‘Invitational Games for the Deaf, Taipei 2008’ comes to an close

Saturday, September 13, 2008

After the table tennis event concluded, medalists from the martial art events (taekwondo, karate and judo) were confirmed on the September 8, third match day of “Invitational Games for the Deaf, Taipei 2008.”

Except for steady performances from the host Chinese Taipei team during the karate and taekwondo events, European athletes battled East Asian (Japan and South Korea) athletes. During the third match day, Korea’s Sukchan Yun ever defeated Turkey’s Kayaci Ibrahim within only 6 seconds in men’s 90.1 kg to 100 kg class. It was the shortest match in the judo event.

On the final day, Sept. 10, the top four teams from the soccer event competed for medals, despite bad weather in Taipei.

The gold medal match took place between Japan and Thailand. In the 20th minute, Japan’s Hisashi Hosomi scored first. But during the added time of the first half, Thailand’s Somsak Thongdee tied the game 1-1. After the start of the second half, Thailand straightened their offense, and in the 60th minute, Thailand captain Anothai Sathiyamat scored a goal, which proved to be the game winner.

In the bronze medal match between Iran and Australia, Iran defeated Australia with a 8-0 shutout. Mostafa Heydaribondarabadi, Hosseinali Mohammadi Firouzjaei, Mazaher Shirzad Sibani, Hamid Reza Khazaei, all scored in for Iran.

I’m very satisfied with our preparations and administrations in the invitational games in Taipei, I hope participants can do the best during the 2009 Summer Deaflympics in the future.

After the “Invitational Games for the Deaf, Taipei 2008”, Chih-he Chen, President of Asia Pacific Deaf Sports Confederation, presented an honor medal for the soccer tournament during the closing ceremony and hoped the Taipei City Government will show the best service for the 2009 Summer Deaflympics.

Only nations who won at least one medal are listed.
Order Team Gold Silver Bronze
Chinese Taipei 8 4 5
Japan 7 5 6
Korea 3 8 5
4 Russia 3 3 2
5 Argentina 3 1 4
6 Turkey 2 4 4
7 Thailand 1 0 0
8 Hong Kong 0 1 1
9 United States 0 0 3
10 Iran 0 0 1
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Wikinews interviews Mark Bunker, producer of anti-Scientology website ‘XenuTV’

Monday, February 18, 2008

Television producer and owner of the anti-Scientology website www.xenutv.com (XenuTV), Mark Bunker, also known as Wise Beard Man, chatted online with Wikinews for nearly three hours. More than 120 people followed the interview live (many from Project Chanology), which makes this exclusive Wikinews interview our most attended IRC interview to date.

Bunker started XenuTV in 1999 and began to make videos that he provided for the Lisa McPherson Trust. Bunker has been a critic of the Church of Scientology since 1997.

In 2006, he won a Regional Emmy Award after he and KUSI-TV news reporter Lena Lewis produced a documentary news video on the issues with the United States – Mexico border with San Diego, California.

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Make Soy Candles Meet the Wax Manufacturers

by

Mary Martha Deane

There are numerous waxes that you can use for candlemaking. Of these, soy is one that has arrived relatively recent on the scene. At present, there are a limited number of primary soybean wax producers: This article highlights Natures Gifts International, Inc. and Golden Brands, LLC.

Nature’s Gifts International (NGI)

One supplier of soybean wax is Natures Gifts International (NGI). They incorporated in 1999 and are headquartered in Maryville, Tennessee. Up until 2002, the used the brand name Ecowax. Their current brand name is EcoSoya.

They advertise that their soy waxes are engineered via their trademarked Molecular Blueprinting to control polymorphism. (Polymorphs are solids that have the same chemical makeup but different crystal structure. With regards to lipids, of which wax is one, polymorphism refers to how the lipid molecules line up for example in layers, tubes or blocks. Chocolate is a well known substance with polymorphism. Thats why you have to temper chocolate – to get it to solidify to the structure that provides the best shine and snap. The keyword here is solidify. Even if you do start with solid soy wax that has a particularly consistent crystal structure, it all disappears once the wax is melted. Therefore, I do not see what the benefits are of starting with a wax of a particular morphology.)

NGIs soybean wax and soybean wax blend offerings for container candles are as follows:

EcoSoya CB-XceL; 100% soy; Melting point is 125 F (51.7 C)

ExoSoya CBAdvanced Soy; soy blend; Melting point is 111 F (43.9 C)

EcoSoya CB-135; soy blend; melting point is 122 (50 C)

NGI sells a soyblend for molded candles, EcoSoya PB. It has a melting temperature of 130 F (54.4 C)

Finally, NGI sells a wax formulated specifically for priming wicks. It is called Eco-Wick Wax, and its melting point is 175 F (79.4 C).

Golden Brands, LLC

Another company that is a primary supplier of soybean wax is Golden Brands, LLC. As is stated on their website, this soywax supplier had a fascinating origin.

Golden Brands was established in 1982 by a local group of private investors and their families, each of which are very professional and successful entrepreneurs. With backgrounds ranging from real estate development to founders of several fast foods restaurant chains to engineering and even a professional football star, how could this group be anything but successful? Their common thread is their roots and belief in their Louisville community.

Their primary business is making shortening for the food industry. They began to manufacture soybean wax in 2000.

Golden Brands Product, GW416, is a natural soy tart wax, that is formulated for making tarts or for hardening other waxes. The melting point of GW416 is 130-135 F (54.4 57.2 C)

The rest of Golden Brands soybean waxes and wax blends are formulated for container candles. These waxes and their respective melting points are as follows:

GW402 115-120 F (46.1-48.9 C) pure soy wax

GW415 120-125 F (48.9-51.7 C) pure soy wax

GW464 113-119 F (45.0-48.3 C) soy blend

GW444 119-125 F (48.3-51.7 C) soy blend

GW435 120-125 F (48.9-51.7 C) soy and cotton blend

This article has focused on two of the primary manufacturing companies of soybean wax. There are a variety of other soy wax manufacturing companies who do not do primary manufacturing. That is they do not extract the oil from the soybean. Instead they would start with soybean wax as a raw material to make their own wax blends.

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On the campaign trail in the USA, October 2020

Monday, November 2, 2020

The following is the sixth and final edition of a monthly series chronicling the 2020 United States presidential election. It features original material compiled throughout the previous month after an overview of the month’s biggest stories.

This month’s spotlight on the campaign trail: the Free and Equal Elections Foundation holds two presidential debates, three candidates who did not participate in those debates give their final pleas to voters, and three political pundits give their predictions on the outcome of the election.

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Colleges offering admission to displaced New Orleans students/AL-KY

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Due to the damage by Hurricane Katrina and subsequent flooding, a number of colleges and universities in the New Orleans metropolitan area will not be able to hold classes for the fall 2005 semester. It is estimated that 75,000 to 100,000 students have been displaced. [1]. In response, institutions across the United States and Canada are offering late registration for displaced students so that their academic progress is not unduly delayed. Some are offering free or reduced admission to displaced students. At some universities, especially state universities, this offer is limited to residents of the area.

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Pune University: School Of Health Science

Savitribai Phule Pune University is one of the main centres of educational excellence in Maharashtra. Pune University was founded in the year 1949 under the Poona University Act. The University offers popular educational programs in the field of Science, Arts, Commerce, Management.

School of Health Science:

The School of Health Science under Pune University was established in the year 1989. The School of Health Science is recognised by the University Grants Commission (UGC). Also, UGC had funded the School of Health Science during its inception. School of Health Science offer programs like Masters of Public Health Program (MPH) and M.Sc in Health Sciences.

The Role of School of Health Science:

The School of Health Science under Pune University provides on field understanding of understanding the role of the community health workers, health promotion service, sub-district level health level organisation, disease control programs, disease surveillance and maternal & child health care services.

School of Health Science Courses:

Pune University offers two full-time masters courses under School of Health Science. Their courses are-

1) Master of Public Health-

This program trains the students to build the career in the field of Public Health Management, Intervention and Research. Under this course, the students gain the skills and knowledge to function as public health practitioners working with the communities, NGOs, government organisations and public health teaching institutions.

2) M.Sc Health Sciences-

Under the Health Sciences, the students are endorsed with the skills in Biochemistry, Microbiology, Molecular Biology and Genetics. This course is highly interdisciplinary in nature. The students are trained to work in the pharmaceutical research institutions that conduct clinical trials as an epidemiologist. To be an epidemiologist, the course involves computer based training with public sector health facilities, rural and urban community settings and hospitals.

Pune University also offers PhD in two courses, i.e., Health Science and Public Health under the School of Health Science.

AYUSH Center of Excellence:

Pune University’s School of Health Science has been declared as the AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy) Center of Excellence by the Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India and has also been granted financial aid of 3.5 crores by the ministry. The importance of the indigenous medication system has been rising since the Government of India has converted the Department of AYUSH into a full fledged Ministry.

Research Work:

The institute had already been in the research work, but by declaring the School of Health Science of Pune University as the AYUSH Center of Excellence, the School will gain momentum in research work especially the research in the traditional medicine. This will help the traditional medication to spread its influence all over the country as well internationally.

Admissions:

The admissions to the School of Health Sciences for the Post Graduate Courses are made through the Common Entrance Test (CET) of the University of Pune. The admissions to the PhD courses are made through PhD Entrance Test (PET). The admission process begins in the month of April-May every year.

There are different eligibility criteria for different courses of Pune University. The university of Pune also offers various other courses that can be considered by the students.

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Aside from Semicon Taiwan 2007 – An attraction of “exiderdome” by Siemens

Friday, September 14, 2007

Semicon Taiwan goes to the final day on September 14, one of exhibitors Siemens AG imported containers named “exiderdome” to Taiwan and held an exhibition at A13 Parking Lot in Xinyi District, Taipei City for professionals from some industries such as automation, semiconductor, and electronics experiencing the advantages on automation solutions by Siemens.

For this special exhibition, Wikinews Reporter Brock interviewed Stephen Huang (International Account Manager of Automation and Drives Department, Siemens Limited) and Ken Cheng (Director of Automation and Drives Department, Siemens Limited) for information on this exhibition.

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CMHC: housing market in Canada ‘highly vulnerable’

Sunday, October 29, 2017

In a quarterly news release on Thursday, state-owned Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) said Canada’s housing market is highly vulnerable, especially in Toronto and Hamilton in Ontario, Vancouver and Victoria in British Columbia, and Saskatoon in Saskatchewan. It also identified a growing concern of overbuilding in Calgary and Edmonton in Alberta.

The release said Calgary and Edmonton, the largest and second largest cities in Alberta, have a large inventory of unsold homes. The CMHC expressed concern this may drive down prices of homes in the area.

Vancouver, which is now reportedly less affordable than Manhattan in the US; Toronto; Victoria; and Hamilton were all assessed by the CMHC’s quarterly report as highly overvaluated.

The housing markets of Winnipeg in Manitoba, Ottawa in Ontario, Montreal and Quebec in Quebec, Moncton in New Brunswick, Halifax in Nova Scotia, and St. John’s in Newfoundland, were all assessed as low or moderate risk.

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How To Get Your Ex Boyfriend Back Using Facebook

So you and your boyfriend have broken up. You departed of his place and back in with your parents, and every night he is out partying with his friends. All day, you cry your eyes out watching lifetime and consuming a whole carton of Ben & Jerry’s Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough ice cream. You begin to understand that being on your own is far not as good as than your ex-boyfriends shortcomings. You become conscious that you are actually in loved with this guy. You missed him, and right now you desire him back. Permit me to give you three Facebook Tricks that any girl can implement, that’ll get your ex boyfriend running back to you like a missing puppy.

1. The Fake Boy Toys – Every ex boyfriends check their ex girlfriends Facebook page several times per day, this is a reality. They crave to observe what you’re up to. If your status continues saying “I’m broken”, “I’m depress”, etc, this won’t help the issue other than propel him back to the club. Do this yourself or get your girlfriends together. Creat five forged Facebook profiles and ensure to set the privacy settings in a way that your ex boyfriend can’t see any detail except the picture. Ensure you bring up to date your status to state something like “hungover”, “had a blast last night”, etc. I’m convinced you catch the depiction here. Your ex boyfriend needs to sense you aren’t missing him. After that, get your “fake men”, and have them post to the walls of you and your friends saying “thanks for the night of my life”, “you are breathtaking”, etc. This will get your ex boyfriend desiring you back ghastly.

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2. The Sexy Pics – If you’re like the majority of ex girlfriends that’s one of the reasons your ex boyfriend didn’t love you anymore is that you didn’t continue doing the stuff that he thought were sexy concerning you. The tanning every other day, the “everything gone” waxing, the sexy lingerie, the teeth whitening, the shavings, the working out every day. Begin doing these things once more, and ensure your ex boyfriend is aware about it. Execute all you are capable of to bring up these things. Things like this, attracts men. It’s similar to love potion. One sneaky trick you can perform is get a number of sexy shots (not stripped of course), and upload them to your Facebook. However, if hide the pictures from your family seeing them then ensure to set the privacy settings to “block” some people from seeing the shot on your facebook. In addition, ensure to update your status with “I feel like a little girl”, everything gone, getting waxed, etc. After one or two days of this, he’s going to begin messaging you once more, desiring to get together.

3. Similar Interests – I can assure you that there were certain things that you’re your ex boyfriend is interested in and is zealous about that you never like. Whether it was basketball, cars, fishing, hunting, motorcycles, golf, or something else, he was interested in it, and you didn’t. However, at this point you will perceive an authentic sense of power. Begin becoming a enthusiast of all of the things your man is. If you desire your ex boyfriend back, then begin to sincerely become attracted in his likes. Have a discussion about the golf tournament, the game, the cars, etc. Update your status with, “watching the game with a group of friends, amazing”

If you implement my three Facebook Tricks to get your ex boyfriend back, then after a few days or maybe a week or two of doing this, your ex boyfriend will return to you. He’ll get back together since you’ve turned into the girl that he initially met and fell in love with. If you want save your relationship after winning your ex boyfriend back, you’re going to need to continue doing these things. The worst mistake you will ever make as a lady is to discontinue doing the things that your boyfriend admires in you. Keep doing those things, and he will be yours forever.

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Innovator of synthesizers Robert Moog, dead at 71

Monday, August 22, 2005

Robert A. Moog, inventor, founder of Moog Music, and musical revolutionary, died Sunday at the age of 71 in his Ashville, North Carolina home.

Moog was diagnosed with brain cancer in April and underwent treatment for it.

Thoug Bob Moog is best knwon for his bringing of synthesizers into popular music and his appreciation for “the magical connection” between musicians and their instruments, Moog had a childhood interest with the theremin, an early electronic musical instrument. He developed his first synthesizer (the Moog Modular Synthesizer) in 1963, while still a Ph.D student at Cornell University. He was recognized with the Grammy Trustees Award for lifetime achievement in 1970.

Moog is survived by his wife and five children who have announced the formation of The Bob Moog Memorial Fund for the advancement of electronic music.

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