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More Cantabs receive immunisations, elective surgery and cancer treatments

Tuesday November 27, 2012

Canterbury District Health Board (CDHB) continues to achieve and improve on the National Health Targets, despite the ongoing impacts of the Canterbury earthquakes.

More Cantabrians are receiving their immunisations, elective surgeries and cancer treatments, according to the targets' Quarter 1 result.

David Meates, CDHB Chief Executive, says it is a reflection of the ongoing commitment and dedication to providing world class services both from primary and secondary care despite all the challenges of the ongoing disruptions the quakes have created.

"We are still years off from returning to 'normal' or any sort of environment we had pre-quake. The impacts of the quakes will linger for years as we work around juggling services and patients while there's ongoing repairs and upgrades to facilities. This is all the while still ensuring patients remain the centre of everything we do and receive the exceptional care they deserve," Mr Meates says.

"It's also been a remarkable effort in terms of the work around ensuring timely access to services such as radiotherapy and chemotherapy and elective surgery."

Mr Meates says other great work to keep Cantabrians well, included immunisation, especially for our most vulnerable population – babies and infants.

"Immunisation is the best protection we can provide to safeguard our future generation against deadly illnesses like pertussis, which is still a significant problem nationally – and has infected 54 babies in Canterbury alone since the epidemic began last August, with nearly half (26) of those infected requiring hospital care."

Health target highlights- CDHB has achieved:

·         The new Faster Cancer Treatment Health Target, with 100 percent of patients ready for radiation therapy or chemotherapy beginning treatment within 4 weeks of their specialist assessment.

·         The new Immunisation Health Target, with 91 percent of eight-month-olds fully immunised in the quarter (the national target for this year is 85 percent). Canterbury also achieved the target for Māori (88 percent) and Pacific (94 percent) children.

·         Achieved 106 percent of the year-to-date Electives Health Target, delivering 4464 elective surgical discharges.

CDHB continues to ensure Cantabrians are accessing the right health services in the right place at the right time, provided by the right person

"An important role in CDHB's ability to achieve this along with the Government's health targets is having efficient, well-functioning primary care and community services linked in with hospital services," Mr Meates says.

"Winter was particularly harsh in Canterbury with very high rates of influenza and limited hospital beds post quake, adding to pressures on the Emergency Department's waiting times. This is evident in the results with our ED performance, which is down 1 percent but is still impressive and can be attributed to good management and planning from across the health system."

The earthquakes also continue to plague smoking targets for both the hospitals and primary care.

"The results are well below what we would expect and it is an ongoing challenge. It's going to take perseverance and commitment from everyone working across the Canterbury Health System to catch up. We need to be proactive and capture this information accurately."

Health Target performance areas for improvement:

  • ED Health Target was affected by the hard winter flu season, with 94 percent of people admitted or discharged within 6 hours (the national target is 95 percent).
  • The Hospitalised Smokers Health Target has been affected by documentation and coding issues, as well as hospital repairs and other earthquake-related disruptions, with 88 percent of hospitalised smokers recorded as having received help and advice to quit. The Hospital Smokefree Coordinators are systematically spending a few weeks in each ward/area to identify barriers and gaps and make suggestions about possible ways to address these and improve systems.
  • Quarter 1's performance against the Primary Care Smokers Health Target is at 27 percent of smokers. The ability to capture accurate data is key to the success of this target and the first step has been for all Primary Health Organisations (PHOs) to record the smoking status of more than 70 percent of their eligible population.  Although, there has been a modest increase (2 percent) on the previous quarter's result, significant work is required to reach the national target of 90 percent, with a number of factors – most notably the impact of the earthquakes on general practice and their enrolled populations – continuing to affect this target. We continue to talk with PHOs about their efforts to increase their provision of smoking cessation advice and support and to improve the capture and accuracy of related data over 2012/13.
  • The Quarter 1 result for the Heart Checks Health Target is 25 percent. While this is a positive increase on the previous quarter (up 6 percent from 19 percent), Canterbury's lower baseline figures result from the late inclusion of the DHB's largest PHO in the cardiovascular (CVD) components of the PHO Performance Programme.  This is because CVD Risk Assessment data for more than 75 percent of Canterbury's enrolled population has only been recorded for the past 21 months compared to five years among other DHBs. Canterbury's clinical leaders are promoting a systematic approach to CVD risk assessment and documentation, with a continued focus on targeting those most at risk first, and this proposed local solution to the target is being progressed with the Ministry of Health.

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MILPITAS, CA & NORWOOD, MA – August 21, 2017 – Analog Devices, Inc., which recently acquired Linear Technology Corporation, announces the LT8362, a current mode, 2MHz step-up DC/DC converter with an internal 2A, 60V switch. It operates from an input voltage range of 2.8V to 60V, suitable for applications with input sources ranging from a single-cell Li-Ion battery to automotive and industrial inputs. The LT8362 can be configured as either a boost, SEPIC or an inverting converter. Its switching frequency can be programmed between 300kHz and 2MHz, enabling designers to minimize external component sizes and avoid critical frequency bands, such as AM radio. Furthermore, it offers over 90% efficiency while switching at 2MHz. Burst Mode® operation reduces quiescent current to only 9µA while keeping output ripple below 15mVP-P. The combination of a 3mm x 3mm DFN or high voltage MSOP-16E package and tiny externals ensures a highly compact footprint while minimizing solution cost.

The LT8362’s 165mΩ switch delivers efficiencies of over 95%. It also offers spread spectrum frequency modulation to minimize EMI concerns. A single feedback pin sets the output voltage whether the output is positive or negative, minimizing pin count. Other features include external synchronization, programmable UVLO, internal soft-start, frequency foldback and programmable soft-start.

The LT8362EDD is available in a 3mm x 3mm DFN-10 package and the LT8362EMSE is available in a high voltage MSOP-16E (4 pins removed for high voltage). Pricing starts at $2.95 each for 1,000-piece quantities. Industrial temperature (–40°C to 125°C) versions, the LT8362IDD and the LT8362IMSE, are also available. High temperature (–40°C to 150°C) versions, the LT8362HDD and the LT8362HMSE, are also available. All versions are available from stock. For more information, visit www.linear.com/product/LT8362.

Summary of Features: LT8362

Wide Input Voltage Range: 2.8V to 60V
Ultralow Quiescent Current & Low Ripple Burst Mode® Operation: IQ = 9μA
2A, 60V Power Switch
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CSW61: What does a changing world of work mean for women?

9th March 2017

This week we have a new blog post from Madhushala Senaratne writing ahead of the forthcoming session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW61).

The 61st session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW61), which will be held from March 13-24, 2017, in New York, centres on the priority theme, ‘women’s economic empowerment in the changing world of work’. Ahead of the conference, bringing together a range of key resources, we explore what a changing world of work means for women, and reflect on key entry points for accelerating women’s economic empowerment. We also look at work done by the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) alongside international partners, that shares knowledge on women’s economic empowerment with a focus on the balance between paid work and unpaid care work.

Progresses and challenges in a changing world of work

Since the Beijing conference in 1995, progress has been made in advancing women’s economic empowerment, with more women working, and gaining greater access to employment, among others. Yet, persistent inequalities remain. For example, women are often concentrated at the bottom of the global value chain, working in low-wage jobs, with little or no access to decent work and social protection. Structural barriers to gender equality and gender-based discrimination have led to further gender gaps in labour force participation and pay. In addition, women’s unpaid domestic and care work is often overlooked or ignored in policy and programming.

Yet, the world of work is changing rapidly, amidst increasing informalities and mobility of labour, and advancements in digital and information and communications technologies. These changes can either be a productive or disruptive force for accelerating women’s economic empowerment. Considering the factors that hinder women’s technology access and use, specifically in developing regions, for instance, is vital to ensuring that women benefit from the positive impacts of technology on work and livelihoods. Amidst such a changing world, the UN High-Level Panel on Women’s Economic Empowerment puts forth an urgent call for action, placing four systematic constraints to women’s economic empowerment high on the political agenda: adverse social norms; discriminatory laws; failure to recongise, reduce and redistribute unpaid household work and care; and lack of access to financial, digital and property assets.

What is being done globally to advance women’s economic empowerment?

Empowering women economically and closing gender gaps at work are crucial to achieving the targets set under the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. This requires collaborative, targeted, and context-specific approaches.

Abigail Hunt and Emma Samman show how a savings-led microfinance programme in Nepal is helping women develop their own ‘village banks’ and small businesses, leading to positive outcomes in women’s education, access to work and financial services, and changes in gender norms. They also draw lessons from Mexico where subsidised childcare services for mothers are increasing women’s labour market participation. At the same time, inclusive business approaches can help transform the economic and social conditions of women. With examples from Asia and Latin America, the Asian Development Bank makes a case for the need for greater awareness of women’s needs and constraints by businesses, investors, and other stakeholders for tangible benefits in implementing such approaches.

Drawing on learning from women’s experiences and approaches to reducing inequality in Brazil, Haiti, Liberia, Nepal, Nigeria, South Africa and Uganda, ActionAid finds that women feel better equipped to address challenges when taking collective action, while women who are more economically autonomous are more engaged in local organising. Yet, challenges to women’s economic empowerment are often worse in conflict, post-conflict, refugee, and fragile contexts. CARE highlights the need to bring together gender, peace, and economic dimensions in strengthening women’s capacity to adjust to shock and operate effectively within market systems during crisis.

Connecting perspectives on women’s economic empowerment, the authors of this IDS bulletin draw on the intersections between the economic, social, and political dimensions of empowerment. They reinforce the need for collective action in addressing structural inequalities and inequitable power relations, and enhancing women’s agency, to expand opportunities and choice.

Balancing unpaid care work and paid work

With renewed emphasis on women’s unpaid care and domestic work, there is a need for a wider understanding of economic empowerment, comprising both the market economy, where women participate in the labour market, and the care economy, which sustains and nurtures the market economy. While women’s economic empowerment can lead to economic growth, it is essential to understand that this does not merely involve their labour force participation, rather, extends to cover women’s choice to work, the sector of work, location, and working hours.

Issues such as migration, HIV, and ageing, bring questions of unpaid care to the forefront to women’s empowerment, increase the care burden for women. More progressive tax policies to finance quality public services can shift the burden of care away from women, while unfair tax policies also impact on the provision of care. A training curriculum highlights how redistributing care work can accelerate gender equality and justice.

Participating at two panel discussions during CSW61, members of Growth and Equal Opportunities for Women (GrOW) (of which IDS is a partner) will present further evidence on current care dynamics. Drawing on the dual role of women as caregivers and workers, a strong focus will be on the links between gender responsive public services (such as childcare, sexual and reproductive health services, water and sanitation services), and women’s access to economic opportunities. With the care economy high on the policy agenda, as this video, ‘Who Cares: Unpaid care work, poverty and women's / girl's human rights’, reminds us, a woman caregiver’s journey is full of challenges that need urgent attention, targeted, and collaborative action, to create more economically empowering conditions for women.

GrOW Panel Discussions at CSW61:

March 13, 2017: Transforming ‘work’: linking care, public services and women’s economic empowerment (Church Center for the United Nations, 6.15 pm) March 17, 2017: Details to be confirmed (Church Center for the United Nations, 4.30pm)

Madhushala Senaratne

Madhushala Senaratne is currently a DPhil student at the Institute of Development Studies, Sussex, UK.


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Infineon Launched A New Sensor TLE4922

Infineon's launch of the sensor development kit can significantly reduce the design of the difficulty, help to shorten the development time and reduce system costs. Infineon Technologies, Inc. introduces the new Hall sensor TLE4922 and the "Speed Sensor 2Go" design kit. The TLE4922 is designed for industrial and automotive applications. These two applications are critical to measuring speed and reliability requirements, such as crankshaft and gearbox speeds for detecting two-wheeled and tricycle. Industrial applications include speed detection of production and building automation, as well as control of motor units.

TLE4922 improves speed measurement reliability and reduces system cost The TLE4922 Hall sensor can reliably measure changes in the magnetic field and can be used to detect the speed of various wheels, such as a magnetic encoder wheel or a ferromagnetic gear wheel. In addition to the flexibility of the application, TLE4922 can also reduce system costs. For example, this sensor can be configured with a simple, cost-effective magnet with a feedback bias, while providing high air-gap performance and mobility accuracy. The sensor is also extremely durable, can withstand vibration and air gap, but also in the maximum magnetic field range (+/- 400 mT) accurate detection speed. Extensive range of operations simplifies circuit design, improves design stability and flexibility, helps simplify sensor installation, and reduces system cost.

The TLE4922 is particularly suitable for use in TIM (Rotate Standalone) configurations to replace passive VR (variable reluctance) sensors within motor and two-wheeled and automotive wheels. Compared to the VR sensor, the TLE4922 can accurately measure the speed at 0 Hz. In addition, it also has excellent jitter behavior, and provides short circuit, overheating and reverse voltage and other protection, and has good electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) and ESD tolerance, can be used in harsh environments. The sensor operates from a supply voltage of 4.5 V to 18 V and a wide temperature range of -40 ° C to 155 ° C; in a 4-pin SSO package.You can buy these electronic components from

The "Speed Sensor 2Go" kit simplifies sensor design The Speed Sensor 2Go kit helps developers easily and quickly evaluate the TLE4922, which allows you to quickly view the TLE4922's performance in a variety of applications and complete the first measurement in minutes. The Speed Sensor 2Go kit contains the sensor module, the interface panel, and the cable. The sensor module incorporates the TLE4922 sensor and the feedback bias ferrite magnet. The interface board has two built-in XMC microcontrollers: one for triggering and the other for debugging. The USB cable is used to connect the computer. GUI-based evaluation tools can be recorded and graphically displayed speed data. In addition to the "Speed Sensor 2Go" kit, Infineon also offers other software development tools for analog sensors, such as the System C model or special assessment tools.

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Developing coordinated community responses

A coordinated community response involving health, police, judicial and legal services, shelters and protection services, schools and other education institutions, religious or cultural groups, and others is an important strategy to ensure survivors of violence, their children and other dependents receive the comprehensive support they need in a timely and sensitive manner. A coordinated community response is the equivalent of employing a multisectoral approach at the local level.

In many instances, central-level agreements are secured first that can then be transferred to local levels.  The respective governmental and non-governmental organizations are brought together in a ‘team of professionals’ (including health, police, shelters, social and mental health care workers, etc.), to ensure a shared understanding of the anti-violence legal framework and laws in place, the concept and practical application of a community coordinated response, and the respective roles and procedures that should be followed within the multi-sectoral approach.

Coordinated community responses engage key individuals and agencies from different sectors to:

  • help women and girls access protection, legal assistance and meet other basic health and livelihood needs;
  • encourage survivors to report incidents of violence by ensuring a gender-sensitive and appropriate response and increasing trust in the police;
  • promote ‘zero tolerance’ throughout the community;
  • more closely monitor women’s safety and batterer intervention programmes where they exist; and,
  • increase prosecutions and convictions. (Shepard and Pence, 1999; Morrison, et.al., 2007)

Key Elements & Strategies of a Coordinated Community Response:

  • Safety of the survivors/victims as the core and paramount principle of the model, which should be instilled through sensitization, training, protocols, procedures and so forth, among all key stakeholders and service providers (police, social workers, lawyers, judges, etc).

  • Inter-institutional negotiations for cooperation - leading to Memoranda of Understanding, protocols and other agreements. In the process of inter-institutional negotiations, it is important to secure support from major decision-makers (including mayors and/or other high-level local authorities) and work with actors that are trusted by the community.

  • Achieve systematic changes – the purpose of inter-institutional negotiations and interventions under this approach is not only to improve responses for women and girls survivors, but also to achieve lasting changes in the attitudes, norms and practices at the level of the service delivery institutions themselves. The intervention is centered on institutions as a whole, and not just individual representatives, reflecting a systems-based approach. This implies working towards pre-service/institutionalized training; ensuring minimum standards (e.g. for domestic violence or rape-related services); upgrading equipment and infrastructure; continuous quality control mechanisms to monitor the quality of services that women and girl survivors receive; and establishing data collection systems.

  • Multidisciplinary teams that bring together all relevant stakeholders. Exact content (membership) of teams depends on the local context, including any relevant legislation that may guide and establish roles and obligations for particular sectors and professionals.

  • Community mobilization and primary prevention efforts, including through sustained local campaigns engaging the media and diverse organizations and sectors of the population to build zero tolerance and enable an overall supportive environment for women and girls survivors, and for furthering policy and legal reforms and securing resources.

  • Flexibility and adaptation, and ongoing monitoring: The coordinated community response is intended as a dynamic model that can respond and adapt to needs for improvement and changes in context based on continuous, participatory monitoring involving the key stakeholders and information based on women survivors’ experiences. This should include monitoring of perpetrator interventions and efforts to adjust policies and procedures to end impunity.

Lessons Learned
  • The Duluth Model (Minnesota, USA) is one of the most evaluated coordinated community response models addressing domestic violence. It has been adapted for numerous contexts, including developing countries and works best in medium to small-scale communities. (PAHO)

  • Maintaining and expanding achievements can be challenging due to high staff turnover and rotation within government.

  • Garnering the participation of key professionals (such as medical doctors) can prove challenging if they do not have a legal mandate with respect to violence against women.

  • Faith-based and other traditional leaders are influential community members who have a role to play in a coordinated community response, but it is important to invest in ensuring that their values and beliefs are aligned with women’s human rights in order to ensure women’s access to justice.

  • In addition to strong communication channels, formal assessments and documentation of findings are critical to maintaining and improving responses, especially in cases where actors change frequently.

The Duluth Model: Social Change to End Violence against Women (Domestic Abuse Intervention Programs).  Available in English.

A Practical Guide to Evaluating Domestic Violence Coordinating Councils (Allen and Hagen/National Resource Center on Domestic Violence, 2003).  Available in English.

Models of Community Coordination in Partner Violence Cases: A Multi-Side Comparative Analysis, Final Report (Worden/National Criminal Justice Reference Service, 2001). Available in English.

Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault CCR Toolkit (The Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault and The Wisconsin Coalition Against Domestic Violence, 2009). Available in English.

Manual Bridging Gaps - from Good Intention to Good Cooperation (Women against Violence Europe, 2006). Available in English.

Coordinated Community Response / Coalition Buildling / Collaboration (National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence, United States). Available in English.

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“Disruption” is a word that’s thrown around often and without consequence, but when you take a second to think about what it really means—upending the status quo—you can understand why it’s so important that we encourage responsible disruption. Because, quite often, doing away with the status quo also means progress.

The latest battle that has our attention is in Utah: there, Zenefits is under fire from the state Insurance Department for offering free software from which people can obtain insurance and other HR-related services. The state claims that offering the free software violates state laws regulating insurance brokers. Yet, we find it hard to come up with any rationale for this decision, other than the fact that Zenefits’ product makes it harder for long-time insurance brokers to compete. (For what it’s worth, Utah’s Lt. Governor publicly stated last week that Zenefits has not been banned from the state, but it’s fair to say Utah is not a hospitable place for the growing startup right now.)

Here’s the thing about Zenefits: It provides an incredibly useful service. (We at Engine should know, since we use if for our own team.) Through an easy-to-use UI and streamlined process, Zenefits makes it significantly easier for startups and small businesses to navigate the HR and insurance process, which—as anyone who has tried to do that before can tell you—is a beast. This is a good thing for at least two very important reasons: 1) it allows small businesses to more easily give their employees access to not just health insurance, but other HR benefits (like FSAs, commuter benefits, etc.); and 2) it frees up valuable resources, primarily time, so that a business can get back to the hard work of building a company.

As we see it, Zenefits and other companies simplifying the HR process are good for just about everyone, except for those who benefit from a messy and expensive system that requires incumbents with entrenched market power to navigate. Which is why we’re so concerned about what’s going on in Utah.

This is not to say that the insurance industry should not be regulated, or that Zenefits should be able to compete without following smart regulations that exist to protect consumers. It is to say, however, that relying on antiquated regulation to stymie innovation—what the Utah Insurance Department seems to be up to here—sets dangerous precedent that will only harm our startup ecosystem and recovering economy.


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Beck slipped his thumb underneath the hem of my shirt. “After that discussion back there, I think we better add you wearing a lab coat and nothing else to our list of sex to-dos.”

I slowed my pace. “Just remember, you pretty much asked for this.”

His eyebrows ticked together.

“Did you hear about the physician and the biologist who went on a date?”

“No,” he said, drawing out the word, amusement starting to replace the confusion.

“Think about it. You know the punch line.”

The corners of his mouth twitched—he always liked to pretend he was too cool for science jokes, but I knew better.

I turned and ran my finger down his chest. “Say it.”

Beck shook his head, the smile he’d been fighting breaking free. “The kinky shit you’re into.”

I laughed and shoved him. Then, when he still hadn’t said anything, I raised my eyebrows and put my hands on my hips.

He sighed. “There was no chemistry.”

I clapped and got the crinkly-eyed smile, complete with sexy indention in his cheek. He crooked his finger and I moved closer, wrapping my arms around his waist as he leaned in for a kiss.

“Let’s get you into a room and conduct our own chemistry experiment,” he said against my lips. “Or maybe we’ll just find a table to bend you over, since chemists do it on a table…periodically.”

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Polycom RealPresence software: HD videoconferencing on mobile

Polycom introduces the latest advancement in mobile videoconferencing with its RealPresence Mobile software during CTIA Enterprise & Applications trade show on Tuesday (October 11).

The new mobile software extends a high-definition videoconferencing system to the three popular tablets, Samsung’s Galaxy Tab, Apple’s iPad and Motorola’s Xoom.

With the high-cost and other demanding requirements of high-end videoconferencing systems, mobile videoconferencing is now growing its way into enterprise computing. Polycom is among the vendors who are on top of the game with RealPresence’s capacity of sending and receiving 30-frames-per-second videos with 720p HD on tablets over Wi-Fi connection. The software also contains management tools needed by an enterprise.

Polycom released in September that its RealPresence platform is developed with current Polycom infrastructure products included in its system. The mobile software is also designed to organize video conferences within various platforms.

Senior Vice President of solutions marketing Jim Kruger, informed that the new software allows users in a tablet video meeting to see all members in high definition. The quality of the image however is depended on the strength of the Wi-Fi or cellular signal.

Polycom mentioned that RealPresence runs on the company’s UC Intelligent Core. This can handle 25,000 concurrent calls and its scale can reach to 75, 000 devices.

RealPresence Mobile software can be utilized with endpoints from third parties like Radvision and Cisco because of its standard properties which include Cisco-based Telepresence Interoperability Protocol and H.323, H.264, Session Initiation Protocol.

Kruger announced that the Android and iOS RealPresence Mobile application will be free of charge. However he pointed out that payments will be made by enterprises that will be using RealPresence over other types of video endpoints.

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A rock-zapping laser and telescopic combination called ChemCam is getting a lot of attention with NASA’s rover Curiosity landing on Mars.

But what is it?

Here’s an explainer, as well as more details about the mission.

ChemCam can look at rocks and soils from a distance, fire a laser to vaporize the materials and analyze them with an on-board spectrograph that measures the composition of the resulting plasma. NASA says ChemCam can also use the laser to do less destructive things, such as clear away dust from Martian rocks as well as use a remote camera to acquire extremely detailed images.

Roger Wiens, ChemCam principal investigator at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, gave a tutorial on how the instrument works at a recent news conference.

“Curiosity’s remote sensing instrument [is] designed to make a large number of rapid measurements in some sense to help guide the rover to the most interesting samples,” he said.

He also talked about ChemCam’s imaging capability and said in routine operation the team plans to take images either before or after the laser operation or both, but not during the laser operation.

“The camera is very high resolution. It’s sensitive enough to image a human hair quite easily by 7 feet away,” he said.

After nearly two weeks on the dusty red planet, Curiosity is doing warm-up exercises and getting ready to take off for its first drilling for a rock sample — to a place 1,300 feet away scientists have named Glenelg, a spot where three kinds of terrain intersect.

In the next few days, the one-ton, six-wheeled mobile Mars laboratory will exercise each of its four steerable wheels, turning each of them side-to-side before ending up with each wheel pointing straight ahead. Curiosity will continue warming up by driving forward about 10 feet, turning 90 degrees and then reversing about 7 feet.

Tonight the rover will zap its first rock — one which scientists have dubbed “Rock N165,” a three-inch wide Mars rock that sits about 10 feet away from Curiosity.

“It is not only going to be an excellent test of our system, it should be pretty cool too,” Wiens said.

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5 Tips For Prepping For A Tour

You get the call you’ve been working toward for years: a major artist wants you to go on tour with them. What do you do to get ready? Here are 5 tips for getting ready for the gig:

1. Get a detailed list of all your music and any charts available, then double check it.

I made the mistake of not double checking every track, and the artist I’m out with had live recordings I hadn’t learned (I learned the CD versions). Also, make sure to meticulously check your charts, and include notes on anything musically that’s going on.

2. Get Anytune practice software, and woodshed the songs.

I feel like I should have an endorsement deal with Anytune (I don’t), but they’re just that good. Anytune lets you slow down tempo without affecting pitch, create bookmarks for hard sections, and even has a “cycle” function which will speed up the tempo just slightly each time it repeats a section. It’s worth it’s weight in gold, and will help you efficiently practice your set.

3. Make notes of just trouble spots in all your songs, and just practice those spots.

I used the bookmarking feature in AnyTune, but you could also just make notes on your charts. Spending a lot of time on just the hard sections will help you use your time more efficiently.

4. Design your patches.

I like to use a basic piano/pad/organ for when I’m practicing, and I’ll make notes on patches on the chart itself. After I feel confident on the song, I’ll go back and start building my sounds from my notes.

For instance, I’ll make a note when I’m charting through the songs that my verse has a piano, and it switches to organ on the chorus. I’ll then design my first patch as piano, second as organ, etc. I then put them into a folder in MainStage or on my Nord Stage for each song.

5. Do a mock run through.

Set up all of your gear just as if you’re onstage, then play through all of your songs without any music or just a metronome. Try to simulate any things that might go wrong onstage, and try and correct them in real time. Prepping for the worst will help you be so much more relaxed when you first step onstage for sound check.

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Saturday, June 16, 2018

Saluting the Notable and Visible Women in Business

Let's take a moment to salute and congratulate the notable and visible women in business.  As Deborah Levine (pictured), editor of the American Diversity Report, writes at the Times Free Press:
The national number of women-owned businesses grew 45 percent between 2007 and 2016, five times faster than the national average. Their flight to entrepreneurship may be a rejection of corporate dead ends and closed doors to the executive suite. But their entrepreneurship is driving our economy to the tune of 3 trillion dollars.
Read more to learn what this growth means for women and how venture capital is still, sadly, hard to come by for women business owners.

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Spanish tennis to sue over logo use

MADRID -- The Spanish tennis federation said it plans to sue a French TV channel for using its logo in a video that poked fun at Rafael Nadal.

In the video skit on the satirical program called "The Puppets," a life-size cartoon figure of Nadal is shown urinating into a gas tank before racing off and being pulled over by police for speeding.

A message of "Spanish athletes. They don't win by chance" flashes across the screen, surrounded by the logos of the tennis federation and cycling and soccer federations.

The video on Canal Plus France on Monday came hours after the Court of Arbitration for Sport issued a two-year ban against Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador for doping.

"This time they have gone way too far," tennis federation president Jose Luis Escanuela said in the statement Wednesday. "We at the tennis federation cannot tolerate the slander and damage to the prestige of our athletes."

Nadal has won six French Open titles since 2005.

Nadal's coach and uncle, Toni Nadal, downplayed the sketch.

"Rafa hasn't given it any importance," Nadal was reported telling SER radio by sports daily AS. "It's a comedy show, we don't care. Rafa isn't affected by it."

However, Nadal angrily reacted in November after former French tennis star Yannick Noah wrote a newspaper column accusing Spanish athletes of widespread doping.

Nadal suggested Noah should be banned from commenting in the media and called his remarks "completely stupid."

The tennis federation said it will provide details of the lawsuit Saturday during the Davis Cup match between Spain and Kazakhstan.

The federation said it will demand that Canal Plus France withdraw the video and abstain from using the logo. The federation also intends to request compensation for its improper use.

It plans to seek the support of other federations in the suit.

The tennis federation received support from the International Tennis Federation, which viewed the joke about Nadal as an attack on its anti-doping program.

ITF president Francesco Ricci Bitti said in a statement that the TV channel should remove the video and "issue an apology to all Spanish tennis players, who have been unfairly implicated."


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This week at the SACA

The Redbacks returned to Adelaide from Brisbane today after defeating Queensland by 9 wickets. The Redbacks were the first team to beat Queensland in Brisbane for almost three years.

Last years Bradman Medalist Mike Smith received Man-of-the-Match honours with figures of 9-138.

The Redbacks now sit in 2nd place on the Pura Cup Table on 20 points, 2 behind leaders the QLD Bulls.

ING- REDBACKS v TIGERS - Adelaide Oval Friday February 1.

The Rebacks will now take on the Tasmanian Tigers this Friday February 1 in a Day/Night match at Adelaide Oval. The Redbacks are in equal 3rd place on the ING Table on 18 points with the Blues. The Queensland Bulls again head the table with 23 points, with the Warriors on 22.

The Redbacks squad for this Friday's match is as follows:

  • Darren Lehmann (Captain)
  • Greg Blewett (V.Captain)
  • Nathan Adcock
  • Chris Davies
  • David Fitzgerald
  • Mark Harrity
  • Ben Johnson
  • Graham Manou
  • Paul Rofe
  • Mike Smith
  • Paul Wilson
  • Brad Young

The match will start at 2.30pm and finish at 10.15pm.

Over 250 Junior Redbacks supporters will get the opportunity to mingle with their favorite Redbacks players this weekend. The players will attend a special screening movie at the Academy Theatre in the City at 3pm on Sunday.

Country Carnival

The BankSA Senior Country Carnival starts next Monday. Eight senior country zone teams will come to Adelaide to compete over 2 weeks. The Team of the Championships will then be selected to play in the Favell Woon game at Adelaide Oval No.2 against the Favell XI.


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Steyn rules himself out of first-class fixture

Dale Steyn clutches his right shoulder while walking off the field Getty Images

Hopes of Dale Steyn's availability for the Bangladesh Test series have been dashed after the seamer ruled himself out of the opening round of first-class fixtures next week. Steyn was planning to make his comeback for the Titans' match against the Dolphins on Tuesday but has decided the load of a four-day match is too much for someone who has been out of action since last November.

"I've decided not to play right now. I'm bowling fine but I haven't hit the full workload I'd need to handle four-day cricket or a Test so I decided it was best not to play," Steyn told ESPNcricinfo on Thursday.

Steyn's reluctance to rush back is mostly because he is mindful of breaking down again - as he did in Perth when he broke the bone in his shoulder that sidelined him - and leaving the team without sufficient resources. Instead, he will target shorter formats for now. "Playing the four-day game would have given me a chance for selection in the Tests but I don't want to put myself or the team in a position where I pull up again. Some shorter cricket might be the better answer for a reintroduction."

The only franchise cricket for next month, before the limited-overs games against Bangladesh, are the first-class games. Steyn is considering playing at a lower level to get some overs in the legs. "I might just play some club stuff in Pretoria or Cape Town. It doesn't really matter to me at what level it is, I just need some cricket and I thought going from nothing to possibly bowling 30+ overs was a bit of a risk. It sucks, but I want to play for a few more years, not just till then end of October.

"It's been a frustrating time, but I want to play for a few more years and I'm confident I will. The longer stuff is too much right now, so we wait for possibly the white ball to come around."

Even if Steyn does not manage to find full fitness by the time the three ODIs and two T20s are played, he will be part of the inaugural Global T20, which starts on November 3. Steyn has been acquired by Cape Town Knight Riders where coach Jacques Kallis is confident he will be able to make use of Steyn throughout the tournament.

"Having chosen him for the Knight Riders, I've kept a close eye on him. I was under a little bit of pressure from the owners asking 'Are you sure?' He's busy bowling seven overs a day at the moment, and doesn't want to go into a four day game upfront. He's worried about bowling 18 overs in a day, so I think he just wants to ease into it a little bit more and make sure he's 100% fit," Kallis said, at an event in Johannesburg earlier in the week.

"It's a very mature decision he's made and I think he will still have a massive impact this season. When he's fully fit he's as dangerous as any bowler in the world and he will be 100% at some stage. I know he's as hungry as ever, he's hungry to achieve and he will normally always find a way to do that."

Without Steyn, South Africa's Test attack for Bangladesh will likely be the same as the one that played in England with Morne Morkel, Kagiso Rabada and Vernon Philander - who will play for the Cobras next week - the first choices, and Chris Morris and Duanne Olivier in reserve. The Test squad will be named after the opening round of matches, which concludes on Friday.


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Volume 45 (2012)

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To End All Wars: A Story of Loyalty and Rebellion, 1914 – 1918. By Adam Hochschild (Boston, New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2011). Pg. 448. Paperback, $28.00.

Adam Hochschild’s 2011 work, To End All Wars: A Story of Loyalty and Rebellion, 1914–1918, is set on the backdrop of World War I, one of the world’s most brutal conflicts. As its subtitle suggests, the book is more than just a military history. Hochschild’s work utilizes historical research and in-depth storytelling to provide a glimpse into the human conflict between the forces of national loyalty and dissent within wartime Britain. Indeed, this work is a story about differing loyalties among Britons, whether these loyalties were to country, military duty, or the ideal of international brotherhood (xviii).

In exploring this complex conflict, To End All Wars devotes great attention to the subject of British war resistors and opposition towards national participation in a conflict on European shores through detailed personal stories. One such story concerns the life of aristocratic Charlotte Despard, who worked as a tireless supporter of Britain’s poor, women’s rights, and was resolutely opposed to all of Britain’s colonial wars abroad, including the country’s participation in World War I (14). Another example was James Keir Hardie, a coal miner turned member of the British Parliament, who strived for a worldwide socialist revolution benefiting all humanity and campaigned ceaselessly against the conflict raging in Europe (55–59, 99–100). Other figures include the Pankhurst Family, once united in the struggle for women’s rights but soon divided over support of the war and the Wheeldon family, longtime British leftists who participated in aiding the escape and freedom of British deserters (98–99, 252).

On the other side of the conflict between loyalties in WWI-era Britain, Hochschild pays attention to the stories of people who were in favor of or were connected with the British military effort in Europe. A prominent example was Charlotte Despard’s brother John French, who strove to glorify the British Empire as an army officer and fought as a general in World War I (6–10, 109–110). Another important figure was Alfred Milner, an influential official enmeshed in the administration of British imperial holdings and a strident proponent and administrator of the nation’s war effort against the Central Powers (37–39, 245).  Hochschild also elaborates on known British historical figures of the period such as Cambridge professor Bertrand Russell and British general Douglas Haig, tying their respective histories into the greater national debate between loyalty to one’s country and one’s conscience during a time of war (111–113, 222–223, 299).

Competing  loyalties to country, to the army, and to ideology continued to play out on various fronts in WWI-era Britain. Hochschild notes that on the home front, the British government undertook an extensive propaganda campaign to garner public support for the war and encourage enlistment for the hard-pressed British army in Europe. A prominent example of this public relations effort was the film Battle of the Somme, which the government utilized to drum up support for the war effort (227–228). The British government supplemented this wide-ranging propaganda effort by more aggressive measures such as rigorous press censorship and government espionage to root out “agitators” and thus suppress dissent against the war effort (249).

However, anti-war sentiments still remained strong in the face of both government and social opposition. By 1916, some 200,000 Britons signed a petition calling for a negotiated peace in response to the rise of conscription by the British government, with more than 20,000 military age men refusing to enter the British armed forces before the war ended (188). This sentiment was supported by the No-Conscription Fellowship, or NCF, which worked to support and aid British conscientious objectors against official persecution (188–189). Hochschild puts particular emphasis on the fact that those who resisted the call to war as COs faced both persecution via government propaganda and imprisonment. He cites the case of almost 50 COs who, in the spring of 1916, were forcibly inducted into the military and sent to France, with the full knowledge that adherence to their beliefs would lead to their deaths by firing squad (191-192).

To End All Wars fits with Hochschild’s focus as a historian on the human drama and micro-history behind major historical events or phenomena, reflected in his other works such as King Leopold’s Ghost.[1] In terms of the existing historiography of World War I, the book does not offer any new information regarding the conduct of the conflict. Hochschild’s work is also not the first time that the cultural context of the war has been taken into account. For instance, Michael C. C. Adams’ 1990 book The Great Adventurefocuses on the cultural atmosphere in which World War I took place, an environment that emphasized Victorian values of masculinity, such as knighthood, courage, and male bonding.[2] Nor is Hochschild’s study unique in its focus on antiwar sentiments in the midst of World War I, a subject that has also been covered by previous scholarship such as David Zonderman’s study of antiwar sentiments in Wisconsin during the conflict.[3]

Nevertheless, the book stands out among existing scholarship for its ability to successfully use both personal stories and historical research to understand the human reality behind the history of World War I era Britain. The accounts of both war supporters and the generals in charge and their opposites in the anti-war activists and conscientious objectors particularly stand out for their excellent combination of extensive research and storytelling. The result is a glimpse into an inner “war” over the hearts and minds of the British peoples taking into account the viewpoints of both sides without reducing either side to broad stereotypes. While Hochschild specifically focuses on Britain for his research, his work does present a jumping off point for further research in the struggle between pro-war and anti-war forces within other nations participating in World War I, such as France and even Imperial Germany. Overall, while not blazing any new trails in historical knowledge, To End All Wars is a worthy treatise that shines a humanizing light into a part of one of the world’s darkest periods.

Kevin Peng

Independent Affiliation

[1] Adam Hochschild, King Leopold’s Ghost (New York, NY: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1998).

[2] Michael C.C.Adams. The Great Adventure: Male Desire and the Coming of World War I(Bloomington, ID: Indiana University Press, 1990).

[3] David Zonderman, “Over Here: The Wisconsin Homefront during World War I,” The Wisconsin Magazine of History 77 (Summer, 1994).

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Saturday, July 2, 2011

reasons to listen to and accept advice from all sources, up to, and including, your father

Let me tell you a story.

On the day when I left home to make my way in the world, my daddy took me to one side.

"Son," my daddy says to me, "I am sorry I'm not able to bankroll you to a very large start, but not having the necessary letters to get you rolling, instead I'm going to stake you to some very valuable advice.

"One of these days in your travels, a guy is going to show you a brand-new Ikea bed of which the packaging is not yet broken. Then this guy is going to offer to bet you that you can buy that brand-new Ikea bed and not spend the next month in a waking hell listening to the sounds of a thousand screaming banshee mice as your bed attempts to do you permanent ear damage every time you shift in the slightest degree. But, son, do not accept this bet, because as sure as you stand there, you're going to wind up with an ear full of mousey battle cries."1

1. As much as it pains me to say it, Michelle, you were right. Unrelatedly, anybody want to buy an Ikea loft bed? You'll love it. It does not squeak. At. All.

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Michemily said...

Bwa ha ha ha ha! . . . I mean, I'm sorry, Chris. That really does stink. And I still say it's not too late: call IKEA and be the jerk customer if you have to! Unless you already did some weird revisions on the bed. Or you could try pawning it off on some poor, unsuspecting Craigslist user.


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Volunteers Sought for the 24th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Peace and Unity Parade Celebration

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Councilman Dee Andrews is calling out to his community to join him to continue the works of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. “The Long Beach Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration has always been a grassroots event and I invite everyone to be apart of the event planning”, said Councilman Andrews.

The parade, in its twenty-third year, honors Dr. King’s life and dedication to service by showcasing schools, organizations and community groups that strive to keep his timeless values alive. The parade will start on Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, Saturday morning, 10:30 AM, January 15th, intersecting Anaheim Street. It will proceed North on Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, turn right (East) on 19th Street, and turn left (North) on Lemon Avenue. Parade Parking is available at Long Beach City College, located at Orange Avenue and Pacific Coast Hwy.

The parade is followed by a multi-cultural celebration at King Park, located at 1950 Lemon Avenue. The celebration will begin at 12:30 PM and end at 5:00 PM.

All volunteers will be offered community service hours. Pre-registration is required. For more information or to register to become a volunteer call (562) 570-6816.

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Huawei Announces Its Latest Smartphone, the Mate 9

The $776 Android phone will first launch in Europe and Asia, but also could come to the U.S. sometime in 2017.

Huawei, Mate 9, smartphones, Huawei Fit, dual cameras, octa-core

Huawei has unveiled its latest smartphone, the Mate 9, with a 5.9-inch full HD touch-screen display, a unibody metal frame, an ARM octa-core processor, a dual lens main rear camera and a $776 price tag.

The Mate 9, which comes with 4GB of memory and 64GB of onboard storage, features a Kirin 960 chipset with an ARM Cortex-A73/A53 octa-core processor and a Mali G71 octa-core graphics processing unit. The handset runs the Android 7.0 Nougat operating system, which features Huawei's own EMUI 5.0 user interface overlay. Each Mate 9 is precision-built, including an hour of CNC milling on its unibody metal frame, and receives sandblasted texturing and other details.

Like the earlier Huawei P9 smartphone, the Mate 9 gets a dual-lens camera that was co-engineered with lens and camera maker Leica. The second-generation dual-camera module includes a 12-megapixel F2.2 RGB color sensor, a 20-megapixel F2.2 monochrome sensor and enhanced image fusion algorithms that combine to improve photographs over the earlier generation of the system.

Also integrated in the main camera are Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) and improved low light capabilities, along with a Hybrid Zoom feature that uses laser focus, phase detection focus, depth focus and contrast focus to focus and capture images.

In addition, the Mate 9 includes a 4,000mAh high-density battery, along with quick charging capabilities that provide a full charge in 20 minutes. The battery itself features Super Safe 5-gate protection, which offers real-time voltage, current and temperature monitoring to eliminate safety hazards and safeguard battery life, according to Huawei.

The handset, which will be available in Black, Space Gray, Moonlight Silver, Champagne Gold, Mocha Brown and Ceramic White colors, will first be launched in China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Thailand and the United Arab Emirates. A Limited Edition Porsche Design version of the Mate 9 will be available with 6GB of memory and 256GB for about $1,553.

"In developing the HUAWEI Mate 9, we started with a simple question—how can we improve every element of the smartphone experience?" Richard Yu, the CEO of the Huawei Consumer Business Group, said in a statement. "We know that for today's business users, a fast and functional smartphone is just the beginning. Consumers also want a gorgeous design and intuitive features, so we created two new devices at the forefront of hardware and software innovation. The result is a device that is breathtakingly new, inside and out."

The Mate 9 also includes dual-SIM support for travelers who want to use the phone in multiple countries, and a fingerprint scanner for device and data security.

In February, Huawei unveiled its $350 GX8 smartphone, which features an aircraft-grade aluminum body, a 5.5-inch full HD display, a 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 eight-core processor, 2GB of memory, 16GB of on-board storage and a fingerprint scanner for security.

Also just launched by Huawei was its latest wearable device, the $130 Huawei Fit sports watch, which provides multi-sport fitness tracking, heart rate and sleep monitoring, automatic step counting and more on a circular always-on display. With the Fit, Huawei is looking to bridge the gap between a full smartwatch and a dedicated fitness tracker.

It is built with an aluminum body that comes in two finishes, Moonlight Silver and Titanium Grey. Three wrist band colors will be available—black, which is available exclusively at Best Buy through early January—blue and orange. Following the exclusive Best Buy arrangement, the devices will also be sold through Amazon, Newegg and other retailers.

The Fit features a 1.04-inch circular black and white touch-screen display, 256KB of memory, 16MB of onboard storage and an 80mAh rechargeable battery that lasts up to six days on a charge with normal use. The fitness watch meets IP 68 standards for water and dust resistance. The fitness band's LCD touch screen gives users important information at a glance, including the time, the number of steps taken, heart rate and more. The always-on display is visible even in strong light due to a backlit display that is controlled by an ambient light sensor.

The Fit is also a smartwatch and can be connected to a smartphone to offer alerts for incoming call and messages. The watch vibrates when a call comes in, identifies missed calls and allows users to end a call by swiping up on the watch screen.


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R. F. “Bob” Clayton passed away on January 26, 2009 at his home, he was 90 years old. Bob was born January 18, 1919 at Genoa, Illinois where he lived until he was twenty. He joined the 33rd Division National Guard at Sycamore, Illinois and was called to active duty shortly thereafter. He spent time at Camp Forrest, Tenn. and on September 1, 1941, was sent to the South Pacific for 39 months as a part of a task force destined for duty during WWII. While in the South Pacific he was sent to school and commissioned as a 2nd Lt in the Signal Corp. Prior to this he had been with the Infantry and had won the Combat Infantry Badge for action at Guadalcanal, New Georgia, and Bougainville. Departing Brisbane, Australia, he was sent to Leyte and then Luzon in the Philippines. His unit was being prepared for entry into Japan when the war ended. He did go on to Japan where he pulled occupation duty for a short time.

Following this, he returned to the US where he married a hometown girl, Gladys Cornell on March 13, 1946. After a few weeks, he decided to return to the military and was recalled to active duty. He was stationed at Fort Monmouth, NJ and later at Fort Gordon, Georgia. While at Fort Gordon, he was selected to enter the Army Language School at Monterey, California. On completion of this course which covered a year, he was sent to Europe and assigned to an Intelligence Center. He spent a little over three years at this, and was promoted to 1st Lt and then to Captain. On returning to the US he was sent to Fort Lewis, where he remained as a Signal Officer for two years and then was sent to Korea for a year. On his return from there, he came back to Fort Lewis and was reassigned to Germany where he was promoted to Major. He was with the 8th Infantry Division for a period and then went to Stuttgart, Germany as a Deputy Post Commander, Panzer Kaserne. At that time he had completed twenty three years in the military and was retired. He returned to the US and settled with his family in Fort Smith, Arkansas. He remained there for a few months and then took a job with the American Red Cross and an Assistant Field Director. He was sent to Kirtland Air Force Base at Albuquerque, New Mexico. From there he went to Carswell Air Force Base at Fort Worth, TX. He was then sent on the Germany where he remained for three years and was able to have his family with him. He returned to the US for a short period of time and went on the Vietnam where he stayed for a year. When he returned he was promoted to Field Director and assigned to Richards-Gebaur AFB, at Kansas City where he trained for six years. From here he was sent to Karlsruhe, Germany as a Red Cross Field Director. Following a tout there, he returned to the US and was assigned to Fort Riley, Kansas. Later he moved to Fort Leavenworth where after 15 years he again retired. He and his wife, Gladys settled in Grandview for a couple of years and later moved to Louisiana. Unfortunately, the call of the grand and great grandchildren was too strong and they sold out and came back to Missouri. This time they settled in Blue Springs where they lived until his death.

He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Gladys; daughters Suzanne Watson of Danville, AR, and Sherry Cooper of Holden, Missouri; sister, Virginia Wait of Belvidere, IL; six grandchildren, thirteen great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents, son, Kim Clayton, brother, James Clayton, and granddaughter, Connie Sue.

Bob was a lifetime member of the Retired Officer's Association, a lifetime member of the American Legion, member of the Historical Society, and the Experimental Aircraft Association. He was a member of the Blue Springs Rotary and was secretary for many years. He was a Paul Harris Fellow and a Rotary Benefactor. He had perfect attendance. Bob joined the First Baptist Church along with his wife, Gladys in April of 1982 and was a regular member until his death.

Visitation will be held from 9-10 on Friday, January 30, at Meyers Funeral Chapel, with funeral services to follow at 10 am. Burial will take place at 12:30 pm in Forth Leavenworth National Cemetery where full military honors will be presented for Major Clayton. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions to the Blue Springs Rotary Education Fund. Arrangements entrusted to Meyers Funeral Chapel, Blue Springs, 816.229.3276. Condolences and memories of Bob may be shared with the family online at www.meyersfuneralchapel.com.


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Professor Ann Roberts

Professor of Physics University of Melbourne

Roberts' research expertise lies in the area of theoretical, computational and experimental optical physics with a focus on nanophotonics and optical imaging. She is collaborating on the development of anti-counterfeiting features in Theme 3 – “Excitonic Systems for Security, Lighting and Sensing”.


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A Tesla 3, which utilises rare earth elements

Research highlights ethical sourcing of materials for modern technology

Researchers from the Camborne School of Mines have identified methods to predict the environmental and social cost of resourcing new deposits of rare earth minerals used in the production of mobile phones, wind turbines and electric vehicles.

The team are pioneering techniques to develop the equivalent of a ‘Fairtrade’ model for ethically and sustainably resourcing raw materials that are crucial in the manufacturing of next generation technologies.

In the research the team highlight the pivotal role that geoscientists can play in developing ‘life cycle assessment techniques” for potential new deposits of rare earth elements, to meet the growing worldwide demand.

The research is published in the journal, Elements.

Robert Pell, PhD student at the Camborne School of Mines, based at the University of Exeter’s Penryn Campus in Cornwall, and co-author on the paper said, ‘It is important that we understand the environmental costs of generating these rare earths so that we can select the right projects to support, but also research and improve the areas of production with a greater environmental cost. This is especially important when you consider the demand growth of rare earths, and their importance in the proliferation of green technology.”

The manufacture of new technologies is using a wider range of elements than ever before, and many of these are very specialist, used in small quantities and mined from only a few sources. However, it is near impossible for consumers buying cars, computers or phones to check whether they have responsible supply chains right back to the source of the raw materials.

The traditional ‘Fairtrade’ and responsibly sourced schemes, commonly used for coffee, tea, bananas and jewellery are hard to apply to mining because of the complex supply chains associated with the raw materials.  However, geoscientists have the unique insight into this area, and have the ability to measure environmental and social impacts associated with the mining and processing these raw materials.

Geologists play an important role in determining the amount of rock required to produce the desired amount of raw material, and can also provide important environmental information such as radioactivity of the rocks being extracted. Metallurgists and mineral processors provide data on energy requirements for extracting and processing these raw materials. Chemists, such as French co-author, Alain Rollat, have perhaps the most difficult task, of separating the rare earth elements from each other, ready for the next stage of manufacturing.

Frances Wall, Professor of Applied Mineralogy said: “Manufacturers are likely to be interested in the sophisticated life cycle assessment approach that can interface with their own technical calculations in determining the complete life cycle figures for their products. Experience shows though that the public more likely to be interested in just one or two high profile issues, such as radioactivity or conflict minerals.’

The paper is part of a thematic set on Mineral Resources and Sustainability published this month in Elements.  The University of Exeter research was funded as part of the NERC SoS RARE project.

Date: 10 November 2017

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