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Jungle Dreaming Festival Announces Phase Two Lineup Featuring The Glitch Mob, Mystic Grizzly & More
January 25, 2023 January 25, 2023 by Ashley Kelaita Share this
When a beautiful weekend in Costa Rica calls for amazing music, incredible art and jaw dropping views, get your passport ready because it is one fans won't want to miss! The inaugural Jungle Dreaming Festival just released their stellar phase two lineup including artists such as The Glitch Mob, Mystic Grizzly, David Starfire, Comisar, Orenda, […]
Resonate Teams Up with STS9 in Return to Suwannee; Adds Lettuce, Emancipator, & More
On March 30 – April 1, Resonate Festival returns to Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park. This year, the celestial celebration of sound is spearheaded by STS9, who will headline both nights, treating fans to a total of four sets. It's no secret that these sacred campgrounds are the perfect place to enjoy a fabulous […]
North Coast Music Festival Unveils Electric 2023 Lineup
North Coast Music Festival is returning to the Mid West for its 13th year, and the phase one lineup reveal has everyone talking. The festival revealed its first wave of artists earlier this week featuring a pool of big name headliners including Zeds Dead, Flume, Marhmello, Jauz, Ganja White Night, Alesso, and more. Fans can […]
SOSMP Announces New Echoland Music Festival with Tyler Childers, Vulfpeck, Phil Lesh, & More
Yesterday, January 17, Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park announced the new Echoland Music Festival. Inspired by the mossy magic of Live Oak, FL, the lineup is stacked with jam, folk, and indie artists, including timeless legends like Phil Lesh & Friends and Robert Plant and Alison Krauss. Headliners Tyler Childers and Vulfpeck are complemented […]
Sunset Music Festival Returns May 27-28 w/ HoneyLuv, Ravenscoon, TVBOO, Smoakland & More
January 12, 2023 January 12, 2023 by Franz Share this
Amidst news of Coachella and Bonnaroo lineups, Sunset Music Festival also shared its stacked bill this week — featuring 40+ artists from across the spectrum of electronic music. Taking place at at Raymond James Stadium over Memorial Day Weekend (May 27-28), phase 1 is headlined by Adventure Club, SLANDER, Chris Lake and Audien. The festival also features house music rising stars […]
Coachella Shares Boldest Lineup of 2023 ft. Frank Ocean, Bad Bunny, BLACKPINK & More
Following a stacked Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival lineup announce earlier today, Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival threw its hat in the ring for the boldest lineup of 2023. Headlining both weekends in April will be treasured music icon Frank Ocean, who is set to make his first performances since 2017. Joining him will […]
Bonnaroo Announces Massive Lineup with Kendrick Lamar, ODESZA, Foo Fighters & More
Today, January 10th, Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival announced its 2023 lineup. Headlining June 15-18 in Manchester, TN will be Pulitzer Prize-winner Kendrick Lamar, Electronica-Favorites ODESZA, and the return of the Foo Fighters. The undercard is incredibly dazzling as well, featuring massive artists/acts such as Paramore, Baby Keem, Portugal. The Man, My Morning Jacket, Marcus […]
Welcome To Rockville Announces Dazzling 2023 Lineup
December 14, 2022 December 14, 2022 by Franz Share this
After dealing with unpredictable weather in 2022, Welcome to Rockville is ready to storm back for a triumphant return next May with perhaps its biggest lineup to date. Earlier today, Rockville, hosted at Daytona International Speedway, announced its 2023 bill, which will host fan-favorites TOOL, Deftones, Pantera, Avenged Sevenfold, Slipknot, Queens of the Stone Age […]
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The WAV Awards: Favorite Events We Attended in 2022
December 12, 2022 December 29, 2022 by MP3 MAG STAFF Share this
From coast to coast (and over the pond to Europe and beyond), music fans worldwide were immersed in a variety of live events during 2022. After a tumultuous 2020 and 2021, many music event organizers worldwide came back stronger than ever to take on the new year in full force. Here are a few of […]
Hangout Music Festival Announces Stacked 2023 Lineup
December 7, 2022 December 7, 2022 by Ashley Kelaita Share this
Twelve years later and Hangout Music Festival continues to blow fans away with its eclectic and diverse lineup announcements. The 2023 festival lineup is out and features a stacked bill of top-tier artists such as SZA, Lil Nas X, Calvin Harris, Skrillex, Flume, and many more. Artists of many varieties will be taking the stage, […]
7 Art Basel Miami Events You Need to Check Out in 2022
November 22, 2022 November 22, 2022 by MP3 MAG STAFF Share this
What is Art Basel Miami? Art Basel is an international art fair staged annually in Basel, Switzerland, as well as in Hong Kong, Paris, and Miami. The convention and event itself offer leading galleries from five continents showing significant works by masters of modern and contemporary art. In natural Miami fashion, the city comes together […]
Night Tales Ride 'Proof' Album Tour Into Meow Wolf Denver
November 21, 2022 November 21, 2022 by valyoder Share this
Amidst a cold November night, the electric duo Night Tales exhaled a breath of warm, illuminating light within Denver's encroaching dark, winter air. The Australian pair effortlessly appeared on stage for an energetic showcase of their new album and tour. Performing a colorful and emotionally charged experience within Meow Wolf's surreal and intimate venue. Their […]
Photo Gallery: Freaky Deaky 2022
Freaky Deaky 2022 was a spectacle for the eyes, ears, and minds of all those who attended. The three-day festival located in Texas was filled with energy, starting from Altruist kicking off the pre-party all the way to Illenium's set on the mainstage to close out the event. With creative costumes, totems, and performers there […]
How to Stay Cool During EDC Orlando
November 8, 2022 November 8, 2022 by Gabrielle Reeder Share this
Florida is hot. There is no dancing around the truth, and even if the alligator state dips into the 50s during those winter months, this weekend, the highs will reach 80 degrees. Combine that humid heat with thousands of dancing bodies and electric live music, all centered in the dead center of Florida, and you're […]
Playlist: In the Mood for EDC Orlando
EDC Orlando is almost here! With a few days until the festival, here are 22 songs to get you in the spirit of the renowned event. Tracklist: "Hot In It" – Tiësto, Charli XCX "Puzzle Box" – Rezz, Subtronics "Hero" – Afrojack, David Guetta "The Sign" – CamelPhat, Anyma "Laserbeam- Sullivan King Remix" – Ray […]
Best Things We Saw at Suwannee Hulaween 2022
November 4, 2022 November 4, 2022 by Franz Share this
Suwannee Hulaween is one of the premiere music events in the world, but its appeal and allure go far beyond lineups of music. Upon passing through the Hula archway and traversing through an endless wood that has hosted adventurers for the last 100 years, you're instantly reminded why this is one of the best cultural […]
Favorite Things We Saw at WAKAAN Music Festival 2022
November 1, 2022 November 1, 2022 by Logan Sasser Share this
The bass scene — and society at large, for that matter — look much different today than it did in 2019, which was the year Liquid Stranger debuted his flagship festival with his experimental bass label, WAKAAN. With community and innovation at the forefront of WAKAAN's creative mission, 2019's WAKAAN Music Festival received high praise […]
Freaky Deaky 2022 Rings in the Spooky Season With Fourth Installment
October 26, 2022 October 26, 2022 by MP3 MAG STAFF Share this
From October 28 to October 30 in Baytown, Texas, you can find all the chills, thrills, and spooky vibes at the Houston Raceway as Disco Donnie Presents returns with its fourth installment of Freaky Deaky. The Halloween-themed, haunted festival is well known for its legendary lineup, and this year is no different. Attendants this year […]
5 Artists You Can't Miss at III Points
October 21, 2022 October 21, 2022 by Ashley Kelaita Share this
The hot Miami-based festival displays an eclectic lineup from top to bottom, full of big names such as Flume, Porter Robinson, Black Coffee, and more. With such an array of artists to choose from, it's crucial to explore the sounds from all over. The best part of experiencing a festival is going in blindly and […]
The Best Stage Every Day of Suwannee Hulaween 2022
October 18, 2022 October 18, 2022 by Franz Share this
With the fall colors permeating and temperatures dropping, it is near time for Floridians and festival-goers to gather once again for one of the most treasured events in the South, Suwannee Hulaween. 2022's edition dazzles behind a dance-friendly lineup that includes Liquid Stranger, Fisher, Gigantic Nghtmre, Louis the Child, and so many more, which resulted […]
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This is just a flat. Started a bit late today at 11:00 cause we slept in. I rubbed it last night though with kosher salt, fresh cracked pepper, a bit of montreal steak seasoning and garlic.
Marinated overnight in italian dressing, worcestershire sauce, and Sriracha. |
A Space for Dialogue 71, Agents of Change: Metamorphosis and the Feminine, Claire J. Hunter, Class of 2012, Mellon Special Project Curatorial Intern, Main Lobby, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, July 14-August 12,2012.
Claire J. Hunter, Class of 2012, A Space for Dialogue 71, Agents of Change: Metamorphosis and the Feminine, Hanover, New Hampshire: Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, 2012, ill. p. 3.
Redback Art Gallery, Gordon Park, Queensland, Australia; sold to Will Owen (1952-2015) and Harvey Wagner (1931-2017), Chapel Hill, North Carolina, November 13, 2002; given to present collection, 2009. |
As if owning the latest Google flagship Android smartphone wasn't enough, owners of the Google Nexus 4 are apparently included in the promotion announced last year by Box, an online cloud storage service.
According to Box, the offer is open until December 31, 2012 and LG-developed Google Nexus 4 owners are finding out that their device is still entitled to the promo. User ap27from the XDA Forums was one of the first to share this great bit of news to other Google Nexus 4 owners, saying that he immediately got upgraded to 50 GB as soon as he downloaded the Box app and signed in on his new device.
The Box promos is definitely a boon to Google Nexus 4 owners, especially those with the 8 GB version, as its a way for them to go around the device's lack of microSD support. Box could be a great alternative for storing files that aren't really something you need quick access to.
Again, the promo only lasts until the end of the year so be sure to take advantage of it as soon as you unbox your Google Nexus 4!
Do you own a Google Nexus 4? Have you downloaded the Box app and upgraded your free cloud storage to 50 GB? Let us know in the comments below! |
Basic information on map collections and searching The CAT.
See these guides for detailed information on finding maps!
The Pennsylvania State University Libraries are home to over 300,000 maps.
The Pennsylvania State University Libraries are home the largest map collection in Pennsylvania with over 337,000 sheets. The Donald W. Hamer Center for Maps and Geospatial Information has a selective housing agreement with the State Library of Pennsylvania and the FDLP and acts as the Regional Depository Library for maps in Pennsylvania. It concentrates on PA, US and world maps dating from about 1900 and forward, although it has a large collection of Sanborn Fire Insurance maps of PA. The Fletcher L. Byron Earth and Mineral Sciences Library conentrates on below ground maps useful. The Penn State Special Collections Library primarily hold rare maps prior 1900.
Holds topographic maps, nautical charts, tourist and road maps, globes, atlases, gazetteers, and more.
Pennsylvania Topographic maps as well as Geological maps.
Repository of the Libraries' Publishing and Curation Services' digitized maps.
Our map and aerial photographs are organized by the Library of Congress Call Number system which groups maps by geographic area. ( then use information from this website.
What place do I want to see?
What type of material (format) am I looking for?
Tip! When you have located a map using the CAT, be sure to write down the entire call number and its location. If the map is located at a campus or branch other than the one you normally visit, you may request that it be sent to your location by clicking on the blue I Want It button. |
Q: Jquery Form disappears after one submission I have a situation where the forms on my page disappear after a single submission of each form. For example, a log-in prompt displays (using Jquery Mobile) for username and password, the dialog box displays normally, the input is processed and validated, the main page is displayed upon successful login. However, if I logoff and then attempt to log back in again, only the page header is displayed. The input fields and the labels are not there.
I have another page where there is a single input field, text is entered into it, the $.post call is made, HTML is returned and a element is updated with the results using the $('#results').html(dataReceived) function call.
The form seems to be disappearing when the results are displayed. This is the page text:
<div data-role="page" id="Search" data-title="Search">
<div data-role="header" data-theme="e">
<h1>Search</h1>
</div>
<div data-role="content">
<form name="SearchForm" action="search.php">
SSN: <input type=number name="snum" size="9" value=""><br>
<input id="SearchButton" type="submit" value="Begin Search" data-inline="true">
</form>
<div id=SearchResults></div>
</div><!-- /content -->
</div><!-- /Search -->
I intercept the submit event of the form and handle it somewhere else. The code that sets the div contents in the call back function of the $.post AJAX call is:
$('#SearchResults').html(dataReceived);
General information: Most recent stable version of jquery and jquery mobile. This is a multi-page file. No external pages are called. Everything is done with $.post calls. The login form does not update any HTML, it simply receives the ID of the user and stores it in a variable.
Any help would be appreciated. Google has not been my friend in this.
Amended to show form submission code:
$(document).ready(function() {
$('form').submit(function(event) {
event.preventDefault();
var thisForm=$(this);
var formUrl=thisForm.attr('action');
var formName=thisForm.attr('name');
var dataToSend=thisForm.serialize();
var callBack=function(dataReceived) {
thisForm.hide();
switch(formName) {
case 'loginForm':
if (dataReceived.length>0 && parseInt(dataReceived)>0) {
loggingIn=0;
userId=parseInt(dataReceived);
$.mobile.changePage("#home");
break;
}
thisForm.show();
break;
case 'SearchForm':
$('#SearchResults').html(dataReceived);
break;
}
};
dataToSend += '&seid=' + SESSID;
var rtnType="html";
switch(formName) {
case "loginForm":
rtnType="text";
break;
case 'SearchForm':
break;
}
$.post(formUrl,dataToSend,callBack,rtnType);
return false;
});
A: You are hiding your forms on the submit callback function:
thisForm.hide();
For "loginForm" you are calling show() but for the "SearchForm" you are not calling show() on the form:
var callBack=function(dataReceived) {
thisForm.hide();
switch(formName) {
case 'loginForm':
if (dataReceived.length>0 && parseInt(dataReceived)>0) {
loggingIn=0;
userId=parseInt(dataReceived);
$.mobile.changePage("#home");
break;
}
thisForm.show();
break;
case 'SearchForm':
$('#SearchResults').html(dataReceived);
break;
}
};
|
2022 NEW Star Wars Red Saber: Darth Tyranus Glow Funko Pop!
The Star Wars universe is full of iconic characters, from heroic Jedi to evil Sith Lords. And now, you can add one more figure to your collection with the Funko Pop! Deluxe: Star Wars – Red Saber Series Volume 1 – Darth Tyranus Glow-In-The-Dark (GITD) Funko Pop! Vinyl Figure – GameStop Exclusive (Figure 4 of 5).
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Despite his short screen time, Count Dooku is one of the most popular Star Wars villains. His cool demeanor and impressive fighting skills make him a worthy adversary for the saga's heroes.
Darth Tyranus is one of the most complex and exciting characters in the Star Wars universe.
He's a villain who is both charismatic and dangerous, and he's a character that fans can't help but love (even though we know we shouldn't).
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Count Dooku, also known as Darth Tyranus, is one of the most popular villains in the Star Wars franchise.
He first appeared in Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, and he quickly became a fan-favorite character.
Darth Tyranus is played by actor Christopher Lee, who brought a level of sophistication and charm to the character, making him all the more dangerous.
Darth Tyranus was born on the planet Serenno to a wealthy family. He was educated at the Coruscant Jedi Academy, and he soon rose to become one of the most powerful Jedi in the Order.
However, Dooku grew tired of the Jedi's restrictive code of conduct and wished to pursue his own destiny. This led him to fall under the sway of Darth Sidious, who seduced him to the dark side of the Force.
As Darth Tyranus, Count Dooku becomes one of the most powerful Sith Lords in history.
Funko Pop! Deluxe: Star Wars – Red Saber Series Volume 1 – Darth Tyranus Glow-In-The-Dark (GITD) Funko Pop! Vinyl Figure – GameStop Exclusive (Figure 4 of 5) |
Apple acquires Twitter analytics firm Topsy
Written by Jonathan Brandon
04 December 2013 @ 11:45
Apple has acquired social media analytics company Topsy in a deal reportedly worth around $200m, it was revealed Tuesday. With one of the few companies with privileged access to all of Twitter's data now in Apple's arsenal, the move could signal a renewed push into the enterprise as well as bolstering its consumer proposition.
Apple notoriously keeps quiet on its strategy and rarely discusses its acquisitions. And while Topsy has not responded to requests for comment Apple spokespeople confirmed the deal, saying: "Apple buys smaller technology companies from time to time, and we generally do not discuss our purpose or plans." Details are light but Wall Street analysts have suggested a price tag of around $200m, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Topsy is a social media analytics company and one of the few with privileged access to all of the data generated on Twitter since 2006. It helps businesses analyse trends on the popular social media service, and by identifying trends and influencers helps these businesses keep tabs on the effectiveness of their – and their competitors' social media strategies. The service is very popular among journalists, according to the company.
It's not entirely clear what Apple has in mind for Topsy's technology. Some have suggested that the company could integrate the technology with iTunes Radio, using Topsy's technology to help make suggestions about what users should listen to given the tastes of influencers in the space and social media chatter more broadly, or to improve the effectiveness of its iAd platform. Apple has previously attempted to strike similar deals directly with social media giants to a similar end: before launching Ping, its iTunes-focused social media play that soon fell into disuse and was later discontinued, the company unsuccessfully tried to partner with Facebook in a bid to link it with iTunes. Since, the company has driven integration of both Facebook and Twitter in its mobile and desktop OSs.
But while most eyes are focused on how Apple plans to shake up the consumer market next, it's also possible that the tech giant could use Topsy's technology for enterprise applications, where Apple is starting to make headway.
The company has taken its flagship productivity suite iWork into the cloud (though it took some flak for removing key features found on its on-premise solutions) and has for a long time managed a fairly comprehensive cloud service long before it was cool to call it "cloud", first as .Mac, then as MobileMe, and finally iCloud.
Apple's iPhones and iPads are making significant inroads in businesses; it's also where the company focuses most on delivering enterprise-friendly functionality. According to Good Technology 72 per cent of mobile devices activated in enterprises in Q3 were iOS devices (up from 69 per cent in Q2), compared with 27 per cent Android and one per cent Windows Mobile. And according to Strategy Analytics, iCloud has 27 per cent of the US cloud storage market, a ten per cent lead on Dropbox (which also began as a consumer play) in both companies' biggest market.
Twitter, which is accessed on mobile platforms over 60 per cent of the time according to the company, is often used to inform real-time marketing strategies. The service is playing a leading role in the big data frenzy, though many enterprises – particularly small businesses, where Apple has gained significant traction – lack the sophisticated hardware or software expertise needed to set up and manage these projects.
This is where Apple could deploy Topsy's technology, driving further integration between its operating systems and social media in ways that could capture the hearts of small businesses that lack the capital to invest in what are often expensive endeavours. It would allow the company to build on its mobile platforms in enterprises big and small, and deliver highly sought after features to these businesses. It could even be integrated with Safari in much the same way Google has moved to integrate Google Analytics in its Chrome ecosystem, which has enticed third-party plugin developers to expand its social media tracking capabilities.
If implemented correctly, Apple could make its first foray into the big data space by replicating the same attributes that seem to make its hardware products and cloud services so popular in consumer markets and increasingly, enterprises: seamless integration, idiot-proof UI, and a fine balance between power and simplicity. Perhaps even a consumerisation of big data is in the offing?
Tags: Topsy, Twitter
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2011-Opening-Remarks.pdf29.81 KB
Good Afternoon. Distinguished Guests, Participants, Ladies and Gentlemen, on behalf of the Symposium
Organizers, I have this honor and privilege to open the JIRCAS International Symposium 2011, "Trends of
International Rice Research and Japanese Scientific Contribution - Support to GRiSP and CARD".
This symposium is organized by the Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences
(JIRCAS), with the support of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Japan, National Agriculture
and Food Research Organization, National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, National Institute for
Agro-Environmental Sciences, Japan International Cooperation Agency, two leading international research
organizations, namely International Rice Research Institute and Africa Rice Center, as well as Japan Forum on
International Agricultural Research for Sustainable Development.
First of all, I would like to extend my cordial welcome to all the guests and the participants, in particular to
those who came to Japan from overseas. I would also like to express my sincere thanks to the prominent
keynote speakers, Dr. Achim Dobermann, Deputy Director General for Research of IRRI, Ms. Concepci?n
Calpe, Secretary of the Intergovernmental Group on Rice of FAO of United Nations and Dr. Marco Wopereis,
Deputy Director General of Africa Rice Center , for their kind acceptance to deliver very relevant lectures
during this symposium. I would also like to extend my appreciation to the other speakers, chairs and
discussants in the sessions to follow.
As you may be fully aware, rice is the most important food crop in the world. Hence, stable supply and
improved productivity of rice are vital issues for achieving food security in the developing world. Price
volatility of staple food in recent years has activated discussions at various international forums on the
importance of increase in agricultural productivity and related science and technology development. At G20
meetings this year in France, for example, the necessity of enhancing agricultural research for development to
achieve world food security was repeatedly emphasized.
This year, new international research frameworks, such as the CGIAR Research Programs, have been
officially started. The Global Rice Science Partnership (GRiSP) is one of those Programs and it has made a
good start ahead of the other Programs. JIRCAS is actively participating in this framework as a strategic
partner. Inside Japan, a GRiSP Coordination Committee was organized among related research institutes last
August. I am sure that a global research coordination of this kind will be a powerful mechanism to enhance
the quality and effectiveness of our collective research activities.Looking at Africa, where a significant part of the population suffers from malnutrition, the Coalition for
African Rice Development (CARD) was organized in 2008 with the strong leadership of JICA and the
Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA). This initiative, which aims to double the production of
rice in Africa within ten years, provides a unique venue where research institutes and development
organizations can collaborate closely toward a common objective. JIRCAS tries to play a pivotal role for this
initiative with the help of other institutions and universities in Japan.
Ladies and gentlemen, JIRCAS commemorated its 40th founding anniversary last year, and the Third
Medium-Term Plan started in April this year. In the new Medium-Term Plan, we set up three research
programs. One of those programs, the Stable Food Production Program, places particular emphases on rice
researches, in which we believe Japanese expertise has shown comparative advantage globally. However, in
order to implement these activities more effectively and to integrate with the broader international frameworks,
it is essential to formulate a network connecting Japanese research forces and foreign/international
Global agriculture changes in response to continuous social changes and emergence of global environmental
issues. Agricultural research is also facing a new era owing to a globalizing society, as well as the
advancements of science and technology in related fields. The Japanese agricultural research system,
including JIRCAS too, must find a new research direction utilizing new research and development networks,
such as GRiSP and CARD.
This symposium aims firstly, to obtain useful indications of this international and national networking though
the exchange of opinions on past experiences and future directions of rice research activities, and secondly, to
map out new directions to formulate domestic and international research networks. I sincerely hope that the
symposium will provide useful suggestions for the future activities of relevant research institutes as well as of
individual researchers who are engaged in the resolution of complicated and persistent agricultural and rural
problems in the world, particularly through rice science .
Finally, I would like to extend my special gratitude to MAFF for its support, because this symposium is partly
organized as an event of the "Global Scale Issue-oriented International Research Network Project"
commissioned by the Ministry.
Thank you very much for your kind attention.
Masa Iwanaga |
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Glad you're doing better, mate. Hope you have smoother sailing going forward.
It would be a helluva book. I can't imagine what you've been through. I can try, but its all distorted with TV interpretations of "real" life.
Yeah my own memory tends to get the TV treatment sometimes. |
Ik have a dutch website and looking for some suggestions for improvement.
All help is welcome !
GDPR page is a must as said above, however i will assume you are changing that.
Fist of the tabs o the bottom of the website, you can go to a secomd tab but it has no title , read more or anything. Dutch people dont only google in dutch and outsiders cant translate your website, you need a English sub directory or sub domain and make use of it via geo targeting at least offer the option.
You have some sort code stick out on the second tab page one. As im going though I see you have added the consent for cookies.
Therefore i dont even think its necessary to crit the rest of the website.
Why is a GDPR page a must. Compliance with GDPR is one thing but why does a website need a page on it. Is it stated in law somewhere?
It is stated in the law. A full document of GDPR can be found in EU website.
Is it helpful to have unique design? Or maybe it is better to have a classic one?
Please can you supply a link to this EU website?
Youcan find the info here and some other laws that even i myself didnt know. It funny how they write laws , its never clear, always room to cleverly back away if something goes wrong, like politicians.
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The little baby Jesus is having a good cry.
The Globe and Mail is reporting this morning that GM Canada and the CAW are looking to the government to pull out it's wallet again - to the tune of more than $4B to save the worker pension plan.
But here's the kicker. GM Canada employees never even paid into the plan.
So let's just slide the bill over to you, Ms. Taxpayer. Yes, you - theone without any defined benefit pension of your own, if you're likenearly 80 per cent of workers in the private sector in Canada. Yes,you, whose RRSP is down 20 or 30 or 40 per cent or more in the pastyear. Yes, you, who may struggle to put together the savings to pay fora retirement stipend that's anything like the $2,000 a month that anauto worker with long service can receive.
It's one thing to get stuck with shoring up a bad business. It's quite another to also end up having the taxpayer pay for a private pension.
The government that approves this sort of nonsense is certainly going to enjoy a very short stint in Ottawa.
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Join us for this fascinating interview with the internationally recognized vegan children's book author, Ruby Roth. Featured on CNN, FOX, NBC's Today Show, and other major media outlets, Ruby has received international attention for her sensitive, yet frank advocacy of veganism. We loved her first two books, "That's Why We Don't Eat Animals" and "Vegan is Love", and are now eager to find out what she's up to next!
VP: Do you think your books, in addition to teaching compassion, will inspire kids to become vegan?
RR: Yes! I believe when we speak frankly to children and give them the information they need to make educated choices, they choose wisely. There has to be support at home, but when there is, I think it only takes but a little bit of guidance to get kids on board with the vegan lifestyle. Everything about veganism makes perfect, logical sense to kids.
VP: What do you say to people who think your books are not appropriate for children?
RR: If it's too scary to talk about meat and dairy, it's definitely too scary to eat it!
VP: Tell us about your latest book.
RR: I'm so excited to share! V Is for Vegan: The ABCs of Being Kind is a prequel of sorts to my first two books—for the youngest of herbivores in this growing demographic. It's a bright, colorful, funny, rhyming book that covers the major vegan food groups, a couple "non-food" groups, and some other important life-lessons about protecting animals and the environment. It's veganism in 26 sentences! Whether you've got kids or not, it's a great novelty item to have around for curious passers-by—on your coffee table, in your office, on your desk, or in your waiting room.
VP: What have you found are some of the most common questions that children have after being read your books?
RR: If you want to see a kid light up with questions and ideas of their own, read these books! They offer an opportunity to engage a kid in wonderfully meaningful conversation. A lot of kids, for example, question why their friends and relatives still eat animals when it's so detrimental on many levels. I love these discussions! I tell them that a lot of adults don't know what these kids know—and some do, but they don't care! And that's why it's so important that they care and share what they know and never stop loving as they get older. For many other kids, my books spark an inspiration to act. Suddenly, kids want to share a related story because they're connecting the dots, they want to share the book with their classmates, they make posters and start folders of information. I've witnessed all of these things and it gives me tremendous faith in the future.
VP: What has been the general response from parents' experience of reading your books to their kids?
VP: Your artwork is amazing. Was it a challenge to make illustrations of difficult imagery that kids would be able to relate to?
RR: Thank you! My approach is to paint an honest picture, but not to overwhelm. Many of my paintings are serious, but are nothing compared to what the books would have been if I had used photos instead of illustrations. Instead, I balance dark subjects with simplified shapes and pretty colors to soften the emotional load.
VP: Are there any particular children's books that you loved or felt inspired by when you were young?
RR: I LOVED books from an early age. I had so many favorites that are still on my bookshelf today: Ferdinand, The Cucumber Princess, Dandelion, Caps for Sale, The Five Chinese Brothers, everything by so many others. The imagery is marked indelibly in my mind.
VP: What is your all-time favorite book?
RR: One of my favorite children's books of all time is still Ferdinand. It lives on my nightstand. Between the simple, beautiful words and the black and white ink illustrations, it is a perfect specimen that transcends the decades passed since its creation. It will always be inspiring and artistically humbling for me.
Ruby Roth is an author-illustrator and activist living in Los Angeles. A vegan since 2003, she was teaching art in an after-school program when the children's interest in healthy foods and veganism first inspired her to write her first book in 2009. Featured on CNN, FOX, NBC's Today Show, and other major media outlets, Roth has received international attention for her sensitive, yet frank advocacy of a vegan diet and lifestyle. Complementing her degrees in art and American Studies, she has researched animal agriculture, health, nutrition, and the benefits of a plant-based diet for nearly a decade. Roth has lived in Los Angeles, Kauai, and the Bay Area. |
Q&A with Phandrom
We have conducted an interview with the lead singer of Phandrom, Terje Storvig. They will release their debut album on Friday, titled 'Victims of the Sea'. Read on to find out what Terje had to say about the new album, the history of the band name, and more.
Who is Phandrom, and what is the story behind your band name?
Phandrom consists of; guitar player Hallgeir Pedersen, bass player Odd-Erling Simensen, drummer Bjoern Ivar Aslaksen and singer Terje Storvig. We play our own material, exclusively. We needed an original band name. We found that no one is called Phandrom, and the name derives from the story of a successful salesman from Finnmark, whose name we dare not to mention, because we don't want to be haunted by a ghost. He lived 150 years ago, and several people have witnessed his ghost.
Your album is titled 'Victims of the Sea' and consists of six tracks. In short, give a presentation of each track: how it came about, lyrics etc.
'Victims Of The Sea' is the title track of the album, and also the first one. What you hear at the beginning is the sound of real, heavy rain weather, recorded outside by Severin Lyngstad. Then comes a smooth Bach-inspired intro, before the whole band breaks into a heavy, middle-tempo energetic groove. The story is about getting lost at sea, caught between huge waves and a halestorm. Who or what is that dark shadow mentioned? It might be metaphoric, if you want.
The second track 'Stay' is a bit faster, with an aggressive, yet melodic guitar-riff and a pumping groove that builds up to the verse. The melody is low and calm, but builds slowly up to an aggressive shout when that guitar-riff returns. It's a song about people who don't dare to follow their own dreams, but instead; they are stuck to a strong and unfair leader or system for the rest of their lives, only because they don't dare to run away. The only light in their lives is the light at the other side of the tunnel, and we all know what that means.
'Spark In The Dark' is the third track, and it's loaded with a lot of positive energy. When you have chaos in your life, and everything seems dark – suddenly the sun begins to shine, and everything's fine. That is a real spark in the dark. It's a fast song, with a lot of different modes in it. Some people say this song sounds a bit like a cross between Van Halen and Iron Maiden.
The fourth song is 'The Gift'. The groove is slow, dark and vicious. The lyrics: Some people are born with a special gift, thus they are in the position to use it in a good or bad way against other people. If you're supersticious, it could be dangerous, or not.
'The Enlightenment' is the fastest song on the album, and when we play it live it's sometimes extremely fast. It's a song about the infinite universe. Will someone write to us from a different world? Maybe we are not alone? Could there be forms of life like ours on other planets? – Some big questions in the song. A bit inspired by the late Steven Hawking.
'They All Had (Something From You)' is the last and the longest song on the album. It's almost like a heavy metal psalm. In this song we pay homage to the late great Ronnie James Dio, but it could as well be a homage to God himself; judge for yourself. It depends what you believe in. It's also in homage to the ones who don't reach for the greatest commercial goals, but they follow what they believe in. Their achievement could be groundbreaking and crucial for the lives and works of those who come after. But again; The listener has to judge for himself or herself.
Rainbow Studio has mixed and mastered your album. What is the story behind it?
Jan Erik Kongshaug from Rainbow Studio has a worldwide recognition for his musical productions, all the way back to the late sixties, and is considered to be one of the best studio engineers in the world. He has produced A-ha, Bertine Zetlitz, Terje Rypdal, Jan Garbarek, Hallgeir Pedersen Trio, Keith Jarret and many, many more during the years. We wanted an open, natural, vintage, big sounding album, and Hallgeir was convinced that Jan Erik Kongshaug would be the right one to achieve that, and in our opinions, he was right. Jan Erik is also a great guitar player, so he knows how to get the best out of the guitar, and all of the other instruments. Great balance and dynamic between instruments. We are very satisfied. He has done a fantastic job.
Tell us about the cover art? Who is Vegard Laupstad?
He is a great designing artist from Andøya, and according to himself, he was at his hitherto artistical peak, making the artwork design for us. It's very easy to agree upon that. Each one of us in the band has the picture as background on our cell phones, iPads, computer screens etc. That shows how satisfied we are. We didn't give him any restrictions. He heard the music, and got inspired to make this majestic picture, which shows a cross-section of the sea with a sinking fishing boat in it. We liked it immediately, and found it to fit the music perfectly. We have been communicating a lot, though. The picture was made surprisingly quick. He did a great job with the text part, too.
What's in store for Phandrom the coming year? Any tours planned? New album in the horizon?
We have gig at Bankers Bar in Lakselv, Norway, Friday the 25th of May, actually the same as the release date of our album. Then we will do a private event at Fun Pub in Tromso, 23rd of June. We're also in the planning of new tour dates for the autumn 2018. We got enough songs for a new album, and we're playing many of them live already, so it's gonna be exciting to do recording next time around. When or where, we don't know yet. Possibly in 2019.
Can you tell us about your influences, bands you like?
I can refer to the mixtape, but there's a lot more. We are very inspired by classical music, like Bach, Mozart and Beethoven. When it comes to song structures, a lot of it comes from listening and playing through Bach pieces. Hallgeir has composed a lot of the material, and he often refers to Bach. There's also the interacting of jazz in our music. We often surprise each other on stage with new spontaneous lines, words or breaks without losing the texture of the song. It's very much fun. Bjoern Ivar is a huge fan of Elvis Presley, and can often be seen or heard playing Elvis-songs on his car-stereo, very loudly. He's a very musical and tasteful drummer, with perfect pitch! He plays very loose and steadily at the same time, and any tempo is perfect for him. He is a big fan of Queensryche, but listens to all kinds of music, both new and old.
Odd-Erling and I have a side-project in Tromso, in witch we jam on A-ha- and Led Zeppelin-tunes. I get some vocal training from this. And in between that we come up with song ideas that sound very different from the two bands just mentioned. All of a sudden we play a couple of Bach-pieces together or a jazz-tune. He grooves all the time with very strong, great-sounding, melodic bass lines. We also play together in an artpop-band called Heimen. But our main interest is hard rock and heavy metal from the seventies and eighties, like Zeppelin, Sabbath, Dio, Rainbow, Deep Purple, Whitesnake etc. Most of those bands are a common denominator or all of us.
Hallgeir is the gathering force in Phandrom. He is an internationally acclaimed jazz-guitarist, but he is an even better heavy-metal-guitar player. As a player, he seems to have no limits. He is a real virtuoso on his instrument, with a very personal sound. He listens a lot to Kiss, Gary Moore, TNT, Dio, Wes Montgomery, Ritchie Blackmore, Mark Knopfler and many others. He has a great musical oversight and energy – which makes it very inspiring for us to work together. It's not work, really, it's just fun. Even though it takes all of our spare time. It's our lives.
That's about it! Remember to check out this new groovy album on Friday! If you want to get your hands on the LP, go here!
Photo by Fredrik Ludvig Larsen
Visit Phandrom here.
At last, listen to Phandrom's mixtape directly from the window below, or just find it yourself on Spotify! You choose, as long as you rock hard to Phandrom's favourite songs!
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NHL 22 Team of the Year Revealed
0 January 3, 2022 7:33 PM by Luke Williams
The NHL Team of the Year" is the master class of talent currently leading the NHL — as well as the measure you want to go by when creating your NHL HUT team or a custom roster to own your friends.
Simply put, it's one point in time when the real NHL and the video game that shares its name skate together most in tandem.
This year's list of six finalists spans the whole surface of the ice sheet with three forwards, two defence and a goalie who's truly in a league of his own!
Andrei Vasilevski is a huge part of why the Tampa Bay Lightning are back-to-back champions, and he has the Conn Smythe Trophy to prove he was the MVP of the 2021 Playoffs.
Joining his goalie on this list is one of the men standing firm just in front of him, Victor Hedman, who deserves his place on this list simply for scoring the most goals in the 2020-2021 Playoffs as a defenceman
Prodigal hockey son of New York state, and current New York Ranger, Adam Fox, has all but guaranteed himself a spot in the hall at the corner of Front and Younge Streets with his winning of the Norris Trophy in 2020-2021. He's only the second player after Bobby Orr to do it in their sophomore season.
Mikko Rantanen is having a season with the Avalanche, so it's no wonder he's on this list. That's about all I can say here. Check out his stats. He's played half the number of games he played last year so far, and he's already on take to keep up. That's consistency.
Richmond Hill Native Connor McDavid is no stranger to ending up on lists of the hockey greats, and here he is again. And even if he's only just getting back from rest in real life, he's ready to lead your HUT team.
Keeping it Canadian, Brad Marchand has had a rough go of it lately with the COVID-crushed Bruins. But he's on the "Team of the Year" list for a second time! Marchand was just behind McDavid and his fellow Oiler Leon Draisaitl for the most points in the NHL last season.
There are bragging rights for those on the list, but for NHL 22 players, there's unique HUT collectors gear based on each player's unique hockey ability.
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Tignes may not be the prettiest resort in the Alps, but what it lacks aesthetically, it more than makes up for with its epic terrain and lively atmosphere. It's a perennial favourite with the Brits and it's not hard to see why as, with the exception of attractive architecture, it has everything for everyone.
Located three and a half hours from Geneva, Tignes and its prestigious neighbour, Val d'Isere, make up the enormous Espace Killy, which is renowned for its excellent snow-sure terrain. Rising from a base elevation of 1550m to the top of the glacier at 3456m, the resort caters for all abilities and preferences, ranging from fantastic gladed areas to steep couloirs, with awesome park and pistes in between.
Tignes has long been famed for its epic off-piste terrain and is a freerider's dream. Just make sure you're properly equipped and informed before heading off-piste though, as there are inevitably crevasses on the glacier, and avalanches are not uncommon.
The funicular at Val Claret whisks you up to the Grande Motte glacier in a matter of minutes and another quick hop by cable car takes you up to the top, from where you can enjoy the best of the snow and a long descent. However, you don't have to go that high for some incredible riding as there is excellent terrain throughout the resort. And if you do happen to get bored of what Tignes has to offer (although I defy you to!), it's super easy to drop into Val d'Isere where you can double your playground.
The resort is now also synonymous with the Winter X Games Europe, having hosted the massive freestyle event each year since its inception in 2010, and is now firmly on the freestyle map. While the superpipe and slopestyle course are built primarily for the X Games, they are available for use after the competition. Tignes' main park is the Swatch Snowpark which can be accessed by the Grattalu chairlift, and during the summer months they also build a park on the glacier.
Tignes comprises five separate villages: Tignes Les Brevières (1550m), Les Boisses (1850m), Le Lac, Le Lavachet and Val Claret (all 2100m), which are linked by bus and lifts. Most of the action centres around Le Lac and Val Claret, which offer easy access to the best of the mountain and boast most of the visitor accommodation, bars, restaurants and other facilities. Tignes Les Boisses and Les Brevières are also undergoing considerable development, but currently offer a much more subdued alternative to Le Lac and Val Claret.
Après and nightlife in Tignes is generally good with live bands playing in various different venues most nights. The best of the bars are Loop, Jam and Bagus bars in Le Lac, TCs and Scotty's in Le Lavachet, and Saloon bar and Le Couloir in Val Claret, the latter also being an excellent restaurant with a quirky multi-mezzanine layout. The best of the late night entertainment can be found in Val Claret in the aptly named nightclub, the Melting Pot.
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Scotland's leading historian to deliver inaugural Thomas Muir Lecture
Issued: Wed, 30 Oct 2019 09:00:00 GMT
Scotland's leading historian Professor Sir Tom Devine will deliver the inaugural Thomas Muir Lecture to celebrate the life and work of the man known as the father of Scottish democracy.
The first Glasgow Thomas Muir lecture on democracy and civil society will take place at the University of Glasgow on 31 October 2019.
The lecture series is named after the 18th century radical 'martyr' Thomas Muir of Huntershill who a champion of political reform was, freedom of speech and voting rights for all. The reform activities of the former University of Glasgow student led his trial for sedition and exile to Australia.
In his talk, 'Foundations of Elite Supremacy in 18th-Century Scotland', Professor Devine will take a fresh approach to Muir and 1790s reformers, exploring why a corrupt and unrepresentative system of government not only survived Muir's lifetime but managed to endure for many years after.
Professor Sir Tom Devine said: "It is a personal honour for me to be invited to present the inaugural Thomas Muir Lecture at the University of Glasgow.
"Muir is a figure in the history of Scotland whom I have long admired for his personal courage, deep sense of principal and unyielding fortitude in the face of adversity.
"The politicians of today would do well to reflect on his life and his qualities both as a man and a reformer."
The lecture series is a collaboration with the Friends of Thomas Muir Society and the University's Centre for Robert Burns Studies (CRBS), who have a research interest in Scottish Radicalism.
Professor Gerard Carruthers, the University's Francis Hutcheson Chair of Scottish Literature and CRBS Director, who is an expert on Thomas Muir, said: "Muir deserves his celebrated place as an apostle of democracy. But I'd suggest that democracy and openness to different opinions is what Muir should best be remembered for."
The inaugural lecture is taking part at the University as part of the 2019 Thomas Muir Festival.
Dr Ronnie Young, one of the organisers of the lecture series, said: "The annual Muir Lecture aims to explore traditions of democratic thought in Scotland as well as addressing present challenges to democracy."
"We are delighted to have Scotland's leading historian Professor Sir Tom Devine giving the inaugural Thomas Muir lecture."
The Thomas Muir Lecture series is a collaboration between the University of Glasgow's Centre for Robert Burns Studies (CRBS), who have a research interest in Scottish Radicalism, and the Friends of Thomas Muir Society. It is also supported by the Centre for Scottish and Celtic Studies. Professor Roibeard O Maolalaigh, Head of College of Arts, will introduce the event.
Professor Sir Tom Devine, Kt OBE FBAFRSE FRSA FRHistS , is a Scottish academic and historian. He is an emeritus professor at the University of Edinburgh. His main research interest is in the history of Scotland since 1600s and its global connections and impact.He is regarded as the leading authority on the history of modern Scotland and its diaspora.
To book a place click the Eventbrite link.
For more information contact Aine Allardyce in the University of Glasgow Communications and Public Affairs Office on 0141 330 7126 or email [email protected]
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Joachim S. MüllerThe fennec fox will be your adorable guide for part 2.
Electric utilities! They are to me what sideboobs are to Huffington Post — I just can't stop writing about them.
A couple of days ago I posted a brief introduction to utilities and the way they currently work. The take-home lesson is that current regulations give utilities every incentive to build more infrastructure and sell more power, but very little incentive to cut costs or innovate.
The situation is no longer working for us. We need rapid, large-scale innovation in low-carbon electricity systems, and we need it now. It's time to fundamentally rethink the utility business model.
I hope you'll indulge me just one more scene-setting post before I finally get to the long-awaited post on solutions. Today we're going to take a look at the way electricity has typically gotten from generator to customer, the electricity "value chain," so we can better understand which parts need to change. This is a complicated topic, to say the least, but I'll do my best to break it down in the simplest terms I can, with the proviso that I'm glossing over lots and lots of important details.
Joachim S. MuellerThe fennec value chain.
Generation: These are the power plants that generate (most of) the electricity.
Transmission and distribution (T&D): These are the poles and lines that carry electricity to customers, both high-voltage long-distance transmission lines and lower-voltage local distribution lines, along with all the substations and transformers that help the power along its way.
In the beginning, most utilities, especially investor-owned utilities, were "vertically integrated," meaning they owned and operated the entire value chain, from the power plant to the meter. At the time, electricity was viewed purely as a commodity; the utility's sole job was to get as much of it as possible to customers as cheaply as possible. What customers did with it on their side of the meter was of little concern, as long as they kept using more of it.
In the electricity-as-commodity model, it's all about economies of scale. The bigger you make the power plants, the cheaper the power. That's why utilities were monopolies: so they could maximize the benefits of scale.
The physical expression of the commodity model is the "hub and spoke" electricity grid, with large centralized power plants sending power out long distances to surrounding customers. It helps to think of it as a hydrological system. Electricity springs from power plants and flows down great rivers of transmission cables into the smaller canals and streams of a distribution system. In this system, power flows only one way, from hubs outward. It's like gravity pulling water downhill.
Since there is no way to store the power, there must always be enough flowing into the streams to sate customer thirst. When demand surges in certain areas at certain times, grid operators fire up more power plants to supply the extra need. The plants that are always running are "baseload," usually coal, nuclear, or hydro. The ones that get fired up for the busy daytime hours, the "mid-merit" plants, are typically natural gas combined-cycle plants. And then when demand "peaks" for a few hours, usually in the afternoon and again when people come home in the evening, they fire up the more expensive oil or gas "peaker plants." There must always be enough power plants online — enough "generation capacity" — to supply well in excess of any expected peak, establishing "reserve margins" of 15 to 20 percent. That's how reliability is assured: The canals and streams are kept full at all times.
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More significantly, in the 1990s, there was a wave of regulatory restructuring that "unbundled" generation from transmission and distribution. These changes created competitive wholesale and retail power markets on the generation side, but left transmission and distribution — getting power to customers and billing them for it — to regulated utilities.
Restructuring was proceeding at a brisk clip until California happened in 2000-2001. Remember that? Enron? Maximum fubar? More or less overnight, "deregulation" and "consumers get f*cked" became synonymous in the public mind and restructuring of the utility industry froze in place.
So we're left with a mix of public and investor-owned utilities, some vertically integrated and some with only T&D, and just for fun, some have undergone decoupling (which we'll talk about in a later post) and some haven't. All these categories overlap. Oh, and some holding companies own both independent power producers and regulated utilities. It becomes very difficult to make generalizations or simplifying assumptions about utilities — and it also becomes super-boring.
I think I speak for all Americans when I say that contemplating the post-partial-quasi-halfway-restructured U.S. electricity industry gives me an intense, nagging pain just above my left eye socket. This is what happens when you bang into the force field of tedium.
So let's take a few steps back and think about what's changed in electricity. The traditional utility model made sense in the context of rapidly rising demand, economies of scale, and blissful climate ignorance. But today, two big counter-trends loom large.
First, climate change has become an urgent priority. U.S. policy may look stuck right now, but action on climate is inevitable, and utilities know it. Doing what really needs to be done on climate would involve an immediate and rapid scaling up of low-carbon power along with aggressive, system-wide pursuit of conservation, energy efficiency, and demand response.
Second, electricity is beginning to behave less like a commodity and more like information. It's no longer a one-way affair, from generator to meter. Now it's hundreds of thousands of small, distributed generators (think rooftop solar panels) sharing with each other on local distribution networks. Electricity is increasingly managed: monitored, fine-tuned, time-shifted. Big customers, and increasingly small ones too, want energy services rather than raw kilowatt-hours. They want to know how to tie together solar panels, microturbines, energy management software, smart appliances, electric cars, batteries and other storage, and energy-effective design into smart systems. They want to know how to create microgrids that incorporate electricity generation and management and can "island" off the larger grid in case of emergency or attack. They want all the pieces of the electricity puzzle to fit together in a way that reduces consumption, minimizes waste, and maximizes resilience. Or if they don't want it yet, they'll want it soon.
So, two changes: the low-carbon imperative and the shift from a dumb one-way system to a smart, multi-directional network. Both point above all to the need for innovation, not just in technology but in business practices, financing models, and investment strategies.
The best tool we currently know of for producing rapid innovation, product development, and jobs is a competitive market. That's what's missing.
Now, I mentioned before that some markets have restructured to provide for competition on the generation side. I think that's all to the good, and it should continue. But what's really needed today is competitive markets on the distribution edge. It makes no sense to have utilities hostile to distributed energy and local energy management. We need entrepreneurs thinking about how to package energy services in new ways for customers, and we need utilities not just to stop impeding them or to get out of their way, but to actively empower them.
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But we still need the reliability and stability with which regulated utilities have traditionally been charged. How can utilities provide that, make sure the grid keeps humming, while also structuring competitive markets on both the generation side and the distribution edge? That's that knotty subject that we will (finally) tackle in my next post. |
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Protection Filters - Ultraviolet Filters Your camera won't allow you to develop clear, crisp photos if your camera lens is damaged or dirty. You can protect your thousand dollar lens with a $20 filter if you use a UV or haze filter. These thin glass filters are designed to screw onto the end of your camera lens and you can just leave them on to protect your lens. UV filters can help protect your lenses from dust, moisture and scratches. If your lens is damaged it could cost you quite a bit to repair or replace it. The filters can also give you added benefits of correction for Ultraviolet light which can show on your film as a bluish cast and can sometimes distort distant details. UV filters let you correct for the UV effect to varying degrees. They are also useful if you are shooting mountain and marine scenes, as the haze could affect the color and clarity of the photos. UV filters can be bought for about $20.
Haze Filters Haze Filters do just what they sound like, they filter out haze which is created by minute particles of vapor and dust. Haze settles in the atmosphere and can affect distant photographic scenes. Haze forms when sunlight is scattered by minute particles of matter that exist in the air. Atmospheric conditions have an effect on the amount of haze in the air. Mist, fog, smog, smoke and clouds are all different than haze. Green and red light are scattered by haze, but not as much as ultraviolet radiation, violet and blue light. If you use filters to absorb scattered sunlight you can penetrate the haze. Any filter that can absorb scattered sunlight can be considered a haze filter.
Polarizing Filters These filters are used to reduce or eliminate reflections. They are ideal for photographing through glass or water as the glare from water tends to be white. Polarizing filters can also reduce the effects of haze and darken the blue sky image in black and white and color photography. There are various polarizing filters available to increase color saturation in a photo without altering the hues of image colors, but there are only two principal styles. One style fits over your camera lens, while the other is made to be used over the source of light. They don't affect color, that's why polarizing filters and screens are used in both black and white and color photography. There are two pieces to a polarizer. The front part rotates so you can change the angle of polarization. If you look at the blue sky through a polarizer and rotate it, the sky appears to get darker and then lighter. These filters range in price from about $15 to $800. They come in various sizes. |
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Music Related: At Echo with Kitten + The Postelles
"Kitten with a Whip" via: alycamus
The Skinny: On June 28th, I finally got to see Kitten the band at Echo along side with The Postelles, Pageants, and Pan Am. I arrived 2 acts late with a group of friends but we got there just in time for Kitten, The Postelles, and some beer.
The Good: Kitten's Chloe Chaidez and it's pride of instrumental beasts, were everything I thought they were going to be. They rocked out like overachieving child prodigies infused with some Rage Against the Machines, making people over 30 feel even older with their long bursts of energy. Their music was melodic when it needed be and controlled chaotic when it was time to let their youth shine through. It was just a fun experience and I couldn't help but smile like as if I was watching a bunch of kids achieve something people twice their age could never. They are a talented and hungry group and the more crazy they acted on stage, with their hair twirling about and their sibling love punches towards each other's backs, the more engaging the show got. They also sound completely different from their recordings. Their live sets, like "Chinatown" and "Kitten with a Whip" had more raw energy, as it should, and I loved it. I'll be looking forward to seeing Chloe Chaidez rise to fame and into hearts of young aspiring musicians younger than her.
The Postelle were solid too, and if weren't for a few helpful loud female fans in the way front, I think their time spent at Echo would have been a dud. Their music was melodic and for some reason it reminded me of when Michael J Fox played at his mother's prom in "Back to the Future." I thought they had that classic 60's rock sound at times and I read somewhere that they were like The Kooks and The Strokes. Since I'm unfamiliar with those bands at the moment, all I can say is that I just liked how their music sounded. It's just too bad their vocals got drowned out by the bad levels in the speakers. And on a side note, one of their band members looked like Jim Halpert from The Office. It was kind of humorous….if you're into the whole "who looks like who in the world of television sitcoms."
The Somewhat Bad: While watching Kitten play their set, one of Chloe's friend, who was drunk off his rockers, got on stage with her and had a nice personal moment. After that, he got back to the floor and started slamming into the female section of the crowd like as if it was a mosh pit. I shouldn't judge…much, but that was pretty weak and I think he even dropped his butterfly knife in the process.
"Hey Chloe's buddy, if by some small random chance you read this….if the knife is yours and you want it back, the bartender at Echo has it."
And the only somewhat bad thing I have to say about the Postelles is that, since I was standing in the center and near the stage, lead singer Daniel Balk; who comes across looking like Screech and the Artist formally known as Prince, kept on indirectly looking towards my direction, lifting up his shirt and exposing his man boobs. It was pretty uncomfortable, so I had to hide behind one of my friends so she could endure the blunt of that awkward glare.
The Bad: While Echo usually has great opportunities, at cheap prices, to see up and coming music acts, the place suffers from painful levels in the sound system that range from blood piercing high pitches to drowning out lead vocalists. Either their equipments are just old and decayed, the venue is too small, or their sound engineers just aren't that good when there are too many instrumental elements or band members to take care of.
Would you come back again? Despite the sound system, Echo is still a great place to find good live acts, street tacos, and easy parking…so yes.
More Info: The Echo | Kitten | The Postelles
p.s. Nico Vega, Kitten, and Two Door Cinema Club……are off the bucket list, next up….yeah yeah yeahs!
July 2, 2011 | Categories: Echo Park, Indie, Los Angeles, MJ, Music, Pop, Rock | Tags: Echo, Kitten, The Postelles | Leave a comment
Music Related: Chloe Chaidez of Kitten
Bieber is everywhere. Bieber Bieber Bieber.
I don't hate the kid, but force him enough upon adults and one can't help but be annoyed with him. It's okay if he was just a successful child pop-star with connections up the gazoo, but to put him on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart, CSI Las Vegas, in the NBA All-stars, on the script of the Rock's return to WWE, and every damn place that isn't just for tweens; his handlers are asking for it. There's no doubt he doesn't suck at what he does, but that won't matter when he's there like news about Charlie Sheen with his cocaine, Britney Spears when she was off her meds, and Lindsey Lohan going to jail….again. It has become a matter of "I don't care and yet America thinks I should."
So what's an alternative that will flush the Bieber right out? How about 16 year old Dexter fan and musician, Chloe Chaidez from the LA band Kitten. Rather than glamoring it up with the socialites in the bling industry and catering to tweens, Chloe and her band-mates have been working the grind by touring with (one of my favorite bands) Young the Giants. Inspired by the likes of Karen O, Bright Eyes and Cat Power to write songs, she has already performed with Bands of Horses and Midlake when she was just 11.
While it does feel silly saying that I listen to a 16 year old in a band called Kitten, her music is anything but childish. She got vocals that does remind me of Karen O and according to a friend, Meiko. I haven't seen any of her live acts, but it's been noted by music fans at SXSW that she can throw down like a veteran rock-star. And while the comparison to Bieber shouldn't be made at all since they are just different, the best part Chloe Chaidez is that we aren't commercially forced to believe she's the second coming of Michael Jackson. Instead, we can just watch her grow as an artist and improve as a performer….and hopefully have a full life that isn't damaging to the liver.
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March 1, 2011 | Categories: MJ, Music, Rock | Tags: Bieber, Chloe Chaidez, Karen O, Kitten | Leave a comment |
Area man creates social media site for people "done with being called racist"
A Denver-area man announced plans Thursday for a new social media company aimed at those "tired of overly sensitive, politically correct individuals."
Jul. 10, 2016, 6:10 a.m.
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A beta version of UncensoredPatriot.com will be launched later this month, CEO Kent Lewiss said Friday. He claims more than 25,000 people have already registered for the site.
Uncensored Patriot was described in a news release as going after informed people "tired of being told what we can say and cannot say" and people "done with being called racist for pointing out factual information."
"My intended platform is not necessarily political. It's more about having a place for people of all ages and races to unite," Lewiss said. "Anything other than hate speech is going to be OK to post."
Lewiss worries that Facebook's algorithms and news aggregation promote "lies" and "propaganda" and censor facts that aren't politically correct. Those fears were intensified by reports that Facebook workers were routinely censoring conservative news.
Incidentally, here is his most recent Facebook post.
A screenshot of a Facebook post from Kent Lewiss on July 8, 2016.
He says his site will not feature content from "mainstream media" organizations like CNN or Fox News Channel, opting to go with the alternative sites Drudge Report, Info Wars, AMTV, Breitbart and Newsmax instead.
Given the current political climate and ongoing racial discussions in America, Lewiss does worry his site could become an online outlet for racist and sexist ideas to be shared. He's still working on how to keep hate speech off the site.
"The word 'patriot' has been hijacked to be associated with a certain type of person," Lewiss said. "My site is a place for people tired of the establishment and global elitists to unite and say 'no' to the New World Order."
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Travel has always been my biggest passion. Exploring the world, one destination at a time is my ultimate goal. As much as I would love to visit every country in the world possible, I am not all about ticking boxes but rather focusing on more mindful travel experiences. Visiting a place once and for a few days is really just scratching the surface, that's why there are several cities and countries which I have visited more than once. I am curious about the world, curious about the people and love food.
These travel itineraries outline my personal experiences around the world. I hope that you will find my recommendations useful in planning your next escape. The world in your oyster. Dive in!
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7-Day London Itinerary
Deep-rooted traditions, rich history, and culture, iconic landmarks equally-famous in all corners of the world, epic bridges and futuristic skylines, endless cafes, and restaurants, bustling business activity, the title of the most visited city in the world…
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The bustling Red City is a sensational blend of Arabic, Andalusian, Mediterranean, and Berber cultures. Situated at the foothills of the Atlas Mountains, Marrakesh or Marrakech as the French spell it – is a quintessential cultural hub which boasts centuries old history. From its medina which is a UNESCO World Heritage site to colorful souks and grand palaces — a trip to Marrakech guarantees an exciting experience.
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SeRP commissions Welsh creative firm to develop a new brand and website
Posted on April 15, 2020 November 26, 2020 by admin
The Secure eResearch Platform (SeRP) has enlisted the services of Cardiff-based creative agency, Stills, to develop its new brand to be launched this Spring/Summer 2020.
The work undertaken by Stills has led to the production of a new website, logos, visuals and new promotional materials. The work will support SeRP's growth and development in establishing itself as a world-leading data solutions infrastructure provider.
SeRP has been providing organisations with a technological footing for the last decade. In that time SeRP has been adopted by data-focused, research bodies, who recognise the benefits that SeRP brings to data sharing, governance, anonymisation, linkage and analysis.
With its technical dexterity and ability to offer a controlled, governed environment, accredited to the highest international standard, SeRP has now evolved to become a distinct marketable product.
Managing Director of Stills, Mr Steve Sulley, said, "The challenge for us was to create a look and feel that spoke of a superior technological solution whilst at the same time embodying the human aspect that symbolises the type of work that SeRP is engaged in".
The next chapter in the story of SeRP will see greater expansion of its 'Implementations' both domestically and internationally. SeRP has its sights set on the global data landscape as a means to deliver positive impact to societies around the world using its governed data environment.
These new resources will also help to define and endorse SeRP's suite of data 'solutions' and reinforce its wide variety of customisation options available to suit different projects. This includes the ability to handle very large and complex data types like genetics and imaging data.
Programme Manager of SeRP, Mr Richard Hier, said, "We're very excited about the future of SeRP. We now have all the tools we need to meet the challenges of global competition in the data solutions marketplace. Together with this new bold brand we're confident that SeRP has the capabilities to excel and become a dominant force for data sharing, linkage, anonymisation and analysis".
Hospitals and healthcare systems routinely collect and hold large amounts of data on their patients within health care records systems. Using this data, and sharing it with others allow health systems improve the services provided to patients and accelerate the research process to deliver improvements in healthcare.
Research using shared and linked data can also provide insight into areas that can be developed to provide more efficient services, offer improved treatments to patients, as well as enhancing the patient experience. |
Murray climbs over 200 places as Djokovic stays top in ATP rankings
Agence France-Presse / 11:18 PM October 07, 2019
Andy Murray of Britain hits a return against Juan Ignacio Londero of Argentina during their first round men's singles match at the Shanghai Masters tennis tournament in Shanghai on October 7, 2019. (Photo by NOEL CELIS / AFP)
Former world number one Andy Murray climbed over 200 places in the new ATP rankings released on Monday while Novak Djokovic extended his lead over Rafael Nadal at the top.
Scotsman Murray, who is on the comeback trail after career-saving hip surgery, reached the quarter-finals of the China Open where he lost to eventual winner Dominic Thiem.
The run lifted the 32-year-old 214 places from 503 in the world to 289.
He can climb into the top 250 if he beats Juan Ignacio Londero later on Monday in the first round of the Shanghai Masters where Murray is a three-time champion.
Djokovic's win in Tokyo at the weekend means the Serb is at number one for the 271st week of his career, one more than Ivan Lendl and trailing only Roger Federer (310) and Pete Sampras (286).
Djokovic heads to Shanghai as defending champion while Nadal, his closest pursuer 1,140 points behind, has had to pull out with a wrist injury he picked up during last month's Laver Cup.
Thiem's victory over Stefanos Tsitsipas in Beijing sees the Austrian close to just 50 points behind the Russian Daniil Medvedev.
ATP Rankings as of October 7:
1. Novak Djokovic (SRB) 10,365 pts
2. Rafael Nadal (ESP) 9,225
3. Roger Federer (SUI) 7,130
4. Daniil Medvedev (RUS) 4,965
5. Dominic Thiem (AUT) 4,915
6. Alexander Zverev (GER) 4,185
7. Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) 3,630
8. Kei Nishikori (JPN) 3,040
9. Karen Khachanov (RUS) 2,945
10. Roberto Bautista (ESP) 2,575
11. Gael Monfils (FRA) 2,375
12. Fabio Fognini (ITA) 2,280
13. Matteo Berrettini (ITA) 2,221
14. David Goffin (BEL) 2,190 (+1)
15. Borna Coric (CRO) 2,130 (-1)
16. Diego Schwartzman (ARG) 1,995
17. John Isner (USA) 1,895 (+2)
18. Kevin Anderson (RSA) 1,780
19. Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) 1,719 (+1)
20. Stan Wawrinka (SUI) 1,670 (+1)
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Fellowship bridges gap for transitioning Soldiers
By Scott Prater
Mountaineer staff
Col. Ronald P. Fitch Jr., garrison commander, encourages transitioning Soldiers during the first day of the winter Hiring our Heroes Career Fellowship cohort at the Fort Carson Education Center Jan. 23, 2017. (Photo by Scott Prater)
Transitioning from the military can be a tough process. Anxiety, fear and confusion can dominate life for many Soldiers in their last few months of service, especially those who attempt to manage the search for a civilian career on their own.
Fortunately, programs exist at Fort Carson to help service members navigate the process of finding meaningful employment outside the military.
"The DOD has authorized service departments at military installations around the world to allow their service members to participate in what they call skill-bridge programs," said Sherry Jenkins, Central Region Area 5 Career Skills Program coordinator. "I like that term because it describes what these programs are intended to do, which is bridge the gap between the skills that a transitioning service member has and what employers are looking for."
The Army Career Skills Program at Fort Carson offers a multitude of programs designed to assist Soldiers, from junior enlisted to field grade officers.
One such program focuses on Soldiers who hold either a bachelor's or associate's degree and are separating soon. It's called the Hiring Our Heroes Corporate Fellowship. The program pairs transitioning Soldiers with local and national employers, preparing them for mid- or senior-level professional positions.
In order to participate, the transitioning Soldier has to be within 180 days of separation, must anticipate a discharge under honorable conditions and have his battalion commander's support for attendance.
"The corporate fellowship program has an academic flair to it as well, in that participants work on a professional certification while in the program," Jenkins said. "Plus, they participate in various types of mentoring. They learn things like business writing and interview techniques."
The class is 12 weeks long. Monday through Wednesday participants fellow with their partner company.
"We match them with a company that is interested in them and that they are interested in," Jenkins said. "We get a good variety of companies and then the participants interview, in a sort of speed-dating format."
On Thursdays the transitioning Soldiers (and a few spouses) enter the classroom for training, learning corporate skills and professional management certifications. On Fridays, the Soldiers return to their units.
"Companies like Dynarotech and Lockheed Martin, Cintas and even nonprofits have participated," Jenkins said. "We really get a wide variety of companies involved."
The program's winter session, known as a cohort, began Jan. 23, 2017. It is the fourth cohort to occur since the program's inception at Fort Carson.
"This time, we have 24 students, which includes two spouses," Jenkins said. "That's a typical size class, and we have three cohorts each year. The next one starts in May and then we have a fall class that starts in late August 2017."
Information sessions are offered every third Wednesday in building 6236 at the Career Skills Program (CSP) offices.
Andy Koloski, a retired lieutenant colonel, attended a corporate fellowship cohort here last year and ended up connecting with a small, local defense contractor.
"For me, the corporate fellowship was a great opportunity to try on corporate America and to gain experience downtown without the burden of having to find a job," he said. "I wanted to see if liked it or not. The experience of working in that industry was very enlightening to me."
Ultimately, he decided to move away from the career field and is now a veteran outreach coordinator for a local university.
"The biggest thing that came out of the career fellowship was the networking opportunities it provided," Koloski said. "I was fortunate enough to attend a few high-level meetings and I met many people involved in that industry and a lot of veterans and people in government. But, more importantly my network expanded through the people in my cohort, because they met a lot of people, too. It really magnified my network locally by the hundreds."
Through CSP, transitioning service members can also choose to participate in civilian job and employment training, including apprenticeships and internships.
CSP's longest running initiative is the Veterans in Piping program, a pre-apprenticeship plan that trains participants to enter the welding and pipefitting career field. CSP also offers Commercial Driver's License training, Service to Sales, a Local Government Fellowship program and the Warrior Training
Advancement Course that trains transitioning Soldiers to process Veterans Affairs disability compensation claims.
Contact the CSP at 526-1195 or visit the office in building 6236, room 102, for more information on the programs offered.
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Q: Evaluate $\lim_{x\to 0^+} \frac{x+\sqrt{x^3+1}}{x}$ Here is what I've done:
$\lim_{x\to 0^+} \frac{x+\sqrt{x^3+1}}{x} = \lim_{x\to 0^+} \frac{x(1+\sqrt{x+1})}{x}= 2.$
I know this is incorrect since wolfram alpha gives $\infty $ and I assume that I for some reason can't do what I did in the first step but I can't figure out why.
A: $${x+\sqrt{x^3+1}\over x} = 1+ \sqrt{x^3+1 \over x^2} = 1+ \sqrt{x + {1\over x^2}} \geq {1 \over \sqrt{x^2} } = {1\over x} \longrightarrow +\infty$$
A: As $x \to 0$, we have
$$
\sqrt{x^3+1} = 1 + \frac{1}{2}\;x^3 + O(x^6)
\\
x + \sqrt{x^3+1} = 1 + x + \frac{1}{2}\;x^3 + O(x^6)
\\
\frac{x + \sqrt{x^3+1}}{x} = \frac{1}{x} + 1 + \frac{1}{2}\;x^2 + O(x^5)
\\
\lim_{x\to 0}\frac{x + \sqrt{x^3+1}}{x} = \infty
$$
A: $$\lim_{x\to 0}\frac{x+\sqrt{x^3+1}}{x} = \frac{\lim_{x \to 0}x+ \lim_{x \to 0}\sqrt{x^3+1}}{\lim_{x \to 0}x}, $$
and so the numerator converges to $1$ while the denominator to $0$.
A: Let $x>0.$
$0< \dfrac{1}{x}<1+\dfrac{1}{x}=$
$1 + \dfrac{\sqrt{0+1}}{x} <
\dfrac{x+\sqrt{x^3+1}}{x}.$
Hence ?
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Baby Foot is promoting breast cancer awareness through their limited-edition Pink Box, an all natural foot exfoliant that contains 17 natural extracts. It combats rough skin to get your feet back to looking and feeling like baby feet. Throughout October, 10 percent of the proceeds from the limited edition Pink Box will be donated to the American Cancer Society.
Mirakle Cream, nicknamed "Genius in a Jar," is the secret recipe of Natalya Rachkova. The creation of an Uzbekistanian aesthetician with 29 years of experience. Mirakle Cream is the perfect blend of nature and science. A one-stop, skin-saving, problem-solving, all purpose cream that cures over 25 ailments and counting designed for day or night use. Handcrafted with love and natural ingredients, the product includes beeswax, coconut oil, sea buckthorn, shea butter, cocoa butter, aloe and soothing algae. It's perfect combination to help moisturize, soften, balance and brighten skin. Throughout October, The Better Skin Co will be donating 20% of their sales to the American Cancer Society.
Musely is entering the fight against breast cancer with their Bye Bye Eye Bags Hydrogel Eye Masks. Get ready to say "bye bye" to pesky under eye bags, wrinkles and dark circles with these hydrogel eye masks. Musely's Bye Bye Eye Bags Hydrogel Eye Masks are created with antioxidant-rich cucumber fruit extract and grape seed oil. Through the month of October, 50% of Musely's sales will be donated to the Young Survival Coalition.
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Lomax, John A. Letter from John A. Lomax to Harold Spivacke . Port Aransas, Texas, 1939. Manuscript/Mixed Material. https://0-www.loc.gov.oasys.lib.oxy.edu/item/lomaxbib000730/.
Lomax, J. A. (1939) Letter from John A. Lomax to Harold Spivacke . Port Aransas, Texas. [Manuscript/Mixed Material] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://0-www.loc.gov.oasys.lib.oxy.edu/item/lomaxbib000730/.
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SolvIT is a global technology solutions provider that deliver award winning IT innovations. Whether you need to secure your systems and applications, move to the cloud, or develop a whole new technological tool, SolvIT has the knowledge, resources, and expertise to implement a custom technology solution that meets all of your requirements. We sat down with HR Manager, Denise Seruga, to talk more about SolvIT and careers in tech.
How would you describe your organization and what does your team try to solve?
Grand Circus provides the modern tools that you need to be effective, not only the technical skills, but how to acquire a skill that you may no have once you get the job. They prepare you for what to expect from the workplace, as well as how to be an efficient software developer. Anyone can learn to code, how to put it together as a career is a different story.
The Technology field is very similar in contrast to the medical field as it is extremely specialized. One does not study the Human Heart if they are going to be a Brain Surgeon. This holds true in the technology field. The advice we would give is to find what your interest is and make sure you focus your study on that area. For example, if you are interested in Coding we would recommend focusing on the aspect of Coding that inspires you the most. Whether it is Web applications, Database Management, Hosting and Infrastructure or simple UI/UX make sure to Focus your studies around your interests.
The "Tech World" is ever expanding and is a permanent fixture for careers. The rate at which new technologies are developing is unprecedented. Therefore, if you see yourself in this vast field, you will have to be prepared for life-long learning. To remain cutting edge and relevant, most of this learning will be done independently or with bootcamp's like Grand Circus. You will need a self-driven passion.
First and foremost, we believe that the most important resource that a developer can have is the people around you at the workplace. Sometimes a fresh pair of eyes looking at lines of code can make all the difference when trying to troubleshoot an issue. In addition to the human resources aspect, there are many resources available to new developers. There are Blogs, Team Sites, forums and groups that you can join to interact with other developers with a vast array of experience and knowledge to help you. Seek out these sites based on the area of experience you are looking to expand your knowledge base. Many of these forums and groups hold coding seminars and classes where you can meet face to face with local developers to share knowledge and troubleshoot issues that you may be having.
We understand that continued education is very important in the tech world. However, we also know that experience is speaks volumes. Despite our growth over the past 19 years, we have been able to retain a "small tech company" feel. This means that there are little to no obstacles, bureaucracies, or department layers to making decisions and getting your hands on new technologies. Additionally, our CEO and founder is a "technology geek" who encourages new ideas. We encourage self-learning and have a training reimbursement policy as well. In the past, we have conducted internal training classes that meet once a week for approximately 12-15 weeks on Linux 101. Currently, we are teaching "Web Hosting".
Is there anything else you'd like folks to know about your organization, becoming a programmer or Grand Circus?
As mentioned above, our culture is very important. It sets the atmosphere in which our team members can shine. We work hard at creating a place where people WANT to come to work. Since 2012, we have been named a Top Workplace by the Detroit Free Press. This is determined by a third-party survey in which our team members can anonymously give feedback on several aspects of working at SolvIT. This award says that our team members want to be here and they like it. We also believe that we all have a responsibility in creating our work environment and atmosphere. Not to mention, we believe that team members have the best perspective and advice. We have several avenues of communication and feedback such as our Open Door Policy, on-line "Anytime Feedback" and "Quarterly Engagement" surveys, as well as a monthly Town Hall meeting with SI executives.
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India Culture Week @ Balikpapan
Indian Cultural Dance Performances held at Balikpapan City Plaza to inaugurate ICW in Balikpapan (10 February 2019)
In partnership with city government of Balikpapan, Indian Embassy organised an India Culture Week in Balikpapan from 9-16 February. The inaugural activity showcased a series of Indian cultural dance performances, put together by artists from the JNICC, at Balikpapan City Plaza on 10th< February forenoon.
Entire city leadership, including Mayor and Vice Mayor graced the opening ceremony and witnessed the Indian cultural dance performances, which coincided with Annual Colour Run held in the city.
The performance was organized by Embassy of India as part of the India Culture Week in Balikpapan from 9-16 February 2019. The India Culture Week (ICW) will showcase different facets of arts, culture, music, dance, food, Yoga and Bollywood films spread over an entire week.
It is expected that the week-long events planned under the India Culture Week would facilitate a better understanding and appreciation of India in the hearts and minds of Balikpapan residents.
The Embassy of India is deeply appreciative of the support and facilitation provided by leadership of City Government of Balikpapan in organizing the India Culture Week Celebrations. |
MISSOULA — Gregory Leon Barsi, 62, of Missoula, passed away on Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019, at St. Patrick Hospital of natural causes.
Carol Morris went to be with our Lord and Savior Feb. 24, 2019, at the age of 70.
Alice was born to Clarence and Effie Liudahl on Feb. 18, 1925, in a little farm house near Columbus. She was later joined in the family by her siblings, Evelyn and David. |
I have in my hand a small branch from an apple tree. Here are seen the tiny buds, the promise of the blossom, and after that the fruit. Have you ever seen an apple orchard in blossom? People rave about the cherry blossoms of Japan, and the fire trees, flaming red, of the Philippines. I have been in both countries, but I think there is no more beautiful sight in any country than the blossoming apple orchards of America.
When you see branches like this sending forth their first buds, what do they tell us?
First, they tell us of God. I do not see how any one can live through the awakening spring season and not think daily thoughts of God. Most people remember the Creator. Only one person has ever denied God. "The fool hath said in his heart, there is no God." He said it to himself, he did not dare speak it out loud.
Second, they tells us of God's Love. He, the loving Father of all people, makes blessed provision for the care and nurture of his children. He reminds us each year, in seedtime and harvest, of his boundless love. His love never fails. There have been many hundreds of years in the history of the world, yet each year has had its spring, its seedtime, and its resurrection. Young people, let God's Spring time speak to you.
"Praise be to the name of God for ever and ever; wisdom and power are his. He changes times and seasons."
Easy Shapes Tree Craft. Print out the templates: colored version or black and white version (this the kids can also color). Cut and then paste the shapes onto a bond paper forming pine trees or apple trees. Alternatively, the shapes can be cut out of colored construction paper. Do this ahead of time for younger kids. |
Global Gateway to K-12 Education
The Global Gateway to K-12 Education for Students provides a unique "window-to-the-world" for schools in Missoula. The pilot program included the development of a series of cross-cultural and global competence learning modules, tailored for two elementary schools and one high school in Missoula. These modules were designed to support the teacher in the classroom with their individual curriculum plans and learning goals, by offering an additional, international and global perspective.
The amount of seminars provided to Missoula schools doubled between 2014 and 2015, as the graphs below indicate. Two additional schools, the Missoula International School and Franklin Elementary School joined the Global Gateway partnership in 2015.
As the graph above indicates, six schools within the Missoula School District participated in the fall 2014 global competence trainings series. Lewis & Clark Elementary School, Rattlesnake Elementary School, Russell Elementary School, Lowell Elementary School, St. Joseph Elementary and Middle School, as well as Hellgate High School. Seminars were specifically developed to meet the pedagogical needs of pre-Kindergarten students to 12th grade learners.
Several professional trainings were also offered to school administrators and teachers, on how to infuse cross-cultural and global competence learning content into existing curricula.
This learning portal proudly joins forces with:
Missoula County Public Schools (MCPS):
The Global Gateway to K-12 schools is endorsed by MCPS.
Montana World Affairs Council (MWAC):
The MWAC facilitates the Council in the Classroom program. Council in the Classroom utilizes state-of-the-art video-conferencing technology, provided by Inspired Classroom.
Inspired Classroom: Is a curriculum development studio, based in Missoula. Through the program, international experts have the opportunity to be guest speakers, by connecting to schools, students and teachers across Montana.
Global Gateway is excited about the partnership with Council in the Classroom and Inspired Classroom, to deliver tailor-made seminars that provide students with an international and global perspective, expose students to "outside" content, provide a knowledge foundation, directly engage students, and giving them a chance to become more cross-culturally and globally aware and competent.
With contributions from:
FSSS Speakers Bureau
School of Theater and Dance
Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library
For more information on how your school can become a Global Gateway partner and benefit from cross-cultural and global course content development for K-12, contact [email protected]. |
Gray-haired in their 70s, married for 45 years and running a tea store in Kochi ever since 1963, a couple apart from sharing their workload, shared another dream together-- to take a tour across the world.
It is not just another ordinary tale of a globetrotting couple.
Leaving thousands impressed on the internet, the couple managed to tug the heart of business tycoon Anand Mahindra. The Chairman of the Mahindra Group shared the video of this couple and expressed his gratitude to the Wanderlust-ers.
He further said that he would visit their tea-stall next time he's in town that is embellished with their memories of travel.
The tweet included a video by Drew Binsky, a travel blogger who featured the couple, thus giving his audience a slice of their lives. Shot in their tea-stall where people can be seen relishing the tea, while the couple recites their rousing tale of travel.
While inspired by their story, Mahindra even thought of a brilliant idea as an anniversary gift for the couple, he asked Twitter, "Well what about us finding out the date of their wedding anniversary and crowdsourcing the funding for their next trip as an anniversary gift?"
This 'vacation goals' face-off between Parineeti Chopra and Ranveer Singh is a contest for the ages! |
Heinrich Gustav Magnus (ur. 2 maja 1802 w Berlinie, zm. 4 kwietnia 1870 tamże) – niemiecki chemik, fizyk i technolog, współzałożyciel Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft i Deutsche Chemische Gesellschaft.
Od roku 1834 był profesorem Uniwersytetu Berlińskiego. W dziedzinie chemii odkrył m.in. pierwszą kompleksową sól platyny – , zwaną "solą Magnusa" lub "zieloną solą Magnusa", badał właściwości telluru i selenu, zajmował się procesem absorpcji gazów we krwi, dyfuzją wodoru, pomiarami współczynników rozszerzalności cieplnej powietrza w wysokich temperaturach. Jego najbardziej znanym osiągnięciem w dziedzinie fizyki było wykazanie występowania siły nośnej na bryle (np. walcu) obracającej się wokół osi poprzecznej do kierunku przepływu strumienia płynu, w którym się znajduje ("efekt Magnusa").
Życiorys
Heinrich Gustav Magnus studiował chemię, fizykę i technologię na Berliner Universität w latach 1822–1827, które zakończył w roku 1827 na podstawie pracy dyplomowej na temat "De Tellurio". Kolejne dwa lata (1827-1829) spędził w Akademii Nauk w Sztokholmie, studiując chemię u Jacoba Berzeliusa. Habilitację w dziedzinie fizyki i technologii otrzymał w roku 1831.
W kolejnych latach pracował dydaktycznie i naukowo w berlińskim Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität jako:
1831–1834 – privatdozent fizyki (w roku 1833 utworzył kolekcję materiałów dydaktycznych),
1834–1844 – profesor nadzwyczajny fizyki (w roku 1843 ustanowił Physikalischen Kolloquiums),
1844–1869 – profesor zwyczajny fizyki.
Na uczelni pełnił funkcje:
dziekana Wydziału Filozofii w latach 1847–1848, 1858–1859 i 1863–1864,
rektora Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität w latach 1861–1862.
W latach 1863–1870 tworzył laboratorium fizyczne we własnym domu. Przeszedł na emeryturę w roku 1869, rezygnując z pracy na uczelni.
W latach 1840–1870 był członkiem Pruskiej Akademii Nauk w Berlinie (pełnił funkcję przewodniczącego Komisji Finansów), a w roku 1845 był współzałożycielem Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft, w którym założył sekcję fizyczną Kolloquium). Analogiczne stowarzyszenie chemików – Deutsche Chemische Gesellschaft – współtworzył w roku 1867.
Publikacje (wybór)
Heinrich Gustav Magnus jest autorem m.in.:
Przypisy
Linki zewnętrzne
Magnus, Gustav von; Physiker, Chemiker, 2.5.1802 Berlin – 5.4.1870 Berlin na: www.deutsche-biographie.de
Heinrich Gustav Magnus; Rektor der Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität zu Berlin 1861/1862 na: www.hu-berlin.de
Magnus, Heinrich Gustav w: Jewish Encyclopedia
Aus Jac. Berzelius' und Gustav Magnus' Briefwechsel in den Jahren 1828-1847 w: archive.org
informacje: Heinrich Gustav Magnus w: Google books
Urodzeni w 1802
Zmarli w 1870
Niemieccy fizycy XIX wieku
Niemieccy chemicy
Wykładowcy uczelni w Niemczech
Ludzie upamiętnieni nazwami zjawisk fizycznych
Ludzie urodzeni w Berlinie |
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Home // OSSI News » TOI: Finance and Defense Minister Arun Jaitley undergoes gastric bypass surgery for diabetes management at a private hospital in New Delhi.
NEW DELHI: Finance and defence minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday underwent gastric bypass surgery for diabetes management at a private hospital here. Doctors said it was a planned surgery, and the 61-year-old BJP leader was recovering well. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is in Japan on a five-day visit, called in the evening to enquire about his health, hospital sources said.
Sources said Jaitley, who has been suffering from uncontrolled diabetes for nearly a decade, was admitted to Max Hospital, Saket around 6 pm on Monday. He underwent a series of routine blood and cardiac investigations before the surgery which was done laproscopically, a minimally invasive technique.
The surgery involves stapling the stomach to create small pouch so that a small amount of food helps satiate the appetite. This pouch is connected to the small intestine to lower fat absorption. |
PORTLAND, Ore. Scientists at Oregon Health & Science University have discovered a link between exposure to the hormone leptin early in life, and brain formation that likely impacts weight regulation later in life.
The research was conducted in mice at the OHSU Oregon National Primate Research Center. Results of the study are printed in the April 2 edition of the journal Science.
"We're excited about this finding because it shows how exposure to leptin can directly affect development of brain structures involved in regulating body weight," said Richard Simerly, Ph.D., a senior scientist at ONPRC and a faculty member in the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology in the OHSU School of Medicine. "While the full impact of this information is not currently known, our findings suggest a link between the developmental actions of leptin and early onset obesity."
The OHSU work is based on an earlier finding that mice experience a natural surge in leptin levels during the first weeks of life. This same surge occurs prior to birth in humans. In adult mammals, which includes both mice and humans, leptin acts on the brain to reduce food intake, a natural form of weight regulation. Until now, however, little was known about the impact of leptin early in life on the development of brain mechanisms regulating body weight.
Specifically, the OHSU scientists wanted to determine the effects of this early-life leptin surge on brain development. The researchers studied two types of mice: leptin-deficient mice and normal mice. Leptin-deficient mice are typically obese because they lack this important hormone that limits food intake. |
Coal India to spend Rs 200 crore on initial technical upgrade
The technical upgradation includes fitting all trucks meant for carrying coal with GPS tracking devices within a month to check plunder of the dry-fuel.
NEW DELHI: On a technical overhaul drive, domestic coal giant CIL will spend Rs 200 crore initially on various areas including electronic fencing of mines on the lines of practices in advanced nations like US and Australia.
"Coal India will spend Rs 200 crore on initial technical overall under which all its trucks will be fitted with GPS devices besides electronic fencing of mines," Coal Secretary Anil Swarup told PTI.
The world's largest coal miner, which accounts for over 81 per cent of the domestic output, is adopting advanced technological practices on the lines of the US and Australia which house some large coal mining firms.
"We have initiated a number of steps to adopt advanced technical practices. These are to enhance the output of the PSU as well as to check the theft of coal. About 70-80 per cent of trucks in Coal India have already been GPS-mapped and we will cover 100 per cent trucks in a month," Swarup said.
The move comes against the backdrop of the coal behemoth's mandated to double its output to 1 billion tonne by 2020 to meet growing demand. Besides, the government is looking at opening up commercial coal mining to private players.
Coal India Ltd Chairman and Managing Director Sutirtha Bhattacharya said apart from fitting GPS to its trucks and electronic fencing of mines, the PSU will introduce ICT compliant machinery and parts of capex (capital expenditure) and opex (operational expenditure) will be utilised for it.
The miner has lined up a capital expenditure of Rs 6,000 crore for the current fiscal.
Government said recently that a project for introduction of global positioning system (GPS) on trucks carrying coal is underway to prevent theft and diversion besides installation of CCTVs at all vulnerable points like entry and exit gates, weigh bridges and sidings to keep a regular watch.
The steps for upgradation also include Enterprise resource planning (ERP) to collect, store, manage and interpret data from many business activities, Bhattacharya said.
The move for technological upgradation of Coal India also holds much significance in view of government planning to open commercial coal mining to private players for the first time in over four decades.
This follows another decision taken last month to allow the state utilities to commercially mine coal and sell to the private companies.
Coal meets around 52 per cent of primary commercial energy needs in India as against 29 per cent of the world and about 66 per cent of country's power generation is coal based.
India is the 3rd largest coal producing country in the world after China and USA.
The government has set a production target of 550 million tonnes for the PSU for the current fiscal.
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Ellen DeGeneres recounts assault by her stepfather in David Letterman interview
Posted 4:02 PM, May 28, 2019, by CNN Wire
Ellen DeGeneres revisits abuse she experienced as a teenager in an upcoming episode of David Letterman's Netflix show, "My Next Guest Needs No Introduction."
In the interview, which releases Friday, DeGeneres talks about being sexually assaulted by her mother's then-husband when she was a teen.
The abuse started, DeGeneres said, after her mother, Betty, was diagnosed with breast cancer.
"He told me when [my mom] was out of town that he'd felt a lump in her breast and needed to feel my breasts," she recalled in her conversation with Letterman. "Anyway, he convinced me that he needs to feel my breasts and then he tries to do it again another time, and then another time."
DeGeneres first opened up about the abuse by her stepfather, who is deceased, in an 2005 interview with Allure.
She told Letterman she's sharing her account with the hope of empowering other women and girls.
"I'm angry at myself because, you know, I didn't, I was too weak to stand up to, I was 15 or 16," DeGeneres said. "It's a really horrible, horrible story and the only reason I'm actually going to go into detail about it is because I want other girls to not ever let someone do that."
DeGeneres said she didn't tell her mom right away in an effort to protect her.
"I should never have protected [my mother]. I should have protected myself and I didn't tell her for a few years, and then I told her," she said. "And then she didn't believe me, and then she stayed with him for 18 more years and finally left him because he'd changed the story so many times."
DeGeneres also said she wants to encourage other survivors not to suffer in silence.
"When I see people speaking out, especially now, it angers me when victims aren't believed," DeGeneres said, adding,"because we just don't make stuff up."
CNN has reached out to DeGeneres for further comment.
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Yuma Municipal Airport is a mile southeast of Yuma, in Yuma County, Colorado, United States. It is owned by the City of Yuma.
Facilities
The airport covers and has two runways:
12/30: 2,900 x 40 ft (884 x 12 m), surface: asphalt/gravel
16/34: 4,200 x 75 ft (1,280 x 23 m), surface: concrete
In the year ending December 31, 2016 the airport had 5,000 aircraft operations, all general aviation.
References
External links
Yuma Municipal Airport (2V6) at Colorado DOT airport directory
Airports in Colorado
Buildings and structures in Yuma County, Colorado
Transportation in Yuma County, Colorado |
Gettysburg Orphanage – Investigation
Posted on November 14, 2019 November 14, 2019 by Iron City Paranormal
Gettysburg Orphanage
Nestled in between a bed and breakfast, along with an artifacts store, is the Gettysburg Orphanage. The three-story brick building was a safe haven for children who lost their families during the Civil War. At first, with a caring matriarch and caregiver, the orphanage was run smoothly and with care and love. As time went on, the orphanage fell into debt and was limited on funds as the original overseer had moved on, falling in love and getting married. The orphanage hired a strict and rule driven mistress named Rosa Carmichael.
Eventually, it was found that Rosa was a Sadist and abused the children who were supposed to be cared for at the orphanage. She punished the children to extreme measures and children even went missing. Unfortunately, since it was a private institution, no one was allowed on the property without written permission. It was rumored, and highly believed that Rose killed the children (accidentally or intentionally) but was unable to be properly convicted without formal evidence. The townspeople had enough and ultimately chased Rosa Carmichael out of town.
The children were distributed across the state and in safe institutions after her disappearance. The orphanage then became a museum and apartment complex. Today, there are apartments on the upper floors while the first floor and basement are operated by Ghostly Images Tours and Gift Shop. Tours of the basement and rear dining room are given regularly, and the apartment area is off limits to guests.
As we arrived, a tour of the Gettysburg Orphanage ran late. We had a little more time outside than originally intended but it did give us time to take some exterior pictures of the building and explore a little. Luckily, another tour guide coming from the Jennie Wade House let us into the apartment entry area to keep warm and begin our set up. After the tour ended and our guide greeted us, we began setting up in the Dining Room. Our guide had told us some stories and gave us a brief history of the orphanage. As we settled in, our investigation began at roughly 12:30 AM and lasted only until 2:30 AM, although with Daylight Savings Time the ending time was actually 1:30 AM. We used most of our equipment during this investigation including the K2 meter, a SB7 spirit box, two stationary cameras, one handheld camera, an Ovilus, a Rempod, a recorder, the FLIR thermal camera, a balloon, IR lights, and a temperature gauge. With the limited time and size, we did not utilize the SLS Camera, the plasma ball, or laser grid pen.
The most noticeable activity we received was that of a light up balloon in the Dining Hall. There wasn't a ton of voices or verbal intelligent communication aside from those moments. There was a decent amount of Ovilus activity that we believe was in relation to what had happened in the orphanage in the past. We also did record some footsteps and scratching noises during our time in the building, both in the Dining Hall and the Basement.
In the Basement, there was a certain heaviness that was felt by all, but in particular in the Pit in the back of the basement seemed to be darker. As we were wrapping our investigation, we had mentioned Rosa Carmichael, the notoriously evil caretaker. Moments later, Derrick was hit with a sudden nauseous feeling and nearly threw up. Just then, the word "Exit" appeared on the Ovilus, followed by the lights unable to power on. This was probably one of the darker moments we've experienced while investigating.
Below are our captured recordings, videos, and pictures from our short term investigation of the Gettysburg Orphanage. The locations are marked where we believe that we received any type of communication or unnatural noises and sounds. After you listen and watch some of the footage, give us your thoughts and opinions.
Dining Hall – 1st Floor
This area is where the majority of the children's' social activity occurred at their time at the orphanage. They would eat, play, and pray here. Through the back door was their former classroom which has been rebuilt and re-purposed as a chapel over time. This long stretching room also holds old photos and artifacts dug up on site; some from the time of the Civil War, some from the time of the renovations of the old mansion.
According to reports, footsteps, laughing, and crying are typically heard here. Apparently, before they would be taken to the basement, Ms. Carmichael (much too pleasant of a title for her in our opinion) would berate and discipline the children in front of their peers. However, the true torture would occur downstairs.
Aside from these evil-doings, the children are said to have enjoyed themselves in the Dining Hall. This is where they would play things like cards, hop scotch, and jacks. This can explain the laughter as the kids, who seem to be trapped or returned here, are actually trying to enjoy themselves despite their unfortunate demises.
As we began our investigation of the Gettysburg Orphanage, we started in the Dining Hall utilizing the blue light up balloon in particular. We did capture a few words in regards of communication, but the balloon seemed to be a favorite of the children here.
We didn't capture any oddities in the photos or the FLIR infrared camera.
Recorder 1:
We received plenty of communication in the form of a light up balloon moving. Obviously you cannot see it on the recorder but you can hear us refer to it at multiple points beginning at :27 when the balloon moved for the first time.
At :35, 1:09, 1:31, 2:05, 2:18, 2:48, and 3:42 the balloon was seen moving.
Recorder 2 – Spirit Box:
At :27 we captured "Hello" followed by "Help me" at :37.
"Hello" was repeated at 1:58 and 2:08 with "Hi."
At :28, "Evil" appeared on the Ovilus.
"Cave" appeared on the Ovilus at 2:07, possibly referring to the basement, followed by "Soaked" at 3:15 which could refer to the children being waterboarded and doused in water in the barrels.
A scratching noise was captured at 4:13.
"Troll" appeared on the Ovilus at 4:36.
At 5:35, "Nosebleed" was seen on the Ovilus, we deduce that this may have been a common occurrence with Rosa around.
"Firm" appeared on the Ovilus at 6:20 with our guess of this referring to Rosa again.
At :15, "God no" appeared on the Ovilus followed by "Tomb" at 1:02.
Around the 1:50 marker, Theresa felt something grab at her shoe.
Another knock and possibly footsteps could be heard at 3:01.
The Ovilus produced the name "Amelia" at 3:36 and "Relief" at 4:40.
At 4:56, "Still" was shown on the Ovilus.
The balloon moved three different times, at 6:10, 6:55, and 8:30.
There's nothing that really stood out to us at this angle in this video.
The balloon can be seen moving on the opposite camera angle, but nothing is spotted in this view.
Stationary Video 3 – Spirit Box:
"Hello?" can be heard at :09 followed by a "Help me" at :19.
This was repeated at 1:40 with a "Hello?" and again "Hi" at 1:50.
At about 10:10, "Evil" appeared on the Ovilus.
"Cave" showed up on the Ovilus at 11:49 followed by "Soaked" at 12:57.
An odd scratching noise can be heard at 13:55.
At 14:18, "Troll" appeared on the Ovilus.
"Nosebleed" shows up on the Ovilus at 15:17 followed by "Firm" at 16:02.
At 17:57, the phrase "God no" is seen on the Ovilus.
The word "Tomb" is produced by the Ovilus at 18:44.
At about 19:32, Theresa felt something grab her shoe.
There was an odd knocking sound that could possibly be footsteps at 20:43.
At the 21:28 mark, "Amelia" appeared on the Ovilus.
"Relief" came up on the Ovilus at 22:22 followed by "Still" at 22:38.
The balloon moved at three different occurrences at 23:52, 24:37, and 26:12.
There were numerous occasions where the blue light up balloon can be seen moving side to side. Each time we had asked the spirit to move it and we attempted to debunk this by testing for drafts or any air movement but we could not determine any other source of a breeze.
The balloon moved at 4:04, 4:12, 4:46, 5:08, 5:42, 7:55, 8:25, and 9:19.
We received a greeting of "Hello" at :17 and "Hi" at :27.
This was repeated at 1:48 with "Hello" and again "Hi" at 1:58.
At 10:18, "Evil" was seen on the Ovilus.
"Cave" was seen at 11:57 on the Ovilus followed by "Soaked" at 13:05.
At 14:03, a scratching noise could be heard.
14:26 "Troll" appeared on the Ovilus at 14:26 followed by "Nosebleed" at 15:25 and "Firm" at 16:10.
At 18:05, the phrase "God no" came across the Ovilus and "Tomb" at 18:52.
Theresa felt something grab her shoe at the 19:40 mark.
At 20:51, an odd knocking or footsteps sound could be heard.
"Amelia" was recorded on the Ovilus at 21:36 as well as "Relief" at 22:30 and "Still" at 22:46.
The balloon moved three more times, at 24:00, 24:45, and 26:20.
Much different than homes of that era, and to Rosa Carmichael's delight, the Gettysburg Orphanage actually had an interior entrance to the basement. The stereotypical narrow staircase lead to the cold, stone-walled basement right outside of the Dining Hall. It is rumored, and pretty much 99% confirmed, that the children who were punished by Rosa's iron fist occurred in the basement area. The children were punished by being chained to the wall, dunked in ice cold barrels, and even kept in solitary confinement. This area was actually hollowed out in the walls by Rosa's older orphans in order to punish them further.
Many children were said to die by Carmichael's hand and may have even been buried in the dirt floor of the basement. Even though the authorities never had enough evidence to support this to convict her, the missing children and echoing screams were enough for the townspeople of Gettysburg to run her out of town.
It may never be known of just how many children, and which ones, were killed in the house and which managed to run away and escape her treachery. Either way, reports often claim that the basement carries a very dark and malevolent feeling and air about it. Phantom screams and fast paced footsteps seem to be common reports from the basement. Some guests will bring toys and stuffed animals to leave for the long-lost children to play with in the afterlife in hopes of bringing them peace and enjoyment.
Even though the investigation of this area began slow, it picked up quickly and ended with a terrifying bang. We didn't receive much in regards to communication at first, then the Ovilus began to pick up a few words. At that point, Derrick and Dan worked their way back to the Pit area while Cindy, Theresa, and Shelby continued to investigate in the main basement area. The Pit grew cold but was that was debunkable. Toward the end of the investigation, Derrick mentioned Rosa Carmichael and less than a minute later felt violently ill. This was caught on video and some FLIR photos of odd colors. At this same time, in the main basement, the ladies received the word "Exit" on the Ovilus. As Derrick exited and the rest of the group began packing up, the lights refused to turn on until they were out of the basement.
Quite a way to end the evening…
The normal flash photographs did not produce any paranormal evidence, however, there were a few pictures using the thermal camera and a screenshot of a video that produced some odd visuals.
The first thermal picture shows an odd white light in the back of the hallway right outside the Pit when there was no one and nothing in that spot.
The next FLIR image shows Derrick right after he felt nauseous and a very cold spot appearing on his chest.
The screen shot of the video shows a light anomaly moving from the left to the right side of the camera just before the word "Influence" appeared on the Ovilus.
Recording 1 – Open Area:
The word "Scare" appeared on the Ovilus at :27.
At :25, the Ovilus produced the word "Influence."
At 4:10, Cindy and Theresa felt pressure on their chests and heads.
The word "Demon" ominously showed up on the Ovilus at 5:59.
At :10, the Ovilus produced the word "Arab."
Dan's phone moved on the bench at about the 1:35 mark.
The words "Self Esteem" and "Rain" showed up back to back on the Ovilus at 4:16.
Recording 4 – The Pit:
At about 1:40, we felt a sudden cold spot but we managed to debunk this as there was a hole in the wall for some piping.
Recording 5 – The Pit – Spirit Box:
Derrick mentions Rosa Carmichael's name and not long after, around 2:20, he gets a sudden onset of intense nausea which ultimately forces him to leave the area.
Video 1 – Stationary Camera – Open Area:
At the 3:24 mark, "Scare" appeared on the Ovilus.
There was an odd light anomaly in front of camera at 7:04.
At 8:52, "Influence" was shown on the Ovilus.
Cindy & Theresa felt pressure on their chests and heads at 12:37.
Around 14:26, "Demon" appeared on the Ovilus.
"Arab" on the Ovilus at 16:52.
Around the 18:17 mark, Dan's phone moved on the bench unfortunately we did not capture this on camera.
At 20:58, "Self Esteem" and "Rain" appeared back to back on the Ovilus.
After Derrick and Dan ventured back to the Pit, Cindy, Shelby, and Theresa continued their investigation of the open area and recorded "B" on the Ovilus at 1:05.
Around 6:30, Cindy gets a dizzy sensation.
At 8:18, "Architect" appeared on the Ovilus followed by "Reach" at 8:40.
"Aim" was shown on the Ovilus at about 8:57.
"Troops" was seen on the Ovilus at 11:26.
Around 14:35, "Verdict" was shown on the Ovilus followed by "Exotic" and "Blue" quickly flashing on the Ovilus at 14:55 possibly in reference to the balloon.
At 15:44 the balloon moved.
At the same time Derrick grew nauseous in the Pit, "Exit" appeared at 18:02 on the Ovilus.
The lights refused to turn on and this can be seen at about 20:50.
Video 3 – Stationary Camera – Hallway:
At 3:19, "Scare" can be seen on the Ovilus.
"Influence" showed up on the Ovilus at 8:47 followed by Cindy and Theresa feeling pressure on their chests and heads at 12:32.
At about 14:21, "Demon" appeared on the Ovilus followed by "Arab" at 16:47.
Dan's phone moved on the bench in front of him at 18:12 but it was just outside the camera's view.
At 20:53, "Self Esteem" and "Rain" flashed on the Ovilus.
Video 4 – Handheld Camera – Open Area:
The word "Scare" appeared on the Ovilus at 4:21.
Cindy and Theresa felt pressure in their chests and heads at about 13:34.
At 15:23 "Demon" appeared on the Ovilus followed by "Arab" at 17:49.
Dan's phone moved on the bench at 19:14.
Video 5 – Handheld Camera – The Pit:
At about the 4:32 mark, a cold spot was felt but was debunked by pipe penetrating the stone wall.
Before the video began, Derrick felt extremely sick to the stomach after mentioning Rosa Carmichael. What the video picks up is the aftermath.
After scouring through our evidence gathered, we conclude that the Gettysburg Orphanage holds energy and spirits ranging from friendly, but scared, to more evil and malevolent. Even though we didn't capture much verbal communication, we did receive activity utilizing our light up balloon and Ovilus.
The Dining Hall was active with spirits moving the balloon as we asked them to, and we verified that there was no air movement to move the balloon. We also recorded some communication through the spirit box in the form of courtesies like "Hello" and "Hi." The Ovilus came into play here as we received words that described what occurred here, in particular to the children by Rosa Carmichael. There were also some noise oddities which we captured here like scratching and knocks. The spirits here seemed to be shy and scared but still open to communicating.
In the open area of the basement we did capture some words on the Ovilus, but not too much more than that. The air did seem heavier and there were some odd pressures that some of us felt on our chests and heads. Once we moved to the Pit area of the basement, we seemed to pull out more emotion. As we mentioned the sadistic Rosa Carmichael, Derrick felt sick to his stomach which coincided with the Ovilus telling us to "Exit." Before we could, the lights refused to turn on until we grew closer to leaving which was an anomaly in its own right. We believe that there are multiple spirits in that basement, both the pit and the open area. These spirits do not want visitors and they tend to stay hidden until they have finally had enough. We wouldn't say that they are demonic or evil per se but they definitely are not friendly nor inviting.
We confidently conclude that the Gettysburg Orphanage in Gettysburg, PA hosts multiple spirits, mainly children, and each area holds a different type of energy. Even though we did not gather many names or verbal communication, we believe we received enough physical evidence using our tools and our personal experiences to determine that the orphanage is in fact definitively haunted by the spirits of the distant past, most of whom want to be left to their own devices in the afterlife.
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August 12, 2012 | Filed under: Useful Articles
Smaller outsourcing providers are increasingly able to have a seat at the global IT outsourcing deal negotiation table, alongside big-ticket players like IBM, Accenture and Capgemini – thanks to customers now breaking up large deals into smaller components.
With the global economy slowing and cost pressures rising, IT customers do not want to put all their eggs in one basket. For instance, a $300-million deal, which potentially would stretch up to $500 million in three years, is often broken into multiple pieces and given to three or four mid-tier vendors, instead of the entire contract being given to a single or the existing vendor. And while it may be more complicated to manage multiple vendors, the overall cost still comes down.
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So billion dollar deals are things of the past. Many deals are happening in the $200 million range, but the biggest battleground is the $100 million space. Every time a deal comes up for renewal, there's a good chance for a new service provider to come in.
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It is our immune system that prevents and destroys disease
The first research was done in 1990 by Dr Yamamoto in Philadelphia; and since then 59 research papers have been published by 142 scientists proving that GcMAF is a vital part of the immune system. Chronic diseases succeed by preventing production of your own GcMAF, which collapses your immune system. When administered externally, GcMAF rebuilds the immune system, and the immune system then eradicates early stage cancer and other diseases.
How does GcMAF work?
In a healthy person your GcMAF acts as a "director" of the immune system. But viruses and malignant cells like cancer send out an enzyme called Nagalase that prevents production of the body's GcMAF: that neutralises the immune system. So diseases become chronic, and cancer cells grow unchecked.
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GcMAF simply replaces the part of the immune system that is missing.
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Clinics and doctors who have done their own research on it, are invited to respond. We ask for a copy of diagnostic information and update reports from a physician during and after treatments, to help build the case that GcMAF is effective for various illnesses, which will help to make it available to the public. Participants are free to stop at any time.
We are a main supplier for research universities, and 300 cancer clinics and doctors, with over 4,000 participants, and we are the only one who tests for activity, which can only be done with live cell assays like these:
Here is a time lapse video of the 8th assay we do in our laboratory - GcMAF activates macrophages that eat cancers cells. We are probably the only people in the world with this technology.
On the left, click the Video: cancer cells destroyed, to see what happens to cancer cells when GcMAF is added without macrophages. This again is a world first, and again it has been done in our laboratory. Within just 4 weeks a research abstract paper on our results has already been accepted for publication at this year's Immunology Conference in California.
The many scientists who have published papers on trials of GcMAF selected those in the early stages of cancer and HIV, and reported nearly 100 percent success, with no recurrence after many years. They did not attempt trials on people with large tumours.
Our doctors' trials are quite different: many people are over 50, some over 80, with advanced or terminal cancers, with significant tumour mass.
GcMAF appears to be successful at rebuilding the immune system in around three weeks in the vast majority - probably over 80%. Remember the half life of GcMAF is only one week - you have to keep taking it until your disease has gone, or the immune system gets shut down again. In responders (about 80%) nagalase comes down at the rate of 10-40% every 8 weeks.
The immune system should be given 8 weeks for chronic herpes/acne. Allow 24 weeks of GcMAF plus for: Autism (85% respond), CFS, HIV, XMRV, Lyme (15% respond, most appear to have the VDR gene blocked and the viruses conceal themselves with biofilms) and stage 1 to 2 cancer, (80% respond). Late stage cancer, perhaps 20% responders, takes a year to 18 months. Remember everyone responds differently. We can't say how an individual will respond.
The more minor the disease, the easier it is for GcMAF and the immune system to eradicate. GcMAF needs normal levels of vitamin D to function strongly. But even in low responders, GcMAF usually appears to stop the advance of cancer.
Doctors have probably proved GcMAF can work for people up to age 90, with terminal stage 4 cancer, and can destroy large tumour mass.
If blood is taken for monocyte counts, relevant markers and vitamin D levels, and again for a nagalase test at the beginning, the next test should show after three weeks that the immune system is back to full strength, and after 8 weeks significantly falling nagalase will indicate the disease is losing its grip. Don't stop the GcMAF until nagalase gets below 0.62 nmol/min/mg, when it loses the ability to prevent the body producing its own GcMAF, and then ours is no longer needed. |
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In spite of the softening real estate market, Vermonters earning the median income still could not afford the median priced home, according to a new report released today.The report, "Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Housing and Wages in Vermont," is the latest in an annual series that tracks housing costs in relation to Vermonters' incomes. For the last several years, Vermont's tight housing markets have driven up prices while wages, particularly those employing the most Vermonters, have not kept pace. During the recession, even as home prices drop, opportunities for low-income and first time buyers were limited due to high fees and higher interest rates for buyers with moderate credit scores."The real estate market was helped this year by low interest rates and a generous federal tax credit," said Sarah Carpenter, Executive Director of Vermont Housing Finance Agency. "The problem was those low rates weren't available to many buyers and the tax credit wasn't available at closing to help pay for the higher down payments and fees lenders now require. Few first time buyers can save up the down payment and closing costs needed to buy a home even if the median price dropped."Among the report's findings:The median purchase price of a home in Vermont dropped by 5% to $190,000, the first substantial fall on record.A Vermont household would need an annual income of $57,000, and an estimated $15,000 for down payment, fees and closing costs, to afford that home.The median household income remained the same as last year, $52,000, although once inflation is factored in, Vermonters saw a 2% decrease in buying power.The average Fair Market Rent for a modest two-bedroom unit is $920 a month, and more than half of Vermont's occupations have median wages less than the $36,800 needed to afford that rent.An additional 3,000 households become cost burdened annually, meaning more Vermonters paying more than 30% of their income for housing. The state is the 7th and 15th worst state in the nation for cost burdened renters and owners, respectively.The recession is more than many households on the edge can bear. Despite stimulus programs and increased funding, the number of people who are homeless in Vermont increased 22% since 2008 when the recession began."Vermonters continue to need affordable housing and the state's economy needs housing construction in order to help it emerge from this recession," said Rob Naylor of Naylor & Breen Builders in Brandon, VT. "Our company has seen firsthand the effects of the real estate market, but because of the programs designed to fund the construction and renovation of housing for lower-income residents, we were able to keep a crew working to build the units this report clearly shows are needed. These projects have created permanently affordable housing, while also keeping my guys employed."One family's story illustrates the difficulty accessing both the rental and homeownership market. Janet Green, her husband and son lived in an apartment in Richmond, but were commuting to work in Burlington. "The commuting had become a lot for us, and we wanted to raise our son in Burlington so we started looking for a place to rent. But it was so expensive!" In May 2009 they decided to attend a homebuyer education workshop to see if homeownership was an option. It was, through the Champlain Housing Trust's shared equity program, and after searching for a number of months, they bought a condo in Burlington and moved in on Halloween."We could never have bought a home on the open market — even renting seemed to stretch our budget. But with CHT's program, we were fortunate to be able to do it," added Green.Source: VHFA. 6.15.2010. Copies of the new report are available online at the VHFA website, www.vhfa.org.-30-(link is external) read more
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The Girls Swimming State Finals took place The IUPUI Natatorium in Indianapolis. EC's Kyra Hall Places 27th In 100 Butterfly during The Preliminary Rounds and The Final Rounds.201819 Girls Prelim Results201819 Final ResultsCarmel repeats as Girls Team State Champions.201819 Final Scores
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Without LeBron James, Lakers overwhelmed by Nuggets
Trail Blazers, Grizzlies advance to NBA play-in game; Suns, Spurs see playoff dreams dashed PreviousDenver Nuggets guard Gary Harris goes for a fast break dunk as Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis pursues during the second half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019, in Los Angeles. The Nuggets won 128-104. (AP Photo/Michael Owen Baker)Los Angeles Lakers injured guard LeBron James cheers his team during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Denver Nuggets on Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019, in Los Angeles. The Nuggets won 128-104. James sat out the game because of a thoracic muscle strain. (AP Photo/Michael Owen Baker)Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis dunks against the Denver Nuggets during the first half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019, in Los Angeles. The Nuggets won 128-104. (AP Photo/Michael Owen Baker) SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsLos Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis, left, dunks against Denver Nuggets center Mason Plumlee during the first half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Michael Owen Baker)Los Angeles Lakers guard LeBron James, left, talks with guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Denver Nuggets Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019, in Los Angeles. LeBron James sat out the game because of a thoracic muscle strain. (AP Photo/Michael Owen Baker)Los Angeles Lakers guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, left, and Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray reach for a loose ball during the first half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Michael Owen Baker)Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis is fouled as he shoots between Denver Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr., left, and center Mason Plumlee during the first half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Michael Owen Baker)Los Angeles Lakers center Dwight Howard, center, defends the basket against Denver Nuggets forward Paul Millsap, right, during the first half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Michael Owen Baker)Los Angeles Lakers guard Rajon Rondo, right, attempts a layup against Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic during the first half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Michael Owen Baker)Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone, center, applauds as his team extends their lead against the Los Angeles Lakers during the second half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019, in Los Angeles. The Nuggets won 128-104. (AP Photo/Michael Owen Baker)Denver Nuggets center Mason Plumlee scores following a lob pass over Los Angeles Lakers center Dwight Howard during the second half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019, in Los Angeles. The Nuggets won 128-104. (AP Photo/Michael Owen Baker)Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis, left, and guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope reach for a rebound against Denver Nuggets guard Malik Beasley during the second half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019, in Los Angeles. The Nuggets won 128-104. (AP Photo/Michael Owen Baker)Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis, left, and Denver Nuggets forward Paul Millsap fall to the ground after a foul by Davis during the second half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019, in Los Angeles. The Nuggets won 128-104. (AP Photo/Michael Owen Baker)Denver Nuggets guard Malik Beasley shoots a layup past Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis during the second half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019, in Los Angeles. The Nuggets won 128-104. (AP Photo/Michael Owen Baker)Denver Nuggets guard Gary Harris, front, passes under Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis during the second half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019, in Los Angeles. The Nuggets won 128-104. (AP Photo/Michael Owen Baker)Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis falls into the crowd while chasing a loose ball during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Denver Nuggets Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019, in Los Angeles. The Nuggets won 128-104. (AP Photo/Michael Owen Baker)Denver Nuggets guard Gary Harris goes for a fast break dunk as Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis pursues during the second half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019, in Los Angeles. The Nuggets won 128-104. (AP Photo/Michael Owen Baker)Los Angeles Lakers injured guard LeBron James cheers his team during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Denver Nuggets on Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019, in Los Angeles. The Nuggets won 128-104. James sat out the game because of a thoracic muscle strain. (AP Photo/Michael Owen Baker)NextShow Caption1 of 16Los Angeles Lakers injured guard LeBron James cheers his team during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Denver Nuggets on Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019, in Los Angeles. The Nuggets won 128-104. James sat out the game because of a thoracic muscle strain. (AP Photo/Michael Owen Baker)ExpandLOS ANGELES — Unlike his trademark unibrow, Anthony Davis does his best work in a pair.That's not to say that the 26-year-old's 32-point, 11-rebound, four-block game on Sunday night didn't make him look like a star. But the performance came without a win, which has become the ultimate bottom line in a Lakers (24-6) season with renewed championship aspirations.It was telling that even as Davis checked back in to start the fourth quarter, the visiting Denver Nuggets (20-8) kept on pulling away. In a 128-104 loss — the Lakers' third straight and the largest margin of defeat this season — it was clear that Davis sorely lacked his running mate, LeBron James.Frank Vogel said it himself before tip-off Sunday: No one player could replace what James does for the Lakers. But what the game itself made clear is that a group of players can't quite replace him either — a chilling thought with James' status in question for a Christmas blockbuster against the rival Clippers. Davis was most frustrated with the factor that he felt was most in the Lakers' control, even without James: defense. He chalked up Denver's second-half avalanche to his team not bringing enough effort to the table."We can't allow slippage on the defensive end," he said. "The more we do that, the more teams see that and try to attack our weaknesses."The most effective card in the Lakers' deck were post-ups to Davis that he made look brilliant, throwing spins and floaters and crossovers from his repertoire to produce points against defenders ill-equipped to keep up. But outside of Davis, the rest of the team shot just 43 percent. No other Lakers starter finished with double-digit points.Related Articles Newsroom GuidelinesNews TipsContact UsReport an Error Lakers practice early hoping to answer all questions Rajon Rondo, who slid into the lineup in James' place, led with eight assists, but was just 2 for 8. Entering the starting lineup for the first time since his hairline fracture in his leg, Avery Bradley had six points on 2 for 8 shooting.The most compelling Laker outside of Davis was Kyle Kuzma, making his return to the floor for the first time in two weeks. He required 15 shots for his 16 points, but added hustle plays that inspired confidence that his ankle soreness is behind him.The Nuggets led a balanced attack, with six players in double figures. Paul Millsap led with 21 points.The Lakers worried a little that Davis, who has been playing through ankle soreness, might've tweaked his right knee. He played through discomfort in the fourth quarter and told reporters after the game he was feeling OK.James did not stay until the final buzzer, exiting the court with a few minutes left in the blowout."It's kind of hard just to next-man-up LeBron," Kuzma said. "He does so much." How athletes protesting the national anthem has evolved over 17 years Lakers, Clippers schedules set for first round of NBA playoffs AD Quality Auto 360p 720p 1080p Top articles1/5READ MOREUCLA alum Kenny Clark signs four-year contract extension with PackersWhen asked what the Lakers missed most with James' absence, Vogel laughed. Where exactly can you start?"It's hard to say with something like that," he said. "All over."True, the Nuggets are the No. 2 team in the West trailing the Lakers, and they entered the game playing their best basketball of the season while extending a winning streak to six. But the change in tenor from the two teams' earlier meeting this month — in which Davis played a starring role while fighting through illness — was striking.A two-point game at halftime, the second half slid completely in Denver's favor with the Nuggets outscoring them 73-51. While James' scoring was certainly missed, the most irreplaceable element was his ball-handling and playmaking: The Lakers had more turnovers (19) than assists (18).The giveaways allowed the Nuggets to wallop the Lakers in transition, racking up 22 fast-break points. While the game started getting away as Denver took a double-digit lead in the third, Gary Harris announced the rout was on with a transition bucket followed by a three to stretch the margin to 18 in the opening minute of the fourth. Trail Blazers beat Grizzlies in play-in, earn first-round series with the Lakers read more
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S. 2949, Aviation Security Improvement Act
Cost Estimate November 8, 2002
Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on September 30, 2002
S. 2550, Professional Boxing Amendments Act of 2002
Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on September 19, 2002
S. 2951, Federal Aviation Administration Research, Engineering, and Development Act of 2002
Cost Estimate October 9, 2002
S. 2950, A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize appropriations for the National Transportation Safety Board for fiscal years 2003, 2004, 2005, and for other purposes
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Environmental Technologies is a highly diverse sector from which has emerged a clear set of directions in the fields of environmental services and engineering. Maine has a qualitative advantage in the knowledge and skills in this area, with a diversifying set of activities to meet growing markets. Maine's own commitment to a high quality environment serves as a spur to innovation in this field, which may permit national and global markets to be served.
The Environmental Technologies "CleanTech" cluster has two definable sub-clusters. One, Alternative Energy and Turbines, intersects with other clusters and the other, Environmental Services, is distinctly different.
Much like the Composites and Advanced Materials sector; the Environmental Technologies sector features internationally recognized Maine-based corporations. Driving this sector is Maine's technology proficiency in engines and turbines for wind-power, and in Maine's technology competency with organic chemistry for biofuels. Cianbro has led several large capital projects including biomass, conventional power generation, and marine vessel conversions. Pika Energy builds revolutionary products to capture and manage clean power. SunEdison's Bingham Wind Project in Somerset County is expected to be the largest of its kind in the New England area. Ocean Renewable Power Company is developing breakthrough technology and projects that harness the power of the world's oceans and rivers to generate clean, predictable, and affordable energy.
Maine environmental consulting firms propel this sector. Woodard & Curran is an 800-person, integrated engineering, science, and operations company. Sevee & Maher Engineers provides technical expertise in hydrogeology, civil, environmental, wastewater, geotechnical and chemical engineering, and environmental management. St.Germain Collins offers a full range of environmental management services. Two Maine businesses with technology competencies in fluid handling and environmental control systems are the Baker Company and Fluid Imaging Technologies. The Baker Company has been at the forefront of engineering, testing and production of reliable laboratory contamination control equipment. The FlowCam technology from Fluid Imaging Technologies was the first to combine the benefits of digital imaging, flow cytometry, and microscopy into a single instrument to help researchers quickly and easily measure the size and shape of microscopic particles in a fluid medium.
There is growth potential in both these subsectors. The worldwide demand for certified "green" products is already growing rapidly, as is the role that Maine will play in renewable energy production using technologies such as wind. Renewable energy has had up-and-down cycles in Maine and is very likely poised for a significant up cycle over the next decade. |
WITMonth Day 20 | 10 Recommended Pre-20th Century Classics
One of the most common (dismissive) responses to WITMonth's existence is that of course there is bias, since women did not historically write as much as men. While true that women often did not have the same opportunities to write as men did, it is simply not true that women did not write at all. Nor is it true that women only began writing from a certain period and onward. In fact, women have been writing and telling stories for literally hundreds (indeed, thousands) of years. The first credited novel was written by a Japanese woman, Murasaki Shikibu. Some of the finest ancient poetry was written by women. Not being a literary scholar or historian, it's certainly hard for me to point to the best classics by women in translation... but it's not impossible! So here is just a taste. (And keep an eye out for the 20th century edition!)
The Tale of Genji - Murasaki Shikibu (tr. from Japanese by Royall Tyler, among others): The literal first novel, a genuine classic and cornerstone of literary culture at large!
The Book of the City of Ladies - Christine de Pizan (tr. from French by Rosalind Brown-Grant, among others): Before feminism was feminism, there was Christine de Pizan, eloquently arguing for women's rights (albeit through a deeply Christian, European, and at-times narrow-minded lens).
The Clouds Float North - Yu Xuanji (tr. from Chinese by David Young and Jiann I. Lin): One of China's early poets, with poems ranging from the personal to the atmospheric.
The Princess of Clèves - Madame de Lafayette (tr. from French by Nancy Mitford): Romance, intrigue, and drama combine in a novel that is clearly rooted to its time period, but also surprisingly modern.
Indiana - George Sand (tr. from French by Sylvia Raphael): A pre-feminist novel exploring the rights of women (and poor women) in a world that simply does not view them as worthy.
Poems, Protest, and a Dream: Selected Writings - Juana Inés de la Cruz (tr. from Spanish by Margaret Sayers Peden, among others): Nun, writer, proto-feminist, and scholar, Juana Inés de la Cruz is not the name of a leading Mexican prize for Spanish-language women writers for nothing!
The Pillow Book - Sei Shōnagon (tr. from Japanese by Meredith McKinney): Musings on life, poetry, art, and boredom by a writer who would probably feel perfectly at home on Twitter... even though she wrote over 1000 years ago.
The Appeasement of Radhika - Muddupalani (tr. from Telugu by Sandhya Mulchandani): An erotic poem about Krishna and Radha, groundbreaking in the sexual liberties its women have, as well as having been a Telugu classic for hundreds of years.
Birds Without a Nest - Clorinda Matto de Turner (tr. from Spanish by J. G. H., among others): A Peruvian novel detailing the struggles of indigenous South Americans, heaping criticism on existing power structures and demanding a better future.
The Book of Mahsati Ganjavi - Mahsati Ganjavi (tr. from Persian by Paul Smith): A 12th-century Persian poet and court-member, whose surviving works primarily focus on love and emotion).
Here's the thing: This list isn't easy to compile. It's not all novels. It doesn't quite cover the entire world. It's limited in terms of the backgrounds of the writers (almost all of whom were at the very top of their respective cultural classes). But it also is a list of classic women writers, and given another hour or two, I could come up with another 10, 20, or 50 more titles (especially if I let myself include a lot more European women!). There are dozens of brilliant women writers from all eras whose works have been translated into English; there are thousands still more who have yet to be translated.
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Is G4 sending a message to the hormone-crazed young men in its target demo or to the FCC and anyone else in Washington who's pondering the idea of applying indecency standards to cable television? The Comcast-owned channel for videogamers ran an ad in the June issue of lad mag FHM featuring Leisure Suit Larry's Sally Mae, a skimpily-clad blonde "Video Vixen," as G4 refers to game-babes. In the ad, Sally wears a revealing shirt and is pulling down the back of her hot pants to reveal several inches of butt-crack. The tag line: "Kiss my perfectly-proportioned, computer-generated ass."
The ad is for this Tuesday night's Videogame Vixen of the Year contest ("Television's First Digital Beauty Pageant"), an event that is not going to win a congeniality award from the Parents Television Council.
"The fact that these are animated cartoons versus real women doesn't make it better. It's meant to elicit the same reaction as pornography," says Melissa Caldwell, the council's director of research. Caldwell says the contest—and its slot on the not exactly high-profile G4—bolsters the argument for reining in cable, either with indecency standards or by offering a la carte or family-tier programming options. "It shows how hard it is to monitor what programs are coming into your home.
"You may know that MTV is something you want to watch out for, but who's ever heard of the G4 channel?"
Answer: a lot of obsessive gamers whose idea of taking a break from staring at videogames is staring at television about videogames. G4 marketing chief Gaynor Strachan Chun says the racy ad and Vixen contest are entirely appropriate. "It is right for our audience," she says. "This is how they see the characters in the games." She also points out that the show is scheduled late at night—which is true enough on the East Coast, where it goes on at 10:30. But the modestly budgeted G4 doesn't send a West Coast feed, so that's 7:30 Pacific.
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UNI students help catalog museums' materials after water leak
By Pat Kinney;
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier;
WATERLOO, Ia. – Workers at the Grout Museum District almost saw a major portion of their collection wash down the drain nine months ago.
A water faucet line in a janitor closet broke at the Grout and Sullivan Brothers Iowa Veterans museums last May 23. Water leaked down duct work into storage areas. An alarm system minimized damage, but a significant number of artifacts were still affected.
Damage totaled about $90,000, district curator Lorraine Ihnen said.
About 100 collection pieces were lost and another 2,000 were affected in some way by the leak, including many clothing items. The museum district has about 186,000 pieces; the total collection is about 300,000 when paper archives are added.
But a silver lining came in the form of a dedicated corps of University of Northern Iowa students, working with Ihnen and Grout district archivist Catreva Manning.
Students in UNI's public history program not only helped sort through water-damaged artifacts and documents, as required for the museums to retain professional accreditation, they've been categorizing and compiling a record of all items on computer — something the regular Grout staff could not have done alone.
"We don't have a lot of stuff in our database," Ihnen said — less than 4 percent of the museums' combined collection. "It's a big process to do."
"We have to document everything we lost for museum purposes," she said. "We have to have a track of it. We have to write it up, count it, photograph it. We're an accredited museum. We have to track that stuff. And we had to have a list for the insurance company.
"The students now are getting all of those reports and the data and the photographs and the data into our database so we have a digital record of it."
What do the students get?
"In exchange for that, I hope we teach the students about working in museums," Ihnen said.
UNI professor Leisl Carr Childers is coordinator of the university's public history academic program, new to that job this academic year. Her job includes finding work experience opportunities. The Grout, she said, is a long-standing and natural one.
Public history, she and Ihnen said, involves hands-on teaching and research in a non-academic venue such as a museum — and actually handling, storing, maintaining and preserving items for the general public to see and enjoy.
Childers said she's grateful her students can get that experience at the Grout district.
"It takes a special set of employees — collections people in this case — to really work with students," she said. "Not everybody is open to having interns. You really have to be good and focused on the students, good at articulating the work you want them to do, patience in answering questions. So this is a rare relationship."
It's one UNI and the Grout hope to deepen in the future, Grout Executive Director Billie Bailey said.
"It's important real-life experience in determining whether a career in the museum field is for them," Bailey said.
"It's great to have their enthusiasm to help us wrap up this chapter," Bailey said of the flood disaster. "Leisl and I are really excited about the possibility of this being a standing practicum every year. We'll have them working in educational programming, marketing and publicity, and they'll also help do research for exhibits. It's nice to have a fresh perspective."
Ihnen, herself a product of the UNI program, said, "I've been on the other side of that. I've been a student. I'm paying it forward, and I hope half of these students end up in museums. Then they can teach the next generation." |
This lampshade was way past its prime. It really didn't look too bad on the exterior but the interior was looking more and more like a fire hazard every day. It isn't a standard size so I knew it would be hard to find a replacement at a reasonable price. This was a great solution and a fun and simple project.
• I stripped the existing shade down to the wire frame.
• Cut the wool felt to fit the wire frame. I cut generously so it would drape a bit.
• Sewed the bead and ribbon on the bottom edge.
• Stitched a seam up the back.
• Next I got out my trusty grommet plyers and made grommets about 3" apart.
• Laced the ribbon through the grommets and around the top of the wire frame.
Tie a pretty bow and… it's lovely!
I haven't used my grommet plyers in so long, I had forgotten how much fun they are. Now I want to make another lampshade with vintage linen that has a beautiful border. |
CRESTLINE — To prepare for the official grand opening of Avita Ontario Hospital in February 2017, Avita Health System finalized the purchase of two Crestline properties earlier this week: the former Geyer's grocery store and the Geyer's professional building at 385 N. Seltzer Street.
Plans for the former Geyer's grocery store include renovations for a centralized distribution center supporting all three Avita hospitals (Galion Hospital, Bucyrus Hospital, Ontario Hospital) and outlying Avita clinics.
"Crestline is centrally located within Avita which made the Geyer's building ideal to house and distribute our supplies," comments Jerry Morasko, President and CEO of Avita Health System.
The new distribution center will allow Avita to become more efficient in providing supplies to each location. Avita currently has more than 30 locations.
Current tenants at the 385 N. Seltzer Street property (also known as the Geyer's mini-mall) will remain. Avita physical and occupational therapy as well as the following Avita medical providers: Dr. Andrew Lee (Internal Medicine/Pediatrics), Jenna Miller, CNP (Family Medicine), and Dr. Terry Walker (Optometry). Expansion plans at this facility include renovating space for information technology and supply chain offices as well as training centers.
Avita's Crestline expansion will not affect the operations of Avita's other Crestline facilities, including the former Crestline Hospital building which houses nearly 115 employees. Nor will it affect the primary care office of Dr. Sarah Metzger and Wendy Kerr, CNP, who will continue practicing out of their current, neighboring location at 330 N. Seltzer Street.
Approximately 20 employees will initially be relocated to Crestline to support Avita's new facilities. Avita anticipates this number will grow throughout the renovation process. |
There were 21,192 first and second COVID-19 vaccine doses administered yesterday, made up of 5,103 first doses and 16,089 second doses. To date, 89 percent of New Zealanders 12 and over have had their first dose and 79 percent are fully vaccinated.
Waikato DHB (percentage of eligible people: 586,564; 314,434 first doses (88%); 272,130 second doses (76%)
Cases in hospital: 79 inpatients (down from 81 yesterday): North Shore (25); Waitakere (1); Middlemore (25); Auckland (28)
Vaccination status of current hospitalised cases: Unvaccinated or not eligible (40 cases/ 51%); partially vaccinated<14 days (10 cases / 13%) partially vaccinated >14 days (15 cases / 19 %); fully vaccinated <14 days (2 cases / 2%) fully vaccinated >14 days (8 cases /10%); unknown (4 cases / 5%)
Cases in ICU or HDU: Nine
Number of new cases identified at the border: Three
Location of new community cases *: Auckland (117), Waikato (2) Northland (6)
Location of community cases (total) *: Auckland 4,452 (1,776 of whom have recovered); Waikato 165 (72 of whom have recovered); Wellington 17 (all of whom have recovered); Northland 27 (6 of whom have recovered); Nelson/Marlborough 1 (who has recovered); Canterbury 4 (all active)
Cases in isolation throughout the period they were infectious**: 136 of 185 cases reported yesterday have no exposure events
Locations of interest (total): 155 (as at 8am 9 November)
Wastewater detections: No unexpected detections
Today's cases
*Two previously reported community cases in Auckland have been re-allocated to Northland DHB. Two of yesterday's border-related cases on board a vessel which recently arrived in Bluff have been classified as historical. There is therefore no risk to other crew or port workers.
There are six new cases to report in Northland today. Of these, five were announced yesterday afternoon and have now officially been added to the tally. The additional case is a contact of a previous case. All cases are isolating at home.
The 6-week-old baby reported yesterday as being hospitalised has now been discharged.
A person with COVID-19 was hospitalised at Whangârei Hospital for observation overnight.
This is a previously reported COVID-19 case that has been isolating at home. They have since been discharged home and will continue to self-isolate.
We are continuing to encourage those who live in or around Taipa, Kaingaroa, Awanui, Kaitaia and Kaikohe and have had any symptoms of COVID-19 in the last two weeks, to get tested as soon as possible. Testing centre locations can be found on the Northland DHB website.
Upper Northland will move to Alert Level 2 from 11:59 pm today, Tuesday 9 November 2021.
Yesterday, 13,543 tests for COVID-19 were processed across the region. We're continuing to encourage everyone in Auckland to please get a test if they have any symptoms, no matter how mild. Even if people are fully vaccinated, and have been isolating at home, please seek out a test if you feel the need.
In metro Auckland, public health staff are now supporting 2,353 individuals to safely isolate at home; this includes 1,199 cases across 934 households.
Testing has been carried out for residents and staff of the Rosaria Rest Home in the suburb of Avondale after one resident tested positive for COVID-19. All results received for other residents and staff are currently negative, with four further tests results expected later today.
Auckland public health officials are assisting the privately-owned facility to support residents and staff and reduce any further risk of transmission. The transmission route has yet to be established.
Meanwhile, as reported yesterday, 20 residents and four staff members of Edmonton Meadows Care Home of Henderson have tested positive for COVID-19. Seven of the COVID-19 positive residents remain in appropriate ward-level care at Auckland hospitals.
There are two new cases of COVID-19 to report in Waikato today, both in Hamilton.
One case was a known contact already in isolation, and public health officials are today investigating links for the remaining case.
Also, there remains one case in Waikato Hospital for a non-COVID-19 related condition.
There are five pop-up and dedicated testing sites operating across Waikato today in Hamilton, Ôtorohanga, Te Awamutu, and Te Kuiti.
Two locations of interest were identified in Hamilton yesterday, and locals are urged to continue to regularly check the Ministry's locations of interest webpage.
There were 1,906 tests processed in Waikato yesterday and around 1,712 vaccinations given – of these, 413 were first doses and 1,299 were second doses. |
10-lb baby was the tip-off.
Gestational Diabetes Gestational Diabetes can effect from 3-10% of all pregnancies. If you are pregnant and concerned about gestational Diabetes then please feel free to use this section of the forum to discuss Diabetes during your pregnancy. If you have any experience of Diabetes during pregnancy then please feel free to share your knowledge with other members here.
In my early 30s had my third child. Baby 1, 2 weeks early, 6#13oz; Baby 2, 2 weeks early, 6#8 oz. Baby 3, 2 weeks late, 10#1 oz. I was an OB nurse and when I saw the last baby, I remember 'freaking out' a little and exclaiming, "He looks like I'm diabetic!" He was born at 6:26 p.m., and my FBS the next a.m. was completely normal. However, I should have paid more attention. Began having periodic near-fainting spells at work and took my own finger stick; got a 44 reading. Several years of reactive hypoglycemic episodes, and yesterday, 40-plus years later, A1c of 8.2. Yeah. I apparently had gestational diabetes that was undetected because such testing was not routine and I had no family history at all. Have had a few GTTs but never could complete one because at 3 hours, I'm so close to unconscious they stop the tests. Had I known the implications back then of the reactive hypoglycemia, I would have put me on a low-carb eating plan for sure. Interestingly, that 10-# baby now also has reactive hypoglycemia as does his sister. He is now going to follow the LCHF path.
Out of four babies 2 of mine were 10 pound babies..they were the last 2 babies! Ill do more research for them. Thanku for this info.
Wish I had saved the URL for this info, but I didn't. I ran across an interesting medical report of a study made in Helsinki that revealed: Individuals who were small-for-date babies themselves and who grew to be adults of short stature were markedly more likely to develop gestational diabetes. I was 5# at birth, carried a full 10 months (well-documented and totally fact), was 17" long and failed to thrive for the first six weeks. Grew to my full adult height by age 14, a whopping 4ft 11 3/4 inches. Hashimoto's thyroid problem by 20s, and then just one auto-immune issue after another gradually, on to Metabolic Syndrom X and finally Type 2 last November. I am the first/only in my immediate family to have diabetes.
Insulin resistant, years; Metabolic Syndrome, years.
Type 2 <1 yr with A1c of 8.2 on 6/9/17 down to 9/11/17 A1c 6.3.
Metformin ER 500 mg 2xday (usually).
short gut post several bowel surgeries.
My Dad's cousin had 3 out of her 8 babies over 10 pounds. Never developed diabetes. I do know that the old midwives said it wasn't unusual for the wives of dairy farmers to have big babies. That line of the family never had diabetes, but it can pop up anywhere.
None of my babies were big. In fact the biggest was 7 pounds 13 ounces.
That being said, I did have gestational diabetes that landed me in weekly doctor visits and a few hospital stays.
Ha-ha, Bunjee, I just really noticed the implication/suggestion of your comment about dairy farmers...don't let my 'name' mislead you. Yeah, I've milked one or two cows in the distant past and my folks had a small herd when I was preschool and 1 family cow when I was a bit older. The dairy farmers in the family are cousins; 1 family of 13, no large babies but several very small ones following the PPB debacle of the 70s. At the time I had my big baby, I did enjoy the (cream) fruits of a friend's herd, though. My big one just really looked like the babies of the diabetic mothers whose babies I'd help deliver; nearly all of them were exceedingly rotund little suckers whose eyes were mere slits in round faces. My son looked exactly like a newborn Inuit infant. It was after I'd had him that I began to have big problems with reactive hypoglycemia, most notably from about 1974 to 1984.
Loved the story Milkmaade, but honestly, I was just explaining about big babies not always being related to diabetes. My late great-aunt was a 12 pounder - brain injured at birth because of that. Her mom never developed diabetes that anybody knows of (lived to 80). However, since we know that side of the family was prone to diabetes, chances are she might have had T2 and didn't know it. Unless you were pretty sick, they didn't really treat T2 in the 1940s or 50s. She was mostly blind the last 6 or 7 years.
Bungee, I agree totally that big babies aren't always related to mom being diabetic or that all diabetic women have big babies. Knew a lady who had a 13-pounder (not by C-section either...shudder) who didn't have D. That cousin of mine who had 13 kids, mostly very small, did indeed develop T2 midlife, before her last children were born.
What fascinated me about that Helsinki study was the correlation they discovered between those small-for-date babies who grew up vertically challenged and who then developed gestational diabetes. Me, in a nutshell.
Wide spectrum with gestational and the whole Diabeties thing Hey! |
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There is no shortage of URL shortners, but Digg.com URL shortening service provided one of the easiest ways to create short URLs. When the diggbar launched Digg was accused of framing other sites, and this was later changed so that non logged in users will go directly to the source while logged in users had the option to use diggbar or turn it off. Last weekend Digg changed the way short URLs created before worked, instead of directing the users to the original source URL they are redirecting to the Digg story pages for non logged in users.
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Perspective is a difficult thing to argue against, and that is precisely what Robert Cuddy's opinion piece "January 1 didn't erase 2014's wounds in Arroyo Grande" attempts to do.
Perspective depends on a person's opinion, which is also difficult to refute. Words used by Cuddy like disgraceful, engineered, burst into City Hall, scurrilous, mugger, stealing, wood shredder, most likely needed to go to MapQuest and rancid horse all come from a perspective, an opinion—these words are not factual, nor do they tell a truthful account of the events played out in the media prior during the mayoral election of 2014.
My perspective, having been a member of the group who worked to elect Mayor Jim Hill truly felt that, aside from "a scandal," Tony Ferrara had overstepped the lines governing his position as mayor, on more than one occasion. People from across the city of Arroyo Grande shared their stories with committee members working to elect Mayor Hill about misguided actions as well as acts of deceit coming out of the City of Arroyo Grande—from the mayor and council members.
To correct errors in Cuddy's opinion piece, please make note of the fact that Mayor Hill did offer a platform and it was published in CalCoast News as well as heard over Dave Congalton's radio show.
What is also factual regarding the platform issue is that other members of the media, when approached by Mr. Hill and committee members to publish this platform, were dismissed. Another fact is that Mr. Ferrara did not, at any time publically state or publish a platform stating his agenda for the upcoming mayoral term. Mr. Hill's platform consisted of term limits, transparency in governing decisions, and collaboration. This short list is not exhaustive, but it gives a snapshot of the platform Mr. Hill campaigned on.
I do not recall seeing one piece of documentation regarding Mr. Ferrara's platform. I saw signs around town and I heard explanations about why city workers removed the tree from his front yard, but I did not see a viable platform coming from Mr. Ferrara or his supporters.
Could it be that the long-time incumbent underestimated the power of the democratic process, the sentiments of the citizens of Arroyo Grande, and the power of Mr. Hill's campaign? Did he wrongly assume the election was in the bag?
Mr. Cuddy goes on to say the police "burst into City Hall." In fact, according to police reports, officers knocked on the doors repeatedly for someone, namely Mrs. McClish, to open the door to after receiving a phone call from her husband who was worried for her safety. Not getting a response, keys were used to access City Hall to ensure their wellness check produced some results.
"Burst into" is hardly a phrase which describes the situation. Police reports are used a factual evidence and the word "burst into" was not used to describe entry into City Hall the evening of July 3.
Fact: the AGPOA took a vote of no confidence in then Mayor Ferrara as well as the City Council. They made this vote of no confidence public knowledge at a City Council meeting during public comment.
Fact: the AGPOA was disparaged by Ferrara supporters as a group using this situation to improve their chances of negotiating a more favorable contract. The AGPOA stood on its own in this situation and people who supported Ferrara used this against the AGPOA to not only discredit the AGPOA, but to attempt to discredit the entire Hill campaign.
Let us not forget the fact that chairs were removed from council chambers to limit the number of people allowed in by the fire marshal attending one particular city council meeting. Let us also not forget, at the same meeting, people were turned away by the fire marshal, even before the 140 person limit was reached.
These are facts, not merely opinions or statements coming from a person's perspective. I was there, I witnessed both factual events.
Another fact that is lost in Mr. Cuddy's opinion piece is that the roots of the Hill campaign were to provide the citizens of Arroyo Grande an option in the mayoral race. Mr. Hill's name not being on the ballot is irrelevant. What is relevant is that voters were given a choice, a choice they took full advantage of at the ballot box.
This campaign was not engineered as an act of retribution, an act of disregard for others, or meant to act as a steamroller. We did not "smell blood." What we did is organize a campaign to give people a chance to vote for a change in leadership.
Fact: a majority of people in Arroyo Grande decided to elect a new mayor based on their opinions and experiences with the prior mayor and city council. Mr. Cuddy and others may not agree with who was elected; all elections have two sides, sometimes more than two. This goes back to my original point that disagreements about elections are based on perspective and opinion, not just facts.
From my perspective Mr. Ferrara proved himself to be a bully, a liar, someone not concerned about the opinions of others which did not align with his opinions, and someone who very much relished his position of power and used it to his benefit.
If you peel back the veil of the events as they unfolded in Arroyo Grande this past year, there is a sense of this perspective being factual, especially if you attended the council meetings leading up to the election. Let us also not forget that a council member did, in fact, state openly in a city council meeting that there had been a warning given to Mr. Adams regarding his actions towards and his relationship with Mrs. McClish prior to July 3. In addition, it was stated that Mr. Ferrara wanted to handle that situation in-house, which turned out to be ineffective (at best).
I would also maintain Mr. Cuddy that had Ferrara remained in office, he would have had a lot to prove as well. He would have to prove that he was willing to listen to people who did not agree with him, he would have to prove he was not a stooge of Steve Adams, AG in Bloom, certain members of the community at large, Caren Ray, the Wallace Group, John Shoals, Adam Hill—this list could go on. Everyone in politics has to prove something to the electorate; this is not a new reality.
My perspective regarding CalCoast News and their role in the election was not that they took language and ran with it; they provided a platform that other media sources did not provide to the Hill campaign and to people who were working for and wanting changes in leadership. They provided information to the voting public that the other media sources did not provide. They took a risk in allowing and welcoming citizens of both Arroyo Grande and the greater Central Coast to have a venue in which to voice their concerns, their opinions, and work for a change they deeply believed in. Fact: other media sources did not allow for this.
The one and only statement, in Mr. Cuddy's opinion piece that I agree with is that the citizens of Arroyo Grande need to remain watchful. We need to be diligent in or our participation in the local politics and governance of our community. We need to take an active role in ensuring the greater good is fought for and won. We need to hold our elected and appointed officials accountable for their actions. We also need to recognize that doing so is bound to drawn lines and create fissures between people because, these actions come down to opinions and perspectives. Defining the greater good, deciding who should be elected, and ultimately what decisions should be made with regards to the governance of our city come from a place of perspective, not fact.
Making the request to move forward with governance is something that just needs to happen in the City of Arroyo Grande. The business of the city and the people must continue. This is not simply a "Buddhist philosophy" as suggested by Mr. Cuddy.
Moving forward is a choice Mr. Cuddy. If you choose not to, that is your choice. But factually, change happens naturally, whether you agree with the change or not.
The city, as a whole, will move forward, with or without you and whoever shares your same perspective—that is also factual. Another fact is that the election is over and it is time the new mayor and new council to get down to business. If you choose to sit and lament the election and the "steamroller and fringe group" who worked for change, then do that, that is also your choice. Just know the people who spoke with their voices and their vote in 2014 effected change they deeply believed was necessary.
You are fully entitled to disagree with them, but do not confuse facts and opinions/perspectives. Know your disagreement and recent rendezvous attempting to discredit the new mayor, his intentions, his abilities, and his goals, will not change the outcome of the election, or the fact that Mayor Hill has many supporters.
I respect your opinions and perspectives, but I do disagree with you.
LeAnn's op ed piece is scheduled to appear in New Times this week!
Cuddy is another member of the county doosh-bag squad.
He goes way beyond stretching the truth, to outright lying and, in the process, he defiles a magnificent victory by a write-in-candidate (our new Mayor Hill) and an loyal member of the county doosh-bag squad, Tony Ferrara.
Your list includes A-Hill, not Jim Hill, correct?
Mayor Jim Hill will be interviewed Monday, January 12, at 5:05 p.m. on News/Talk 920 KVEC radio. You can also listen live online.
1) I will be listening—can't wait!
2) I haven't had the opportunity to meet you yet, but I hope to in the near future.
Thank you for show! have a great day.
Bob Cuddy made a career of selectivity, innuendo, aspersions, and lack of facts. He is hardly a journalist himself. What an embarrassment to the Tribune—well, not really… the Tribune has no credible reputation to be lost in shame. They investigate next to nothing, know little, question even less, and re-print the bilge of the worst entrenched politicians and bureaucrats in our county.
The problem with this article LeAnn ( and it IS opinion ) is that the 'facts' as you present them are selective …cherry picked.
You have the timeline and the "Who, What, When, Where", but leave out much of the context of the "How" and "Why". These last two can be …usually are, the most subjective.
I'm not 'attacking' you out of spite or other negativity. Just pointing it out.
You appear to have formed a full picture, and jumped to conclusions despite this limited and incomplete number of 'facts'. I doubt that any of us can ever know. I certainly don't.
This I not to disparage Jim Hill, either. I hope he does well, but not to get too comfortable considering the stridency exhibited by what I saw and heard from many of his 'supporters' in the run-up to the election.
The information contained in this op ed are not cherry picked—I responded to Mr. Cuddy's op ed. In order to give a complete picture of the facts as they unfolded in AG this past year, I would need to use much more space than any online media source would allow. The how and why you are seeking are truly subjective and I will not share information that I do not know–therefore I chose to not include any of thoughts I have on the how and why.
I have not formed my view of the full picture by jumping to conclusions, my perspective is formed by what I saw unfold this past year—events, happenings, statements which were made, and actions which were taken—those can hardly come down to "conclusions jumped to".
I think if you want to look for someone who has jumped to conclusions, you can look towards Mr. Cuddy. His op ed is full of language and statements which are solely based on conclusions being drawn without looking at the big picture.
You don't know me. You don't know what I know or what I don't know. You also don't know my ability to look at the big picture and consider all sides—which I have done. Please don't mistake my opinions for conclusions I have jumped to without knowing where my opinions came from and why they formed.
I understand that you don't agree with me, and that is fine. I did not respond to Mr. Cuddy to attack him either, I presented the other side as that was clearly missing in Mr. Cuddy's piece. I attempted to present a more balanced view of the events, without innuendo and inflammatory language. I hope you can at least respect that.
And Slowerfaster—I never claimed that my op ed was anything more than that, an op ed. The only thing I did claim was that my opinions and perspectives were based on facts—not drawn from other opinions.
LeAnn, when someone cannot make an argument to refute your own argument, they often will resort to logical fallacies like Blaming the Messenger.
FIRST OFF, NO ONE "stole or hijacked" any election. Voters voted. Candidates won and candidates lost.
"Jim Hill was elected mayor, defeating longtime incumbent Tony Ferrara". One of the few accurate statements in the Bob Cuddy rant.
Oops! he forgot the soft opening at Roberts Restaurant included only 2 city invites : McClish & Adams (could they have invited their spouses?) It was not an "official public function" In fact, soft openings are by invitation only and private.
Oops! The AGPD did not storm City Hall. They went to City Hall, and when Adams & McClish did not answer the phone, the door, or the knocking on the windows; they searched the entire Village area because these officers were concerned for her health!
Oops! The police NEVER saw Adams & McClish drinking the famous green tea, that was Adams sorry story only. They did find Adams walking toward them in a darkened hallway being very defensive and angry and asking them "Why are you here? and not helping to find Teresa McClish.
If Adams & McClish were DRINKING TEA, THERE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN A STORY. The Police would have left. C'mon… the Police in any small town know what is going on in most neighborhoods. They are good at being discreet. If Adams was cool about the situation, the AGPD would have left, but ADAMS was NOT COOL. You think this was the first time in AG history hanky panky was going on in City Hall?
Oops! A scandal was not born. Many people have known for YEARS about the inappropriate out of work relationship the two shared.
Oops! Mrs. McClish's attorney has attended City Council meetings and when that lawsuit hits the books….Mr. Ferrara and all his protection of Mr. Adams will cost the City dearly. Will she file? Adams ruined her good name.
Oops! Mr. Cuddy writes: " but because to a sufficient number of people, a vote for Hill was a vote against married people fooling around" How small of Cuddy. A vote for Jim Hill was a vote for anyone other than Tony Ferrara. You have placed too much emphasis on the July 3rd event – it was the COVER UP that was the story. But that is right…. Mr. Cuddy, you NEVER attended a MEETING did you?
Oops! if you respect the Police, Mr. Cuddy, you would call them officers, not "cops". They were not dragged anywhere. They were used by Adams & Ferrara to try and deflect the attention from the two of them to others.The AGPOA negotiations had nothing to do with the campaign.
Oops! There was no "dirty" election. The former Mayor underestimated his opponent and LOST! Probably should have ran a campaign. IT IS OVER.
Oops! Writes Cuddy: " Ferrara, who spent years guiding the city, is still in shock at being steamrollered by people who falsely accused him of covering up what he believed to be a private matter" IT STOPPED BEING PRIVATE WHEN IT WAS IN CITY HALL! and BETWEEN A BOSS and a SUBORDINATE! Learn your employment law. And the shock will wear off better if Ferrara moves on.
Oops! Hill does NOT have anything to prove other than to do his BEST.
Did you want to stir the pot or are you living with Aaron Ochs in a basement far from civilization?
You are awesome. Great rebuttal.
Can someone photoshop that photo of Cuddy so I don't have to see those chiklets every time I click on this story. Yikes!
A closed lip smile would make for a better photo.
Good Riddance Tony Ferrara! Caren Ray!
Bob "Swamp Gas" Cuddy ruined his reputation once and for all when he tried to come to the defense of Paso Robles' former police chief, and chief scumbag Lisa Solomon.
It was painful to watch Cuddy struggling to once again get over on his readers — I'm sure at the urging of the Tribune's Publisher. He may well have pulled it off had it not been for CCN. It turned out to be horribly embarrassing for Cuddy and his crew and in many ways marked the upward growth of CCN and the accelerated decline of the Tribune.
Cuddy's comments on Arroyo TeaGate were laughable — as he is. Ignore him.
I actually sent this article to a friend/journalism professor at the Univ. of Missouri (the best journalism school in the US). He used it in his classes that year as part of his "worst examples" of journalistic practices–"refusal by the newspaper to investigate legitimate concerns", "covering for a public official..without knowing the facts", "attack on the whistleblowers", "word mongering", "flaunting incompetency in reporting", "citing journalistic ethics for laziness in reporting" among other criticisms from the students.
I wonder how Cuddy now feels about trying to cover for an incompetent, sexual predator (she preyed on her own staff), Police Chief. |
Q: How to set focus to a specific entry control when loading a View using MVVM and .NET MAUI I have a View with an entry control and two buttons in a .NET MAUI MVVM project. When the View loads the entry control is not focused. How can I set the focus to the entry control without adding functions to the code behind? I.e. the code behind for the ContentPage just links the ViewModel to the BindingContext.
As far as I am aware the form controls should not be accessed directly from the ViewModel, so is it possible to set the focus to the entry control by some other means when the form loads?
A: We cannot set the Entry focus in ViewModel without any code in .cs as you mentioned in the question.
The easiest way is set the focus in OnAppearing method (allows users to customize behavior immediately prior to the Page becoming visible):
protected override void OnAppearing()
{
base.OnAppearing();
Task.Run(() =>
{
while (!myentry.IsVisible)
{
Task.Delay(10).Wait();
}
Application.Current.Dispatcher.Dispatch(() =>
{
myentry.Focus();
});
});
}
Hope it works for you.
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If you're unfamiliar with a wave check, it's when someone takes off their do-rag to reveal a fresh set of wavy hair. Videos of wave checks have been popular on Twitter in recent months.
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Sitting on the porch of Rob Patten's and Babette Bach's rustic cabin along the Myakka River, you can't help but feel that you have been transported back in time.
Cabbage palms twist and arch their way skyward as they stretch for light through a forest canopy created by centuries-old live oaks. Overhead, a great blue heron swoops past, while just beyond the tree line a deer moves silently through the underbrush.
And then, of course, there is the river. Crystal clear and burnished gold in the late afternoon sun, it meanders along sandy banks toward a final destination in Charlotte Harbor and the Gulf of Mexico.
This is a picture of Old Florida that some only experience through the photography of Clyde Butcher and other artists, yet for Rob and Babette it is a living reminder of the natural beauty that exists in southwest Florida even beyond our world famous beaches. Their commitment to preserving ecosystems like this for future generations is why they are so passionate about the work of Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast, a regional land conservation organization.
"I grew up in the wetlands of the St. John's River near Jacksonville," says Rob, "so I understand how special Florida's natural environment is. Yet, because of that experience, I also understand just how fast that environment can be changed and lost forever if there is no one trying to protect it. That is why it is so important to have organizations like Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast."
His knowledge about the value and importance of environmental preservation extends far beyond childhood memories. In the 1980s, he helped form Sarasota County's natural resources department, building programs to establish local parks and replenish vegetation on coastal beaches. Then, after launching a successful environmental consulting firm involved in large-scale habitat restoration for clients that included The Nature Conservancy and National Audubon Society, he returned to Sarasota County government in the late 1990s to head its environmental sciences division.
During that time, he also met Babette, a local elder law attorney who had recently lost her husband. With a shared love for travel and the outdoors, the couple immediately hit it off. "Rob and I both see environmental protection as something that you do not only for your own current enjoyment, but so that your children and grandchildren can benefit from the beauty and the experience of the outdoors as well," she says.
That belief in the importance of creating an environmental legacy for future generations of Floridians is something voters, both locally and statewide, have endorsed overwhelmingly through the years, including this past November with the passage of Amendment 1. It is also a key reason behind Rob and Babette's support for Conservation Foundation.
"Because it is a private nonprofit organization, Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast can do things in a way that local governments can't," says Rob, who has served on Conservation Foundation's board since 2008. "For instance, we have far more flexibility in establishing partnerships and negotiating contracts than a government agency would. We also can work more creatively with landowners to preserve and protect their property through estate planning and conservation easements."
As an example, he points to current negotiations with the land- owners of three separate parcels surrounding Myakka State Park. Once completed, the easements will connect the park with the Crowley Preserve in the north, create an environmental buffer for the park's campground in the west, and help protect a key water source for North Port's water supply in the south. All will be accomplished while allowing the current property owners to maintain their ownership.
"Preserving and restoring the environment is about more than just saving trees or protecting certain species," says Babette. "It's about understanding nature as an integrated system and realizing that the actions we take today will impact our quality of life for generations to come. That is what Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast is all about."
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Super Lidar - Lidar for Blind
Submitted by Snorlax on Saturday, January 23, 2021.
Super Lidar helps the blind and visually impaired users to locate objects and people around them and understand their surroundings' layout.
With the power of AI and the Lidar sensors, Super Lidar parses the depth of the physical space you are in and finds the objects and people in front of you. Lidar is a type of depth sensor that enhances the capabilities of augmented reality apps and serves as the eyes of self-driving cars which is now available on iPhone 12 Pro.
Super Lidar has been specifically designed for the blind and the visually impaired users who want to make sure they maintain social distance and know whether people around them are wearing masks.
Full features of SuperLidar:
- Depth Description: Scans and maps the 3D layout of your environment to determine the distances of your surroundings and gives sound feedback to avoid obstacles. Higher pitch sound corresponds to longer distances. A low pitch sound indicates an obstacle nearby. Additionally, on iPhones, haptic feedback is provided to indicate an immediate obstacle visible to the camera. Strength of the vibration increases with the size of the obstacle.
- People Detector: Detects people that appears on your camera and let you know about their distances to ensure maintaining social distance
- Mask Detector: Checks whether the people around are wearing any type of face covering or not
Most features work without an internet connection so that users can use it in any situation (without having to have an active connection). The app has full VoiceOver accessibility support and is available in multiple languages. Whenever you get stuck about how to use the app, you can always Request a Call or check the Help screen under the Menu.
Super Lidar is developed by Mediate, an MIT-spinoff AI start-up based in Boston. As Mediate, we develop innovative computer vision systems with the support of the National Science Foundation and the US Department of Veterans Affairs. We have previously developed Supersense, an AI app for the blind and the visually impaired. This app is another step in our mission to develop groundbreaking AI solutions to augment people's capabilities. We have developed the app with principles of human-centered design and with the assistance of blind and visually impaired users. We also partnered with many organizations that help the blind and low vision community.
If you would like any assistance or help, please email us at [email protected]. We always love to hear ideas and feedback from the blind and visually impaired community.
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We hope you will enjoy your new Lidar sense!
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Love that it says if a person is wearing a mask
Submitted by kevinchao89 on Sunday, January 24, 2021
i'm still trying to understand what all the auditory and haptic feedback means, but love that it identifies if a person is wearing a mask.
I don't have the right phone for it.
Submitted by Brad on Sunday, January 24, 2021
that's ok, I'm sure it's great and to those who use it, I hope it's an awesome app.
I love my iPhone 11 but
Submitted by Firefly on Sunday, January 24, 2021
I love my iPhone 11, am am I to understand this correctly that this will not work on the iPhone 11?
I don't think so, no.
Submitted by Brad on Monday, January 25, 2021
In reply to I love my iPhone 11 but by Firefly
I think it only works on IPhone 12.
Only for...
Submitted by Martin on Monday, January 25, 2021
The app will be only working on iPhone 12 Pro and 12 Pro Max models since those have Lidar.
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Microsoft Cumulative Debt Almost Doubles to About $80 Billion in Just a Few Years (Updated)
Posted in Finance, Microsoft, Novell at 7:15 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz
[Update: A reader points out that "the graph is of cumulative debt. Which equates with MSFT having around $6Bn debt from being debt free in Q2 2008."]
Microsoft's debt exceeds even Madoff's
Summary: Microsoft's debt — like Novell's debt — is a scarcely-explored subject in the media, but we've finally found the latest figures
OUR WIKI now contains this page about Microsoft's financial situation. It is not what many people imagine it to be and last year we pointed out that Microsoft has debt. Yes, it's true. We just couldn't quite tell at the time how big the debt was, but now we have a clue. Here is some background reading:
Shareholder Likens Steve Ballmer and Bill Gates to Bernard Madoff
Did Microsoft Pay Millions of Dollars to Hide Information About Financial Malpractice?
The SEC is Going After Microsoft (Again), Not Just Goldman Sachs
Microsoft Has No Money Anymore
Microsoft 2.0: A Company of Debt
Financial Fraud Claimed at Microsoft; Microsoft Paid Microsoft Witness to Shut Up
Charles Pancerzewski and Microsoft Fraud Revisited (Updated)
Business Insider shows data from a reliable source, indicating that Microsoft's debt is going through the roof (increasing faster than Microsoft can keep up with). Read the numbers. While Google and Apple have no debt, Microsoft has a huge debt approaching a tenth of a trillion dollars. Microsoft relies on shareholders to put their money in this pit.
Tech companies, which generally throw off tons of cash, added a healthy sum of debt to their balance sheets last year, the Wall Street Journal notes.
We are increasingly welcoming a world where companies with a sort of overdraft claim to be "cash rich". It's the same world where a country with 14+ trillion dollars in debt pretends the problem will just go away and asks Microsoft to create computer games to mitigate perception issues [1, 2].
"While Google and Apple have no debt, Microsoft has a huge debt approaching a tenth of a trillion dollars."Microsoft's debt is not so unusual, but it is far greater than the rest. Novell's own debt is an issue we explored last year.
Many of Microsoft's business units make no money. They just lose a lot of money, but people continue to think about Windows and Office, which are the exception, not the norm. These are cash cows whose revenue is actually declining (Office revenue is still going down). We mentioned this some days ago when we cited Joseph Tartakoff, but as Tartakoff later points out (regarding the same article of his that he tweeted about 4 times): "Microsoft's online losses up to a staggering $713 million, from $411 million a year ago" (this is not surprising at all).
That's the loss in just one quarter and one business unit! It used to be over $2 billion in losses per year, now it's around $3 billion in losses per year, assuming this new pace of losses carries on.
More information about Microsoft's real financial performance is coming soon. We are going through reports and interpreting them. It doesn't look too good.
Microsoft keeps taking on debt, whereas some of its biggest competitors remain debt free. Terry Porter writes: "It's interesting that Google and Apple both deploy Unix and are debt free, so perhaps using Unix must be good for business?" █
"Microsoft, the world's most valuable company, declared a profit of $4.5 billion in 1998; when the cost of options awarded that year, plus the change in the value of outstanding options, is deducted, the firm made a loss of $18 billion, according to Smithers."
–The Economist, 1999
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Tom Womack said,
I think you're misreading the graph at Business Week; Microsoft's chunk is the red bit between about 71 and about 75 billion, they have $3.75 billion of bonds outstanding, as part of $22 billion in debt (http://www.microsoft.com/msft/reports/ar09/10k_fr_not_03.html)
Which isn't unreasonable since they have $36 billion in investments, including $13 billion in Treasury bonds.
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Turning a $60 billion cash pile into questionable "investments" said to be worth $36 billion while taking on a real $22 billion in debt is reasonable? To who? The deeper into debt Microsoft falls, the harder it will be for them to conceal their failure.
Non free softare has never been a sustainable business model. This is why Microsoft has invaded media and the web. It's not working out for them for the same reasons their software business is not. Everything Microsoft buys, it wrecks trying to feed Windows. Customers don't like it and Windows itself is a basket case. The apparent success of Windows and Microsoft in the 90s is really the story of many other non free software company failures. |
Lunsford's call to prayer garners national attention
Two years ago Fred Lunsford had a unique experience in prayer. The 95-year-old World War II veteran and longtime North Carolina pastor said God gave him a "tremendous burden" to call others to pray for spiritual awakening in America. Now, that call to prayer has become a nationally recognized event on May 5.
Lunsford recounted his experience in a video produced by Mud Creek Baptist Church in Hendersonville, N.C.
Lunsford often goes to a prayer garden near his home in Marble, N.C., to spend time with God. On a summer day two years ago, Lunsford said he looked in the direction of nearby Buckhorn Gap and had an unusual experience.
"I saw Jesus standing in that gap," he said. "Just then I saw a thundercloud come up behind Him and start rolling over the mountain. And then I heard thunder roll and lightning began to flash."
Lunsford began praying. He referenced the fact that his wife, Gladys, died in 2014. "I think it's just time to take me home," he prayed. "I'm ready to go."
God said "not yet," according to Lunsford, but he didn't know why.
"I kept going back every day for maybe three weeks or a month before one day He answered me." said Lunsford. "He said, 'Not yet, because I've got some unfinished business that you need to take care of.'"
Lunsford said the task he believes God laid before him was to celebrate his 70-year anniversary in the ministry and call people to pray for spiritual awakening.
God told him, "I want to send renewal," Lunsford said. "I want to send a new work among you."
A group of North Carolina ministry leaders who visited Lunsford earlier this year were inspired to support the call to prayer. The group included Mud Creek's pastor Greg Mathis, David Horton, president of Fruitland Baptist Bible College, and others.
Mathis said in a statement on Mud Creek's website that the group prayed with Lunsford and had their own unique experience.
"Heaven came down and the area in which we were praying could barely contain us," Mathis said.
That meeting led to an effort to gather 100 pastors – and then 200 – in an event called "Praying on the Mountain," scheduled for May 5. When it became clear that COVID-19 restrictions prevented the group from gathering in person, they shifted focus toward calling Christians to pray where they are.
As of May 1, at least 3,300 individuals have signed up to represent around 124,000 people from churches, Bible study groups, families, universities and businesses who plan to participate in the prayer emphasis, according to Mud Creek.
Ronnie Floyd, president of the Southern Baptist Convention's Executive Committee, plans to host an online interview and prayer time with Lunsford, Mathis, Horton and others at 3 p.m. on May 5.
Chris Schofield, director of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina's Office of Prayer, is coordinating an online prayer gathering May 5 as well, combining their weekly chapel service with emphases on "Praying on the Mountain" and "National Day of Prayer" events.
Tom Wagoner, pastor of Central Baptist Church in Dunn, N.C., told the Biblical Recorder his church leadership team plans to spend the day in prayer at the historic Sandy Creek Baptist Church in Liberty, N.C., a key center of revival during the 18th century Great Awakening.
Mathis told the Recorder that he has heard from churches in Kentucky, Texas, Florida and other states that plan to have similar outings or online events.
"It's amazing, and I really thank God from the depths of my heart," Lunsford told Baptist Press. "We know that we need spiritual awakening, we know we need the healing of our land. I am so in awe about it and at the same time, I'm thankful and grateful for all the people involved. It's beyond my words to describe."
by Seth Brown / Executive Editor / Biblical Recorder |
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Go Set a Watchman – Harper Lee: Review
Posted on October 25, 2017 by ladenframe
(Contains spoilers) Go Set a Watchman is really a story that completes To Kill a Mockingbird and seems more relevant to the contemporary debate over race relations. The title is a quote from The Prophecy Against Babylon in Isaiah 21:
1 The burden of the desert of the sea. As whirlwinds in the south pass through; so it cometh from the desert, from a terrible land.
2 A grievous vision is declared unto me; the treacherous dealer dealeth treacherously, and the spoiler spoileth. Go up, O Elam: besiege, O Media; all the sighing thereof have I made to cease.
3 Therefore are my loins filled with pain: pangs have taken hold upon me, as the pangs of a woman that travaileth: I was bowed down at the hearing of it; I was dismayed at the seeing of it.
4 My heart panted, fearfulness affrighted me: the night of my pleasure hath he turned into fear unto me.
5 Prepare the table, watch in the watchtower, eat, drink: arise, ye princes, and anoint the shield.
6 For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Go, set a watchman, let him declare what he seeth.
7 And he saw a chariot with a couple of horsemen, a chariot of asses, and a chariot of camels; and he hearkened diligently with much heed:
8 And he cried, A lion: My lord, I stand continually upon the watchtower in the daytime, and I am set in my ward whole nights:
9 And, behold, here cometh a chariot of men, with a couple of horsemen. And he answered and said, Babylon is fallen, is fallen; and all the graven images of her gods he hath broken unto the ground.
10 O my threshing, and the corn of my floor: that which I have heard of the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, have I declared unto you.
11 The burden of Dumah. He calleth to me out of Seir, Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night?
12 The watchman said, The morning cometh, and also the night: if ye will enquire, enquire ye: return, come.
13 The burden upon Arabia. In the forest in Arabia shall ye lodge, O ye travelling companies of Dedanim.
14 The inhabitants of the land of Tema brought water to him that was thirsty, they prevented with their bread him that fled.
15 For they fled from the swords, from the drawn sword, and from the bent bow, and from the grievousness of war.
16 For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Within a year, according to the years of an hireling, and all the glory of Kedar shall fail:
17 And the residue of the number of archers, the mighty men of the children of Kedar, shall be diminished: for the Lord God of Israel hath spoken it.
Babylon was a grand historic city that had sacked Jerusalem and taken the survivors back to the city where they mistreated them as suggested in Psalms 137. It was thought that the destruction of Babylon was impossible given its size and grandeur. Its eventual destruction signifies liberation and vengeance for the wrongs down against God's chosen people. In the context of the book, Babylon is presented as the American South and the enslaved citizens of Jerusalem forced into exile, the former black slaves. Jean-Louise's childhood and her respect for Atticus was to some extent built upon this Babylon too.
The book is set many years after To Kill a Mockingbird, when Jean-Louise returns to Maycomb from New York where she has been living. Other central characters from the first novel are no longer on the scene; Jem has dropped dead and Dale is living overseas. Atticus has taken another of Jean-Louise's childhood friends, Henry (Hank), under his wing to work as a lawyer. Hank has become somewhat of a love interest for Jean-Louise although she refuses to marry him as this would mean she would have to return to live in the Maycomb that she escaped. She also visits Calpurnia, the housekeeper who essentially raised her and Jem together with Atticus, but she discovers a rift has arisen between her and Calpurnia, who treats her with a polite distance. The central event of the novel is when Jean-Louise spies on Atticus and Hank attending a citizen's council meeting at which a speaker makes dehumanizing comments about black people. A few incidents have foreshadowed this, with references to the NAACP interfering in what Atticus suggests is a just system. This suggests a different motive lay behind Atticus's defense of Tom in To Kill a Mockingbird. It's only after witnessing the citizens' council meeting that Jean-Louise comes to the realization that they are on different sides of an argument. Although Jean-Louise is opposed to Federal interference in state issues, she thinks that in this case it was the better option. That the Atticus from her childhood who had always been so respectful to black people and who had defended Tom in his trial could take part in a meeting such as this disgusts her. After confronting Hank and Atticus separately about the meeting, she learns that Atticus has beliefs which are diametrically opposed to her own. This shatters her illusions of Atticus as her moral compass and she feels the urge to flee from Maycomb and never contact anyone there again.
Her uncle had tried to prepare her for this shock to her system that he knew was coming and it is her uncle that eventually tries to persuade her to stay in Maycomb and to treat Atticus with respect, even though she might disagree with his views. His suggestion is that her outrage and her decision to flee Maycomb won't do anything for the community or for the black people she wishes to help. He suggests rather that being a friend to someone you vehemently disagree with is the most productive path forward for the South.
Despite having been written before her first novel, this one seems completely in tune with the contemporary debate around race relations. Atticus, who was hoisted high as an example of a good man in the racist south, turns out to be the propagator of a more insipid kind of racism against black people, in that his inability to see them as his equals is hidden from plain sight by his politeness. Atticus sees them only as a force that will destroy the South, while Jean-Louise is able to see humanity in them.
We can see almost direct parallels between the Black Lives Matter movement and the NAACP in the novel and between the attachment of Atticus and Hank to romanticized notions of Southern society and those who want to "Make America Great Again".
Jean-Louise's uncle's speech could be compared to recent remarks on "patience with others" by George Bush on divisiveness in politics:
Posted in Best of Books, Book Reviews, Book Reviews: American Authors, Home, Main | Tagged Atticus, Babylon, Go Set a Watchman, Harper Lee, Isaiah, NAACP | Leave a reply
Book Review: Evan Osnos 'Age of Ambition: Chasing Fortune, Truth and Faith in the New China'
Posted on June 23, 2014 by ladenframe
This is a great, accessible read, that offers a map for those interested in picking their way through the minefield of press reports on China, ranging from the "China threat" myth perpetuated by some of the Western press and the "China is the best thing since sliced bread" line served up by China's state media.
On my first read I felt a little uncomfortable with the same old rhetoric trotted out about China at the start of this book, which set out the argument that China is traditionally a "collective" society in contrast to the "individualist" Western society. The logic seemed slightly confused for me, as the timeline jumped around a bit, citing Liang Qichao's invocation of Cromwell to illustrate China's collectivism, and contrasting this to the ideals of Greek society – despite the fact that Cromwell is also "Western". This became a lot clearer, however, when I heard a Sinica podcast on the subject, which makes the division between wheat growing cultures, herding cultures and rice-growing cultures, and explains that this division is not so necessarily East/West, but also divides different places in China. It also clarified what is actually meant by "individualist" and "collectivist" societies, which may sometimes be slightly counter-intuitive:
Listen to it here:
http://popupchinese.com/data/1389/sinica-rice-wheat-and-air-filters.mp3
This also reminded me of an interview that I had subtitled on the differences between Western art and Chinese art that had sparked a long discussion between me and a Taiwanese friend, when she revealed that she thought there was inherent differences between Western and (ethnically or culturally) Chinese people, whereas I've always been in the "people are essentially the same" camp – it's just about relative conservatism. The interview was with Tim Yip, the art director for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, who was talking about differences between Western and Chinese art:
I thought that it was a little inappropriate to contrast Chinese traditional art or furniture to Andy Warhol and concept art, as if that's representative of Western tradition, but it sparked an interesting conversation with my friend and Yip raises some interesting points on the role of the artist and of religion in traditional Western art and how perceived individualism and collectivism impinges on artistic expression, although I felt his idea of Eastern tradition sounded a lot like Plato's plane of ideal forms, despite my friend's protestations that I just wasn't understanding spacial dimensions of the Chinese word "境界" – which I think I translated as "aura" but could easily have been "paradigm".
I've regularly engaged Taiwanese friends on the cultural exceptionalism they often use to define themselves, but am yet to find a difference that is greater than the cultural divide between me and my maternal grandmother, although in China I thought that the culture gap was a lot larger. I thought Osnos made an effort throughout the book to undermine this cultural relativism later in the book, however, by presenting a wide range of interesting and diverse individuals throughout the book, and I even suspected that this was a deliberate attempt by the author to undermine this kind of generalization. He actively debunks many of the prevalent ideas about Chinese cultural differences, particularly with the common stories featured in the news about accidents or attacks in China which include a heartless onlooker trope, like in the story about a woman attacked and killed in a McDonald's across the street from a police station by members of a pseudo-religious organization while other patrons just looked on, or this story about a man in Yunnan who was jeered at and told to get on with it, when he was threatening to jump to his death in Yunnan. This is often attributed to a difference in cultural norms, and I've even heard some ex-pats insist that China has too many people for individual life to be of any value. Osnos does a good job of undercutting this trope, with reference to the case of a young girl who was killed in a hit-and-run killing, and whose body was passed over by several people before a trash collector found her and tried to get her help. By fleshing out the story and letting us see that the "heartless onlookers" in the eye-grabbing headline are more human than we'd like them to be portrayed, when he visits them and asked them why they failed to help her:
They were conscripted into a parable, but the morality play did not do justice to the layers of their lives.
Indeed, it's in his descriptions of people, that Osnos gives us some of the most well-crafted lines in the book, like, when describing a dating site founder, he says of her:
… she was propelled by bursts of exuberance and impatience, as if she were channeling China's industrial id.
Osnos is very insightful and sensitive in his portrayal of all the people that he presents to us in his book, and they appear completely unvarnished, giving readers an insight into how high-profile figures in the West, like Ai Weiwei are viewed in China. He knows a lot of key figures in China's art and media scene, which allows him to pepper the book with comments from figures from China's literary and arts scene, like Wang Shuo and Jia Zhangke, while he still gives equal weight to the Chinese everyman and those whose ambitions were never realized.
There's an incredible range of facts in the book and lots of interesting detail, which give us the context to decisions announced dryly by the state press, and allow for a more rounded interpretation of the logic and aims of the Communist Party and what dilemmas they face as China continues to develop, along with the ideological impact of the choices they make, like the decision in 2002 to change references to the party from "revolutionary party" to "party in power," for example.
I was also fascinated to solve a question that I still remember from my third year course in Chinese at Leeds in the UK, when we translated a text with the term "bobozu" (波波族) and there had been a debate as to where the term came from, with one of my coursemates informing us that it was an acronym for "burnt out but opulent," which didn't seem very relevant to the China we had left the previous year. Osnos reveals that a satirical sociological book by David Brooks had been translated into Chinese a few years earlier called Bobos in Paradise: The New Upper Class and How They Got There and had become a bestseller, "bourgeious bohemians" being the "bobo" or "bubo" in question, although I still like my classmate's explanation better.
Osnos' book is also very funny, with little tidbits of information that will have you chuckling, such as night schools teaching Chinese to spit liquor into their tea to avoid getting drunk when out with their bosses and the state-media accusing a Chinese nationalist blogger of being a fifty-center (paid by government to keep the public internet debate in line amongst other funny tales.
There's also a real insight into the power of nationalism in the book, captured by the author in the words of Lu Xun on foreigners:
We either look up to them as gods or down on them as animals.
The way tools, such as patriotism, xenophobia and nationalism, are deployed in China, by the state, the media and individuals is highlighted by the author throughout the book, as well as how the state censorship machine really functions on the ground.
A worthwhile read for anyone with even a passing interest in China who wants to understand what China is really all about, and the people that constitute its citizenry. The book is divided into the three sections that are the three things most discussed in references to China by outsiders – "fortune" referring to is now the cliched "meteoric rise" of China's economy, "truth" dealing with the media in China and censorship, and finally faith, dealing with what people often refer to as the spiritual poverty of China, and how this is rapidly changing as China opens up and people look for something beyond the physical.
5/5 Must read
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Can I be certified as a CAF user?
Can CAF be applied in a unit? If so who is considered the leadership (Criterion 1)?
What does CAF - Common Assessment Framework - mean?
CAF is a common European quality framework that can be used across the public sector as a tool for organisational self assessment and continuous improvement. It has been jointly developed under the aegis of the Innovative Public Services Group (IPSG), an informal working group of national experts set up by the Directors General in order to promote exchanges and cooperation where it concerned innovative ways of modernising government and public service delivery in EU Member States.
Why should I use the CAF?
• it introduces a common language to organisations wishing to benchlearn and exchanging good practices using CAF.
What are the advantages of self assessment for the organisation and its stakeholders?
The CAF is a means to help public sector services to use quality management methods, in order to improve their performance effectively, efficiently and continuously . It provides an assessment focused on evidence as well as a tool to achieve consistency of direction and consensus among all the stakeholders on what needs to be done to improve the organisation.
Additionally, the CAF allows to measure progress over time through periodic self assessments and provides a link between goals and supportive strategies, in order to focus improvement activities where it is most needed. Finally, the CAF is a way to create enthusiasm and inspiration among civil servants by involving them in the quality improvement process.
Are there any "footbridges" between CAF and EFQM?
The basic design of the CAF was developed in 1998 and 1999 on the basis of joint analysis undertaken by the European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM), the German University of Administrative Sciences Speyer (which organises the International Speyer Quality Award for the public sector in the German-speaking European countries) , EIPA and the network of experts from the Member States of the EU.. The CAF is thus based on the Excellence Model owned, developed and promoted by EFQM, but self-assessment using CAF is a less rigorous process than a full assessment against the EFQM Excellence Model and more adapted to the specificities of the public sector. For public organisations (or any organisation with a public mission) it is therefore perfectly possible and even recommended to start with CAF and to move to EFQM at a later stage if one wishes to do so.
Furthermore, EFQM rewards organisations having used CAF and being able to provide evidence of improvements being implemented through its first level C2E "Committed to Excellence", the so-called bridge between the CAF label of "Effective CAF User" and EFQM. For further details on the CAF label and the Procedure for External Feedback, please consult our webpages.
Is it useful to use CAF in an organisation that is ISO 9000 certified?
It is certainly possible to use the CAF for self-assessment in that context. CAF is a quick and relatively easy-to-use tool which can be used alone or in conjunction with other quality management tools as a "health check" or as a means of identifying areas for improvement on all aspects of the functioning of an organisation. CAF is the bracket around all other quality management tools in use. CAF asks if your organisation runs process management, ISO, agreement on objectives etc. In the case of an organisation that is ISO 9000 certified, the use of CAF could broaden the view on the organisation and also help to identify possible partners for benchlearning projects.
In how far can we adapt CAF to the specific context/ environment of the organisation?
- To which extent are the examples compulsory?
The basic structure (9 criteria, 28 subcriteria, and scoring system) should be respected by the CAF users, but the examples and the process of self-assessment are free/ flexible. "Translation" and "adaptation" of CAF to the organisation or the sector that is promoting self-assessment are therefore not only possible but desired and helpful. In several Member States such initiatives have been taken. On European level, a specific version for CAF and education exists since 2008.
Is applying CAF enough to improve the performance of the organisation?
CAF will help you to establish strengths and areas of improvement and is a powerful instrument to initiate a process of continuous improvement. It gives you an initial impression of how the organisation performs, it allows for the improvement actions to be focused where they are most needed and it shows how the organisation improves over time, if the CAF is applied a second time.
It should therefore be seen as the start of a continuous improvement process and will not in itself improve the performance of the organisation. The most important thing to be done as a result of the self-assessment is to take measures. For CAF to make sense it is necessary to make an action-plan on the basis of the self-assessment results and to implement the improvement actions defined!
How long does it take and what is the cost of a self-assessment process based on CAF?
The different surveys on the use of CAF show that 2 to 3 days seem to be rather short to do a decent self assessment whilst 2 working weeks or more is too long. The ideal time schedule for a CAF self assessment does not exist because too many variables are at stake such as the objectives of the management, the time and resources invested, the availability of data etc. But for the majority of organisations 5 to 6 days seems appropriate (the self-assessment group usually spends ca 6 half days for consensus meetings, to which individual preparation time needs to be added).
The very large majority completed the CAF application in 3 months, including the preparation, the self assessment itself, the drawing of conclusions and the formulation of an action plan. Three months seem to be an ideal lapse of time to stay focused. Taking more time raises the risk of a weakening engagement of all parties involved. Furthermore, the situation might have changed in between the start and the end of the self assessment. In that case, the diagnosis isn't accurate anymore.
How can I obtain information about CAF in my country?
Most quality management tools have feedback schemes to evaluate assessments that have taken place in an organisation. In 2009, the CAF network has launched the CAF External Feedback Procedure (PEF). The goal of the CAF External Feedback is not to validate the scores, looking for actual proven results or assessing the overall quality of the organisation; the main goals are strengthening the confidence of an organisation, giving advice on how to perform better the next time using CAF or other quality models and additionally also to increase visibility of the organisation on national and international level. Within the course of the PEF, experts from outside – the CAF External Feedback Actors – will visit the organisation and gather evidence on how the institution has prepared, implemented and followed up the CAF self assessment process. After going through this process the organisation will or will not receive the label ECU, which is standing for an Effective CAF User. This label however will be limited in time. Detailed information is available on our website.
Which organisations can apply CAF?
CAF is an excellent starting point for any (public) organisation in its way to quality. Previous experience with / knowledge of quality management" is not required. A certain level of maturity however helps to deal with quality issues and to be critical about oneself.
When is the right time to apply CAF?
It is always the right time to apply CAF. It can indeed be used at any time for different purposes: from simple health check" to a full action plan / internal reform programme. The CAF should however not be used for nasty" purposes (cutting back on finances or staff) or in periods of serious turbulence".
Is the implementation of CAF feasible for a public organisation confronted with serious problems in its functioning?
CAF can certainly help to overcome some serious problems by involving the staff but they should be handled in the context of a broader organizational assessment as CAF is an holistic TQM instrument.
How to convince colleagues and managers?
One should be conscious of the fact that convincing everyone may be difficult or impossible (at least in the beginning). Key players - a critical mass - need to be won over (e.g. personnel managers; financial managers; leaders"). Without the full support of the management, you should not consider starting such an exercise. A way to obtain their engagement is to focus on "What is in it for people / management": find convincing arguments. Subsequently support can develop/grow on a larger scale (quality rarely starts in the whole organisation....).
Please note that support for quality very often evolves from a sceptical approach/ attitude to a certain degree of enthusiasm at the end of the CAF implementation.
Are there success factors and what are the pitfalls?
An obvious success factor is the decision by management to introduce self-assessment, with a view to dealing with the results and for the subsequent follow-up. If not based on a clear decision, it is doubtful that self-assessment will be a long-term success. But precisely because of the process, i.e. a continuous improvement cycle, and through concrete realisation, quality management becomes noticeable and evident. The CAF can create and promote an appreciation for quality.
Through self-assessment, communication and information problems often come to light which generally can be cleared up very quickly. Indeed, a certain administrative culture is a condition for meaningful self-assessment with the CAF instrument. Openness, tolerance, trust and the certainty that those assessing and those being assessed do not have to be afraid of disadvantages and restrictions on account of what they said during the assessment rounds, is essential.
Nearly every change meets with resistance. Positive changes are often blocked, even if they entail advantages for the staff concerned. Resistance usually arises from fears that people do not (dare to) express. Any change, however small, is at first considered a threat. It can only be dispelled through open communication and by creating the greatest possible transparency. That is why providing detailed information about the purposes from the very beginning is of great importance if self-assessment is to be a success.
How much and what type of external support are necessary/ needed?
CAF is a self-assessment tool, but experience tells us that assistance and support are needed in most organisations. Many administrations need support throughout the whole process (not just initial training). For support you might contact your national CAF correspondent (see website). If you go for more rigorous and precise assessment, external assessment will without any doubt be required, unless you have sufficient in-house expertise in the field of TQM.
What is the role of external assessment?
As a neutral person, an external consultant can lend unbiased and impartial support throughout the entire CAF implementation. Qualifications: methodological know-how (e.g. presentation skills, project management etc.) and experience with the CAF instrument. He or she should not take part in the assessment itself but watch over a methodologically correct implementation.
What does consensus mean and how to achieve it?
There is no best way to achieve consensus but one should not put the major focus on the scores. By reaching a consensus, the self-assessment group creates an added value to the individual appreciations and brings the consolidated result on a higher level then just the sum of the individual opinions.
Is CAF an objective instrument for self-evaluation?
CAF contains both an element of objectivity (fact-based approach) and subjectivity (individual knowledge and experience count). Balancing and bringing both together is the key! Practice has shown that the CAF reports contain more than enough reliable conclusions for the management and the staff to work on, that bring the organisation on a higher maturity level.
Yes, CAF can be used in a unit if the unit is in some way autonomous and manages all 9 criteria of the CAF (e.g. HRM, Strategy and Politics etc.). Before starting the self-assessment it is necessary to define who is considered to be the leadership (leader of the unit or leader of the whole organisation). In addition, it is also necessary to define the different stakeholders such as the citizen/customers, the partners, etc.
Can I eliminate examples and sub-criterions in the self assessment process?
The basic structure (9 criteria, 28 sub criteria, and scoring system) should be respected by the CAF users, but the examples and the process of self-assessment are free/ flexible.
If a territorial based organisation, like a local authority, has in their core business all of the initiatives established on criterion 8 how to evaluate this criterion?
What is the role of scoring?
We have noticed that there can be a strong focus on scoring in some administrations although some decide not to use scores. Furthermore, many administrations tend to score too high.
Methodological support may help to overcome these pitfalls. The score-system for the enablers criteria is according to the PDCA-cycle. The score is asking for steps of implementation, not for marks. The scoring system is meant to be simple (for example in comparison with EFQM) but there are many grey areas and uncertainties. It helps organisations at the end of the analysis of a sub criterion to look back and evaluate if the analysis was done seriously enough to enable a scoring or should be better worked out. Taking into account the wish of experienced organisations for a more sophisticated scoring system, the CAF currently offers two scoring systems: the classical and the fine-tuned scoring.
Do I have to score on every sub criterion?
The basic structure with 9 criteria and 28 sub criteria should be respected. In that perspective, it is considered that every sub criterion has its place in the holistic view of the organisation and should therefore be taken into consideration.
Do I have to score on every example?
The purpose of the examples is to help an organisation finding relevant elements for self-assessment. The suggested way of proceeding is to use the examples as a source of inspiration: you use those examples you consider relevant, and you add examples that are especially relevant for your specific context/ environment/ organisation. The discussion on the evidences related to these examples will help you to establish a score for the sub criterion as a whole. We therefore advise you not to score on the individual examples.
We have applied the CAF and wish to compare with other organisations. How do we proceed?
The CAF certainly is not a rigorous instrument that could be used for a hard performance benchmarking. Also, in most cases the use of the CAF will be without external support, so the self-assessment is not a 100% reliable for comparison. However, the CAF will support a process of learning - and the focus is indeed on sharing experiences and on learning, and not on benchmarking against a given standard or against the "best in class". Organisations will mainly have the opportunity to find partners that they would like to share experiences with in order to mutually improve their operations and results.
The Common Assessment Framework (CAF) is a result of the cooperation among the EU Ministers responsible for Public Administration. A pilot version was presented in May 2000 and revised versions were launched in 2002, 2006 and 2013. A CAF Resource Centre (CAF RC) was created at the European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA) in Maastricht following the decision of the Directors General in charge of public service. It works in close cooperation with the network of CAF national correspondents.
The CAF is an easy-to-use, free tool to assist public-sector organisations across Europe in using quality management techniques to improve their performance. The CAF is a total quality management (TQM) tool which is inspired by the major Total Quality models in general, and by the Excellence Model of the European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM) in particular. It is especially designed for public-sector organisations, taking into account their characteristics.
The model is based on the premise that excellent results in organisational performance, citizens/customers, people and society are achieved through leadership driving strategy and planning, people, partnerships, resources and processes. It looks at the organisation from different angles at the same time; a holistic approach to organisation performance analysis.
To facilitate bench learning between public-sector organisations.
Highly appreciated in the CAF implementation is the involvement of staff. CAF is a joint project for management and staff and very often CAF is the first occasion in which management and staff meet to discuss the state of affairs of the organisation and the options for the future in order to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
Since the year 2000, nearly 2000 public sector organisations all over Europe have used the model and the number of CAF Users is still growing.
In 2009, the CAF External Feedback has been created to further support organisations in using the CAF most effectively in their future quality management journey. This procedure carried out by peers and experts in TQM aims at providing external feedback on the introduction of total quality management with the help of CAF, not only relating to the self-assessment process, but also regarding the path organisations have chosen to attain excellence in the long run.
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The Best Sea-Dweller Update in 2017 - Compared with an Original Side by Side and there were NO Differences Whatsoever. Complete list of details have been stated below and you will see that tremendous amount of detaiing and work has been put into this edition.
Date Window at 3 O'Clock with Beveled edges as per the Original.
Uni-Directional Bezel with Black Ceramic Inserts with Updated Crisp Font over all previous versions. Bezel has been coated with brighter Platinum Coating exactly like the originals and depth of bezel markings are of the exact same depth to the originals.
Genuine Domed Scratch Proof Sapphire Crystals with Anti-Reflective Coating. Crystal Thickness and Crystal Height above the Bezel is now exactly like the Original. Crown Etched onto Crystal at 6 O'Clock, the Crown's clarity and visibility is exactly like the Original which is readily not visible to the naked eye and requires magnification to view clearly. Crystal has been updated to have a more rounded edge surface when compared to the Original.
Solid Caseback with Real Titanium Seal, Two piece Caseback as per the Original.
Correct Shape and Size of Helium Valve.
M Series Serials between the Lugs and Rehaut.
316L Stainless Steel Oyster Bracelet with Brushed Finish and new design Diver's Extension. Bracelet's been updated with Ball Bearings in Ceramic in Latch Mechanism and Buckle has been updated with much better Finishing and Crisp Markings. |
Good, but can someone move the thread to the appropriate forum? Your mom's car IS NOT F25.
Yah.. because they wouldn't fit from other years, right?
No, they would not. "Gen 1 vehicle's" wheels have different offsets and centerbore. Do your research before posting. I consider this thread closed.
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Did you ever find a set of tires/wheels? I have a brand new set of OEM 128 Style wheels with new Pirelli P6 tires mounted on them. |
Disney Land Hong Kong Springtime Carnival!!!
Disneyland Hong Kong Springtime Carnival!
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Also ongoing is the projection show, "We Love Mickey!" with cutting-edge visual effects and lighting, along Main Street, U.S.A.
When is the Springtime Carnival at Hong Kong Disney?
Be sure to pick up the Times Guide at the entrance or download the App and check times for the day of your visit.
Easter Magicarnival: TBA 2019- Hong Kong Disneyland Resort's three hotels will bring a series of outdoor festivities and exciting activities like a Bouncy Zone, Kid Zone and Fun Zone on the lawn of the three hotels for Guests.
How Much? Springtime Carnival events at Hong Kong Disneyland are free with park admission. |
My question involves the nomination and election of officers in a State non-profit organization.Our bylaws provide for a Nominating Committee, who presents a slate of officers at our annual State Convention. After the slate is presented, the floor is opened for further nominations.This year, the Nominating Committee did not receive nominations for two of our offices--Second Vice President and Treasurer. If there are no nominations from the floor, how do we proceed?
Our bylaws state that the Executive Committee shall fill any officer vacancies.Do we elect the other nominated officers and then allow the Executive Committee to fill any vacancies?Our organizational year is July 1 through June 30. These officers that are being elected will be for the upcoming year--2001-2002. If the Executive Committee is responsible for filling any vacancies, there is also the question of which Executive Committee should do so--the 2000-2001 Executive Committee or the incoming 2001-2002 Executive Committee.
Our bylaws also state that in the event there is only one candidate for each office "the current Recording Secretary shall cast the ballot for the entire ticket." Will that still apply if there are no nominees for certain offices? And, in general, is there special language to be used by the Recording Secretary in casting the ballot?Any help you can offer will be greatly appreciated.
Did the committee try hard enough to get nominations for these two offices? Also do your bylaws state an officer shall serve until its successor is elected? What I recommend is that you get information about to the members that you need nominees for these offices. Two people might step forward. Then check the bylaws to see what they say about serving until a successor is elected. If this is the case the members currently serving serve until someone is elected. If you don't' have this clause, then you will have a vacancy after the new board takes their place. The new board would then fill the vacancies. Hope this helps.
At the meeting, if no nominations are coming forward for these offices, have someone make a motion to call a recess. Then try to find people to fill these two positions.
Please answer the following question: I am a former board member of a HOA which, at one time had an appointed Parliamentarian. The current President and officers did not extend that appointment and have no parliamentarian at this time. Does the former parliamentarian reserve the authority to address himself as "Parliamentarian" in his correspondence to the Board of Directors or to any other member of our Association? Is there a "formal" certificate or degree one can receive or an organization one can join to become a "professional parliamentarian"? Thank you for your time.
You can only refer to yourself in a letter to your association as parliamentarian as along as you are appointed the parliamentarian. If you want to become a "registered Parliamentarian" you need to contact the National Associaition of Parliamentarians. If you wanted to be a certified parliamentarian contact the American Institute of Parliamentarians. You can contact the AIP through our WEb site <parli.com> Go to our links section. The NAP you can call at 1-800- NAP- 2929.
We, or they the board of directors have no one to manage and enforce ANY rules. Kids run all over scream and yell climb the tree in front of our living room window. Noisey exhaust systems from cars wake us up, booming/vibrating noises from autos about 24/7.I want to sue everyone. I sent letters to them and no results. I want to take their unit from them. Then maybe We can enjoy some peace and quiet as stated in CCR,s. I read a section that says any owner may enforce rules. Does that mean I can just take charge and tell people to comply or move out?
Mike Swanson, The young and ANNOYED, Thanks for any suggestions.
First, please calm down. You can't solve a problem by being angry. If you go on our WEB Site and read what I have written under the Homeowners Section. I followed proper procedures. I wrote a letter and then had others sign it. In the letter I called for a special meeting. Now to enforce the rules doesn't mean kicking anyone out. First, approach the noisy neighbors nicely and ask them if they are familiar with the rules-- show them a copy of the rules about the noise. Let them know poilitely that their noisy music is causing a disturbance and that their are penalties for not obeying the rules. And that you have a right to enforce them.
The next approach is to see if other neighbors are annoyed about this situation. If you have a group that is upset with the noise then as a group you will have more force. Be watchful that you don't get the reputation as a "hothead" because no one will listen to you. So become informed, be methodical and reasonable in your approach, and stay calm. Taking legal action will make you a very unpopular neighbor. And you still have to live in the community.
I'm on a Volunteer fire Dept, we are incorporated, have by-laws, rules of Order, etc. My Question is : Is the Chief automatically the Chair? Is it voted on by the members? or can someone else chair the meetings? The chief has done it for the past 14 years. I've just been introduced to Robert's Rules and cannot find an answer to this question. Can you help me?
The chairman is whomever the bylaws state is the chairman or president. So look in the bylaws. The chief may not be the chairman. If your bylaws don't say who is to chair the meeting and the members want someone else to chair the meeting, a member will have to make a motion to do this. Since the chief has been chairing it for fourteen years, then the motion will need a two thirds vote to set aside or give previous notice that is will be done and it will take a majority vote. Are there problems when the chief chairs the meeting?
Only sometimes is there problems with this Chief. Some items are decided on before the meeting among his followers. A motion is made with a second, then a vote is immediately called for with no discussion. When it is convienant , we follow Robert's Rules, but not always. Our Parlimatarian is seldom present to set things straight.
When a question comes up, the chief says show it to me in Robert's Rules. Well, nobody knows them in order to show him. Until now. I will learn them. Our by-laws state: The Chief of the Dept. shall have sole and absolute control and command over persons connected with this Fire Department and posses full power and authority over its organization, government, and discipline.
He uses this statement to over ride anything he does'nt want. He says this statement gives him the right to have the last word in anything that goes on in the dept. Do you agree? Thanks for the information.
I'm afraid you work for a dictator and live under a dictatorship. They way your bylaws are written you don't stand a chance. If there is a provision for amending the bylaws, I suggest that you do that and give the chief other powers than what he now has. Right now by having meetings he is presenting the illusion of democracy and wanting your imput. How sad that this organization was set up this way. Keep studying. You will find a way to solve the problem.
When neither the President or Vice President are able to attend a meeting and the Secretary/Treasurer is not a Board member or a share holder but a paid employee, can a meeting still be held? If the meeting is held, who conducts the meeting? If a former Board member decides that the Board member with the longest seniority take charge and issued are resolved, will this constitute a legal meeting and can these issues legally be put into effect? We need help on these issues. Might I add that the former Board member is a very pushy, take charge person.
I'm sorry that I took so long in answering you. I just was given your e-mail message. To answer your question: First there must be a quorum present before any meeting can be called to order. If there is a quorum present, then the secretary calls the meeting to order and asks for nominations for a chairman pro tem. After the chairman is elected, then that person conducts the meeting.
As long as you had a quorum present, then the meeting was official. The decision was made who should conduct the meeting and so what transpired is legal as long as a quorum was present. Now you know what to do and can share it with the others.
I spoke with you a few weeks ago about your book (Robert's Rules of Order - Simplied and Applied) and I ordered some copies of the summary of basic parliamentary information from you. Thank you, these arrived very quickly.
We are having a discussion at our Board of Directors currently about the permissibility of a recorded vote (by this I mean recording names in the minutes of those who voted in favour and those against a motion). This has come up because recently some member requested it be noted in the minutes that they had voted against a particular proposal, however, that request is seen as not fair to the rest of the Board. In my former workplace, at the school board, we had a provision for this in our by-laws and recorded votes were taken quite routinely if requested by 3 members. In my current employment, we do not have such a practice or tradition, and are unclear about Robert's position on this. How would a recorded vote be called for, and what section of your book would you suggest we refer to in presenting this to the Board? Hope you can help with this - thanking you in advance.
A recorded vote is a roll call vote. To have a roll call vote, a member must make the motion and it requires a majority vote unless you have bylaw or rule that states differently. One member can not insist that the way he voted be recorded in the minutes unless the other members vote to allow this to happen. See page 166 about what votes are recorded in the minutes.
Did you tell this group about how the previous group handled this? Perhaps they would want to adopt the same bylaw. Hopes this helps.
PS. An important point to bring out to your members is that everything is decided by the majority. One person can't insist that something be done. Have you gone over with them the basic principles that are discussed basic principles of democracy as found on pages 3 - 13?
Is it consistent with RROR to seek a formal motion to approve the minutes followed by a simple majority vote? Thank you.
Yes, it is consistent with Robert's Rules. However, the common arliamentary practice is for the presiding officer to ask, after the minutes have been read, "Are there any corrections? (if no corrections, then the chair states,) The minutes are approved as read." If the assembly has the custom of making a motion to approve the minutes, then it is adopted by a majority vote.
Your bylaws are very concise about the procedure that you need to follow. When the president resigns the Vice President takes the position and then the board fills the vice presidency. If the new president doesn't want the job, then he will have to resign and the new vice president appointed will then have to take over. I realize that you want a way out. Perhaps some of the duties can be shared among the board members so that the president doesn't feel overburdened and will serve.
Can you tell me if there is a difference between a motion and a resolution. Are these terms used interchangeably?
At a recent committee meeting there was a proposed resolution to take a particular action (i.e. raise funds). The proposed resolution, in written form, was passed out to all committee members and voted on. In the minutes I am not sure how to word this. For example, should I say "a motion was made to..." or should the record read "a resolution was proposed to..." Thanks for you assistance, I am very new to this (as I'm sure you can tell).
It's okay that you are new to this, I was at one time, too. The only way we learn is to ask questions. Write the entire resolution in the minutes. Be sure to state who made the resolution. Since a resolution is a formal proposal, many organizations have a book of resolutions that they keep and put a resolution in whenever it is adopted. There is a thought that since these are more formally presented they are of more importance and therefore should be kept in a book by itself. Also they believe that they are enforce until rescind. All this is true, but it is also true for any main motion that is adopted. So if your committee has a resolutions book be sure to put it in that too. |
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