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Equipment Needed for the 5 Day Ride - Riders and Crew
Bicycling Accessories -- Riders
Identification/Insurance Cards, cash, etc. -- Riders and Crew
Clothing and accessories -- Riders and Crew
Camping Gear -- Riders and Crew
Toiletries -- Riders and Crew
Prescription and OTC medications -- Riders and Crew
Prescription Medications:
OTC medications (list not all-inclusive, and must be provided by individual rider/crew member):
- Bicycle: There are as many different styles of bikes as there are riders. AIDS Red Ribbon Ride participants ride road bikes, mountain bikes, hybrids and recumbents. Since you will be spending many, many hours in the saddle it's very important that you choose a bike that you will be comfortable on. Two of the most important things you need to do include having your bike checked by a qualified bike mechanic and getting it properly fit for you by a bike fit professional.
- ALL 5-DAY RIDERS MUST HAVE THEIR BIKE TUNED UP BY A QUALIFIED PROFESSIONAL BIKE SHOP WITHIN TWO WEEKS OF THE RIDE. THE BIKE ZONE WILL PROVIDE FREE TUNE-UPS FOR ALL 5-DAY RIDERS. Riders who prefer to have their bike tuned by another bike shop must provide the ride director with a photocopy of their receipt as proof of tune-up on orientation day.
- Helmet: All riders must wear ANSI, Snell, or ASTM (or equally accredited) approved helmet at all times during training rides and during the ride. Helmet should replaced if older than five years (see date of manufacture inside helmet).
- 2 Water bottles (camelback type water carriers are also great to have)
- Cycling gloves
- Cycling shoes
- 5 cycling jerseys (moisture wicking)
- 5 pairs cycling shorts (padded and moisture wicking)
- 5 pairs of socks (moisture wicking)
- Wind jacket (rider and crew member)
- Rain jacket and pants (rider and crew member)
- Leg/arm warmers
- Sunblock and lip balm (rider and crew member)
- Tire levers
- Multi-tool (allen wrenches, etc)
- Tire pump or CO2 inflator and cartridges
- Spare tubes (each rider must bring at least two spare tubes)
- Patch kit
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- Personal identification card/driver license.
- Medical/dental insurance and prescription cards.
- You may want to bring some cash and/or a credit card with you--keep in a safe place. Although the ride is fully supported, you may find something along the route that you want to purchase and bring home.
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- Deodorant
- Toothbrush
- Toothpaste
- Mouthwash
- Floss
- Hairbrush
- Razor
- Shaving cream
- Sunblock
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- Sunglasses
- Bug spray
- Blister kit
- Towel (chamois type towels are great for camping because they dry quicker than regular towels)
- Washcloth
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Prescription Medications:
- If you have prescription medications you should bring them and ensure that they will not run out during the ride. It is important to provide prescription medication information on your emergency form.
- Bring your prescription cards if you need additional medication during the ride.
- Alert ride/medical directors to any medications that require refrigeration and dosing throughout the day. It is important that these medications are properly handled and available per dosing schedule.
- You are responsible for your own dosing of any non-refrigerated medications.
- If you have severe allergic reactions to insect bites/bee stings/foods and have been prescribed an EpiPen, YOU MUST keep at least one EpiPen ON YOUR PERSON AT ALL TIMES. You must also keep an additional EpiPen in your luggage or with the ride director in the event that a 2nd one is needed on the same day. Bring prescription/medical insurance cards if additional EpiPens need to be obtained during the ride.
- Anyone with severe allergic reactions MUST inform the ride and medical directors about such conditions.
OTC medications (list not all-inclusive, and must be provided by individual rider/crew member):
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Britain's in a shifty mood as nation's set for tropical heat AND autumn storms on SAME DAY
BRITAIN is a nation divided as the north braces for violent storms tomorrow while elsewhere swelters in tropical heat.
Britain will see both storms and heatwaves over the next few days
Parts of Scotland are on flood alert with up to a month's worth of rain threatening to pound the region in a matter of hours.
Meanwhile a swathe of boiling air from the Continent will push thermometers in the south close to 30C (86F).
The hottest places will be London and the southeast with northern England and Scotland only seeing highs of around 15C (59F).
Forecasters blame the freakish weather on a deep Atlantic low pressure system sweeping across Britain.
They say tomorrow will bring a mixture of rain, gales, high humidity and thick fog with the unsettled picture lasting into next week.
Chris Burton, forecaster for The Weather Network, said parts of Britain will feel more like autumn over the coming days.
He said: "An active area of low pressure will push northwards bringing heavy outbreaks of rain to Northern Ireland and western parts of Britain through Thursday.
"It will draw in some warm air off the Continent with afternoon sunshine across southern England with perhaps 26C (79F) or 27C (81F) possible.
"This surge in heat could spark off some lively thunderstorms across the country tomorrow night before slightly fresher conditions spread in for Friday.
"That area of low pressure will stick around across Scotland through Friday and Saturday, bringing an unseasonable spell of windy weather and frequent showers.
"With temperatures pegged back into the low to mid-teens Celsius, it will feel more like autumn across Scotland."
Ferocious storms threaten to batter northern Britain tomorrow with two inches of rain forecast by tomorrow morning.
Netweather forecaster Paul Michaelwaite warned things would "get interesting" with coastal regions braced for gales.
He said: "Overnight into Thursday things start to get 'interesting' as an area of low pressure slides northeastwards toward the west of Ireland with some blustery winds and heavy rain on the way.
"The slow moving low will draw up some continental heat to the south of the UK as it pushes north, making for a very warm and muggy day especially for the south east.
Scots can expect a month's worth of rain pouring down on certain areas
With temperatures pegged back into the low to mid-teens Celsius, it will feel more like autumn across Scotland
"As the low clears during Friday, the south/south east should remain dry and warm, though not as warm as Thursday.
"Into the weekend and it's generally a drier theme, with the exception of the far north and north west where the persistent showers continue for a time before slowly easing before more showers arrive form the west."
Leon Brown, forecaster for The Weather Channel UK, said: "The warmest day will be Thursday over the south in the mid to higher 20s, it will also be very humid so sea fog and hill fog to watch out for.
"It is looking quite wet over the north on Thursday night and early Friday, and then quite windy on Friday as a deeper area of low pressure moves to Scotland bringing gales for a time over the Irish Sea and around the coasts.
"It will be very wet Thursday evening to Friday morning over northern Britain with a risk of flooding in southern Scotland where 30 to 50mm [2 ins] is possible.
"Next week is muggy and humid again for the south with rain at times over central and western areas and turning cooler and fresher later in the week from the north."
Londoners can hopefully sunbathe in the park this weekend
The Met Office said tomorrow night will be unusually warm and muggy in the south for the time of year.
Spokeswoman Nicola Maxey said parts of the country are braced for gales tomorrow afternoon with more wind and rain forecast into the start of next week.
She said: "Temperatures are going to be interesting on Thursday with mid 20Cs in London and staying very warm overnight into Friday.
"This is due to low pressure dragging tropical maritime air into the south of the UK, however heavy rain is expected in the north with the chance of gale-force gusts.
"Most places will be showery into Friday and then there is another low coming in on Sunday bringing more strong winds and showers into the start of net week."

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here's some basic theory that may help you better understand how decalage and elevator trim come into play
Well, I decided to approach this more scientifically than just taping a rock to the nose or tail and see what happens. So I rechecked cg and marked it, then added nose weight to one plane and removed nose weight from the other two, enough for about a 2mm shift and made marks at that cg. Lather, rinse, repeat...now two are flying so much better!! One went from barely flyable to really smooth, the other no longer porpoises!!! (and not the right conditions to fly the third plane).
Turns out they were so far off (despite right per the plans) that my taped rock experiments weren't enough weight, and with one plane I was adding it to the wrong end
I should have listened to what I thought was right before I mixed it all up in my head with other factors involved... and also waited too long before asking for help for fear of sounding like a dum dazz.
Great news! I am glad it worked out.
In the early 90's I crashed a sloper on the first flight due to the plans having an inaccurate balance location, way too far aft. Then I read Martin Simons book on Model Aircraft Aerodynamics and he had formulas there to figure the balance point for a model. Thus Sailplane Calc was born. For over 20 years it has proven 100% successful. It gives a slightly nose heavy initial balance which is a good thing and then I fine tune it during flight testing.
How many ridiculously-often-posed questions abound in any one thread (of any particular model) asking "where is the CG of this plane?" Many seem to be lucky to even get instructions at all (I'm presuming this an abroad-based-company problem in general).
Now I'm wondering how many other folks are having an even worse time than I...those who have little experience at all. I'd consider myself a competent pilot- being just below "good". A decade+ absence- and a recent return to- flying has made me realize just how many painfully obvious areas in life that were oh so better 20 years ago. Goodness, I need a beer now.
Where was I...so yeah, the instruction thing leaves the build up the the individual, which leads to a heck of a lot of variances between any two planes- obviously the result is differently flying planes. Hence all you wonderful folks step in to help someone better understand the path through this wonderfully garbled interweb we're in.
Dangit I need to fly!!
It's only been a couple days since last flights and I'm dying because It's only every other weekend that I even have available to fly, period...regardless of any other factors in life that may happen on the same weekend. And at best, every other night to perform repairs/build/other things in life...
Needless to say, I get very little practice actually flying since a million years ago as a young punk and flying/building/repairing every stinking day. My skills have degraded to merely... reacting. However!! I'm hoping that my fairly smooth flying with all of my dozen+ planes that are out of whack has sharpened a new set of skills- keeping a plane on a track that I'm aiming for. I've felt that skill increase over about the 25 or so (slope- which is a brand new experience for me) flight experiences to date. Once I get some stick time with a trimmed plane I'm hoping I'll at least look better!
A number of threads on RC Groups have discussed "decalage" without being clear as to what that means or what is desirable. However one defines decalage, the key idea is that the COMBINATION of the stab and elevator set the angle of the wing relative to the airflow. Paul Naton's video has caused some confusing emphasis on the angle of the stab alone. As Mark's articles emphasize, fly the plane and adjust CG and elevator trim to achieve the desired flight characteristics. Don't worry if the stab and elevator are not aligned at the end. As Mark says, "decalage is way overblown".
The main reason (for me right now) to have the stab/elevator aligned is for "maiden flight" characteristics. When the flaps/ailerons are flat with the wing, they are in perfect trim. But the elevator gives a ridiculous roller coaster ride trying to set the trim. If not careful, the first throw will nose it straight into the ground! I've had many many "maiden flights" due to new plane/old radio, new programming, then new radio/new programming...then switching to 2.4, and my goodness, that first 30 seconds is hairy with it not in trim...It would just be super nice to know for sure that 0-0-0-0 throw is "neutral".
Now, the v tail is removeable, so I've started with a 10mil strip of plastic as a shim, and will continue to adjust for that one single end goal. Right, wrong, or indifferent, it's still my goal.
yeah, a good 3/32+" is pretty noticeable! Especially when the elevator is "inset" in the stab (vs the whole T.E. cut off for elevator) with a solid reference for a "visual neutral".
You guys can't be reading what you're righting
Dive testing...? really in this day and age?
First of all, ALL our sailplanes balance just fine at 45% of root chord, DLG, 4M F3J, doesn't make a difference...why?
Because we balance for communication, not performance.
Dr Drela wrote :
The importance of decalage is way overblown.
First of all, if you have an all-moving tail, then obviously "setting
the decalage" has no meaning. You just set the elevator trim to
whatever it has to be for your CG position and desired trimmed speed.
The problem with this quote is that its out of context. IF decalage isn't important WHY did we all go to full flying stabs?...because fixed stabs fixed us into a certain incidence, and the only way to compensate for the wrong decalage was to hobble the model with nose lead. You don't fix porpoising with nose lead, you fix what causes the porpoising.
Okay read this a few times guys till you understand what does what on a sailplane in flight....airspeed empowers tail feathers. Read and repeat.
When you put a sailplane in to a dive, you are putting into a test environment that it WON"T BE FLYING IN during its task. Why would you test a model at a speed it won't ever be flown at during thermaling? It is thermaling that we are after right?
(I had some crayons, the box said the melted at 130 degress, so I put them in my garage, started the garage on fire and yep they melted.)
And lets go on record for one other point...you offered this fella advice yet never asked if his model had a fixed stab or full flying?...ready for a repeat?
Airspeed empowers tailfeathers....and by the way its the tail that directs the nose. IF you load up enough lead in the nose a model, the only way it will fly level would be to add some up ELEVATOR trim. THEN when its put into a dive, the tail gets more powerful and can force that excess nose lead away from gravity's grasp. (the tail gets stronger and can direct the nose up).
You don't need PHD's to use common sense but you do need to take some time to think about what causes what.
Task sailplanes have zero incidence...why? Because their pilots need them to tell them about lift and sink...not airspeed changes! They definitely should pull out of a dive! See Mike Smiths explanation of the dive test on Radio Carbon Art's Masters of Soaring video...he starts his dive at about 1,000 feet and if it pulls out before it hits the ground, its balanced properly.
Airspeed empowers tail feathers and if the tail is being forced to carry extra nose weight, then it will be set with up trim....a crooked sailplane...that when sped up, raises its nose and when slowed down drops its nose....that means the pilot can't tell if the model is indicating conditions or airspeed. He can't trust the information.
We don't balance tasks sailplane for some mystical stability or feel, we sure don't balance them for some kind of performance gain...at least the guys who get their times don't.
A task sailplane only needs enough lead in the nose in order to make it fly forward, if there is one dot more lead in than is needed to make it fly forward, it will be flying forward and nose downward....you can fix that with some up trim AND by flying at one single specific speed - increase the speed and the nose goes up, reduce the speed and gravity reaches up for that extra nose lead.
Most guys never understood the reason for balancing a sailplane, so full flying stabs got popular, that way each guy could adjust his stab incidence to compensate for the amount of unbalance each pilot wanted to fly with.
Change the CG on a plane with a fixed stab and you have an unflyable plane. Change it on a plane with a full flying stab and you have a crooked plane that if flown a single specific speed, flew pretty well....and that's partially why you would hear pilots say things like "you're flying it too slow".
We all dream of lighter sailplanes and sailplanes so clean that they glide forever on the lightest thermals...yet you have no qualms about advising guys to make their models crooked and heavier....remember airspeed empowers tail feathers and the only way a sailplane will pull out of a high speed dive is if the tail directs the nose to do so...a crooked airframe.
And one other observation... CG was jumped on as a topic even though every newbie porpoises his model, because he flicks the sticks or over controls. Which has nothing to do with his models incidence or nose weight.
No one asked about if he had his dual rates set and used. His throws could be and inch up and down.
I happened to be present when Smarty Jones first showed up at Churchill Downs before winning the Derby...the trainer told the jockey to take him for a hot lap. When the jockey returned, the trainer asked "How was he?" The jockey said, "Kind of twichy", the trainer said," I read on RC Groups how to fix that!" he grabbed a short piece of rope, tied it between the horses legs and said, "That will make him more stable".
Dive till you are blue in the face but how does the lead in the nose direct the nose?
Its the tail not the nose that is affected by the high airspeed in those dives.
So I think there are some questions have to be asked about the model in question before advice is given.
PS, you'll also want to note that Dr Drela's designs use full flying stabs.
For what it's worth, I haven't even flown the plane in question (with 3/32" up-elevator trim) since last post. With two days a month available to fly that haven't been when wind is blowing (slope flying).
The best thing about this thread is that my OH SO RUSTY brain has gotten a bit of WD-40 in it!
One plane improved because I was going the wrong way with CG and needed reminding of how to interpret "dive tests".
But that was for ballpark settings. I haven't flown at all since last posting.
Gordy - now that you have shot down one of my favorite methods for checking cg, how do YOU do it with a new plane?
My "technique" if you can call it that, with a new model is to trim it to hands off at what I think is going to be a good glide speed. Then I fly it a while to get a feel for how its handling. Somewhere in there I do a dive test. Then land, adjust the CG (usually back) rinse and repeat. I stop when it gets to where the model is indicating lift well and responds well to the controls - is light on its feet - AND has a shallow pullout from a dive test.
My current go-to model is a Mirage wing on a Bubble Dancer fuse (the BD wing is taking a while to finish). Its balanced at just a hair more than 50% back at the root. I really like how it handles.
However, it still pulls out of a dive test a lot sooner than 1000 ft!
How do you do it?
Something to consider is that there are several different kinds of pitch stability. Each one requires a different approach to arrive at good handling, and they interact. Three in particular will make life interesting.
The one everybody knows is static pitch stability. It is the ability of the aircraft to hold a trimmed angle of attack. This is controlled by CG position and tail volume. Moving the CG back, or making the tail smaller, gets you less and less static pitch stability.
The other pitch stability you are sure to have to deal with sooner or later is dynamic pitch stability. This is proportional to tail length squared. It is the aircraft's ability to return to a trimmed AoA after a disturbance. A dynamically unstable plane will fly normally until you stall or dive, then it will tend to stall-dive-zoom-stall-dive-zoom...until you get on the stick and force it to fly level, at which point it will behave nicely, until it stalls (or dives) again. You can have a plane that is statically stable and dynamically unstable. Unless the dynamic instability is bad, it's more of an annoyance than a problem, but it can make speck-out climbs interesting. Moving the CG forward tends to make dynamic problems worse. The best way to increase it is to lengthen the tailboom.
The third of the big three is phugoid instability. This is the tendency of a plane to hunt in pitch around the trim attitude. Most planes have phugoid instability to some degree, but it is rarely an issue and the pilot doesn't even notice. It is more of a curiosity than a problem, but it can be going unnoticed in the background and increase the pilot's workload. You see it occasioanlly in a long hands off glides in very smooth air. The plane will gently pitch the nose up and down, and your straight glide will turn into a gentle sine wave flight path. Airplanes with large horizontal tails seem to be more suceptable to this. P-51s reportedly had some interesting phugoid stability issues, especially with the long range tanks full.
The spreadheets from Curtis (CloudyIFR) work great. If you use those and set up carefully, the first flight will not be too stressful. Last spring I flew a competely new design and it worked right off the board, needding only minor trim tweaks. The only adjustment I make to the spreadsheet is to increase the tail efficincy to 80-90% for airfoiled stablizers. (Leave it at the initial setting for flat surfaces.)
Last edited by AMBeck; Dec 04, 2012 at 10:54 AM. Reason: added info
So this begs the question, what the heck is the tail doing back there anyways?
Here's the point I'll try to make as I ramble on.
If a model is nose heavy, she'll require up elevator trim, in relation to a neutrally balanced model, to maintain straight and level flight. No big deal if it's a full flying horizontal tail or an articulated one (one that has a fixed horizontal and moveable elevator).
When a model makes a turn the lift vector is tilted thus the model will descend slightly, thus after inertia is done doing its thing the pilot needs to apply some up elevator. Now if the pilot is slow to react the model will descend and pick up speed.
Now this is the reason the dive test works. Gordy is right, we don't fly our models at too high a speed unless we're getting out of sink and need to move quickly from one part of the sky to the other. I'll touch on that more in a minute.
So here's a couple of examples:
Nose Heavy:
When the model turns she'll will pick up speed more quickly if the nose is allowed to drop, but when she does so she speed seeks the original elevator trim thus will automatically climb on the pilot. Thus the pilot will bank the wings, see the nose dip, apply up elevator about the same time the model is self correcting and then the model balloons or overshoots level flight then the pilot has to input down elevator. In other words the pilot has a very high workload!
Properly Balanced:
When the model turns and the nose drops, it'll be less dramatic and since she's closer to a neutral balance when she self corrects ie. seeks her trim speed she'll have a less abrupt nose up thus the pilot has less of a workload and may not even need any down elevator input.
This is the mistake beginner's make by flying a nose heavy model, it actually takes more pilot input than one properly balanced.
But what is that dang gone tail for? A wing with a cambered airfoil has a pitching moment this is called Cmo. If air is blown across this airfoil such as inflight or in a wind tunnel the airfoil will pitch nose down at approximately the quarter chord point. So we need a horizontal tail that applies some down force to equalize that pitching moment. So in effect the horizontal tail is lifting down. Albeit very little on a neutrally balanced model.
Now if you have an articulated horizontal tail the amount of elevator deflection necessary to counteract the negative pitching moment of the main wing doesn't matter, unless it's grossly in error than the tail may run into issues where there could be airflow separation and that would be very ugly! So if the tail stalls which way would the nose pitch? That's happened to me in icing conditions in a real plane. Yuk!
Now, with a full flying stab it's easy to setup as there are no incidence or decalage issues with the main wing. Now what difference would that make?
We set our wings on a fuselage with the idea to get the fuselage to fly at a certain angle. Let's say that angle is zero. If you draw a straight line down the fuselage from the center of the nose to the center of the aft end of the fuselage. This is a line we want to fly straight. So if the wing is placed with some positive or negative incidence the tail doesn't care, the tail will still work in relation to the wing, but now the fuselage will fly at an angle up or down. You'd have to wind tunnel test your fuselage to see what angle has the least amount of drag and place your main wing in relation to that. So now that the wing is set to fly with the fuselage level, mount your tail, if when flight testing there is a little up or down elevator trim left over, who cares. That's what Dr. Drela is trying to say!
Now, back to the dive test.
This is where you trim your model in straight and level unaccelerated flight for what you believe is the best L/D speed; push the nose over and then release the sticks and observe what she does? This is testing the relationship between the main wing and the horizontal tail down force. If she's nose heavy she'll have a greater tail down force thus she'll climb more rapidly because she's trying to speed seek her initial trim speed.
That's enough rambling for now.
Watch www.TailwindGliders.com for some very good info in the next year or two on this exact subject, I hope. I'm awaiting some product use licensing agreements to get approved.
Curtis Suter
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Just Before Sunrise, as the fog lifts from the pool, the light reveals the tapered backs of male swimmers in Speedos concluding their morning workout.
Nicky O'Hare, a promising freshman recruited to the Tampa Bay University swim team, shows promise both in and out of the pool. The lean Irish kid with the 'boy-next-door' good looks from Brandy, South Dakota, is likely the most talented swimmer on the team. Ready to experience all that college life has to offer, Nicky has even put finding a boyfriend on his wish list.
Coach Philip Silva, a former Olympic swimmer with a once-impressive swimming career, has recruited Nicky as part of his mission to rebuild the University's failing swim program. Focused on the upcoming season, Philip's real challenge will be keeping his secrets and demons submerged below the surface.
All seems well until one night when Nicky and Philip end up at the same Fourth of July celebration. With fireworks in the sky, the hot and humid night reveals the attraction between the two. But can these boundaries be crossed? Suddenly forced to reevaluate his life, Philip is met with the moral dilemma of discovering true love with the University's rising star.
Before Sunrise presents a story of friendships, love, complicated relationships, and deception, woven into an unexpected ending.
Okay, I have to be honest. I didn't read the blurb for this book. I fell in love with this author after reading his debut book Ancient House of Cards and was stalking him until this was released. The downside of not reading the blurb is finding out the book is set in the town I live. I tend to stay away from those books simply because I'm too critical of the research or lack of. Also I just don't like reading about the place I live.
So I'm just going to get these points off my chest, then gush on how amazing everything else was. I've no idea if it was lack of research or maybe not wanting to give credit were due. But some big points we're messed up, esp. talking about the schools. And being a HUGE Fl. State fan I CAN'T believe you called US GATORS! LOL (off w/your head Mr. Clark 🙂 ) Also, directions going to the beach, you went the wrong way. Little things like that, is why I do not reading about home town stuff.
On to the story!
Once again, Mr. Clark holds nothing back. He touches on a few subjects that people tend to stay away from, May, December romances. Teacher, student relationships, drug additions, lying with in the relationship. Total forgiveness. But does it all so brilliantly and so adult, you forget that these characters have a wide range in ages.
All these characters play huge rolls in the story and even though this is about Nicky and Phillip, we have sub stories that spin off and make this well rounded and perfect. You completely get immersed in all of the lives, how they got there and why they are they way they are.
They epilogue at the end was perfectly crafted to give us the HEA we needed.


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The research was indicate by David Lester, a professor at Richard Stockton College of New Jersey and the dean of suicide studies. From his current role and position you will obvious make a correct guess what will be his primary field of research. I found one of his work title "National Anthems and Suicide Rates" that tried to shows an association between a country's national anthem and its suicide rates. Here is the abstract of the study:
In the sample of 18 European nations, suicide rates were positively associated with the proportion of low notes in the national anthems and, albeit less strongly, with students' ratings of how gloomy and how sad the anthems sounded, supporting a hypothesis proposed by Rihmer.Definitely, there are quite a lot of caveats of this study. One obvious challenge is there are many factors correlate with and may affect national suicide rates in a particular country. For this posting purposes only, I would like to suggest you to believe that the result was true. So, if this finding is valid and could be link to Indonesia's national anthem, then I will excited to believe that Indonesia Raya is a national anthem that promote anti-suicide behaviour and brings a cheerful, upbeat and optimistic spirit to all Indonesian. Even without a support of any research finding, you should agree with such believe, I supposed.
Well, we may disregard any research based arguments and debating from another perspective on how national anthem may affect people behaviour in any countries. As for Indonesia case, we may also argued that Indonesia Raya had nothing to do with Indonesian livelihood, whatsoever. Yet, I still think that any nationalistic components of a country could generate an idea, a spirit, a mentality and behaviour of its people; and national anthem is one of them. Thus, we still need to learn and find out how to utilize them and bring any purposes of benefits by the people and to the people.
Finally, I will always love and proud of my country and its national anthem. Long live great Indonesia!!


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A collaborative effort of both public and private sector will expedite attaining SDG by the year 2030, said Md. Abul Kalam Azad, Principal Coordinator (SDG Affairs), Prime Minister's Office. He made this comment at a seminar on "strategies for business benefits from SDG for the private sector" organized by Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI) on 1st March 2017. Md. Abul Kalam was present as the chief guest while former Adviser to the caretaker government and Executive Chairman, Power and Participation Centre (PPRC) Dr. Hossain Zillur Rahman and Member (Senior Secretary), General Economic Division, Planning Commission Dr. Shamsul Alam were present as special guests.
Former DCCI President and Advisor, SDG & Strategy 2030 Committee of DCCI Asif Ibrahim presented the keynote paper. DCCI President Abul Kasem Khan chaired the seminar.
In his welcome remarks DCCI President Abul Kasem Khan said with prudent macroeconomic management, incremental economic growth, per capita income of $1466, Bangladesh is advancing to graduate into Middle Income Country by 2021. The SDG is expected to reshape 'tomorrow's business era accompanied by diverse opportunities and challenges, he said. He also said out of the 17 goals in the SDG, Goal 7, 8, 9, 12, 14 and 17 are apparently and largely associated with trade, business and investment triggering wide-ranging opportunities for private sector. He said for facilitating the private sector in the SDG regime FDI and Tax/GDP ratio net need to be raised from the current levels. He also stressed for facilitating cross border trade, regional trade, Increased public-private partnerships under SDGs. Industry, trade and business reforms are equally critical priorities for the participation of private sector under the SDG achievements plans, he pointed out. It was estimated that Private investment and GDP ratio needs to be scaled up to 40% equivalent to $400 Billion by the year 2030 to meet the SDGs.
Md. Abul Kalam Azad, Principal Coordinator (SDG Affairs), Prime Minister's Office said to become successful in attaining SDGs private sector will have to play the vital role as 70 percent contribution will be from the private sector. He said government has already done the mapping of ministries, gap analysis and set targets for SDGs. Government has also set the responsible Ministries to achieve the target and some cross cutting supporting organizations have also been identified. He said government has linked the sustainable development goals with the 7th five year plan. He further said if government, private sector, NGO and civil society work together SDGs can be achieved before 2030.
Former Advisor to the caretaker government and Executive Chairman of PPRC Dr. Hossain Zillur Rahman said we have seen global inequality and economic disorder for the last couple of decades. He said for poverty alleviation in real sense, we have to change our development models. He further said we have to address the regional inequality also for SDG. MDG was basically project centric whereas SDG is related to create enabling environment for growth, he mentioned. He said NGOs should be more innovative to their social services. He also urged the government to establish more high schools in the country in order to give quality education and create a knowledgeable society in future as it will ultimately return a lot. He said RMG is surely a growth driver for us in recent days, but the private sector has to create other growth driver like Agriculture which is still untapped.
Dr. Shamsul Alam, Member (Senior Secretary), General Economic Division, Planning Commission said we have linked SDG with our 7th five year plan. There is also a monitoring committee to look after and evaluate the activities of SDGs, he said. He also said, interestingly the goals of SDG are inter-linked and implementation of one goal impacts the other one. He said three things are important of SDG, one is economic growth, social integration and conservation of environment. He also said that Bangladesh will achieve 8.5 percent to 9 percent GDP growth by the year 2030. He also stressed for positive branding of Bangladeshi export items.
DCCI former President and Advisor, DCCI SDG committee Asif Ibrahim presented the keynote paper. He highlighted according to PWC's report 71 percent businesses are planning how they will engage with SDGs and 13 percent of businesses have identified the tools they need to assess impact of SDGs. SDG agenda will usher new opportunities for businesses like recycling industry, paper and pulp industry, water purification, food waste management, e-waste management and renewable energy. He said Bangladesh need to follow the international guidelines. He also termed that SDGs is an opportunity for Bangladesh's private sector.
Assistant Country Director of UNDP Bangladesh Khurshid Alam stressed on employment generation, creating skilled workforce, poverty alleviation, environmental protection. He also said we have to work on sustainability of growth of private sector.
DCCI Director Engineer Akber Hakim said we have to utilize our own resources in a best manner. He said according to a recent report Asia needs $28 trillion investment in only infrastructure sector. He said we have to increase our export and in order to increase export we have to manufacture more.
DCCI member MS Siddiqui, Managing Director of Confidence Group Salman Karim, Executive Director, PRIP Trust Aroma Dutta, Private Sector Coordinator of OXFAM Md. Anisur Rahman Chowdhury, Assistant Professor of University of Dhaka Md. Rashedur Rahman, Chairman of Ganoshastha Kendro Dr. Zafarullah Chowdhury, Country Director of Actionaid Bangladesh Farah Kabir, DCCI Director K. Atique-e-Rabbani, DCCI Director Abdul Muktadir, Secretary General of International Chamber of Commerce, Bangladesh Ataur Rahman and Convenor of DCCI SDG and Strategy 2030 committee Andaleeb Hasan took part in the open discussion session. The discussants emphasized on inclusive development activities, public-private partnership, influx of foreign and local investment, industry academy research, SME development and creating business friendly environment.
DCCI Senior Vice President Kamrul Islam, FCA gave vote of thanks. DCCI Vice President Hossain A Sikder, Directors Asif A Chowdhury, Md. Alauddin Malik, Osman Gani, former Senior Vice President Haider Ahmed Khan, FCA, MS Shekil Chowdhury, former Vice President M Abu Hurairah, Absar Karim Chowdhury and Secretary General of DCCI AHM Rezaul Kabir were also present in the seminar.
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Important 3 points against Villa! Nolan scores, Vaz Te with an assist. The starting eleven showed some interesting insights. So, Jussi is finally confirmed in his role as first goalkeeper, Cole seems to be the main striker and Big Sam tends to a 4-3-3-formation with Vaz Te and Taylor on the wings.
After this game, I'm pretty optimistic of the upcoming games against Swansea, the Cottagers and Norwich.
After this game, I'm pretty optimistic of the upcoming games against Swansea, the Cottagers and Norwich.
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Strong performance against the Cottagers! Sam's targeting of an early pressing game was perfectly realised, Fulham couldn't get along with this until the 80th minute, as our team became tired. A decent performance of our new boy Carroll, outstanding airial play, won at least 50 per cent of his duels against the 10cm bigger Hangeland. Can't wait till the game against Norwich, i am pretty confident of a victory. The negative notes: Andy got injured, as does Demel, too. And despite of his goal, Matty Taylor with a weak game.
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And Jarvis who missed that game, will be well for Norwich. He was out due to pains in his thigh.
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The idea behind this morning's post about USB flash drives struck me last night/this morning on a whim. Through absolutely no coordination whatsoever, I noticed the appearance of a photopool series on Flickr with every photo labeled "Dead Drops." From the photos in the pool it appears someone1 is going around New York epoxying and cementing USB flash drives into public crevices. 2
A dead drop is, according to Wikipedia, "a location used to secretly pass items between two people, without requiring them to meet."
Now, for the questions:
Who is doing this and why? Why those locations? What are on these drives? Where are they? Is someone mapping them? Are they read-only? 3 And, how long before someone sitting on a park bench or leaning up against a phone booth scrapes themselves on one of these?
I'm not sure about the answers to those questions… but I suspect this man may know…
- Perhaps the photographer Aram Bartholl aka agoasi? [↩]
- In a way, I suppose this is a public service – sealing cracks in walls and buildings. [↩]
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"… a process, effected by an entity's board of directors, management and other personnel, applied in strategy setting and across the enterprise, designed to identify potential events that may affect the entity, and manage risks to be within its risk appetite, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the achievement of entity objectives."
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Is a pragmatic approach to many of the risks covered within an ERM framework. OR is defined by Bank for International Settlement as "the risk of losses arising from inadequate or failed internal processes, people, systems, or external events."
Capital is calculated using the amount of the institution's available capital as the numerator and risk-weighted assets as the denominator. The minimum capital ratio is 8%:
Risk-weighted assets come from credit and market activities and Basel II introduced the added component of Operational Risk.
Basel II provided three methods for calculating the Operational Risk component the capital equation:
Under the basic indicator approach the "weight of the asset" is calculated using the three year average of gross income multiplied by a fixed charge of 15%.
This approach is intended for a financial institution with less complex operations.
Under the standardized approach the gross income of a defined business unit is multiplied by a percentage associated with the type of business:
A financial institution utilizes its own risk measure generated by its Operational Risk measurement system.
The specific methodology must be approved by its regulatory supervisor.
Supervisory review of capital adequacy
Capital adequacy is something we are all familiar with but in the broker/dealer industry there is no specific requirement to calculate a capital component for OR.
Experience shows that in the distant past regulators looked to a multiple of regular required capital to cover undisclosed risk as an informal buffer. The buffer served as a discussion point with the regulator.
Market Discipline
Public disclosure is limited for the broker/dealer industry as there is no specific requirement for adoption of an Operational Risk program, its capital nor its disclosure requirements.
There are however, requirements under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles that material, expected losses be disclosed.
Implementation began in August 2001 at the US subsidiary of a fully licensed "universal bank" in France where implementation was a (regulatory) requirement.
Ixis was an investment bank with two US registered B/D subsidiaries. The bank's headcount was about 350, with a balance sheet of approximately $45 billion in assets and revenue of $340 million. By the end of implementation, organic growth had increased headcount to 500, assets totaled $60 billion and revenue exceeded $500 million .
Ixis' management was very decentralized in that departmental management had significant authority within functional domains and budgetary constraints.
The OR compliance manager provided a briefing on the requirements and sample self-assessment questionnaires.
Armed with Head Offices' compliance requirement and the CEO's buy-in, a 7 to 8 member working group was established to build the Self Assessment of OR questionnaire.
The departments heads of this group were selected based on a number of factors:
These factors relate to the OR definition "the risk of losses arising from inadequate or failed internal processes, people, systems, or external events" such as the department headcount and budget and the risks associated with the department's responsibilities.
Another consideration was the departmental manager's relative influence or expected importance for the OR program's success.
The following rationale helped convince working group or committee members of the value of the OR program and their active participation:
The working group began the development of a baseline self-assessment questionnaire. The questions were categorized according to the BIS table "Detailed Loss Event Type Classification." A key objective for the self-assessment was that it follow the BIS classification and that the end product questionnaire would quantify loss risk and produce an "heat map" by business lines. Business lines were based on departments which aligned with the business types of BIS on page 8 of the presentation.
BIS classifies loss events in the following Level I Categories:
Theses events are defined and broken down further into Levels 2 & 3 having greater detail at each succeeding level.
Impact of Risk
Ability to Control Risk
Dedicated Staff – From 2001 to 2006 there was no authorized headcount, rather the department was staffed using temporary staff for major projects and cost allocations from each department for Risk Managers and support staff – typically 5 to 15% of a fully charged staff, while no charges were allocated to small departments. 25% of OR Head's departmental cost (including admin staff) was allocated to the project, and system administration support was provided by a junior officer in the audit team. Key indicator chase and follow-up was performed by either the OR Head or admin support. Significant loss events were often followed up by audit staff as audit issues and thus not charged to OR.
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The reality competition, hosted by Lisa Ling, saw competitors vying for their dream jobs at their dream companies. It premiered February 8 to 4.1 million viewers and a 0.9 rating among 18-49-year olds, slightly more than dead air would typically get on CBS. Its follow-up episode fell further, to 3.4 million viewers and a 0.7 rating, or roughly one eighth of a Big Bang Theory episode.
CBS has not made a decision on whether to air the final six episodes of The Job. Starting this week, Undercover Boss will take over the Friday 8pm slot on CBS.


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Male? In Your Fifties? You May Be Fucked.
I happened to come across an article on CBC.ca that caught my eye: "Suicide rates are highest for men in their 50s and we're not sure why." It speaks about the mysteries and possible causes of why suicide rates among men in this age group soar. That's right. Men are taking their own lives in alarming amounts and barely anyone is talking about it. At 52, this new and unexpected health issue has me personally concerned.
There are probably many reasons why this is not an oft talked about issue: men are perceived to be strong leaders, problem solvers, and emotional stalwarts, impervious to emotional pain. While these traits are cultural and societal constructs and expectations, I also think we may just be hardwired to hide when we are wounded.
Any way you look at it, this is a serious issue. Men in my age group have a suicide rate four times higher than women. US studies show that males make up over 70% of all suicides. While we, as a society, talk much more openly about the challenges women are faced with, we tend to ignore the fact that men are faced with challenges as well. The perception is that men will retire the boys' club, knock back a few highballs of scotch and shrug it off.
Death, divorce and desertion often leave men alone and isolated.
What is probably closer to the truth is that most men don't have that boys' club—particularly as we get older. Death, divorce and desertion often leave men alone and isolated. If you've been through a divorce and are a single man in your fifties, you don't get asked out a lot. You don't have the insular support group of close friends. You are left on the sidelines, perceived as someone who may be a scavenger, a threat to someone else's marriage or career.
Fifty is an interesting and transitional time for men. We either leap to the next level of our career or we are pushed out for younger men who are fresh and full of energy. There are a few older alphas that can mentor these young bucks—and pay them a lot less than they'd be paying the guy with 25 years experience. Why throw good money at something that is quickly becoming obsolete? When you are "aged out of your career" and you are taught throughout your life that your most important quality and value is that career, you can quickly lose your identity.
Then comes the lethal trifecta: isolation, desolation and inebriation.
Because of the younger-over-older construct, men have this obsolescence pushed on them. Try getting meaningful employment in your field of expertise when you're over fifty. You'd have an easier time nailing a cream pie to a wall. Perception, in this case, is 9/10ths of the law. Then what? The domino effect begins. There goes the nice home, the social life, the sense of self and self worth. Reigniting or finding a new career path is incredibly difficult at this age. There are not a lot of want ads for sages.
Then comes the lethal trifecta: isolation, desolation and inebriation. Despite all of the attention being paid to our emotional selves, men are still not taught or encouraged to show weakness or vulnerability. We are still expected to be strong, emotionally stable problem solvers who will find a way to be victorious. That's a huge weight to carry, especially when you are feeling anything but strong. Like injured animals, many men will hide and quietly lick their wounds. This takes the form of self-isolation and self-medication.
…perhaps the most risky thing a man can do is stand up in a roomful of people and cry out for help.
Alcohol and depression are potentially lethal bedmates. In despair, intoxicated and alone, people can become very impulsive. This can manifest itself sexually, externally violently, or internally violently. Risk of suicide increases exponentially in people intoxicated, particularly in those dealing with psychological and emotional issues. A 2013 CAMH study showed that over 230,000 adults in Ontario seriously considered suicide. Another study in 2014 by researcher Travis Salway Hottes at the University of Toronto, showed that gay and bisexual men over the age of 30 were more likely to die of suicide than HIV-related illnesses. Alcohol and drug use can push already vulnerable people over the edge. This is something that we don't talk about in the LGBT community—and it's time we did.
So, what's to be done? How do we as a culture make it safer for men in crisis to seek help? How do we collectively begin to change the attitude that men showing their emotions and vulnerability are not tantamount to being weak and emasculated? How do we instill in men that they are more than their career and bank account? Maybe we don't. Maybe we can't. Maybe this is the hormonal and genetic makeup of males.
I will just end with this: of all the things we achieve and accomplish in our lives, of all the challenges met and overcome, perhaps the most risky thing a man can do is stand up in a roomful of people and cry out for help.
Andrew Vail's writing career began in Halifax when he was a child. In Grade 4, he wrote and produced his own series of comic books entitled "Freaky The Frog", the on-going tale of a little misfit frog and his pals of the pond. Marvel Comics never came knocking but Andrew knew he loved to create and tell stories. Since then, Andrew has worked in advertising, PR and publicity; has interviewed politicians, rock stars and very interesting yet not-so-famous movers and shakers. He has published articles in a variety of local and national magazines and websites. Andrew is currently working on the project queer50.com.
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Quality Healthcare: A Guide to Proactive Patients
As patients, individuals do not just need to be focused and concerned about their health but also be practical when it comes to accessing healthcare and other medical options. Patients need to be proactive but still be guided accordingly because there is a lot more about healthcare that they need to take account for. When establishing care as new patients, individuals are required to review their own health copies and provide their doctors copies the following:
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• List of Present Medications and Current Nutritional Supplements.
Tip # 1
An important proactive tip for patients is to schedule a health-care visit in order to discuss about health goals and at the same time be acquainted with new doctors. To get the most out of doctor's visit, the following tips are suggested:
• Taking short lists of concerns and symptoms.
• Bringing updated lists of nutritional supplements and medications.
• Preparing lists of important questions.
• Taking essential notes while the doctor discusses or borrowing notes from friends.
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Make calls to get information about the lab results. There are four things that patients need to find out prior to lab test. The first are the means on how the sample will be drawn, second is the special recovery and preparatory directions, and third are the methods on how the lab results are reported and lastly the duration that it takes to get the results.
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In case the result of lab test is handed to you, and the result is normal, you are still allowed to ask for re-testing especially if you still feel the symptoms. You can go back to the doctor and demand for another test to ensure that the right results will be obtained. If you are not convinced with the lab test results, you can seek for a second opinion. These are the following things that you need to do:
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• Bring with you pathology specimens if possible.
• Understand that not all tests are accurate and some of them need to be repeated.
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Proactive patients should also be aware and familiar with these pledges:
1.Prepare for all schedules and doctor appointments.
2. Ask relevant questions about medications and diagnosis.
3. Bring someone during appointments to help you ask questions and take down notes.
4. Speak out about the symptoms you are feeling regardless of the results of tests.
5. In case no one makes a call, make your own call and insist to get the copy of the results.
6. Remember the errors and medical mistakes that do happen however, have recourse.
Access to quality healthcare still depends on what type of patient you are. Your attitude and habit towards things can either help or break you when it comes to accessing healthcare and medications. By following the tips on how to be proactive patient, you are guaranteed of quality healthcare that you deserve.


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For the program Endocrinology you have many universities offering the same. But your bachelors degree certificate will not be accepted for your Masters in Endocriminology course. If you have relevant work experience on the same for at least for 5 years then few universities will accept. You have one more choice, were you can apply online education with University of Glamorgan for PG Diploma in Endocriminology course.
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