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Date: 27.07.2017
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When I decided to work at PECT during my gap year, as opposed to travelling the 'four corners of the world', most people I disclosed this to clearly thought I was missing out on something. This was evident by their reactions: 'but this is your chance to go exploring', 'not going to spend the year travelling then?', 'you'll be working all your life, you're missing out!'.
Luckily, I'm not one to take things too much to heart and besides, I had no reservations in deciding not to devote my year to travelling because instead, I had the opportunity to travel the four corners of the 'Big City' that is Peterborough. Community is something that is close to my heart, and whilst I could have been experiencing communities across the world, where best to invest than the community that is closest to home.
I first recall starting out at PECT as a fairly shy, inexperienced 16-year-old school girl in a voluntary position with little confidence in my own ability - I can hardly recognise myself looking back then. However, over the course of my time at PECT, I have massively gained in confidence through the many opportunities PECT has given me. These include things like: networking at events, interacting with the community through our projects and ultimately delivering a lunch and learn presentation to staff members – much to my reservations - to which I am now grateful to Laura, my manager, for encouraging me to have the nerve to do so!
Deciding on my best moment at PECT is certainly a difficult one because of the many memories I have. However, my fondest memory at PECT ties in with my combined competitive nature and love of baking. The occasion was our Great PECT Bake-Off. This meant a lot of baking and a lot of cake-eating! It comprised of all staff members taking part in a series of bake-off challenges each week to synchronise with the Great British Bake-off programme.
For the first year that I took part, I was still at school at the time, and recall running to the PECT offices, eating endless amounts of cake and then darting back to school all in the space of my lunch break. Certainly worth it for those showstoppers!
In my eyes, I have had just as much experience in a new and exciting working environment as I would have had whilst travelling; loving every opportunity I have been given. Now as I turn a page and venture on an International Business degree at Loughborough University, I will take the skills, experience and most of all the PECT values I have gained during this invaluable placement year on the next step of my journey.
And, as the saying goes - once a member of #TeamPECT always a member, which means I exPECT to be back in the not too distant future!
Michaela Anthony – Digital Marketing Apprentice at PECT
digital marketing
gap year
Date: 18.07.2017
Time: 10:06
As a young Geographer, I am always enthusiastic to be involved with the community and current local environmental opportunities. After just finishing my second year at the University of Leicester, studying BSc Geography, there is no time like the present to gain hands on professional experience before finishing the final year of my course.
Many modules within my degree have introduced the anthropogenic impact on the environment and innovative ways to ensure a sustainable future. However, my aim over the summer was to gain some valuable experience within the environmental sector.
Being locally based, PECT's values towards the community share the same values as mine. After looking through the PECT website I found many interesting projects that sparked my attention. After getting into contact with the team, this led to an exciting couple of weeks of work experience at PECT!
Throughout the two weeks, I was introduced to many areas within the charity. The main projects I shadowed consisted of: the Business Energy Efficiency Cambridge and Peterborough programme (BEECP) and Investors in the Environment accreditation scheme (iiE). BEECP works alongside small businesses offering energy efficiency initiatives and possible capital grants. iiE is a national environmental accreditation scheme, helping businesses save money and reduce their impact on the environment.
On the first day, I was introduced to members of the PECT team and informed of their involvement with the range of different projects that the charity runs. During my time at PECT, I had the great privilege of attending a business networking event, where I was able to speak to businesses about the BEECP and iiE projects. This gave me the opportunity to network with representatives from an array of enterprises and build on my confidence and communication skills.
I also shadowed the business advisor during a variety of site visits including a local gymnasium. We completed an audit and an energy review of the building. The lighting and heating were analysed to explore alternative technologies or methods that could save both money and energy. I calculated this using a green house gas calculator within an excel spreadsheet. It was fascinating to understand the positive savings sustainable energy technologies can have when replacing older products! This will prove to be extremely valuable for the environmental modules I will study in my final year at university.
Throughout the second week I also audited the local shopping centre for the iiE accreditation scheme. It was extremely beneficial to understand the environmental policies and projects the centre had put in place to achieve their green status. They had mainly reduced their energy consumption through a mall refresh and a robust recycling system, this was very interesting in understanding the details of the policies that had been implemented.
During my work experience placement, the financial claims manager kindly suggested I apply for a new role PECT were appointed on behalf of Anglian Water. After reading the job specification it sounded perfect for me. I applied and was successful after the interview and I am now looking forward to my new role as a Keep it Clear Project Officer!
This will include educating local businesses and residents on ways to dispose of their waste in a sustainable and safe way to prevent drains from becoming blocked and causing floods. I am grateful for the opportunities that PECT has led me to and can not wait for the new role to begin at the end of July! It will provide me with even more experience before I return back to university in September.
Ruth Brookes - Volunteer at Peterborough Environment City Trust
Business networking
Anglian Water
Date: 13.07.2017
Time: 16:49
With the summer break arriving, it means school is out and sadly my year volunteering with Peterborough Environment City Trust (PECT) has come to an end.
Initially, I joined PECT as part of my sixth form BTEC course, where we were given the valuable opportunity of completing a year's work experience. Having volunteered previously at local charity shops, I had an idea of what to expect, however I soon discovered that volunteering at PECT wasn't just your typical voluntary role.
I have a passion for conserving the environment and hope to study marine biology, biodiversity and conservation at university and so when the opportunity came up at school to do volunteer work as part of our course, I jumped at the opportunity. I knew that I would not be able to secure any volunteer work with marine animals in Peterborough, being over an hour away from the sea, so I looked into environmental charities instead!
I stumbled across the charity PECT and decided that this would be the best pathway for me. The people I have met here are wonderful and since working here I have definitely developed as a person and come out of my shell more, not only whilst working here but also whilst being at school.
My predominant role was working alongside April with Investors in the Environment (iiE) as part of the business team. I found this experience very rewarding through the many skills I have had the opportunity to develop, such as writing my very first blog post on a topic close to my heart: marine biology.
It has also been rewarding to be able to see first hand the iiE members work their way up through their accreditation levels from Bronze to Silver and even some reaching top level Green status! In addition, I had the pleasure of being invited along to the iiE Awards 2017, where I had the opportunity to help present the awards to individual organisations for achieving their accreditation and to give out special awards based on achievements of certain businesses.
During my time at PECT, I soon discovered that although everyone on the team is very diverse from each other, they are joined together through their love for the environment and it is so nice to see how one common interest can bring so many people together.
I have thoroughly enjoyed my time here at PECT so far and look forward to what the future holds.
Holly Nightingale – Volunteer at Peterborough Environment City Trust (PECT)
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Published January 26, 2009
The Super Bowl long ago become more than just the biggest day in American sports. Super Bowl is now a catch-all phrase for the biggest days, or even week, in sports, as the parties, meetings, media attention and revelry that consume the host city each year can often outstrip the game itself.
"Go to the airport on Sunday morning and see how many people are leaving," said Jim Steeg, who organized the game for the NFL for two decades and now works for the San Diego Chargers. "It is a convention. Everybody is there."
By Steeg's count, 30,000 people come to the host city each year who do not attend the game.
Bob Potter, a sports filmmaker, was on one such flight home last year from Phoenix. Why? His meetings with potential sponsors of his films, the likes of Nike and Bacardi, were done, he said, and working in the sports industry, he has been to enough sporting events. So, the founder of Bombo Sports took the 7 a.m. Continental flight home to New York in order to watch the game with his son.
From the beginning, the Super Bowl host city has been positioned as a destination for fun, relaxation and a place to do a little business. Steeg said former NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle insisted the game occur in warm weather climates and entertainment capitals like Miami and Los Angeles, and the timing of the game allowed companies to reward their best employees of the previous year with trips to the game.
Parties to a certain extent have always been part of the scene. Rozelle threw the first Commissioner's Party in Los Angeles at the Biltmore Hotel for journalists before the inaugural game in 1967. Sponsors from early on have also thrown parties around the game. But the emergence of unrelated entities such as Playboy and Maxim, groups with no deep connection to sports, throwing huge, seven-figure parties is a more-recent phenomena.
Everybody is there."
Allen St. John, the author of "The Billion Dollar Game: Behind the Scenes of the Greatest Day in American Sport: Super Bowl Sunday," traces the emergence of the mega Super Bowl party to the 2000 game in Atlanta.
Playboy was unveiling a new Web site at halftime of that game, and as part of the promotion, it held a party at a local bar. Playboy executives, St. John said, were shocked when the line snaked around the block to get in.
But it was the 2002 game, he added, when the parties really took off. That was the year when the Super Bowl was moved back a week from its original date because of the 9/11 terrorist attacks disrupting the season. Because of the one-week move, St. John said, Playboy was able to secure the Anne Rice Mansion in New Orleans, thereby setting a new standard for the type of venue that houses these events.
Now, tickets on the secondary market to the parties thrown by the likes of Playboy and Maxim can fetch more than Super Bowl tickets. Before last year's game, tickets to Maxim's party could be had on ticket-resale sites for as much as $4,000 each, which was more than what some tickets to the game were costing.
"There are 65,000 people who get into the game, but there are only 1,200 who get into the exclusive parties," St. John said, noting the number of people who can be invited to one of the giant parties. "I have even heard tales of trades," he added, meaning there are fans willing to give up their seat at the game to get into one of the A-list parties.
Whether that continues this week, what with the down economy, is a question. Some traditional parties, including Sports Illustrated's and Playboy's, have already been scuttled. CAA Sports, which had thrown a party the last several years, also canceled its event. Corporate spending is sure to be down as well (see story, opposite page), and how many fans of the two teams besiege Tampa will also be a closely watched indicator for how this week compares.
Nonetheless, many of the parties will go on simply because, as they have become such big events, they are budgeted and booked far in advance.


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Caught behind the Iron Curtain at the close of the Cold War, CIA agent Alec Carville (Brian Bosworth) has spent 11 years held captive by the KGB in a mental institute. But he's finally offered a shot at freedom by an old nemesis -- if he steals a much-coveted formula for unlimited energy, a formula sought to ignite a global war. Now, he'll have to run his own covert mission to outmaneuver the enemy.
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Price: $1,250,000
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Welcome to 53 Tennyson Drive, a picture perfect 4 Bedroom, 3 and ½ Bath home, located in the sought after Poet's section of Short Hills, which hits all of the right notes. Enjoy all this home has to offer with top notch schools, proximity to New York City, Midtown Direct train and downtown Millburn shopping and restaurants. Drive up the winding, tree-lined street and stroll right up the charming brick walkway and bluestone steps to the welcoming front door. Step inside the Entry Foyer featuring hardwood floors and generous Coat Closet. Enter the blissful sun drenched Living Room with a large bay window, hardwood floors, crown molding, recessed lighting and a classic fireplace with lovely millwork and stone surround. Flow easily into the luminous Dining Room with easy access to the lovely brick patio making indoor and outdoor entertaining effortless. The open and airy adjacent Family Room, painted crisp white and with a gorgeous brick fireplace, is perfect for family game night or entertaining friends. Gourmet meals are a snap in the beautifully renovated Chef's Kitchen featuring cherry Wood-Mode cabinetry, glass front cabinet for china display, granite and Corian countertops, stainless steel Viking range and stainless steel Sub-Zero refrigerator.
Take a few steps down from the Kitchen to the spacious hallway with access to the 2 car garage, the backyard and plenty of space to serve as a mudroom with cubbies. Walk down the hallway to find a spacious and bright Office/Playroom featuring white paneling, carpeting, built-ins, recessed lighting and 2 windows. A Utility Room off of the Hallway, with 8' ceilings, serves as a Laundry Room and has plenty of additional space to be used as a Recreation Room, Playroom, Office, Wine Cellar and/or Workspace. A convenient Powder Room rounds out this space.
Ready to retire for the evening? Walk upstairs to find 3 generously sized bedrooms, all with crisp white paint and plenty of natural light. Bedroom #1 is spacious and well-designed with an Ensuite Bathroom, a built-in desk area and fresh neutral off white paint. Bedrooms 2 and 3 feature plenty of light and abundant closet space. Bedrooms 2 and 3 share the gorgeously renovated Hall Full Bath featuring a pedestal sink, tub/shower combination, tile floor, wood framed medicine cabinet, sconces and wood blinds.
Privacy abounds on the 3rd Level with the open and roomy Master Bedroom Suite encompassing the entire 3nd floor. The Master Suite boasts tons of sunlight from a gorgeous picture window and 3 closets so that everything will be neatly tucked away. The Renovated Ensuite Master Bathroom features a wood vanity with plenty of storage, bath/shower combination with tasteful subway tile surround, tile flooring and an attractive 3-lamp sconce over the mirror. And there's more! The picturesque, large and flat backyard, with lush green grass and beautiful brickwork throughout, is the perfect place for al fresco dining or spending time with family and friends. With its redone brick patio, flanked by a gorgeous cherry tree, this outdoor retreat will provide hours of enjoyment.
With its incredible neighborhood, Blue Ribbon Schools, proximity to New York City and convenience to fantastic shopping and restaurants, 53 Tennyson Drive is an absolute must see.
Floor by Floor Details of 53 Tennyson Drive, Short Hills
First Level
- Entry Foyer featuring hardwood floors and flush mount light fixture
- Coat Closet with sliding doors
- Staircase leading to 2nd level
- Living Room featuring hardwood floor, large bay window, recessed lighting, fireplace with detailed millwork and stone surround, crown and baseboard molding and track spotlight
- Dining Room featuring hardwood floor, chair rail, chandelier, Pella sliding door out to bluestone steps and brick rear patio
- Family Room featuring carpeting, paneling, built-ins, wood blinds, brick fireplace with wood mantle and exterior door to backyard
- Kitchen featuring cherry Wood-Mode cabinetry, glass front cabinet for china display, granite and Corian countertops, stainless steel Viking range, stainless steel Sub-Zero refrigerator, stainless steel KitchenAid dishwasher, brick-look ceramic backsplash, tile flooring, seating for 4 at center island, bay window, stainless steel sink, recessed lighting and pendant lighting over island
Lower Level
- Stairs down from kitchen
- Lower Level Hallway with access to garage and exterior door leading to backyard
- Office/Playroom featuring white paneling, carpeting, built-ins, recessed lighting and 2 windows
- Utility Room off of Hallway (step down) with 8' ceilings includes Laundry Room and cabinetry for storage (with additional space easily converted to Recreation Room, Playroom, Office, Wine Cellar and/or Workspace) and French drains
- Powder Room
- 2 car garage with electric doors
Second Level
- Bedroom #2 featuring carpeting, 3 windows, wood blinds, built-in desk area with open shelving, painted in neutral off white and En-Suite Bathroom featuring vanity with storage, shower, grey tile and wood blinds
- Bedroom #3 featuring window, carpeting, wood blinds, closet with sliding doors and painted in neutral off white
- Bedroom #4 featuring 2 windows, carpeting, 2 closets, open wall shelving, wood blinds and painted in neutral off white
- Hallway Bathroom featuring pedestal sink, tub/shower combination, tile floor, wood framed medicine cabinet, sconces and wood blinds
- Linen Closet with floor to ceiling shelving
3rd Level
- Master Suite Bedroom featuring large picture window, carpeting, 3 closets and recessed light
- Master Bathroom featuring wood vanity with storage, bath/shower combination with subway tile surround, tile floor and 3 lamp sconce over mirror
- Brick patio, bluestone steps off dining room and new retaining walls
- Enclosed vegetable gardens, blooming rosebushes and cherry tree
Additional Features/Upgrades
- .63 acre of property
- Andersen Windows in Living Room and Kitchen
- Forced air, baseboard in Master Bedroom
- Driveway recurbed and paved (2014)
- Hot water heater (2013)
- Master Bathroom Renovation (2011)
- Carrier AC (2003) and Furnace Unit (2009)
- Water softening system (2008)
- Front brick walk, brick patio and riser (2003)
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Looking for academic excellence? You have come to the right place. Millburn Township Schools are top notch. Millburn High School is consistently ranked not only #1 in the state of New Jersey, but also one of the top in the entire country. Millburn High School is a Blue Ribbon School. There are 5 elementary Schools, all consistently ranking among the top in NJ's annual School Report Card: Glenwood, Hartshorn and Deerfield all serve the Short Hills residents, and South Mountain and Wyoming Schools are the elementary schools for Millburn residents. Millburn Middle School has been named a Benchmark School of Excellence based on the state assessments. It also has a Peer Leadership program where the 8th grade students engage in community service.
Commuting Information
With easy access via rail, highway, bus and air, it is understandable why Short Hills is a popular choice for young professionals moving from Manhattan. A railroad station is conveniently located in the heart of Short Hills, and New York Pennsylvania Station is just a 35 to 40 minute ride on NJ Transit's Midtown Direct Train Line.
Going to downtown Manhattan? The PATH Rapid Transit System takes commuters straight into New York's financial district. Commuter parking lots are available to residents of Millburn/Short Hills. Parking at the Millburn and Short Hills train stations is on a first come, first served basis. Permits cost $560 per year and are issued by the Tax Collector at Millburn Town Hall, 375 Millburn Avenue, Millburn, 07041. For more information call 973-564-7083 during office hours. By car, routes 24, 280, I-78, the New Jersey Turnpike, and the Garden State Parkway are all within easy access. Newark Liberty Airport, a major continental and international gateway, is a 20-minute drive away.


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Songs from the Southern Seas Trailer (2009)
Ivan is Russian, his neighbor Assan is Kazakh. They live in a small village in Kazakhstan. When Ivan's wife gets pregnant and gives birth to a brown boy, he suspects that she has been cheating on him with Assan. Half a year later, Assan's wife gives birth to a ginger boy. Whom betrayed whom? A conflict is sparked that won't fully rest for 15 years.
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The Last Lecture achieved commercial success on the market. It became a New York Times bestseller in 2008, and remained on the list for 112 weeks, continuing into the summer of 2011.[5] It has been translated into 48 languages and has sold more than 5 million copies in the United States alone. There was also speculation that the book would be turned into a movie, which was personally turned down by Pausch. He commented that "there's a reason to do the book, but if it's telling the story of the lecture in the medium of film, we already have that", in a reference to the video of the lecture.[3]
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It's hard not to root for the Canadians
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Submitted by Reed Baker
On Tuesday my family and I attended the ladies snowboard cross on Cypress Mountain. When we arrived the weather was terrible. It was raining and foggy and we had been informed on the bus ride up that the event was delayed an hour. After going through security, a volunteer offered my daughter a poncho to wear as it was obvious by the look on her face and the whining coming out of her mouth that she was not enjoying the cold, wet weather.
As we were walking up to the stands, my wife needed to find a bathroom to change our daughter. After being escorted to a bathroom for changing children, my wife ran into a volunteer who offered to take us to a warming tent where we could get out of the rain. We were escorted to the tent where we were able to stay dry, sit down, and my daughter was able to run around with some other kids.
While we were warming up in the tent we were informed that the event would be delayed another hour. Eventually we made our way up to our seats and after numerous delays during the event due to the fog, my wife and daughter once again had to make a trip to change my daughter.
On their way back to the seats, an Olympic volunteer offered to carry my 23-pound, 18-month-old daughter up the estimated 250 steps. I couldn't believe that. I had a hard time carrying myself up those steps and certainly wouldn't have volunteered to carry a child that wasn't of my own blood.
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The present invention is related to electronic sensors for capsule endoscopes, and more specifically to sensor configuration for capsule endoscopes.
Endoscope inspection is a tool commonly used in detecting gastro-intestinal (GI) diseases. As the endoscope proceeds through the GI tract sensor readings may be obtained to detect the abnormalities.
The endoscope inspection may utilize many different sensors to observe and detect abnormalities within the GI tract. These sensors may include imaging sensors, temperature sensors, pH sensors, as well as other types of sensors.
One such endoscope tool is a capsule that is swallowed by the patient. For many of the patients the capsule moves through the GI tract within a twenty-four hour period. An advantage of the endoscope capsule is that during the GI inspection the patient is generally not hooked up to external machinery. There are many disadvantages; however, that are associated with the capsule.
One disadvantage is that it is difficult to configure the sensors for the capsule. As the capsule size is small, space is at a premium making the configuration of the sensors important. What is needed, therefore, is a way to more efficiently configure the sensors associated with the capsule.
Briefly described, the present invention is directed at providing sensors configured to form or to conform to the capsule shell.
According to one aspect of the invention, sensors are formed to correspond to the capsule's shape. According to this embodiment, the sensors are covered by the shell of the capsule.
According to another aspect of the invention, the sensors form the capsule shell. Instead of being covered by a shell associated with the capsule, the sensors are formed as the capsule shell itself.
According to yet another aspect of the invention, the sensors form part of the capsule shell. For example, one half of the capsule shell may be formed from the sensors.
In the following detailed description of exemplary embodiments of the invention, reference is made to the accompanied drawings, which form a part hereof, and which is shown by way of illustration, specific exemplary embodiments of which the invention may be practiced. These embodiments are described in sufficient detail to enable those skilled in the art to practice the invention, and it is to be understood that other embodiments may be utilized, and other changes may be made, without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention. The following detailed description is, therefore, not to be taken in a limiting sense, and the scope of the present invention is defined only by the appended claims.
Throughout the specification and claims, the following terms take the meanings explicitly associated herein, unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. The meaning of "a," "an," and "the" includes plural reference, the meaning of "in" includes "in" and "on." The term "connected" means a direct electrical connection between the items connected, without any intermediate devices. The term "coupled" means either a direct electrical connection between the items connected or an indirect connection through one or more passive or active intermediary devices. The term "circuit" means either a single component or a multiplicity of components, either active and/or passive, that are coupled together to provide a desired function. The term "signal" means at least one current, voltage, or data signal. Referring to the drawings, like numbers indicate like parts throughout the views.
The terms "comprising," "including," "containing," "having," and "characterized by," mean an open-ended or inclusive transitional construct and does not exclude additional, unrecited elements, or method steps. For example, a combination that comprises A and B elements, also reads on a combination of A, B, and C elements.
The term "endoscope" means a small, flexible tube with a light and a lens on the end. It can be used to look into the gastrointestinal (GI) tract of a patient, e.g., the esophagus, stomach, duodenum, colon, or rectum. It can also be employed to take tissue from the GI tract for testing, to provide therapeutic drugs to a particular location in the GI tract, and to take color photographs of the inside of the body. There are many types of endoscopes, including, but not limited to, colonoscopes and sigmoidoscopes.
The term capsule endoscope (CE) means a "capsule" or "pill" shaped diagnostic device for observing characteristics in the lining of the GI tract of a patient although various shapes may be employed. The CE is orally administered and may be propelled by peristalsis to move throughout the entire length of the gastrointestinal tract where it is eventually excreted by the patient. In one embodiment, the capsule endoscope can produce images of the internal lining of the GI tract either along its entire length or at sections of particular interest to medical professionals. The images may be stored in the capsule endoscope or broadcast to a receiver outside the body. The images may be illuminated by various wavelengths of light (both visible and non-visible as well as other forms of electromagnetic radiation such as X-rays) by sources included in the capsule endoscope.
Other embodiments of the capsule endoscope may be arranged to measure temperature, pH level, or any other characteristic of the GI tract. Some embodiments of the capsule endoscope may be arranged to enable an operator to control the movement of the capsule endoscope along the GI tract, other embodiments may be configured to enable the capsule endoscope to take a biopsy of the lining of the GI tract, and still other embodiments may be arranged to enable the capsule endoscope to provide a therapeutic treatment to a particular location in the GI tract.
Additionally, although a CE is not intended to be limited to the particular "shape" or size of a capsule, one embodiment of the capsule endoscope could have an elongated "capsule" shape with dimensions of approximately 11 millimeters by 26 millimeters.
The invention is directed to providing a sensor configuration for a CE that is employed to observe characteristics in the lining of the gastrointestinal tract of a patient. As mentioned elsewhere, these characteristics can be images, temperature, pH level and the like. The inventive CE is arranged such that the sensors are formed as part of the capsule shell, or formed to follow the contours of the shell.
An outer shell coating may be disposed over the other sensors to provide protection to CE 100 (not shown). Also, at least a portion of the outer surface of CE 100 may be coated with a medicine to prevent clotting such as heparin, and the like. The outer surface of CE 100 may be manufactured or coated from materials that are known to be biologically inert, such as plastic, nylon, composite, stainless steel, and the like.
In another embodiment (not shown), a lens and/or a filter may enable a sensor (110) to capture different resolutions and/or aspects of images of the lining of a patient's gastrointestinal tract.
As shown in the figure, CE 200 includes sensors 210 a-f forming the ends of the CE. Sensors may form any portion of the CE. Alternatively, or in addition, the sensors may be formed to match the contour of the shell 214 of the CE. Additionally, the sensors may include active electronic devices, such as illuminators, transmitters, and the like.
One aspect of the invention includes the fabrication and implementation of a CE shell having a curved surface including sensors. Embodiments of the invention contemplate sensors where the configuration of the curved surface of the sensors substantially matches that of the capsule that the sensor is attached or form. One such embodiment is discussed with respect to
Semiconductor substrate 301 is formed having a substantially reduced thickness 303 when compared to substrates of ordinary thickness. A suitable substrate thickness is on the order of about 25 microns to about 125 microns thick. Such a thin substrate 301 imparts flexibility to substrate 301 while retaining sufficient strength so as to not break when flexed over various angles of curvature. The thinness and flexibility enables substrate 301 to be flexed or bent to obtain a desired surface contour. As such, substrate 301 may be formed to the desired shape of the capsule endoscope shell. The substrate may form the entire CE shell or a portion of the CE shell. Alternatively, the substrate may be contoured to substantially match the contours of the CE shell.
As depicted in
The wafer is then subjected to precision removal of backside material to reach a final desired thickness. In one embodiment depicted in
One advantage of such precision removal of material (especially; when accomplished using plasma etching techniques) is that stresses induced during bulk back-grinding are relieved by such precision removal of material from the backside surface. Plasma etching does not induce stresses in the wafer. Another advantage of such precision removal of material (especially, with plasma etching) is that it can obtain extremely precise wafer thicknesses for the wafer 401 B.
Referring to
The support and substrate 701 may be mounted inside a protective housing (not shown). The housing may include an optically transmissive surface (or window) through which light can pass onto sensor circuitry 702. The optically transmissive surface may be configured to allow visible wavelengths as well as non-visible wavelengths to pass onto sensor circuitry 702. A lens (not shown) can be mounted above the sensor circuitry at a desired optical distance from sensor circuitry 702 thereby optically coupling the lens with the sensor circuitry 702 and completing an optical imaging module.
According to another embodiment of the invention, the sensor circuitry may be formed using organic semiconductors. Organic semiconductors are low-cost semiconductors that may be formed as a thin film on almost any substrate. The substrate may be flexible or rigid. The organic semiconductor may be applied over any substrate used for the shell. The substrate may include a metal substrate, a plastic substrate, a ceramic substrate, and the like.
The above specification, examples and data provide a complete description of the manufacture and use of the composition of the invention. Since many embodiments of the invention can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention, the invention resides in the claims hereinafter appended.
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I really enjoyed this one because he looked at me just at the right moment.
An entry int: "#PhotographyCraze's Animal Contest"
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Awesome photo. Those eyes are magnificent.
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There's a tiger in him / her
Wow such beautiful eyes! Never seen a cat with eyes that vibrantly green.
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Love the photo manipulation you did to make the eyes stand out against the black and white imagery, it's very... uh... eye catching.
*Chuckle* Thank. HE was being a total douchebag that day. I got lucky enough to capture that shot because every time I started to press the shutter button, he'd look away. I think this is the first time I've ever done a manipulation like this and I'm glad you like!
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I love green eyed cats! The green eyes really stand out. They make up for the darkness of the grays.
Where did you see this cat?
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This is actually my cat, Anubis. He's the great grandson of a feral cat that we took in and raised. His mothers eyes were a gorgeous green.


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Are you a blogger? Chances are if you are reading this then you are.
What we love – if not more than writing – is to get comments on our post. We are networking online. We participate in memes, blog hops and whatever else is out there that connects one blogger to another.
When you link up on a meme, usually you will 'meet' many new bloggers. You read their stuffs and you left a well meaning comment that include a trackback to your own blog. You grain traffic to your site and that is part of networking, right?
A nice welcoming touch for these new people that come and read – and hopefully commenting – on your blog is what I called a "Welcome" page. Like mine here.
I use a Comment Redirect plug-in to redirect first time commenter, it's a great quickie and relatively easy to set up page where you can show your first time commenter what your blog is all about. Please note that you are 'sending' your first time guests to this page in hope they will read more and come back.
Here are the steps by steps:
- Download and Install Comment Redirect plug-in from your wordpress deskop and activate it.
- Create a new Page and name it whatever you want and pimp the heck out of it to charm your new readers/commenters, hit publish, you can choose to assign this new page anywhere you want or 'hide' it like me.
- Go to Comment Redirect (it's on the left hand corner under the Plugins)
- From there you can pick where you want your commenter to land – it could be your Welcome page or even your About page.
Voila! Pretty simple to give your commenter a warm welcome and thanking them for leaving their comments.
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The Wave Hill Walk Off is commemorated widely but what happened to Gurindji people on their own country before the Walk Off is less well known. A new publication, told bilingually in Gurindji and English, shares what Gurindji people want the world to know about what happened. Greg Dickson reviews Yijarni: True Stories from Gurindji Country.
February 18, 2016 11 Comments
Aboriginal Northern Territory MP Bess Price is fighting to be able to use her first language, Warlpiri, in parliament. She argues that it's only fair given it's her first language and the language of half her constituency. The Parliament's Speaker continues to affirm that English is the language of the Assembly. Greg Dickson explores the debate further:
September 10, 2015 9 Comments
Many of us have heard about the Indigenous literacy gap - but probably think it applies only to English. Greg Dickson takes a look at Indigenous literacy from the perspective of Indigenous languages, busts some myths and finds an even bigger "gap".
March 8, 2015 1 Comment
Arabic is not a small, minority language. It is the fourth most widely spoken language in Australia. The decision to ban some NSW prisoners speaking it is not only possibly a human rights breach but also just lazy, according to Greg Dickson.
April 16, 2014
In Ngukurr this week, Greg Dickson discovered that not everyone is impressed by Nigel Scullion's $46 million Remote School Attendance Strategy. Either that or it's just good fun to get out there and write some graffiti in Kriol.
October 31, 2013 4 Comments
First, they rejected Gonski because too much funding would go to remote community schools. Now, the NT Education department is cutting positions that are key in supporting Aboriginal students who don't speak English at home. Greg Dickson demonstrates the benefit that such support positions can bring and argues that the NT Government's handling of education could easily cause the much-discussed "gap" to widen rather than narrow.
September 24, 2013 2 Comments
Last week, the Australian Government dissolved its Ministry of Multicultural Affairs leaving us wondering who will provide leadership that encourages Australia to embrace its linguistics and cultural diversity. Funnily enough, it's coming from an unlikely collaboration between one of our biggest religious organisations – the AFL – and one of our biggest financial institutions, the NAB. Greg Dickson has more on Footify, a commercial campaign doing more to promote multiculturalism than our government seems to want to.
September 6, 2013
One day out from the election and Greg Dickson has noticed a few more languages other than English being used in various campaigns. Is this a last-ditch effort to reach every constituent, a deliberate recognition of our linguistic diversity, or just because we can?
September 4, 2013 4 Comments
When you hear a foreign language, can you tell what it is? A Melbourne-based engineer and fellow language geek has developed the Great Language Game. It's quick and fun but rather hard! Have a go and let us know how clever you are.
August 28, 2013 6 Comments
With the election campaign in full-swing, you could be forgiven for thinking all the candidates are monolingual English speakers. Not true. Here's a starter's guide to people on your ballot paper who speak Languages Other Than English (LOTEs). But why didn't you know all this before? Greg Dickson argues it's part of politics race to the bottom to appeal to a dumbed-down notion of middle Australia.


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I'd peg receiver as the Big 12's strongest position in 2012, with lots of elite talent and a whole lot of depth, too. We'll continue our postseason position rankings with the guys who catch it.
Here's what you've missed so far:
1. Terrance Williams, Baylor: Williams led the nation in receiving yards, with 1,832 yards and 12 touchdowns on 97 catches. He can do whatever you want him to do. He's big enough to box out defenders and be a possession receiver who fights for the ball, but he's speedy enough to stretch the field and break the big play. NFL first-round talent.
2. Stedman Bailey, West Virginia: Bailey was a touchdown machine who racked up 25 scores this season, more than Justin Blackmon or Michael Crabtree did in any of the four Biletnikoff Award-winning seasons between them. He caught a league-high 114 balls for 1,622 yards and played through a painful ankle injury in the middle of the season.
3. Tavon Austin, West Virginia: Let me be clear about this: I think you could arrange the top three on this list in any order and have a really, really compelling case. Don't let me stop you. I think Austin is a better overall player than anybody on this list, but this is a ranking of guys as receivers. When we're talking pure receiving talent, I've got to go with Austin at No. 3. That's nothing to be ashamed of. The guys ahead of him were Biletnikoff finalists. He also caught 114 passes, for 1,289 yards and 12 scores.
4. Josh Stewart, Oklahoma State: I've written a lot about Stewart this offseason, but he was probably the most improved and underrated player in the league. OSU needed a No. 1 target, and that was Stewart last season. He finished with 101 catches for 1,210 yards and seven scores.
5. Darrin Moore, Texas Tech: Moore's probably the most physical guy on this list. The 6-foot-4, 216-pounder hauled in 13 touchdown catches and caught 92 balls for 1,032 yards to become the first Tech receiver to surpass 1,000 yards since Crabtree back in 2008.
6. Eric Ward, Texas Tech: Granted, Ward did that whole 1,000-yard thing in Lubbock, too. He caught 82 balls for 1,053 yards and 12 touchdowns. He's not quite as physically gifted as Moore, but he's been Tech's most consistent receiver throughout his career there.
7. Kenny Stills, Oklahoma: Stills was disappointed with his season -- and it was a touch underwhelming -- but he still had a solid showing in a receiving unit that lacked a truly elite target but had a handful of very good receivers for Landry Jones. Stills caught 82 balls for 959 yards and 11 scores before electing to leave for the NFL early. He had a good career at OU, but never cracked the 1,000-yard threshold.
8. Chris Harper, Kansas State: Harper's numbers don't tell you the full story. He's one of the best route-runners in the entire league and might have the best hands, too. K-State's offense limits his targets, but he still caught 58 balls for 857 yards and three touchdowns.
9. Tevin Reese, Baylor: Reese was the most dangerous deep threat in the league outside of teammate Williams. Austin did his damage after catching the ball, but Reese caught eight passes longer than 40 yards this season. That was third in the league, and he finished with 58 catches for 857 yards and three touchdowns.
10. Mike Davis, Texas: Davis broke out in his junior season and could be due for a big senior year after catching 57 balls for 939 yards and seven scores. His 16.5 yards per catch were third among receivers with at least 30 catches, and Davis clearly helped (and benefited from) David Ash's growth as a passer and confidence to stretch the field.
Honorable mention: Jalen Saunders, Oklahoma; Josh Boyce, TCU; Tramaine Thompson, Kansas State; Jaxon Shipley, Texas; Justin Brown, Oklahoma; Tyler Lockett, Kansas State.


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H. Rept. 113-134 - FINANCIAL COMPETITIVE ACT OF 2013113th Congress (2013-2014)
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113th Congress Rept. 113-134 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session Part 1 ====================================================================== FINANCIAL COMPETITIVE ACT OF 2013 _______ June 28, 2013.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed _______ Mr. Hensarling, from the Committee on Financial Services, submitted the following R E P O R T [To accompany H.R. 1341] [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office] The Committee on Financial Services, to whom was referred the bill (H.R. 1341) to require the Financial Stability Oversight Council to conduct a study of the likely effects of the differences between the United States and other jurisdictions in implementing the derivatives credit valuation adjustment capital requirement, having considered the same, report favorably thereon with amendments and recommend that the bill as amended do pass. The amendments (stated in terms of the page and line numbers of the introduced bill) are as follows: Page 3, line 22, strike ``; and'' and insert a semicolon. Page 4, line 2, strike the period at the end and insert ``; and'' and after such line insert the following: (C) ensure that the Financial Stability Oversight Council fulfills its statutory mandate to identify risks and respond to emerging threats to financial stability. PURPOSE AND SUMMARY H.R. 1341, the Financial Competitive Act of 2013, requires the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) to study the likely effects of the differences between the U.S. and other jurisdictions in implementing the derivatives credit valuation adjustment (CVA) capital requirement. The bill also requires the study to examine the impact on derivatives end users and on the international derivatives market. BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION The Capital Requirements Directive IV package (``CRD IV''), announced by the European Union (EU) on February 28, 2013, includes the CVA requirement and Basel III, which will implement internationally agreed-upon standards on capital and liquidity across the European Union. Derivatives transactions with sovereign, pension fund and corporate counterparties (which are exempt from clearing obligations) will be exempt from the CVA. The EU CVA exemption has raised concerns that there will not be global derivatives regulatory alignment and that the CVA exemption could impact the pricing of trades and the amount of liquidity available for non-financial U.S. derivative end- users, as their transactions would not receive the CVA exemption. The FSOC study mandated by the bill is due within 90 days of enactment to the Chairman and Ranking Members of the Committees on Agriculture and Financial Services of the House of Representatives, as well as the Chairman and Ranking Members of the Committees on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry and Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs of the Senate. On April 11, 2013, Ken Bentsen, Acting CEO and President of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, testified before the Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises of the House Committee on Financial Services that This common sense bill would require [FSOC] to examine how variations in the implementation of Basel III capital rules related to derivatives will affect the health of the U.S. financial system. Furthermore, the legislation would require U.S. regulators to report to Congress with recommendations on how to develop greater uniformity in the standards and on how to minimize any adverse impact on both U.S. financial institutions and end-users of derivatives.\1\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\The official transcript of this hearing was not available as of the time of the filing of this report. Mr. Bentsen's testimony is available via hyperlink on the Financial Services Committee's website at . As noted above, the CRD IV proposal would provide European banks with an exemption from CVA capital requirements for derivatives transactions with certain entities, including pension funds, sovereigns and all corporate counterparties. Consequently, the U.S. financial system (as well as all non- European jurisdictions) will be left with a misalignment of standards that, if unaddressed, could have a significant impact on the real economy. More specifically, a potential division between the U.S. and other jurisdictions with regard to CVA implementation could lead to price imbalances that will put U.S.-based institutions at a significant competitive disadvantage. Impacted entities include not only U.S. banks that could lose business to institutions based overseas, but also mainline commercial businesses that will be forced to pay higher prices for hedging their risk than their international competitors. In this context, it is worth noting a recent decision by Canadian officials to delay that country's CVA capital requirement, despite moving forward with the rest of Basel III, until there is more clarity around implementation in other jurisdictions and the impact on Canada's financial services and business communities. HEARINGS The Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises of the Financial Services Committee held a hearing on H.R. 1341 on April 11, 2013. COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION The Committee on Financial Services met in open session on May 7, 2013, and ordered H.R. 1341, as amended, to be reported favorably to the House by a recorded vote of 59 yeas to 0 nays (recorded vote no. FC-10), a quorum present. COMMITTEE VOTES Clause 3(b) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives requires the Committee to list the recorded votes on the motion to report legislation and amendments thereto. The only recorded vote occurred on the motion to report the bill, as amended, favorably to the House. The motion was adopted by a recorded vote of 59 yeas to 0 nays (recorded vote no. FC-10). RECORD VOTE NO. FC-10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Representative Yea Nay Present Representative Yea Nay Present ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mr. Hensarling................. X ........ ......... Ms. Waters....... X ........ ......... Mr. Gary G. Miller (CA)........ X ........ ......... Mrs. Maloney (NY) X ........ ......... Mr. Bachus..................... X ........ ......... Ms. Velazquez.... X ........ ......... Mr. King (NY).................. X ........ ......... Mr. Watt......... X ........ ......... Mr. Royce...................... X ........ ......... Mr. Sherman...... X ........ ......... Mr. Lucas...................... X ........ ......... Mr. Meeks........ X ........ ......... Mrs. Capito.................... X ........ ......... Mr. Capuano...... X ........ ......... Mr. Garrett.................... X ........ ......... Mr. Hinojosa..... X ........ ......... Mr. Neugebauer................. X ........ ......... Mr. Clay......... X ........ ......... Mr. McHenry.................... X ........ ......... Mrs. McCarthy X ........ ......... (NY). Mr. Campbell................... X ........ ......... Mr. Lynch........ X ........ ......... Mrs. Bachmann.................. X ........ ......... Mr. David Scott X ........ ......... (GA). Mr. McCarthy (CA).............. X ........ ......... Mr. Al Green (TX) X ........ ......... Mr. Pearce..................... ........ ........ ......... Mr. Cleaver...... X ........ ......... Mr. Posey...................... X ........ ......... Ms. Moore........ X ........ ......... Mr. Fitzpatrick................ X ........ ......... Mr. Ellison...... X ........ ......... Mr. Westmoreland............... ........ ........ ......... Mr. Perlmutter... X ........ ......... Mr. Luetkemeyer................ X ........ ......... Mr. Himes........ X ........ ......... Mr. Huizenga (MI).............. X ........ ......... Mr. Peters (MI).. X ........ ......... Mr. Duffy...................... X ........ ......... Mr. Carney....... X ........ ......... Mr. Hurt....................... X ........ ......... Ms. Sewell (AL).. X ........ ......... Mr. Grimm...................... X ........ ......... Mr. Foster....... X ........ ......... Mr. Stivers.................... X ........ ......... Mr. Kildee....... X ........ ......... Mr. Fincher.................... X ........ ......... Mr. Murphy (FL).. X ........ ......... Mr. Stutzman................... X ........ ......... Mr. Delaney...... X ........ ......... Mr. Mulvaney................... X ........ ......... Ms. Sinema....... X ........ ......... Mr. Hultgren................... X ........ ......... Mrs. Beatty...... X ........ ......... Mr. Ross....................... X ........ ......... Mr. Heck (WA).... X ........ ......... Mr. Pittenger.................. X ........ ......... Mrs. Wagner.................... X ........ ......... Mr. Barr....................... X ........ ......... Mr. Cotton..................... X ........ ......... Mr. Rothfus.................... X ........ ......... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMITTEE OVERSIGHT FINDINGS Pursuant to clause 3(c)(1) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the Committee has held hearings and made findings that are reflected in this report. PERFORMANCE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES Pursuant to clause 3(c)(4) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the Committee states that H.R. 1341 will require the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) to study, among other things, the likely effects of the differences between the U.S. and other jurisdictions in implementing the derivatives credit valuation adjustment (CVA) capital requirement. NEW BUDGET AUTHORITY, ENTITLEMENT AUTHORITY, AND TAX EXPENDITURES In compliance with clause 3(c)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the Committee adopts as its own the estimate of new budget authority, entitlement authority, or tax expenditures or revenues contained in the cost estimate prepared by the Director of the Congressional Budget Office pursuant to section 402 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. COMMITTEE COST ESTIMATE The Committee adopts as its own the cost estimate prepared by the Director of the Congressional Budget Office pursuant to section 402 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE ESTIMATES Pursuant to clause 3(c)(3) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the following is the cost estimate provided by the Congressional Budget Office pursuant to section 402 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: U.S. Congress, Congressional Budget Office, Washington, DC, June 7, 2013. Hon. Jeb Hensarling, Chairman, Committee on Financial Services, House of Representatives, Washington, DC. Dear Mr. Chairman: The Congressional Budget Office has prepared the enclosed cost estimate for H.R. 1341, the Financial Competitive Act of 2013. If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be pleased to provide them. The CBO staff contact is Susan Willie. Sincerely, Robert A. Sunshine (For Douglas W. Elmendorf, Director). Enclosure. H.R. 1341--Financial Competitive Act of 2013 The Third Basel Accord, the latest in a series of international agreements among central banks and financial regulators to standardize capital requirements for banks, directs financial institutions to, among other things, set aside additional capital reserves to account for the risk that counterparties participating in certain derivative agreements could default on the transaction. This additional capital requirement is known as the credit-value adjustment (CVA). H.R. 1341 would direct the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) to complete a study of the likely effects that differences between the way the United States and foreign regulators implement the CVA would have on financial institutions, users of derivatives, and derivatives markets. The study would include, among other things, an examination of the effect those differences would have on the pricing and cost of derivatives as well as the competitiveness of United States derivatives markets. H.R. 1341 would direct the FSOC to prepare a report of its findings for the Congress within 90 days of the date of enactment of the bill. Based on information from the FSOC, CBO estimates that the bill would increase direct spending by about $1 million over the 2014-2023 period for additional staff to conduct the study and prepare the report. Under current law, the FSOC is authorized to levy an assessment on certain financial institutions to offset its operating costs. Those assessments are recorded in the budget as revenues; CBO expects that the FSOC would exercise that authority, and therefore, we estimate that enacting the bill would increase revenues by about $1 million as well. In addition, CBO expects that the FSOC could use the expertise of staff from the regulatory agencies that make up the Council (the Federal Reserve System or the Securities and Exchange Commission, for example) to complete the study. CBO estimates that any additional costs incurred by those agencies would not be significant. On net, CBO estimates that enacting the bill would not have a significant effect on the deficit over the 10-year period. Because enacting H.R. 1341 would increase both direct spending and revenues, pay-as-you-go procedures apply. H.R. 1341 contains no intergovernmental mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA) and would not affect the budgets of state, local, or tribal governments. Assuming that the Financial Stability Oversight Council increases fees to offset the costs of conducting the study required by the bill, H.R. 1341 would impose a private-sector mandate by increasing the cost of an existing mandate on financial institutions required to pay those fees. Based on information from the FSOC, CBO estimates that the cost of the mandate would total about $1 million over the next 10 years, and thus fall well below the annual threshold for private- sector mandates established in UMRA ($150 million in 2013, adjusted annually for inflation). The CBO staff contact for this estimate is Susan Willie. The estimate was approved by Theresa Gullo, Deputy Assistant Director for Budget Analysis. FEDERAL MANDATES STATEMENT The Committee adopts as its own the estimate of Federal mandates prepared by the Director of the Congressional Budget Office pursuant to section 423 of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act. ADVISORY COMMITTEE STATEMENT No advisory committees within the meaning of section 5(b) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act were created by this legislation. APPLICABILITY TO LEGISLATIVE BRANCH The Committee finds that the legislation does not relate to the terms and conditions of employment or access to public services or accommodations within the meaning of section 102(b)(3) of the Congressional Accountability Act. EARMARK IDENTIFICATION H.R. 1341 does not contain any congressional earmarks, limited tax benefits, or limited tariff benefits as defined in clause 9 of rule XXI. DUPLICATION OF FEDERAL PROGRAMS Pursuant to section 3(j) of H. Res. 5, 113th Cong. (2013), the Committee states that no provision of H.R. 1341 establishes or reauthorizes a program of the Federal Government known to be duplicative of another Federal program, a program that was included in any report from the Government Accountability Office to Congress pursuant to section 21 of Public Law 111- 139, or a program related to a program identified in the most recent Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance. DISCLOSURE OF DIRECTED RULEMAKING Pursuant to section 3(k) of H. Res. 5, 113th Cong. (2013), the Committee states that H.R. 1341 does not contain any directed rulemakings. SECTION-BY-SECTION ANALYSIS OF THE LEGISLATION (AS AMENDED) Section 1. Short Title. This section states that the Act may be cited as the Financial Competitive Act of 2013. Section 2. Study of Implementation of Basel III Capital Requirements Related to Derivatives Exposures. This section requires the FSOC to conduct a study of the likely effects that differences between the U.S. and other jurisdictions in implementing the derivatives CVA capital requirements would have on: (i) U.S. financial institutions that conduct derivatives transactions and participate in derivatives markets; (ii) end users of derivatives; and (iii) international derivatives markets. The section requires certain content to be included in the study and requires the study to offer recommendations that Congress and the Federal financial regulatory agencies that comprise the FSOC should take in response to the study's findings.


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bftpd is a very configurable Linux FTP server which can do chroot without special configuration or directory preparation. It will work out-of-the-box with almost no configuration required, and works on all Unix variants tested. Most FTP commands are supported, and user authentication is done via passwd/shadow or PAM. tar/gzip on-the-fly is supported.
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Release Notes: This release corrects a number of bugs with the Makefile and configuration parsing. The Makefile now respects the --prefix setting and is able to install Bftpd to uncommon locations, such as parts of the filesystem without /etc, /usr, or sbin directories. Configuration parsing is now more tolerant of unexpected spaces and end-of-line comments, and should load faster than before.
Release Notes: This version includes a fix for dealing with named pipes. Previously performing a directory listing on a directory that included a named pipe would cause Bftpd's connect to stall. This release provides a work-around so that directory listings complete cleanly.
Release Notes: This release fixes a potential bug in the way Bftpd binds to a socket.
Release Notes: This release adds a new value to the SHOW_HIDDEN_FILES variable. Hidden files can now be shown to the client always, upon request, or never.
Release Notes: A configuration default which could allow anonymous users to have more access to the server than intended was fixed. By default, Bftpd now blocks anonymous logins, so any access must be turned on by the admin.
bFTPD Updates
I have done a little more tweaking to the bFTPd program.
Tried to get rid of stale connections, avoid some control timeouts and added the ability to limit the number of connections from one IP address.
If anyone is interested in getting a copy of these changes,
please e-mail me at slicer69 at hotmail dot com
Great Program
This is a great program. It's small, it's fast and very easy to configure for your system.
I have editted some of the code to allow the commands
mget/mput. If anyone would like a copy of the modified code, please e-mail me at slicer69 at hotmail dot com with the subject line "bFTPd".
My hat off to the author for such a great FTP server.
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text: If you missed out on one of the limited edition PS4 consoles that went up for sale after the Playstation experience, you could have another chance of getting one today for a mere £19.94! Sony are selling off limited edition PlayStation 4 20th Anniversary consoles for charity hence the insane, but cleverly priced £19.94! Of course 1994 was the year the Sony launched the Playstation. The video below which shows a Playstation '94 shop and features dodgy shellsuits and words like Rad and Wicked, no its not modern day Bradford , its 1990's London... Bethnal Green Road, opposite Slam City Skates to be exact. http://youtu.be/Trt7039-jus Not any old shellsuit wearing chav can just walk into the Playstation '94 shop at 11a.m today and expect to buy a limited edition 20th Anniversary Playstation 4, Oooooh No! There is a catch, you must take a piece of original Playstation memorabilia with you, anything like a poster, PS1 controller or console ,PS1 games etc... You must also know this super secret pass phrase, that hardly anyone knows, which is " I crashed my Bandicoot." Genius! The shop will also open tomorrow, 11th December, and Friday 12th December, when Sony will sell the PlayStation 4 20th Anniversary Edition console for £399 on a first-come, first-served basis to the first 50 people per day. All proceeds go to video game charity GamesAid.


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quiz time
Choose the correct answers
1 A bazaar is:
a a Persian word meaning a street of shops
b an Arabic word meaning a covered area
c a Turkish word meaning price negotiation
2 Consumerism is:
a an association of consumers
b another word for shopkeeper or merchant
c the equating of happiness with consumption
3 Peer pressure is:
a when your parents tell you to save
b when your sister or brother keep nagging you to buy them a present
c when your friends push you to buy something
Choose the correct answers
Wise shopping
Here is your sensible shopping check list:
Reason for shopping: list the items/services you usually spend your money on and the reasons for buying them
Alternative: for each item, find another similar but cheaper option
Check the price: whatever you buy, check the price on the internet or other shops. Check the quality of the product: make sure it is the one you want. Beware of bargains ... sometimes, you end up spending more on replacing poor-quality products.
Save first: keep some money aside as soon as you get some. Never take all your cash with you when you go shopping.
List: write shopping lists and follow them. Ask for receipts and follow all the transactions by categorising them ('leisure', 'outing', 'food', 'presents', 'phone' ...)
Budget: allocate your money in a budget and follow it!
Here are a few activities you can research on this week's topic:
1 Do you use all that you buy? Check what you have bought over the past two months and put aside all the items you don't really use. Try to find out how much they are worth. How much could you have saved if you had not bought them? What else could you have done with the money?
2 Find an alternative leisure activity which doesn't imply spending money or accumulating things. Shopping malls are not the only places to have fun!
3 Don't ask for more money if you run out in the middle of the month. Get only a weekly or monthly allowance; this will help you live on a monthly salary when you start working.
1. a, 2. c, 3. c
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