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In order to improve success rate by assisted reproductive techniques new techniques are being developed for selection of the embryo with best chance of implantation, establishement of pregnancy and subsequent delivery.The present study is based upon the hypothesis that time-lapse (frequent imaging) may give information about important steps in embryonic development, which could help to optimize selection of embryo(s) for treatment in IVF. The present study evaluates the outcome of conventional embryo culture with culture in a specially developed incubator equipped with a time-lapse system (Embryoscope).
Embryos from 50 IVF cycles (400 embryos) will be randomised to either conventional incubation or to culture in the Embryoscope. Embryos will be cultured for five days to the blastocyst stage. The primary endpoint is fraction of embryos developed to the four cell stage.
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|Selection of Embryos for IVF Treatment by Time-lapse
- 4-cell rate [ Time Frame: 2 days after oocyte pick-up ]
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|June 2010
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|May 2011
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|December 2010 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
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|Active Comparator: Embryoscope
Device: Embryoscope
The embryoscope is an incubator with in-built photographic equipment
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|up to 37 Years (Child, Adult)
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- Patients undergoing 2.nd or 3.rd IVF cycle with expected retrieval of 8 oocytes or more. Age < 38 years
Exclusion Criteria:
- Endometriosis
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01138631
|Fertility Clinic, Aarhus University Hospital, Skejby
|Aarhus, Denmark
|Principal Investigator:
|Jakob Ingerslev, DMSc
|University of Aarhus
|Responsible Party:
|Professor Jakob Ingerslev, Fertility Clinic, Aarhus University Hospital, Skejby
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|NCT01138631 History of Changes
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25940 ( Registry Identifier: Regional Ethics Comittee )
|Study First Received:
|June 4, 2010
|Last Updated:
|March 30, 2017
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Keywords provided by University of Aarhus:
IVF, Infertility, embryo selection, embryoscope, time-lapse
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Genital Diseases, Male
Genital Diseases, Female
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Do I really need a new compressor, or am I about to be ripped off?
I had a local HVAC tech check my HVAC out. He was outside a short time, came back in and said I needed a new compressor. I said I'd have to talk to my wife to see if we had the funds.
I thought he was out there for REALLY short amount of time, something like 10 minutes. I wondered if he really checked anything at all. So, I got to reading this forum and a few others, and I did some testing and checking myself, and I don't think the compressor is bad at all--assuming I did the checking and testing right.
I swapped the thermostat with another identical thermostat on another system, and both thermostats work on the other system.
As the contacts on the contactor were burned and had a small patch of black soot surrounding each contactor, I replaced it with a Mars2 17311 24 volt Contactor Relay, 1 Pole 30 Amp. The compressor still didnt run. It seems like, if the original contactor were actually bad, this should have taken care of it, but it didnt. However, the compressor does come on if I push in the contact button in the center of the Mars2 contactor.
This Mars2 contactor seemed a little light and not as heavy duty as the original one (dont know info on label as it was faded), so I thought Id get another one that seemed to look and feel a little more like the original one. I am replacing it with a Cutler-Hammer C25CNB130T Contactor , 30 Amp , 1+ Pole , 24 VAC Coil C25CNB130T.
In the mean time, does anyone have any suggestions as to what else I should test and how?
Interestingly, on another forum, one reply said a compressor could be found to be bad in 10 minutes, but he didn't address the ohm readings I took. If I took them right they were as listed below. If understand the compressor ohming procedures correctly, the ohm reading from the COMMON terminal to START terminal and the ohms from the COMMON terminal to the RUN terminal, when added together should equal the ohms reading from the RUN terminal to the START terminal. They seem to as noted below.
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Serial# PH12NA024000AAAA
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Compressor ohms:
C-S = 1.9 ohms
C-R = 1.1 ohms
R-S = 3.0 to 3.1 ohms (meter kept fluctuating)
Capacitor uf readings as listed on label:
7.5 uf (the lower reading is the fan I believe?)
40 uf
Capacitor readings as tested from C-Fan and C-Herm:
Fan motor ohms :
Brown-Yellow = 56.2 ohms
Brown-Black = 44.6 ohms
Black-Yellow = 32.7 ohms
Thank you all again for any help or clarification.
check for 24v to coil side of contactor..... You said if you push it in the system runs, well if your stat is set to cool and calling for compressor that will pull in the contactor if the it has 24v to the coil of the contactor.
Ohms look good and since it ran with the contactor pushed in it's not shorted internally. Could be a mechanical failure inside the compressor or it could be he misdiagnosed the problem. Call the company up and ask why the compressor was deemed to be bad.
If the contactor isn't pulling in. You need to see where your losing the 24 vols.
What was the problem to begin with ? Did your AC stop working ?
call the cooling from the stat check for 24vs on the pair of low voltage wires going into the compressor...should have it there...see if you have a low or hi pressure switch might be open..find the hot R wire to get the contactor to pull in from the stat...trace the contactor 24v wire back from its slip clip..some thing is open...
Also see if you have a condensate pump safety switch or aux drain pan safety switch, they may be holding the low voltage circuit open.
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I have had the same problem with my mothers central air unit. the compressor comes on when you push the contactor in. If you know for a fact that your thermostat is working properly and you hear the unit or the blower fan come on, try replacing the start capacitor. you will have to look at the schematic which should be inside the cover that you removed to see the contactor.
If you hear your compressor come on and begin to build pressure it probably is not your compressor which is faulty. I have replaced these on several units for friends, that part unsually cost around 30 bucks and is very simple to replace. It will probably cost you less than a service call.
I cant remember which, but these are a couple of the sites that I used to find out how DIY ac repair.
Ac repair. You must actually give DIY repair advise to be allowed to have links to your company in your signature. Don't try to fool our members into thinking your a DIYer, and then post links to your company.
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Technical Abstract: Sweetpotato (Ipomoae batatas [L.] Lam.) periderm components were tested for their effect on four fungi, Fusarium oxysporum Schlecht. f. sp. batatas (Wollenw.) Snyd. & Hans. that causes wilt or stem rot, Fusarium solani (Sacc.) Mart., Lasiodiplodea theobromae (Pat.) Griffon & Maubl., and Rhizopus stolonifer (Ehr. ex Fr.) Lind, that cause storage root diseases of sweetpotato. Sequential extracts with hexane, methanol and 50% methanol from 'Regal' sweetpotato periderm were inhibitory to the four fungi when they were incorporated into potato dextrose agar medium in petri dish bioassays. The methanol and 50% methanol extracts were much more active than the hexane extract and were combined for further study. Sephadex LH-20 column chromatography of the combined extracts followed by bioassay with F. oxysporum f. sp. batatas indicated that the most inhibitory fraction contained the least polar components of the extract. Resin glycosides isolated from 'Regal' periderm inhibited F. oxysporum f. sp. batatas, but the glycosides exhibited little concentration effect and were not as active on a tissue weight basis as other components. Periderm extracts from ten sweetpotato clones exhibited large differences in inhibitory activity in bioassays with the four fungi. The sensitivity of the fungi to inhibition by the periderm extracts suggests that periderm components may provide protection against storage root diseases.


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This chapter from the upcoming fourth edition of Eric Meyer's CSS: The Definitive Guide contains good explanations and examples of selectors and a clear explanation of specificity, inheritance, and the cascade.As you would expect from a chapter on selectors there are good examples of the basics. Meyer then includes very good descriptions and examples of the more difficult attribute selectors, pseudo-class selectors, and pseudo-element selectors. You get the impression that it is all here.The parts I liked: there is a very clear section on chaining attribute selectors together to select elements based on the presence of more than one attribute, a very good example explaining the parent-child relationship and the document tree, and the description of pseudo-classes as 'a sort of "phantom class"'.If you are new to CSS you may find this book heavy going. One option would be to choose an introductory text. In time you would probably end up here though so a thorough reading of this and some time spent working with and modifying the examples should prove a good investment. This book is the one that should be on your shelf and will probably be the one you reach for when you are getting surprising results from your style sheet and can't understand why.Disclosure: I'm writing this post as part of O'Reilly's blogger review program.
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I'm looking for a graphics person who can provide original graphics for an iPhone MIDI app that I'm working on. The app will have the ability to record MIDI through a keyboard (and perhaps drum kit) interface, and play it back, recording multiple tracks. Currently, the piano part as well as the loading of MIDI is functional, and I hope to release an early version of the app within a week. The jailbroken releases will obviously be free, so I can't pay you for artwork, but I would give you full credit. Should the graphics be used in an SDK app, you would get a share of the profit.
Anyway, if you are interested, please send a sample in an email to me (to JLA at MauvilaSoftware.com). Or PM me...
The type of piano graphics would be two images for each white key note: one for the note up, and one for the note down. There would only need to be one black key note. Obviously you would need to possess the full rights for the use of the graphics, and that they shouldn't noticeably be taken from a webpage.
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I co-own one of my Chinese Crested puppies with a friend. As part of the contract I get a puppy (the pick was not specified) from her first litter.
My friend also has the stud - whom she co-owns with HIS breeder. That contract also states that his breeder gets a puppy (again, pick not specified) from any litters he sires.
So, what happens if there is only one puppy. Who gets the puppy? I'm assuming the owner of the bitch gets the puppy.
What if she had used an outside stud and the contract stated that stud owner got a puppy (no pick specified)? Then what happens (if there is only one puppy)?
I'm not worried about this situation and I know how WE (my friend, I and the stud co-owner) will handle it. I was just wondering how others see it.
well isince you get along maybe you could co-own the pup-or toss a coin and the one who wins the toss gets the pup-and the other gets a pup from the next litter
Or, Rock, Paper, Scissors works very well. I would prefer beer pong, but I'm not very good at it.
This would be a perfect example of making "alternate" agreement terms.
In lieu of "getting a puppy"...if there is not enough puppies in litter, perhaps a stud fee can then be issued, and owner of female would be responsible to pay. If single puppy...then owner & co-owner would be responsible to pay. That way...all involved are somehow compensated fairly...."maybe not ideal, but at least fair.".... JMO
Solve the problem by not co-owning...
Middle - co-owning allows me to have a say in what is done with my puppies. ANY puppy not sold as a pet (on a spay/neuter contract) is sold with a co-ownership.
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The objectives of this symposium were to: 1) describe the patient's perspective of the burden of allergic rhinitis and unmet needs, 2) discuss the new place of intranasal antihistamines as first-line therapies and compare and contrast this class of medication to the traditionally available medications, 3) discuss the potential for intranasal antihistamines to provide relief superior to second-generation oral antihistamines, and 4) explain how intranasal antihistamines fit into the latest guidelines. National Jewish Health was honored to have the preeminent leaders in the field contributing to a supplement based on this symposium, including: Rohit Katial, MD; Phil Lieberman, MD; Eli O. Meltzer, MD; Paul H. Ratner, MD; William E. Berger, MD; Michael A. Kaliner, MD; Charles J. Siegel, MD; Don A. Bukstein, MD; Carman A. Ciervo, DO; and Bradley Marple, MD. The supplement will be published in the Annals of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology. 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We are a community project and if you would like to join the growing community that are supporting our endeavour, please consider sponsoring tree plantings at CUE Haven.
The idea for sponsored plantings came about when our dear friend, Niki Harre, approached us and asked to plant several trees in order to offset her carbon emissions from a long haul flight she was going to be taking.
Did you know that airplanes are a major source of greenhouse gas? A round trip flight from Auckland to London generates approximately 3900 kgs of CO2 per passenger.
Many people, wishing to minimise the impact of their CO2-generating activities, choose to plant trees which work to absorb CO2 during their lifetimes. One tree can offset the carbon produced by a 2000 km flight – a return trip to Sydney. Eleven trees will offset the CO2 from a return trip to Los Angeles while 18 trees will offset the CO2 from a return trip to London.
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Cost to plant a revegation tree (not a Memorial or Celebration tree) is NZ$10. This cost covers the purchase of a pioneer species tree (e.g., manuka, kanuka, karamu) as well as planting the tree.
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Boy Scout Resources for a Great Program
Boys may join Boy Scouts of America as a continuation of their boy scout trail from cub scouts - this is where the majority of boy scouts come from. But, the age of 11 is a great time for a new boy to begin scouting! The Boy Scout program is a big change from cub scouting, the biggest change being that it is scout-led instead of adult led. If you have boys crossing over from Webelos and joining a boy scout troop, challenge them to invite at least one non-scouting friend to join them. Since 3/4 of Scouting is 'outing', boys that didn't care for the crafts and projects of cub scouts may be interested in camping, hiking, and the outdoors that Boy Scouts offers.
Boy Scouts is for boys aged 11 through 17. When the 18th birthday is reached, he can no longer be a boy scout, but he can continue to support a troop in an adult leader role, or continue in a Venture Crew. As a scout grows in skill, he takes on responsibility and moves from being a learner to being a leader.
How to Join:
- Go to BeAScout.org
- Click the 'Boy Scouts' tab.
- Enter your zipcode and click the arrow button.
- Click on a Troop near you to see its contact info so you can call the Troop or your local Council about joining.
- Complete a BSA Youth Application and Health Record and give them to the Scoutmaster of the Troop you choose.
The Boy Scout program has a Boy Scouts of America Organizational Structure that puts scouts into groups called Patrols with recommended size of from 6 to 8 scouts. Patrols of scouts in a community form a Troop which is part of a District. Districts combine to make a Council - see this page for organization details.
A new boy first earns the Scout badge showing that he has joined and is participating in the program. As he enjoys outings with his patrol and demonstrates his expanding skill base, he naturally gains the Tenderfoot rank, followed by Second Class and First Class ranks. At this point, a scout has learned skills enough to handle himself in the outdoors and begin teaching new scouts. Once a First Class rank is reached, the scout continues his trail by performing service deeds and earning merit badges in topics that interest him or that he has decided to explore to reach a higher rank.
Summer Camp is the highlight of the year for many scouts. Our troop has attended Many Point Scout Camp every year since the troop was formed. Each year, scouts receive a camp patch and you can see them on my Many Point Scout Camp page.
These pages contain information for each specific rank:
Scout Info - basic scout knowledge
Tenderfoot Info - safety
Second Class Info - camping
First Class Info - self-sufficiency
Star Info - service
Life Info - leadership
Eagle Info - ultimate scouting
More Boy Scout Information to Use:
Merit Badges - requirements and aids
Boy Scout Activities - great scout activity ideas
Boy Scout Awards - see what awards are available to Boy Scouts
Boy Scout Ceremonies - a few ceremony ideas
Boy Scout Games - patrol or troop games
Boy Scout Graces - fun meal graces
Boy Scout Jokes - funny, gross, and silly jokes for scouts
Boy Scout Projects - community projects for Boy Scout patrols or troops
Boy Scout Recipes - tasty food recipes for scout camping
Boy Scout Skits - skits that Boy Scouts like to do
Boy Scout Songs - songs for scouts
Boy Scout Stories - stories that Boy Scouts will enjoy and understand
Boy Scout Uniform - make sure you put all those badges and patches in the right spots
Boy Scout Tests - online tests for Boy Scouts to test their knowledge
Boy Scout Schedule - sample schedule to reach First Class rank in 12-18 months
Eagle Scout Schedule - sample schedule to reach Eagle Scout
Boy Scout Monthly Themes
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If you want to ensure your son receives his medication correctly, then you should talk directly to his Scoutmaster about that. Or, your son can be responsible for his own medications. Or, you can be present at troop outings.
If you want to complain to someone about your son's Scoutmaster, then you could contact your son's troop's Chartered Organization Representative, or the BSA District Executive, or the Council Scout Executive.
If your son is only 5 merit badges away from earning his Eagle Rank, then it sounds like he has had some successful years in Boy Scouts and fulfilled the positions of responsibility required for the rank. And, it's way past time to change the reference from "WE are 5 merit badges from eagle" to "HE is 5 merit badges from eagle".
The only way to get anyone to do anything is to make it worth their effort. I convinced some older scouts to get involved again by making a deal with them. One troop meeting, they did whatever was needed to help the younger scouts. The next meeting, an 'older scout' activity was held just for them. Back and forth for a few months. The activities were like rides in parent's sports cars, RC drones, laser lights, and other stuff that would be new and interesting.
There are lots of activities and games here that can help with teamwork and fun.
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To KNOCK OUT Breast Cancer
The Breast Cancer Society today announced the support of boxers Jose Benavidez Jr., who holds an incredible record of 17-0 with 13 Knockouts and Francisco de Vaca, who will be turning pro on May 17th. Benavidez turned pro at the age of 17, after being the youngest ever to win the National Golden Gloves at the age of 16. Vaca is known for his support of breast cancer, as he's lost two family members in the past year to the disease.
Both respectively exceptional athletes will be in attendance during the organization's upcoming benefit concert "A Night of Miracles" featuring the Motown Sound of the Miracles.
The Motown Sound of the Miracles, along with guest vocalist and "Mother of Motown" Claudette Robinsons (Smokey's wife of 27 years) will be performing to benefit local breast cancer fighters. Tickets are available now with VIP and Luxury Suites available.
Opening Act – Mike Land and the Impact Church Band
VIP Tickets $125 per seat, Preferred seating with entrance into the Celebrity After Party. Luxury Suite $3,000, Suite seats 16-20 guests, complimentary wine and appetizers with entrance into the Celebrity After Party All other tickets $38 to $53 per seat
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Target: Senator Wendy Davis (D-TX)
Goal: Commend the Texas Senator's 13-hour filibuster against radical abortion bill
A one-woman, 13-hour filibuster shut down the SB 5 bill that would have made abortion, after 20-weeks of fertilization, virtually illegal in Texas. It would have forced all but five clinics in the state to shut down and close their doors. Considering the size and population of the state, it would have been nearly impossible to receive services. This would have led to women to dangerous, alternative extremes to have the procedure done.
Wendy Davis showed what it means to stand up for something you firmly believe in. For 13 hours, she and thousands of her supporters stood ground at the courthouse. During these 13 hours, Davis was not allowed to sit, lean, eat, drink, use the restroom or even talk about anything other than the SB 5 bill. Governor Rick Perry (R) called for a special "second session" in which efforts to block the bill may not be received as well as Davis'. Regardless, Davis and thousands of citizens' dedication to denounce the bill has been received and noted by all lawmakers.
Around 3 a.m. Wednesday morning, she called SB 5's defeat "an incredible victory for Texas women and those who love them." Applaud this senator for standing up for women's rights in Texas.
Dear Senator Wendy Davis,
Thank you for your unwavering strength in fighting for women's rights in Texas. The thousands of supporters that stood with you on June 26, 2013 is a testament of the people's voice against such a radically oppressing bill. Shutting down all but a mere handful of abortion clinics in Texas would have made abortion virtually illegal. The United States of America was founded and is based upon the people's freedom, and this tyrannical bill went directly against that ideology.
The amount of criticism and blunt "bullying" you endured for standing up to this cause is ludicrous, but comes with the territory in such an extreme position. More than 52 percent of the Texas population agrees with your stance and against that of Governor Perry. Revoking Planned Parenthood funding is a recent trend infiltrating states, something the people canot allow to happen. Positive, viable change is only possible with lawmakers such as yourself. The people thank you tremendously.
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You don't give us enough information. You should check what the PlotRange is
for each plot, and especially for the first plot. You could try to insert a
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From: Venkatesh Ramakrishnan [mailto:venkatr at tifr.res.in]
Dear All
I am trying to overlay multiple plots using Show[list] where list
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Statement by Maria Calivis, UNICEF Regional Director for CEE/CIS - National Conference on Pro-Child Budgets
Astana, Kazakhstan, April 9-10th 2007
Excellency, Chairman of the Senate, Mr Tokaev,
I am delighted and honoured to be here in Astana in this imposing and beautiful chamber of the Senate. It is indeed a momentous occasion, and at the outset, I would like to thank the Senate and the Government of Kazakhstan for organising this 'milestone' Conference on 'Budgets for Children'
I would like to warmly greet the delegations present here, the UN agencies, the World Bank and development partners, as well as our team of 'experts' and Representatives from the Russian Federation, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, and Columbia,- who are here to participate in the discussions and working groups over the coming two days.
This conference is premised on the global and historical evidence that investing in children and young people makes strong economic sense, in both good times and bad, and ensures long term stability and security.
It is therefore most fitting that this Conference – the 1st on such a theme to be held in East Europe and Central Asia – is held in Kazakhstan , a nation poised to become one of the 50 most competitive economies in the world, and where the potential to make significant improvements in the wellbeing of children and young people is assured.
In his recent 'Address to the Nation', HE President Nazarbayev outlined an ambitious and visionary plan to make this a 'smart economy' where human capital potential is optimised. And where investment in the social domaine, in families, women and children is one of the cornerstones of this plan.
This conference on Budgets for Children is to help define the process to ensure that investments in children and young people are at the heart of this national plan.
Let me pause for a moment with a reflection: My colleague and friend Maud de Bouer- Bouquiccio, the Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe, and a strong advocate of child rights, often says in public gatherings at the European Parliament that, and here I quote, 'Children are not mini-people. They have rights – not mini-rights'.
She says this because of the tendency to treat children's issues as a second or third priority and to relegate their discussion to a 'welfare approach', subject to the goodwill of many actors in society.
Using this same phraseology, I would like to say that there should not be 'mini- budgets' for children. Budgets for children should not be separate, nor should the process for determining the needs of children be of any lesser importance.
The fact that you, Mr Tokaev, are chairing this meeting in the presence of so many cabinet ministers is confirmation of the importance that the Government of Kazakhstan is giving to making children an investment priority for the country. This is a first ingredient of success in Budgeting for Children.
Global evidence – some guiding principles
Today and tomorrow, we will be hearing from our experts present here some of the recent evidence of the importance of investing in children.
In addition to the 'Why', this conference will contribute to the 'How'. There is much experience from across the world from countries that have made rapid and successful transitions: from low to high income, and from low to high indicators of human development. Sweden in the 1960s, Norway and Spain in the 1970s, East Asia in the 1980s…We can draw on these lessons, adapting them to the special circumstances and opportunities of Kazakhstan.
I am not going to talk about these lessons. Instead I will focus my brief introductory remarks on some of the 'building blocks' that should guide the process to ensure that priorities for children are costed and integrated into the national budget plan at national and decentralised level.
I will talk about 7 such building blocks:
1) Securing investments in the critical periods of a child and adolescent's life. Children differ from adults in important ways. In particular, in the way that interventions are needed at critical moments of each child's development cycle. If that moment is missed, it is much difficult and costly to catch up with compensatory actions.
2. Adopting an approach that combines 'universal' interventions - reaching all children with a minimum package of services of quality education, health and protection- with well targeted interventions for the most vulnerable
There is evidence from many countries that child allowances are a crucial contribution to the reduction of child poverty and its intergenerational transmission. It is very symbolic that in his recent Address to the Nation, President Nazarbayev began with a strong message on additional social safety net measures for children, mothers and families.
3. A shift in the process of costing inputs, line items, to one of costing priority interventions critical to achieving 'outcomes' for children. We need to move the basis of resource allocation from the number of beds in a hospital, or the number of children in an institution, to a costing of interventions needed to achieve impact on 'outcomes' for children. Such 'outcomes' are often intersectoral and require the inputs of many different ministries. It requires a process of negotiation between different parties and effective co-ordination.
4. Increasing the use and quality of data and findings of evaluations on programme interventions to inform the budget process. An iterative process with choice of priority interventions guided by data and evaluation. This is where data often points out where not enough attention is paid to quality.
5. An explicit effort to integrate priorities for children in macro - economy wide policies and Medium Term Expenditure Frameworks. This is what Professor Andrea Cornia is calling 'pro-child' economic growth.
6. Opening space for the participation of children and young people and listening to children on their priorities and aspirations.
7. Finally, we need to think of budgets in terms of a continuum linking policies, budgets, and governance together. Policies that are not linked to budgets do not become priorities in implementation. Budgets that are not supported by a good system of governance will not lead to desired impact. An open, transparent process is required that reviews results, reports on results and makes adjustment in the light of new data.
What do we want to achieve from the conference ? And how will we measure its success?
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Excellencies, let me conclude with a quote that has inspired me and all of us in UNICEF in our mission for children.
' The day will come when the greatness of nations will be judged not by the strength of their military, nor by the splendour of their cities and bridges, but by the priority that they give to the most vulnerable members of society – its children and the opportunity to each and every child to develop to its full potential.'
As Kazakstan is poised to become among the 50 most competitive economies, it is now the time to reflect on those priority investments that will ensure that Kazakhstan is among the top countries with the best indicators for children!
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PSFK Tours Russian Standard Vodka's St. Petersburg Distillery [Pics]
Go behind the scenes and glimpses the process and machinery behind creating Russia "most authentic" vodka.
If you're looking for an authentic gift for your favorite Slavophile this season, look no further. Touted as the best Russian vodka both by academics and actual Russians, Russian Standard Vodka comes in three classes (Standard, Standard Platinum, and Imperia), and as one quick visit to its website will show you–this is the real deal. Perfectly encompassing the west's idea of a strong Soviet vodka that'll knock you off your feet, with the desire of today's successful Moscovites and St. Petersburgian's for a luxury and premium spirit (with heritage), Russian Standard is more than just a kitsch brand.
If in need of a brief history lesson on the origins of Vodka, check out the site's bio of Dmitri Mendeleev, Professor of Chemistry at St. Petersburg University and creator of the Periodic Table of Elements, who also established the absolute standard for vodka distillation used by the brand. Through Mendeleev's methods, Standard Vodka claims to have combined "the finest hand-selected wheat from the black soil of the Russian steppes with the pure, soft waters of Lake Ladoga," in essence, creating the perfect Russian Vodka. While our recent taste-test proved that Russian Standard is indeed superior to many other "authentic" vodkas we've tried, what really won us over were the recently snapped pictures of their St. Petersburg distillery (see below). Between the Cyrillic labeling, impressive bottle design (based on the 200 ton bell commissioned by Tsarina Anna I, which stands at the foot of the Ivan the Great Bell Tower in Moscow), and its crisp taste, it'll be hard not imagine yourself galloping across the steppes this winter.
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Viral Video: Hawk Scoops Up Just-Released Bunny
You can see the best reality show if you visit a farm or watch nature.
In this case, you can watch nature. And it looks real. Or is it?
A family decided to release a baby rabbit that they had found in their garage a week earlier. The couple says its running for its mother but it's likely they're just saying that for the benefit of their daughter. Before the bunny can get to wherever its going, a hungry hawk picks it up.
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This is the second time I've asked this question. The first time I received an email notice that my question had been answered. When I went to the website, the answer posted was something like "There is no answer to your question yet." Since then, I've heard nothing.
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Westminster, which returns 10 players from last season's 21-11 team, opens this year with a No. 13 ranking in the NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Coaches' Preseason Top 25 Poll. The Griffins received 139 points.
NAIA honorable mention All-American Jake Orchard averaged 15.2 points last season for Westminster and needs just 60 points to become the ninth Griffin to reach the 1,000-point plateau.
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I've had baby names on my mind lately, as, well, no one ever
seems to be able to pronounce my daughter's name correctly.
I named my son, my daughter's older brother, Daniel. Long
before I was pregnant with him, I was on an elevator in Eilat,
Israel, where a quote from the Hebrew Bible - the Book
of Daniel - was inscribed on the silver doors. I
remember thinking that Daniel would be a strong name for a boy, and
I placed it in the back of my mind. My son was a Daniel from the
first second I saw him, and to this day, he'll let you know that
he's Daniel and not Dan or Danny. The great thing about the name
Daniel is that everyone - everywhere we go - from Brazil to Italy
to Israel - everyone can pronounce and is familiar with the name
Here's the story behind my daughter's name - the name no one can
pronounce: When it came to naming our daughter, her
father insisted on naming her Amalasunta
, after the
ancient Queen of the Visigoths
. "No, nope, that won't work," I said,
standing firm, "No one will ever be able to pronounce
that!" And so we settled on Chiara
. It means light and fair; the perfect name for
our little blonde-haired, blue-eyed daughter.
Well, as it turns out, no one seems to be able to pronounce
that, either.
While I was pregnant, we kept the name a secret from everyone,
so it was never tested out. Of course we don't have a problem
pronouncing Chiara (KEY-are-ah) - one of the more popular girls'
names in Italy - and we just assumed that everyone else would be
able to pronounce it fine, too.
I don't know whether to laugh or wince when, at the doctor's
office, for example, the receptionist on duty calls out everything
from Kiera to She-ierra
to She-are-ah. I can't tell you how many times I've
politely had to say, "It's Chiara - key-are-ah" - and
even then, most people still don't get it.
For a brief moment in time, it crossed my mind to perhaps
officially change her name to Claire - the English
equivalent of Chiara. But she's already my Chiara, and her
name fits her just perfectly.
Here's to hoping that our Chiara -
that's key-are-ah - comes to love teaching people how
to say her name, the right way.
Amy Bizzarri is a mom of two living in Logan Square. She also blogs at tiramisumom.com.
See more of Amy's stories here.
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text: "As we stated in our fiscal second quarter disclosures, our commitment is to return the Company to profitability, and our 2011 restructuring plan will leave us with a solid core of market leading operations with strong leadership teams. We believe that our focused leadership structure will better position the Company for improved profitability as the market recovers," concluded Lindstrom.Lindstrom, age 38, was appointed to the Board in May 2010, elected as Chairman in February 2011 and has previously held roles as a director and senior executive of multiple public companies. Mr. Lindstrom also is employed by Tontine Associates, the majority shareholder of Integrated Electrical Services. Integrated Electrical Services, Inc. is a leading national provider of electrical and communications contracting solutions for the commercial, industrial and residential markets. From office buildings to wind farms to housing developments, IES designs, builds and maintains electrical and communications systems for a diverse array of customers, projects and locations. For more information about IES, please visit www.ies-co.com. Certain statements in this release, including statements regarding the restructuring plan and total estimated charges and cost reductions associated with this plan, are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, all of which are based upon various estimates and assumptions that the Company believes to be reasonable as of the date hereof. These statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause the Company's actual future outcomes to differ materially from those set forth in such statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the inherent uncertainties relating to estimating future operating results and the Company's ability to generate sales and operating income; potential defaults under credit facility and term loan; cross defaults under surety agreements; potential depression of stock price triggered by the potential sale of controlling interest or the entire company as a result of controlling stockholder's decision to pursue a disposition of its interest in the company; fluctuations in operating results because of downturns in levels of construction; delayed project start dates and project cancellations resulting from adverse credit and capital market conditions that affect the cost and availability of construction financing; delayed payments resulting from financial and credit difficulties affecting customers and owners; inability to collect moneys owed because of the depressed value of projects and the ineffectiveness of liens; inaccurate estimates used in entering into contracts; inaccuracies in estimating revenue and percentage of completion on projects; the high level of competition in the construction industry, both from third parties and former employees; weather related delays; accidents resulting from the physical hazards associated with the Company's work; difficulty in reducing SG&A to match lowered revenues; loss of key personnel; litigation risks and uncertainties; difficulties incorporating new accounting, control and operating procedures and centralization of back office functions; and failure to recognize revenue from work that is yet to be performed on uncompleted contracts and/or from work that has been contracted but not started due to changes in contractual commitments. You should understand that the foregoing, as well as other risk factors discussed in this document and in the Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2010, could cause future outcomes to differ materially from those expressed in such forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise information concerning its restructuring efforts, borrowing availability, or cash position or any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that may arise after the date of this release. Forward-looking statements are provided in this press release pursuant to the safe harbor established under the private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and should be evaluated in the context of the estimates, assumptions, uncertainties, and risks described herein. General information about Integrated Electrical Services, Inc. can be found at http://www.ies-co.com under "Investor Relations." The Company's annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K, as well as any amendments to those reports, are available free of charge through the Company's website as soon as reasonably practicable after they are filed with, or furnished to, the SEC. Contacts: Terry Freeman, CFOIntegrated Electrical Services, Inc.713-860-1500 Ken Dennard / email@example.com Karen Roan / firstname.lastname@example.com&L / 713-529-6600 SOURCE Integrated Electrical Services, Inc.


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Why Customer Experience Will Become The #1 CIO Priority
Posted by Nigel Fenwick on June 27, 2013
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Customer experience isn't typically at the top of the CIO's priority list but it was certainly front and center in New York this week.
I believe things are about to change for CIOs. In the new era of always-connected consumers – what Forrester calls The Age Of The Customer – customer experience is so critical that I predict it will become the #1 priority for CIOs. In part because unhappy customers have the power to alter the course of any organization, as Netflix CEO Reed Hastings discovered in 2011, when his US customers forced him into an about-turn on his strategy to split movies-by-mail from online streaming.
But investing in customer experience is tricky because it's often seen as an abstract thing with little tangible ROI. Companies like USAA, a US insurance company with a strategic focus on customer experience, have spent years re-shaping their entire organizations to think from the outside-in, focusing on the end customer. USAA did this because they believed it was the right thing to do, not because of some compelling business case.
Each year Forrester tracks consumer perceptions to determine leaders and laggards in the customer experience game, publishing a Customer Experience Index (CXi) that allows companies like USAA to see how they compare to other companies. Research into CXi leaders vs. laggards shows leaders outperforming the market by a significant margin. (See graph). In this Age Of The Customer, customer experience will quickly move to the top of the CIO agenda becuase it drives significant business results.
In our latest CIO research we examine IT organizations in companies with strong customer experience index scores to identify what, if anything, these organizations do differently to support winning in customer experience. What we discovered was a common set of attributes for IT in each organization. Indeed they all have one thing in particular in common; their IT teams work alongside the customer experience team as an important partner in delivering the customer experience. These teams fully understand the language of the customer experience professional.
Experience begins with understanding journeys
Every customer is on a journey. We each consume products and services to satisfy a perceived need. The steps we take from awareness of our need to fully satisfying our need can be characterized as a journey. While you may have a somewhat unique journey, the chances are you share a common set of steps with other consumers just like you. Marketers create multiple "personas" to represent the individual customer types likely to use a company's products. To better understand the steps we take from awareness of need through to satisfaction, customer experience professionals create visualizations of the steps each persona takes – often called journey maps. A journey map is often the first step to fully understanding the customer experience.
Touch points shape the customer experience along a journey
Customer journeys are characterized by a series of touch points. These are all the times when a customer encounters your brand, product or service. Typically customers begin with discovering their need for a product – this might come from a referral from a friend or perhaps seeing an ad or reading something on the Internet. The key point here is that your company is not in control of every touch point – for some, such as referrals, you may only be able to influence slightly. Some touch points are more critical than others. For example, the touch point associated with making a buying decision is critical – this is a moment of truth – a point in time when a prospective customer chooses your brand or that of a competitor. For example, when I recently purchased a flight from Boston to London, I had a choice in airlines. When I search online for a flight at BA.com I experience a touch point with British Airways, but when I search using an app like Hipmunk I experience a touch point with many airlines simultaneously – each one out of the control of the airline.
Technology shapes each touch point
In the Age Of The Customer, technology shapes every touch point, either directly through the customer using technology at the touch point – such as online bookings for airline - or indirectly in supporting employees engaging with the customer – such as technology like product locators retail store employees use to help a customer move to the next stage on their own journey. (See figure below). In leading customer experience companies the IT organization has a significant role in designing and creating powerful customer experiences. These IT groups have organized all their customer-facing applications under one team – sometimes even creating a parallel IT organization dedicated to supporting what Forrester calls systems of engagement. The teams are highly focused on supporting the organization's customer experience professionals, providing expertise on how to design experiences to deliver performance at scale. Customer experience winners look to do more than stick an Elastoplast on customer service through superficial technology changes – instead they examine all the people, process and technology behind every step along each customer journey, identifying all the systems, applications and data which support the journey - optimizing each journey to deliver an amazing customer experience.
IT Leaders Become Customer Experience Advocates
Perhaps because IT has a view across the entire organization, IT becomes pivotal to achieving leadership in customer experience. Without IT, customer experience professionals resort to tinkering at the edges. With IT's support and sometimes leadership, customer experience professionals can achieve the amazing results we see in companies like USAA. Our research suggests CIOs and IT leaders are critical players in winning the customer experience game. And IT leaders need to understand their team's role in customer experience. But to win, IT can't simply pay lip service to customer experience. IT leaders must consider it a very real business discipline and see it as one of the most important roles of the technology team.
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Comment from ElizabethK Kronoff (not verified) on Fri, 06/28/2013 - 12:49
This article came at a great time for me as I'm restructuring our database as well as trying to communicate what we do (people-centered systems) to several different audiences, and the good old fashioned customer journey.
We connect philanthropists with social enterprises and non-profits that are effecting real change for good. So we have three types of "customer". We are used to tracking our end-user's (read: beneficiary) customer experience, as most nonprofits do, but I want to include the customer journey of our philanthropists and our ventures. This is a great map.
It sounds like your "systems of engagement" is similar to our people-centered systems approach as well.
Thanks for the common-sense reminders.
Sparked a post of our own!
Comment from C Z (not verified) on Thu, 07/11/2013 - 08:16
Our team enjoyed this post so much - great points about the IT team becoming pivotal in creating great customer (or user) experiences. User research needs to find a home within the IT organization. It's thinking from the outside-in – first learning what best serves the customer – then incorporating those findings into the design... See our thoughts shared here: http://teced.com/2013/07/11/customer-experience-now-the-number-one-prior...
Comment from Crown Partners (not verified) on Mon, 07/22/2013 - 15:47
Really enjoyed the insights into customer journeys as they resonate well with what we're experiencing in the marketplace.
Agree on IT and marketing working together as it's critical to defining a winning customer experience, but having technology that enables and gives marketing full control is a necessity.
eCommerce and WCM technologies are now rewriting the rules to collaboration and are empowering marketers to sell directly to individuals and create engaging online journeys for each customer.
Adobe and hybris are two technology leaders changing the rules to how customers are sold to online and engage with a brand. See a glimpse at a framework we're developing to take customer experience as a 1# priority even further...
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|Guber, Andrey
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Submitted to: BARC Poster Day
Publication Type: Abstract Only
Publication Acceptance Date: 3/27/2007
Publication Date: 4/25/2007
Citation: Guber, A.K., Pachepsky, Y.A., Sadeghi, A.M. 2007. Evaluating uncertainty in E. coli retention in vegetated buffer strips. BARC Poster Day, April 25, 2007. Interpretive Summary:
Technical Abstract: Vegetated buffer strips (VFS) separate fields and pastures from streams and other water bodies and can serve as barriers that prevent sediment and agricultural chemicals from entering waterways and spoiling them. Growing concern about the manure-borne pathogens as water pollutants defines the need to evaluate efficiency of VFSs with respect to pathogens. Functioning of VSF as barriers for manure-borne pathogens to the large extent depends on vegetation status, soil infiltration capacity in VFS, and rainfall intensity and duration. These factors cannot be defined accurately and time-independently for a particular VFS. Only probability distributions can be inferred for those factors. This creates an unavoidable uncertainty that cannot be ignored and has to be factored into efficiency estimates. We have developed the model STIR to simulate the overland transport and loss to infiltration of manure-borne pathogens in VFS. This model was used in Monte Carlo simulations in which the input parameters of vegetation, soil, rainfall, and pathogen load were drawn from probability distribution functions. The result of such simulations was also the probability distribution of the VFS efficiency. For the example of our experimental 6-m long VFS at the 20% slope, The VFS efficiency was less than 100% in 5% of cases, and less than 75% in 2.5% of cases. Relatively long high-intensity rainfalls, low hydraulic conductivities, high soil moisture contents before the rainfall, and high spread of surface water velocities were the main sources of the strip partial failure. Analogous simulations can be done for any other VFS with site-specific soil and weather properties, and the results on terms of efficiency probabilities can be useful in making decisions on VFS placement with respect to manure-borne pathogens.


text: [[quoteright:198:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Matheson_377.jpeg]]Richard Matheson (1926-2013) was an influential sci-fi/fantasy/horror novelist and screenwriter. His works include:----* "Born of Man and Woman": His first published short story, told from a point of view of a deformed child locked in the basement by its parents.* ''Bid Time Return'', which was made into the movie ''Film/SomewhereInTime''.* ''Film/TheIncredibleShrinkingMan'': The {{Trope Namer|s}}, Matheson wrote the original novel and the screenplay adaptation.* ''Literature/IAmLegend'': 1954 novel, adapted to film three times - ''Film/TheLastManOnEarth'' (1964, with Creator/VincentPrice), ''Film/TheOmegaMan'' (1971, with Creator/CharltonHeston), and ''Film/IAmLegend'' (2007, with Creator/WillSmith).* ''Literature/HellHouse'': 1971 novel, source for the 1973 film ''The Legend of Hell House''.* The ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' episode "The Enemy Within".* ''Film/WhatDreamsMayCome'': 1978 novel, adapted to film in 1998.* ''A Stir of Echoes'': 1958 novel, adapted to [[Film/StirOfEchoes film]] in 1999.* ''The Night Stalker'', a MadeForTVMovie adaptation of a (then unpublished) novel by Jeffrey Grant Rice, and its sequel TV movie, ''The Night Strangler''. Both movies were huge ratings hits, which led to the development of the series ''Series/KolchakTheNightStalker'' (which Matheson was not involved with).* The short stories "Prey" and "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet" ("There's...something on the wing!"). "Prey" was adapted into one of the stories in the TV movie ''Film/TrilogyOfTerror'', "Nightmare" into a ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959'' episode. Both adaptations have been critically acclaimed.* The short story "Button, Button," which was also adapted into a ''Series/TheTwilightZone1985'' episode and then the movie ''Film/TheBox''.* ''Film/{{Duel}}'', a short story that was made into the first film directed by Creator/StevenSpielberg.* "The Splendid Source", a 1956 short story adapted into an episode of ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' in 2010.* All three of the stories featured in ''Trilogy Of Terror''.* The short story "Steel," the basis for a ''Twilight Zone'' episode that was in turn the basis for ''Film/RealSteel''.* The screenplay for ''Film/MasterOfTheWorld'', adapting both ''Literature/MasterOfTheWorld'' and ''Literature/RoburTheConqueror''.------A description of tropes appearing in Matheson's other works:* CreepyChild: The protagonist of ''Drink My Red Blood''** The little girls in ''Witch War'' are disturbingly calm about the fact they regularly murder enemy soldiers in various gruesome ways. * HauntedHouse: ''Slaughter House''** His novel Earth Bound features one.* IAmAHumanitarian: The entire town in ''The Children of Noah'' is made up of cannibals* OurVampiresAreDifferent: ''Drink My Red Blood''** ''Dr.Mortons Folly''** ''No Such Thing as a Vampire''* PerversePuppet: The fetish doll in ''Prey''* PublicDomainCharacter: Dracula himself makes an appearance in ''Drink My Red Blood''* RealityWarper: The little girls in ''Witch War''* TownWithADarkSecret: The town in ''The Children of Noah'' regularly thins it own population [[spoiler:and removes visitor]] through cannibalism.* UndeadChild: ''Little Girl Knocking At My Door''* VampireWannabe: The protagonist of ''Drink My Red Blood''