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LightSquared and former FCC chief engineer Edmond Thomas on Wednesday said the GPS test devices that were used by the National Space-Based Positioning, Navigation and Timing Executive Committee (PNT EXCOM) to test its new network were rigged by “manufacturers of GPS receivers and government end users to produce bogus results.” The company said that devices from GPS manufacturers, which have claimed LightSquared’s network interferes with GPS communications, were “cherry picked” in secret and that independent authorities were not allowed to partake or oversee the tests or test results. In addition, LightSquared said the tests focused on obsolete technology that is only used in “niche market devices” and that are “least able to withstand potential interference” from wireless networks. Read on for more.
After a list of the test devices was released to LightSquared, the company found that the only mass market device that reportedly failed the government’s tests actually “performed flawlessly during Technical Working Group” testing. The government also reportedly tested LightSquared’s network at a power level that is 32-times greater than the level at which it will actually operate.
LightSquared is relying on FCC approval to solidify a contract with Sprint to help build out the carrier’s 4G LTE network. Sprint most recently gave LightSquared an additional 30 days to gain FCC approval, but the government has said none of LightSquared’s proposed fixes will help it gain approval.
“Transparency is the only way taxpayers can be assured that the testing process is not manipulated to benefit one particular set of self interests,” the company said in a statement on Wednesday. “LightSquared is confident that a fair process will allow the company to move forward with its plan to deliver wireless broadband to hundreds of millions of consumers.” LightSquared’s full press release follows below.
RESTON, Va., January 18, 2012 – LightSquared said today that the process used to test GPS devices by Air Force Space Command on behalf of the Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Executive Committee (PNT EXCOM) was rigged by manufacturers of GPS receivers and government end users to produce bogus results, and revealed details of the testing to document its accusations.
PNT EXCOM advises and coordinates among U.S. government agencies on GPS matters and is comprised of representatives from those agencies with GPS expertise. LightSquared has called on the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to objectively re-evaluate this initial round of testing and also to evaluate mitigation proposals the company has proposed. Additionally, the company has called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the NTIA to conduct the second round of tests on high-precision devices at an independent laboratory to ensure objectivity and transparency.
In a call with reporters, Jeff Carlisle, LightSquared’s Executive Vice President, Regulatory Affairs and Public Policy; and Geoff Stearn, LightSquared’s Vice President for Spectrum Development; outlined how GPS industry insiders and government end users manipulated the latest round of tests to generate biased results. Also on the call was Edmond Thomas, former chief engineer at the FCC who explained how fair and accurate testing should be conducted.
1. Testing was shrouded in secrecy, no transparency. The GPS manufacturers cherry-picked the devices in secret without any independent oversight authority in place or input from LightSquared. The GPS manufacturers and the government end users put non-disclosure agreements in place for the PNT EXCOM’s tests, preventing any input by an independent authority or from LightSquared before the tests began. This secrecy made it impossible for independent experts to properly oversee or challenge the process and results, thereby leaving taxpayers who paid for the testing no option but to take the PNT EXCOM’s word for it.
2. The testing protocol deliberately focused on obsolete and niche market devices that were least able to withstand potential interference. When LightSquared finally obtained a list of the devices tested, after all testing in this first phase of tests had been completed, it was able to determine that the testing included many discontinued or niche market devices with poor filters or no filters. The units tested represent less than one percent of the contemporary universe of GPS devices. In fact, the only mass market device alleged to “fail” during this round of testing performed flawlessly during the Technical Working Group testing, which used best practice protocols agreed to by all parties, thus raising doubts about the integrity of PNT EXCOM’s process.
3. The testing standard does not reflect reality. To guarantee favorable results, the PNT EXCOM selected an extremely conservative definition of failure – one dB of interference. Independent experts agree that a one dB threshold can only be detected in laboratory settings and has no impact on GPS positional accuracy or user experience. In fact, GPS devices are designed with the ability to withstand eight dB or more of loss of sensitivity due to man-caused and natural interference. By setting the definition of interference at one dB, the testing was rigged to ensure that most receivers would fail. It should be noted that PNT EXCOM and others have justified the one dB threshold by citing an International Telecommunication Union (ITU) standard. However, that standard explicitly states that it does not apply to general purpose GPS receivers.
GPS and government end users should have opened the process for transparent review, chosen a representative sample of devices that reflect the scope of general purpose GPS receivers in the marketplace today, applied best practice standards to the testing protocol, and – most importantly, the tests should have been conducted by an independent laboratory rather than by the GPS manufacturers themselves, since they had a large incentive to ensure that the tested receivers would not pass the testing.
Why did the government choose to ignore LightSquared’s proposed power levels?
Why did the government choose a power level 32 times greater than the level at which LightSquared will operate?
Why did the test protocol select the 1dB degradation to noise as the interference standard, since it does not apply to general purpose GPS receivers and GPS units are typically designed with an 8dB level of tolerance?
Who determined what acceptable interference is for the current round of testing?
Why was the testing conducted using outdated/discontinued devices rather than a representative sample of what is currently in the market?
Isn’t it a violation of conflict of interest laws for representatives of GPS manufacturers to sit on the PNT advisory board and play a central role in its consideration of LightSquared when those companies are actively lobbying on the same issue?
Is it fair that taxpayers funded a testing regime they cannot review?
LightSquared has agreed to meet every technical guideline requested by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), FCC and NTIA and will continue to work in collaboration with the federal government to resolve the GPS interference issues. The secretive behavior of the PNT EXCOM indicates a co-opted process. The inappropriate influence of the private sector on their decision-making has been brought to the attention of NASA’s Inspector General in a separate conflict of interest complaint filed by LightSquared.
LightSquared is asking for fair and transparent oversight of the testing process by the FCC and NTIA, much like the agencies provided in the first round of testing that was openly agreed to by all parties. Transparency is the only way taxpayers can be assured that the testing process is not manipulated to benefit one particular set of self interests. LightSquared is confident that a fair process will allow the company to move forward with its plan to deliver wireless broadband to hundreds of millions of consumers.

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LightSquared and former FCC chief engineer Edmond Thomas on Wednesday said the GPS test devices that were used by the National Space - Based Positioning , Navigation and Timing Executive Committee ( PNT EXCOM ) to test its new network were rigged by “ manufacturers of GPS receivers and government end users to produce bogus results . ” The company said that devices from GPS manufacturers , which have claimed LightSquared ’s network interferes with GPS communications , were “ cherry picked ” in secret and that independent authorities were not allowed to partake or oversee the tests or test results . In addition , LightSquared said the tests focused on obsolete technology that is only used in “ niche market devices ” and that are “ least able to withstand potential interference ” from wireless networks . Read on for more .
 After a list of the test devices was released to LightSquared , the company found that the only mass market device that reportedly failed the government ’s tests actually “ performed flawlessly during Technical Working Group ” testing . The government also reportedly tested LightSquared ’s network at a power level that is 32 - times greater than the level at which it will actually operate .
 LightSquared is relying on FCC approval to solidify a contract with Sprint to help build out the carrier ’s 4 G LTE network . Sprint most recently gave LightSquared an additional 30 days to gain FCC approval , but the government has said none of LightSquared ’s proposed fixes will help it gain approval .
 “ Transparency is the only way taxpayers can be assured that the testing process is not manipulated to benefit one particular set of self interests , ” the company said in a statement on Wednesday . “ LightSquared is confident that a fair process will allow the company to move forward with its plan to deliver wireless broadband to hundreds of millions of consumers . ” LightSquared ’s full press release follows below .
 RESTON , Va. , January 18 , 2012 – LightSquared said today that the process used to test GPS devices by Air Force Space Command on behalf of the Space - Based Positioning , Navigation , and Timing Executive Committee ( PNT EXCOM ) was rigged by manufacturers of GPS receivers and government end users to produce bogus results , and revealed details of the testing to document its accusations .
 PNT EXCOM advises and coordinates among U.S. government agencies on GPS matters and is comprised of representatives from those agencies with GPS expertise . LightSquared has called on the National Telecommunications and Information Administration ( NTIA ) to objectively re - evaluate this initial round of testing and also to evaluate mitigation proposals the company has proposed . Additionally , the company has called on the Federal Communications Commission ( FCC ) and the NTIA to conduct the second round of tests on high - precision devices at an independent laboratory to ensure objectivity and transparency .
 In a call with reporters , Jeff Carlisle , LightSquared ’s Executive Vice President , Regulatory Affairs and Public Policy ; and Geoff Stearn , LightSquared ’s Vice President for Spectrum Development ; outlined how GPS industry insiders and government end users manipulated the latest round of tests to generate biased results . Also on the call was Edmond Thomas , former chief engineer at the FCC who explained how fair and accurate testing should be conducted .
 1 . Testing was shrouded in secrecy , no transparency . The GPS manufacturers cherry - picked the devices in secret without any independent oversight authority in place or input from LightSquared . The GPS manufacturers and the government end users put non - disclosure agreements in place for the PNT EXCOM ’s tests , preventing any input by an independent authority or from LightSquared before the tests began . This secrecy made it impossible for independent experts to properly oversee or challenge the process and results , thereby leaving taxpayers who paid for the testing no option but to take the PNT EXCOM ’s word for it .
 2 . The testing protocol deliberately focused on obsolete and niche market devices that were least able to withstand potential interference . When LightSquared finally obtained a list of the devices tested , after all testing in this first phase of tests had been completed , it was able to determine that the testing included many discontinued or niche market devices with poor filters or no filters . The units tested represent less than one percent of the contemporary universe of GPS devices . In fact , the only mass market device alleged to “ fail ” during this round of testing performed flawlessly during the Technical Working Group testing , which used best practice protocols agreed to by all parties , thus raising doubts about the integrity of PNT EXCOM ’s process .
 3 . The testing standard does not reflect reality . To guarantee favorable results , the PNT EXCOM selected an extremely conservative definition of failure – one dB of interference . Independent experts agree that a one dB threshold can only be detected in laboratory settings and has no impact on GPS positional accuracy or user experience . In fact , GPS devices are designed with the ability to withstand eight dB or more of loss of sensitivity due to man - caused and natural interference . By setting the definition of interference at one dB , the testing was rigged to ensure that most receivers would fail . It should be noted that PNT EXCOM and others have justified the one dB threshold by citing an International Telecommunication Union ( ITU ) standard . However , that standard explicitly states that it does not apply to general purpose GPS receivers .
 GPS and government end users should have opened the process for transparent review , chosen a representative sample of devices that reflect the scope of general purpose GPS receivers in the marketplace today , applied best practice standards to the testing protocol , and – most importantly , the tests should have been conducted by an independent laboratory rather than by the GPS manufacturers themselves , since they had a large incentive to ensure that the tested receivers would not pass the testing .
 Why did the government choose to ignore LightSquared ’s proposed power levels ?
 Why did the government choose a power level 32 times greater than the level at which LightSquared will operate ?
 Why did the test protocol select the 1dB degradation to noise as the interference standard , since it does not apply to general purpose GPS receivers and GPS units are typically designed with an 8dB level of tolerance ?
 Who determined what acceptable interference is for the current round of testing ?
 Why was the testing conducted using outdated / discontinued devices rather than a representative sample of what is currently in the market ?
 Is n’t it a violation of conflict of interest laws for representatives of GPS manufacturers to sit on the PNT advisory board and play a central role in its consideration of LightSquared when those companies are actively lobbying on the same issue ?
 Is it fair that taxpayers funded a testing regime they can not review ?
 LightSquared has agreed to meet every technical guideline requested by the Federal Aviation Administration ( FAA ) , FCC and NTIA and will continue to work in collaboration with the federal government to resolve the GPS interference issues . The secretive behavior of the PNT EXCOM indicates a co - opted process . The inappropriate influence of the private sector on their decision - making has been brought to the attention of NASA ’s Inspector General in a separate conflict of interest complaint filed by LightSquared .
 LightSquared is asking for fair and transparent oversight of the testing process by the FCC and NTIA , much like the agencies provided in the first round of testing that was openly agreed to by all parties . Transparency is the only way taxpayers can be assured that the testing process is not manipulated to benefit one particular set of self interests . LightSquared is confident that a fair process will allow the company to move forward with its plan to deliver wireless broadband to hundreds of millions of consumers .


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Oxypoda grandipennis is a species of Oxypoda, described by Casey in 1911.
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What does Oxypoda grandipennis mean as a name of something ?
 Oxypoda grandipennis is a species of Oxypoda , described by Casey in 1911 .
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It’s been a big year for MGS distribution. Having been bought out from holding group Steerwell by Movado Group International (MGI) it has become part of a globally networked power player.
It has meant a change in job title for him – he was previously sales and marketing director – and it means he now reports to the US via Switzerland, making him something of an international figure in the watch world.
It’s all great news for a man who started out on the road as a Boss rep and it shows how far he has come in his 14 years in the trade, now heading up one of “the big four or five” groups.
Steve credits his team for the successful running of the brands, saying that his favourite part of the job is the satisfaction he gets from watching staff develop – so far four reps have progressed to brand manager level and are making real careers for themselves.
But of course he is the steadying hand and MGI haven’t altered the way he runs things. After all, Steve has seen turnover lift by an impressive 166% in MGS’s five-year existence as a joint venture between Steerwell and Movado. MGI obviously got to see what was a very effective operation, so they bought it and Steve continues to run it.
Running the UK operation doesn’t mean less influence on the end product. He instigated the idea for Boss to trial a watch and cufflink set in the UK. It’s now a global success. He’s extended the line of thought and also trialled watch and fragrance sets. They too have been hugely successful and will get a wider roll out.
Steve Brydon of MGS was selected as a London Watch Show Power Player in the WatchPro Hot 100 2013 in association with The Company of Master Jewellers. To read a digital version of the book in full online, click here.

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It ’s been a big year for MGS distribution . Having been bought out from holding group Steerwell by Movado Group International ( MGI ) it has become part of a globally networked power player .
 It has meant a change in job title for him – he was previously sales and marketing director – and it means he now reports to the US via Switzerland , making him something of an international figure in the watch world .
 It ’s all great news for a man who started out on the road as a Boss rep and it shows how far he has come in his 14 years in the trade , now heading up one of “ the big four or five ” groups .
 Steve credits his team for the successful running of the brands , saying that his favourite part of the job is the satisfaction he gets from watching staff develop – so far four reps have progressed to brand manager level and are making real careers for themselves .
 But of course he is the steadying hand and MGI have n’t altered the way he runs things . After all , Steve has seen turnover lift by an impressive 166 % in MGS ’s five - year existence as a joint venture between Steerwell and Movado . MGI obviously got to see what was a very effective operation , so they bought it and Steve continues to run it .
 Running the UK operation does n’t mean less influence on the end product . He instigated the idea for Boss to trial a watch and cufflink set in the UK . It ’s now a global success . He ’s extended the line of thought and also trialled watch and fragrance sets . They too have been hugely successful and will get a wider roll out .
 Steve Brydon of MGS was selected as a London Watch Show Power Player in the WatchPro Hot 100 2013 in association with The Company of Master Jewellers . To read a digital version of the book in full online , click here .


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From the makers of Starbound, Wargroove by Chucklefish arrives on PC, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox One on February 1st, 2019. Coming soon to PlayStation 4.
London, England – January 23, 2019. Chucklefish LTD. – Chucklefish is proud to announce that the wait for Wargroove is finally over with a launch date of February 1st on PC, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox One, priced at £15.99 / $19.99 / 16.99€, and available to play in 10 languages. Don’t worry PlayStation 4 fans, Wargroove will also be making its way to the platform soon!
The news was announced via Nintendo Europe’s Indie Highlights Showcase, where it also revealed the Wargroove announcement trailer featuring an incredible animation from the London-based animation studio, The Line. Wargroove is available to pre-purchase and pre-download on Nintendo Switch now, and open to wishlisting on Steam.

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From the makers of Starbound , Wargroove by Chucklefish arrives on PC , Nintendo Switch , and Xbox One on February 1st , 2019 . Coming soon to PlayStation 4 .
 London , England – January 23 , 2019 . Chucklefish LTD . – Chucklefish is proud to announce that the wait for Wargroove is finally over with a launch date of February 1st on PC , Nintendo Switch , and Xbox One , priced at £ 15.99 / $ 19.99 / 16.99 € , and available to play in 10 languages . Do n’t worry PlayStation 4 fans , Wargroove will also be making its way to the platform soon !
 The news was announced via Nintendo Europe ’s Indie Highlights Showcase , where it also revealed the Wargroove announcement trailer featuring an incredible animation from the London - based animation studio , The Line . Wargroove is available to pre - purchase and pre - download on Nintendo Switch now , and open to wishlisting on Steam .


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This entry was posted on November 17, 2014 by PLADInc.
Indialantic, FL -- PLAD, INC. recently showcased its revolutionary Portable Lift Assist Device at this year’s EMS World Expo in Nashville, TN.
“We recently launched our new Portable Lift Assist Device at EMLRC's ClinCon 2014 with overwhelming support and positive feedback,” stated Bobby Clark, Chief Executive Officer of PLAD, Inc. “We were excited to demonstrate the PLAD again at the EMS World Expo to key decision makers in our industry."
“The product speaks for itself and will be showcased at an amazing event," stated Matthew Nicoletti, Managing Partner of PLAD, Inc.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) reported that approximately 81,000 firefighters in the United States were injured during 2002 at a cost of $3–8 billion. Most injuries to firefighters occur on the fireground, and many of these injuries are musculoskeletal-related. The musculoskeletal system’s primary functions include supporting the body, allowing motion and protecting vital organs. Sprains and strains, including those of the low back and abdominal regions, account for most of the musculoskeletal injuries in firefighters. And back injuries represent the vast majority of these injuries. Further, low back injury is the most common injury related to early retirement from the fire service.
The high rate of low back injuries can be attributed to the high-risk activities that firefighters are expected to perform, such lift assists. These tasks are often accomplished while the body’s posture is ergonomically unsound or on unstable ground.
To purchase a Portable Lift Assist Device (P.L.A.D), please visit: www.pladinc.com. To view the P.L.A.D. in action, visit http://youtu.be/QxrqmwW_Vzs and http://youtu.be/AHX3sXqtGrA.
In professions such as firefighting, nursing, and first responders back injuries are a common problem when performing lift assists on individuals while on the job. Statistics show that in these professions, especially within the field of Emergency Medical Services, the rate of back injuries is very high with an increasing percentage of those back injuries being career ending. These back injures not only impact these individuals’ lives, but there is a large resource and monetary impact from Workman’s compensation claims that can cripple municipalities. Prior to the PLAD, there has not been a solution to lift assists that takes the possibility of back injuries out of the equation.
Firefighter Mike Pannucci was finishing up medic school when he was tasked with a final project that required him to provide a solution to a current problem the industry faces and present that solution to the class. From his experience as a firefighter, he knew exactly what he wanted to base his project around and that would be the growing number of back injuries associated with lift assists. From this class, this assignment, the PLAD was conceived.
Looking for assistance to help design and fabricate a device that could safely lift an individual, Mike turned to longtime friend and designer, Bobby Clark. Together, the two worked successfully on finding the right balance between a device that was extremely portable and could easily be deployed to safely and comfortably lift a person to a seated position. They went through several iterations of the PLAD until the final product that is available today got their final stamp of approval.
PLAD's main mission is to eliminate the possibility of back injuries from performing lift assists. By creating a lifting device that is light weight and extremely portable, countless other benefits were also created in the process. In the case of firefighters, multiple teams of two no longer are required to assist in a lift where the individual weights over a certain amount. A team of two can easily deploy the PLAD and safely lift an extremely heavy individual without compromising themselves thus freeing up additional resources, which otherwise would be needed for a team lift. Commonly, when performing lift assists, it can be time consuming just trying to figure out the approach to lift the individual. With the PLAD, that guess work is a non-factor because the PLAD can be deployed within a couple of minutes, which greatly shortens the time the fallen individual is in a compromising position.
Now that you are aware of the PLAD, the most portable lift assist device available, can you afford to send your team out in the field to perform a lift assist with the possibility of one of them injuring their backs? Would you perform that lift assist yourself?

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This entry was posted on November 17 , 2014 by PLADInc .
 Indialantic , FL -- PLAD , INC . recently showcased its revolutionary Portable Lift Assist Device at this year ’s EMS World Expo in Nashville , TN .
 “ We recently launched our new Portable Lift Assist Device at EMLRC 's ClinCon 2014 with overwhelming support and positive feedback , ” stated Bobby Clark , Chief Executive Officer of PLAD , Inc. “ We were excited to demonstrate the PLAD again at the EMS World Expo to key decision makers in our industry . "
 “ The product speaks for itself and will be showcased at an amazing event , " stated Matthew Nicoletti , Managing Partner of PLAD , Inc.
 The National Institute of Standards and Technology ( NIST ) reported that approximately 81,000 firefighters in the United States were injured during 2002 at a cost of $ 3–8 billion . Most injuries to firefighters occur on the fireground , and many of these injuries are musculoskeletal - related . The musculoskeletal system ’s primary functions include supporting the body , allowing motion and protecting vital organs . Sprains and strains , including those of the low back and abdominal regions , account for most of the musculoskeletal injuries in firefighters . And back injuries represent the vast majority of these injuries . Further , low back injury is the most common injury related to early retirement from the fire service .
 The high rate of low back injuries can be attributed to the high - risk activities that firefighters are expected to perform , such lift assists . These tasks are often accomplished while the body ’s posture is ergonomically unsound or on unstable ground .
 To purchase a Portable Lift Assist Device ( P.L.A.D ) , please visit : www.pladinc.com . To view the P.L.A.D. in action , visit http://youtu.be/QxrqmwW_Vzs and http://youtu.be/AHX3sXqtGrA.
 In professions such as firefighting , nursing , and first responders back injuries are a common problem when performing lift assists on individuals while on the job . Statistics show that in these professions , especially within the field of Emergency Medical Services , the rate of back injuries is very high with an increasing percentage of those back injuries being career ending . These back injures not only impact these individuals ’ lives , but there is a large resource and monetary impact from Workman ’s compensation claims that can cripple municipalities . Prior to the PLAD , there has not been a solution to lift assists that takes the possibility of back injuries out of the equation .
 Firefighter Mike Pannucci was finishing up medic school when he was tasked with a final project that required him to provide a solution to a current problem the industry faces and present that solution to the class . From his experience as a firefighter , he knew exactly what he wanted to base his project around and that would be the growing number of back injuries associated with lift assists . From this class , this assignment , the PLAD was conceived .
 Looking for assistance to help design and fabricate a device that could safely lift an individual , Mike turned to longtime friend and designer , Bobby Clark . Together , the two worked successfully on finding the right balance between a device that was extremely portable and could easily be deployed to safely and comfortably lift a person to a seated position . They went through several iterations of the PLAD until the final product that is available today got their final stamp of approval .
 PLAD 's main mission is to eliminate the possibility of back injuries from performing lift assists . By creating a lifting device that is light weight and extremely portable , countless other benefits were also created in the process . In the case of firefighters , multiple teams of two no longer are required to assist in a lift where the individual weights over a certain amount . A team of two can easily deploy the PLAD and safely lift an extremely heavy individual without compromising themselves thus freeing up additional resources , which otherwise would be needed for a team lift . Commonly , when performing lift assists , it can be time consuming just trying to figure out the approach to lift the individual . With the PLAD , that guess work is a non - factor because the PLAD can be deployed within a couple of minutes , which greatly shortens the time the fallen individual is in a compromising position .
 Now that you are aware of the PLAD , the most portable lift assist device available , can you afford to send your team out in the field to perform a lift assist with the possibility of one of them injuring their backs ? Would you perform that lift assist yourself ?


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A vicious crime against humanity was once again wrought yesterday, the first of its magnitude on American soil. Our fear and rage are both inevitable and understandable; and it is indeed vitally important that those who prepared and executed the crime be brought to justice as soon as possible in an international court of law.
But it is incumbent on every peace-loving American citizen to stand up against the strident calls for massive retaliation, even when they come from elected officials and even after the perpetrators have been identified beyond question. Ideologically inspired terrorism cannot be suppressed by conventional military means, and in particular not by raining fire on the civilian populations of countries whose governments are thought to harbor or sponsor terrorists.
The cause of terrorist acts such as these is not a collective madness, religious fanaticism or "cowardice", but cold rational reflection by small numbers of exceptionally aggrieved and alienated people who are driven to desperation by perceived chronic injustices to which they can see no peaceable solution.
To really put an end to such acts, in addition to finding, arresting, prosecuting and incarcerating such people, we have got to tighten our belts and open our minds and hearts.
We need to pay a whole lot more attention to the terrible things that are happening day by day to people around the world than we have been in the habit of doing up to now; and we must join more wholeheartedly in the world-wide effort to eliminate human suffering and inequity, and broaden the realm of justice.
That is the work of spiritually centered thinkers, social activists and statesmen. It is not the work of soldiers.

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A vicious crime against humanity was once again wrought yesterday , the first of its magnitude on American soil . Our fear and rage are both inevitable and understandable ; and it is indeed vitally important that those who prepared and executed the crime be brought to justice as soon as possible in an international court of law .
 But it is incumbent on every peace - loving American citizen to stand up against the strident calls for massive retaliation , even when they come from elected officials and even after the perpetrators have been identified beyond question . Ideologically inspired terrorism can not be suppressed by conventional military means , and in particular not by raining fire on the civilian populations of countries whose governments are thought to harbor or sponsor terrorists .
 The cause of terrorist acts such as these is not a collective madness , religious fanaticism or " cowardice " , but cold rational reflection by small numbers of exceptionally aggrieved and alienated people who are driven to desperation by perceived chronic injustices to which they can see no peaceable solution .
 To really put an end to such acts , in addition to finding , arresting , prosecuting and incarcerating such people , we have got to tighten our belts and open our minds and hearts .
 We need to pay a whole lot more attention to the terrible things that are happening day by day to people around the world than we have been in the habit of doing up to now ; and we must join more wholeheartedly in the world - wide effort to eliminate human suffering and inequity , and broaden the realm of justice .
 That is the work of spiritually centered thinkers , social activists and statesmen . It is not the work of soldiers .


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Legal experience or special counsel experience & excellent writing skills, good communication skills and contracts know how.
Interlock Media, Inc. located in Kendall Square, MA, is an activist film company that points to solutions for environmental, human rights and public health challenges. We support informed policy by producing entertaining documentary and dramatic media works.

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Seeking a dedicated individual to conduct rights and clearances for independent documentaries . This position is ideal for IP lawyers , law students or journalists with an interest in film or television , and aspiring entertainment lawyers .
 Legal experience or special counsel experience & excellent writing skills , good communication skills and contracts know how .
 Interlock Media , Inc. located in Kendall Square , MA , is an activist film company that points to solutions for environmental , human rights and public health challenges . We support informed policy by producing entertaining documentary and dramatic media works .


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This page collects older news items from the home page.
8 Oct. 2015: I have moved debtox.info to another web hoster due to problems with the services from KPN. There might still be some glitches; if you run into unexpected behaviour, please let me know.
13 August 2015: the site has a new look and feel! I moved everything from a php-based web-builder application to plain html. This makes it easier for me to maintain, and to move to another webhoster, if needed. The important old php links should redirect automatically to the new html pages. Some glitches may occur .... so please contact me if you hit an unexpected result.
7 August 2015: moved my DEBtox Research activities to a dedicated website: www.debtox.nl. This info site will remain the place with information on models, sorftware, e-books, publications and courses.
March 2015: the hits counter at the bottom of the page has now exceeded 100,000 hits!
21 June 2012. Check out Roman Ashauer advertising TKTD modelling in SETACs newsletter over here.
5 May 2012. On the discussion board, I started a forum on "Ecotox Essays".This forum will present short opinions and critical comments on an ecotoxicological topic. I will try to regulary write a contribution, but I also highly welcome contributions from others! See the board for further details.
Also at the 2019 SETAC conference in Helsinki, there will be the spectacular “GUTS to the Max”: Mechanistic Effect Models Hackathon, organised by Roman Ashauer. More information.
For 2019, a new round of the DEB telecourse is planned, and also a classroom part (1-6 April), followed by workshops (8-9 April), and the international DEB symposium (10-12 April). This time, the location will be Brest, France. More information is provided on the symposium website. Application to the DEB2019 school is open and the deadline is extended to February 15, 2019.
If you are a young environmental scientist, make sure to check out the YES meeting in Ghent, 5-10 February 2019. I will be teaching a short course on DEBkiss there. Registration deadline is 18 December 2018.
Dedicated 2-day GUTS course, geared towards professionals in risk assessment of pesticides. 16-18 October, Wageningen, the Netherlands. More information.
As part of the 2019 SETAC conference in Helsinki, Sandrine Charles is organising a 1-day short course on GUTS (on 26 May 2019). Download the flyer.
Sandrine is also organising a more extensive winter school 6-10 January 2020 (in Lyon, France) focussing on ecotox effect models.
27 August 2018: the EFSA opinion on TKTD models is now available over here. This opinion will be pivotal for the application of GUTS and DEBtox in environmental risk assessment (in particular for pesticides).
26 March 2018: the 2018 round of the TKTD modelling summer course DynModTox has been cancelled.
24 August 2016. We just finished the third round of the DynModTox summerschool in Denmark. Some impressions from the 2016 course over here.
Wednesday 13 January, at the VU University, Carlos Teixeira defended his thesis entitled "Application of Dynamic Energy Budget theory for conservation relevant modelling of bird life histories." Announcement (in Dutch).
On 2 June 2015, James Maino successfully defended his thesis entitled "The Importance of Body Size: Scaling of Physiological Traits in Insects" at the VU in Amsterdam. Announcement over here.
On 8 May, Bas Kooijman will deliver his farewell speech at the VU University, which also marks the end of the Dept. of Theoretical Biology at this university. See the announcement (in Dutch). The trilogy booklet with Bas' inaugaral and farewell speeches can be downloaded over here.
On 28-30 April 2015, there will be the fourth international DEB symposium in Marseille, France. Abstract submission is closed.
As of 1 March 2015, Tjalling Jager has left the VU University to continue as a self-employed researcher under the name DEBtox Research. I will remain associated with the VU as a guest of the department of Animal Ecology. February-April 2015, there will be a new round of the DEB course. Part in tele-mode, and part hands-on in Marseille, France. More info. This will be the last course organised by Bas Kooijman, so don't miss it!
14 January, we had the succesful defense of Alpar Barsi, who's CREAM project was supervised by Virginie Ducrot and myself. His thesis can be found here.
In August 2014, we provided the second summercourse on dynamic modelling in ecotoxicology. Impressions.
18 June 2013. Elke Zimmer and Ben Martin successfully defended their PhD theses! Congratulations! More info on Elke's thesis and Ben's thesis.
Cancelled: the 2013 PhD summer course "Dynamic modelling of toxic effects". More details about the course over here.
Mike Newman offers his course on quantitative methods in ecotoxicology (in the US) from 17-21 June 2013. See brochure.
Webcast minicourse on DEB principles by Roger Nisbet 31 January till 21 February, see course description. An excellent starting point for people doing the DEB telecourse.
On 24-26 April 2013, the third international DEB symposium was held on the island of Texel in the Netherlands. Details over here.
In 2012, the first PhD summer course "Dynamic modelling of toxic effects" was held on 11-18th of August in Denmark, which focussed on TKTD modelling in general, and on GUTS and DEBtox in particular. Impressions from the 2012 course can be found over here. More details about the course over here.
8 December 2018: a new version of the GUTS e-book has been released at Leanpub. Most important change is in the statistical treatment. See version log at the support page for more details.
15 November 2018: a new version of the DEBkiss e-book has been released at Leanpub.
15 August 2018: update to the ring test results for BYOM. See the guts e-book page.
18 January 2018: The long-awaited GUTS e-book is released in Version 1.0! More information.
24 July 2017: Update of the "Making sense of chemical stress" e-book. Improved readability and update with new developments.
6 December 2016: New version of the DEBkiss book published. More information.
14 August 2015: small update to the technical document, adding a section on joint confidence regions.
11-12 August 2015: the e-books "Making sense of chemical stress" and "DEBkiss" have both been moved to the Leanpub publishing framework, and can be downloaded here and here, respectively. You can still get them for free, but also have the possibility to pay me (which will support future development of this and other books).
4 April 2015: small update of the DEBkiss book.
11 February 2015: New version of the DEBkiss book.
11 February 2015: Small update of the technical background document.
15 October 2014: New version 1.1 of the e-book "Making sense of chemical stress" over here. Added a chapter with two case studies.
15 June 2014. Version 1.1 of the e-book on DEBkiss is now available over here. Some minor changes.
18 May 2014. Version 1.0 of the e-book on DEBkiss is now available over here. Basically an embellished version of our JTB paper.
14 June 2013. Version 1.0 of the e-book now available for download over here. Small changes relative to Beta 1 version.
20 Sept. 2012. The first Beta 1 version of the technical document for the e-book over here.
9 April 2012. The first Beta 1 version of the free e-book "Making Sense of Chemical Stress" is available for download over here.
7 September 2018: small update of BYOM to v. 4.2c and updated GUTS package v. 2.3. More details on the BYOM page.
13 August 2018: a quick update of BYOM to v. 4.2b. This was needed as I found some errors in conjunction with GUTS package. See BYOM page for details.
9 August 2018: updates of packages 'dose-response', 'acute Calanus', and 'support marecotox'. The dose-response package also has a nicer walkthrough. See BYOM page.
7 August 2018: new version of BYOM and the GUTS package, fixing the issue with the likelihood-region method. More details on the BYOM page.
28 June 2018: running simulations for GUTS, I am getting confirmation that the likelihood-region method (as implemented in BYOM) is yielding exaggerated confidence intervals on model predictions. More details on the BYOM page.
In 2018/2019 we will be producing a user-friendly software for GUTS. More information.
1 February 2018: New versions of BYOM and the GUTS package. See the BYOM page.
12 May 2017: Spotted a small error in BYOM when calculatin the intervals on LC50s with the likelihood-region method. This corrected in a small update to version 4.01.
27-28 April 2017: Release of BYOM 4.0 on the BYOM page. This is a major update, with many new features, but old scripts and packages will not work anymore! All packages have been updated; the two GUTS packages have been combined, and some have been renamed for clarity.
6 April 2017: Added the Beta 3 test version of BYOM 4.0 on the BYOM page. Also a new version of the GUTS package is included.
15 February 2017: Added a Beta test version of BYOM 4.0 on the BYOM page. This is still under testing, but feel free to play with it. Also, I added some warnings for users of profiling and slice sampling with BYOM.
5 January 2017: New version of the BYOM platform available for download.
7 April 2016. Small update of the BYOM modelling framework in Matlab.
25 and 27 August: another update of BYOM (sorry, found some small errors again). Additionally, an updated version of the DEBtox1 package (also demonstrating the improved population growth rate calculation). Updates of GUTS1 and DEBkiss1 packages. And ... a totally new package: DEBkiss_tox1, which is DEBkiss turned into a TKTD model. 29 August: update of the GUTS2 and DEBkiss2 package as well. All packages now have a walk through.
21 August: update of BYOM. Corrected a few errors and added some new functionality that will be demonstrated in future packages.
30 June 2015: update of BYOM. Corrected some errors and included a few extra options.
17 April 2015: update of DEBtoxM flavours Surv, GUTS and DEBtox. The DEB3 flavour is no longer offered.
3 April 2015: major update of BYOM. Some alternative optimisation methods are included, plus the possibility to fit parameters on log-scale. And ... the possibility to publish the code in Matlab (see the walkthrough of the BYOM code). Also a new version of the manual is provided.
18 February 2015: update of BYOM and the GUTS2 package. Main change is to avoid warnings with newer versions on Matlab (due to different way of dealing with interpolations), and the option to plot in black-and-white with different symbols (as in the DEBtoxM flavours).
2 January 2015: tiny 2.02 update for BYOM, and extended the BYOM manual, and gave a seperate entry on the BYOM download page.
17 December 2014: New version of the BYOM files to version 2.0. Major change is the possibility to have more than one data set per stage, and a brand new simulation engine. As of version 1.5, cleaner and simpler BYOM scripts. New packages for GUTS, DEBtox and some nice examples for the simulator! (Version 2.01 also has a small update to the manual).
29 November 2014: New version of the BYOM files. Major change is the removal of the calculation and plotting from the basic script into an engine script, which takes away a lot of complexity from the user.
1 May 2014. New version 1.5 of BYOM files posted over here. Also, a new package general package for DEBkiss.
29 Jan. 2013. New version 1.4 of the BYOM package, and the GUTS and DEBkiss packages over here.
29 Aug. 2012. New version 1.3 of the BYOM package over here.
30 June 2012. The flexible modelling platform BYOM is available over here.
19 May 2012. New versions of all flavours posted over here. New versions were needed because of an error in the calculation of the likelihood function for replicated graded data (with different number of individuals per replicate). Further, changes are made to increase flexibility and ease of operation.
9 January 2019: new paper on automated high-throughput measurements of body size (which could really facilitate DEB(tox) application in the future). Open access. Note that this is my 100th (co-)authored paper ;-).
8 August 2018: new paper out on modelling bioenergetics in early life stages of cod: 50-day free download link.
1 January 2017: Our GUTS paper has just hit 100 citations in Web of Science! DOI 10.1021/es103092a.
October 2016: The book "Marine Ecotoxicology: current Knowledge and Future Issues" has just come out. I wrote a chapter "Dynamic modelling for uptake and effects of chemicals" in there. The book can obtained from Elsevier or your favourite bookstore, or via ScienceDirect. The support page for my chapter can be found over here.
Jager T, Ravagnan E (2015). Parameterising a generic model for the dynamic energy budget of Antarctic krill, Euphausia superba. Mar Ecol Progr Ser 519:115-128 DOI 10.3354/meps11098.
Just appeared: the 2014 special issue on DEB research in the Journal of Sea Research. Find it here.

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This page collects older news items from the home page .
 8 Oct. 2015 : I have moved debtox.info to another web hoster due to problems with the services from KPN . There might still be some glitches ; if you run into unexpected behaviour , please let me know .
 13 August 2015 : the site has a new look and feel ! I moved everything from a php - based web - builder application to plain html . This makes it easier for me to maintain , and to move to another webhoster , if needed . The important old php links should redirect automatically to the new html pages . Some glitches may occur .... so please contact me if you hit an unexpected result .
 7 August 2015 : moved my DEBtox Research activities to a dedicated website : www.debtox.nl . This info site will remain the place with information on models , sorftware , e - books , publications and courses .
 March 2015 : the hits counter at the bottom of the page has now exceeded 100,000 hits !
 21 June 2012 . Check out Roman Ashauer advertising TKTD modelling in SETACs newsletter over here .
 5 May 2012 . On the discussion board , I started a forum on " Ecotox Essays" . This forum will present short opinions and critical comments on an ecotoxicological topic . I will try to regulary write a contribution , but I also highly welcome contributions from others ! See the board for further details .
 Also at the 2019 SETAC conference in Helsinki , there will be the spectacular “ GUTS to the Max ” : Mechanistic Effect Models Hackathon , organised by Roman Ashauer . More information .
 For 2019 , a new round of the DEB telecourse is planned , and also a classroom part ( 1 - 6 April ) , followed by workshops ( 8 - 9 April ) , and the international DEB symposium ( 10 - 12 April ) . This time , the location will be Brest , France . More information is provided on the symposium website . Application to the DEB2019 school is open and the deadline is extended to February 15 , 2019 .
 If you are a young environmental scientist , make sure to check out the YES meeting in Ghent , 5 - 10 February 2019 . I will be teaching a short course on DEBkiss there . Registration deadline is 18 December 2018 .
 Dedicated 2 - day GUTS course , geared towards professionals in risk assessment of pesticides . 16 - 18 October , Wageningen , the Netherlands . More information .
 As part of the 2019 SETAC conference in Helsinki , Sandrine Charles is organising a 1 - day short course on GUTS ( on 26 May 2019 ) . Download the flyer .
 Sandrine is also organising a more extensive winter school 6 - 10 January 2020 ( in Lyon , France ) focussing on ecotox effect models .
 27 August 2018 : the EFSA opinion on TKTD models is now available over here . This opinion will be pivotal for the application of GUTS and DEBtox in environmental risk assessment ( in particular for pesticides ) .
 26 March 2018 : the 2018 round of the TKTD modelling summer course DynModTox has been cancelled .
 24 August 2016 . We just finished the third round of the DynModTox summerschool in Denmark . Some impressions from the 2016 course over here .
 Wednesday 13 January , at the VU University , Carlos Teixeira defended his thesis entitled " Application of Dynamic Energy Budget theory for conservation relevant modelling of bird life histories . " Announcement ( in Dutch ) .
 On 2 June 2015 , James Maino successfully defended his thesis entitled " The Importance of Body Size : Scaling of Physiological Traits in Insects " at the VU in Amsterdam . Announcement over here .
 On 8 May , Bas Kooijman will deliver his farewell speech at the VU University , which also marks the end of the Dept . of Theoretical Biology at this university . See the announcement ( in Dutch ) . The trilogy booklet with Bas ' inaugaral and farewell speeches can be downloaded over here .
 On 28 - 30 April 2015 , there will be the fourth international DEB symposium in Marseille , France . Abstract submission is closed .
 As of 1 March 2015 , Tjalling Jager has left the VU University to continue as a self - employed researcher under the name DEBtox Research . I will remain associated with the VU as a guest of the department of Animal Ecology . February - April 2015 , there will be a new round of the DEB course . Part in tele - mode , and part hands - on in Marseille , France . More info . This will be the last course organised by Bas Kooijman , so do n't miss it !
 14 January , we had the succesful defense of Alpar Barsi , who 's CREAM project was supervised by Virginie Ducrot and myself . His thesis can be found here .
 In August 2014 , we provided the second summercourse on dynamic modelling in ecotoxicology . Impressions .
 18 June 2013 . Elke Zimmer and Ben Martin successfully defended their PhD theses ! Congratulations ! More info on Elke 's thesis and Ben 's thesis .
 Cancelled : the 2013 PhD summer course " Dynamic modelling of toxic effects " . More details about the course over here .
 Mike Newman offers his course on quantitative methods in ecotoxicology ( in the US ) from 17 - 21 June 2013 . See brochure .
 Webcast minicourse on DEB principles by Roger Nisbet 31 January till 21 February , see course description . An excellent starting point for people doing the DEB telecourse .
 On 24 - 26 April 2013 , the third international DEB symposium was held on the island of Texel in the Netherlands . Details over here .
 In 2012 , the first PhD summer course " Dynamic modelling of toxic effects " was held on 11 - 18th of August in Denmark , which focussed on TKTD modelling in general , and on GUTS and DEBtox in particular . Impressions from the 2012 course can be found over here . More details about the course over here .
 8 December 2018 : a new version of the GUTS e - book has been released at Leanpub . Most important change is in the statistical treatment . See version log at the support page for more details .
 15 November 2018 : a new version of the DEBkiss e - book has been released at Leanpub .
 15 August 2018 : update to the ring test results for BYOM . See the guts e - book page .
 18 January 2018 : The long - awaited GUTS e - book is released in Version 1.0 ! More information .
 24 July 2017 : Update of the " Making sense of chemical stress " e - book . Improved readability and update with new developments .
 6 December 2016 : New version of the DEBkiss book published . More information .
 14 August 2015 : small update to the technical document , adding a section on joint confidence regions .
 11 - 12 August 2015 : the e - books " Making sense of chemical stress " and " DEBkiss " have both been moved to the Leanpub publishing framework , and can be downloaded here and here , respectively . You can still get them for free , but also have the possibility to pay me ( which will support future development of this and other books ) .
 4 April 2015 : small update of the DEBkiss book .
 11 February 2015 : New version of the DEBkiss book .
 11 February 2015 : Small update of the technical background document .
 15 October 2014 : New version 1.1 of the e - book " Making sense of chemical stress " over here . Added a chapter with two case studies .
 15 June 2014 . Version 1.1 of the e - book on DEBkiss is now available over here . Some minor changes .
 18 May 2014 . Version 1.0 of the e - book on DEBkiss is now available over here . Basically an embellished version of our JTB paper .
 14 June 2013 . Version 1.0 of the e - book now available for download over here . Small changes relative to Beta 1 version .
 20 Sept. 2012 . The first Beta 1 version of the technical document for the e - book over here .
 9 April 2012 . The first Beta 1 version of the free e - book " Making Sense of Chemical Stress " is available for download over here .
 7 September 2018 : small update of BYOM to v. 4.2c and updated GUTS package v. 2.3 . More details on the BYOM page .
 13 August 2018 : a quick update of BYOM to v. 4.2b . This was needed as I found some errors in conjunction with GUTS package . See BYOM page for details .
 9 August 2018 : updates of packages ' dose - response ' , ' acute Calanus ' , and ' support marecotox ' . The dose - response package also has a nicer walkthrough . See BYOM page .
 7 August 2018 : new version of BYOM and the GUTS package , fixing the issue with the likelihood - region method . More details on the BYOM page .
 28 June 2018 : running simulations for GUTS , I am getting confirmation that the likelihood - region method ( as implemented in BYOM ) is yielding exaggerated confidence intervals on model predictions . More details on the BYOM page .
 In 2018/2019 we will be producing a user - friendly software for GUTS . More information .
 1 February 2018 : New versions of BYOM and the GUTS package . See the BYOM page .
 12 May 2017 : Spotted a small error in BYOM when calculatin the intervals on LC50s with the likelihood - region method . This corrected in a small update to version 4.01 .
 27 - 28 April 2017 : Release of BYOM 4.0 on the BYOM page . This is a major update , with many new features , but old scripts and packages will not work anymore ! All packages have been updated ; the two GUTS packages have been combined , and some have been renamed for clarity .
 6 April 2017 : Added the Beta 3 test version of BYOM 4.0 on the BYOM page . Also a new version of the GUTS package is included .
 15 February 2017 : Added a Beta test version of BYOM 4.0 on the BYOM page . This is still under testing , but feel free to play with it . Also , I added some warnings for users of profiling and slice sampling with BYOM .
 5 January 2017 : New version of the BYOM platform available for download .
 7 April 2016 . Small update of the BYOM modelling framework in Matlab .
 25 and 27 August : another update of BYOM ( sorry , found some small errors again ) . Additionally , an updated version of the DEBtox1 package ( also demonstrating the improved population growth rate calculation ) . Updates of GUTS1 and DEBkiss1 packages . And ... a totally new package : DEBkiss_tox1 , which is DEBkiss turned into a TKTD model . 29 August : update of the GUTS2 and DEBkiss2 package as well . All packages now have a walk through .
 21 August : update of BYOM . Corrected a few errors and added some new functionality that will be demonstrated in future packages .
 30 June 2015 : update of BYOM . Corrected some errors and included a few extra options .
 17 April 2015 : update of DEBtoxM flavours Surv , GUTS and DEBtox . The DEB3 flavour is no longer offered .
 3 April 2015 : major update of BYOM . Some alternative optimisation methods are included , plus the possibility to fit parameters on log - scale . And ... the possibility to publish the code in Matlab ( see the walkthrough of the BYOM code ) . Also a new version of the manual is provided .
 18 February 2015 : update of BYOM and the GUTS2 package . Main change is to avoid warnings with newer versions on Matlab ( due to different way of dealing with interpolations ) , and the option to plot in black - and - white with different symbols ( as in the DEBtoxM flavours ) .
 2 January 2015 : tiny 2.02 update for BYOM , and extended the BYOM manual , and gave a seperate entry on the BYOM download page .
 17 December 2014 : New version of the BYOM files to version 2.0 . Major change is the possibility to have more than one data set per stage , and a brand new simulation engine . As of version 1.5 , cleaner and simpler BYOM scripts . New packages for GUTS , DEBtox and some nice examples for the simulator ! ( Version 2.01 also has a small update to the manual ) .
 29 November 2014 : New version of the BYOM files . Major change is the removal of the calculation and plotting from the basic script into an engine script , which takes away a lot of complexity from the user .
 1 May 2014 . New version 1.5 of BYOM files posted over here . Also , a new package general package for DEBkiss .
 29 Jan. 2013 . New version 1.4 of the BYOM package , and the GUTS and DEBkiss packages over here .
 29 Aug. 2012 . New version 1.3 of the BYOM package over here .
 30 June 2012 . The flexible modelling platform BYOM is available over here .
 19 May 2012 . New versions of all flavours posted over here . New versions were needed because of an error in the calculation of the likelihood function for replicated graded data ( with different number of individuals per replicate ) . Further , changes are made to increase flexibility and ease of operation .
 9 January 2019 : new paper on automated high - throughput measurements of body size ( which could really facilitate DEB(tox ) application in the future ) . Open access . Note that this is my 100th ( co-)authored paper ;-) .
 8 August 2018 : new paper out on modelling bioenergetics in early life stages of cod : 50 - day free download link .
 1 January 2017 : Our GUTS paper has just hit 100 citations in Web of Science ! DOI 10.1021 / es103092a .
 October 2016 : The book " Marine Ecotoxicology : current Knowledge and Future Issues " has just come out . I wrote a chapter " Dynamic modelling for uptake and effects of chemicals " in there . The book can obtained from Elsevier or your favourite bookstore , or via ScienceDirect . The support page for my chapter can be found over here .
 Jager T , Ravagnan E ( 2015 ) . Parameterising a generic model for the dynamic energy budget of Antarctic krill , Euphausia superba . Mar Ecol Progr Ser 519:115 - 128 DOI 10.3354 / meps11098 .
 Just appeared : the 2014 special issue on DEB research in the Journal of Sea Research . Find it here .


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With its beautiful beaches , it 's no wonder so many tourists flock to Long Beach Island every summer and why so many never want to leave . I certainly understand the feeling , I 've lived on Long Beach Island for over 20 years after spending my summers here as a child and it 's why I love helping people buy or sell Long Beach Island NJ real estate .
 My name is Laura Dunlap and for years I have helped people buy or sell homes right here in Long Beach Island . Those who know Long Beach Island know that each neighborhood has its own distinct personality . To help people find the right home here , an agent has to know the area just as much as she know her clients . And I make it my mission to get to know the people I work with as well as I know Long Beach Island , the place I know and have been calling home for most of my life . It is my in - depth knowledge of the Long Beach Island communities that makes me more than just a real estate agent , but a partner in helping people buy the house of their dreams or sell their existing property quickly and for the right price . For each of my clients , I promise to work hard , stay in touch , keep them informed , offer honest advice through the entire process , and negotiate the best deal possible .
 So whether you 're looking to buy or sell Long Beach Island NJ real estate , Manahawkin NJ real estate , or Beach Haven NJ real estate , I would love to help . It could very well be the only thing I love more than the beautiful community that we call home . Contact me today to get started buying or selling Long Beach Island real estate .
 Long Beach Island is calling . Can you hear it ? With the sound of every crashing wave , another memory is made — another memory , in your new home in Long Beach Island . Whether you 're looking to relive your childhood in a Long Beach Island vacation home or you 're looking to buy or invest in Long Beach Island , Manahawkin , or Beach Haven NJ real estate ; I can help you find the right property for your needs .
 Having both bought and rented properties here in Long Beach Island , I look at the market a little differently than most real estate agents . In fact , I consider every person I work with to be a potential neighbor . And in the spirit of being a good neighbor , I will use my wealth of experience and connections to make sure you fully understand the finer details of buying Long Beach Island NJ real estate , Manahawkin NJ real estate , or Beach Haven NJ real estate .
 Give me a call today or find out more about buying Long Beach Island real estate .
 They say that the three most important things in real estate are location , location , location . But what they neglect to mention is that location is worth very little if you do n't intimately know the area and the intricacies of the specific market . So what they could be saying instead is that experience , experience , experience is what it takes to sell Long Beach Island NJ real estate , Manahawkin NJ real estate , and Beach Haven NJ real estate .
 And with years of experience helping people sell their Long Beach Island homes , including selling my own here , I understand on a personal level what the key is to selling real estate in Long Beach Island , Manahawkin , and Beach Haven . That key is a solid foundation of trust and the right real estate connections . In fact , I make it a point to maintain a network made up of real estate agents and perspective homebuyers . That way , a potential buyer for your home could very well be just a phone call or email away .
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Who travels on an educational tour?
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Educational travel is an opportunity for teachers and community leaders to use the world as their classroom . As group leaders , educators lead their students abroad on tours that range in duration from a few days to several weeks . During that time , students can experience many of the things they have read about in textbooks or learned to say in language classes , placing classroom lessons into a real world context .
 Who travels on an educational tour ?
 Typically , educational tours are led by teachers who want to engage their students by taking learning outside the classroom . Group leaders are often high school teachers who teach foreign languages , social studies , art , English and science courses . But anyone who wants to enrich young people ’s lives can lead such a tour . Student travelers are typically in high school but can also be in middle school or college . Anyone who wants to learn about the world by experiencing it firsthand can find a place on an educational tour .
 What are the benefits for teachers who take students on a tour ?
 For teachers , the biggest benefit is that they are changing their students ’ lives . Many teachers credit their experiences on tour with making them better teachers , and travel can benefit schools as a whole as well . Students who travel often return more confident with a new understanding of the world around them , and their experiences help promote cultural understanding among students and teachers .
 What are the benefits for students who go on a tour ?
 In addition to the life - changing benefits of seeing the world , students who travel on an educational tour can earn credit by completing coursework associated with some of the tours . As more and more colleges expect students to have had international experiences , educational travel enhances students ’ college applications and prepares them for a more international higher education experience . Many students have also credited traveling on an educational tour with inspiring them to study abroad and even influencing their career direction .
 Rome : Pizza - making – students learn how to make a classic Italian favorite from expert chefs !
 Madrid : Flamenco or Fado lessons – students learn the age - old art of the Fado song or the rhythmic steps of flamenco .
 London : Globe Theatre Workshop – students practice the dramatic art by reciting the works of Shakespeare and learning about stagecraft .
 China : Cultural immersion – students get a glimpse of Chinese culture by visiting a local family for dinner , visiting a school and learning about traditional and modern Chinese medicine with a visit to a local hospital .
 Africa : Young Rangers activities – students partake in hands - on activities designed to give them a feel for what life is like in the wilderness .
 SPECIALIZED OR MORE GENERAL EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS OF TOURISM ?


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I am mostly recovered from my marathon month of January finishing Little Shop of Murders. I think it's going to be a fun read.I can't wait for my publisher's feedback on revision suggestions.
We've kicked around some cover art ideas for the new book, and it's exciting to picture it as real.
And BrigaDOOM! About three weeks until we see it in the stores! I am beside myself with excitement.
Meanwhile, I have turned my hat around, and I'm on my way for the promotional part of the process. This will be a real learning curve, but then everything about writing and publishing seems to be that way.
Plus I'm percolating on the next book, my fingers are getting itchy to start.

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I am mostly recovered from my marathon month of January finishing Little Shop of Murders . I think it 's going to be a fun read . I ca n't wait for my publisher 's feedback on revision suggestions .
 We 've kicked around some cover art ideas for the new book , and it 's exciting to picture it as real .
 And BrigaDOOM ! About three weeks until we see it in the stores ! I am beside myself with excitement .
 Meanwhile , I have turned my hat around , and I 'm on my way for the promotional part of the process . This will be a real learning curve , but then everything about writing and publishing seems to be that way .
 Plus I 'm percolating on the next book , my fingers are getting itchy to start .


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Washington – The Republican leaders in Congress are distancing themselves from President Donald Trump’s invitation for Vladimir Putin to visit Washington in the fall, saying the Russian president is not welcome on Capitol Hill.
Ryan and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell have shown no interest in holding meetings with Putin if he accepts Trump’s invitation to the White House to follow up on last week’s summit in Helsinki.
“The speaker and I have made it clear that Putin will not be welcome up here at the Capitol,” McConnell told reporters Tuesday.
But it may not matter anyway. Putin’s foreign affairs adviser Yuri Ushakov threw cold water on the prospect of Putin accepting Trump’s invitation to visit the White House.
Ushakov told journalists in Moscow on Tuesday that no preparations were underway for a meeting in Washington and there were “other options that our leaders could consider,” such as the late November meeting of the Group of 20 in Argentina or another international event that both would attend.
Lawmakers from both parties have raised concerns about Trump’s approach to the Russian leader. They strongly rebuked Trump’s comments during a joint press conference in Helsinki when he stood beside Putin and denied U.S. intelligence findings that Russia interfered in the 2016 election. Trump has since clarified his remarks to side with the intelligence community.
“The Russians better quit messing around in our elections,” McConnell said.

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Washington – The Republican leaders in Congress are distancing themselves from President Donald Trump ’s invitation for Vladimir Putin to visit Washington in the fall , saying the Russian president is not welcome on Capitol Hill .
 Ryan and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell have shown no interest in holding meetings with Putin if he accepts Trump ’s invitation to the White House to follow up on last week ’s summit in Helsinki .
 “ The speaker and I have made it clear that Putin will not be welcome up here at the Capitol , ” McConnell told reporters Tuesday .
 But it may not matter anyway . Putin ’s foreign affairs adviser Yuri Ushakov threw cold water on the prospect of Putin accepting Trump ’s invitation to visit the White House .
 Ushakov told journalists in Moscow on Tuesday that no preparations were underway for a meeting in Washington and there were “ other options that our leaders could consider , ” such as the late November meeting of the Group of 20 in Argentina or another international event that both would attend .
 Lawmakers from both parties have raised concerns about Trump ’s approach to the Russian leader . They strongly rebuked Trump ’s comments during a joint press conference in Helsinki when he stood beside Putin and denied U.S. intelligence findings that Russia interfered in the 2016 election . Trump has since clarified his remarks to side with the intelligence community .
 “ The Russians better quit messing around in our elections , ” McConnell said .


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When and why did you first join SMART?
I went to the first SMART Summit in 2005 in Marlborough. I was very interested in what they had to say so I joined right then and there. I was always interested in helping animals in any way I can and thought this was a perfect way. I have been volunteering ever since — with just about all the teams in SMART.
I am a Certified Veterinary Technician and also the Veterinary Services Coordinator (in simple terms hospital manager) in the vet hospital at Zoo New England, based at the Franklin Park Zoo.
What is your most heartwarming memory about deploying with SMART?
I have many great memories of my deployments with SMART but I would probably say the most heartwarming was Munson, MA after the tornado in 2011. We were brought a baby rabbit (I would say just a week or so old) and it was very cold and lethargic. We really didn’t think it would survive but I still got up every couple of hours to change the hot water bottles and see how it was doing. Finally in the middle of the night it started to come around and became more aware. I offered it a small amount of formula and it finally ate. The next morning it was taken to a rabbit rehab place and she nursed it back until it could be released. It is the “little” things that make this job great. If you go to the SMART website the first picture that pops up is me holding the bunny the morning after we received it just before it went to the rabbit rehab.
Is there anything unusual that you keep in your Go Kit???
I don’t think there is anything unusual, but some important things that I have found out about by being deployed are definitely kept in there. One item is a set of kneepads for kneeling on the cement floors while cleaning cages. Another is a pair of shoe inserts that give extra comfort for my feet when I am standing 12 hours or more on a cement floor. The third most helpful thing that I have is my Leatherman (pocket tool kit) — it has come in handy many times. And above all — I do not go anywhere with out my Aleve and several snacks!!
What’s the first thing you do after a deployment to take care of yourself?
I guess the first thing I do is go home and take a long hot shower. Then I play with my cats that are usually unhappy that I have not been home. I usually have to go back to work the next day but sometimes just telling friends and family about my experiences help me to forget about some of the bad times and just relive the happy times and the good that I have helped with.
What would you tell other people about joining SMART?
I would encourage anyone to join. I would tell anyone that the board and the operational team leaders are great people and work very hard to keep this organization working in an organized fashion. The volunteers are a huge help and without them we could not help in as many places as we have been able to. If you love and care for animals and want to help them, then joining SMART is definitely a good start! The trainings are very helpful and even though I have been working in the animal world for 25 plus years I always learn something new in the trainings and deployments. I have met many people by joining SMART that have become great friends and I know when I work and train with them I can count on them to help me learn and stay safe.
SMART would like to thank Sharon for all of her efforts on behalf of animals, both as a volunteer and in her work as a Veterinary Technician.

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When and why did you first join SMART ?
 I went to the first SMART Summit in 2005 in Marlborough . I was very interested in what they had to say so I joined right then and there . I was always interested in helping animals in any way I can and thought this was a perfect way . I have been volunteering ever since — with just about all the teams in SMART .
 I am a Certified Veterinary Technician and also the Veterinary Services Coordinator ( in simple terms hospital manager ) in the vet hospital at Zoo New England , based at the Franklin Park Zoo .
 What is your most heartwarming memory about deploying with SMART ?
 I have many great memories of my deployments with SMART but I would probably say the most heartwarming was Munson , MA after the tornado in 2011 . We were brought a baby rabbit ( I would say just a week or so old ) and it was very cold and lethargic . We really did n’t think it would survive but I still got up every couple of hours to change the hot water bottles and see how it was doing . Finally in the middle of the night it started to come around and became more aware . I offered it a small amount of formula and it finally ate . The next morning it was taken to a rabbit rehab place and she nursed it back until it could be released . It is the “ little ” things that make this job great . If you go to the SMART website the first picture that pops up is me holding the bunny the morning after we received it just before it went to the rabbit rehab .
 Is there anything unusual that you keep in your Go Kit ? ? ?
 I do n’t think there is anything unusual , but some important things that I have found out about by being deployed are definitely kept in there . One item is a set of kneepads for kneeling on the cement floors while cleaning cages . Another is a pair of shoe inserts that give extra comfort for my feet when I am standing 12 hours or more on a cement floor . The third most helpful thing that I have is my Leatherman ( pocket tool kit ) — it has come in handy many times . And above all — I do not go anywhere with out my Aleve and several snacks ! !
 What ’s the first thing you do after a deployment to take care of yourself ?
 I guess the first thing I do is go home and take a long hot shower . Then I play with my cats that are usually unhappy that I have not been home . I usually have to go back to work the next day but sometimes just telling friends and family about my experiences help me to forget about some of the bad times and just relive the happy times and the good that I have helped with .
 What would you tell other people about joining SMART ?
 I would encourage anyone to join . I would tell anyone that the board and the operational team leaders are great people and work very hard to keep this organization working in an organized fashion . The volunteers are a huge help and without them we could not help in as many places as we have been able to . If you love and care for animals and want to help them , then joining SMART is definitely a good start ! The trainings are very helpful and even though I have been working in the animal world for 25 plus years I always learn something new in the trainings and deployments . I have met many people by joining SMART that have become great friends and I know when I work and train with them I can count on them to help me learn and stay safe .
 SMART would like to thank Sharon for all of her efforts on behalf of animals , both as a volunteer and in her work as a Veterinary Technician .


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The Mountain Rescue Association (MRA) is a national volunteer organization dedicated to saving lives through rescue and mountain safety education. The California Region of the Mountain Rescue Association consists of over 20 rescue teams from thoughout the state of California. Majority of the members are unpaid volunteers who are highly trained. Accredited teams must meet the high standards of the MRA and must be re-evaluated every five years in each of the three search and rescue skills: Search and Tracking, Technical Rock, and Snow and Ice. California MRA teams not only respond to search and rescue operations in the unit's area of responsibility, but will also respond to mutual aid calls anywhere in the state to assist other agencies.
March 1st, 2019 - 1700 to 2400, Friday Night, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, In the Graceland A conference room.
March 2nd, 2019 – Team Leaders and Evaluators Only Briefing @ 0600 Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Graceland A conference room, Teams must be ready to deploy from staging.
Snow & Ice Reaccreditation hosted by Douglas County Search and Rescue.

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The Mountain Rescue Association ( MRA ) is a national volunteer organization dedicated to saving lives through rescue and mountain safety education . The California Region of the Mountain Rescue Association consists of over 20 rescue teams from thoughout the state of California . Majority of the members are unpaid volunteers who are highly trained . Accredited teams must meet the high standards of the MRA and must be re - evaluated every five years in each of the three search and rescue skills : Search and Tracking , Technical Rock , and Snow and Ice . California MRA teams not only respond to search and rescue operations in the unit 's area of responsibility , but will also respond to mutual aid calls anywhere in the state to assist other agencies .
 March 1st , 2019 - 1700 to 2400 , Friday Night , Hard Rock Hotel & Casino , In the Graceland A conference room .
 March 2nd , 2019 – Team Leaders and Evaluators Only Briefing @ 0600 Hard Rock Hotel & Casino , Graceland A conference room , Teams must be ready to deploy from staging .
 Snow & Ice Reaccreditation hosted by Douglas County Search and Rescue .


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[Effect of lycopene on proliferation and cell cycle of hormone refractory prostate cancer PC-3 cell line].
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effects of lycopene on proliferation of human prostate cancer cell line PC-3 and explore its effecting mechanism. METHODS: The proliferation of PC-3 cells were analyzed by MTT and H3-TdR incorporation. The effects of cell cycle and apoptosis of synchronized cells were observed through flow cytometry. RT-PCR methods were used to explore the mRNA expression level of cyclin D1, bcl-2, bax. RESULTS: The growth and DNA synthesis of PC-3 cell were inhibited with the lycopene concentration increased, and lycopene also could change the cell cycle distribution, i. e. increasing the proportion of G0/G1 phase and descending the proportion of S and G2/M phase, and induce the apoptosis. RT-PCR analysis showed that the mRNA expression level of cyclin D1 and bcl-2 were down regulated, while the level of bax was up regulated. CONCLUSION: Lycopene can induce apoptosis of PC-3, change the cell cycle distribution and downregulate the expression of cyclin D1 and bcl-2 and upregulate the expression of bax and then restrain cell proliferation.

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[ Effect of lycopene on proliferation and cell cycle of hormone refractory prostate cancer PC-3 cell line ] .
 OBJECTIVE : To investigate the effects of lycopene on proliferation of human prostate cancer cell line PC-3 and explore its effecting mechanism . METHODS : The proliferation of PC-3 cells were analyzed by MTT and H3 - TdR incorporation . The effects of cell cycle and apoptosis of synchronized cells were observed through flow cytometry . RT - PCR methods were used to explore the mRNA expression level of cyclin D1 , bcl-2 , bax . RESULTS : The growth and DNA synthesis of PC-3 cell were inhibited with the lycopene concentration increased , and lycopene also could change the cell cycle distribution , i. e. increasing the proportion of G0 / G1 phase and descending the proportion of S and G2 / M phase , and induce the apoptosis . RT - PCR analysis showed that the mRNA expression level of cyclin D1 and bcl-2 were down regulated , while the level of bax was up regulated . CONCLUSION : Lycopene can induce apoptosis of PC-3 , change the cell cycle distribution and downregulate the expression of cyclin D1 and bcl-2 and upregulate the expression of bax and then restrain cell proliferation .


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here are some very nice perks to the holiday season that don’t have anything to do with gifts or shaving your legs less. One of them is the opportunity to get bold with your makeup. Really bold. After all, summertime is when you want to look dewy, fresh, and minimal….with the searing heat, you don’t want piles of carefully applied makeup on your face. Winter, however, is a time to experiment and go as big and brash as you want. The holidays by nature call for a little more glitter, glam, and shine. You want to look your best under the mistletoe!
This eye color look is pure decadence and drama, and calls for little more than a steady hand and a great eye shadow palette. (Oh, and loads of mascara or some lush falsies.) Try this look with a flirty holiday dress and you’ll look as fashionable on the outside as you feel on the inside.
I like the POP Beauty Pretty Punk Eyeshadow Palette ($10)…all the pretty colors in one place.
Begin by prepping the entire lid with a light Highlighter shade. I like to use a pale cream or muted white color with a little sparkle.
Move towards the brow bone with a darker plum shade, blending in well with the purple and black as you go. Top the plum shadow with a lighter magenta shade, but without going over the brow bone. Only highlighter should be on the brow bone.
Blend all the colors lightly and seamlessly so they appear to flow into one another, but you should still be able to see each color. Add a rim of teal eyeliner or shadow to the inner corner/rim of the eye, as well as the bottom lash line.
Top it all off with several heavy sweeps of mascara or false lashes.

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here are some very nice perks to the holiday season that do n’t have anything to do with gifts or shaving your legs less . One of them is the opportunity to get bold with your makeup . Really bold . After all , summertime is when you want to look dewy , fresh , and minimal….with the searing heat , you do n’t want piles of carefully applied makeup on your face . Winter , however , is a time to experiment and go as big and brash as you want . The holidays by nature call for a little more glitter , glam , and shine . You want to look your best under the mistletoe !
 This eye color look is pure decadence and drama , and calls for little more than a steady hand and a great eye shadow palette . ( Oh , and loads of mascara or some lush falsies . ) Try this look with a flirty holiday dress and you ’ll look as fashionable on the outside as you feel on the inside .
 I like the POP Beauty Pretty Punk Eyeshadow Palette ( $ 10) … all the pretty colors in one place .
 Begin by prepping the entire lid with a light Highlighter shade . I like to use a pale cream or muted white color with a little sparkle .
 Move towards the brow bone with a darker plum shade , blending in well with the purple and black as you go . Top the plum shadow with a lighter magenta shade , but without going over the brow bone . Only highlighter should be on the brow bone .
 Blend all the colors lightly and seamlessly so they appear to flow into one another , but you should still be able to see each color . Add a rim of teal eyeliner or shadow to the inner corner / rim of the eye , as well as the bottom lash line .
 Top it all off with several heavy sweeps of mascara or false lashes .