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This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/858,743, filed May 16, 2001 and entitled "A Resource Reservation Scheme For Path Restoration In An Optical Network," having A. N. Saleh, H. M. Zadikian, Z. Baghdasarian, and V. Parsi as inventors. This application is assigned to Cisco Technology, Inc the assignee of the present invention, and is hereby incorporated by reference, in its entirety and for all purposes.
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to the field of information networks, and more particularly relates to a protocol for configuring routes over a network.
2. Description of the Related Art
Today's networks carry vast amounts of information. High bandwidth applications supported by these networks include streaming video, streaming audio, and large aggregations of voice traffic. In the future, these bandwidth demands are certain to increase. To meet such demands, an increasingly popular alternative is the use of lightwave communications carried over fiber-optic cables. The use of lightwave communications provides several benefits, including high bandwidth, ease of installation, and capacity for future growth.
Optical infrastructures are capable of transmission speeds in the gigabit range, which helps address the ever-increasing need for bandwidth mentioned above. Such infrastructures employ various topologies, including ring and mesh topologies. In order to provide fault protection, ring topologies normally reserve a large portion (e.g. 50% or more) of the network's available bandwidth for use in restoring failed circuits. However, ring topologies are capable of quickly restoring failed circuits. This capability is important in providing reliable service to customers, and is particularly important in telephony applications, where a failure can result in alarms, dropped calls, and, ultimately, customer dissatisfaction and lost revenue. In a similar vein, because of bandwidth demands, protocol overhead related to provisioning, restoration, and other functions should be kept to a minimum in order to make the maximum amount of bandwidth available for use by customers.
An alternative to the ring topology, the mesh topology reduces the amount of bandwidth needed for protection. The mesh topology is a point-to-point topology, with each node in the network connected to one or more other nodes. Because a circuit may be routed through various combinations of the network's nodes and over the various links which connect them, excess capacity through a given node or over a given link can serve to protect several circuits. However, the restoration of a circuit following a failure in a mesh topology can consume a relatively large amount of time.
In one embodiment of the present invention a method and apparatus for restoring a virtual path in an optical network is described. The method includes identifying multiple nodes with resources, provisioning a first physical path for the virtual path, reserving a resource for a second physical path for the virtual path at ones of the nodes having the resource necessary to support the virtual path and restoring the virtual path by provisioning the second physical path on the reserved resource.
In another embodiment, the method detects a failure in the virtual path by receiving a failure message packet.
In another embodiment, the resources of the second physical path are shared by a multiple of other virtual paths.
In another embodiment, one of the physical paths that is not used by the virtual path, is used by a protection channel access traffic
The foregoing is a summary and thus contains, by necessity, simplifications, generalizations and omissions of detail; consequently, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the summary is illustrative only and is not intended to be in any way limiting. Other aspects, inventive features, and advantages of the present invention, as defined solely by the claims, will become apparent in the non-limiting detailed description set forth below.
The present invention may be better understood, and numerous objects, features, and advantages made apparent to those skilled in the art by referencing the accompanying drawing.
The following is intended to provide a detailed description of an example of the invention and should not be taken to be limiting of the invention itself. Rather, any number of variations may fall within the scope of the invention which is defined in the claims following the description.
A network can employ various restoration schemes to restore a virtual path (VP) in case of a failure. To guarantee the restoration of a VP in case of a failure, each VP is assigned a restoration priority level. The restoration priority level determines the VP's relative priority with regard to restoration in the event of a failure within the network. The present invention provides a method of restoring virtual paths of high-priority data. VPs carrying high-priority mission-critical application, where virtually no disruption of traffic can be tolerated, are restored using a restoration scheme that provides two distinct physical paths. Each path is preferably link-and-node disjoint. Only one of these paths is active at any time, while the other is in standby mode. A failure along the active path will cause traffic to be switched over to the standby path. The paths are provisioned by two independent provisioning commands.
Network Configuration
Provisioning of Network Nodes
Once a mesh network topology has been defined (e.g., the zoned topology of
In a network, VPs may be provisioned statically or dynamically. For example, a user can identify the nodes that will comprise the virtual path and manually configure each node to support the given virtual path. The selection of nodes may be based on any number of criteria, such as Quality of Service (QoS), latency, cost, distance traveled in the network and the like. Alternatively, the VP may be provisioned dynamically using any one of a number of methods. The provisioning information may then be forwarded to all the nodes in the network to store information in node's network topology database. Each node periodically updates this information to efficiently maintain resources and in case of path failure, effectively allocate appropriate resources needed for specific virtual path for path restoration. The method of routing information in such networks is described in a commonly-assigned U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/232,395, entitled "A Configurable Network Router," filed Jan. 15, 1999, which is hereby incorporated by reference, in its entirety and for all purposes.
The end nodes of a VP can be configured to have a master/slave relationship. The terms source and destination are also used herein in referring to the two end-nodes. In such a relationship, the node with a numerically lower node ID typically assumes the role of the master (or source) node, while the other assumes the role of the slave (or destination) node, although the opposite arrangement is also acceptable. An intermediate node is referred to herein as tandem node. Typically, the source node assumes the provisioning responsibilities and the destination node simply waits for a message from the source node informing the destination node of the VP's new physical path (although again, this need not necessary be the case). This information includes node identifiers of tandem nodes, if any, within the path. In a zoned mesh topology, if a virtual path spans over multiple zones, the border node or proxy node of each zone acts as source node for their particular zone. As will be apparent to one of skill in the art, the opposite convention or another paradigm can easily be employed.
Typically, during provisioning, each VP is assigned a performance and restoration priority level. The priority, referred to herein as Class of Service (CoS), determines VP's relative priority for performance within the network and restoration in the event of a failure within the network. The method of assigning CoS to a VP is described in commonly-assigned U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/858,743, filed on May 16, 2001, entitled "A Resource Reservation Scheme for Path Restoration in an Optical Network," which is hereby incorporated by reference, in its entirety and for all purposes. In case of a VP failure at a node in the network, the node determines how to restore the VP based on the CoS assigned to the VP. The assigned CoS defines the restoration method used by the node to restore failed VP.
Provisioning of Virtual Path using 1:N Protection
The 1:N restoration method is typically assigned to mission critical data paths with higher CoS. Typically, the source node of a VP initiates the provisioning using Add Path Request packet. Additional information regarding the initiation of Add Path request and the allocation of physical resources for a VP may be found in commonly-assigned U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/891,022, filed Jun.25, 2001 and entitled "A Method for Restoring a Virtual Path in an Optical Network Using Dynamic Unicast."
In 1:N restoration method, two or more distinct physical paths are provisioned and assigned to a VP. Each provisioned physical path is node and link disjoint. The VP is provisioned by using two separate Add Path requests for two distinct physical paths. The provisioning of the VP is not considered successful unless two distinct physical paths are provisioned and assigned to the VP. One of the two assigned physical paths is designated as the primary path and the other physical path is designated as the secondary path. During the provisioning, each intermediary node allocates specific ports (resources) at input and output links for the primary path. However, for the secondary path, each node reserves link bandwidth and specific ports on the input/output links are not assigned. The ports for the secondary paths are assigned during the restoration process.
1:N restoration method allows the spare bandwidth capacity of one or more links of the secondary path to be shared by a group of 'N' VPs for restoration purpose. The VPs sharing the link bandwidth may not originate and terminate at the same node. A user can identify the threshold number 'N', at the time of provisioning to define the maximum number of VPs that can share the secondary path. The network can also dynamically adjust the actual number of VPs that may use the secondary path based on the network traffic condition and available bandwidth capacity at each link.
The secondary paths of VP 0 and VP 1 share the physical path at link 219. Both VPs share the physical path bandwidth of link 219. For link 219, the value of threshold 'N' is 2. Similarly, various virtual paths can be provisioned to share the physical path bandwidths of multiple links throughout the network. The numbers of VPs sharing a particular physical path depend upon factors such as link capacity, available bandwidth, requirements regarding reliability of transmission over a particular link and the like.
Provisioning of Virtual Path using 1:1 Protection
The 1:1 restoration method is typically assigned to mission-critical data paths with higher CoS and requiring higher reliability during the restoration. Typically, the source node of a VP initiates the provisioning using an Add Path Request packet. The secondary path of a VP can be provisioned to allow the VP to use the entire secondary path during the restoration.
Failure Detection, Propagation, and Restoration
Failure Detection and Propagation
In networks, failures are typically detected using the mechanisms provided by the underlying physical network. The failure detection mechanism in a mesh optical network is described in commonly-assigned U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/232,397, filed Jan. 15, 1999 and entitled "A Method For Routing Information Over A Network," which is hereby incorporated by reference, in its entirety and for all purposes.
1:N Restoration
Preferably, the source node of a VP initiates the 1:N restoration. When a node other than the source node detects a path failure in the VP, the node initiates a path restoration request for the source node of the failed VP using a Restore I request. The method of generating Restore I requests and associated responses is described in commonly- assigned U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/750,668, filed on Dec. 29, 2000 and entitled "A Virtual Path Restoration Scheme Using Fast Dynamic Mesh Restoration in an Optical Network," which is hereby incorporated by reference, in its entirety and for all purposes.
For a VP with 1:N restoration method, the bandwidth is reserved at intermediary nodes of the secondary path during provisioning. However, the specific ports for the secondary path are not allocated until the primary path fails and the ports are needed for the secondary path. In case of a path failure on VP's primary path, the source node of the failed VP initiates a Switch Path request for the intermediary nodes of the secondary path to allocate specific ports.
A physical instance field 450 stores a 16-bit physical instance identifier for the VP. The source node of the VP maintains physical instance field 450, which is associated with the path (i.e., set of Link IDs) of the VP and is part of Switch Path request 400 and all restoration-related packets. Preferably, only the source node should be allowed to update this field.
An attempt count field 460 is a count of the attempt for the current physical instance of the VP. This field is incremented every time the source resends the same request. Since Switch Path request packets are retransmitted periodically, different attempts are preferably distinguished from one another. Attempt count field 460 allows retransmitted requests to be distinguished from one another. Attempt count field 460 starts at a given point (e.g., from 1) and is incremented (e.g., by 1) with each retransmission. Attempt count field 460 allows the intermediate node to differentiate among multiple request attempts for restoration of the same physical instance of the same VP.
A path length field 470 indicates the number of links in the VP. Path length field 470 determines the number of link identifications that appear at the end of the packet. Hops field 480 indicates the number of hops traversed by the given Switch Path request packet. Hops field 480 is incremented (e.g., by 1) at each receiving node in the given Switch Path request. During the transmission of a Switch Path request, the value of path length field 470 is incremented (e.g., from 0 to (Path Length−1)).
Upon the return of a response, hops field 480 is decremented (e.g., by 1) by each node that forwards the response to the source node. During the transmission of a response, the value of hops field 480 is decremented from the maximum number of hops traversed to zero by the time the response reaches the source node (e.g., from (Path Length−1) to 0). A link ID field 490 is a 32-bit long field for the Link IDs of the VP. The number of Link IDs depends upon the path length set by the source node.
Upon sending Switch Path request 400, the source node sets a timer. If a positive response is not received before the timer expires, the source node generates another Switch Path request. Attempt count field 460 in the Switch Path request is incremented (e.g., by 1) each time the request is generated. The Switch Path requests are preferably generated for only a certain number of times, after which the source node generates a network alarm.
Switch Path Request Generation
Processing of Switch Path Request at the Tandem Node
The link bandwidth for the secondary path is allocated at the time of the provisioning. However, the specific ports are allocated during the restoration. During the restoration, specific ports may not be available (e.g., due to hardware failure of port or port may be offline for maintenance purpose and the like). If the ports are not available, a NAK (NO RESOURCES) is returned (step 855). If sufficient ports are available to support allocated bandwidth, the tandem node determines the restoration method assigned to the failed VP (step 865). If the VP does not have 1:1 restoration method assigned (i.e., for example, 1:N restoration is assigned to the VP), the tandem node proceeds to port allocation (step 885). If the VP has 1:1 restoration method assigned, then the tandem node determines if there is any PCA traffic on the secondary path links (step 870). If there is PCA traffic on the secondary path links, the tandem node removes PCA traffic from the links (step 875). The tandem node generates a network alarm for the PCA traffic (step 880). After removing the PCA traffic, the tandem node proceeds with port allocation. The tandem node allocates appropriate ports on input and output links, increment the hops field 480 of the Switch Path request packet and forward the request out on the next appropriate link (step 885). The tandem node changes the state of the VP to restoring, initiates a timer and waits for a response to the forwarded request (step 890).
Processing of Switch Path Request at the Destination Node
If no errors are found in the Switch Path Request, the destination node determines if sufficient ports are available to support the allocated bandwidth for the VP (step 945). If enough ports are not available, the destination node responds with a NAK (NO RESOURCES) (step 950). If sufficient ports are available to support allocated bandwidth, the destination node determines if 1:1 restoration method is assigned to the VP (step 955). If the VP does not have 1:1 restoration method assigned, the destination node proceeds with port allocation. The destination node allocates the ports and makes appropriate connections in a cross connect matrix for the path (step 975). The destination node changes the state of the VP to 'restoring' (step 980). The destination node then formats a Switch Path response packet with assigned port list and sends the response upstream (step 985).
If the VP has 1:1 restoration method assigned, then the destination node checks if there is any PCA traffic on the secondary path links (step 960). If there is PCA traffic on the secondary path links, the destination node removes the PCA traffic from (step 965). The destination node generates a network alarm for the PCA traffic (step 970). After removing the PCA traffic, the destination node proceeds to port allocation. The destination node allocates the ports and makes appropriate connections in a cross connect matrix for the path (step 971). The destination node changes the state of the VP to 'restoring' (step 972). The destination node then formats a Switch Path response packet with assigned port list and sends the response upstream (step 973).
Switch Path Request Response
For positive responses, the responding node copies the contents of the request and then appends a port index 1005 (e.g., Port IDs 1010(1)-(n)) and hops field 480 is decremented. For negative responses, the contents of the request are copied and, instead of a list of assigned Port IDs, a reason code for rejection is appended in place of port index 1005 and hops field 480 is decremented.
Processing of Switch Path Response Packet at the Tandem Node
If no errors are indicated in the packet (i.e., the response is a positive response or an ACK), then the tandem node determines if the port index 1005 contains an invalid Port ID (step 1130). If the port index 1005 contains an invalid Port ID, then the tandem node forwards a negative response, NAK (INVALID PORT), upstream (step 1135). If the Port IDs in the port index 1005 are valid, the tandem node terminates any timer the tandem node had to monitor the response time (step 1140). The tandem node adds the list of allocated ports to the Switch Path response packet (step 1145). The tandem node then makes appropriate connections in the cross-connect matrix for the allocated ports (step 1150). After making the connections, the tandem node will forward the Switch Path response packet 1000 upstream to next node in the VP (step 1160).
Processing of Switch Path Response Packet at the Source Node
If no errors are indicated in the packet (i.e., the response is a positive response or an ACK), then the source node determines if the port index 1005 contains an invalid Port ID (step 1260). If the port index 1005 contains an invalid Port ID, the source node generates a network alarm (step 1250). If the Port IDs in the port index 1005 are valid, then the source node terminates any timer maintained by the source node to monitor the response time (step 1270). The source node then stops generating new Switch Path requests (step 1280). The source node switches the VP from the failed primary path to the allocated ports on the secondary path (step 1290). The source node ignores any further response from previously generated Switch Path requests.
Once the VP is switched to the secondary path, the VP continues to use the secondary path. If the secondary path fails and the failure on the primary path is fixed, the network switches the VP to the primary path following similar switch path process. In 1:1 restoration method, while the VP is using the secondary path, the network allows PCA traffic to use the primary path. In case of 1:N restoration method, if the sharing of links becomes unreliable, the network switches the VP to primary path, provided the failure on the primary path is fixed.
While particular embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be obvious to those skilled in the art that, based upon the teachings herein, changes and modifications may be made without departing from this invention and its broader aspects and, therefore, the appended claims are to encompass within their scope all such changes and modifications as are within the true spirit and scope of this invention. Furthermore, it is to be understood that the invention is solely defined by the appended claims.
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The Commoditization of Chiropractic
By Donald M. Petersen Jr., BS, HCD(hc), FICC(h), Publisher
This "menu of services" appears on a banner displayed in front of a building I pass most days on my way to work. Every time I read it, I can't help but wonder what it says about chiropractic's image.
About the same time this sign appeared, the medical doctor I see (every five years for a "check-up") sent me a letter letting me know that he has converted to a "concierge-style practice" and that it will cost me $5,000 a year to continue as a patient (cash only, thank you). This does not include specific tests, procedures, etc. Talk about dichotomies.
The first question I have to ask about this sign is: What does this doctor of chiropractic think about how chiropractic care should be provided to patients? This immediately leads me to a few other questions:
While I can't answer these questions for the doctor, I have to assume they are just trying to compete in a down economy and feel forced to take this approach in order to keep their practice going. Sadly, this sends a message to the public about chiropractic that is not helping our image.
My next question is: "Has chiropractic become a commodity?" In layman's terms, the definition of a commodity is a product characterized by little variation between brands. Notebook paper and facial tissue are commodities. The brand doesn't particularly matter. For most people (unless you practice organic), milk, eggs, fruit and vegetables are also commodities.
For chiropractic to be a commodity would mean that overall care by one DC is about the same as care provided by another DC, and it really doesn't matter much which one you go to. Take it from a person who has been a chiropractic patient for 55 years; it does matter. Chiropractic has many different techniques as well as specialties.
So, the follow-up question is: "Do some patients/consumers view chiropractic as a commodity?" If the answer is yes, even for a small percentage of the public, then we have an image challenge we need to be thinking about. We need to be looking at ways to educate consumers about the qualifications a doctor of chiropractic brings to the health care world. This is probably an issue that should be addressed in our chiropractic marketing campaigns.
Generally speaking, people only understand what they are told. Perhaps it is also time to look at how we communicate with our patients when we see them. Face-to-face is the best format for communication. This is a great time to explain the science, art and philosophy of chiropractic. If we don't, we allow our patients to think about chiropractic based on what they see (and share their opinion with others). We allow patients to assume that "cracking my back is just like cracking my knuckles, only bigger" (something I've actually heard people say!).
Please, if you aren't doing it already, take some time with your patients to share the importance of chiropractic care and how you, as their doctor, are working to keep them at the peak of health and wellness. Let's not let our patients (and their friends, family and neighbors) make assumptions about chiropractic based on what they see us do.
Chiropractic is not a commodity.
Read more findings on my blog: http://blog.toyourhealth.com/wrblog/. You can also visit me on Facebook.
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The scarce first newspaper printing of the Declaration of Independence, very likely the second printing overall (preceded only by John Dunlap's official Congressional broadside), sold for $722,500 (est. $300,000/400,000). It was within a bound full year's run of the Pennsylvania Evening Post, published in Philadelphia.
This is the entire King James version of the Bible, produced on microfilm by NCR in 1964 and carried into space by the Apollo 14 astronauts in 1971. Measuring 1½" square, it is housed in a 22k gold monstrance. It sold along with a letter of certification and an affidavit for $56,250 (est. $50,000/70,000).
A first edition (bound in two volumes) of History of the Expedition under the Command of Captains Lewis and Clark, to the Sources of the Missouri, thence across the Rocky Mountains and down the River Columbia to the Pacific Ocean. Performed during the years 1804-5-6 sold to an Internet buyer for $218,500 (est. $100,000/150,000). It was cataloged as "an extraordinary copy, uncut, in the original printed boards."
The prototype for IBM's magnetic-striped financial transaction card sold for $23,750 (est. $10,000/15,000). It is a roughly 2.1" x 3.3" piece of cardboard with a ½" strip of magnetic tape attached.
Sotheby's, New York City
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At Sotheby's sale of fine books and manuscripts, including Americana, on December 14, 2012, in New York City, the department offered the usual paper but also a prototype for the now ubiquitous magnetic-striped plastic credit card. Carried around in the wallet of its developer, Jerome Svigals, since its conception in the late 1960's, the card sold for $23,750 (including buyer's premium). A second prototype for the same IBM "financial transaction card" is in the collection of the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California.
Another non-paper item, the entire King James version of the Bible, produced on microfilm by the National Cash Register Company and carried into space by Apollo 14 astronaut Edgar D. Mitchell in 1971, sold for $56,250 (est. $50,000/70,000). Measuring 1½" square, this microfilm is housed in a 22k gold monstrance, studded with jewels. It was sold along with a letter of certification and an affidavit. Mitchell brought 100 of these microfilm Bibles on the mission. This is one of only 12 dual-certified and complete copies identified by a serial number. For more information about the Lunar Bible project, see "The Story of the First Lunar Bible" by David Frohman on the Web site (www.spacerelics.com/Apollo).
An unknown number of the 100 Bibles Mitchell carried were later segmented into 50-page and two-page fragments. One of the 50-page fragments sold in the lot after the complete copy for $5625 (est. $5000/7000).
The most important paper item at the sale sold to dealer Seth Kaller of White Plains, New York, for $722,500. It was the scarce first newspaper printing of the Declaration of Independence, the second printing overall. It had been preceded only by John Dunlap's official Congressional broadside. This copy of the July 6, 1776, issue of the Pennsylvania Evening Post had been bound together with nearly a full year's run of the newspaper and several broadsides on the defense of Pennsylvania.
Bidding for the Post was lively, beginning in the salesroom at $275,000. Absentee bids covered the low estimate of $300,000 and the high of $400,000. Besides Kaller, there were at least two other room bidders, plus action on the telephones.
Kaller said that he has handled two other bound Post printings of the Declaration. The first is now part of the Gilder Lehrman collection, on deposit at the New-York Historical Society; the second is in the Albert H. Small Declaration of Independence collection at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. This third one he bought for stock "with a few clients in mind," he said. Within days, one of them, a private collector, had bought it.
Kaller offered some surprising additional information about the item. While researching one of the six known copies of the first Massachusetts broadside of the Declaration (July 14-16, 1776), he made a discovery; it matched the style of the Post more closely than the Dunlap version. It turns out that the Post arrived in several places before the official Dunlap broadside. After a close comparison of the Dunlap and the Post, Kaller came to a startling conclusion. "It had been assumed that Jefferson was the one to provide the original manuscript and supervise printing at Dunlap's," he said. "But our evidence shows that Dunlap based his printing on a manuscript penned by John Adams, while the Post based its printing on a Jefferson manuscript." He has laid out some of the evidence on his Web site (www.sethkaller.com) and promises to publish more next year.
"Another thing that makes this volume of newspapers special," Kaller said, "is that it also includes the July second notice of independence. July fourth isn't really our independence day; technically, it's July second. Very, very few newspapers covered the July second resolution, and I believe the Post was the only same-day printing of it."
Kaller didn't buy anything else at the sale. "This was the one thing I cared about," he said.
The $2,126,632 total for the sale as a whole was not one of Sotheby's shining moments. By our calculations, about 43% of the 189 lots offered did not sell. These no-sales included a large archive of letters and drawings that cartoonist Charles Schulz (1922-2000) wrote to a girlfriend in 1970-71 and carried an estimate of $250,000/350,000. Apparently, bidders were not in the mood for love, at least not at that price. They also passed up two more (non-paper) items—an Olympic torch from 1948 and an Oscar for Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939).
For more information, contact Sotheby's via its Web site (www.sothebys.com).
Bernard Ratzer's "Plan of the City of New York, in North America: Surveyed in the years 1766 & 1767" sold for $62,500 (est. $30,000/35,000). The engraved map (partially shown) on three joined sheets measures 48 3/8" x 36".
Originally published in the March 2013 issue of Maine Antique Digest. © 2013 Maine Antique Digest


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6 October 2010
Physicists win Nobel using sticky tape and pencil
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PRODUCED using little more than old-fashioned sticky tape and the stuff of humble pencil tips, graphene, a one-atom-thick layer of carbon, has garnered its two discoverers the Nobel prize in physics.
In 2004, Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov, both at the University of Manchester, UK, used sticky tape to pull flakes off a piece of graphite. Despite being just an atom thick, these flakes were stable, the pair found.
Since then, graphene has demonstrated a remarkable blend of exotic properties, including strength and elasticity. But it is the material's electronic properties that have caused the biggest stir, as they could revolutionise computing. Graphene allows electrons to travel through it as though they were weightless, promising super-fast computer chips. Other applications on the cards include touchscreens and solar cells.
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The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
University Libraries
Faculty Bookplate Reception : Home
Reception Location, Date, Time, Map
Date: October 17, 2017
3:30 - 5:00 p.m.
Administrators will make remarks at approximately 4:00 p.m.
Location: Hodges Library, 6th Floor Staff Room (Link to Map Below).
Map of Hodges Library 6th FloorThe Staff Room on the 6th floor is on the south side of the building past the Graduate Computer Lab on map.
For Honorees--What to Expect
Invitation to choose a book to be bookplated:
All tenure-track faculty whose promotion and/or tenure was approved at the Trustees' meeting in the summer of the current year, as well as non tenure-track faculty who were promoted, will be contacted via email by their Subject Librarian and invited to choose a book to be bookplated to commemorate their promotion and/or tenure.
Invitation to the reception:
The Provost's Office sends invitations to the honorees and their Deans and Department Heads.
At the reception:
Nametags and programs are provided. Food (punch, coffee, finger foods) is served.
The bookplated books are displayed, along with commemorative bookmarks, which the honorees are encouraged to take.
If you have questions about the event, please contact your Subject Librarian or Heather Cockrum (firstname.lastname@example.com, 974-3797) in the Provost's Office.
About the Bookplate Reception
UT Librarians join the Provost each fall in hosting a reception honoring UT Knoxville faculty members who have been promoted and/or awarded tenure.
The Faculty Bookplate Reception is a celebration of faculty success, and honorees choose a book to commemorate their achievement.
The honored faculty members represent the full range of UT's comprehensive educational programs, from arts and sciences to professional schools. The books chosen are equally diverse, running the gamut from poetry to health science research. The honorees' book selections are displayed at the reception.
Attendance at the reception is optional, as is choosing a book. Honorees who cannot or do not wish to attend the reception are welcome to choose a book either before or after the reception, and may do so by forwarding their choice to their Subject Librarian. In addition to the selected book being bookplated, the Libraries' catalog record for the book will note that the book was selected to honor the faculty member.
Book Selection Guidelines for Honorees
- Please respond promptly when your Subject Librarian contacts you about choosing a book.
- Ask your Subject Librarian if you have questions about selecting a book or see the list of books chosen by faculty in previous years.
- A selected book can be in any discipline, including children's books or illustrated fiction. If faculty choose a book outside of their discipline, it will be shelved at any UT Library (Hodges Library, Agriculture-Veterinary Medicine Library, Music Library, or Social Work Library) according to the subject of the book. For example, if an honoree who uses the Music Library chooses a work of historical fiction, the book will be shelved at Hodges Library.
- Electronic books: If an e-book is chosen, a copy of its cover will be displayed at the reception, and the book's catalog record will note that the title was selected to honor the faculty member.
- If a book choice is not currently in the library collection, every effort will be made to purchase and catalog it in time for the reception.
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From elsewhere in The Post: Ten years after terrorists attacked the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, families are still reeling from the impact. Many kids with parents in the military must grow up with a mom or dad deployed from home for months or years at a time. And some children must swallow the fact that a parent will never come home again, after dying in the attacks or the wars that followed.
Stephanie Himel-Nelson, the communications director for Blue Star Families, discussed what it's like to raise a family ten years after Sept. 11 in an online chat. Blue Star Families is a national nonprofit supporting military families.
Read the chat and then tell us how your family's life has changed since Sept. 11. How do you discuss the events from that day with your children?


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Senator Jay Rockefeller today issued the following statement after he voted for the House bill on raising the debt ceiling for three months.
"Raising the debt ceiling is the responsible thing to do. It isn't about spending; it's about paying the bills we already have. Rather than holding our economy hostage and waiting until the last minute, we now have the assurance that we can honor our current obligations and avoid the risk of downgrading our nation's credit rating again.
"The debt ceiling is not a bargaining chip. Failing to raise the debt ceiling would lead to a weaker economy, deal a blow to American jobs, hurt people's retirement savings, and raise interest rates on loans and credit cards. It is not an option. This bill also protects Medicaid, Medicare, and Social Security in the short term, and I will continue fighting against efforts to slash them under the guise of deficit reduction.
"Congress has taken strong steps to reduce the deficit and restore our fiscal solvency, including passing more than $2 trillion in budget cuts and cutting taxes for 99.7 percent of West Virginians in the fiscal cliff deal. We will do more. But it's deeply important for every American that we avoid defaulting on our current responsibilities and seriously damaging our economy."
In August 2011, the Senate and House passed the bipartisan Budget Control Act, which took the place of an annual non-binding Congressional budget resolution, and set spending levels for the next two years. It has reduced the deficit, helped restore the nation's fiscal solvency, and included more than $2 trillion in budget cuts last year.
Avoiding raising the debt ceiling would lead America to default on its public debt. Default could:
* Interrupt Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, and veterans benefits, as well as payments to troops serving at home and abroad (451,000 West Virginians receive Social Security checks while 29,000 receive veterans benefits);
* Permanently raise interest rates, driving up costs for American families;
* Increase mortgage payments by more than $1,000 for the average family;
* Increase credit card interest payments by $250 for the average family;
* Weaken the dollar, driving up the price families pay for utilities, food, and gas;
* Cause uncertainty in the financial markets, leading to losses in retirement savings;
* Interrupt essential federal help to communities across West Virginia and the country for law enforcement, transportation, and other critical investments that could cause property taxes to go up; and
* Downgrade America's credit rating, which would have far-reaching economic consequences, including pushing the country back into a deep economic recession and diminishing America's economic status in the world.
Source: http://www.rockefeller.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2013/1/rockefeller-statement-on-debt-ceiling-vote


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PARIS, July 26 (UPI) -- Johnny Griffin, one of the world's best jazz tenor saxophonists, has died in the French village of Availles-Limouzine at the age of 80, his agent says.
Agent Helene Manfredi said Griffin earned a reputation for playing alongside such jazz greats as John Coltrane and Art Blakey, and through his distinct robust style, the Los Angeles Times reported Saturday.
In a 1995 interview, Griffin explained his rare musical style as creating "pellets of love."
"Everybody called me a racehorse, but feeling good is my thing," he said. "Art Blakey used to say to me, 'You fire that (saxophone) like it's a machine gun.' I'd say, 'Yeah, man, but those are pellets of love.'"
Griffin's musical efforts are apparent on the 1957 album "A Blowin' Session," which he created with Coltrane and fellow saxophonist Hank Mobley, The Washington Post said.
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Below are poems written by poet
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M Torroni
The poem(s) are below...
Broken Alone,
not enough support,
to much weight,
so easy to hate,
little choices,
to much time,
everywhere I turn,
no one to find,
left alone,
in the dark,
suffering great,
for me,
to late,
what's done is done,
no turning back,
alone again,
I see the crack,
in my soul,
I bear it for you,
but your not there,
were you ever?,
it's been so long,
I am not sure,
stuck alone,
hurt's to the core,
take the blame,
I can't deny,
such great shame,
still can't cry,
in my mind,
I walk an empty road,
Forever alone,
your secret showed,
always had my doubts ,
about your faith,
kept my eye's closed,
to your disgrace,
can't be surprised,
I saw it coming,
don't know what to do,
filled with fear,
The only one I trust, end could be near,
feel heavy,
cross to bear,
must find someone,
willing to share,
fooled myself,
too many times,
to many miles,
no more fake smiles,
numb to pain,
can not gain,
numb to all,
I've hit the wall,
scared and alone,
I don't want to bear it,
for him back,
I'd kill I swear it,
the only one who truly cared,
I pray I find you everyday,
yours alone my heart not shared,
thought I had another,
her beauty shined,
her heart divided,
can't be mine,
tried to take you,
maybe waited to long,
when I'm gone,
this is your song,
her house divided,
I could not stand,
when you cried,
I should've held your hand,
can not blame you,
I know I've shamed you,
waited to long,
another sad song,
saw you as perfect,
or am I blind?,
can't commit,one more kind,
I quit,
for good,
wish you would come to me,
I know that song,
but can't remember the words,
its our song,
As I lay you down,
fly away,
here I come,
are you there,
will you run,
down that empty road,
its just me,
I hope you'll come,
this time I'll let you see,
last chance,
I'll throw you a bone,
until we meet,
I'll stay Broken Alone.
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Does anyone have some tips for the best way to go about living and working in Sweden?
I have a keen interest in moving to Sweden in the next few years.
I am an American studying law in the UK. Obviously I don't have the free movement benefits like EU citizens, however I am sure there must be some ways to achieve this!
Currently I am not really considering marriage as a possible option. I have thought about doing a Masters in Sweden, however this would only grant me one year of living there, with no possibilities to extend.
I am not fluent in Swedish, and I know that surely this must be a requirement for working in the legal field. Simply because I have a law degree wouldn't get me hired, I am sure they wouldn't appreciate me applying for jobs with caveman-esque Swedish language capabilities! I am not certain however if the language would be a requirement or not – as I know plenty of foreign people do work in Sweden without being fluent in their language.
Anyway, this is my first attempt at seeking some advice on where I can begin to plan this. My main questions are, what would I need to do to accomplish moving to Sweden? Are there any other jobs I may consider, which would allow me to move there, taking into account my degree in law?
I would love to hear your experiences if anyone has done a similar move, and where you began! Thanks so much!
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Former Monterey diver Brian Ferris has earned all-America diving honors for the second year in a row, and Coronado junior Brandon Northcott has also been selected among the best high school divers in the nation.
Ferris, who has signed a letter of intent with Stanford, was ranked 10th on the 2000 Boys Public Schools All-America Diving Team.
The squad is selected by the National Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association.
Northcott was ranked 19th on the honorable mention list, earning all-America honors for the first time.
Ferris is one of four Texas athletes selected to the first team, joining Alex Vollelunga from San Antonio, Clay Davis from Spring and Steve Vigilante from Plano.
Only Vollelunga, at third, was ranked higher than Ferris. Joining Northcott on the honorable mention list from Texas is Brady Lindberg from San Antonio.
To be considered for all-America honors, a diver must meet a minimum meet score and degree of difficulty standard. Then two video tapes of the diver are considered by the selection committee, which picks 40 divers for the first team and 20 for honorable mention.
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Car won from casino still undelivered
Woman claims she was taxed $134,000 for Aston Martin she never got
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The rest of my drink was flavorless. No matter how many times my posse repeated their sound advice to "get over it," my brain would not cooperate. In my head, I chided myself for responding fast and furiously, rather than taking a moment to collect myself and leaving a phone message. Perhaps a less-crazed phone message. I ran into Ame and her husband, Lloyd, in the theater. After greeting them, I was horrified to hear myself blather the same confession in person with which I had, minutes earlier, attacked her phone. After I'd given Ame and Lloyd a bigger glimpse of my insanity than they needed to see, I returned to my seat, defeated, wishing I had taken one of those little yellow pills.
Quite the powerful pill lol.They should have a warning "May cause delayed anxiety"!I think this has happend to me as well but I'm not real sure about it lol.The music kind of had the tempo that may have put your mind in even more of a relaxed state.The tango is so sensual and passionate wish I could do it.Well I loved your story about the night you don't remember.
Thank you, Jim! That's why video is so great -- it helps us recapture those details lost. ;)
Barb - Souhds like you have a prescription for the date rape drug... Try Ambien. You will cook food while you sleep and enhance your culinary skills. I'm sure David would appreciate this.
That's an interesting suggestion, Mr. or Ms. Obvious. But I can't help but think if I were to do something as extravagant as that, I'd want to remember it. What I'm thinking, is hold on to the other one of those pills I have and wait until my next root canal. You know, the stuff you actually want to forget. ;)
stoop-id. You should pop a little yellow one and hop into the jim-n-pete sandwich that is so obviously awaiting you!
Hi Barb,
A delayed response (hmmff)--. Thank you so much for reporting on Ativan! Ironically, I discovered a similar effect the same week you reported it. It is disconcerting to think that we have researched the effects of prescriptions upon our bodies and minds, only to be tripped up by an overlooked effect.
My bottle of Ativan does not include a warning about amnesiac effects. The website does.
This is an extremely valuable observation for all of us who take mood stabilizers for mild or moderate anxiety, as they say.
For the reader commenting on the "date rape" effect, it is not possible with Ativan, as far as I know--and very happy to report. You are perfectly clear on what you are doing at the moment, such as making appointments and dates--it is the usual, sober next day, and beyond where the black hole gapes.
All I can suggest is that if you tend toward anxiety, and also happen to love your wine or cocktail evening out, don't take your Ativan (or "Lorezepam") that day.
Day before seems ok. Klonopin or "Clonazepam," taken for anxiety also not a good mix, as it can intensify the effects of alcohol, but Ativan seems to be the culprit for amnesia!
Makes your innocent night of 'nosh and quaff' feel next day as though you are a drunk in the last stages.
Not cool. Thanks again, Barb. I'm sure your artist understood, and brava for being honest about it.


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Reform of the state child care system is imperative if the most vulnerable children are to have the same opportunities as other children. First and foremost this calls for dismantling the system of child care institutions, and offering alternatives including more support both to families in need, and to families willing to provide foster care.
Since Soviet times, children whose family is unable or unwilling to take care of them have been sent to state homes. These are sometimes called "orphanages", but around 90% of children has at least one living parent. Most often this is the mother who is alone and struggles to pay the bills, living on a low-paying job. Other children in institutions might have been born out of wedlock, which carries a certain stigma, or have disabilities, whose stigma is even greater.
State institutions often do their best to provide care, but - partly due to UNICEF's lobbying and advocacy - government officials are convinced that nothing can replace the warmth of a home and loving parents. As far as it is possible, the main goal today is to keep children with their biological parents. If that is not possible, then arranging foster care and adoption are the optimal alternatives. In some cases, however, children suffer from severe physical and mental disabilities, and require many special services under one roof in which case a small group home giving a family-like environment is best.
In 2006, with UNICEF's support, the government approved plans for deinstitutionalization and alternative care. The results have been dramatic, and in the past 5 years the number of children in state institutions has decreased from about 14,000 to 10,000 in 2010.
Azerbaijan's children's homes were once dilapidated and poorly-kept, a disturbing reminder that the country still struggled with the Soviet legacy. Also, the disabled carried a stigma that was often unbearable to many parents who often had few regrets about giving up custody of their children.
In 2010, NGOs – primarily the Heydar Aliyev Foundation - and Government have made major efforts to improve conditions in the two homes for severely disabled children. The children are proud of their new institutions. Take the case of Adalet Ishmailov, 16, who suffers from cerebral palsy. He has been living in Children's Home No. 3 for as long as he can remember. While he cannot answer questions so easily, he loves to sing, and he made a special song about love that he sang at the re-opening ceremony presided over by the First Lady.
Adalet is one of the 58,000 Azerbaijani children registered with disabilities, which is 2 per cent of the total child population. Only about 6,000 of these children receive education in special schools and centres, and 7,750 at home. The others receive no educational help at all.
Currently, state support for children with disabilities is centred in two institutions in Baku. If a family from another part of the country sends their child to Baku, it often means losing all contact. Centralizing care in two large orphanages might be cost less money, but it entails other, more serious, costs. While some state care will be necessary for the most severe cases, the Soviet-style centralized system needs to be replaced by a more responsive community-based solution.
For children living with disability, the goal is to keep children in their community, and to remove the stigma of rearing a child with disabilities; to show that they deserve the same rights and opportunities as all other children. Precisely in partnerships with NGOs such as the Mushvig Society (see box), as well as government social agencies, UNICEF is making significant strides to reform the state child care institutions for children with disabilities and to remove the stigma that has plagued the disabled in the country over the past decades.
Together with the Ministries of Education and Labour and Social Protection and the State Committee on Family, Women and Children's Affairs, UNICEF is piloting new models of child care, training social workers, and supporting local centres that provide families with support and counselling. Providing access to quality day care is one of the simplest, yet possibly the most far-reaching elements of de-institutionalisation. Day-care centres provide critical support to families that are at risk, and play a role in the prevention of street children and delinquency.
In 2008, Children's Home No. 2 in Baku had about 165 children in full residence, under the care of the state. That number has since shrunk to 120, thanks to the opening of a day care centre on the Home's grounds that now meets the needs of about 100 children who go home in the evening.
"As much as possible we'd like to phase out children's homes, and transform them to day care,'' said Munevver Ashrafova, from the department of De-institutionalisation and Child Protection Division under the Ministry of Education." This is a pilot project for such transformation and de-institutionalization. At first, many parents were concerned to mix the children with orphans, but we raised awareness and got them on board.''
Pilot projects such as the one at Children's Home No. 2 make it clear that spending a small amount on day care can have extensive impact on children from a high-risk environment. UNICEF and government officials intend that this experience will be replicated throughout the country.


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Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu last week announced that she hoped that amended minerals and mining legislation would be passed by Parliament by the end of this year. The amendments are intended to tackle weaknesses in the current legislation, which became apparent last year.
The Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) has been undertaking a review of the current legislation and the proposed amendments will be presented to Cabinet and, once approved by Cabinet, set before Parliament. The process is expected to take most of the rest of the year to allow time for the widest possible consultation.
Shabangu gave the assurance that mineral rights granted under the current law would in no way be affected by the proposed amended legislation.
The Minister also announced that a new Electronic Mineral Management System (EMMS) was being implemented, at a cost of R3,4-million, to replace the existing National Mineral Promotion System (NMPS). The NMPS was discredited by controversies last year.
The subsequent investigations of the NMPS revealed a lack of an inherent responsibility system for departmental officials, a lack of transparency in decision-making and "lots" of double grantings (that is, assigning licences to two different companies for the same property) and overlaps of prospecting and/or mining rights.
The NMPS also displayed limited capabilities, such as not having a real Geographical Information System (GIS), which meant that certain rights could not be registered, and did not always pick up erroneous or wrong property descriptions, which resulted in the granting of overlapping rights. There was also no effective interface between the NMPS and other government development and planning systems.
As a result, the department decided to introduce the new system, the EMMS. The new system, set to become operational next month, will allow the online registration of prospecting and mining licence applications and the online monitoring of the approvals process. Everything will follow prescribed and standardised processes, and all applications must comply with prescribed and standardised formats, with all supporting documentation also having to be uploaded in a prescribed and standardised manner.
Although the system requires the use of prescribed formats and procedures by both applicants and DMR officials processing the applications, it does not take the decisions itself. The final decisions will be taken by people. "Someone must take responsibility," explained the Minister. "You can't take a system to court."
The EMMS is Microsoft-based, and the DMR has bought its own firewall and antivirus system. Each company using the EMMS will have its own user name and password and the system has four tiers of security. Whereas the NMPS can only prioritise applications by date – all applications made on the same day being grouped together – the EMMS prioritises by both time and date. Thus, an application submitted in the morning will have priority over an application submitted later that same day – even if it is only minutes later.
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They edged past Paris Saint-Germain on away goals after they were trailing to Carlo Ancelotti's side at the Nou Camp.
Javier Pastore's opener made it 3-2 to the French side on aggregate and that led to the Argentinian talisman to come on with 28 minutes remaining.
Although Messi could not add to his tally of eight Champions League goals, he added a spark to Barcelona's attack.
And he also created the danger which lead to Pedro equalising on 70 minutes, which sent Barca to the last four of the tournament on away goals after drawing the first leg in Paris 2-2.
"Messi is the best player in the world and he changed the game just by being on the pitch," Villa told television channel Canal Plus after the game.
"We have to congratulate him for his show of commitment to the team and to football. It is thanks to him, and everyone else, that we have qualified."
In the other quarter-final Bayern Munich beat Juventus 2-0, securing a 4-0 win on aggregate.


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Last week, without fanfare, and largely unnoticed by the press, the world moved one step closer to calling time on a substance that has been blamed for tens of thousands of deaths worldwide every year.
In a small meeting room in Rome, the Chemical Review Committee of the Rotterdam PIC Convention recommended that products containing the weedkiller paraquat in volumes 20 per cent or above be added to the list of chemicals covered by the treaty. This seemingly minor amendment could massively limit the use of the pesticide.
Paraquat is one of the deadliest pesticides available in the world today. It is responsible for a huge proportion of the more than 250,000 deaths that occur from pesticide poisoning every year. The vast majority of these deaths are suicides. Paraquat is chosen precisely because it is so deadly and because – above a certain concentration – there is no effective antidote. As little as a mouthful of 20 per cent solution paraquat is likely to cause death.
And accidental and occupational poisonings are also common. Inhalation and even skin contact are important pathways for poisoning and intoxication of farmworkers is common wherever it is used.
Death by paraquat poisoning is slow and painful. Soon after swallowing, sufferers will experience lesions and pains in the mouth and stomach, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, and blood in faeces. Within two to three days they will see reduced urine volume and jaundice, a cough, difficulty in breathing, lung oedema (swelling), convulsions, coma and finally death. But it can take weeks for this to occur.
Examining pesticide abuses in Sri Lanka in 2007, researchers Andrew Dawson and Nick Buckley came across this tragic, but all too common case: 'Late last year in a hospital (...), there was a 16–year old girl who had swallowed a mouthful of paraquat immediately following an argument with her parents. The paraquat had been stored inside her house. She was cyanosed and apparently within hours or days of death, having suffered a fortnight of steadily increasing breathlessness. She could not eat or sleep because of dyspnoea, and even had difficulty drinking. She was frightened and no longer wished to die, if indeed she had ever wanted to'. Sri Lanka has since banned paraquat.
The decision to recommend the addition of paraquat to the Rotterdam Convention list was fought tooth and nail by Swiss chemical giant Syngenta – which has a more than three quarters market share of paraquat sales. It has lobbied hard to keep the pesticide out of the treaty, and is likely to continue to do so in the coming months.
But why was the multinational so keen to stop the listing of paraquat in an obscure treaty that technically only requires countries to share information about the chemicals, and for importers to give 'prior informed consent'?
The answer is that, in practice, many developing countries see inclusion as a green light to banning the import of substances. What is more, many retailers use the Convention to decide which pesticides to restrict in their supply chains. At the moment, the Co-op and Marks and Spencer are the only major UK retailers to have taken steps to restrict the use of paraquat by their suppliers. If it is listed, we can expect all of the big supermarkets to come under pressure to follow suit.
But while the Committee's recommendation is good news, it only applies products with more than 20 per cent concentration of paraquat and it has yet to be ratified by all of the Parties to the treaty – this won't happen before 2013 – leaving a window for manufacturers to increase their lobbying efforts and block the move. In the meantime tens of thousands of people could die.
Keith Tyrell is Director of Pesticide Action Network UK www.pan-uk.org
The film that stood up to banana giant Dole over pesticide poisoning (and won)
The documentary Bananas! highlighted plight of Nicaraguan banana plantation workers who brought a legal case in the US against the use of a banned pesticide DBCP by the Dole Food Company. Tom Levitt reports
The pesticides scandal: Government inaction is destroying lives
The new coalition Government must do what Labour failed to do in 13 years in power and finally introduce the necessary measures to protect people from pesticides, says Georgina Downs
Independent testing of pesticides in food in doubt after quango cull
Campaigners fear 'backward' step in pesticide regulation in UK after testing body scrapped as Government also confirms major budget cuts to Natural England and the Environment Agency
Pesticide residue exposure linked to ADHD in children
Parents urged to wash fruits and vegetables before eating after study finds commonly used pesticides may contribute to ADHD in children
The Ecologist February 1971: The Pesticide Fallacy
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When Virginia Tech's Danny Coale was presented with what could be a potentially sticky predicament regarding his possible dual role of wide receiver and punter, it was pretty obvious the thought had already crossed his mind.
I asked Coale what would happen if Tech faced something like a third-and-20 situation, and he went over the middle to make a catch that wound up a few yards short of the first down marker. Let's say he gets blasted by a defensive player on the catch, and maybe he needs a little extra time to collect himself prior to a fourth down play.
Before I could even ask if he'd be the right guy for the punting job in such a scenario, Coale responded with a half tongue-in-cheek answer for what he hoped Tech coach Frank Beamer and his offensive staff would do:
"Go for it," said Coale today at the ACC Football Kickoff media gathering in Pinehurst, N.C. Nice try, Danny. He knows lining up and trying to move the chains isn't always going to be an option, not to mention it isn't really Beamer's style.
Coale will enter August practice as Tech's No. 1 punter, but it's still very much an open competition. He'll be up against Ethan Keyserling and Scott Demler, neither of whom was terribly consistent during spring practice.
So, if Coale needs a few moments to catch his breath after a big third down play that comes up just short, might it be better for Beamer and Co. to have another punter ready for just such a situation?
"That might be the thing to do," said Coale, who averaged 44 yards per attempt on three punts in Tech's spring game. "I don't want to put coach Beamer in a situation where he has to take timeout. I don't really want to do that. Those are things that we're really not going to know until that moment comes. Hopefully, I won't get popped too much in fall camp and have a hard time getting up, but those are situations we're really not going to know about until game time. It's tough to have the punter warm and ready all game long. I wouldn't like to put them in that position, but you never really know."
How has he split his time in offseason workouts? Has it been all-punting, all-the-time? Or has he worked more with Tech's inexperienced corps of quarterbacks, including 6-foot-6 starter Logan Thomas?
"I've probably run more routes in the offseason than I ever have," Coale said. "On top of that, I'm doing some punting, too. It hasn't taken away from my wide receiver duties. It's just something a little bit extra I've been practicing."
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West Central Initiative unviels new logo
FERGUS FALLS, MINN -- West Central Initiative (WCI) has officially unveiled a new logo.
The regional community foundation replaced the "W" and grid resembling a financial chart with a simple visual representation of the nine counties WCI serves, and an outline of the state of Minnesota.
"If you want to know what is most important to the board and staff of West Central Initiative, you need only look at our new logo and the nine west central Minnesota counties featured prominently there: Becker, Clay, Douglas, Grant, Otter Tail, Pope, Stevens, Traverse and Wilkin," said WCI President Nancy Straw. "Paired with our tagline, 'Investing resources in our communities for regional success,' it visually demonstrates WCI's devotion to making our region the best place in which to live and work.
"Our old logo showed our commitment to economic growth for the region, but that wasn't always obvious to people," Straw continued. "While 'west central' is in WCI's name, it was still unclear to many what area WCI actually served. People have guessed everything from the Twin Cities west central metro area to the west central states of the U.S. There's no guessing where and who we serve now. Our new logo let's you know immediately what is at the heart of our mission: serving to improve the nine counties that form west central Minnesota."
WCI continues to invest primarily in economic development in the region, along with community development and promoting philanthropy. The foundation uses a community-led approach that creates locally controlled assets and invests them to strengthen rural places. It also builds a community's ability to shape a better future and promote the well-being of all community members.
"We learned early on in our 26 years that we can do the most good by finding the most effective ways to use our funds and utilize the resources at hand," Straw said. "We form partnerships, listen to community and regional wisdom, research and gather data, then combine all of these resources to guide decisions."


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French firm to build Emirates' one-billion dirham hangar complex
The Emirates Group has signed a one billion Emirati dirham ($272 million) project management contract with France's Aeroports de Paris International (ADPI), providing for the construction of an eight-hangar complex at the United Arab Emirates (UAE)'s Dubai International Airport.
ADPI will design and act as lead consultants for the new center, which will house Emirates airline's rapidly expanding fleet. The state-owned carrier unveiled $15 billion worth of new aircraft orders for 22 giant double-decker Airbus A380 aircraft, 25 Boeing 777s, eight A340-600s and three A330s—a total of 58 aircraft, which will boost Emirates' fleet to 100 by 2010.
Located in the Emirates Engineering Center, the complex is scheduled to commence operations by late 2005. It will include eight aircraft maintenance facilities, aircraft washing bay, administration block, a mosque, a waste treatment plant, access roads and parking for 2,000 cars.
With a 6,50-strong workforce, Emirates Airlines recorded a 140 percent rise in its half-yearly profits, reaching Dh404.2 million between January and June 2002. The airline posted first half operating revenues of $1.7 billion, a growth of 27 percent compared to $925.7 million in 1H01. — (menareport.com)
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I have had the chance to review a few strollers over the course of raising the tornado toddler that is now just 3 months away from turning 3 years old. If you have read my old reviews you know there is a specific list of items that must be present for me to use the stroller; its got to be light and fold compact, comfortable for the kid and has to have a place to hold my keys and phone because I don't carry a diaper bag.
I found all of these things in a stroller and very surprisingly in a stroller well under $100! The First Years Ignite stroller has all of these features for me and more. Its not an umbrella stroller and its not a full stroller its more of an in between. I don't like umbrella strollers because they have no structural support and you can't recline. You can however recline with the Ignite.
Bottom Line: Considering this is probably the last stroller I will be reviewing because my kid is getting to an age where we don't need one as much, I would be happy if all my strollers were gone and I only had the ignite. Because it folds small and its light, reclines, and has enough features that make it comfortable for me and my kid to enjoy our walks.
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The Australian sharemarket rose as investors looked beyond the short-term volatility of a budget crisis in the United States to the prospect of improving global economic growth supported by continuing economic stimulus and low interest rates.
Fund managers said a far more worrying near-term risk is the possibility of a US debt default in the coming weeks but dismissed any serious chance of it happening.
"The ASX sold off on Monday and Tuesday on fears about the US government shutdown, but as global markets have proven a little sanguine the local market has followed that animal spirit and bounced back,"
The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 Index closed up 19.3 points, or 0.4 per cent, at 5234.9, as the big banks, miners and Telstra all advanced.
Mr Miller shares the prevailing assumption the US Congress will reach a compromise to avoid a sovereign default but admitted it was a "brave assumption as politicians do have the capacity to surprise with poor intellect".
Metals and mining was the best-performing sector on Thursday, as
China's official purchasing managers index for the services sector read 55.4 for September, up from 53.9 in August. "While China's services PMI has few direct implications for Australia's biggest exporters, it is helpful to see more positive sentiment about the Chinese economy," Mr Miller said.
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US Federal Reserve board member Eric Rosengren said the current suspension of public services could further delay when the central bank starts reducing stimulus.
When the US does begin tapering its quantitative easing it is expected to help the Australian dollar depreciate, reducing the pressure on the Reserve Bank of Australia to cut interest rates.
At the local close the Australian dollar was buying US93.97¢, up from US93.86¢ at the previous close.
NAB and Westpac economists now predict the RBA will hold fire on cutting the official cash rate until February, when previously they expected a cut before the end of 2013.
Low interest rates promote borrowing which helps Australian retail banks grow their mortgage books. On Thursday, all of the big four banks were higher.
Domestically, the Australian Industry Group performance of services index rose 8.1 points to 47.1 points, the best reading in six months.
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text: David Roundy wrote: > On Mon, Nov 27, 2006 at 10:28:09PM +0300, Bulat Ziganshin wrote: > >>[...] >>and this leads us to other question - whether this set and API of each >>library should be fixed in language standard or it can evolve during >>the time?... > > > To me, this is the deciding issue. The Haskell 98 libraries have some > severe issues which are unfixable because they're defined as part of the > standard. My preference for Haskell' would be to have a *reduction* in the > size of the core libraries. For example, the Time and Locale modules are > pretty much useless, and totally unnecessary, since they can be easily > implemented in Haskell 98. > > Yes, it would be nice to have at least a de facto standard set of > libraries, but this is best done apart from the language standardization > process. This has worked reasonably well so far, and has mostly been > hampered by the limitations of Haskell 98, which mean that relatively few > libraries support the standard Haskell language. I'd like to see work on a > standard set of libraries follow Haskell', with the libraries being written > in pure Haskell'. The libraries defined in the standard should be limited > to those which are either universally used or necesary in order to > implement the rest of the libraries. This pretty much echoes my thoughts on the issue too. And we've talked about it in the context of Haskell': the current plan is to do exactly what you suggest and have only a very minimal set of libraries standardised as part of the Haskell' language. On top of this will be a much larger set of standard libraries, but these will be standardised by a process (and committee) separate from the Haskell' committee. There was a general concensus amongst the Haskell' committee for this approach. It might make sense for the current "Core Libraries" proposal to coincide with the Haskell' standard libraries process, but I imagine the latter will subject every library to a lot more scrutiny and hence will take a lot longer. In the meantime, we want something cheap and useful, which is what "Core Libraries" should be. Cheers, Simon


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Journal of Nanomaterials
Volume 2013 (2013), Article ID 319840, 6 pages
Preparation, Characterization, and Properties of In Situ Formed Graphene Oxide/Phenol Formaldehyde Nanocomposites
1Key Laboratory of New Processing Technology for Nonferrous Metals and Materials, Ministry of Education, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, China
2College of Materials Science & Engineering, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, China
Received 27 February 2013; Accepted 15 April 2013
Academic Editor: Guohua Chen
Copyright © 2013 Weihua Xu et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Graphene oxide (GO) has shown great potential to be used as fillers to develop polymer nanocomposites for important applications due to their special 2D geometrical structure as well as their outstanding mechanical, thermal, and electrical properties. In this work, GO was incorporated into phenol formaldehyde (PF) resin by in situ polymerization. The morphologies and structures of GO sheets were characterized by FTIR, XRD, and AFM methods. The structure and properties of the GO/PF nanocomposites were characterized using FTIR, XRD, DSC, and TGA methods. Effects of GO content, reactive conditions, and blending methods on the structure and properties of GO/PF nanocomposites were studied. It was found that due to the well dispersion of GO sheets in polymer matrix and the strong interfacial interaction between the GO sheets and PF matrix, the thermal stability and thermal mechanical properties of the GO/PF nanocomposites were greatly enhanced.