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Who gets to the end of the journey first and best has long been the rule by which our culture has operated. But in this case, success is a moving target. It’s always just around the next corner, and these days seems to be moving faster than ever. So, we can simply stay put, OR we can decide to enjoy the journey more.
Current market forces suggest that consumers are now leading the sustainable living charge – and forcing the world around them to switch from the goal-striving mindset to the journey-experiencing mindset.
This may be partially due to the lackluster economy, which has done wonders for inspiring self-reflection. People are taking more responsibility for their circumstances. They are looking to connect more with each other, with environmental issues and even with brands – on a more human scale, step-by-step.
Everyone knows significant change takes time, but if we walk side by side and encourage one another on this path to sustainable living, the journey itself will change us.
This is the Scope Node, a mouse that the maker Elecom claims is as accurate as a pen. “Like Holding a Pen" says the accompanying publicity, which to us this seems to be up there with “Like you just stepped out of a salon" when it comes to product claims.
The USB mouse is indeed quite accurate, going on its respectable 1,600 dpi resolution, but here’s the real gimmick: According to Elecom, the laser-eye which does the mousing is placed just where a pen tip would be — if you were holding a pen.
Clear nonsense. But what about those looks? The gray metallic carapace looks like it’s about to transform into a giant robot and battle the Decepticons. Even the name, Scope Node, sounds somehow interstellar. You can have this magnificent piece of nonsense for around ¥6,000, or $62, if you live in Japan. Us Transformer...
CRESTVIEW HILLS, Ky. -- The daily schedule for Thomas More College’s upcoming five-day High School Summer STEM Institute is pretty typical of an outdoor summer camp: Each day starts at 8 a.m. with breakfast, and activities and meals follow.
The experience itself is anything but typical, however. Just ask the dozens of high school students who participate in the unique program each July. The institute allows them to live and work at the college’s Biology Field Station, where ongoing research explores the Ohio River’s vast ecosystem.
STEM is the acronym for science, technology, engineering and math. There’s a national push to draw more students to STEM-related fields. Thomas More's Biology Field Station, which is a 50-acre research and teaching facility in California, Kentucky, has a year-round initiative that aims to improve STEM education at the ...
Lorentz, who is working with 10 partner high schools, provides professional development workshops for teachers in the STEM content areas and field trips for their classes. The high school summer institute is open first to their students, particularly those currently underrepresented in the STEM fields, he said. The spa...
Most are local, but it’s open to students across the nation. This year, high school students will come from as far as Chicago.
The field trips and workshops offered throughout the year give students an up-close look at STEM in action, but the summer institute takes education in those fields to a whole-new level. That’s because students are immersed during the weeklong program, according to former campers Mitchell Kriege and Renee Kling.
Each day of the camp, students are split into two groups. They take part in hands-on projects at the field station, out in the field and on the Ohio River. Lessons also take place in the classrooms and science labs at Thomas More, and at the college’s observatory.
The camp’s reach goes even beyond the river, Kling said. Students explore a wide range of disciplines under the STEM umbrella, including biology and chemistry, as well as engineering, robotics and computer science.
Twenty college professors are involved in the program, and more than a dozen Thomas More students serve as mentors. Collectively, they help provide a once-in-a-lifetime experience for teens interested in STEM fields, Lorentz said.
“How many high school students get that opportunity?” he said.
By the end of the week, students leave with a better grasp of what STEM is all about, Lorentz said. Most have also acquired a passion for the Ohio River and its surrounding watershed. They give a culminating research presentation on their favorite topic.
Manufacturers of post production plastic machinery. Equipment for further and down stream processing of plastic extruded, plastic moulded, blown plastic products.
Stacking Equipment for Plastic Cups, Bowls etc.
Commodity trading center in Winnipeg, Canada, that is the only place to trades options and futures in agriculture. While the primary Commodity of the WCE is canola, many others are also traded here, including flaxseed futures, which are traded here exclusively, and foreign exchange.
Winnipeg Commodity Exchange (WCE). InvestorGuide.com. WebFinance, Inc. http://www.investorguide.com/definition/winnipeg-commodity-exchange-wce.html (access:April 21, 2019).
It was all the way back in January that we exclusively reported that George Lucas' ideas for Star Wars: Episode 7 were ignored by J.J. Abrams and company, as the production decided to go in a different direction with what would wind up being Star Wars: The Force Awakens. But why was it exactly that the Star Wars creato...
We’ve made some departures - exactly the way you would in any development process.
Instead of focusing on young teens, Star Wars: The Force Awakens instead seems to be centered on a pair of 23-year-olds (Daisy Ridley's Rey and John Boyega's Finn) as well as a 35 year-old (Oscar Isacc's Poe Dameron). Those ages are much more in line with those of the principal cast in the first Star Wars, which includ...
While George Lucas' ideas for Star Wars: Episode VII were put aside for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, a big part of me thinks that this can't be the last we've heard of those concepts. They may never actually be adapted into in-canon feature films, but perhaps they could get adapted in another way, or possibly publishe...
Of course, once those ideas do get out, it will be even more interesting to see how they compare to the direction in which J.J. Abrams and his crew ultimately decided to go. Kathleen Kennedy's quote on the matter sounds pretty political, but maybe there actually will be certain beats from Lucas' sketches that made thei...
Star Wars: The Force Awakens will be out in theaters on December 17th.
Premiere: WebsterX and Allan Kingdom Link on "Kinfolk"
This might be the least expected but most exciting young collaboration of the year, so far. Milwaukee-based MC WebsterX spent some time in Chicago recently and linked up with Closed Sessions producer Boathouse and Minnesota's very own Allan Kingdom. WebsterX vibes off Boathouse's woozy, atmospheric sounds and...
“'Kinfolk' came about in a post midnight atmosphere, to be honest it was one of my first times being in that late night studio vibe outside of my hometown of Milwaukee. Producer Boathouse, photographer Sam Schmieg and myself were all vibing out in Chicago after a night of heavy Mexican food, a night at creati...
What I mostly want people to understand with this song is it came from a natural place. Making this song was special for me because Boathouse and I decided to start creating something from scratch for a vibe I was looking to go more towards my debut album. I freestyled a good majority of my verse and the chorus all cam...
Adding Allan was an obvious choice, we clicked within minutes for the sole fact that we’re both Midwest artists with African roots and want more than just the glitter and gold of success. We both want an atmosphere where it’s not weird for talented artists to reach out to other talented artists, we both listen to a lot...
BJP decision to give denial to give the North-East Mumbai seat to Kirit Somaiya instead of Poonam Mahajan, daughter of late party leader Pramod Mahajan, has not caused any "heartburn", according to state BJP spokesperson Vijay Gavhane.
BJP's denial of Lok Sabha ticket to Poonam Mahajan, daughter of late party leader Pramod Mahajan, has not caused any "heartburn" and there is no question of dissension, a Maharashtra BJP functionary said in Mumbai on Wednesday.
"We are all dedicated workers of the party. There is no hurt, dissension or even disappointment. We have taken the decision in our stride," state BJP spokesperson Vijay Gavhane told PTI.
BJP has fielded Kirit Somaiya for the North-East Mumbai seat, the constituency from where Poonam had sought to contest the polls.
Denial of ticket to Poonam is seen as a setback for party general secretary Gopinath Munde, who is married to Pramod Mahajan's sister Pradnya.
Poonam is the state general secretary of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, BJP's youth wing, and had played a key role in organising the recent public rally of Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi in Pune.
Munde, who is supposed to enter the Lok Sabha from Beed, was keen on Poonam getting the ticket from Mumbai, another BJP functionary said.
Munde, who is scheduled to attend an important meeting of the Sena-BJP alliance with Sena executive president Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday, was unavailable for comment.
Federal regulations should do their critical job of protecting public health, safety, and the environment while not unnecessarily hurting job creation and economic growth. This goal is achievable, but it requires a smarter and more modern regulatory process. And it is needed—the federal regulatory process hasn’t been r...
Think about that—the last time Congress reformed what’s called the Administrative Procedure Act, the law that provides our regulatory framework, was when Harry Truman was president. Back then a gallon of gas cost 21 cents and the American economy was 10 percent of the size it is today.
We need 21st century regulatory policies that keep up with our 21st century economy. That’s why I introduced the Regulatory Accountability Act, a bipartisan bill that would modernize federal regulations, increase transparency, and give the public more of a voice in the process.
Business owners and farmers across the state tell me how regulations that come from behind closed doors in Washington hurt their bottom lines in Ohio.
One recent example I heard was at a small family-owned business in Alliance, Ohio called Whitacre Greer Brick. They said that one EPA regulation costs them nearly $1 million—equal to about 10 percent of their annual revenue. That’s extra money they just don’t have. That $1 million would be going back into their busines...
They’re not alone. Companies across Ohio are calling for changes to this process. Federal regulations have an important purpose, but they need to be reflective of modern business practices, and those affected by the decisions should be involved in the process.
The Regulatory Accountability Act achieves this in three common-sense ways.
First, it requires a cost-benefit analysis before implementing any new regulation. Every president since Ronald Reagan, Republican or Democrat, has agreed that regulatory agencies should do this. This bill would finally establish that idea as law so that no future president can unilaterally change it. It also requires ...
Second, this bill increases transparency throughout the regulatory process. Before proposing any major rule, meaning a regulation that costs the economy more than $100 million a year, agencies would have to issue a notice and invite the public to submit relevant information about its potential impact. This allows Ohioa...
Third, this bill establishes retrospective reviews of federal regulations. Agencies will have to regularly assess whether rules are meeting their publicly-stated objectives to ensure that regulations are reflective of our changing economy.
This bipartisan bill makes common-sense changes Ohioans have been calling for. When I talk to folks back home, including recent visits to General Tool in Cincinnati, Dynalab in Reynoldsburg, Rice Energy in Belmont County, and Haessly Hardwood Lumber in Marietta, or countless others, business owners throughout the state...
Small businesses are the bedrock of the American economy, and the federal government should support them, not hold them back. This bill makes sense, and it will help get the economy going for folks back in Ohio trying to build their businesses and live the American dream.
Rob Portman is a Republican United States Senator from Ohio.
Twenty States signed the Protocol, namely: Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Finland, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Maldives, Mali, Montenegro, Morocco, Peru, Portugal, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Uruguay.
“The signing ceremony by a significative number of countries is a very promising start in the process of effective safeguard of children’s rights promoted by the new protocol", said Marta Santos Pais.
Since the adoption of the Optional Protocol by the UN General Assembly, on 19 December 2011, the process has gathered significant support from regional groups, UN Agencies and civil society and most recently from the Secretary General of the International Organization La Francophonie, Mr. Abdou Diouf.
The SRSG will continue her global advocacy to ensure that this third Protocol enters into force as soon as possible.
Germany's far-Left party has returned to power in a state government for the first time since the Berlin Wall fell 25 years ago, stoking heated debate about its communist roots.
The Left Party, widely seen as the successor to the Socialist Unity Party (SED) that once ruled East Germany, will head the government of Thuringia after the state parliament narrowly voted to approve a new coalition.
The new state prime minister, Bodo Ramelow, used his first speech in parliament to apologise to victims of the former communist regime, and said he wanted to "reconcile rather than divide".
Thousands of people braved sub-zero temperatures on the streets of the state capital, Erfurt, on Thursday night to protest against the expected result of the vote.
Angela Merkel predicted the decision would be "bad news" for Thuringia, while the German President, Joachim Gauck, broke with the traditional neutrality of his role to speak out against it.
But the state parliament voted to approve Mr Ramelow's three-way coalition after the Social Democrats, Mrs Merkel's partner in the federal government, rejected an alliance with her Christian Democrats in the state.
The coalition, which is completed by the Green Party, will have a majority of just one seat in the state parliament.
Although Mr Ramelow grew up in West Germany, many of the Left Party's leadership were senior figures in the East German communist party and some have been accused of links with the Stasi secret police.
Thuringia was part of East Germany until reunification, and many have expressed dismay at the former communists' return to power.
"Old SED [Socialist Unity Party] comrades and Stasi informers run the state now," said Rainer Wagner, chairman of the Union of Victims' Associations of Communist Tyranny.
"Many who were in prison in the GDR [East Germany] are very upset," the director of the Stasi memorial in Berlin, Hubertus Knabe, told Nord-West Zeitung newspaper. "They feel that the lessons of history have been forgotten."
Mrs Merkel's spokesman issued a terse statement: "It is government practice that the Chancellor sends each elected [state] prime minister her congratulations, and that, of course, is what she does in this case".
Even those humans who are evidently not fond of dogs behave themselves in the precincts of the park. They had better. For, at least in the morning hours, animal-lovers are in a majority here.
For those who bring neither biscuits, milk nor grain, there is even a vendor who sells roasted nuts.
BENGALURU: If you ever get into an argument with people who think Bengaluru is not animal-friendly, take them for a morning walk in Cubbon Park. No matter how badly the city treats its animals, inside the park, animals are loved and pampered.
Even those humans who are evidently not fond of dogs behave themselves in the precincts of the park. They had better. For, at least in the morning hours, animal-lovers are in a majority here. There is no saying what form retribution for bad behaviour can take. It could range from a swearword to a full-blown fist-fight....
Pet dogs are the most pampered. Some arrive in cars while others walk with their pet-parent/s or hired walkers. They come in all sizes, shapes, classes and respond mostly to English instructions (The late Gandhian educationist Dr HN famously called them English-medium dogs). Some run and play while the obese and rheuma...
Given the sanctuary status, even those who do not bring a pet for a morning walk seem to want to display love towards the park’s animals.
There are those who carry bags of grain on their bicycles or on foot, to feed the pigeons. There are many who bring biscuits to feed the scores of stray dogs. There were some young men who used to go around emptying packets of Nandini milk into cups some time ago. There are others who pour handfuls of sugar into the cr...
For those who bring neither biscuits, milk nor grain, there is even a vendor who sells roasted nuts. Yes. A genial bespectacled old fellow with a basket of nuts does brisk business long before the first shop in Bengaluru opens its shutters. For a long time, I wondered who would eat nuts on a morning walk. It dawned on ...
I soon figured that the bird-feeders were feeding only pigeons. The pigeons — being aggressive pests — were pushing away other birds. Only the crows and the mynas stood a chance. But for one lady of the Canine Club who feeds the strays branded dog food, almost all the other dog-feeders give them loads of glucose biscui...
Recently there have been more frequent violations of labor rights committed by employers of not only Russian workers, but of foreign citizens working in Russia as well.
In this article we want to address the issue and the manner by which Russian legislation provides foreign citizens with some measure of protection from an employer violating his or her labor rights.
In accordance with Article 62 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation, foreign citizens are extended the same rights as Russian citizens, except in instances that have been established by federal law or by an international treaty to which Russia is a signatory member. And in accordance with Article 11 of the Labo...
In this regard, foreigners who are legally employed in Russia can avail themselves of all legal means provided to them by Russian legislation to defend their rights as workers.
According to Article 352 of the Labor Code, everyone has the right to protect their rights and freedoms by all possible means not prohibited by law.
judicial protection, defending one's labor rights in court.
As a means where by which an employee can protect his/her own labor rights, the employee can inform the employer or immediate supervisor in written form of the employee's refusal to carry out duties that were not included within the terms of their employment agreement as well as refuse to carry out tasks that directly ...
Meanwhile it is necessary to note that in certain instances, as is provided for by federal law, an employee cannot withhold services. This generally applies to, for example, workers in organizations that serve particularly dangerous types of functions, workers who perform duties in the energy-resource sector, heating, ...
A foreign citizen can become a member of a Russian professional trade union and enjoy the protection it provides. Russian professional trade unions can have influence over employers, especially in instances where they are an international trade union and the employer is an international company that values its image an...
The main Russian authoritative branches that regulate and monitor compliance of labor laws are the Prosecutor's Office and the Federal Labor Inspectorate. In the event of a violation of labor legislation by the employer, an employee can file a complaint against his or her employer to these authoritative bodies. The Pro...
A complaint filed against an employer for violation of labor law to any of these authoritative branches does not carry any time restrictions or statute of limitations. An employee can file a complaint regardless of how much time has passed since the moment of the violation.
Finally, in defense of one's rights, a foreign citizen can seek judicial protection via a Russian court in the relevant jurisdiction.
In contract to the Prosecutor's Office and the Federal Labor Inspectorate, if pursuing a legal complaint in court, an employee must do so within a certain time deadline.
An employee has the right to file a complaint against an employer in court within three months from the date he/she knew or should have known of the violation. If the subject of the complaint is a claim for lost wages, then the three-month period in which to file a complaint begins from the date of dismissal of the emp...
A complaint filed by an employee in court is to be filed in the jurisdiction of the employer, its address of federal registration, which is sometimes its legal address.
When making a complaint in court, the employee is exempt from payment of state fees and other court related costs.
In a complaint filed in court, a foreign citizen has the right to the assistance of a translator in order to have the opportunity of participating in the proceedings in his/her own language.
In the event of wrongful dismissal, an employee can expect to be restored to his/her previous position and recovery of lost wages during the period of forced absence. Any violation of labor rights can serve as a basis for reparations from the employer for moral damages. In addition to that, a foreign employee who wins ...
Aaron Judge gave one boy a night he will never forget.
The Yankees slugger belted a two-run homer in the 13th inning to propel the Yankees to a 3-0 win over the Blue Jays Wednesday night in Toronto, and a young fan couldn’t get enough of his hero’s clutch blast. The boy, holding up an All Rise 99 sign, was shown celebrating like crazy after the homer.

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