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Stilla Wine Glass
Christine Milne
Stilla Wine Glass by Christine Milne, a unique, functional piece crafted from borosilicate glass. Dollops of hot glass are applied to the surface of the vessel to create a distinctive, tactile pattern.
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Stilla Wine Glass by glass artist Christine Milne, crafted from highly durable borosilicate glass. This collection is inspired by everyday forms, from plants and seed pods to droplets of water, resulting in unique functional objects that aim to be satisfying to touch and a joy to use.
Material: Borosilicate glass
Dimensions: Height: 13cm, Width: 7cm
Care Instructions: Dishwasher safe
Material: Borosilicate glass
Dimensions: Height: 13cm, Width: 7cm
Care Instructions: Dishwasher safe
Borosilicate glass tubing and rods are heated over a torch, rendering the glass soft enough to be manipulated into shape. A rod is heated to around 1300°C, then dollops are applied to the surface to create a unique, relief pattern.
The Maker Christine Milne Glass Artist - Scotland
Christine Milne began her career as an artist, graduating from Gray's School of Art with a BA in Fine Art. She was subsequently awarded the John Kinross Scholarship to Florence where she focused on landscape painting. After becoming a professional member of Visual Arts Scotland, Christine moved to rural Southwest Scotland and was later introduced to the art of glassblowing. This led to a passion for the medium and the opportunity to build a home and workshop where she could develop her skills as a glass artist.

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It was so hard to leave the sunny desert, where even at 5:30am, in the dark, the Inn looked so lovely, with the moon still high in the sky..
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I had no idea how much I needed the time away. There was so much to ponder, so much to see once I opened my eyes in that clear light.
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If only all our paths were trimmed with flowers like these inn flowers, softly underlit by the lights nestled under them.


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Environment tanks, green jobs take off
For many, Earth Day — which is today — could not come at a worse time, the Spanish-language daily reports.
Though indiscriminate deforestation, water contamination, and nuclear disaster in Japan are just some of today's environmental crises, green jobs — fields that "help maintain the ecosystem and biodiversity" — are nonetheless booming, according to El Diario.
Ramon Casado, a longtime staffer at the Association for Energy Affordability, told the paper that "green" employment possibilities are growing.
Some of the new jobs, Casado said, include: "the person who goes to homes and puts in energy-saving appliances," he said. "Also, there are auditors, who make home energy assessments. There are a lot of steps in the process. It's very involved. So there's a lot of opportunity."
Casado told the publication that the way to get involved in green employment is to learn about the materials and the job market. Also, he said, it is important to get certification and continually take professional development courses.
Casado said that the field provides good wages and a decent way of life.
The Bronx leads the boroughs in this industry, and offers sustainable employment programs for the community, the paper reports.
For Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr., the Bronx's efforts to cultivate green work — like solar panel installation — in the last few years have been fruitful, the paper reported.
"These are jobs with respectable salaries, and I tell everyone in the Bronx and those who live outside of it that this is a way that we can generate work for our community," he told the paper. "Most importantly, we can clean up our environment and protect the planet."
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The Lifeguard : Poems 2008-2013
Author(s): Ian Wedde
'You have to start somewhere / in these morose times' begins the title sequence of this collection, in which the dual, duelling lifeguards of east and west, sunrise and sunset, glib Narcissus and one-eyed Polyphemus, watch over a collection that explores the contradictions between life's pool-side surfaces and frightening undertows. Ian Wedde's poet laureate collection, dedicated to his grandchildren Bella and Sebo, opens with a major new series 'The Lifeguard', and finishes with a second long sequence, 'Shadow Stands Up', in which a world of Platonic memory and tidal recurrence is observed from a window-seat in Auckland's conspicuously green-branded Link bus. In poems that are a complex mix of rhapsody, fear, and humour, The Lifeguard is on the lookout for 'arms upraised / where the surf breaks against its own backwash' - Bella's and Sebo's future, full of hope and danger. Bringing together work from the past five years by one of our most outstanding contemporary poets, The Lifeguard shows Wedde at his thoughtful surprising best, building 'these lattices and / filigrees of words through which / the light slips, where the shadow / stands up, and we remember'.
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Ian Wedde is a creative writer and critic of high regard who has published many books with AUP and garnered many prizes in his long career. He was the Robert Burns Fellow at the University of Otago in 1972, the Victoria University Writing Fellow in 1984, the Katherine Mansfield Fellow in Menton in 2005, and the University of Auckland Michael King Writer in Residence in 2009. In 2010 he was awarded an ONZM in the Queen's Birthday Honours. Wedde moved several years ago to Auckland, where he now teaches in the English and art history departments at the University of Auckland. In 2011 he was appointed to a two-year term as NZ's poet laureate.
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Islamic Development Bank lists USD 1.25 billion Sukuk on Nasdaq Dubai
The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) listed a 1.25 billion US dollar Sukuk today on Nasdaq Dubai, the region's international financial exchange.
It is the seventh Sukuk listing on the exchange by the IDB, making it the largest Sukuk issuer on Nasdaq Dubai at 8.55 billion US dollars. Altogether Nasdaq Dubai has 56 Sukuk listings totalling USD 43.96 billion US dollars, making it the largest exchange in the world for Sukuk by value.
Based in Saudi Arabia, the IDB has 57 member countries and its activities are designed to foster their economic development and social progress.
Nasdaq Dubai provides the IDB and its other regional and international issuers with close links to investors around the world as well as a first class listing infrastructure.


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At a Madonna gig in Copenhagen, Denmark's Prince Joachim crossed paths with his ex-wife, Countess Alexandra of Frederiksborg, and her new husband, Martin Jorgensen. Just last month, the Prince and his second wife, Princess Marie, christened their first son, Prince Henrik. Perhaps this potential for awkward encounters explains why ticket sales for Her Madge's Slovenia concert were so weak—only 7,000 out of 63,000 were sold.Queen Sofia of Spain and her daughters, Infanta Elena, Duchess of Lugo and Infanta Cristina, Duchess of Palma de Mallorca, opted for airy summer casuals as they took a stroll on the Mediterranean isle of Majorca. The Spanish royals enjoy annual R&R at their Marivent Palace near Majorca's main port, Palma.
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II may be enjoying the summer at Balmoral Castle in the Scottish Highlands, but that doesn't mean she'll let her guard down. Maj has apparently purchased three bulletproof Land Rovers, which cost $83,000 each. However, the Queen my have struck a deal—it's been suggested that because Land Rover offers a "Balmoral Green" paint color, the royal gets a discount on her vehicles. No one from Land Rover was available to confirm.


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Food Additives Article
|Common Pollutants - In Food
By Dorothy M. Bowes
Society has always been dominated by survival, thus the need to have an adequate food supply to sustain a healthy and productive life. Much effort has traditionally been spent in the pursuit of hunting, foraging or the growing of food.
Prior to modern technology, food was always plentiful at harvest time. However, it became necessary to develop some method of preserving enough of the harvest and game collected during the peak hunting season, to ensure that there were sufficient food supplies for non-productive periods. Early methods developed to meet this need utilised the addition of substances to food. These were our first known food additives.
Some of the first substances used to preserve food were salt (sodium chloride) and smoke, while the addition of various spices disguised the flavour of preserved food and made it more palatable. Salt and smoke are methods still employed today, while the search for chemicals useful to preserve and increase the palatability of food continues. The acceptability of appearance, colour, texture and the flavour of food, is sometimes subject to experience and cultural tastes.
In the last several decades societies have undergone many lifestyle changes due to technological innovation. This has led to an increase in the addition of many substances to food for technological purposes. Many such substances have no clear benefits for consumers and are only there for cosmetic purposes.
Food production is a huge multinational industry with the push to produce more food and increase company profits. Processed foods represent in excess of 50% of diet in some developed countries. Increased demand for 'ready to eat' and snack food from supermarkets, hot take aways, ethnic foods, the demand for seasonal food all the year round, stable and low food prices, have increased the variety and uses of substances added to food.
While there is an ongoing increase in the utilisation of additives to food and new food processes being developed, these have been questioned by scientific and public debate on the risk associated with their use and the overall safety of the materials and processes used.
Toxicology as a science is still in its developmental stage. New technology has allowed testing of increased sensitivity and any toxicology is only based on what is known at the time, or is a limited assessment of risk. Animal studies are not necessarily representative of what happens in humans and toxicology results can be biased by the personal views of the assessor. Many decisions made are based on very questionable toxicology and some good examples of this are medications e.g. Diethylstilboestrol which caused cancer in the children of those who took it; Thalidomide which caused birth defects and some recent evidence to hand would suggest that the children of those who were deformed by Thalidomide have the same birth defects; Non-Steroid Anti Inflammatory medications that cause damage to the gut; Antihistamines have also been reported to be carcinogenic in the long term.
Inadequacies in medical data do not justify that many food additives and contaminants are 'harmless'. These have been unleashed upon the unsuspecting population who expect government regulations to protect them from this type of mass uncontrolled experimentation upon them. It is not even a good study as the medical profession is not involved and there is no retrospective study. Health effects are unexpected and those problems that do arise are poorly understood and relevant data not collected.
Regardless of the rights or wrongs of scientific argument, the Australian Government has no moral right to allow the food industry to use many additives and contaminants in our food supply. Whatever the real level of risk, and that is unknown, the government is not fulfilling its ethical responsibility to the population that is exposed on a daily basis to varying levels of additives and contaminants that are often above allowable limits e.g. sulphur dioxide.
Decisions made at the time of toxicological assessment impact on the consumer and public health. As government cannot adequately police the food industry and allows far too many known carcinogens and contaminants in our food, we can only assume that they are not concerned with the cost to the community of health problems that arise from food additives and contaminants.
Food additives are chemicals that are added to foods for a variety of reasons, many of them cosmetic, they are directly added to food to maintain freshness and prevent deterioration; for cosmetic use to colour, improve flavour, texture and general appearance; as processing aids to improve handling properties; or to maintain nutritional quality.
Some classes of food additives are:
|Class of additive
|Anti caking agents
|ensure that products do not stick together e.g. salt
|Calcium carbonate(170), Potassium ferrocyanide(536), Aluminium sodium silicate (554)
|Prevent foods from discolouring and from becoming rancid
|Ascorbic acid(33), Propyl gallate (310), tertbutylhydroquinone(319) BHA(320), BHT(321)
|Artificial sweeteners
|Used to sweeten low joule foods
|Aspartame, Cyclamate, Saccharin no numbers allocated
|Bleaching agents
|Used to whiten foods e.g. flour
|Chlorine(925), chlorine dioxide (926), benzoyl peroxide(928)
|replace colour lost in processing and restore uniform colour - cosmetic
|Curcumin(110), Tartrazine(102)
Amaranth(123), Erythrosine(127),
Chlorophyll(140), Titanium dioxide(171)
|Stops separation of oil and water into layers
|Lecithins(322) Polysorbate (333), Lactic and fatty acid esters of di-glycerol(472b), Sorbitan monostearate(491)
|Break down foods e.g. ferment milk into cheese
|Papain, rennet, bromelain, ficin or amylase produced by genetically manipulated organisms.
|Flavour enhancers
|Bring out the flavour of food
|MSG(621), disodium guanylate(627), Maltol(636)
|To restore flavour lost in processing
|Fruit pulp, nuts, honey, syrups natural or nature identical
|Flour treatment agents
|Improve flour performance in bread making
|Sodium metabisulphite(223) Ascorbic Acid(300), Ammonium chloride(510), Potassium bromate(924)
|Food acids
|Maintain a constant acid level in food
|Acetic acid(260), Citric acid(330), Lactic acid(237). Fumaric acid(297) Tartaric acid(334) Malic acid(296)
|Prevent food from drying our and becoming unpalatable
|Sorbitol(420), Glycerin(422), Polydextrose(1200)
|Added to food to supplement dietary intake
|Calcium, Iodine, Iron, Phosphorus
|Mineral salts
|Enhance the texture of foods after processing
|Sodium bicarbonate(55), Magnesium carbonate(504), Calcium chloride(509)
|Prolong shelf life and storage
|Benzoic Acid(210), Sodium benzoate (211), Sulphur Dioxide(220)
|Used in aerosol containers
|Carbon dioxide(290), Propane, Butane, Octafluorocyclobutane
|Bind and remove unwanted minerals that cause oxidation
|Citric acid,(330), phopshates
|Modify consistency
|Dextrose(1400), Bleached starch(1`403), Enzyme treated starches(1405), Distarch phosphate(1412)
|Vegetable gums
|ensure consistency
|agar agar(406), Carrageenan(407), Gum Guar(412),Hydroxypropylmethylcellulose (464), Pectin(440a), Xanthan gum(415)
|Added to replace nutrition lost in processing
|B vitamins including Niacin, vitamin C, vitamin E.
The given code numbers are based on the European system of numbering food additives e.g. 220 is sulphur dioxide. In Europe these carry the letter E before the number e.g. E 220.
CASARETT & DOULL'S TOXICOLOGY: The basic science of poisons. 4th Ed, Pergamon, NY. 1991
HANSSEN, Maurice. The New Additive Code Breaker. Lothian, Melb. 1989.
BUIST, Dr Robert A. Food Chemical Sensitivity. Harper & Row, Artarmon. 1987.
NATIONAL FOOD AUTHORITY. Food Standards Code. AGPS, Canberra. 1994.
Web Links for more information
Food Standards Australia & New Zealand FSANZ website
FINA WebsiteFed Up with food additives
- Dealing with Hospitalisation and Emergency Surgery when Allergy, Food and Chemical Sensitivity are Complicating Factors.
- Where to Find Information on Chemicals
- About Fragrances: Did you know.. Fragrances can make you ill.
- Immunological Reactions To DNA and RNA
- Chemical Sensitivity Leaflet
- Health Effects Of Woodsmoke
- Location, Housing Material and Design Guidelines
- Recycled Water: What's in it for you
- Impacts Of Environmental Toxins On The Health Of Children
- Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis: Dealing with food allergens
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Amazon Prime seems to dominate the online shopping market, especially for consumers who like to combine their shopping habit with their movie and music streaming. But there's another player in the cyber subscription game that offers enticingly fast delivery at a competitively low price on a selection of major retail brands.
Before you invest your hard-earned cash in an online shopping subscription service, let's see how the two shopping giants stack up.
The competitors
Amazon Prime is nothing short of an all-encompassing online shopping experience. The brainchild of cyber marketplace Amazon, the Prime service gives members free two-day shipping on eligible products, unlimited music streaming, unlimited movie and TV viewing, unlimited photo storage and early access to limited-time deal opportunities, called Amazon Lightning Deals.
Google Express, on the other hand, is a shopping and shipping one-stop-shop for metropolitan city dwellers. The service gives members free, same-day delivery in eligible areas on qualifying orders over the $15 minimum threshold. Products for sale via the service include items from major retailers, including everything from Sports Authority to Costco.
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It's all about speed at these two online giants.
Google Express offers free same-day or overnight delivery where available. Delivery areas for Express are limited to the following: San Francisco, Peninsula and San Jose; West Los Angeles; Manhattan; Chicago; Boston; and Washington, D.C. Delivery-eligible cities are expected to expand in the future.
Over at Amazon Prime, members can receive free same-day delivery on orders over $35. If your order is less than $35, delivery is $5.99 per order. Delivery is limited to the following metro areas: Seattle/Tacoma; San Francisco Bay Area; Los Angeles; San Diego; Phoenix; Dallas/Ft. Worth; Tampa Bay Area; Atlanta; Washington, D.C.; Baltimore; Philadelphia; New York City; and Boston.
The fastest free shipping option for Amazon Prime members is the service's signature two-day shipping on qualifying items.
From groceries and home products to clothing and electronics, the possibilities for fast shipping from Google and Amazon are essentially endless. Each service has a broad range of items that consumers can purchase.
The real difference in products comes down to the supplier. Amazon's products are supplied by Amazon itself, whereas Google Express sells and delivers products from a combination of local stores and major big-box retailers. As such, stores available in each delivery area vary.
If you still aren't sure which service is right for you, it might come down to dollars and cents. An Express membership costs $10 per month, or $95 per year. Users can join now and take advantage of three months for free; the offer expires Sept. 30.
Amazon Prime members pay $99 per year and can sign up for a free 30-day trial to test the service before paying. If you aren't satisfied, be sure to cancel your trial before the 30-day period ends.
NerdWallet takes you shopping
So which subscription should you sign up for? If you live in one of the metropolitan areas listed above, we'd recommend Google Express for your shopping fix. Receive your favorite products at your doorstep the same day you order without ever leaving home.
If, however, you can wait two days for your shipment (or don't mind paying a little extra for faster delivery) opt for Amazon Prime, where you'll enjoy free two-day shipping as well as unlimited movie and music streaming for just $4 more a year than Google's membership. And you have access to a wider selection of products to choose from.
Courtney Jespersen is a staff writer at NerdWallet, a personal finance website. Email: [email protected]. Twitter: @courtneynerd.
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Editor's note: Laohe, a lovely girl from Botswana, is going to study at Wuhan University of Technology. Thoughtful, caring and considerate, SICAS Student Service Team members takes care of her in every detail of her life by the time Laone arrived in China. Accompanied by SICAS student service team member, Laohe is going to start her new journey in the upcoming university life!
SICAS student service team member greeted Laone and her mother at Wuhan Tianhe International Airport. This is the first time that Laone and her mother come to China and they feel curious about this foreign country. Tina showed Laone around in the campus, trying to help her get familiar with this new environment. They took a photo in front of the library. Tina took Laone to buy a SIM card. After that, Laone told Tina that she needed to do some shopping.
Having learned this, Tina took Laone to a nearby supermarket to select some food, after which they went to a convenient store to buy some other necessities. Tina also took her to open an account in the bank. Considering that Laone may have a problem communicating with Chinese staff, Tina came to the student office to help Laone get enrolled in the university.


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Meet the Southwest Minnesota Amateur Sports Commission; Marshall, MN
Name: Jacob Fahl
Organization you represent: I represent the growth of Marshall and the SW MN community. Professional I represent Hitachi Capital America, out of Norwalk, CT.
Sports Background/Family: played college basketball at SMSU, wife (Angie) played volleyball at SMSU. Grew up in Seattle, WA, moved to Benson, MN in 1990. Attended SMSU 1999, graduating in 2003 and 2007 with MBA. My wife and I have 4 children, Avery, Julia, Jude and Jonah. Being active in sports, recreation and being outside will always be a part of our lives.
Contact Information: firstname.lastname@example.com 507-476-0309; Twitter @jcfahl
Name: Mary Tate
Organization you represent: City of Marshall
Background: I have worked at the City of Marshall Community Services Department since 1995. I have been involved with the Red Baron Arena & Expo project since the very beginning. Marshall is very fortunate to have excellent facilities and forward thinking leaders for our community.
Contact Information: firstname.lastname@example.com or 507-537-6767
Name: Scott VanDerMillen
Organization you represent: City of Marshall
Background: A proud SMSU graduate, Scott recently returned to Marshall and is honored to represent Community Services. Our staff is committed to providing an enriched community experience for all citizens.
Contact Information: email@example.com or 507-537-6767
Name: Eric Myhre
Organization you represent: Marshall Area Youth Baseball Association
Background: 20 Year Resident of Marshall, Southwest MN State University Alum. 15+ Years on the MAYBA Board of Directors, including positions of President, Vice President, and Treasurer. Currently the Treasurer and Finance Director. Vice President of Finance at USBank Equipment Finance
Contact Information: email@example.com or 507-828-2940
Name: Bruce Remme
Organization you represent: Marshall Public Schools
Background: Began working for Marshall Public Schools in 1995. Have served the district and the community as a teacher, coach, and Activities Director. Been involved with the Amateur Sports Commission since its beginning in 2007.
Contact Information: firstname.lastname@example.com or 507-929-2668
Name: Raftyn (Birath) Rignell
Organization you represent: Birath Wealth Management & Marshall Community Foundation
Sports background/family: Graduated Marshall Senior High School 2000, playing volleyball and basketball. Played volleyball for Division I University of Connecticut 2000-2004. Coached volleyball, Head coach, Division III Presentation College, Assistant Coach Division I Marquette University, Assistant Coach Division II SMSU. Working as client service manager at Birath Wealth Management. Married to Derek Rignell, owner of Southwest Pro Painting, three children, Rocco (7), Archer (5), Quinn (3).
Contact info: Email: firstname.lastname@example.com or 507-476-5750
Name: Harry G. Weilage
Organization you represent: Former Marshall Community Services Director 1980 – 2016. Member of the SWMASC, and Recently appointed to the MASC.
Sports Background/Family: Married to Jaen, Son Drew and daughter Laurel live in Denver, Drew works at StatusGo and Laurel works for Chipolte. Daughter Hope is moving to Marshall and continuing her position with Ecolab.
Contact Info: Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Name: Craig Schafer
Organization you represent: Marshall City Council
Sports Background/Family: wife Deb, 3 Adult Children & 2 Grandchildren. Son and Grandson went through MAHA & Marshall High School Hockey Programs. Have also been involved in National touring stock car racing for 25 years.
Contact Info: Email: email@example.com or 612-723-2838
Name: Scott Mauch
Organization you represent: Marshall Amateur Hockey Association
Sports Background/Family:Work at Prairie Grain Partners LLC in Clarkfield, MN as General Manager. Been involved in MAHA since 2004 when my 1st child started and been on the hockey board 4 years, elected Board President this year. Now all 4 are playing hockey. My wife Lisa is fully involved in helping at every level of our kid's hockey.
Contact Info: Email- email@example.com Cell number- 507-317-5835
Name: Cassi Weiss
Organization you represent: Visit Marshall, MN
Sports Background/Family: An Elk River High School graduate, Cassi attended Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall, where she studied Hospitality Management. Cassi has been a coach for the Marshall Girls Hockey team since 2014. She is married to Michael Weiss, a 4th grade teacher and hockey coach. She enjoys spending time at the ice arena in the winter and the lake with family in the summer. Cassi began her position as Director of Visit Marshall, MN on March 31, 2020.
Contact Info: Email- firstname.lastname@example.com or 507-537-1865
Name: Kelly Loft
Organization you represent: Marshall Convention & Visitors Bureau; Board
Sports Background/Family: Grew up playing hockey and baseball in my hometown of Mankato. Spent two years on the SMSU baseball team in 1994-95. Have lived in Marshall since 1994 and has served as a coach for both the MAHA and MAYBA organizations in Marshall. Currently serve as president of the Marshall Baseball Association. Now in my 21st year as the Athletic Communications Director at Southwest Minnesota State University.
Contact Info: email@example.com or 507-476-8191
Name: Chris Hmielewski
Organization you represent: Southwest Minnesota State University
Sports Background/Family: Chris is in his 12th year as the Director of Athletics at Southwest Minnesota State University in 2017-18. A native of Franklin Park, Ill., Hmielewski played three years of college baseball at Kansas State University playing both first base and pitcher. Following his junior season in 1991, he signed a free agent professional contract with the Montreal Expos organization. Hmielewski began his pro career as a first baseman—where he was an All-Star during his second season—before moving to the pitching mound for the next three seasons and advancing as high as Class AA in 1995. He signed with the Duluth-Superior Dukes of the Northern League in 1996 before an arm injury forced his retirement following the season. Chris and his wife, Mary Jo, reside in Lynd, Minn., and have three children, Andrew, Ashtin and Matthew.
Name: Alan Poff
Alan serves as the VP of Government Affairs for Schwan's Company. He has been with the organization since 2004. He is a licensed attorney and served for 10 years as a staffer in the U.S. Senate.
Sports background/family: Alan has been engaged with minor league baseball since the late 1990s, with a specific focus on the business-side of the industry. In 2016, he led a team effort to create the Granite Falls Soccer Association and Granite Falls Rapids FC-branded youth soccer teams to enhance sports opportunities for area youth. After years of living in Minnesota, the Poffs finally embraced winter in 2015 by building their first-ever backyard ice rink for the family and neighborhood kids. "Making Memories" is the focus of this annual winter tradition.
Alan lives with his wife Julie, daughter Sophia and son Sam in Granite Falls. Both children are active in sports and the performing arts. Sam plays hockey in Marshall.
Contact info: E-mail: email@example.com or 507-537-8819. Twitter @BallparkBiz
Name: Kris Wegner
Affiliated Community Medical Centers
Sports Background/Family: I am a Physician Assistant at ACMC. I grew up in Alcester, SD where I played basketball, slow pitch softball and ran track. I have been married to my husband Kim for 26 yrs. We have two daughters; Madison is a junior at Marshall High School and Megan is an 8th grade at Marshall Middle School. Both of our daughters play 3 sports year round including volleyball, basketball and fast pitch softball. They have participated in multiple club sports including Marshall Girls Basketball Association, Marshall JO Volleyball, Southwest Juniors Volleyball, SW Slam AAU Basketball, SD Northstars AAU Basketball and Marshall Area Fastpitch Association. As an 18yr resident of Marshall we have been very involved in the sports community. I was the treasurer for MGBA from 2010-2015. I have been the treasurer for Marshall JO Volleyball since 2011. My husband Kim, refs high school football and basketball. He was on the MAFSA board for 4 years. Although we did not attend SMSU we have been booster members for the last 10 years and actively participate in events related to the college and the various sporting events. We thoroughly enjoy living in Marshall and are committed to helping with the growth of the community.
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Volume 1, Issue 1 (2004) Transformative Possibilities: Transcending Interlocking Boundaries
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Front Matter
Front Matter Volume 1, 2004-2005
McNair Scholars Program
Gene Flow in an Invasive Species of Grass, Brachypodium Sylvaticum
Trieste Dobberstein
Another Visit to Red and Blue States
Jason Gary Damron
Automated Test Pattern Generation for Quantum Circuits
Jacob D. Biamonte
The Clerical Wife: Medieval Perceptions of Women During the Eleventh‐ and Twelfth‐Century Church Reforms
Cara Kaser
Comparative Colonialsims: Variations in Japanese Colonial Policy in Taiwan and Korea, 1895 ‐ 1945
Gunnar Abramson
Constructs of Freedom and Identity: The Ethnogenesis of the Jamaican Maroons and the Treaties of 1739
Jessica Krug
Not Quite Formal: Theorizing the Informal Labor Market Experiences of "Documented" Immigrant Workers
Carrie Cobb
Performance and Application of an Inexpensive Method for Measurement of Nitrogen Dioxide
Jeremy Parra
Racial Hegemony in America: The Struggle for identity Among the Black Indians of the Five Civilized Tribes of the Southern United States
Natasha Hartsfield
Women Writing War and Peace in Post Vietnam Era
Amy Driscoll
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New Delhi: India and the US are set to bargain hard on three controversial defence foundational agreements and "pre-bid guarantee" on transfer of technology, in case an American firm bids for 'Make in India' fighter jet programme, during the visit of Defence Secretary Ashton Carter here next week.
The US has been pushing India to sign three agreements – Communications and Information Security Memorandum of Agreement (CISMOA), Logistics Support Agreement (LSA) and Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement (BECA) – the previous UPA government had resisted.
However, under the new dispensation, things have changed and India is open to a tweaked LSA which facilitates the provision of logistical support, supplies, and services between the US military and the armed forces of partner countries on a reimbursable basis, and provides a framework that governs the exchange of logistics support, supplies, and services.
Defence sources said that "progress" has been made with regard to LSA but added that it does not mean that it is a done deal. Even as India holds its cards close to chest, New Delhi has asked the US to make it clear if the American government will stand guarantee for transfer of technology (TOT) if US-based companies were to bid under 'Make in India' fighter jet programme.
"The Americans will have to give pre-bid guarantee if their firm wants to take part in Make in India programme for fighter aircraft. Companies promise moon but at the end we should not be left with sand in our hands," defence sources said. The issues came up for discussion between the defence policy group of the two countries this week ahead of Carter's visit in India starting April 10.


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After many months of planning it feels quite strange to us that PASIG 2017 is over. Hosting the PASIG conference in Oxford has been a valuable experience for the DPOC fellows and a great chance for Bodleian Libraries' staff to meet with and listen to presentations by digital preservation experts from around the world.
In the end 244 conference delegates made their way to Oxford and the Museum of Natural History. The delegates came from 130 different institutions and every continent of the world was represented (…well, apart from Antarctica).
What was especially exciting though were all the new faces. In fact 2/3 of the delegates this year had not been to a PASIG conference before! Is this perhaps a sign that interest in digital preservation is on the rise?
As always at PASIG, Twitter was ablaze with discussion in spite of an at times flaky Wifi connection. Over three days #PASIG17 was mentioned a whopping 5300 times on Twitter and had a "reach" of 1.7 million. Well done everyone on some stellar outreach! Most active Twittering came from the UK, USA and Austria.
Although it is hard to choose favourites among all the Tweets, a few of the DPOC project's personal highlights included:
Cambridge Fellow Lee Pretlove lists "digital preservation skills" and why we cannot be an expert in all areas. Tweet by Julian M. Morley.
Bodleian Fellow James makes some insightful observations about the incompatibility between tar pits and digital preservation.
Cambridge Fellow Somaya Langley presents in the last PASIG session on the topic of "The Future of Digital Preservation".
What were some of your favourite talks and Twitter conversations? What would you like to see more of at PASIG 2018? #futurePASIG


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A Leader – THIRD Time in a Row!
SteelCentral Magic Quadrant Leadership has become a Riverbed tradition, especially in the NPM category.
Since the first ever NPMD MQ back in 2014, Riverbed SteelCentral has been the clear leader so we're thrilled that Gartner, in its latest Magic Quadrant, has again named us a leader.
With our strong positions in both Gartner's NPMD and APM Magic Quadrants, Riverbed SteelCentral is now recognized as the undisputed leader in end-to-end performance management across networks and applications.
SteelCentral's Network Performance Monitoring and Diagnostics solutions are a core and integral part of SteelCentral, the command center for application performance. More specifically, our NPM tools play a lead role in the following SteelCentral use cases:
1. Performance Monitoring & Troubleshooting
2. Visibility, Optimization & Control
….and in the near future,
3. Application Defined Networking or SD-WAN
SteelCentral Use Cases
We are in strong position but we are not resting on our laurels! Our 2016 launch plans will be delivering true innovation, taking the portfolio to the next level. Here are some of the things we will be delivering:
Q2'16 – more powerful Performance Monitoring & Troubleshooting capabilities with end-to-end visibility for Skype for business (UCExpert), significantly faster reporting performance, modernized Web UI, and troubleshooting workflows (NetProfiler).
Q3'16 – simpler and more sophisticated SteelCentral platform, offering UI consolidation, simpler and clearer component fit. Expect to see more SteelCentral platform integration (i.e. UC Expert with Portal) as well as cross-platform integration with SteelCentral in SD-WAN.
The Role of SteelCentral Visibility in SD-WAN
I am really excited about SteelCentral in 2016. We have great momentum, a great platform, new exciting products releasing throughout the year and an enormous market opportunity to go after. There are three things I am excited about:
1. SteelCentral has the strongest overall combined position in the Performance Monitoring market
2. We regularly displace strong NPM incumbents and APM leaders—will maintain the confidence of a leader and continue winning
3. The SteelCentral Platform will get even better in 2016 and will play a leading role in the Riverbed SD-WAN strategy
Happy selling!
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bria can always be counted on to save the day. too many people and too little seating? no worries. pull out this swanky folding foot stool and show everyone nothing can get to you. party overflow problems solved.
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colors: black teak & black leather (also available in natural teak & camel leather and natural teak and black leather)
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Command line tools for managing binary Apple property list (.plist) files.
Version 1.0 - May 15, 2005
version 1.0 of the tools for Mac OS X.
A simple rule for use of the scripts: only use them if you need to. Unfortunately, Apple's plutil provides no simple way of checking whether a .plist file is ASCII (XML) or binary before performing conversions. So, try grepping or editing the file in question using standard tools before reverting to the use of these scripts.
These scripts, written in Perl, are quite simple in nature. I spend a lot of time cleaning out and exploring preference files when administering Mac OS X machines, and Mac OS X 10.4's propensity toward binary .plist files made this process much more tedious.
The apparent alternative is a GUI, such as Apple's very own "Property List Editor" application. While such tools have their places, I am not a fan of managing .plist files with a GUI, especially when I don't necessarily know what I want to do until I perform a grep or two. Hence these scripts, which should work in any version of Mac OS X, but are ideally suited to Mac OS X 10.4 and higher. I wrote them to avoid painful retyping of Apple's plutil command. All three scripts run plutil in one form or another to get the job done, and their use should be obvious to just about anyone familiar with a UNIX command line.
Here's a basic overview of each command (usage for all three: command filename.plist):
Those who prefer another editor (such as pico) may wish to edit line 58 of /usr/bin/pledit to use their favorite editor. I just happen to like vim.
The three scripts are installed in /usr/bin. Installing requires administrative access, and the scripts are installed with permissions of 755 (rwxr-xr-x). To uninstall, simply remove these three files. You may elect to remove the "PLTools.pkg" file in your /Library/Receipts folder as well.
If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions for improvement, please do not hesitate to contact me at email@example.com.


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Hello friends! This spring has been very exciting starting with our move to a new house on the same island (we finally found a place with a yard!), and I'm also attending our town's Citizen Police Academy that's 11-week program for us to get familiar with the police and what they do. We've visited a jail, get to go on a ride-along, gun range and most importantly meet the canine unit 🙂
Being in this new house has inspired me to go further with eliminating waste int he form of things we buy. I'm quite strict with not bringing cosmetics or foods packed in plastic into our home, but still get packaged green juices every now and then when at work.
I've started researching on best composting bins I can have in our yard, as well as growing food. We already have lots of herbs and flowers growing (planted by the previous tenants) plus our neighbors lemon tree that partially hangs over our yard, but I want to take this to a whole another level. I'm thinking cherry tomatoes, kale, green beans, strawberries, rhubarb, stinging nettle, etc. I'm looking to hire a garden consultant to help me with this project because my track record with growing plants isn't very good (only had success with kale and mint).
I partnered with Gardein and Meatless Monday again to celebrate Earth Day. This 49-year-old holiday honors the planet and raises awareness around how we humans can better protect it, and we're ready to celebrate. One of the easiest ways to do good by the environment is to eat less meat: Eating less meat decreases greenhouse gas emissions, water use and land use. And by the way…it's also good for YOU.
See my recipe submission for them that's crunchy, nutritious, creamy (dressing), satisfying, colorful and oh so fresh.
Crispy Crunch Chick'n Salad
6 radishes, sliced or quartered
1 head of Romaine lettuce, chopped
½ small red cabbage, roughly chopped
½ sweet onion, cut into rings
4 rainbow carrots, cut into rounds
10 cherry tomatoes, halved
¼ cup pumpkin and/or sunflower seeds
5 Gardein Chick'n Strips, baked and cut into pieces
Combine all ingredients in a large bowl except the Chick'n Strips. Cook the Chick'n Strips according to the package instructions and slice as desired.
Balsamic Vinegar-Tahini Dressing
2 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
4 tablespoons tahini
2 tablespoons mustard
2 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
Optional: fresh cilantro chopped fine
Add the vinegar, tahini, lemon juice, salt and pepper into a mixing bowl or food processor. Process until smooth. Add the oil slowly. After all the oil has been added, process for an additional 10 seconds. Taste and adjust seasonings and water as needed to create desired consistency. Add dressing to the salad and toss to coat. Arrange the Chick'n Strips to top the salad and serve immediately.
Optional tips:
If Romaine lettuce isn't your favorite, try this salad with spring mix or a baby kale blend.
If you don't have sunflower or pumpkin seeds on hand, try toasted pecans or walnuts to add some extra crunch.
Check out more Meatless Monday recipes from Meatless Monday's Earth Day celebration page by clicking HERE.


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GARDEZ (Pajhwok): Nearly 500 kilograms of opium and 200 kilograms of hashish have been seized in the capital of southeastern Paktia province, an official said on Thursday. Governor Zalamai Weesa told Pajhwok Afghan News the drugs were recovered... read more
GARDEZ (Pajhwok): About 285 cases of violence against women including 34 murders have been registered in the southeastern zone this year, the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) said on Wednesday. Zarmina Shams, AIHRC... read more
SHARAN (Pajhwok): Three members of a family were killed and as many injured in a roadside bombing in Gomal district of southeastern Paktika province on Saturday, the governor said. Mohammad Ilyas Wahdat told Pajhwok Afghan News the incident took... read more
GARDEZ (Pajhwok): Tribal elders in southeastern Paktia province on Thursday said the Chief Executive Officer (CEO)'s work period has ended, calling the position a hurdle to improvement in the country's political affairs. The elders hailing from... read more
SHARANA (Pajhwok): The new governor for southeastern Paktia province on Saturday officially took charge, vowing to work in areas of security, reconstruction and other key sectors. Zalmai Weesa, the new governor, was introduced to gathering of... read more
GARDEZ (Pajhwok): Forty-seven raisin storage facilities worth 28 million afghanis have been built in southeastern Paktia province, an official said on Wednesday. At a ceremony, Irrigation and Livestock Director Walid Ahmad Tasal said the storage... read more
KHOST/GARDIZ (Pajhwok): One policeman and a Taliban notorious commander have been killed in a clash and a US drone strike in southeastern Khost and Paktia provinces, an official said a statement said on Sunday. The Taliban Commander Saifullah was... read more
GARDEZ (Pajhwok): A former jihadi commander and his gunmen beat and insulted traffic police officials in the capital of southeastern Paktia province, an official said on Sunday. A traffic policeman, Izatullah, told Pajhwok Afghan News that they... read more
GARDEZ (Pajhwok): The Afghan Red Crescent Society (ARC) on Wednesday distributed food and non-food items among 275 war-affected families in southeastern Paktia province, the society said. The provincial ARC office said the assistance was given to... read more
GARDIZ (Pajhwok): At least five policemen have been killed in a bomb blast in southern Paktia province, an official said on Tuesday. Provincial police chief, Brig. Gen. Qader Khan Zadran, told Pajhwok Afghan News that the incident took place in... read more
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Hello friends. I had two people request a bamboo painting tutorial so here it is:
All you need is yellow ocher, sap green and burnt sienna or the colors of your choosing and a #10 round brush. I's easy! Have fun and til next time happy crafting!
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Singapore shares close lower in low volume
THE Straits Times Index on Tuesday drifted to an 8.41 points loss at 2,858.80 on low volume of 1.07 billion units worth S$826.6 million. It was the second successive day that dollar volume fell below the S$1 billion mark. Excluding warrants there were 190 rises versus 196 falls.
On Monday, Wall Street's three major indices closed at all-time highs, only the second time this year this has occured. However, perhaps because the Dow futures on Tuesday dropped about 35 points in Asian trading hours, trading here was lacklustre, with activity dull and devoid of many redeeming features.
"We are all glued to our screens," said a dealer. "The TV screens, that is. The market is on holiday so we might as well watch the Olympics."
That this was no exaggeration was confirmed by other traders who endorsed the view that the TV screen was much more watchable than the trading screen.
Pressure on the banks eased in the morning session most likely due to short-covering rather than any real pick-up in demand. In the afternoon, all three weakened although in UOB's case, it traded ex-dividend.
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Crafts not only allow you to create something charming for your home; they also allow you to bond with your children. However, it may be hard to get inspired and to keep costs down. This article is intended to provide the answers you need.
To avoid mess while you are getting creative, spread out some newspaper. Simply throw the paper away after you're finished for a quick and easy clean up.
There are a million different things that can be used to create something crafty. A good option is paper items that you toss away. Toilet paper or towel rolls are excellent supplies. Save some of your old magazines to use for collages or scrapbooking. Put your creativity to use on items you normally pitch. You may be surprised with what you come up with.
Beadaholique gives you a source for all of your custom jewelry supplies. You can find all sorts of beads, chains and accessories to make beautiful pieces. Current fashion often involves costume jewelry. If you make your own, you have the power to both save money and also coordinate your wardrobe with your jewelry.
Stay focused on one element at a time. It's far too easier to have more than one project going at a time. On the other hand, constantly starting new projects means never finishing them. Take the time to complete a project before beginning another. This way, you will be more likely to finish.
When going through arts and crafts involving children, don't get stuck on firm examples to compare finished projects to. You should avoid examples so kids can create things themselves. For instance, they might want to put an eye where the ear should be. The whole point is for them to be creative.
Look on the Internet for art project ideas. There is no shortage of sites with great ideas. No matter the age of the person creating the project, there's something for everyone online.
Keep your craft supplies organized. There are several ways to store supplies, but do it in a way that you like. It is much easier to get your hands on the items you need when all of the supplies are well organized. It ensures you know where each item is.
You can have so much with with all kids using different crafts projects. Think about what project to start by thinking about the participants. If you don't know what to do, ask a friend or look online.
If you're looking for arts and crafts materials, give a hard look at your kitchen. You might just be surprised what you'll find there that can be used for crafting. Aluminum foil, plastic containers and jars are just a few of them. If you want to, you can also use dried beans or pasta.
With any luck, this piece offered great tips for your hobby. Now use the knowledge you've acquired to create some great things for your home. You might even give certain ones to people as gifts.


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Today we woke up at 5:45 as we had a busy day ahead of us. We had a room check yesterday; therefore we had to tidy our room just in case there is another surprise inspection! Then we all came down to breakfast and we all had to munch it down as fast as we could.
Firstly we went to mtwapa academy, where we watched an exciting play performed by some of their class 7 students; the story of Abraham. After the assembly we went to the library to wait for the contractors of the land Miss Heggs had purchased , where over the next week we will be helping build a whole new building which sagail nursery will own and move into when ready. We did this for them because their school is rented and in a shocking condition for the student and the teachers. The plot of land is a few miles away so we had to walk 2 miles until we actually got there. On the way there were some little alley ways about 1 meter wide that we had to squeeze through. All of the alley ways had big puddles inside them, we had to jump from wall to wall to get to the other side. We began to dig the foundation around the outskirts of a classroom under the sun beating down on us. The foundations had to be 3 feet deep, therefore we had to work really hard in order to reach that goal. Meanwhile some groups were at sagail, mtwapa and also some were helping prepare the meal with Amina.
During the afternoon we returned to mtwapa academy where we ate a delicious meal but beforehand we bowed our heads in prayer to respect the Kenyan culture. After the meal everyone split up and went to the building site and to sagail. Some of us stayed at mtwa academy where we shadowed student and participated in some very interesting lessons.
By the end of the day we were all tired and were ready to relax in the refreshing pool just before it closed.
Hi to everyone at home, just a quick message to let you know that I'm ok and Ive gained a better appreciation of the life I have in England. Also I always receive a warm welcome of hugs when I enter a classroom. Missing you all From Jack
Hi ,Josh here just had a tiring day building and socialising with the children. I just want to let you know that i am all ok and that i am putting on plenty of sun cream on and drinking loads of water.
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PATROTIC Front (PF) Lusaka Central parliamentary aspiring candidate Margaret Mwanakatwe has cautioned party members against engaging in any form violence.
Ms Mwanakatwe warned that violence by PF cadres could be perceived to be contrary to the message of peaceful campaigns that President Edgar Lungu shared during the National Day of Prayers.
She said she would continue to sensitise her members especially the youths of Lusaka to desist from violence even after the elections.
"I would like to send a strong message to all the youth in Lusaka Central. We need to do everything possible not to conduct ourselves in a manner that will take away from the message of President Lungu," she said.
Ms Mwanakatwe said the youths and other leaders vying for leadership should ensure that they emulated President Lungu who had been demonstrated what he meant by his words.
Ms Mwanakatwe believed that President Lungu's leadership was blessed by God considering that under his presidency, the nation had yet another successful prayer meeting at the Show grounds.
She urged other leaders from the opposition political parties to sensitise their supporters and also to emulate President Lungu's calls to end political violence.
She said Zambia was a Christian nation and that the PF government should live in unity and peace according to Christian values.
Ms Mwanakatwe urged the youths not to retaliate whenever they were provoked by the opposition because the party was peaceful.
And Ms Mwanakatwe said once elected, she would ensure that women and youths especially from Bauleni were empowered by introducing soft loans.


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Infosys chief mentor N R Narayana Murthy's $129-million venture capital fund, Catamaran, is likely to make its maiden investment in SKS Microfinance Ltd, which will be the first Indian MFI to hit the market with an initial public offering later this year.
The Catamaran investment is believed to be part of the pre-IPO sale process in SKS Microfinance, said sources privy to the development. The entry of a marquee investor like Murthy ahead of the public offering is expected to buoy investor sentiments as SKS and India's microfinance sector are entering the unchartered waters of public markets.
These sources declined to divulge the size of investment as well as any other financial details. But, venture capital trackers, who are not involved with the deal-making at SKS, said they would be surprised if the transaction was above $10 million.
SKS is heavily backed by venture capital and private equity majors such as Sequoia Capital, Sandstone Capital, Kismet Capital, Unitus Equity Fund, Silicon Valley Bank, besides Vinod Khosla. The Indian equity investors in SKS include Small Industries Development Bank of India, Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance and Yatish Trading. The total investment by the alternative asset investors in SKS is estimated at around $112 million till now.
VCCircle learns that foreign shareholding at SKS is pegged at 67.88%, with public financial companies having 3.48% and corporate bodies holding 4.91%. Others including trusts, management and employees have 22.88%.
A crucial SKS board meeting is scheduled in about a month to decide on the IPO timelines, and possibly discuss fresh equity placement. The IPO will prove to be an exit route for the private equity investors. But, analysts say, typically IPOs only see partial exits by the investing community. The company will file the draft red herring prospectus with market regulator SEBI soon.
E-mails sent to Mr Narayana Murthy's office and SKS chief executive officer Suresh Gurumani did not elicit any response at the time of filing this story.
SKS Microfinance, founded by Vikram Akula on the operational model of McDonald's and Starbucks in the microfinance space, has guzzled capital to reach where it has today. A venture investor in SKS, without wishing to be quoted, says, the journey from servicing sub-10,000 clients to nearly 5 million today in less than a decade has proved the scalability of this model.
Since microfinance entities such as SKS, which got converted to an NBFC and works on commercial principles, are not allowed to raise deposits, they have to raise equity capital to grow scale and follow the capital adequacy norms (12% prescribed by RBI). "The IPO route is the final destination. You cannot keep raising private capital," said an industry observer. Most VC/PE investors have an investment horizon of about five years although this sector may be see them stay put a bit longer.
For the IPO exercise, SKS Microfinance is understood to be working with Citigroup along with Kotak and Credit Suisse, which incidentally helped the world's first MFI Mexico's Compartamos to a successful IPO. Compartamos was valued at $1.5 billion at the time of public offering in 2007. The investors in the Mexican firm sold 30% stake netting $450 million on an original investment of $6 million made by them in 1998-2000 period, according to a note by CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poor) on this watershed public offering.
So, comparisons between SKS and the Mexican company are bound to arise given the fact that there are no previous benchmarks in this space. An MFI veteran, however, says, it is not an apple-to-apple comparison as the Mexican firm disbursed loans at over 80% interest rates while in India (including large players like SKS), the rates hover around 26%, a subject of much criticism as MFIs themselves borrow loans from banks at around 12.5%.
"The IPO valuation of SKS will definitely be keenly watched as it could set a trend for future IPOs by established players in the micro lending space. The large and continuing growth opportunity, high RoEs and fee income potential of MFI players continue to attract PE investor interest. The lack of proper credit information owing to the absence of an organised credit bureau presently, risk of loan rotation owing to overextension of credit and challenges in retaining current lending rates are the risks to this story," says Akshay Dixit, Vice President at MAPE Advisory Group, who worked on some recent private equity transactions in the microfinance sector.
Temasek's investment in Spandana last year appears to have come at about ten times forward price to its earnings, and a similar yardstick for a bigger player like SKS could see it attracting 11-13 times price to earnings.
"Private placement valuation in Tier-I MFIs like SKS or Spandana is done mostly on forward price to earnings with price to book value used as a cross check. But in the case of small-to-mid-tier ones, it is done on (trailing) price to book value, owing to higher expected profit growth rates off a lower base - while there is steam left in the profit growth of large players, the velocity of growth could be much higher for smaller MFIs " adds Dixit.
SKS posted revenue of Rs 385 crore in the April-September 2009 period against Rs 554 crore for the full fiscal year at the end of March 2009. The profit after tax for the half year period (April-September 2009) is Rs 55.6 crore against Rs 80.22 crore in 2008-09. Its return on equity is 15.5% in the first half this fiscal. SKS, which disburses an average loan size of Rs 10,000, has disbursed a cumulative sum of $2.4 billion (Rs 11,208 crore) as on November 2009. Its loan outstanding stands at Rs 3,590 crore, according to information on its website. The company's profit after tax has literally leapfrogged from Rs 44 lakh in 2005-06 to Rs 80.22 crore in 2008-09. The return on equity too has been in the high teens in this period.


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Recently portable audio has been on a massive rush and everything is moving on very quickly. New DAPs are being announced all the time and with the technology improving in IEMs, the prices of a top level universal IEM is sometimes even exceeding the 1000 pound mark. When the original Westone 4 was released back in 2011 it was not only one of the most expensive universal IEMs on the market but it also was the first ever to feature 4 balanced armature driver per earpiece. Now while that is still not the norm today it is nowhere near as special or unique as it once was but although the price has not dropped, in the UK with a street price of around £250 from one retailer or about £400 from some reputable UK sellers (RRP £500 but only Amazon is that expensive) it has not increased by a huge margin and that means that it is now competing in a lower price bracket with there being quite a much more expensive tier of IEMs now. The W40 is pretty much a re-release to the W4/W4R with a brand new everything other than the drivers and the crossovers that are used with in, it's just brining the W4 up to date and this is all good. Before you say Westone are being lazy, you don't have to worry because they have just announced a new W50 and a flagship in the W60 (5 and 6 drivers respectfully). Now although it does seem they have done thing different in regards to the Knowles TWFK for highs and midrange and the DTEC for the lows that were used in the W4 that is not too say there is no difference in the sound as the housing is different, so is the cable and so are the included tips and collectively they can have an impact on the sound. Moving onto the rest of the review I do not want to delve on how this is different or improved from the Westone 4 and just want to concentrate on what this is.
The package that Westone supply with this is incredible and I would be left happy with this if it had been one of the 1000 pound plus options. The packaging itself is sleek and nothing over the top but when you move onto what you get included things really do step up. Too start off with you have an amazing carry case, although I think it was released by Westone a while back I never quite caught onto what it was and how amazing it is. It is what they call the monitor vault and I just always presumed it would very similar to an Otterbox and when I say that I am not wrong. However instead of it just being an orange version with little differences, I was pleasantly surprised to see that it is clearly smaller and while an Otterbox is great for what it is, it is not fitting in anyone's pocket any time soon and this is and that makes it both very practical and valuable. Obviously like an Otterbox it is pretty much indestructible with a pressure valve to stop water getting in and if you keep your W40s in it, they are not running into damage any time soon. The next thing that I find a really big deal is that they have included two cables with the earphones. Westone have switched too MMCX connections for their removable cables so bare in mind they are not backward compatible but you get both a standard straight up audio cable that is just the newest version of their classic Epic cable and then you also get the MFI certified cable that has the 3 button remote and mic that I know a lot of you use when pairing with your smartphones. This really is handy as it saves any need to need to get an aftermarket cable if you want the remote and mic or if you just want to use a straight audio cable. Really nice stuff and even if you don't plan on using one it is nice to have a back up cable if the worst was to happen to one of the cables. You then move onto the included tips and they are once again very generous. You get two types of tips with W40, their own STAR silicone tip and then their True-Fit Foam tips. Now these are unlike any tips I have ever had before in my life and they clearly are not a 5-minute idea but a product that has had some thought go into it. There are 5 colours of them that all represent a different size but is not a case of small, medium, large, XL and XXL. You have two different lengths of the tips with orange, red and blue being really quite long, as long as a standard triple flange and the differences in the tips are thickness. Then you have the green and black and these are a bit shorter and they also different thicknesses. The tips are great quality; sound amazing and the 5 sizes offer a very comfortable fit whatever your ears are like. The next little feature is a bit on the gimmicky side but it is well executed and saves them having to make multiple coloured versions. The faceplates on them can be screwed on and off and included you get two black faceplates installed and a pair of red and blue ones in the case. They are easy and safe to use with the screw not falling out of the faceplate making them not in slightest fiddly and when they are installed they are truly secured. I personally like the sleek black faceplates or a red on the right side and blue on the left. Don't shoot me down for saying it but I wouldn't be too disappointed to see them release some more colours at a cheap price, wouldn't say no to some pink, green or purple faceplates! You also get a cleaning tool included.
Although I am not against the whole faceplate concept, I cannot lie and say they give off a very professional finish because they do have the Chinese shiny plastic effect that you would expect to be included on cheaper earphones. The build of these is everything it should be and that of course includes removable cables. Westone have made the decision to change from using the old two pin connectors to the newer MMCX connectors and while I must say I prefer the two pin connectors from my experience, I am sure they have some justifying reasons behind it and for one you don't ever have to worry about the pin breaking off in the socket leaving you in deep trouble. Removing aftermarket cables from the W40 has been a huge pain though so that is something to take into account. The included Epic cable seems to be very similar to the last rendition of it but they have thankfully scrapped the memory wire and also but on a new sleeker y-split that is both pretty cool looking and has a nice strain relief. The braid is the same tight one they have always used and has proved to be strong on numerous occasions in the past with no negative experiences. The MFI cable is sheathed instead of being braided and it feels just as strong although is not as flexible as the braided Epic cable. The housings are firm plastic that seem more durable than the acrylic used in any of my CIEMs or of the universal CIEMs I have tried and the nozzle although thin certainly seems a bit reinforced compared to before and I do not have that worry of snapping like I would owning previous Westone models.
The ergonomics of these are amazing, each time I get an over the ear IEM it is obvious they are trying to do something similar to what Westone have been doing for years but although some have fitted nicely, none can match the sheer comfort the W40 offer. They are light, small and they shape seemingly perfect too my ears and while the tips get deep, they feel a lot smoother and less intrusive than a triple flange ever has. This is as comfortable as IEMs get and I don't see many people have much different an opinion too me.
Isolation is even better with these new tips going pretty darn deep and the way they block most of your ear with their design. These will be not letting much noise in at all and not only will they work great on an airplane but also if heavy machinery is being worked near you or anything else that could be equally as loud. Westone have really nailed these in terms of isolation and if this is something is a concern for you, worrying is not needed!
For this model Westone decided they would tune it both with good balance and combine that with a slightly warm and rather thick signature. It is a real smooth listen and one that I always find both pleasant and non-fatiguing. This does have a slightly boosted mid-bass and then after than the rest of the audio spectrum is pretty well balanced before you get a sparkle spike at around 10khz. The bass is nicely rounded and does have more of a focus on mid-bass than sub-bass but it still has okay extension with only a subtle roll off. The mid-bass is that classic warm, easy going style that is still fairly quick and is not big enough for the bass heads to sink their teeth into, just enough to make the music whole. It has good texture to it as well as rhythm that can get your head nodding quickly. The deeper bass is there until a healthy 20 hz and will keep the music full but does not really have the power to allow you too feel it. The midrange is of course a bit behind the bass but is still seriously clear, I mean these offer up some details. It is quite a liquid midrange and is packing some good body but this does have the flip side of a transparency that does not match some of the other options at the price. The midrange does also come off as a little bit slow and although it is not in the way that it get muddled easy, the decay just seems a little long. We have a good balanced in the midrange and this is apparent in the good slightly warm timbre and the natural sounding vocals that have good height. The treble is smooth and detailed with a spike at 10khz that allows the sparkle to make its presence know when snare drums and cymbals are hit. The treble does seem to lack some extension though and I do not get a great sense of air. The soundstage is not the biggest in the world but combined with the imaging it is a very confident display where it is concerned with well spaced instruments and quick and accurate positioning as well using the provided head space that is both out of your head in width and has some depth to it.
The sound of this is something that is easy to listen too, bring a full package and does not discriminate against any particular frequency range. It delivers on a lot of fronts and if you want just one IEM in the price range that can do a lot of things then this could be a good choice. However the coherency of it does not seem as effective against some single driver models like the HiFiMAN RE-600 and overall speed and transparency is certainly not the best in the price range although the models that outdo it certainly have a much more brittle presentation so it is all in what your taste is after.
Westone have really upped the quality of the overall package for this with a great case, two cables and amazing tip choice and if a smooth, medium paced sound is what your after you may be very happy with the sound too but if you want amazing details, speed, transparency or a very neutral design then over options maybe better suited. That being said Westone are very reputable and are a very safe way to go. I think it is safe to say while not the best sounding IEM in the world, Westone have a produced a very nice package for the price.


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Patients in states that expanded Medicaid had shorter commutes to emergency departments and used them far more often after expansion. Meanwhile, emergency department visits from uninsured patients were nearly cut in half.
Those were the major findings in a new study by Craig Garthwaite, PhD, and colleagues published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Garthwaite used encounter-level data from two large hospital chains that operate in six expansion states and 14 non-expansion states.
Because they had such detailed data, the authors were able to classify each visit's importance: non-discretionary, preventable, and so on. The biggest change, they found, came in non-discretionary visits by Medicaid insured, which more than doubled from 2013 to 2014.
One of the more surprising findings in the study had to do with commute time. In expansion states, commute times fell by 8% -- a full minute -- for Medicaid patients' non-discretionary emergency visits. The impact on newly insured patients is likely even higher, since the averages include both new and existing Medicaid patients.
That finding, especially, could have real impact on saving lives.
"If newly insured Medicaid patients ... would have been previously treated in more distant hospitals that were more accommodating ... then our finding of a reduction in travel time provides an important and plausible contributing mechanism for mortality reductions associated with Medicaid expansion," the authors wrote.
There's little doubt the results were specifically tied to expansion. Non-expansion states saw no significant change in emergency department utility or commute time.