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In 1793 Zaman Shah, a grandson of Ahmad Shah Durrani, won a brief war of succession to become ruler of Afghanistan. The support of Painda Khan, chief of the Baraksai branch of the Durrani tribe, was decisive in his victory. In the next fifty year., the brothers of Zaman shah and the sons of Painda Khan were to dominate the affairs of Afghanistan. The Durrani tribe was very large with several branches and numerous clans. 1 Abmad Shah and his successors belonged to the Sadozai clan, but other clans, such as the Mohammedzai of Painda Khan, were larger and more powerful and this situation caused many problems. Mahmud had revolted unsuccessfully several times with Persian backing, but now with Fateh Khan's help he was able to defeat Zaman who was captured and blinded. Mahmud's position was insecure however. Persian invasions threatened, the tribes were discontented, and another brother of Zaman, Shuja-ul-Mulk, was in arms against him. In 1803 Shuja succeeded in toppling Mahmud after three years in power. But Shuja's rule was effective only in Kabul and Peshawar since Mahmud's brother Firuz held Herat, and Fateh Khan controUed the country around Kandahar. Mahmud escaped from the prison where he had been confined and in 1809 he and Fateh Khan defeated Shuja, who eventually fled to India where he was given a pension by the British, and Mabmud returned to power. During his years in power Fateh Khan had made many enemies including Mabmud's son Kamran, and most recently Firuz. At this point Fath Ali Shah of Persia sent Mahmud an ultimatum to dispose of Fateh Khan or face a massive Persian invasion. 5 These combined factors, persuaded Mahmud to sacrifice his vizier. Fateh Khan was seized, blinded, kept prisoner, and finally cut to pieces in 1818. 6 Like Zaman, Mabmud had destroyed the man who was keeping him on the throne and his fall was equally swift. Fateh Khan's brothers led a general revolt and assumed control themselves while Mabmud, Kamran, and Firuz fled to Herat. These continued civil wars and the division of royal authority were disastrous for Afghanistan. Herat was cast adrift and now isolated and surrounded by enemies. On the west, the Persians were eager to make good their long-standing claim to the city. On the east, only the disunity of Fateh Khan's brothers prevented them from avenging him. Herat might have fallen to either one if it had not first begun to arouse the interest of outside powers.

Canada Pension Plan Find sources: "Canada Pension Plan" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (March 2013) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) The Canada Pension Plan (CPP; French: Régime de pensions du Canada) is a contributory, earnings-related social insurance program. It forms one of the two major components of Canada's public retirement income system, the other component being Old Age Security (OAS). Other parts of Canada's retirement system are private pensions, either employer-sponsored or from tax-deferred individual savings (known in Canada as a Registered Retirement Savings Plan).[1] As of September 2017, the CPP Investment Board manages over C$328.2 billion in investment assets for the Canada Pension Plan on behalf of 20 million Canadians.[2] CPPIB is one of the world's biggest pension funds.[3] 3 CPP Benefits 4 Contribution Rates 4.1 1966 to 1996 4.2 1996 reforms 5.2 Assets 5.3 Unfunded liability 5.4 Fluctuations in the projected CPP contributions 5.5 Fluctuations in the projected return on investments 6 CPP Investment Board 7 Quebec Pension Plan (QPP) 7.1 Increase in Contribution Rate The CPP mandates all employed Canadians who are 18 years of age and over to contribute a prescribed portion of their earnings income to a federally administered pension plan. The plan is administered by Employment and Social Development Canada on behalf of employees in all provinces and territories except Quebec, which operates an equivalent plan, the Quebec Pension Plan. Because the Constitutional authority for pensions is shared between the provincial and federal governments, stewardship for the CPP is jointly shared. As a result, major changes to the CPP, including those that alter how benefits are calculated, require the approval of at least seven Canadian provinces representing at least two-thirds of the country's population.[4] Provinces may choose to opt out of the Canada Pension Plan (as Quebec did in 1965), but must offer a comparable plan to its residents. In addition, under section 94A of the Canadian Constitution, pensions are a provincial responsibility, so any province may establish an additional/supplementary plan anytime. The Liberal government of Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson in 1965 first established the Canadian Pension Plan. CPP Benefits[edit] The primary CPP benefit is the monthly retirement pension. Currently, this is equal to 25% of the average earnings on which CPP contributions were made over the entire working life of a contributor from age 18 to 65 in constant dollars. The earnings upon which contributions are made are subject to an annual limit, which, in 2018, is $55,900.[5] However, under changes being phased in by 2025, the pension benefit will rise to 33.33% of earnings on which contributions were made, and the maximum amount of income covered by the CPP will rise by 14 percent from the projected 2025 limit of $69,700 to $79,400.[6] The CPP enhancement will serve as a top-up to the existing, or base, CPP. For individuals who work and make contributions in 2019 or later, enhanced components of benefits will be calculated and added to the base portion of the benefit. These calculations are similar, but follow different formulae. When calculating the base portion of the CPP, there is a general drop out provision[7] that enables the lower-earnings years in a contributor's contributory period to be dropped from the calculation of the average. Since 2014, the lowest 17% of earnings are dropped in this way, accounting for up to eight years of contributory earnings. Benefits under the CPP enhancement will be calculated based on a forty-year period, taking the best 40 years to calculate the benefit. This calculation effectively allows seven years to be dropped out of the benefit calculation (for an individual who begins contributing at age 18 and ends at age 65). In October 2018, average monthly benefits for new retirement pension (taken at age 65) was just over $664.00 per month and the maximum amount in 2019 was $1,154.58 per month. Monthly benefits are adjusted every year based on the Consumer Price Index. CPP benefit payments are taxable as ordinary income. The standard age to receive the retirement pension is age 65, however, individuals may begin collecting a permanently reduced pension as early as 60, or defer until age 70 to increase the monthly payment. For those who take the pension early (the majority), the reduction factor is 0.6% for each month you receive it before age 65 (to a maximum reduction of 36% at age 60). For those who defer, the adjustment rate is 0.7% for each month that one delays in receiving it up to a maximum increase of 42% at age 70. There is no financial benefit to delaying beyond age 70.[8] The CPP also provides disability pensions to eligible workers under the age of 65 who become disabled in a severe and prolonged fashion, and a monthly survivor's pension to the spouse or common-law partners of contributors who die (having made sufficient contributions). An application must be filed at least six months in advance in order to receive CPP benefits. If an application for disability pension is denied, an appeal can be made for reconsideration, and then to the Canada Pension Plan / Old Age Security Review Tribunals or Pension Appeals Boards (POA). All CPP benefits in pay are indexed annually to the Consumer Price Index. Contribution Rates[edit] 1966 to 1996[edit] From 1966 to 1996, the contribution rate was 3.6%. The rate was 1.8% for employees (and a like amount for their employers) and 3.6% in respect of self-employed earnings. By 1997, this had reached combined rates of 6% of pensionable earnings. 1996 reforms[edit] By the mid-1990s, the 3.6% contribution rate was not sufficient to keep up with Canada's aging population.[9] and it was concluded that the "pay-as-you-go" structure would lead to excessively high contribution rates within 20 years or so, due to Canada's changing demographics, increased life expectancy of Canadians, a changing economy, benefit improvements, and increased usage of disability benefits (all as referenced in the Chief Actuary's study of April 2007, noted above). The same study reports that the reserve fund was expected to run out by 2015. This impending pension crisis sparked an extensive review by the federal and provincial governments in 1996. As a part of the major review process, the federal government actively conducted consultations with the Canadian public to solicit suggestions, recommendations, and proposals on how the CPP could be restructured to achieve sustainability once again. As a direct result of this public consultation process and internal review of the CPP, the following key changes were proposed and jointly approved by the Federal and provincial governments in 1997: Increase total CPP annual contribution rates (employer/employee combined) from 6% of pensionable earnings in 1997 to 9.9% by 2003. Continuously seek out ways to reduce CPP administration and operating costs. Move towards a hybrid structure to take advantage of investment earnings on accumulated assets. Instead of a "pay-as-you-go" structure, the CPP is expected to be 20% funded by 2014, such funding ratio to constantly increase thereafter towards 30% by 2075 (that is, the CPP Reserve Fund will equal 30% of the "liabilities" - or accrued pension obligations). Create the CPP Investment Board (CPPIB). Review the CPP and CPPIB every 3 years. Currently, the prescribed employee contribution rate was 4.95% of a salaried worker's gross employment income between $3,500 and $51,100, up to a maximum contribution of $2,356.20. The employer matches the employee contribution, effectively doubling the contributions of the employee. Self-employed workers must pay both halves of the contribution, or 9.9% of pensionable income, when filing their income tax return. These rates have been in effect since 2003. The Trudeau Government and its provincial counterparts moved to enhance the Canada Pension Plan to provide working Canadians with more income in retirement.[10] These changes were principally motivated by the declining share of the workforce that was covered by an employer defined-benefit pension plan, which had fallen from 48% of men in 1971 to 25% by 2011.[10] They were given additional impetus by moves on the part of the government of Ontario to launch the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan, a supplementary provincial pension plan intended to begin in 2018.[10] Unlike the existing, or base, CPP, the enhancement to the Canada Pension Plan will be fully funded, meaning that benefits under the enhancement will slowly accrue each year as individuals work and make contributions. Additionally, the enhancement of the Canada Pension Plan will be phased-in over a period of seven years, starting in 2019. When fully mature, the enhanced CPP will provide a replacement rate of one third (33.33%) of covered earnings, up from the quarter (25%) provided prior to the enhancement. Additionally, the maximum amount of income covered by the CPP will increase by 14% by 2025 (projected by the Chief Actuary of Canada to be $79,400 in 2025, compared to the projected normal limit of $69,700 in the same year in the 28th Actuarial Report on the CPP[6]). The combination of the increased replacement rate and increased earnings limit will result in individuals receiving retirement pensions 33% to 50% higher, depending on their earnings across their working years. (The maximum retirement pension will increase by 50%, but will require 40 years of contributions on earnings at the new maximum). Workers earning the current maximum covered wage of $54,900 a year would receive an additional $4,390 annually (approximately $365.83 monthly).[10] To finance the expanded pensions and maintain the soundness of the plan, contributions to the CPP from workers and their employers will each rise 1% from current levels, to 5.95% over the existing band of covered earnings. This increase will be phased in over 5 years, starting in 2019. The increase to the earnings threshold will be phased in over 2 years, starting in 2024. Workers and their employers will contribute 4% on earnings in this range (which is to say earnings above the normal earnings limit and below the new increased one). To ease the impact of the increased contribution on near-term disposable income, worker contributions will become tax-deductible.[10] Funding[edit] The base CPP is funded on a "steady-state" basis, with its current contribution rate set so that it will remain constant for the next 75 years, by accumulating a reserve fund sufficient to stabilize the asset/expenditure and funding ratios over time. Such a system is a hybrid between a fully funded one and a "pay-as-you-go" plan. In other words, assets held in the CPP fund are by themselves insufficient to pay for all future benefits accrued to date but sufficient to prevent contributions from rising any further. While a sustainable path for this particular plan, given the indefinite existence of a government, it is not typical of other public or private sector pension plans. A study published in April 2007 by the CPP's chief actuary showed that this type of funding method is "robust and appropriate" given reasonable assumptions about future conditions.[11] The enhancement to the CPP will be fully funded, such that each generation will contribute and pay for the benefits they receive. Contributions made to the enhancement will be directed into a separate account. The chief actuary submits a report to Parliament every three years on the financial status of the plan. Future reports will report on both the base and enhanced components of the Plan. Assets[edit] As noted in the 27th Actuarial Report on the Canada Pension Plan, if one uses the 'closed group approach', the Canada Pension Plan has an enormous unfunded liability. As at December 31, 2015, the unfunded liability was $884 billion, which is the difference between CPP's liabilities of $1.169 trillion and the CPP's assets of $285 billion.[12] Unfunded liability[edit] The unfunded liability is increasing at a rate of about $25 billion per year. The unfunded liabilities reported in the last few Actuarial Reports are: Actuarial Report Unfunded Liability 1997 17th $428 billion 2000 18th $443 billion[13] 2003 21st $516 billion 2006 23rd $620 billion Using the 'open group approach' ("one that includes all current and future participants of a plan, where the plan is considered to be ongoing into the future, that is, over an extended time horizon") the plan is reported to have assets in excess of $2.5 trillion.[16] This approach uses a different definition of the term "assets". "Assets" are the sum of: (i) the CPP's current assets and (ii) the present value of future contributions for the next 150 years, totalling $2.544 trillion.[16] Unlike most pension plans, the unfunded liability is not reported on the balance sheet of the Canada Pension Plan's financial statements.[17] Consequently, the balance sheet reports that the CPP's assets exceed its liabilities by $269 billion as at March 31, 2015. Fluctuations in the projected CPP contributions[edit] The projections in the actuarial reports fluctuate over time. For example, as at Dec 31, 1997 the projected contributions for the year 2040 were $170 billion.[18] However, in the Dec 31, 2015 actuarial report the projected contributions for the year 2040 were only $117 billion.[19] The projected CPP contributions for 2040 were: per 1997 Actuarial Report - $170 billion [18] per 2003 Actuarial Report - $136 billion Similar reductions were reported for all other forecast years. Fluctuations in the projected return on investments[edit] The projected return on investment on CPP assets has decreased over time. The projected long-term returns were: per 2000 Actuarial Report - 7.15% [24] CPP Investment Board[edit] Main article: CPP Investment Board Under the direction of then Finance Minister Paul Martin, the CPP Investment Board (CPPIB) was created in 1997 as an organization independent of the government to monitor and invest the funds held by the CPP. In turn, the CPP Investment Board created the CPP Reserve Fund. The CPP Investment Board is a crown corporation created by an Act of Parliament. It reports quarterly on its performance, has a professional management team to oversee the operation of various aspects of the CPP reserve fund and also to plan changes in direction, and a board of directors that is accountable to but independent from the federal government. The board reports annually to Parliament through the federal Minister of Finance.[29] Quebec Pension Plan (QPP)[edit] Quebec is the only province in Canada that opted out of the CPP. The Quebec Pension Plan, or QPP, (French: Régie des rentes du Québec; RRQ) is the province of Quebec's own version of the Canada Pension Plan and is managed by the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec. Almost mirroring the CPP exactly, the QPP is a contributory earnings-related pension plan that pays benefits in the event of the earner becoming disabled, retiring, or dying. Both Quebec and the federal government tax benefits paid from the QPP. Increase in Contribution Rate[edit] The contribution rate was 9.9% prior to 2012. In accordance with the 2011-12 Budget of the Government of Quebec, the contribution rates were increased by 0.15% per year for six years from 2012 to 2017. Consequently, the contribution rate increased to 10.8% for 2017 and subsequent years.[30][31][32] Fiscal imbalance in Australia Pensions in Canada ^ "Canada's Retirement Income System". Archived from the original on 2009-06-09. ^ "CPP Fund Totals $328.2 Billion at Second Quarter Fiscal 2018". businessinsider.com. November 10, 2017. Retrieved November 10, 2017. ^ Thompson, Jennifer (May 18, 2017). "Canada Pension Plan triples returns on global markets rally". ft.com. ^ Finance, Government of Canada, Department of. "Backgrounder: Canada Pension Plan (CPP) Enhancement". www.fin.gc.ca. Retrieved 2017-12-19. ^ Service Canada. Canada Pension Plan Retirement Pension (booklet - March 2014), ISPB-147-03-14E. ^ a b "Actuarial Report on the Canada Pension Plan". Osfi-bsif.gc.ca. p. 28. Retrieved 18 January 2019. ^ Please select all that apply:. "Canada Pension Plan - Eligibility - Canada.ca". Servicecanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2019-01-18. ^ Service Canada. Canada Pension Plan Retirement Pension (booklet - March 2014), ISPB-147-03-14E ^ "18th Actuarial Report on the CPP" (PDF). Osfi-bsif.gc.ca. p. 51. Retrieved 18 January 2019. ^ a b c d e McFarland, Janet; McGugan, Ian (5 January 2017). "A new premium on retirement". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 6 March 2017. ^ "Optimal Funding of the Canada Pension Plan: Actuarial Study" (PDF). Osfi-bsif.gc.ca. Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada. p. 7. Retrieved 18 January 2019. ^ a b "27th Actuarial Report on the Canada Pension Plan" (PDF). Osfi-bsif.gc.ca. p. 48 (bottom footnote). Retrieved 18 January 2019. ^ Page 113 of the 18th Actuarial Report on the Canada Pension Plan http://www.osfi-bsif.gc.ca/Eng/Docs/CPP1801.pdf ^ Page 73 of the 26th Actuarial Report on the Canada Pension Plan http://osfi-bsif.gc.ca/eng/docs/cpp25.pdf ^ Page 48 (bottom footnote) of the 26th Actuarial Report on the Canada Pension Plan http://www.osfi-bsif.gc.ca/Eng/Docs/cpp26.pdf ^ a b Page 48 of the 27th Actuarial Report on the Canada Pension Plan http://www.osfi-bsif.gc.ca/Eng/Docs/cpp27.pdf ^ Page 6.61 of volume 1 of the 2015 Public Accounts of the Government of Canada - http://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/recgen/cpc-pac/2015/pdf/2015-vol1-eng.pdf ^ a b "Actuarial Report" (PDF). Osfi-bsif.gc.ca. p. 13. Retrieved 18 January 2019. ^ a b c "27th Actuarial Report on the Canada Pension Plan" (PDF). Government of Canada. p. 31. Retrieved 20 October 2016. ^ See page 35 http://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2012/bsif-osfi/IN3-16-1-2000-eng.pdf ^ See page 23 http://www.osfi-bsif.gc.ca/eng/docs/cpp23.pdf ^ See page 26 http://osfi-bsif.gc.ca/eng/docs/cpp25.pdf ^ "18th Actuarial Report on the Canada Pension Plan" (PDF). Government of Canada. p. 35. Retrieved 20 October 2016. ^ "21st Actuarial Report on the Canada Pension Plan" (PDF). Government of Canada. p. 32. Retrieved 20 October 2016. ^ "Canada Pension Plan mulls Yahoo buy, report says - Business - CBC News". Cbc.ca. 2011-10-20. Retrieved 2014-06-04. ^ See page 16 - "Meeting the Expectations of Quebers of Every Generation" http://www.budget.finances.gouv.qc.ca/budget/2011-2012/en/documents/retirement.pdf ^ Government of Quebec http://www.rrq.gouv.qc.ca/en/employeur/role_rrq/Pages/cotisations.aspx ^ "The Québec Pension Plan". Province of Quebec. Retrieved 27 August 2017. 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Australia beats China, works toward delaying Team USA rematch until gold-medal game By Dan FeldmanAug 12, 2016, 3:07 PM EDT AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall Andrew Bogut didn't play. Patty Mills lost his spot as the Rio Olympics' leading scorer. And Australia cruised to a 93-68 win over China in men's basketball group play Friday. Australia (3-1) is now another step closer to second place in Group A, which could mean avoiding a rematch with Team USA until the gold-medal game. Barring an upset – Australia to Venezuela on Sunday, Team USA to Serbia today or France on Sunday – the Americans and Australians will land on opposite sides of the bracket. With no medals in its history, Australia is clearly aiming for more than a few feel-good games. Hence, resting Bogut. Cameron Bairstow (17 points and nine rebounds) and Aron Baynes (12 points and four rebounds) stepped up in the center's absence, as Mills (five points) played but also handled a reduced workload. Yi Jianlian matched Mills for the Rio individual points lead. Displaying the skills that once tricked scouts into believing he had lottery talent, Jianlian (20 points, nine rebounds, two assists and two blocks) played a dazzling all-around game. But China (0-4) needs a miracle set of outcomes, including beating Serbia on Sunday, to advance from the group stage.

When a Function() is called after it has been decorated, we get completely different behavior; the my_decorator.call() method is called instead of the original code. That's because the act of decoration replaces the original function object with the result of the decoration. classes we use as decorators must implement __call__. Decorator With Argument: The decorator mechanism behaves quite differently when you pass arguments to the decorator. Now the process of decoration calls the constructor and then immediately invokes __call__(), which can only take a single argument (the function object) and must return the decorated function. The return value of the decorator function must be a function used to wrap the function to be decorated. That is, Python will take the returned function and call it at decoration time, passing the function to be decorated. That's why we have three levels of functions; the inner one is the actual replacement function. Because of closures, wrapped_f() has access to the decorator arguments arg1, arg2 and arg3, without having to explicitly store them as in the class version. However, this is a case where I find "explicit is better than implicit," so even though the function version is more succinct I find the class version easier to understand and thus to modify and maintain.

Books on poverty and inequality Studies in Inequality Book Series - Stanford Center on Poverty and Inequality Image Source. What causes poverty? And what can be done about it? Social scientists, researchers and even novelists fiction have tackled the subject, but poverty, as we all know is a world-wide ages-old problem that is extensive and complex. So what is one to do? How can this brightest of all generations begin to tackle this problem? Many of the 50 books that follow offer pathways to a solution; other books simply explain the problem in very stark terms, through the lives of the poor. File Name: books on poverty and inequality.zip Are you in the 1%? - Global inequality and extreme poverty First Person Blog In this accessibly written and closely observed new book, causes and circumstances of the problem. A stark look at modern day America. Diagnosis enables us to identify the nature, Teo You Yenn takes the reader beyond the statistics and inequalify the everyday lives of the less fortunate in Singapore! It is about how acknowledging poverty and inequality leads to uncomfortable revelations about our society and ourselves. It is an inspirational model of how an academic scholar can address a popular audience through a deep reflection on her position as a Sociologist, inviting readers to embark on parallel learning journeys commencing in the often overlooked experiences of people who inhabit other social worlds. She saved her tips in the glove compartment. Table of contents. Michael 89 books 39 friends. To vote on existing books from the list, beside each book there is a link vote for this book clicking it will add that book to your votes. To vote on books not in the list or books you couldn't find in the list, you can click on the tab add books to this list and then choose from your books, or simply search. 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The combination of inequality with structural poverty, severe unemployment and slow economic recovery sets challenges throughout society, from political leadership to communities and families. Grassroots organizations are profiled as potential models and at the end of each chapter A Way to Help lists nonprofit organizations that focus on problems such as child labor and lack of access to healthcare, and photos from Oxfam's fight against poverty. Imequality Darling has a chance to escape: she has an aunt in America. Would she and her children be better off if she had waited to have them and had married their father first. First Person Blog Voices, among other issues, who had been an engineering officer in the British Foreign Service as late as the s. Not least the casual racism of my own grandfather. Many of us at Oxfam eat books up like we do candy from the communal office candy jar. So when a few of us started comparing notes on what books were on our list for , we had an idea. What if we came together to share some of our favorite books with each other—and with you. The only catch? All of the books below with descriptions provided by their publishers come recommended by at least one Oxfam staff member and in some cases, many staff members! This novel, T. Their enemies include government agencies and homeless organizations as well as iequality crack addicts and marauding gangs. Many of us at Oxfam eat books up like we do candy from the communal office candy jar. Image Source What causes poverty. When Helping Hurts articulates a biblically based framework concerning the root causes of poverty and its alleviation. In this accessibly written and closely observed new book, Inequapity You Yenn enters the hidden abode of inequality. With courage, Teo You Yenn takes the reader beyond the statistics and into the everyday lives of the less fortunate in Singapore. See what other readers think about the book on Goodreads. 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​Do you have what it takes to compete with Potatoes? What some people don't realize is that in addition to the sounds and sights of Potato Days, there are lots of opportunities to compete for some cold hard cash or great prizes. There will be no bored child while attending the Potato Days Festival in Barnesville Minnesota! Activities abound for all ages but the younger generation will have plenty to keep them busy. There are a few contests that require pre-registration but most can be signed up for the day of the contest. Check individual contests for further information. If having a good time makes a winner, everyone is a winner at the Potato Days Festival!

The new Daniel Odobur Airport Terminal near Liberia, Guanacaste, Costa Rica. It opened January 12, 2012. Now passengers don't have to negotiate stairs to get in and out of planes. The Guanacaste Costa Rica international airport that is 12 kilometers west of the city of Liberia has the airport code of LIR. This code is helpful for finding flights that travel to this airport, including American Airlines, Delta and U. S. Airways. This airport has the longest airstrip in all of Costa Rica. Sometimes you will see large cargo planes landing on the runway. There are AWACS planes that are stationed here and huge military planes land there on occasion. The airport, also known as Daniel Oduber International Airport, is named after Daniel Oduber Quiros who was president of Costa Rica from 1974-1978. The new modern facility was built to both modernize the facility and accept the increasing number of international flights to this region. The beaches on the Pacific Ocean are a main attraction, but there are volcanoes that are close by as well. Location of the airport. The airport is 15 minutes away from the city of Liberia and 30 minutes from Playa Coco. It is one of the two entry and exit points for international flights in Costa Rica, the other being in Alejuela - San Jose is 220 kilometers southwest. The airport code for the San Jose location is SJO. It doesn't cost anything to get into the country, but there is a departure tax that needs to be paid before you leave the country. You pay it ($26.00) at the airport before you get to the counter and check in your luggage. They don't take colones, but they will take credit cards. The red marker marks the location of the Daniel Oduber International Airport, west of Liberia. Transportation to and from the airport. If you want to leave the airport on the cheap, you can take a bus. Public buses to and from Liberia and to Tamarindo and Playa Hermosa stop in front of the terminal every 30 minutes to an hour. Most of the passengers in the bus are Ticos who work at the airport and live in the outlying areas. When you leave the airport, you will be solicited by taxi drivers. The taxis can charge as much as 15-20,000 mil in colones, depending on your ability to negotiate. Prearranged shuttles from hotels are frequently used. There are several car rental agencies around the airport, including some of the well-known international companies like Hertz, National,Thrifty and Budget. They have shuttles to the agencies like they do in other countries. The time is usually the same time set for Central Standard Time in the United States. There is no daylight savings time here, as the sun more or less rises at 5:30 AM and sunset occurs at 5:30 PM. When it is Daylight Savings Time in the U. S., the time in Costa Rica is the same time as Mountain Daylight Savings Time. Also as a cultural note, Costa Ricans have a different sense of time. This is a polite way of saying that they usually arrive late to whatever appointments they may have. There are exceptions, however. So, maybe you may make your travel arrangements to that your ground transportation gets there a little sooner to reduce that concern. Randy, What a helpful, practical, useful introduction to the Guanacaste airport at Liberia, Costa Rica! It's interesting how you explain airport codes, taxes and transportation. In particular, readers will appreciate the caution about pirate taxi cab drivers.

U.S. inflation rate in 1864: 24.60% Purchasing power decreased by 24.60% in 1864 compared to 1863. On average, you would have to spend 24.60% more money in 1864 than in 1863 for the same item. The 1863 inflation rate was 24.75%. The inflation rate in 1864 was 24.60%. The 1864 inflation rate is higher compared to the average inflation rate of 1.81% per year between 1864 and 2020. Inflation rate is calculated by change in the consumer price index (CPI). The CPI in 1864 was 15.70. It was 12.60 in the previous year, 1863. The difference in CPI between the years is used by the Bureau of Labor Statistics to officially determine inflation. Inflation by Country Average inflation rate 24.60% Price difference ($1 base) $0.25 CPI in 1863 12.600 Inflation can also vary widely by country. For comparison, in the UK £1.00 in 1863 would be equivalent to £0.99 in 1864, an absolute change of £-0.01 and a cumulative change of -1.11%. Compare these numbers to the US's overall absolute change of $0.25 and total percent change of 24.60%. Compare these values to the overall average of 24.60% per year: Then plug in historical CPI values. The U.S. CPI was 12.6 in the year 1863 and 15.7 in 1864: 15.7 - 12.612.6 News headlines from 1863 Politics and news often influence economic performance. Here's what was happening at the time: Slavery ends in the Unites States, after President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, setting all slaves free. Bahá'u'lláh, founder of the Bahá'í Faith, enters gardens of Rivden and makes the declaration of aha'u'llah during the short time he spent there The Union wins a major victory in the Battle of Gettysburg, the largest of the Civil War.

Home World CEO of Crew Clothing CEO Resigns CEO of Crew Clothing CEO Resigns By Karen Roe [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons Crew, a British lifestyle clothing brand, has been sold by Livingbridge, its founder and private equity firm to Exquisite Apparel. However, Crew will be advancing under a new image, as the chief executive who was brought in by Livingbridge in order to develop the brand, Louise Barnes, has resigned following the sale. Barnes attempted to lead a management buyout. However, it was outbid by Exquisite. Livingbridge credited Barnes "and her management team" in a statement with "successfully sharpening the brand positioning, updating the product range, and overhauling the retail and e-commerce channels." The company refused to comment on the departure of Barnes. However, a spokesperson stated: "Crew is a high-quality asset, and there were several attractive offers made for the business." In a statement, Bevan Duncan stated: "We have really enjoyed working with Crew and look forward to seeing the next stage in its growth story. We would like to take this opportunity to thank Louise Barnes and her team for their dedication to Crew and the work she has led in reinvigorating and strengthening the brand." In 2006, Livingbridge invested in Crew. The company's annual revenues are now almost £60m. Last year, the brand generated earnings before deductions amounting to £2.7m, and in October, like-for-like sales grew seven percent. Crew was established in 1993 by Alastair Parker-Swift near a windsurfing school in Salcombe, Devon. It currently has over 80 stores. Parker-Swift will proceed to work with the business under its new ownership. Not much is known regarding the mysterious Exquisite Apparel, which has little online presence. According to Retail Week, a trade publication, the company is fronted by Michael Shina, and it produces branded clothing including Tommy Hilfiger under licence for Walmart. Exquisite Apparel Livingbridge Louise Barnes Previous articleNikkei: Apple is Planning to Launch a 6.3-inch iPhone Next articleDomino's: Young People Base Their Ideas of Leadership on The Devil Wears Prada and The Apprentice End Brexit squabbles and pin down transitional offer, IoD advises ministers The Guardian - August 4, 2017 A number of UK banks stop offering Qatar riyals as diplomatic crisis installs Volkswagen to Cut Size of Dealer Network, Launch Online Sales Merck Shares Plunged as it Reports 3rd Quarter Loss Gregory Dy - October 27, 2017 Honda Employees Calls To Keep Swindon Factory Gregory Dy - March 1, 2019 Domino's Proposes for Leadership Training to be Included to National Curriculum Amid Concerns of...

Evocative and earthy, Southern urban folk-rock artist Lauren Fincham echoes the ages yet sounds like no other. She's shared the stage with John Mayer, Gamble Rogers, and Toad The Wet Sprocket, and been featured on independent stations across the US and abroad. Lauren's played on numerous compilations, benefit concerts, and commercial spots, was the Jacksonville Super Bowl performer for Westwood One, a Folk Alliance OASIS featured artist, and a TEDx musical guest. These days, you can find her in venues like the Cummer Museum and Riverside Arts Market. Her rich and varied four-album discography spans nearly two decades of collaboration, friendship, long walks with Anya, and visual artistry. She's still looking for that ever-elusive perfect cup of coffee, and pondering far-off places. "... a bluesy, atmospheric sound rooted in folk" "Your rendition is clearly different and most unique of all the other covers of the song." ~ Stan Vincent on L's cover of "Ooh Child" "She weaves alternative rock with poetic acoustic ballads with natural conviction/confidence."

I recently upgraded to iTunes 12.4 on my work laptop (Windows 10) and noticed some weird behavior with some playlists and songs. As you can see in the screenshot below some of the tracks are grayed out, but I can't figure out what it means. If I double click on them they play fine, but the grayed out tracks are skipped when transitioning to the next song. For example, double clicking on Adventure of a Lifetime will play it, but once it ends, the next track that plays is Good for You. I initially thought the difference was because my iCloud Music Library has a combination of purchased, iTunes Match and Apple Music tracks. However, after looking at the Get Info pop up I found the grayed out tracks were all Apple Music sourced (Off to the Races, Everglow), but there were also Apple Music tracks that weren't grayed out (Hello, Paper Planes). There is also a mix of Loved and Not Loved tracks. I tried downloading from iCloud for some of the tracks, but that didn't seem to help. At quick glance it is only happening to this playlist, but if I go to the Artist view and look up Coldplay or Lana Del Rey the albums with the grayed out tracks are also grayed out. I did some searching online and was able to fix it by right clicking on the songs and choosing the "Check Selection". Not sure what this feature is for, but it causes the tracks to not be included in continuous track playing. I have been very interested in the ongoing discussion about the iPad-only lifestyle on all my favorite podcasts. It has made me think a lot about how I use my iPad and more importantly how I could be using my iPad for more tasks. A few weeks ago I bought a 9.7" iPad Pro with the intention of taking my iOS game to the next level. It has been an interesting experiment and has required me to rethink my usual workflow at both home and work. The first thing to go was going to be my "Daily Dev Diary". For the last few years I have been printing out a sheet of paper each day for keeping me on task and for keeping track of little things that happen during the day. Each morning I take my notes from the previous day, update the source document and then create the next day. The document has four sections to cover things I want to do over the long term, things I did yesterday, things I have to do today and random notes. Migrating this process to include the iPad, was pretty easy once I settled on using Good Notes 4 as the primary note for note taking. I start by editing the master markdown document on my laptop and print the current day out to a PDF using Google Chrome. The PDF resides in OneDrive, which I use for all of my work file needs. I open up Good Notes 4 and import the document using the OneDrive integration. Once in the app I am able to use my Apple Pencil to markup the document as I had before. At the end of the day I export the document back to the OneDrive folder and voila it is ready for the next day. It was weird at first walking around with the iPad, but eventually it became natural and I don't think I could go back to using the paper. One of my extracurricular activities involves being the secretary for the local youth baseball league, Merrimac Baseball. Due to my recent success with my dev diary, I thought it would be a piece of cake. I immediately ran into a problem with the first step in the process, duplicating an existing iCloud Drive document. I normally take the previous meeting minutes markdown file and make a copy, but there didn't seem to be an easy way to do this in iOS. I opened up the iCloud Drive app, but it only provided me with a limited set of options. My markdown editor of choice, Byword recently added support for editing iCloud Drive documents, but I couldn't figure out how to "Save As" or "Duplicate" the files. In the end I turned to Workflow for iOS and created a custom workflow that would let me select an iCloud Drive file and save it somewhere else. It took a few tries to get it right, but now I have it there to use whenever I need to copy a file. Once I duplicated the file it was all downhill from there, because I just used GoodNotes for my note taking. After the meeting I had to transcribe my notes back into a markdown file, which I did using the new split screen feature in iOS 9. Byword had some problems displaying the full keyboard in split screen mode so that wasn't great, but I did eventually figure it out. Finally after exporting the PDF to iCloud Drive I had to upload it to the baseball website. At first I wasn't sure if it was possible, but once I clicked on the file chooser button on the web page in Safari, I was presented with my iCloud Drive directories and quickly found the PDF and added it to the site. So far the iPad lifestyle experiment has been successful for me because the device is so portable and I have found my original assumption about it being too much work to do things in iOS was flawed. There are definitely times when I have to put on my thinking cap and figure out the iOS way to do something, but in most cases it involves a simple solution, I will easily be able to apply in the future. I look forward to continuing this trend and expanding the amount of things I can do on this wonderful little device. Last night I published the first episode of my new podcast, Kilobyte. It is a microcast where I will be talking about my thoughts on a wide range of my interests like technology, life as a software developer, the parenting and hopefully some funny anecdotes about my life. Initially I want to post 5–10 minute long episodes a couple times a week. Although I am looking forward to seeing how it evolves over time as I learn my voice and start to get better at audio editing. I have been using Heroku for over a year now and have learned quite a bit along the way. I have a very simple Java web application for my work softball team, TAP Softball. It uses a Postgres database and contains basic information like the teams, schedule and standings. The database connection is configured using Spring and Hibernate, with the database URL and credentials hard coded right into the Spring context file. Using Eclipse and the Tomcat plugin I can deploy the web application locally to test changes prior to deploying to the server. I also have a local database I use for testing database changes before pushing to the live database. In the Spring context file I have a commented out localhost datasource defined, which I swap in when testing locally. Yesterday, I received an email from Heroku that my database was going to be upgraded with the latest Postgres changes. A few minutes later an email confirmed the upgrade finished successfully. I had seen these messages before and thought nothing of it until this morning when I tried to use the site and got a big fat stack trace. It didn't take long to see the database URL and credentials had changed, which as you probably figured out was problematic since I had them hard coded. I quickly scrambled to fix the issue because I didn't have access to my MacBook. The Dropbox deployment method didn't work so I installed the Heroku Toolbelt and was able to update the database connection information. The site was back online, so I took a breather and then emailed support to find out what was going on. Support promptly responded to my message and explained that if an upgrade doesn't go perfectly the database will move to a different address and reset the credentials. He also said I should be loading my database connection information from the environment variables, so it will start up correctly should the database move again. I did a little searching and found Connecting to Relational Databases on Heroku with Java. After scrolling down I quickly found that I had to add a new Spring bean that would instantiate a Java URI using the DATABASE_URL environment variable. I also had to update my existing dataSource bean to get the host, port, path, username and password from the URI bean. I pushed the change up to Heroku and it worked. My next challenge was to get my development environment working again, because now Tomcat was getting a null pointer exception when trying to generate the URI bean. After some trial and error I figured out that I needed to modify the run configuration for the Tomcat server in Eclipse to have a new entry in the Environment tab for the DATABASE_URL. The value to use came from my app's database page on the Heroku site, in the last item called URL. Making this change and starting the server loaded the homepage, but when I attempted to load a page that used the database I received an error about SSL. I remembered having problems connecting to the database originally, and to fix it I added ?ssl=true&sslfactory=org.postgresql.ssl.NonValidatingFactory to the end of the path. Unfortunately just sticking that onto the end of my Run Configuration's environment variable didn't work. I also had to add + '?' + @dbUrl.getQuery() to the end of the url property in my datasource bean. In the URI the part after the question mark is called the query and by appending it to the end of the path it fixed my issue. I pushed the change up to the server and it still worked fine. The best part is now I can easily create separate run configurations for the remote and local databases rather than randomly updating one of my Spring configuration files.

Council For Responsible Genetics Blog | DNA pioneer James Watson takes aim at "cancer establishments" A day after an exhaustive national report on cancer found the United States is making only slow progress against the disease, one of the country's most iconic - and iconoclastic - scientists weighed in on "the war against cancer." And he does not like what he sees. James Watson, co-discoverer of the double helix structure of DNA, lit into targets large and small. On government officials who oversee cancer research, he wrote in a paper published on Tuesday in the journal Open Biology, "We now have no general of influence, much less power ... leading our country's War on Cancer." On the $100 million U.S. project to determine the DNA changes that drive nine forms of cancer: It is "not likely to produce the truly breakthrough drugs that we now so desperately need," Watson argued. On the idea that antioxidants such as those in colorful berries fight cancer: "The time has come to seriously ask whether antioxidant use much more likely causes than prevents cancer." That Watson's impassioned plea came on the heels of the annual cancer report was coincidental. He worked on the paper for months, and it represents the culmination of decades of thinking about the subject. Watson, 84, taught a course on cancer at Harvard University in 1959, three years before he shared the Nobel Prize in medicine for his role in discovering the double helix, which opened the door to understanding the role of genetics in disease. Other cancer luminaries gave Watson's paper mixed reviews. "There are a lot of interesting ideas in it, some of them sustainable by existing evidence, others that simply conflict with well-documented findings," said one eminent cancer biologist who asked not to be identified so as not to offend Watson. "As is often the case, he's stirring the pot, most likely in a very productive way." There is wide agreement, however, that current approaches are not yielding the progress they promised. Much of the decline in cancer mortality in the United States, for instance, reflects the fact that fewer people are smoking, not the benefits of clever new therapies. "The great hope of the modern targeted approach was that with DNA sequencing we would be able to find what specific genes, when mutated, caused each cancer," said molecular biologist Mark Ptashne of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York. The next step was to design a drug to block the runaway proliferation the mutation caused. But almost none of the resulting treatments cures cancer. "These new therapies work for just a few months," Watson told Reuters in a rare interview. "And we have nothing for major cancers such as the lung, colon and breast that have become metastatic." The main reason drugs that target genetic glitches are not cures is that cancer cells have a work-around. If one biochemical pathway to growth and proliferation is blocked by a drug such as AstraZeneca's Iressa or Genentech's Tarceva for non-small-cell lung cancer, said cancer biologist Robert Weinberg of MIT, the cancer cells activate a different, equally effective pathway. "Everyone thought antioxidants were great," he said. "But I'm saying they can prevent us from killing cancer cells." Research backs him up. A number of studies have shown that taking antioxidants such as vitamin E do not reduce the risk of cancer but can actually increase it, and can even shorten life. But drugs that block antioxidants - "anti-antioxidants" - might make even existing cancer drugs more effective. Anything that keeps cancer cells full of oxygen radicals "is likely an important component of any effective treatment," said cancer biologist Robert Benezra of Sloan-Kettering. Watson's anti-antioxidant stance includes one historical irony. The first high-profile proponent of eating lots of antioxidants (specifically, vitamin C) was biochemist Linus Pauling, who died in 1994 at age 93. Watson and his lab mate, Francis Crick, famously beat Pauling to the discovery of the double helix in 1953. One elusive but promising target, Watson said, is a protein in cells called Myc. It controls more than 1,000 other molecules inside cells, including many involved in cancer. Studies suggest that turning off Myc causes cancer cells to self-destruct in a process called apoptosis. "The notion that targeting Myc will cure cancer has been around for a long time," said cancer biologist Hans-Guido Wendel of Sloan-Kettering. "Blocking production of Myc is an interesting line of investigation. I think there's promise in that." Targeting Myc, however, has been a backwater of drug development. "Personalized medicine" that targets a patient's specific cancer-causing mutation attracts the lion's share of research dollars. "The biggest obstacle" to a true war against cancer, Watson wrote, may be "the inherently conservative nature of today's cancer research establishments." As long as that's so, "curing cancer will always be 10 or 20 years away."

Zack Kushner Terry Gilliam's Time Bandits had a rather significant effect on Zack Kushner as a child. Since then, he has devoured, written about, and made films. Most recently, those efforts have centered around the San Francisco Bay Area cinema blog Stand By For Mind Control, where he writes and edits under the reasonable pseudonym, The Evil Genius. Zack, in his non-spare time, also operates a professional writing and content strategy company. His science fiction story, The Limits of Attraction, appeared in Crony Magazine's inaugural issue. On a more personal level, Zack once hitchhiked down the Vegas strip wearing nothing but shoes, a hat, and a barrel with straps. There are photographs. Another time, he started to chase a 20′ python through the jungles of Malaysia, then decided he'd rather not. That's called waffling. He worked on feature films assisting famous people who turned out to be quite personable. He's spent years working in film development and production and continues to write material for the screen. He has a degree in Film and Theater that he forgot to list on his resume for two years. No one noticed. Sean McPharlin Nicole Lyka Hannu Blommila Hannu is a Finnish Music Journalist by profession. He has been writing about SF & F and doing interviews for Tähtivaeltaja magazine since the late 90s. He also writes fiction, both in english and finnish. Hannu "Hauta" Blommila (s. 13. elokuuta 1957) on suomalainen radiotoimittaja. Hän on toimittanut Yleisradiossa Kauriin kääntöpiiriä, Mustafan basaaria, Progeyötä ja Rockradiota. Blommila […] Monique Jacob Monique Jacob has been writing stories and songs since her first tortured-teen ramblings and she's never managed to outgrow the habit. She stares at the walls an awful lot and has yet to convince anyone that this is when she's working the hardest. Born in Germany, Monique has moved 29 times to 9 cities and […] Anime roundup 4/18/2019: The Rearguard TIME MACHINE: 12/1/19 7 climate change projects that are changing the game Friday Fanzine – Journey Planet 17

Intramural Sports Goes Virtual to Connect Colgate's Competitive Gamers Hunter Firment, Maroon-News Staff In an effort to continue athletic programming after the community was sent home, the Colgate Recreation Department will offer esports in place of traditional intramurals. Those typically working behind the scenes of Colgate's Recreational Programs as well as the Colgate Esports Club were quick to respond to the cancellation of the remainder of the semester with a plan for digital continuity. Assistant Director of Recreational Programs Carlos (C.J.) Molina announced in an email March 24 that Colgate Intramural (IM) would follow in line with courses, transitioning to an online format as a substitute to the traditional competitions held on campus. Esports, or gaming, will be the replacement and a list of several video games will be offered including FIFA 20, NBA2K20, Mario Kart, League of Legends, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, Super Smash Bros. and more. Competition style will range from tournaments to leagues and interested students must register before midnight on March 27. Before setting the lineup of games, Molina allowed students to vote on their favorites to gauge interest and participation levels. Molina said he felt lucky to live in an age where esports gaming is so popular among students already. From popular gaming icons like Ninja, to professional athletes like Ben Simmons and Josh Hart taking part in esports during their NBA hiatus, gaming is at the forefront of quarantine life for many seeking competition. It has been gaining traction for some time now, too. Kids across the globe have bought into the craze; some even treat professional gamers like NFL or NBA stars. Professional gaming tournaments are held in huge stadiums and attract millions of viewers. For example, the 2016 League of Legends World Championship had a virtual audience of 43 million viewers, according to the World Economic Forum. While everyone is cooped up in their house, professional gaming can go on while professional sports stay sidelined. Matches in various games between professional gamers are streamed around the clock and around the world. In a time of such uncertainty, gaming has remained a rare constant. senior Charlie Huemmler and the Colgate Esports Club helped Molina ensure the competitions would run smoothly and that they would be structured like professional esports tournaments and leagues. Huemmler said he was ecstatic about the idea of IM esports and acknowledged the growth of esports at Colgate. "[Our] biggest goal currently is to secure space on campus for us to put computers in for practice and matches," Huemmler said. He said he hopes that with dedicated space for the club, they will be able to explore new options. Huemmler said he thinks that IM sports could be used as a tool for attracting players to collegiate esports teams. His vision is that other schools in the area will follow suit and create a fun and competitive gaming environment on a higher level. Huemmler was surprised to see the turnout for IM esports and believes that there could be a great future for esports at Colgate as our school becomes a "forerunner" for collegiate gaming in the area. Molina said esports can serve as a comforting space for individuals who may be struggling with the strange nature of life during the Coronavirus pandemic. "Anyone can play from the comfort of their home, and especially during these times of social distancing, it can facilitate staying in touch with friends, teammates, classmates or colleagues. Hopefully [it can] be something of a 'get away'," Molina said. Sophomore football player Mike Bevino was especially grateful for the return to structure and competition that IM esports will provide. "I think it's definitely a really good idea for the purpose of keeping everyone busy and getting some sort of normalcy back into our routines. Plus it allows everyone to just blow off some steam and have fun while also instilling a bit of competition into it," Bevino said. Molina said he is happy to offer Colgate students an opportunity to enjoy the experience of gaming for sport and to reconnect with classmates from a distance. He said that the Recreational Program may have more events and ideas in store; the creativity is just beginning for the future of intramural esports at Colgate. "We will give it our best shot [this semester]. Hopefully, [we will] have new things to use in the future," Molina said. Hunter Firment, Assistant Sports Editor Hunter Firment is a senior from West Chester, PA concentrating in English with an emphasis in creative writing and minoring in sociology. He previously... 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2017 Bigby et al, Delivering decision support AJSI .pdf (120.32 kB) Delivering decision making support to people with cognitive disability - what has been learned from pilot programs in Australia from 2010 to 2015 posted on 05.11.2020, 03:17 by Terry Carney, Shih-Ning Then, Ilan Wiesel, Christine BigbyChristine Bigby, Jacinta DouglasJacinta Douglas, Elizabeth SmithElizabeth Smith © 2017 The Authors. Australian Journal of Social Issues published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of Australian Social Policy Association. : The UNCRPD has generated debate about supported decision making as a way to better enable people with cognitive disability to participate in decision making. In Australia, between 2010-2015, a series of projects have piloted various models of delivering decision making support. A critical review was conducted on the program documents and evaluations of these pilot projects. The pilots were small scale, conducted by both statutory and non-statutory bodies, and adopted similar designs centred on supporting a decision maker/supporter dyad. Primarily, participants were people with mild intellectual disability. Themes included: positive outcomes; uncertain boundaries of decision support; difficulty securing supporters; positive value of program staff and support to supporters; limited experience and low expectations; and varying value of written resources. The lack of depth and rigour of evaluations mean firm conclusions cannot be reached about program logics, costs or outcomes of the pilots. The pilots demonstrate feasibility of providing support for decision making rather than resolving issues involved in delivering support. They suggest that some form of authority may facilitate the role of decision supporters, help to engage others in a person's life, and integrate decision making support across all life domains. Australian Journal of Social Issues https://doi.org/10.1002/ajs4.19 Social SciencesSocial Issuesacquired brain injurycognitive disabilitydecision makingintellectual disabilitysupported decision makingEXPERIENCESTBIGeneral Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences

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This funding is what the College receives to support students. The funds are split into various categories of support which we have set out below. The funds cover one academic year and must be re-applied for each year. School and academy sixth forms have been required to provide free meals to 16-18 year old students from low income households since 1996. As of September 2014, this requirement was extended to students who are following further education courses across the full range of further education funded institutions, including Carshalton College. Eligible students will be awarded a value of £2.41 for each day they have timetabled lessons at College. No cash payments can be made for Free College Meals. *If you live between 2 two homes, we only need information from the person you live with for the majority of the time. Any letter you provide to us should be dated within the last 3 months. If your letter is older than 3 months then please provide a recent bank statement showing a relevant payment going into your account within the last 3 months. Any letter provided must confirm the name and address of the person receiving the benefits. If you are eligible for Free College Meals, please complete the 16-18 Bursary Fund and Free College Meals Application Form. 16-18 Bursary Fund; you only need to submit one application. If you are not eligible for Free College Meals, you may still be eligible for an award from the 16-18 Bursary Fund. Please read on for further information. 16 – 18 Bursary Fund: The 16-18 Bursary Fund aims to help 16 to 18 year olds overcome any financial barriers they may face in order to attend a sixth form or further education college. The Bursary Fund, which has been allocated to Carshalton College by the government, is made up of 2 parts; the Guaranteed Bursary and the Discretionary Bursary. If you are studying a course which lasts less than 30 weeks, or are studying for less than 12 hours per week, then your bursary will be pro-rated and you will receive less than £1,200. i.e., young people who are, or have been cared for by the Local Authority. Most Looked After Children have, or will have had a Social Worker. A Letter from your Social Worker, Key Worker or Local Authority. A letter dated within 3 months from Job Centre Plus. This letter needs to confirm your name; address and that you receive Income Support/Universal Credit. If you have a letter older than 3 months please also provide a bank statement which shows a payment going into your account within the last 3 months. We cannot accept a letter older than 3 months without the support of a bank statement. Disabled and in receipt of both Universal Credit (limited capability for work element or limited capability for work related activity element) and Disability Living Allowance or Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment in your own name. A letter(s) dated within 3 months which confirms your name, address and that you are in receipt of both benefits. If you have a letter older than 3 months, please also provide a bank statement which shows a payment of each benefit going into your account within the last 3 months. How are young people in care and care leavers defined? Young people aged 16 and 17 who were previously looked after for a period of 13 weeks consecutively (or periods amounting to 13 weeks), which began after the age of 14 and ended after the age of 16. A young person who is aged 18 or above who was looked after prior to becoming 18 for a period of 13 weeks consecutively (or periods of 13 weeks), which began after the age of 14 and ended after the age of 18. If you are not eligible for a guaranteed bursary you may still be eligible for a discretionary bursary. Please read on to find out more. The Discretionary Bursary: The College also has money to help students who are notin the groups above but who face genuine financial barriers to attending college. A discretionary bursary is awarded to you based on your specific requirements and cannot be awarded for costs unrelated to your programme of study, for general expenses or used as an attendance incentive. Bursaries are usually awarded to help with meals, travel, trips, materials and/or course costs that are not provided by the College. Are you eligible for a Discretionary Bursary? 5. You are currently of No Fixed Abode. For example; students who are Travellers, living in emergency accommodation, homeless or insecurely housed. Please talk to an adviser in the Student Support Centre about your circumstances. What can the College pay for if you are successful in your application for a 16-18 Bursary Fund? Food – If you are eligible for the Free College Meals scheme, you will be provided with one meal per day when you have timetabled commitments at College. Further details on how this scheme will operate will be made available at the beginning of September. You may also receive help with food costs, outside the Free College Meals scheme if you are eligible for the discretionary bursary. Cash Payment – A weekly amount (minimum of £10 which could increase during the year, depending on funds available), based on a minimum of 90% weekly attendance, completion of set course work and targets set by your tutor. It is also based on you displaying satisfactory behaviour during your time at Carshalton College. Course related trips – When you apply for your bursary you may not know which tripsyou want to go on. Unfortunately, it is not possible to guarantee funding for all College trips as the budget is limited and many of our trips are not compulsory. If you are interested in going on a trip then you should speak to Student Services as soon as you are aware of the dates, location and price. We can then see if we have funds available to contribute towards the cost. For trips abroad, we may only pay for the trip deposit and you should expect to meet any costs above this amount yourself. UCAS Fee – If you apply to university through UCAS we may be able to cover the cost ofyour online application. This will be dependent on the budget we have available at the time. Travel – We will not fund travel for students who live within a 2 mile radius of the College unless there are exceptional or medical circumstances which will be considered on a case by case basis. However, if you live over 2 miles away and your journey takes more than one hour, we will consider travel payments to help you get into College on time. To receive support with travel costs you must not be in receipt of local authority support and you must live over 2 miles away from the College site. We use the "as the crow flies" distance on the website below to calculate the distance from Carshalton College to your home address. You may want to check this yourself so you know in advance whether you can apply for exceptional travelpayments http://www.freemaptools.com/distance- between-uk-postcodes.htmCarshalton College postcode is SM5 2EJ. If you are awarded help with travel, we expect you to take advantage of any discounts or subsidies available to you. The award you are given may not cover 100% of your costs. University Interviews and Open Days – If you incur travel costs as a result of attendinga university interview or open day in the UK then we may be able to help you with this expense. This will be dependent on the budget we have available at the time. We would only support a maximum of two visits. You will have to cover the upfront costs yourself then we will refund your transport costs on production of public transport tickets and/or university interview / open day letter. If you chose to travel to an open day / interview by car we will either pay towards petrol costs (40p per mile for the first 100 miles, 25p thereafter) or will base your award on the cost of public transport; whichever is cheapest. Mileage will be calculated using the online AA Mileage Calculator or equivalent. We will not pay for overnight accommodation costs associated with visits to universities. Travel to job/apprenticeship interview – as above. High value equipment – we may be able to help with the cost of high value equipment such as laptops, cameras and tablets if it is necessary and you cannot complete the course without it. This will be dependent on the budget available. The equipment will remain the property of Carshalton College and should be returned once the study programme has been completed so it can be used by another student. To ensure this happens, the equipment will be kept at College unless it has been agreed otherwise. What we don't pay for? General living costs – membership, and social/sporting activities unrelated to your College course(s). Petrol – if you are eligible for support with travel to and from College, your award will bebased on the cheapest and most reasonable form of public transport available to you. We will only contribute towards petrol costs for university/job interview transport costs as described previously. Car parking – If you chose to travel to college by car, we will not contribute towards the cost of parking at the College. If you are in receipt of certain benefits, or are studying at a particular level for the first time, then you may not have to pay fees. To qualify for exemptions you must be able to provide us with evidence at the time of enrolment. All possible fee exemptions are listed below. * If you are 19-23, already have a Level 3 qualification and want to apply for another Level 3 or Level 4 course or are 24+ and thinking about a Level 3 or Level 4 course, you may qualify for an Advanced Learner Loan from the government. Other approved technical and professional qualifications at Level 3 which are part of the Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF), e.g. Level 3 BTEC, NVQ Level 3 etc. If you are aged 19 or over, on a fully funded further education course and facing financial hardship, you could get help from the Learner Support Fund 19+. It is there to provide support to vulnerable and disadvantaged learners and to remove barriers to education or training. Are you eligible for the Learner Support Fund 19+? N.B. If you are over 19+ and solely supported by your parents/carers, we would need to see the evidence in their names and in addition, a letter from them stating they are financially supporting you. What can the College pay for if you are successful in your application for Learner Support Fund 19+? How Much Support is Available? Tuition Fees Up to 75% Internal transfer – you will not receive any funds as payments are made to the appropriate curriculum area. Exam Fees Up to 100% Internal transfer – you will not receive any funds as payments are made on your behalf to the awarding body. By BACS payment to the childcare provider. Full amount Internal transfer – you will not receive any funds as payments are made on your behalf to the curriculum area. This award will not cover 100% of your course costs and you should bear this in mind when budgeting for your course. You can apply for assistance with any additional examinations, but this assistance will not be guaranteed, as we aim to provide for as many students as possible and our fund is limited. You can apply for assistance if you live over 2 miles away from the College and there is not an equivalent course nearer to where you live. Travel payments are made termly, dependant on you having 90% overall attendance. You can apply for assistance with a DBS Check if you are on a fully funded course only. Payment is made directly to the appropriate curriculum area via internal transfer. The award for Emergency Accommodation/Domestic Emergencies will be decided on individual circumstances. Students may be expected to contribute towards the cost of their childcare for their timetabled hours. Your chosen childcare provider MUST be Ofsted registered at the time of application. A list of Ofsted registered childcare providers can be obtained from your local council. Any funding awarded will be paid directly to the childcare provider by BACS transfer where possible. Payments will not be made to unauthorised childcare providers. You will be awarded childcare support based on your timetable with an additional 30 minutes at each end of your study day. Carshalton College is unable to assist with registration fees, deposits or additional activities that incur a cost. Carshalton College will pay up to a maximum of £7,000 towards childcare costs per full time student per year, regardless of how many children require childcare support. For part time students the maximum award is £3,500 regardless of the number of children who require childcare support. This is per academic year. If the child is eligible for Early Years funding, this will be deducted from the amount of childcare funding awarded to the student. If your application for childcare support is received on or after September 2018, your award will only be backdated to the start of the week in which your complete application is received in the Student Support Centre. If you are eligible for childcare assistance from other sources (e.g. Childcare element of tax credits, childcare vouchers etc.) you will be expected to access this first, before applying for support from Carshalton College. By submitting this application for childcare support, you agree that Carshalton College is able to share information about this application with the childcare provider. Your childcare provider MUST complete and sign an additional form confirming the hourly rates, days and times the child(ren) will be in their care and agree to the terms and conditions of the 20+ childcare funding. This form is available from the Student Support Centre. PLEASE NOTE: Awards are based on the information given to Carshalton College by the childcare provider. Changes in rates due to annual rises are not covered. In addition we will only support one change of childcare provider during an academic year. If you decide to move your child (ren) more than once, we will not be able to continue your support. To receive the full award your attendance must be above 90% overall. If it drops below 90%, your funding may be withdrawn and you will be responsible for any outstanding fees. If you withdraw from the course we are funding you for, the College will take no responsibility for payment of outstanding fees to childcare providers. This is available if you are: Aged 19-23 and already have a Level 3 qualification or aged 24 or over and thinking about a Level 3 or Level 4 course. Learners who have an Advanced Learner Loan can be supported through the Advanced Learner Loan Bursary with childcare, transport costs and necessary adjustments under the Equality Act 2010. You will need a copy of an approved Advanced Learner Loan agreement before you apply. Are you eligible for an Advanced Learner Loan Bursary? A Copy of an approved Advanced Learning Loan Agreement. If you are eligible, when and how should you apply? If you are eligible for any of the funds or bursaries described in the previous pages, please pick up one of the forms below from the Student Support Centre. Complete the forms carefully, making sure you complete all of the sections. You also need to make sure you provide us with photocopies of the evidence we have asked for. Please do not send originals as we cannot guarantee that we will be able to return these to you. If you are sending your application and evidence by post you may want to get a free Proof of Posting Certificate or send by recorded delivery. Carshalton College cannot accept responsibility for postal applications not received. The deadline for applications is Friday 1st December 2018 but if you find yourself infinancial hardship after this date it is important that you still contact Student Services. We will then look to see if we have any further funds available to help you. If there are still funds available after the 1st December 2018 we will continue to accept applications at our own discretion. What happens after you submit an application form? We will assess your application and write to you with a decision. If you are successful then the letter we send you will tell you how much you have been awarded, what the award is for, how these payments will be made to you and when you can expect to receive payments. You will also be sent details about our attendance requirements as all payments are dependent on your attendance record and you displaying satisfactory behaviour during your time at Carshalton College. If you are unsuccessful we will write to you explaining why. Do you need to have your own bank account? Yes. We cannot make payments to you in cash or by cheque. We also cannot make payments to your parent(s), guardian(s) or any other third party. The account must be in your name. If you do not have a bank account and are having difficulty opening one please contact Student Support Services. If you make an application are you guaranteed support? No. Unfortunately the budget we have available is limited and we may not be able to meet yourfunding requirements. We would advise you to put in an application as soon as possible as funds are limited and do run out. If you are successful in your application are there any conditions on your award? Yes. If you are awarded a guaranteed or discretionary bursary then you will need to meetconditions of attendance and behaviour in order to receive your payments. The College will expect to see attendance of over 90% per week maintained throughout the year. Attendance for travel payments is measured for the term before when allocating the next term's payment. As such, eligible students receive their first term 'in good faith'. For example, if a student was awarded a travel bursary payable in September, January and April, the first payment in September would be paid in good faith. The payment in January would be based on their attendance between September – December and the final April payment will be based on attendance between January and the Easter Holidays. If you feel you have extenuating personal circumstances that have affected your attendance, it is important to speak to your tutor or Student Support Services about this as soon as possible. What should you do if you are not happy with the outcome of your application? To do this you need to make your appeal in writing to the Head of Student Support Services. You should make any appeal within 15 working days of receiving a decision from us. When reviewing an appeal we may discuss your case with your parent(s)/carer(s), tutor, or support workers. What should you do if you are not sure any of this applies to you, or if you have any questions about financial support? Talk to a member of Student Support Services who can talk you through whether or not you are eligible. They can also help you complete application forms, advise you on the evidence needed from you and answer any other questions you may have. What should you do if you do not think you are eligible for a bursary but are still worried about money? Come and speak to Student Support Services. It is very important that you speak to someone if you have any financial concerns during your time at Carshalton College. There are a number of additional funds that you may be eligible for; please apply directly to the relevant funds. The aim of Care to Learn is to give financial support to teenage mothers and fathers who want to continue their education or training and need help with the cost of their childcare. Childcare payments go directly to your childcare provider. Payments for travel costs go to your school or college - they'll either pay you or arrange travel for you. Professional and Career Development Loans are bank loans to pay for courses and training that help with your career or help get you into work. You may be able to borrow between £300 and £10,000. Loans are usually offered at a reduced interest rate and the government pays interest while you're studying. Fill in the application form and send it to the bank. The bank will decide if you qualify for a loan. You take out the loan with the bank and agree to their repayment conditions. You should apply 3 months before your course starts to give the bank enough time to process your application. You will need to check with your benefits office before you take out a loan as it can affect the benefits you're entitled to. To be eligible to apply you must be 18 or over, have been living in the UK for at least 3 years before your course starts, plan to work in the UK, European Union (EU) or European Economic Area (EEA) after the course. Courses must only last up to 2 years, or 3 years if they include 1 year of work experience and must help with your career - they don't have to lead to a qualification. You can't get Professional and Career Development Loans for first full-time degrees but you can apply for funding for higher education courses. Professional and Career Development Loans are bank loans that have to be paid back. You start repaying the loan (plus interest at a reduced rate) 1 month after leaving your course. The government pays the interest while you study and for 1 month after you leave your course. After this time, you start repaying the loan and interest. You have to repay your loan even if you don't complete the course or your course provider goes out of business. Contact the National Careers Service for further advice on Professional and Career Development Loans. 0800 100 900 Monday to Sunday, 8am to 10pm or visit www.direct.gov.uk for more information. Student loans are available for students enrolling on HNCs, HNDs, Foundation Degrees and Degrees, including Teacher Training.The main student finance package includes a Tuition Fee Loan, and a Maintenance Loan. Tuition Fee Loans pay for your course. Maintenance Loans help with living costs (e.g. accommodation, books, and bills). Loans must be paid back. You might get extra help on top of this. Whether you qualify for student finance depends on your university or college, your course, if you've studied a higher education course before, your age, your nationality or residency status. You must pay back Tuition Fee Loans and Maintenance Loans. You pay interest on these.

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Cloonacool getting ready for 10th race The 10th annual Cloonacool 5k race is taking place on Sunday at 12pm. The 10th annual Cloonacool 5K road race takes place this Sunday, February 10th with large crowds expected for the annual event. https://www.independent.ie/regionals/sligochampion/sport/other-sports/cloonacool-getting-ready-for-10th-race-37773300.html https://www.independent.ie/regionals/sligochampion/sport/other-sports/article37773299.ece/afe82/AUTOCROP/h342/2019-02-05_sli_47678228_I1.JPG Registrations starts at 10:30 am at Cloonacool Community Park and the race begins at 12pm. Runners, joggers, walkers are all welcome. The course is an out and back course and is one of the flattest and fastest in the county. Numbers have been increasing every year. For the special 10th anniversary the number of prizes has also increased. There is a bonus prize of €100 available for a new course record. The record currently stands at 15 minutes 51 seconds held by Richard Gorman. Prizes also include 1st 3 men, 1st 3 women, 1st local man, 1st local woman, 1st Junior and 1st National School runner. There will also be category prizes for first male and female over 40, 50 and 60. Entry on the day from 10:30 at pitch and the fee is €10 for adults, €5 for children and €25 for a family. Changing and shower facilities available. Refreshments afterwards. More information available from Bill Carty on 0879550870. Sligo Champion North Sligo athletes show form North Sligo AC's young athletes performed well at the Connaught finals which were held recently. Harrison is on Irish team for Europeans Local showjumper Cian Harrison has been selected to represent Ireland at the upcoming European Championships which are taking place in Holland in early July. Men's Try-a-Tri programme a big hit with participants Sligo Triathlon Club's 5th annual Men's Initiative reached its finale, with a very well supported Try-a-Tri event in the Sligo Sports Complex recently. A total of 31 men signed up to receive coaching twice a week on swim, bike and running prior to the final event. The aim was to get men active and to introduce them to something new, whether this was one element of the triathlon or bringing all three together. 12:04 Best Western eyes empty high street sites as part of bullish UK expansion plans 11:05 BT under investigation for overcharging business customers 10:48 Iran's Revolutionary Guard forces 'seize tanker accused of smuggling oil' 10:43 Delays likely at ports following no-deal Brexit, warns Irish premier 10:36 Liverpool boss Klopp anticipating modest summer on transfer front 10:25 Trump leans into issue of race in bid for 2020 re-election 10:04 Eve Sleep slashes losses but warns over falling sales 09:17 Bruce wastes no time with Newcastle The Sound of Music booklet A booklet of photographs from the recent production of The Sound of Music by the... News Sligo-Leitrim TD MacSharry says Mercosur deal is bad for farmers Fianna Fáil TD for Sligo-... News Latest survey says property prices up 3.5% in last quarter Property prices in Sligo have risen by €1,000 in the last year, according to the latest... News 229 households were in mortgage arrears at the end of last year Families in mortgage distress in Sligo have been given fresh hope after the county's upper... News Lend your help to Swift survey Since May of this year, BirdWatch Ireland (BWI)... News Building hit by car for third time There were traffic diversions in place along the Inner... News Motorcyclist's mother pleas for driver caution The mother of a 34-year-old man who was killed after his motorcycle collided with a car outside Lough Rynn Castle has appealed to... News Gardaí urging public to be wary about bogus Revenue texts Gardaí in Sligo are urging people not to respond to fraudulent text messages... News Thought the road was clear In her interview with gardaí following the accident, Ms Leonard said she did not see the motorcycle 'until the last second' and she... News Blissfully happy before death Just days before 34 year old Glenn Carty lost his life in a road accident in August 2017 he had told his mother he was 'blissfully happy'... News

Maryland bill would restrict what foods may be labeled 'meat,' as artificial substitutes become more common By: Hugh Garbrick, Capital News Service Senator Jason Gallion, R-Harford and Cecil, read from testimony in the Senate Finance Committee. Photo Credit: Hugh Garbrick ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Foods made of animal tissues cultured from cells outside of the original animal, plants and insects could not be labeled "meat" in Maryland under a Republican-backed bill in the Maryland General Assembly. Senate bill 188 is sponsored by Sen. Jason Gallion, R-Harford and Cecil, who called it "truth in advertising." Eleven other GOP senators are co-sponsoring the legislation. "Laboratory-grown meat will become more prevalent in the future, and this bill will proactively prevent these franken-meat alternatives from being labeled as meat," Gallion said at Thursday's bill hearing. "We just think it's unnecessary. Not only are our members in full compliance with all federal regulations on the subject, but we've even gone beyond that with our own guidelines," Dan Colgrove with the Plant Based Foods Association told lawmakers Thursday. "These products have to be very clearly marked as veggie, vegetarian or plant-based. That's sort of the point, to offer alternatives to meat products." Colgrove's association represents more than 170 companies including Impossible Foods and The Tofurky Co., which make plant-based meat substitutes. Cell cultured meat can not be purchased from stores yet, according to an email from Cathy Cochran, spokesperson for the Alliance for Meat, Poultry and Seafood Innovation, an industry coalition representing five companies working on bringing cell-grown meat to the market. In March, the U.S.Food and Drug Administration and Food Safety Inspection Service announced they would oversee the production of food made from cells of livestock and poultry to ensure they are "safely and accurately labeled." The meat-labeling bill, if passed, would cost the state an estimated $66,500 in the program's first year to hire one full-time public health worker who would develop regulations, do outreach and look into who would be affected, according to a state legislative analysis. The analysis estimated the costs would decrease after the first year. The Maryland Farm Bureau, a nonprofit that advocates for Maryland farmers and rural families, supports the bill. Parker Welch with the Maryland Farm Bureau told Capital News Service on Tuesday that the bill would provide customers more transparency. Welch said the bill would "provide a kind of consumer confidence in the product they're buying, so when they pick up a package (of meat) at the grocery there's no confusion in what they're buying." Impossible Foods labels their products "plant-based meat," and last year they worked with Burger King to introduce the Impossible Whopper, a burger that contains no beef, according to an Impossible Foods press release. In an emailed statement, Impossible Foods told Capital News Service that the company, "stands for truth and transparency. That's why our products are clearly labeled plant-based meat." In December, a federal court blocked Arkansas from enforcing a law that made it illegal for companies to use words like "burger" or "sausage" for non-meat products like veggie burgers, according to an American Civil Liberties Union press release. The ACLU challenged the law on behalf of The Tofurky Co., which makes "plant-based burgers" and other meatless foods. The Maryland bill is different from the Arkansas law in that it would not prevent companies from calling their products "burgers;" it only deals with what can be labeled "meat." In Thursday's bill hearing, chair of the Senate Finance Committee, Sen. Delores Kelley, D-Baltimore County, asked Gallion what the harm is in labeling cell-grown meat, meat. Gallion explained that this bill acts "preemptively" to protect meat industry farmers, while a milk labeling bill passed last year acted "reactively" in response to plant-based industries "piggybacking" off of the dairy industry's Got Milk? campaign. "I think it's important to have some pro-agriculture bills that come out to support these hardworking farmers who are trying to make a living like everyone else," Gallion told the committee. Thirteen states, including Arkansas, have passed similar meat labeling restriction laws, according to a state legislative analysis. Gov. Larry Hogan, R, signed into law Gallion's legislation on milk labeling, which prohibits plant-based products, like soy or almond beverages, from being labeled milk — but only if 11 of 14 southern states also pass similar laws. Those states include: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. If that law does go into effect, it tasks Maryland's Department of Health with developing and implementing milk labeling restrictions. Author The StingPosted on February 10, 2020 July 20, 2020 Categories Archives, BaltimoreTags Annapolis, Artificial, Cecil, CNS, food, Jason Gallion, Maryland, Meat, R-Harford, Senator, vegan Previous Previous post: Why the Grammys Are Completely Irrelevant Next Next post: KahnJunction: Billie Eilish and Her Timeless Style

Incredible is the only word that rings in the minds of tourists visiting Venice tourist attractions. In addition, this city is famously known as "Bride of the sea" because of many canals that crisscrosses the entire city. Venice tourist attractions are one of the most romantic and lovely places where time has stood still. Moreover, this city is indeed a jewel of Italy. Furthermore, the stunning architecture, impressive museums, art galleries and miles of canals is perfect for an everlasting vacation. Basilica di Santa Maria is the world's third largest church, and one of the major Venice tourist attractions. Moreover, this enormous building can be instantly recognized by its grand dome. In addition, this magnificent church is one of the most photographed buildings. Furthermore, this church was build to honor St. Mary to protect locals from diseases. And, many visitors believe that visiting this church would protect them from diseases due to which this church is most visited Venice tourist attractions. The wealth of history and magnificent interior is the combination that makes St. Marks Basilica a unique architectural building. Also, it is Italy's most famous church which attracts the visitors around the world. And, this church is lagoon of old rituals and enshrines the city's history. In addition, this church is the finest example of Byzantine architecture. Moreover, this beautiful church symbolizes the Venetian wealth and power, and it was nicknamed as Church of Gold in the 11th century. Furthermore, this is one of the most famous Venice tourist attractions among history and art lovers. Rectangular looking but actually trapezium-shaped Piazza San Marco is one of the most famous Venice tourist attractions. Moreover, the centre of attraction in this piazza is Basilica di San Marco, and from the Basilica, beautiful piazza looks enormous. And, visiting the piazza and basilica is the most fantastic experience for the tourists. In addition, this place is cliche of a cliche, and most wonderful place to visit in this phenomenal world. Furthemore, if compared with all other Venice tourist attractions, this magnificent piazza is truly the heaven for tourists. Ponte di Realto is the greatest landmark of this beautiful city. For many years, it was the only bridge to cross Grand Canal. And, now there are many shops that sell souvenirs and curiosities on this historically important landmark. In addition, this historical landmark is the brightest spot, and must see spot amongst all other Venice tourist attractions. Ponte dei Sospiri is famously known as Bridge of sighs because this bridge was a rendezvous for lovers. Moreover, this important historical landmark still has a very romantic air to it, and this is why many couples find that this bridge is one of the most romantic Venice tourist attractions. In addition, this bridge is the one and only fully covered bridge in this city, and the best place imaginable. In conclusion, apart from historical and architectural Venice tourist attractions, the gondola ride in the Grand Canal attracts every visitor. Moreover, for couples, gondola ride is a romantic experience and, observing Venice tourist attractions while riding in a gondola is a breathtaking experience for vacationers. Finally, this heavenly city is full of wonderful places and there is no other place in this world which is as magnificent as Venice.

Promotion of the Euganean Hills and Bassa Padovana, the LAG Patavino engaged in the front line A new year, a new edition and many new activities for the project #DaiColliallAdige of the GAL Padovano which restarts after the success of the 2021-2022 season with the usual very rich offer of events and initiatives aimed at promoting the heritage, landscape and culture of the area that goes from the Euganean Hills to the Bassa Padovana. In fact, during 2023 they will be well 25 free guided tours which will accompany visitors and tourists on a journey through the area full of surprises and which will have as a common thread the four themes Before Venicewhich has its roots in the millenary history of these places, home of the Ancient Venetians, Bike and Wildon two wheels between villages, walled cities, parks, villas and museums, Ancient Ways of Faithon the trail of the spirituality of places, e Rural Passagesfor a dive into culture, art and the landscape. Many i innovative formats that will be offered to the publicamong these: i bike tour accompanied by the stories and voices of the original GAL Patavino podcast "Rural Passages – Traveling from the Euganean Hills to the Adige"the experiential visits on the back of a donkey and on horseback, i you walk along the pilgrimage routes that will combine history and art, stories and performances, but also "Keepers of beauty: a walk with…"exclusive guided tours in which the "hosts of the house", those who look after and enhance the treasures of our territory every day, will accompany us in the discovery of some of the most significant places in this area. The first guided tours scheduled for 2023 they will take us Sunday 22 January to Montagnanlong le Ancient ways of faith making a stop at the suggestive Church of Sant'Antonio Abate – open to the public only on rare occasions – one of the oldest places of worship in the city, and, Saturday 11 Februaryfor Rural Passages to Scodosia farmhouse where, on the occasion of I light up with Menor, National Energy Saving and Sustainable Lifestyles Day, the majestic Villa Correr will host a guided mystery candlelight tour. Sunday February 26thinstead, a Este the first appointment with the format "Keepers of beauty: a walk with…" will open the doors for us Reading Cabinet where to accompany us on the journey through ancient books, stories and curiosities, will be the words and tales of those who look after and value this place every day, the fulcrum for many decades of the city's cultural and creative ferment. Lots of new features also for the video service it will create 19 promotional videos thanks to the involvement of the group of young video makers that has been established in the area in recent years thanks to the Dai Colli all'Adige project. The videos will be dedicated to the narration of school tourism events, to the promotion of free guided tours and special events, but also to an exciting story in images of some tourist itineraries. And finally, in this school year 2022-2023, the experiential school tourism project will also start again Pechéte with 3 Institutes and 9 classes of the territory – between Monselice, Conselve, Montagnana and Sant'Elena – involved in a innovative path dedicated to the knowledge of the Euganean Hills and the Bassa Padovana area and to the production of tools for the promotion of rural and proximity tourism. The schools and young people participating in this new edition of Pechéte they will be called upon to conceive, design and enhance three different tourist itineraries in the area that goes from the Euganean Hills to the Adige river, starting from all the materials created over the years by the project – maps, audio and video guides, visual novels and much more – available on the website www.pechete.it. In the spring of 2023, at the end of the path which will be structured with guided tours and classroom workshops involving tourist guides and experts, the 3 different events open to the public where students, acting as "expert guides of the area" will accompany the visitors – families, students from other schools, but also tourists – to discover mapped itineraries and in-depth tourist resources during the school year. There will be 3, as usual, i themes in which the project will be declined: Ancient Ways of Faithdedicated to places of spirituality and the treasures of local religious art and architecture, which will follow in the footsteps of pilgrims and wayfarers along the Romea Strata and the Romea Germanica, ancient and extremely important pilgrimage routes; Ancient Venetians, with a focus on archeology that will involve students in the creation of a thematic itinerary dedicated to the civilization of the ancient Veneti and to the formation of Roman Venetia; and finally, Pechétethe trend that focuses on the identity resources of the area by combining history, art, nature and traditions, and which this year will follow the winged Lion of Venice which has left its footprints in the Bassa Padovana, among Venetian villas and reclamation works. From the hills to the Adige is a project that is part of the Local Development Program 2014-2020 of the LAG Patavino and is supported by European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (with the European Union, the State and the Veneto Region) and by Cassa di Risparmio di Padova e Rovigo Foundation. Photo article from press release Farewell to Biagio Conte: the lay missionary who gave up everything to help the poor, the homeless a... Discalced Carmelite Nuns: Pray for Approval Zucchero's wonderful concert at Stupinigi Sonic Park Categories News Tags Bassa, engaged, Euganean, hills, LAG, Padovana, Patavino, promotion The Ukrainian mimes Dekru at the Teatro Feronia in San Severino Marche with the SIC project ⋆ Latest news from Marche and Piceno: Chronicle, Sport, Events The world of "Prosper" on Twitter

Few months back I swapped 2 books at the KhiBookSwap meetup and finally I finished them. So I had an idea instead of sharing their reviews on goodreads or on this blog, we should start a hashtag series called '#KBSKitabReview' that might help some book buyers. Every month we will be featuring one best photo with this hashtag at our instagram account. 1. Upload an image of a book with a short review, genre and its rating on your instagram. I was so excited for this meetup cos 3 new members will be joining us and they all reached the venue between 5.17pm – 5.40pm as Ifrah Waqar didn't join us due to work so I've to host this meetup. We started with the little introduction of the new members. Then we started our reading session and for this meetup our 'Genre of the Month' was 'Thriller'. So here are the reviews by our members of their favorite thriller book. Selfie is must! Courtesy Noor Unnahar….. For the last 2 meetups I'm acting like a Santa Claus thanks to Zeeshan as my bag was full of books but this time it was filled with gifts for the members, why ? Well last month I went to Malaysia for vacation and I bought some gifts for the members but unfortunately thanks to Emirates they lost my bag which has the gifts. So I bought them again and here they are….. And then they (Maham, Natasha and Fizza) gave me my birthday presents 🙂 which was on 1st May and I swapped Sidney Sheldon book with Areeba for Karachi, You're Killing Me! And Maham surprised us with these cute bookmarks based on Harry Potter characters.

Labelium Play Collaborates with DoubleVerify to Ensure Brand Safety in Audiovisual Advertising By Labelium Group 8 October, 2021 Advertising fraud amidst programmatic sales has become one of the main reasons for concern among brands that develop digital strategies. According to estimates from the WFA (World Federation of Advertisers), ad fraud will result in global losses worth over 50 billion dollars USD by 2025. In order to tackle this issue, look after marketers' online reputation, and ensure efficiency in Audio, Video, DOOH, Display and Connected TV campaigns, Labelium Play has teamed up with DoubleVerify, the leading solution in the market for ad verification and brand safety. What is DoubleVerify and how does it work? DoubleVerify technology can be integrated into the entire Google ecosystem, into the main social media platforms, and into most DSP (Demand Side Platforms). This ensures online advertising is shown in the proper context to real, physical users in the intended geographical area, and –in the case of videos– that they are viewable during playback. DoubleVerify works on two levels, pre-bid and post-bid, across different devices and formats (desktop, mobile, app and CTV), keeping watch over four aspects: Brand safety and context, that is, that the ad is served alongside content that is contextually relevant and aligned with their brand values and sensitivities. Viewability, in the sense of an opportunity to carry out an effective viewing of the message. According to the official definition provided by the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) and the Media Rating Council (MRC), this chance comes along when at least 50% of an ad is in view for a minimum of one second for display, or two seconds in video ads. Fraud and invalid traffic, originated from bots, IP spoofing and other illegal activities. Location, checking if advertising appears to users who are in the chosen area. Quality verification applied to audiovisual advertising in social media Social media networks pose one of the greatest challenges faced by brand safety within audiovisual advertising. Their dynamic features make it difficult to control the context where the ads will be placed, given that neighboring publications are constantly being updated according to each platform's algorithm. DoubleVerify is the only partner that specializes in ad verification, supporting more than 40 languages on Facebook and YouTube. DoubleVerify works with audiovisual ad formats, such as video 360 or in-stream on Facebook; and TrueView in-stream or bumpers on YouTube. It offers a list of more than 50 categories to classify content, allowing for the development of exclusion lists of content that might damage the brand's reputation. This way, brand safety is secure, since the ad is prevented from being played in channels or next to pieces covering shocking or controversial topics (violence, pornography, drug use, terrorism, accidents, natural disasters, etc.). This would improve brand suitability, given the possibility of excluding categories that could generate an inappropriate placement for the advertised product, including business, politics, automotive or children's broadcasts. Moreover, DoubleVerify monitors viewability, adopting the IAB and MRC standards, thus standardizing the metrics used to measure viewability across different platforms. This makes it possible to compare, directly, the different results obtained from Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Twitter, Snapchat, Pinterest and TikTok, helping to determine which channels are working better, and to make more accurate optimization decisions in terms of audiovisual advertising in social media networks. Ad Verification and Ad Viewability in Video and Connected TV In the framework of Video and Connected TV, brand protection and the fight against ad fraud are facing an even greater challenge. Unfortunately, less than 40% of video impressions across desktop and mobile are eligible for blocking, according to DV data. This is because video blocking requires a technology standard called VPAID, which is not widely available. As a result, advertisers are not always able to leverage blocking on video to protect their brand. This is an even bigger problem in CTV, where VPAID has zero coverage. To move past this inconvenience, DoubleVerify provides triple checks: pre-bid, avoiding conflictive environments and redirecting the campaign towards more suitable ones; post-bid, blocking the ad's playback in inappropriate locations; and the filtering of bid applications. DV Video Filtering works in conjunction with existing controls such as blocking and pre-bid avoidance. The solution enables advertisers to further reduce waste and minimize video infractions across devices including CTV, mobile and desktop. Video Filtering can be used for campaigns that are executed directly via a publisher or through a DSP; it gets activated once an ad request is received and after bidding takes place. DoubleVerify also allows for a better tracking of viewability rates in CTV marketing. While there is currently no agreed-upon standard for CTV viewability, DV is able to provide the closest proxy for viewability measurement on CTV. DoubleVerify checks the playback time, measuring quartile completion; it ascertains whether the video has been shown in full on the user's screen; and it verifies that the CTV device was on when the ad was served. DV's protection is also at the forefront of ad fraud detection in CTV: it stands out because of its ability to identify invalid traffic, spoofing cases, or fraudulent apps created to manipulate the advertising market. And finally, DV offers in-depth brand safety protection across OTT and CTV inventory, allowing brand advertisers to protect their campaigns across channels and formats – giving them clarity and confidence in their digital investment. Do you want to implement a safe audiovisual strategy for audio, video and CTV? Contact with Labelium Play: we can offer you a personalized plan, tailored to your needs and with every brand safety guarantee. Do you want to get the latest updates from the Labelium blog? Agency News: Miami is now LATAM HQ We are partnering with BESTSELLER Canada. Women In Gaming – A Marketing Gap Advertising In Gaming – A Starter Guide Hospitality in 2021: Revenge travel!

A cool look at climate Ian Sinclair asked four of the top climate change experts in the UK about what actions people and countries must take to stop runaway climate change – and the consequences of not doing so December 7, 2013 · 14 min read In international negotiations it is widely accepted that a global temperature increase of 2°C above pre-industrial levels will trigger dangerous climate change. What do you consider to be a safe temperature increase after which dangerous climate change occurs? Corinne Le Quéré I think 2°C is the limit that we should not exceed. This is the highest temperature that we can infer occurred on Earth at least in the past two million years. Thus we know that warming of 2°C is stable enough for humans to live, even though we would have a lot of adjustments to make to adapt to a 2°C warmer world, particularly for producing food and for ensuring the availability of water. Above 2°C the risk is very high that the Earth's natural feedbacks would destabilise climate well beyond warming itself, and that it could become technically difficult, costly and even impossible to adapt, particularly in the poorest regions of the world. Robert Watson We are already living with the adverse effects of anthropogenic climate change in many parts of the world, with changes in both biological and physical systems. Hence, in an ideal world we would keep the climate as close to today's as possible. As the magnitude and rate of climate change increases the effects become increasingly detrimental, with poor people and poor countries being the most adversely affected. People living in low-lying areas are particularly vulnerable to sea-level rises, while others are vulnerable to threats to food security and water security, loss of critical ecosystem services and increased health threats. While I do not like the term 'dangerous', because different groups of individuals and sectors are affected differently, there is little doubt that more people, and more natural ecosystems, will be adversely affected by changes in temperature above 1.5°C relative to pre-industrial levels. The political goal of limiting the change in global mean surface temperature to no more than 2°C above pre-industrial levels will not be realised without immediate significant global reductions in global greenhouse gas emissions. Simon Lewis A safe average global temperature increase is impossible to state objectively. For some people climate changerelated impacts are already dangerous, even deadly. The victims, who we rarely hear from, are overwhelmingly very young, old or poor. It is important to recognise that some people, countries, species and ecosystems are more vulnerable than others. Some of the more vulnerable countries advocate a limit of 1.5°C in international negotiations. Of course, deciding what outcomes and risks are an acceptable price for the use of fossil fuels is in the realm of politics, not science. Looking only at the likely negative impacts on crop yields under sustained warming, coupled with the impacts of food price rises – the 2007 and 2008 food protests spanning three continents, and food prices being widely considered a factor in the timing of the Arab Spring – I consider 2°C warming to not just be environmentally world-changing, but it may be socially explosive, too. Kevin Anderson It is not the role of climate scientists to define the appropriate threshold between acceptable and dangerous climate change. This is properly the decision of civil society through an iterative and open dialogue, through the unavoidably messy process of politics and international negotiations. Science enlightens the discussion, but scientists are no more equipped to give a definitive answer than are other engaged individuals. However, once civil society has defined a 'dangerous' threshold it is the role of scientists to explore what this means in terms of carbon budgets, emission reductions, etc. As a citizen, I rightfully have a view as to what constitutes 'dangerous climate change'. I judge we should aim for below 2°C, limited, in the end, by the emissions we have already locked into the system – so probably around 1.5°C. Ultimately, my choice as to the appropriate threshold is made from an expert knowledge of carbon budgets, mitigation rates etc, combined with a moral interpretation of the world and my personal approach towards risk and uncertainty. My value-laden choice of threshold has no more veracity than that of others who have given the issues serious thought. What chance do you think the world has of staying below 2°C of warming? Corinne Le Quéré The Earth has now warmed by about 0.8°C, so we can limit warming to 2°C, but we need to act now and make drastic actions so that growth, wealth and development do not continue to rely on burning fossil fuels. Socio-economic models tell us that a peak in emissions needs to occur before 2020 to limit warming to 2°C. This is a matter of choice for society and governments. Robert Watson In spite of the recent economic recession in many parts of the world and stated government commitments to limit greenhouse gas emissions, recent global emissions of carbon dioxide are at an all-time high, hence little possibility of even achieving the stated 2°C goal. The world's current commitments to reduce emissions are consistent with at least a 3°C rise (50/50 chance) in temperature, a temperature not seen on the planet for around three million years, with serious risks of a 5°C rise, a temperature not seen on the planet for around 30 million years. Simon Lewis It is the cumulative emissions of greenhouse gases that count for the long-term. However, emissions continue to rise, with little serious effort to reduce them. There is almost no discussion about how to keep most fossil carbon out of the atmosphere. When even the wealthiest of countries discover they have billions of dollars of fossil carbon buried underground, they extract it: tar sands in Canada, fracked oil and gas in the US and UK. There is very little chance of staying below 2°C. The rare positive news is the slower increase in global surface air temperature in the 2000s suggests that it may take a decade longer to reach 2°C than many scientists previously thought. Kevin Anderson Unless we are very fortunate on climate sensitivity, the chances of not exceeding even the 2°C threshold are extremely slim. However, if we don't try, the chance slips from very little to effectively zero. For the wealthier parts of the world, I concur with the broad thrust of the International Energy Agency's conclusions. To be serious about the 2°C threshold, we have about five years to mobilise a radical transition to a zero-carbon energy system. Note 'energy' and 'system' – i.e. it's not just about electricity, and it is as much about energy demand as it is about energy supply. If adequate action is not taken on climate change, what will the world look like in 50 or 100 years in terms of global temperatures, environmental, social and economic impacts? Robert Watson Emissions at or above current rates could increase global mean surface temperatures by over 3°C, inducing changes in all components in the climate system, some of which would be unprecedented in hundreds to thousands of years, and many of which would persist for centuries. Changes would occur in all regions and would include land and ocean temperatures, the water cycle, the cryosphere, sea level, some extreme events and ocean acidification. This would reduce agricultural productivity, water quantity and quality in many parts of the world, undermine efforts to reduce poverty, displace large numbers of people, cause significant losses of biodiversity and degrade critical ecosystem services. Kevin Anderson If today's emission rates continue – and currently I see no significant policies or reasons as to why they are likely to reduce – then I concur with the IEA's analysis that 4–6°C by the end of the century looks likely. With emissions remaining unabated, 4°C by 2050–2070 does not appear unreasonable. Corinne Le Quéré Carbon emissions are currently following the most carbon-intensive scenarios used to project climate change, leading to warming levels of about 2°C already around 2050, and 4–6°C in 2100. This is not only very high warming levels, but also very rapid warming, limiting the capacity to adapt for much of our ecosystems and for society. At 2°C you would expect the Arctic to be ice-free in the summer, and large and systematic melting of the snow and ice cover in the northern hemisphere, including the permafrost that contains large quantities of carbon. You would also expect changes in weather patterns, particularly in the northern hemisphere, and large changes in the water cycle, with generally dry regions becoming drier and wet regions wetter, and with an increase in the intensity and severity of floods, droughts and heat waves – i.e. more extreme events. At 4°C you expect a transformation of the environment, including of the vegetation at all latitudes, of the weather, seasons and climatic patterns (e.g. the monsoon and north Atlantic oscillation that controls weather in Europe). Implications for the biosphere are enormous as common plants and animals lose over 50 per cent of their niche ranges. The costs of adaptation – in particular to sea level rise and protecting against increasing storm surges in coastal regions – will be very large. Simon Lewis The world of 2100 will be shaped by numerous responses to the challenges facing humanity. We will need to innovate to remain ahead of the evolution of antibiotic resistant bacteria [and] we will need to conserve soil and its health to maintain agricultural productivity, to name but two neglected long-term problems that may limit human welfare this century. In terms of mean annual surface temperature, I suspect we will see warming of 3–4°C. This would transform the physical world our descendants would see. Many ecosystems will be entirely novel assemblages of species. Biodiversity will have dramatically declined. Sea levels will be higher; some city and island populations will have relocated. Global agricultural productivity will struggle as rainfall regimes shift. Huge resources will have been expended on adaptation to the new conditions. I would not wager the condition of humanity. It is entirely unclear to me what the dominant response will be to the fact that the way the economy is run undercuts the environmental conditions required to sustain billions of people on planet Earth. Can you give an idea of the level and speed of changes our governments need to make to avert catastrophic climate change? Robert Watson To achieve the political goal of limiting the change in global mean surface temperature to no more than 2°C above pre-industrial levels requires immediate action by all major emitters of greenhouse gases. Global emissions of greenhouse gases need to peak as soon as possible and well before the year 2020, and be less than 50 per cent of current emissions by 2050. Industrialised countries must take the lead. An immediate transition to a low-carbon economy is needed, addressing all sectors – energy, transportation, industry, agriculture and forestry – and using low-carbon technologies complemented by policies such as a price on carbon and changes in individual, corporate and government behaviour. Corinne Le Quéré Governments need to act immediately, with important investments, particularly in energy savings, for technologies that use energy – housing, transport, appliances and IT – and clear regulations that encourage the development and large-scale deployment of renewable energy. In rich countries, emissions need to decrease by at least 3 per cent per year until they are a fraction of their 1990 levels. Carbon emissions in the UK have decreased by about 1 per cent per year in the past 20 years, so efforts need to be enhanced. With such changes and corresponding efforts in China and other emerging economies, we stand a chance to limit warming to 2°C. Simon Lewis The greenhouse gas reductions [necessary] to have a 50/50 change of meeting the 2°C target, and attaining equal emissions between developed and developing countries in the future, are in excess of 5 per cent every year for decades for the developed world. Few think this is feasible. Economic and regulatory policies are required to keep most fossil carbon in the ground. Given the vested interests involved, governments are unwilling, to put it bluntly, to legislate BP, Statoil, Shell and others out of their current core business. Kevin Anderson This question relates to my principal area of research. For any reasonable level of equity between the poorer and wealthier parts of the world, the emissions from nations such as the UK, the US and across the EU need to reduce at around 10 per cent per annum. Such rates of reduction are without precedent and beyond anything yet countenanced. As someone whose job gives them a deep understanding of the bleak future facing the planet and humanity, how do you personally deal with this on an emotional and psychological level? Robert Watson The issue of climate change, along with other related issues, such as poverty eradication, loss of biodiversity and food and water security, is too important to get discouraged by the lack of government and private sector action, or the complacency within civil society. My job, along with other scientists, is to ensure that governments, industry and civil society all know the risks associated with humaninduced climate change, and that there are cost-effective and equitable solutions. Current and future generations need us to act now; nothing else will do. None of us can afford to fail them by getting discouraged. If we fail them, they will ask why we mortgaged their future for the sake of cheap energy, and [why we failed] to deal with vested interests that profit by maintaining the current status quo. Corinne Le Quéré Recent research found that the British public overwhelmingly supports a move away from fossil fuels and a transformation in the way we use and govern energy. I am optimistic that we will manage the transition to a sustainable world peacefully, including limiting warming to 2°C or just about. My colleagues and I work hard to make this happen, and I hang on the thought that we might just succeed. Kevin Anderson I consider it counterproductive (and morally unacceptable) for those of us intimately engaged in climate change to not demonstrate significant reductions in our own personal emissions, though many of my colleagues disagree with this position. It is not that our personal emissions, in isolation, are important, but that our collective action as 'experts' in the area lends credibility to our research and the severity of our conclusions. The integrity of our arguments for individuals, organisations, governments etc to implement radical levels of mitigation is undermined when the message is delivered from 35,000 feet on the way to another 'essential' international climate change meeting. Making such personal changes has proved very challenging. My friendships, family ties and overall quality of life all have suffered significantly from the emission reductions I have felt compelled to make. Most of us working on climate change are in the high emissions group in our own nations, let alone globally. For those like us, it is not going to be easy – but certainly easier than for the poor of the world, and even our own offspring, to deal with the impacts of unabated climate change. Simon Lewis It is easy to focus on writing technical scientific papers, or argue that the situation is complex and therefore not so alarming. It is easy to think only about the details and not the big picture. However, I think it is critical to act with hope. Scientific information is a key tool towards understanding the world. And I consider that a better understanding of the world will give a better chance of changing it for the better. Ethical accreditation schemes: good or ill? As unethical companies continue to generate hefty profits, Josie Wexler examines various schemes for upholding ethical standards, and how much faith we should put in them Leander Jones looks at the role of community supported agriculture as a 21st-century antidote to the destructive and increasingly fragile corporate agricultural model Alethea Warrington describes how the fossil fuels industry hopes to change its image but not its practice Build small, think big Phillip O'Sullivan looks at the role of community energy groups in disrupting the energy status quo All eyes on Wet'suwet'en Suzanne Dhaliwal, in collaboration with Indigenous Climate Action, explains how the struggle to end Canada's colonial violence is continuing in the face of fossil fuel extractivism Conservation without colonialism Jennifer Johnson explores the structural underpinnings – and limitations – of carbon offsetting and related approaches to the climate crisis

ENTERING INDIA: All U.S. citizens need a passport, valid at the date of entry and with at least one blank page for a visa, and valid Indian visa to enter and exit India for any purpose. U.S. citizens seeking to enter India solely for tourist purposes, and who plan to stay no longer than 60 days, may apply for an electronic travel authorization in lieu of applying for a tourist visa at an Indian embassy or consulate. Please visit the https://www.indianembassy.org/pages.php?id=120 for additional information regarding the eligibilities and requirements for this type of visa. COUNTRY INFORMATION: You can review the U.S. Department of State Country Specific Travel Information at https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/international-travel/International-Travel-Country-Information-Pages/India.html, and the CIA World Factbook background notes on India at https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/in.html. PACE OF TOUR: On a number of days there will be optional pre-breakfast walks. Most of these will start at 6.30 am or 6.45 am and may last for up to three hours. Most days we should finish at dusk, around 6.30 pm, and we usually manage to have about a one hour break before the checklist and dinner. There may be one or two days when we get back after dusk, and we may therefore require a shorter break before dinner. At Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve safari or game drives start in the early morning (we may have to leave the hotel before dawn – around 6:15 m) and usually last for about three or three-and-a-half hours, after which time we will return to the hotel for breakfast. On several days there will be a further game-drive in the afternoon (they usually run from about 2:45 pm to 6:00 pm). There is a reasonable amount of walking involved on this tour, although none of it is particularly strenuous. Sensibly, we are not allowed to walk on foot inside Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve, and instead we will explore the sanctuary using either open-topped jeeps or a large, open-topped truck fitted with rows seats. We anticipate birding at several small sites just outside the reserve entrance where we are allowed to walk. These walks will be short and easy. At Bharatpur the layout of the park is ideal for long, gentle walks, as the entire place is criss-crossed with good, level paths and tracks. We can expect to complete walks of three or four miles here. We will spend one night and parts of two days at the Chambal Safari Lodge where we'll take a boat ride on the nearby Chambal River and make a few short walks close to the lodge itself. Again, none of these activities will be strenuous. At Ramnagar we'll walk along a braided riverbed which will involve uneven, boulder-strewn terrain and possibly the need to cross shallow bits of the river on stepping stones. At the Quality Inn outside Corbett National Park we'll go for quite a long walk that takes all morning to complete, although included in this are numerous stops for birds. During this walk we'll follow the path of a small stream for some time, and although the trail is a good one, we may need to scramble over a few large rocks in some places. This walk, and all the others on the trip, can be easily undertaken by anyone with a reasonable degree of fitness. At Nainital, although we are in a mountainous area, there will only be a few uphill walks and these will be taken at a gentle pace. We reach altitudes of about 8000 feet at Nainital. If you have any questions about your ability to take part in any of the walks, please contact the WINGS office. On at least one of the three full days that we spend at Nainital there will be a very early start and we'll depart in our jeeps at about 4:45am (almost one-and-a-half hours before sunrise) so as to be a good site for Koklass Pheasant (and possibly also Cheer Pheasant) at dawn. As with most of our early departures, this one will be optional. The most current information about travelers' health recommendations can be found on the CDC's Travel Health website at https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/destinations/traveler/none/india . Malaria: There is a malaria risk in India (lower elevations). Please consult your physician. Altitude: Most of the tour is at low elevation but we reach 8000 ft when in Nainital. Smoking: Smoking is prohibited in the vehicles or when the group is gathered for meals, checklists, etc. If you are sharing a room with a non-smoker, please do not smoke in the room. If you smoke in the field, do so well away and downwind from the group. If any location where the group is gathered has a stricter policy than the WINGS policy, that stricter policy will prevail. Miscellaneous: Biting insects, except the occasional mosquito, are virtually non-existent on this tour. Tap water is not safe to drink and should be avoided at all times. Bottled water (which the leader provides at meal times), soft drinks and beer are widely available. Do not eat any salads or unpeeled fruit. Mild upset stomachs, often brought on simply by a change of diet, can be hard to avoid in India. We suggest bringing anti-diarrhoea medicine such as Imodium. Gatorade or other electrolyte-replacement drinks in powder form are also worth bringing as they replace the vital salts and minerals lost during a bout of diarrhea. CLIMATE: The temperatures throughout this tour will vary dramatically. Our days at Bharatpur and Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve should be very pleasant with temperatures in the 60°F-80°F range by midday. However the early mornings and late afternoons, times when we will be out on games drives at Ranthambhore, can be quite cold with air temperatures possibly as low as 37°F and a significant wind chill. Once we leave the plains we will climb higher and the night-time temperatures drop. Moreover although the days can still be very warm, there is an increased chance of rain. You should expect early morning frosts at Corbett Park and around the Quality Inn immediately outside. At Nainital, colder weather is likely, at least in the early mornings and rain, sleet or even, exceptionally, snow is possible. Once the sun goes down, the temperatures here will plummet and, even though there are heaters in the rooms and hot water bottles are provided in the beds, the hotel, which is designed to stay cool in the hot summers, can feel very cold. ACCOMMODATION: At both Sawai Madhopur (near Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve) and Bharatpur we will stay in a nice, medium-sized privately run hotels, both of which are about 15 minutes drive from the park entrance. At both of these hotels, the well-appointed rooms have private facilities, including showers. There's also internet access at the reception and both properties also have outdoor swimming pools (though the one at Bharatpur is often too cold for us to use). Leaving Bharatpur we will drive, via Agra, to the Chambal Safari Lodge. We will spend one night here in clean but fairly simple accommodation. We will stay in the lodge's cabins – each will have two beds, an en suite bathroom with western toilet and showers. There are occasional power cuts here – but most of these are brief, and the hotel has its own stand-by generator. The accommodation here is adequate, the location good and the food superb. We will have a boat trip down the Chambal River in the afternoon. The following day we will have a five or six hour drive from Chambal north back to Delhi where we will have dinner and access to two day-rooms in a hotel close to the railway station. We will spend the night on an overnight sleeper train that will take us up towards Corbett National Park. In Corbett National Park we'll spend two nights at Dhikala Forest Lodge, where the rooms are spartan, and the supply of electricity and hot water, from past experience, can be erratic: Please be aware that the accommodation here is poor by western standards. The Den just outside Corbett Park where we spend two nights is often the favourite place of many people on this tour. The rooms are large and the bathroom is fitted with a water heater. In Nainital we'll be staying at a good, recently refurbished modern hotel. Please note that at The Den and especially at Nainital, we can expect cold nights. The hotel at Nainital is designed for summer use and both the bedrooms and the dining room are not heated. A small electric or fan heater is provided in each bedroom, but this has limited effect. You will find thermal underwear and pajamas useful here, if not essential. Leaving Nainital we will again take an overnight sleeper train back to Delhi. Arriving early the following morning we will transfer straight to our hotel. Both of the overnight train journeys should take about seven hours and on the first we expect the train to leave Delhi at about 9:40pm and to arrive in Kathgodam, at the foot of the Himalaya, at about 4:50am the following morning. We will than have breakfast in a nearby guest house, and have access to our luggage before driving slowly on to our next hotel. The timings of the return train journey are roughly similar. Conditions on these two trains are adequate, but only that. There are four beds in each cabin, two upper and two lower bunks. Each room has a sliding door that can be locked from the inside and each railway carriage usually has between six and eight four-berth cabins. There are toilets at either end of the cabin (one western, one continental hole in the floor style) but these are rarely very good. We will be provided with two sheets (and upper and a lower sheet) plus a blanket on the train. Please note that private cabins are not available and that while we will attempt to segregate men and women this may not be possible. Note also that because we will attempt to segregate the sexes couples might have to be separated for the night we are on the train. Single rooms cannot be guaranteed at Dhikala. Internet Access: Several places we will visit have wireless internet available in the rooms or in common spaces within the hotel. Our hotel at Ranthambhore has a cheap wireless service that works in the dining room and adjacent areas. It does not work in the room. Our hotel at Bharatpur also has wifi and that works in the lobby but not in the rooms or elsewhere in the sprawling hotel compound. Our hotel near the Chambal River also has fast and free wireless service. There is now internet where we stay outside Corbett Park, but it's rather slow. There is no internet and no mobile phone coverage at our hotels inside the park. There is good service at our hotels in Nainital and in Delhi. FOOD: Throughout the tour we are served a wide variety of good quality Indian food. Salads or salad garnishes are frequently offered, but we suggest these should always be declined or left on the edge of your plate. The food we are served always includes a good selection of vegetarian dishes. In some of the places that we stay meals are buffet-style, with several different dishes available, while in other places set meals are provided. However a typical Indian set meal actually consists of a choice of three or four different dishes. We appreciate that not everyone likes to eat Indian food (which can occasionally be a little bit spicy) everyday or even at all. Almost all of the places we visit will, if requested, provide western food. If a buffet is being served, this normally includes a western-style dish or two. However if you require western-style food and cannot eat Indian food please advise the WINGS office in advance and the leader once you are on the tour. Even when a western-style meal is provided, it must be said that obviously our meal preparers are able to cook Indian food to a much better standard than they cook western food. Drinks: Bottled water and/or a soft drink, beer or wine is provided at lunch and dinner, as is coffee or tea. All other drinks or 'personal' drinking water for use in your room etc. is the responsibility of the individual. TRANSPORTATION: We use trains on this tour for some of the longer journeys, travelling by train between Delhi and Ranthambhore, Ranthambhore and Bharatpur, and then between Delhi and the north, and back. Delhi to Ranthambhore takes about five and a half hours, and Ranthambhore to Bharatpur almost three hours. We will have seats in some of the best accommodation that is available and there will be porters on hand to help with bags. Inside Ranthambhore Tiger reserve we will be in a small open topped bus. These 15 or 21 seater vehicles invariably have poor suspension and the unpaved tracks inside the reserve are rough and often strewn with large boulders. An inflatable cushion might prove useful and in the past people have occasionally borrowed a pillow from their hotel bedroom. Inside Bharatpur we travel around the reserve in one of the park's 16-seater electric buses or the local bicycle-rickshaws. Outside Bharatpur, when we visit Chambal, Agra and for the journey back to Delhi, we will use a modern coach. Travel between Delhi and the Himalayan foothills at Kathgodam will be in an overnight sleeper train. On arrival at Kathgodam we'll be met by a fleet of Gypsy jeeps and transferred to a nearby guest house where we'll have access to our luggage and will have breakfast before setting off for Quality Inn, birding on the way. We stay with these jeeps for our time inside Corbett (where we will also be on foot) and throughout our time up at Nainital and back to Kathgodam, where we'll then take the same overnight sleeper train back to Delhi. During the longer drives bottled mineral water will be provided on the vehicles. The leader will arrange a seating rotation. Participants should be able to ride in any seat in tour vehicles.

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The economy in today's world is going through an enormous amount of changes. There are a lot of things which is happening, and it is a proven fact that the main factor is the technology. It is one of the most prominent things in this generation which has affected the people in many different ways. Sharing of information is important for us to be aware of the things which are happening around the world. Information is an important factor in all possible ways because that is the driving force of the mere existence. If people were not acquainted with the facts and details, they will not be able to survive properly. There are different kinds of facts and figures available for us to know about and learn. But, there are a few facts which are to know only to the authenticated professionals and not all of us. It is predicted that the security for information is going to incur huge amounts of revenue in the coming years. While that is one fact, there another factor which needs to be considered is the mobile apps. They are the ones which are making a great business in the present and will go higher in the future as well. It is predicted that there will a lot of investments in the security of the cyberspace. Organizations and the big tech companies are willing to make investments towards the security of the software systems. It is said that there were almost 73.7 billion dollars would have been spent in the year 2016 by the companies throughout the world. Technology is expanding on a large scale and the security of the software and hardware systems have become a big question mark. The officials at the organizations fear with the fact that, the cyber crime rate is rising invariably. They are making major investments towards the safety and security of the information, software and hardware systems. It was predicted that 75 percent of the expenditure made by the IT industrialists were predominantly towards the cyber security. Cyber security has become a crucial thing in the recent times. There are many different kinds of threats which the tech companies are facing, it is not only them, but a majority of the organizations is facing it. In today's world, people share lots and lots of information through online websites. It is important that the information which they share is kept safe and secure. If there is any kind of security breach, then there could be a threat to the individual, which we cannot let it happen. There are many organizations, which run as consultancies and outsource their business. When people into this kind of business, it is essential to keep the data secure. It professionals is creating software to be able to provide strong security systems to the information sharing in the big companies. Efforts are made by technical professionals, to make sure that they are no cyber-threats to the information which have been shared on the cyberspace. On the flip side, though it is important to create a security to the cyberspace and the information shared on it. We will not be able to make a major part of the investment just towards the security alone that is how the entrepreneurs feel so. Mobile apps are another factor in which there is a huge amount of investments. Most of the business leads are creating apps for their respective business, to reach it to the masses and make a big profit out of it. There has been a drastic increase in the sale of smartphones and production of it as well. The numbers will increase invariably and will have a big impact in the world revenue in the market of digital products and software. The economy of the world will be changed for good in the coming years. It is evident that there will be many investments made towards developing and designing many different kinds of mobile apps. In the recent past, the apps which were designed for gaming purpose has incurred almost 85 percent rise in its revenue, which is actually a tremendous growth. App Annie is an app, which helps in making an analysis of the other apps in the market. It has made a prediction that, they will be an annual rise in the revenue to 101 billion dollars by the year 2020. The expenditure which has been made by the app users so far has been around 51 billion dollars for the year 2016. In simple words, four years from now, the expenditure made by the customers would be twice more than what they spent as of now. Gaming apps have become the most popular and most used apps in the recent times. People are purchasing gaming apps when compared to other apps. These kinds of apps keep the person engaged and entertained always and this is the selling point for business people and the app developers as well. In the coming years, the number of gaming apps will also increase as people want to try new and interesting games, as they think the ones which are available right now have become a norm and in a few mo0nths will go out of trend as well. The USA, China, and Japan will remain in the top markets where the investments and revenue will increase. While these countries having been showing a consistent progress in their growth in the market. There are a few countries where we can find the market growing and flourish as well. India, Indonesia, Mexico, and Argentina are the few countries we can consider to be having a great scope in increasing the revenue for the apps and security systems in the world market. In few parts of the world, the economy is not so good, but the app revenue continues to scale up to higher and higher. It was considered that there will be an increase in app revenue by 40 percent in Brazil for the year 2016. China was considered to surpass the US users in the number of app downloads, as it did surpass in the US in the past as well. Usage of apps amongst the people has considerably increased. The number of smartphones sales increases and indirectly there will be an increase in the app usage, more than the expectations of the analysts. Technology, gadgets and mobile apps, these are the three things which are the most dominating factors in today's world. It is hard to imagine an existence where these things are not available for use. There has been an enormous amount of revolution and evolution in the way people have been leading their lives. The human race has become dependent on the technology and it has been of great help to them. Gathering information and keeping them safe and secure is an essential thing when it comes to the cyberspace. Most of the transactions, conversations, shopping, ticket booking is done online and the information which is shared by the users are highly confidential. It is important that they are protected and kept safe and secure by all means. Apart from making the systems secure and safe, the organizations will be investing and making huge amounts of profits through mobile apps as well. It is predicted that by the year 2020, the market revenue will rise to $101 billion; twice more than what is it now. But, this is just a prediction, we may expect for something more in the store. So, folks, keep those expectations fresh and high, who know, it may exceed it and meet up with more than what we have been thinking and expecting from the world of technologies.

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Today, we talked about the "Months of the Year". The teacher asked the kids to stand-up. We played the months of the year song and used to jump while singing. The kids repeated each words after the teacher said. We enjoyed the happy day at the park. The kids played a lot then had a tea-time break.

It seems with this digital age, so many people are wanting to reap the rewards of Maddow Console Table online shopping as opposed to enlisting the advice of an designer or even a local showroom. Apparently it is simply as easy to secure a sofa online because it is a date. But just how much shall we be held willing to sacrifice to economize? And who seems like their online picture. In earlier times, hiring a designer was obviously a luxury just one or two can afford approximately they thought. Many people thought it was intimidating as their designers suggested items that were priced well outside their safe place. It was obviously a time when it turned out more about the price than the style understanding that usually meant a hefty commission to look in addition to it. High priced designers were making a it turned out our profession they had pretty much buried. Hiring a designer has stopped being just for the lucky few, it is for the savvy. Over the years, many well-established design schools and universities have churned out an acceptable quantity of talented individuals to make use of a designer more affordable and in an even more consumer-friendly environment than previously. This, therefore, is different the way a lot of people approach furnishing a new home. Designers be capable of negotiate wholesale pricing and also using fees added, the price is normally still below retail. Plus, there is a designer on your side to help avoid mistakes. Many better made stores and design firms are desperate to help clients on smaller projects. And this is not only as a result of economy. It's because we have all gotten somewhat smarter as time passes. We realize that helping a new couple using their first home and making a relationship together often ends in future homes as time goes on. It's get to be the foundation for smaller firms and then for designers who will be in the business for the long haul. It's residual business. I have personally had clients begin with just a smaller family room and, after a while, come to be several jobs for relatives and also larger homes on their own as his or her careers have blossomed. When it comes to clients, a trade always grows. Onliners pride themselves on savings however in many cases, item for item, the prices turn out on the same. And if you do have a problem when you get it home, they can usually resolve it quickly. Online companies often had hidden charges such as crating, in-home delivery, etc. that add to the price. And it's funny how they cause you to pay for it entirely before you even take delivery. Hmmm. We all use online services for something. Electronics, games, reviews, news you will find, even dates. But a Maddow Console Table or dining-room set? What if I answered the threshold and also the sofa didn't look anything as it did inside picture? Ah, the date from hell.

I shall say this table is quite good. It comes with four drawers to stash away my stuffs. It can be used as a study desk or a dressing table. Just add your own mirror! Size is just nice for me and good quality with loads of compartmental drawers! It serves it's purpose but the finishing is not as good as it should be. Item is very good and deliver on time . Love the desk. Compact and durable. The delivery was efficient and fast.

More fun than ever, the iconic MINI 3-door Hatch embodies the essence of low-centre-of-gravity handling and exhilarating go-kart feel. It's packed with innovative technology to make navigating the city a cinch, with features like Apple CarPlay, real-time traffic information and online search functionality. We're exploring more corners. Fuel economy and CO2 results for the MINI 3-Door Hatch Cooper Classic. Mpg (l/100km): Combined 47.9 (5.9). CO2 Emissions: 133 g/km. Figures are for comparison purposes and may not reflect real life driving results which depend on a number of factors including the accessories fitted (post registration), variations in weather, driving styles and vehicle load. All figures were determined according to a new test (WLTP). The CO2 figures were translated back to the outgoing test (NEDC) and will be used to calculate vehicle tax on first registration. Only compare fuel consumption and CO2 figures with other cars tested to the same technical procedure.. Finance example is for a MINI Select agreement for a MINI 3-Door Hatch Cooper Classic with a contract mileage of 40,000 miles and excess mileage charge of 4.43p per mile. Applies to new vehicles ordered between 1 April and 30 June 2019 and registered by 30 September 2019, (subject to availability). Retail customers only. At the end of a MINI Personal Contract Plan (PCP) agreement there are three options: i) retain the vehicle – pay the optional final payment to own the vehicle; ii) return the vehicle (you may be charged for excess wear and tear); or iii) replace: part-exchange the vehicle, subject to status. *On the road cash price is based on manufacturer's recommended retail price and includes 3 year MINI Retailer Warranty, MINI Emergency Service, 12 months' road fund licence, vehicle first registration fee, delivery, number plates and VAT. ^Manufacturer contribution can consist of a contribution towards the cash price and a contribution towards the deposit. Optional final payment and option to purchase fee not payable if you opt to return the vehicle at the end of the agreement (vehicle condition, excess mileage and other charges may be payable). Finance available subject to credit acceptance to UK residents aged 18 or over. Guarantees and indemnities may be required. Terms and conditions apply. Offer may be varied, withdrawn or extended at any time. 'MINI Select' is a form of hire-purchase agreement provided by MINI Financial Services, Summit ONE, Summit Avenue, Farnborough, Hampshire GU14 0FB. You will have a 14 day statutory right to withdraw from the agreement. Listers Group Ltd, trading as Listers Boston and King's Lynn, commonly introduce customers to a selected panel of lenders including MINI Financial Services. We may receive commission or other benefits for introducing you to such lenders. This introduction does not amount to independent financial advice. Any information provided by Listers Group Limited or any of its representatives is done so on a non-advised basis. Listers Group Limited, Othello House, Stratford-upon-Avon Business and Technology Park, Banbury Road, Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 7GY is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.

April is now here and it is once again time to look at what are the best smartphones currently available to buy. However, unlike the last few months, the top 10 list this month sees quite a few changes thanks to the sudden availability of a number of new smartphones and from some of the biggest players in the industry, including LG, Motorola, Samsung, and Sony. So if you are after a new smartphone then there has never been a better time to pick one up and here are out top 10 Android smartphone picks for April, 2017. A new entry into the top 10 this month is the Sony's Xperia XZs. While this is not the most premium smartphone that will become available from Sony this year, it is the newest one and a smartphone that offers a very good levels of specs and build quality. This is an ideal option for those looking for a smartphone that is a little bit more compact than the rest of the competition as this smartphone comes packed with a 5.2-inch display, although the resolution is resigned to FHD. Inside, the Sony Xperia XZs comes loaded with 4GB RAM, 64GB internal storage and is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 SoC. In terms of cameras, you can expect to find a 19-megapixel camera on the back of the device, as well as a 13-megapixel camera on the front. Additional features include expandable storage via microSD, a 2,900 mAh battery and Android 7.1 (Nougat) out of the box. So overall this is a nice addition to the list this month and in reality the main downside here is the price, as the Sony Xperia XZs does currently cost $699. While the smartphone is worth that price, there are a few more options that you can buy at the same price (or even cheaper) which inevitably stops the Sony Xperia XZs climbing any higher on the list. In spite of the Moto Z family of devices being a few months older than the likes of the Sony Xperia XZs, on paper, the Moto Z Force comes with a very comparable spec list. However, what places this phone higher than some of the new and incoming smartphones is the Moto Z Force's forward-thinking capabilities. Namely, its compatibility with Moto Mods - Lenovo and Motorola's answer to modules. This is something that Lenovo has pushed hard in the last year with its flagship Moto line and with good reason, as Moto Mods offer functionality above and beyond what the phone naturally offers out of the box. Not to mention that with the arrival of new mods (that will be backwards-compatible with the Moto Z Force), this is a phone that is managing to stay relevant, and will continue to do so in spite of newer smartphones coming through. In terms of the specs, the Moto Z Force comes equipped with a 5.5-inch QHD AMOLED display. Inside, you can expect to find 4GB RAM, 64GB internal storage and a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 SoC powering the show. In terms of cameras, the Moto Z Force comes loaded with a 21-megapixel rear camera and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. While additional features include a 3,500 mAh battery, USB Type-C compatibility, and as mentioned, Moto Mod compatibility. MWC 2017 is already starting to feel like it was an age ago, in spite of only taking place a little over a month ago. At the event, Huawei introduced their latest smartphone the Huawei P10 - along with a secondary model, the Huawei P10 Plus. As is probably to be expected, the P10 Plus is the more premium of the two smartphones and is likely to be the one that is worth considering first - although you are paying extra for its 'plus' elements. There is also an issue of availability with this device, as it has yet to become available in all markets. However, if the Huawei P10 or P10 Plus is available where you are, then this is a great option to consider. Especially as the Huawei P10 continues the P-series trend of placing a great deal of focus on the camera abilities of the smartphone. In terms of those cameras, the Huawei P10 and P10 Plus come equipped with a dual rear camera setup that is spearheaded by a 20-megapixel (monochrome) sensor along with a 12-megapixel (RGB) sensor. The front facing camera comes in the form of an 8-megapixel camera, Additional features include 4GB RAM, 64GB internal storage, a Kirin 960 SoC, and Android 7.0 (Nougat) out of the box. Which means the main differences between the two smartphones (besides the price) is that the Huawei P10 comes loaded with a 5.1-inch display with an FHD resolution and a 3,200 mAh battery, while the Huawei P10 Plus comes loaded with a 5.5-inch display with a QHD resolution and a 3,750 mAh level. For those looking for a super affordable smartphone, then one option always worth checking out is the latest smartphone from the Moto G-series which this year comes in the form of the Moto G5 Plus. Lenovo and Motorola did introduce a few Moto G5 models this year, although the Plus version is easily the best value and highest spec model of the lot. In true Moto G fashion, the G5 Plus is also available in a couple of variants, offering an even greater level of choice on what is already a very well-priced smartphone. In terms of the specs, The Moto G5 Plus comes equipped with a 5.2-inch display with an FHD resolution. Inside, the Moto G5 Plus differs on RAM and storage with a 2GB RAM with 32GB internal storage model available, as well as a 4GB RAM with 64GB storage model. Both versions do come powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 SoC. Likewise, both models come loaded with a 12-megapixel rear camera and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. While additional features include expandable storage via microSD, a 3,000 mAh battery, TurboPower charging support, and Android 7.0 (Nougat). In terms of the price, the 2GB RAM/32GB internal storage model is available for only $229 while the 4GB RAM/64GB model is available for $299. Although, you can save even more on both models if you are willing to buy an Amazon ad-supported version. Of course, if you are after a well-priced phone but want something a little more premium than the Moto G-series, then the OnePlus 3T is certainly going to be a smartphone that you will want to check out. In all respects, this is a flagship smartphone and matches up on paper to pretty much everything else that is available. However, this is easily one of the most affordable flagship smartphones on the market as it can be picked up for well under $500. Which makes this a great value option for those looking for cutting edge specs and a great build quality, but at a very competitive price. In terms of those specs, the OnePlus 3T comes loaded with a 5.5-inch display with an FHD resolution. Inside, the OnePlus 3T manages to pack in 6GB RAM, 64GB internal storage, and is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 SoC. Moving to the cameras and the OnePlus 3T comes equipped with a 16-megapixel rear camera, as well as an 8-megapixel front-facing camera. While additional features include a fingerprint sensor, USB Type-C connectivity, a 3,400 mAh battery, and Android 7.0 (Nougat). By any measure, the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge is now one of the oldest smartphones on this list, if not, the oldest. However, that just goes to highlight how relevant this smartphone remains to be. Not to mention that due to its age, the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge can typically now be picked up at a very competitive price. So if you are after a very popular smartphone, which comes with a number of features, as well as Samsung's now-iconic Edge display, then the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge is certainly one to think about. In terms of the specs, the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge offers a 5.5-inch QHD Super AMOLED display. Inside, the Galaxy S7 Edge comes loaded with 4GB of RAM, 32GB (or 64GB) internal storage and is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 in the US - international versions come loaded with an Exynos 8890 SoC. In terms of cameras, the Galaxy S7 Edge comes packed with a 16-megapixel rear camera, as well as a 5-megapixel front-facing camera, This is a smartphone that comes powered by a 3,600 mAh battery, and while it comes running on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) out of the box - it is instantly able to be updated to Android 7.0 (Nougat). The HTC U Ultra is the latest smartphone to become available from HTC and so if you do like the HTC way of doing things, then this might be the one for you. Although, it is worth keeping in mind that a newer and more premium HTC device will be coming soon enough. In terms of the HTC U Ultra though, this is a smartphone that makes a play on the dual display nature that can be found on the likes of the LG V20. So with this smartphone you are gaining an additional smaller display which can provide app and anticipation feedback without bothering the main display. While this is not necessarily a new feature, it is to HTC devices and coupled with the general build quality on offer with the HTC U Ultra, makes this an excellent smartphone to consider. With the recent influx of a number of new smartphones, the Google Pixel and the Google Pixel XL are starting to seem a little older now. However, these are two smartphones that maintain a very high position on the list thanks to the general build quality, dedicated software tweaks and overall specs. After all, while there are new smartphones from LG and Samsung, the Pixel and the Pixel XL remain the best smartphones for those that want a true Google experience. Not only do the Pixel phones come with a dedicated Pixel Launcher, but they are one of the only phones on this list which can currently run the upcoming version of Android - Android O. Likewise, as Android O nears its eventual release date, you can be sure the Pixel and Pixel XL will be the first devices to get that update. So in spite of being a few months old now, if you do want the most current and up to date Android experience, there is unlikely to be a better smartphone to go for. In terms of their specs, the two devices are generally the same with the differences mainly coming down to the screen size, resolution and battery capacity. The Pixel comes loaded with a 5-inch display (with a 1920 x 1080 resolution) and a 2,770 mAh battery, while the Pixel XL comes loaded with a 5.5-inch display (with a 2560 x 1440 resolution) and a 3,450 mAh battery. Both smartphones come equipped with 4GB RAM, 32GB (at a minimum) storage, and powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 SoC. Both smartphones also come packed with a 12.3-megapixel rear camera and an 8-megapixel front-facing camera. In addition, you can expect to find a fingerprint sensor and a USB Type-C port thrown in for good measure. Undoubtedly, the LG G6 is one of the best smartphones you can buy. In fact, it is arguable the best phone you can currently buy. Equally, it is arguably the best smartphone to come from the LG stable to date. So in spite of already falling down to the number 2 spot this month, the LG G6 remains one of the options that you definitely should consider. This is a smartphone that places a huge emphasis on the design by coming equipped with what LG refer to as a "FullVision" display. Which essentially means you are getting more screen real estate than ever before, albeit on a smartphone that is not necessarily bigger than it needs to be. Which is a sentiment that has been extended to the LG G6's design in general, as this generational device has done away with the design points of the LG G5, opting now for a super premium build quality and a super premium display. In terms of the actual specs, the LG G6 is a smartphone that is equipped with a 5.7-inch display with a QHD+ resolution. Inside, the LG G6 comes loaded with 4GB RAM, 32GB internal storage, and is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 SoC. In terms of cameras, you can expect to find a dual rear camera setup which consists of two 13-megapixel cameras, along with a more modest 5-megapixel front-facing camera. This is a smartphone that comes powered by a 3,300 mAh battery and comes running on Android 7.0 (Nougat). It was probably always to be expected that the latest Samsung flagship would enter the top 10 at the top of this list. So while it might not be a surprise, if you are after what is currently the best smartphone on the market, then look no further than the Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus. Generally speaking, the two variants are the same phone and offer the same level of experience and overall specs. The only notable differences (besides the price) is that the Plus model comes with a 6.2-inch display (compared to the Galaxy S8's 5.8-inch display), and a 3,500 mAh battery (compared to the Galaxy S8's 3,000 mAh battery). Speaking of which, the display is one of the main selling points here, as like LG, Samsung has opted for an all-display type of device, which Samsung refers to as an 'Infinity Display'. So as well as as the display being a Super AMOLED display, it also comes with a unique screen aspect ratio and a QHD+ (2960 x 1440) resolution. In terms of the rest of the specs, and common to both models, you can expect to find 4GB RAM and 64GB internal storage. As is typical now with Samsung, the SoC will depend on region - so if you are buying a Galaxy S8 or S8 Plus in the US, then it will come powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 835, while international variants will come powered by Samsung's own Exynos 8895 SoC. As well as coming running on Android 7.0 (Nougat) out of the box, the Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus also come loaded with a 12-megapixel rear camera, an 8-megapixel front-facing camera, a fingerprint sensor, an iris scanner, Samsung Pay compatibility, and so much more - including Samsung's latest in-house feature, its own AI-based assistant, Bixby.

U2 Spy Plane – The Dragon Lady Aviation History, Saskatchewan / October 31, 2014 by Bruce Ricketts / Leave a Comment On 15 March, 1960, Captain Roger Cooper landed his U2 Spy Plane on the frozen surface of Wapawekka Lake in Saskatchewan after suffering an electrical failure. The U-2, made famous by the downing of Francis Gary Powers in his U-2 Spy Plane over Russia in May of 1960, was the US's premiere high altitude, single seat spy plane; nicknamed the Dragon Lady. The planes first flight accidentally occurred at Groom Lake test site (Area 51) on 1 August 1955. During what was only intended to be a high speed taxi run the huge and very efficient wings of the aircraft caused it to "jump into the air" as soon as the aircraft hit 70 knots. United States U-2 Spy Plane The Polaroid Corporation developed the optics for a new large format camera to be used in the U2 Spy Plane. These new cameras were able to provide a resolution of 2.5 ft (76 cm) from an altitude of 60,000 ft (18,288 m). Roger Cooper was flying U2 tail # 66717 at the time on Operation Crowflight. He had been flying over Russia and was returning to his base when he suffered the failure that forced his bird down on a lake near La Ronge, Saskatchewan. The radar station, part of the Mid-Canada Line, at Cranberry Portage, a few miles south of Flin Flon, Manitoba, was alerted and sent airmen to guard the site and to arrange for a local contractor to clear a runway onto the lake. A few days later an American C-119 landed on the lake and repaired the U2 Spy Plane, which then continued on its way. This story was told by Ken Murphy and Joe Callahan, both from the Cranberry Portage station, who were sent to guard the U-2 Spy Plane. Thanks to Ken Murphy for his permission to use the photographs. Joe Callaghan and the U-2. Note the protective tarp has been pulled back to allow viewing. Ken Murphy guarding the downed U-2 aircraft. The Crowflight logo is visible over the tail # 66717. Joe Callaghan sitting on the wing of the U-2

For this project we were given a lot of freedom as long as our animated short was 30-40 seconds long and created around the theme 'bravery'. We came up with an idea we all liked quite early on, a sort of slapstick comedy about a macho man acting tough and then being frightened of a tiny spider whilst timidly trying to remove it from his house. I was cautious about settling on one idea so quickly but we all had a similar idea of what we were going for and all found the idea very funny which I think is a good sign. Sarah was also keen on incorporating 2D into the animation somehow, so we are considering having a comic book style montage of the man 'gearing up' to fight the spider, where 2D effects such as comic book sound effects and action lines are added to the 3D animation. We also looked into how one might do stylized cel-shaded CGI (examples seen in this Youtube playlist). This 'cool' sequence then works well as buildup to the reveal that he is merely confronting a small spider and his subsequent slapstick comedy reaction to the spider landing on him. I'm glad we're doing something with elements of physical comedy as it is a brand of humour I have great interest in; I even wrote a blog post about it last year. This is also around the time we came up with a working title for the short, Man vs. Nature. It is a play on the classification of the basic types of conflict in fiction. The fact that 'Man' is in the title is a reference to the character's machismo image which we are hoping to subvert through humour. Much of our research and planning was done by myself and Erinn (though Sarah and Bradley also contributed!) and that research and planning can be found in this google doc which the team used to collaborate on ideas whilst keeping organised. One of our main inspirations was Pixar's The Incredibles, particularly the teaser trailer. We were heavily influenced by Pixar and Disney in terms of character design as well, as many of their characters have very strong use of shape language. Since our character is a father who likes to think he is tough but is in reality quite soft in more ways than one, we were specifically looking for characters with strong square builds that were contrasted with more rounded shapes in order to make them more friendly looking. Erinn, who did our initial design for the dad character, was strongly influenced by Disney's Wreck-It Ralph for example. We also looked at a number 'suit-up' montage scenes, mostly from superhero or action movies featuring very manly male men doing very manly male man things. The fast and dynamic cuts of filmmaker Edgar Wright's montage scenes were another source of inspiration for the style of the opening scene. As for the house, we are considering having the setting be some version of Scandinavian, at least in terms of interior design if not the characters themselves. Bradley and Sarah are both interested in this and gave us this link to tips on Scandinavian design. Here are some of the character design sketches I did for this project. We are also considering incorporating some of our concept art into photographs on the wall which could be featured in the actual short, in the credits perhaps. We all enjoy 2D art and illustration and I think this would be a fun extra which could also benefit our skills and portfolios. For class on the 16th of November, Sarah, Erinn and I put together a short presentation – found here – where we gathered as some of our inspirations for the project as well as all of our concept art so far. We also showed our first two rough storyboards (mainly Erinn's work) to the class and explained that we were confident in how we were going to combine the two. I'm glad to see our idea went down well and although I realise we are being ambitious in many ways with this project I am really excited to see what we can do together. Erinn and I collaborated on this second animatic. I will say though we all tried to work together as much as possible, Erinn and I ended up dominating the story part of the production process simply because we were able to meet up and work together more often – however I do consider creating and critiquing ideas and stories to be something I enjoy doing anyway. While I was sort of in charge of writing the story (not without the others' input!) Erinn was mostly responsible for storyboarding and editing the animatics together and I am very grateful for that, as storyboarding turned out to be more difficult for me than I thought. Meanwhile the character designs and concept art has been split pretty evenly between Erinn, Sarah and I and I think it is heading in a very good direction. I'm also grateful for Sarah as she is interested in working on designing the environments for the short, as is Bradley. Bradley also says he is interested in learning rigging as well as working on the sound design and post production. Next we will be working to bring our idea into 3D, making 3D Previs and planning the layout of our environments as well as working on modelling and maybe rigging our characters. I will also be starting into Zbrush for both this and the solo project, and I look forward to it as I really enjoyed sculpting with Mudbox last year. I hope I can pick up the skill quickly.

In America these days, more and more people are living in urban and suburban spaces, far away from the peace and beauty of nature. While many would like to find a way to enjoy a quiet moment away from the metropolises and highways, people have begun to imagine that pristine nature is out of reach in the modern world. Well, that's not so. We'll discuss how you can find your own piece of nature in America today. Across the 50 states of America, there are 60 national parks in addition to over 350 other spectacular, natural protected areas, all maintained by the U.S. National Park Service. (Source) Some of these you've undoubtedly heard of, like the Grand Canyon, Everglades, Yellowstone, and Yosemite. Deep inside these spaces you'll find oases, away from the chatter of touristy spaces, away from the ceaseless thrum of the roads, away from any reminders of the new world as you're surrounded by the old. On the other side of the country, in Florida's Everglades National Park, you have the opportunity to boat out to chickees, elevated platforms stuck in the middle of the water. There, far from even land itself, you can camp and take in the wildness of nature. In every state across the union you'll find incredible natural beauty. With just a weekend and perhaps a little hiking, you can access some of the nearly forgotten treasures of America. Just make sure to always be responsible and respectful of the beautiful land you travel on.

Abundant sunshine. High near 40F. Winds NW at 10 to 20 mph.. Clear skies. Low 18F. Winds NNW at 5 to 10 mph. Pictured are members of the Fort Payne Chick-fil-A team celebrating receiving the Symbol of Success Award for 2019. Cinthia Rico Kim and Jeff Hall, franchise operators of the Fort Payne Chick-fil-A restaurant, announced the local location achieved the 2019 Symbol of Success Award, Chick-fil-A's highest honor for a restaurant operator. Fort Payne Chick-fil-A achieves top award The award recognizes those who successfully achieve significant sales goals over the previous year. Chick-fil-A Operator Kim Hall said they and their whole team are very excited. The Halls expressed their thanks to their customers, the communities from all the surrounded areas -- not just in Fort Payne -- and their hard-working team in achieving top recognition. "We are just really blessed to be a part of Chick-fil-A, it's a great company, and we are pretty excited for that symbol [of success award] win," said Kim Hall. She said this is her first Symbol win since becoming an operator in 2006. According to the Halls, they received the news of the award at the end of 2019. "This actually was the first year here in Fort Payne that we were eligible for the award," said Kim Hall. She said since the Fort Payne location opened in the middle of 2017, they were not eligible for the award in 2018 because it requires each site to go against a full year of business. According to the Chick-fil-A website, the Symbol of Success program began in 1975 and remains the highest-rated award and recognition program at Chick-fil-A. The Halls and their team held a celebration complete with balloons and a cake to announce their achievement in late December. "Nothing like that can be achieved without our hardworking team or leadership team," said Kim Hall. She said at the start of 2019, they meet with their leadership team and set a goal for the year and held meetings throughout the year to see where they were at in achieving their goal. "Everybody worked really hard towards it," Jeff Hall said. For accomplishing their goal, the Halls presented their top leaders with a choice of a cruise or a resort stay for them and their spouse. "The next level leaders received a $100 gift card, and we gave those out at the party we had," said Kim Hall. Jeff Hall said their team earned it, "they knew we had a goal to meet, and they worked hard." Kim Hall said the official presentation would take place at Chick-fil-A's yearly seminar that will take place in February of this year. As part of their award, the Halls' will attend the Super Bowl LIV at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. Kim Hall said they were also awarded a vehicle as part of their achievement. The Fort Payne Chick-fil-A participates in various fundraisers for the area schools, organizations, and community events throughout the year. For upcoming promotions and updates, follow them on Facebook @CFAFortPayne. Fort Payne Chick-fil-A is located at 1824 Glenn Blvd SW. Fort Payne Chick-fil-a Abundant sunshine. High near 40F. Winds NW at 10 to 20 mph. Mainly sunny. High 36F. Winds NNW at 10 to 15 mph. Sunshine. Highs in the mid 30s and lows in the low 20s. Mostly clear skies. Low around 20F. Winds N at 5 to 10 mph. Abundant sunshine. Highs in the low 40s and lows in the upper teens. Cloudy with occasional rain showers. Low 39F. Winds ESE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 60%. Considerable cloudiness with occasional rain showers. Low 39F. Winds SW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50%. Wind: W @ 9mph

Big margin will make you seem good at presenting you work. Though these points depict the advantages of using big margins, you should note that using big margin decreases the number of words you write within a page and this may lead write more pages than the recommended number and also bigger margin are responsible for increased white space which is considered inappropriate by a majority of hiring managers. Those resumes with a less than 0.5 inch margin on the left and right side have a 7.5 and above inch line of text, a standard line of text measurement is 6.5.Maintaining a 0.75 will achieve this standard requirement. Resume with a 0.5 inch margin always seem harder to read through and this discourages employer from reading it through.They may choose to only read areas which seem to be of utmost importance. Newspapers usually use columns which are a few inches longer. This is mainly to enable the eye to quickly scan through the text. The best solution to achieving short line length is by setting you margins to either 0.75 or one inch. Another method you can use is by indenting your bullet point statements. This make the information look more organized and at the same time making you line length look shorter. Resume genius builder utilizes a 0.63 margin. This usually sticks a balance between making the text to appear boarder and create lees white space. It should always be noted that portion of 'white space' is usually used as a constant measure of a resume shape. Too much of white space can make a resume seem lacking and barren while to little white space make the resume to feel busy, cramped and claustrophobic. Do you have any comment on resume margin size? Let us know!

Some of the stars that we see with our own eyes have names, but many are catalogued in some systematic way. One of the first major attempts to do this listed each star according to its brightness within a given constellation. The brightest would be assigned the Greek letter alpha, then the next brightest would be beta, then gamma, and so on. Then, just to mix things up, this would be followed by the constellation's Latin name (in the genitive case, of course!). Thus we have stars such as alpha Orionis or beta Ursae Minoris. Since then, there have been many optical star catalogues made, with combinations of letters, numbers, etc., referring to them by position, brightness or some other criteria. In the early days of radio astronomy, it was noted that, like its optical counterpart, there were distinct objects in the radio sky. These discreet sources were also labelled along similar lines. The brightest "radio star" in a given constellation would be named by the constellation and the Latin letter, starting with "A" for the brightest, then "B", and so forth. Because radio astronomy advanced so quickly, this system was only used briefly, before naming radio objects with catalogue numbers or positions, such as 3C273 or PSR B1919+21. However, those first few remain highly significant and are, of course, the brightest. So radio astronomers continue to refer to them by their historic names. Because it is usually only the brightest ones that get this treatment, they are usually just the "A" sources from each constellation. Collectively, they are referred to as the "A-sources" or the "A-team". We use the positions of the A-sources a lot, so we may as well make the list available to everyone else too. The following parametersare the Right Ascensions and Declinations in decimal degrees and radians for each of these historic radio sources. Coordinates are J2000 equinox; J2000.0 epoch. Bolton, J.G., Stanley, G.J, and Slee, O.B., Galactic Radiation at Radio Frequencies - VIII, Aust.J.Phys, 7, 1, 109-129, 1953. Roger, R.S., et al., The radio emission from the Galaxy at 22 MHz, A&A.sup, 137, 7-19, 1999. Scaife, A.M.M, & Heald, G.H., A broadband flux-scale for low-frequency raio telescopes, MNRAS, 423, 1, pp. L30-L34, 2010. Stanley, G.J., and Slee, O.B., Galactic Radiation at Radio Frequencies - II, Aust.J.Phys, 1949. LOFAR system catalogue, ASTRON, 2011.

Successful agile coaching requires a combination of experience, knowledge, and soft skills to help organizations build competence, sustainability, performance, and maturity in their agile practices. And when it comes to coaching, there is a vast difference between knowing and doing. That means not all coaches are created equal. There are a few things you can do to ensure your agile coaching engagement is set up for success. Selecting the right coach is also very important. The best coaches span both the business and technical organizations. In order to succeed, they will need to provide the organization assistance in technical practices like testing or DevOps, while also addressing cultural and processes that prohibit delivery agile capable services. They are also champions of mindset changes that will be required to effect change, which at times will require brutal honesty and uncomfortable conversations about where the team and organization are and what it's going to take to build a more sustainable agile practice. Once your coaching engagement kicks off, the coach should tackle it just like any agile project. Avoid developing transformation plans that span a year or more. The coach should perform a time-boxed discovery, build a backlog that defines potential activities and their impacts, and use that information to prioritize what gets addressed by its impact and how it aligns with organizational business goals. As your engagement proceeds, the coach should treat their objectives like your projects by regularly identifying new opportunities, grooming the backlog, reassessing the priorities, refining user stories, and continuing to work on stories until defined acceptance criteria are met. This will allow your coaches to adapt to the changing needs of your organization and unpredictable things that are encountered as you address changes across your people, processes, and technology. Alan Crouch serves as the Federal Account Manager at Covers managing the growth and delivery of Coveros' programs with customers like the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Health and Human Services (HHS), and Housing and Urban Development (HUD). He drives employee and client engagement at his programs and provides direction and assistance to the overall company in core service offerings, value proposition, and growth strategy. Alan has 15 years of experience building secure, reliable software with federal agencies and private companies to build and test systems using agile software development, cloud technologies, test automation, and DevSecOps. He has a track record of delivering excellent solutions for some of the most complex software programs and turning around failing software programs as a consultant and coach. He has a Master's Degree in Secure Software Engineering from James Madison University and is a frequent speaker at Agile and DevOps conferences across the U.S. In addition, he's an author for Agile and DevOps communities including, Agile Connection, Techwell Insights, and Better Software Magazine.

Into yoga? Check out our newly launched sister project find.yoga Learn More Get more support and resources for the plant-based lifestyle. Learn more Submit A Practitioner Peter Lin Surgeon - Vascular Surgery [field_website] Report Incorrect Info 1411 S. Garfield Ave. Suite 303 http://www.drpeterlin.com Type of Practitioner: Dr. Peter Lin is a board-certified vascular surgeon in Los Angeles, California who specializes in all aspects of vascular treatment of arterial and venous disorders. He is also a fellow of the American College of Surgery. He grew up in southern California where he attended Upland High School. Dr. Lin received a bachelor's degree in biology from the University of California, Riverside (UCR), where he was also a member of the UCR orchestra as a violinist. He received his medical degree from Finch University of Health Science in North Chicago. He completed his surgical residency at Mt. Sinai Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois and vascular surgery fellowship at the Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, GA. Dr. Lin was recruited to Baylor College of Medicine in Houston Texas in 2001 where he quickly rose through the ranks and became the youngest full professor in the school's history. From 2001 to 2007, Dr. Lin also served as the chief of vascular surgery of Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, the largest VA hospital in the US, where he transformed its vascular program into a premier clinical service in the VA healthcare system. The remarkable success of this vascular surgery program led to the visit of President George H.W. Bush in 2003. In 2007, Dr. Lin was appointed as the chief of vascular surgery at Baylor to lead its renowned program established by Dr. Michael E. DeBakey. Dr. Lin continued to serve that role until 2015 when he moved back to Los Angeles. Currently he is professor emeritus of surgery at Baylor College of Medicine where he continues to have an active clinical research collaboration. Dr. Lin served as a physician advisor to Congressman Gene Green who introduced Aneurysm Detection Bill in 2004 which provided Medicare coverage for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) screening and detection. The legislation became known as the Screening Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Very Efficiently (SAAAVE) Act of 2004 (HR 4626). Dr. Lin is active in both patient care and research. He has been involved in multiple clinical trials investigating endovascular treatment modalities in aortic aneurysm and carotid artery stenting. He has developed an active research program in clinical and basic science that includes several research grants funded by the National Institutes of Health to study the molecular pathogenesis of peripheral arterial occlusive disease. He presents his work regularly at national and international meetings and symposia. Dr. Lin's writing and presentations have focused on a range of subjects including endovascular treatment of aortic aneurysms, thrombolytic therapy for deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism, endovascular treatment of lower extremity occlusive disease, experimental models of endovascular therapy, and thrombolysis in arterial and venous thrombosis research. Dr. Lin has published more than 300 scholarly articles, authored more than 60 book chapters, and edited 2 textbooks in the filed of vascular surgery. He has appeared in more than 30 television news interviews regarding innovative treatment of vascular disease. Dr. Lin serves on the editorial boards of many prestigious journals. His publications have appeared in New England Journal of Medicine, the Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA), Journal of Vascular Surgery, and Journal of Vascular Interventional Radiology. Dr. Lin is a dedicated surgical educator, and has mentored many medical students, surgical residents, and young faculty. He has been awarded the Outstanding Faculty Teaching Award eight years in a row at Baylor College of Medicine. His clinical skills and patient care have also been recognized by his colleagues as one of the Best Doctors in America. He has also been named among the top 1% of vascular surgeons by U.S. News & World Report. In his spare time, Dr. Lin enjoys golfing, jogging, meditation, and playing violin. As a doctor who is committed to the treatment and prevention of vascular disease, he is also a plant-based physician. Dr. Lin considers his family as his most significant accomplishment in life, with his wife Cynthia, and his children, Pete Jr. and Mark. Similar Practitioners Walter Burnham Eric Tygenhof Staton Awtrey Nearby Practitioners Heather Hyun Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) David Seto Matthew Ruscigno Copyright © 2020 All rights reserved. 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The Birth of Johann Sebastian Bach, 1685 LandmarkEvents2021-04-07T08:28:00-05:00March 20, 2021|HH 2021| "Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet, praise him with the harp and lyre, praise him with timbrel and dancing, praise him with the strings and pipe, praise him with the clash of cymbals, praise him with resounding cymbals." Psalm 150:3-5 (NIV) The Birth of Johann Sebastian Bach, March 21, 1685 f ever a boy was born to be a great musician, Johann Sebastian Bach was that boy. Born the eighth and final child of Johann and Maria Bach in Eisenach, Germany, Johann became part of a very musical family. He researched his own genealogy and discovered generations of musicians in his line since the Reformation. His father was the director of the town musicians and taught him violin and music theory at a young age; all of his uncles were professional musicians, one of whom taught him to play the organ. Protestantism had taken deep root in that part of Germany, and Johann was steeped in the Christian traditions established by Martin Luther, one hundred fifty years earlier. With no restrictions on exploring the possibilities of musical range and complexity, with the full blessing of family and church, Bach could pursue excellence with all his might. But by the age of ten, Bach was living with an older brother, also Johann (Christof), for both parents had died, eight months apart. Johann's love of music did not die with them. Location of Eisenach within Germany The older Bach brother played the organ at St. Michael's Church in Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, and put his young brother to work copying musical scores, writing music, and, eventually, performing. Johann Sebastian attended the local school, receiving a classical education common to well-placed boys of his day. He learned to play several other instruments and explored the music of artists both German and Italian. Bach used everything that he learned throughout his teenage years to build a frame of reference that his genius would bring together in unique and stirring compositions that thrilled the world. A tower is all that remains of St. Michael's Church The town of Eisenach in Thuringia, Germany, birthplace of Johann Sebastian Bach. It was here within the secure walls of Wartburg Castle (far left hilltop) that Martin Luther translated the New Testament into German. Johann Sebastian took seriously his Christian faith. While he did write a number of "secular" pieces, composing music for the church proved his passion for most of his life. The era in which Bach lived is known as the Baroque, in which music was characterized by harmony written in a particular key, played by chord-playing instruments and plenty of bass. The musicians improvised as well. Regardless of the piece, Bach usually signed them with SDG—Soli Deo Gloria (Only for God's Glory). Some of his musician contemporaries also became men of great renown including Antonio Vivaldi, George Frederic Handel, Georg Philipp Telemann, Henry Purcell, and other. George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) was among Bach's notable musical contemporaries Bach often signed his works with Soli Deo Gloria At the age of 18, Bach was appointed organist at Arnstadt, already having played for other churches and sung in a professional choir. For four years he devoted himself to keyboard music, especially organ. In 1707 he married his cousin Barbara Bach, with whom he had seven children. After her death he remarried, this time the daughter of a professional trumpeter with whom he sired thirteen more children. At least three of his children became professional musicians or composers. About half of his children died before reaching maturity. The church in Arnstadt where Bach served as organist, which was renamed "Bachkirche" in 1935 in his honor The Wender organ Bach played in Arnstadt After serving several churches he became the music director in Leipzig, responsible for all the music in four separate Lutheran churches. For the year of 1742 he produced 62 cantatas, 39 of them new works. While Bach certainly worked hard to apply the principles and skills he had learned, he also possessed a natural talent for musical composition. "One of the most respected attributes in the culture of the 18th century, 'taste' is an utterly individual compound of raw talent, imagination, psychological disposition, judgment, skill, and experience. It is unteachable and unlearnable." St. Thomas Lutheran Church in Leipzig, where Bach was Kapelmeister (music director) from 1723 until his death in 1750 Except perhaps Handel, whom Bach never met in person, no other composer of the 18th Century exceeded the sheer output or diversity of musical production than Bach. A 21st Century poll of more than a hundred professional classical musicians rated him the greatest composer of history. Bach became the court composer for the Elector of Saxony, descendant of the patron and defender of Martin Luther two centuries earlier. His reputation brought him to play for the court of Frederick the Great in Prussia. It is generally accepted that Bach died from botched eye surgery, performed by an English charlatan and medical quack, John Taylor. His beloved Anna died ten years later but was buried in a pauper's grave, her step-sons unable or unwilling to help her financially and her children too young to do so. Bach was a good father and teacher but also "obstinate in the extreme." He was never without pupils and reportedly kept tight rein on his finances. There have been great revivals of Bach's music in every century since his death, and his major and many minor works are still performed. SDG. Bach became the court composer to Augustus III (1696-1763), King of Poland and Elector of Saxony Image Credits: 1 Map of Germany (Wikipedia.org) 2 J.S. Bach (Wikipedia.org) 3 St. Michael's Church (Wikipedia.org) 4 Eisenach (Wikipedia.org) 5 Sheet Music (Wikipedia.org) 6 Georg Frideric Handel (Wikipedia.org) 7 Arnstadt Church (Wikipedia.org) 8 Arnstadt Church Organ (Wikipedia.org) 9 Augustus III, Elector of Germany (Wikipedia.org)

Resolving issue with Ubuntu installation getting stuck at VMware tools installation. I was installing Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on VMware. I used the "Easy Mode" option while installation. When I finish the installation, the VMware automatically tried to install VMware Tools and it was stuck. No graphical interface could be loaded. Restarting the VM and rebooting Ubuntu did not help. graphical environment to launch. Thank you. And then simply reboot your machine. You should see graphical interface coming up now. But this also leds to another problem. This does not install your vmware tools. On trying you would get the following error. 4. Make a note of the current settings for this device, then click Remove. 6. Select CD/DVD, and click Next. 7. Select the settings you noted previously (or you can set them later), and click Next > Finish. 9. Make a note of the current settings for this device, then click Remove. 11. Select Floppy, and click Next. 12. Select the settings you noted previously (or you can set them later), and click Next > Finish. 13.Power on the virtual machine and install VMware Tools. This should install vmware tools. Note : To install the vmware tools if you get popup saying CD is read only don't worry. Copy the tar.gz file to your home folder. Extract folder contents using tar -xvf filename and then install it. There is a python script in the extracted folder (ends with extension .py). Simply run it sudo ./filename.py and your vmware tools should get installed.

This method also allows you to create "configurations" for volunteer assignments, where you can preset details such as opportunity location, shift, and dates to use again for future quick assigns. Note: This section applies only to your VAC's own opportunities. From the Main Menu, click Quick Assign and Schedule Volunteers. Select an Opportunity from the "Select Opportunity" dropdown menu. If you have previously set up a configuration for this opportunity that you wish to use, click Assign Volunteer in its dropdown menu and skip to step 10. Note: To edit a configuration, click Edit in its dropdown menu. Note: A configuration allows you to save these settings to use for future quick assigns. Select a Location, Shift, and Position. Select a From Time and To Time. Select a Start Date. Then select the date(s) to which you wish to quick assign volunteers from the Availability dropdown menu. Note: If your desired availability dates do not appear, select a start date that is closer in proximity. Note: If you wish to select additional dates, you may have to set up an additional configuration and complete this tutorial again. Select how you would like to proceed if the schedule you selected has already reached its full capacity of volunteers. When done, click Save and Next. If you wish to change the Configuration you are using, select it from the dropdown menu. Enter the No. Of Volunteer(s) that you wish to quick assign to the opportunity. Click anywhere on the screen to activate your selection. Under "Assign Volunteer," an entry space will appear for each volunteer you wish to assign. The Location, Shift, Position, From Time, To Time, Start Date..., and Availability dates will default to the configuration's settings for each volunteer . If you wish to change any of these settings for a volunteer, you may do so using the fields provided. In the "Choose Volunteer" field, type the name of the desired volunteer. If the volunteer exists in the system, their name will appear. Click on the volunteer's name to assign them. If the volunteer does not exist in the system, press Enter on your keyboard. A window will open allowing you to enter the volunteer into the Fundly Connect™ system. If you wish to create a user account for the volunteer, set the slider to Yes; the volunteer will receive an account set-up email. Enter the volunteer's First and Last Names, Email, and Mobile Phone number. Then, click Save. Repeat steps 13-14 for each volunteer. When done, click Save.

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Is March a good time to visit Mexico? The weather in Mexico in March becomes warmer as the country heads for its hottest time of year, and the rainy season is imminent in most regions. March, though, is still very dry and the coastal areas – both east and west – are warm and sunny. The west coast, cooled by the California Current, is slightly cooler than the eastern Caribbean seaboard, and northern Mexico's desert regions are fairly cold, influenced by the cold air moving down from north America. For a hot holiday under the tropical sun the Yucatan Peninsula (including Cancun) and Gulf Coast are the best places in Mexico in March. The popular resort city of Cancun basks in an average maximum temperature of 29°C (84°F) in March, with an average low of 22°C (71°F). With no rainfall to speak of for March, the beautiful beaches of the Yucatan Peninsula on the eastern seaboard of Mexico therefore enjoy perfect holiday weather with hot, sunny days and balmy nights – similar to that of the Caribbean islands not too far away. The west coast of Mexico has a more temperate Mediterranean-type climate, and is warm and pleasant during March, ideal for golf on the Baja California peninsula. Acapulco on the west is encircled by mountains and has its own humid, tropical micro-climate, which means it sizzles invitingly with temperatures in the region of 30°C (86°F) during March, as it does most of the year. As the altitude increases, the temperature tends to drop, and Mexico City in its elevated position is much cooler than the coast with an average of 18°C (64.4°F) in March. There is still plenty of sunshine, however, and minimal likelihood of rain. Early March (some years beginning at the end of February) is mardi gras carnival time in Mexico. Most of the country celebrates this festive run-up to Lent with great enthusiasm and wanton revelry. Top spots for Mexican carnival celebrations are Veracruz and Mazatlan. In Puerta Vallarta sailors put to sea for the renowned Banderas Bay Regatta, complemented with a Nautical Festival ashore while the races take place. Mexico City puts on a vibrant international arts festival – the Festival de Mexico en el Centro Historico – in mid-March, with all sorts of theatrical, music, dance and art events. Culture is also on the calendar in Tequila in mid-March for a festival which has more to do with the spirit of music and the arts than the famous alcoholic drink named for the town. If you are holidaying on the Mexican coast in March, bring along your beach-wear, a shady sunhat, sunglasses and sun cream. Off the beach you will need cool, light, comfortable clothing to beat the heat during the day. Night-times may require a cardigan or wrap, particularly on the Baja California. Inland destinations are likely to be cooler than the coast in March, so bring a warm jacket and long trousers.

Piper Aircraft announced, two new value priced additions to its trainer-class line, the Piper Pilot 100 and Pilot 100i. These new products enter the trainer segment at a competitive price point of $259,000 VFR equipped and offer the same rugged durability and functionality as its stablemate, the Archer TX. The need for a new trainer aircraft at a price point that could support the growing demand for professionally trained pilots was identified following extensive research and the rapid expansion of trainer sales. To achieve optimal acquisition and operating costs and economics, Piper focused on proactive planning and collaboration with several key vendors. As a result, the Pilot 100 series features several new components like the Continental Prime IO-370-D3A engine, as well as Garmin G3X Touch Certified avionics in a standard two pilot interior configuration. The Pilot 100″i" adds an IFR capable upgrade package that includes the, Garmin G3X Touch, GFC500 autopilot, the new GNX 375 and is priced at $285,000 dollars Both aircraft will be available in limited quantities beginning in 2020. The new Piper Pilot 100 / 100i rounds off Piper's portfolio of training aircraft products. With five model series (Pilot 100, Archer TX, Archer DX, Arrow, and Seminole) the company offers the widest range of training aircraft of any aircraft manufacturer, and meets all the individual needs of its training operators and customers. The sales figures amply demonstrate how well Piper's training class of products are received by the industry: Since 2014, sales of the single engine Piper Archer have grown more than 93%. For 2018, sales of the robust single engine Archer grew by nearly 50% YOY, while twin engine Seminole deliveries rose 117%.

Cattle in Matabelelend North Succumb to Cyanide Poisoning Chris Gande WASHINGTON DC — Some villagers in Tsholotsho District, Matabeleland North province, say their livestock has started succumbing to cyanide poison that was used by poachers to kill elephants being targeted for their tusks attracting lucrative monetary returns in Asian markets. The Zimbabwe National Parks and Wildlife Management says only 106 elephants have so far died due to the deadly poison but animal conservationists believe that 300 elephants have been killed by the poison at Hwange National Park. Although VOA Studio 7 could not ascertain the number of dead livestock so far, a village headman in Tholotsho's Phelandaba area told The Southern Eye newspaper that they have confirmed the death of two beasts. Some villagers in Tsholotsho say it is difficult to link the dead livestock to the cyanide poison because the area faces perennial cattle deaths due to shortages of dipping chemicals. But Member of Parliament for Tsholotsho North, Roselyn Nkomo, said despite the lack of forensic scientific evidence on the livestock deaths, people should be warned to take the issue seriously because there is fear that the cyanide would seep into wells and boreholes start affecting human beings. This comes at a time when the national cattle herd has significantly dwindled over the years after succumbing to successive droughts. The beef herd has declined by more than 45 percent over the last few years.

Affordable housing plans aired for former Northampton nursing home The old Northampton Rehabilitation and Nursing Center on Bridge Road in Northampton has been vacant since 2011. STAFF PHOTO/CAROL LOLLIS '; } The former Northampton Rehabilitation and Nursing Center on Bridge Road has been vacant since 2011. STAFF PHOTO/CAROL LOLLIS '; } By BRIAN STEELE Modified: 1/10/2022 8:43:09 PM NORTHAMPTON — The public got its first look Monday evening at a proposed overhaul of the vacant Northampton Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, a $25.3 million project that would create 60 units of affordable housing. The 6.2-acre property at 737 Bridge Road has been vacant since 2011. The Pointer Fund and Pointer Development, based in Miami and run by Amalfi Gayosso, a UMass Amherst alumna with ties to Northampton and experience in building affordable housing, bought the property for $1.9 million at auction in April 2021 and formed 737 Northampton LLC. At Monday's meeting of the Northampton Housing Partnership, Laura Baker, real estate development director for Valley Community Development Corp., explained that Valley CDC is negotiating a joint venture agreement with 737 Northampton LLC to develop a new project called Prospect Place. "I would emphasize that this is still very much early in the planning and conceptual stage," Baker said. The proposed project, featuring apartments ranging in size from studios to three bedrooms, calls for a full gutting and renovation of the former nursing home's interior while conserving the structure and exterior. Asbestos abatement is anticipated to cost $500,000. Valley CDC, which recently co-developed the Lumber Yard mixed-use development on Pleasant Street in Northampton, plans to seek Community Preservation Act money from the city this spring. Under what Baker called "our best-case scenario timeline," construction would begin in the spring of 2024 and take about 15 months. "One of the things that interests us about this property is the location," Baker said, and "we want to reuse as much of the site as possible. … We would want to work with the city to develop a new traffic plan for access to the property." The site is on a PVTA bus route and close to Cooley Dickinson Hospital, Jackson Street School, Childs Park, businesses on King Street and the Northampton Survival Center. Baker said developers are looking at possible outdoor recreation amenities at the housing development that would be open to the public. Ward 1 City Councilor Stanley Moulton, in an email newsletter to constituents, said he "will ensure that there is robust community engagement." He said city planning officials and the developer "are committed to providing ample opportunities for hearing from neighbors and others in the community with an interest in this project." In February, Valley CDC plans to conduct community outreach to identify any feedback from the immediate neighborhood. Speaking to the Gazette, Baker said her grandmother lived at the Northampton Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, and "it's been sad to see it neglected." She said she is excited for the chance to overhaul a property that she regularly drives by and has often dreamed of turning into affordable housing, but, "It's not a done deal. It's the germ of the idea." Brian Steele can be reached at [email protected].

Home » Country » China » LinkedIn Corp Appoints China Head – Likely to Expand China Service LinkedIn Corp Appoints China Head – Likely to Expand China Service LinkedIn Corp (NYSE:LNKD) has hired Derek Shen to become President of their Chinese business. Shen, LinkedIn Corp's new chief in China, is based out of Beijing. He is the founder and former CEO of Nuomi which is a top group buying site in the country. It can be assumed that the LinkedIn website, which is already available in 20 languages, is looking forward to introducing itself in Chinese now. The company has also been seen making many investments in China recently. LinkedIn has as many as 4 million registered users in China, keeping in mind the fact that only an English medium site is available there. The site has a recorded 259 million users in over 200 countries, with a maximum of 93 million users in the U.S. as of 2014, China ranks twelfth in terms of the number of users the website has all over the world, with the U.S. being the No. 1. It can be safely expected that the company would serve as a valuable site, having a significant presence in both the People's Republic of China and many western markets. A step ahead of rivals: With a present penetration of only 0.30% in China, LinkedIn is positioned just aptly to penetrate the Chinese market further. The company enjoys a head-start on competitors such as Facebook, Twitter, Google as the company's services are not blocked in China. LinkedIn furthers the government's mission of economic growth. It will also have the added advantage once it launches the site in the native language as it would then be niche in the sector, according to basicsmedia.com. It is likely that the development will be made at a relatively slow pace. This is mainly because of China's skeptical attitude towards most western Internet companies. While most western companies have a tough time penetrating the Chinese market. LinkedIn opportunities and advantages of expanding business in China are unmistakably affirmative, but at the same time, it is likely that the developments will be made at a relatively slow pace. This is mainly because of China's skeptical attitude towards most western Internet companies. While most western companies have a tough time penetrating the Chinese market, LinkedIn stands on former grounds. If aiming at a faster growth and increasing the company's customer base, LinkedIn is more likely to lose its chances of success. It will be in the best interests of the company if it moves slowly and carefully, showing greater interest in the development of the country and bringing value to its users. Source: Basicsmedia.com Derek Shen Nuomi People on the Move 2014-01-28

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Atlanta Symphony Orchestra: 1977-1988 Conductors & Composers A Wider Stage Atlanta Symphony emerged to national prominence in the 1970s and 1980s. Robert Shaw came to Atlanta partly to bring the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra to broader recognition nationally and internationally. During his first years he concentrated on building playing skills and repertoire, and when he felt the ASO and Chorus were ready he made the first steps toward national exposure. The first big national triumph came when Jimmy Carter, who had often attended ASO concerts while he was governor of Georgia, invited the Symphony and Chorus to Washington for the festivities surrounding his inauguration as President in January 1977. Ensembles of ASO players entertained at several functions at the State Department and in the White House. At the inaugural concert in the Kennedy Center, the National Symphony played the first half of the program and after intermission Shaw led the ASO in music of Gershwin and Ives, concluding with the finale from Beethoven's Ninth Symphony featuring the ASO Chorus and soloists. The audience was stunned by the excellence of what it heard. Washington critics reported the evening as if it were a sporting contest, one going so far as to say "Our orchestra was simply outplayed." Paul Hume, the city's most respected critic, agreed and called the evening "the greatest inaugural concert in history." Hume reserved special praise for the ASO Chorus, writing, "If the rest of the country could sing the way those people from Georgia sing, Jimmy Carter's problems would be over before he gets started." The ASO's touring reach gradually expanded beyond the neighboring southeastern states that were regularly visited. In 1978 they toured the western U.S., playing in Colorado, California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas. The orchestra, which had made its Carnegie Hall debut in 1971, made its first tour of northeastern states in 1980. This culminated in a well received Easter Festival in Carnegie Hall, as the ASO Chorus and soloists joined Shaw and the Symphony to perform the Requiems of Berlioz, Verdi and Brahms on consecutive evenings. In 1982 a tour of the Midwest drew critical praise comparing the ASO favorably with the Chicago Symphony. The first international exposure came in 1980, with a performing residency in Mexico City. Though Symphony members got off the plane a bit shakily after hearing that the city had felt an earthquake while they were in the air en route, they soon regained their composure and enjoyed four days of concerts interspersed with shopping and sightseeing. (Mr. and Mrs. Shaw, who had preceded the orchestra to Mexico City, actually experienced the quake but came through unscathed.) Adding depth to the conducting roster, Louis Lane came aboard in 1978 as Co-Conductor, with duties that included assisting Shaw in planning each season's programs in addition to conducting. At the same time Hiroyuki Iwaki, the well-known Japanese conductor who already headed orchestras on three continents, became Principal Guest Conductor. Jere Flint began his long service as conductor of both the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra and the ASO's Symphony Street (formerly Tiny Tots) concerts for young children in 1980, and the following year William Fred Scott came from the Boston Opera Company to join the ASO conducting staff. Expanding its concert offerings in Atlanta, the ASO began free summer concerts in Piedmont Park in 1977. The ticketed series of pops concerts in Chastain Park had already become an Atlanta tradition. The first Coffee Concerts were given in 1980, presenting classical fare on Saturday mornings. In 1984 the orchestra began a Campus Series of concerts performed at Morehouse and Spelman Colleges, often featuring black soloists. William Fred Scott began the vastly popular Champagne Concerts of light classical music in 1985, and these proved so successful that they were combined with the Coffee Concerts the following year. Educational offerings presented by the Atlanta Symphony Associates for both children and adults continued to grow, with programs such as docents preparing school children for the experience of Young People's Concerts, instrumental ensembles performing in the schools, tours of Symphony Hall, slide presentations, Meet the Artist luncheons, music appreciation courses, and pre-concert dinners and lectures. The ASO presented its first music festival in January 1978, three non-subscription concerts dedicated to the music of Schubert performed by the orchestra and chorus, chamber performers from the orchestra, contralto Florence Kopleff, tenor Seth McCoy, and pianist John Perry. Newspaper critic John Schneider praised the festival as "one of the most luminous and illuminating musical experiences ever to grace Atlanta's cultural life." The ASO later experimented with springtime Primavera Festivals in 1981 (music of Beethoven and Bartók, including a concert performance of Bartók's opera Bluebeard's Castle) and 1983 (music of Tchaikovsky), but festivals did not become a regular occurrence until the annual Summerfests began in 1989. ASO recordings grew in both number and prestige. The entire city rejoiced when the Berlioz Requiem recording won four Grammy Awards in 1986, including the one for Best Classical Recording, while another ASO record was named Best Orchestral Recording. At the same ceremony, the Recording Academy conferred its rarely-given Governors' Award upon the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus. The occasion did not pass without controversy, however. Both at that time and when the Verdi Requiem CD won three Grammys in 1989, charges were made about supposed irregularities in membership and voting among Atlanta members of the Recording Academy. Although the charges were untrue, the Academy has since taken steps to dilute its members' voting power in the classical categories. Even so, ASO recordings have won a total of fourteen Grammies, and their excellence has been attested by reviews and commentary in a broad cross-section of music publications. In 1983 the ASO announced its far-reaching American Music Project, which commissioned new orchestral works from American composers including Leonard Bernstein, John Harbison, Gian Carlo Menotti, William Schuman, and Stephen Paulus. Beginning with Billy Taylor's Peaceful Warrior (a work honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and premiered by the ASO with the Spelman and Morehouse College Glee Clubs during Black History Month in 1984), sixteen works were commissioned wholly or in part and premiered at Atlanta Symphony concerts through 1992. Compositions available on recording that were written because of this project include the Violin Concerto (No. 1) by Stephen Paulus, Itaipu by Philip Glass, Ned Rorem's String Symphony, and Leonard Bernstein's Missa brevis. The scope and vision of the American Music project were largely responsible for the ASCAP Award that was presented to Shaw and the ASO in 1986 for adventuresome programming of contemporary music, one of four ASCAP Awards they have won. Many honors were conferred upon Robert Shaw during his 21 years as Music Director, among them being selected to present the Noble Lectures in the humanities at Harvard University in 1981 and being named Woodruff Professor of Music and Humanities at Emory University in 1984. Eventually, however, it became clear that his health would not hold up forever and that it was time to relinquish the time-consuming duties of the music director's job. In 1985 he signed a lifetime contract that named him, when a successor could be found, as the ASO's Music Director Emeritus and Conductor Laureate. In May 1988, near the end of his last season, he was honored with a gala Tribute Concert that featured principal players from the ASO, cellist Lynn Harrell (Shaw's godson), soprano Sylvia McNair (who made her first recording with the ASO), Louis Lane as pianist, and the ASO Chamber Chorus conducted by William Fred Scott. Congratulatory letters were sent by many local and national leaders and composers Leonard Bernstein and Ned Rorem. Shaw's biggest triumph was still to come. Less than a week later, he departed with the ASO and the entire ASO Chorus for two concerts in New York followed immediately by the organization's first European performing tour. Concerts in Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall, East Berlin, Ludwigsburg (West Germany), Zurich, Paris, Bristol and London brought admiring reviews and a glow of good will for the ASO and the city and state that brought it forth. At the end of the Robert Shaw era, the Atlanta Symphony had grown to 93 members and more than 200 volunteer choristers with a following of 11,000 subscribers and annual attendance of half a million. The orchestra's tours had covered the continental United States and taken it to Mexico and Europe. It recordings had made its sound familiar the world over. 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Perfect pitch means being able to recognize and recall musical tones. Naming notes is merely the most obvious consequence of absolute pitch ability. If someone taught you note-naming and said "You now have absolute pitch!" I consider that equivalent to teaching you to recognize and say all the Chinese letters and telling you "You now know Chinese!" The ability to name and recall notes is an interesting party trick, but musically irrelevant. Adults have learned perfect pitch from "training courses". There is no scientific evidence anywhere of any adult ever learning perfect pitch by any training method. Historically, it has been shown that these methods can indeed improve pitch recognition and recall, but the acquired ability does not resemble "natural" perfect pitch, and follow-up studies have shown that the ability disappears without daily practice. You can learn perfect pitch by constantly testing yourself on one note until you have it memorized. With the exception of pure sine waves, any pitch that you hear is going to be accompanied by lots of extra information provided by the device or instrument that you're using to make it. Whether you carry a pitch pipe around with you or come back to the keyboard every two hours to "check your memory", your mind is not hearing a pitch but a complex waveform. It's possible that you could, with great effort, remember the entire experience of this complex waveform, but what you will have learned is just one note on one instrument, not the universal character of a pitch. Furthermore, listening to pure sine waves does not eliminate the effects of timbre; a quote from Harmonic Experience explains why. ..In the world of audible sound the naked sine wave is denied us. Why? Because waves make waves. A pebble dropped in a puddle makes ever smaller, ever finer waves. The same is true within the chambers and fluids of the ear. The very act of hearing even a simple thing involves complex waves-within-waves. You can learn perfect pitch by memorizing how your throat feels when you sing a note. The primary flaw in this notion is that pitch recognition is listening. When you pay attention to how your head feels, you are focusing your attention in the wrong place. Would you recognize the taste of butter by analyzing how the toast crunches? Would you recognize silk because it was shaped like a tie? Trying to remember how your head feels when you sing a pitch is simply the wrong thing to be attending to. You will associate extra feelings with the sensation of "pitch" which are not universally attendant. Your voice changes. It changes not merely as you age, but based on how you feel on any given day. If you have the flu, your throat will not feel the same as it does as when you are healthy. When you've just woken up, your throat is more relaxed than it is after a stressful afternoon at the office or an exhausting game of volleyball. The "feeling" you are attempting to associate with pitch fluctuates unreliably. Using your voice is still an essential part of learning perfect pitch; but you must pay attention to the sounds you are making, not to the feeling of your musculature. People with no musical training have AP; that means it occurs naturally and can't be learned. Although the fact that non-musicians have AP could be (and probably is) evidence that AP occurs spontaneously, the ability to perceive pitches is completely separate from the ability to play or compose music. You can know all your colors without being an artist or a painter; likewise, you can know all your pitches without being a musician.

1 Ducati Indiana by Analog Motorcycles 2 BMW K75 Streetfighter by Renard Speed Shop 3 2014 Indian Chieftain, the Roland Sands Custom Way 4 Star Bolt XV950 Pure Sports Brings Back the 80's Awesome Vibe 5 Bell Bullitt Retro-Hipster Helmet Is Up for Grabs BMW Announces $200 Million Investment in CFRP Production Welcome to the second half of autoevolution's neo-retro bikes roundup. Last week, we presented Royal Enfields, Urals, Triumph's Modern Classics, and BWM came up with the evil R nineT. Please bear in mind that this roundup is focused on bikes that are still in production. Getting past this point would mean recaping the entire history of motorcycling and that is far beyond the purpose of the article. Sweetest Neo-Retro Motorcycles Roundup, Part 2 (final) Home > News > Coverstory Published: 9 May 2014, 16:18 UTC • By: Florin Tibu Retro-looking bikes are a tad harder to come across these days, and there are only few manufacturers that still make them, but it looks like this market segment has its devout fans. It's great to see that both older and young riders are drawn to these bikes and keep the spirit alive. Sure thing, some of them are only doing this to earn more "hipster points", but even they help keeping the spirit alive. 1. Norton Commando 961 Norton is back with a bang and it looks like business is booming in the new headquarters at Donington Hall. The iconic British maker is offering three versions of its new Commando 961 machine: the SF, the Café Racer and the Sport. All three bikes are obviously variations of the same platform and are based on the same chassis and engine, but we'll leave you to decide which differences between them you would favor most. All in all, the new Norton Commando is a fully reborn bike, powered by an all-new parallel twin engine that can deliver 80 horsepower @7,700 rpm and 80 Nm (59 lb-ft) of torque @ 6,000 rpm, and this means that we're looking at a really fun ride. The engine is still air/oil cooled and it resembles the old mills quite a lot, for a massive retro style matching the rest of the build. Norton retained the unmistakable fuel tank knee cutaways and the generic attire of the bike, integrating modern parts, such as the Öhlins suspensions and Brembo brakes into the big picture quite intelligently. If you fancy retro-styled elements in ultra-modern carbon fiber, then 961 SF can make you happy, with CF fenders, chain guard and flyscreen. These new retro beasts also bring in steel-braided brake lines and VDO hybrid analog-digital instrumentation, clearly designed to look old school. One of the best-looking neo-retro machines available today in markets around the world, the Norton Commando 961 is, however, a very expensive treat. The cheapest version available for a base price of £14,495 ($24,440 or €17,735) puts this machine in the dream-bike zone, but offers all-British, handmade excellence. 2. Yamaha SR400 The SR is one of Yamaha's truly successful classic-looking series and many customizers and modders use SR400 or SR500 machines as the building basis for their new creations. Yamaha has already debuted an early 2015 SR400 model, which is expected to hit the dealerships in late May this year. Whether looking at it from afar or getting a close encounter, the 2015 SR400 is as retro as it could ever be and its modern origin will be revealed only to the trained eye. A single-disc front brake is complemented by a drum in the rear, obviously without ABS. The single cylinder is air-cooled, but a closer look will reveal that we're dealing with an injected engine. Laced wheels, chrome fenders, a one-piece two-up seat and plenty of classic accents make the 2015 Yamaha SR400 a bike with a very strong retro vibe. Finally, the thing few of you expected: the bike comes with kick-start only, so major retro credit is instantly earned. Add in the 66 mpg (3.55 l/100km) Yamaha claims and a price tag reading $5,990 (€4,290), and you're in for a fancy ride. 3. Suzuki TU250X The new TU250X is a last-minute entry on our list, as it has only been announced quite recently. Suzuki has also introduced this quarter-liter machine as an early-2015 model, and we guess it will make a lot of riders happy. Truth is, the TU250X is more of a beginner bike, even though it's been more than once when we saw riders choosing such bikes as a commuting alternative to their big-bore beasts. On the other hand, some would not enjoy the thought of being seen riding it, but the purpose of this piece is not to convince them how cool these bikes are, because we know they are, and that's more than enough. This bike is even cheaper than the new SR400, setting you back with $4,399 (€3,170), or even significantly less if you're going for a second hand machine. The TU250X is light, tipping the scales at 148 kg (326 lbs) and this also makes it easy to master and reassuring for less experienced riders. It shows less chrome than the iconic SR400 and has painted fenders, but the flared exhaust and the knee pads on the tank are also strong retro badges. Single-rotor/ drum brakes and an old-school headlight with simple, single-gauge instrumentation are obviously on the menu. All in all, the Suzuki TU250X can provide the rider with quite a lot of decent fun, but it lacks the longer range worthiness, and many riders looking for a retro bike to really travel on will definitely keep on looking. But for rides in the home area, this classic machine is really hard to beat especially when buying a previously owned one. 4. Honda CB1100 Some say that the new CB1100 and CB1100EX are a tribute to the initial CB750 of old, but in fact we're looking at a natural form of evolution for Honda's air-cooled retro machines. With Honda so deeply involved in spearheading technology advances, it's really awesome to see the Japanese delivering such a bike intended for all the markets the Wing is present in. The 2014 model also brings a huge improvement for the CB1100 range, a 6th gear. The initial model was clearly plagued by the rather restrictive transmission, but Honda fixed things with the addition of an overdrive 6th gear, allowing the 1142cc air- and oil-cooled in-line 4 engine to rev lower at high speed. Honda is following the neo-retro recipe, and adds fuel injection, while ABS is offered as an option. Too bad that laced wheels are only offered as part of the deluxe package, but the multiple chromed out parts should make up for this. Retro looks are backed with top-notch engineering and the new CB1100 represents a very nifty balance between the two worlds. With US prices starting at $10,399 (€7,550), the Honda CB1100/1100EX is definitely one of the best choices around. 5. Moto Guzzi V7 Another triple treat comes from Mandello del Lario, Italy. Moto Guzzi never ceased being a milestone in retro-looking bikes and the constant upgrades of the V7 family are drawing a massive following. Neo-retro bike aficionados can choose from the V7 Racer, V7 Special and the V7 Stone. Just like Triumph and Norton, we're looking at a single platform, cleverly updated and modified so that three individual machines could emerge from it. Only a guy who knows nothing about motorcycles could mistake the longitudinal crankshaft v-twin lump for anything else than a Guzzi, and these bikes are proudly displaying their engines. From the casual-looking Stone, to the polished aluminum shine of the Racer and the iconic racing stripe of the Special, Moto Guzzi's new V7 machines are a classic, head-turning appearance. Ride one in the middle of a superbike group and you'll see envy in the others' eyes. The impeccable design harks back to the 70's and the Racer even comes with a genuine leather strap for an even more authentic attire and it's really hard to find such details in stock trim bikes. Choosing a Moto Guzzi V7 machine puts you in control of a 50hp, 58 Nm (42.7 lb-ft) injected bike with a 22-liter (5.8 US gal) tank. While the power is not mind-blowing, as some might complain, we remind you that the '60s and the '70s you're about to (partially) relive were not about 200+ hp turbo bikes. The V7 is all about retro styling, solid comfort and a more reliable ride. With prices starting as low as $9,000 (€6,490), these Moto Guzzi machines are obviously selling quite well. 6. Kawasaki W800 Three trims for the new Kawasaki W800? We were all expecting this: standard, Café Style and Special Edition flavors are up for grabs in Europe. Dual rear shocks, plenty of chrome, laced wheels, as few plastic parts as possible and plenty of '70s glory, the new W800 has them, but there's so much more to this bike… Fork gaiters are once more fashionable, and even the new Harley Street 500 and 750 bikes use them. A generous ribbed two-up one-piece seat is always a cool retro feature, and Kawasaki knows this only too well. Knee pads are also standard, and a great complement to the dual peashooter exhaust. Special Edition and Café Style bring in the iconic rear hump, matte black liveries and blackened engines, a retro fairing and multiple other styling elements, which add solid head-turning factor to the ride. On the tech side, the new Kawasaki W800 puts 48 horsepower at your disposal, with 60 Nm (44 lb-ft) of torque at surprisingly low rpm (2,500), all from a parallel-twin 773cc engine. Air-cooled injected engine, that is. Old-school looks are matched with modern feats such as the dual throttle valves too. The 2014 W800 retails for around $8,300 (just north of €6,000) and can be ordered with a restrictor kit, which makes is A2-license compliant. What more could you want? I hope you've enjoyed this neo-retro bikes roundup. 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DROITWICH nursing home St Johns has been bought for a staggering £2,000,000. It was sold to company Spring View Care, a local operator which has two other homes in its portfolio. Director Mr Kamal Khan said: "We are delighted to be taking ownership of St Johns. "Property adviser Christie & Co was instrumental in finding a home that meets our criteria and helping make the transition smooth. "We're really looking forward to the challenge of making sure St Johns is one of the top performing homes in Worcestershire." The St Peter's Walk care home sits in a two-storey former Victorian hospital which was converted in the early 1990s. It comprises 40 single rooms, all with en suite facilities, and three one-bed flats. The business was previously owned by Shaw Healthcare. Speaking on behalf of the company, director Mr Geraint Evans said: "We wish all the residents and employees the very best. "The employees at St Johns will also be transitioning with the service, so the residents can be assured of a consistent level of care with familiar faces." St Johns nursing home...

Salman gets exemption from appearance in blackbuck case Actor Salman Khan was on Tuesday given exemption from appearance by a court in Jodhpur during the hearing of an appeal by him against the five-year sentence in the October 1998 blackbuck poaching case. Additional District and Sessions Judge Brajesh Panwar granted the relief after Khan's counsel cited the "rising" number of COVID-19 cases in Mumbai and Jodhpur and said that travelling for the hearing could be risky for the actor. The court has fixed January 16 for the next hearing. "We prayed to the court that travelling to Jodhpur from Mumbai and appearing in the court when the cases of COVID infection have been rising in both Jodhpur and Mumbai could be risky for him", said Khan's counsel H M Saraswat who moved the application on Tuesday. "Accepting our ground, the court allowed our application for exemption from appearance and listed the matter for hearing on January 16," he said. Before the coronavirus lockdown in March, the court had directed Khan to appear for the hearing. Since the lockdown, Khan has sought exemption from appearance citing the COVID-19 pandemic. The actor was sentenced to five years' imprisonment by the trial court on April 5, 2018 after he was convicted of poaching a blackbuck, an endangered animal. Khan had challenged the judgment in the District and Sessions Court and sought suspension of sentence. Later, he was granted bail by the court. The co-accused in the case, actors Saif Ali Khan, Tabu, Sonali Bendre and Neelam, had, however, been acquitted by the trial court which gave them the benefit of doubt. The state government has challenged their acquittal in the upper court. -- PTI

G - Listings Paul Glist BACK TO ORAL HISTORIES Interview Date: November 30, 2016 Interview Location: New York City, NY Interviewer: Seth Arenstein Collection: Hauser Collection Arenstein: Hi, I'm Seth Arenstein for the Hauser Oral History Project for The Cable Center. We're here in New York City at the end of November, 2016, and we're joined today by Paul Glist, who is a partner at Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP. Welcome, Paul. Glist: Thank you. Arenstein: Again, this is an interview we could have done in Washington, DC, saved ourselves the trip to New York. Glist: It's all right, we're in the City. Arenstein: Yes, it's a nice city. It's a great time to be in the City, too, right before the holidays. It's a fabulous time. Paul, welcome. Let's start at the beginning. Where were you born? Where were you educated? What made you interested in going to law school? Glist: So, I was raised all over, in five different states, Johannesburg, London. We followed my dad's career around the globe. So I have many different hometowns, whatever is convenient. The rest of the family settled in Texas. So, during the Bush administration, I was from Texas. Very convenient. Went to undergrad in the East, Cornell. Went to law school at Stanford, got recruited out of school to DC. I went to law school, as opposed to anything else, because I enjoyed basically putting intellectual puzzles together and trying to solve problems in new ways. I had no idea that it would be as fun a career as it's turned out to be, but that's what took me into law school. Arenstein: And your first job in Washington, DC was? Glist: I got recruited out of school to Hogan & Hartson. They had a rotation program for young people like me, I started doing mergers and acquisitions, and started rolling up small cable companies into somewhat larger cable companies. I loved the people in the business and vice versa, and so I stuck with the industry. Arenstein: And at about what year was that? Glist: I started in 1978. Arenstein: So were there any deals that stand out at this point that you remember, of smaller cable operators or smaller cable operations being rolled into bigger ones? Glist: So, most of my work in the earlier years was for TelePrompTer, which was the largest company at the time, for TCI, for Continental, Telecable, but there was also a slew of smaller operators, from Allen's Cable TV, all the way through the alphabet to United and UA. And so at various times, we did different deals for different companies, and at all times, we were trying to move through the growing regulatory morass in Washington and the state capitals. Arenstein: What was the atmosphere like in the state capitals and in Washington, regulatory-wise, regulation-wise? Was it like it is today or was it more informal? Glist: Well, in terms of the big picture, cable was emerging from a period of basically a regulatory freeze. It was just coming into its own and there was a little cadre of people inside the Federal Communications Commission who were actually trying to promote this new technology. Which was very helpful, but at the same time, the large incumbent industry was the broadcasting industry and the telephone industry, and both of them were trying to suppress and regulate this industry. A lot of my job was to try to push back against the rent-seeking and keep the path opened for innovation for the cable business. In terms of the way business was done at the FCC, it was far less formal than it is today. You could, and we did, just walk into the building. There was no such thing as security. You'd walk into the offices of the primary regulators, put your feet on the desk, and just talk about how to resolve open issues at the time. And no such thing as social media at the time. Arenstein: Right, and today -- correct me if I'm wrong -- today, if you or anybody goes in to meet with the commissioner, it's posted; it's known. Glist: Oh, yes. Arenstein: They tell you what time it is and all that kind of stuff. Glist: Oh, everything is very strictly regimented. There's formal ex parte notice requirements that you file and report on what you said. I think if you fast-forward all the way to today, policy-making at the FCC in the last several years has morphed from that kind of casual model, or even an adjudicatory model where you're trying to weigh facts and select the best economic and technical policy over to one where you're driven by sound bites and social media, and tweets. It's as partisan as the Hill. So, it's a very different atmosphere at the commission today than it was at the beginning. Arenstein: So as a lawyer, I know you parse your words, you choose your words carefully, I noticed you said it's a very different atmosphere today. Is it better or is it more difficult? Glist: I find it more challenging. I'm a little bit nostalgic for a policy world that is fact-driven. I think that has a lot of advantages for society. That's sort of how independent agencies were designed to operate, and a lot of that is gone. I remain hopeful that we are emerging from a temporary dip into fact-free policy making but I'm unsure. I think many Washington observers have seen the same phenomenon outside of this little piece of the regulatory apparatus, It's why it's been a problem of decisions being made without careful reflection, and without being based in genuine fact. Arenstein: Is there any advantage to transparency, what we call transparency today? In other words, to know that Paul went in and met with Commission Pai or somebody like that, and for me, as an outsider, to see on a website, or maybe in a publication, oh, you met with him at three o'clock on Thursday, the 14th of July and so you spoke about X, Y, and Z. Is there any advantage for us knowing that today, as opposed to the more informal times? Glist: Of course. The debate should be held where the policy differences are aired openly. I have to say that the way it's actually run day-to-day is the ex parte notices don't necessarily reflect the behind-the-scenes machinations and that the extensive comments that lawyers work hours and hours on are scarcely read by anyone at the agency. Possibly by somebody in a Bureau. But all of the action is in the one-on-one meetings at the Eighth Floor, at the FCC Commissioner level and with their staff. The debate morphs over time until you're just on top of the so-called sunshine notice when they're seven days away from voting, and that's where the deals are made. So in theory, the transparency is a good thing. I'm in favor of more of that. In practice, we've still retreated from a world where the agency is weighing things with an independent judgment. It's become a highly partisan, largely fact-free zone. Arenstein: What does that mean for the cable industry, that kind of atmosphere? Glist: In many ways, it becomes a question of who is in power. And so -- Arenstein: Political power? Glist: In political power, yes. If you have a strong chairman who has a fundamental trust in the operation of the marketplace and a fundamental distrust of the ability of government to manage the evolution of technology, then the cable industry does very well in an environment like that. On the other hand, if you're in an administration that has, I would call it a regulatory hubris -- a confidence that they know better than the market, they know better than the industry, they are willing to try to manage the economy, manage technology -- the cable industry doesn't do particularly well in an environment like that. I would say at this point when we are recording, we're coming out of an era in which Silicon Valley has held special favor with the Administration and has had many opportunities to seek rents from industries like cable -- to basically impose investment costs on the cable industry and reap the benefits for themselves. And that's part of the Washington game. They can succeed in a certain Administration, certain political power, and we'll see whether things change in the coming Administration. Arenstein: Sure. So let's get back. I know we've skipped ahead. I couldn't resist asking you some of these questions. Back in, let's say, the early '80s, you're working on some of these deals, was there anything that attracted you particularly to cable? It sounds like you got a certain expertise in it, working on all these deals. Was there a point when you said "Gee, you know, I'd really like to stay working on these types of cases in this industry?" Were there any people in the industry that you met? I mean, it sounds like you met people like John Malone and Leo Hindery, who will be here tomorrow, actually. Tell us about some of that, some of the people you met. Glist: So, I have to say that all of the pioneers and the entrepreneurs in the cable industry impressed me greatly. Because they were willing to take an enormous gamble on a new technology -- for that matter, a new economic model -- and build something that had never been built before, against great odds. They really were the Davids taking on the Goliaths. Hard from today's perspective to remember that -- Arenstein: Yes, yes. Glist: -- cable was the upstart and the challenger. Arenstein: Absolutely. Glist: So first of all, the fight was intriguing. To take on a world in which three, maybe four, television stations were available in a market and turn it into an environment where you had this multiplicity of voices. And to move from an economic model where a program lived and died solely on the amount of advertising it could command to one fueled by a dual-revenue stream that could finance far more consumer choice, far more niche programming, and to do it with a business model that required enormous patience from the investment community. We had to invent a new economics to measure it. We had to measure, you know, earnings before interest, taxes, [depreciation and amortization], and EBITDA was invented in order to justify investment in the cable industry, so that investors would put the money in to build this incredibly capital-intensive infrastructure and reap the rewards way down the line. That's the kind of patience that I would love Wall Street to have today. We could invest in a lot more infrastructure if we had that. But, the cable guys were pressing all of these new models and they were doing it in a way -- you talked about informality at the FCC. You could make decisions around the kitchen table. And you could do it so quickly. You evaluated it, you made the decision, you went out, you executed it. You could turn on a dime. And of course, a lot of that is gone, as the industry has become Fortune 100. And that's understandable. But for, you know, an upstart like me, that entrepreneurial spirit was very attractive. Arenstein: Your analysis is very interesting, Paul. I'd say maybe the only remnant of that kind of cable cowboys, as they used to call them, is ratings today and cable programming today, where again, on a network -- on a broadcast network, if you have a slight dip in ratings or if your ratings are poor, the rope is very, very short. The length of time you get to experiment with more shows is very short. As compared to with cable, which is still much -- in my opinion, much more experimental and entrepreneurial, in terms of programming. Glist: Absolutely. And because there's the dual-revenue stream model, and because there is the bundle of programming that allows different audiences to pay for what they value most and get this wide array at what I will still defend as a reasonable price. Arenstein: Okay, fair. Glist: But the bundling and the dual-revenue stream allows audiences to be served that would never be served under a mass advertising model. Arenstein: Agreed. Glist: I think today, TV One is a good example, where wildly successful shows for a particular audience would never have been financed if you had to sell it to one of the big networks. Arenstein: So I can't resist asking you. We'll get off the legal and regulatory track just a little bit. When you have time, are you a TV watcher? Are you a cable watcher? Are there particular programs that you like? Glist: Oh, well... Arenstein: It sounds like the answer's yes. I'm just betting here, I don't know. I'm fishing. I don't know. Glist: I know you're fishing. Here's the -- self-deprecation is always good. So I sit down with my poor, long-suffering wife on the couch with the remote control in my hand I start going through and I complain that I find nothing to watch. And she says, "What are you talking about? I am never at a loss of finding something to watch." I am incredibly impatient when I am scrolling through the dial. I say to her, "Karla, it's the technology that I love. I love building the infrastructure. The programming, for me, is a nice to have." (laughter) So, I'm sorry to say my secret vices are things like Dr. Who reruns because I was a boy in London when it aired. It makes me feel nostalgic. But there you have it. Arenstein: Huh. Because it's interesting because I'd never really heard an analysis of sort of the regulatory scene the way you were composing it, It just seemed to me that, oh, this is somebody who really cares about having a lot of different voices on the screen, and probably loves one or two obscure programs that, as you said, wouldn't be around if not for something like cable. Tell us about your home life. Where do you live now? You're based in Washington, DC. Glist: I'm based in Washington, DC. I've got offices in other cities as well. I live in Alexandria, Virginia. Empty-nester now. The kids are settled, one in Denver and one in Austin. Great cities to visit, I might add. So, all's well. Arenstein: So at what point -- I mean, again, you were not at cable at the very beginning, but pretty early on, maybe the adolescent years. Was there any point where you said, "Oh, wow, this industry has changed?" To your point earlier, in terms of the size and the magnitude of it, and the dollars, which kind of bring in more and more regulation and more and more legal requirements, etc. Was there a point where you looked back and said, "Wow, from these little mom-and-pop deals that we were doing, this is getting really big?" Was there a point? Glist: Well, certainly when I started practice, the penetration was relatively low. And so some people regarded it as a niche practice. I was practicing in a law firm that probably had more broadcast lawyers than cable lawyers at the time. So there certainly was -- there was a change, but I think for me, I was trying to fight the fights to keep the path clear for this industry to develop. And so there were basically two developments that, to me, reflected the emergence of this industry into a major national player. Any new industry that's disruptive is going to attract opposition, and so it attracted opposition from the utilities. I had to fight a lot of fights that we can get into later about getting the physical plant up on the poles. But, it also faced a lot of rent-seeking from local governments in the franchise process. So in the earliest days of cable, franchising was basically something that one undertook in order to get the right to operate in the public right of way. And certainly in many rural communities in the early years, they were sweetheart franchises that put very few demands on the operator, and they were easy to manage. But as the cable industry began to develop suburban and urban markets, the demands from local franchising authorities began to escalate dramatically. And so, we had to simultaneously combat efforts by the utility industry to either kill or co-opt the business, and efforts from the local franchising authorities to saddle it with so many costs that it would have been uneconomic to actually develop to its full capacity. And those -- it was fighting those fights that really awakened me to the size and scope of this industry. Arenstein: At about what time, would you say that -- what years, would you say, would that be? Glist: Well, on the first point, the utility resistance, it certainly predated my entry into the business in '78. AT&T wanted to co-opt the business by only building a plant that could be leased to an operator under a tariff promise to never compete with the phone company. And then, the independent telephone companies around the country were trying to get into the cable business themselves, and they made it known to local franchising authorities that "That independent cable guy's never getting on my poles. You better give the franchise to me." So, there were those fights that predated my entry. I had the fortune, or misfortune, to join the industry in '78, when the pole attachment law was passed, the first federal act of Congress that addressed the cable industry. But that, at least, gave us the tool to discipline the overreach by the utilities. And so I had to fight all those fights. "Yes, it applies to your contract, utility, even if it was signed before this Act." "It's not an unconstitutional taking of your property." "This formula that we developed at the FCC, it gives you fair compensation." I have to say that in fighting that, one of my favorite cases, which I think helped -- I'd like to say helped usher in a new age for cable -- was Heritage. This was in -- it took until '91 to get a decision, but it was bubbling up before then. So the issue was this. Both the cable industry and the utility industry had discovered fiber optics. And one of my clients was in Dallas and the Dallas suburbs. And the Dallas Morning News had a problem. Their editorial offices were in downtown Dallas and their printing plant was in Plano. And we knew that we could overlash fiber to the existing support wire that sustained the coaxial cable and get them instant two-way communication between the editorial office and the printing plant, which would simplify their life enormously. I had to design this strategy -- it's one of the luxuries when you work with smart clients, that you can set your facts up, real facts, in a way that are going to help you in litigation. So what we did was we integrated a fiber run from the Morning News to the printing plant in Plano, integrated that fiber into a combination fiber/microwave backbone across the metroplex. We put some video over it and we put a lot of data over that line. And the utility took the position, "You cannot do this because that's not what cable does. You're not a cable company anymore." And so, I had to go to the FCC and then all the way up the appeal ladder and got a ruling. It's the first federal ruling that cable could use fiber, and it could run non-video services, and still remain a cable company with all of the attendant regulatory advantages that that offered. And so Heritage became this bedrock for the diversification of cable into non-video businesses. And so I'm very -- that's one of the highlights of the pole front, although there were a lot of pole wars. Arenstein: Yes, of course. Could we talk a little bit, would you be able to talk a little bit about some of the people? Again, we touched on some of them but some of the people who are involved in some of these deals and some of the regulations and some of the folks that you've met? I would think you're kind of like a walking museum of cable here. Glist: I've been called worse. (laughter) Arenstein: So I want to get some reminiscences of some of the people that you worked with, and maybe some of the people you worked against. Glist: First of all, on the legal front, I have to point out Gary Christensen. He was a South Dakota boy who went to the FCC and started doing cable television law there, and then eventually ended up at Hogan & Hartson in the cable practice there. I came under his wing when I was a pup. And he was a fabulous mentor. He had taught me how to practice world-class law with civility, and humility, and good humor, and to treat your adversaries with great respect because they were going to be your allies someday. And he introduced me into the cable world and to all of the great entrepreneurs. And on the client side, so many deserve mention, but Amos Hostetter was one of my favorites, a brilliant man. He built a fabulous company in Continental Cablevision. He introduced a lot of innovations in the business, in the management structure. I learned a lot just by observing how he worked with people inside his company, how he worked with local franchising authorities. Bill Arnold, in Texas, classic cable guy, basically, you know, out of the field into the regulatory arena, and a born Texas lobbyist. I worked with him on just about every issue that could arise at the state and federal level. Dick Green, who ran CableLabs for 20 years at least. And, of course, turned that into a vehicle not just for seminal research and development -- It was the platform for launching DOCSIS and the internet as we know it. But also, he was enlisted into many of the regulatory wars that were going on in Washington. It was my privilege to work with him on many of those wars. There is this chronic problem with a regulated technology business like cable that a lot of the regulators neither understand the current technology nor the direction that it can go in, left to its own devices, but are ready and willing to exercise their power on you. And so Dick and I, and the folks who reported to Dick, had to fight a lot of those fights -- on the Hill, at the FCC -- in order to try to protect against micromanagement of the business. I should also mention Dan Brenner, who is a lawyer but a client. The late Dan Brenner, dear friend of mine. Arenstein: Yeah, mine, too. Glist: He was a superb strategist and lawyer. Didn't hurt that he was a stand-up comic -- Arenstein: No, it didn't! Glist: -- because we need a good sense of humor in this business to get through a lot of those dark moments, but he also was a wonderful client to work with through countless regulatory proceedings. I think I worked most intensively with Dan first when the '92 act was passed. And because the industry had pursued an unsuccessful strategy of expecting it to be vetoed, we didn't shape the contours of that law as you might ordinarily do on the Hill. And so we were saddled with this draconian over-regulatory piece of legislation that ended up costing us four years of development, and four years of infrastructure growth, and four years of programming, all the rest of it, not to mention the horrible rate-reg proceedings, just to name one out of many sets of rules. But I partnered with Dan and a few others in helping the industry get through all of that with some creative strategies that helped recover from what was one of the nadirs of its regulatory history. Arenstein: You know, Dan said something about you that I want to read here. He said, "Paul has been involved in virtually every major issue facing the cable industry, and he's a splendid attorney, with a tremendous expertise in technology." I think we've heard that today. "He understands the day-to-day operating issues in a way few people do." That was the late Dan Brenner, who passed away a few years ago, as a judge in California. Glist: Yes. Well, I take it with all humility. I loved Dan and he had a brilliant mind, I was happy to work as his partner for so long. Arenstein: And he was so fast, too. It was like sparks coming out of his brain. Let's move on, here. We were talking about the '80s, we were talking about the early days of your career. Today. Let's talk about what you do today most of the time. Obviously, there are still -- actually I think there are somewhere around 1,000 very small cable operators in the country today, believe it or not. Some have 100 customers, some have fewer than that. What occupies your time mostly today? Glist: So, I have to say that over the last few years, my time has been almost monopolized by some large proceedings that affect the entire industry. And so I'll take one as an example, it has to do with set-top boxes. Cable systems, as they grow more sophisticated, they basically built themselves out as end-to-end computer networks. There was the headend that had most of the smarts, but there were smart devices in the home that had to communicate with that. It was that architecture that enabled tiers of programming, and video on demand, interactivity, and apps to show up, and smart electronic program guides, and the X1 platform, and all of the rest. But the presence of the set-top box itself became a point of contention when Circuit City, God rest its soul, decided that, "I'm not too keen on the fact that I can't sell set-top boxes on retail shelves." Which I get. The evolution of the industry was a roll-up of many different technologies sourced from different vendors, and so there was no universal solution that one box could work across the country. So they obtained a law that required the FCC to work on building a retail market for set-top boxes. And through many twists and turns in the early 2000s, I worked to negotiate a deal with the consumer electronics industry that had a couple of steps in it, but the first step was, take the security that is present in the set-top box, put it into a little card that can fit into the back of a TiVo, for example, today, and then we'll work on more of an apps-based solution going forward. That was the deal in 2002. And we lived with that for many years. But this is, again, the hazard of being a regulated business. The consumer electronics industry, as the internet grew to be capable of transporting video in high def, began to think of this law as maybe a key for shortcutting their entry into the business of distributing copyrighted entertainment programming. And so, while we were trying to do deals -- and actually reached deals with them, reached a deal with Microsoft on how to get content onto a PC and into the Microsoft home domain, and we worked on a so-called two-way deal with big TV manufacturers that would allow the full boat, the guide and VOD and everything else to run. There was a pivot point in about 2009 or 2010 when the consumer electronics industry said, "You know something, I think I can get something -- a favor from the Federal Communications Commission." And so they basically said to the cable industry, "We're not doing that. We're going to go to the government and see if we can get a solution that will basically take your programming and unbundle it and give it to us to repackage as our own product. And we can mine the data, and we can put ads into it, and we can brand it as our own, and we don't have to negotiate those intricate copyright licenses with the content owners, nor do we have to respect them." Well, that was problematic for a lot of people, as you can imagine. And so, in 2010-2011, we fought that to a draw at the FCC, and we went on to do what we told the FCC we were working on anyway, which was to build up apps. And so in between 2011 and now, you saw the explosion of cable apps on smartphones and tablets and smart TVs and gaming stations, and Rokus, and you name it. And these were all ways to get the product, the full product, without a set-top box, which is what the cable industry wanted. We don't love set-top boxes. We love audiences. And yet, the FCC, under the outgoing administration, made another run at this for trying to give Silicon Valley this favor that Silicon Valley was wanting. Silicon Valley wants to be a multichannel video program distributor, but they don't want to deal with the copyright owners. And so for the last two, three years, the majority of my time has been addressing that issue on the Hill and at the FCC. As we sit, it looks like it's been fought to a draw again. We don't know. One never knows. This could rise from the grave again in a few years, but I'm hopeful that an administration that has greater faith in the market and greater faith in technology to find its own way will look around and say, "Wait a minute, these apps have evolved on their own through business necessity. Consumers don't actually need to rent a set-top box if they don't want to." If they reach the conclusion that the market's actually worked well, as I said at the start, cable does very well. Because we actually want to serve the consumer on the device that the consumer chooses. We just have to do it in a way that respects all those intricate copyrights that we have to negotiate and respect. Arenstein: Are you upbeat about the possibilities or the potential for this to work out in a way that's favorable to cable? I'm not speaking about the Administration coming in necessarily, but just, a man of your experience, are you upbeat about it or are you unsure about it? As you said, it's kind of at a draw right now. Glist: I'm upbeat about it. I think that as long as this law is on the books and has not been sunset under its provisions, people will periodically make a run at it. There were plenty of efforts over the last couple of years to make a run at getting some rent from the cable industry. Some people made a run at getting subsidized transport of their data from 5G cell phone towers to wireline facilities. People have prevailed upon the FCC to adopt a privacy rule just for internet service providers that basically leaves the market for tailored programming and tailored advertising and so-called two-way markets over to the edge. And so, there's plenty of rent-seeking going on with the FCC. But it's been my observation that yeah, regulation ebbs and flows, but in the end, technology prevails. And because the cable operators have constantly reinvented themselves in order to serve audiences as they are today and as they are evolving, it's going to happen in this little narrow issue of set-top boxes that I use for illustration. We went from broadcast retransmitters, where we were fighting over who's must-carry and who's not, you know, can I get a waiver of nonduplication rules or not. And we've moved the platform forward. We invented the internet as we know it. We've continued to pour investment into -- 250 billion from cable alone, in the infrastructure that supports broadband today. And not stop with DOCSIS, many generations of DOCSIS, full duplex DOCSIS, meaning equivalent speeds forward and backwards. Last night, this morning, the news broke that Cablevision is going to take fiber all the way to the premise. This is standard for cable. You go from coax hanging on poles to hybrid fiber coax to dropping the amplifier cascades, to going to node plus zero, going full duplex DOCSIS, to fiber to the prem. And simultaneously, you're inventing parallel methods of distributing your service in IP over wireless, and to customer-owned devices. That's the entrepreneurial spirit that attracted me to the business in the first place. It's still here. Arenstein: Wow. That's a great answer. So, you know, my next question was going to be, when you talk to a young lawyer today and he or she says, "Gee, I've followed your career and you were in cable in the early days, and you've done all these landmark cases, and here we are today, It seems like all the battles are over." Which they're not, of course, but it seems like they are. So my question is do you counsel people? Do you counsel a young law student to pursue a career in cable law? I think the answer is yes, based on that very enthusiastic speech. Glist: If people are already lawyers, know they want to be lawyers, then by all means. I counsel that them that the cable industry is not the sleepy, yesterday monopolist that many people say it is. We have ourselves as an industry to fault for not telling the message clearly enough. But it is not the case that all innovation takes place in Silicon Valley or at the edge of the 'net and no innovation takes place within the cable industry. If people reflect upon this enormous programming array, the broadband speeds and throughput that are offered, the new business models, the effort -- however slow -- the efforts by the industry to negotiate with Hollywood to get more choice in bundles, thinner bundles, more choices in ways that protect copyright, don't break the economics of the golden age of television, the new golden age of television, we're doing all of that. You, as a lawyer, not only can you be part of that, but you can come up with a bright idea, and this is an industry that will actually listen to people and try new things. I'll give you a case in point which is not pure communications law, if you don't mind. Arenstein: Go ahead. Yeah. Glist: Not many years ago, the Natural Resources Defense Council began to worry about the energy consumption of set-top boxes, and they began to go around to the state capitals asking for state legislation on the boxes. I would follow them around, writing opinion letters saying, "Wait a minute, you forgot about these three cases that I fought for, that preempts the states from regulating technology in the cable area," and so they were kind of stymied at the state level. They turned to the federal authorities and they began to get the Department of Energy interested and the California Energy Commission interested in it. Well, both of those agencies have a legitimate interest in energy conservation. We all do. But, their models were based on refrigerators that you buy. There are five basic chassis of refrigerators. You put them in the kitchen, they last 10 or 20 years, they're not connected to nothing, they never change. I can set an energy spec for them and if you need any changes over time, come get a waiver from me. And, you try to apply that model to the cable industry where boxes iterate with firmware updates almost overnight. They iterate with generations of hardware every 18 months. And those boxes are the delivery vehicle for networks that are changing hourly and offering new stuff, inventing new services. They don't match. So what do you do? So I put together a consortium of all of the cable operators, satellite companies, telephone providers in the United States and their equipment suppliers, and we all agreed to do something that had never been done in the US: a voluntary agreement on energy conservation for set-top boxes. And we created energy standards. We created a process for people to invent stuff without permission. We created a steering committee. We brought NRDC [National Resources Defense Council] and ACEEE [American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy], another energy advocate, on to the board. And not only has it worked, in the first three years, it saved over a billion dollars for consumers. It's on track to save a billion a year. It's saved over six million metric tons of CO2, greenhouse gases, just in the early years. This has received bipartisan praise from the Hill. They said, this is exactly how we should address problems. And the advocates are happy. The Department of Energy held a press conference to bless it. And this came out of a lawyer's head. All right? And so, you can conceive, lead, and execute a platform to solve new problems in very creative ways. That's a lot of fun. And you get to do social good at the same time. And, you get this win-win. You get energy conservation and you preserve the path for innovation. So, you don't have to go to the refrigerator regulator and say, "I want to invent 4K. I need a change in the law, and by the way, I have to go public with it and my competitors will know I'm about to launch." You don't have to do that. You can hit the market with the new invention and we have all the procedures in place to do it in an energy-efficient way without that kind of lag that innovative technologies can't stand. And so, there are going to be so many new challenges going forward that I think someone who wants to be a lawyer couldn't ask for a better business to work with because this has always been a business that has looked for -- we know we're regulated, but we have creative ideas of how to handle the underlying interests in the regulation, find win-win solutions where all the stakeholders can walk away happy. Arenstein: I'll tell you, you know, when you were speaking, I just had to think that "Well, this sounds like a cable Vanguard-type speech," and sure enough, you are a cable Vanguard honoree. In fact, I think you're the only outside counsel to be awarded a Vanguard. Glist: Well, I broke the glass ceiling. (laughs) Yes, I was the first outside counsel to receive a Vanguard. I can't tell you how honored I felt to be in the company of so many greats in the business. That was totally unexpected but greatly appreciated. I'm no longer the only one. But yes, the -- Arenstein: Okay. You were the first. Glist: -- industry was good enough to award me with a Vanguard. I think that was 10 years ago. Arenstein: Yeah, it was. It was 2006. Glist: But I'll still bask in the glory anyway. (laughter) Arenstein: Okay. And then, a couple of years before that, you were named to be a Cable Pioneer. I know that's kind of a difficult honor to receive because I believe, what, friends of yours or people who have done business with you are not able to nominate you. It has to be somebody outside that circle. Glist: But somehow, I passed the gantlet. (laughter) Maybe I just hung around long enough in the industry. But yes, I was also very honored to be named a Cable Pioneer. Arenstein: Paul, there are a couple of areas that you have done sort of slightly outside cable, and one of them that I wanted to touch on was the Tahirih Justice Center that you -- you joined the board in 2008, and you're currently the chairman. Tell us what that Justice Center does and whom it helps. Glist: So, the Tahirih Justice Center is a national organization that is devoted to protecting immigrant women and girls from violence. And the kind of violence that we're protecting against is female genital cutting, honor crimes, that people will be seeking asylum for in this country -- they need help in getting that. Domestic violence within the immigrant community -- it's often difficult to even report that, if you fear your immigration status. Mail-order brides being sold into the homes of known abusers -- we got a federal law passed to protect against that. Forced marriage of US-born teenagers, who are told at 14, "We're shipping you back to Pakistan to marry your 50-year-old uncle. If you don't go, we'll kill you." So there's a host of issues that women and girls need protection from. And we're the only national organization that focuses on this community. There are many people who have all of their citizenship rights intact already, and they have access to resources, but this group has no other recourse because of the way US law is set up. So we provide the legal work at the retail level, we provide the policy work at the legislative level, on the Hill, in state capitals. We provide social workers for them, to help them through the adjustment issues. We provide medical care for them. We take them through the entire process and -- this is extraordinary, but we have a 99 percent success factor in litigation. I wish I had that in my commercial life. Arenstein: How did you get interested in this, Paul? Glist: Well, I became aware of this when the founder was actually a law student. It appealed to me, because it's grounded in principles of the equality of women and men, and the principle of human rights, and the principle of access to justice. And for me -- I'm a Baha'i -- these are spiritual principles for me. And so when an organization is formed that is inspired by that same spirit, then I want to be a part of it. I became a supporter early on, eventually ended up on the board, and here I am, chairing the board. But it's -- I have to say that I take a lot of pride and pleasure in the work that we do. We've helped 19,000 women so far. We're coming onto our 20th year next year of service. And we have just -- as we tape, we've just come off a presidential campaign with some very heated rhetoric that at the very least presents uncertainties about the protection that the immigrant community will enjoy, even under existing US law. So I say, now, more than ever, we need the work of the Tahirih Justice Center. Arenstein: In 1984, you started teaching a course at the Practising Law Institute in New York about cable television and communications law. What is the Practising Law Institute, and do you still teach today? Glist: I do. Practising Law Institute is a nonprofit that is devoted to providing continuing legal education to other practitioners. I started teaching cable law and different slices of it. Sometimes it was franchising, sometimes it was renewal, sometimes it was rate-reg at the height of the '92 Cable Act, privacy, where technology is going, which is what I currently teach for PLI. And for me, it's a great joy, because it gives me the opportunity to teach without grading papers. (laughter) That's a wonderful joy to do that. And at its best, PLI is a highly interactive exchange among very sophisticated and opinionated practitioners, and that's fun. Arenstein: Paul, we want to end on a couple of sort of legacy questions, although you've really touched on so much legacy material, it's been great. I guess one of the things that I take away from this interview is that at some point, you and other legal minds looked at technology and concluded that there's absolutely no way we know where it's going, so we have to prepare legally for that. You have to, when you draft something, or you draft a regulation, you have to leave it open enough so that it can adapt to new technologies. What new technologies do you envision, coming down the road? What excites you? What sorts of -- are there pie-in-the-sky dreams that you would like to see from cable? Glist: So, this is the fortunate thing about envisioning the future, is that we never do accurately. And so the things that all of us can see -- that the cable industry is going to have a mobile feature, whether it's MVNO on the wireless side, or federated Wi-Fi that covers large and small operators -- all of that is going to be put in place so cable operators will be able to offer the quad play. We are the platform that can offer the home for new programming that cannot be cultivated on a broadcast channel. I think there are many, many more opportunities for that, with virtual channels and VOD and the way that VOD is offered today with the opportunities for binge viewing if you want to go to the next series, it's almost quasi-linear in that way. That's all conventional thinking, what I have just described to you. It's the unknown. And cable operators -- you know, I take a lot of pride in what they've invented. But cable operators are also fast followers and fast responders. So that when a new way of doing business emerges, we are able to actually execute on it and put it into play on a very large scale, an economically efficient scale, and to do it in ways better than many others. And so whatever that is going to be, whether it's the perfectly skinny bundle, whether it's a new way of doing VOD, whether it's immersive video, whether it's broadband that allows the home to become virtually anywhere because the throughput is almost limitless, I don't know. But these are the folks who are going to bring it. Arenstein: Another legacy question. What -- I think you've touched on this several times today, but -- what is a big story that's a big cable story that hasn't been told, that needs to be told? Glist: It's retelling the story of how cable has invented so much of what we take for granted. And we owe it to ourselves and we owe it to the regulatory community and we owe it to the public to explain... We need to explain that there is no cloud. That internet is not free just because you can pick it up at a coffee shop. That programming is not free just because you don't see the price yourself. And all of that is an explanation that we owe. But I think there's also something on -- you alluded to Net Neutrality. I think this is a going-forward issue that we need to tell the story on. The cable industry has never been opposed to letting internet customers get wherever they want to on the net. They have not been the ones who block sites or bring it down to a trickle. Quite the opposite. We're the ones who keep expanding the sites, and expanding the capacity. If anyone's doing the blocking, it's programmers at the edge of the net who are actually blocking internet delivery of their programming to gain leverage in cable distribution negotiations. So there's all that. But you can, and we will as a society, come to agreement on general principles of no blocking, no throttling. But one does not have to kill the future of the internet by going as far as the last administration has gone. And they've done a couple of things that are very dangerous and need to be undone. One is, they've said that no one on the edge of the 'net may pay an internet service provider for the delivery of content to an internet service customer. And that's called destroying the two-sided market. You know, if you pick up a newspaper, you may be paying a subscription for the paper, but the advertisers are also paying the paper to reach you. And there's nothing even in the old telephone world that prohibited 800-number calling. And when I think about the future of the internet, there should not be a rule that says that an immersive game cannot sell its product to the public with high-throughput internet built into the price and the gaming company is the guy who picks up the freight. There's no reason that a green appliance should not be sold with permanent internet connectivity at a trickle built into the price for smart management of energy. There are so many business models that rely on this two-sided market and the Net Neutrality rules that were just adopted outlaw that. I think that is a terrible moment of micromanagement that's actually going to stop the internet's natural development towards more and more optimal models. I think that's a problem. It's a lack of regulatory humility that gets you there. So I'll draw this analogy. I know you're trying to get to the legacy question. I approach my legal practice with the understanding that law can contribute, but it is part of an overall solution. The overall solution, to get a complete answer, it has to fully account for policy and finance and business and tech and consumer relations, and all of that has to factor into the total solution. Law's a part of it. The same should be said by regulators about regulation. That regulation can be part of a solution. You know? But you've got to recognize that you as the regulator, you have not created the value of the cable industry. You have not created the value of the internet. And you need to start with the understanding that you may have a role to play, but it's a measured role. And you need to start from the do-no-harm philosophy. And then take it from there. And have respect for the wisdom and the entrepreneurial spirit and vision of the guys who are actually out there in the market, in the technology, who are inventing the future. You know, the cable guys I grew up with did that for a generation, and the current generation of cable guys are doing it again. And there needs to be a healthy respect for the wisdom in this industry. Industry's willing to work with regulators. But everything's got to reflect that balance. Arenstein: Paul Glist, thank you so much. This was a lot of fun! Glist: It's been a pleasure. Arenstein: This was great. Thank you. Glist: Thank you, Seth. END OF INTERVIEW Oral History Search A - Listings Colleen Abdoulah James F. Ackerman Michael Adams Tonya Adams Bill Adler Greg Allshouse Don Anderson William Arnold B - Listings Ba - Bi Barry Babcock Bridget Baker David Baldwin Yolanda Barco Peter Barton Ralph Baruch Ted Baum Char Beales - 1999 Dick Beard Bill Beaty Sharon Becker John Billock Susan Bitter-Smith Bj - Bz Dianne Blackwood Matt Blank - 1999 Roy E. Bliss Roy L. Bliss Ike Blonder Lou Borrelli Patricia Jo Boyers J. 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What was that rallying speech General Hux gave in The Force Awakens? General Hux has a small part to play in The Force Awakens. He's clearly supposed to be a big deal in that he reports directly to Supreme Leader Snoke and otherwise is in charge of the First Order. Hux is also somewhat of a foil to Kylo Ren. The two have a troubled working relationship. Hux appears to see Kylo as being in his way and Ren sees Hux as necessary to keep things 'ticking over'. Hux is almost a re-run of Governor Tarkin from A New Hope. The key similarity is when Hux orders the firing of the Star Killer base which is similar to when Tarkin orders the destruction of the planet Alderaan. The key difference is that General Hux gave a pretty awesome rallying speech to his assembled First Order troops and soldiers. "Today is the end of the Republic. The end of a regime that acquiesces to disorder. At this very moment in a system far from here, the New Republic lies to the galaxy while secretly supporting the treachery of the rogues of the Resistance. This fierce machine which you have built, upon which we stand will bring an end to the Senate, to their cherished fleet. All remaining systems will bow to the First Order and will remember this as the last day of the Republic!" This scene deliberately invokes the manner of the speeches that Adolf Hitler would give at rallies to spread his propaganda and sell his policies to the Nazi Party faithful, and of course his military. Indeed, even the name of Hux's army is First Order, a none too subtle nod to Hitler's New Order. Hux came off as a wannebe. Can you say OVER-acting ? Hux could have told his men to leave if he left.

Home & Auto Insurance - Waco TX/Robinson TX - Miller Insurance Agency, Inc. Since opening our doors in 1994, Miller Insurance Agency has strived to provide high-quality personal and commercial insurance solutions to individuals in Waco, Robinson, Woodway, Hewitt, McGregor, China Spring, and surrounding areas. Our staff, filled with honest and hardworking agents, has a collective 65 years of experience and they are dedicated to providing individuals in the state of Texas with adequate coverage options. At Miller Insurance Agency, our community matters to us. We work to understand and relate to our clients, and we do whatever we can to make them feel like family. Additionally, we are a proud supporter of local organizations such as the Baylor Waco Foundation. Our specialty is tailored commercial coverage, but we also offer various personal policies, as well. Miller Insurance Agency has everything you need when searching for coverage, and our staff works hard to offer our clients a wide range of options when looking for the right fit. We offer personal policies such as home insurance, auto insurance, life insurance, and others. Some examples of our customized business coverages include retail insurance, auto repair shop insurance, commercial property insurance, and more. Our staff works alongside our clients to make sure the best policy gets put in place, and we evaluate every option when developing an insurance plan. From there, we turn to our trusted list of carriers such as Nationwide, Progressive, and more. For additional information about our products and services, please contact us at your convenience. The insurance purchasing process can sometimes be stressful. We understand that, and attempt to make the often-difficult process as convenient as we possibly can for our clients. Our office is open during regular business hours Monday through Friday, and you can even schedule an appointment with one of our friendly agents on Saturdays, if needed. Personalized attention and outstanding customer service are vitally important to us. Our mission is to create an experience that you can't find anywhere else in today's market. At Miller Insurance Agency, we'll work with you to ensure you and those you care about most are protected.

LeBron James's animated webseries 'The LeBrons' returns for season 3 The LeBrons get up to animated mischief for the third time. Rae Votta The LeBrons, the webseries created by basketball superstar LeBron James, returned for its third season this month. Three new episodes are already released. The LeBrons follows four characters, each a subset of James's personality—the Kid, the Athlete, the Businessman (voiced by James himself), and Wise, the elder statesman. The series originated as a tie-in to a sneaker commercial in 2011, and transitioned from a handdrawn style in season 1 to a computer-generated Sims-esque style in seasons 2 and 3. In the first three episodes of the new season, the LeBrons clean up the local junkyard only to reveal that a real estate company is looking to turn the space into condos, use their connections to get into the "big game," and deal with social media foibles and the consequences of viral YouTube videos. While thes series mostly focuses on Kid, his group of friends, and his interactions with Wise, Athlete and Business are both comic relief, with Athlete practicing yoga until a paddleball distracts him, and Business mostly styled as a flashy '70s-leisure-suit-wearing fast-talker always glued to his phone. The LeBrons is available on YouTube and across platforms like Xbox and MSN. H/T VideoInk | Screengrab via The LeBrons/YouTube A former YouTube reporter for the Daily Dot, Rae Votta has more than a decade of experience in the digital and entertainment industries. Her work has appeared on AOL, Huffington Post, Out Magazine, Logo, VH1, Current TV, Billboard, and NYMag. She joined Netflix in 2016. This week in streaming: Why is there a parody of 'The Woman in the Window'? 'Fresh' serves up stylized body horror on a platter 'The Book of Boba Fett' episode 5 is the best yet—because it's not about Boba Fett

Nick Irwin, partner at Varsity Partners, takes you inside the creative process of their latest project with the University of Georgia. A video tribute to Dwyane Wade is the latest example of how Budweiser expects to tell deeper stories in sports with active athletes. Dwyane Wade only knew he had to trade five extra jerseys for Budweiser. Wade traded jerseys with other NBA players throughout this season, his last, so as Budweiser planned its farewell salute, he entrusted the brewery to surprise him with the resulting tribute video. All they told him was he'd be trading five more jerseys. Budweiser then presented Wade with the opportunity to trade jerseys with five of the fans he impacted most throughout his career, including his mom, and the results were shown in a tribute video released Tuesday. Rather than his athletic accomplishments, Budweiser desired to show his off-the-court contributions to the world. The Wade video isn't the only farewell tribute video produced by Budweiser, the brewer released similar videos for Derek Jeter and Dale Earnhardt Jr., but it is part of a broader sports strategy for the company, Budweiser Vice President of Marketing Monica Rustgi said. Budweiser shot two versions of the video, a long-form 4-minute version and a 90-second spot, the four-minute video debuted Tuesday morning on social channels and played prior to Wade's last home game in Miami. The 90-second spot broadcast during the game on FOX Sports Sun. Wednesday the campaign will continue during his final road game. Budweiser wasn't the only company to release a tribute video to Wade, as Twitter released a video with a variety of exclusive interviews with people close to him, such as wife Gabrielle Union and former teammates Chris Bosh, Shaq, and Caron Butler. Budweiser's campaign centered on Wade is part of a deepening storytelling effort by using active players. The brewer reached deals with both the MLB and NBA players unions last year for the ability to use active players. Previously, the company could only use former players. The acquisition of player rights can be a big step for the beer brand, said David Meltzer, founder of Sports 1 Marketing and S1Media, mentioning the viral success of the Wade video on Tuesday. Rustgi said the Budweiser teams realized the brand could go deeper by embracing the idea sports are part of their fans' lifestyles. "Players get us that much closer to their sport and their stories drive the connection," she said. The deals struck with the unions were meant to help highlight active legends on and off the court or field, at local and national levels, Rustgi said. While there are no such deals with the NHL, NFL or other leagues currently, Rustgi said Budweiser will continue to capitalize on strong cultural moments in sports, like a commercial memorializing last year's Stanley Cup Final run by the Vegas Golden Knights.

VF-111 has been around since January 1959 when they were created at Miramar through the re-designation of VA-156 equipped with the F11F-1 Tiger. In 1961 they then became the first Navy unit to receive the F8U-2N variant of the Crusader, with the coming of 1971 it saw VF-111 re-equipping with the F-4B Phantom. VF-111 returned to Miramar in 1977 to begin the transition from the F-4 Phantom to the F-14 Tomcat. Its first deployment with the F-14 took place in 1979 aboard CV-63 USS Kitty Hawk. The decals and instruction sheets arrive in a clear A5 sized zip lock bag and comprise of complete markings for 6 F-14A Tomcats of VF-111. This set has been designed to be used with either of Revell's 04021 or 04029 F-14A Tomcat kits. These consist of one double sided A4 sheet in colour of port side profiles, a colour table and a list of references used. On an additional A5 sheet is a plan view of scheme 3 plus scrap views of the wings for the other schemes. The reverse of the sheet also has a 3 view stencil layout for all versions. Scheme 1) F-14A-100-GR Bu.No.160673 NL203 USS Kittyhawk 1978. Finished in all over Light Gull Grey (FS-16440) with Hi-Viz markings but no sun burst on the tail. I have a problem with this one, as checking my references (Tomcat Alley – David F. Brown – Schiffer) it would appear that these markings are on Bu.No.160672 not 160673 which was delivered to VF-51 in September of 1978. This is backed up by a photo of 160672 in this scheme. Scheme 2) F-14A-100-GR Bu.No.160664 NL213 USS Kittyhawk 1982. Finished in all over Light Gull Grey with Hi-Viz markings including the sun burst tail. Scheme 3) F-14A-100-GR Bu.No.160686 NL212 USS Kittyhawk 1981. Finished in Dark Ghost Grey (FS-26320) over Light Ghost Grey (FS-26375) with Lo-Viz markings including sun burst on the tail. Scheme 4) F-14A-100-GR Bu.No.160668 NL213 USS Carl Vinson 1986. Finished in all over Light Ghost Grey with Lo-Viz markings. Finished in all over Light Grey (FS-36495) with Hi-Viz markings including sun burst tail. Scheme 6) F-14A-135-GR Bu.No.162594 NL200 USS Kittyhawk 1991. Finished in all over Light Grey with Hi-Viz markings including the sun burst tail. Overall this is a good set of colourful and attractive markings for this much loved squadron. All the decals appear to be in register with not much in the way of carrier film in evidence. There is a slight question with the Bu.No. for scheme 1 which may require further research but the references listed on the instructions are not available to this reviewer. Highs: Full markings for six aircraft in both Hi-Viz and Lo-Viz schemes including the stencils.

GREENFIELD, Mo. – Fire can be a beneficial land management tool when used in controlled and supervised conditions. However, prescribed fire requires advanced planning and on-site management. The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) will hold a prescribed burn workshop from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 30 at the Sloan Conservation Area for landowners interested in using fire as a management tool on their land. The Sloan Area is on U.S. Highway 160, 2 ½ miles west of Greenfield in Dade County. This free workshop is for landowners who are interested in learning how to conduct prescribed burns properly and safely on their property with the goal of improving wildlife habitat. Weather-permitting, a demonstration burn will be conducted at the Sloan Area. Participants should bring leather boots and leather gloves. Lunch will be provided. This workshop is a pre-requisite for landowners who wish to enroll in prescribed fire cost-share programs. Contact MDC Private Land Conservationist Landry Jones, 417-326-5189 to register for this workshop. More information about prescribed fire can be found at mdc.mo.gov/prescribedfire.

Ionizing Radiation Radiation Unit: Sievert Radionuclide Alpha Particle Beta Particle Nuclear Fission Pros and Cons of Nuclear Energy History of Nuclear Energy What Are Gamma Rays? In nuclear physics, gamma rays, often indicated by the corresponding lowercase Greek letter γ, are the electromagnetic radiation produced by the radioactive decay of atomic nuclei. They are of very high frequency radiation and are among the most dangerous for humans, as are all ionizing radiation. The danger derives from the fact that they are high-energy waves capable of irreparably damaging the molecules that make up the cells, which leads them to develop genetic mutations or even death. On Earth we can observe natural sources of gamma rays both in the decay of radionuclides and in the interactions of cosmic rays with the atmosphere; more rarely the rays also produce this radiation. Characteristics and Properties Normally, the frequency of this radiation is greater than 10 20 Hz, so it has an energy greater than 100 keV and a wavelength less than 3x10 −13 m, much less than the diameter of an atom. Interactions involving gamma rays of energy from TeV to PeV have also been studied. Gamma rays are more penetrating than radiation produced by other forms of radioactive decay, or alpha decay and beta decay, due to the lower tendency to interact with matter. Gamma radiation is made up of photons: this is a substantial difference from alpha radiation that is made up of helium nuclei and beta radiation that is made up of electrons; Photons, being not endowed with mass, are less ionizing. At these frequencies, the description of the phenomena of interactions between the electromagnetic field and matter cannot ignore quantum mechanics. Gamma rays are distinguished from X-rays by their origin: gamma rays are produced by nuclear or subatomic transitions, in any case, while X-rays are produced by energy transitions due to electrons that enter external quantified energy levels in internal free energy levels more. As it is possible that some electronic transitions exceed the energies of some nuclear transitions, the frequency of more energetic X-rays may be greater than that of less energetic gamma rays. In fact, however, both are electromagnetic waves, as are radio waves and light. Gamma Radiation Shield The shielding of the γ rays requires much thicker materials than those necessary to protect the α and β particles that can be blocked with a simple sheet of paper (α) or a thin metal plate (β). Gamma rays are better absorbed by materials with a high atomic number and high density: in fact, if to reduce the intensity of a gamma ray by 50%, 1 cm of lead is required, the same effect is produced with 6 cm of cement 9 cm of pressed earth. Protective materials are generally measured based on the thickness required to reduce the intensity of radiation by half. Obviously, the greater the energy of the photons., The greater the thickness of the shield required. Therefore, thick screens are needed for the protection of human beings, because gamma rays and x-rays produce effects such as burns, forms of cancer and genetic mutations. For example, in nuclear power plants to protect steel and cement are used in the particle containment vessel and water provides protection against radiation produced during storage of fuel rods or during transport of the reactor core nuclear.

New Jersey Economic Development Authority Chief Executive Officer Melissa Orsen visited Consumer Product Testing Co. (CPTC) as part of EDA's ongoing efforts to facilitate awareness of the programs it offers to support small and mid-sized businesses and not-for-profits. "Using our innovative services, our esteemed professionals routinely test products for companies of all sizes, from the smallest of startups to Fortune 100 companies," noted Mel Weiss, chairman of CPTC. In other news, CPTC has expanded its staff, adding Julian Harris and Joseph Schnitzlein as account managers.

Our client is the largest global independently owned insurance broker in the world, with an enviable record of growth over the last few years. They deal with both retail and wholesale clients and operate a culture that is unique, emanating from the entrepreneurial spirit of their senior management and the flat structure in which the organisation operates. Their business has achieved significant success in recent years with strong organic growth and positive client and employee feedback. The internal culture of the organisation is recognised as a key differentiator and the quality of service delivery is highly rated by their clients. Supervise and monitor the day to day performance of direct reports and provide support as appropriate. Identify the risk exposures and advise on insurance and risk management solutions in consultation with the Account Executive/Producer. Placement of insurances for clients in accordance with the brokers strategy. A minimum of around 2 years' experience working with UK construction accounts. Ability to build and maintain good business relationships with clients, insurers and associates. Ability to identify opportunities for business development. An awareness of FSA regulations and guidelines relating to both wholesale and retail customers. Our client promotes a culture of recognition and reward and along with a competitive salary, you will also be party to a benefits package including pension, private medical insurance, an interest free season ticket loan and other lifestyle benefits. Contact us on 0208 859 0511 or apply online.

The DBA Specialist will be joining a leader in the wealth and investment FinTech industry. The client is a leading FinTech provider of Investment management and Wealth. Technology and working here means developing software products for the Fintech world, using new paradigms and technologies, in an international environment. You will be part of a scrum team with advanced technical and methodological competencies, that you will be invited to improve with your talent and creativity. Be involved in the client's software engineering team, to maintain SQL Server database's for production applications, including administrative responsibilities, database development to serve application enhancements as well as trouble shooting and performance monitoring. Work collaboratively with staff to continually improve operations and service levels. Knowledge of Microsoft relational database management systems, SQL Language and XML database management systems.

That's Another Story: Learning from Picture Books – PIRASAURS! What a great combination -- dinosaurs and pirates. I wish I'd thought of that! This one is bound to be a hit with kids. I will check it out. I finally got to read this during the last book fair. I can see why kids will love it. The illustrations are really terrific. Thanks. What's the cute orange one? What a fun story to read aloud - and I LOVE your treasure map puzzle activity! I too love this story. Josh does it again. Such a fun read aloud. I also love to write in rhyme, Andrea...so thanks for pointing out that it would be a good mentor text for that. I'll definitely try to get a copy. This looks like a very entertaining story. I love the rhyme and illustrations! Yes this certainly looks an entertaining book and kids will love to know what is going on inside. I do love your activity suggestions.

Sarah's "Top 13 Albums of 2013" Posted by Sarah Weitman on Monday, December 30, 2013 As the year begins to wind down and we look ahead on the work we have for 2014, all of us at TheBlueIndian.com want to extend our sincere thanks to each of you who have supported us in what marks our fifth year as "Georgia's Indie Music Hub." Some of us are newer than others, and we've expanded to not only have a close focus on music in Georgia, but to also expose our readers across the globe to the incredible music scenes throughout the Southeast. We asked each of our staff and team of writers to compile a list of their personal favorite releases from 2013 for our year-end features. Since each of us have different preferences, we felt individual lists would be the best way to give maximum exposure to the bands we've grown to love. We hope you'll take the time to listen to these artists and appreciate your feedback. Happy New Year! – TheBlueIndian.com Sarah Weitman's "Top 13 Albums of 2013" 13. Haim – Days are Gone I came late to the Haim party, and only really found them because of their cover of "Wrecking Ball" on BBC1 Radio. I love female fronted bands, so an all female band gets an automatic point from me. Their songs are catchy, thought not too complicated. I appreciate all the influences of other artists that make themselves apparent, adding to the quality of the music and the musicians. I do look forward to them finding their own voices. Standouts: "The Wire," "My Song 5," "Running If You Call My Name" 12. John Fogerty – Wrote a Song for Everyone I think I'm more impressed that John Fogerty released a new album than I am by it, but it's John Fogerty. Of Creedence Clearwater Revival. And he's included two new songs (Train of Fools, Mystic Highway)!! In all honesty though, I am impressed by his choices of partners on his songs and how well they compliment (Bob Seger, Dawes, Jennifer Hudson, My Morning Jacket, Foo Fighters, Miranda Lambert…). All in all, it is an album to listen to for a good time and to reminisce about the good old days of CCR. Standouts: "Mystic River," Who'll Stop the Rain," "Hot Rod Heart" 11. The Civil Wars – The Civil Wars I will never get over Joy Williams and John Paul White's voices and how beautiful and seamless they sound together. Alas, I do not hold my breath to hear them together again. At least, I have this, though. It's occasionally aggressive and darker than their first album, but still evokes the similar feelings from me. Standouts: "I Had Me a Girl," "Dust To Dust," "From This Valley" 10. The Head and the Heart – Let's Be Still A sense of maturity is the sound at the heart of Let's Be Still. I had planned for the chipper sound of the first album, and on my first listen was disappointed that it seemed more serious. The more I listened though, the more it grew on me. As I said in my review though, it wasn't the album that I expected or wanted, but it was the album I needed. Standouts: "Shake," "Gone," "Another Story" 9. Kopecky Family Band – Kids Raising Kids This album was self-released in 2012, but re-released in April when they signed with ATO, so hopefully I'm not pushing my luck. At live shows, Kopecky Family Band invites you to be a part of their family, but they make you feel like you already are with their music. They also seem to support their family title, though not actually related, but the collaboration that happens not only on stage, but in their songs as well through vocal and instrumental harmonies. They are a hard band for me to describe other than they are soothing, but still with a rock edge. Standouts: "Heartbeat," "Are You Listening," "Wandering Eyes" 8. Allison Weiss – Say What You Mean Allison Weiss is a carryover from my UGA days. I fell in love with her songs when it was just her and her acoustic guitar. Now though, she has upgraded to an electric guitar and occasional backing band; however, her songs are still beautifully simple and heart touching. Say What You Mean is Weiss' first foray with her amplified sound and new label. Standouts: "Wait for Me," "I Was an Island," "Making it Up" 7. Sirsy – Coming Into Frame The greatest accidental show I've wandered into was seeing Sirsy in downtown Savannah. They've been hailed as a little band with a big sound and there's not a better description to do them justice. Made up of only two members, Melanie and Rich have songs that are just made to be played loud. And it doesn't hurt that the lead singer is female, and also the drummer. Standouts: "Lionheart," "Red Letter Days," "Lot of Love" 6. The Last Bison – Inheritance The largest band on my list (seven members), The Last Bison is a self-described chamber-pop folk band. The members are all either family or close friends, thus creating a dynamic of cohesion that comes across clearly in their music. Inheritance ushers you to a simpler time in the past with a chorus of instruments and voices that blend seamlessly together. Standouts: "Switzerland," "Take All the Time," "Distance" 5. The Musgraves – You That Way, I This Way I never would have heard of The Musgraves if I had not been given their album to review. I'm so happy that didn't happen. Made up of eleven catchy little love stories, there is no way to listen and not have a smile on your face or a spring in your step. It may be pop-tastic and overly sweet, but sometimes that's just what you need. Standouts: "It's You," "The Way You Make Me Want You," "Last of Me" 4. Yip Deceiver – Medallus Probably the wild card on my list, since anything without a standard band setup usually makes me pause. I had seen Yip Deceiver a number of times, but always in passing until Savannah Stopover this year. I don't ever really dance (if you can call it that), unless there's a special occasion, but something in their music causes my toes to tap and my hands to go in the air. This is their first full length album, but includes the songs from the Get Strict EP. Any of Yip Deceiver's songs can brighten a dismal day, or even make a good day better. Standouts: "Get Strict," "Double Future," "Obnoxia" 3. Lorde – Pure Heroine I'm surprised that I liked this album as much as I did, based on my first encounters with "Royals." I determined that that song was boring, until it got stuck in my head. The more it stayed stuck in my head, the more I thought about it, until I finally broke down and bought the album. I had the complete opposite response to the album which I loved immediately, have left it in my car, and like many others, have listened to an embarrassing number of times. Ella Maria Lani Yelich-O'Connor's first release is brilliant. It gives a voice to those of us that don't fall into the other songs in mainstream media and what a voice it is. Standouts: "White Teeth Teens," "Ribs," "Glory + Gore" 2. Christopher Paul Stelling – False Cities I've raved about this album already in May (has it really been that long?) and it still deserves more. False Cities is Stelling's sophomore album, takes everything that was great about the first one and raises the bar. My favorite thing about this album is that no matter where I am, it always reminds me of home in the south. Standouts: "Brick x Brick," "The Waiting Swamp," "Homesick Tributaries" 1. Josh Ritter – The Beast in It's Tracks Much like Cameron and his #1, I also might be a bit biased for my top pick. Josh Ritter uses his regular positive outlook and upbeat approach to tackle heartbreak, loss and moving on. Written to help him work through his feelings after his divorce, it has had an impact on helping others with their feelings, as can be witnessed to the number of cheers after the closing lines of "New Lover" (I hope you've got a lover now…/But if you're sad and you are lonesome and you've got nobody true/I'd be lying if I said that didn't make me happy too) at any live show. Standouts: "Joy to You Baby," "New Lover," "A Certain Light"

It wasn't a tingling in her nipples, like with that "pulse bomb".� But it was a definite feeling that something bad was happening, or about to happen, and she was needed.�� Dareen looked out her window and gingerly crept out to the fire escape.� Nobody was out there to see her.� She quickly thought of those FBI men who now knew her address, and looked down on the street.� There didn't seem to be anyone observing her window.� She got up and crouched, her toes curling over the railing, and jumped up, breasts bouncing over her concave tummy as she stretched out to full length. Despite her uncertain yet serious mission she couldn't deny the sensual, bracing feeling of ascending and banking and swooping over the city, the warm, gasoline-scented air whooshing and caressing her naked brown skin.� Arms stretched in front of her, legs back, she peered carefully at the streets below, her eyes picking through the lights that shimmered with the convection currents of the warm night air, the tops of cars and trucks, the darkness of the rooftops.� She wished she had a better idea of what she was looking for, what she was being called to do.� It was some kind of pure animal homing instinct. Now the instinct told her to zero in.� It was that corner, that dark street with no lights.� Just past downtown.� She knew how to slow down and land, putting her feet forward, extending her arms up and out in an "X".� As her toes landed on the dirty sidewalk she saw them half a block away like it was close up.� It was a mugging and possibly worse, two men in dark clothes grabbing a woman, one stuffing cloth into her mouth, high heels scraping uselessly against the pavement as they dragged her toward an alley.� Dareen had only a moment of fright -- like any woman would -- before she realized her invulnerability.� In two bounds she was upon them. "What the?"� Seeing a naked woman charging them was about the biggest shock either of the young criminals had ever experienced.� Almost on instinct, one of them raised his gun and fired, a really stupid thing to do in any event, but here it just bounced off the girl's breast, making it jump and jiggle.� To Dareen it only stung a little like being hit by a thrown pebble.� And now she flew forward and grabbed them by their belts and ascended.� Now it was the men who were shouting in pure fear and dire surprise. The lady was middle-aged, looked like a waitress coming home from work, Hispanic in features.� Her dress was ripped and Dareen could deduce what she had prevented from happening.� Hovering over her, a little ridiculously like a naked Tinker Bell, Dareen said, "Did they hurt you, Ma'am?"� Having momentarily forgotten her nudity, she took the woman's look of amazement as an inability to understand English.� Fortunately Dareen knew some Spanish from college; she used to practice it on her Hispanic friends.� "Bien?� Hacen dano a usted?" In fact the woman understood English perfectly well but, how does one react to a flying naked girl?� Forgetting about clutching her dress together, she looked up open-mouthed and after a second or two remembered to shake her head. "Me voy a policia," Dareen said.� The men shouted again, more like a scream, like you hear on roller coasters, as Dareen flew them up and out.� Somehow she knew where the nearest precinct was, and swung around to it, being playfully cruel to these beasts by hanging onto only their belts that stretched precariously away from their pants. She kicked the double doors open with a strong bare foot and strode in to the desk sergeant, throwing the two would-be rapists onto the floor.� "I found these on 17th Street, between Park and Federal," she said, wondering for a moment how she knew that information.� "They were trying to rape a middle-aged Hispanic woman."� She realized she sounded like a cop herself.� But that was what this sergeant needed to know, wasn't it?� "But she's O.K." The assailants cowered on the floor.� The sergeant, a tired wrinkled man in his late fifties, looked at them for a moment, "Johnstone, is that you?"� He recognized an old face, now out on probation and then looked up at the naked girl with shock and contempt.� "Girl, I'm about to arrest you for indecent exposure.� I don't know what club you're from..."� And then he got fixated on her breasts. Dareen's eyes darted down and in a panic.� She quickly covered her breasts and her crotch.� Not wanting to show her bare butt, she backed out of the vestibule and jumped and flew off.� The sergeant's eyes popped open.� He huffed outside as fast as he could, just in time to see the thin, full-breasted form disappear over the buildings.� The distant whoosh of air left a silence that was eerie.� Was he losing his mind? When he got back in, Johnstone was standing up.� "It's real, man.� That chick was flying!" The sergeant looked at Johnstone, and at his confederate.� "Hankins!"� Then saw the gun in Johnstone's hand.� The sergeant grabbed it from him and they calmed down and the sergeant gave him a familiar, serious look.� Johnstone had violated probation, big time. It was hard to fly while clutching one arm over your breasts and another over your crotch, Dareen quickly learned, yet as she headed home it was hard to undo the response her sense of modesty demanded.� Once she got the message she was needed, she just had to do what she had to do, and until reminded by the sergeant's stare, she had forgotten all about her nudity.� After all, a woman was about to be raped -- so what if I'm naked? Actually, a big deal.� Hardly anyone had ever seen Dareen naked in her entire life.� Which was why that incident holding the door up in front of Pedro and Elly had been so tramuatic.� And now that group included that woman (well, that wasn't so bad) but those two bad men, and worst of all, in the bright fluorescent light of that police station, the desk sergeant.� She cringed at the thought that he believed her to be some kind of nude dancer or prostitute.� She had never been so totally shamed. And yet... she had done the right thing.� She had saved a woman from a terrible trauma.� And could only have done it naked.� Why, Allah?� Why such a predicament?� Why can I only do good while violating dozens of Koran injunctions against brazenness or shamelessness, especially in women? And she somehow expected she would be called to do something like prevent another pulse bomb from exploding.� But when she got the call, although she apologized to that woman in her heart for thinking this: it was only a run-of-the-mill crime, the kind that has always happened, especially in big cities like Atlanta, that had nothing to do with getting hit by lightning or that mad scientist guy or that tingling in her nipples. When Dareen climbed back into her bedroom window she immediately dove under the covers.� She felt her powers ebbing and then going away.� Good, I'm back to being a normal girl.� She thought and thought and said a little prayer and then, calmed down, drifted off to sleep. It was a hot night and she awoke to throw back the covers, sweating.� She put on her shortest, coolest nightie but it seemed immodest.� Yet it was hot, too hot to even think about strapping herself into a bra.� Again she drifted off to sleep. In the morning light she got a crazy idea.� Yet it seemed fitting.� Hanging in her closet was a thin full-length burka with a veil.� She had gotten it from an aunt who was liberalizing and had a bunch of them she wanted to dispose of.� Dareen felt drawn to it and decided to take it. She stood next to it in her short nightie, touching the thin black material.� Back where she was born, Syria, it was brutally hot in July.� She had heard from cousins that to beat the heat some of the more adventurous women went around with nothing on underneath.� Dareen found herself eager to see what that would feel like.� All covered up and still comfortable? She flung it on over her head and it draped over her nude body.� A quick look in the mirror over her dresser and she adjusted the veil, moving it up to the bridge of her nose.� Only her eyes were showing. She thought then of what had been told to her many times, that she had pretty eyes.� Now, the eyes showed just a trace of narrowing at the corners, the sign that she was smiling.� Yes, she had never felt so pretty.� Just my eyes, my big brown pretty eyes.� And all covered up, aaahhh.� She gulped.� It might be a tool of male oppression, this burka, but in some ways it is quite a sexy fashion. She looked down and saw her bare toes poking out the bottom.� Pointing to the kitchen, and the ritual of making coffee.� She could drink it by lifting up the veil.� Having a blanket curtain, instead of a door, made this scene seem even more old-country.� She pushed through it. She had forgotten that Elly would be there, at the table in front of the little TV, in her short shorts and T-shirt, eating cereal -- which she could hardly keep in her mouth as she exploded with a big snorting laugh. Dareen looked down.� The burka was made for women with more normal dimensions, obviously.� It was loose and flowing except around the bust.� Her breasts pushed forward like balloons, stretching the fabric that was thin enough that the big dark circles of her areolas could be seen clearly.� The huge nipples stuck out, cockeyed, nearly poking holes through the thin black cloth.� Dareen's outfit didn't exactly hide her body like it was supposed to.� Quite the opposite.� If there was a magazine like "Maxim" or "Playboy" in fundamentalist Islamic countries, Dareen right now probably looked like the cover girl. She had to admit it was funny.� And yet, keeping the air of mystery, she met Elly's eyes with smiling eyes of her own, and silently padded over to the table and sat down.� They ate while watching the TV.� Dareen permitted herself a sigh -- again, the Cobb News Network.� This time the chicken clucking sounds were accompanying footage of a politician who had opposed the war with Iraq.� He walked with a limp.� They didn't say this, but it was because he lost part of his leg while fighting in Vietnam as a young man. Now the local news.� And not your typical beginning.� A cartoonist's rendition of a girl flying through the air, naked except for a mask and thigh-high boots, and the fanfare of movie music.� The girl was turned a little so her breasts can't be seen, nor her crotch.� "She must be a super hero," the anchor man began.� "Folks, this cannot be believed but it's been corroborated and must be true.� A rape and mugging in progress in the East Downtown area was foiled by a NUDE woman who, and this again is corroborated and true folks, FLEW without the aid of any visible means of propulsion, stopped the crime before it began, and carried the perpetrators to the Ninth Precinct House."� Now mug shots of two shady-looking black men.� "Kendrease Johnstone and Taurus Hankins, men with a long previous criminal history, have been charged and are being held without bail.� Before being incarcerated they confirmed the story, as has Sergeant Philip McMickle." A wrinkly old cop, shaking his head as he tells his story to the microphone, trying as best he can to maintain his standard this-is-how-you-talk-to-the-press copspeak.� "The, uh, perpetrators were brought in by a, young female, uh, without clothes.� She then jumped off the front step of the precinct house and I saw her achieve a, uh, flight over the Barnham Building.� The flight was witnessed also," he added quickly, "by Officer Spinella who was outside." The newscaster continued, "This is believed to be connected to the incident of last week, when the perpetrator of a convenience store robbery in the Alpharetta area turned himself in after reporting being apprehended by a flying nude woman.� That man, currently under observation at Modoc Psychiatric Center, is being questioned again.� So are the two suspects from last night.� None of them has been assigned a lawyer, federal authorities having taken charge of the prosecutions under the Patriot Act. "In addition, there was an incident later last week when a nude woman was seen lying in the garden in the middle of the Perimeter Center Traffic Circle and then flew into the air and out of sight.� The officers who were about to apprehend her on the obvious charge, indecent exposure, have now come forward with that story. "To return to last night's attempted crime, the victim, Isabel Cortes-Hernandez, reported the incident independently, confirming the relevant details."� A middle-aged Hispanic woman, speaking in a thick accent, "She saved me.� She was desnuda.� And she flew."� The woman then crossed herself and brought up the crucifix that had been around her neck and kissed it.� "Gracias a dios, she saved me."� She was close to tears.� Now a man hugging her, her husband. "The mystery super hero has not been identified," the newscaster said, breaking into a smile, "because none of the seven persons known to have seen her have been able to describe her face.� Evidently they were all distracted by her, uh, endowments. "Still, whoever she is, we have a super hero in the Atlanta area.� For lack of any better name, NakedGirl."� And the word "NakedGirl" was emblazoned in brave block letters across the cartoon of the nude woman. Elly looked at Dareen.� Dareen's silent eyes looked at Elly with a deep sense of seriousness.� She was not conscious of it but she turned slightly, the balloon-like breasts turning too, as it happened causing one of her nipples to point directly at her roommate.

South meets East around a set of nutcrackers. anik-hassan (36)in #science • 4 years ago In South Africa Prof. Ramond dart in the twilight of his career had trained an apprentice and successor in Phillip Tobias. The two of them would meet a jubilant Louis Leakey in Central Africa in the Congo at the 4th Pan African Congress on Prehistory. The new skull brought there by Leakey created no small stir, much excitement and no shortage of applause. It was here that Tobias, impressed with the size of the teeth and jaws, remarked "I have never seen a more remarkable set of nutcrackers". The press heard it... the nickname stuck and "nutcracker man" it was from then onward. Leakey, right from when he first set eyes on the specimen, saw the similarities to Australopithecenes but was convinced that no small brained Australopithecene could ever create tools and therefore had assigned a new genus to the skull - zinjanthropus because it was found surrounded by stone tools. The scientists from the south who had found the first Austrolopiths simply concluded that this was and Australopith and they therefore, in spite of small brains, must have been capable of creating tools. Despite this controversy surrounding this new find, which has basically become the norm, and still continues around new finds in paleo-anthropology to this day, Louis Leakey was once again treated like a celebrity as he toured the globe with his new skull. The shackles of career past were now completely completely broken. He delivered 66 lectures in 17 universities and other institutions in little over a month. His tale of perseverance against all odds now came in handy. He quickly raised a grant $20 000 from National Geographic, more money than the East African operations had ever had before. Philip Tobias, after thorough evaluation, would conclude that zinjanthropus was inappropriate as a new genus since this definitely was an austrolopithicene. It was however a new species and retained the boise portion. Only in 1961 would it be firmly established, thanks to potassium argon dating of the various volcanic beds at Olduvai, that the "nutcracker man" was about 1.75 million years old. #evolution #geology #africa 4 years ago in #science by anik-hassan (36) - steemcleaners - blacklist-a

As a Desktop Support Engineer, you will be tasked with day-to-day support of our end-users and occasionally work on projects also. Projects may include items where you need to provide input and planning to meet a goal. An absolutely insatiable desire to monitor, update, and manage a ticket queue with the goal of providing timely updates to clients.

CHELMSFORD, MASS.—Broadcast Pix is offering a new way for sharing photo and video content, announcing the release of its BPNet Upload App. The free app is designed for both iOS and Android mobile devices and works in conjunction with the BPNet cloud-based video workflow service. BPNet Upload allows users to transfer content to any preselected production switcher, or one file can be transferred to multiple destinations. With the app, users can upload content in the background using the UDP protocol, which accelerates uploads and provides a secure transfer. The app also supports video playback and allows metadata and an uploaded file history to be viewed in the mobile device. Files can be renamed in the app and are transcoded automatically before being transferred. Users' names are also displayed in the BPNet account to track incoming files and progress status. BPNet Upload also has the ability to support multiple accounts and can brand content with an account's specific logo. BPNet Upload is available on both iTunes and Google Play.

Jake Brend Sports Reporter/Anchor Credit: WOi-TV Author: Jake Brend Published: 4:48 PM CDT September 1, 2022 Updated: 4:48 PM CDT September 1, 2022 Jake joined the Local 5 team in August of 2022 after working at WHO 13 in Des Moines. Jake is a local guy, growing up in Indianola and attending Simpson College majoring in Sport Communications and Sport Administration. Jake played collegiate tennis, but retired after three years to take his talents to Local 5. Since he was a kid, Jake always enjoyed watching sports more than playing, dreaming of one day being a TV commentator. In middle school, he got his start as a PA announcer for youth football games. In his free time, Jake loves attending church, hanging out with friends and family, playing golf and tennis, along with watching sports, and supporting local businesses. If you have a story idea for Jake, send him an email: [email protected] Connect with Jake on Twitter!

In addition to mail, Baltimore postman delivered over 100 kilograms of marijuana on his route, documents show By Phil Davis A man pleaded guilty Monday to his role in a drug-dealing operation that involved paying a U.S. Postal Service driver in drugs and cash in exchange for delivering over 100 kilograms of marijuana while on his mail route in Baltimore. Michael Gray faces up to 20 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute marijuana in U.S. District Court in Baltimore. According to court documents, Gray worked with Postal Service driver William McRae, who pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute over 100 kilograms of marijuana in March. He faces up to 40 years in federal prison. Trial for former Ravens RB Alex Collins, who faces felony gun and drug charges, rescheduled for July Jun 24, 2019 | 11:25 AM An attorney for McRae declined to comment. Calls for comment from Gray's attorney were not returned Monday. According to McRae's plea agreement, Gray and another unnamed co-conspirator paid McRae in cash and marijuana to deliver kilograms of the drug on his mail route in Baltimore between November 2017 and November 2018. [More news] Critics fault Maryland Gov. Hogan's plan for cutting greenhouse gases as late, lax » Gray and the co-conspirator would contact McRae the days they planned to mail marijuana into Maryland from California, and tell him where to deliver the packages at different locations on Hollins, Calhoun and West Lombard streets, the plea agreement shows. "The packages routinely contained between 1 and 7 kilograms each and would often arrive in batches of up (to) 6 or 7 packages at a time," McRae's plea agreement reads. Investigators found "over 200 suspicious parcels were mailed from California to a particular ZIP code — 21223 — in Baltimore" between early 2017 and November 2018, according to court records. Prosecutors wrote that the packages would be delivered on days that lined up with McRae's route and that he would mark the packages containing the drugs as "delivered," even when federal investigators observed him not making the deliveries. Investigators spent nearly a year building a case against McRae and his co-conspirators. Prosecutors wrote in the affidavit that officers seized three suspicious packages from McRae's route on Nov. 22, 2017. Sentencing for Joppa kingpin in marijuana distribution ring postponed until June 28 By Erika Butler "Each parcel contained approximately 1 kilogram of a green, leafy, plantlike substance that field tested positive as marijuana," the affidavit reads. Investigators continued to follow McRae's route for a year, the complaint reads, before officers saw Gray pull up behind McRae's Postal Service vehicle on Nov. 20, 2018. Prosecutors wrote they detained Gray and seized 2 kilograms of marijuana from his vehicle. The case highlights how federal prosecutors continue to target marijuana dealers even as a growing number of states are moving toward allowing marijuana for recreational use and retail sales. In Maryland, marijuana is only legal for medical use with a prescription. Baltimore City State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby announced earlier in January that her office would stop prosecuting marijuana possession cases, regardless of the quantity or person's criminal history. [More news] Here are 5 main takeaways from Baltimore Police commissioner Harrison's new crime plan » However, her policy has no effect on federal cases. Latest Crime Three men die overnight in Baltimore; homicide count passes 180 Baltimore man charged with murdering transgender woman in Prince George's County Housing discrimination lawsuit involving two Baltimore women to continue after judge denies motion to dismiss Baltimore police officer testifies to shooting Keith Davis Jr. Baltimore County police arrest man suspected of Towson hotel homicide; formal charges pending McRae is set to be sentenced July 15. Gray will be sentenced Sept. 16. Judges deny request by Baltimore State's Attorney Mosby to dismiss thousands of marijuana convictions By Tim Prudente Most Read • Crime Here are 5 main takeaways from Baltimore Police commissioner Harrison's new crime plan

SUBJECT: State Government Employees Group Insurance Scheme, 1987-Table of Benefits under Savings Fund for the year of cessation of Membership 2017-2018. In continuation of this Department's Memo No. 3821-F(J)WB dated 27.09.2016, the undersigned is directed to say that a new table of benefits showing accumulation of savings fund under the above mentioned scheme corresponding to a unit subscription of Rs. 10/-(Rupees Ten) only per month has drawn up for the period from 01.11.2017 to 30.04.2017 in matching with the Central Government Employees Group Insurance Scheme, 1980 circulated under GOI's OM NO. No. 7(2)/EV/2016 dated 02.06.2017 (flag-'XI'). The mortality rate continues to remain unchanged. 2. The amounts shown in the table are applicable (with the fractions) for one unit and to be rounded off after calculating the final amount payable. 4. It is assumed that subscriptions have fully been realised from salary up to the month in which a member ceases to be in service, failing the same shall be deducted with interest from his/her entitlement.

Q: Does a power ring (Green Lantern's ring) automatically transport a new wielder to Oa? Have there been canon times when the ring simply goes to the new wielder and brings them the power battery, but does not transport them to Oa once charged? A: Since you mentioned the extended universe, and not just comics, just as an example, the DC Animated film First Flight. Hal Jordan gets the ring and is exploring his new powers and abilities around Earth when Sinestro, Kilowog, and some other Lanterns show up to take him to Oa to explain what's going on and what being a Green Lantern means.

Home » Publications » What is this thing called the PAS? Metal-detecting entanglements in England and Wales What is this thing called the PAS? Metal-detecting entanglements in England and Wales Brodie, Neil (2020) 'What is this thing called the PAS? Metal-detecting entanglements in England and Wales', Revista d'Arqueologia de Ponent 30: 85-100. The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) was established in 1997 to record metal-detecting and other chance finds of antiquities in England and Wales and to make them available for scholarly study. Other technologies and policies have worked synergistically with the PAS to realise the research potential of its recorded anti- quities, but the PAS itself is still open to criticism because of the recalcitrant problem of unreported finds. Alongside the PAS, over the same time period, the Internet market in antiquities grew to become a major commercial outlet for metal-detecting finds. Ian Hodder's theory of entanglement allows some sense to be made of these recent developments and their impacts upon the research and metal-detecting communities.

Behav Brain Res. 1999 Jun;101(2):129-52. Localization of brain reinforcement mechanisms: intracranial self-administration and intracranial place-conditioning studies. McBride WJ1, Murphy JM, Ikemoto S. Department of Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatric Research, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis 46202-4887, USA. Intracranial self-administration (ICSA) and intracranial place conditioning (ICPC) methodologies have been mainly used to study drug reward mechanisms, but they have also been applied toward examining brain reward mechanisms. ICSA studies in rodents have established that the ventral tegmental area (VTA) is a site supporting morphine and ethanol reinforcement. ICPC studies confirmed that injection of morphine into the VTA produces conditioned place preference (CPP). Further confirmation that activation of opioid receptors within the VTA is reinforcing comes from the findings that the endogenous opioid peptide met-enkephalin injected into the VTA produces CPP, and that the mu- and delta-opioid agonists, DAMGO and DPDPE, are self-infused into the VTA. Activation of the VTA dopamine (DA) system may produce reinforcing effects in general because (a) neurotensin is self-administered into the VTA, and injection of neurotensin into the VTA produces CPP and enhances DA release in the nucleus accumbens (NAC), and (b) GABA(A) antagonists are self-administered into the anterior VTA and injections of GABA(A) antagonists into the anterior VTA enhance DA release in the NAC. The NAC also appears to have a major role in brain reward mechanisms, whereas most data from ICSA and ICPC studies do not support an involvement of the caudate-putamen in reinforcement processes. Rodents will self-infuse a variety of drugs of abuse (e.g. amphetamine, morphine, phencyclidine and cocaine) into the NAC, and this occurs primarily in the shell region. ICPC studies also indicate that injection of amphetamine into the shell portion of the NAC produces CPP. Activation of the DA system within the shell subregion of the NAC appears to play a key role in brain reward mechanisms. Rats will ICSA the DA uptake blocker, nomifensine, into the NAC shell; co-infusion with a D2 antagonist can block this behavior. In addition, rats will self-administer a mixture of a D1 plus a D2 agonist into the shell, but not the core, region of the NAC. The ICSA of this mixture can be blocked with the co-infusion of either a D1 or a D2 antagonist. However, the interactions of other transmitter systems within the NAC may also play key roles because NMDA antagonists and the muscarinic agonist carbachol are self-infused into the NAC. The medial prefrontal (MPF) cortex supports the ICSA of cocaine and phencyclidine. The DA system also seems to play a role in this behavior since cocaine self-infusion into the MPF cortex can be blocked by co-infusing a D2 antagonist, or with 6-OHDA lesions of the MPF cortex. Limited studies have been conducted on other CNS regions to elucidate their role in brain and drug reward mechanisms using ICSA or ICPC procedures. Among these regions, ICPC findings suggest that cocaine and amphetamine are rewarding in the rostral ventral pallidum (VP); ICSA and ICPC studies indicate that morphine is rewarding in the dorsal hippocampus, central gray and lateral hypothalamus. Finally, substance P mediated systems within the caudal VP (nucleus basalis magnocellularis) and serotonin systems of the dorsal and median raphe nuclei may also be important anatomical components involved in brain reward mechanisms. Overall, the ICSA and ICPC studies indicate that there are a number of receptors, neuronal pathways, and discrete CNS sites involved in brain reward mechanisms. Brain/anatomy & histology* Brain/physiology* Conditioning, Operant/physiology* Receptors, Cell Surface/physiology Receptors, Drug/physiology Reinforcement, Psychology* Self Administration Receptors, Cell Surface Receptors, Drug AA07462/AA/NIAAA NIH HHS/United States

How building a design system empowers your team to focus on people — not pixels. There's an old comedy skit about a mailman who decides he's no longer passionate about delivering mail — he'd rather deliver tacos instead. HubSpot customers need a product that's consistent, highly functional and delightful. So the HubSpot Design team needed to create a design system that would help us fullfil those needs on a continual basis. In order to accomplish all this, we needed to invest in our talent. We've scaled our UX team from 14 product designers, 2 researchers, and 1 writer to more than 34 product designers, 8 researchers, 3 writers, and 1 product illustrator (and we're still hiring). This is the story of how we committed to delivering the mail (while still managing to sneak some tacos in, too). We needed to redesign the HubSpot platform for two reasons. First, to do a better job on delivering the promise of our brand. Our customers love the HubSpot brand. It's fun, vibrant, and full of personality. But the product, well, wasn't. It just didn't reflect the energy our customers were putting into growing their businesses. Notice the inconsistencies in button placement, tab design, and interaction patterns? These inconsistencies increased the cognitive load on our customers, making it difficult for them to perform simple actions like saving their work or closing a dialog, which ultimately slowed them every day. We knew we needed a complete refocus and rededication to the customers we serve — to their personalities, quirks, motivations, aspirations, and even (or especially) their anxieties. Ultimately, we wanted to craft a new design for our product that would be as delightful and easy to use as any of the consumer apps our customers used every day. Redesigning our platform meant we would need to disrupt 40+ product teams across two continents. It meant we would need to divert some design and engineering resources away from creating new experiences so we could fix existing ones. And during the rollout, it meant our support and services teams and our customers would need to continuously adapt to ongoing product changes. We started this process knowing that we weren't setting out to redesign just our product — we needed to entirely rethink the way we designed and built products. We needed to understand what inefficiencies in our organizational structure and workflows had led us to create a fragmented user experience in the first place, and replace them with practices and systems that worked. So the first part of this story focuses on how we identified those challenges, how we approached the redesign of our product, and the tools we've created to empower our design team to be as consistent, efficient, and autonomous as possible. Last year, my parents decided to sell my childhood home. I was roped into helping them clean out the attic — an attic that has accumulated twenty years' worth of stuff. As you can imagine, there were a lot of WTF moments during that cleaning session. Some moments were along the lines of: WTF: We saved this thing!? Cool! But most were more like: WTF: Why do we still have 87 Beanie Babies? Well, in much the same way, our design team first needed to audit every component that was ever imagined, coded, and shipped into production over the previous ten years at HubSpot. We needed to get down to this granular level to better understand what the current product experience was. Every designer was asked to go through their respective apps and find every component, take a screenshot, name it, and file it away for review. Pop quiz: How many date pickers is too many? Does this push your buttons? So how did this happen? How did we end up with so many buttons? How did we end up with so many date pickers? The truth is, no designer or developer at HubSpot really wants to spend their time reimagining the date picker. We identified that the reason teams had created so many variations of essentially the same styles and components was because our organizational structure created visibility issues. In short, it was very hard to discover what was already in play, and easier to just build something new. The HubSpot product team consists of small, autonomous teams that are structured around solving for specific customer needs. This allows us to move quickly as a product development organization and be highly responsive to our customers' changing needs. But it also presents challenges when it comes to keeping different product teams aligned. When you have 40+ product teams rapidly building, shipping, and iterating, it's actually pretty easy to lose sight of the overall customer experience. Being tightly focused on a specific problem often means you're putting on blinders to everything else. Because of these blinders, our designers and developers were unknowingly recreating existing elements, components, and patterns across our user interface. This led to a fragmented user experience and compounded design and tech debt. Our small, autonomous team structure isn't going to change — it's part of our DNA. So it was clear that we needed to put more effort into creating tools and systems to better align our product teams. By connecting everyone to one centralized design system, we could ensure that we'd have a unified user experience even as we continued to grow. This would free our designers and developers from obsessing over pixels so they could spend more time obsessing over people. The audit helped us identify problems in our design process and understand what aspects of our development culture had created inefficiencies. But before the mood boards could be created, before the typography could be explored, before we could have heated discussions over the perfect hue of orange, we needed to get principled. We needed to agree on our core beliefs, the ones we could lean on when decisions were hard. And we needed to uncover which ideals our teams felt the responsibility to uphold. So the design team ran a few ideation exercises to establish the foundation of our new design language. We debated, we stack-ranked, and we landed on five core design principles, ones that have guided us through a million micro- and macro-design decisions since. We simplify the user's experience by creating a unified system that solves for their needs. Our work helps users achieve great things by offering a streamlined, efficient approach. These principles helped us stay aligned and focused as we worked through the many details of redesigning our product. You can change the color of a button, the thickness of a line, and the size of a header. But you shouldn't change the things you fundamentally believe in. In those aspects of the design, you should be firm. Our design team ran a few sessions to redesign some of the core screens in our product, then elected a group of four product designers to spend a full, uninterrupted week ideating, designing, and ultimately testing a few different visual directions with our customers. These sessions produced some wildly different design directions that felt really new and exciting. Wild, right? Different. Exciting. Definitely not boring, stiff "business software". Once we validated our design direction with actual users, it was time to apply that visual style to all of our core UI components. And I'm talking about hundreds of components: buttons, links, selects, tables, breadcrumbs, modals, inputs, popovers (the list goes on). This is where the redesign got a lot less fun and a lot more meticulous and exhausting. But that meticulous, exhausting work was a long-term investment in our company and our customers. I remember one Friday afternoon that the design language team and I spent in a two-hour long meeting. We were in the trough of sorrow. Our job that day was to decide on the margin and padding of some of our most atomic components (buttons, controls, inputs, etc.) — the building blocks of our user interface. There were five of us in that meeting and we spent probably fifteen minutes carefully considering the margin of all our new buttons. This means that HubSpot was paying the salaries of five designers to sit in a room and debate something as mundane as the space that surrounds text in a box. Not one of our front-end engineers, product designers, researchers, writers, or product illustrators has needed to think about the margin of a button since that decision was made two years ago. That's the beauty of building a design system. By deciding on a detail once, you free up your entire product development team to focus on solving actual customer problems. We put all of our shiny new components, as well as some guidance on how to use them, into Sketch (our design tool of choice). This created an immediate explosion in our team's productivity, while also (suddenly) keeping our design work closely aligned. Before this process started, we didn't have one centralized place designers could go to understand which elements or components already existed, and no place where they could go if they wanted to use those elements or components in their own work. Designers and developers were trying their best to make good decisions about which components or patterns to use, but their main reference point was the existing product — which was decidedly inconsistent. To combat inconsistencies (while speeding up our workflow) we built a robust style and component library for our new design language. This thirty-page Sketch file is organized by "component families" and houses every single element or component that comprises our products user interface. It's updated weekly and is shepherded by a small, rotating task force of product designers and a dedicated front-end development team. Need an icon? Come right this way. Need data visualization? You got it. Need a button? As you wish. We have one primary button now. It's orange. We like the color orange. Need literally anything else? HubSpot Canvas has you covered. Each component that exists in the Sketch kit also exists as a React component, making it easy to translate any mockup into a code the same way you assemble legos. That means our designers don't spend their days pushing pixels, drawing up spec sheets, or worrying about the responsiveness of their layouts. It means our developers don't spend hours tweaking custom CSS (in fact, they write almost none at all). It means our developers spend more time building. And it means our designers spend more time researching, ideating, and iterating, quickly and in high fidelity. Here's a peek at the average HubSpot designer's workflow, using Sketch libraries and the Runner and Craft (by Invision) plugins. And to keep pace with the HubSpot product, our component library continues to grow and evolve. It's maintained by a core group of designers and developers, but everyone on the product team contributes and weighs in. Whenever a new component is built or improved, it's rolled back into the Sketch library and is accessible to all. This vastly reduces the number of rogue components or duplicate components. Our Sketch kit is just one piece of a larger design system. In order for it to be truly effective in the long term, we needed to create tools that worked just as effectively for developers. We learned that the best way to create consistent, functional, and delightful product experiences is to make the lives of those who build those experiences much easier. Read the next post to learn how documentation helped cultivate co-ownership between design and development, how we got widespread adoption of our design system, and what tools we've created for developers. But people need their mail.

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Home Log In Contacts FAQs INSTICC Portal Information Conference Details Important Dates Call for Papers Keynote Lectures Best Paper Awards Satellite Events Workshops Special Sessions Tutorials Demos Panels Doctoral Consortium Partners Academic Partners Industrial Partners Institutional Partners Media Partners Partner Events Publication Partners Previous Conferences Events Abstracts Invited Speakers Awards Books Published INSTICC is Member of: Logistics Partners: IJCCI Conference Co-Chairs Juan Julian Merelo Juan Julian Merelo is professor at the University of Granada, where he has been working since 1988. His main interests are evolutionary algorithms, distributed/parallel computing and computational intelligence in games. Kevin Warwick (honorary) University of Reading and Coventry University http://www.kevinwarwick.com/ Kevin Warwick is Professor of Cybernetics at the University of Reading, England, where he carries out research in artificial intelligence, control, robotics and biomedical engineering. He took his first degree at Aston University, followed by a PhD and research post at Imperial College London. He subsequently held positions at Oxford, Newcastle and Warwick Universities before being offered the Chair at Reading. He is a Chartered Engineer (CEng.) and is a Fellow of The Institution of Engineering & Technology (FIET). Kevin Warwick is the youngest person ever to become a Fellow of the City & Guilds of London Institu te (FCGI). He is the author or co-author of more than 500 research papers and has written or edited 27 books (three for general readership), as well as numerous magazine and newspaper articles on scientific and general subjects. Kevin has been awarded higher doctorates (DSc) both by Imperial College and the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague and has received Honorary Doctorates from 6 Universities. He has appeared in the Guiness Book of Records for his research on several occasions and is perhaps best known for his implant self-experimentation, linking his own nervous system with a computer network. The Institute of Physics selected Kevin as one of only 7 eminent scientists to illustrate the ethical impact their scientific work can have: the others being Galileo, Einstein, Curie, Nobel, Oppenheimer and Rotblat. ... More >> Program Co-Chairs Christian Wagner received his Ph.D. in Computer Science in 2009 from the University of Essex, UK. He is currently a Professor of Computer Science at the University of Nottingham, and founding director of the Lab for Uncertainty in Data and Decision Making (LUCID). His research focusses on the capture, modelling & handling of uncertain data arising from heterogeneous data sources, with a particular emphasis on designing interpretable AI based decision support systems. In 2017, he was recognised as a RISE (Recognising Inspirational Scientists and Engineers) Connector by EPSRC. His work ranges from decision support in cyber security and environmental management to personalisation and control in manufacturing. He has led a series of research projects with partners from industry and government with an overall value of around £10m and co/developed multiple open source software frameworks, making cutting edge research accessible to research communities beyond computer science. Dr Wagner is an Associate Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems journal, Chair of the IEEE CIS Technical Committee on Fuzzy Systems and Task Force on Cyber Security; elected member-at-large of the IEEE Computational Intelligence Society (CIS) Administrative Committee for 2018-2020. He is a General Co-Chair of Fuzz-IEEE 2021 in Luxembourg, Europe. ... More >> Jonathan Garibaldi http://www.cs.nott.ac.uk/~jmg/home.shtml Prof Jon Garibaldi's main research interest is in the modelling of human decision making, primarily in the context of medical applications. His work to date has concentrated on utilising fuzzy logic to model the imprecision and uncertainty inherent in medical knowledge representation and decision making. This has been applied in areas such as classification of breast cancer, identification of Alzheimer's disease, and the assessment of immediate neonatal outcome. A particular interest is in the transfer of medical intelligent systems into clinical use and this has led to the study of methods of evaluating intellig ent systems and mechanisms for their implementation. Prof Garibaldi also has an interest in generic machine learning, such as clustering, classification and optimisation, particularly when applied to the optimisation of decision making models, and in the study of adaptive and time-varying behaviour. ... More >> © 2021 INSTICC

Still distacted by the snow, it is time to post about Mohamed Yayla's conviction this past Monday. Yayla was sentenced to three months in jail, although his sentence was suspended for two years under the conditions that he not commit the same offense during this probationary period. Professor of political science at Gazi University and head of the Association for Liberal Thinking, Yayla was charged under a 1951 statute that made it illegal to insult Atatürk. The charge followed a speech he gave in İzmir in 2006. The speech was given at an AKP-sponsored youth conference and included remarks about the period following Turkey's full transition to a multi-party system in 1950 being more democratic than its formative years as a one-party state. Yayla continues to maintain that he was not insulting Atatürk, but questioning the idea that Atatürk's reforms were as purely progressive as some Kemalists maintain. He also questioned Atatürk's legacy as it has been applied by Kemalists following his death. Yayla is appealing the court's finding. In an interview with the New York Times, prosecutor Huseyin Durdu was quoted as saying Yayla's speech "had no basis in science." As Times correspondent Sabrina Tavernise noted in her article, this is a particularly difficult claim in that Yayla's speech was so academic that the only specific "insult" the prosecutor could find was Yayla's one-time reference to Atatürk as "this man." Largely respected for his amazing feat in building a Turkish state following the chaos of World War I and European imperial designs for carving up Turkish territory, Atatürk's tremendous role in history should not be denied. However, it seems particularly difficult to claim that Yayla was insulting this heritage by simply questioning that the first year's of the Turkish Republic were not completely progressive. No state has ever been completely progressive and to further claim that Yayla's remarks were not based in science when his speech drew careful attention to Enlightenment thinking is more than a bit odd. A similar conclusion was reached by Turkey-EU Joint Parliamentary Committee Co-chairman Dutch Green deputy Joost Lagendijk who was quoted in Wednesday's Today's Zaman: "What he said is a part of the debate in Turkey. Confusing his arguments with insulting Atatürk is completely wrong. He insulted no one. I hope he will be acquitted in the upper echelons of the judicial procedures." Although a proposal has been submitted to amend Article 301 (see Saturday's post), the changes are unlikely to prevent similar prosecutions. There are plenty of statutes in and outside of the Turkish penal code that allow for such prosecutions and Yayla's case is a demonstration of just how they can be put to use against people with whom prosecutors disagree. If Turkey sincerely desires to gain entry into the European Union, criticisms such as Lagendijk's should be taken seriously. As the article quoting Lagendijk observes, EU diplomats are at a loss as to why AKP was not more aggressive with the proposal. With a huge electoral mandate, this level of disbelief is likely to continue to draw criticism of the party. While I do not yet feel knowledgeable enough about Turkey's internal political situation to comment as to what AKP should have done, if it is truly the case that little more could be done to press the establishment on lifting the article, it is a sad situation for Turkey indeed. However, this said, a vote to amend Turkey's penal code needs only a simple majority in Parliament and unless there is a serious risk of de-stabilizing the country, it seems have been completely appropriate for AKP to draft a more progressive amendment. As Yayla's presecution attests, Turkey's lack of a serious political dialogue about its own past, present, and future will continue to haunt the country. To me, what seems most admirable about Atatürk was his ability to take risks and reign in a modern age against all odds. It is this sort of progressivism to which laws designed to protect free speech are instrumental in designing. One of the lasting legacies of the Englightenment is a free marketplace of ideas into which women and men can enter into meaningful and sustained dialogue with one another in hope that in so doing a greater truth might be produced. I think the most telling statement from this whole event comes from Yayla's declaration in the New York Times: "I need thoughts to counter my ideas." This sort of willingness to be challenged is the very basis of the modern project. Sadly, Yayla is one of the lucky ones. As he told The Guardian, "I'm protected in some way because I'm more well known and recognised in Turkey and have international friends who will put pressure on the government. For those not known it is really difficult to speak out." One of the things that the number of freedom of expression cases wrought by statistics carefully composed by human rights groups will notably never tell us is how many people are quelled into silence by these laws. This chilling effect is likely profound and something the EU rightly took note of in its November progress report. To close today's post, I would like to direct readers to a column Orhan Kemal Cengiz wrote in last Saturday's Turkish Daily News about the dangers in squelching discussion of Atatürk.

Santa Rosa Golf & Beach Club Expands Team and Golf Course besoclee 08.07.2021 Business, Public Relations 0 As the Santa Rosa Golf & Beach Club golf course gets a facelift, the club's staff is also starting to ramp up and re-envision new beginnings with their re-opening this fall. The team of dedicated individuals that are working to enhance the club is growing and expanding alongside the course. Several new additions are being introduced to the management team. Zach Philips will be taking over as the new director of golf and managing the operations at the club. Once adjusted into his new role, Philips will also be adding a first assistant to expand the staff even further. Carter Murchison, former director of golf, has moved to PGA director of instruction. With a new trackman system in place and enhancements being made to the teaching building, it will provide for the ultimate experience for individuals seeking to learn golf for the first time or simply wanting to step up their game. Murchison has a gift and talent for teaching, which is why his transition to this position is the perfect fit for both the member experience and Murchison himself. Other additions to the team include Dan Drake, the new food and beverage director, and Jessica Clark, the new director of member experience. Drake will be responsible for ensuring the award-winning team at Vue on 30a continues to bring excellent culinary services to club members and guests, fostering the restaurant's growing success. He will oversee all aspects of the club's food and beverage planning to include cost management, inventory, preparation, and presentations among other items. Clark's role will focus on member benefits, including social events, member communication, and marketing. She will contribute to and support the continued development and initiatives for the club and its entities. Adding Drake and Clark to the team is the icing on the cake for the Santa Rosa Golf & Beach Club's new beginning. "We are building my dream team," said Michael Bickett, general manager for Santa Rosa Golf & Beach Club. "Each person and each role they play is crucial to the membership experience at Santa Rosa. Carter, Zach, Dan, and Jessica each have a strong desire to improve and grow the experience levels at our growing club and I could not be more excited to welcome them all into their new roles," Bickett added. From golf course renovations, clubhouse interior and exterior renovations, and more, Santa Rosa Golf & Beach Club is expanding and re-envisioning at a pace many could not have dreamed of just a short few years ago. Within the last year, the club's membership reached a sold-out status and began to form waitlists for memberships. Today, getting a spot on the club's waitlist proves challenging as even those remain full at this time. "Santa Rosa Golf & Beach Club is thriving," said Sarah Brazwell, membership and marketing director for Santa Rosa Golf & Beach Club. "The club has a history of supportive members. In addition to our long-time members, we are fortunate to be a reciprocal of so many wonderful new families moving to this area seeking the fun and relaxing lifestyle that Santa Rosa offers. The growth and support of membership, the popularity of Vue on 30a, and other contributing factors have given the club the ability to improve and expand," added Brazwell. The course renovation is still on track, planning for a reopening this fall. For more updates, find Santa Rosa Golf & Beach Club on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC applauded the action taken by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to improve highway safety. NHTSA released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that would require full-stability technology, known as Electronic Stability Control (ESC), on truck tractors and certain buses with a gross vehicle weight rating of greater than 11,793 kilograms (26,000 pounds). "The government's notice makes a clear statement, underscoring the advantages of full-stability technology, as opposed to roll-only technology," says Fred Andersky, Bendix director of government and industry affairs. "While our preference is always to let the overall market drive choice, we support NHTSA's selection of full-stability technology to mandate. We believe full-stability technology on tractor-trailers, highway motorcoaches and other large buses is critical to the safety of today's highways. Bendix produces both roll-only and full-stability systems, but in our view, full stability is the superior technology, and the cost it adds is minimal. Just as important, full-stability technology is the foundation for the Bendix active safety and driver assistance systems available now, as well as advanced concepts in development." The proposed ruling comes at a time when increasing numbers of fleets are investing in full-stability technology because of the system's ability to help reduce the number of heavy truck accidents, improve safety records, and, ultimately, save money. Sales of the Bendix ESP Electronic Stability Program full-stability system, introduced in early 2005, have been escalating year over year, with nearly 57,000 systems delivered in 2011 and more than 175,000 units sold to date. However, even with this sustained growth, Bendix estimates that 70% to 75% of the Class 6, 7, and 8 air-braked truck build each year is delivered without stability technology. Bendix ESP is the foundation for Bendix advanced active safety technologies, such as Bendix Wingman Advanced, a Collision Mitigation Technology that combines both adaptive cruise control and collision mitigation to help drivers mitigate or reduce the intensity of potential rear-end collision situations. With this integrated approach, fleets are getting the most active safety performance available in the market today. Bendix stresses that technologies such as Bendix ESP do not replace the need for alert, safe drivers practicing safe driving habits, as well as continuous, comprehensive driver training.

At Harton Teaching School Alliance we are passionate about teaching and this passion will be shared and embedded in a supportive, practical and hands on way with all our trainees. You will receive training so you are confident when taking the next steps into the profession and can take what you have learnt into a fulfilling and successful career. We believe in holding onto tradition whilst embracing innovation and, above all, we pride ourselves in the quality of the training we offer. The best way to learn to teach is to do it, to make mistakes and to learn from them. Harton Teaching School Alliance will allow you to become immersed in school life from the start, but offers you a safety net of the support needed to thrive as a new teacher. Harton Teaching School Alliance is a partnership of 16 Secondary and Primary schools working in close collaboration with local providers to deliver high quality and innovative teacher training. The Lead School for the Partnership is Harton Academy, an OFSTED 'Outstanding' rated school (2013) and successful Teaching School. Harton was one of the first 100 teaching schools in the country. A distinctive feature of the programme is the focus on carefully staged and appropriately supervised practical classroom experience within two contrasting schools, which is further supported by academic and professional study via central training. Our HEI provider for the Secondary School Direct Teacher Training Programme is the University of Sunderland. Sunderland has a well-established reputation for quality provision in education. Research in education at Sunderland has been described as 'world-leading' by the latest Research Excellence Framework. The University of Sunderland has risen 38 places in The Guardian League Tables in the last two years – they were the highest climber in 2017 and have risen another eight places this year. The Guardian league tables focus on teaching, student satisfaction and employability; issues that really matter to you, the students. The training you receive will take place at both your host school and the University of Sunderland. You will spend 15 days at the University of Sunderland and will be taught via lectures, seminars, tutorials, project work and group work. Generic training will be at Harton Academy. Work-based learning will be in placement schools where you will be trained in a supportive and aspirational environment. You will complete two teaching placements in contrasting school environments. Your host school will be the school where you spend most of the year and where you will undertake most of your teaching commitments. You will also carry out a second placement of around 25 days in one of our partner schools dependent on your individual needs assessed in the first term. You will also have the opportunity to spend two days in two different special schools, thus affording all trainee teachers a comprehensive range of training experiences across all ability and age ranges, irrespective of your subject. You will be assigned a Mentor who will be an experienced member of staff from the department you will be working in. You will also have the support of a Professional Tutor who is also an experienced member of the staff at your placement school. All our Mentors and Professional Tutors are fully trained and have extensive experience of mentoring trainee teachers. You will be assessed with written work, some of which contributes towards Master's credits. In addition you will be assessed throughout your teaching practice. All School Direct students are assessed against the Teachers' Standards in order to be recommended for the award of Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). This School Direct (Tuition) Post Graduate Certificate of Education degree awards you Qualified Teacher Status (QTS), which you need to be able to teach in any state maintained school in England and Wales. If successful at the application stage, you will be invited for interview. This will involve a half a day spent at one of our partner schools. The day is a rigorous selection process where you will be required to teach a 30-minute observed lesson. There will also be a series of tasks including group and written ones, designed to show off your strengths. You will be told in advance about the content of the lesson and the age group you will be teaching as well as any other relevant information to enable you to demonstrate your skills and qualities. At this early stage, we are looking for applicants to demonstrate their future potential as teachers. You will complete two teaching placements in contrasting school environments. Your host school will be where you spend most of the year and where you will undertake most of your teaching commitments. You will be in your host school from September through to December. You will then carry out a Second Placement of around 25 days in one of our partner schools dependent on your individual needs assessed in the first term and the experiences you have already had from your host placement school. Your second school placement will be from January to February. After you have completed your Second School Placement you will return to your host placement until the end of June. Each Friday will be a training day and take place at Sunderland University, Harton Academy or one of our partnership schools. Financial support for trainee teachers has never been better. You could get up to £30,000 tax-free while you train, either as a bursary or prestigious scholarship – or you could earn a salary of up to £25,000 while you train on a School Direct (salaried) course. Your eligibility for financial support, and the amount you can expect to receive, will depend on the subject you choose to teach and your degree classification or highest relevant academic qualification. If your degree is not in the subject you wish to teach, you may be eligible for a funded course to increase your subject knowledge before starting your training. Entrants must hold a degree. We will be looking for a second class Honours Degree as the minimum requirement. A 2:1 or better is preferred in all cases; a 2:2 will be accepted with recent and relevant experience. All entrants will have attained a minimum grade C in their GCSE (or equivalent) examinations in English and Mathematics. For entrants with degrees from overseas please contact NARIC (National Academic Recognition Information Centre). We are looking for enthusiastic applicants with very good communication skills, the determination to succeed, a commitment to working hard and the ability to work with others. Successful applicants are confident and passionate about teaching and able to contribute to the wider school ethos and community. Training to teach is challenging and rewarding. Developing excellent interpersonal skills will enable trainees to work with groups of young people from diverse backgrounds. We are looking for people who strive to improve and are committed to their own professional development, and who are proactive, independent and team players willing to act upon advice. All entrants will go through an enhanced Disclosures and Barring Service (DBS) to ascertain that they have no criminal background preventing them from working with children. Once trainees have been offered a place, they must book their skills tests and pass them before the course begins. All successful applicants must submit an Occupational Health form. Entrants are required to satisfy interviewers that they possess the physical and mental agility necessary to meet the strenuous demands of teaching. This does not preclude entrants with disabilities from applying who give every indication of becoming competent and valued members of the teaching profession. We may ask you to take a SKE course if we feel you have the right qualities to become a teacher, but think you need to complete additional subject training first. If that's the case, we will offer you a place conditional on doing an SKE course. SKE courses are fully funded – so you won't have to pay any tuition fees – and you may be eligible for a training bursary of up to £7,200 to support you throughout the course. The length of SKE varies depending on your need – from eight-week 'refresher' or 'booster' programmes, through to more extensive 36-week courses. Harton Teaching School Alliance welcomes applications for teacher training from all candidates. Harton Academy hosts a large number of pupils and students with a range of physical impairments and social, emotional and mental health conditions, and can use this expertise to help identify and provide any support agreed for trainees. Harton benefitted from significant building improvements under the government's Building Schools for the Future programme and therefore has bespoke infrastructures to suit people of all abilities. Additionally, Human Resources support is available, as we consider our trainees a member of the staffing team, and would look to make reasonable adjustments as necessary. Both of our accredited providers have a Disability Support Team who will be able to provide advice, information and guidance to students with a disability; students with mental illness or mental health difficulties; students with Specific Learning Difficulty (SpLD) such as dyslexia. In relation to our partner schools where a school is unsuitable for a particular placement, we would seek to find an appropriate school which can accommodate successfully. Please contact John Gibson on [email protected] with any specific disability access requirements. You will need to register before you can apply.

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Spanish Jokes Did you hear about the Spanish magician? He would wave his magic wand and count "Uno, Dos-" And *poof*, he'd disappear without a *tres*. My 4-year-old nephew has been learning Spanish since lockdown. He still can't say the word for "please" though, which I think is poor for four Over 99.99% of people that took the vaccine for the 1918 Spanish Flu have passed away. This seems very suspicious to me! What do Spanish speakers scream on a roller-coaster? Nosotros... What do you call a Spanish woman that always says yes? Si-ñorita The King of France, The King of England and The King of Spain are having an argument over who has the biggest penis. Eventually they decide to let the people judge. They all stand on a stage in front of the people and drop their pants one by one. The King of France drops his and the French crowd shout "Viva la France!!" The King of Spain drops his and the Spanish crowd shout "Viva la Es... A spanish family goes to a sports store. The son picks up a Germany T-shirt for soccer and says to his sister: "I've decided I'm going to be a Germany fan and I want this T-shirt for my birthday." The big sister reacts angrily and slaps him in the face. "Are you stupid, go talk to mom about it." So the little boy wit... Did you hear about the Spanish Star Wars spin-off? It's about the chosen Juan. I used to know a Spanish magician... He told me that he could disappear on the count of three. Then he said *uno, dos.....* and disappeared without a tres. Does Spanish have anything in common with English? Why do the Spanish newspaper El Mundo's employees work so hard? Because El Mundo means The World to them. They thought ESPN was very good in Spanish speaking countries So now they just call it EsBein. A woman didn't know how to speak Spanish but was married to a Spanish man and together, they resided in Spain. Once she went to the market to buy some chicken legs. She lifted her skirt a little and pointed to her legs so that the shopkeeper is able to understand her. Another time, she had to buy chicken breast so she pointed to her bosom so that the shopkeeper is able to understand her Once s... How much Spanish did the cow know? Muuuuucho! What does a Spanish speaking person say when you ask him what is in his container full of snails? Es Cargo! What do you get when your French and Spanish friends mix? Mon amigos An English man, a French man, a Spanish man and a German man were watching a juggler. An English man, a French man, a Spanish man and a German man were watching a juggler performing, but the juggler noticed they couldn't see very well, so he stood on a crate and called out, "Can you see me now?" They replied, "Yes," "Oui," "Si," "Ja." What did the Spanish cow say to the other cow when it wiped the grass off its rear? Grassy-ass A German girl married a Spanish man A German girl married a Spanish man & went to Spain. She can't speak Spanish. Each time she wants to buy chicken legs, she would lift her skirt& show her thighs to enable the seller understand her. This went on for sometime. One day she wanted to buy banana. So She took her husband to... What do R/Jokes have in common with the Spanish Inquisition? It just a bunch of tortured puns What do you call a thoughtful Spanish mint? A pensa mentos. What do you call a Mexican women with three boobs? I've started buying store brand Spanish rice instead of the expensive stuff As they say, "Arroz by any other name..." My tattoo removal specialist, Dr Pablo, confessed to me recently that he had committed dozens of crimes yet has never been caught. "How on earth are you a free man?" I asked him. "Nobody expects the Spanish ink physician" he said. I caught a really bad case of the flu in Madrid... Whilst sniffling and coughing and rolling around in the hotel bed, I realised I needed medical attention, so I called the concierge to get help. "Oh, so you're sick!" came the reply. "Not a problem, we'll send our very own hotel doctor up to your room right away!" The doctor strolled i... Mick Jagger and Keith Richards were arrested for allegedly breaking into a Spanish man's house They reportedly took some of his belongings (only what they could carry). When the police asked the homeowner about it, he said "They took what they could, but then.... The Rolling Stones gathered no más." My girlfriend doesn't know why I've been saying "mucho" a lot more to my Spanish friends Apparently it means a lot to them I always make sure to say "muchas" near my Spanish speaking friends. It means a lot to them. This Spanish man on my lawn is so demanding I keep giving him blankets to sit on and all he will say in response is 'grassy ass' My Spanish teacher quit her job in the middle of our numbers lesson She left without a Tres I showed my Mexican friends I know a little Spanish by saying "mucho" and they seemed really flattered ...they said it meant a lot to them. Why did the Spanish Inquisition yank out people's molars? Because they wanted the tooth, the whole truth, so help them God. My name is Brett but my Spanish speaking friends call me Pan. What do you call a group of Spanish yes men? A si section! I always say muchos to spanish people It means a lot to them The word Algo may not sound familiar to English speakers. But in Spanish it really means something. During Spain's economic crisis, my Spanish uncle started his own honey business. He named it Big Co Honeys. My Spanish teacher's husband died last week I approached her in class and said "Mucho" "Thanks," she said, "that means a lot." "Tanto." "Oh my," she replied. "Thank you, that means so much." "El mundo." "Thank you so much," she said, "what you've said means the world." People are astonished when they see the tattoo that I got in Madrid Nobody expects the Spanish ink precision. What do you call a website where you pay to look at pictures of Spanish desserts? OnlyFlans Once upon a time, Spanish galleon was sent to rescue some farmers and their cows in a settlement... ...they arrived on schedule and picked up the farmers and their cows, which took up half of the cargo hold. As the journey continued, they miked the cows, eventually filling up the remainder of the hold with various dairy products. Finally, they reached their destination, but before they wer... My Spanish teacher asked me to turn in my essay But I ain't no snitch Why is Mario so scared of Spanish ghosts? He's been playing with "La Ouija" too much. A school hires a new Spanish teacher fresh out of college. On her first day, the principal decides to sit in the class and observe, and he sits down next to Little Johnny. The teacher writes a sentence in Spanish on the board. Midway through the sentence she drops the marker and bends down to pick it up. As she straightens and finishes the sentence she asks... What did the Spanish ghost have for breakfast? A bowl of ethereal... I tried to translate and adapt one of my favorite jokes. Hope it works. A Mexican gunslinger were hired to kill an old American lady who was deaf in one ear. The man put his two silver revolvers in the holster at his waist, put his bullet belt around his chest, took his lucky sombrero and went to the lady's house in the United States. In front of the woma... Everyone is posting photos of people from the 1910's wearing masks to protect themselves from the Spanish flu to try and convince people to wear masks now... Idiots. If masks work, then why are all those people in the pictures dead? Smallpox, the Spanish Flu, and the black death have already done the whole global pandemic thing... What covid is doing is just plaguerism. An Alabama couple with 9 children went to see the doctor about getting the husband "fixed". The doctor started the procedure and making small talk, asks them "Why, after having 9 children have you decided not to have any more?". The husband replied, "We just read an article that said 1 in 10 American children born in the United States is Mexican". The wife continued, "We didn... If a Spanish woman called Pilar married an Irish man called Colm ... would their children be Poles? I asked my Spanish colleague if he could include me on an email He replied, "CC" An American man, a French man, a Spanish man and a German man are standing on the sidewalk, trying to watch a street performer juggle bowling pins. The juggler notices they're having a bit of trouble, so he stands on a large wooden box and says to them, "Can you see me now?" They answer one at a time: "Oui." "Sí." "Ja." For some reason CBS wouldn't let me stream the super bowl. I had to switch to the ESPN spanish simulcast. It worked out because BRADY-GRONKOWSKI-GOALLLLLLLLL!!!!! is the same in every language. What would you call a progressive rock band that plays psychedelic Spanish guitar on your front lawn? Pink Flamenco I used to have a Spanish girlfriend called Nada She meant nothing to me A Spanish man who spoke no English went into a department store to buy socks. He found his way to the menswear department where a young lady offered to help him. "Quiero calcetines." said the man. "I don't speak Spanish, but we have some very nice suits over here." said the salesgirl. "No, no quiero trajes. Quiero calcetines." said the man. "Well, these shirts are on sale this week." declared the salesgirl. "No, no quiero camisas. Quiero calcetines." repeated the man. "I still don't know what you're trying to say. We have some fine pants on this rack." offere... A magical spanish thief was caught trying to steal an early work of a famous artist In his defeat, he declared they could keep the work, but he would set himself free on the count of three. He said "Uno...Dos...." and then poof, he vanished without a trace. I've getting feedback that my jokes are in broken English, so here's one in Spanish. Uno. Here, have a joke in spanish "sabe inglés?" "si" "como se dice 'un zapato' en inglés?" "a shoe" "salud" "gracias" I recently had a chat with a Spanish girl whose name is apparently "senorita 2" Unfortunately she wasn't able to recognize any of the words I was saying. That's probably the only time I'll speak with "MS-DOS". Two guys were working at the airport, when a foreigner walked up to them. He asked them in Spanish, where the luggage pick up was. Neither could understand him, so they raised their hands and shook their heads that they don't understand... He asked again, in German. Again, the two workers did not understand him. He tried in Polish and then again in French, but both times, the employees couldn't understand him. He walked away trying to find someone else who could help him. One guy turned to the other guy and... Why did the Spanish train driver crash into an insane asylum? Nobody is sure, but the doctors said they saw a loco motive What did the Spanish sauce say to the English sauce? Soy sauce. A Spanish man, an Italian man, and an English man are seated together on a flight to the US. As they talk during the flight, they discover that they are all on extended business trips, and they each spent their last night at home making love to their wives. The Spanish man says, "I made love to my wife three times, and when it was time for me to leave she cried and cried for me to st... I hope this translate well from Spanish Why do police cars have a bathtub on the top? So they can carry the sirens. What do Spanish people call leftover beef? Reincarne I told my girlfriend that I don't like Spanish rice... And now I'm ricest Simple Economics SOCIALISMYou have 2 cows.You give one to your neighbour COMMUNISMYou have 2 cows.The State takes both and gives you some milk FASCISMYou have 2 cows.The State takes both and sells you some milk NAZISMYou have 2 cows.The State takes both and shoots you BUREAUCRATISMYou hav... What do you call a dog that helps out in a Spanish law firm? A perro-legal. A man is on vacation in Spain. He stops at a local inn to stay and is having a drink down in the bar. Once there he was challenged by the bartender to win a free meal and a drink. He needs only score higher on a trivia quiz against a very smart chicken. Amused and figuring he couldn't lose to a bird he accepts. Th... I have two really good Spanish friends in the south of the USA that I want to visit some day They're called Louise y Anna A French man, a British man and a Spanish man are caught stealing in a foreign country. They are prosecuted and the judge sentences them all to 100 lashes each. However he wants to look lenient in the eyes of their respective countries so he reduces the lashes to twenty and allows them to have two requests each before being lashed. The Spanish is first to be lashed and requests ... A Spanish man is showing his friend his boats He tells his friend he has a boat named uno, dos, tres, cuatro, and seis. His friend asks what happened to the fifth one The Spanish man says: Cinco! Why can't a blind Spanish girl consent? Because they can't Si My dad is moving to a Spanish city Have you ever seen a Spanish Muslim? Once you see juan, you see jamal. Do you speak Spanish? A) No. B) A little. C) Señor The Spanish assassin There was once a hitman who was known for his skill and stealth. Nobody really knew his identity, except for the fact that he always used to count to three before shooting his victim. One time, a mob leader wanted a hit on a rival leader, so he hired him. He said "I want the kill to be clean,... What did the Spanish dog say to his owner after he let him out to poop in the yard? "Un, deux, trois, quatre", radioed the French ship... ...before it cinq. "Eins, zwei, drei", radioed the German ship vierlessly, but then silence. "Uno, dos", radioed the Spanish ship, and then disappeared without a tres. "One," radioed the British ship before it went two. "Oh," radioed the American sub. "I guess we won" What was the name of the most intelligent Spanish conquistador? Cerebral Cortez. native spanish speakers: our language has existed for over 1500 years and is the second-most spoken on earth **taco bell:** cool... well we made up some new words for y'all My son asked me if I know any Spanish words. I said no. I want to know if this Spanish joke translates at all What's the similarity between a boat, a firefighter and a family? The boat and the firefighter have hard outer coverings (cascos). *and the family?* They're good, thanks for asking! (Original Spanish) ¿Que se parece entre un bombero, un barco y una famili... What do you call a a Spanish spring (river) that doesn't move? Geyser Permanente I heard translated jokes are now a thing. Here's one from spanish: To get to the other side! ¿Donde esta la bibliotecha? ¡Donde esta la bibliotecha! I'll try to translate this joke from Spanish A man is walking down the road carrying a shovel when his friend sees him. Friend: Hey Pablo, you sure do look tired. What have you been up to? 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A person of Spanish and Chinese descent had a son that would never stop laughing. That's why he named him... La Mao What did the mathematician order at the Spanish restaurant? A π-ella What tool does a spanish man use to play the violin? My friend was visiting from Barcelona, and he asked me if he could crash on my couch. I wasn't expecting some kind of Spanish imposition! What did the pig say to the spanish butcher? My friends mom counted over two in Spanish and died. You could say it was an Overdos. This joke was told to me in Spanish so hopefully nothing is lost in translation. Two guys were on a ship out in the ocean when it capsized during a storm. But they were lucky enough to find a piece of flotsam to hold on to. One man spoke only Spanish and the other spoke only English. After days of holding on to the flotsam, the Spanish guy couldn't hold on and started to ... A member of the Inca Indian tribe was captured by the Spanish.... The captain told his interpreter to say this to the Inca Indian , " Tell him if he doesn't tell us where they have hidden all their gold ,that we will burn his feet ". Through the interpreter the Inca Indian replied " I would rather die than tell you where the gold is " The captain threatened... An English man is sat in a Spanish restaurant in Spain... He sees a Spanish man at another table get served a plate with some amazing food, the main part of which is two massive meatballs. He asks the waiter for the same dish, "I'm sorry senior, we only get that once per day after the bullfight, it is the testicles of the bull after he is killed ... There is a Spanish family on holiday in England When they are in England, the trains are packed and everyone is drunk and half naked. Everywhere is mayhem and the little Spanish boy is confused why. "Dad, why is everyone celebrating, is there an event or something happening?" The dad replies, "The sun has come out." A guy is browsing in a pet shop and sees a parrot sitting on a little perch. It doesn't have any feet or legs. The guy says aloud, "Jeeez, I wonder what happened to this parrot?" The parrot says, "I was born this way. I'm a defective parrot." "Holy crap," the guy replies. "You actually understood and answered me!" "I got every word," says the parrot. "Ask me anything, I'll answer whatever you want." "Okay," the guy says. "How can you hang onto your perch without any feet?" "Well," the parrot says, "this is very embarrassing but si... Bono walks into a bar in Tijuana. He has thirteen of his closest friends with him, and he offers to buy the first round. He walks up to the bartender and orders in Spanish. The bartender comes out a bit later and hands out all the beers. Bono laughs and says, "I love this place. Every time I come here, I order four drinks, an... What do you call a spanish man with a rubber toe? My Spanish girlfriend wanted a better TV So I arrived home and set it up. Turns out she said Por Que instead of 4K. A bilingual joke! (English/Spanish) A Spanish man goes into a department store looking for a specific item of clothing. But he can't find what he's looking for and he doesn't know the English word for it. So he grabs a salesperson and says, "Tienes calcetines?" "I'm sorry, I don't know what that is," the salesperson says... My mother in law is Spanish My mother in law is Spanish, so when we named our son 'Muchos' it really meant a lot to her. The Spanish word for 'cat' is 'gato'. In China they pronounce it 'gateau'. What happened after the Spanish King got his car stolen? What do you call a handicapped Spanish demon? 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Oppam 50 Days Kerala Collection Report! Mohanlal starrer movie Oppam, written and directed by master director Priyadarshan, had released all over on the last Onam season. It hit the screens on the 8th of September to be precise and now completed 50 days here in Kerala. It was produced by Antony Perumbavoor under the banner of Ashirvad Cinemas and become one of the biggest ever box office successes in Mollywood as well. It had become the 5th Mollywood movie to cross 50 crore mark from its worldwide run in the box office as well and made its place in the list of highest grossing films in Mollywood. Now, it had completed 50 golden days here and we got the official Kerala Collection report of the movie. From 50 days run here, Oppam had grossed 40.10 crores from the screens here. The Net figure of the movie is 32. 35 crore (after excluding the tax from the total Kerala gross) and the share earned by the film from Kerala is 17.25 crores approximately. The film is made using a budget of 6.80 crores including print and publicity and earned a profit close to 11 crores from its theater run in Kerala alone, from 50 days. It had earned a share second only to Pulimurugan from Kerala and in that sense, Oppam is the second biggest success in Mollywood. The worldwide gross of the movie had crossed 56 crores as well. Jayasurya is coming up with the biopic of VP Sathyan! Dulquar Salman's next with Bejoy Nambiar has been titled as 'Solo'!

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Leeds Flood Alleviation Scheme LFAS2 aims to reduce flood risk to communities and businesses along the River Aire corridor between Leeds Rail Station and Apperley Bridge. Land Use, Food & Agriculture Flooding & drought over 10,000 people Flood defence walls and a raised footbridge at Milford Place, Kirkstall. by the Leeds Climate Commission A combination of traditional engineering methods and Natural Flood Management (NFM) will be used to reduce flood risk in Leeds. We're working with the Environment Agency on our Flood Alleviation Scheme Phase 2 (FAS2) to help protect 1,048 homes and 474 businesses. We're focusing mainly on the developed areas along the River Aire, upstream of Leeds Train Station and Apperley Bridge. FAS2 provides a one in a 200 year level of protection against flooding. This means flooding will be reduced to a 0.5 per cent chance of occurring in any given year, including an allowance for climate change. Once the scheme is completed, it will help protect against similar flooding to Storm Eva. It's important to form a multi-organisational board (eg. The Environment Agency, Network Rail, Yorkshire Water and others) to guide the project both in the early stages and throughout construction. A co-located project team makes a significant difference to delivering the scheme more efficiently as well as identifying opportunities to provide added benefits such as carbon reduction measures. Number of jobs created. Number of trees planted. Penpont Project Organised by Action for Conservation, the Penpont Project is the world's first large-scale, youth-led nature recovery project and a blueprint for how youth action and conservation can bring change.

Sarasa Ifu Born on 12/22/1983 as a Capricorn, Sarasa Ifu grew up in a perfect environment to become a musician with Yosui Inoue as her father and Seri Ishikawa as her mother. She has always thought about 'becoming a singer someday' as a child, but as she grew older, she began to question if she 'had to pursue a career as an artist just to deliver to expectations of others.' She then decided to hide away her pure passion to do music deep inside her heart. Yet, music has always been a part of her life that a casual talk with her father one day became the lyrics of a song 'Nagai Neko' which was later properly released. Soon after, her passion for music that has been once locked away started to grow stronger and she began her activities as a lyricist. She wrote the lyrics for various artists such as Salyu and SS501 (popular K-pop group). With her intention of testing her own potentials, she tried out for a lyricist audition held by Sony Music without revealing who she really was. As she was recognized for her unique style of lyrics, Ki/oon Records signed a contract with her. She then began to think about directly singing the words that she wrote herself, so she made a debut as a singer with a single "Curriculum" on 12/5/2007. She also began to appear on TV and radio programs, especially in her hometown of Fukuoka. Official Website: http://www.ifusarasa.com/ Blog: http://blog.oricon.co.jp/ifusarasa/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/nisarasa_wonka

Experience virtual reality and see the high tech new equipment coming to Centennial Library during an open house this week. The library is introducing two new working and collaboration spaces. During the open house, visitors will be able to see demonstrations and ask questions about the new spaces and equipment. A highlight of the event will be demos of the new virtual reality equipment in one of the spaces, which also is designed an area for web conferencing and presentations. The other space has multiple workstations on both Mac and PC operating systems with a much bigger range of software compared to our standard computers. These Analysis Workstations have specialized scientific software as well as the full Adobe Creative Cloud suite. Analysis workstations can be reserved in advance and are already available to users. The open house is Friday, Feb. 17 from 1 to 5 p.m. at Centennial Library.

Ty'Jier Terrell says he woke up to screams and the sight of his fellow youth-football teammates bleeding as their charter bus rolled down an embankment just outside Little Rock Arkansas. The Arkansas State Police were continuing Tuesday to investigate why the bus went off Interstate 30 near Little Rock, Arkansas, early Monday morning as Ty'Jier and his teammates were headed home to Memphis from a youth football championship game in Dallas, Texas. The driver, identified by state police as 66-year-old Eula Jarrett of Tennessee, told investigators she lost control of the bus, but it remains unclear why she lost control, officials said. Investigators said the weather was clear and road conditions were dry at the time of the crash. Police said the bus careened off the highway about 2:40 a.m. and rolled down an embankment, coming to a rest on his right side. Killed in the crash was 9-year-old Kameron Johnson, according to the Saline County, Arkansas, coroner. At least 45 other children and adults were injured, many of them suffering broken bones, contusions and head injuries. Police said the injured children ranged in age from 8 to 13 and were members of the Orange Mound Youth Association in Memphis. Ty'Jier suffered a gash on the right side of his head that required 18 stitches to close. "I was scared 'cause everybody was bleeding and I had a lot of blood all over my T-shirt before I changed at the hospital," Ty'Jier said. He said he escaped from the bus through an emergency hatch in the roof. Damous Hailey, one of the coaches on the bus, told the Associated Press that he was sitting behind the driver when the bus began to swerve, leave the roadway and tumble down the steep embankment. "You can imagine what happened when these kids were thrown around when their bus went flying at 50 mph into the forest," he said. The charter bus is owned by Scott Shuttle Services of Somerville, Tennessee. Representatives of the company did not respond to a request for comment from ABC News. Records show the bus company, which operates five vehicles and employs seven drivers, has previously been fined $3,250 in 2015 for violating federal license and periodic inspection regulations, according to records obtained by ABC News from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. In May, the company failed a basic driver fitness compliance review after one of its drivers was found not to have proper licenses to operate a bus, according to records. The company was fined $3,490. One of Scott Shuttle Services' buses was also involved in a minor crash with another vehicle in November 2017 in Jackson, Tennessee, according to the Tennessee Highway Patrol. No one was injured in the accident and no citations were issued. Hours after Monday's the wreck, students at Coleman Elementary School in Memphis were told that their classmate, Kameron Johnson, a third grader, was killed. "You just saw heartache. You saw our hearts broken. You saw tears. You saw hugs," Nickalous Manning, superintendent of Aspire Public Schools, told reporters. Mum fears daughter, 14, may have been groomed after she vanished on the way to a pal's house.

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The stock market is flashing signals that point to a dot-com style bubble, but fundamentals are healthier now, Schwab says Carla Mozée Apr. 6, 2021, 5:38 PM Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Spencer Platt/Getty Images High valuations and other factors have been driving comparisons between current US stock market conditions and those during the dot-com era, says Charles Schwab. But market breadth now is contributing to a healthier environment, according to the investment firm. More than 90% of the S&P 500's stocks are trading above their 200-day moving averages. See more stories on Insider's business page. Speculative behavior and other factors are inviting comparisons between current US stock market conditions and those during the boom-and-bust of the dot-com era, but today's fundamentals are more robust than two decades ago, according to investment firm Charles Schwab. A "rash of speculative behavior, an ever-increasing number of day-traders, and still-high valuations," have been driving talk about how stocks are performing now compared with the dot-com boom in the late-1990s and the bust that followed in the early-2000s, said Liz Ann Sonders, Schwab's chief investment strategist, and Kevin Gordon, senior investment research specialist, in a note published on its site Monday. The tech-concentrated Nasdaq-100 index during 2020 surged to its highest since its burst in the early 2000s. Then, the index "bore the brunt" of the bear market with its 83% slide between March 2000 and October 2002, said Schwab. The Nasdaq 100 since last year's high been whipped around, falling into correction territory in March as investors reassessed the jump in tech stocks that Wall Street, in part, considered as beneficiaries from COVID-19 lockdowns and changing consumer patterns. A correction is considered as a fall of 10% or more from a most recent high. "A handful of valuation metrics–including the S&P 500's forward P/E, the Buffett model, price-to-sales ratios, etc — have either met or exceeded the sky-high levels seen in the run up to the tech bust," said Schwab. "That has justifiably stirred up consternation among investors, but there are important caveats to note on why this current environment looks different." For one, when the Nasdaq 100 in 2020 hit its post-dot-com era high, the S&P 500 index "moved in tandem with it," the analysts said. "In the late-1990s, the Nasdaq 100 at one point almost doubled in six months and the S&P 500 didn't come close to matching that parabolic spike. Consequently, the epic rise in the Nasdaq 100 led to an epic collapse, which ultimately brought down the broader market." Secondly, market breadth differs now. For the S&P 500, breadth had started to "weaken considerably" starting at the end of 1997 and heading into the market's peak in March 2000, which at that point only 35% of its stocks were trading above their 200-day moving averages. Currently, more than 90% of the index's stocks are trading above their 200-day moving averages, which is "a much healthier backdrop as the market continues to advance," said the Schwab analysts. The "persistently solid breadth over the past few months has likely shielded the market from its greatest foe — frothy investor sentiment across many behavioral and attitudinal metrics," they said. The Nasdaq 100 has recovered some of its recent losses and was showing a gain of nearly 6% so far in 2021. It has climbed by 69% over the past 12 months. The S&P 500 has advanced by nearly 9% this year to reach record highs and has tacked on about 54% over the last year. Carla Mozée Rep. Madison Cawthorn polished his gun during a Veterans' Affairs hearing,...

Jig - On hand coach. Stacey - Website, co-host manager, results spreadsheet. Field Cards. Penny has produced another fantastic comms full of interesting and useful information. Please take time to read through - there is something for everyone! Please click HERE. The Seniors Road Race Championship has been relaunched in a simpler format and has four categories of participant - Male/Female, Senior and Veteran. (Age category to be confirmed.) Full details may be found on the Seniors +/Seniors Road Race Championship page - Click HERE for link to page. Youth track and field meeting pages have all been updated and are ready to accept registrations. The Seniors Summer Training Schedule & Summer Handicap Dates are now published and may be found on the Seniors +/Seniors page. The results for last year's Road Race Championship have also been published. These are on the Seniors +/Seniors Road Race Championship page. Queens Physiotherapy is a well established Private Sports Physiotherapy Clinic and is the only private practice in the region to offer recognised, HCPC-registered Physiotherapy and Sports Injury Specialists in the region. Treating runners, swimmers, triathletes and cyclists is all part of our day to day practice. Our clinicians continue to work in the NHS as clinical specialists alongside Orthopaedic Consultants, at Frimley Park Hospital and at the Aldershot Centre for Health. This experience and close links with hospital staff provides our patients with the most up to date and effective evidence based treatment available to ensure their rapid recovery. The club has received an invitation addressed to all the residents of Fleet to attend the Annual Residents' Meeting to be held on Monday 31st March at 7pm for a 7.30pm start. It's an opportunity to hear what the council is doing and to have your say. Details are HERE. Tonight, Wednesday 19th, is track training at the Aldershot Military Track. Tomorrow night , Thursday 20th, is the last of the off-road Headtorch runs - 6 miles round the summer handicap course. Now that the HM training has ended, a number of club members will continue to meet at Peter Driver on a Sunday morning at 08:30 prompt and enjoy an off-road social run. HM trainees are welcome to come and join us: The pace and distance will depend on who comes. Please check our calendar for the Sundays we are meeting.

Twins show potential when everything clicks By Fabian Ardaya ANAHEIM -- For much of the season, Minnesota Twins manager Paul Molitor has watched opponents take advantage of his young team's mistakes.The Twins were able to flip the script on Monday night, making the most of their opponent's gaffes as they roared to a 9-4 road win over the Angels.While ANAHEIM -- For much of the season, Minnesota Twins manager Paul Molitor has watched opponents take advantage of his young team's mistakes. The Twins were able to flip the script on Monday night, making the most of their opponent's gaffes as they roared to a 9-4 road win over the Angels. While the Angels struggled with sloppy play and committed three errors, the Twins looked sharp in what Molitor said might have been their most complete game of the year. "There's not a lot of nights where we've been able to complement all areas of the game and be efficient, and we haven't had that many games where we've had a lead of five, six runs going in late," Molitor said. Defensively, they were sharp. The lone mistake, an interference call on third baseman Trevor Plouffe, was quickly eradicated as starter Ricky Nolasco struck out Yunel Escobar to end the second inning. Plouffe bounced back to kick the offense into gear the next half-inning, taking a 76 mph changeup from Jered Weaver and driving it a Statcast-projected 405 feet out to left field for a three-run, tie-breaking homer. "[Plouffe] wiped the slate clean when he put three on the board," Molitor said of the homer. "Weaver was using his off-speed, like he always does, pitching backwards. He had a lot of us off stride early, but it was nice to see Trevor stay back on an off-speed and hit it out of the park." Plouffe took advantage of an Angels error from second baseman Johnny Giavotella, which negated a sure-fire inning-ending double play and instead left two men on the basepaths. "It's inexcusable," Giavotella said of his play. "I work hard on my defense, I take pride in [working on it] every day. I had a routine play there." The power surge continued throughout the night, as center fielder Byron Buxton also took Weaver deep for his first home run of the season. Left fielder Robbie Grossman added on in the seventh, taking a low fastball from reliever Al Alburquerque and driving it out to center field. Two more runs would score in the frame, in large part due to two errors from Angels shortstop Gregorio Petit. "They had a couple miscues on the defensive side," Molitor said. "We've paid the price for that this year. A lot of teams have capitalized on our defensive mistakes, and tonight it was nice to see that we were able to get some hits with extra outs." Nolasco grinded his way to a quality start, giving up three runs and scattering seven hits over six innings and 106 pitches. He was effective when it mattered, holding the first four hitters in the Angels lineup -- Escobar, Kole Calhoun, Mike Trout and Albert Pujols -- to a 1-for-12 showing. For one of the few times this season, the Twins had everything going. Fabian Ardaya is a reporter for MLB.com based in Anaheim.