighbours. It's managed to survive at least one winter without a coat.
They called it the Toronto Terror. Whatever "it" is.
Pictures surfaced this week of a strange creature roaming the backyards of Parkdale. It's the size of a small dog and completely hairless. It's a bit pink, though it also appears freckled.
The snapshots circulated on the web, prompting an outbreak of amateur zoology. Is it a waxed raccoon? A plus-sized opossum? Or some strange species as yet undiscovered in the wilds of the west end?
"This is quite clearly a hairless raccoon," judged York University biologist Suzanne MacDonald.
The denuded mammal hangs out in the King St. W. and Dowling Ave. area, in the backyard of Christella Morris and Colin Williams. Three weeks ago, Williams captured the raccoon on video and posted the results on YouTube. Morris has named her "Baldy."
In one video, Baldy can be seen eating dog food from a bowl in broad daylight. When a couple of more hirsute raccoons amble in for a bite, Baldy stares them off.
"She's very cute, and a little skittish, like any other Toronto raccoon," said Morris, 23, a music merchandiser. "A lot of attitude, like, `What the hell are you looking at?'"
It's definitely a "she." In recent photos, Baldy appears to be lactating. Neighbours say she began losing her hair a couple of years ago. Meanwhile, she gave birth to at least one litter of properly furred raccoons. She's somehow survived at least one winter without a coat. The fact that Morris's landlord leaves out food probably helps.
As to the cause of her condition, experts are stumped.
"It either has a very severe case of mange or a chronic condition, like alopecia," said MacDonald.
Experts at the University of Guelph's Ontario Veterinary College suggested an autoimmune disease or a genetic mutation.
"Maybe she ate some radioactive garbage," Morris said. "She doesn't appear to have any magical powers."
"The raccoon does seem to be a good weight and properly hydrated," said Nathalie Karvonen, executive director of the Toronto Wildlife Centre. "Just very strange-looking."
Karvonen said the wildlife centre often comes across bald red squirrels, but even they have some hair. Baldy appears completely fur-free.
As a result, the centre is planning to investigate. If Baldy needs help, she will be captured and treated. If she's fine as is, they'll leave her be.
According to Morris, the only thing afflicting the raccoon at this moment is looks-based prejudice.
"It'd be great if people called her Baldy instead of the Toronto Terror," said Morris.
"I'd adopt her. If she wouldn't tear my face off. Or eat my cat."
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[Editor's Note: This article was researched and written in March, weeks before the April 20 rocket attack in Misrata, Libya, which killed two photojournalists and also wounded two others. The injured were not on assignment. Thanks to help from many colleagues, the injured were evacuated and are now recovering; however, we believe the questions this article raises remain relevant. ]
When Bangkok-based photographer Philip Blenkinsop returned home after having a bomb blow up a few feet in front of him while photographing in southern Thailand for Time Asia, he got a lesson in the sort of assistance and protection freelancers on assignment can expect from their clients.
"I had a lovely bouquet of flowers waiting for me when I got home," remembers Blenkinsop. "And I was offered an extra day rate."
To be fair, Blenkinsop, who had won recognition for his previous work for Time, says he did not ask his editors for any special consideration after the blast, and initial reports indicated his injuries were not serious. But the effects of the 2007 incident left him unable to work for about eight months. Of the flowers and the extra money, he says, "It felt a little like after carrying someone's bags for 10 kilometers through the streets of Paris or New York, they'd tipped you a dollar, you know?"
With multiple wars, revolutions and a possible nuclear disaster, 2011 is shaping up as an unusually dangerous year for journalists. At least three photographers died in conflicts in the first three months of the year, while others suffered permanent injuries and hazards like kidnapping. Also on the minds of many is Joao Silva, recovering from a mine explosion that took both his legs in Afghanistan.
Incidents like Silva's might be expected to spark discussions among photojournalists and their photo editors. Instead, many photographers and clients are treating the "what if's" of a photographer injured or killed in the same way they always have— with silence.
"I don't know how many years I've been working for different magazines [and] I've never seen anything in any contract that says anything about what happens if I get shot or killed or get my legs broken," says Teru Kuwayama, who was injured in a car crash in Pakistan in 2009 that saw the driver killed and another photographer injured.
As for the clients, when contacted by PDN they were uniformly unwilling to talk. Editors and spokespeople either declined to speak for publication or were simply unreachable.
"We don't discuss personnel matters," said Daniel Kile, executive director of public relations for Time.
"They just don't like me talking about it," explained an editor at another publication.
At The New York Times, which has been praised for hiring long-time freelancer Silva as a staffer after he lost both his legs below the knees to a landmine, an editor was similarly reluctant to say anything.
Photographers themselves seem split between those who've never addressed the issue at all, and those who trust in a combination of passed-on lore ("use a platinum American Express card to qualify for free medevac"), half-remembered precedents (an anecdote that photojournalist Tim Page successfully sued Time magazine following his Vietnam-era brain injury), and faith in the compassion and camaraderie of their photo editors.
"[Photographers] assume—especially with publications that they have good relationships with—you make this assumption that they are going to take care of you if something happens," says Ron Haviv, a photographer with VII Photo Agency who has covered conflicts around the world. "But I don't think anyone knows in the end what will happen when you start getting people outside our circle involved, like lawyers and corporate people."
Haviv has it right there, says one editor who was willing to discuss the subject, thanks to having moved on to a job in academia. Tom Kennedy, Alexia Foundation Chair Professor for Documentary Photography at Syracuse, has worked as director of photography for National Geographic and editor for Washingtonpost.com.
"I don't know that there is an industry standard," Kennedy says. "I think it's very much company by company, and I think it is somewhat contingent obviously on what company practice is as dictated by lawyers." Corporate lawyers may overrule photo editors who want to do what they can for colleagues.
"My experience is that the legal department and to some extent HR [human resources] tend to drive the contractual arrangements that an organization settles on," Kennedy says. "Most organizations that I am familiar with that are working with freelancers regard them as independent contractors who are responsible for their own insurance, their own well-being."
That was different at Geographic, he says, where contracts specified that the magazine did take on some of the risks. And conversations with photographers and editors who spoke off the record showed that in some cases, with some publications, magazines do take precautions like buying insurance for photographers being sent into unusually dangerous areas. But it's often not discussed, and it's not standard practice.
Veteran photojournalists say there has been an evolution in the industry's approach to the problem since Operation Desert Storm in 1990. In the Nineties, the Balkan wars and Chechnya coincided with a decision by magazines to turn from assignments and day-rates to space guarantees. With a guarantee, a magazine pays the photographer a minimum fee (expenses are typically not included) in exchange for a first look at the photographers' pictures. Many photographers believe the move from assignments to the more arm's length guarantee arrangements made it easier for publications to cut loose freelancers in trouble.
That doesn't mean they always were cut loose—photographers say there have been many cases where magazine publishing companies have helped photographers, even those who were not on assignment. At the same time, others on assignment found such assistance was not granted. (The local drivers and translators news organizations rely on in dangerous areas are typically paid by the day; provisions are rarely made in the event they are injured or killed in the line of work.)
Some photographers signed on for combat-zone training offered by former Special Air Service-types in Britain. A benefit of that training was it allowed them to qualify for specialized war-zone insurance at rates photographers could afford—Haviv remembers paying about $1,600 annually for coverage good in most countries.
He has since turned to insurance through Reporters Without Borders (http://en.rsf.org/), which starts at 1.4 Euros a day and increases depending on the country and the benefits desired: medical, evacuation, dismemberment, death.
Haviv believes the costs of such insurance should automatically be part of the conversation between editors and photographers, and added to the invoice like the costs of fixers and hotel rooms. In workshops he teaches for aspiring photojournalists, Haviv tells students: "You just have to make sure you are taking care of yourself in every way possible. You can't really rely on a corporation, even though you are friends with the editor you are working with."
How well that message gets out to photographers in the field is questionable. During the uprising in Tahrir Square and the intervention in Libya, for instance, the editor who asked not be quoted said he was flooded with e-mails like one he forwarded: "Dear [name of editor not even filled in], I will be in Libya from the 1st of April. I'll be moving to the frontline from the East. If you have any interest, requests or ideas, feel free to let me know."
He wonders how to respond: "Do I say, 'Yes, I want to see your stuff! Fantastic! Exclusive material for us! And I don't want to hear from you tomorrow—especially if you get hurt'?"
For a different model of how to handle the situation, American editors and photographers could look to European countries. Photographer Harald Henden covers armed conflicts for the Norwegian newspaper VG. Henden, reached on his way back into Libya, says the practice in Norway today was shaped by a 2008 attack on the Serena Hotel in Kabul in which war correspondent Carsten Thomassen was injured.
"I found him a few minutes later and we basically worked very hard to keep him alive for like two hours before we were able to have him evacuated," remembers Henden. Thomassen went into shock and died a short time later at a military hospital. Henden says that brought major changes to how Scandinavian publications handle war coverage.
"After this, no Norwegian publication sends someone to war zones without some kind of security and first-aid training," he says. In addition, "anybody who goes into that kind of area for my newspaper [or others in the region] would be fully covered by a special war-zone insurance [paid for by the paper]. The editors take the responsibility of sending personnel into these kinds of areas much more seriously now," and at VG, they normally refuse to send freelancers at all.
Henden and others like him have an additional safety net. In Norway and similar countries, if an injured photographer can just make it back to his or her home country, all medical expenses are covered by national healthcare.
Turning away work by freelancers—or at least uninsured free- lancers—might be too draconian a solution for the American market. But ending the general silence on the subject of "when things go sideways"—as one photographer termed it—might be possible.
Peter van Agtmael, a Magnum photographer who was beaten in Tahrir Square this year while on assignment for the Wall Street Journal, says he never discussed the possibility of anything like that with his editor before rushing to Egypt. "The subject, 'Hey, in case something happens, where does your responsibility lie,' it didn't come up." After he was attacked, the paper quickly said it would take care of getting him out of the country and any medical bills, he says. But van Agtmael added, "I should look at the contract itself.
"I've always thought of it as an implied social compact, but I really don't know. I've been lax, and relying on the good will of large media conglomerates to take care of this."
To the Editor:
I just read Jay Mallin's "What To Expect If You're Injured on Assignment." National Geographic magazine does support our photographers with medical/evacuation insurance while on all our assignments. In war zones this is especially true. We wouldn't think about putting any of our photographers in harm's way without it. I was disappointed that your reporter didn't give us a call. Next time don't hesitate to phone in regards to NGM.
--Kurt Mutchler
National Geographic magazine


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News 12 This Morning/ Wednesday Jan. 22, 2014
RICHMOND CO., Ga. (WRDW) -- Collins Elementary school serves students from Kindergarten through the 8th grade--and has been since 2008, when Richmond County school district officials began a right sizing process to consolidate some schools.
"As a K through 8 school here for the last three years, my eighth graders--I've taught them for the past three years,"Sharon Griffin said.
Griffin, 8th grade math and science teacher at Collins, has been teaching there for five years.
She says the K through 8 model is proving beneficial for students and teachers there.
"When you're in a K-8 school you see them progress through all of the grades, so by the time they get to you on whatever level, you already know those children--those children already know you," she said. "So, the expectation is already there."
She tells me that having a longer time to get to know her students provides a major advantage for her as a teacher.¤
"You don't have to go through any changes to prepare them and introduce them to who you are. They already know who you are," said Griffin. "When school starts, we can go ahead and start class. They don't have to ask, 'Ms. Griffin, what are your expectations?' or anything like that."
Griffin tells me the time it takes traditional students to transition from an elementary school to a new middle school is non-existent in the K through 8 setting.
She says behavioral expectations are already set, which allows for students to stay better prepared and stay more confident in the classroom.
"We're able to jump right into whatever the curriculum is without having to go through our rituals and routines," she said. "They're already established school-wide."
A few schools were consolidated and made into K through 8 schools back in 2008 and 2009, including Hornsby Elementary and East Augusta Middle School.
In that round of rightsizing, Tubman Middle School became the Educational Center and the Bungalow Road Alternative School became a transitional building.
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Attention, Oakland A's fans: You're about to be the benefactors of one of the awesomest (yes, it needs a made-up word just to describe it!) bobblehead nights in major and minor league baseball history. According to this signage at The Coliseum, the A's will hold MC Hammer Bobblehead Night on July 17. Any Oak-Town representatives down to ship a couple of these cross country to the 'Plex offices? [via Deadspin]
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That's right, there will not be an election held for the city of Chipley.
No one is challenging City Ward Council members Kevin Russel or Lee Dell Kennedy.
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NEW BEDFORD — Phyllis E. (Jones) Raymond, 84, died Wednesday, April 23, 2014 at the Oaks. She was the widow of Walter Raymond.
Survivors include a son, Kenneth Raymond, a granddaughter, Hope Thibodeau, a great-grandson, Brandon Barnes, and 14 other great- grandchildren. She was the mother of the late Rev. Donna Jennings.
Her memorial service will be at 5:30 P.M., Wednesday, May 7, 2014 at the Salvation Army, 619 Purchase St., New Bedford. Arrangements are with Machnowski Funeral Home, 472 Ashley Blvd., New Bedford.
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The Incredible Accessible Modal Window, Version 2
Read about Version 3.
Read the blog post about the updates to this demonstration.
This page demonstrates how to make a modal window as accessible as possible to assistive technology users. Modal windows are especially problematic for screen reader users. Often times the user is able to "escape" the window and interact with other parts of the page when they should not be able to. This is partially due to the way screen reader software interacts with the Web browser.
What's New In Version 2?
Version 2 builds on Version 1 and incorporates some new features and handles improvements in screen reader support.
- A shim that had to be used for VoiceOver support is no longer necessary in OS X 10.9.
- There is a way to allow screen reader users to use their virtual cursor to read the contents of the modal dialog by including a role="document" container inside the role="dialog". There is a discrepancy in how screen readers implement keyboard support in a role="dialog". The landscape of screen reader support of this feature, at the time of writing this, is complex to say the least. The fundamental problem is that all screen readers except for NVDA can use their virtual cursor to navigate the modal dialog. Further, NVDA does not even allow you to enable the virtual cursor while reading the modal dialog. This implementation resolves this situation. Refer to the blog post for more details.
- The description of the modal dialog is now referenced by aria-describedby.
The Accessible Modal Window in Action
To see this in action, you just need to . If the modal window works as planned, once the modal window is visible you should not be able to interact with other links on the main page like going to our main accessibility page. If you can interact with the page behind the modal window, guidance is given for how to get back to the modal window.
This example implements the following features:
- The page is divided into three sections:
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- When the modal dialog is displayed, an overlay is placed over top of the mainPage so it is
- visually grayed out in order to indicate you cannot interact with what is behind the window
- not clickable with the mouse
- When the modal dialog is displayed, the mainPage is marked with aria-hidden="true" to prevent screen readers from interacting with it once the modal dialog is open
- Keyboard access is limited to only interacting with the modal dialog once it is visible
- The tab key loops through all of the keyboard focusable items within the modal window
- This is determined programmatically through the DOM each time the tab key is pressed so you do not have to create an explicit list of focusable items within the modal window to keep track of
- The escape key is mapped to the function to close the modal window
- The enter key is mapped to the submit function of the modal window
- The title of the modal dialog is identified through the aria-labelledby attribute.
- The beginning of the modal dialog is marked with an h1
- There are offscreen instructions that describe the modal dialog and how to interact with it
- The instructions are attached through the aria-describedby attribute.
- In a previous version of this demonstration, the description was attached through the aria-labelledby attribute. It is more semantically correct to put the description/overview of the window in the aria-describedby attribute.
- JAWS, NVDA, and ChromeVox announce both the aria-labelledby and aria-describedby attributes when the modal dialog opens.
- VoiceOver only announces the aria-labelledby attribute, but users can still read the instructions via the virtual cursor.
- Orca does not announce either the aria-labelledby or aria-describedby attributes, but users can still read the title and instructions via the virtual cursor.
- This configuration also wraps the entire inner contents of the modal dialog with a role="document". This allows all screen reader users the ability to use their virtual cursor inside of the modal dialog. This facilitates navigating more complex modal dialogs. This is optional and only necessary if you have elements in the modal dialog that are not focusable or are not labels of focusable elements.
- All of the screen readers except for NVDA already allow for the virtual cursor to be used in a role="dialog", however, the implementation of keyboard support and the virtual cursor in screen readers for role="dialog" is complicated. Refer to the blog post for more details.
- Providing this functionality allows NVDA users to also have this feature.
- Note, there used to be a shim in place to handle a support problem in VoiceOver. In OS X 10.9 this bug has been fixed and the shim is no longer needed.
- Configurations Tested
- JAWS 15.0.4203 in IE 11.0.9600.16428 in Windows 7, Service Pack 1: Passed
- NVDA 2013.3 in Firefox 26.0 in Windows 7, Service Pack 1: Passed
- VoiceOver in Safari 7.0 (9537.71) in OS X 10.9.0: Passed - although aria-describedby is not read automatically
- ChromeVox 1.31.0 in Chrome 31.0.1650.63 in OS X 10.9.0: Passed
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Toshiba Research Europe report a power efficient wideband envelope modulator power amplifier for LTE systems including 4G. Although relatively low-cost the amplifier could facilitate full 20MHz bandwidth LTE systems at substantial output powers.
The need for faster, higher-capacity mobile communications is driving the rollout of LTE and 4G systems. As a result, in these early generation systems power efficiency can take a backseat, but it is a problem that will need to be addressed.
The peak amplitude of an LTE signal can be many times larger than the average value. Conventionally a fixed high supply voltage is used to accommodate the peaks. As the average amplitude is substantially smaller than the peak, the average efficiency of the RF amplifier will be low. Reducing the supply voltage when the transmitted signal is at the average amplitude value can dramatically improve efficiency.
One answer to this problem is envelope modulation. Envelope modulators increase the efficiency of RF amplifiers by dynamically controlling the supply voltage to the amplifier in harmony with the amplitude envelope of the transmitted signal. The amplitude of the transmitted signal is constantly tracked so the RF amplifier always operates in an efficient region.
In addition to the need for better efficiency LTE base station transmitters require both a large bandwidth and high peak power which, together, is beyond the capability of commercially available power amplifiers. Although integrated operational amplifiers can achieve the bandwidth their output powers are very limited and envelope modulators have struggled to achieve wide bandwidths at high transmit powers. The closest commercial product has insufficient bandwidth and is very expensive, with a significant impact on overall system cost.
For narrow bandwidth applications, a switched mode power supply (SMPS) can be used as the envelope modulator. In wideband applications a split frequency architecture, splitting the envelope signal into a DC and an AC component is used. The DC component is amplified efficiently by a SMPS and the AC by a low frequency power amplifier. For LTE signals approximately 80% of the envelope power is DC and 20% AC. However, because the peak amplitude of the signal applied to the linear amplifier is many times the average amplitude, it generally operates inefficiently. Typically the SMPS and power amplifier consume the same amount of DC power, even though the SMPS's output is four times greater. It has been shown that improving the power amplifier's efficiency has the largest effect on overall system efficiency.
The power amplifier reported in this issue achieves Watt level output power over a three decade bandwidth (17kHz to 23MHz). With envelope modulated RF amplifiers on the cusp of commercial deployment, this work will facilitate full 20MHz bandwidth LTE systems at substantial output powers.
The amplifier uses a 'totem pole' architecture, which is not novel in itself as author Dr Gavin Watkins explained, "The totem pole architecture used here is not new, one of my references dates from 1962, but it is one which has fallen out of vogue over the past 20 years. However, the need for power efficient LTE transmission has required us to look for solutions outside the normal areas."
The Toshiba team found that with the correct component choice the totem pole architecture provides excellent performance. At low frequencies, power amplifiers tend to be based on matched complementary pairs of transistors. These are not available for high frequencies. The only high frequency alternative is the transformer coupled push-pull amplifier, but its bandwidth is limited to two decades. The totem pole amplifier is capable of high frequency operation without transformers and only uses one polarity of output transistor.
Finding the right output transistor was a major challenge. In the end RF LDMOS N-channel FETs were selected through a combination of simulation and practical experimentation. They are currently operating outside the region covered in their datasheet.
As well as allowing higher transmit power wideband LTE transmitters this design has the advantage of being low cost and compact, lending itself to integration. It is also applicable for transmitter applications with high PAPR wide bandwidth signals such as digital video broadcast and applications needing broadband efficient amplifiers like software defined radios operating in short wave radio bands.
As far as LTE application is concerned, although there are some linearity issues to iron out and significant phase shift at the top of the band, the Toshiba team are confident these can be dealt with and expect that, as efficiency becomes an issue in 4G networks over the next few years, their work will very soon find its way into LTE base stations.
The next phase will be incorporating an RF amplifier to produce a complete system. Beyond this work the team are looking further ahead at the next generation of efficient RF amplifier technologies and plan to publish work on both of these later this year.
This article is based on the Letter: High bandwidth class B totem pole power amplifier for envelope modulators (new window).
A PDF version (new window) of this feature article is also available.
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Gary A. Giamartino, Ph.D., has assumed the role of Dean of La Salle University's School of Business. Giamartino comes to La Salle from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE), where he served as Dean of the School of Business and professor of management for 11 years.
"Gary has the requisite integrity, expertise, and vision to lead La Salle's School of Business and to make a positive impact on the University as a whole," said Joseph R. Marbach, Ph.D., La Salle's Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs. "As a teacher, scholar, and administrator, he embodies the educational values and global perspective that are at the core of our Lasallian mission. I strongly believe Gary will be able to build on the School of Business' strengths, while capitalizing on its distinctive qualities."
During his tenure at SIUE, Giamartino led a school-wide initiative to develop innovative undergraduate programs and curriculum that emphasized cross-disciplinary skills and co-curricular learning. He also worked extensively with faculty to provide students with critical skills, such as problem solving, written and oral communication, and project management, to help students gain a competitive advantage in the ever-changing workforce.
"Employers are consistently saying that, in addition to functional business knowledge, they are also looking for students who are well-rounded and have great interpersonal skills—those who can work well with others and are able to adapt to situations by acquiring new skills," said Giamartino.
A scholar in the field of entrepreneurship, Giamartino is particularly interested in international entrepreneurship and its relationship with economic development. A former Kellogg Foundation/Partners of Americas Fellow in International Development, he also received a Malone Fellowship from the Council on U.S.-Arab Relations to tour Saudi Arabia and Bahrain with other U.S. experts on small business and entrepreneurship.
For 20 years, Giamartino has been involved with the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), an international accrediting agency. He has served as a team leader or team member on accreditation visits for schools in Asia, Europe, and the Middle East, and he has mentored universities seeking accreditation in South America and Europe. Fewer than 15 percent of business schools worldwide attain AACSB accreditation. (La Salle's School of Business is AACSB-accredited)
Having traveled and worked throughout the world, he has witnessed the importance of providing business students with a global perspective. As a result, he is committed to further integrating learning opportunities for students to gain more exposure to global business.
Prior to joining SIUE in 2002, Giamartino was Dean of the College of Business and Administration at the University of Detroit Mercy and Dean of the School of Business, Society, and Public Policy at Wilkes University. He also served on the faculties of The College of Charleston (S.C.), The Citadel, and St. Joseph's University. He also held the position of Director of the Institute for International Trade, Diplomacy, and Development at St. Joseph's.
He has consulted with corporations in the food, health-care, financial services, printing and electric utilities industries in the areas of management and organizational development.
Giamartino earned a Ph.D. from Vanderbilt University, a master's degree from Western Kentucky University, and a bachelor's degree from the State University of New York at Fredonia. He completed the Management Development Program in the Graduate School of Education at Harvard University. He is a graduate of Christian Brothers Academy in Syracuse, N.Y., part of the Lasallian education network.
"The Dean's position was such a fantastic opportunity to return to my Lasallian roots," said Giamartino. "The Christian Brothers provided me with the most meaningful educational experience I could ever imagine. They taught me not only to love learning, but also how to be disciplined and to have a strong work ethic. I was the first in my family to go to college, and I believe that I owe that, in part, to the Brothers."


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No occupants were injured Monday when a fire caused extensive damage to a Montesano home Monday night, but one firefighter did suffer minor injuries, the Montesano Fire Department reported.
Firefighters started working on the blaze in the 400 block of Medcalf Lane at about 5:35 p.m. Monday and appeared to be getting the fire under control at about 7:15 p.m.
"Firefighters took an aggessive stance on the fire, and went into the interior to try to fight the fire with an offensive attack," Montesano Fire Chief Corey Rux said.
It wasn't long before the fire changed and firefighters had to move outside and focus on preventing the fire from spreading.
Neighbors identified the resident as Harley Adamson, former owner of Adamson Auto Body and former longtime volunteer with the Montesano Fire Department.
Montesano Fire Lt. Brian Schumacher said four people escaped the home unharmed. He said Adamson was a volunteer for at least 25 years and has been a frequent visitor to the station since his retirement.
"We're all involved personally," he said.
Kim Lillegard, a longtime family friend, said she came racing across town when she heard where the fire was located to be sure everyone was all right.
"The community is taking care of Harley," she said.
Lynn O'Connor, another family friend, was nearby checking on Adamson and his home to monitor firefighters' progress.
Adamson's late wife, Ruth, was known for her collections of rare dolls and butterflies. O'Connor smiled as she remembered "the butterfly lady."
She said Adamson had kept much of his wife's collection in the home.
"It, seriously, was like a museum in there," she said.
The fire seemed to spread from an outbuilding to the main home. O'Connor said there are several secondary homes on the property that had been connected by a breezeway.
Lillegard said she often joins Adamson on his walks to the fire station.
"He's a special guy. It's just a really sad thing," Lillegard said.
Firefighters were working on overhauling the fire as late as 9 p.m. Monday. Schumacher said someone had driven into Aberdeen to buy plastic totes to safeguard any possessions that were salvaged.
"The least we can do is try to preserve as many belongings as possible," he said.
One Montesano firefighter was injured while working on the fire, Rux said. His injuries were minor and he was released from the hospital Monday night.
"He's doing fine," Rux said.
Firefighters from the Montesano Fire Department and Grays Harbor Fire District 2 worked on the fire. Montesano Police officers and Grays Harbor County Sheriff's Office deputies helped contain the scene. Grays Harbor PUD and Cascade Natural Gas also responded.


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Gotta get better!
That has become the mantra for the girls' basketball program this season.
Nobody realizes this more than Coach Jimmy Brown. Nobody! In his eighth year at the helm, he recognizes his team's strengths and weaknesses better than anyone else. And he is quick to point out that "we gotta get better!"
Strengths? (1) Basically a perimeter team in recent years past, the Lady Knights' inside game is still evolving – and that only promises to get better with time. Chalk one up for our post play! (2) A little more balanced attack than in past seasons, with several players capable of having good nights. And that balance equates to better depth throughout when Brown goes to his bench. (3) Brown really likes this team, and he truly believes that it has a chance to improve more than any team that he has had in eight years at Bishop O'Connell. He is confident that this team will be playing its best ball at the end of the season.
Weaknesses? (1) Better handling of defensive pressure, whether it be of the full-court variety or in half-court sets... just gotta do a better job of taking care of the ball and finding open teammates with passes. Just too many turnovers, many of which are of the unforced nature. (2) Do a better job of finishing – whether it be plays on the offensive end or playing hard on the defensive side for the full 30 seconds each possession with no breakdowns.
For followers of the girls' game, the 2011-12 edition of the Lady Knights has an all-new look this season. Post play is in vogue! Entry passes into the posts have become commonplace as the DJO girls run more sets in the half-court. Admittedly, it is a work in progress, but the O'Connell mentor likes what he has seen so far. No longer is this just a motion team, with five players on the perimeter dialing long distance. The three-point shot is still a big part of the offense, but so too is the mid-range jumper and post play in the paint.
And, for good reason. For maybe the first time in Brown's tenure, he has four girls inside that can score: 6'2" junior Tori Morris (pictured left), 5'9" junior Rebecca Periera (pictured above), 6'0" sophomore Monica Pearring and 5'9" sophomore Ashley Jean. That quartet is legit – and only getting better with experience.
Morris is a force in the paint, displaying some nice skills with her back to the basket and giving the Knights some physicality down low that has not been apparent in recent years past. Periera has been a pleasant surprise inside, whether it's getting on the boards, scoring down low or manning up inside. She does a lot right, much of which will never be conveyed on a score sheet or stat chart. Pearring is evolving as a post player and is a nice option off the bench – making her presence known on both ends of the floor. And, when healthy, Jean has the potential to be a standout down low. Really, really like her potential!
As noted earlier, the three-point shot is still a staple of the DJO girls' offense – especially when the ball is in Nicole Carty's hands. The 5-foot-10 senior is having another great year, in all aspects of her game. She is an awesome all-around talent, on both sides of the ball. She is the top three-point shooter (61 treys total) in the Washington metropolitan area. But, she is so much more than that. She scores in oh so many ways, penetrating off the dribble and hitting the pull-up jay, driving the lane or baseline for lay-ins, tickling the cords from long range or kissing one off the glass from mid-range besides cashing in at the charity stripe. She leads the team in scoring (17.1 points per game), blocked shots (36) and steals (54) and is second only to Morris in rebounds, averaging 4.5 per contest. She is a complete player – and very possibly the best in Brown's eight years at the helm. Whatever is needed, she gives him (i.e., with the game on the line the other night against McNamara and the visitors' pressure defense stymieing the Knights, Carty was called upon to bring the ball up the court and get the DJO contingent into their offense; and, as should be expected, she did so – making a game of it late before dropping a 54-49 heartbreaker to McNamara). She does it all – and she does it all well. In a pre-game ceremony that same night, she was recognized for scoring her 1,000th point earlier in the week. She has had quite the career at DJO – and, fortunately for O'Connell, she's not done yet.
Directing things from the point position are Rachel DiGiulian, a junior, and senior Kelly Luciani. Both these young ladies play hard and give the Lady Knights some toughness on the perimeter, looking to push the ball up the court at every opportunity. DiGiulian's play has improved immensely over a year ago as she strives to learn the nuances of the point guard position. Coming off the bench, Luciani provides the team with some spark on both ends of the hardwood – penetrating and scoring in the lane or playing ball-hawking defense, second only to Carty in steals with 43 on the season.
Rounding out the starting lineup, more often than not, are juniors Megan David and Sydney Meruvia – two unheralded performers who just do a lot right, whether it's getting on the floor after a loose ball or knocking down an open jumper with the game on the line. Little things, which are not apparent on any stat sheet, but, in the end, decide the outcomes of games. David is the Lady Knights' defensive stopper, more often than not, drawing the assignment of covering the opponents' go-to player. It's a role she fills well! Meruvia, on the other hand, is just a player. She has a nice all-around game. Love her instincts for the game! Really, really do!
Brown also has some firepower coming off the bench in Catherine Irvin, a sophomore, and junior Shanna Ferrari – a pair of long-range threats. Irvin, in her second year at the varsity level, continues to work at her game – developing her drive to the basket and finishing, a complement to her already strong 3-ball game. She shows improvement each and every game. Ferrari, a standout at the JV level a year ago, can also dial it up from another area code. She has a nice touch from three-point land and is all but automatic from the charity stripe. And, not surprisingly, she is one of the team leaders – a quiet but effective leader. This, in itself, should not be underestimated but valued. Really like all that she has to offer...rest assured, more than meets the eye.
This is a program that is beginning to make some positive strides right now. Some good things are happening. Certainly, it's not there yet. Nobody is saying that it is! No question, it is a work in progress. This is a team that is still finding its way – learning how to finish, as individuals and, even more importantly, as a team. Confidence wavers, game-to-game and even within the same game itself. Winning cures all, but this is a team still trying to master that trait: finishing, putting a "W" in the win column. Winners find a way to win; losers have trouble finishing, and, in truth, find a way to lose...something this team/program is still struggling with.
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Each day he teaches, he sees himself as mixing and blending. But Gibson isn't blending flour and water and eggs, he is blending time-honored methods of self-defense.
"It's like baking a cake," he said of his school, Gibson's Marital Arts. "To end up with a cake, you have to have a list of ingredients. That is what these arts are the ingredients - the jun fan/jeet kune do."
The end result, he continued, is a method for overall self-improvement and an art that will keep a student engaged for a lifetime.
Opening his school in the summer of 2004, Gibson has attracted students from age 5 to their 50s. He offers group classes as well as private instruction at the school located at 515 Market St. in Dexter.
According to Gibson, jun fan/jeet kune do is actually an art and philosophy developed by the late actor and martial artist Bruce Lee. "His philosophy was you should mix all the arts together to be a well-rounded fighter," said Gibson. "He studied all the different arts and would take some of their best moves and keep them."
It is an attitude that Gibson encourages for his students - to research through the classes the skills and techniques which work best for them.
"We realize that individuality is part of everyone, part of our culture, part of our arts," he said. "The arts, the way we teach it, we give you a lot of information. By the time you are a black belt your specialities will be different from the person who took the classes right along with you."
Gibson learned the arts from his brother, Terry, who was a dual instructor. Gibson estimates he has been studying martial arts some 17 to 18 years including eight years as a teacher/instructor with his brother in Tulsa. Currently he is rated as an apprentice instructor level-2 and he said he is one of only three instructors of the style in Missouri.
The classes introduce students to a variety of styles of martial arts.
There is muay thai, a form of boxing which features powerful kicks and was developed in Thailand, and the Filipino arts which incorporate the use of lots of weaponry from scarves to sticks to bladed weapons. Also students can learn JKD grappling and submission ground fighting which feature wrestling type movements as well as mande muda penchak silat, a blend of Indonesian fighting styles
There is a lot of terminology and a lot of studying when bringing together so many different forms of martial arts, admitted Gibson. "But that is why I like it so much - you can continue studying something for the rest of your life and still not know it all."
He said he also likes the fact that students can take the variations offered by the different martial arts and make it work for them.
"There are high kicks or low kicks, depending on your age or flexibility. No matter what your ability or disability is, it allows you to perfect an art to protect yourself," he said.
But there are some things he insists on from all his students. Gibson said he asks his youngest students to keep lists and track priorities and discourages them from making excuses. He tries to use the martial arts to build self-
esteem, respect and self-discipline, he added.
While it is a sport dealing with fighting skills, Gibson is adamant that his students not use what they learn in class to become bullies or to hurt others. In fact, he pointed out, the classes rarely center on sparring or fighting but more on timing, speed and agility.
Also Gibson's Martial Arts promotes a family environment with classes offered for children and for adults. Within the classes, students are divided by their abilities when working on skills.
The family theme continues even with the instructors. In addition to Gibson, his wife, Ann, and their daughter Sannia, lead classes.
Classes are offered on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays and Gibson said he will work with students to meet their interests.
And while tackling the various forms of martial arts is a long-term commitment (he estimated even the most talented student would need more than five years to earn a black belt), Gibson maintained the effort is worth it.
"It is like a different world when you come into the academy," he said. "You leave worries in the car."


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Austin Adventures has teamed up with Wilderness Safaris, who has some of the most spectacular, wild and remote areas that the Okavango Delta has to offer which means guests have a diverse choice when compiling their safari itinerary. Typically, one should mix up the areas by complementing a water experience with a land experience. There are also various levels of comfort and adventure that can be considered. The premier camps offer more in terms of luxury; whereas the classic camps offer a comfortable well-designed home-from-home atmosphere, the Explorations bring you closer to the wild with "comfortable campingâ€.
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Switzerland is home to some of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies and a rapidly growing number of innovative smaller and start-up companies. Its strong research base, highly educated workforce and close relationship with the EU all help to make it an attractive location. "Anchored by the world-class research of domestic multi-nationals such as Novartis, Roche, Serono and Syngenta, the Swiss biotech industry is among the largest and most diversified in Europe," notes Dr. Reinhard Glück, CSO of Berna-Biotech and president of the Swiss Biotech Association.
This enviable position is reinforced by cutting-edge research carried out in a large and growing network of small and medium-sized biotech companies throughout the country. Switzerland with about 7.1 million people inhabiting some 40,000 square kilometres has developed into a serious player of biotechnology over the past few years. Switzerland has always been a good location for European business development. The country's mixture of cultures and languages means that an outward-looking approach to business comes naturally. In addition to the population's language skills, there is a company-friendly infrastructure and regulatory base. Switzerland is also known for short product registration cycles and easy access to markets for medical devices and innovative drugs. Market entry is facilitated through the Swiss agency for therapeutic products, Swissmedic, the centre of competence for the approval process of the pharmaceutical industry. Swissmedic is responsible for the authorization and market monitoring of pharmaceuticals and grants licences for manufacturing, wholesale and retail operations.
Enviable Tax Environment
"The tax environment is a key factor in deciding on a business location. Switzerland offers a favourable tax environment with moderate overall taxation. The average rate of corporate tax on profits was 24.5% last year, one of the lowest in Europe," states Martin Howald, CEO of BioConcept and Member of the Board of the Swiss Biotech Association. The fair and stable tax system provides competitive advantages.
Switzerland has one of the world's highest levels of research expenditure, at 2.6% of GDP, having spent CHF8 billion (a5.3 billion) in 2004. Innovation is promoted by the Commission for Technology & Innovation (KTI/CTI), which is funded by the Federal Office for Professional Education & Technology (OPET). Promoting innovation is the leitmotif of OPET. As far as biotechnology is concerned, Switzerland offers fertile ground for R&D and the subsequent formation of promising biotech companies. It has a wide and competent scientific network based on prestigious institutes of higher education and both world-scale companies and innovative smaller enterprises. The industrial biotech sector has created some 7,000 to 8,000 jobs and the number is growing. KTI/CTI wants to speed up the transition from science to market, exploiting the high potential in scientific expertise and commercialization capacity that can be found in the country. KTI/CTI has various industry and technology focuses. Of most relevance are: KTI/CTI Life Science Funds innovative projects carried out by higher education in cooperation with industrial partners eager to exploit the results and contribute to the growth of the sector. KTI/CTI funds half of the project costs in the form of project contributions to employees of the academic partner. The remaining costs are borne by the industrial partners.
Optimization of Technology Transfer
KTI/CTI Biotech promotes the Swiss biotech industry by further optimization of know-how and technology transfer, facilitates and optimizes the economic exploitation of innovative techniques and products emerging from basic and application-oriented biotech R&D. "A good example of a successful biotech start-up is Prionics", winner of the European Biotechnica award in September 2004, notes Prof. Dr. Oreste Ghisalba, Member of the Board of the Swiss Biotech Association. "In 1996, the University of Zurich launched a research project financed by the Swiss National Fund. The objective was to develop a rapid test for Bovine Spongiform Ence phalopathy (BSE) - a challenge for Bruno Oesch's research team. They successfully developed a prototype for a rapid and reliable test. Armed with an exclusive licence, Oesch, Markus Moser and Carsten Korth founded Prionics as a spin-off company." Today Prionics is a world leader in fast and reliable BSE tests and employs more than 100 people.
Academic Structure
The academic structure of the country reflects the federal system of government. The two federal institutes of technology in Zurich (ETH Zurich) and Lausanne (EPF Lausanne) and the research institutions PSI, WSL, EMPA and EAWAG ensure that the institutes play a leading role in basic and applied research, teaching, innovation and services in the public sector. These institutions also achieve world-class results in the promising, future-oriented disciplines of life sciences, nanotechnology and communications technology. The universities are funded by the 26 Swiss cantons. Not every canton has its own university, mainly because of historical developments or the short distances between the universities. The universities vary in size and in their faculty programmes. The universities of Basel, Bern, Geneva, Fribourg Lausanne, Neuchâtel and Zurich offer extensive curricula in life sciences, medicine and biotechnology. Five universities of applied sciences are today more active than ever in the field of biotechnology and enjoy close integration with the universities and federal institutes of technology. This results in a better vertical technology transfer programme and faster product innovation cycles. The universities of applied sciences work together through BioteCHnet, a competence network between the Universities of Applied Sciences.
Sources of Finance
The Swiss financial community has responded as the biotech sector has grown. The past four years have seen the creation of a number of funds focusing on private equity and venture capital financing. Many explicitly seek opportunities in the life sciences. Although the financial community is prudent with investments in economically difficult times, the financing sector remains strong. With more than 40 venture capital firms and sector-specific investment funds, Switzerland offers an excellent climate for biotechnology and other life science companies. Venture capital specialists note that a number of companies are attractive for investors, including Actelion, Basilea, Berna and Cytos in the public sector and Arpida, Prionics, Glycart and Debiopharm in the private sector. With 133 private and seven public companies, Switzerland has the highest number of biotech companies per capita in Europe and the Swiss biotech industry has the second highest valuation in Europe, after the UK's (April 2004). The financial community has rewarded the generally high quality of Swiss biotech industry over the past years by considerably and constantly investing into companies with promising projects under way. In its recent Swiss Biotech report, Ernst & Young notes that even in difficult investment times, significant amounts of venture capital has been invested in Swiss biotech companies - CHF106 million in 2001, CHF132 million in 2002, CHF125 million in 2003 and CHF194 million in 2004. The report was produced jointly with KTI/CTI, the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (seco), SWX and Swiss Biotech.
The Swiss Private Equity & Corporate Finance Association (SECA) is the representative body for Switzerland's private equity, venture capital and corporate finance industries, with about 200 members. SECA aims at promoting private equity and corporate finance activities in Switzerland. Private equity refers to equity investments in privately held, non-quoted companies. Corporate finance services are advisory services related to mergers, acquisitions, buyouts and the financing of companies. Members of SECA include equity investment companies, banks, corporate finance advisers, auditing companies, management consultants and private investors.
Going Public
A stock market listing in Switzerland is highly attractive. The SWX Group, already home to the shares of a host of Swiss blue-chip life-science companies, such as Roche, Novartis, Serono and Nestlé, is also a very alluring marketplace for other public companies. Listed companies benefit from the influential role played by institutional investors and the substantial presence of foreign participants. The SWX Swiss Exchange provides innovative international companies with access to the Swiss capital market. A public offering in one of its segments affords issuing companies a high degree of global visibility among investors, especially those with a heightened interest in specific sectors. An IPO in Switzerland is an attractive means of obtaining equity financing, especially for companies in medtech, biotech, pharmaceutics and micro- and nanotechnology. The most recent successful IPO was executed at the Swiss Exchange in mid-September 2004. Medtech company Ypsomed of Burgdorf, Bern, with more than 700 employees, issued 3 million to 3.3 million shares, raising more than CHF220 million. The listing requirements of the SWX's various market segments and their requirements for maintenance of listing are designed to meet the needs of both investors and issuers. While the legal requirements for initial public offerings reflect European standards, listing costs in Switzerland are well below the international average. In the Swiss financial marketplace, it takes less of an effort to attract investors. Communication is much easier in small geographical areas. The biotech companies Arpida and Speedel announced recently that they are planning an IPO soon.


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(Port Angeles) A Clallam County inmate, already in jail for possession of marijuana, apparently thought it would be a good idea to bring some marijuana back to jail with him after a hard day on the chain gang.
33-year old Johnathon Michael Laine told Sheriff's officials that he found the marijuana last Friday while working as part of the Sheriff's chain gang. He then smuggled the contraband into the jail with him later that day.
As deputies were conducting a routine security check, they noticed the smell of marijuana coming from the chain gang housing area. A search, with the aid of a canine, located the marijuana, a pipe, and also a lighter.
Laine is already in custody for 2 warrants, felony possession of a controlled substance (marijuana) and misdemeanor criminal trespassing. His current bond is set at $5,000, but could go up pending additional charges for this latest incident. The Sheriff's Department says that Laine will face new criminal charges of introduction of contraband into a correctional facility, typically a misdemeanor.
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Definition of noncontradiction in English:
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A lack or absence of contradiction, especially as a principle of logic that a proposition and its opposite cannot both be true.
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- The basic law of logic is the principle of non-contradiction, namely that it is contradictory to say that something can both be and not be at the same time.
- This universal form is, Hegel says, simply a principle of consistency or non-contradiction.
- Moreover, the instructional process imparts a religious vocabulary that religious people use in linguistic patterns that embody such logical principles as non-contradiction and the distinction between symbol and the symbolized.
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- Whatever the problems and whatever means and methods are used to solve them, it is important that thinking should be straight, consistent, non-contradictory and conclusive - in a word, it should be logical.
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Nestled on the beach, this Basseterre hotel is within 3 mi (5 km) of Basseterre Co-Cathedral of Immaculate Conception, Frigate Bay Beach, and Basseterre Cruise Port. St Kitts Royal Golf Club and Timothy Hill are also within 3 mi (5 km).
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At Bird Rock Beach Hotel, spend the day on the beach where you can enjoy snorkeling. Then return for a meal at one of the hotel's 3 restaurants.
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Enjoy the umbrellas and sun loungers for a relaxing day at the beach. Have fun in the sun at Bird Rock Beach Hotel with summer activities like snorkeling, scuba diving, and kayaking.
Dining is available at one of the hotel's 3 restaurants. Guests can unwind with a drink at one of the hotel's bars, which include a beach bar and a swim-up bar. High-speed wireless Internet access is complimentary. Complimentary self parking is available on site.
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Beach bar
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- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Business center
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- Front desk (limited hours)
- Gift shops or newsstand
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- Number of buildings/towers - 7
- Number of floors - 2
- Number of meeting rooms - 3
- Number of restaurants - 3
- Outdoor pool
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- Swim-up bar
- Total number of rooms - 46
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Family Friendly Amenities
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- Free Wi-Fi
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- Outdoor pool
- Rollaway/extra beds available
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Free self parking
Room Amenities
- Air conditioning
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- Cable TV service
- Ceiling fan
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Free toiletries
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Daily housekeeping
- Desk
- Free WiFi
- Hair dryer
- Iron/ironing board
- Patio
- Private bathroom
- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Room service (limited hours)
- Shower/tub combination
- Sofa bed
Where to Eat
Continental breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning.
Dianas - This restaurant specializes in Caribbean cuisine and serves dinner only. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. Reservations are required.
Sunburst - This restaurant specializes in international cuisine and serves breakfast and lunch. A children's menu is available.
Rockys Beach Bar - This beach restaurant specializes in American cuisine and serves lunch and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.
Nearby Things to Do
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Kayaking on site
- Scuba diving on site
- Snorkeling on site
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 1 PM
Check-out time is noon
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- Pets not allowed
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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
No elevators
Optional extras
- Fee for continental breakfast: USD 15.00 per person (approximately)
- Rollaway bed fee: USD 20 per night
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- Bird Rock Beach Basseterre
- Bird Rock Beach Hotel
- Bird Rock Beach Hotel Basseterre
- Bird Rock Beach Hotel St. Kitts/Basseterre
- Bird Rock Beach Resort
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Augusta, GA –Augusta Lynx Head Coach Bob Ferguson announced today that forward and leading goal-scorer Aaron Slattengren has signed a Professional Tryout Agreement with the Providence Bruins, member of the American Hockey League. The forward could make his Providence debut Friday night when the club hosts the Lowell Devils.
Slattengren, 26, began this season with the Augusta Lynx of the ECHL, where he currently leads the league in goals and ranks fifth in points. On the year, the third-year pro has 28 goals and 16 assists for 44 points, along with 30 penalty minutes in 33 ECHL games. In addition, Slattengren has appeared in five contests with the AHL's Manitoba Moose, going scoreless over a nearly two-week stint that ended January 7th. The Duluth, Minnesota, native is having a career season, becoming the first player this season to win the ECHL's In Glas Co Player of the Week award twice, as well as being named to the American Conference squad for the 2008 Chase Chevrolet ECHL All-Star Game taking place on January 23rd in Stockton, California.
Slattengren has registered nine multiple-point outings for Augusta, none more impressive than a record-setting four-goal, three-assist contest against the Pensacola Ice Pilots on November 27, 2007. His seven points set a Lynx team record while his plus-eight rating in the 9-1 win tied the ECHL's single-game record. Slattengren has two additional hat tricks on the year. A four-year standout for the Colorado College Tigers from 2002-06, the undrafted winger has seen time with six different clubs since turning pro, including the AHL's Portland Pirates, Iowa Stars and Manitoba, as well as the Idaho Steelheads, Phoenix Roadrunners and Augusta of the ECHL. Slattengren has 49 goals, 42 assists and 91 points in 102 career games, 11 at the AHL level.
Providence is the top team in the AHL with a record of 30-7-2-1 and 63 points.
The Augusta Lynx are currently on a six-game, three week road trip until they return home on Friday, February 1st against the Pensacola Ice Pilots at 7:35pm at the James Brown Arena. Ccontinuing season-long 10th anniversary celebration, all tickets to the game on February 1st are just $10, and the Lynx will have the world-famous Skip Banks, the Human Balloon Man performing at the game. Visit www.augustalynx.com or call 706-724-4423 for more information on Lynx ticket packages, pricing and upcoming events.