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See radio differently
Radiocentre is the industry body responsible for promoting commercial radio. The medium is in rude health, with listening at an
all-time high, but commercial radio's share of revenue still doesn't match its share of consumers' time. Our brief was to change this.
Our insight was that media planning is a very emotional decision, like any other. Marketing decision makers are well
aware of the strong, rational case for radio - but just don't feel the medium is current, exciting or capable of driving fame.
We needed to make them see for themselves,that these prejudices aren't true.
Our solution was to target the top marketers in the land, with bespoke songs, explicitly name-checking them and asking them to "see radio differently".
The idea being that they would either hear their song on stations like Capital, Kiss FM or Heart - or be alerted to it by amazed family, friends
and colleagues. This would in turn provoke lots of conversation on social media - and our targets would literally see for themselves,
how radio advertising can make you famous.
Our first target was Keith Weed, CMO of Unilever and one of the nation's most respected marketers.
We targeted him with a banging hip-hop number (!) and the effect was immediate.
Our next target was Craig Inglis of John Lewis and the results were similarly impressive.
Hugh Pile, CMO of L'Oreal, was next in line. We even reached him in Italy!
We drew inspiration from Ibiza to target Airbnb's CMO, Jonathan Mildenhall.
His response, and that of his Airbnb colleagues around the world, was amazing.
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http://www.luckygenerals.com/radiocentre
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Global Bitcoin Payments Ecosystem Market offers a complete and competent report that provides relevant market research data for new market players or established players. The key strategies of the companies operating in the market and their impact analysis have been included in the report. In addition, the report includes a company overview, a revenue sharing fee and a SWOT analysis of the major players in the Bitcoin payment ecosystem.
"Global Bitcoin Payments The ecosystem market is a growing market in the service sector in the current years. The Bitcoin Payments ecosystem has covered the rapid development in the past and past years and will probably proceed with continuous development in the coming years. "
higher Key players of Bitcoin Payments Ecosystem Market: Mt.Gox, Butterfly Labs, Coinbase, Coinsetter, BitPay, Avalon, BitcoinX, Nvidia, ATI, Bitcoin Foundation, PayFast, Bitcoinpay, CoinPayments, CoinGate, Stripe, ChangeCoin, Inc, Kraken, OKCoin, Square.
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The Bitcoin payment ecosystem market report provides an overview of the Bitcoin payment ecosystem sectors by analyzing various key segments based on specification, application and region. The regional distribution of Bitcoin payment ecosystem industries is worldwide considered for this market analysis, the result of which is used to estimate the performance of the international market over the period from 2018 to the expected year.
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Application2 and more.
Scope of the relationship: This report focuses on the Bitcoin payment ecosystem in the global market, in particular in United States, EU, Japan, China, India, Southeast Asia. This report classifies the market based on manufacturers, regions, type and application.
View the detailed summary, tables, figures, charts and companies mentioned in the report on the market research of the ecosystem on payments with Bitcoin https://www.precisionreports.co/11962160
Points covered in the report:
- The points discussed in the report are the main ones market actors who are involved in the Bitcoin payment ecosystem market.
- The complete profile of companies is quoted.
- The production, sales, future strategies, and the technological developments they are doing are also included in the report.
- The Growth factors The Bitcoin payment ecosystem market is discussed in detail in which the various end users of the market are explained in detail.
- The areas of application of the Bitcoin Payments ecosystem market are also discussed thus giving a general idea of the market to customers.
- The report contains the SWOT analysis of the market. Finally, the report contains the concluding part in which the opinions of industrial experts are included.
Price of the report: $ 3600 (single user)
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Little guests will be spoilt for choice with the fantastic Sun Bistro selection: do they fancy sweet tidbits or prefer savory plates? No matter what they choose, whatever the morsel, with the sand cutlery it will taste simply delicious.
1 knife, 1 teaspoon, 1 fork-spoon combo.
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In the movie DEEP, everything in their world is great until the mountain under the sea that that all of the sea creatures live near explodes, with lava and the world around them begins to fall apart. Deep is the name of a cute, little yellow Octopi! Can Deep and his friends help save their home? This movie is super cute. It's worth taking the time to watch it.
Click here to download a DEEP movie coloring page!
Click here to download two DEEP activity sheets.
When a playful octopus named Deep gets his undersea fish colony in trouble, the tribe’s stern leader Kraken orders Deep to go find help. Joined by his splashy BFFs—a sassy shrimp and a silly anglerfish—Deep takes an epic, colorful journey through submerged cities and sunken ships, where they meet outrageous creatures that help the trio on its way. Throughout the adventure, Deep and his buddies laugh, sing, and bond with one another, proving that friendship can be a very “deep” subject.
The ThinkLab, UMedia, and Silver Reel present a The ThinkLab production in coproduction with The Kraken Films in association with Grid Animation Ufund with the participation of Televisión Española with the support of ICAA with the financing facilities of ICO with the support of Media.
Cast: Justin Felbinger (Deep), Stephen Ezra Hughes (Evo), Lindsey Alena (Alice), Elisabeth Catherine Gray (Maura), Anna Vocino (Norma), Dwight Schultz (Kraken)
Directed by: Julio Soto Gúrpide
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http://airplanesanddragonflies.blogspot.com/2017/10/deep-animated-movie-review.html
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The retail prices of petrol were lowered by 7-9 paise across four metro cities on Thursday (June 13). Diesel prices, on the other hand, were slashed by 6 paise.Petrol prices were cut in New Delhi by 8 paise to Rs 70.35 a litre on Friday as against Rs 70.43 on Wednesday.
Diesel in the national capital became cheaper by 6 paise to Rs 64.33 as compared with Rs 64.39 yesterday’s price. It is worth noting that state-controlled oil marketing companies on Wednesday refrained from changing the pump prices of petrol and diesel for the second successive day across major cities of the country.
In Mumbai, the retail prices of petrol and diesel are Rs 76.04 (8 paise less) a litre and Rs 67.45 (6 paise decrease) a litre respectively, according to data available on Indian Oil Corporation website. Read More
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http://energyinfrapost.com/petrol-diesel-prices-drop-thursday-check-todays-rates/
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Yes! The Wallingford Community Senior Center is going back to holding its popular Sunday Pancake Breakfast quarterly. Okay, it’s not as good as being able to stuff yourself with homemade pancakes and French toast for a good cause every month, but it’s a start!
The next one is February 27th from 9 AM to 12 PM in the basement of the Good Shepherd Center. Adults only $5 and Kids $2.50. Just follow your nose.
Photo by oddharmonic.
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http://www.wallyhood.org/2011/02/gimme-pancakes/
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- Can I have additional users linked to my Nexmo Dashboard account?
- Can I restrict restrict access of Nexmo Dashboard account for additional users?
You are looking for a way to give access to additional users. You want to give access to limited areas of Dashboard to designated users.
You can add Secondary Users to Dashboard from https://dashboard.nexmo.com/users.
You can also restrict access to any combination of Number section, Billing & payments section, Product search tools sections and Settings when adding a new user from https://dashboard.nexmo.com/users.
Other features include:
- Edit and delete users
- Add company name and description
- Assign user to an API key
If you assign a user to an API key or multiple API keys they will only be able to manage or view the usage, search tools and settings for those API keys. This is useful if you wish grant access for certain individuals to specific API keys.
By default your account is enabled with a single Master API key and secret, you can request more by contacting email@example.com.
See our documentation at https://docs.nexmo.com/tools/dashboard#manage_users for full details about User Management.
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https://help.nexmo.com/hc/en-us/articles/217542027-Secondary-Users
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Busy times again here as always it seems but now the workshop is nigh on finished and now functional!!!!!
So I decided to crack on with a few jobs I’ve been planning for a while…..
Firstly, I made something to occupy the small human whilst we are in the work shop and to stop him porcupining all the available holes in workbenches etc with screws!!!
A work bench!!
Then I decided it would be a good idea our home had a name sign!!!
So I cleaned up a lovely chunk of hard wood, which incidentally used to be part of the old barn roof itself….
I marked out the lettering with a pencil and a stencil I printed off from the computer and cut out using a craft knife…. Then using my pyrography tool I burnt the name into the wood…. Currently I’m on the second coat of varnish of about seven!!!
So whilst I’m varnishing I’ve started another project for the boys!!! (As will be come March, bump two is a little boy!!) I am turning a dolls house Dad made and I roofed and painted…..
I used in my classroom for a few years as both a teaching resource and as a choice time activity/play resource…..
Now it starts its journey to being a barn for the boys to keep their toy tractors and farm animals in!!
Lots of craftiness, though not of my usual ilk!!!
Recently we have been working hard on getting the area in the first barn behind the house turned into a workshop for all the tools and for doing some of the jobs we need to get done around the place….. including me making a heap of toys for Sir and for future Forest School plans (follow me over on Pinterest to see my collection of ideas I have for these things!!)
Sooo….. we started with…..
Well in reality there was a horse box and a tonne of junk and wood in there to really start with!!
Then building work started….
Then some more……
and some electricals….
and a roof…..
a lot of tanking slurry…..
and a bit of patio to sort the awful back door entrance out….
some welding and gate building….
The last two days I have been painting it with some cheap white paint so it doesn’t look so much of a cave….
Today Himself is cementing the floor in places to level it for racking….
So nearly ready for its final reveal!!!
In our quest to not waste anything at the farm James has bought a brick maker…
Last time we were at the farm James spent some time making some newspaper and sawdust bricks….
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https://tyddynbryn.com/category/woodwork-2/page/2/
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Next up we have Peaches and Cream IPA by the kings of Wales, Tiny Rebel Brewing Co. I've previously reviewed two of their beers on this blog - Captain Insano & Clwb Tropicana, with both gaining very favourable reviews. So when Hop Shop Aberdeen dropped an issue of their newsletter a couple of weeks ago & I seen the words "Peaches", "Cream" & "IPA" together, I knew this was a beer I had to try.
Peaches & Cream IPA is exactly what it says on the label - a 5.5% ABV Peaches & Cream IPA and here's what Tiny Rebel have to say about it:
"Does exactly what it says on the tin! Peach flavours from, you guessed it, peaches! The cream comes from sweet, smooth lactose and the IPA from the bucket loads of Citra, Mosaic and Simcoe that compliment the sweet fruit flavours."
Tiny Rebel certainly have a reputation when it comes to jamming their beers full of awesome flavours, so I was looking forward to this one.
Before we go any further, lets talk about the bottle. Seriously, how cool is the label?! It features "Princess Peach" doing some spray painting and the signature Tiny Rebel Logo.
Peaches & Cream IPA pours a hazy orange colour leaving a creamy white head. The aromas are predominantly loads of sweet, juicy peaches with a touch of citrus. This is without doubt a beer that does exactly what it says on the bottle - on your first sip you are met an awesome juicy peach flavour & load of milky creaminess before coming to a every so slight bitter finish. Wonderful stuff! This beer is extremely easy (and enjoyable!) drinking & could easily see myself enjoying a couple of these in one sitting.
Overall, this has been another extremely enjoyable beer from Tiny Rebel. These guys are without doubt one of the most exciting breweries in the UK right now & I can't wait to see what comes next. Peaches and Cream IPA gets 4.5 out of 5 from me 🍻
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https://gregwhodrinksbeer.weebly.com/beers/beer-review-peaches-and-cream-ipa
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Huawei Enjoy 9e is one of the latest mobile phones by Huawei Mobiles. It has a huge Non-removable Li-Ion 3020 mAh battery. It has a display of 6.09 inches, 91.0 cm2with a resolution of 720 x 1560 pixels. It has single main camera of 13 with a single selfie camera of 8 MP. Huawei Enjoy 9e has a huge internal memory of32 GB, 3 GB RAM. Huawei Enjoy 9e has a Quad-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 mobile CPU. The smartphone is available in three different colors of Midnight Black, Sapphire Blue and Gold. Huawei Enjoy 9e Price in Pakistan is 19000 Rs.
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https://howtocode.pk/huawei-enjoy-9e-price-in-pakistan/
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Valentine’s day originated as a Western Christian liturgical feast day honoring one or more early saints named Valentinus, and is recognized as a significant cultural and commercial celebration in many regions around the world, although it is not a public holiday in any country.
Today, we share with you 5 ways to make your partner happy this valentine.
Give them thoughtful gifts.
Don’t just give your boyfriend a six pack of his favorite beer and take him out to Pizza Hut. Put in an effort to figuring out what he really likes and cares about, and what gift would actually mean something to him, and what would surprise him and make him see that you’ve put an effort into the gift.
Go on meaningful dates.
Though you and your girlfriend can probably have fun no matter where you go, you should make an effort to plan some dates that are special and feel really romantic. This depends on what you and your girlfriend like and the kinds of things that make you happy together.
Write a poem for your girl
You can do it yourself or find one you like on the internet, the important part is that it should be romantic. Write it down on a Valentine’s Day card and stick it to the mirror (or you can write it on the mirror itself).
Breakfast In Bed
Bring breakfast in bed for your princess with a flower or a bouquet of flowers.
Make her feel loved and special.
Plan A Trip Together
There are very few people who don’t appreciate a break from work and some time in the sunshine, and your girlfriend is probably no exception. Whether you can afford to take a whole week off work or just a long weekend, planning a getaway together will perk up your relationship without fail. Planning a holiday is often every bit as fun as the main event, so start sending each other screenshots of Jamaican beaches and discount airfares.
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https://www.vibe.ng/5-ways-to-make-your-partner-happy-this-valentine/
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Where better to earn your P-Credits than at the Zoo! With time outdoors and in, this course takes a hands-on approach to support early childhood educators in weaving more science and nature into their classrooms and learning centers. We will break down research and best practices about engaging children with the scientific process and the natural world. Teachers will be provided with knowledge, strategies, concrete examples, and collaborative workshopping to create practical, realizable plans for bringing nature and science to their pre-k and early childhood students. The environment is in desperate need of assistance, kids spend the vast majority of their time indoors, and now more than ever, the role of early childhood educators to engage and excite young children about the natural world is critical for the future of our planet.
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http://wcs.cm-hosting.com/catalog.php?item=62
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Our volunteers reached to Southern America..
We carried out our workshop activities with children in two schools of Chile where the land ends.With wide variety of workshop activities carrie...
Discussion on SosyalBen at Northeastern University and New York University
Ece Çiftçi, the founder of our association and the chairwoman of the executive board, took the floor at Northeastern University on January 24th and at New York University on January 30th to discuss social entrepreneurship in Turkey and around the world. Ece Çiftçi told the success story of SosyalBen at Northeastern University, and also joined entrepreneurs at Babson University, Boston College and Northeastern University to discuss joint projects with SosyalBen.
In New York, Çiftçi told our model of social entrepreneurship in a session moderated bu Professor Selçuk R. Şirin. Furthermore, she met with representatives of Turkish consulates in Boston and New York to plan our field work to be performed in the US.
To be informed about our latest developments, please click on the button below and register .
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A proposal for error handling in OpenMP
Rights accessRestricted access - publisher's policy
OpenMP has been focused in performance applied to numerical applications, but when we try to move this focus to other kind of applications, like Web servers, we detect one important lack. In these applications, performance is important, but reliability is even more important, and OpenMP does not have any recovery mechanism. In this paper we present a novel proposal to address this lack. In order to add error handling to OpenMP we propose some extensions to the current OpenMP specification. A directive and a clause are proposed, defining an scope for the error handling (where the error can occur) and specifying a behaviour for handling the specific errors. Some examples of use are presented, and we present also an evaluation showing the impact of this proposal in OpenMP applications. We show that this impact is low enough to consider the proposal worthwhile for OpenMP.
CitationDuran, A. [et al.]. A proposal for error handling in OpenMP. "Lecture notes in computer science", Juny 2006, vol. 4315, núm. 1, p. 422-434.
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A diaphragm seal is a device consisting of a diaphragm welded (or firmly clamped) between two suitable flanges and properly gasketed to prevent leakage of liquid or gas. The diaphragm is a dividing membrane or thin partition that acts as a barrier to a liquid or gas that may clog or corrode the sensing element of a pressure instrument. It can be used with pressure gauges, pressure transmitters or pressure switches.
Diaphragm seals are available in various styles: one-piece construction, two-piece construction, flanged and saddle types are most common. Excluding the one-piece construction unit, material choices can be made for the upper housing, diaphragm, and lower housing. Particular attention should be made to the diaphragm seal with respect to the maximum/minimum process pressure and the pressure instrument to which the diaphragm is being fitted to. Further options involving cooling towers and fill fluid can be used to accommodate high temperature applications.
The most important factor with regard to diaphragm seal performance is the integrity of the filled system. Regardless of the appropriate sizing of the diaphragm seal and proper fill fluid selection, if the filled system contains entrapped gases or pockets of air, the performance will tend to be inaccurate and unpredictable.
Consideration for selecting a diaphragm seal is preceded by understanding the requirements of the pressure sensing element of the instrument. A primary concern is establishing the sensing element’s displacement requirement. We can summarize the following:
Bourdon tube – diaphragm seal can usually be appropriately sized to the dimensions of the Bourdon tube. Typically, the higher the pressure, the lower the volumetric displacement requirement is to drive the sensor its full span. Inversely, low pressure Bourdon tubes may pose limitations on the smaller diameter sizes of the diaphragms that can be used.
Helical tube – lower displacement requirement than the equivalent pressure range Bourdon tube. Extremely low displacement requirement even in low pressure ranges.
Capsule type – contact Winters for exact displacement requirements. The nature of this type of sensor is such that only the highest displacing diaphragm seals will work.
Bellows type – contact Winters for exact displacement requirements. If there is a diaphragm seal that has adequate displacement capability to drive the bellows its full range, the large volume of fill fluid’s head pressure usually shifts the bellows out of its operating range. Bellows sensors are rarely compatible with diaphragm seals.
The pressure sensing instrument is isolated from the process fluid by means of a flexible diaphragm. The void between this diaphragm and the instrument’s pressure element is filled with an incompressible fluid. This fluid transmits pressure applied to the flexible diaphragm to the sensing element of the pressure instrument.
Volumetric displacement is the amount of fluid that a flexible diaphragm will displace when pressure is applied. For proper function, the diaphragm seal must have greater displacement capability than what the instrument’s sensing element requires for its full range actuation.
Diaphragm displacement curve is a term relative to the non-linearity of the relationship between the pressure applied to a diaphragm and the amount of fluid it displaces. At ambient temperatures an instrument can be calibrated to perform in a linear fashion through its full displacement requirement. As fill fluid increases in volume because of a rise in temperature, the operating range of the diaphragm will shift to a less linear portion of the diaphragm’s movement. The instrument may be very accurate at ambient temperatures but non-linear under elevated temperature conditions.
Fill fluids used by diaphragm seal manufacturers are offered because of their low coefficient of expansion with changes in temperature. Care should be taken not to exceed the maximum operating temperature range of the fill fluid. If the fill fluid reaches its vapourization temperature, this filled system may not indicate accurately and will typically exhibit irreparable damage to the sensing diaphragm.
Note: When selecting a diaphragm seal, always refer to ASME B40.100 (2013)
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https://winters.com/selecting-a-diaphragm-seal/
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The total number of vehicles recalled for defective Takata air bag inflators has grown to 34 million — about double the prior recall — and the manufacturer has formally acknowledged the error, the Department of Transportation announced Tuesday.
BMW, Chrysler, Daimler, Ford, General Motors, Honda, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Subaru and Toyota all have vehicles affected by the massive recall; specific model years are still being determined and will continue to be added to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s VIN lookup.
“We are pleased to have reached this agreement with NHTSA, which presents a clear path forward to advancing safety and restoring the trust of automakers and the driving public,” Takata CEO Shigehisa Takada said in a statement. “We have worked extensively with NHTSA and our automaker customers over the past year to collect and analyze a multitude of testing data in an effort to support actions that work for all parties and, most importantly, advance driver safety. We are committed to continuing to work closely with NHTSA and our automaker customers to do everything we can to advance the safety of drivers.”
Takata has suggested a phased schedule of replacing air bags, apparently prioritizing it by how moist the state or territory’s climate is, and the Transportation Department seems to agree.
“It’s anticipated that the remedy of vehicles will be prioritized based upon risk, with the vehicles that present the greatest risk in terms of age and geographic location to be serviced first,”the agency said in a news release.
Nobody actually knows why the air bags malfunction, but the NHTSA thinks extensive moisture entering the inflators is probably a factor.
“Today is a major step forward for public safety,” Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said in a statement. “The Department of Transportation is taking the proactive steps necessary to ensure that defective inflators are replaced with safe ones as quickly as possible, and that the highest risks are addressed first. We will not stop our work until every air bag is replaced.”
Passenger-side air bag recalls will apply to more than 16 million vehicles, and more than 17 million vehicles are recalled for driver’s-side air bags.
“From the very beginning, our goal has been simple: a safe air bag in every vehicle,” said NHTSA Administrator Mark Rosekind. “The steps we’re taking today represent significant progress toward that goal. We all know that there is more work to do, for NHTSA, for the auto makers, for parts suppliers, and for consumers. But we are determined to get to our goal as rapidly as possible.”
For collision repair, it might not be as awful as it sounds.
Many of the recalled vehicles so far have been older, and CCC observed in an October 2014 Crash Course that less than 2 percent of repairs in 2013 involved replacing an air bag — and that trend had more or less held up for a decade. After all, with older vehicles and blown air bags, you start getting into total loss territory pretty quickly.
Granted, vehicles in your shop who do need an air bag might have to wait before a replacement is available, according to Automotive News coverage of the backlog in new air bags — as will anybody bringing in their recalled vehicle for a replacement.
But CCC has also noted that most repairs that do swap out an air bag are on vehicles no older than three model years, so it’s unlikely you’re going to see a lot of jobs you can’t truly finish at this point.
Of course, we don’t completely know the model years under the new recall — which we’ll reiterate is about 16 million more cars than in the past. However, a running Car and Driver tally of past recalls finds the defective air bags mostly petering out after the 2008 model year.
Plus, if the expanded recall works the way the October one did, there still won’t be a way a repairer could have installed a defective air bag inflator into a vehicle not covered by the recall.
The October Takata recall applies to any vehicle model year in which the airbags could “fit,” the NHTSA told Repairer Driven News earlier this year. That echoed the findings of a Society of Collision Repair Specialists inquiry into replacement parts.
We’re going to check with the NHTSA to make sure those statements still apply. Continue to check Repairer Driven News for updates.
Any vehicle owners or repairers with questions should also continue to check the VIN lookup to see if a particular vehicle has been recalled for air bags; the agency plans to update it as it learns more from Takata.
Featured image: A Takata employee sews an airbag at Takata’s crash-testing facility Aug. 19, 2010, in Auburn Hills, Mich. (Bill Pugliano/Getty Images/Thinkstock file.)
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https://www.repairerdrivennews.com/2015/05/20/takata-admits-defect-in-air-bags-recall-now-up-to-34-million/
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nion) A professional serial interface for transferring digital audio from CD and DVD players to amplifiers and TVs. AES/EBU is typically used to transmit PCM and Dolby Digital 5.1, but is not tied to any sampling rate or audio standard.
AES3 and AES3id - Short and Long Distances
AES3 uses 110 ohm shielded twisted pair (STP) cable with XLR connectors up to a distance of 100 meters. AES3id uses 75 ohm coaxial cable and BNC connectors for up to 1,000 meters. "Unbalanced" coax is better for long distances than "balanced" twisted pairs.
S/PDIF is the consumer version of AES/EBU and uses a lower signal voltage. They both support the same audio data with slight differences in the frame bits. Conversion between these interfaces must be handled with electronic circuits, not by adapting one connector to another. See S/PDIF
AES/EBU vs. S/PDIF
AES3 uses shielded twisted pair cables while the AES3id variation shares the same cable as the consumer-oriented S/PDIF interface.
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https://www.computerlanguage.com/results.php?definition=AES3
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The Moroccan society for geotechnologies and renewable energies.
The “GEOtechnology & Green Energy Maroc” Srl Company (GeoGEM) is a Moroccan company which is partner of the CGT GROUP. GeoGEM was born from the idea of a group of researchers of the Center for GeoTechnologies (Siena University). Thanks to the ten-year partnerships with the University of Marrakech, started the business activity aimed at research and exploitation of natural resources and the protection of the environment in Morocco and Africa areas. Thanks to the experience of the Scientific Leader of the Company (Prof. Luigi Carmignani), from 2009 were activated regional academic structures by the two universities and a lot of graduates from the University of Marrakech took part in the training activities of the Center for GeoTechnologies (Siena University). In recent years, research projects have also been developed in Morocco with the collaboration of PhD students and fellows of the CGT in the geotechnology fields.
Geogem Company operates in the field of geotechnologies and renewable energies, offering a wide range of services (geotechnical and geoengineering studies, management of water and mining resources, exploration of the subsoil by geophysical methods). The GeoGEM Staff has also acquired important skills in the field of training aimed at know-how and technological transferring by organizing specialized on-site courses. All these activities are performed for specialized services and as part of international research projects.
The GeoGEM team has collaborated in the training activities for the Wadis-MAR projects (Water harvesting and Agricultural techniques in Dry lands: an Integrated and Sustainable model in the Maghreb Regions) and H2020 FLOWERED (de – FLuoridation technologies for imprOving quality of WatEr and agRo – animal products along the East African Rift Valley in the context of aDaptation to climate change), it is also part of the group of teachers of the Center for GeoTechnologies of Siena University for the teaching activities of the second level Masters.
The business idea was designed and developed in synergy with professionals operating for a long time in Morocco that allow the staff of GeoGEM to work with greater facility and effectiveness. The GeoGEM work team has also the continuous support of researchers from the Center for GeoTechnologies (Siena University) for research projects and on-site technical training activities: GeoGEM is part of the “Service Center and Incubator of Companies of Siena University in the industrial area of Bomba – Cavriglia (CSII UNISI) and in this work environment develops its know-how by increasing the opportunities for professional and scientific growth.
Geotechnology and Green Energy Maroc (GEOGEM) company deals with:
- Management of natural resources
- Training & Capacity buildings
The GeoGEM staff has worked in numerous national and international projects in the field of geotechnologies and capacity building. The main activities developed by our team are listed below:
- Design and development of a web cartography and an Android app dedicated to the promotion and management of travel packages for cultural tourism in Morocco.
- Capacity building activities as part of the “Wadis-MAR” Project (Water harvesting and Agricultural techniques in Dry lands: an Integrated and Sustainable model in Maghreb Regions).
- Activities for hydrogeophysical surveys and capacity building in the context of H2020 Flowered Project (de – FLuoridation technologies for impressing quality of WatEr and agRo-animal products along the East African Rift Valley in the context of a Daptation to climate change).
- ERT prospecting (resistivity method) aimed at identifying conductive bodies, possible location of Galena (Loc. Skoura – Morocco).
- Survey for the 1/250,000 scale Wadi Hamin geological sheet of the Geological Map of Libya (for the Geological Service of Libya).
- Studies in the Italian basement and its evolution in the Alpine, Apennine and Maghrebid chains (PRIN 1994 and PRIN 1995 for the Ministry of University and Research Education (MIUR)
- Construction of the “Geological Map of Libya” 1:250,000 Wadi at the Hamim sheet, NH 34.7 ’(1984) Industrial Research Center, Tripoli (Libya).
- Integration of archaeological research in the site of Cyrene (Libya) through analysis of satellite images and digital photogrammetry applications.
- Studies related to ‘The Qasr As Sahabi succession and the Neogene evolution of the Sirte Basin (Libya), published in the Journal of African Earth Sciences, Vol.10, 753 – 769 (1990).
Legal seat: Chez “Fiduciaire d’audit Charaka” Al Manar 6, Imm. F, N° 12, 2eme étage, Quartier Saada, Marrakech (Morocco)
Headquaters: Bureau au Rez Chausez sis à Lot Charaf, Marrakech (Morocco)
Italian operational seat: Incubatore Universitario di Imprese di Cavriglia, Via Strasburgo, 7, Zona industriale di Bomba, Cavriglia, Arezzo (Italiy)
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Take away the black and white colour scheme, the 30’s style swimming trunks and a headland that hasn’t got a single million dollar mansion – and these pics could have been taken yesterday. The boards are long with a pointy nose, much like modern race boards. A deck grip is generously sized and placed in the center of the board and in the paddlers hand is a long paddle, obviously designed to be used while standing. It’s Stand up paddling for sure, and this was back in the late 1930’s.
So where did this stroke of genius originate? A little beach in South Australia called Moana. The tiny coastal suburb still only has a pollution of 5000 people, and in the 1940’s, it was relatively unknown. It wasn’t until the 1950’s that it had another surge in tourism, after a new road was built to access the area from Adelaide. The short 40 minute drive from the city made it one of the most popular getaway destinations of the time.
But anyway! Long before that all happened, three unsuspecting people were out there in a one foot swell, having an absolute whale of a time. And that’s what stand up paddling is all about.
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The CMCL-FAIMER Regional Institute fellowship is a two-year program. It consists of two residential sessions, which take place at Christian Medical College, Ludhiana, and two 11-month distance learning sessions, one following the first residential session and one following the second residential session. The first and second residential sessions consist, respectively, of seven days and five days of highly interactive educational activities. Curriculum topics include student assessment, good teaching practices, program evaluation, distance learning, change management, project planning, conflict management, educational research and scholarship, and qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis.
The distance learning sessions focus on the mentoring of Fellows, network building, and the exchange of ideas through participation in an internet discussion group. During the distance learning sessions, Fellows also implement an education innovation project at their home institution. A summary of the project and results are presented during the second residential session.
Limited funding is available to support the Fellows’ accommodation during the sessions, course materials and course fee . However, Fellows (or their institutions) are responsible for the travel expenses. Similarly the costs involved in carrying out the project are also not covered. It is highly recommended that Fellows have access to a Wi-Fi capable laptop computer for use during residential sessions.
A major goal of the fellowship program is the completion of an education innovation project, proposed by Fellows in their initial application to the Institute, and then implemented at their home institution. Projects with the potential to improve the health of the community, region, or country of the applicant’s institution are given higher priority in the fellowship selection process.
To encourage the development of knowledge and skills in health professions education scholarship (research, evaluation, and publishing), Fellows prepare a poster and an abstract based on their project after one year of project implementation. Ongoing support from faculty and Fellows throughout the program also fosters scholarship based on project activities.
Project proposals typically involve, but are not limited to, one or more of the following areas: student assessment, educational application of information technology, health systems integration, community-based health professions education, problem-based learning, clinical skills development, professionalism and ethics, critical thinking, program evaluation, faculty development, curriculum revision and/or integration, student affairs, interactive teaching methods, development of medical education units, and distance learning.
Building regional communities of practice of health professions educators is another major goal of the CMCL-FRI fellowship. Throughout the two-year program, each Fellow interacts closely with up to 60 other Fellows. Community building is fostered by a period of overlap in the residential sessions for first- and second-year participants, providing opportunities for interaction among Fellows who are beginning their education innovation projects and those who have worked on their projects for a year. On-line discussion during the distance learning sessions provides an additional forum for group work on research and projects, and for the sharing of resources and experience among current Fellows and Institute graduates. Fellows are encouraged to continue their participation in the larger FAIMER community after completion of the fellowship.
CMCL-FRI selected its first class of Fellows in 2006. To date, 84 individuals from more than 45 health professions education schools in six countries have participated in the fellowship.
The global FAIMER community includes more than 500 Fellows from more than 200 schools in more than 40 countries. To see a sortable list of FAIMER Fellows, their institutions, countries, fellowship year, and project, please visit the FAIMER website Fellows page.
The CMCL-FAIMER Regional Institute is supported by regional FAIMER faculty, who are past FAIMER Institute Fellows, as well as international experts in health professions education. To see the faculty, please visit the Faculty page.
The CMCL-FRI program is organized and administered by its director, Dr Dinesh Badyal, with the support of a core team of Christian Medical College, Ludhiana, faculty who are former FAIMER Fellows.
The schedule for the fellowship cycle is:
|June 1||Application opens|
|October 15||Application deadline|
|October-November||Review of applications|
|November||Announcement of awards|
|Feb Yr1||Session 1 (residential session)|
|Feb Yr1-Feb, Yr2||Session 2 (distance learning session)|
|February Yr2||Session 3 (residential session)|
|Feb Yr2-Feb Yr3||Session 4 (distance learning session)|
The CMCL-FAIMER Regional Institute is sponsored by the Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research (FAIMER), which is a nonprofit foundation of the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG).
To apply to CMCL-FRI, please click here.
To request more information on the program via e-mail, please click here.
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The modern evangelical church shaped my early life to a remarkable degree. I was so deeply embedded in the church subculture that I unconsciously believed that being part of that culture was synonymous with knowing God.
I’ve lost faith in the church. I’ve lost faith in the people who have set themselves up as God’s spokesmen on earth. I’ve lost faith in the institutions which I was taught to believe in. I’ve lost faith in my long-cherished belief that being part of that subculture led to knowing God.
But as I’ve lost faith in all the earthly people and institutions which I was taught spoke for God, I’ve strengthened my belief in the God who I’ve always struggled to know and define and understand.
The church as I knew it was just a subculture — a little subset — of modern American culture. We were shaped by our national culture and then we unconsciously shaped our religion to be an acceptable part of the middle class culture we cherished.
If the Christian church is just a subculture of modern American life, what is the point of its existence?
The modern church seems determined to be exactly like the rest of the world except for holding to slightly different standards of dress, speech and conduct. If the church is distinguished just by those outward appearances — which seems increasingly to be the case — then the church has been completely co-opted by the world.
To the early Christians, following Jesus meant those people were fundamentally changed. They weren’t just normal members of their society who had some slightly different conduct rules. They were people who believed that something had fundamentally changed about them. They didn’t just walk down an aisle or get baptized or repeat a rote prayer to “ask Jesus into their hearts.” (As a side note, that last idea is nowhere in the Bible. It stunned me when I finally realized that.)
The early Christians were risking everything to follow something which most of the world scorned. They were outcasts. They were opposed to everything their culture stood for.
As Christianity was adopted by politicians as an official religion in Rome — and then in other places — it was changed. Being a Christian no longer meant you were a radical who was different from others. It just meant you were following what was normal for your society.
Where is the power of God in that? What’s the point in that? Why not just join Kiwanis or the Chamber of Commerce instead?
Every human society has developed the concept of religion. In every society that I’m aware of, religious norms and religious leaders were used to shape the people to be more acceptable to the rulers in one way or another. You might quibble that today’s leaders aren’t very religious, but that’s not the point. The point is that various people and groups use religious teachings and religious institutions to control people’s behavior and to seek power for themselves.
It’s not just the evangelical church which has gone down this path. My perspective is from the evangelical point of view, but the progressive church has done the same thing — just with different aims.
The conservative evangelical church is more about pursuing political power to pass laws to control the social behavior of society than it is about seeking and knowing God. Some people within those churches certainly have good intentions and some people can even feel closer to God as a result of being part of churches — but knowing God is always ultimately secondary to teaching people to conform to the dictates of the subculture.
The progressive church (and various other groupings) are similarly more interested in pursuing political power to force people to behave in certain ways, too. Those of such groups believe they have come up with what God must want, so they seek to put progressive politicians into power to recreate society in accordance with what they want.
The socially conservative church and the progressive church are remarkably similar. Both groups are deeply invested in gaining political power to force other people to act as they claim God wants humans to act.
There is no evidence that Jesus was the least bit political. He seemed remarkably uninterested in political power. Although the Romans feared he wanted political power, there’s no indication that such power interested him. He asked people to listen to his message of love — and voluntarily change their lives to love other people.
Jesus never once asked his followers to force others to obey his message. He never once suggested that a government be instituted to enforce his will. Jesus was interested in people voluntarily learning to love and voluntarily changing their lives in ways that led to knowing God.
It’s easy for me to see that the modern church has failed, but the more I think about it, the more I think the church has been failing for close to 2,000 years. The church became an institution — an instrument of the government and an instrument of the cultures of a thousand different nations.
The church has become a way to convince people to conform themselves to this world — which is exactly what the Apostle Paul warned against in Romans 12.
The longer I live, the more I see my deep need to know the God who I see as Creator, but the less I see my need to be part of a subpar subculture which is more interested in political power and cultural control.
If Jesus were to walk among us in the flesh today, I doubt he would be very comfortable in our churches. I doubt he would be interested in the sermons or the political actions or the glorified social clubs. And I doubt very many churches today would welcome the Jesus who preached the Sermon on the Mount.
I don’t claim to know the solutions to this deep issue. I don’t claim to know how to reform the church. I honestly suspect it’s past reform as an institution.
I also know that those of us who seek God and long to know that spirit we recognize in our hearts need a community where we can join together in our quest and where we can join together in fellowship. Not where people can tell each other how to live or what to believe, but a place where we can give up the need to control others and learn to focus on our own issues. This is what makes it so dangerously appealing to say — once again — that it’s time to start a new church and “finally do it right.”
I’m not arrogant enough to say that. I’m not arrogant enough to be that person. I don’t claim to lead anything or to tell others how we ought to live. But like an Old Testament prophet, I do feel like pointing a finger at the institution which has been such a huge part of my life and saying, “We have to turn away from our evil and controlling culture and turn toward the Living God.”
I once planned to become a pastor or missionary. I was licensed to the ministry by a Southern Baptist church when I was in college. I served on a church staff. But I’ve seen enough to say that this institution — this subculture — is the wrong way.
Our institutions have failed. Our institutions and leaders have become corrupt and and in some cases evil. For those of us who feel an ache in our hearts to know the spirit whose presence we feel dimly, the subculture needs to die.
Our hearts need to be open to God to do a new work in us today. I have no idea what form that needs to take — and I’m not sure I’d trust anyone who claimed to know.
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I’m pretty bad at taking part in blogging events, as you tend to need to write a number of posts in a short space of time. This is something I struggle with due to my schedule (even during the holidays!), but Athena is pretty cool and has set up the Twelve Days of Blogmas! I intend to take part for at least as long as I can!
Today is the first day, and the theme is twelve gaming memories. Funnily enough, I’d recently been thinking about what sort of memories I’d include in a post like this. So, in no particular order, here they are!
1. Putting together a PC with my dad.
I couldn’t tell you exactly how old I was, but around the age of 13, we finally replaced our old 486 PC which was about as fast as a modern calculator. With had a new Pentium 400 (I think) that had arrived on Friday evening and I, being a keen gamer, was excited to start using it. My dad had ordered all sorts of extra odd and ends though. That meant that things like subwoofers, new printers, microphones, and other extraneous paraphernalia needed to be connected before anything could be done.
We stayed up for hours that night, just piecing together the various peripherals so that things would work right the first time. And would you know it, around half midnight everything was working beautifully. The graphics card that came with it had Incoming bundled in, so we spent the next hour or so shooting down aliens together. The game itself was fine, but spending all that time with my dad was golden.
2. When my parents would go on holiday.
From playing with my family, to my family being away. For a few years, my parents (and sister sometimes) would go on a summer holiday and leave me in charge of the house. Being a nerd meant there was no risk of a full-blown house party, but I did get a bunch of friends to move in with their computers and have a LAN party. Because we were super cool.
Games of Warcraft 3, Quake 2, and anything else were par for the course over the 2-week stretch, interspersed with BBQs. Those were the days.
3. My daughter’s first game.
A brief one here. I always hoped my daughter would enjoy playing games with me, and one day, at the age of around three, she did! She had seen me playing Switch Galaxy Ultra on PS4and asked to play too. It was really just her following my button prompts, but I loved it all the same.
4. World of Warcraft
Nothing specific here. I have so many fond memories of playing WoW that I’d never be able to narrow it down to just one. Being in a group the first time they take down a tough raid boss was nothing short of spectacular. Going through the Dark Portal on the day the DLC was released is incredibly memorable. Seeing the world of Warcraft up close and personal was something I’ll never forget.
5. Gaming with the wife
My wife was never much of a gamer before me. You’re welcome, dear. FIFA 10 was her gateway game, one that had been given to me by my sister that Christmas. My better half is a football fan (proper football), so she took to it pretty quickly. After that, we started playing a lot more together, with her gravitating more towards FPS and TPS games in which she could play as a sniper. Sadly, local co-op FPS and TPS games are few and far between these days. Hopefully, there’ll be more in the future!
6. Guitar Hero and Rock Band
Damn these were a lot of fun to play at the time. I loved having friends get together to play these games in four-player mode (even if no one wanted to be the singer), or even playing it solo. It was by far my go-to game at the time and I’d play to the point of memorising songs. I wonder what I could have accomplished if I’d put my mind to something worthwhile instead…
7. My first console
Whilst I spent most of my time being a PC gamer as a youngster, I played a fair bit on console when I could. I got a NES for my seventh birthday and had a great time with it over the years. I played Super Mario Bros. and Duck Hunt far more than I probably should.
8. Taking turns on the PC
My sister and I both enjoyed playing on the PC. Our parents decided that we needed to take it in turns by having one day each with it. If my sister was playing on it and it was my day, I could happily kick her off it and play. It did create issues when we’d buy a new game together though, as whoever was currently in charge of it would get to play the new game all day. I pretty sure there were arguments over Rollercoaster Tycoon…
9. Gaming for sleep
Remember the LAN parties from earlier? Well, there were only a handful of beds in the house, and when I say my friends moved in, they really did. The only way to decide on who got a bed was to play tournaments on console, with the loser sleeping on the floor. Mario Party, fighting game contests, and deathmatches were all choices that resulted in either a restful kip or a sore neck in the morning.
I don’t think I’ve ever laughed as much as I have when playing Jackbox games with friends. Whether we’re writing d**k jokes in Quiplash or drawing comedy c**ks in Civic Doodle, there are tons of ways to make friends (or family if you want to mortify your in-laws) laugh at how immature you are!
They’re a rare thing these days, but I really did like arcade cabinets. My personal favourite was Area 51 at the local bowling alley. Whilst there were plenty of others to play, I always found myself drawn towards the cheesy light-gun game, and I played it to the point of finishing it on only a couple of coins. Bring back the arcades!
12. Jump and slap!
A few of us would have retro gaming nights a couple of years back. We’d get our old consoles out, meet up and play some classics. One that stuck in my head was when we played Street Fighter 2 on SNES. The bosses in fighting games were always a pain, but for some reason, we really struggled with Bison, and resorted to any tactic we could. Eventually, we decided on Chun-Li using a jumping medium punch would do the job! “Jump and slap!” were the shouts that echoed around the house!
There we go! 12 memories! What do you remember fondly about your gaming life?
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Jung-il and Soon-nam were just ordinary parents who raised two lovely kids. It was not until their son Su-ho’s sudden death the family started to break apart, with all the happiness gone at once. While the pain seemed to grow every day, the bereaved families around the family try to console them at their best. Based on the true event of Sewol Ferry disaster which killed more than 300 people in Korea.
Gunakan CHROME untuk nonton film secara optimal di Layar Kaca 21. Untuk melihat screenshot film silakan klik Server 2.
Subtitle bahasa Indonesia belum tersedia.
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One final show
by steamer, posted 10/01/18 04:00 PM
Steamer Promotions has decided to do one final show. On October 21st, Steamer is glad to have the great rockin' Blues Band from Pennsylvania back in Bismarck for their 3rd show. The Skyla Burrell Band (www.skylaburrell.com) will perform at 7pm with the Fuzz & Fluto Duo opening the show at 6pm.
The show is being held at the Ramada Bismarck Hotel (1400 E. Interchange Ave.) Tickets now on sale at the Ramada or by calling Steamer at 701-391-0799
Find Steamer Promotions on Facebook for more info and to find the poster!
by steamer, posted 11/26/17 12:05 PM
Steamer Promotions has officially ceased operations after 12 years of bringing National and regional Blues acts to Bismarck/Mandan. People simply quit buying tickets to the shows, there is no sugar coating that fact. I met some great people along the way and also met some really unpleasant folks as well. I'll miss the good people, the troublesome ones not so much! Thanks so much to the people that supported me through thick & thin, during the good times and the bad. I won't even try to mention names of those that gave me the most support, because I may miss some.....but, they know whom they are. Big shoutout to Correy from Bismanlive......he kept this site up and going and was always there for me, I felt terrible having to cancel my last show that was scheduled for October of 2017. But only 12 tickets were pre-sold for that show and stood to lose too much to go forward, thus making my decision to call it quits a relatively easy one.
Steamer obviously keeps his industry connections and would be happy to help you find a band for your event.
For any questions or comments send Steamer a message at: steamerblues&yahoo.com or call him at 701-391-0799
Steamer's Blues Radio Show
by steamer, posted 05/27/16 07:32 AM
After several years of hosting various shows on internet radio, Steamer's Blues is now set to take on the FM airwaves in Bismarck/Mandan. Hear the best in new and classic Blues every Thursday at 8:00pm central time on KDAK 102.5FM. Replays can be heard on Saturdays at 6:00pm, Sundays at 11:00am and Mondays at 8:00pm. For those outside of the Bismarck/Mandan area you can stream the show at: www.kdakfm.org
For comments or music suggestions or to submit music send steamer a message at: firstname.lastname@example.org
For underwriting or show advertising questions call Steve at: 701-391-0799
Bands booked by Steamer
by steamer, posted 09/18/08 11:11 AM
*Steamer Promotions has worked with the following acts since 2005: Kirsten Thien, Bobby Messano, Brandon Santini, Tracy K, Brian naughton Band, Joel DaSilva and the Midnight Howl, Ray Fuller and the Bluesrockers, Kelly Richey, Blind Joe, Shannon Curfman Joe Moss Band, Peter Karp & Sue Foley, Laurie Morvan Band, The Norman Jackson Band, Nick Moss Band, Rockin' Jake, Liz Mandeville, Bryan Lee, Skyla Burrell Band, Brent Johson & The Call Up, James Armstrong, Scott Holt, Reverend Raven, Aaron Williams & the Hoodoo, Lisa Wenger Band, The Carl Davis Band, Sue DaBaco, Matt Spinks Trio, the late Lil' Dave Thompson, Johnny Green from the original Batman tv series, pro wrestling legend Honky Tonk Man and NFL great Chuck Foreman! This is just a partial list......for more info call Steve (Steamer) Stelton at 701-391-0799.
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Eight imported vehicle brands, including one two-wheeler importer, will voluntarily recall nearly 74,000 vehicles to repair faulty components, the Transport Ministry said on March 14.
This is the latest in a series of recall plans for foreign carmakers and importers of foreign vehicles, according to the ministry.
The eight firms, including Mercedes-Benz Korea, Porsche Korea, BMW Korea, Audi Volkswagen Korea, Renault Samsung Motors and Sports Motor Cycle Korea, plan to recall vehicles and two-wheelers totaling 73,512 units, the ministry said in a statement.
The problems are faulty software for communication systems in 47,000 Mercedes-Benz models, faulty dashboard software in 4,000 Porsche models, faulty fuel hose systems in 20,000 BMW models and faulty software in Renault Samsung Motors’ electric car, it said.
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If you have ever enjoyed the scent of a rose, you’ve experienced the aromatic qualities of essential oils. These naturally occurring, volatile aromatic compounds are found in the seeds, bark, stems, roots, flowers, and other parts of plants. They can be both beautifully and powerfully fragrant. Essential oils give plants their distinctive smells, essential oils protect plants and play a role in plant pollination. In addition to their intrinsic benefits to plants and their beautiful fragrance, essential oils have long been used for food preparation, beauty treatment, and health-care practices.
There are no mistakes in nature! The plants, flowers & trees are perfect. The tiny beads of oil are the plants protective mechanism to survive and they are the aromatic volatile compounds, the essential oil.
The scent of a rose or an orange is the essential oil. They were meant for us to use to heal our bodies as our natural Solutions!
Aromatherapy doesn’t have to be high-priced, and it has many benefits. It is a natural alternative and used in holistic medicine. It has been used for ages to heal the mind, as well as the body.
You buy plants to eat every day, its called a grocery store...why not use the same plants and more as your medicine?
"Let Thy Food be thy medicine" ...Hippocrates
What might these essential oils have in store for you?
The sense of smell can create powerful physiologic, mental, and emotional responses. Essential oils are quickly absorbed by the limbic system by way of the olfactory nerve. The limbic system is part of the brain that supports a variety of functions including smell, emotions, behavior, and memory. For this reason, essential oils have an especially powerful effect via aromatic application.
Essential oils can be used as dietary supplements for more targeted and potent health benefits. Internal use is a safe and effective method because of the sophisticated physiologic processes of our bodies.
When ingested, they directly enter the blood stream via the gastrointestinal tract, where they are transported to all organs of the body, including the brain. Then, like all things we consume, essential oils are metabolized by the liver and other organs and are then excreted.
Topical application, once absorbed, stays in the applied area for a localized benefit.
To increase absorption, use a carrier oil and light massage which will stimulate the blood flow to the area. Applying several small doses throughout the day is better to achieve optimal results.
Steam inhalation is an effective method to assist in respiratory ailments. Add a few drops of your favorite oil to boiling water and cover your head and inhale for 10-15 minutes. If you have a cold, a persistent cough or a sinus infection, steam inhalations can be done several times a day.
One of the easiest and most relaxing ways to use essential oils is through a detox bath. .
Essential oils, which provide antioxidant, antimicrobial, and anti-inflammatory benefits, along with common household items like baking soda, Epsom Salts and honey can help flush impurities from the body by allowing it to sweat out toxins.
Essential oils are the concentrated essences of the natural oils found in plants. When processed in a particular way, they are safe to use in cooking, much like you may use vanilla or almond extract. 30-75 times more potent than dried herbs, they pack a powerful flavor punch.
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Borehole and associated data are crucial for many domains. They are used in any domain that need to probe the underground; geology (hydrogeology, oil and gas, mining), civil engineering (utilities, constructions, transportation) and environment (ice coring, limnology, etc.).
Even though several standards already exist to describe a borehole, its associated data and their position along a borehole (including OGC standards), they all restrict themselves to a specific viewpoint.
Involving key implementers and editors of the existing standards, this Interoperability Experiment (IE) aims at clarifying the commonalities and differences of the diverse approaches by providing a semantic umbrella linked to the pre-existing work by distilling the core elements shared by all disciplines. This will provide the basis for establishing a better integration of existing standards and possibly a future common approach for describing boreholes.
The IE will produce the semantic umbrella and an OGC engineering report summarizing the achievements and listing the potential adjustments to be made on the pre-existing standards so that the system as a whole is at the end coherent.
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Contributing to the GitHub repository
Contributions to the BoreholeIE repository can be made in one of two ways. For users familiar with git and github, contributions can be made through a pull request from a fork of the repository. For users not familiar with git and github, contributions can be made by submitting an issue describing where your contribution can be found and someone will help add the content through a pull request.
See this how-to on setting up your local environment over in the wiki.
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https://github.com/opengeospatial/boreholeie
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David Richardson | [email protected]
David is the Managing Director of the company which he founded in 2004. He started his career working for a master batch and printing ink manufacture where he trained as an industrial chemist. Prior to founding Pac-hs, he worked for Marks & Spencer as a packaging consultant, a role which he held for 5 years. He holds the status of both Chartered Chemist and Scientist.
David spends his spare time being active by getting involved in tennis, cycling, swimming, and ski racing - which both his sons have competed in, being a keen skier himself. He is a football supporter following his local team as a season ticket holder.
Karen Richardson | [email protected]
Company Secretary and Financial Controller
This position ensures that the business trades using best practice and also develops the most cost effective trading arrangements. Karen is also responsible for capital investment and development of the business. Her background is financial accounting and she has been with the company from commencement. She's a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.
Karen spends her spare time watching all kinds of sports and is interested in travelling.
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Graphic and Marketing Designer
Jade is our in-house designer who is responsible for our brochures, social media, website, and magazine adverts. She started at Pac-hs part-time after finishing her work experience here for Runshaw College, and then she became full-time after her Graphic Design course was finished.
Jade likes socialising and meeting new people, and getting involved in events. She is currently on Maternity Leave.
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Graphic and Marketing Design Apprentice
Jennifer is our Graphics Apprentice, she is responsible for our magazine and newspaper adverts, emailers, our edfirst.co.uk profile, and is currently learning how to make changes to the website. She also goes to Preston College one day a week for a Graphic Design course.
Jennifer likes photography and art, and also volunteers at the RSPCA in her spare time.
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Louise is responsible for our social media pages. She began working at Pac-hs in 2013, starting as admin staff, before progressively moving more into sales and marketing.
Louise is a film lover and enjoys going to the cinema regularly.
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Song Quilts are personalised fabric art quilts based on your favourite song. I create a unique illustration based on the song lyrics and then create the artwork with fabric, embroidery and photo transfers.
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SELCRA walks all over Walk Michigan Program
In order to stay fit this summer, the Southeastern Livingston County Recreation Authority is promoting active lifestyles one step at a time - literally.
SELCRA and the Green Oak Village Mall are kicking off the third annual Walk Michigan Program with music, prize giveaways, games and dinner specials at Salsarita.
Every Wednesday, families and friends can join SELCRA at Salsartia's to walk around the mall or outside around the mall in preparation to participate in the final Walk Michigan, Mackinac Island Jazzy Weekend Vacation on Labor Day weekend.
Walk Michigan is a national effort where local areas in Michigan prepare for the final walk at the end of summer.
This final Walk Michigan typically is a statewide walk over the Mackinac Bridge, which has been a Michigan tradition for the past 57 years.
"Typically the state governor will lead the walk – about a five mile walk," said Derek Smith, SELCRA director. "This year, Gov. Rick Snyder canceled the walk over the bridge and switched it to the Jazzy festival."
Community members who participate in each Wednesday walk this summer will be entered to win a chance to attend the Jazzy festival and participate in the final Walk Michigan on Labor Day weekend.
"If it weren't for the Green Oak Village Mall, we wouldn't be able to send (two) people for around $2,000 – that includes meals and hotel," said Cheryl Royster, SELCRA administrative supervisor."It's a great experience and I enjoy seeing everyone come together being active."
SELCRA decided to take on the Walk Michigan effort for the Livingston County location to help get people off couches and outside, which is something the organization strives for each event they host.
"This is another way to promote an active lifestyle and how it can help in the long run," Smith said. "Any way we can get people off of electronic devices and outside it a good thing. We want to help people understand that being healthy and active is can be part of their lifestyle."
For those interested in become involved with SELCRA or the walk, contact the organization at 810-299-4140.
Contact Livingston Daily education reporter Abby Welsh at 517-552-2848 or at firstname.lastname@example.org. Follow her on Twitter @abby_welshLD.
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Supermarket worker crushed by roll cage
A supermarket chain has been fined after one of its workers was crushed by a roll cage and suffered serious injuries.
The worker was unloading goods from a tail lift of a delivery vehicle at the store in Chadwell St Mary, Essex when the cage fell on top of her causing serious crush injuries including fractures to her pelvis.
The employee was taken to hospital where she was treated for her injuries and was off work for several months and returned in a different role. The incident took place on 30 September.
The company’s risk assessment for dealing with cage store delivery required two people to work together to remove roll cages from the tail lifts of delivery vehicles.
The supermarket pleaded guilty and were fined £160,000. Thurrock Council was awarded costs of £18,118.
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Ashley Stone’s life turned upside down when she accepted a job at a small town newspaper. Harboring a deadly secret, she’s unexpectedly plunged into a vortex of international intrigue, murder, and foul happenings. To make matters worse, Ashley’s wrestling her own demons and as her life unravels, who can she turn to when all hell breaks loose?
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When a dark stranger rolls into town, quiet small town life turns on its ear. Friends become enemies. Safe havens turn brutal when a local is murdered in a most unimaginable way. With friends, lovers, and coworkers at risk, will Ashley and Ned be able to reclaim their haven?
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TRANS ALASKA PIPELINE RATE CASES(1978)
[ Footnote * ] No. 77-452, Mobil Alaska Pipeline Co. v. United States et al.; No. 77-457, Exxon Pipeline Co. v. United States et al.; No. 77-551, BP Pipelines, Inc. v. United States et al.; and No. 77-602, ARCO Pipe Line Co. v. United States et al.
Anticipating completion of the Trans Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS) in mid-1977, seven of its eight owners filed tariffs for the transportation of oil over TAPS with the Interstate Commerce Commission, which at that time had jurisdiction over oil pipelines. Four Protestants, respondents here, immediately asked the ICC to suspend the proposed rates, which were claimed to be prima facie unlawful for a number of reasons. Rejecting the carriers' argument that it had no authority under 15 (7) of the Interstate Commerce Act (Act) (which provides that "[w]henever there shall be filed . . . any schedule stating a new individual or joint rate, . . . the Commission . . . may . . . suspend the operation of such schedule") to suspend TAPS's initial rates, the ICC concluded that the rates should be suspended. It then went on to hold that the TAPS carriers could submit interim tariffs, to be effective on one day's notice, which would be allowed to go into effect during the suspension period if the rates proposed in such tariffs were lower than levels summarily fixed by the ICC and if the TAPS carriers would agree to refund any amounts collected under either the interim or initially proposed tariffs which might subsequently (after full hearing) be held to be unlawful. The TAPS carriers petitioned for review of the ICC's order in the Court of Appeals, which affirmed all aspects of the order. Held:
BRENNAN, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which all other Members joined, except POWELL, J., who took no part in the consideration or decision of the cases.
Andrew J. Kilcarr and Richard J. Flynn argued the cause for petitioners in all cases and for Union Alaska Pipeline Co. et al. (respondents under this Court's Rule 21 (4)). With them on the joint briefs were William J. T. Brown, James R. Kinzer, William R. Connole, David M. Schwartz, Lee A. Monroe, Robert E. Jordan III, James H. Pipkin, Jr., Steven H. Brose, and Jack Landsdale, Jr.
Deputy Solicitor General Easterbrook argued the cause for the federal respondents in all cases. With him on the brief were Solicitor General McCree, Assistant Attorney General [436 U.S. 631, 633] Shenefield, Allan A. Ryan, Jr., Donald A. Kaplan, Mark L. Evans, Christine N. Kohl, and Philip R. Telleen. Avrum M. Gross, Attorney General of Alaska, argued the cause for respondents State of Alaska et al. in all cases. With him on the brief were Philip Elman, Robert M. Lichtman, Terry F. Lenzer, and Robert E. Nagle.
MR. JUSTICE BRENNAN delivered the opinion of the Court.
The primary question presented in these cases is whether the Interstate Commerce Commission is authorized by 15 (7) of the Interstate Commerce Act, as added, 36 Stat. 552, and amended, 49 U.S.C. 15 (7), 1 to suspend initial tariff schedules of an interstate carrier subject to Part I of the Act, 24 Stat. 379, as amended, 49 U.S.C. 1-27 (1970 ed. and Supp. V). In addition, we are asked to decide whether, if the Commission is so authorized, it has additional authority summarily to fix maximum interim tariff rates which will be allowed to go into effect during the suspension period and to require carriers filing tariffs containing such rates, as a further condition of nonsuspension, to refund any amounts collected which are ultimately found to be unlawful. We hold that the Commission has statutory authority to suspend initial tariff schedules and that it has power ancillary to that authority to establish maximum interim rates and associated regulations - including refund provisions - as it has done in these cases. [436 U.S. 631, 634]
In 1968, massive reservoirs of oil were discovered at Prudhoe Bay in the Alaskan Arctic. Two years later plans crystallized to build a pipeline from Prudhoe Bay to the all-weather port of Valdez on Alaska's Pacific coast. After protracted environmental litigation was ended by special Act of Congress, 2 construction of the Trans Alaska's Pipeline System (TAPS) began in 1974. In May and June 1977, seven of the eight owners of TAPS, 3 anticipating completion of TAPS in mid-1977, filed tariffs with the Interstate Commerce Commission 4 setting out the rules and rates governing transportation [436 U.S. 631, 635] of oil over TAPS. These rates were met immediately by formal protests 5 from the State of Alaska, 6 the Arctic Slope Regional Corporation, 7 the United States Department of Justice, 8 and the Commission's Bureau of Investigations and Enforcement. 9
Acting pursuant to 15 (7) of the Interstate Commerce Act, the Commission 10 found that the protests lodged against the [436 U.S. 631, 636] TAPS tariffs gave it "reason to believe the proposed rates are not just and reasonable." Trans Alaska Pipeline System, 355 I. C. C. 80, 81 (1977) (TAPS). In support of this conclusion, it cited the protestants' arguments that the filed rates allowed excessive returns on capital 11 and that the cost data provided by the carriers were overstated. 12 Dismissing the TAPS carriers' argument that 15 (7) gave the Commission no power to suspend initial rates, the Commission suspended the TAPS rates for the full seven months allowed by law, see 355 I. C. C., at 81-82, citing protestants' showing of "probable unlawfulness," id., at 81, and the Commission's concern that "maintenance of excessively high rates could act as a deterrent or an obstacle to the use of the pipeline by nonaffiliated oil producers, and would also delay the Alaskan interests in obtaining revenues that depend upon the well-head price of the oil." Id., at 82.
On the other hand, the Commission found that it would not be in the public interest if TAPS had to close for a seven-month period. Id., at 83. Accordingly, "accept[ing] the basic data supplied by the carriers" as true, ibid., the Commission [436 U.S. 631, 637] applied what it stated to be its traditional rate-of-return calculation 13 to compute new rates that approximated what full investigation would likely reveal to be lawful rates 14 and it stated that it would not suspend interim tariffs which specified rates no higher than those estimated. See id., at 83-86. However, since the estimated rates might still "exceed reasonable levels," the Commission stated that any interim tariffs must provide for refunds of any amounts later determined to be in excess of lawful rates. Id., at 86. 15
Four pipeline owners, petitioners here, 16 filed a petition for review of the Commission's suspension order in the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. That court determined: (1) that the Commission had the statutory authority to suspend [436 U.S. 631, 638] an initial tariff as well as changes in tariffs; (2) that it had authority ancillary to the suspension power to set out, without an adjudicatory hearing, maximum interim rates which it would allow to go into effect during the suspension period; and (3) that it had authority to condition a decision not to suspend tariffs on a requirement that carriers whose tariffs were allowed to go into effect be prepared to make refunds of any amounts collected - whether under initially proposed or interim tariffs - which were later determined (after full hearing) to be unlawful. Mobil Alaska Pipeline Co. v. United States, 557 F.2d 775 (1977).
Petitioners sought review in this Court and filed applications for a stay of the Commission's suspension order, all relief having been denied by the Fifth Circuit. On October 20, 1977, we granted the applications for a stay, 434 U.S. 913 , and we issued a supplemental stay order on November 14, 1977. 434 U.S. 949 . Thereafter we granted certiorari to consider the three issues decided by the Court of Appeals. 434 U.S. 964 . We affirm. 17 [436 U.S. 631, 639]
By the Act of Sept. 18, 1940, ch. 722, Tit. I, 1, 54 Stat. 899, note preceding 49 U.S.C. 1, Congress declared the National Transportation Policy of the United States to be "to encourage the establishment and maintenance of reasonable charges for transportation services." Part I of the Interstate Commerce Act, 24 Stat. 379, as amended, 49 U.S.C. 1-27 (1970 ed. and Supp. V), which applies to common carriers by rail and pipeline, is one vehicle by which the National Transportation Policy is carried into effect. Under the Act as passed in 1887, however, the role of the Commission in establishing "reasonable charges" was circumscribed. Although 1 of the Act provided that "[a]ll charges made for any service rendered or to be rendered in the transportation of passengers or property . . . shall be reasonable and just; and every unjust and unreasonable charge for such service is prohibited and declared to be unlawful," 24 Stat. 379, this Court early held that the Commission had no authority to set charges, but could only determine if charges set by the carriers were unreasonable or unjust in the context of granting reparations to injured shippers. See ICC v. Cincinnati, N. O. & T. P. R. Co., 167 U.S. 479 (1897); 1 I. Sharfman, The Interstate Commerce Commission 25-27 (1931) (hereinafter Sharfman). [436 U.S. 631, 640]
In 1906, Congress passed the Hepburn Act, 34 Stat. 584, which, inter alia, augmented the Commission's authority to condemn existing rates as unjust or unreasonable by adding express authority to set maximum rates to be observed by carriers in the future. See 49 U.S.C. 15. Under the Hepburn Act, however, the Commission could not issue an order affecting a rate until it had become effective. This feature of the Hepburn Act was immediately recognized by the Commission as a major defect. See Sharfman 51 n. 50. It meant that the only relief against unreasonable rates lay in the reparations remedy and this could not provide a satisfactory solution:
To "provid[e] a `means . . . for checking at the threshold new adjustments that might subsequently prove to be unreasonable or discriminatory, safeguarding the community against irreparable losses and recognizing more fully that the Commission's essential task is to establish and maintain reasonable charges and proper rate relationships,'" Chessie, supra, at 513, quoting Sharfman 59, Congress passed the Mann-Elkins Act of 1910, 36 Stat. 539. Section 12 of that Act, 36 Stat. 552, amended 15 of the Interstate Commerce Act to allow the Commission to suspend "any schedule stating a new individual or joint rate, fare, or charge" for a period not to exceed 10 months. The suspension power conferred was intended to be a "particularly potent tool," giving the Commission "`tremendous power.'" Chessie, supra, at 513, quoting 45 Cong. Rec. 3471 (1910) (statement of Sen. Elkins speaking on behalf of majority report).
Section 15 of the Act, as augmented by the Hepburn and Mann-Elkins Acts, thus works with 1 and 6 of the Act, 49 U.S.C. 1 and 6 (1970 ed. and Supp. V), to give the Commission [436 U.S. 631, 642] a complete ratemaking charter. Section 1, as we have indicated above, sets the standard that rates and charges must meet, and 6 - which prohibits a carrier covered by Part I from engaging in interstate transportation unless its rates, fares, and charges have been filed and published and which, in addition, allows changes in any rate, fare, or charge to be made only after notice to the Commission and public through advance filing of schedules showing the proposed changes, see 49 U.S.C. 6 (1), 6 (3), and 6 (7) - insures both that the Commission will have sufficient notice to exercise its suspension power and that no carrier can operate on suspended or disapproved schedules.
With this background in mind, we turn to the question whether the Commission is authorized by 15 (7) to suspend the initial rates of a common carrier subject to Part I of the Interstate Commerce Act.
Section 15 (7) states that "[w]henever there shall be filed . . . any schedule stating a new individual or joint rate, fare, or charge, . . . the Commission . . . may from time to time suspend the operation of such schedule . . . ." (Emphasis added.) It is hard to imagine rates any more "new" than those filed for TAPS, a service which has never before been offered. And, since 15 (7) applies to any new rate, there is little room to argue that Congress meant the suspension power not to apply to these cases, although we recognize that the Court of Appeals found that 15 (7) had no plain meaning. See 557 F.2d, at 781.
Nonetheless, petitioners argue that "new" does not really mean "new," but refers only to increased or changed rates, i. e., rates which replace other rates previously in effect. As we understand the argument, it draws on three sources. First, it is said that Congress in 1910 was directing its attention solely to the problem of increased railroad rates and, therefore, that the statute should be limited to this application. Second, [436 U.S. 631, 643] petitioners argue that the only rate schedules the Interstate Commerce Act requires to be filed prior to their effective date are schedules of changed rates. See 49 U.S.C. 6 (3). Since in their view 15 (7) is intended to work in tandem with 6 (3), petitioners conclude that new schedules include only changed schedules. Finally, petitioners point to language added to 15 (7) by 418 of the Transportation Act of 1920, 41 Stat. 484-487, which they say authoritatively glosses the word "new," limiting it to the increased rate situation. We find these arguments unpersuasive.
This Court, in interpreting the words of a statute, has "some `scope for adopting a restricted rather than a literal or usual meaning of its words where acceptance of that meaning would lead to absurd results . . . or would thwart the obvious purpose of the statute' . . . [b]ut it is otherwise `where no such consequences would follow and where . . . it appears to be consonant with the purposes of the Act . . . .'" Commissioner v. Brown, 380 U.S. 563, 571 (1965) (citations omitted). Under this test, a restriction on the "literal or usual meaning" of the word "new" is not warranted by the legislative history of the Mann-Elkins Act.
First, petitioners' claim that the Commission is without authority to suspend initial rates is not limited to situations in which proposed initial rates are in some sense reasonable; it is a claim that a carrier can impose any rate it chooses. 20 Nor have petitioners pointed to any mechanism which would tend to make initial rates reasonable, and Congress in 1910 concluded that the reparations provisions of the Commerce [436 U.S. 631, 644] Act are an insufficient check. Moreover, in these cases, the reparations remedy is particularly ineffective since those who will ship oil over TAPS are almost exclusively parents or co-subsidiaries of TAPS owners. 21 Thus, to an indeterminate, but possibly large extent, excess transportation charges to shippers will be offset by excess profits to TAPS owners, creating a wash transaction from the standpoint of parent oil companies. Indeed, it is telling that no shipper of oil protested the TAPS rates. Instead, as one might predict from experience under the Hepburn Act, see supra, at 640-641, only the public perceives that it will be injured by the proposed TAPS rates and has objected to them. See nn. 6-8, supra. Therefore, in the absence of suspension authority, unreasonable initial rates - both generally and in these cases - like unreasonable increases in existing rates, will almost certainly be passed along to "a prior producer or . . . to the ultimate consumer." Sharfman 51.
Second, if the Commission has no authority to suspend initial rates, it follows that Congress cannot have meant to foreclose whatever equity power there is in the courts to enjoin [436 U.S. 631, 645] carrier rates. Thus, with respect to initial rates, courts might again reach "diverse conclusions," jeopardizing "the regulatory goal of uniformity," and "causing in turn `discrimination and hardship to the general public.'" Arrow, 372 U.S., at 664 , quoting ICC Annual Report 10 (1907). 22
Accordingly, far from reaching an "`absurd resul[t]'" which would "`thwart the obvious purpose of the statute,'" Brown, supra, at 571, a literal reading of the word "new" in 15 (7) is necessary to curb mischief flowing from unchecked initial rates, which is in every way identical to that flowing from unchecked changes in rates to which the Mann-Elkins Act is concededly addressed. Given the equivalence of the harms resulting from unchecked initial and changed rates, only unequivocal statements in the legislative history of the Act would support any limitation on the scope of the suspension power. Petitioners, however, have been able to offer only isolated remarks made in floor debates in favor of their position. 23 These show at most that the primary area [436 U.S. 631, 646] of congressional concern was the situation in which railroads increased their pre-existing rates. There is nothing to show that Congress intended to limit the suspension power to this situation, however, and, indeed, other isolated remarks show quite clearly that Representative Mann, at least, thought both initial and changed rates could be suspended. 24 Therefore, we conclude that the word "new" must be given its literal interpretation, which embraces the rates that are the subject of this litigation. 25 [436 U.S. 631, 647]
Nor do we think much can be made of the fact that Congress, in Part I of the Interstate Commerce Act, sometimes refers to "new" rates and sometimes to "changed" rates.
While it is true that 6 (3) of the Act provides that "[n]o change shall be made in . . . rates . . . which have been filed and published by any common carrier . . . except after thirty days' notice to the Commission and to the public" (emphasis added), we do not not read this section to restrict 15 (7), as petitioners do. Central to petitioners' argument is the premise that 6 (3) provides the exclusive procedure through which tariffs can be filed with the Commission. But this is not so.
We can agree that 6 (3) simply cannot describe the procedure to be followed for filing initial rates since that section, by its terms, applies only to changes in tariffs which have previously been filed with the Commission and initial tariffs by definition have not been so filed. However, the conclusion that 6 (3) cannot govern the filing of initial tariffs only begins the analysis, for 6 (1) of the Act - which states that "[e]very common carrier . . . shall file with the Commission . . . schedules showing all the rates, fares, and charges for transportation [over its routes,]" 49 U.S.C. 6 (1) (emphasis added) - plainly requires initial rates as well as rates resulting from tariff changes to be filed with the Commission. Since initial tariffs cannot be filed under 6 (3), the question therefore arises how initial tariffs are to be filed. [436 U.S. 631, 648]
The Interstate Commerce Act gives no answer to this question; 6 is silent on the issue. However, the Commission provided an answer by regulation in 1906 in order to clarify carrier obligations under the then recently enacted Hepburn Act. 26 In that year, the Commission issued Tariff Circular No. 2-A, which provided:
Thus, in 1910 when the Mann-Elkins Act was passed. Commission practice was quite clear. Initial tariffs were filed under Rule 57 on 1 day's notice (later changed to 10 days' notice) and tariff changes were filed under the provisions of 6 (3). Since both the Rule and the Act provided that tariffs should be filed with delayed effective dates, it was clearly possible for the Commission to suspend either initial or changed rates. Consequently, we find no basis for concluding either that 6 (3) in fact provides the exclusive procedural avenue for filing tariffs or that Congress in 1910 would have thought that it did.
Similarly, although 418 of the Transportation Act of 1920, 41 Stat. 484-487, added a sentence to 15 (7) - "if the proceeding has not been concluded [within the suspension period], the proposed change . . . shall go into effect at the end of such period" - nothing in the legislative history of that Act suggests that "change" is to be read to restrict the scope of the suspension power. Moreover, the amending language of 418 itself refers to both changed rates and rate increases, which would suggest that changed rates include more than rate increases. 28
Finally, as we have indicated, the tariff provisions in Part I of the Act did not spring full grown into the statute books. Section 6 (3), part of the 1887 Act, was drafted at a time when the Commission had no ratemaking authority. Section 15 (7) traces to three Acts - the 1887 Act, the Hepburn Act, and the Mann-Elkins Act - and was then further amended by the Transportation Act of 1920. Since, therefore, the tariff provisions grew more like Topsy than Athena, it is inappropriate to insist that each phrase in those provisions fit meticulously [436 U.S. 631, 650] with every other. Instead, the Act must be construed not only by its language but by its purposes if sense is to be made of the verbal accretions of many years. Under this proper standard of construction, there is little to commend the argument that the word "change" was meant to narrow "new." To the contrary, the opposite construction - that "new" was intended to clarify the meaning of "change" - is more justified given the purposes of the Hepburn and Mann-Elkins Acts. Indeed, when Congress did enact comprehensive tariff schemes in Parts II, 29 III, 30 and IV 31 of the Interstate Commerce Act, which cover (respectively) motor carriers, common carriers by water, and freight forwarders, it indicated unequivocally in the language of the suspension provisions that initial rates were "new" rates capable of being suspended and yet references to "changed" rates appear in those Parts in each place they appear in Part I. 32 [436 U.S. 631, 651]
For the reasons stated above, we conclude that the Commission is authorized by 15 (7) to suspend rates which are "new" in the sense that they apply to services which have never before been offered to the public.
Our conclusion that the Commission can suspend TAPS's initial rates does not end our inquiry, for petitioners also argue that the Commission has here exceeded whatever power [436 U.S. 631, 652] it has to suspend tariffs. Pointing to the Commission's calculation of rates which it would allow to go into effect during the suspension period, they state that the Commission has set rates without the hearing required by 49 U.S.C. 15 (1). 33 We disagree.
The reason the Commission has been given power to suspend is to prevent irreparable harm to the public during the [436 U.S. 631, 653] time when it has under consideration the lawfulness of a proposed rate. See Part II, supra. The foundation for a suspension is the Commission's conclusion that a proposed rate is probably unreasonable or unjust. See, e. g., TAPS, 355 I. C. C., at 81-82. To make such a determination, the Commission is obviously required to form a tentative opinion about the location of the line between the just and the unjust, the reasonable and the unreasonable. Moreover, the Commission is required by 15 (7) to set out its reasons in writing for suspending a tariff. The usual and sufficient reason will be that the Commission has found a proposed tariff to fall on the unjust or unreasonable side of the line it has drawn, and it is a reason of precisely this sort that the Commission has given here. See 355 I. C. C., at 81-83.
Petitioners do not apparently disagree that the Commission can suspend a tariff because it falls on the wrong side of the line of reasonableness, but they would prevent the Commission in suspending a tariff from stating, as it did here, where the tentative dividing line lies. Such a statement, they say, is ratemaking. But this is untenable: No principle of law requires the Commission to engage in a pointless charade in which carriers desiring to exercise their 6 (3) rights are required to submit and resubmit tariffs until one finally goes below an undisclosed maximum point of reasonableness and is allowed to take effect. The administrative process, after all, is not modeled on "The Price is Right." What the Commission did here, therefore, far from being condemnable, is an intelligent and practical exercise of its suspension power which is thoroughly in accord with Congress' goal, recognized in Arrow, 372 U.S., at 664 -666; see United States v. SCRAP, 412 U.S. 669, 697 (1973), to strike a fair balance between the needs of the public and the needs of regulated carriers. Indeed, the Commission might well have been derelict in its duty had it insisted on charade once it had determined that there was a way TAPS could operate without harm to the [436 U.S. 631, 654] public. Cf. Arrow, supra; SCRAP, supra; 43 U.S.C. 1651 (a) (1970 ed., Supp. V) (congressional policy favors "[t]he early development and delivery of oil . . . from Alaska's North Slope to domestic markets").
Finally, petitioners contend that the Commission has no power to subject them to an obligation to account for and refund amounts collected under the interim rates in effect during the suspension period and the initial rates which would become effective at the end of such period. They point to the absence of any express authority for such refund provisions and also to the fact that 15 (7) does provide expressly for refunds in a limited category of circumstances, namely, where there is an "increased rate or charge for or in respect to the transportation of property," which has become effective at the end of a suspension period. This statutory pattern, they suggest, indicates that Congress considered and rejected any broader refund scheme, thereby curtailing any ancillary power to order refund provisions that the Commission might otherwise have.
In response, we note first that we have already recognized in Chessie that the Commission does have powers "ancillary" to its suspension power which do not depend on an express statutory grant of authority. We had no occasion in Chessie to consider what the full range of such powers might be, but we did indicate that the touchstone of ancillary power was a "direc[t] relat[ionship]" between the power asserted and the Commission's "mandate to assess the reasonableness of . . . rates and to suspend them pending investigation if there is a question as to their legality." 426 U.S., at 514 . Applying this test, we found in Chessie a direct relationship which justified the Commission in insisting that the proceeds of proposed general railroad rate increases be used to pay for deferred maintenance. If such a use was made of the proceeds, [436 U.S. 631, 655] the rates were reasonable; but they might not be reasonable if put to other purposes. Ibid. We also noted that "[d]elay through suspension would only have aggravated the already poor condition of some of the railroads." Ibid. Thus, we approved the deferred maintenance condition essentially because it was necessary to strike a proper balance between the interests of the carriers and the interests of the public.
The situation here is very similar. Even a cursory glance at the pleadings before the Commission shows that extended adjudicatory proceedings will be required to resolve the question of precisely what are fair rates. Accordingly, it is not apparent how the Commission could discharge its mandate under 15 (7) summarily "to assess the reasonableness of [TAPS] rates," 426 U.S., at 514 , while considering the interest of the TAPS carriers in beginning operations, unless it could make gross approximations of the sort it made in this proceeding, in which it essentially accepted carrier-supplied data as true and properly included in the TAPS rate base notwithstanding protests to the contrary. See TAPS, supra, at 83; supra, at 636, and n. 12. But if such approximations are to be used to meet the needs of carriers, it is plain that refund provisions are a necessary and "directly related," Chessie, 426 U.S., at 514 , means of discharging the Commission's other mandate to protect the public pending a more complete determination of the reasonableness of the TAPS rates.
Thus, here as in Chessie, the Commission's refund conditions are a "legitimate, reasonable, and direct adjunct to the Commission's explicit statutory power to suspend rates pending investigation," in that they allow the Commission, in exercising its suspension power, to pursue "a more measured course" and to "offe[r] an alternative tailored far more precisely to the particular circumstances" of these cases. Ibid. Since, again as in Chessie, the measured course adopted here is necessary to strike a proper balance between the interests of carriers and the public, we think the Interstate Commerce Act should [436 U.S. 631, 656] be construed to confer on the Commission the authority to enter on this course unless language in the Act plainly requires a contrary result.
We turn, therefore, to the language in 15 (7) on which petitioners rely. This language was not part of the Mann-Elkins Act, but was added by the Transportation Act of 1920. See 418 of the latter Act, 41 Stat. 484, 487. Section 418 rearranged the paragraphs of 15 of the Interstate Commerce Act and made numerous modifications to the text of that section. Among other things, 418 reduced the suspension period created by the Mann-Elkins Act from 10 months to 120 days. According to Commissioner Clark, this change was intended to alleviate complaints by the railroads that the 10-month period too long deprived them of needed revenue in the situation in which proposed rates were ultimately determined to be reasonable. See 1 Hearings on H. R. 4378 before the House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, 66th Cong., 1st Sess., 30-31 (1919). To protect shippers, the reduction in the suspension period was counterbalanced with a provision authorizing the Commission to require carriers to keep account of and refund amounts collected under tariffs which became effective after a 120-day suspension. See ibid. The provisions were summarized in the Report of the Conference Committee which described the provisions of the House bill which provided the text of 418:
For the reasons stated above, the judgment below is in all respects
[ Footnote 2 ] Trans-Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act, 87 Stat. 584, 43 U.S.C. 1651 et seq. (1970 ed., Supp. V).
[ Footnote 3 ] Each of eight companies holds an undivided interest in TAPS and each has the "right and obligation to utilize its share of TAPS capacity as an independent common carrier." Joint Brief for Petitioners 5. The interests held by each owner are as follows:
[ Footnote 4 ] Oil pipelines were until October 1, 1977, subject to the jurisdiction of the Interstate Commerce Commission. See 49 U.S.C. 1 (1) (b). On that date, jurisdiction over the transportation of oil in interstate commerce by pipeline was transferred from the Interstate Commerce Commission to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Department of Energy Organization Act of 1977, 91 Stat. 565, 42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq. (1976 ed., Supp. I); Exec. Order No. 12009, 42 Fed. Reg. 46267 [436 U.S. 631, 635] (1977). Further proceedings on the TAPS tariffs are pending before FERC.
[ Footnote 5 ] See 49 CFR 1100.42 (1976).
[ Footnote 6 ] The State of Alaska owns a one-eighth royalty interest in Prudhoe Bay oil, which is calculated to be equal to 12.5% of the "wellhead value" of that oil. The parties tell us (although recent reports of falling oil prices on the west coast tend to cast doubt on this) that the market price of oil is essentially fixed. Accordingly, wellhead value is approximately determined by subtracting transportation costs from the fixed market price. See 1 App. 554a. For this reason, the State claims to lose 23 cents in royalties for every dollar by which the TAPS rate exceeds a just and reasonable level. Brief for Respondent State of Alaska 7.
[ Footnote 7 ] The Corporation, one of 13 established pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, 85 Stat. 688, 43 U.S.C. 1601-1627 (1970 ed., Supp. V), represents the interests of the Inupiat Eskimos, who have a claim to be paid 2% of the wellhead value, see n. 6, supra, of Alaskan crude oil up to a total of $500 million as consideration for their surrender of aboriginal land claims in the Prudhoe Bay area. The rate at which the Corporation collects revenue is inversely proportional to the TAPS rate. See ibid. Accordingly, if the TAPS rate is too high, the Corporation, which has a great immediate need for oil royalties, is harmed.
[ Footnote 8 ] The Department of Justice argued that the proposed TAPS rates were unreasonably high and would accordingly "discourage exploration and development of new fields by reducing the wellhead value of crude [oil]." 1 App. 95a. Such discouragement was said to be "inconsistent with national energy policy." Ibid.
[ Footnote 9 ] The Bureau argued that the proposed rates were "prima facie unreasonable," id., at 143a, and should be suspended pending a full investigation.
[ Footnote 10 ] Rather than referring the TAPS protest to its staff suspension board and its appellate division of three Commissioners, as is routinely done in suspension cases, see 49 CFR 1100.200 (1976), the Commission itself heard oral argument on the protests and determined that the TAPS rates should be suspended.
[ Footnote 11 ] According to carrier data, the aggregate debt-equity ratio in TAPS financing was approximately 85%-15%. 1 App. 23a-24a, 159a; TAPS, supra, at 91. In calculating their rates, the carriers deducted interest expense in the computation of net income and then added a return element to calculated net income sufficient to provide them a 7% return on total investment, i. e., both debt and equity. 3 App. 177-178. The protestants characterized this as "double-dipping." Brief for Respondent State of Alaska 13. The carriers defended the practice as being consistent with Commission practice and a consent decree entered in United States v. Atlantic Refining Co., C. A. No. 14060 (DC, Dec. 23, 1941). See, e. g., 1 App. 349a-355a; 3 App. 178.
[ Footnote 12 ] TAPS was originally estimated to cost less than $1 billion. 1 App. 10a. However, the estimated cost on which tariffs were calculated by the TAPS carriers was over $9 billion. Id., at 102a, 117a. Protestants argued that much of the $9 billion represented waste and mismanagement on the part of the TAPS owners and could not, therefore, be included in the TAPS rate base. E. g., id., at 10a-11a.
[ Footnote 13 ] Usually, the Commission uses an 8% return on valuation in setting pipeline rates, but in recognition of the extreme risk of the TAPS venture, the Commission used 10% in setting the interim rates. See TAPS, 355 I. C. C., at 85.
[ Footnote 14 ] The rates initially filed and the maximum interim rates allowed by the ICC are as follows:
See id., at 80, 87, 94.
[ Footnote 15 ] In addition, the Commission authorized the carriers to file new tariffs which could become effective on as little as one-day's notice, and it instituted a formal adjudicatory investigation into the lawfulness of the suspended rates pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 15 (1). TAPS, supra, at 87-88.
[ Footnote 16 ] Sohio Pipeline Co., Union Alaska Pipeline Co., and Amerada Hess Pipeline Corp. were intervenors in the proceedings below and are parties here. See this Court's Rule 21 (4).
[ Footnote 17 ] In the Court of Appeals, the United States argued that Arrow Transportation Co. v. Southern R. Co., 372 U.S. 658 (1963), and United States v. SCRAP, 412 U.S. 669 (1973), divest courts of jurisdiction to review suspension orders of the Interstate Commerce Commission. In this Court, the United States has modified that position and now apparently concedes that courts have jurisdiction to review suspension orders to the limited extent necessary to ensure that such orders do not overstep the bounds of Commission authority. We agree.
Arrow and SCRAP stand for two propositions: first, that federal courts have no power to enjoin rate changes before the Commission has finally determined the lawfulness of rates, see Arrow, supra, at 669; SCRAP, supra, at 691; and, second, that federal courts have no power to make "an independent appraisal of the reasonableness of rates," Arrow, supra, at 670-671; see SCRAP, supra, at 692. Although reversal of a suspension order on judicial review might have the effect of allowing a rate to go into effect, such a reversal would not have the effect of an injunction, which jeopardizes "the regulatory goal of uniformity" of rates, Arrow, supra, at 664; see infra, at 641, since the effect of the reviewing court's judgment [436 U.S. 631, 639] would be to void the suspension order as to all affected carriers in all regions of the country. Moreover, under the recently modified provisions for judicial review of ICC orders, only one reviewing court could have jurisdiction over a suspension order. See 28 U.S.C. 2341 (3) (A), 2342 (5) (1970 ed., Supp. V), added by Pub. L. No. 93-584, 3-4, 88 Stat. 1917; 28 U.S.C. 2349 (a). And, although we reaffirm our previous holding that courts may not independently appraise the reasonableness of rates, no such appraisal is involved in inquiring whether the Commission has overstepped the bounds of its authority. Therefore, we conclude that Congress did not mean to cut off judicial review for such limited purposes. Cf. Dunlop v. Bachowski, 421 U.S. 560, 567 (1975); Abbott Laboratories v. Gardner, 387 U.S. 136, 140 -141 (1967); Leedom v. Kyne, 358 U.S. 184, 190 (1958).
[ Footnote 18 ] "`It may be doubted how effective [the reparations] remedy really is. Experience has shown that many, perhaps most, shippers do not resort to proceedings to recover the excessive rates which they may have been required to pay, for the simple reason that they have added the rates paid to the cost of the goods and thus enhanced the price thereof to their customers, and that the public has in effect paid the bill.'"
[ Footnote 19 ] "[I]n practice it is found that . . . restitution is but seldom sought or awarded; probably because the shipper generally recoups himself from the public for the amount of the loss through the augmented price of the commodity."
[ Footnote 20 ] See 3 App. 17-18:
[ Footnote 21 ] The United States, pointing to an agreement between Sohio and BP that Sohio will tender to BP oil to the extent of the latter's TAPS ownership, computes the relationship between equity interests and TAPS interests as follows:
Brief for Federal Respondents 7-8, n. 4. The oil equity interests computed by petitioners are different, but not substantially so. See Joint Brief for Petitioners 6 n. 6.
[ Footnote 22 ] In the past, actions for injunctions were brought in diversity of citizenship cases under the common law of carriers or under federal-question jurisdiction on the theory that the Sherman Act was being violated by a rate increase or alternatively that there was an implied right of action under 1 of the Interstate Commerce Act, 49 U.S.C. 1. See, e. g., Northern Pac. R. Co. v. Pacific Coast Lumber Mfrs., 165 F. 1 (CA9 1908); Jewett Bros. & Jewett v. Chicago, M. & St. P. R. Co., 156 F. 160 (CC S. D. 1907). The provisions consolidating judicial review of ICC orders in a single court of appeals, see n. 17, supra, are therefore not apposite to actions for injunctive relief and it would still be possible for district courts to reach conflicting views about the propriety of injunctive relief, a conflict that would create the rate discriminations sought to be ended by the Mann-Elkins Act.
[ Footnote 23 ] Petitioners place particular emphasis on the following statement of Representative Mann:
Petitioners also rely on statements made in the Senate which appear to refer solely to the rate increase situation. See Joint Brief for Petitioners 22 n. 29. These remarks, however, refer to an amendment to the Mann-Elkins Act, ultimately defeated, 45 Cong. Rec. 6915 (1910), introduced by Senator Cummins which prevented any change in rate "which is an increase over the then existing rate," id., at 6409, from becoming effective until the Commission approved it. Therefore, the remarks are not relevant to an interpretation of the Act as passed.
[ Footnote 24 ] See n. 23, supra.
[ Footnote 25 ] Petitioners also argue that, were the Commission given authority to suspend initial rates, carriers would be prohibited for an extended period [436 U.S. 631, 647] of time from using their facilities. This, they further argue, would constitute a confiscation prohibited by the Due Process Clause. As we indicate, see n. 33, infra, petitioners' major premise is misguided because suspension of initial rates does not pretermit filing of a lower rate to go into effect in the suspension period. Therefore, although a carrier may not be allowed to operate under its preferred rate, it is by no means obvious that it will have to refrain from operations or operate under a confiscatory tariff during the suspension period.
[ Footnote 26 ] Since the 1906 regulation is a "contemporaneous construction of [the Act] by the men charged with the responsibility of setting its [tariff] machinery in motion," Norwegian Nitrogen Co. v. United States, 288 U.S. 294, 315 (1933), its interpretation of how 6 (1) should be implemented is presumptively correct. See, e. g., ibid.; Udall v. Tallman, 380 U.S. 1, 16 (1965).
[ Footnote 27 ] Tariff Circulars covering oil pipelines were apparently not promulgated until 1928. In that year Tariff Circular No. 20, which superseded all earlier Circulars, was promulgated and its version of Rule 57 provided that "[r]ates from, to, via, or at points reached via newly laid pipe lines . . . may be established or changed in like manner and upon like notice to that provided for newly constructed lines of railroad . . . ." Tariff Circular No. 20, Rule 57 (e). This provision is now codified as 49 CFR 1300.57 (e) (1977) and is the provision under which TAPS rates were filed with the Commission. See Joint Brief for Petitioners 6.
[ Footnote 28 ] "[I]f the proceeding has not been concluded . . ., the proposed change . . . shall go into effect . . ., but, in case of a proposed increased rate or charge [the Commission may impose recordkeeping and refund requirements on the carrier]." 41 Stat. 487 (emphasis added).
[ Footnote 29 ] 49 U.S.C. 301-327 (1970 ed. and Supp. V).
[ Footnote 30 ] 901-923 (1970 ed. and Supp. V).
[ Footnote 31 ] 1001-1022.
[ Footnote 32 ] The relevant provisions of 15 (7) are reproduced in haec verba in 49 U.S.C. 316 (g) ("Whenever there shall be filed with the Commission any schedule stating a new . . . rate, fare, [or] charge . . ., the Commission . . . may . . . suspend the operation of such schedule . . ."); 907 (g) ("Whenever there shall be filed with the Commission any schedule . . . stating a new rate, fare, [or] charge . . ., the Commission . . . may . . . suspend the operation of such schedule . . ."); and 1006 (e) ("Whenever there shall be filed with the Commission . . . any tariff stating a new rate, charge, classification, regulation, or practice, the Commission . . . may . . . suspend the operation of such tariff . . ."). As enacted, 316 (g) provided that the suspension power "shall not apply to any initial schedule or schedules filed by any . . . carrier in bona fide operation when this section takes effect." Motor Carrier Act of 1935, 216 (g), 49 Stat. 559, 560 (emphasis added). This provision was subsequently amended to state: "[T]his paragraph shall not apply to any initial schedule or schedules filed on or before July 31, 1938, by any . . . carrier in bona fide operation [on October 1, 1935]." Act of June 29, 1938, ch. 811, 16, 52 Stat. 1240 (emphasis added). Substantially identical provisos - each [436 U.S. 631, 651] exempting initial rates from suspension until a date certain - can be found in 907 (g) and 1006 (e). These provisos are significant here.
First, they demonstrate that Congress understood the words "any schedule stating a new rate" to include initial rates, that is, rates filed with the Commission for a service not previously under tariff. If this were not so, a grandfather proviso would have been entirely unnecessary. Second, because Congress grandfathered only rates filed within a specified time period, the inference is strong that initial rates filed subsequent to that period were (and are) subject to suspension. This inference is confirmed by the legislative history of 316 (g).
As indicated, 316 (g) as enacted did not contain a cutoff date in the grandfather proviso. In 1938, a cutoff date was provided by amendment. This change was explained by the House Committee Report as follows:
In addition, the fact that 316 (g) and 1006 (e) plainly apply to initial rates defeats petitioners' argument that the word "change" in either 6 (3) or 15 (7) of the Act narrows the word "new." Counterparts to 6 (3) are found in 317 (c) and 1005 (d), each of which, like 6 (3), states: "No change shall be made in any rate . . . except after thirty days' notice . . . ." (Emphasis added.) Since 317 (c) and 1005 (d) are intended to work with 316 (g) and 1006 (e), respectively, in the same way 6 (3) works with 15 (7), it is clear that the word "change" does not limit the scope of the suspension power. Similarly, each of 316 (g), 907 (g), and 1006 (e) contains language identical to that added to 15 (7) by the Transportation Act of 1920, see supra, at 649, which again shows that the word "change" cannot be given any restrictive meaning.
[ Footnote 33 ] Petitioners also argue that, for suspension to be lawful, the Commission had to make a "finding that it would be preferable to defer operation of the Trans Alaska Pipeline rather than to commence operation at the carriers' original rates." Joint Brief for Petitioners 36. We find no basis in the Interstate Commerce Act to support such an argument. Indeed, 6 (3) of the Act, 49 U.S.C. 6 (3), authorizes a carrier to submit new tariffs at any time. This authority does not lapse once one tariff for a proposed service is suspended. To the contrary, the Commission cannot refuse to file a tendered tariff simply because it has already suspended other tariffs for the same service. See American Tel. & Tel. Co. v. FCC, 487 F.2d 865, 870-881 (CA2 1973). Petitioners, therefore, would require the Commission, in making suspension decisions, to blink at the reality that carriers whose initial rates are suspended will submit interim rates to avoid the almost certain losses that would accrue were the commencement of service postponed altogether. [436 U.S. 631, 658]
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It’s almost time for the biggest game of the year, and I know I can’t be the only one gearing up to celebrate! Even though my team lost out in the playoffs (sorry, Pittsburgh!), I’ll still be ripping it up with friends as we watch what is sure to be an amazing game!
We love football parties in our group. Friends and family gather, and people who are normally quiet and reserved really let loose, as we all collectively scream at the television. And all that yelling and jumping around requires energy. So great food and drinks are an absolute must have.
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I try to have a good mix of store-bought and home made foods on hand, as it means less work for me, and far more time to spend with our guests.
One of the big hits of our parties is this AH-MAZING Snickers No-Bake Cheesecake that you can make the day before. It is LUSCIOUS and such a treat. And since Snickers is an Official Sponsor of Super Bowl 50, I figured it was the perfect dessert!
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2 pre-made chocolate graham cracker pie crusts
8 oz semisweet chocolate chips
4 Tbsp peanut butter
14oz can caramel sweetened condensed milk
8 oz cream cheese (room temp)
1 tsp vanilla
6 Snickers fun size bars
To begin, melt the chocolate chips in the microwave and then spread half in the bottom of one chocolate pie crust and half in the other. Place the crusts in the fridge so the chocolate sets up.
Next, mix your 14 oz can of sweetened condensed milk and your 8 oz cream cheese, beating with an electric mixer for about three minutes or until very smooth. Add your vanilla and stir.
Remove the pie crusts from the fridge and spread 2 Tbsp of peanut butter on top of each one.
Pour your cream cheese mixture over the top and spread so it is smooth.
Chop up your Snickers bars into small chunks and gently drop onto the top of each pie, letting them fall where they will.
Finally, use a spoon to drizzle the chocolate and caramel sauces over the top of each pie.
Refrigerate until they are ready to serve.
Isn’t it beautiful!?
For store-bought snacks, I still like to jazz them up if I can. I found these SUPER yummy peanut butter rice crispy treats with chocolate on top. I bought a tray and then cut them into rectangles. I then used some white royal icing to make a lace-up design on each one to give the impression of a football. Cute, right?!
It’s important to have a nice snack that people can just grab by the handful, as well. So I made a giant bowl of Peanut Butter M&M Muddy Buddies! This is a super easy recipe that makes a great snack for everyone.
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In another bowl, add your chocolate chips, peanut butter and butter. Put in the microwave for a minute or so until the chocolate is melted. Bring it out and stir all the ingredients to combine them into a nice smooth consistency. Add your vanilla and stir until combined.
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Add your bag of peanut butter m&ms and stir once more.
This is such a great snack – especially for the kids in the group! They can’t get enough!
As far as “real” food goes, I love that Target has a range of frozen snacks you can buy which just require heating up in the oven. I grabbed several boxes and created a sort of appetizer sampler with buffalo chicken wings, mozzarella sticks, jalapeno poppers, macaroni and cheese bites, and more! It is a little something for everyone.
I also made a huge vat of my famous Chicken Fajita Queso, which is always the first thing to go at a party. It is sort of spicy and sweet and creamy, and with a huge plate of tortilla chips, it definitely helps to fill the void!
To wrap things up, I always try to create some form of mock-tail for the group. I decided to try a delicious Starburst Strawberry Lemonade, which was SUPER simple and REALLY refreshing.
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As far as decor goes, I try to tread lightly. Football cups, plates and napkins are a must, and we have a few little extra touches on hand to add to the vibe. Streamers hung from the chandelier are a fun addition, as is the super cute glittery gold centerpiece. Our new table is too big for the green football tablecloth, so instead, I folded it up lengthwise and used it as a table runner! Score!
We found a great ten-pack of kazoos, which we set out for the kids to use, but it turned out the adults loved them, too! Any way to make extra noise!
Don’t forget to set out party bowls of candy so guests can help themselves!
All in all, I think it’s the perfect combination of savory and sweet food that will please every palate. Now it’s just time to watch the big game and see who goes home crying!
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In the last several years, a growing body of scientific evidence has indicated that the air within buildings and homes can be more polluted than the outdoor air in even the largest and most industrialized cities. Other research indicates that people spend approximately 90 percent of their time indoors. Thus, for many people, the risks to health may be greater due to exposure to air pollution indoors than outdoors. Indoor pollution sources that release gases or particles into the air are the primary cause of indoor air quality problems in buildings. Inadequate ventilation can increase indoor pollutant levels by not bringing in enough outdoor air to dilute emissions from indoor sources such as oil and gas; building materials and furnishings as diverse as deteriorated, asbestos-containing insulation, wet or damp carpet, furniture made of certain pressed wood products; Products for cleaning and maintenance; central heating and cooling systems and humidification devices; and outdoor sources such as vehicle emissions, pesticides, construction and demolition dust, and radon.
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The Oxygen Sensor is an electrochemical sensor. Any gas which can be oxidized or reduced electrochemically can be detected by means of a fuel based electrochemical sensor. The consumption of oxygen produces a current (µA) which is linearly proportional to the concentration of gas in air. Since the oxygen sensor is constantly exposed to oxygen, the normal life of the sensor is between 1-2years.
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SEOUL, Jun. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Top-profile Korean star couple Song Hye-kyo and Song Joong-ki are taking legal steps to part ways, two years after their much-celebrated marriage, the stars’ management agencies said Thursday.
A law firm representing the actor Song Joong-ki filed for court mediation for his divorce from the actress Song Hye-kyo with the Seoul Family Court on Wednesday.
“I decided to start a court mediation procedure for my divorce from Song Hye-kyo,” the actor said through his management agency, Blossom Entertainment.
“I am sorry to give the bad news to those who love and support me,” he said.
He did not elaborate on the reason of the divorce, only saying, “I hope that we will wrap up the divorce procedures smoothly, rather than blaming each other.”
“I ask for your understanding for the difficulties in elaborating on private affairs, but I will repay everyone with good (acting) projects by breaking out of this wound and doing my best in acting,” he also said.
The actress’ management agency, the United Artists Agency, confirmed the decision, releasing a press statement.
“Song Hye-kyo is taking steps for divorce after cautious considerations with her husband,” the company said.
“The reason is a personality difference, and the two sides inevitably made this decision, unable to overcome their differences,” the agency said.
According to the actress’ side, the couple have agreed upon most of the terms of their divorce, including on the division of assets, leaving only a few details for further negotiations.
This means that the divorce procedure may not take a long time.
“The court mediation for divorce was filed after both sides had consultations,” a person close to the actress told Yonhap News Agency.
The 33-year-old actor tied the knot with his 37-year-old partner in October 2017 after appearing together as leading actors in the sensational 2016 drama series “Descendants of the Sun.”
Since their much-publicized marriage, the couple has been more than once rumored in China to have separated from each other, but the couple denied the speculation.
The actress, most recently, appeared on the 2019 drama series “Encounter,” while Song is currently starring in “Arthdal Chronicles.”
He has been cast for a space-based science fiction film, tentatively titled “Space Shuttle Victory,” which is to hit the silver screen sometime around 2020.
A court-mediated divorce allows the couple to legally end their marriage through negotiations, but a failure of the negotiation puts the couple into a legal divorce battle.
The news of the two globally celebrated stars’ divorce sent a shockwave through the entertainment industry and the South Korean public.
“It’s a shock to the show business industry that such a famous top star couple could separate in such a short span of time,” one industry insider said.
“They might have had some synergy effects from their marriage, and the news of the divorce could possibly have some aftermath,” the source said.
Pop culture critic Ha Jae-keun predicted the couple’s divorce would have a considerable impact on the reputation of Hallyu, the global popularity of Korean cultural content.
“The two stars are enjoying immense popularity in East Asia, most notably in China. China is the biggest market in the world and the impact from (the divorce) of the two, considered top stars in China, would be quite big,” he said.
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Hi I wrote this issue essay within 30 mins. Please give me input on organisation, clarity and examples considered.PROMPT:The best way for a society to prepare its young people for leadership in government, industry, or other fields is by instilling in them a sense of cooperation, not competition.
Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the claim. In developing and supporting your position, be sure to address the most compelling reasons and/or examples that could be used to challenge your position.
ESSAY:In an increasing globalized world, leadership has taken an important position in ensuring that any country progresses economically, politically and socially. Cooperation is not the only quality that a leader should possess, innovation and thinking out of box are also one of the most desirable qualities.Healthy competition begets innovation. Hence there should be a balanced approach between competition and cooperation to prepare the leaders for positions in government, industry and other fields.
Cooperation between people who have contrasting opinions leads to refinement of ideas. A leader valuing cooperation leads to progress in his field. For instance, Nelson Mandela, the first president of South Africa, after coming out of prison, engaged both Whites and Blacks in a healthy discussion (regarding democratic rights and principles) which paved way for the success of Rainbow nation as we have today.
While cooperation is important to brainstorm ideas, competition also brings out the best in the people. In the increasingly competitive world, where innovation is the new de facto Darwinian principle for survival, a good leader having an innovative mindset can propel his company and domain to reach great heights. For example, Microsoft and Apple in 1980s were fiercely competitive companies. They were headed by smart and out of the box thinkers namely Bill Gates and Steve Jobs. Due to such healthy competition, products released by these companies broke the barriers of innovation, thus advancing the field of information technology as whole.
When both cooperation and competition come together, the combination can give us remarkable results. Consider Steve Jobs of Apple, a leader who urged cooperation among his peers to innovate (because of external competition) has led to Apple being the most valuable company of this era. Therefore its important to instill both cooperative and competitive genes in young leaders, so that society can progress economically, socially and politically in the best way possible.
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Soulwax transient program for drums and machinery is an installation imagined by Soulwax and Ill-Studio, built for performance and operated by seven musicians. The mono and polyphony frequency instruments used for this performance are all positioned on a giant rug, representing the electronic schematic of the installation.
Between 2016 and 2018, this installation travelled around Europe, America and Asia, from Coachella in Palm Springs
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Ill-Studio and long time collaborator Christophe Lemaire teamed up to create a series of prints in tribute to the Neue Deutsche Welle musical movement and its most iconic bands such as D.A.F. and Liaisons Dangereuses for Lemaire’s Spring-Summer 2017 collection.
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As part of the Nike and Pigalle 2017 collaboration, Ill-Studio created a global campaign evoking the anatomy of the human body and its performances while establishing visual parallels between the past, present and future of modernity, from Renaissance to Futurism.
Ill-Studio commissioned photographer and artist Camille Vivier alongside French painter Jean Baptiste Boyer to create a variety of images alternating between painting and photography.
Photographer : Camille Vivier. Film : Julien Pujol. Paintings : Jean Baptiste Boyer
Created in 2013, Full Circle is a virtual band by Ill-Studio, Alexis Le-Tan and Joakim. Wonderz of the World is the third release of the band, and is a curated collection of pitched-down (33 rpm) Goa Trance forgotten records, specially edited for the occasion.
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Diamond Buying 101
If you have recently started the engagement ring buying process, the search has probably yielded you more questions than anything. Everyone wants to arm themselves with some information before going to a brick and mortar store to look at diamonds. If you have scratched the surface of the information on the internet you know it’s a ton and can be overwhelming, especially when you start talking size. Carat is a unit of weight that really only means anything to us folks in the jewelry trade since nothing else in the world is weighed in carats. Simply put it is a scale of 100 points with 100 being one whole carat. We decided to start our blog series on diamond buying with something really simple… what does *insert carat size here* look like?
We will take a look at different sizes and what they look like on a hand. Then we will give you a range for pricing in that size. All pricing for this blog is for round brilliant cut GIA certified G-I in color SI1-SI2 stones (we’ll talk about what that means later, I promise…patience). Remember, there are beautiful uncertified stones that could be less expensive. Also, for perspective, the semi-pro hand model in these photos wears a 5 ½ ring size.
Hope you enjoyed part one. Next up we’re gonna talk clarity. Prepare yourselves accordingly.
You can follow all of our jewelry adventures on facebook www.facebook.com/worthmorejewelers and on Instagram @worthmorejewelers.
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Psychoville is a British dark comedy television serial written by and starring The League of Gentlemen members Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton. It debuted on BBC Two on 18 June 2009. Pemberton and Shearsmith each play numerous characters, with Dawn French and Jason Tompkins in additional starring roles. The first series was followed by a Halloween special, broadcast on 31 October 2010, which saw Imelda Staunton added to the main cast along with previously supporting actors Eileen Atkins and Daniel Kaluuya. The second series started broadcasting on 5 May 2011 and ended on 6 June. Reece Shearsmith has officially announced that there will not be a third series.
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by Christine Carter, Ph.D.
Three happiness exercises to try today.
“Abundance can be had simply by consciously receiving what has already been given.” — Sufi Saying
Everywhere I go, people ask me this one question: “If you had to pick just one thing that could make me happier right now, what would it be?” I’m always tempted to make jokes about sex and yoga — or maybe a glass of wine.
Glib responses aside, I believe an authentic moment of gratitude is the simplest way to boost our happiness — especially when we’re feeling stressed or wishing for more of something…like more time, or more money.
When we aren’t seeing what we appreciate in our lives in a given moment, often it is because we are stewing about unfulfilled expectations, or because we believe that don’t have what we “should” have. We are uncomfortable in some way, and we feel entitled to our comfort. Entitlement makes us more likely to feel disappointed when we don’t get what we think we want, rather than grateful for what we already have.
Disappointment is not a happiness habit. Gratitude is. According to the Harvard Mental Health Letter,
“In positive psychology research, gratitude is strongly and consistently associated with greater happiness. Gratitude helps people feel more positive emotions, relish good experiences, improve their health, deal with adversity, and build strong relationships.”
Gratitude studies report long laundry lists of the benefits of gratitude. For example, people who jotted down something they were grateful for online everyday for just two weeks showed higher stress resilience and greater satisfaction with life. In addition, they reported fewer headaches and a reduction in stomach pain, coughs and sore throats!
People practicing gratitude even report sleeping better and getting more exercise. “The list of potential benefits is almost endless,” wrote Liz Gullford at the University of Birmingham. Gratitude is associated with “fewer intellectual biases, more effective learning strategies, more helpfulness towards others, raised self-confidence, better work attitude, strengthened resiliency, less physical pain, improved health, and longevity.”
What if you lean more towards the grouchy or cynical rather that the grateful? I have some good news for you. Gratitude is a SKILL, like learning to speak a new language or swing a bat. It can be taught, and it needs to be practiced consciously and deliberately. Yet, unlike learning a new language, practicing gratitude can be blissfully simple: just count the things in your life that you feel thankful for. Here are three of my favorite gratitude practices:
- Atspecial dinners, we appreciate each other by writing on our dinner table place cards. The kids make giant construction paper place cards for each guest, and as people arrive and mingle, we each take some time to sit down at the table and write on the inside of each place card something that we love or appreciate about them. On birthdays, we usually skip the place cards but while we eat, we go around the table and say what we love or appreciate about the person who is having the birthday.
- Several times a week, I take a photograph of something I find beautiful or inspiring, or something for which I feel grateful. I was inspired to do this by Hailey Bartholomew’s Often, I just take the photo with my phone and it lives in the gratitude appthat I use.
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All of these practices evoke the abundance that is all around us, even in these challenging times. As the Sufi saying above acknowledges, they help us receive the many gifts that are already out there.
Christine Carter, Ph.D.*, is a sociologist and happiness expert at UC Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center. She is the author of “RAISING HAPPINESS: 10 Simple Steps for More Joyful Kids and Happier Parents.” She teaches online happiness classes that help parents bring more joy into their own lives and the lives of their children, and she writes an award-winning blog for *Greater Good* (www.greatergoodparents.org).
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Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales
- William Lloyd Hindmarsh - Records, 1914 - 1970, ML MSS 3175; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details
- Hindmarsh, W. L., 'Historical Records of the Veterinary Profession in Australia. I. Veterinary Education in New Wouth Wales, 1895-1918', Australian Veterinary Journal, 1960, pp. 205-211. Details
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Shampoos for hair loss isn’t new but a foaming shampoo for hair loss may be. Well, at least to me. I’ve come across foaming facial cleansers but a Hair Antidote Restorative Foaming Shampoo? This is a first for me. I can’t say I’m terribly excited about reviewing this product, especially since I’ve never heard of the UK brand, Adamsfield. But given that this product is made to be free from sulfates, parabens, EDTA as well as silicones and is designed for thinning hair, it does sound like a product designed for my haircare needs.
Hair loss treatment
Adamsfield is based in the United Kingdom but the products are manufactured in Malaysia. The company has received acclaim for its research into hair and scalp issues, having developed a breakthrough formula for the treatment of hair loss. The company’s positioning is slightly unique: on one hand, it offers a range of animal cruelty free, naturally derived products. On the other hand, the company uses modern science to develop a new generation of haircare cosmeceutical products.
Supports follicle health
This Adamsfield Hair Antidote Restorative Foaming Shampoo is described as a gentle, daily use sulfate-free shampoo developed specifically for thinning hair. Incorporating Aminexil SP94® to support follicle health, the shampoo features a specially designed foam pump for optimum foaming and lather. So even though this product is sulfate-free, it lathers and foams up very well. Extremely well actually.
Better for dry hair type
My first impression of the product was the lovely kinda-fruity scent. Although I have no issues with its cleansing prowess, I didn’t quite like how the shampoo leaves a slightly oily residue on my hair. While the formulation is designed to stabilize oil production and not strip the scalp of its protective barrier, I was uncomfortable that the shampoo leaves a slightly oily residue on my hair. It feels as if my hair wasn’t well shampooed. In fact, because of this, my hair didn’t have as much volume as compared to when I didn’t use it and it got oilier quicker in the day.
Don’t need a hair conditioner
I’m not so sure if this product truly restores thinning hair but I believe it has helped strengthen my hair follicles. So perhaps with longer term usage, those with thinning hair will benefit more. I wouldn’t mind continuing using this if not for the fact that it doesn’t work my for rather limpy and oily hair. On a slightly positive note, I don’t really need a conditioner with this shampoo because it’s quite nourishing.
International shipping is offered
If your hair is normal and you’re thinking of improving your hair thinning issues, you might want to give the brand a check at their website. The 225ml foam pump bottle retails for 10GBP or about US$16. International shipping is available.
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– Firm welcomes Rachel Moffitt, Joseph Kagan and Joseph Gonnella –
SAN DIEGO – December 15, 2015 – Higgs Fletcher & Mack, a San Diego-based, full-service law firm for more than 75 years, announced the addition of Rachel Moffitt, Joseph Kagan and Joseph Gonnella as its newest associates.
The three legal professionals join the firm after recently passing the California Bar Examination.
Moffitt will assist Higgs’ Partner John Morris with appellate matters, and will provide support within the litigation practice groups. Kagan will aid Higgs’ Pete Doody with transportation, tort and insurance clients while also offering surge support in other general litigation areas such as employment and bankruptcy. Gonnella will work in the construction and business litigation practice groups.
“Not only do all three associates come to us from California Western School of Law, but they’ve each received the Academic Excellence Award for obtaining the highest grade in their classes,” said John Morrell, managing partner at Higgs Fletcher & Mack. “They’re extremely bright and talented legal professionals and our team is excited to have them on board and assisting on various litigation cases for our clients.”
Prior to joining Higgs, Moffitt was the Judicial Extern to Associate Justice Alex C. McDonald and to U.S. District Judge Anthony J Battaglia. In these roles, she helped draft opinions, and drafted orders deciding various motions. Before that, Moffitt was a Research Intern for Higgs’ Partner John Morris where she aided with all phases of several civil appeals, including research, brief writing, editing and citation checking. Moffitt is also a published author, with an article recently printed in Georgetown University’s The Georgetown Journal of Gender and the Law. Other experience includes her time as a Law Clerk for the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Civil Division, and her time as the Judicial Extern to U.S. District Judge Jeffrey T. Miller. Moffitt received her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science with a Minor in Peace and Conflict Studies from the University of California, Berkeley where she was the captain of her NCAA Division I Field Hockey team and on the National Academic Squad. She earned her Juris Doctor from California Western School of Law where she graduated Magna Cum Laude and ranked in the top one percent of her class. Moffitt received the Academic Excellence Award in Contracts I, Legal Skills II, Property I/II, STEPPS II, Evidence and CA Civil Procedure. She was also a Senior Editor for the California Western Law Review.
Kagan started his legal career at Higgs as a Case Assistant where he managed case files in a variety of substantive areas, including tort, labor/employment, business litigation, tax, and trusts and estates. Since then, his experience has included his time as a Law Clerk for the U.S. Department of Justice Office of the U.S. Trustee, as a Judicial Intern to the Honorable Richard E.L. Strauss in the San Diego Superior Court, and as a Judicial Extern to the Honorable Jan M. Adler in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. More recently, Kagan was a Clinical Intern at Higgs and, following graduation in April, was promoted to Post-Bar Law Clerk. In this role, he assisted in the defense in a three-week traumatic brain injury trial. Kagan earned his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science with a Minor in Spanish from the University of Arizona. He obtained his Juris Doctor from California Western School of Law where he graduated Cum Laude, and with the Academic Excellence Award in Alternative Dispute Resolution. In addition, Kagan was the Associate Editor for the California Western Law Review and International Law Journal.
Gonnella comes to the firm as the Judicial Extern to the Honorable Nita L. Stormes, Presiding Magistrate Judge for the U.S. District Court in the Southern District of California, and to the Honorable William S. Dato at the Superior Court of California in the County of San Diego. Before that, he was a Summer Associate for CareFusion Corporation. In this capacity, he provided general support and research for various practice groups, including corporate governance and securities, labor and employment, regulatory, litigation, mergers and acquisitions, and commercial. Gonnella received his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with an emphasis in management and human resources from California State Polytechnic University in Pomona. He obtained his Juris Doctor from California Western School of Law where he ranked in the top five percent in his class and received the Academic Excellence Award in Civil Procedure I/II, and STEPPS II (Advanced Legal Writing/Skills/Ethics). In addition, Gonnella was an Associate Writer for California Western Law Review and International Law Journal and the Executive Editor of Notes and Comments for California Western Law Review.
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It’s true many golfers have a difficult time with their short game, I am included. After many rounds of golf and lots of experimenting I finally found the answer!
Doing this one thing can improve your golf game drastically. For most of us, when we get with in 20 yards or so of the green we grab our sand wedge, pitching wedge, or 60 degree club. (Pause real fast, if you don’t have a 60 degree club, you need one that club alone helped my short game a ton! Here’s a link to go pick one up, it’s the exact same club I use.)
Okay back to what I was saying. Usually with those clubs we struggle to judge how hard or how soft to hit the ball. Well what if I told you, those clubs aren’t always the answer when it comes to chipping. The 60 degree and the sand wedge are intended to be used when either hitting out of the sand, over an obstacle (like a hill, large slope, tree, sand pit, ect..), or when you need back spin. Now for those of you who pitch/ chip with your pitching wedge, I applaud you for having immense control. I usually only use my pitching wedge when I am 80 yards and further from the pin. All of these clubs fall into the “Pitching” category, because when you hit with these clubs they are designed to give the ball loft.
Here’s the tip for chipping. When I am 10 yards or so from the green and there isn’t an obstacle in between me and the pin. I will use a 7 iron, to chip on to the green. Now this tip requires a good sense of touch. I use the 7 iron like a putter and just chip the ball on to the green with minimal loft and a light touch. In the ideal scenario this gives you much more control over your shot then pitching the ball. Many people tend to ask me why not just use my putter for that. My answer is, when you use your putter in the “ruff” and not on the green it messes up your touch for when you are on the green and need to make a great put. Using a putter outside of the green requires you to use more power behind the putter which can cause you to associate more power with putting which isn’t ideal. Using a 7 iron requires less power than a putter to chip on to the green from the rough since it is a rather large club.
That is my Chipping/ Pitching advice and what Tips I have. Give it a shot next time you go golfing and comment below how it helped, or if it didn’t help you. If you like what your reading subscribe on the right to get emails when I post more golfing content. And if you haven’t already tried one of my golfing journals pick one up Here don’t forget to leave a review it really helps out the blog!
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New Cultural Hall Soignies, Belgian Building, News, Design, Property, Image
Cultural Hall Soignies
Espace culturel Victor Jara, Belgium : Cultural Centre in Belgian town of Soignies
2 Nov 2009
New Cultural Hall in Soignies
Espace Victor Jara
Architect: l’Escaut & Bureau d’études Weinand (momentary association)
Location: Soignies – Walloon municipality located in Belgian province of Hainaut
Photos: Filip Dujardin
A landscape rising from the ground
The site is in the middle of the historical center of Soignies, a stone throw away from the imposing XII century collegiate that overshadows the surrounding fields. The Senne, a river that was buried underground in the beginning of the XXth century, draws the outer limit of the site.
Its invisible presence, as well as the massive church above the site, invited a topographical exploration on the project with these two elements as anchors. The building is covered with rough stone crust. Its forms evoke a strange rock emerging from the ground, as evidence of the town’s original bond with its stone.
Theatre in the street
The proposal goes beyond its initial ambition, which is the construction of a performing arts hall by including in its scope the rich outdoor carnival and local festivals. The project contains, in its morphology, the two sides of the local cultural dynamic: institutional culture inside the building, and popular culture outside and on the building, following the external walks and a stepped slope that doubles up as outdoors seating for street festivals, carnival and other events, or simply welcome occasional pedestrians.
Public space as a pattern
Laid on the Van Zeeland square, the building was designed as an extension of the public space that surrounds it: it penetrates in the interior by numerous entrances around the building. The hall footprint was limited to allow a new public square on the East side.
This square appears as an outside foyer. It becomes part of the medieval tissue of streets, lanes and squares. The interior foyers are entirely glazed and cover the entirety of the façades. They transform what could have been a closed box into an open space that lights the city when evening falls.
Play as a motor for public space appropriation
In this project, l’Escaut capitalizes on programme margins to maximise play and discovery opportunities in the urban space: plays on the outside stairs, during the walk up…
The artist Domitienne Cuvelier joins this approach. She places wood benches around stone games on the new square, and surrounds them with trees and plants whose seeds can be used as chips in the games.
A “small big” hall
In contrast with the airy foyers, the hall is submerged in darkness thanks to its acoustic dyed. The surface of the stage stretches to half of the total surface, which makes possible large-scale dance and theatre shows. The telescopic seating (from 400 to 600) guarantees use flexibility according to the nature of the show. The highest gallery, which has the same visibility curve as the seating, invites you to dive into the stage space.
As a result of a public/private cooperation between the city Soignies, the Belgian French Community and Dexia Bank, the new cultural polyvalent hall has the ambitions of the high and demanding level that the tool provides. This allows the city Soignies to imagine their cultural offer on a regional scale.
This project follows an architecture competition, won by the temporary association l’ Escaut & the study office Weinand.
New Cultural Hall Soignies – Building Information
project name: Espace culturel Victor Jara
place: Van Zeeland square in Soignies
program: Cultural hall with 400 seats / 600 standing up. The hall’s purpose is to host creation as well as artistic diffusion of shows, exhibitions, animations or events.
developer – building: Dexia Bank SA
management: Municipality of Soignies ; Cultural Center of Soignies
funding: Belgian French Community
project authors: l’Escaut & Bureau d’études Weinand (momentary association)
project leaders: Michael Bianchi & Florence Hoffmann, of l’Escaut
structure: Bureau d’études Weinand
fluids: Seca Benelux
acoustics: Capri Acoustique
artist: Domitienne Cuvelier
landscaping: l’Escaut, Bjorn Gielen & Domitienne Cuvelier
surface areas: 1,950 sqm
budget: 3.000.725 € WVAT
gauge: 400 seats, 600 standing up
maximum height: 14 m
duration: Jan 2005 (competition) – May 2009
New Cultural Hall Soignies Belgium images / information from l’Escaut Architectures
Location:Soignies, Belgium ‘
Architecture in Belgium
Belgian Architecture Designs – chronological list
l’Escaut Architectures studio based in Bruxelles
Another recent Belgian building design (partly) by l’Escaut Architecture:
Cheval Noir Housing, Brussels
photograph : Marc Detiffe
Cheval Noir Brussels
Website: Architectural Walking Tours
Belgian building by l’Escaut Architectures in Belgium:
Charleroi Museum of Photography Extension, Mont-sur-Marchienne
photo : Gilbert Fastenaekens
Charleroi Museum of Photography
Belgium Court of Justice, Hasselt
Comments / photos for the New Cultural Hall Soignies Belgium Architecture page welcome
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Car Vacuum Cleaner,Hikeren 12V 75W Black Car Vacuums Mini Portable Handheld Automotive/Auto Vacuums Hand Car Cleaner with 16.4 FT(5M) Power Cord, with carrying bag
Technology Enhances Life
Thanks for your attention on our Hikeren car vacuum cleaner,this unit belongs to vehicle vacuum cleaner,
it is especially designed for vehicle with 12V power, can clean dust from all corners and prevent bacteria from nourishing ,leave a clean and healthy environment to all drivers.
1.With dynamic simple design and balance of cool and warm colors,gives feelings of warm,affinity,sexy and fashion
2.Hikeren car vac is convenient and efficient
3.Super power, strong suction, dust effect is remarkable.
4.Hikeren hand vac is super silent design, just for leaving a quiet space,providing you a happy mood
5. Hikeren vehicle vacuum cleaner is with attachment such as hard crevice tool,soft crevice tool,brush, soft pipe,
6. Hikeren car vacuums is 5M power cord ,allowed to extend to every corner of car
7. 75db low noise design giving comfortable usage
8. 10A current fuse to avoid the damage of power supply.
9.Ergonomic design for fingers,easy to hold.
1.Take out from the packing ,plug it in cigarette lighter, press the switch, vacuum cleaner start to work.
2.Handle the vacuum cleaner, with inlet aim at dust and dirt ,start to clean.
3.After using, press the switch, turn off the vacuum cleaner If for any reason you are unhappy with any product by Hikeren, please do not hesitate to contact us.
We will do our very best to solve your problem quickly and efficiently! Hikeren is a registered trademark protected by US Trademark Law. Kindly Reminder: If you want stronger suction car vacuum, kindly see ASIN B071WK56N6.
- ★POWERFUL SUCTION: The Car vacuum have CE, ROHS Certification ,75db low noise design giving comfortable usage, 75W , 10A current fuse, efficiently avoid the damage of supply power. Kindly Reminder: If you want stronger suction car vacuum, kindly see ASIN B071WK56N6.
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- ★MULTIFUNCTIONAL: Can clean the dust , pet hair ,crumbs and other small things in the car. Please make sure Engine is ON when operate it. It will be more powerful if start the car first while use the car vacuum and the filter should be cleaned up every time of use.
- ★CONVENIENT and CLEAN GOOD: 12-volt 75W super mini handheld automotive/vehicle vacuum cleaner with pivoting nozzle, easy to clean the deep places in car. The slim nozzle can get into crevices without worries; Cyclonic action keeps the filter clean and suction power constant. The brush is used to clean the mess that stick on the car.
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The AnnanROMA festival is bigger and better this year! Running over two days for the first time since it began 12 years ago, the festival will showcase the best in the business!
International cuisines, BBQ and smoked meats, burgers, desserts, gourmet condiments and more. Brewers and bubbles, cider. craft beer and wine cellar doors all showcasing their delicious products for you to enjoy.
AnnanROMA will now be running 4 times a year on the following dates:
- Sat 24 & Sun 25 August 2019
- Sat 23 & Sun 24 November 2019
- Sat 22 & Sun 23 February 2020
The stunning backdrop of The Australian Botanic Gardens Mount Annan is the perfect venue to host this festival and this year activities will include:
- kids zone for the families
- live music and demonstrations
- VIP experiences will be launched soon, including child minding packages so parents can enjoy the festival whilst the kids have a great time!
** Event Update! We are super excited to share that AnnanROMA will now be a quarterly event. Each event will operate at the end of the season, with our November and February events including a Saturday night timeslot to enjoy the warmer months!
Click here to book a stall.
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Personalized Hell's Kitchen Wall Decal 2 Color
- Size: as pictured- 22" x 30"
- Size: Lettering - 6.5" high, Pitch Fork - 3" x 22"
- Color Selection One: Lettering
- Color Selection Two: Pitch Fork
- The length will depend upon the number of characters
- Application Instruction Included
- Ships in 1-3 weeks
Personaize your kitchen with this family name decal with year established. This attractive wall decal comes with your choice of two colors.This graphiccreates a look of hand painted art work without the cost or effort. This vinyl wall decal applies to flat surfaces such as walls, glass and tile. Great for home décor,bar and recreation areasor makes a great gift.
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Great Health Benefits Of Walnuts
The great health benefits of walnuts are being very well emphasized Dr. Mercola who rightly calls walnut as “the king of all the nuts”. The research elaborates very well that just seven walnuts a day are great for boosting your overall health in a number of incredible ways.
Remarkable Story Of Walnuts At A Glance
Walnuts belong to the most popular tree nut family, that mainly includes Brazil nuts, the hazelnuts, cashews, rarely found macadamia nuts, the pine nuts as well as the pistachios. Each type of walnut has its own unique walnut nutritional profile.
Power Facts About Walnuts
- Just one-quarter cup of fresh walnuts, for example, provides much more than even 100 percent of the most of the daily recommended value of plant-based essential omega-3 fats, along with superbly high amounts of copper, essential manganese, molybdenum, and great biotin.
- Walnuts may greatly help reduce not only the dangerous risk of harmful prostate cancer but chronic breast cancer as well.
- Walnuts even contain the most beneficial amino acid l-arginine, which offers a variety of vascular benefits to people with severe heart disease, or even to those who have a great risk for heart disease due to miscellaneous cardiac risk factors.
- Walnuts also contain several unique as well as powerful antioxidants that are abundantly available in only a few very commonly eaten foods.
- Walnuts may greatly improve sperm quality, great support in weight control, and largely support for tremendous brain health and another type 2 diabetes.
Top Seven Secret Health Benefits Of Walnuts
1.Amazing Cancer Fighting Qualities
Walnuts may tremendously help in reducing not only the risk of chronic prostate cancer but even breast cancer as well. The complete walnut diet has proved to reduce disease of prostate cancer growth by almost 35 to 45 percent. According to another research study conducted on the mice, the human equivalent of just even two handfuls of walnuts consumer just a day cut breast cancer risk equal to exactly in half and slowed down tumor growth by almost 50 percent as well.
2.Improved Overall Heart Health
Walnuts constitute an essential amino acid l-arginine which provides multiple vascular health benefits to those people carrying heart disease, or even to those who have medically increased the risk for chronic heart disease due to increased cardiac risk factors. Consuming just four walnuts in a day has been immensely shown to boost blood levels of the most heart-healthy ALA. Moreover, walnut consumption essentially supports greatly healthful cholesterol levels. Separate research clearly showed that consuming just a handful of walnuts in a day may drastically decrease cardiovascular risk, high cardiovascular risk along with reducing the increased frequency of the nut consumption which significantly lowers the overall risk of death.
3.Rare As Well As Powerful Antioxidants
Antioxidants are very crucial to your overall health, as they are firmly believed to help regulate how fast you age by fiercely combating free radicals, which are actually at the overall heart of age-related deterioration. Walnuts contain many multiple unique as well as powerful antioxidants that are abundantly available in only a very few most commonly eaten foods. This food includes notable to mention quinone juglone, the tannin as well as the flavonol morin. Walnuts also contain active antioxidants that are so immensely powerful at free-radical scavenging that many researchers commented them as “remarkable”.
4.Help In Weight Control
Adding one ounce (healthful amounts) of great nuts such as walnuts right to your diet (preferably as breakfast) can incredibly help you to maintain your overall ideal weight over the passage of time. In one famous review of a range of 31 trials, those people whose diets included many extra nuts lost about almost 1.4 extra pounds which equals to half an inch from their waists.
5.Improved Overall Reproductive Health in Men
One of the most lesser-known benefits of the walnuts is their overall impact on male fertility. Among all men who increasingly consume a Western-style diet revealed improved sperm quality, also including vitality, semen motility, as well as morphology.
6.Boosting Brain Health
Walnuts contain a big ration of neuroprotective compounds, which mainly includes vitamin E, the folate, great for bones omega-3 with fats and the very important antioxidants. Research clearly shows walnut consumption may greatly support brain health, making a great impact on increasing inferential reasoning in all the young adults.
The most beneficial dietary fat found in walnuts has been evidently shown to improve great metabolic parameters in all people having type 2 diabetes. The overweight adults suffering from type 2 diabetes consuming a one-quarter cup of fresh walnuts daily had revealed significant reductions in metrics corresponding to fasting insulin levels as compared to those who did not consume walnuts, and the same benefit was achieved just in the first three months.
Great Advantages Of Eating the Walnut Skin
The outermost layer of a totally shelled walnut – the shaded whitish, slightly flakey (or even sometimes waxy) part – has a slightly bitter flavor.
Almost up to to 90 percent of the all the antioxidants in walnuts are essentially found in its skin, making the walnut skin to be one of the healthiest parts to eat.
In order to increase the amazingly positive health impacts on your health, just look for the walnuts that are originally organic as well as raw, not the irradiated ones or the pasteurized ones.
How To Best Store Walnuts?
Furthermore, be aware that walnuts are highly perishable and their healthful fats easily damaged. If you’re purchasing shelled walnuts in bulk, avoid those that appear shriveled or smell rancid, or that you cannot verify are fresh. Walnuts should be stored in an airtight container in your refrigerator or freezer, whether they are shelled or unshelled.
How To Enhance Taste Of Walnuts?
Walnuts are too awesome for a quick snack. In the case, if you’re not a big fan of the walnut flavor, you can still get a variety of their therapeutic benefits just by means of blending them in combination with coffee into smoothies.
How To Boost Quality Of Walnut?
You can further improve the overall quality of walnuts by just soaking the walnuts in the water overnight, which will further tend to lower some of the essential enzyme inhibitors as well as phytic acid.
After soaking walnuts, you can then dehydrate them at a further low temperature of around 100 degrees to 110 degrees Fahrenheit until these walnuts are more crispy again, as they are even far more palatable and more crunchy.
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The latest immigration and visa news for the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, and select European countries - straight from the leading immigrant advocates in the Philippines.
July has been a very busy month for the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services - issuing policy guidance, and memorandum that affect nonimmigrants and immigrants alike.
Until October of 2009, if either the petitioner or principal applicant dies, the petition also dies. The result is the automatic revocation of the petition. While the US Congress enacted this provision, the Policy Memorandum from the US Citizenship and Immigration Services was only published December 16, 2010.
Got a question? Let us know - we're here to help.
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When sending single-sided jobs to tray 2 (setup for letterheads), everything prints the correct way up. However, if you send the same job 2-sided (long-edge), then all of the text is printed upside-down. This happens regardless of source application; I tried from Word and Notepad.
I have tried both the latest PCL and Postscript drivers on several PCs, all to no avail.
Has anybody ever seen this before, as it's a new one to me?
yeah, seen it before... i think if you change your paper letterhead to something else , its solved
or you can add a second driver for duplex printing with the option 180 degree on
I went back to the customer yesterday to update firmware and try the above and more, but still the same result regardless of the paper type. There was also no 180 degree option in the driver.
Worryingly, an error page came up which included advice to change the paper loading direction depending on if you want duplex or not:
1. Insert the paper, envelopes, or transparencies in the tray.
I've never heard of a printer that needs to do this! It seems ridiculous, as I would have thought it should be intelligent enough to flip the image if need be.
Is this a known thing on certain printers then?
In addition to the above, it now prints envelopes - well, feeds them through - but they come out blank. Any suggestions?
what driver version are you using? global , non global?
i see in the release notes of the global driver that this issue is fixed in version 5.173.13 and above
I've tried both the postscript and PCL5c recommended drivers (version 5.58.10): http://www.support.xerox.com/support/phaser-8860mfp/downloads/engb.html
After seeing the actual instructions for the machine - specifying different paper loading for 2-sided printing - I didn't get as far as trying the Global Print Driver: http://www.support.xerox.com/support/phaser-8860mfp/support/engb.html?objGUID=3062
Do you think it might solve the issue?
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Every soul a star a novel /
Ally, Bree, and Jack meet at the one place the Great Eclipse can be seen in totality, each carrying the burden of different personal problems, which become dim when compared to the task they embark upon and the friendship they find.
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How do I Print the Adverse Action Letter?
Tenant Data and the federal FCRA require the issuance of adverse action letters if you have obtained a report from Tenant Data and you have determined that an adverse action will be taken. Such letters provide the applicant with information on where to obtain a copy of his or her report(s). The adverse action letter also is an excellent method of record keeping for Fair Housing purposes.
1. Select “Applicants” from the menu bar at the top right hand of the screen.
2. Select the report number (not the name) to view the report of the applicant.
3. Select the Adverse Action Letter in the upper right-hand of the report.
4. A print dialogue page will appear.
- You may print the letter from this page and manually check the appropriate source(s) of information that contributed to your decision.
- If you wish to have the source(s) marked BEFORE you print the letter, select cancel. You may then check the appropriate source(s) of information that contributed to your decision by marking the boxes on the screen. Select File, Print from the menu bar and print the letter.
5. A Summary of your rights will also print, as you are required by FCRA to include this with your adverse action letter to the applicant.
6. You may notify the applicant by phone, but always follow it with the adverse action letter and “A Summary of Your Rights Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act.” In the case of married couples or roommates, each applicant should receive a letter in his or her name.
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Turning off page transitions will speed up export because it will reduce the number of frames in the exported movie.
Any sounds that do not enter Pixie as AAC encoded MP3s will take a long time to export because they have to be resaved to make them part of the movie. The more sounds, or the longer sounds are, the longer it will take to export.
If you are on Windows, and you have not already upgraded to Pixie 4, this will also help.
With Pixie 4, the video export changed from using QuickTime to using the Windows OS to create movies. This often makes the export 50% faster than in previous versions of Pixie.
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News / Blog
Kyoto School / Schools of Nihonga 005
“Kyoto School” is a term that refers to the artists of the Kyoto circle of nihonga (Japanese-style paintings) after the Meiji period. Toward the end of the Edo period, *Kanou School and *Tosa School were active in Edo while *Maruyama/Shijou School and painters of *nanga were active in Kyoto.
Kanou School is a school of painting from the mid-Muromachi period to the early Meiji period that follows the lineage of Chinese-style painting.
Tosa School of Japanese painting was founded in the early Muromachi Period (14th-15th centuries), and was devoted to yamato-e, paintings specializing in subject matter and techniques derived from ancient Japanese art, as opposed to schools influenced by Chinese art, namely the Kanou School. Tosa School paintings are characterised by “areas of flat opaque color enclosed by simple outlines, where drawing is precise and conventional,” with many narrative subjects from Japanese literature and history. However by the 17th century both Tosa and Kanou artists broadened their range, and the distinction between these and other schools became less clear.
Maruyama Shijou School is a name used to refer to both Maruyama School, a school founded by Maruyama Oukyo (1733-95) of the mid-Edo period, and Shijou School, a school in the lineage of Maruyama School established by Matsumura Gekkei (Goshun, 1752-1811).
Nanga (lit. “Southern painting”), also known as Bunjinga (lit. literati painting”), was a school of Japanese painting which flourished in the late Edo period among artists who considered themselves literati, or intellectuals. While each of these artists was, almost by definition, unique and independent, they all shared an admiration for traditional Chinese culture. Their paintings, usually in monochrome black ink, sometimes with light color, and nearly always depicting Chinese landscapes or similar subjects, were patterned after Chinese literati painting, called wenrenhua in Chinese. The name nanga is an abbreviation of nanshuuga, referring to the Chinese Southern school of painting (nanzonghua in Chinese).
After the Meiji Restoration, confusion arose in the world of nihonga in Tokyo because of the introduction of Western painting techniques, but in Kyoto not much influence was felt because the sense of three dimensionality and the technique of expressing space found in Western-style painting had already been introduced by Maruyama Oukyo. Based on sketches from Maruyama/Shijou School, Kyoto School carefully captured the form of objects and succeeded in creating a style that is strikingly realistic even though the colors are simple and plain. Its unique style greatly influenced the development of nihonga in the modern period. The most important artists include Seihou Takeuchi, Shouen Uemura, Kansetsu Hashimoto, Bakusen Tsuchida and Heihachirou Fukuda. Tessai Tomioka who painted nanga may also be included in this group.
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Stories about studios + projects
Eliza Squibb 13 TX designs “storytelling cloths” to communicate with West African women about the vital importance of vaccinations to fight cervical cancer .
Brown/RISD dual degree student Nadia Wolff BRDD 21 TX considers how religion relates to race, sexuality and global colonization.
Working on the Cheyenne River Reservation in South Dakota, Social Innovation Fellow Elizabeth Schweizer 19 TX built intergenerational connections through the arts.
Senior Sydney Foreman 18 TX reflects on a nine-week internship in Brooklyn working to assist and learn from accomplished textiles artist Liz Collins 91 TX/MFA 99.
Backed by the National Science Foundation, professors from RISD and Cornell create groundbreaking software that allows everyone interested to produce woven fabrics.
A juried exhibition at the RISD Museum pairs pieces from the permanent collection with work created last spring in RISD’s Textiles department.
Rising senior Malaika Temba 18 TX finds artistic inspiration in the rapidly changing culture of her father’s homeland.
RISD and the Salama bint Hamdan Al Nahyan Foundation are working together to support the UAE’s emerging art scene.
Matti Sloman 07 PT/MFA 14 TX and Emily Winter MFA 15 TX are questioning norms of production at The Weaving Mill, their experimental studio in Chicago.
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Intersection Car Accidents
If you have been in an intersection car accident, chances are you have suffered a serious injury. Intersection car accidents can be fatal at times. The most common reason for intersection car accidents in Seattle and Kirkland are:
- Drivers running a red light
- Drivers taking a left turn into traffic
- Drivers running a stop sign
- Drivers switching lanes while going through an intersection
Intersections are defined as cross streets, roundabouts, side streets, driveways, and the shopping center of parking lot entrance.
Intersections have a higher likelihood of a collision than other streets. In fact, over 30% of all crashes that take place in the USA are at intersections. It is best to look left and right for cars before entering an intersection. It also advisable to slow down a little before entering the intersection to give you time to slow or stop completely if you are going to be struck by a car that is running a red light through an intersection.
It is illegal to pass on the right side of vehicles in traffic at intersections. One of the most dangerous things that a driver can do is to switch lanes while driving through an intersection. This is where accidents can happen the most frequently, along with situations when a driver runs a red light while another car is turning left through an intersection. These can lead to very serious car accidents.
Seattle and Kirkland have some very dangerous intersections that drivers need to be aware of when crossing them.
The most dangerous intersections in Seattle are:
- Denny and Stewart Ave
- Denny and Terry Street
Another danger that people face are when pedestrians or people on a bicycle are attempting to cross an intersection. Many cities, such as Kirkland, have implemented measures to help people cross intersections by having flags available so that a pedestrian can cross while being visible. Other parts of Seattle, such as Greenlake on Aurora Avenue, have put in flashing lights and clearly marked signs indicating that there is an intersection in an attempt to make it safer for pedestrians.Most Common Intersection Car Accident Injuries
The most common intersection car accident injuries are:
- Broken bones
- Herniated discs
If you have suffered any of these injuries, you need to seek immediate medical attention. Medical doctors, osteopaths, physiatrists, chiropractors: these are all examples of the kinds of medical professionals you should seek treatment from after an intersection car accident. These accidents can have lasting and negative health consequences if you do not seek medical care to address your ailments.How The Jackman Law Firm can Help
If you have been in an intersection car accident, you may be getting a lot of phone calls from insurance companies wanting you to give a statement, send them information, and send them documents. The Jackman Law Firm can help you through this process by taking their calls and working with the insurance companies to get them what they need in order to process your claim.
There are instances when the insurance company will deny that you, the one who was hit in the intersection, was the one who was the innocent party. They will, in some occasions, try to argue that you were at fault. In this instance, the Jackman Law Firm can work to obtain surveillance videos and obtain police reports, if there is one, that can help prove your case.
The Jackman Law Firm can also help you recover money for lost wages and out of pocket expenses, if you have any, along with payment for medical bills and pain and suffering. Feel free to call The Jackman Law Firm for a free consultation to discuss your case.
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URBAN GREEN CONTRACTING
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Interlock systems should not only be beautiful to the eye but also smooth and reliable beneath your feet. Retaining walls make sure your property is safe from erosion and heavy rainwater. Whatever the project, we use the highest quality materials and techniques for a perfect installation, and provide an industry-leading 5-year warranty.
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Excavation and demolition is about more than just digging holes and tearing down walls. As they are often the first step in larger projects, we use thorough planning and a high attention to detail to make sure they’re done correctly and in a timely manner.
Some jobs require a diverse team of experts, such as electricians, carpenters, or plumbers. Our partners are top quality members of their trade, and working together means no job is too big. Allow us to manage your large scale projects with our same quality assurance guarantee.
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A moulding pit opened at the Cannon Yard's museum in the Kazan Kremlin after reconstruction. The biggest moulding pit survived in Russia was hidden from the public.
Museum visitors will be able to go back several centuries ago and see the production of cannons and watch an interesting video about the history of the Cannon Yard with the help of multimedia equipment.
Realnoe Vremya is an online newspaper, providing business news and sectoral analytics, up-to-date information about the development of economy and technology in Tatarstan, Russia and the whole world. Every day Realnoe Vremya’s Editorial board prepares materials and interviews with the leaders of different sectors and markets on the most relevant topics.Thanks to the work of analytical department the newspaper publishes its own ratings, rankings, indexes, as well as detailed analyzes that form a complete picture of the market for the reader.
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Staying Cool at School
There are still weeks of school left to go in some Connecticut districts and, with temperatures in the mid-90s, some schools sent children home early today. For schools without air conditioning, these last, summer-like days present a challenge.
Connecticut state law does not set a maximum temperature for public school buildings. Many children are better off at home on a hot day, but when students don’t have air conditioning in their house or apartment, school can sometimes be the safer option.
If you’re struggling with the heat this week, Education World recommends keeping lights and electronics off when possible. Bring in a fan or two if you can and encourage students to sip water.
The website Peaceful Playgrounds offers information on keeping kids cool in school and on the playground.
Keeping Kids Cool at School is a Shared Responsibility
Parents and schools working together can mitigate this problem and keep kids safe. Parents can send their children to school ready to deal with the heat by:
- Sending students in light-weight, loose-fitting, cotton clothing.
- Making sure kids have a cap with a brim that protects the face.
- Sending children with a water bottle on a hot day.
- Talking to children about the dangers of getting overheated.
- Allow water bottles at school so that teachers make sure their students have access to plenty of liquids.
- Limit recess time outdoors.
- Encourage sipping water frequently after time spent physically active.
- Teach students warning signs of heat exhaustion.
- When possible, conduct activities in the shade.
- Minimize time spent on playground structures or hot asphalt playgrounds.
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There was pandemonium today in Okirika community in Rivers State, as members of De Norsemen Kclub of Nigeria popularly known as Norsemen confraternity, donned in their red and white outfits – took over the streets during the burial ceremony of one of their members.
The members of the confraternity also rolled out their flag, as they turned up to pay their last respect to the late member. Here are photos below;
THREE persons have been shot dead in a Federal university in the South-South region, in a supremacy battle between two rival cult groups on campus few weeks ago.
The war, according to a reliable source, started when an unknown gunman shot a student from behind near a male hostel, killing him and thereafter fled into a nearby bush. A student that resides at the hostel told Vanguard:
“The trouble began at the hostel when the gang boys had a face-off, but later settled only for it to start again with the shooting of a student on Friday.”
The shooting exacerbated the clash which is said to be between the KKK and the Vikings with the killing of two more persons on Saturday. The sporadic exchange of gunfire and killings sent fears into the hearts of many students, who reside in the hostels, causing them to vacate their residences spreading rumours of closure of the school.
“Many students in the hostels have left and the halls locked down with the Homeland Security, a security outfit comprising of the Army, Police and NSCDC, currently patrolling the campus,” the student added.
The institution’s Information Officer did not respond to calls to his mobile phone, but a staff of the school confirmed the killings, noting that the school has not been closed down. “It is the management that has the powers to close the school, but that has not been the case so the school is still operating,” the source said.
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Is a subgroup effect believable? Updating criteria to evaluate the credibility of subgroup analysesBMJ 2010; 340 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.c117 (Published 30 March 2010) Cite this as: BMJ 2010;340:c117
- Xin Sun, research fellow12,
- Matthias Briel, senior researcher13,
- Stephen D Walter, professor1,
- Gordon H Guyatt, professor14
- 1Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
- 2Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Evidence-Based Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- 3Basel Institute for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
- 4Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
- Correspondence to: Gordon H Guyatt, 1200 Main Street West, Rm 2C12, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L8N 3Z5
- Accepted 29 December 2009
Subgroup analyses in randomised controlled trials (RCTs) or in meta-analyses of RCTs examine whether treatment effects vary according to patient group, way of giving an intervention, or approach to measuring an outcome. Subgroup analyses are common and often associated with claims of difference of treatment effects between subgroups—termed “subgroup effect”, “effect modification”, or “interaction between a subgroup variable and treatment”.1 2 3 A difference in effect between subgroups, if true, is likely to have important implications for clinical practice and policy making. Many subgroup claims are, however, subsequently shown to be false.4 Thus, investigators, clinicians, and policy makers face the challenge of whether or not to believe apparent differences in effect.
Debates about subgroup effects may be framed in terms of absolute acceptance or rejection. For instance, in an intense academic debate,5 6 7 8 9 10 11 one camp maintained that effects of propranolol on death differed in two groups of study centres, whereas the other remained highly sceptical. This “yes” versus “no” polarised approach is undesirable and destructive, mainly because it ignores the uncertainty that is inevitably part of such judgments. An approach that is more productive and more realistic is to place the likelihood that a subgroup effect is real on a continuum from “highly plausible” to “extremely unlikely”, possibly by using a visual analogue scale. The question is then a decision of where on this continuum a putative subgroup effect lies.
In 1991, Yusuf et al12 discussed principles of analysing and interpreting subgroup effects, and stated that qualitative interactions (that is, when treatment is beneficial in one subgroup but harmful in another) are rare. They advocated a priori specification of subgroup hypotheses, completion of a small number of subgroup analyses, and use of an interaction test for analysing subgroup effects. In the subsequent year, Oxman and Guyatt13 suggested seven criteria to guide inferences about the credibility of subgroup analyses. The greater the extent to which these criteria are met, the more plausible the putative subgroup effect is.
Since 1992, these seven criteria have been widely used to assess hypothesised subgroup effects,14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 and have undergone only minimal cosmetic revisions.4 After years of use of the 1992 criteria, we had begun to perceive limitations. These limitations became vivid when deciding on the credibility of a subgroup hypothesis of a large multi-centre randomised trial.24 On the basis of this experience, a review of published methodological articles addressing subgroup analyses, and consultation with clinicians and epidemiologist colleagues, we identified four new criteria that could further aid differentiation between spurious and real subgroup effects. We now believe that failure to consider these criteria could result in misleading inferences about subgroup hypotheses. In this article, we describe these new criteria, use real-world examples to show how they influence the strength of inference of subgroup hypotheses, and discuss their implications. Finally, we propose a re-structured checklist of items addressing study design, analysis, and context.
Relative versus absolute effect in subgroup analyses
A crucial issue in subgroup analyses is that the effects should be examined with relative rather than absolute measures. By contrast with relative effects, which in most situations remain constant across varying baseline risks, absolute risk reductions will typically vary with baseline risk.
For example, consider the effect of statin therapy on major coronary events (that is, non-fatal myocardial infarction and coronary heart disease death) in patients with varying coronary risks. A 45 year old non-smoking woman without a family history of heart disease and without diabetes presents with a raised serum cholesterol (>5.2 mmol/L and a blood pressure of 130/85 mm Hg. Her risk of major coronary events in the next decade is 5%. Compare this woman to a 65 year old smoking male with a family history of heart diseases and diabetes, presenting with a raised serum cholesterol (> 6.2 mmol/L), and blood pressure of 160/90 mm Hg. His risk of major coronary events is 50%.
A meta-analysis showed that statin therapy could reduce the relative risk of major coronary events by 29.2%.25 This relative effect was consistent across subgroups, including the determinants of coronary risk discussed in the previous paragraph. Because of the constant reduction in relative risk across subgroups (that is, we are confident that there is no subgroup effect for the relative effect measure), we can infer a reduction in absolute risk of major coronary events by 1.5% (from 5% to 3.5%) in the first patient and 14.6% (from 50% to 35.4%) in the second patient. If we were considering absolute risk reduction, an evident subgroup effect would exist (low risk patients, such as our female patient, have an absolute risk reduction of 1.5%, whereas high risk patients, such as our male patient, an absolute risk reduction of 14.6%).
This example shows how subgroup effects are often present when using the absolute risk reduction, but rarely present when using a relative effect measure. Indeed, in the presence of known prognostic factors that allow definition of groups at varying risk, if no subgroup effect is associated with these factors for relative measures of effect, a subgroup effect for absolute measures must exist. Our subsequent discussion, therefore, focuses exclusively on putative subgroup differences in relative effects.
The original seven criteria for subgroup analyses
The box shows the seven 1992 criteria, 13 in a re-structured checklist addressing design, analysis, and context of subgroup analyses in this paper. Inferences about subgroup effects are stronger, if, at the design stage, the comparison is made within rather than between studies, the subgroup hypothesis is specified a priori, and a small number of hypotheses are tested; if, in the analysis, the test for interaction between treatment and a subgroup variable (for example, age, sex, disease severity) suggests that chance is an unlikely explanation for apparent differences; and if, on the basis of the context, the difference in effect between subgroup categories is large and consistent across studies, and indirect evidence exists to support the difference (biological rationale).
Criteria to assess the credibility of subgroup analyses
Is the subgroup variable a characteristic measured at baseline or after randomisation?*
Is the effect suggested by comparisons within rather than between studies?
Was the hypothesis specified a priori?
Was the direction of the subgroup effect specified a priori*
Was the subgroup effect one of a small number of hypothesised effects tested?
Does the interaction test suggest a low likelihood that chance explains the apparent subgroup effect?
Is the significant subgroup effect independent?*
Is the size of the subgroup effect large?
Is the interaction consistent across studies?
Is the interaction consistent across closely related outcomes within the study?*
Is there indirect evidence that supports the hypothesised interaction (biological rationale)?
New criteria to judge the credibility of subgroup effects
1 Is the subgroup variable a characteristic measured at baseline or after randomisation?
Subgroups can be defined according to characteristics measured at baseline or after randomisation. Subgroups defined according to post-randomisation characteristics might be influenced by tested interventions; that is, the apparent difference of treatment effect between subgroups can be explained by the intervention itself, or by differing prognostic characteristics in sub-groups that emerge after randomisation, rather than by the subgroup characteristic itself. Thus, the credibility of subgroup hypotheses based on post-randomisation characteristics is severely compromised, and can be rejected simply on this criterion.
For instance, in a randomised trial of 1200 critically ill patients,26 intensive insulin therapy, compared with conventional therapy, did not significantly reduce all-cause hospital mortality (37.3% v 40.0%, P=0.33). In 767 patients who stayed in the intensive care unit (ICU) for at least 3 days, the intensive insulin therapy group had a lower all-cause hospital mortality (43.0% v 52.5%, P=0.009), whereas in 433 patients who stayed in the ICU for less than three days, intensive therapy seemed to increase all-cause hospital mortality (26.5% v 18.9%, P=0.05). Because the subgroups were not selected on the basis of characteristics at baseline, the most likely explanation of the results is not that insulin therapy is harmful in those destined to stay in ICU for less than 3 days and beneficial in those destined to stay for more than three days, but rather that an effect of treatment was to create prognostic imbalance between groups in those who ultimately stayed less than three days or at least three days. Such post-randomisation subgroup analyses have very low credibility—in most cases, they can be readily dismissed.
2 Was the direction of the subgroup effect specified a priori?
Even if specified a priori, a putative subgroup effect is unlikely to be compelling if the investigator has little idea of the direction of the effect. A subgroup effect consistent with the pre-specified direction will increase the credibility of a subgroup analysis; failure to specify the direction—or worse yet, getting the direction wrong—weakens the case for a real underlying subgroup effect.
Users should look for explicit statements of a priori specification of subgroup hypothesis and subgroup direction in the primary study reports. In view of emerging evidence of differences between protocols and study reports,27 statements about what was included in registered or publicly available protocols finalised before the study or systematic review are desirable.
For instance, Russell et al28 compared the effect of vasopressin versus norepinephrine infusion on 28-day mortality in a randomised trial of 778 patients with septic shock. As the primary subgroup analysis, the authors hypothesised a priori that the benefit of vasopressin over norepinephrine would be larger in patients with more severe septic shock. It turned out, however, that the benefit of vasopressin seemed to be greater in the patients with less severe septic shock (RR 1.04 in more severe v 0.74 in less severe septic shock, interaction P=0.10). The investigators’ failure to correctly identify the direction of the subgroup effect appreciably weakens any inference that vasopressin is superior to norepinephrine in the less severely ill patients.
3 Is the significant subgroup effect independent?
When examining subgroup hypotheses, one must address the likelihood that the differences in effects can be explained by chance. The statistical approach that addresses this issue is called a test for interaction (the interaction meaning that the treatment effect differs across subgroup categories). The null hypothesis of the test for interaction is that no difference exists in the underlying true effect between subgroup categories. The lower the P value, the less likely it is that chance explains the apparent subgroup effect. Inevitably, the choice of a threshold for the P value involves subjective judgment. Rather than use of a threshold, a preferable way of assessing the P value is that as it gets smaller, the subgroup hypothesis becomes increasingly credible: we can be sceptical of any hypothesis with a P value of greater than 0.1, begin to consider the hypothesis if the P value is between 0.1 and 0.01, and take the hypothesis seriously when P values reach 0.001 or less.
When testing multiple hypotheses in a single study, the analyses might yield more than one apparently significant interaction. These significant interactions might, however, be associated with each other, and thus explained by a common factor. For instance, in a meta-analysis examining the effect of aspirin on the prevention of cardiovascular events, aspirin reduced the risk of stroke in women, whereas it had no apparent effect in men.29 However, the men were generally younger than the women, suggesting that age, rather than sex, might explain the interaction.30
Expressing this in general terms, in a particular analysis, treatment effects apparently differ according to patients’ status on variables A and B. A and B are statistically associated with each other. The difference of effects between patients in different categories with respect to A might, therefore, be explained by B (that is, the apparent effects of A on the size of treatment effect are due to confounding with B).
Another example comes from a trial of reamed versus unreamed nailing of tibial fractures.24 Reamed and unreamed nailing produced no significant difference in the rate of re-operation (RR 0.92, 95% CI 0.74 to 1.14, fig 1⇓). Analysis of seven a priori hypotheses suggested that reamed nailing had a lower re-operation rate in closed fractures (RR 0.64, 95% CI 0.47 to 0.96) while resulted in a higher re-operation rate in open fractures (RR 1.27, 95% CI 0.91 to 1.78, interaction P= 0.011, fig 1). We subsequently used the trial data to explore five additional hypotheses, one of which suggested that reamed nailing was superior in current smokers (RR 0.68, 95% CI 0.50 to 0.92) and unreamed nailing better in others (that is, ex-smokers and lifetime non-smokers) (RR 1.56, 95% CI 1.04 to 2.36, interaction P=0.001, fig 1).
We wondered if the apparently significant difference in treatment effect between smokers and non-smokers could be explained by fracture type (open v closed). In other words, one possibility was that the reason for the apparent smoking effect was that smokers tended to have open fractures and others tended to have closed fractures. In this case, the apparent association between preferred procedure (reamed or unreamed nailing) and smoking status might actually be due to confounding between smoking and fracture type (open and closed). To check for the independence of the interaction effect of smoking with procedure (reamed v unreamed), we included the interaction terms of treatment with smoking and treatment with fracture type in the same regression model. The analysis showed that the smoking interaction remained significant (P value changed from 0.001 to 0.006) after adjusting for the interaction of fracture type with treatment. This suggests that the apparent smoking interaction cannot be explained by an association between smoking status and open versus closed fractures.
An additional check for independence of the association could include all significant and non-significant interactions in the regression model. Persisting significance of interaction terms strengthens the subgroup effect inference. In our analysis, this additional regression including both significant and non-significant hypothesised interactions (that is, the ten interactions between patient characteristics with treatment in fig 1) showed a persistent smoking interaction (P=0.008), thus providing further support for the independence of the smoking subgroup effect. A note of caution: adjustment for significant and non-significant interaction terms might be compromised by a limited sample size and small number of events,31 providing a further rationale for pre-specifying a limited number of important interactions.
4 Is the interaction consistent across closely related outcomes within the study?
If a subgroup effect is real, it is likely to manifest itself across all closely related outcomes. For example, in a randomised trial of 1692 patients with refractory non-small-cell lung cancer, Thatcher et al32 compared the effect of gefitinib versus placebo on survival. The primary analysis showed a trend for a survival benefit with gefitinib over placebo (hazard ratio (HR) 0.89, 95% CI 0.77 to 1.02, P=0.087). Tests of a priori hypotheses indicated differential effects on survival in non-smokers (HR 0.67, 95% CI 0.49 to 0.92) and smokers (HR 0.92, 95% CI 0.79 to 1.06; interaction P=0.07). Secondary analyses on time to treatment failure showed similar differences of effects in non-smokers (HR 0.55, 95% CI 0.42 to 0.72) versus smokers (HR 0.89, 95% CI 0.78 to 1.01, interaction P=0.0015). The consistency of the subgroup effect across outcomes enhances its credibility.
In the trial of reamed versus unreamed nailing of tibial fractures,24 unreamed nailing apparently reduced re-operations in current smokers while reamed nailing reduced re-operations in other patients (ex-smokers and lifetime non-smokers) (fig 1). To examine whether the difference existed in other outcomes, we tested the interactions between treatment and smoking status on quality of life measured by the Health Utility Index and short form-36 (fig 2⇓). Results consistently suggested the superiority of unreamed nailing over reamed nailing in current smoking patients, and no or a small difference between unreamed and reamed nailing in other patients. This result strengthens the inference about an interaction with type of nailing and smoking status.
Clinical and policy decision making always involves uncertainty. It is unlikely that a subgroup claim will meet either all or none of our criteria—in almost all instances, a subgroup claim will meet some but not all the criteria. Treating the likelihood that a subgroup effect is real as a continuum reflects the nature of the uncertainty. Judgment about its credibility will depend on how strongly clinicians and policy makers believe the subgroup effect is real. In other words, they will judge considering each criterion: the greater the extent to which criteria are met, the more likely the subgroup effect is real. When summarising the strength of the subgroup inferences, one can imagine—and possibly apply—a visual analogue scale with anchors of “highly plausible” and “extremely unlikely”.
For clinical practice and policy decision making, differences in prognosis, and the differences in absolute risk reduction that are associated with differences in prognosis, are far more important than relative subgroup effects for two reasons. First, identifiable and substantial differences in prognosis are fairly common, and one can be confident that potentially important differences in absolute effect across prognostic subgroups will occur. True subgroup differences in relative effects are, by contrast, fairly uncommon. Second, even if true differences in the effects of treatment across subgroups exist, those differences might not be large enough to mandate differences in management across those subgroups. This might be the case, for instance, if treatment is beneficial in all patients, but the size of treatment effect differs between subgroups. Assuming constant relative risk reductions, and using baseline risk to calculate absolute risk reductions for patient groups associated with validated differentiating prognostic characteristics, provides an optimum approach to trading off desirable and undesirable treatment results.33
We re-structured the checklist of items including the seven original and the four new criteria (table 1). This checklist is organised according to the design, analysis, and context of subgroup analysis.
The importance of these criteria varies, but the relative weight that should be applied to each criterion remains uncertain. If a credible weighting scheme could be established it might improve the efficiency and accuracy of judgments. One approach would be to develop a formal measurement instrument, allocating a specific weight to each criterion, and to validate the instrument by applying it to subgroup analyses that have been established to be real or spurious.
Seven existing criteria help clinicians assess the credibility of putative subgroup effects on a continuum from “highly plausible” to “extremely unlikely”
We suggest four additional criteria: subgroup definition on the basis of baseline characteristics, independence of the subgroup effect, a priori specification of the direction of the subgroup effect, and consistency across related outcomes
We propose a re-structured checklist of items addressing study design, analysis, and context
Cite this as: BMJ 2010;340:c117
Contributors: All authors conceptualised the ideas in the manuscript and read and approved the manuscript. XS developed the first draft and incorporated comments from authors for successive drafts. GHG is the guarantor.
Funding: XS is supported by a grant from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (grant No. 70703025). MB is supported by Santésuisse and the Gottfried and Julia Bangerter-Rhyner Foundation.
Competing interests: None declared.
Provenance and peer review: Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.
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In a kingdom defeated by corruption and famine, a mysterious plague spreads to turn the infected into monsters. The crown prince, framed for treason and desperate to save his people, sets out on a journey to unveil what evil lurks in the dark. Kingdom coming to Netflix worldwide January 25.
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Immensely used during chemical packaging, home appliance packaging, textile packaging, electric appliance packaging, our collection of automatic taping machine is available at cost effective rates. These machines are capable of taping the cartons on both top and bottom sides.
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The Arts Castle Gallery Shop is located in the heart of the Arts Castle and offers a place where artists can sell their work on consignment. The Gallery Shop keeps a portion of the sales made and the remainder goes to the artist. The artwork offered by the Gallery Shop is an outstanding array of fabric art, original paintings, sculpture, ceramics, prints, hand crafted jewelry, soaps, cards, books, glass art, photographs, conversation pieces and much more!
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Gift certificates are available in any denomination you choose and are valid 1 year from the purchase date!
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Hand-foot-and-mouth disease is a viral infection most often seen in infants and children younger than 10 years. It is most commonly caused by coxsackievirus A16. Coxsackieviruses are one type of enterovirus.
Despite the similarity in names, hand-foot-and-mouth disease is a completely different infection than foot-and-mouth disease, which occurs only in animals and is caused by another type of virus.
Signs and Symptoms
The signs and symptoms of hand-foot-and-mouth disease include a fever and small but painful sores in the mouth, usually in the back of the throat and roof of the mouth. It also may cause a rash, often with small red blisters, on the hands, soles of the feet, and diaper area, as well as headaches and a poor appetite.
When to call the pediatrician
Call your pediatrician if your child complains of neck pain, chest pain, difficulty breathing, listlessness, or lethargy. Also consult your pediatrician if your child’s mouth sores are causing difficulty swallowing, which may lead to dehydration (dry mouth, crying without tears, decreased urine output).
What You Can Do
There is no licensed specific treatment available for infections caused by enteroviruses. The most important thing is to ensure hydration via liquid intake. It is okay to treat pain with Acetaminophen or Ibuprofen (if over 6 months of age) to ensure good oral liquid intake if this is decreased.
When to Call Your Pediatrician
If you are unable to control pain and oral intake slows down then should call your doctor. Signs of dehydration include dry mouth, crying without tears or decreased urine output. Also call if there is lethargy or listlessness of the child.
Children and adults should adopt good hand-washing habits to reduce the chances of spreading these viruses. In particular, parents and other caregivers who change baby diapers should wash their hands frequently. When a child becomes ill with an enteroviral infection, she should be kept out of school, swimming pools, and child care settings for the first few days of her illness. Once there is no fever x 24 hours and 24 hours after any new rash appears the child is usually ready to be back in day care or school if they are overall feeling better.
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Not long ago, I reviewed Earth Defense Force 5 and found myself enjoying it despite some minor annoyances here and there. Now the famed company Yuke’s has decided to put their spin on the series with their spin-off Earth Defense Force: Iron Rain. While it also has some minor flaws, it’s easily the best looking and most accessible entry of bug squashing series yet.
As with the previous games, the story is short and simple. You start off as a soldier armed with an exoskeleton called PA Gear that’s deployed in 2028 to fight off alien bugs called “Aggressors”. During the battle, your squad is wiped out and it falls on you to destroy their mothership. You manage to do so at the cost of overcharging your gear and supposedly dying, but it turns out you were just in a coma for seven years. While you were out, the aliens have regrouped and have come back even stronger, leaving you to take up the PA Gear once again and lead a new squad to take out the Aggressors.
The controls are simple and work well enough as they did in the other EDF titles, as you aim, shoot, jump, and dodge your way to victory. There’s also plenty of weapons you can earn and use, from machine guns and rifles, to rocket, missile, and grenade launchers. You’ll also come across other PA Gear types you can use, from your standard one to one that grants small flight abilities, to a tank-type one that’s a little sluggish but can give and take serious punishment. You can also create and customize your character as you see fit, though the faces and hairstyle choices are a bit bleh.
You’ll want to quickly find out what combination of weapons and gear works for you, as there’s over fifty missions for you to take on with various difficulties for newcomers and combat veterans alike. Thankfully you can call in for help offline with local split-screen, or team up with others online to take down some alien bugs. You’re going to need help too, as you’ll encounter some nasty difficulty spikes no matter which level of difficulty you have it on.
This entry of the series looks and sounds good, thanks to Yuke’s bringing in the infamous Unreal Engine. The trade-off is that since everything looks better, there can only be so much on the screen at once, versus the other entries having lower graphics but tons of enemies. I also noticed that while the silly and hammy voice acting is still present in this one, the tone here is a lot more serious and dark which some may or may not like.
If you’re looking to bust some bugs with some friends on or offline, Earth Defense Force: Iron Rain is one you’ll want to pick up. Yuke’s take on the famous franchise is a step in a darker, more serious direction with better graphics and sound, but still has the essentials from the previous entries that make it a blast for anyone.
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Permission to Fall
The immigrant children of Eastern Finland’s reception center are delighted! They get to learn how to ski in the International Cross Country skiing school. The story follows children getting their first skis, learning the basics and heading out for a big hill. Until it’s time to head for the first cross-country skiing contest. In this competition everybody wins.
Einari Paakkanen graduated as a Bachelor of Arts from the Turku University of Applied Sciences (Arts Academy), and did his Master’s degree in Documentary Directing in Barcelona. Paakkanen has directed both fiction and documentary films. Paakkanen has made a long career as a location manager.
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Innovative new resource allows students to purchase eTextbooks by the chapter.
London, UK: New UK based eTextbook Aggregator, Reference Tree, today announced the launch of its new content platform to all UK higher education.
Innovative in approach, Reference Tree is an exciting new resource that delivers electronic textbooks by the chapter. Designed to address the changing dynamics of study and learning in today's digital climate, the service allows students to purchase just the portions of the textbook they require to efficiently complete their coursework. Not only are the most up-to-date sources of information available for learning and study, but the by-chapter approach enables students to spread the investment in course materials throughout the academic year. In addition, the service further enhances the learning experience with key features such as the ability to highlight and annotate text and, coming soon, the ability to collaborate with trusted peers through sharing of notes and comments.
Reference Tree is already supported by world renowned publishers such as Elsevier, Taylor + Francis, Sage, Hodder Education, McGraw Hill, Cambridge University Press and many others who will deliver content through the service. [snip].
About Reference Tree
Reference Tree is a new eTextbook Aggregator focussed on the UK Higher Education market. Launched in November 2010 with titles from leading academic Publishers, Reference Tree's per-chapter model enables students to spread their investment in their textbooks over the year and provides a new digital revenue model for Publishers.
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From 1st July the Paris Museum Pass is changing.
- No more limited date of use. Passes will be valid indefinitely.
- Not nominative. Customers won't have to write their names anymore and the date is cancelled. The validity control will be done with the barcode.
- Passes will now be valid for 48, 96 or 144 hours. This will be calculated with the first museum visited.
- Each pass will allow one visit per venue.
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- "He can see the relationships or connections people have to one another. For example, in a group situation he can easily pick out the leader, or sense the strength of the bond between mates or friends. He can also see where those bonds are weak."
- ―Entry on Marcus's gift[src]
Marcus uses this ability to sense the relationships of those around him (lovers, friends, family, etc.), along with the intensity of the ties that bind them, allowing him to see each individual's level of devotion to one another, and determine who would willingly die for another or turn traitor, given incentive. This power enables him to detect several different emotional links at the same time, be they ten, twenty or a hundred. He also uses it to sense how someone feels about the Volturi if they refuse physical contact with Aro.
When utilizing this skill on a battlefield, Marcus is quite dangerous, as he can identify both the strong and weak links of the enemy ranks, potentially ending the battle in the most efficient way possible.
- "Marcus's gift is actually quite valuable in the hands of someone who knows how to use it. For example, imagine Marcus on the battle field. He sees the binding ties between the enemy the guard faces. He can tell who the leader is just by watching the way the others are tied to him/her. He can see how to destroy the resistance simply by picking off a few key people. He doesn't just see romantic relationships, but also ties of family and friends, loyalty and devotion. He can tell if any given person would die for another. Off the field of battle (as the Volturi rarely leave their home), Marcus's gift is valuable politically (for lack of a better word). It's an amazing gift in a diplomatic situation. Plus, when you're sitting on an empire, it's nice to be able to see when someone's loyalty starts wavering. Or if anyone is getting too fond of anyone else. Can you see the potential now? Marcus didn't get where he is with some fluff skill."
- ―Stephenie Meyer's description of Marcus's gift.
Aro found Marcus's power useful in detecting the emotional bonds of their enemies and how to use those bonds to their advantage. His power was so useful to the coven that Aro sacrificed his own sister to keep Marcus from leaving.
- "Marcus sees relationships. He's surprised by the intensity of ours."
- ―Edward, on Marcus's power.[src]
In New Moon, Marcus senses the intense bond shared by Bella Swan and Edward Cullen, presumably recognizing it as the one he once had with Didyme. Aro comments that it takes a lot to surprise Marcus, though Bella doesn't see any emotion on his face.
In Breaking Dawn, Marcus uses his power to detect the bonds between the Cullens' allies and shares his information with Aro.
- Chelsea's ability to manipulate relationships bears a resemblance to Marcus's power, though she can also influence the emotional bonds between people while Marcus can only recognize them. It is presumed that Marcus can identify several emotional links at the same time while Chelsea can only detect those she wants to alter.
- Eleazar can identify the type and strength of another individual's gift in his presence, similarly to how Marcus can sense the strength of emotional bonds.
- Edward Cullen can read the minds of those around him. While a completely different kind of power, it also allows him to recognize the emotional bonds between people through their thoughts.
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From a mass dancing and signing to Pharrell Williams’ Happy to non-dancers dancing in public, Southbank Centre’s second Unlimited Festival is a programme of performance, dance and visual art from artists with disabilities.
Twenty dancers have been chosen to take part in Dance UK’s leadership mentoring scheme. The programme offers workforce development for mid-career dancers who have been nominated by their peers as future leaders. It is organised by by Dance UK in partnership with Dancers’ Career Development, with the support of Arts Council England. Over eight months, […]
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I love Central Park. I've been enough times now to know the really good spots for birding, and whilst it was lunchtime rather than dawn, there was still plenty going on. Mrs L had for reason elected to the Guggeheim and was probably glad to get shot of me as I tend to have a meltdown if exposed to museums and art, so I had two hours in which to dash around Strawberry Fields and the Ramble. As is often the way I met other birders pretty quickly, and one of them whose name I have unfortunately forgotten was happy for me to tag along. Unlike many american birders, this lady actually knew what she was talking about and together we saw many excellent things, including one of the first Yellowthroats of the year down by the lake shore. Palm Warbler, Prairie Warbler, Yellow Warbler - all common stuff for Central Park but wonderful for a visiting birder like me - mega after mega after mega!
Late April/early May is an ideal time to birding in New York or other northern states. You won't get all species, as the migration period is staggered for different birds - really you would need to be there for a month to hope to catch everything on the way through, but as you move into May you are approaching the peak I would say. I ended up seeing ten species of Warbler in a matter of hours, as well as Yellow-bellied Sapsucker and numerous other species including Vireos, Orioles, Hirundines and Flycatchers. I'm beginning to know some of these birds sufficiently well that it no longer feels like birding a new continent on every visit, but it is still very exciting to catch glimpses of something and gradually piece these together to come to a conclusion. And when that conclusion is something like Northern Parula, well, need I say more? Mrs L has now seen a Parula btw, as there was some enforced birding later in the trip. She was about as impressed as you can probably guess.
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So after an intensive 2 hours of craning my neck skywards I met Mrs L (still at this stage Parulaless however) up by the museums which are about level with the Jackie Onassis reservoir, and we went for a cawfee and shared a cookie. In America it is wise to share food, and this cookie was the size of small plate. Then we wandered all the way back down the side of the Park and back to midtown for a rest - tiring all this eating and walking.
In the evening we had some wonderful mexican food a few blocks away, Salvation Taco. Small portions thankfully, but completely delicious. Almost finger food in some ways, so we made sure to have lots of it. And then on to a trip highlight which was to piano bar in the theatre district, a new experience for me but a very fun one. Many tiny tables, people crammed in, and a truly excellent pianist who could seemingly play anything. Van Morrison merged seamlessly into west end numbers, with a good amount of humourous patter blended in. Beer, nachos, music and lots of good people watching as folk dipped in and out. It was an open mike too, but you'll be pleased to hear that my British sense of decorum was not over-ruled my my American genes and I remained sat in my seat rather than jump up with a rendition from my unique musical catalogue.
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When you hear the phrase "Hakka architecture", probably one of the first things that comes to mind are those donut-shaped tulou (土楼) earth houses in Fujian's Yongding county that are famous for being mistakenly identified as missile silos by an American intelligence agent. Less well-known—and shamefully underrated—are the 20,000 or so Hakka weiwu (围屋) buildings in Guangdong's Meizhou countryside (梅州), which have got everything you could ever want in a Hakka home and more.
Though not as well-known as Yongding, Meizhou is widely considered the unofficial center of all things Hakka, and thanks to a lack of overdevelopment, most of its traditional culture remains undisturbed. Most of the traditional architecture in the region is 200-300 years old, with the oldest dating back to 600 years ago. Though the buildings are scattered far and wide, a substantial number can be found around the Meixian (梅县) and Dabu (大埔) counties. And aside from a few of the more famous sites, most of the weiwu are visible directly from the roads and fields, in a variety of architectural styles:
Weilou (围楼式) structures come in two shapes, square and round. Big and breath-taking, arranged in huddle formation for protection, these weilou are among the grandest, most ornate and best-preserved you'll find in the region. You'll probably want to check out Tai'an Lou (泰安楼) and Hua'e Lou (花萼楼), two choices representatives of the Weilou style.
Tai'an LouView In Map
Add: Longgang Village, Dabu County, Meizhou
Price: 20 RMB
Getting there: take a cab from Dabu County
Hua'e LouView In Map
Add: Lianfeng Village, Dadong Township, Dabu County, Meizhou
Price: 20 RMB
Getting there: from Dabu Coach Station (大埔客运站) take a bus leaving at 6:50, 8:50, 13:40, 15:20 to Dadong Township (大东镇), then take a cab or motorbike to the site. Last bus leaves Dadong at 16:40.
Weilong style (围龙式) structures are typically situated on the side of a hill or mountain, spaced anywhere from tens to hundreds of meters apart. Architecturally unique yet neatly arranged, these homes are not spacious by any means but they still manage to cram in all the essentials. They can be found all over Meizhou, though they're most notably in Meixian, where you can find our chosen representative: Dihua Ju (棣华居).
Dihua Ju View In Map
Add: Xinlian Village, Baigong, Xiyang Township, Meixian County
Getting there: Take bus No. 8 from Meizhou's Wuzhoucheng bus station (五洲城汽车站) to Xiyang Baigong (西阳白宫)
3) "Sino-Western Fusion" style
"Sino-Western Fusion" style weilou (中西合璧式) take a traditional Hakka layout and pair it with Southeast Asian architectural style. Western window settings and furnishings and the addition of a balcony inject a fresh breath of air into centuries-old home design. The Lianfang Lou (联芳楼) and Lianhui Lou (联辉楼) are representative of this style.
Lianfang Lou View In Map
Add: Fuliangmei Village, Baigong, Xiyang Township, Meixian County
Getting there: from Meizhou's Jiangnan bus station (江南汽车站), take a bus going to Dabu (大埔) and get off at Baigong Xuzhen (白宫墟镇), then pay about 5 RMB for a motorbike ride there
Lianhui Lou View In Map
Add: 36 Yangkeng, Ganguang Village,
Getting there: take a cab directly from Meizhou
1) Most of the weiwu in Meizhou are also private residences. Admission is free at some buildings but remember to say hello to the head of the household as you enter; other homes may charge admission.
2) Many of the weiwu you'll want to see are quite spread out and public transportation is often not the most convenient option; you may want to think about hiring a car for the day. Also, ask locals for distance estimates so you don't lose track of time.
3) If you're pressed for time, consider confining your explorations to just Meizhou city, Meixian county and/or Dabu county. The weiwu there are more densely concentrated, and are quite representative of those in surrounding areas. If you've got time though, be sure to check out Jiaoling (蕉岭) and Xingning (兴宁) counties as well. And if that's still not enough, no need to pore over a map—visiting pretty much any county in the Meizhou is sure to satisfy your craving for interesting architecture.
4) Tianhe Coach Station (天河客运站) has buses leaving for Meizhou from 8:00-17:00. It should cost 120 RMB for the whole trip, taking about 8 hours. From Jiangnan Bus Station in Meizhou (江南汽车站) you can catch a bus to Dabu leaving every half-hour from 6:30-17:00. In Dabu you'll find buses going just about everywhere, and public buses in Meizhou can also take you to Meixian country, but otherwise public transport is not terribly convenient.
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Our Foundation’s Planned and Legacy Giving programs offer financial tools for tax-deductible donations in Rockleigh, NJ
Individuals and families often reflect on what they can do to make a positive difference in the “quality of life” of others. The Jewish Home offers many charitable gift-giving opportunities, and encourages members of the community to include the Jewish Home in their charitable gift planning. The following is a list of some of the most popular forms of charitable giving.
Appreciated Stock: Gift of stock that has increased in value is a win-win-win situation. It provides a charitable gift to the Jewish Home, eliminates capital gains tax that would otherwise be applicable to the donor, and provides a charitable deduction to the donor. This type of gift can be as simple as an electronic transfer.
Bequests: Remembering the Jewish Home in your will is a wonderful way to leave a lasting legacy. This gift demonstrates foresight in understanding how to help the Jewish Home guarantee delivery of vital programs and services in the future. A bequest can be unrestricted, allowing the Home to use the funds at its own discretion or can be directed by the donor to a specific program or endowment. Bequests can play an important role in estate planning. Those who identify their intention of making a bequest of $10,000 or more to the Jewish Home in their wills are included in the Foundation’s Charuvim Society.
Cash Donations or its equivalent: The most popular form of charitable giving. This gift can be sent directly to the Home, for use in the Home’s general operating budget, or can be directed toward a specific project.
Gift Annuities & Remainder Trusts: A gift of this type can be structured in a variety of ways, providing annual income to the donor, and also providing the satisfaction of knowing that the residual of the gift will ultimately benefit the Jewish Home.
Life Insurance: This allows the donor to make a gift of assets that may no longer be needed, or that have “outlived” their original purpose. One can choose to use the “cash value” of a policy to fund a gift, or name the Jewish Home as the “beneficiary”, to receive all or a portion of the proceeds of the policy at death.
Retirement Plans: If you have one or more retirement plans in your accumulated assets, or are over the age of 59 and find you have excess retirement funds, your IRA may be an appealing source for the funding of a charitable gift.
Or, you can donate now via the Web!
Contributions may be made through the Jewish Home Foundation which is a not-for-profit, 501(c)(3) organization. Contributions made to the Foundation are tax-deductible as permitted by law.
For further information about making a donation of any kind to the Jewish Home, contact Melanie Cohen, Foundation Executive Director at 201-750-4231, or firstname.lastname@example.org.
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https://www.jewishhomefamily.org/jhfoundation/planned-and-legacy-giving/
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Several colleges and departments within the university have designed specific internship guidelines. It is imperative and required that every student wanting to do an internship read and follow the appropriate guidelines. Students must follow the guidelines of the college/department which houses the discipline of the internship focus, which is not necessarily the college/department of the student's major.
Students will receive e-mail notification that their internships have been approved. Once approved, registration for internships will be completed automatically by the Records/Registration office.
Individual internship guidelines
All approved internships must:
- include at least 120 hours at the internship site for three semester credits earned and at least 160 hours for four semester credits earned;
- involve the student in new, upper-division, college-level learning in psychology;
- offer theoretical as well as practical learning;
- be approved by the Psychology Department resident faculty member serving as internship liaison;
- be supervised by a qualified on-site supervisor. The evaluator must have a B.A. or B.S. degree in psychology or related field and/or relevant expertise in the internship topic areas;
- be graded on an S/N basis only; and
- the student must attend the Psychology PSYC 010 Internship Group Meetings.
Student Learning Outcomes
All internships must offer students the opportunity to gain the following outcomes. The student will learn:
- the role and function of the agency/internship site in the community;
- the student’s role in the agency/internship setting;
- the ethical issues related to her/his internship roles and responsibilities; and be able to:
- successfully perform internship responsibilities;
- have awareness of self and others, including issues of race, class, gender, sexual orientation and ability;
- apply the basic theories related to the field in which s/he is interning;
- communicate effectively (written and oral) including interpersonal skills; and
- assess her/his own learning in the internships.
- Students complete the Academic Internship Agreement online or by paper and electronic attachment, including sign-off by the on-site supervisor/evaluator, and submit it to the Internship Office, located in the Institute for Community Engagement and Scholarship (ICES). The Internship Office staff will secure the appropriate Psychology Department internship liaison’s signature. The approval process takes approximately two weeks (longer during summer months and semester breaks) after the student submits the Agreement to the Internship Office. The internship must be approved before the start of the internship.
- The student cannot be related to the on-site supervisor/evaluator or the university faculty liaison.
- A student can do up to two internships at a site. However, there must be new, college-level learning in psychology and an approved Academic Internship Agreement for each three or four semester credit internship. The contact hours must increase appropriately (240 hours for six semester credits, 320 for eight semester credits). Students may do a total of four internships, in their program, with the approval of the Psychology Department.
- It is not appropriate for students to spend their internship completing “clerical” type functions (e.g. filing or answering phones). While these tasks may be a minimal part of the duties of an intern, the majority of time must be spent in educationally appropriate activities. Ideally, the intern can observe others at work and attend meetings in which consultation occurs.
- Psychology internships will be graded on an S/N basis only.
Psychology Internship Group Meetings
All psychology students who enroll in individual psychology internships must also enroll in the Psychology PSYC 010 Internship Group Meetings for the semester concurrent with or before the beginning of the internship. The group meets twice, at the beginning and at the end of the semester. During these meetings, the following activities will be covered:
- review internship expectations and responsibilities;
- review the academic content of the internship with the faculty liaison;
- share internship experiences and knowledge gained with other students;
- reflect on the internship experience through writing and speaking;
- write a brief final report (details provided at first meeting).
Students who include more than one psychology internship in their degree plan only need to fulfill the group meetings requirement for the first internship, but do need to complete an Internship Report for each internship (see below). There is no additional cost for the group meetings and time spent at the meetings count toward hours in the internship. Check the current Class Schedule or contact the Center for Community-Based Learning for dates, times, and locations of these group meetings.
Students will prepare a brief report summarizing and integrating their internship experience. Details on the report will be provided at the first Psychology Group Internship Meeting (Psyc 010, offered near the start of each term – consult the Class Schedule). Students will address questions such as:
- What skills should a student have before beginning this internship?
- What are the strengths and weaknesses of this internship?
- What was the most significant learning experience for you in the internship? What did you learn? Provide examples of experiential learning.
- Do you recommend this internship to other Metropolitan State students? Why?
The Academic Internship Agreement (AIA) must be submitted and approved before you begin your internship. You may not register for the internship until you have received written approval notification from the Internship Office. Students must register within the semester of the Academic Internship Agreement approval date or they may be required to reapply for the internship. Check current Class Schedule for last day to register for the semester.
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Listed at 10.5 hours, a flight from Los Angeles to London is perhaps more time in economy than you’d like. However, we bet you’d like a premium economy seat at economy prices! Fortunately for you, there’s just such a deal on British Airways to several cities in Europe right now. These flights even provide a great chance to use Avios for an upgrade to business class.
Shout out to Notiflyr for finding this one!
The Premium Economy Deal To Europe
British Airways is offering premium economy flights to several cities in Europe for less than $900. You can travel from mid-October 2019 through March 2020 which means there’s plenty of options to find a date that works for you. You’ll find the best prices departing from LAX on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday but you can return Monday through Friday and still get the best price.
How To Book
While OTAs sometimes have better deals, you can get these deals by booking directly with British Airways. Here are some of the best options:
- LAX to Dublin for $638
- LAX to Billund for $642
- LAX to Copenhagen for $650
- LAX to Athens for $817
- LAX to Olso for $894
We checked the AARP rates but, unfortunately, they were no cheaper than going straight to British Airways. However, you can use the promo code CHASEBA10 to get 10% off your booking. That would bring the LAX-DUB cost down from $638 to $574. Now, we’re talking!
Don’t Forget The Chase Travel Portal
If you have Chase Ultimate Rewards points and the Chase Sapphire Reserve, you can use 42,511 points to book the Dublin trip via the Chase Travel Portal. This is yet another reminder as to why the Sapphire Reserve is the go-to card for those who like to book flight deals. That 1.5 cents per point via the portal is just so so good. If you have the Chase Sapphire Preferred Card, you can book this deal for 51,013 Chase points. Either way, that’s fewer miles than many airlines require for an economy award ticket to Europe!
Fancy An Upgrade?
We often hear complaints about not being able to use Avios for anything but short-haul flights because of big surcharges on award tickets. While we totally get the frustration, people often forget that upgrading cheap premium economy fares with Avios is a great way to fly business class. You hang out with us, though, so you probably already knew that!
To upgrade the long-haul segment between LAX and London, you’ll need 30,000 Avios on off-peak dates or 25,000 Avios on peak dates. This cost is per direction, so double it if you want to upgrade both directions. All you have to do is find award space on the flights you’re booking and you’ll be able to upgrade.
Make sure you check out our complete guide to upgrading British Airways flights.
Ideally, you’ll be able to find award space on the flight you want before you book. That way you can simply call in right after you book and have a phone agent process the upgrade. The additional cash cost shouldn’t be more than about $100 per direction, though you might have to ask the agent to manually calculate the cost.
Considering that business class award tickets on British Airways can include over $1,000 in taxes and fees — thanks to the surcharges, you’ll be much better off spending $574 on a premium economy ticket and upgrading. You might have to use some Avios, but you’ll earn some Avios, Alaska or American miles on the premium economy booking and you’ll get a lie-flat seat for so much cheaper than an award ticket. It just makes sense.
Hopefully, you can find a date that works for you!
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https://www.godsavethepoints.com/british-airways-premium-economy-deal-july-2019/
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AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) The Latest on the NASCAR Cup Series race Sunday at ISM Raceway (all times local):
Kevin Harvick raced to his third straight NASCAR Cup Series victory, holding off Kyle Busch for his record-extending ninth win at ISM Raceway.
Coming off victories in Atlanta and Las Vegas, Harvick got in front of Busch on the last series of pit stops on the mile oval. Busch’s team had trouble with the right rear tire on his stop with 53 laps left, allowing Harvick – who pitted three laps earlier – to slip ahead en route to his 40th Cup victory.
Harvick took the lead with 22 laps left when Ryan Newman finally made his last stop on the sunny afternoon after morning rain.
Harvick is the first driver to win three straight Cup races since Joey Logano in 2015. After technical violations marred his victory last week in Las Vegas, Harvick was the fastest in practice Saturday and steadily worked his way to the front after starting 10th.
The 2014 series champion has 14 NASCAR national-series victories at the track, also winning an Xfinity event and four Truck races. In 31 Cup starts in Phoenix, the California driver was 15 top-five finishes.
Busch was 0.774 seconds back. Chase Elliott was third, followed by Denny Hamlin, pole-sitter Martin Truex Jr., Clint Bowyer, Aric Almirola, Eric Jones and Kurt Busch.
Kurt Busch won the second 75-lap stage in the NASCAR Cup Series race at ISM Raceway in a one-lap shootout after a caution period.
Busch stayed on the track while the leaders pitted after Chris Buescher hit the wall on Lap 146.
Younger brother Kyle Busch won the opening stage and was leading when the caution came out. He ended up fourth in the stage, and regained the lead when the drivers who didn’t pit for the caution came in for fuel and tires after the segment.
Kevin Harvick was second behind Kyle Busch on the restart.
Harvick is coming off consecutive victories in Atlanta and Las Vegas and has a record eight Cup victories at the track.
Kyle Busch won the first 75-lap stage of the NASCAR Cup Series race at ISM Raceway, and Kevin Harvick moved up to second in his bid for a third straight victory.
Busch took the lead from Kyle Larson on Lap 56 after Larson had led every green-flag lap. Busch won the Phoenix fall race in 2015, and has nine Xfinity and two Truck wins at the desert track.
Larson passed Martin Truex Jr. on the first lap, lost the top spot to Truex on the first pit stop, and jumped ahead again off the restart.
Harvick started 10th on the mile oval where he has a record eight victories. He won the last two weeks in Atlanta and Las Vegas.
Larson was third in the stage, followed by Denny Hamlin and Truex.
Corey LaJoie lost an engine on Lap 26, bringing out the caution period that served as the scheduled Lap 35 competition caution.
Kevin Harvick started 10th at ISM Raceway, chasing his third straight NASCAR Cup Series victory and record-extending ninth at the desert track.
He’s also was trying to get past penalties for technical violations found after his Las Vegas victory last week.
Defending series champion Martin Truex Jr. started from the pole, followed by the Hendrick Motorsports trio of Kyle Larson, Chase Elliott and Alex Bowman. Team Penske’s Logano started fifth. Logano is the last driver to win three in a row, accomplishing the feat in 2015.
Morning rain gave way to sun well before the drivers hit the track. On Friday, light rain delayed the Xfinity Series race for two hours.
More AP Auto Racing: https://racing.ap.org
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Federal-Mogul expands MOOG line
Federal-Mogul Corp. has added 36 parts, including 14 new control arms, to its line of MOOG Steering and Suspension components.
Federal-Mogul says that as the automotive service market’s “Problem Solver,” the MOOG brand offers innovative Article designs that help ensure enhanced performance and durability, and easier installation.
The latest expansion of the MOOG line includes 14 new control arms for a wide range of foreign nameplate and domestic applications. These include the following control arms equipped with premium MOOG ball joints:
- CK620618 (left) and CK620619 (right) for Audi A8 Quattro (2004-2007), Audi A6 Quattro (2005-2007), Audi A6 (2006-2007) and Volkswagen Phaeton (2004-2006)
- CK620356 (left) and CK620357 (right) for Nissan Sentra & 200SX (U.S. built, 1995-99)
- CK620284 (left) & CK620285 (right) for Acura 3.2TL (1999-2003), Acura 3.2CL (2001-2003) and Honda Accord (1998-2002)
Additional new MOOG parts now available from North American distributors include several sway bar links, inner tie rod ends, strut mounts, ball joints and coil springs for a variety of late-model applications from Chrysler, Ford, General Motors, Hyundai, Kia, Mazda and Toyota.
For more information visit www.moogproblemsolver.com.
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https://www.autoserviceprofessional.com/articles/5485-federal-mogul-expands-moog-line
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Veneers are one of the easiest and most noninvasive solutions for immediately enhancing the appearance of your smile. Haitham J. Ennabi, DDS, provides natural-looking veneers at Quality Dental Care for patients looking to improve any cosmetic flaws or defects in their teeth. With offices conveniently located in Hopewell Junction and Pawling, New York, Quality Dental Care is a trusted resource for all of your dental procedures. Schedule your appointment today by calling the offices or booking online.
Veneers are tooth-shaped coverings that are permanently affixed to the visible portion of your teeth in order to make cosmetic improvements to your smile. They’re incredibly strong, durable, and stain-resistant, and feel just like your natural teeth while looking even better.
Veneers are a great way to treat a wide range of cosmetic concerns that you might have with your smile, such as:
Veneers can also be used to treat non-cosmetic conditions, such as for reinforcing a tooth that’s been cracked or slightly damaged.
Veneers are one of the safest, most cost-effective, minimally invasive methods for improving the appearance of your smile. Veneers:
Veneers have also been shown to have an exceptional long-term success rate of 93.5% across a ten-year period.
Dr. Ennabi can install your veneers with a very easy procedure that only requires a few visits to Quality Dental Care.
In your first visit, you’ll have a consultation with Dr. Ennabi to design your dream smile and pick a color shade for your veneers that best compliments your existing smile and facial tones. Next, Dr. Ennabi prepares your teeth by shaving off a very thin layer of enamel from the front-facing side.
Once your teeth are prepared, he uses dental putty to take an impression of your teeth that he sends off to a lab. The lab will fabricate your veneers to fit comfortably on your prepared teeth and blend in perfectly with the rest of your smile. You’ll be fitted with a set of temporary veneers to wear while you wait for your permanent set to come back from the lab.
After about a week or so, you come back to Quality Dental Care to get your permanent veneers placed. After Dr. Ennabi tests out the fit and color to ensure that they’re to your liking, he seals them on your teeth one-by-one with permanent dental cement, giving you a dream smile that you’ll be excited to share with the world.
Don’t wait any longer to turn your teeth into a smile you love. Schedule your veneers appointment with the professionals at Quality Dental Care today by calling the office or booking online.
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https://www.qualitydentalsmile.com/services/veneers
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Though she’s been enjoying a wildly successful cyclocross season, Luna star Katerina Nash will wrap up her 2013 campaign in Bend, Oregon, this weekend, opting out of competing in any European World Cups, or the February 2 world championship in Hoogerheide, Belgium.
A bronze medalist at the 2011 world cyclocross championship — and the winner of the Roubaix World Cup stop in January 2010 — Nash went into this season planning an early exit after several years of full mountain bike and cyclocross seasons stacked on top of one another.
Nash has won 10 of 11 races she’s entered this season, finishing second only once, to World Cup leader Katie Compton (Trek Cyclocross Collective), on November 2 in Cincinnati. Nash also bested Compton over the Cincinnati weekend, as well as twice in Providence in October. She currently sits second on USA Cycling’s Pro CX rider standings, behind Elle Anderson (Cal Giant), though Anderson has started 18 Pro CX events, to Nash’s 11. And though she hasn’t raced in Europe this season, Nash was ranked sixth on the UCI individual rankings as of November 26.
The winner of both CXLA races last weekend in Los Angeles, Nash will travel from the Bay Area, where she’s spending time at Clif Bar headquarters in Emeryville, California, to Bend to compete in the UCI-sanctioned Deschutes Brewery Cup on Saturday, and the finale of Oregon’s Cross Crusade series on Sunday.
“I have had an amazing cyclocross season, and part of the reason is that I haven’t focused as heavily,” Nash said. “I haven’t traveled as much, I have been able to rest up, and I’ve had really good training, which is exactly what I needed. I’ve done both mountain bike and cyclocross for the last four seasons, and that translates into 10 months of racing per year, and that’s just too much.”
I know I could go and do worlds, but I have been enjoying more of a pick-and-choose approach,” she said. “With less traveling, and less racing, it really helps my results. If you look around, there aren’t many riders that are combining two seasons for so many years. At some point you have to back off, and take an off-season.”
Nash, 36, also dismissed any notion she might be retiring in 2014.
Rumors swirled after an interview she’d done in September with Czech web site mtbs.cz, was mistranslated into English. Though Nash stated that she would not be chasing the entire mountain bike World Cup circuit in 2014, she will very much be racing for Luna again next year, pursuing mass-participant events such as the BC Bike Race, the Downieville Classic, and, possibly, the Leadville 100.
Nash won her first ever World Cup event this year, in Mont-Sainte-Anne, in Quebec, and said she intends to return to that race in August 2014, as well as the World Cup stop in Wyndham, New York, the following weekend, which would, unfortunately, conflict with Leadville.
“My contract was through 2013, and I’ve extended it through 2014 with an adjusted schedule,” Nash said. “I am not doing all the World Cups, but I will still be heavily involved in both (mountain bike and cyclocross), there’s just not a set schedule. Like many North American racers, I’ll be backing off the World Cups. Logistically, they are unsustainable. You travel to Africa, and then Australia, and then Europe, and it’s really hard if you are based in North America.”
Nash said the World Cups make sense for those aiming at an Olympic berth. However, after competing in the summer Olympics in 1996 and 2012, as well as the winter Olympics, in cross-country skiing, in Nagano in 1998 and Salt Lake City in 2002, she no longer feels compelled to chase an Olympic medal. Nash finished a disappointing 14th in London last year, 5:30 behind France’s gold medalist Julie Bresset.
“You have to do the World Cups if you want to go to the Olympics, but at some point it doesn’t make sense any more,” she said. “I’m no longer willing to fly across the world for just one race. I’m looking forward to a change, but I want to stay involved at the top level. I’m looking forward to competing in domestic events where I’ll be riding with a thousand other people that love mountain biking. It will be a new challenge in my cycling career. I did BC Bike Race a few years ago, and it’s as good as it gets in mountain biking. It’s just back to basics, back to why you ride your mountain bike in the first place. I’m excited to do a few events like that next summer.”
At the 2013 world championships in Louisville, Kentucky, in February, Nash was in tears at the finish line after a dropped chain on the final lap cost her a second bronze medal; she finished fourth.
Still, the Czech star said she had no unfinished business that needed to be resolved in Hoogerheide, and that she was at peace with the decision to holster her unbelievable run of late-season form.
“I don’t think about it that way,” Nash said. “I was just looking forward to a change this fall. I knew I was carrying good fitness, I had one of my best seasons ever on the mountain bike, and I carried that into cyclocross. I didn’t expect to have the season I have had. I haven’t focused on cyclocross, but it’s been really fun racing. Maybe it’s been good to step away from the high-pressure racing, for me to realize I’m in the sport for the right reasons.
“I like to ride my bike, and I enjoy racing, but I don’t feel like I am missing out. I’m not really sad that I’m not packing my bags for Europe this Christmas. I know there is another year, there are more big events, and I want to give myself a chance to recover from all of the travel of the last few years. Who knows? Maybe I will pick it up next year, but it feels okay to not be heading to Europe this winter. At the same time, it feels good to know that I am still competitive and able to ride at a high level, and to compete with Katie Compton at the same time that she is winning World Cups.”
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Today, I'm sharing the Earthbound Farms Famous Maple Almond Granola recipe with you.
This recipe is simply amazing.
It's amazing for your health, amazing for fat loss, amazing for building muscle, and amazing for nutrition.
If you couldn't already tell, it's one of my favorite recipes.
It's very easy to make and can be stored for some time. Just get it out and eat it whenever needed.
Granola is a perfect snack.
So here's how you put this amazing granola together:
Ingredients and Nutrition Facts
The below ingredients make 8 huge servings:
4 1/2 cups Old-fashioned rolled oats (not instant)
3/4 cup Raw sunflower seeds
1 1/2 cups Coarsely chopped raw almonds
2 tablespoons Ground cinnamon
1 1/4 cups Pure maple syrup (preferably Grade A dark amber)
1/3 cup Canola oil (try even healthier oil to improve this recipe)
1 cup Raisins
A serving size is 1 cup and the nutrition facts below are for 1 serving:
Protein 13 grams
Carbohydrate 116 grams
Fat 28 grams
If you're trying to build lean muscle and need some extra calories in the morning, have about 1 cup of this with a cup or two of milk.
I actually highly recommend this as a breakfast meal. It's a little low on protein so add some milk or a whey protein shake along with your granola.
Position a rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 325 degrees F.
Place the oats, sunflower seeds, almonds and cinnamon in a large bowl and stir to combine. Add the maple syrup and oil, and stir until all the dry ingredients are moistened.
Spread the granola on a 17 x 12 x 1-inch rimmed baking sheet.
Bake until the granola begins to brown, about 25 minutes. Stir the granola with a flat spatula and continue to cook until it's light golden brown, dry and fragrant, about 15 to 20 minutes more. Stir the granola at least once more, and watch it carefully during the final minutes because it can burn quickly.
WARNING: Pay attention to the above step as this can burn the granola very quickly and easily.
Place the baking sheet on a cooling rack. Add the raisins and stir to combine, then allow the granola to cool completely.
Transfer the granola to an airtight container and store at room temperature for up to 1 month, or in the freezer for up to 3 months.
Other Options And Changes You Can Make:
One of my favorite things to do is to have this granola as a very healthy cereal for breakfast in the morning.
It also works well as the first whole food meal after a tough weight lifting workout.
I love to add cut up strawberries to the granola and pour milk over.
Bananas are also awesome in the granola with milk.
Any berries are good: blueberries, raspberries, blackberries.
Even apples are amazingly awesome cut up with the granola. This granola is very versatile and can fit many needs in your diet.
One WARNING: do not over eat this granola and go over your calorie intake for the day. It's very easy to do so make sure you track how much you eat and adjust if over eating.
More Recipes From Earthbound Farms!!!
The recipe on this page came straight from the book titled “Food to Live By.”
I highly recommend this book as some of my favorite recipes come from this book.
Many of the recipes are very easy to make while some others are more difficult.
I have other recipe books, though, that are next to impossible to make. This recipe book keeps most of the recipes practical and much easier to make.
Another one of my favorite recipes in this book is “Mexican Albondigas Soup” and it's a must try once you get your copy of the book.
I LOVE this book and you'll see see how great REAL FOOD can taste when you try the recipes in this book.
That's all I can say about this recipe book.
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https://www.weight-lifting-complete.com/earthbound-farms-famous-maple-almond-granola/
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The Unjaded: Noel Cottrell
By Brett McKenzie on Mar 19, 2017
In a world where every blockbuster movie is a sequel, and memes grind a 15 minutes of fame moment into a fine powder, it’s difficult to be truly new and unique. And when you work in advertising and design, the challenge to not have a ‘me too!’ concept that still resonates with audiences is a taxing struggle.This makes hitting that ever-elusive home run and earning top honors that much sweeter.
As the judging for the 2017 One Show and the ADC 96th Annual Awards unfolds in Bermuda these next several days, we will be catching up with esteemed jury members to find out what excites them after all these years, both in their careers and in the jury room.
CCO, Fitzgerald & Co. Atlanta
2017 One Show Cross Platform Jury
Years in the industry: 20
How did you get your start all those years ago?
It's funny. I didn’t even know that advertising careers even really existed. I had an English degree, and was working in London, when somebody asked me ‘have you ever thought of copywriting?’ I had no idea what that even was, so he invited me to come check out Saatchi & Saatchi. I was instantly hooked, with people walking around in Chuck Taylors and playing pinball. I thought ‘you mean people actually get paid to do this?! I’m in!’
Do you remember you first award, the first time you were recognized for your work?
Oh yes! Back in South Africa, there was something called the Ad of the Month. The ad was basically a full page print ad in the Sunday Times of my own middle finger, and the copy read something like “are road signs like these killing drivers over the holidays?’ I consider that Ad of the Month award to be my gateway drug, moving onto the Loeries, and then globally with The One Show, Cannes, ADC, D&AD and the like.
Having been in the game for such a long time, what impresses you? How do you avoid the “everything has been done before” malaise?
Well, I think one of the truest maxims about working in advertising is that you never have the same day twice. There is always something new that you see, or that someone shows you, and it’s completely crazy, but it spawns something that could last a year. And with all the new technology that is constantly coming out, our industry is really accelerating from the fanciful to the possible.
If I was still doing only radio and print, like I was at the beginning of my career, I think I would’ve burned out a long time ago. The speed at which pop culture and technology are evolving keeps me forever engaged.
The flip side to the technology evolving so quickly is that it becomes harder to be truly innovative. Simple VR, where they send you a box to put your smartphone in and they show you a 360 video — that’s no longer innovative, especially up against something like McCann’s ‘Field Trip To Mars’. The bar is always being raised, so innovation is based on beating the last great thing.
It’s a blessing and a curse that the internet has allowed amazing work to go viral throughout the industry long before you see it in a jury room. Was there anything during your judging that really impressed you even though you were laying your eyes on it for the very first time?
You're right. It’s very, very hard to be truly surprised when judging. I think I see the most truly surprising work in entries from other countries where English isn’t the dominant language. You’ll see some mind blowing case study videos for campaigns and projects out of China, or Japan, or India, and because they were created and presented in their native language, you never really saw it in your social media feeds months earlier. This is where the most pleasant surprises come from.
The 2017 One Show and ADC 96th Annual Awards will be presented during Creative Week, May 8–12, 2017. Tickets and info can be found at www.oneclub.org/store
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https://www.oneclub.org/articles/all/-view/the-unjaded-noel-cottrell
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Meet us at the Einstein Harvest Ball Weekend Nov 4-6 and help us support Einstein’s new Center for Virtual Health.
See Eric Rock, Vivify Health CEO, tomorrow at Health 2.0 speak on how Vivify and UPMC have partnered to scale population health by combining expertise.
Vivify Health CEO, Eric Rock, is speaking today at the UPMC Health Plan Conclave discussing Consumerism of Healthcare and Value Based Care models…
The time is near.. @VivifyHealth is on 11:15 at #CONNHealth16. Come see us! #ConnectedCare #ContinuousCare
Vivify Health is getting prepped for the panel tomorrow at the Connected Health Summit. Come see us!
Vivify Health is transforming healthcare with the market’s most comprehensive patient-centered connected care platform, spanning from remote monitoring of high-risk patients and patient activation to population and employee health. Vivify’s platform is the digital pathway to collaborative care on demand — with a focus on ease of use for employees, members, patients and providers.
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https://www.vivifyhealth.com/category/statusupdates/page/2/
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The company told the Wall Street Journal that the CEO search had
been in progress since the spring, insinuating that the
fallout from the article, published by The Verge, did not play a
role in Korey’s resignation.
But multiple sources tell Recode that while new CEO Stuart
Haselden had indeed planned to join Away before The Verge piece
was published, he was not meant to immediately helm the CEO role;
instead, he would join the company as Away’s chief operating
officer, or COO, reporting to Korey, and would later move into the
top spot if all went according to plan.
Under that original plan, Haselden would eventually replace Korey
as CEO — perhaps as early as mid-2020 — after he got to know the
business better. It was also meant to allow Korey time to get
comfortable with the transition, according to a person familiar
with the plan. (Haselden was already COO of Lululemon, a public
company worth $29 billion, and wouldn’t have taken the COO role at
a much smaller company without the understanding that he would
eventually hold the top spot.)
But after the workplace culture story erupted late last week, some
of Away’s investors pushed to rip the band aid off and accelerate
the CEO swap.
Almost like they were ready to pounce.
(I happen to know a bunch of outlets were digging into this drama — kudos to Del Rey for getting the scoop.)
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https://daringfireball.net/linked/2019/12/11/del-ray-away
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