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Implications of A Data-Driven Built Environment
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
It is clear both locally and abroad that the real estate industry is turning to metrics to validate and evaluate buildings. The reasons for this trend are wide-ranging. They span the need to adhere to new regulations, the desire to improve building performance through modeling, measurement, and benchmarking, and the aspiration to revolutionize building design and engineering to take into account user behavior and to maximize their satisfaction. These objectives stem from recognition by the industry that embracing sustainability will have favorable impacts on efforts to reduce GHG emissions and energy consumption, increase environmental health and safety for building occupants, and concurrently positively affect the financial bottom-line.
Independent of goals, the consensus is that metrics are the future of buildings. However, currently, every segment of the industry is looking at the issue from its own silo and generating reams of sector specific data. Without the proper tools, standards, and analytics the resulting overwhelming data tsunami could potentially lead to frustration and resistance to the market transformation opportunities created by the data's availability. What would be beneficial is a comprehensive view that identifies what each sector needs—operators, owners, regulators, bankers, underwriters, and tenants—in order to leverage all of these needs to move the industry forward, systematically.
In order to begin to address this, the New York Academy of Sciences is hosting this conference on the utilization of data in the Built Environment. We are eager to develop and mainstream the Green Building 'discipline' and integrate it into relevant subject areas such as data analytics and machine learning. As a first step, we aim to present a vision for what data we should be collecting in order to transform the industry. The final session of the conference will be a preliminary look at the analysis and results of the green building benchmarking data collected through New York City's Local Law 84.
Networking reception to follow event.
Continuing Education Credits Available
GBCI CE Hours (LEED CMP Credits):
For more information, please contact Michel Wahome at email@example.com
* Presentation times are subject to change.
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Breakfast & Registration
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Session I: What kind of data is out there?
Moderator: Chris Pyke (USGBC)
Session II: Who are the consumers/owners of the data?
Moderator: Nilda Mesa (Columbia University)
Lunch Break (Bagged Lunch)
Session III: What can we do now with the data? What are the current obstacles to achieving goals?
Moderator: Jane Snowdon (IBM)
Session IV: What could we do with the data in the future?
Moderator: Chris Garvin (Terrapin Bright Green)
Session V: How much is it worth?
Moderator: Greg Hale (NRDC)
Session VI: Benchmarking Report
Moderator: Chris Garvin (Terrapin Bright Green)
Networking Wine and Cheese Reception
The Sallan Foundation
Sustainable Energy Partnerships
The New York Academy of Sciences
Jane L. Snowdon
Stuart Cowan, PhD, is a Partner of Autopoiesis LLC, which applies complex living systems models to enhance the resilience of the built environment, communities, and organizations. He is a lead researcher for The International Living Future Institute's Economics of Change project to create new real estate investment and valuation models driven by better data on resource use, ecosystem services, and social metrics. He has served as a Transaction Manager for Portland Family of Funds, an innovative sustainability investment fund, and as Conservation Economy Research Director for Ecotrust. He is the Co-Author with Sim Van der Ryn of Ecological Design, a visionary overview of the systems integration of ecology and architecture, land-use planning, and product design. He received his doctorate in complex systems from U.C. Berkeley, and is a Lead Faculty in the Bainbridge Graduate Institute's Sustainable MBA program.
Dr. Peyman Faratin is a tinkerer, with over twenty years experience in computer science and AI. He is currently the founder of RobustLinks, developing AI and machine learning technologies to assist people make sense of large, noisy and unstructured data. Prior to that he served as the SVP of Innovation at Strands Inc., building data technologies for retail banking and sports verticals. He has also held appointments as a Research Scientist at Computer Science and AI lab, MIT. He has published over fifty scientific articles in peer reviewed publications, served as reviewer for the NSF and won multiple competitive NSF and DARPA grants. He is a board member of number of emerging startups, as well as member of the Association of Computing Machinery, the New York City CTO club and a visiting scholar at Courant Institute of Mathematics at NYU.
Jim Fletcher is an IBM Distinguished Engineer and Chief Architect for IBM Smarter Infrastructure. In this role, Jim has overall responsibility for the architecture and technical direction for Enterprise Asset Management (EAM), Integrated Workplace Management Systems (IWMS), and Smarter Buildings.
During his career at IBM, Jim has served in technical leadership positions in areas such as networking, and pervasive computing. Jim holds over 35 patents, has published over 50 articles in technical journals, and coauthored three books. He is an IBM Master Inventor and member of the IBM Academy. He has spoken at conferences worldwide on a range of topics.
Paolo Gaudiano is President and CTO of Icosystem, where he enjoys solving challenging business and technology problems for clients, while striving to ensure that Icosystem continues to be a stimulating, productive and fun company. He also serves as interim CEO of Infomous, Inc. and President of Concentric, Inc., two spinoffs created by Icosystem. After starting an academic career at Boston University, Paolo left his tenured position to pursue entrepreneurial opportunities with two start-ups, Artificial Life (as Chief Scientist) and Aliseo (as Founder and CEO). In 2001 he joined Icosystem, where he is able to nourish his multifaceted, interdisciplinary interests. He also continues to satisfy his passion for teaching through a position as Senior Lecturer at The Gordon Institute of Tufts University, and through a variety of speaking engagements. Paolo holds a B.S. in Applied Mathematics, an M.S. in Aerospace Engineering and a Ph.D. in Cognitive and Neural Systems.
Arkadi leads Opower's outreach to the federal government, regulatory research, and public policy partnerships with businesses, advocacy groups, and non-profits. Prior to joining Opower, Arkadi worked as Special Advisor and First Deputy Criminal Justice Coordinator to New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, where he build and managed Mayors Against Illegal Guns, a national coalition of 550 mayors that Mayor Bloomberg co-chairs. Arkadi also managed some of the City's criminal justice programs and developed other national coalitions that Mayor Bloomberg leads. Before joining the Bloomberg administration, he worked as an attorney at WilmerHale and as a partner in a political consulting firm. Arkadi received his B.A. in Government from Harvard College and a law degree from Harvard Law School.
John Gilbert is Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Technology Officer of Rudin Management Company, and has served in these capacities since 1993. In this position, he is actively involved in most, if not all, activities of this privately-owned company, which owns and operates 15 million feet of commercial and residential space within the City of New York. Mr. Gilbert is Chairman of the New York Building Congress Energy Committee. He has served on several of Mayor Bloomberg’s Advisory Committees, including the Mayor’s Energy Policy and Sustainability Task Force, and the Advisory Committee for Broadband Deployment. John also is a member of the New York City Green Codes Task Force: Industry Advisory Committee, Green Light New York, New York City Investment Fund’s Cleantech Sector Group and the Mayor’s Clean Heat Advisory Task Force. He is a Board Member of Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) and a Trustee of the New York Hall of Science.
Lowell Goss is the Co-founder and Chairman of Loud3r Inc. Loud3r's natural language platform creates valuable content streams from large scale instructed data. Lowell has over a decade of experience in Internet product strategy. Most recently, he was the Senior Vice President of Product Development at iFilm, an MTV Networks company. Previously, Lowell was the Senior Director of User Experience for the Yahoo! Media Group as well as overseeing the design team for the Yahoo! home page, My Yahoo!, Yahoo Sports, and Yahoo TV.
Prior to Yahoo!, Lowell was the Director of Digital and Branding for Rare Medium, a high profile design agency for which he set up the Los Angeles office. At Frog Design, he oversaw client accounts for Ford Motor Company, Macromedia, Hewlett Packard, and Compaq.
Lowell holds a BFA in Film from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts and attended the Interactive Telecommunication Program Master's program.
Ron Herbst is the Global Head of Energy & Sustainability for Corporate Real Estate & Services (CRES) and Global Sourcing. He is accountable for Eco Operations at Deutsche Bank, including the delivery of our 2012 carbon neutral commitment. Prior to joining Deutsche Bank, Ron was Managing Director of Energy & Sustainability for CB Richard Ellis where he oversaw energy and sustainability services for Corporate Real Estate Clients encompassing over 42M square meters of facilities.
Under his leadership, Deutsche Bank has implemented employee environmental awareness programs, an Eco Efficiency Performance Management office delivering over $50M of cost savings, Green Building Office and Retail Standards, Renewable Power Purchase programs, Green Lease Programs, Utility Cost and Environmental Management Systems, and ECO IT integrated Real Estate services. Awards and recognitions include: 2011 International Leadership Award from the US Green Building Council, 2011 International Green Award for DB Earth Week, and Top10 global purchaser of renewable power by Bloomberg Corporate Renewable Power Index.
Ron leads the Deutsche Bank Global Eco Operations Committee and serves as the Chief Technical Advisor on Building Energy Efficiency. Mr. Herbst has advised and led the technical platform deployment for the KFW Global Climate Change Partnership Fund and the European Investment Bank Energy Efficiency in Europe Fund, totally $1.2 Billion Fund mandates.
Ron has a Bachelors Degree in Physics and Environmental Design from University of California Santa Cruz, and Master's work in Applied Solar Energy at Trinity University. He is a licensed Mechanical Engineer and LEED Accredited. He is actively involved in publishing and speaking engagements in the fields of Building Energy Design, Advanced Control Systems, and the "greening" of Real Estate Management and Investments. Ron serves as the Committee Chairperson for the Greenprint Foundation, an organization committed to driving transparency in environmental reporting for Investment Real Estate.
University of Pennsylvania
David Hsu is an Assistant Professor in the Department of City & Regional Planning at the University of Pennsylvania. He studies how environmental policy is implemented in cities through systems of infrastructure, buildings, institutions, behavior, and finance. Topics of particular interest include energy and water, green buildings and building codes, consumer behavior, and how these are all affected by increasing digital information. Prior to academia, Professor Hsu worked in city government in Seattle and New York as a financial analyst and as a structural engineer and environmental designer. He received his doctorate from the University of Washington in Seattle.
Derek Johnson is the Vice President of Global Operations for Building IQ, responsible for delivering a revolutionary Building Management System (BMS) optimization technology platform and services that automatically drive the HVAC infrastructure to deliver the perfect balance of tenant comfort, energy consumption and energy expense specifically tailored to each client’s goals and infrastructure requirements. Derek has held diverse leadership roles driving innovation and operations within the advanced building automation, call center, electric utility and facilities management industries for organizations such as Bank of America, PPL Electric Utilities and the United States Air Force. Most notably he served as the Program Director for Bank of America's intelligent Command and Control Center (iC3) Program, delivering the design, deployment and operation of this ground breaking energy and maintenance management solution. His department delivered world-class remote monitoring, control and data analytics for over 3,000 Banking Centers in 34 states.
During his tenure with these disparate organizations, Derek had the tremendous opportunity to serve his country, community and coworkers, an ideal that he carries with him to every role he has the privilege to deliver.
Derek received his Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Swarthmore College. He lives in Hillsborough, NJ with his wife and two sons.
Mayor's Office of Long-term Planning and Sustainability
Laurie Kerr is a senior policy advisor for the City of New York's Office of Long Term Planning and Sustainability. As a member of the Mayoral Task Force on Sustainability, she wrote the city's preliminary framework for a sustainability plan. She has also contributed to the development of New York's greenhouse gas reduction plan, and has developed strategies for greening city government operations and private sector buildings. In her previous position, she was chief of sustainable research for New York City's Department of Design and Construction, the agency that pioneered green building practices in city government. Laurie is on the board of the New York Chapter of the USGBC, and is a registered architect and a LEED accredited professional. She has 20 years' experience as an architect in the private sector, and her architectural criticism has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Slate, and Architectural Record. Prior to receiving her M. Arch. from Harvard University, Laurie earned degrees in engineering and physics from Yale University and Cornell University, respectively.
Dr. Constantine Kontokosta, PE, is the Founding Director of the NYU Center for the Sustainable Built Environment and an Associate Professor at the New York University Schack Institute of Real Estate, where he has won the University’s Outstanding Teaching award. He serves a member of the board of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, the United Nations Environment Programme Sustainable Buildings and Climate Initiative, and the Urban Systems Collaborative. He is also on the Executive Team of the NYC Urban Technology Innovation Center, where he leads policy and finance research. In addition to his academic responsibilities, Dr. Kontokosta is the Vice Chair of the Suffolk County Planning Commission, where he has served since 2006. He is also the Principal and Founder of the KACE Group, a New York-based real estate development and investment firm. The firm is currently developing a winery designed to LEED Platinum certification and carbon neutral standards. He holds a PhD in Urban Planning and Economics from Columbia University, an M.Phil and M.S. from Columbia, an M.S. in Real Estate Finance from New York University, and a B.S.E. in Civil Engineering Systems from the University of Pennsylvania. He is a licensed Professional Engineer, a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners, and a LEED Accredited Professional. He has been named a Fulbright Senior Scholar in the field of Urban Planning.
Young M. Lee
Dr. Young M. Lee is a Research Staff Member in the Mathematical Sciences Department of IBM's T.J. Watson Research Center, U.S.A. Dr. Lee received B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in chemical engineering from Columbia University. He currently leads an IBM research team on development of Smarter Energy Analytics for buildings and manufacturing plants. He joined the IBM Research Division in 2002, and has been working in various mathematical modeling projects in the areas of building energy, supply chain, manufacturing and service sciences and developed numerous simulation and optimization models for both IBM and external clients. Prior to joining IBM, he had worked for BASF for 14 years, where he had founded and managed the Mathematical Modeling Group, and led development of numerous optimization and simulation models for various manufacturing and logistics processes. Dr. Lee published 5 book chapters and more than 30 technical papers, and filed more than 25 patent applications. Dr. Lee has won three IBM Research Division Awards and a BASF Technical Achievement Award for his mathematical modeling work. His research interest includes modeling, simulation and optimization of energy performance of buildings and manufacturing plants, supply chain management, manufacturing processes, services, workforce management, business processes and emergency response operations.
Prof. Vijay Modi is leading the Earth Institute's efforts that cut across energy, rural infrastructure and development. He is Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Columbia University. He received his Ph.D. from Cornell University in 1984 and worked as a post-doc at MIT from 1984 to 1986 before joining the faculty at Columbia University. He earlier led the UN Millennium Project (MP) effort on the role of energy and energy services in reaching the Millennium Development Goals (MDG's). Currently, he is focused on three projects: leading the infrastructure team for the Millennium Villages Project (10 countries, 14 sites across sub-Saharan Africa); developing planning and decision-support tools for infrastructure; and looking at the food-energy-water nexus in Indian agriculture.
Modi's areas of expertise are energy sources and conversion, heat/mass transfer and fluid mechanics. In addition to the projects above, he leads projects in: energy technologies for sustainable development; energy infrastructure, design & planning; solar energy; technology & intervention; adoption, diffusion and impact assessment. His primary geographic regions are India and Africa. Modi also works on projects in water (with fellow Earth Institute Faculty Member, Professor Upmanu Lall), urban infrastructure (through the IGERT program led by Professor Trish Culligan), optics of concentrated solar energy, and software systems for m-Health with lab colleague Matt Berg. He has authored or co-authored numerous journal papers, and served as the principal or co-principal of a number of research grants from government and industry.
Johnson Controls, Inc.
Clay Nesler is the Vice President, Global Energy and Sustainability for the Building Efficiency business of Johnson Controls. In this role, he is responsible for the company's enterprise advisory and integration services business as well as energy and sustainability strategy, policy, innovation and the Johnson Controls Institute for Building Efficiency. Since joining Johnson Controls in 1983, Clay has held a variety of leadership positions in research, development, marketing and strategy in both the United States and Europe. Clay received BS and MS degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and is a co-inventor on ten patents.
Mr. O'Connor leads Cisco's Smart+Connected Communities Business Transformation team across the Americas Theater. He is responsible for driving business relevance with customers in the real estate industry. He is chartered with aligning relevant solutions and providing expertise in areas such as building energy management, safety and security with building owners / operators enabling them to transform their business.
He is currently working with several large development projects positioning Cisco's infrastructure as the innovation platform for the building industry. He was previously responsible for leading the pre-sales engineering team focused on delivering business value through technology innovation to Cisco's Fortune 1000 customers.
Prior to his 20 year tenure at Cisco Systems, Inc, Mr.O'Connor spent a decade in the Life Sciences industry in various roles across manufacturing, R&D and IT. He is a member of ULI's RPI Council, BOMA, USGBC and the CT Green Building Council. Mr. O'Connor holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering and is a 10 yr+ CCIE.
Sukanya Paciorek (Suki) is Vornado Realty Trust's Vice-President of Corporate Sustainability. In this role, she oversees Vornado's energy efficiency and sustainability initiatives, including Vornado's tenant outreach, LEED certification and energy efficiency efforts and the energy procurement for Vornado's New York portfolio. Between 2009 and 2011, Suki led Vornado's efforts to LEED certify over 11 million of Vornado's 18 million square feet of certified space nationwide. Suki was also instrumental in establishing Vornado's energy efficiency capital fund in 2011. Previously, Suki worked in the natural gas industry, and for the US Department of State. She holds a Masters degree from SIPA in International Energy Management and Policy.
University of Arizona
Dr. Gary Pivo is a professor of urban planning, real estate and natural resources at the University of Arizona in Tucson, AZ. Over the past several years his work has focused on the practice and economics of sustainable and responsible property investing. Recently, his 2010 article in the Journal of Real Estate Research, entitled 'Income, Value, and Returns in Socially Responsible Office Properties,' won an award from the for being one of the 2 best articles in the Journal over the past 3 years. In 2011, his study on 'The Walkability Premium in Commercial Real Estate Investments' appeared in the Journal of Real Estate Economics and he completed another paper called 'Energy Efficiency and Social Inequality in Multifamily Housing,' which will be published soon. When it comes to metrics, he has published several papers in the recent past, one on the criteria that should be used to measure social responsibility in real estate, one on the data sources available for doing so, and one exploring the potential for a new Responsible Property Investment Index, in collaboration with the National Council of Real Estate Investment Fiduciaries and Real Capital Analytics. Presently he is involved in two big projects. One is a large-scale national study finding that sustainability features in multifamily housing greatly lower the risk of mortgage default. Another involves building a new online tool for the US Economic Development Administration that can help developers assess the triple bottom line outcomes of their economic development projects. Dr. Pivo is former Dean of Graduate Studies at the University of Arizona, former Chair of the Department of Urban Design and Planning at the University of Washington and co-founder of the UN Environment Programme Property Working Group.
Kevin is the President of Sustainable IQ. A consulting firm focused on enabling innovative sustainable strategies and raising the performance bar for firms, programs, projects and tools. He works extensively with Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory on advanced simulation tools, such as Simergy, the new comprehensive interface for EnergyPlus; Industry Partnerships and Programs, such as the Delivering Guaranteed Partnership program and the DOE's Commercial Building Partnership Program; Physical Test Facilities and Advanced Facades, such as the New FLEXlab Facility at LBNL, and Strategic Planning for industry relations and tool integration. Kevin's diverse professional experience includes practice in architecture, façade engineering at Arup, environmental non-profit work at Green Roundtable and the Nexus Green Building Resource Center and technology development with Revit Technology, MOCA Systems, and as President, IES North America. Kevin holds a professional degree in architecture from the University of Oregon, and has two masters' degrees from MIT in Building Technology and Civil & Environmental Engineering.
Didier Stevens is Senior Manager European & Government Affairs at Toyota Motor Europe in Brussels, Belgium. He is in charge of coordinating and leading internally and externally all lobbying activities in Europe for the Japanese automotive company with special focus on CO2 for passenger cars and light commercial vehicles and other EU emissions legislation. He is the Toyota representative in different committees and working groups of ACEA (European car manufacturers association), FEBIAC (Belgian car industry federation) and a member of the WBCSD (World Business Council for Sustainable Development) Urban Infrastructure Initiative. Prior to his 13 years with Toyota Motor Europe, he was in charge of the European Internal Market introduction to Mitsubishi Electric. He is also Chairman of the Belgian-Japan Association EU Committee facilitating the contacts between Japanese companies and the European institutions and officials. Didier Stevens holds his post-university degree from the College of Europe in Bruges (Belgium).
Michael Zatz is a manager with the U.S. EPA's ENERGY STAR Commercial Buildings Program. In this role, Mr. Zatz oversees the development and implementation of activities aimed at improving the energy efficiency of a wide variety of building types, including offices, K–12 schools, multifamily residences, retail stores, healthcare facilities, hotels, data centers, congregations, and others. Mr. Zatz is also responsible for oversight of ENERGY STAR's Portfolio Manager energy benchmarking tool, which has been used by nearly 300,000 buildings across the U.S. to evaluate and track their energy use.
Mr. Zatz joined ENERGY STAR in February 2006, and prior to that he spent nearly 14 years with ICF Consulting, a private environmental and energy consulting firm. During his tenure at ICF, Mr. Zatz worked with governments and local and multinational companies in the U.S. and around the world to identify and implement methods for reducing the impacts of their operations on the environment. He has specific expertise in the development and implementation of voluntary public-private partnerships. While with ICF, Mike worked for 3 years in Bangkok, Thailand, where he designed and managed a voluntary program to reduce energy and water use in more than 400 manufacturing facilities and nearly 200 schools, while at the same time improving the bottom line for the businesses, and improving the learning environment for students. Mr. Zatz has an M.S. in Environmental Science and Policy from Johns Hopkins University, and a B.S. in Engineering and Public Policy from Washington University in St. Louis.
Chris Garvin, AIA LEED AP
Partner, Terrapin Bright Green
Chris Garvin is an accomplished practitioner and active voice in the sustainable design community. His interests include high-performance design at both the building and community scale; zero energy communities, biomimicry, and water conservation. Chris serves as a project lead for many of Terrapin Bright Green’s consulting engagements while also managing projects for Cook + Fox Architects where he is a Senior Associate. Complementing his work at Terrapin, Chris lectures on sustainable design and has taught at the Pratt Institute's Center for Professional Practice since 2002. He also advises several organizations on sustainability issues, including the National Building Museum. Chris is a member of the New York Academy of Sciences' Green Building steering committee and serves on the Board of Directors for the New York Chapter of the US Green Building Council and on the Advisory Board for Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s Office of Long-term planning and sustainability.
Greg Hale is a Senior Financial Policy Specialist at NRDC's Center for Market Innovation, where he is focused on developing a large-scale market for energy efficiency building retrofits. Greg works closely with financial institutions, governmental entities, real estate owners and managers, energy services and technology companies, and non-profit organizations to help build the energy efficiency retrofit market by: (i) making the retrofit business case clear to building owners and occupants; and (ii) developing, promoting and scaling various innovative financing mechanisms for the retrofit marketplace. Greg's work also includes an emphasis on energy efficiency leasing practices. Greg is a founding board member of the New York City Energy Efficiency Corporation, and has served on the steering committee of the PACENow Coalition. Greg is a frequent speaker at national conferences on energy efficiency retrofit and finance issues. Prior to joining NRDC, Greg spent 17 years in the real estate industry, first as a real estate lawyer at Skadden, Arps et al., and then as co-owner and general counsel of a real estate investment company which acquired, financed, managed and sold a portfolio of properties throughout the western United States. Greg is a graduate of Dartmouth College and The University of Michigan Law School.
Vice President of Environmental Stewardship, Columbia University
Nilda Mesa is the first Assistant Vice President of Environmental Stewardship at Columbia University. In this role, she works with students, faculty, and staff at all three campuses to lessen the environmental footprint of the University. Major initiatives underway include programs to promote energy and greenhouse gas emissions reductions, develop energy-saving IT strategies, incorporate LEED and other green standards into construction and operations, green roofs and the area's first green roof research station, promote sustainable food purchasing and dining practices, a surplus reuse program that keeps furniture and equipment out of landfills and makes it available to local not-for-profits, recycling and energy competitions and initiatives, and the development of energy-saving strategies to reduce carbon emissions. Ms. Mesa is also Adjunct Professor at Columbia's School of International and Public Affairs. Following her graduation from Harvard Law School, Ms. Mesa worked for the California Attorney General on enforcement of toxic management and natural resources laws. As an appointee in the Clinton-Gore administration, she held several positions, including as a member of the U.S. delegation and lead legal negotiator on the environmental side agreements subsequent to the ratification of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). As Assistant Deputy for Environment at the US Air Force, she worked to reconcile training and airspace environmental issues with tribal governments, environmental groups and local business groups. At the White House Council for Environmental Quality, Ms. Mesa led an interagency task force on reinventing environmental review and permitting processes.
Dr. Pyke is the Vice President of Research for the US Green Building Council. He directs a diverse research portfolio that includes next generation rating systems, the assessment of building performance and occupant experience, and the study of market trends and dynamics. His research emphasizes the application of advanced information technology and covers a range of issues, including greenhouse gas mitigation and resilience. He directs the development of the Green Building Information Gateway, www.gbig.org — an innovation resource to "unpack" information underlying LEED certified projects. He also serves in a number of technical advisory roles, including as a lead author for IPCC Working Group III, chair of the EPA's Chesapeake Bay Program Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee, and on the Chesapeake Bay Commission's Advisory Council on the Economics of Trading.
Dr. Jane L. Snowdon is a Senior Manager and Research Staff Member in the Industry Solutions and Emerging Business Department at the IBM T. J. Watson Research Center. In this role, she is responsible for developing strategies and driving research efforts worldwide to create innovative solutions for smarter buildings. Jane was IBM's Principal Investigator for the Energy Innovation Hub proposal led by the Pennsylvania State University for the Greater Philadelphia Innovation Cluster (GPIC) for Energy Efficient Buildings, which was selected from among 40 proposals by the U. S. Department of Energy. Jane was instrumental in defining a partnernship announced by Mayor Bloomberg and the NYC Economic Development Corporation with Columbia, CUNY and NYU for research collaboration to help address New York City's energy challenges. Jane initiated and successfully launched two projects on energy analytics for large portfolios of buildings for over 1,000 K-12 public schools in a major city and a university campus of 60 buildings covering a combined 150 million square feet. Jane is a member of the National Institute of Standards' (NIST) Smart Grid Interoperability Roadmap Building to Grid (B2G) Domain Expert Working Group (DEWG), the OASIS Energy Interoperation Technical Charter on OpenADR (Open Automated Demand Response) and the OASIS Blue Steering Committee. Jane received her Ph.D. in Industrial and Systems Engineering and a Certificate in Manufacturing Systems from the Georgia Institute of Technology, a M.S. degree in Industrial and Operations Engineering from the University of Michigan, and a B.S. degree with distinction in Industrial and Management Systems Engineering from the Pennsylvania State University.
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He invented the word 'nerd'. I never knew that. I didn't like Dr. Seuss as a kid because I early on developed a taste for fine art, therefore cartoons held no fascination for me. I always read the stories of saints and rarely anything else - well maybe Greek mythology and Grimm's Fairy Tales - but that is about it.
Now as an adult I like Dr. Seuss and the Simpson's.
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Pera Museum presents an exhibition of French artist Félix Ziem, one of the most original landscape painters of the 19th century. The exhibition Wanderer on the Sea of Light presents Ziem as an artist who left his mark on 19th century painting and who is mostly known for his paintings of Istanbul and Venice, where the city and the sea are intertwined. Through the exhibition, we will be sharing detailed information about the artist and the artworks.
At twenty, Ziem quit his architectural studies in Dijon and set out to discover the South of France by traveling from the Rhône Valley to Arles and arrives in Martigues, where he eventually settled after 1841. It was there that his found his calling to be a painted and the Port of Marseille provided him a taste for travel and exoticism.
In 1861, Ziem established a studio in Martigues, which was a small fishing village at the time. There, he found the essential elements of his creativity: light and water. This combination of elements, this meeting of land, air, and sea lent his landscapes that unique atmosphere.
In the garden of his studio in Martigues, Ziem built a domed mosque with minarets topped with crescents, emulating the models he discovered in Istanbul. He transformed his house into a motif and brought the Orient to his feet.
This Oriental atmosphere, this Mediterranean sea of light was coupled with the memories of East, the magic of which Ziem reflected on his canvasses. “Here,” he wrote, “we already breathe the overheated air that intoxicates us with the mysterious scents of the Orient.” His flexible and skillful hand put on the canvas the most beautiful pieces of landscape, where the sky is clear and the water is azure.
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Date: Tuesday 22nd December
Company: Coin Center
Role: Executive Director & Research Director
Steven Mnuchin, the Treasury Secretary of the United States, is looking to implement a new regulation that would require financial institutions to verify the identity of both senders and recipients of any Bitcoin transaction, over $3000.
A few weeks ago, Coinbase CEO, Brian Armstrong tweeted that Mnuchin was looking to 'rush out' new regulation before the end of President Trump's term in office.
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A Journey To Remember
Well, that’s more like 3 days passed without even checking my blog. Writing is far thing. As title states, I was traveling these days. And, I must say that this one is memorable journey of all. You might be wondering whether it was good or bad, I gotta say both…. Haha…. My favourite teacher used to say, A human can’t forget three things in life: his land, his language, and his culture. So, this journey is related to these things. When someone spends long time, in my case 4 years, at someplace. I think that place becomes a new and important part of life then. Then, sometimes you have to leave it, most probably forever, and get back to your old life from where you were come. This was my life. And then suddenly I planned with some of my buddies about getting back to same place for a while and get relaxed mentally by remember old memories. It was 26 hour journey by road in air-conditioning bus. Yeah, i know that’s too much time to sit on a seat. So, I left it at 1600 hrs, and instead of 26 hrs journey it took my 39 hours. That’s very bad. There are these people in this world, who are so much helpless due to hunger of their family and children, that they can’t say truth to someone in fear of losing opportunity of money. When these people are found in trade, then you really should be alert otherwise you can be in serious loss. And, when these people come in travel agencies, then travellers are found in some serious trouble. But, due to traveling, travellers really don’t have any other options left except bearing trouble. That’s what happened with me. At start of journey, roads were blocked mostly due to some reasons and i was 6 hours behind the schedule. So, it was quite difficult though, but time was passing by. And, when bus stepped on clear road, it was being stopped timely to take new passengers. We were already 7 hours late, and authority was making more late by taking passengers, taking food stops and so on. I was getting so much frustrated but I was silent. Even they stopped AC, and it was hot as hell without any water and customer services. Time was passing by. I was supposed to reach before 1800 hrs, and it was 2040 hrs at that time when they stopped bus far from my destination and told to pay back the ticket price. I got angry on hearing this. I told them that what i am supposed to do in this unknown city. To stay a night? Then leave in morning for destination? I mean i had to be in destination at 0900 hrs, and they are saying that they can’t go further. Then, after fighting for a while, there gave me seat in another bus, which was scheduled to leave after 2 hours. I was helpless. I mean what can I do except waiting and leave for destination. That’s not so fair. These people take advantage from passengers’ silence, they know that whatever we do they are helpless. They will yell for a while, then they will do as we say. That’s so much bad and negative thinking of these people. Don’t they have humanity and honesty in their hearts. Then, I left in that coach. During this time, a person like me was with me in this coach. He was shot in leg and had fake artificial leg instead of original. He was cook by profession and used to teach cooking on live television shows. We became very good friends during this 5 hours journey. He wad very disturbed person from his life after getting shot. His wife was asking for divorce from him. And fight was on 4 year only child of them. He shared his experience about he got this situation in his life, and advised some things not to do in life. We really enjoyed each others company. We exchanged each others contacts and promised to be in touch with each other. Well, its so strange that in trouble situations like this, people who suffer same feeling as you become so close and so trusty in very short time. They say right that in difficult time you can recognize someone and know his behavior. It was 0300 hours after 39 journey, when I reached to destination and my very best friend received me and we slept. Next day was awesome. It felt like I am back. I was at this place after so long time. I missed this place so much. I can’t express it in words. I met a very good friend of mine, whom i was in contact via online medium. That was so very good time we spent together. I met some very old friends of mine and some very best students of mine as well… That was totally awesome and busy day. Then, at night I was with my best buddy who received me other night. We used to go on football field and see stars and chat for whole nights. So, that night it was the same we did. We shared each others feelings. Its so good to share with your best buddy who understands you and guides you, then motivates you. Next day, there were a lot of people, with whom I had to meet. But, i have left only 12 hours before I get in coach and go back. So, I called all those friends, a number of 14, to a restaurant and planned a grand lunch. First I thought that hardly any person knows other person, so they will get bored due to new faces. But, when we met and mingled in each others, i couldn’t see that who is new to who. We were talking like we know each others for long time. It was so cool and awesome time we spent with eachother. Every one was thanking eachother and it was time to leave. We got transportation and left each others saying good bye. My 2 friends were with me. They came to coach with me, we exchanged good bye and it was a journey back. This time, it was good travel and no trouble. I got back on time at home. My friend at home said that out of 5 days, you spent 3.5 days traveling, what you got in so short time. You should have gone for atleast a week. I said that that 1 day gave me so much relaxation and piece that i can’t explain in words to you. They say right that you can’t forget your land, your language, and your culture. When you come back to these three things, then you get your life back. Sometimes, we live far from these things, and what we do is memorize our past good days and smile in an strange way to ourselves. Then, we look at present and say what sort of life I am living these days. I am so changed, wish I could go back. Then, you suddenly make plan and go back, and you realize that you aren’t changed at all. Its just the environment which is changed, you are still same old good person. And this feels so good, so much satisfaction, and so much relaxation. That’s why I call it : A Journey To Remember Thanks for reading it.. Regards, Wajahat Karim GamyGuru
- The Roads We Travel (jonathanhilton.com)
- Letters From Those We Love (bbkap.wordpress.com)
- Healing: A Journey Not a Destination (rhythmsuniversal.wordpress.com)
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It’s nearly the weekend which can only mean one thing.. It’s the Tattoo Tea Party!! Join myself, Charlotte of Legend Bridal and the rest of The Tattooed Wedding Collective at Event City in Manchester, right by the Trafford Centre for a weekend of fairground rides, awesome tattoo artists and awesome businesses as we bring you handpicked suppliers perfect for your tattooed wedding!
As we run up to the weekend, make sure you’re on the Marry Me Ink Instagram today to win a pair of weekend tickets for The Tattoo Tea Party where you’ll also get to meet all the awesome people who are part of The Tattooed Wedding Collective! For now, here’s a sneak peek of who will be joining us over the weekend.. We do have plenty more suppliers joining us over the weekend, but here are just a few who will be there!
At Paragon, we understand that our customers are not all the same. That’s why we offer a free, no-obligation consultation to enable you to input your creative ideas and ensure you get exactly what you are looking for. Whatever your requirement, we love a creative challenge! We can cater to the most diverse of requirements and relish the opportunity to think outside the box. We work closely with our customers to create something totally unique.
We are looking forward to meeting potential clients who are interested in flowers. Whether it’s for their home, work space, or their wedding/event. We are excited to show off a few of our creative designs, and to be inspired by our surroundings over the weekend.
CREATIVE // DOCUMENTARY // ALTERNATIVE // FUN // KICK-ASS
A fusion of creative, alternative, fun and documentary wedding photography, we are Zo + Liam. All round creative souls living by the seaside in Lancashire.
Our style is documentary with a side order of cinematic portraits. We love to capture emotion, bursts of movement, passion and energy alongside great narratives.
I’m the Debbie behind Debbie Gillespie Cake Design. I am an award-winning wedding cake designer, self-confessed Star Wars geek, lover of sushi and The Big Bang Theory. I spend my days in my cosy Huddersfield workshop, listening to Radio 2 and creating edible works of art. I love pretty flora and fauna, bold colours but mostly anything fun and quirky. If you want a wedding cake that is totally bespoke, unique to you and a little out-of-the-ordinary, then I am definitely your woman. No cake is too small/big/crazy!
Fruitbat Textiles is a Somerset based business that specialises in weaving and millinery. Last year the business released its first bridal collection, taking inspiration from Irregular Choice shoes. The Tattoo Tea Party will be the host for the launch of the second bridal collection and we can’t wait to see what you all think! This is the largest display the business would have done to date and we’re really looking forward to meeting some incredible, and talented people.
We are an established salon, situated in Blackburn town centre who specialise in creative, alternative colouring, cutting and styling for both men and women. With a wealth of hairdressing experience, my team pride ourselves on exceptional quality, great service and a quirky edge, all of which set us well apart from regular salons!
Are you an eco-princess or an urban legend? Choose a place that you love, inside or outside, on the beach, the park, the zoo! a museum or theatre, the choice is yours. Your first step on the road to a fabulously memorable ceremony is to meet with a celebrant to talk about your vision, namely me!
Take a deep breath and think about your perfect wedding ceremony. Over the past few years I have seen more and more couples in the UK catching on to what has long been the norm around the world by signing the marriage certificate with a couple of witnesses and having an original, bespoke ceremony, not necessarily on the same day. So what does a Celebrant led wedding look like? Exactly how you want it to! It’s your day so why would you want a ceremony that is the same as everybody else’s? Shred the wedding rule book – and recycle it… it is your day, your way so let’s get creative.
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I have been lucky enough to be involved in some amazing styled shoots that have featured on many of the most popular wedding blogs. Including a beautiful wonderland tea party shoot by a full Yorkshire team and a stunning pastel rainbow shoot with some of the capitals best suppliers. I have also make shoes for a models & performer’s including the amazing Coco Fierce and Kiki Devil which was featured in Vintage Life Magazine.
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When Parents Refuse Vaccines: Medical Science, Parent Conviction, Child Welfare and Community Good
Wednesday, November 28 from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. (PST)
Immunize Nevada is pleased to host this training via toll-free web-conference. This program is pending one free nursing CEU. Attendees wishing to obtain a CEU must complete a pre- and post-test evaluation.
Join Immunize Nevada for a one-hour course highlighting vaccine refusal among parents. Dr. Diekema from the University of Washington School of Medicine will discuss the history and purpose behind the vaccination policy, the problems healthcare providers are facing when dealing with vaccine-hesitant parents and the ethical issues that are related to parents choosing not to vaccinate their children.
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- List common reasons that parents may be hesitant to vaccinate their child
- Identify the harm principle as a means of identifying decisions for which state intervention is justified
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Douglas S. Diekema, MD, MPH
Dr. Diekema is a Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Washington School of Medicine with adjunct appointments in the Departments of Bioethics & Humanities and Internal Medicine in the School of Medicine and the Department of Health Services in the School of Public Health. He is also an attending physician in the emergency department at Seattle Children’s Hospital and serves as Director of Education for the Treuman Katz Center for Pediatric Bioethics at Seattle Children’s Hospital. Dr. Diekema has been a member of the Seattle Children’s Hospital ethics committee since 1991, has served as an ethics consultant since 1993, and has been chairperson of the institutional review board since 2000. He is past-Chair of the Committee on Bioethics of the American Academy of Pediatrics and is a member of the Ethics Committee of the American Board of Pediatrics. Dr. Diekema is the author of numerous scholarly publications in medical ethics and pediatric emergency medicine and an editor of the newly released Clinical Ethics in Pediatrics: A Case-based Textbook.
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Danielle S. Bassett, PhD
University of Pennsylvania
Science as Culture – PART ONE OF A TWO PART SERIES
Tuesday, May 19th from 12–1:15pm ET via Zoom
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Bio: Danielle S. Bassett is the J Peter Skirkanich Professor at the University of Pennsylvania, with affiliations in the Departments of Bioengineering, Physics & Astronomy, Electrical & Systems Engineering, Neurology, and Psychiatry. She is also an External Professor at the Santa Fe Institute. She is most well known for her work blending neural and systems engineering to identify fundamental mechanisms of cognition and disease in human brain networks. She received a B.S. in physics from Penn State University and a Ph.D. in physics from the University of Cambridge, UK as a Churchill Scholar, and as an NIH Health Sciences Scholar. She has received multiple prestigious awards, including American Psychological Association’s ‘Rising Star’ (2012), Alfred P Sloan Research Fellow (2014), MacArthur Fellow Genius Grant (2014), Early Academic Achievement Award from the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (2015), Harvard Higher Education Leader (2015), Office of Naval Research Young Investigator (2015), National Science Foundation CAREER (2016), Popular Science Brilliant 10 (2016), Lagrange Prize in Complex Systems Science (2017), Erdos-Renyi Prize in Network Science (2018), AIMBE College of Fellows (2020). She is the author of more than 280 peer-reviewed publications, which have garnered over 21,000 citations, as well as numerous book chapters and teaching materials. She is the founding director of the Penn Network Visualization Program, a combined undergraduate art internship and K-12 outreach program bridging network science and the visual arts.
Abstract: Science is made by humans, and the progress of science is to some degree determined by the culture of scientists. How do we build scientific knowledge? How do the questions we ask change with time? How do we choose questions to ask? Here I will discuss a few of our recent studies in which we examine the titles, keywords, abstracts, and reference lists of neuroimaging papers to better understand the culture of our particular sector of science. We’ll touch on the evolving landscape of topics and the role of interdisciplinarity, before diving deeply into recent evidence of gender and racial disparities in whom we choose to cite in our papers. The work raises important questions about what kind of culture — along with its goals, values, and ethics — we might hope to create in the future.
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Super League: Salford Red Devils 20-28 Hull FC
|Salford Red Devils (6) 20|
|Tries: Dobson, Caton-Brown, Evalds, Lui, Goals: O'Brien 2|
|Hull FC (12) 28|
|Tries: Michaels, Pritchard, Green, Sneyd, Fonua Goals: Sneyd 4|
Super League leaders Hull FC will head into the Super 8s on the back of a hard-fought win at Salford Red Devils.
The visitors led 12-6 at the break through tries from Steve Michaels and Frank Pritchard, either side of a Michael Dobson score for Salford.
Second-half tries from Mason Caton-Brown, Niall Evalds and Rob Lui then put Salford ahead with 10 minutes left.
However, scores from Chris Green, Marc Sneyd and Mahe Fonua ensured the Black and Whites stay top of the table.
Hull FC are now two points clear of second-placed Wigan, who lost at home to St Helens, and face the Warriors in the Challenge Cup semi-finals next week.
They have now won 10 of their last 12 Super League matches, with seven games to go until the top four compete in the play-offs.
Salford will take part in The Qualifiers for a second successive season after their six-point deduction for breaching the salary cap - they would sit sixth in Super League without that punishment.
Before kick-off, Salford announced the signings of 29-year-old Luke Burgess and 32-year-old Feleti Mateo from Manly Sea Eagles.
Salford head coach Ian Watson told BBC Radio Manchester:
"We can't fault the effort of the group, it is probably just our smarts a little bit.
"We seem to keep falling on the wrong side of the referees decisions but we can only control what we can control.
[On the new signings] "It's going to be a boost for the group and raise the standards within the team.
"Luke will come in and stiffen up the middle and is really strong defensively, and Mateo will bring a different dimension to us."
Hull FC head coach Lee Radford:
"Sika has been our best player on the field recently and was again tonight. Curtis Naughton was also fantastic at full back and Kirk Yeaman was outstanding.
"Salford are a very good side and I was not surprised by their performance.
"There was little in it and when they went ahead the stadium lifted and they had some wind in their sails.
"I'm really pleased to finish top but all the fun and games start now."
Salford: O'Brien; Evalds, J Griffin, Sa'u, Caton-Brown; Lui, Dobson; Kopczak, Tomkins, G Griffin, Murdoch-Masila, Jones, Flanagan.
Replacements: Hauraki, Krasniqi, Kenny, Walne.
Hull FC: Naughton; Michaels, Fonua, Yeaman, Talanoa; Abdull, Sneyd; Taylor, Houghton, Watts, Manu, Minichiello, Ellis.
Replacements: Green, Thompson, Washbrook, Pritchard.
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“We were saddened to learn of the death today of New Zealand hymn writer Shirley Erena Murray, FHS. She was one of the most prolific and influential hymn text writers in the English speaking world, creating texts finely attuned to the issues facing people of faith today. They have appeared in more than 100 collections worldwide and have been translated into several other languages.
She was brought up Methodist, but spent many years as a Presbyterian, serving with her husband, the Very Reverend John Stewart Murray, a former Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of New Zealand, as he pastored St. Andrew’s on the Terrace, Wellington, where many of her hymns were first sung.
An article in The Hymn (Autumn 2009) announcing that she had been named a Fellow of the Hymn Society included this observation: “Despite her frustrations with the Church, this writer remains committed to working on its behalf, and her positive, ebullient nature dominates her work. Her hymns are ecumenical in their theology and inclusive in their expression. They embody themes of justice, peace, human rights, nurture, and the integrity of creation.”
Shirley Erena Murray MNZM (born 31 March 1931 – died 25 January 2020) is a New Zealand hymn lyrics writer. Her hymns have been translated into numerous languages and are represented in more than 140 hymn collections.
After marrying Presbyterian minister John Murray in 1954, she eventually moved to Wellington where John was minister for the St Andrew’s on the Terrace from 1975 to 1993. Her hymn writing started in the 1970s and often used the congregation of St Andrew’s as a testing place for the hymns. Many different composers have put music to her hymn texts.
Her hymns have been translated into several European and Asian languages and are represented in more than 140 hymn books around the world. In addition to New Zealand, they are particularly used in North America.
Among her most known hymns are “Hymn for Anzac Day”, “Where Mountains Rise to Open Skies”, “Our life has its Seasons”, “Star Child” and “Upside Down Christmas”.
Professor and hymn writer Colin Gibson, who has set music to some of her songs, described Murray’s hymns in 2009 as “distinguished by their inclusive language and their innovative use of M?ori, their bold appropriation of secular terms and their original poetic imagery drawn from nature and domestic life, but equally by the directness with which they confront contemporary issues.”
In 2001, she became a member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for “services as a hymn writer”. In 2006, she became a fellow of the Royal School of Church Music. She received an honorary doctor of literature degree from the University of Otago in 2009. The same year, she was named a fellow of the Hymn Society in the United States and Canada.
Murray lived with her husband at Raumati Beach near Wellington. The couple had three children and several grandchildren.
Her hymns and carols address a wide spectrum of themes ranging from the seasons of the Church year to human rights, care of creation, women’s concerns and above all, peace. Methodist by upbringing, and ecumenical by persuasion, she has spent most of her life as a Presbyterian. She was married to a former Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of NZ, the Very Rev. John Stewart Murray, who passed away just recently (2017). She had three sons and six grandchildren. | <urn:uuid:5632931d-ed12-4ba6-b193-956ccdcb628b> | CC-MAIN-2022-40 | https://ucforum.unitingchurch.org.au/?p=3280 | 2022-10-04T22:46:33Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-40/segments/1664030337529.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20221004215917-20221005005917-00486.warc.gz | en | 0.985173 | 766 |
CHOICE finds fraudulent oregano products on supermarket shelves
Australian consumer advocacy group CHOICE has discovered that only five out of 12 supermarket dried oregano products contained 100 per cent oregano when tested by the group.
One brand, Master of Spices, consisted of less than 10 per cent oregano.
CHOICE’s investigation found that this product and the other not 100 per cent oregano products used olive and sumac leaves alongside the oregano herb.
“There is clearly a major problem in the oregano supply chain in Australia, which also raises the question about other herbs and spices entering the Australian market,” said CHOICE spokesperson Tom Godfrey.
The consumer advocacy group decided to investigate dried oregano products in Australian supermarkets after a similar UK study in 2015 discovered 25 per cent of oregano samples were not 100 per cent oregano.
“With consumers spending AUD$115m on herbs and spices last year, we were concerned that Australian consumers might also be affected by the same issue, so we decided to carry out a spot check on the authenticity of oregano being sold here,” said Godfrey.
“We purchased a selection of dried oregano products from supermarkets, grocers and delis in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth – 12 different brands in total – and had a single sample of each product analysed,” he said.
Oregano product that passed the test:
– Woolworths Select
– Herbies Spices
Oregano product that did not contain 100 per cent oregano:
– Master of Spices (less than 10 per cent)
– Hoyt’s (11 per cent)
– Aldi’s Stonemill (26 per cent).
– Spice and Co (35 per cent)
– Menora (36 per cent)
– Spencers (40 per cent)
– G Fresh (50 per cent)
CHOICE says it has referred its findings to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).
Aldi has now removed its Stonemill Oregano and is offering consumers a full refund on the product if it is returned to stores by 31 May 2016. The supermarket said it only recently became aware that its Stonemill product was not 100 per cent oregano between January 2015 and March 2016 and that it was working to ensure the product returns with 100 per cent oregano only.
Masters of Spice responded to the CHOICE investigation by saying it has since cut all ties with its original supplier and it is now confident the oregano it is selling on supermarket shelves are 100 per cent oregano only. It said it was shocked to find out its supplied oregano was not pure oregano and have passed on this information to the relevant authorities.
Spice and Co said it was also horrified by the news that its supplier had not being providing 100 per cent oregano and that it is taking steps to secure a new supplier.
Spencers said it was in talks with its supplier over the matter and that that it may have unknowingly on sold a product that was not to specification. It apologised to its customers and will be replacing oregano products with best before dates of 12 August 2017. It has withheld any further sales of Spencers Oregano pending further testing and certification to guarantee its promise of authenticity.
Hoyt’s said it was co-operating with ACCC investigations in regards to batch number 19615, date of packaging 17 July 2015 for its Hoyts Oregano 25g sachet. It said there was nothing to lead them to believe that their supplier was providing them with anything but 100 per cent oregano. It said it was now in talks with its supplier over the matter. Since being informed of the matter it has acted to ensure it is providing 100 per cent oregano.
G Fresh said it in no way deliberately intended to mislead its customers. It said that the oregano tested was not from its usual supplier and it was unaware it was not pure oregano. G Fresh will be conducting independent testing to avoid the same issue occurring again and it is also offering a full refund on the impact product, batch number 270515.
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Nutella’s CEO has passed away at the age of 89. Michele Ferrero was the world’s foremost and richest chocolatier. On Valentine’s Day, he succumbed to illness, which he struggled with for some time. He died in Montecarlo, Italy, surrounded by his wife Maria and son, Giovanni.
The company’s first chocolate laboratory was located in Alba, Italy among a preponderance of hazelnut trees. Patriarch Pietro, Ferrero’s father, used them as the inspiration for some of his most famous desserts. He started making hazelnut-inspired spreads during the cocoa shortage of World War II.
Pietro sold Nutella, previously named Pasta Giaduja in a 660 pound solid block of cocoa powder and hazelnut. He later renamed in Supercrema after smoothing out the block into a spreadable cream. Michele, who would eventually take the company over, refined the product once more, changing its name to Nutella and taking it all over Europe. It was an instant success. Mixing hazelnut with sugar and palm oil seemed like a simple yet delicious idea for a dessert spread. Processed liquid cocoa beans were mixed with processed hazelnuts, along with sugar and milk to make a hazelnut cream. The Ferrero company uses so much palm oil in their product that the Italian government charged them a 20 percent tax on the product. It is appropriately dubbed, the “Nutella Tax.”
His other successful venture, decadent candy Ferrero Rocher, combines the candy maker’s famous surname with the French word for “rock.” The candy resembled a rock; a circular yet bumpy surface creating its chopped hazelnut exterior. The chopped hazelnuts encase a whole hazelnut along within a wafer shell mixed with milk. A fancy gold outer layer wrapping lends a feeling of decadence to the eater. The commercial to advertise the products smacks of aristocracy and wealth as a suited butler makes his way through a “moneyed throng” baring a croquembouche-styled tower of Ferrero-Rocher candies.
Tic Tacs were Ferrero’s foray outside of chocolate confections and preceded his success with Ferrero Rocher. This sweet “1 ½ calorie Breath Mint” appealed to average people. Originally named, “Refreshing Mints” the name changed to “Tic Tac” because of the distinctive sound the breath mints made inside of its plastic container.
Although many of his candies represented refinement and flare Ferrero started off humbly. Born in Dogliani, Italy, he inherited the business from his father Pietro Ferrero when the Nutella CEO passed away. The company was a boon to Italy’s economy, and one of the country’s top brands. Italy’s president Sergio Mattarella said that Ferrero was forward-thinking. Pioneering products along with hard work made his company a great success. At his death, Ferrero was 30th on the list of the world’s billionaires with a net worth of $23.4 billion dollars. His surviving son Giovanni is now head of the corporation.
Before the Nutella CEO passed away, he gained fame and fortune through his innovative use of a cocoa product. He was one of many men who made their fortunes from the cocoa bean. Milton Hershey’s net worth at the time of his death was $60 million dollars. He and his wife Kitty had no children and he left all of his money to the Milton Hershey Fund, which provides a boarding school for low-income children. It is also helps support popular Hershey Park in Dauphin County, Hershey, Pennsylvania.
By Danielle Branch
Photo by Ramil Sagum – License
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Singapore, April 6, 2021 – Blue Planet Environmental Solutions Pte. Ltd. (‘Blue Planet’) has announced the acquisition of Disaster Restoration Pte. Ltd. (‘DRS’) Singapore’s largest provider of disaster recovery and restoration services.
The investment, made through DRS’s parent company, Big Red Pte. Ltd., is Blue Planet’s second acquisition in Singapore this year and comes closely after the acquisition of leading waste management company Wah & Hua Pte. Ltd last month. The two investments are a key part of Blue Planet’s strategic vision of bringing together market leaders in the waste management sector to create a more sustainable and integrated waste management ecosystem in the growing Asia Pacific region.
Since its inception in 2008, DRS has successfully completed the recovery of hundreds of disasters each year, ranging from small scale residential fires or floods to large scale industrial accidents and chemical spills. In Singapore, some high-profile emergency projects include the safe extraction of hazardous gas cylinders from an industrial explosion and the clean-up of a chemical spillage at a testing laboratory.
Bradley Chew, director, Blue Planet commented: “With this acquisition, Blue Planet now has the ability to handle waste in highly specialised areas. This aligns with Blue Planet’s vision of creating an integrated approach to waste, with a zero waste to landfill policy. We look forward to scaling up our business footprint in Singapore and in the region.”
Himanshu Bakhda, director, DRS added: “This alliance now effectively enables DRS to synergistically tap into Blue Planet’s international footprint and expand its deployment of services to a much larger market.”
The Collaborative Push for Net-Zero Impact
Disaster sites are known to generate significant levels of industrial and commercial waste – some of it toxic or hazardous in nature. The sustainable handling and disposal of these various waste materials can now be managed by Blue Planet’s range of technological solutions and infrastructure.
Image: Disaster sites generate large amounts of construction waste that can be up-cycled to create materials for industries. Photo: Disaster Restoration Singapore (DRS)
The integration of DRS’s expertise will enable Blue Planet to provide an integrated hazardous waste management ecosystem that can segregate, process, and upcycle waste from disaster sites in an environmentally friendly and efficient manner. This will ensure that individuals, community residents and workforces remain safe from risk even after the immediate period of disaster response has passed.
“As our integrated materials reclamation processes lead to fewer materials being disposed of into incinerators or landfills, our solutions are not only better for the environment, but also more cost-effective as well,” said Bakhda.
“With DRS on board, Blue Planet looks forward to becoming a significant player in providing a diverse range of services in the Asia Pacific region. We aim to demonstrate that all the remedial work following a disaster can now be handled within an integrated framework of sustainability”, further commented Chew.
Currently, Blue Planet companies process more than 15,000 tonnes of waste per day across different projects and have deployed more than 70 decentralised organic waste units of various sizes across South Asia. Other services and technologies provided by the company include non-hazardous e-waste recovery, large-scale landfill remediation and green building waste solutions in Singapore, India, Malaysia, Vietnam, and the United Kingdom.
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About Blue Planet Environmental Solutions Pte. Ltd.
Blue Planet is a Singapore headquartered company driving regional sustainability through technology-driven and IP based end-to-end solutions for waste management and upcycling.
Blue Planet has a strong team of experts to lead its growth and has strategically acquired solutions that enable it to provide the collection, transportation, segregation, processing, and treatment of waste. Through a technology-driven strategy, the company has created a carefully designed platform for end-to-end waste management solutions. The goal is to apply these technologies across various stages of the waste life cycle to be able to close the loop, provide circular economy solutions and achieve the vision of zero waste to landfill.
About Disaster Restoration Pte. Ltd.
Established in 2008, Disaster Restoration Pte. Ltd. is the largest disaster recovery company in Singapore. The organisation provides emergency restoration services across the region and have successfully undertaken recovery and remediation projects in Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Indonesia, India, and China.
Disaster Restoration Pte. Ltd. also has the country’s largest inventory of dehumidification and drying equipment constantly on hand and poised in readiness for a fast and efficient response. The company is a member of the Big Red group of companies, which offers specialised decontamination cleaning and disinfection services island-wide.
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Glow Skin shop
Glow - Balancing Cleansing Gel
This gentle, sulfate-free cleanser has a uniquely thin consistency, allowing it to slip effortlessly beneath plugs blocking pores | Pores stay clean down deep – where problems begin
Natural salicylic acid from Willowbark, plus foaming saponins from Yucca and other mild, naturally-derived cleansing agents dissolve surface oils and other debris on contact. A patented blend of the most active fractions of Australian and New Zealand Tea Tree oils works quickly to balance hostile flora deep within pores without causing irritation or redness.
Skin feels ultra-clean and comfortable – never tight or dry.
- Does not contain sulfates, benzoyl peroxide, colorants, phthalates, synthetic fragrance or parabens.
- Animal cruelty free
Mild Acne-Prone | Oily | Moderate Acne-Prone | Comedogenic
- Yucca | desert plant rich in naturally-cleansing saponins; won’t dry skin
- 4-terpineol: highly purified active fraction of Australia Tea Tree oil; delivers broad-spectrum inhibition of hostile skin flora without irritation or allergens associated with pure Tea Tree oil
- New Zealand Tea Tree oil delivers broad-spectrum inhibition of hostile skin flora without irritation or allergens associated with pure Tea Tree oil
- Eucalyptus, wild thyme, sage, peppermint | pore-purifying essential oil blend
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First up, the Decatur Craft Beer Festival - our favorite! Lots of beer and lots of friends, it was such a great day. The setup was a little better this year, though some of the beers we most looked forward to were not there. Plus, the rain. Better luck next year.
|sporting our gator gear during the Missouri loss...|
The very next day we went to the Stone Mountain Highland Games with Josh's family and a few more friends each year. A full day of beer followed by a full day of scotch required a full week of recovery...
The weekend after that, I ran the Atlanta 10 Miler road race with Adrienne and Katie. We had been training for a few months and did better than expected considering there were TEN hills - one every mile! Good thing we didn't know that in advance or we might have psyched ourselves out. Katie is a little faster than us, so Adrienne and I ran the whole thing together, just like we did for our first half marathon (also here in Atlanta) back in 2007. And we even ran about the same pace as back then, finishing in 1:41 (pace of almost exactly a 10 minute mile, which was our goal). We considered it a total success! And then we rewarded ourselves with brunch and drinks at Carroll Street Cafe and a foot massage at Treat Your Feet - highly recommend both of these! Stole a few of these pics from the website...oops
|it was freeeezing that morning!|
|we did it!!|
|Love having my running buddy back :)|
And last but not least, Halloween! We carved our pumpkins a few days in advance while roasting pumpkin seeds and watching
|check out Molly's crazy eyes. going in for the kill while both parents are occupied|
|guess whose is whose?!|
And on that note, I'm off to start decorating for Christmas! Hopefully I'll get through all my Thanksgiving pics sooner rather than later since I've already lapped myself in holidays ;) | <urn:uuid:195ae1c9-42f4-4bde-89cf-73452d9de0ad> | CC-MAIN-2017-22 | http://floatingalongblog.blogspot.com/2013/12/fall-festivities.html | 2017-05-24T02:18:29Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-22/segments/1495463607731.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20170524020456-20170524040456-00303.warc.gz | en | 0.97711 | 425 |
Amanda Mercer, MS, RD is the leader of the “Additional School Food Initiatives” content group. She is the Program Manager in the Colorado Department of Education Office of School Nutrition. Amanda plans, develops, implements and evaluates child nutrition programs to meet changing priorities that support the mission of the program. She oversees the development of outreach activities to expand the scope and effectiveness of child nutrition programs, the Office of School Nutrition’s internship program and child nutrition-related grant activities.
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Choosing an exterior paint colour is a little nerve racking. The exterior is what everyone will see as they pass by your place. It's how you tell the world what the people who live here are like. At the moment the people who live in this house are indecisive. The outside is still pink. Some of the trim is still heritage green, some of the trim is a darker grey. The dark grey is our choice of trim but we are undecided as to the colour of the walls - except for Lulu, who thinks they should be rainbow colour or keep the pink.
Choosing colour for climate
Alice Springs has hot, hot summers, so as much as I like the look of houses with darker colour walls but they would absorb far too much heat. White would be great, but would it discolour too quickly with dusty wind? I think a nice compromise might be a pale grey to offset the dark grey trim. In the meantime here a a few exterior paint colour combinations that I am loving from across the web,
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Hotel Saleem Tower located in thekkady Kerala, favoring quiet and calm from the commotion of city life. It is a perfect place a holiday. It offers the combination of the trouble free quality hospitality and decent stay. One can enjoy the finger licking delicacy at the restaurant and banquet facility. Free parking, luggage storage, laundry services are available.
Check-in time : 24 hr check-in policy.
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Robert Sutton’s Good Boss, Bad Boss examines the differences between being a bad or good boss, but those distinctions can also serve as extremely useful parallels for bad or good teaching. In particular, there are five ideas in Sutton’s work that can help foster a positive learning environment in the classroom and, most importantly, set the stage for improved student learning. While Sutton’s ideas are presented in the context of a workplace environment, they are all ideas central to effective leadership, and they translate seamlessly to the classroom.
Assume the best.
“The power of believing that good things will happen to your people, and communicating that to them–the self-fulfilling prophecy–is supported by much research.”
Much has been written about the self-fulfilling prophecy in school. Numerous studies have shown that it is important to have faith in our students and to hold high expectations for them. Good teachers push themselves to do or be more for their students by just taking time to reflect on two simple questions:
- Am I selling my kids short?
- Do I really believe in them?
“Psychological safety is the key to creating a workplace where people can be confident enough to act without undue fear of being ridiculed, punished or fired.”
Suttons words also apply to the classroom. We don’t experience optimal learning when we are afraid of being embarrassed, insulted, or violated. Psychological safety is a necessary prerequisite for learning.
Good teachers want to encourage learning and creativity and strive to shape the culture and monitor conversations in their classrooms to create safety. The first intervention, of course, begins with ourselves as we model respect and kindness toward others.
“Karl Weick, author of the classic article ‘Small Wins,’ shows that when a challenge is construed as too big, complex, or too difficult, people freak out and freeze up. Weick shows that people think and act more effectively when they face and can conquer more modest and controllable challenges.”
Much like employees, students can also freak out and freeze up. So, an important part of using effective instruction is to follow Sutton and Weik’s advice. By breaking complex learning into small wins, good teachers increase student motivation, achievement, and even joy.
Forgive and remember.
“There are three kinds of reactions to failure. The first is to remember, blame, humiliate, and perhaps expel the culprit. This is the ‘do it right the first time or don’t do it mentality’ … The second kind of reaction is to ‘forgive and forget,’ which is what benevolent but incompetent bosses do… The third approach is … the one used by bosses who create safety and accountability: forgive and remember. [Good bosses] use failures as an opportunity for learning rather than finger pointing.”
Ignoring mistakes, whether in the boardroom or the classroom, will not lead to the best learning. Mistakes need to be encouraged and used as opportunities for learning. For that reason, good teachers need to ensure that students feel free to try hair-brained ideas and then encourage students to learn from their mistakes if those ideas falter.
Be an energizer.
“Energizers … create energy via optimism about the possibilities ahead, fully engaging the person right in front of them right now, valuing other’s ideas, and helping people feel as if they are making progress.”
Sutton explains that “People affect the energy and enthusiasm we have … in various ways. Interactions with some people can leave you feeling drained while others can leave you feeling enthused about possibilities.”
What kind of teacher would you rather have for your children? Of course, you’d want an energizer for your children, someone who encourages, reinforces, and inspires. As educators, we should ask ourselves, “Am I energizing or draining our students when I teach?” Few things are more energizing than the growth, development and empowerment that can arise from a great learning experience.
By incorporating these ideas into our approach as educators, we can encourage students to reach their greatest potential and create an environment in which they can truly flourish.
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We do not like to talk about death – but that doesn't make euthanasia the answer
Clinical Professor Richard Chye - Sydney Morning Herald
14 November 2017
One of the hallmarks of the euthanasia debate so far – in NSW and Victoria – has been the determination of its proponents to depict any opposition as being based purely on religion. So, before I go on, perhaps it would help to make the following clear.
I am not religious. I do not follow a faith. While I work for a Catholic healthcare organisation, my views are based on my longstanding clinical experience and medical evidence, not on dogma. There is no one – and no church – twisting my arm.
It's important to be clear about this because I would like my contribution to be considered solely through a clinical lens.
No fair-minded person questions the starting position of any person actively engaged on this issue, however they feel about euthanasia: we all agree that too many Australians experience painful and undignified deaths.
However, my view, after a lifetime's work in palliative care – having stood at the bedside of literally thousands of dying people – is that none of the issues that bring us to this point will be solved by introducing assisted suicide.
What will help requires far more of ourselves, our institutions and authorities: the adequate funding of quality palliative care for all, and nothing short of a revolutionary change in the way we discuss, respond to, and accept death – both as individuals and as a society.
Almost every aspect of the way our society approaches death – including within healthcare – needs rethinking.
We set our doctors and nurses and other healthcare professionals up to fail from the beginning by not training them in how to talk to their patients about death and dying.
We don't train them how to say "no" to patients anxious for a cure – no to another round of chemotherapy, no to another operation – and explain why.
Talking to a patient and their family about death is extremely difficult. It requires finesse, tact, warmth and finely tuned antennae. Without the tools to talk to patients about these issues, is it any wonder so many of my peers shy away from engaging on the subject?
We similarly neglect educating tomorrow's health workers in palliative care and how – if provided early enough – it can make a world of difference to a person's final journey.
The result? I can't tell you how many times I've seen bewildered patients arrive at my hospice – too late to benefit from palliative care and often surprised that they are dying at all – still of the belief the invasive, futile treatment they have been receiving would set them on the path to recovery.
We recently advocated that a patient from a country town be treated with palliative care close to her home, family and friends. She was, however, convinced by her doctors to spend 10 weeks in a Sydney hospital by herself, with family making arduous trips to and from her home-town to visit her. She eventually died in that city hospital, never seeing her home again.
Think of the opportunity lost by her, her family, her friends.
What an absolute tragedy for one person to die this way.
For this to occur as often as it does in Australian hospitals is an indictment of how we train, staff and structure our healthcare when it comes to end-of-life.
It's why so many Australians have horror stories of friends and family dying terrible deaths; and frankly, it's what drives much of the public's visceral support for euthanasia.
But assisted suicide will not change any of the above. If anything it's a diversion from the real challenge.
Of course, better training of our healthcare workers needs to be matched with a prolonged and far-reaching education campaign about death and dying to address the public's fears – many of them grounded in myth – that surround this stage of our lives.
And of course, we need to be absolutely sure our palliative care system is accessible to all, irrespective of postcode, income, diagnosis or doctor.
Across Australia access to palliative care is patchy and largely down to luck.
No terminally ill Australian should ever find themselves in the position of being unable to experience quality palliative care but able to access assisted suicide.
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Teachers: Heroes or Villians? – Narrative Essay
Teachers are some of kids biggest role models in their lives.
For some kids, they are their only role models. Teachers can be the closest things to real life heros in students lives. However they can also be real life villians. Teachers have tremendous power over their students and it is easy to abuse. This allows teachers to exploit their power and take advantage of their students.
Studies have shown that teachers can be the worst bully a kid has to face. Teachers can abuse their power by hurting students futures, forcing them into situations, and they can abuse students emotionally. To start with, teachers have power over the future of their students. This can cause them to abuse their power for their own needs. Increasingly, schools have started holding their students back so that they can play for their high school sports teams longer.
Teachers can fail students purposely so that they have to play for the team again. Usually, these students are hoping for athletic scholarships. However,according to the NCAA, the National Collegiate Athletic Association, only about 2% of students are awarded athletic scholarships. U.S News wrote an article about how the odds of getting a sports scholarship are not very likely. For example, “1 million boys play high school football, but there are only about 19,500 football scholarships”.
Additionally, when students have to take a grade twice, colleges are even less likely to give them one. Teachers are hurting their students futures by holding them back. They are given the power to give great recommendations to colleges, but they are also given the power to fail a student which can damage their future. Next, teachers have the power to force students into situations they do not want to be in. This can be small to very very large.
For example, The College Fix wrote about a small event that recently happened at a high school in Chicago, a teacher forced a student to stand for the pledge. When asked to stand up his response was “America sucks”. Evidently, this was disrespectful and he apologized the next day. However, he chose again not to stand. The spanish teacher then forced him to get out of his chair or else his grades would suffer.
He said that he didn’t stand because of everything happening in the news lately with African American students that he did not want to pledge for a country that was racist. The teacher oppressed the student and forced him to stand up anyways. Teachers have the power to force students to do whatever they want because they can give them punishments if they don’t listen. Teachers can also force students into doing bigger, and scarier things. According to “Maplewood teacher charged with having sex with 6 students pleads not guilty” on New Jersey’s website, at Columbia High School two years ago, a teacher sexually harassed six students.
The teacher had exploited their power over the students and used it so that they could not stay out of harm and could not speak up. More and more incidents like this have been happening because of how teachers have been abusing their power. Lastly, teachers can often abuse their kids emotionally. As many students and former students know, school can be very stressful. Teachers have the choice to either help students with their stress or make it worse. They have the power to make either choice and students can’t do anything about it if they choose to make it worse.
Studies from The Socjournal have shown that rejection from teachers and humiliation adds on to students stress leading to severe anxiety. It also says, “The children also lacked creativity, persistence and enthusiasm”. Not only does it lead to stress but it also diminishes a student’s creativity and confidence. When teachers avoid students and make them feel like their work and part of society doesn’t matter it is emotional abuse. When teachers purposely put a student in a public situation knowing they will fail, causing them humiliation, it is emotional abuse. Teachers have the power to make school a safe environment but instead many teachers do the opposite.
For instance, Research Net documented an instance where a teacher “bullied” a student. The article said, “Every?day?when?Jason? entered?the?classroom,?he?had? to? face? his?second-period?teacher,?who? would?make subtle?remarks?about?his?culture and?the?way?he?dressed.?He?felt morti?ed,?degraded,?and?depressed.?Every?day?when?Jason?entered?the?classroom,?he?had? to? face? his? second-period?teacher,?who? would?make?subtle?remarks about his?culture and?the?way?he?dressed.? He?felt?morti?ed,?degraded,?and?depressed”. Jason wasn’t able to speak up because of the power the teacher had over him.
Emotional abuse by a teacher can be one of the most demoralizing actions to a student. In conclusion, teachers have lots of power over students. It can either be used to make a student feel confident or it can be abused and tear a student down. Teachers are a big part of students lives and school boards equally to what a student says about a teacher to what a teacher says about a student. The job of a teacher is to teach a student and give them knowledge to set them up for a good future.
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Germany is home to dozens of airports, with the busiest being Frankfurt Airport. Just as Stuttgart is the sixth largest city in Germany, it also has the sixth busiest airport, Stuttgart Airport. Flights from Stuttgart, some operated by airberlin, fly from this major travel location.
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Stuttgart Airport services nearly 10 million passengers every year. Approximately 55 airlines operate out of this major travel hub, using the four terminals. As so many busy professionals and tourists pass through this airport, it features a wealth of stores and services.
Passengers can take care of their banking requirements, receive medical attention, or grab a bite to eat in between flights. This airport is even home to an impressive conference center.
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There are many different ways to get to the airport. You can use the Stuttgart Central Railway Station to take a train to Stuttgart Airport. The journey takes about half an hour and does not require transfers. You can also take a bus to Stuttgart Airport via several routes. If you prefer private transportation, you can also rent a car or take a taxi to Stuttgart Airport.
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The cosmopolitan city of Dusseldorf is home to one of Germany’s most vibrant art scenes and is considered the country’s forerunner in fashion. Travel to Dusseldorf with airberlin and explore one of the 100 galleries that highlight the magic behind this popular western German city.
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Tickets to Düsseldorf will enable you to visit attractions at your own pace, with sites throughout the city easily accessed by foot or bicycle. Five lines of U-Bahn and S-Bahn railways intersect the city, taking passengers to any corner of the urban area quickly and efficiently.
Socialize along the Rhine embankment promenade; a strip of eateries and cafes along the river provide the perfect place to meet natives and tourists alike. Flights to Düsseldorf will allow you to visit the 18th century Palace and Park Benrath, any gardener’s dream.
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World Health Organization Classifies “Gaming Addiction” As A Disorder
January 26, 2018
Sioux Falls, S.D.- With an international organization bringing headlines to the gaming world, it appears too many people are becoming addicted to video games.
The World Health Organization now classifies Video Game Addiction as a Disorder.
“You can’t just say, ‘Well, I can control it, I can do that.’ Because if it’s truly an addiction, that’s the definition, you can’t control it,” says Sanford Integrated Health Therapist Karla Harmon.
In the 11th edition of the International Classification Of Diseases, “Gaming Addiction” will be a newly listed disorder.
Some countries have been dealing with it as a major health issue in the public.
In today’s world with the substantial growth in gaming and E-Sports, the professionals use video games as their main source of income.
At some colleges, like the University of California Irvine, an E-Sports arena was built and the school sanctions E-Sports as a varsity sport.
For the non-professional players, gaming enthusiasts say there are many beneficial aspects of playing video games.
“Anger or stress can be diffused when you play video games. Some of those strategy games, they force you to use limited resources, so you have to manage your resources on those as well,” says Galaxy Gaming Manager Max Kaftanati.
Other countries are installing methods to combat the possibility of their people suffering from Gaming Addiction.
In South Korea, a law is proposed that would ban children under 16 years old from playing video games from midnight to 6 a.m.
From a parental standpoint, Harmon says there are methods to control a child’s affinity for video games.
“You spend x amount of time with family or you go to church with us. If those things are being done, then you don’t have to worry about limiting gaming times because you’re actually telling your child what to do vs of what not to do,” says Harmon.
Unsurprisingly, a study from the University of Oxford showed that boys from the age of 8 to 18 spend more time playing video games than girls in that age group.
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‘Empire of misogyny’: Ex-Irish president slams Catholic Church
Speaking to reporters in the Italian capital, Ireland’s eighth president McAleese also said that the ban on women becoming priests should be lifted, calling the theology on which the rules are based “pure codology” that would soon “fall asunder under its own dead weight.”
McAleese was speaking ahead of the Why Women Matter conference, an event organized by Catholic equality group Voices of Faith for International Women’s Day. The conference had been due to take place at the Vatican but was moved after a conservative US cardinal objected to McAleese and two other known gay rights advocates from taking part in the event.
"There are so few leadership roles currently available to women. Women do not have strong role models in the Church they can look up to," McAleese told reporters, according to Irish state broadcaster RTE. “It’s an empire of misogyny.”
McAleese, who has been a campaigner for same-sex rights for 40 years, said she wanted the Church hierarchy to change its stance on homosexuality and abortion, saying "homophobic and anti-abortion is not the Church of the future."
Managing director of the initiative, Chantal Goetz, believes it is urgent that the Church include women. “The full potential of women in the Church is still not realized by our current leadership, and that’s a shame,” she said on the group’s website.
The role of women in the Church has been a topic of much discussion in recent times. Earlier this month, Women Church World, an official Vatican publication, exposed the exploitation of nuns for cheap or free labor by the Church’s hierarchy. The article outlined the case of several nuns who were made to work in the homes of bishops and cardinals, cleaning and cooking, and were not invited to share meals at the same table.
Another nun using the pseudonym Sister Paule said that in many cases the sisters do not have contracts with the parishes they work with so they earn little or nothing. “It is an injustice that also occurs in Italy, not only in distant lands," she said.
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It's easy to underestimate or dismiss the impacts the Interstate Highway System has had on our neighborhoods and downtown.
Last night, as I sat on the bus in an immense traffic jam on Washington Ave. near Tucker, I contemplated this.
Many of the streets in neighborhoods and within downtown itself near downtown serve as collectors of traffic from the Interstates. This is true both of major streets like S. Jefferson and S. Tucker, and side streets like N. 9th and N. 10th near Cochran Gardens.
But even the exit locations themselves are not straightforward nor easy to understand. Figuring out how and where to get onto westbound I-70 from within downtown is harder than it needs to be. If you're near the Arch and Old Courthouse you just head north on Memorial Drive and pick up the ramp that enters 70 about 1 block south of Washington.
(This section of I-70, between Washington and Pine, is the worst barricade of all between the Archgrounds and downtown. Not only are there no pedestrian or vehicular crossings, access into downtown is further blocked by the massive superblock of the Mansion House Center parking garage and grounds.)
The next WB on-ramp serves traffic coming from the MLK bridge. I don't think there's a way to access this ramp from within downtown.
Most central and western downtown traffic enters I-70 west at either 4th Street or 9th Street. 4th Street roughly parallels N. Broadway and serves as the northbound traffic route for Broadway within downtown.
The onramp to WB 70 comes a bit north of Biddle Street, after a confusing, winding section of road that runs next to and then under I-70. The Cole Street intersection is particularly confounding. (N. Broadway finally becomes a regular two-way street just south of Cass).
The "9th Street" on-ramp is pretty far north. Coming out of downtown, drivers pass the convention center, Cochran Gardens, Columbus Square, and Cass Ave. The corner of 9th and Howard is located on an overpass above I-70. Then, to access the on-ramp, you veer wildly to the left at about 9th and Mound. This I-70 east outer road is, confusingly, signed as 10th St.
The Madison Street exit ramp enters 10th near Tyler, and the old Interurban tracks pass over near Chambers. Then there's the stop sign at the Madison overpass, a pedestrian overpass at North Market, and finally at 10th and Benton the 9th St. on-ramp enters westbound I-70.
As a result, 9th Street in the evenings - and its twin, 10th Street in the mornings - are super-speedways where most downtown-bound commuters have little regard or knowledge about the neighborhoods through which they pass.
Of course, the worst thing about downtown traffic is that the streets within and around downtown function as connector ramps between the different highways. This is partly because the North-South Collector-Distributor (I-755) was -- thankfully -- never built across Lafayette Square, western downtown, and St. Louis Place. As a result, there are no direct connections from EB Highway 40 to WB I-70, WB I-44 / SB I-55; or to WB Highway 40 from EB I-70, NB I-55 / EB I-44.
That means more wear-and-tear on city streets than expected. The S. Jefferson viaduct between Highway 40 and Chouteau carries tons of traffic. Only built in 1967, it is in dire need of reconstruction or replacement. It's amazing to me the Foodland store property can sit vacant at Lafayette and Jefferson given the huge traffic counts at that intersection.
However, many drivers on that stretch of Jefferson at peak hours are just passing through from their residences in places like far South City, South County, Columbia IL, maybe even Arnold; to employment centers in the central corridor like SLU, BJC, WashU, and maybe even downtown Clayton.
Some also are entering downtown from EB I-44, since Jefferson is still a bit more convenient than other routes like the left-side exit at Lafayette that (sort of) accesses the compromise solution to the non-building of I-755: Truman Parkway. (Prior to the construction of Truman Parkway, most people used Dolman as a cut-through between 18th/Chouteau and the on-ramps at Lafayette).
Truman Parkway, of course, has two dedicated exit lanes from NB I-55. But most traffic prefers to exit at Gravois/Russell, and trek northward on congested S. Tucker into downtown. That might change when the reconstruction of S. Tucker from Chouteau to Lafayette starts this summer.
Eventually, Truman Parkway will be extended northwest slightly, to merge into 18th Street. This is great for folks coming from the south and southwest to access Union Station and nearby office complexes. But it provides no connection to I-64. Those travelers will continue to use Jefferson, or perhaps cut over to 14th from Truman/18th via Chouteau or Clark to access the bizarre westbound I-64 on-ramp at 14th and Clark.
Another option for accessing downtown from the south (without getting caught up in the Memorial Drive mess) could be Park Avenue. Then you can enter downtown either via 7th or via Broadway/4th.
That works for some destinations, but often traffic is slow by that point on I-55 north, even in the mornings when bridge traffic shouldn't be heavy. But since I-55 north has a puny single-lane, narrow, steep on-ramp onto the Poplar Street Bridge, one slow-moving tractor-trailer can tie up the entire stretch of I-55 from there south.
Similarly, the single lane that runs from the westbound PSB onto southbound I-55 (and thence westbound I-44) is also steep and twisty. One of the most dangerous things about the westbound PSB is the traffic jockeying for lane position in that approach.
While the PSB appears to be four lanes westbound, only one of those lanes (the far right lane) connects to westbound I-70 and to downtown. Once you get onto that off-ramp, it splits so that the left ramp lane goes to 70 and the right ramp lane heads onto Memorial Drive.
The I-55/44 ramp is the second from the right lane on the PSB. And the two left lanes continue west onto Highway 40/I-64. The next exit past there is at 9th Street.
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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in the one-year period between 2020 and 2021, over 100,000 Americans died from a drug overdose. Of these, nearly 70,000 were due to opioid overdose.
While current therapies like medication-assisted treatment (MAT) have proven helpful in preventing overdose deaths, there is still a 50 percent relapse rate six months after treatment.
Researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York are currently testing an experimental vaccine for the treatment of opioid use disorder.
Here you’ll find information on:
- how the experimental opioid vaccine works
- when the vaccine will be available if approved
- why you might choose the opioid vaccine over other treatment options
- the potential side effects of the vaccine
- other therapies used to treat opioid use disorder
How Will The Opioid Vaccine Work?
Vaccines are an important weapon for public health in the fight against various diseases. Recent research shows preventative vaccines may also be able to treat people with pre-existing health conditions, including substance use disorders.
All vaccines work in a similar manner — through teaching the body’s immune system to create antibodies that can recognize and destroy antigens, like the poliovirus or the seasonal flu.
An opioid vaccine would be designed to teach the body to recognize an opioid molecule in the body, and the resulting immune response would prevent the opioids from entering the brain.
Opioid molecules can typically cross the blood-brain barrier because they are very small, but an opioid molecule stuck to an antibody would be too big to get through. This would result in there being no pleasure response from using opioids.
When Will The Opioid Vaccine Be Available?
Professor Sandra Comer of Columbia University and Marco Pravetoni, associate professor at Minnesota Medical School, have already tested their oxycodone vaccine on human volunteers.
Over the course of two months, participants were given a dose of oxycodone followed by a placebo vaccine or a real vaccine to see how it affects the pleasure response.
If studies continue to show promise, a vaccine that targets oxycodone, fentanyl, and heroin drug use could enter FDA clinical trials within the next five years.
Why Choose The Opioid Vaccine Over Other Treatments?
If the opioid vaccine is available for public use, it would likely be combined with other medications used for opioid use disorder, as it would not interfere with prescription medications such as naltrexone.
You would not necessarily have to choose between the vaccine or traditional treatment, but use it as a supplement to ensure a better chance at long-term recovery.
What Are The Potential Side Effects And Risks?
The side effects of an opioid vaccine are not fully known, but there are concerns among experts about the risk of denying adequate pain control for people vaccinated against oxycodone.
For example, if a person were in a car accident, they may not be responsive to high doses of prescription opioids used to treat their pain due to their opioid vaccine.
This issue could be mitigated through the use of other pain management methods, but this could also prove troublesome as people could simply use other substances not protected by the vaccine.
Other Options For Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
Currently, there are several approved methods for treating opioid use disorder. These evidence-based approaches to care have been proven over time to promote the best outcomes for people who need help.
Treatment options for an opioid addiction may include:
- buprenorphine, methadone, or naltrexone maintenance
- dual diagnosis care for co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders
- crisis interventions
- medical detoxification
- behavioral therapies
- family, group, and individual counseling
Until opioid vaccine development becomes available for public use, the list of services above will provide the best chance at achieving long-term sobriety from opioid addiction.
Recover From Substance Abuse
The opioid epidemic has been ongoing, but help is available for you or your loved one. There are several inpatient and outpatient treatments for opioid use that have proven effective.
For additional information about opioid abuse treatment, contact our helpline today. Our team may also assist you in finding a treatment program or detox clinic in your area.
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- National Institutes of Health (NIH) — A Shot Against Opioids
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Cities placing referendums on election ballots in this day and age are a rare occurrence. It is usually school districts going to the voters for approval to maintain existing operating property tax levies for the day-to-day running of their schools, or to increase the levy because of lack of state funding. There have also been some recent school district referendum votes on levies to enhance technology in school districts.
But on the Nov. 5 general election ballot along with some school board races, but precious little else, will be a city of Coon Rapids’ park bond referendum, asking voters to approve a park bond issue totaling no more than $17.2 million.
Normally, school board elections don’t draw a large turnout, unless there is a levy referendum on the ballot. District 11 is not planning one this year, which leaves only a couple of school board races affecting some Coon Rapids precincts, not all.
So it is incumbent on Coon Rapids voters to take the time and make the effort to go the polls Nov. 5 and cast their vote on the bond issue, whether they agree with it or not.
This is not a case of the city council trying to force something down the throat of it citizens, but rather giving residents a chance for their voice to be heard at the ballot box on what councilmembers have called a quality of life issue.
The park bond referendum has been a long time in the making. Back in the early years of the 2000s, the council spent some $500,000 annually redeveloping a park each year, but when the recession hit, the city’s Local Government Aid was eliminated by the Minnesota Legislature. As the state faced massive budget shortfalls and the city’s revenues shrank, the annual park redevelopment project was one of the victims.
That’s when the notion of a park referendum first surfaced. The council retained a consultant to update the city’s parks and trails master plan and working with the city’s Parks and Recreation Commission, came up with a list of high, medium and low priorities for improvement projects covering the entire parks and trails system. Those were unveiled at an open house last year.
The council realized that implementing even the top priorities of the master plan could not be undertaken through the annual tax levy because of the cost and would need voter support of a park bond referendum at the polls.
Working closely with its Parks and Recreation Commission at a series of meetings, the council came up with a list of projects and a bond issue figure of $21.5 million, then earlier this year hired Decision Resources to conduct a telephone survey of a sampling of Coon Rapids residents to get their views on a number of issues, but especially the proposed park improvements.
The results of the survey showed more support than opposition for all but one of the proposed projects, although the support was not overwhelming. However, the survey results were enough for the council to decide to move ahead with the park referendum, but also to lower the bond amount to $17.2 million by cutting out the one project that received a negative survey response and scaling back some others.
All but one of the park projects involve redevelopment of existing facilities; the only new park proposed is what has been called Boulevard Park, which would be created in front of the Coon Rapids Ice Center on Coon Rapids Boulevard. Money is also proposed for the expansion of regional trails in the city and closing gaps in existing trails.
Parks on the list for redevelopment if the referendum passes include Sand Creek, Crooked Lake, Riverview, Lions Coon Creek, Pheasant Ridge, Woodcrest, Mason, Delta and Riverwind.
Brochures will be mailed to all residents in July providing information on the referendum, the cost and its impact in taxes, as well as a project list complete with concept drawings on the proposed improvements. Detailed plans for each park would only be prepared if the referendum passes and then would be presented at individual neighborhood meetings.
Residents should take the time to learn everything they can about the referendum and its ramifications by studying the brochure and other materials that proponents and/or opponents of the referendum might present, as well as asking questions at events and meetings where the park bond referendum might be on the agenda, for example, the upcoming Coon Rapids Summer in the City programs that will take place in five different parks this summer.
The council is asking residents for their support of the referendum and it is up to voters to be as informed as possible when they cast their ballot in November.
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A comfortable two-room Kiev apartment in morocco style well suited for a small family or group visiting Kiev. This apartment offers guests high standards in an excellent location at a reasonable nightly rate. This Kiev apartment is situated on 2-nd floor serviced by an elevator. The apartment faces the street and has noise prove windows. The bedroom has a king sized bed. The living room has a table, couch with an armchair. Apartment is perfect for a family or small group of 1 to 4 persons. This quiet apartment is well appointed and functional, with good quality and newer furnishings to ensure a pleasant stay in a comfortable, quality environment in the very centre of historic Kiev. Close to metro stations: Maydan Nezhalezhnostl and Kreschatik.
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We are hiring an Anesthesia, who should serve patients by preparing medications, pharmacological information or multidisciplinary health care team, and monitoring patient drug therapies.
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Role: Anesthesiologist Doctor
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Industry Type: Hospitals and Clinics
Qualification: MBBS/Diploma in Anesthesiologist/DNB/MD
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1. Should have excellent communication skills.2. Should have ability to make quick decision in a highly stressful environment.
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4. Possess great management skills.
1. Your duty is to maintain and look after complete records of type and amount of anesthesia and patient’s condition.
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- Begins in:
- Denver, CO, United States
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- Kara Ashcraft Best Time: 38:00
- very hilly on the way back....use streets as switch backs for a more difficult run there, and a less painful run back.
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MS Excel: CHR Function (VBA)
Learn how to use the Excel CHR function with syntax and examples.
The Microsoft Excel CHR function returns the character based on the ASCII value.
The syntax for the Microsoft Excel CHR function is:
Chr( ascii_value )
Parameters or Arguments
ascii_value is the ASCII value used to retrieve the character.
The CHR function can be used in the following versions of Microsoft Excel:
- Excel 2013, Excel 2011 for Mac, Excel 2010, Excel 2007, Excel 2003, Excel XP, Excel 2000
Type of Excel Function
The CHR function can be used in Microsoft Excel as the following type of function:
- VBA function (VBA)
Example (as VBA Function)
The CHR function can only be used in VBA code in Microsoft Excel.
Let's look at some Excel CHR function examples and explore how to use the CHR function in Excel VBA code:
|Chr (87)||would return "W"|
|Chr (105)||would return "i"|
Dim LResult As String LResult = Chr(87)
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No this isn't going to get San Antonio Spurs' Tiago Splitter in trouble with the NCAA like Johnny Manziel.
Splitter did some autographing of a whole lot of basketball trading cards and released the following picture.
— Tiago Splitter (@tiagosplitter) October 8, 2013
Splitter signed some cards that were produced by the Panini, a local card company based out of Irving, Texas. From the looks of it, the cards seem to be those with a piece of his jersey embedded in it.
This leads me to wonder, which Spurs trading cards do you own Spurs fans? Do you have some rare/valuable cards? Any autographed cards from your favorite player? | <urn:uuid:89719b3b-c12d-4b91-93e8-f156e8a5ac5e> | CC-MAIN-2015-27 | http://projectspurs.com/2012-articles/splitter-signed-quite-a-few-trading-cards.html | 2015-07-02T01:07:20Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-27/segments/1435375095346.56/warc/CC-MAIN-20150627031815-00026-ip-10-179-60-89.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.97929 | 145 |
Gelding for sale/lease
For sale a firm $1,500. Thats how much I paid for him last Oct. Family emergency forces me to sell or have him up for lease.
He's an adorable, honest 14/15 year old, 15.3, laid back gelding needs more attention due to a busy college student and family issues. He's a loving boy who is laid back until he is asked to go! Great out on trail with a confident rider, can go alone. Prefer an intermediate/confident beginner rider, possibly adult rider that just wants a nice horse to ride. He is a smooth ride with a beautiful seated trot! Rides western, former rodeo horse and rides in a hackamore or a smooth bit!
Looking for a 3 to 5 day lease for Dash weekly. Must stay at the same barn (only for lease): NO EXCEPTIONS. Can be taken out on trail with permission.
$300 a month to help with board and shoes. Tack is included.
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…so it all comes full circle. Man, this brings back memories of just how much we’ve all grown up. Retirement is looking good right about now.
Russ did a fair piece, though I do not agree with some of his statements e.g. If we go by the formula that every derivative (which includes sequels) work is the same game, then we might as well go tell the industry that they’ve only made hundreds of games – not thousands. Just because they are derivatives, doesn’t mean they were free to make and that they don’t count. I mean, we’re not talking about books getting a second edition refresh here. By his submission, discounting derivations and sequels as not counting is like saying that all the derivative works in media (movies, TV shows, games etc) don’t count either. Funny that.
Anyway, you can read the piece (a mashup of interview, preview, opinion) over on Polygon. | <urn:uuid:11e7afae-a18c-4ef6-ace6-15569d5917b0> | CC-MAIN-2021-39 | http://dereksmart.com/2012/03/redemption-derek-smart/?shared=email&msg=fail | 2021-09-25T09:52:14Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-39/segments/1631780057615.3/warc/CC-MAIN-20210925082018-20210925112018-00662.warc.gz | en | 0.977309 | 208 |
By Jim Schutze
By Rachel Watts
By Lauren Drewes Daniels
By Anna Merlan
By Lee Escobedo
By Eric Nicholson
No bell rang to mark the beginning of class. It was just one of many things missing from this high school.
For two months, as winter segued into spring, about 40 students who had either dropped out or been kicked out of Arlington public high schools attended class inside a decrepit, two-story gray stucco office building that sat woefully along a busy commercial street. The city of Arlington had declared the second level of the vacant building unsuitable for habitation, so the school set up shop in two large rooms on the ground floor.
The building had no heat. Plate-glass windows ran the length of the east wall, intensifying the chill inside.
The classrooms had no desks, no chairs. The few students lucky enough to call shotgun would sardine themselves onto the only piece of usable furniture, an aged white velveteen sofa stained curious shades of beige. The rest would sit on the cold cement floor or stand throughout their lessons.
One day in March, irritated teachers gave the students an assignment: Write a short letter to the Texas Education Agency and describe the conditions.
"This place is a dump," wrote one student. Another suggested, "The board of health should shut it down."
"We don't even have a dictionary," another student wrote. "And the bathroom you would not even think about looking at."
The school had a single toilet that barely flushed and no tap water. Students opted to walk a couple of blocks to the public library to use the bathroom.
Lights inside the building were dim. "This school is like learning inside a garage," one student wrote.
There were no textbooks, no chalkboards, no overhead projectors, no trash cans. Supplies like paper were limited to what the students and teachers paid for and brought themselves. The principal and teachers had no phones, no filing cabinets, no desks, no offices.
No gymnasium, no lunchroom, no vending machines. Certainly no computers. "If you name it," wrote one student, "we don't have it." The school did have holes in the ceiling, stains on the walls, and bugs that seemed to get a rise out of both. "I don't know about anyone else," a student wrote, "but I can't learn in here."
When the Legislature created charter schools in 1995, it did so with the belief that they would bring academic innovation and give parents a fresh choice in educating their children. But evidence is mounting that taxpayer money spent on charter schools may not be well spent and, what's more, that children who attend them may not be well served.
Many of the problems could have been prevented had state officials applied rudimentary forethought before allowing charter schools. With Gov. George W. Bush leading the charge, charter schools opened hastily across Texas. The result: Taxpayer money has been squandered by a handful of schools that by all rights should never have been granted the right to open.
As of last spring, 88 independent charter schools (those not affiliated with local school districts) were open in Texas, serving about 17,600 students. Another 79 are to open during the next school year.
Charter school students represent less than one-half of 1 percent of the state's public school student population. More than three-quarters of the students are minority, and two-thirds have been deemed dropout risks. For many high school students, such as those at the Renaissance Arlington campus, a charter school provides their last chance to get an education and a diploma. When charter schools fail, the students and parents hurt the most are those least able to withstand another setback.
As the number of charter schools increases, the state embarks on a clean-up cycle. A handful of campuses are under investigation for financial failures, student abuses, fund misappropriation, and forgery. Each investigation leaves the Texas Education Agency with less time and fewer resources for its other job -- overseeing the 1,042 school districts that educate more than 99.5 percent of the state's public school students.
"We are expending a disproportionate amount of resources on oversight of charter schools," says Tom Canby, senior director of TEA's financial audit division.
A TEA investigation uncovered widespread financial problems at the Emma L. Harrison Charter School in Waco, which was $300,000 in debt even though it opened just last fall. Recently, the State Board of Education shut the school down -- the first time a charter was pulled from an operating school. It was headed by a woman with a history of financial troubles, of which the state was unaware when it granted the charter.
The same week, TEA officials recommended that the board revoke the charter of Rameses School in San Antonio. Among other things, the agency accuses the school's chief executive officer, Patricia L. Fennell, of inflating school attendance records to grab more state money. The agency referred the Harrison and Rameses cases to prosecutors and the FBI.
Charter school proponents are quick to point out that the troubled schools are a small fraction of the total. "Governor Bush does not believe the failures of a few should take away from the overall success of the program," says Linda Edwards, a Bush spokeswoman. "Some charter schools are among the best schools you'll find."
Mike Shepherd, a board member of the Texas Language Charter School in Dallas, wrote a May 30 editorial in The Dallas Morning News headlined "Failing charter schools are the exception." He cited two examples of quality charter schools. One is the Dallas Can! Academy. But TEA's audit division is investigating that charter school and its sister school in Houston for undisclosed transgressions. Shepherd's other example of quality is Renaissance -- also under investigation.
State officials also considered Renaissance to be a model school until they learned of the situation in Arlington. Alma Allen, a State Board of Education member from Houston, was aghast at the conditions there.
"I held Renaissance up as a beacon light," she said at the board's meeting in May. "I'm very, very disappointed today. It really tarnishes charter schools for me even more, not just Renaissance but charter schools [in general]."
During his first few months as governor in 1995, Bush helped persuade the Legislature to allow nonprofits, colleges, and some government entities to create special public schools that would operate independently of local school districts. Called "charter schools" because the Board of Education issues what effectively is a charter for them to open, they would operate relatively free from many state regulations.
Charter schools are given more latitude in creating a curriculum and do not have to adhere to a minimum seven-hour school day for students. They can hire just about anyone they want as teachers and pay them whatever they want. The goal is to give charter school operators enough flexibility to create a learning environment that best serves a student niche, whether it is high achievers or dropouts.
Critics complain, however, that for each public school student who attends a charter school, taxpayer money is transferred from the local school district to the charter school. The Houston Independent School District estimates that it lost about $17.6 million last school year because 4,400 students left the district to attend charter schools. (The Dallas Independent School District does not keep such records.) The state pays charter schools about $4,000 to $5,000 per student. Since September 1996, when the first checks were sent, the state has paid $77 million to charter schools, $50.8 million of it since September 1998.
The 15-member Board of Education issued the first 20 charters in spring 1996 -- Renaissance owns the distinction of obtaining the first -- and has granted another 150 since then. The Legislature gave the board a maximum number of charters to hand out to schools with open enrollment and set no limit on those predominantly serving at-risk students. The board has filled every available slot and then some.
Allen, a critic of the charter school movement, is nevertheless unwilling to blame the board for the failures. She says Bush and certain legislators pressured the board to dole out charters without the proper safeguards and screening in place. At the same time board members were hashing out rules for issuing charters, Allen says, "People from the governor's office were standing over us saying, 'Let the charters go -- it's OK.' And, 'You better approve all those charters.'"
Edwards takes issue with that.
"These were independent decisions by independently elected officials who could have approved as many charters as they chose," she says. "Governor Bush would not pressure anyone to support bad schools." (Bush, who is spending four or five days a week out of state in his quest for the presidency, could not fit an interview for this story into his schedule, a campaign official said.)
During this past legislative session, lawmakers debated whether to issue a moratorium on the granting of charters or expand the program. They opted to do neither. Rep. Dora Olivo of Rosenberg in Fort Bend County pushed the moratorium.
"The argument you hear is that public schools are so bad because they have so many rules," Olivo says. "Charter schools say, 'Don't give us regulations, and we'll do a great job.' Well, who holds them accountable? The children are at the mercy of these people. I thought it was a disservice to the children to not step back and take a long, hard look at charter schools before we open any more."
Before the session, the Board of Education voted 8-7 in favor of a resolution supporting the moratorium but reversed itself in March by the same 8-7 vote. Allen says Bush pulled the strings to persuade the board to switch gears -- something Edwards denies.
Under state law, the board may issue an unlimited number of charters to schools that specifically serve students at risk of dropping out. The next batch, however, probably won't be granted until late 2000 or early 2001. In September, the board is to consider a more stringent, albeit still imperfect, screening process for charter school applicants -- a process the board wishes it would have started using four years ago.
Bush says he would never pressure the Board of Education about charter schools, although his actions on the presidential campaign suggest otherwise. Bush led an embarrassingly large entourage of reporters and photographers inside a Massachusetts charter school last month. And two weeks later, he visited a Los Angeles charter campus to extol the virtues of those schools.
"Governor Bush believes innovation and competition will inspire our public schools while offering more choices for parents and students," says Mindy Tucker, a Bush campaign spokeswoman. "That's why he strongly supports charter schools and chose to highlight two successful charter schools on recent campaign stops."
Texans, however, might be better off if the governor had been paying more attention to charter schools that were failing in his own state.
Four charter schools under the umbrella of Houston-based Life's Beautiful Educational Centers Inc. -- P.O.W.E.R., H.O.P.E., L.O.V.E., and F.A.I.T.H. -- are finding that life's ugly these days. In less than one year, the nonprofit corporation has racked up debts totaling several hundred thousand dollars.
All the power, hope, love, and faith in the world may not be able to salvage the good intentions of the recently deceased founder, Sylvia L. Terry, a teachers' union activist who started the schools as an alternative for African-American youths who were failing in traditional public schools.
"Some of the people who applied for charters said, 'Well, I want to help children,'" explains Allen, the Board of Education member. "Sure, there are a lot of people out there who want to help children, but they have no sense of the business side of education. And that's basically where they're getting in trouble."
Running a charter school is like running a business. Although free of many teaching regulations, charter schools still must strictly follow state and federal guidelines related to accounting and finance.
"Understanding even the minimum requirements is very difficult," says Bill Outlaw. "This field is very specialized." Outlaw was a public school budget officer from Houston who retired with more than 30 years' experience. He was hired by TEA to help clean up the Life's Beautiful mess.
Unlike the charter schools in Waco and San Antonio, Life's Beautiful appears to have made honest accounting mistakes. Still, it demonstrates the operator's appalling lack of financial sense and savvy.
"I haven't seen any evidence of misappropriation of funds," Outlaw says. "But I will say that, in my opinion, the wisdom of their spending is in question. I don't think they had a budget. I never saw it. If they did, they didn't pay a lot of attention to it."
Last fall, Life's Beautiful opened P.O.W.E.R. in the Pleasant Grove section of Dallas, H.O.P.E. in northeast Houston, and L.O.V.E. in Denton. F.A.I.T.H. was to open this fall in Carrollton. The future for the schools remains hazy as TEA auditors assess the corporation's debts. A recommendation to revoke the four charters is possible.
The amount of money a charter school receives from the state is based on the school's average daily attendance. Since September, the state has paid Life's Beautiful about $775,000. The charter operator was zapped when it grossly overestimated the number of students who would attend the three schools opening last fall. As a result, it took in far less money than anticipated. Yet Life's Beautiful officials inexplicably waited as long as three or four months to reduce expenses accordingly. Bottom line: Life's Beautiful spent its entire year's income in about four or five months, says Canby of TEA's audit division.
Life's Beautiful is several months behind in meeting payroll. Even when it was paying employees, it deducted money for health insurance from employees' paychecks -- even though the coverage had been canceled for failure to pay the insurance premium. For a while, Life's Beautiful paid no contributions to the state teachers' pension fund nor payroll withholding taxes to the IRS. Rent was late, as were payments to the bus company that transported students.
The corporation's bookkeeping was unbelievably shoddy. "Financial records had to be reconstructed from the beginning," Outlaw says. "Every receipt and every disbursement had to be re-coded. The student attendance records were the same way. Unless they can prove they had these kids in classes and taught them, the state is not going to pay for them."
Sherwin Allen of Dallas, who was on the board of Life's Beautiful, disputes the auditors' enrollment counts. At P.O.W.E.R., for example, auditors reported an average daily attendance that is far shy of the projected enrollment of 300 upon which the school based its expenses.
"From what I understand, the auditors said we had 35 kids at P.O.W.E.R.," Allen says. "Well, shoot. Please. I just finished doing a student roster for P.O.W.E.R., and we have 129 kids on it. That's how many kids were enrolled."
Allen says the state is basing P.O.W.E.R.'s attendance estimate on a head count done when auditors visited the school. The auditor counted heads a full hour before many of the students arrived at the campus, he claims.
However, Allen admits that the books aren't in good enough shape to back him up. He says one reason is that attendance records were stolen during a burglary earlier this year. Asked two weeks ago about the missing records, TEA officials shook their heads and said that's a new one on them.
"To be honest with you, the black market on school records isn't very good," says Brooks Flemister, who runs the agency's charter school division. "I don't know anything about it."
Sherwin Allen has worked in education for about 30 years in Dallas, Arkansas, and Arizona. He held positions ranging from teacher to principal and assistant superintendent. None of those posts, however, dealt directly with school finances. He is now assistant superintendent of Children First Academy of Dallas and director of Children First Academy of Houston. They are charter schools with a combined enrollment of about 180.
He wants the Board of Education to take P.O.W.E.R., H.O.P.E., L.O.V.E., and F.A.I.T.H. out from under the Life's Beautiful umbrella to allow them to operate independently. His thinking is that the emancipation would free the schools of the debt, which belongs to Life's Beautiful. But TEA lawyers have warned the board that it's not that easy to absolve debt. If the assets transfer, the debt probably would too.
Further muddying the situation, Life's Beautiful ceased to exist. According to Allen, the board voted a few months ago to dissolve the corporation.
Allen attributes the problems of Life's Beautiful to the untimely death of Terry, which he says led to an internal power struggle that crippled the organization. He says she erred by hiring a staff for the schools before knowing how many students would be enrolled. But he holds TEA auditors responsible for making a bad situation worse.
"The only time you know there's a problem is when the auditors come and say, 'You have a problem.' Then it's left to the auditors' discretion to make you or break you," he says.
Alma Allen, the Board of Education member, finds Sherwin Allen's comments ludicrous.
"They have to blame somebody," she said, "so they blame the auditors."
Grendolyn Carol Harper is listed as the chief executive officer of Impact Charter School in southwest Houston. Her name -- even her signature -- is right there on the charter application that the Board of Education approved last year.
There's one problem, though. Harper says it's all news to her.
At a state board meeting in May, Harper revealed: "I am not the CEO of Impact Charter. I did not know I was the CEO. I've never attended a board meeting. I've never been to Impact Charter. I cannot tell you when the school opened. I cannot tell you how many students are at the school."
But the signature? "That is not my signature. It was forged. I gave no one permission to put my signature on any type of document."
As board members' jaws dropped, TEA auditors braced themselves for yet another investigation of a charter school. The audit is not yet final.
Efforts by the Dallas Observer to reach Harper were unsuccessful. Impact Charter School director Amy Moten, the other player in this soap opera, declined to be interviewed. Harper had told the board in May that Moten is not telling the truth when she says Harper gave her permission to put her name on the application as CEO.
"Why would I give her permission [to put my name] on an application, an application that is full of grammatical errors -- and I'm an English instructor," Harper said with exasperation.
If it wasn't bad enough that the Board of Education approved a charter school with a CEO who didn't know she was CEO, it awarded a school based on a written application that featured this jumble of grammatical mumble: "Impact Charter target grade level 3 year old -- fourth grade...Our focus will be that of Intervention by reaching the children at earlier age will prevent failure of later years."
Moten sheepishly told the board that the application was completed right at deadline and therefore not proofread.
The bizarre Impact episode illustrates how lax the charter school screening process has been in the past.
Not since awarding the first 20 charters has the board demanded the CEOs or other key officers of proposed schools to come before them for face-to-face interviews. Instead, the board has relied on a 45-member application-review committee, appointed by board members and the education commissioner, to grade the written applications. Only now, at a time when embarrassing audits of charter schools threaten the entire movement, is the board leaning toward supplementing the committee evaluation with a return to in-person interviews.
In addition, the board wants to expand the written application to better assess the financial aptitude of a proposed charter holder. The proposed new application, for example, would require school officers to reveal any bankruptcies and the charter holders to disclose liens against them. The state also would require a rundown of lawsuits involving the applicants.
These are responses to the fiasco at the Harrison school in Waco. The Waco Tribune-Herald reported this month that at the time the state granted that charter, the Texas Workforce Commission had a lien against the East Waco Community Center, which held Harrison's charter. The newspaper also reported that Ida Nell Smith Pinkard, the school's chief officer until she resigned three days before the state revoked the charter, filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in 1992 and had been sued in the past for defaulting on rent.
There is no guarantee that a revamped application process would ferret out these kinds of details, however. The state would have to rely on the applicant's word, because TEA would not conduct an independent background check. The agency simply doesn't have the resources.
During the past legislative session, Education Commissioner Mike Moses told lawmakers that he needed 24 additional full-time employees at TEA to oversee charter schools adequately. The Legislature gave him only six.
Charter school oversight already is taxing TEA's financial audit division, led by Canby. In addition to conducting the half-dozen investigations of charter schools, Canby's auditors visited 51 campuses during the 1998-'99 school year to take a cursory look at their books and offer basic accounting tips. Had they not made the visits, the number of charter schools in financial straits would be even higher.
"We accomplished a tremendous amount of damage control giving free consulting advice," Canby says.
Canby's auditors hope to curb one problem by making sure charter schools are reducing their expenses accordingly if enrollment is lower than expected -- the same bug that bit Life's Beautiful. "It is rather shocking to see how a few of the charter schools -- I'm not generalizing here -- seemed oblivious to the reality of what a fewer number of students meant to their budget," Canby says.
Charter school officers should at least have an inkling of the financial challenges they face. TEA gives every new charter holder a thick three-ring binder that doubles as the state's official "charter school handbook." It covers a range of information pertaining to financial management. The books are handed out at a two-day orientation workshop that school officers are invited -- but not required -- to attend.
In Canby's professional opinion, a thick notebook and a two-day training session don't even come close to keeping a charter school financially solvent. Canby thinks state policymakers might want to think about requiring the schools to have someone on board with advanced degrees in school finance.
Outlaw, who is trying to piece together the financial puzzle left by Life's Beautiful, says the state might want to require charter holders to post a bond as a condition of being awarded a school.
"If I was starting a business, I would have to show financial responsibility," he says. "A bank is not going to give me any money unless I can show I can do the job."
Placing more restrictions on people who want to start charter schools is a tricky deal for state policymakers, since the concept behind charter schools is to limit regulation.
"The legislative intent was to make it easy to start a charter school," says state Rep. Joe Nixon of Houston. He is on the board of Houston Advantage, a charter school scheduled to open this fall. "Charter schools are not intended to be mini-replicas of public schools. They also are not designed to set up a new structure of administration and overhead and forms that need to be filled out. What we don't want to see is an application process that is so arduous and full of red tape that it would take years for any charter to be approved."
No process is perfect. Even though the first 20 charter applicants were interviewed by the Board of Education, a bad one slipped through. Cypress Lodge in East Texas never opened, although it gladly accepted checks from the state -- about $240,000 worth. The Texas attorney general has been trying to recover that money for more than two years. The state learned its lesson and now pays a charter school only after it opens.
The motto at YES College Preparatory School, an exemplary charter school in the downtown area of Houston, is "Whatever It Takes." It's a message to the school's nearly 400 students. It takes hard work, strict discipline, and respect for others to get the full benefit of what school has to offer. It takes braving the rigors of what its founder calls "the hardest school in Houston" to survive the college experience that lies ahead.
"Whatever It Takes" also is a message to those who operate the charter school.
"I don't want to come across as cocky, but it takes some brains to pull this off," says Christopher Barbic, the school's founder and director. "It takes more than good intentions and a good heart."
For one thing, it takes money.
Unlike lesser charter schools, YES College Prep raises several hundred thousand dollars a year from foundations, corporations, and other sources to help its well-rounded educational program. The money helps pay for sending students on extensive field trips. Last year, 10th-graders visited Boston and New York and toured Harvard, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Columbia, and New York University. It also pays for cultural enrichment classes on Saturday, which students are required to attend every other week. And it pays for extra supplies and food to keep students well-stocked and well-nourished.
YES employs a teacher who spends half of the workday promoting the school and soliciting contributions. It pays off. For example, students have access to 100 used laptop computers, donated by the Arthur Andersen consulting firm.
About 90 percent of YES College Prep students are Hispanic, and almost all of their families live in poverty. "We're not taking the superstar magnet school kid," says Barbic, a tall 29-year-old with a bald head, goatee, and J. Crew necktie. "We look for the middle-of-the-road student."
YES students include those who, had the school not nabbed them first, could easily join a gang. Even though the drab campus consists only of several nondescript modular buildings scattered across an asphalt parking lot, there is a long waiting list of children whose parents want them to go there.
The school teaches fifth- through 11th-graders and, based on TAAS test results, is doing a good job of it. Barbic proudly displays the 1998-'99 scores showing that all 43 10th-graders passed the math and writing portion and that 95 percent passed reading. Nine students got at least 95 percent of the questions right on the reading test, and 14 did the same in math. Scores are similarly stellar among the sixth- through eighth-graders.
YES students go to school Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and attend the biweekly Saturday classes and one month of summer school. Suspended kids are required to attend classes -- although they must bear the scarlet letters of having to wear their shirts inside out, stand up throughout class, and keep silent around their classmates.
"The first couple weeks, parents of new students think I'm a monster," Barbic says.
But they tend to change their minds as their children are transformed from mediocre to high achievers. YES College Prep is being held out by charter school advocates as a model, especially now that the Renaissance era has collapsed. But the qualities behind the success of YES are tough to bottle.
The school began in 1995 as Project YES, a middle school affiliated with the Houston Independent School District. For three years, it operated under HISD's wing and was able to take advantage of numerous administrative benefits of the relationship, such as being able to use the district's contract services for transportation and food.
Although the relationship had its rocky moments, Barbic admits that the school's success today is in part due to the fact that YES administrators were able to cut their teeth for three years while under HISD's security blanket.
It's different today. Barbic points to a large city street map hanging in his office. It's been violated with hundreds of pushpins, each one representing the home of a YES student. Forty different ZIP codes have pins in them. Barbic had to study that map for hours on end in order to chart the school's busing system. Then he had to drive the six routes himself to make sure his plan worked.
"It was the logic puzzle from hell," he says.
Barbic would rather be teaching students. At Vanderbilt University in Nashville, he majored in English and pre-law. After graduating, he hooked up with Teach for America, an AmeriCorps program that allows young people to earn teacher certification in exchange for a two-year commitment to teach in a poor neighborhood. Barbic landed at Rusk Elementary in Houston. He took over a class of sixth-graders who had all flunked the TAAS. He inspired them to do better only to find out after they graduated that some had joined gangs. That's when he and other dejected Rusk faculty members got together to form Project YES.
Of the 16 teachers at YES College Prep, 10 are Teach for America graduates.
"Everybody here works ridiculous hours," Barbic said recently while playing host on a campus tour. "I got home last night at 9:30, and the summer school classes end at 1. I have no life. I mean, I just got married, but other than that, I have no life. This is my life."
It takes commitment. It takes people who care.
Deborah Lott cared. In fact, she cared so much about the students attending the neglected and nauseating Arlington branch campus of Renaissance Charter School that she nearly broke down in tears while speaking to the Board of Education in May.
"You really have to excuse me," she said after her voice began to crack, "because I'm really upset about all of this, and it's been very traumatic for all of us. But no child, not anywhere, regardless of who they are, should ever have to try to be educated under these circumstances."
Lott was the principal of the Arlington school. Or is she still the principal? She's not sure.
"I have no idea what my status is," she said recently. "They are not cooperating with me."
"They" is basically one man: Renaissance CEO Don Jones, a gray-haired philosopher with a professorial moustache, beard, and pot belly. Jones talks about the "paradigm shift in public education" that led to the birth of Renaissance in 1996. He talks about the need that exists to "think outside the box." He talks about how the Irving Independent School District where he worked as a teacher for 14 years was neglecting its middle class of students and how all the attention was paid to jocks and cheerleaders and troublemakers, leaving "the forgotten half," well, forgotten.
Those are the students Renaissance has tried to attract. The middle. The branch campus in Arlington, however, was bottom-feeding. As a result, it never quite fit in.
Operating inside a sharp, 55,000-square-foot former office complex on North Belt Line Road in Irving, Renaissance's reputation as a top-notch charter school came despite many shortcuts to make financial ends meet. The school purchased a $250,000 computer data network to link the school's four campuses to the Internet, but the tricky system is run by a baby-faced guy who looks as if he should be in high school. Actually, he and his three full-time assistants range in age from 19 to 24, and Jones admits the salaries he pays them take their ages into account.
"That's part of it -- bringing in people who cost less," he says. Renaissance may well be the most resourceful school in Texas -- for better or worse. Instead of buying triple-beam balance scales, the school had students make some from scratch out of drinking straws, a small plastic cup, and a wooden base. Jones reasons that the students understand more about the science by building the instrument. "We cannot provide the same levels of educational opportunity that a traditional school has. What we lack in that, we make up in depth of understanding."
He calls that the "constructionist view of education."
In another effort to cut costs, the school has its students bring sack lunches rather than feeding them a hot meal. Jones says the school meets federal requirements of providing a free meal to underprivileged students by serving breakfast instead of lunch. He maintains that no student goes hungry at lunch as the Renaissance family will pitch in to provide a free meal.
Also to save money, Renaissance opted to ditch school buses in favor of providing kids a reduced-price bus pass with Irving's city transit. Jones says few kids take advantage of the option, choosing instead to drive to school themselves, carpool with friends, or commute with their parents, some of whom work in nearby Las Colinas.
Renaissance's annual budget is more than $4 million, Jones says. The school receives about $300,000 in federal grants and $150,000 in corporate donations a year. He says corporations are hard-sells because they prefer to give to traditional public schools, where their benevolence is rewarded with greater visibility.
Traditional public schools have other financial advantages. They can pay for their facilities through voter-approved bonds, while charter schools must pay for them out of their operating budgets. Jones says 18 percent of Renaissance's budget is for rent payments.
"Running a charter school is a tremendous, tremendous -- and I underline tremendous -- financial challenge," he says.
Sometimes resourcefulness in the face of financial challenge leads to questionable tactics. Renaissance operates on a four-hour school day at its XLR8 Learning Center, a branch campus for high school students who have fallen behind in their studies. One group of students attends in the morning and another in the afternoon. That means only one shift of teachers needs to be hired for two shifts of students. It's a cost-saver.
"The idea is that I can have two shifts of students in there and therefore double our income," Jones says. He is oblivious to the fact that the strategy is repulsive to charter school operators like YES' Barbic, whose students attend school for nine and a half hours each day.
Beginning next month, Renaissance will operate four Irving campuses inside nearly 100,000 square feet of building space. In addition to the main campus and XLR8, it has an elementary school and a fine arts academy. During Renaissance's first three months of operation in 1996, students sat on donated chairs and at the cheapest folding tables Jones could buy at Sam's Club.
In spite of the modest beginnings, word of Renaissance spread so fast that student attendance leaped from about 300 its first year to 950 last year. Jones projects enrollment at 1,200 this coming year.
But like any business that grows too fast, Renaissance experienced pains. The first mistake was a decision to open the branch campus in Arlington. Charter schools must operate within specified geographic boundaries, and Arlington falls outside the legal limit for Renaissance. Jones says that Renaissance officials thought TEA had approved expanded boundaries and that the school only realized its mistake in March.
That was about the same time the Arlington students were writing their letters to TEA. At the Board of Education meeting in May, Jones said he was unaware of the dire conditions. Lott says he is lying.
"Don Jones was fully aware of what was going on, because I was in constant contact with him letting him know what the status was," she says.
Although Jones denies he knew of the problem, he is accepting responsibility for it. "This is the most significant problem we've had. The problem should not reflect on Renaissance as a whole, but instead it identifies the weakness in my ability to carry out my duties effectively."
Still, he has an explanation that sounds a lot like plausible deniability.
Jones says the Renaissance board wanted to close the Arlington school a few months after it opened because enrollment was less than half of what was projected as necessary for the venture to be cost-effective. In addition, the school was housed temporarily at Tarrant County College and was about to get uprooted. Jones says, however, that the passions of Lott, her staff, and the parents of the students persuaded him to keep the school open. He says he told them to find a new building where the school could operate for the remainder of the year.
"We really believed those additional students were going to appear," Jones says. "We were gambling. We were running a risk. We were investing in a hope that things would work out." Lott says the Arlington campus would have met enrollment projections had parents not pulled students from the school, frustrated because it had no permanent home.
As students hopped from building to building, a parent came across the vacant, gray stucco office building on East Abram Street, about two miles south of the Ballpark in Arlington. Jones says he left it up to Lott and the parents to work out a lease. During that time, the landlord did not provide heat or plumbing.
Lott says Jones took every opportunity during the school year to make sure a lease never was signed for an Arlington campus. Another of his cost-saving measures, she figures.
"We would find locations and get the kids in there," Lott says. "People were kind enough to let us move in expecting that a contract would be signed, and then Don didn't sign it."
Lott says she has concluded that Renaissance viewed the Arlington campus as a cash cow since the state paid Renaissance Charter School for the 40 or so Arlington students and none of the money was invested in the branch campus. Now that TEA has discovered that the Arlington campus operated outside the school's boundaries and therefore illegally, it is taking back every cent it gave Renaissance to educate those students. Justice, according to Lott.
"The only reason Don Jones kept us was so he could collect funds from the state," she believes.
Lott says the Arlington school hopes to operate next year under a new charter holder. "I have to commend these young people," she says. "They have strong characters, and they want to come back in September."
Lott, a community activist in Arlington since the mid-1980s, broke her public silence about the plight of her students at the Board of Education meeting in May, an instinctive reaction to the claim by Jones that he knew nothing of the wretched conditions. After the meeting, Lott returned to silence. A call from the Observer caught her off-guard, she said.
"I want people to understand that charter schools are a positive alternative solution to education," she says. "I think the concept is excellent. My only concern is that persons who are allowed to run charter schools should be scrutinized very, very closely. That's why I kept so quiet about this for so long. I didn't want to damage the reputation of charter schools in general. I guess it comes to the point now where it's good we are talking about it. Maybe the State Board of Education can take some kind of measures to make sure something like this doesn't happen again." | <urn:uuid:fa7c15e0-f693-4214-9b05-e59040c6953f> | CC-MAIN-2014-10 | http://www.dallasobserver.com/1999-07-22/news/flunking-out/full/ | 2014-03-11T00:23:16Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-10/segments/1394011064849/warc/CC-MAIN-20140305091744-00097-ip-10-183-142-35.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.979188 | 8,289 |
Hello, my friends! Thanks so much for stopping by. :)
I thought I'd do a quick(ish) post about my file crate system. It's been a while since I've talked about it, and recently I've noticed a lot of folks are coming here from links that lead to older fcs posts. Not too much has changed since those earlier posts, but I think it's a good idea to check in now and again and see if/how things are working (or not).
(Also, I just love to talk about the file crate!)
What's in the crate (or tote as the case may be)?
As you see above, I have my weekly file folders all labeled and organized in the tote. (The original plastic crate was passed onto college-bound Bookworm - I now use a fabric-covered, long-handled tote.) In the back of the tote I keep a Catholic calendar we get from our church each year - it lists all kind of liturgical information (feast days, fast days, solemnities etc.). Just behind that I store my favorite 12x12 scrapbook paper - simply because it fits here well and looks kind of pretty!
How are the folders organized?
I get these folders set up at the start of the year - sometimes it's by the calendar year (January start) and sometimes it's by the academic year (July start). I use plain Staples brand folders and write directly on the tabs - one for each week of the year.
The folders are grouped by (six) seasons (Deep Winter, Early Spring, Late Spring, High Summer, Autumn, Holiday) and each season's folders are placed in a hanging folder. In front of each of these folders there is yet another hanging folder for general seasonal things. (Things that pertain say, to Winter but not to January or February specifically.)
Describe a week in the life of a weekly file folder.
I keep the file tote on my desk in the library - out of the way but very accesible. On Thursdays I start planning out the coming week and my first step is to pull the next empty folder from the tote. (So tomorrow I will pull the folder labeled, "February 17 - February 23, 2014.") I take a look inside to see if I have any papers stashed inside. (Some weeks I do, some weeks I do not.)
I then attach a planning sheet to the front of the folder - I keep these sheets in my planning binder, behind a "Weekly Planning" tab:
I have 52 sheets in this section (or I did, at the start of the year). They are very simple in nature - just loose-leaf paper with a hand-written outline of things to plan in a given week (dinners, days of note, activities, to-do's, seasonal ideas, spending notes and blog topics).
I have tinkered with various designs for this planning sheet - and one day I *will* get it just right - but for now I'm just writing things out by hand. Once I do settle on a design I'll produce it in such a way that I can print out the sheets with sections already blocked out and possibly embellished with illustrations/colors etc.
So back to Thursday - I take the sheet for the new week and attach (staple) it to the front of the folder.
I use post-it notes for the to-do list and post ideas, because generally I don't finish my to-do's in a week nor do I actually blog about all those ideas. So I move these along to the next folder each week. (Unless miraculously I finish them off in which case I start anew.) The notes shown above are blank for privacy purposes.
So now the new folder is all ready and the week is on its way to getting all planned out. (Further planning includes consulting the calendar - What does the week look like? How busy will we be with outings? Appointments? Special days? What seasonal activities can we fit in? How about dinners - easy or elaborate? What kinds of things do I want to blog about?)
Then over the weekend I look through the contents of the current week's folder and either leave things filed or move them into the new folder. The old folder goes back in the tote while the new folder gets placed "in position."
Where do I keep an active folder?
I keep the folder with my planning binder, tucked inside the left cover - so the half of the folder that is visible beside my daily journal page, shows dinners and to-dos.
I generally leave the whole kit-and-kaboodle spread out somewhere (table, counter, windowsill, etc.) but if I have to pack up, I place the folder inside the binder cover pocket. The "active" folder stays "in position" through the week and then, as described above, gets retired over the weekend.
So what's inside the folders?
I'm often asked What kinds of things do I keep in the folders? And the answer is: all kinds of things! Right now, looking inside my current folder you'd find recipes I want to make this week (slowcooker paella, baked grapefruit donuts, whole wheat fruit cobbler), a pile of papers re ~ Earlybird's medical issues, things I want to read (Bookworm's first graded paper from Comp class, an article about emergency preparedness), directions for making modeling dough, an Abraham Lincoln coloring page, a catalog page showing curtains I want to order, Crackerjack's Mass participation sheet, a print-out from the pediatrician with baby-feeding guidelines, a couple of printed receipts for online purchases, a Valentine's card for you-know-who. ;)
The folders in the tote hold things for the future (in future folders, natch) and things to keep on file (in retired folders). I just placed the following items into future folders:
* tickets for a play
* paperwork for the boys' dental appointments
* a recipe for Father's Day
* a prescription refill reminder
* Spring cleaning recipes & Easter baking ideas (these go in the Early Spring hanging folder, not a specific week)
Finally, the folders are kept in place until the end of the year at which point I go through them all as I write up our year-end reports (for homeschooling). The notes I made and papers I kept help me remember the year we had and plan for the next year to come!
As with anything I do (and share here) this "system" is far from perfect and hardly original ... but it's something I've done for years and have tweaked to work - for me anyways - pretty well. I get the feeling a lot of people are doing something similar or at the very least are quite interested in this type of thing so I hope this update is helpful, or at the very least not too boring!
(And yes, I fibbed - this was not a quickish post at all! But are they ever, lol?)
Well that's all I have time for today my friends ... I have restless children in need of bed, a kitchen to clean, and a Valentine to chat with before I myself retire ... :)
I hope your week's going well, and if you live along the eastern US coast - batten down the hatches! We're in for yet another storm tomorrow!
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Aboriginal communities in Australia are facing a dilemma: preserve hard-won freedoms or cede some control to their former oppressors? At the center of this tug-of-war is the consumption and possible prohibition of alcohol in Aboriginal communities. According to a recent New York Times article, alcoholism is a major issue for the native population resulting in problems like domestic violence, child abuse, unemployment, health problems, increased crime and accidents.
After a long history of subjugation and oppression by the colonial whites who moved in on Australian territory long ago, Aborigines became equal under the law in 1967. Since then, Aborigines have had equal access to rights ranging from State-sponsored welfare payments to the right to legally purchase and consume alcohol. Once the prohibition on drinking was lifted, it seems as if a number of Aborigines took too kindly to the bottle to the detriment of their communities.
Take Hall’s Creek in northern Australia for example, “about half of the town’s population has alcohol-related problems, including 300 to 600 people with serious health issues like brain damage, said David Shepherd, a senior doctor at Halls Creek Hospital. Young women born with fetal alcohol syndrome are giving birth to babies with the same illness.” Concerned about issues such as child welfare and the proper use of government funds, Australian officials have begun regulating alcohol sale/purchase in some areas. Additionally, the government is keeping a close eye on how welfare funds are spent, going so far as to “have 70 percent of [Aboriginies’] benefits restricted to paying for essentials like food, rent and utilities, a strategy intended to reduce their purchase of alcohol.” Continue reading | <urn:uuid:9449d870-f711-4e22-9262-96e8b8d2fb66> | CC-MAIN-2019-04 | https://bourgieadventures.wordpress.com/tag/drinking/ | 2019-01-23T01:21:44Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-04/segments/1547583879117.74/warc/CC-MAIN-20190123003356-20190123025356-00107.warc.gz | en | 0.967495 | 349 |
compact accurate color picker pen that picks any color around you and draws in that same color, the Scribble, is the subject of a new Kickstarter campaign with the goal of bringing the exciting new technology to the
market quickly and open up an entire world of color opportunities for its future owners.
The idea that you can quickly pick any color around you and instantly draw using that same color on paper or on your favorite mobile device is an appealing one. This is a cutting edge technology that’s on the verge of becoming a household gadget, thanks to the recently announced Kickstarter campaign for the Scribble Pen, the world’s first color picking pen. Developed by Scribble, this innovative pen can hold over 100,000 unique colors in its internal memory and can reproduce over 16 million unique colors.
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The Shepherd's VoiceHave you ever had an experience where you believe God spoke to you?
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Propagating Chrysanthemum cuttings is a great way of restocking your garden for free. Take chrysanthemum
cuttings in April for best results and they will give a wonderful bloom by June! Lifted Chrysanthemum in pots or hardy varieties will start to shoot in April, and they can be grown indoors or outdoors.
Chrysanthemum cuttings are easy to take and grow vigorously - the younger the stock the better the growth rate will be, which in turn gives a better flower density. Up to 10 cuttings can be taken from each parent plant. The cutting should have a good network of white fibrous roots around 10cm long in around 2 weeks when using the Hydropod propagator.
Always give the parent plant a good watering the day before you are going to take the cuttings, this will ensure that the cuttings are fully hydrated. Take cuttings early in the morning asthis is when they are full of water.
Taking Chrysanthemum Cuttings
1. Take a sharp knife and make a clean cut so that the cutting is roughly 3” long. Remove some of the leaves towards the base.
2. You can plant 4-5 chrysanthemum cuttings in a medium sized pot, or plant a couple of cuttings into a tray. Use a dibber or pencil to make a hole in the compost and place the cutting into the compost. Alternatively place the cutting into the sponge discs of the Hydropod Propagator and allow the mister to spray the roots with water and nutrient. Using the Hydropod will half the rooting time and increase the success rate of your chrysanthemum cuttings.
3. Place the cutting on a warm windowsill or in a heated propagator - heat underneath the roots helps to speed up rooting time. Keep the compost moist at all times, you can use a spray mister to water regularly, so that you don’t overwater the cutting. The cutting will begin to root after 3-4 weeks in compost and 2 weeks in the Hydropod Propagator.
4. Once roots have developed, pot on to 2”-3” pots of compost. Make sure they are kept in a light and frost-free place.
5. Once the roots have filled the pots they will be ready to plant in the ground. Dig holes 9” apart, ensuring that it has had compost and fertiliser dug in. Each one of your plants can be placed into the hole.
To prevent spindly Chrysanthemums and encourage a bushy display, pinch them out a couple of weeks after planting. This is just removing the top layer of growth to the third or fourth set of leaves (about 8-10 inches from the base of the plant) and will encourage side shoots to develop, which will create a bulky display that is full of flowers.
Have a look at the coleus cutting we have rooted in the Hydropod - and there is a little more information about geranium and fuchsia cuttings.
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Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) FAQs for Insurance Agents
Q. What is the Telephone Consumer Protection Act?
A. The Telephone Consumer Protection Act, or TCPA, is a federal consumer privacy law. It regulates telephone calls to landlines and mobile phones, facsimiles, and text messages. The TCPA applies to calls to both individuals and businesses, including telemarketing calls and calls made for other business purposes, like informational calls. The legal requirements are more restrictive for certain types of calls, such as prerecorded calls, artificial voices, SMS text messages, and calls made to mobile phones.
Q. Why do producers need to comply with the requirements of the TCPA?
A. The TCPA applies to any businesses making outbound calls, faxes, or text messages. Violations of the TCPA are subject to lawsuits with damage awards of $500 to $1,500 for each individual call, text, or fax. There is no statutory cap on these damages. In 2014, a TCPA lawsuit settlement involving a credit card issuer totaled $75.5 million. In addition, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and state attorneys general, as well as other enforcement agencies, can enforce violations of the TCPA.
Q. When do producers need consent from the recipient to make a call to a landline (such as a residential or business line)?
A. If a call to a landline uses an artificial or prerecorded voice and is a telemarketing message, you must have the recipient’s prior express written consent.
If a call to a landline does not use an artificial or prerecorded voice in whole or in part consent is not required. Or, if a call to a landline does not include a telemarketing message in whole or in part, no consent is required.
Q. When does a producer need consent from the recipient to make a call to a mobile or cellular phone?
A. It depends on whether the call is for a telemarketing or informational purpose.
If a call to a mobile or cellular phone contains a telemarketing message and uses an artificial or prerecorded voice, you must have the recipient’s prior express written consent. Similarly, if a call is a telemarketing message and is placed with an “automatic telephone dialing system,” or ATDS, you must have the recipient’s prior express written consent.
If a call to a mobile or cellular phone does not contain a telemarketing message, but uses an artificial or prerecorded voice or is placed with an ATDS, you must have the recipient’s prior express consent.
Q. When does a producer need consent from the recipient to send a text or SMS message to a mobile or cellular phone?
A. A text message is subject to the same requirements as a prerecorded voice call or a call placed to a mobile phone with an ATDS. In other words, if the text message constitutes telemarketing, the recipient must provide prior express written consent. If the text message does not constitute telemarketing, the text still is subject to prior express consent.
Q. When does a producer need consent from a recipient to send a fax?
A. If the fax constitutes telemarketing, the recipient must provide prior express consent or there must be an “established business relationship” with the recipient. If the fax does not contain any telemarketing content, no consent is required.
Q. How does the TCPA define “telemarketing?”
A. Telemarketing calls include those that offer, market, or promote products or services to consumers or that have a telemarketing purpose. If a call is made to induce the purchase of goods or services, then or in the future, it is a telemarketing call.
The TCPA telemarketing rules apply to both “telemarketing” and “advertisements.” Federal regulations define “advertisement” as “any material advertising the commercial availability or quality of any property, goods, or services.” In turn, “telemarketing” means “the initiation of a telephone call or message for the purpose of encouraging the purchase or rental of, or investment in, property, goods, or services, which is transmitted to any person.”
As a general rule, calls that are not purely informational in purpose and message constitute telemarketing. This means that dual-purpose calls (i.e. calls that have both an informational component and a telemarketing purpose) are telemarketing. Also, even if a consumer is called with a non-telemarketing purpose, once a sales component or upsell is introduced on the call, it becomes a telemarketing call.
Q. What does “prior express written consent” mean?
A. The term “prior express written consent” means an agreement, in writing, bearing the signature of the person called. The agreement must clearly authorize the receipt of advertisements or telemarketing messages using an automatic telephone dialing system or an artificial or prerecorded voice. In addition, the agreement must include the telephone number authorized to receive such advertisements or telemarketing messages. For additional information, including the validity of electronic consent and the required contents of a valid, written consent, see the enclosed Manual.
Q. What does “prior express consent” mean?
A. Neither the TCPA nor the FCC Rules expressly define “prior express consent,” but the FCC has ruled that “persons who knowingly release their phone numbers have in effect given their invitation or permission to be called at the number which they have given, absent instructions to the contrary.”
On the basis of this definition, consumers who voluntarily provide their mobile telephone number may be called on their mobile phone for non-telemarketing calls without providing that consent in writing. On the other hand, telephone numbers purchased from a third party (such as a data broker) or the Internet (i.e., Google), do not constitute prior express consent.
Q. What is the “Do Not Call” Registry mentioned in the Attestation and how does it apply to all of this?
A. The National Do Not Call Registry is a list of phone numbers from consumers who have indicated their preference to limit the telemarketing calls they receive. The Registry is managed by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the nation’s consumer protection agency. It is enforced by the FTC, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and state officials.
The DNC Registry applies to any telemarketing call, including telemarketers who solicit consumers on behalf of third-party sellers. It is against the law to call any number on the National DNC Registry unless the consumer agreed in writing to receive calls placed by or on behalf of the seller or unless there is an existing business relationship with the consumer.
It is also against the law to call any person whose number is within a given area code unless the telemarketer has paid the annual fee for access to the portion of the National DNC Registry that includes telephone numbers within that area code. If you are required to use the Registry, you have to update your records by comparison with numbers on the Registry at least every 31 days.
To access the DNC Registry, go to www.telemarketing.donotcall.gov. To learn more, the FTC maintains an FAQ website for telemarketers at https://www.ftc.gov/tips-advice/business-center/guidance/qa-telemarketers-sellers-about-dnc-provisions-tsr.
Q. For calls and texts to mobile phones, what is an automatic telephone dialing system or ATDS?
A. TCPA regulations define an ATDS as “equipment which has the capacity:
(A) to store or produce telephone numbers to be called, using a random or sequential number generator; and
(B) to dial such numbers.”
The FCC has declared that predictive dialers are “automatic telephone dialing systems.”
If the dialing platform in use has the “capacity” to store/produce numbers in random or sequential order, whether utilized or not and has the “capacity” to dial without human intervention, whether utilized or not, it is generally considered an ATDS. As a result, nearly all modern phones or dialing platforms are an ATDS.
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A. Yes. This Frequently Asked Questions document is merely an introduction to the TCPA. You must familiarize yourself with and ensure your organization and employees’ compliance with all of its requirements. Among those requirements are restrictions or prohibitions on outreach to numbers registered with the TCPA’s National Do-Not-Call Registry, Opt-Out Requirements for recipients, recordkeeping rules, and restrictions on the times of day and frequency with which telephone calls, text messages and/or faxes may be initiated.
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14 Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) Blogs Every Teacher Should Read
Are you are a teacher outside the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum, who wants to gift an EYFS-like learning environment to students? If you are, it is a great way to help children practice effective ideas, ensuring better learning experience.
But, at times it can be a struggle to come up with fresh ideas in the classroom. This is where internet comes to the rescue. There are numerous blogs that can help you with this.
Check out some of the fascinating EYFS blogs every teacher should read:
- ABC Does
ABC Does is a website managed by Alister Bryce-Clegg. Despite many social prejudices, it is fascinating to realise that a man is managing a website about working in the Early Years. There are practical ideas in the website that easily works. The blog consists of effective tips and techniques you can work with children
Teachers can depend on the creative ideas that will make the children fall in love with classroom and learning. This blog is regularly updated.
- Coombe Mills
Coombe Mills offers farm experience for younger children. They are allowed to explore farm animals and farmyard way of life. This blog explains the experience youngsters had around their farm. There are activities in the blog, adaptable for teachers.
- Creative Star Learning
Creative Star Learning is a blog that concentrates on outdoor activities. The blog belongs to Juliet Robinson. You get everything you need to know about outdoor activities with effective tips and techniques.
- Forest Factor
Forest Factor allows young children to learn through forest schools. The website shares experience of young children. Let them enjoy their experience within the safe, forest environment. Along with forest learning, the blog is also packed with outdoor learning activities.
- Imagination Tree
Imagination Tree maintained by Anna Ranson is a simple blog that explains ideas that are handy. It focuses on learning through play and is a treasure of great ideas. Teachers can make use of this blog as it is regularly updated with tips and techniques
- Inside the Secret Garden
A well designed blog with good resources, Inside the Secret Garden explores many policy decision affecting early years practitioners. It is managed by Juilan Grenier who is a head teacher, author and researcher.
- Interaction Imagination
Interaction Imagination is created by Suzzane Axelsson in Sweden. The blog highlights the early year’s practices happening in Swedish setting. It also consists of ideas and inspiration which are adaptable across the globe.
- Laura Henry
The blog of Laura Henry is every inch informative for parents and teachers. It is regularly updated and has plenty of ideas for teachers. Laura Henry is an Early Years consultant. She is an active participant in social media.
- Learning and Exploring Through Play
Learning and Exploring Through Play is a creative blog packed with practical activities, stories and ideas, including an ultimate guide to making playdough. The blog is a treasure for teachers wanting stunning ideas for encouragement and inspiration.
- Nursery Nook
Nursery Nook is a blog managed by James, a primary male school teacher. It is stuffed with ideas, tips and inspiration. Nursery Nook offers guidance for teachers on a daily basis. Teaching children becomes fascinating with Nursery Nook.
- Nurture Store
Nurture Store is a delightful and reliable site for teachers. The blog is maintained by Cathy James. Nurture Store offers effective practical ideas as well as activities. The site offers something for everyone. Motivate young children with the help of Cathy James.
- Pirates and Princesses
Pirates and Princesses is a fantastic blog created by Michelle, training to be a primary teacher. It explores the planning, ideas and challenges that can be faced working in the early years. The site is continually updated.
- Red Ted Art
Red Ted Art is a blog organised by talented Maggy Woodley. The site is full of art activities which can be used by teachers. Explore and get inspired with the blog. Along with picture the blog is one among the treasures in EYFS blog.
- Right from the Start
Right from the Start is an exquisite blog created by Rachel McClary which discusses about all the aspects of early education, play and similar topics. Insightful posts are available in the blog that throws light on issues such as:
- The roles of adult in the early years setting
- Advice for teachers who look after very young children
Let’s make the change happen:
We know that EYFS solely aims at providing the best for children. Adopt the best for your children too. With activities, teachers help to motivate and stimulate the learning ability of children.
Be the kind of teacher every student wish to have.
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As a long time Linux Engineer I enjoy reading about the technologies used by sites like Twitter, Facebook, Etsy, Yahoo (for things like Flickr) and other large sites to build things out to scale. I often lend a hand with Windows customers at work and it recently occurred to me that I've never seen a website or blog posts that relate to scaling on Windows. [more inside]
I'm a web developer who is very capable with HTML and CSS, but that's about it. I am fairly comfortable with SQL, but now I need to learn to develop an API. I'd like to read a good book on the subject. Is there such a book? All I can find are things that explain why an API is useful, or things that assume you already know what you're doing in order to build/use an API.
What are some examples of small web apps that earn their creators a side-income? What are the stories behind them?
What are some examples of small web apps that earn their creators a side-income? What are the stories behind them? [more inside]
If I'm applying for a junior developer job in a web company, and they ask for a code sample along with the resume, what sorts of things would make a good sample? How much code is just enough/too little/too much? What would make a sample supergood, or the opposite? [more inside]
Is gathering application usage data for analytic purposes ethical? [more inside]
Where do you go to find recommendations for the best new web widgets and applications? [more inside]
Recent/Obscure web applications and tools filter. I am talking with a government department (Economic Development) about using web based applications and tools both internally and externally. I've got the basics covered, but it would be nice to include mentions of some less-than-famous apps or tools that have been of use elsewhere. If there are any that have provided some mileage for you or your organisation, especially govt ones, I'd love to hear about them.
How do web apps get planned? What is the "blueprint" for a web app? The storyboard, the map, the plan, the.... well, you get it. [more inside]
I’m starting grad school in chemistry in a few months and I am looking for Mac/web apps that are useful to help keep a science grad student organized…citations, notations on papers, brainstorming, etc. Any ideas?
Is there a site out there that catalogues what technologies various web apps are built on? [more inside]
What are your absolute favorite application service providers and web apps right now? Any and all uses, don't hold back (event calendars, e-commerce, community, anything you find useful or cool!). Also, know of any good sites with comparison reviews? [more inside]
[Facebook-filter] Are there any Facebook applications that allow me to display an XML file on my Facebook Page? [more inside]
GTDfilter: Help me find the best GTD application to run on my own website. [more inside]
Do you have feelings about the Zoho suite of web apps? [more inside]
Linux for a web designer! Need advice of what versions to use. [more inside]
Anyone have any good (== interesting|useful) examples of uses of the Amazon Web Services? [more inside]
For a new site, would you go with a CMS that does everything, but only marginally well, or multiple applications?
PortalFilter: For a new website, would you go with a CMS that does everything, but only marginally well, or multiple applications (requiring multiple upgrades and patches)? [MI] [more inside]
Icons: What are the most intuitive indicator icons for a web application to mean "not yet started," "in progress," and "completed"?
Red means stop....or does it? I'm developing an icon set for a web application, and I'm looking for indicators to mean "not yet started," "in progress," and "completed." My inclination is to go with red, yellow, green, but my experience with traffic lights seems to indicate that green (you haven't started, so go), yellow, and red (you're done, so stop) might be more logical. Anyone have any suggestions on which would be more intuitive? | <urn:uuid:c4665cfc-be80-4743-9c80-e7aa732a1a3c> | CC-MAIN-2014-49 | http://ask.metafilter.com/tags/web+applications | 2014-11-26T11:42:21Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-49/segments/1416931006747.51/warc/CC-MAIN-20141125155646-00075-ip-10-235-23-156.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.948507 | 906 |
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ALHAMBRA, Calif. (AP) — State energy officials plan to unveil an electricity conservation campaign for Southern California in light of forecasts of a hotter-than-normal summer and the continuing outage of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station.
Grid managers from the California Independent System Operator, the California Energy Commission and Southern California Edison plan a news conference Wednesday morning at a control center in Alhambra.
San Onofre is the largest power plant in the region. Both of its reactors have been shut down since discovery of problems in tubes that carry radioactive water.
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While Gay went to Costco to buy the hot tub, I stayed at the house to start installing the ladder rack in the basement. Jon and Megan came over at 6 to see the house and Gay got back soon after. We gave them a tour of the house and then went to Volunteer Park Cafe for the Stone Brewing Co. beer dinner, an event I have been looking forward to since we had to cancel our reservation for last year’s event. Dinner was excellent but the beers were mostly standard Stone beers (Levitation Ale, Pale Ale, IPA) and the only Stone beer I hadn’t had before was their Highway 78 Scotch Ale, which unfortunately, is not available in Washington State — I really liked that . Their Sublimely Self-Righteous Ale was the stand-out for me, certainly the best Black IPA/Cascadian Dark Ale I’ve had since it’s a style I’m not fond of.
We’re working on the plans for the house’s backyard, so it’s time to order the hot tub. We went over to Bellevue to Rich’s to see Clearwater Spas and then to Aqua-Quip to see Sundance Spas. We were essentially decided on a Clearwater Spas hot tub but wanted to see them all in-person and select the exact model and check out the color options before committing. We didn’t like the Sundance Spas, so we stuck with Clearwater. They’ve all got Memorial Day sales (it’s not just for mattresses anymore, I guess) right now but it turns out that Clearwater Spas, a local company, is at Costco this week selling them directly. Rich’s would sell it for about $2,000 off their normal price, but we saved an additional $3000 off Rich’s price. $5,000 will buy lots of beer — I love you, Costco! | <urn:uuid:e566a0fd-6880-4691-bc14-c09961504d2e> | CC-MAIN-2022-49 | https://troyandgay.com/2011/05/26/ | 2022-12-08T03:08:54Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-49/segments/1669446711232.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20221208014204-20221208044204-00486.warc.gz | en | 0.965272 | 405 |
Itching to replace Siri with Google Now on your iPhone? Well, you might have to wait a while longer. TechCrunch reports that Google (GOOG) chairman Eric Schmidt on Thursday said that it was up to Apple (AAPL) on whether Google’s voice-enabled personal assistant application would make its way to the App Store anytime soon. When asked about Google Now coming to iOS at the Google Big Tent Summit in India this week, Schmidt responded that “you’ll need to discuss that with Apple” because “Apple has a policy of approving or disapproving apps that are submitted into its store, and some of them they approve and some of them they don’t.” In other words, it sounds as though the company has submitted Google Now to Apple for approval and that it’s currently waiting to see whether it gets approved.
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HBSE 12th results 2017: The Haryana Board of School Education (HBSE) has released the results of the Class 12 board examinations on May 18. This year’s pass percentage is 64.50 with girls outshone boys by scoring 73.44 pass percentage while boys are at 57.58 per cent. The students can download the app – Education Board Bhiwani Haryana from Google store.
The Board has earlier confirmed that there is a press conference at around 3 pm and the results will be uploaded by 4 pm. Candidates who have appeared for the exams can check their results from the official website and check this page for updates.
About 7,51,766 students appeared for Board of School Education Haryana (BSEH) examinations at the secondary (class 10) and senior secondary levels. In this year’s Class 12 exam, 2,50,447 candidates have registered with 92655 girl students and 119626 are boys.
To receive the photocopy of the answer sheets, the students have to apply within 60 days of result declaration. For answer copy, they have to pay Rs 500 and fill the undertaking form available on the official website.
Among the Open School candidates, 55654 students from Class 12 have registered for the board exam to be held in 1618 exam centre.
Steps to download the results for HBSE class 12 exams 2017:
– Go to the official website of the HBSE (bseh.org.in).
– Click on the notification for the class 12 results or on the link to Indiaresults.com.
– Enter your details in the fields provided. You can even register early to know the results.
– Download the results sheet and take a print out of the same for further reference.
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I know my sermon is late, but I got really tied up this weekend. All wonderful and amazing things, but still – busy! Here’s my sermon!
Rehoboth Congregational Church
February 9, 2014
A Flavorful Faith
Yesterday I was looking at the outline for my sermon that I had written earlier in the week, and at the very top it said, “Start with a joke about the salt of the earth.”
I don’t know what that means.
“You are the salt of the earth,” Jesus said to his disciples, “but if salt has lost its taste, how can its saltiness be restored?”
Let’s think about this “salt” metaphor for a second: What does food taste like without salt or without some sort of spice or flavoring? It is just food; it is nothing special. It may be “something” to quench the hunger that you feel in your stomach, but it will not quench the hunger in your mouth and in your mind that wants to taste something truly spectacular. People crave more than just “something”.
I think the same is true for our faith. Going to church on a Sunday morning may fill that Sunday morning time slot in our weekly calendar, but that is not enough for most of us. Church really needs to fill a deeper need within us.
It is no secret that the world is changing; and as the world changes the church changes as well. Some changes are for the better – but some changes have caused churches to struggle. And I often say that if churches want to survive and thrive throughout this transition of times and changing landscape of ministry, then they need to find ways to create meaning in people’s lives. It is not enough to just offer opportunities to worship, learn and serve; churches need to create opportunities for meaningful worship, meaningful learning and meaningful service. It is no longer enough to simply “be” the church; it is no longer enough to simply be “some church”; it is no longer enough for the church to be “something”. People crave more than that. People crave more than just, “something”.
In the same way that people crave flavor in their food, they crave flavor in their faith.
One of the things that I have found throughout my time in ministry is that people no longer come to church because they are supposed to or because it is the right societal thing to do (because that is just not the case anymore). And that is actually kind of neat, because it means that if people are coming to church it is because they want to be there. And they want more from their faith!
People do not simply want to have a faith that exists in their life; they want to have a faith with flavor.
People want to find meaning in their lives, they want hear God speaking to them and they want to cultivate a faith that is relevant in the rest of the world. People do not want to just believe in a Christian faith; they want to live out a Christian faith in a way that fills that deeper need within them.
Jesus’ words in this Gospel reading – which are, again, part of his Sermon on the Mount that we started last week – remind us that we are called to live out our faith and to create this meaning. “You are the salt of the earth … you are the light of the world,” he proclaimed to his disciples. The Christian faith is not just about believing in something; it is also about doing something! It is about creating that flavor that we all crave so much.
The prophet Isaiah spoke to the people of Israel and he, too, reminded them that faith is not just a proclamation of a belief, but that it is also a call to action. The book of Isaiah is broken into three sections and this morning’s passage can be found in the third and final section. It was written anonymously between 538 BCE and 515 BCE, responding to claims that the people of Israel were engaging in idolatry and false worship.
Listen to this call to action:
Is not this the fast that I choose: to loose the bonds of injustice, to undo the thongs of the yoke, to let the oppressed go free, and to break every yoke?
Is it not to share your bread with the hungry, and bring the homeless poor into your house; when you see the naked, to cover them, and not to hide yourself from your own kin?
If you remove the yoke from among you, the pointing of the finger, the speaking of evil, if you offer your food to the hungry and satisfy the needs of the afflicted, then your light shall rise in the darkness and your gloom be like the noonday.
The prophesy given to the people of Israel was that they were called to act on their faith; to be a tangible and flavorful expression of their faith in their community. They were called to help those in need and to let their lights rise even if they found themselves in the midst of darkness.
And 500/600 years later, when Jesus came he told us that these words were ancient, but not dead and that we, too, were called to live out this prophesy.
“Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets;” Jesus said, “I have come not to abolish but to fulfill.”
Now Jesus’ life – Jesus’ story – was a bold and highly visible fulfillment of this prophesy. But it did not end there.
Jesus did not say he was the salt of the earth and that he was the light of the world. Jesus said that you are the salt of the earth and that you are the light of the world. And 2,000 years later, these words still speak to us.
The Gospel is not a closed book; it is the Good News – then, now and still to come. And we, too, are called to fulfill this prophesy in our lives and in our world.
We are called to let our lights rise in the midst of darkness; we are called to let our lights shine; we are called to give flavor and meaning to our faith and to the world.
My vision for this church is that we will prayerfully and passionately heed the call to create a space where all are free to come and find meaning, flavor, hope, reconciliation, grace and love in their lives. My prayer is that you will all be able to quench your hunger for a faith filled with flavor.
And that then you will go out into the world and proclaim the Good News of a flavorful faith.
Jesus said, “In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven.”
Don’t just let your life be something; let your life mean something. Give flavor and meaning to your life, to your faith and to the world that you are living in. Proclaim the Gospel to your community and to the world in a way that is meaningful and special to you. Let your faith be relevant in the world that you are living in. Live out your faith in your everyday life and not just here at church. Let your actions speak louder than your words. Cry for justice. Love unconditionally. Never give up hope. Seek peace always. Live with joy in your heard. Bring light into the darkness.
And tell the world of your flavorful faith. Let others see it with their own eyes and seek it in their own hearts.
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Pittsburgh, PA -- (ReleaseWire) -- 03/10/2014 -- Seegrid is the top vote getter for the “One Minute to Connect” video contest for the third year in a row and can be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwMMlCVyKBk. Seegrid Corporation, the leading manufacturer of robotic industrial trucks, will be exhibiting at MODEX booth #7317 -- March 17-20, 2014.
Attendees visiting Seegrid booth will learn about the latest material handling trends and flexible automated guided vehicle technologies available. MODEX is designed to offer supply chain efficiency solutions, learning opportunities and information by showcasing the products and services of exceptional companies, like Seegrid.
Amanda Merrell, Marketing Director for Seegrid expressed her excitement about winning for the third year, “Every year we have fun putting together a clever video for MHI 1 Minute to Connect competition that ties into our theme for the show. The theme for MODEX is Automation for Everyone and we stand by the theme by giving attendees the opportunity to win our newest vision-guided AGV, the GWS35 walkie stacker.”
Automation customers are looking for new automation solutions that can return a fast ROI, reduce high labor costs, require a product that is flexible with a changing environment, reduce product damage, increase safety for their workers, and search for a solution that was easier and more affordable.
Seegrid Corporation (http://www.seegrid.com) provides simple, affordable, flexible vision-guided automated guided vehicles (AGVs) to the material handling industry. Seegrid robotic industrial trucks, flexible AGVs, are revolutionizing the movement of materials in manufacturing and distribution environments. Seegrid automated pallet trucks and tow tractors optimize workflow processes by increasing productivity and reducing costs, creating economic and operational advantages. Robotic industrial trucks deliver a rapid return on investment, improve facility safety, and reduce equipment and product damage. Recently named Manufacturer of the Year, Seegrid was also awarded the Gold Medal Award at the WBT Innovation Marketplace 2013 competitive event. Seegrid was named to the Food Logistics Top 100 software and technology providers. Seegrid is a Finalist for the 2014 Edison Award in the Applied Technology category and Industrial Productivity sub-category.
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- 1 Overview
- 2 Background
- 3 Features
- 4 Use Cases
- 5 Firefox OS Integration
- 6 Proposal: Firefox Mobile Services
- 7 Detailed Description
- 8 Projects
- 9 Open Questions
- 10 References
This project proposal is to provide a way for Mozilla Cloud Services to have an established way to push new services out (without bogging down FxOS releases) to increase the service-based capabilities of FxOS for app developers and address urgent security holes that may occur. It could be considered similar in spirit to Google Mobile Services on Android (except everything including the server-side service components are completely open-sourced).
Currently Mozilla Cloud Services has landed the client-side code for projects such as Sync by integrating client-side code in the main code- base (Firefox, Fennec, etc). If/when security problems or exploits were found requiring an urgent fix Mozilla would issue a 'chem spill' emergency release of the project. This is a feasible approach (though labor intensive as it requires a complete release of the project) because Mozilla controls the release and distribution of Firefox for desktop and mobile devices. This approach is not viable for client-side services in Firefox OS because OEM's control the phone updates, not Mozilla or the users.
An additional constraint is that Cloud Services has plans to increase the service-based feature-set of Firefox OS (to attempt to match parity on some level with iOS/Android) which requires a much shorter release cycle than Firefox OS currently has. Being able to deploy new API's and update existing ones for new services quickly is important.
We're expecting that more projects (Presence) will do the same in the future, and this wiki page describes the biggest problems that were encountered and how we can make this integration work faster & easier for every one.
Several features that are needed for client-side components that include a Mozilla Cloud Service:
- A new app in Gaia for Cloud Services preferences/settings
- Run a background service (SimplePush has an agent that holds open a connection)
- Spawn a FxOS application (Push wakes applications to process notifications)
Note: Cloud Service Channel refers to a hypothetical future channel between devices and Mozilla/Telco's/etc. that multiple Cloud Services can use in addition to SimplePush.
XXX Existing implementation in xpcoms within gecko
Firefox Account Service
- DOM API's to get auth tokens
- Background service that runs with the Cloud Service Channel
- Sends/receives data over the Cloud Service Channel
- DOM API's to register for LiveNotification events
Loop (old Talkilla)
- Ability to see if friends want to receive calls
- Ability to send Tokbox tokens through LiveNotifications to avoid storage of tokens in cloud storage
Firefox OS Integration
Adding features in Firefox OS can be done at several levels:
- by creating an open web app at one of the 3 permission level: normal, privileged and certified
- by extending Firefox OS at a lower level : Gecko, Gaia
The first solution offers a lot of advantages:
- updates are very easy
- applications can interact with most of the system using Web API
There are some pitfalls however:
- limited control when the application is in the background, which is the case for headless features
- security restrictions. For example we can't load another app's UI
- some restrictions in what can be done in sandboxed child processes (XXX elaborate)
The other option --extending the system at lower level-- has a few advantages:
- there are no restrictions whatsoever in what can be done
- the code is part of the B2G process, and is not treated like web apps. For example, it can be running in the background without fearing oomkiller
But the pitfalls are quite important:
- the feature becomes part of B2G and must follow its release lifecycle, and fast iterations become impossible: once it's part of the system it's there forever. What if we need to push a security patch asap for Firefox Account ?
- developing in the core is very hard for people outside the FFOS team because it's a moving target. It involves a lot of boiler plate code and knowledge, and is not about coding the web anymore (xpcom anyone? JSM?)
Proposal: Firefox Mobile Services
We are proposing several parts that will be added to Firefox OS to ease development of client-side components that talk to Mozilla Cloud Services.
1. A 'Cloud Services' app (that will land in Gaia) to allow a user to manage Cloud Service settings such as their Firefox Account, Push Notifications, Presence, and/or any upcoming client-side settings needed for a Cloud Service.
2. A background 'Services Thread', launched in the parent process that will manage the Service Channel, do Push/Presence handling, etc.
3. A single location with the 'Services Thread' component for specifying DOM API's used to interact with Mozilla Cloud Services.
Ideally these three parts can be tied together at some point and updated independently of Firefox OS, though for an initial version that's probably not reasonable as it would require substantially more engineering to bridge the DOM API to a new separate gecko Service Process, and a separate process consumes drastically more memory on the device than a Service Thread would.
Background Service Thread / DOM API's
This component is developed as a separate core JSM in b2g as a Service Thread. New DOM API's backed by Mozilla Cloud Services are added here. This service thread is launched from the parent process event loop and handles the Service Channel for the Push/Presence services and other Cloud Services that need to communicate over a single channel.
Development for client-side components to Cloud Services is done here to unify all Cloud Service components in a single place. A secondary goal is that it may be easier to initially land changes in a component we own, that is reviewed all at once later before FxOS releases (slight inefficiencies in our thread would not hold up the main event loop).
Cloud Services App
This component is developed in Gaia, and handles all the preferences for Cloud Services such as Firefox Accounts, Push Notifications, Presence, etc. It uses privileged DOM API's to change the Cloud Service settings that may need to trigger the Service Thread do work (indicating a user is offline, etc).
Once complete, Mozilla Cloud Services would be the owner of this component and should be able to land code without increasing the burden on existing B2G module owners.
Should Cloud Service DOM API's be standardized?
This question should likely be handled at a higher level than this project.
At the moment though, features are landing in FxOS with moz* vendor prefixes (mozPush, mozId, etc). To quickly increase cloud service feature parity with Android/iOS it seems likely that we will need to build more compelling services that we will deploy before pushing them through a standards track.
How can a separate update cycle be handled?
Right now, we have the capability to issue special 'chem spill' releases of Firefox on the Desktop and Firefox for Android (Fennec). For FxOS releases, our OEM partners need to push out new releases. There's nothing to indicate that they wouldn't quickly push out a release if we indicated it was urgent, but this process could increase in complexity later.
There's two compelling reasons that a Cloud Services component may be more likely to have urgent issues than Firefox OS as a whole (which is running the gecko engine that also has security holes found):
- The services we're deploying are brand new, some deploying new uses of crypto that have not seen as many attempts to hack them as existing browser components
- It's possible that a client-side component could cause unforseen non-security related issues at scale.
An example of the second case would be a type of DDoS that was seen with Firefox Sync on the Desktop. A bug in the retry logic in the client coupled with losing several Sync service nodes caused massive load similar to a DDoS on Mozilla Services as clients failed to properly back-off on their retries. This made it substantially harder to restore service availability.
What about parity with the desktop browser?
The mobile world thus far is defined by the dominant players, Android, iOS, and to an extent WindowsPhone. The companies behind them have been adding compelling cloud-based services to their native environments. While some client-side portions could be standardized (like Push), features like Firefox Accounts, Firefox Sync are not and would be unlikely to be implemented in Safari/Chrome as they're seen as a competitors service.
To create compelling features for FxOS, we're focusing first on how to enable that. The final answer will need to be determined by major stake-holders as with the standardization question.
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Jose Ortega had just finished mowing the lawn and was watching television inside his Boyle Heights home when he heard the scream of the first siren Thursday night.
Then he heard a second siren and a third. As the noises grew, Ortega, 68, peered out his front window, then went to his door.
A police car was stopped in front of Ortega's home. An officer jumped out, holding a rifle. Ortega shut the door and moved back inside.
Another neighbor heard yelling, then gunshots.
The deadly drama unfolded Thursday night in a quiet cul-de-sac on Atwood Place, where police shot and killed a man at the end of a chase through the hilly Boyle Heights neighborhood. LAPD officials said the man was a passenger in a stolen vehicle and was armed with a gun that was found at the scene.
Coroner's officials identified the dead man as Omar Gonzalez, a 36-year-old L.A. resident.
Gonzalez was the 11th person fatally shot by on-duty LAPD officers this year.
The sequence of events leading to the shooting began about 7:20 p.m., when officers started chasing a stolen vehicle, police said. The pursuit lasted just a few minutes before the car pulled into the cul-de-sac, LAPD Sgt. Frank Preciado said.
Maria Gonzalez, 52, was watering the plants in her yard when she saw the cars pass by. The white car wasn't going very fast, she said, but "too fast for this place."
The neighborhood's narrow, winding streets are filled with parked cars. The cul-de-sac — which has sweeping views of downtown L.A. and the Griffith Observatory — is small, with a yellow "dead end" sign perched on the corner.
The car stopped near the bottom of a steep driveway at the end of the cul-de-sac, where Preciado said a male passenger got out of the car and ran. At least one neighbor told police that the man had a gun, the sergeant said.
One of the officers then shot Gonzalez, who died later at a hospital.
The gun was found at the scene, Preciado said.
The officers were wearing body cameras and their patrol car was also equipped with a camera. Preciado said detectives were reviewing the footage as part of their investigation into the shooting, which will also be reviewed by the district attorney's office, Police Commission and its inspector general.
A woman who was driving the stolen car was arrested on suspicion of felony evasion of police, Preciado said. The LAPD has not yet released her name.
On Friday morning, Ariel Leon lighted a white candle at the end of the driveway. He stepped back, crossing himself, then kissed his hand and pointed it toward the sky.
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More improvements for Suezmaxes and Cont CPP. More of the same for VL’s and Afras.By james tweed • Sep 23rd, 2011 • Category: Tankers
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Thank you for downloading the Tanker Market report podcast from Coracle and Braemar Seascope for September 22nd. This report will look at the VLCC, Suezmax, Aframax and clean products markets.
We start with the VLCC sector and onThursday morning a Korea-bound cargo quoted for laydays towards the end of the first decade of October from AG attracted 11 offers. What more need we say? It’s clear where the balance of power lies, and our friends in Seoul did an excellent job in securing high quality tonnage at a very competitive freight rate. Those charterers looking for AG/West have found the bottom of the market and are continuing to plumb those rates – 280 at 34 has been unchanged for about six weeks now and seems to be the limit of the pain threshold that owners are willing to endure. West Africa has on the whole been steady with sensible charterers picking ships off at a distance, wary of the lack of available tonnage for earlier dates.
The 30 day availability index shows 65 double hulls and 2 single hulls compared to 57 double hull and 2 singles last week. Not a nice thought! The month of October has produced only 17 cargoes, 15 of them in the first decade, and September closed with a total of 125 cargoes, which is not an insignificant number. The freight rate for 280 AG/US Gulf is worldscale 34, the same as last week and so with bunkers down $6 to $650, owners earnings are minus $7,300 a day. This compares with 270 AG/S Korea at 44 which returns owners $1,000/day.
Now the Suezmax sector and at long last we have seen some considerable improvement in the market from West Africa. The green shoots of recovery were first seen at the end of last week, the big question being whether the level of activity and fresh cargoes would continue into this week. The ball started rolling on the back of a replacement cargo which fixed 80 for UK Cont – Med, showing a jump of 10 points. The owners then realised that the early month position was tight and that there were still a good number of cargoes to fix. By the middle of the week, four or five fixtures that were done in close succession, and owners managed to drive the rates up to 87.5 for UK Cont – Med. By the end of the week, the majority of the first decade was covered, although there were a couple of stragglers left behind who found it difficult to fix at last done levels. The list is quite obviously longer after the 10th but it remains to be seen if charterers can push ratesback down to previously seen levels. With the September Black Sea program supposedly completed last week, owners were looking to October for the next round of cargoes. What was surprising was that the first Black Sea cargo that came out was off end September dates. Consequently, the charterers met a wall of resistance amongst the owners. To add into this, by the middle of the week there were three cargoes all competing for the same ships off the early October positions. The first fixture saw rates move to 85 for UK Cont – Med, but the subsequent fixtures moved the rates back up to 95. The first decade of the Novorossiysk program looks to be covered but owner sentiment remains strong. In the short term rates should stay strong,
but there may be a slight drop as we move into the last decade and the number of available ships improves. The Med Trans-Atlantic market was also relatively busy with rates improving from 55 at the beginning of the week to 77.5 as the owners were picked up on the wave of positivity originating in W Africa and Black Sea markets.
For the Aframaxes, its been a case of more of the same for owners in the North Sea and Baltic this week. Whilst activity has been steady, rates in the North Sea have remained flat at 80 at 97.5 throughout the week. The tonnage list does look slightly tighter as the week comes to an end, but one would suspect some owners are hiding ships in an effort to change the market. In the Baltic, this week has seen charterers move to cover end/early stems from Primorsk, and even move on to later dates in order to take advantage of low rates, which are still 100 at 72.5. There has been the usual fuel oil presence in the market which is currently fixing at a 2.5 point premium to crude oil. Down in the Mediterranean and Black Sea, there has been a noticeable increase in activity which has picked a number of ships off the tonnage list, leaving the list looking tighter than it has been in recent weeks. There is still a comfortable amount of ships available for charterers, but if demand continues and with the planned Bosphorus strait closures, there is a possibility we could see a healthy firming in rates. Sentiment grew in the market this week enough for owners to push rates up 2.5 points in the Black Sea, currently 80 at 90, mainly due to the increased activity. This will have an impact on Ceyhan and typical cross-Med rates. One noticeable cargo in the market, 80,000 tonnes of crude oil loading from the Libyan port of Mellitah, has, as far as we are aware, yet to be covered. If a deal is confirmed, this will surely have a major impact on the market, not just due to the vast amount of oil Libya has – which the Med market has sorely missed in recent months – but also at what premium the owner will demand.
Now we look at the clean markets and East of Suez, LR2s have softened this week with 75,000 tonnes for AG/Japan assessed at 120. Movements AG/West command rates at around the$2.6m mark. LR1s have softened to 130. Rates to for WC India/UK Cont voyages are widely reported at around $1.9m and AG/Eeat Med is at $1.6m.
In the West and the old Chinese curse “may you live in interesting times” certainly, and finally, seemed to apply this week, as a combination of events has come together to drive the TC2 market up some 30 points on the week. At the start of the week, the position list ostensibly was still showing reasonable tonnage supply for September liftings, but closer examination told a somewhat different story. A number of the available units were last cargo palm or veg oil, putting them out of use for the majority of charterers. Still more were bringing cpp into the Continent, and due to a resurgent back haul market stateside in recent weeks, port congestion had started to become a factor. So what at face value appeared to be a continuation of the 37 at 130 market that the previous week had ended up at, by late Monday afternoon rates were heading towards 140. By Tuesday, it had punched through 140 and was on its way to 150, and by Wednesday it was at 155, where, despite reports of higher being on subs from Porvoo, it seems to have stalled. So the rise can be attributed to a fairly unusual set of events, compounded by a touch of over confidence last week, leading to stems being kept out of the market when with 20/20 hindsight they probably should have been covered. September is more than likely covered now and the stock figures released on Wednesday offered no encouragement on the trading side, showing a 3.3 million barrel build. Furthermore, tonnage supply into early October is looking long at the moment, so it’s looking unlikely that this spike this week will gain enough traction to last significantly into October. However, for all the excitement about rising rates this week, it’s worth bearing in mind that 37 at 155, even with bunkers down $15 a tonne still only shows returns of $4,600 a day for a round voyage, and this is still below opex for most owners.
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The burglar stood at the bedroom window and watched them drive the Mini into the garage. They’d had the car windows open and Noddy and Cissy had been singing, very loudly, the calypso carol the lower school choir would perform at the Christmas concert: “See him a-lying on a bed of straw, drafty stable with an open door…”
It was Cissy’s turn to clamber out of the back of the car and run down the slick ramp to open the garage door, oxfords slapping on the tarmac. She always made a show of her effort. The door was so heavy: apple green, and so heavy.
“Like bricks,” Mummy always said and said then, shaking her head slightly, but with a small smile at the sight of Cissy hauling the door: her matchstick legs, their regulation gray socks crumpled at the ankles, braced against the ground, all muscle; one gray ribbon dangling limp at her shoulder; her features in a grimace of determination.
At that point, Noddy was still singing the carol’s last verse, belting it: “Mine are riches from thy po -ver-ty, from thine innocence e- ter -nity…”
“Shut up, Nod.” Cissy hissed back at the car, dragging the huge green door sideways. “I said, shut up!”
“Mine for- give -ness by thy death…for me…”
“Just because you can’t sing.”
“Girls, the lamingtons.” Which shut them up. They wouldn’t get the lamingtons for afternoon tea if they didn’t.
Cissy stepped out of the way and Mummy zipped down the ramp into the garage; and as it was Noddy’s turn, then, to shut the garage door behind them, Cissy teased Noddy and they began to spar again: “Can not.” “Can too.” “Can not.” Cissy was carrying both of their book bags out of the trunk, dwarfed by them. The stiff brown cases banged against her knees on either side.
But they were laughing, really, all three of them. And all that time, or at least some of that time, he was watching them, standing right above their heads at Mummy’s bedroom window, watching them.
It had rained on the way home from the library, that sudden torrential summer rain of a Sydney December, and the road itself and the glossy elephantine foliage in the front garden steamed, streaming water. The front gate stuck, and squeaked; the front door—apple green, with its great brass knocker—stuck too, as it always did in the wet. Mummy had to try the key at least four times before it turned. And all that time, or some of that time, the burglar was in Mummy’s bedroom—or by then, perhaps, he was getting out of it.
They only realized this later, of course, when Noddy found Mummy’s topaz ring—a big, ugly square…
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"Replacing this bridge has been a top priority," Federal Highway Administrator Victor Mendez said. "Recovery Act funds will help us tackle transportation challenges that are unique and require dedicated attention."
Originally constructed in 1929, the existing Milton-Madison Bridge is in poor condition and is outdated by today's standards. An estimated 10,700 vehicles cross the bridge each day, and its serviceable life is estimated to be less than 10 years.
The new project adds bicycle and pedestrian access between the two communities to provide alternative forms of transportation.
The Department announced the selection of $1.5 billion worth of TIGER grants for 51 projects as part of the one-year anniversary of ARRA on February 17.
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An old woman in Shanghai goes to sleep. When she wakes up, she finds that all the houses of her neighbours have been bulldozed to the ground. Hers is the last house left in the middle of a wasteland. This wasteland is in its turn the last one in a neighbourhood of newly built skyscrapers. Some believe urban infrastructure is changing too fast. It happens to such a degree that sometimes it is difficult to recognize the familiar features, which allowed you to differentiate a place as your home.
In Berlin, however things are different. In 1910 Karl Scheffler wrote: “The tragedy of a fate… condemns Berlin forever to become and never to be.”
In Berlin, an old woman is shocked when she wakes up and finds that nothing has changed. She worries when she discovers that buildings are made of inflexible materials.
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The City of Byram, MS is the newest city of Hinds County. Byram was officially incorporated in 2009 after a lengthy legal battle with the City of Jackson over annexation and incorporation. With approximately 11,500 residents, Byram rests comfortably to the south of Jackson, Mississippi. Byram has been referred to as a smaller suburb nestled to the west of the Pearl River, which ultimately feeds into the Mississippi River.
Between 2000 and 2010 the population of Byram grew by nearly 5,000 residents as citizens of Jackson and other surrounding communities made their way to a newly thriving area. Numerous local and national businesses make their home in Byram. The City of Byram sends its children to schools run by the Hinds County Public School District.
Byram is currently home to various small businesses, and if you have not driven through Byram in the last 6 months, you may not recognize parts of the city. Siwell Road is now the home to shopping centers, restaurants, and more neighborhoods than ever before. Byram continues its instant growth with new businesses expanding along Interstate 55, including Southpointe Drive.
The Byram Municipal Court, Byram Police Department, and other City Services are located at 5901 Terry Road, directly across from the Byram Baptist Church. The Honorable Dale Schwindaman sits as the presiding Municipal Court Judge in Byram. John Scanlon serves as the City Prosecutor. Byram's public defender is Coxwell & Associate's own Eric Brown.
In March of 2011 Eric Brown had the privilege of being the first attorney to represent a criminal defendant in the Byram Municipal Court. As a member of Coxwell & Associates, Eric is just one of the attorneys there who are absolutely dedicated to the practice of law. The attorneys at Coxwell & Associates consider the practice of law as a constant career and not just a 9 to 5 job. Each of the attorneys is a resident of Mississippi, and all are devoted and interested in helping each and every client that is accepted by the firm. Coxwell & Associates is not a general law practice. Each attorney has had a diverse career and over the years each attorney has developed areas of practice. Though the attorneys at Coxwell & Associates will not accept every case, they do take the time to assist each and every person who makes contact with the office. Coxwell & Associates has a reputation of being truthful to clients, even if that truth is not what a particular client wants to hear.
From Byram the easiest way to reach Coxwell & Associates is to get on Interstate 55 North, headed North. You will come into Jackson and take the High Street Exit. High Street is one of the two exits used by most people when they come to the Mississippi Fairgrounds and the State Fair. After taking the High Street Exit go to the left and continue up the hill on High Street until you come to State Street. Turn left, and begin looking to your left after only a few hundred feet. There you will see the Historic Clifton-Burwell House, the office of Coxwell & Associates. The yard of the office is typically heavily planted with seasonal flowers and there is a black and white sign out front. As you come to the Coxwell & Associates office turn left on College Street. You will be able to park in the rear of the office. The entrance to the law firm is in the rear. Go up the steps and ring the bell. Our receptionist will allow you to enter and let the attorney know you are present for the appointment. If this is your first appointment you will be asked to fill out a brief information sheet.
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I have had an epiphany, and not the sort of one where I realize now that I want to be a nuclear physicist or have discovered the cure for AIDs or even decided what to do with my life. Nope, not that sort. I’ve discovered that, yes I’m going to get a big kid job one day, and yes soon I’m gonna move out, and yeah, one day I’ll probably get married, but I will always have an internal age of about seven or eight.
Let me give you some context; since it’s the end of the semester and a few papers to write and finals coming up and as always, I’ve lost all motivation and just want to be a lazy bum and do absolutely nothing. So I was hanging out with Andrew and we were playing with the Kindle that he got me for my birthday (procrastination at its finest) and I was showing him this cute little game/app called “Poo,” where you feed this little creature (it does kind of look like poop) and you wash it and play with it, etc. Andrew commented that it just seemed like a cheap version of Neopets, and I just had a huge wave of nostalgia.
When I was in middle school, I spent most of my free time on Neopets. I joined a guild (which is basically just a forum board of people with similar interests) that was Pirates of the Caribbean based (this was when I was super obsessed with the movie and Johnny Depp. I still adore both, but not to the uh, obsessive, degree that I did then). I made some really great friends there that I still talk to today and I have so many great memories.
Andrew then commented that he had a great Neopets account, which I quickly countered that mine was much better. So I logged on to mine again for the first time in years and he tried to login to his. He couldn’t remember his password though or his username so I guess we’ll never know officially which account was better. But I looked around the site some and was surprised at how similar it still was. There was some changes, but overall, it was the same old Neopets. Here is where I have a bit of a confession, but I’m not too embarrassed about because I’m sure I’ve done and said much more embarrassing things.
For the past week, I’ve played Neopets in my free time. And I love it.
I don’t even know why I like the site so much. I guess I just like that there is such a wide variety of things to do and collect, so many different goals to have, that there’s always something to do. So I contacted some of my friends that I had made from Neopets and told them that I was again playing, like a dork, and some of them returned to the guild and we’re talking again there. It’s so weird, like reliving memories of when I was a kid.
Also, I really like to color. I will never stop liking to color. In high school, during finals week I would always bring my coloring books and crayons to class that way when I was done with my final I could color and not distract anyone else. I would totally do that in college except for the fact that I have a little bit too much pride to let people judge me for coloring, and I can just leave when my final is done.
So basically, I’m a nineteen-year-old college student who still plays Neopets and doesn’t want to ever grow up.
(Also, if there’s some little chance that there any of you people are super awesome and play Neopets too, my username is shades0fgray and feel free to be my neofriend!) | <urn:uuid:c7cbc156-be68-49cb-a105-879b49787cc5> | CC-MAIN-2019-51 | http://www.l2dragonwind.com/page/81.html | 2019-12-13T08:05:01Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-51/segments/1575540551267.14/warc/CC-MAIN-20191213071155-20191213095155-00163.warc.gz | en | 0.98627 | 817 |
free en·ter·prise noun noun: free enterprise 1. an economic system in which private business operates in competition and largely free of state control. There was a news story on Fox recently which declared Free Enterprise dead. It was ridiculous, of course, for multiple reasons. Primarily, it was because a Judge … Continue Reading Everybody’s Free
I am making a confession here. When I was growing up, I have some opinions on things that are not reflective of my views today. In high school and well into my early twenties, I believed in the perversion of homosexuality. What I mean by that is, I believed homosexuality … Continue Reading In Another Time
So, recently, a bit of controversy reared it’s ugly head. It is not the first time. Not for the same person. It is a controversy born out of jealousy and more than a little sexism. It should be noted that two very celebrated writers currently working in comics are Kelly … Continue Reading Main Ingredients: Jealousy and Sexism
Read this column by Pia Glenn. It is about street harassment. I don’t think we men quite realize what (and how early) women are really facing. It is a challenging and heartbreaking read. But it is worth it.
Wow. These young men had sex with an unconscious young woman. You know, as Candy puts it… “Rape, Essentially”. Oh wait, not essentially rape. It was rape. She is unconscious. Their having sex with her was non-consensual. They raped her. Then took pictures. This is not a matter of opinion. … Continue Reading Victims… Aren’t We All? | <urn:uuid:082a046c-305a-4dea-bb5c-9add3746cac6> | CC-MAIN-2019-22 | https://thomwade.com/category/gender/ | 2019-05-26T17:28:02Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-22/segments/1558232259327.59/warc/CC-MAIN-20190526165427-20190526191427-00172.warc.gz | en | 0.976924 | 343 |
We are two weeks into summer break here with The Little Outdoorsman, and we are finally getting our feet under us again. The end of the school year was bananas with the typical May craziness, a pretty bad case of bronchitis (bronchitis + asthma = bad. Who knew?), a new niece and nephew added to the family (post coming soon!), and Jacob traveling all over the continent. To be honest, I was in complete survival mode.
I don't know that I can even remember parts of May. I have blocked them out. My mind will recover them when it's ready, I guess.
Kidding-- of course! It's all good!
But if we don't, that's okay, too.
No work, no email, no grad school. Just family.
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When the “New Myspace” launched in 2013, some users logged for the first time in years in hopes of seeing their old Myspace data – only to find their beloved (or ignored) profile had been wiped clean, with the exception of a single profile picture. Though it hasn’t yet been announced that you’ll ever be able to see old Myspace messages you can at least get back your old photos and blog posts.
Note: It was announced that old blogs will be available for download beginning in September 2013. Please see Myspace to Make Old Blogs Available for Download for more information.
To retreive your old Myspace photos, be sure that you are logged in to the new Myspace first. Then go to https://myspace.com/settings/classicimport. Here you’ll be given the option to import your old photos.
The link will take you to a page with the following text:
Moving classic Myspace photos to your new Myspace profile is simple and easy. Each photo album is brought over as a mix. Once they’ve transferred, only you will be able to see them so you can take time to go through your photos before sharing them with connections.
*You can only do this once. So make it count.
If you aren’t able to log into your old profile, perhaps because you can’t access your old email any longer, see this this post about account recovery.
Where do I find my old Myspace photos after I’ve imported them?
Originally, photos only appeared in your mixes, but Myspace has changed this several times. For a couple of years they appeared under Library>Photos in your Photostream. As of 2015, the photos are back under the “Mixes” section. You can find this link right on the left navigation bar.
It should be noted that while you can retrieve your old photos, old comments on these photos are all gone.
How do I make my old Myspace photos public?
You have to click on the specific “mix” (aka “Album”) first before you can make it public. After you’ve clicked it, there will be a lock with a drop-down box which will allow you to make the album public.
Myspace has attempted to resurrect itself as a music-based social network in recent years. You can still find your old photos (and now blogs) on there, but they must be imported and will appear under the “mixes” section. Comments on old photos have been deleted.
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By Thomas Falcone
Hardly a day passes nowadays without the business sections of the major Canadian newspapers being lit up with good-news stories about the roaring economies of the western provinces: the sudden emergence of a bustling manufacturing industry around Edmonton, massive labour shortages across Alberta and Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall flying to economically-devastated Ireland pleading for Irish workers to cross the Atlantic where they will be able to cherry-pick high-paying jobs. Between the black-gold flowing from the oilsands, the potash produced by the prairies and a host of other resource-driven economic sectors, the new reality is clear: Western Canada is set to dominate economically.
But if all indicators clearly suggest that the western provinces are on the ups economically, it is not so clear what the consequences of this national gravitational shift will have for Canadian political culture.
Canada has long been beset by entrenched regionalism. Chief among these has been the perceived divide between the once-thriving eastern provinces (mainly, Ontario and Quebec) and the West. “Western alienation” was on the receiving end of a lot of lip-service from (eastern) politicians, yet the money and the votes were forever locked in the east. So the West continued to feel left out.
Things are undoubtedly starting to change.
As the West gains financial capital over the East, soon to follow will be political capital as demographics shift. It is likely inevitable, therefore, that issues that are near-and-dear to the hearts of Western Canadians—Senate reform, the monarchy, provincial authority over immigration—will gain traction in a political culture no longer dominated by Eastern elites long disinterested in these subjects. Indeed, the recent abolition of the Western-loathed long-gun registry by a sympathetic Conservative federal government can be seen as a bellwether of changes in political discourse to come.
What receives less attention but is of greater magnitude, is the implications for the perennial question of national unity the emergence of the West will cause.
For decades, Canadian politics have been viewed through the lenses of various national unity battles: fights over language, disputes about recognition, arguments surrounding Quebec’s place—or lack thereof—in Canada.
The rise of the West may just be the medicine that this country has long needed to put this troubling issue to rest. On the surface, the economic absurdity of an independent Quebec is now clear as day. The continuing financial uncertainty emanating from Europe and siphoning of capital and skilled labour by the western provinces means that Quebec will becoming increasingly reliant on the economic prowess of the West.
On a less obvious but more profound plane, however, the rise of the West means a strengthening of an individualistic ethos across the country. A robust liberal individualism has long been engrained in the essence of Western Canada, and the rise of the West will likely result in the completion of a individualization-process begun by the adoption of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms in 1981. A political culture animated by the inviolability of the individual offers little space to the old collectivist narratives of Quebec nationalists from yesteryear. Those who find hope in a united Canada should look West to seek solace.
Join the Political Science Society of Kwantlen on Thursday, March 29 at 10:00 a.m. for a round-table discussion on the rise of Western Canada. For more information, email PSSK president Andrea Harvey at email@example.com.
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In what they called a "watershed event," Canadian researchers reported that the genetic code of breast cancer evolves over time, a finding they said might lead to more targeted treatments.
The researchers, using cutting edge gene sequencing technology, identified all three billion nucleotides from a metastatic breast tumor and then used the same process on the original cancer, diagnosed and treated nine years earlier.
In the metastatic cancer, they found 32 protein-altering mutations that were not found in healthy tissue from the same woman, according to Samuel Aparicio, BM BCh, PhD, MRCPath, of the British Columbia Cancer Agency, and colleagues.
But in the original tumor, they found only 11 of the 32 and of those, six were seen only in 13% or fewer of the tumor cells, they reported in the Oct. 8 issue of Nature.
The findings show that:
- Only a handful of mutations, the five present in most tumor cells, drove the original cancer
- Not all tumor cells were the same -- six other mutations were also present at lower frequencies
- The cancer continued to evolve over time, with another 21 mutations present at various frequencies in the metastatic tumor nine years later
The key finding was "not only that the primary cancer evolved a lot, but the primary tumor was a mosaic of different mutations which then increased over time," Aparicio said.
He called the study "a watershed event in our ability to understand the causes of breast cancer and to develop personalized medicines for our patients."
While the sequencing technology used for the study remains expensive, the researcher said, costs are coming down and it may soon be possible to monitor genetic changes in individual patients in order to adjust therapy on the fly.
"Within a few years, we might be able to get the cost down to a few thousand dollars per patient," he told reporters.
For this study, the researchers analyzed tissue from an estrogen-receptor positive metastatic lobular breast cancer, sequencing it 43 times to find all of the single nucleotide variations.
They used a device that can read out three billion base pairs of DNA every day, according to co-author Marco Marra, PhD, of the BC Cancer Research Centre.
Then, using the same approach, they looked back at cancer tissue taken from the same woman during treatment nine years earlier, to see which variants were present then.
Five variants -- in the genes ABCB11, HAUS3, SLC24A4, SNX4, and PALB2 -- were common in the DNA of the primary tumor. They had previously been unknown to researchers.
Another six -- in the genes KIF1C, USP28, MYH8, MORC1, KIAA1468, and RNASEH2A -- were found in between 1% and 13% of the primary tumor cells.
There were 19 that weren't detected and two were undetermined, the researchers said.
The new mutations might have arisen as part of the natural evolution of the tumor, Aparicio said, or as a result of radiation therapy after the first diagnosis.
Aparicio told reporters that the study took 18 months and cost "tens of thousands" of dollars. But he added that he and his colleagues have smoothed out the process and are now sequencing several cancers a week to hunt for mutations.
The pattern the Canadians found is "quite interesting and quite reflective of the pathway the metastatic cancer must have taken in its lifetime," commented Tyler Jacks, PhD, of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and president of the American Association for Cancer Research.
But he commented that it seems to contrast with earlier research, showing -- in colon cancer -- that there was little change between the genetics of primary and metastatic tumors.
On the other hand, it may be that not all of the new mutations found in the metastatic tissue play a role in driving the spread of the cancer, said Robert Weinberg, PhD, also of MIT.
Some of them, he said, may be "passengers" accumulated as the tumor developed, but not playing a role in its growth.
The study was funded by the BC Cancer Foundation and the CBCF BC/Yukon chapter, with platform support from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Genome Canada, Genome BC, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, and the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research.
The researchers reported no conflicts.
Zalman S. Agus, MD Emeritus Professor
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Sanford Lakoff's insinuation that the party of Lincoln has disavowed its founding father and, by implication, that modern-day Democrats are in fact much more ideologically in sync with our greatest president (Letters, Jan. 9) is an oft-regurgitated liberal myth.
Yes, Lincoln's presidency advanced railroads, a unified monetary and banking system and even a modest income tax. But present-day America doesn't lack infrastructure and modern transportation, as it did in the 19th century. Is Prof. Lakoff really comparing government bonds to settle and integrate the American frontier to bullet trains and expanded Internet broadband width for the boonies? Regarding taxes, the income tax, as any seasoned historian will recall, was impermanent. It was enacted during wartime to fund wartime expenditures, not to redistribute income and "stimulate" the economy. The income tax was repealed in peacetime.
Because the modern left is vehemently antiwar, liberals play down the more controversial aspects of Lincoln's presidency. This includes his stubborn adherence to states' rights, a strategy of containment and gradual extinction regarding the slavery question, as well as his expansive understanding of the power of the executive branch to conduct war, which included in some instances the declaration of martial law and the suspension of habeas corpus for American citizens. By the standards of the modern liberal, then, Lincoln might be considered a war criminal who abused the Constitution a la President George W. Bush.
The real impetus behind the "Lincoln equals modern-day liberal" comparison is to denigrate the Republican Party and deprive it of moral legitimacy. Equating Lincoln's presidency to the moral and economic ideology of 21st-century Democrats belittles the man's appreciation for natural rights and his unwavering belief in the checks and balances of the Constitution—to the point that the slaveholding, Democrat-dominated South fired the first shot, giving President Lincoln the political and ethical authority to act.
The headline "Lincoln's Economics Were More Obama than Norquist" summarizes Prof. Lakoff's drawing a parallel between President Obama's call for "investment" in the "national infrastructure" and Lincoln's campaign platform "calling for 'tax-funded internal improvements.'" In 1861, federal spending of $80 million was less than 2% of the nation's $4.5 billion GDP. Calling for more money for roads and bridges at this level of spending cannot be compared to Mr. Obama's expansion of an already bloated massive federal bureaucracy, which according to usgovernmentspending.com now consumes 24% of our GDP, with state and local spending bringing the government's take to 41%. | <urn:uuid:88ed81a5-2215-4762-969f-2abf08f9c702> | CC-MAIN-2014-23 | http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424127887323936804578229920810658686?mod=WSJ_Opinion_MIDDLEThirdBucket&mg=reno64-wsj&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FSB10001424127887323936804578229920810658686.html%3Fmod%3DWSJ_Opinion_MIDDLEThirdBucket | 2014-08-02T02:44:49Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-23/segments/1406510276250.57/warc/CC-MAIN-20140728011756-00383-ip-10-146-231-18.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.94605 | 534 |
A woman has been taken to a Toronto trauma centre in serious condition after a drive-by shooting in the city’s north end Tuesday night.
Emergency crews were called to the Jane Street and Wilson Avenue at around 10:30 p.m.
In an update posted on the Toronto Police Service‘s Twitter account, it was reported the victim was found with a single gunshot wound.
Police said “several” bullet holes and shell casings were found inside a vehicle.
A Toronto Paramedics spokesperson told Global News the woman had serious injuries.
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Cousin Janet Anderson came to visit Addison and brought her a gift, her first pair of high heels! They are so funny!! They are called Heelarious. She also brought her an adorable ladybug to hang on her wall. The next day, Aunt Sharon and Uncle Ron came to visit. They also really enjoyed the heels. They brought Addie a piggie bank. They also surprised us with the wagon that Kristen and I used to ride in at Gran and Gramps' house. What a surprise! We're thrilled to have it! | <urn:uuid:f804b99f-a1ae-4008-bb92-e39945f50319> | CC-MAIN-2018-22 | http://shelleyandpaulsalsgiver.blogspot.com/2009/08/addies-first-pair-of-high-heels.html | 2018-05-22T06:00:54Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-22/segments/1526794864626.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20180522053839-20180522073839-00551.warc.gz | en | 0.986118 | 113 |
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sun in a fow days and tbun begin iu b.iek
The f iraous onmnts of this century have
been those of 1H07, 1812. 1335, 1843, 1858
and 1861. Sirae observers think this
comet can be iduntiQ -d with lint of 1807;
ol hers with lb it of 1812, bat the uh.inoes
are that it is a stranger to the astrono
mers. That of 18)5 is kn iwn as IIuIhv's
cnmi-t and his a piriol of sevunty-six
ynrs; that is, it belongs to the solar sys
tem and goes about the nun every seventy
six years. There was quite a bright comet
in 1H71 that is known as C iggii's uoiu.il
hut It did not compare in biillianoy with
the present one.
Tl e fnmnns comet of IW discovered on
t'm 21 of June that year by Donali, a
young Italian astronomer, became visible
to the. naked eye the last of Augu-ii. and
niiif'e its nearest approach to the earth
aho'ii the fi-t of O' O'ier. It was foi
weeks a blazing splendor in the western
pky stretching well from the horizm to
the z-nith with a tail estimded at over
fifty indlionsof miles in length. Dona'i's
comet has a pnrlol of about two thoustnd
years and its absence has spanned more
th in the Chrisd in era. V it as the dis
linen from ihe sun to which suuh a com"!
fl es it is hut a small fr iction of the dis
tinee to the nearest fixed star. Donatio
hiv dlseovery imnortal'zed his name
nnl though he h is been eight ynai's dead
hi' comet h is lmrlly Isirly m ule a begin
ning on the time of its present flight inio
The great r met of 1861 was not as sub
stnmi'il as Dunati's, for while the lornmr
wns photographed the latter made no dis
tinct impression and no pioture of it could
be t.'iken. It was, however, a brilliant
object, and in ome respects of more
Interest. It appeared suddenly tne last of
June, 18(51, to northern observers. Its tail
stretched over an aro variously computed
from 106 to 118 degrees or nearly two
thirds of the visible heavons. Besides it
was an ' unknown," a stranger in a
strange land, and did not belong to the
solar svstem at all. It just made a call at
out system on its way through interstellar
space tmd was off again never to return.
It went much nearer the sun than the
present comet does; if we aro not mis
tnken being the comet that approached
within a few hundred miles of his solar
m ij"s y, thus onming very near to m iking
n permanent home in the solar system.
The warmth ol its reception as it was in
saiil In have been two thousand limes that
of red bot iron.
In old times comets were thought to
presage war and other dire disaster, and
even in later jears have alarmed many by
their npproach. It is indeed probable that
the nucleus would be an unliolesoti.e visitot
but the swish of comets' tails is harmless;
at least mother earn h is been brushed by
them many a time and keeps undisturbed
on hi r rounded way. As some ustionomei
said when asked what the result of a col
lision would be, it would he b.id for Ihe
A London dispatch says thit a promi
nent iind well informed nflicial states thai
Sir J jlin A. Macilonald is to he raised to
the ieeriige, and that be is to succeed Lord
Lome as governor general of Canada.
Win. E. C andler has introduced a bill
into Ihe New H impshire legislature pro
It biting railronds from issuing free passes
In ihe railroad fight in that Ktate Senator
Rollins is for the roads and Chandler, as ii
matter of xliey, takes the other side.
His new found virtue in refusing a rail
roid pass explained in any olher way is
sight hi fur Ihe gods.
The sarcasm of this observation by the
St Ui-ds Post DisptOch is as neat as any
thing that we hiVB seen:
Gen Grant, lold a reporter in this cily
yesierd iv th it he regarded Ro-ooe Conk
ling as the first man In Am rio in life. Ii
may n it be out of place to mention that
Mr Coukiing has for a long lime regard
eil Gen. (Jmni as the second nun. I'hey
onsrlit to gel together and agree on a
General G ant gives a glowing picture
of Mexico. Great progress is apparent
in an pans oi ine conuiry, and tne jajo-
pin aro moving auMit as though they hail
an olject in view." The great national
resources, climate, soil and mineral
wealth all warrant the highest hopes of
speedy development. Mexioo, he say
" is ihe complement of our own oouniry ;
she can produce everything that is re
quired lor a man's use which the United
Slates cannot produce, and the two togeth
er me capable ol producing everything
thai grows under the sun."
A Disputed Honor. Two simnltane.
om di-p itches h ive been reciived by Prof.
hwilt, of the Warner Observatory at
Uiebesler, N. Y., by which it apiiears
that another great comet has been discov
ered. Prof. Sharpless of Haverford Col
lege, Pennsylvania, states that L. T. Ed
wards saw it wiih the naked eye oo the
morning of June 231, and Mr. Edgar L.
Laikin.of New Windsor, III , also reports
seeing it and that it is vast. It seems prob
able that ihe tail is not less than 15 in
length while the head is as bright as Jupi
ter. The new comet is located in the con
stellation of Auriga about 8" from Capella,
and it is not improbable that it may he the
much I'xpeoled comet of 1812 which should
appear not far from that I icality. As the
two dispatches were received in Rochester
simultaneously, there is some question as
to whether the honor of discjvery, and the
Warner prize of $i00, belong to Mr. Ed
wards or Mr. Larkin.
Trom Oar Basilar Corrwpoadml.)
Berlin. June 13. 1881.
" Old fogyism " io this u in other con
tinental countries is taking fright at the
present enormous rush of emigration to
the United Slates. From Chemiti, Saxo
ny. I learn that one thousand stocking-
makers are preparing for their exodus.
partly, no doubt, in consequence of the
German protectionist tariff.
So prodigious are the numbers emigrat
ing to America this year that Mr. Andrew
D. White, American minister at this court,
may be excused for a rhetorical flourish
introduced in his speech last night at the
valedictory banquet given in his honor.
"We bave always learned," he said,
" to revere England as our mother. But
it Is indeed a question worth propounding
whether, after one or two such decades as
the present, Germany will not be called
our 'mother' instead."
The want of historical insight which
this hyperpohle betrayed could not be
more pointedly corrected than by the
words of one of the German orators who.
politely bowing to Mr. White, gave it as
his opinion that to England remains for
ever the honorable name of the United
States' mother country, leaving Germany
ihe credit of being their grandfather.
" Hal her powerless, sometimes," he con
tinued, " like another King Lear, surpris
ingly rejuvenescent at others, but at all
nmes amazed at the giant grandson's suc-
coss of whom Goethe had already said.
America du hast a besser.
The public dinner passed off very well,
ministers of state, members of parliament,
professors, men of letieis and artists will
ingly agreeing to do honor to a man of
cultivated mind and mniable presence like
To the minds of young indies about to
marry, the wedding dress unquestionably
presents itself as a consideration of the ut
most importance; and one can believe
that any shortcoming in the material or
make of that garment is especially cal
culated to appall the female soul. Some
such dreadful apprehension must have in
spired with desperate resolve the fair young
deruian maidi nwho, only a few days ago,
was arraigned before the court of Berlin
lor stealing a watch from a youthful hand
icraftsman of that ci'y. The person she
had robbed proved to be her own afli inoed
lover; who, upon discovering his loss, h id
lorlhwith notified it to the Beilin police,
without the faintest notion 'that the theft
had been committed by his bethrolued
bride. Due investigation resulted in Ihe
discovi ry of the stolen property at a
pawnbroker's shop, where the damsel in
question had pledged it for a trifling sum.
When brought to ttial she avowed her
juilt with many tears and sobs, alleging
that unable to purchase a we lding dress.
anil being iishamed to confess her poverty
to her future husband she had purloined
his watch with the ol ject of realizing a
-tiflk-ient amount by its hypothecation
to i quip herself decently for "the
happiest moment of her life." It is pleas
ant to know that this piteous confession
whs responded to in a gallant and mag
nanimous spirit by the despoiled bride
groom, who spoke up like a man in court.
declaring that " the prisoner was and ever
would be his only love, and that he would
many her out of hand if the judge would
consent to set her at liberty." Without a
minute's delay the tribunal annulled the
arrangement, and the generous lover ear
ned uff his liberated larcenistjnj.riumph.-:
Conkling's mare at Washington wound
herself up in a barbed wire fcnooi. He
knows how to sympathize with her. .
Vvhnor nredicts l4a hot nnd ttnrmr
July, with frequent disastrous storms of
wiiid, hall and rain throughout those seo
'ions in which the June siurms have been
so severely felt. The month will resem
ble that of 1880, rather than 1879."
The singular crime, the stealing of the
body ol A. T. Stewart, the millionaire,
ftom lis tomb in St. Mark's church-yard.
New York, is being developed in detail.
It was supposed, at first, that the roobery
was an act of revenge, thai some enemy
-.f the wealthy nn reliant stole the body to
lirevent the completion of tho cathedral
designed and ordered by himself as a tomb
for bis remains. Late developments show
i hat the grave robbery was simply n
scneme to make money, but the thieves
quai relied about the disposition of the re
ward, and one of their number, removing
the boily from ils hiding place, disappear
ed. He has j ist been located by the police,
and it is expected be will tell where the
remains have teen concealed all this lime.
Some months since, one Colonel Cash of
South Carolina, a desperado, provoked a
quarrel with Mr. W. M. Shannon, a much
better man than he, then challenged him
o tight a duel, nnd shot him dead. The
law of South Carolina provides that kill
ing under such circumstances constitutes
murd'ir in ihe first degree. There was
neither dispute nor question as to the fact
of this case. It was proved that Cash did
shoot (shannon, and meant to kill him il
he could. Ihe judge before whom the
cise was tried did his .Inly; he distinctly
i barged the jury that such a killing as had
oeen proved is, under the law, wilful mnr
der; he told them that the fact that the
murdered man consented lo stand up and
lie shot at oon-tittped no excise for or
mitigation of the crime of the murderer.
But the jury, afler a brief deliberation, in
ili'cot ih 11 1 nee of the ovnlenee of Ihe law
nd of the charge of ihe judge, aequitteil
Colonel Cash. Puhlio seuimmnt in South
Carolina does not sustain the law of the
state and Ihe i.irvmen D'efened to ner-
jure thi mseUes and set the law at naught.
nitliei than meel the adverse puhlio opin
ion which inev anew wouiu I iilow a ver-
iliclof "guilty of murder." Evidentlj
Miuth Caiottiia is still an Imperfectly civ
Ex Gov. Bishop has gained a verdict of
$500 in his suit against the Cincinnati
OitzrUc; but he as placed his damages
at $60 000, t-ueh a sum can be considered
lttle more than nominal damages. Tin
Unfile charged two years ago that Bish
op, while governor, had aided In a con
spiracy to manipulate the Cincinnati police
board, through the use of his appointing
power for partisan purposes. The circum
stances of the case were all against Gov
Bishop. He did at each steo iust ahnnt
what an executive would have done if he
had been in such a conspiracy; but he
swore on the trial that he was ignorant of
Tiiany oi tne acts or wnich every one
supposeii lie was aware, anu the jury
appeared to have given him the bene-
lit of ti e doubt. The result must bave
been accepted as a substantial justification
of the Oantie. A public oftiuur in his
appoint mem and removals must he
judged by the general circumstances ol
he case and a public journal must
criticise blm accordingly. Its judgment is
not and cannot be final, and one of the
risks which every journal assames is that
it may be mistaken ; but dav dav bv iu orit
ieism should rest on the open tacts of the
situation, stated without prejudice and dis
cussed without malice.
Tram Oar Kefulsr Uorrwpoadeal)
Our European Letter.
London, Eng., June 14, 1881.
Colonel Smart Wortley, curator of the
museum, with the permission of Mr. H.
Reader Lack, clerk to tbe commissioners,
has been re arranging and as far as pos
sible classifying its contents so as to render
it more valuable for educational purposes,
as well as for informing inventors and the
public generally of tbe progress oi inven
tion in various departments. Thus at the
door will be found screws and paddles,
then marine engines and other inventions
used at sea; then clocks, electric apparatus,
locomotive engines, etc., each as lar as
possible collected togelner in appropriate
groups. Here the visitor is brought face
to face with the great achievements of
those endowed with the genius of mechan
ism which be may study and wonder at;
and it may be that while be accords to the
inventor his full share of admiration, he
may feel some spring touched in ths mys
terious arrangements of his own being.
which will set his mind ot work, with the
result, perhaps, of one day adding some
design of his own to this wonderful oollec
tion When it is said that the institution is a
practical one, it must not be supposed that
sentiment is entirely divorced from it
Quite ihe contrary. There are docks there
which bave been proclaiming the flight
of time for more than five hundred years.
Here surely is food for the moralist to
speculate upon! Here, for instance, is the
old clock from Glastenbury Abbey, the
handiwork of one of the monks in tbe 14lh
century. Here, too, is an equally antique
timepiece, taken out of the tower of Ames
bury church. Do the rude forefathers of
the hamlet miss the chimes which for cen
turies p iss in a wave of sound sent floating
ovor their graves the hourly intelligence
that time was lapsing into eternity? An
other interesting relic is the clock which
formerly did service over the gateway of
Dover Castle. Coming down to a later
dale we here find Puffing Billy, the first
steam engine which ever worked upon a
railway. Who is able to estimate the
strength and depth of ihe great current of
improvement which the first revolution o.
his wheels set in motion? Beside him
stands ihe Rocket, the engine which drew
the ft 'st passenger train upon the Liverpool
and Manchester line the first homicide,
too, of the railway family, the slayer of
William Huskisson. Before long we will
make another visit to that place and con
tinue our study of remarkable things.
It is not ncoessary to read between the
lines to discover that the compliments and
congratulations in ihe British press apro
pos the Derby are not wholly the expres
sion of sincere satisfaction. The sneer
accompanying the admission of Iroquois'
triumph is barely concealed in the decor
ous terms of congiatulation. Nor is It
omitted in any discussion of the race that
Iroquois is practically an English horse;
and hence the conquest quite natural and
not to be disparaged by the accident of
jockey or lay of the land. The chief point
that troubles the aristocracy is the fear that
our "people in trade'' will insist on push
ing themselves forward for admission to
the Jockey Club an indulgence quite in
compatible with everything the Briton
holds sacred. How could he 1)6 asked to
admit as an equal a man from whom he
might be brought to buy "fine cut," or a
pair of trousers or any other necessity of
life? The aristocrat doesn't object to
meeting the man he buys houses or lands
if his bonds or pills from, but he could
not possibly touch the same social board
with a clothier, a carpet dealer or any
ilher industry, retail or wholesale. All
which goes to show that the ambitious
American who wants to " know " the
Knglish aristocracy "as they are" will have
to give up business, buy a title and live in
idleness or speculation, horse raoing or
gambling. Then all doors will fly open at
his demand. August.
iFrom Our Regular Correspoadent.1
Paris, France, June 13, 1881
M. Littre's funeral, which took plaoo
yesterday, wag largely attended. It is
estimated that fully three thousand people
were present, and these included most of
the political and literary notabilities
ministers, academicians, senators, and
deputies assembling tn masse to pay a last
tribute to the memory of one of the
greatest intellects of the age. The service
was held at the church of Notre D ame-des-Champs,
while the burial took place al
tho Montparnnsse cemetary. Military hon
ors were rendered by a battalion of the
76th regiment, and the president of the
republic sent a representative in the person
Commandant Fayet. Madame and
Mademoiselle Li tire had hoped to attend
the ceremony, but at the last moment they
broke down and were unable lo make the
Several rather regretable incidents oc
curred, some of the free-thinking commu
nity considering it their duty to protest
against the religious services. Thus, before
the cortege took its departure from the
house. Dr. Galopin advanced and made a
speech which produced a melancholy im
pression among those present. " Maitre,"
he exclaimed, " I called myself your son,
and yon loved me. I remain your disci
ple and your defender, and I come in the
name of positive philosophy to protest on
behalf of universal masonry. They have
deceived us, and havo stolen you from
thinking humanity, but we shall avenge
you by causing our children to read your
Again, at the grave another unseemly
interruption occurred. M. Littre had ex-pies-ly
ordered that no speech should he
niadu ever his tomb; but M Wyronboff,
the director ot the Revue Positive pushed
forward and said, " Tne Littre family has
wished to maintain silence over his grave.
It bad a right to this, and their right had
lieen respected as much as possible; but
ois other family, his philosophic, family,
had also ils rights and its duties to accom
plish, nnd this is to speak a few words
about his life." These wurds were receiv
ed with strong protests, the bystanders
crying, " Enough, enough! Respeot the
family!" Several gentlemen remonstrated
with M. Wyronboff, and a lively alterca
tion took place amid a few cries of Vive la
Libre-pensee '. M. Wyronboff, however,
in spile of the remarks of the relations,
persisted in continuing his harangue. " I
shall not speak of philosophy," said he,
" but Bhall only make a few observations
on the great and admirable life of Littr
which every one has a right to admire.
Littre died as he lived." (New Interrup
tions ) " This is what I wanted to say.
Sleep in peace, great thinker; you will
bave no other tomb than that which you
expected. For you begins to-day the
great social, and the only true, immor
tality." It was long before tbe last of the by
standers left the grave, as every one dis
cussed the scandal with great animation.
Randolph Normal School.
The closing exercises of the Normal
school the past week have been fully equal
In interest to any pieceding like occasion
Sunday, the 19th, the sermon before the
graduating classes was delivered by Rev
E. E. Herrick of Chelsea. His text was
from Psalms 61: 6" Behold, thou desirest
truth in the inward parts." It was a ser
mon especially devoted to tbe yonng,
earnest and practical.
Examinations occupied the succeeding
days until Thursday noon, the interest
centering in tho oral examinations,
Wednesday, of the A class. The new
feature of teaching by the class was
brought out quite fully, and was a decided
success. Tbe art of questioning should be
a teacher's great study, and as it is prac
ticed here more or less through the whole
course, a proficiency is gained in it by the
young teachers which will be of infinite
value to them as they stand before tneir
classes in the future.
All the applicants for graduation six
teen in the first course and one in the
second passed satisfactory examinations
before Superintendent Dai tt and Normal
Examiner Charles E. Putney.
Wednesday evening. President Cyrus
Hamlin of Middlebury oollege lectured on
" Oriental education and its transformation
by American principles and institutions.'
The andience was large nnd intensely
Thursday afternoon occurred the annual
alumni meeting and class treo exercises.
The tree, planted early in the spring, is a
flourishing oak. Mr. Adams had tbe ora
tion. Miss Gillctt the poem. Miss Prentiss
the histories and Misses Fuller and Perrin
the prophecies. All performed their parts
in an admirable manner.
In the evening the new town ball 'ens
filled to listen to the competitive speaking.
There was a happy variety in the selec
tions given, which held tho audience with
out weariness, lue programme was as
Prayer by Rev. Mr. Blaisdell, followed
1. Tim Curse of Regulus Henry B.
2. Whistling iu Heaven Annio C.
S. Father Phil's Collection Solon A.
4. Tho Face against the Pane Rosie
.M. Smith, Plymouth, followed by music.
5. The Ride of Jennie McNeal Ouie
1. Conland, Brook Held.
6 The Black Horse and his Rider
Irving E. Kimball, Cabot.
7. The Death of Little Paul Fannie
8. La Cic ii Sceno from the Dodge
Club Nina L. Riwson, Wesilord; George
E. May, Posi Mills, afler which came
9. How Ruby PI. ivod Urban E. Sir
gent, Union Village.
111. Three D iys in the Life of Columbus
Etta E. Lewis, Reading.
11. Miss Maloney on the Chinese Ques
tion Anna M. Webster, Monlpelier.
12. The Sioux Chief s Daughter Ina
Welch. El mini, N. Y.
The committee of award, consisting of
Cipt. A. E. Leavenworth, Mrs. Jessie
Cleaveland Lane and Mrs. Minerva Paine
Nichols, after complimenting all the
speakers upon a line sense of appreciation
of the sentiments ef the varied selections
and a freedom from an attempt at more
display. decided as follows: 1. Miss
Welch; 2. Miss Smith; 3. Miss Con
land. Honorable mention was made of
Miss Rawson, Mr. Sargent ami Mr. Kim
ball. The proceeds over sixly dollars
from the small entrance fee (fifteen cents)
will greatly aid in replenishing the
Friday afternoon were the exercises of
the graduating classes. Prayer was offered
by Rev. Mr. Forrest, followed by Ihe class
song, the music of which was composed
by Mr. E. A. Smith.
The first oration was by Jairus B. Adams
of Randolph on " The comparative dis
honesty ot the farmer and professional
man.'' He claimed Ihat if the fat mer
was less dishonest than the professional
man il was from lack of opportunity i ather
than inclination," finally, that he wasn't
MiBS Jessie F. Benson of Royalton fol
lowed upon the topio, "Music in the public
schools." She spoke in a sweet, melodious
voice that made one easily believe that
musio had done forherall that she claimed
it would do for others.
" Science as applied to machinery" was
considered in an intelligent and interesting
mann'ir by Ellsworth C. Murphy of Ran
Miss Alice M. Hubbard of Sharon gave
some of the " Pleasures of teaching." We
predict that with more such teachers ns
some of this class promise lo become,
there will be brighter aspects for the
Charles E. Woodward, Jr., of Braintree
gave us a short account of that mysterious
" Deadlock in the Senate " which has
troubled so many in our land to under
stand. " Thrift," by Miss Rahamah M. Erskine
of Williamstown, contained many practi
cal suggestions as lo the kind of knowl
edge most desirable. It was a plea for
"The word method," by Miss Jennie F
Vuller of Williamstown, showed its ex
pounder lo be po-sessed of the character
istics of a good teacher. With a class of
small children she exhibited her method of
teaching beginners to read.
William M. Puuihor of Bethel exhibited
much thought in his use of " Handles."
" Literature in the public schools " was
eonsidered by Miss Mary Perrin of Berlin.
She advocated the teaching of literature
in oonueclion with reading. She rightly
asked that the children be made familiar
with the names of our poets, ami be taught
to love and venerate them
Et win A. Wilson of R nnlton. in " Law
the ladder of the statesman," showed that
many of our great men have risen to their
positions through the study of law. He
asserted that no other prolcssion i He red to
the young man so brilliant an opening.
"Should corporal punishment be abol
ished from our sohonls?" was ably dis
cussed by Miss Mary L. Whiicomb of
Gaysville and Miss Carrie B. Young of
the same place. Miss Whitoomb claimed
thai il had a bad inlluenoe upon the teach
er, the school and the coinmuuity; that it
belongs to a ruiler state of society, and
that many of our best schools have abol
ished it. Miss Young argued that many
ol the things urged against corporal pun
'"hment were really against improper
modes of administering it. She argued
that it bad been used in all ages of the
world with good effect ; that it was sanc
tioned in the homo; that the state used
compulsion in executing iu laws, and that
it was God's way of governing men as
shown by nature and revelation.
Miss Edna F. Gillelt of Woodstock
showed the mode of " Exaggeration " in
life and literature, and delivered her arti
cle with ease and sprightliness.
Erwin A. Davis of Barnard, upon " In
struction in the principles of civil govern
ment," insisted that our youth should be
made more familiar with the constitution
as the fundamental law of the land. His
manly bearing commanded the admiration
Miss Clara D. Eldy of Raudolph, with
plants and blackboard, gave a very inter
esting lesson in "Botany," and showed
how it might profitably be introduced into
our public schools.
Mrs. Carlvle," her life and work, as
well as that of many of the wives of our
literary men; was finely considered by
Miss Abbiu S. Prentis of Wailsfield. Her
essay deserved ils place upon the pro
gramme from its thoughtful, critical spirit.
In the second course, Judson E. Gush
m .n of Braintree upon Centripetal and
centrifugal foroes requisite lo a govern
ment," in a very able and scholarly, pro
duction showed from history, past and
present, that there were two foroes requi
site to a successful government, and that
our government was tbe best illustration
of the effects of these forces.
After the presentation of the diplomas
by the piincipal, and the singing of the
parting hymn by tbe class, the audience
was dismissed with a benediction by Elder
Tne display of plants and flowers was
unusually fine, the stage being tastefully
decorated and the speakers well remem
bered. The new town hall was filled to its
utmost capacity, both in silling and stand
The instrumental music was furnished
by Curtis' orchestra and Mr. E. A. Smith,
organist; and the vocal by Mrs. Conant,
soloist, and by members of the school,
A levee in the hail in the evening closed
the exercises of the week.
The next term opens Tuesday, August
23d, with a prospect of a very large
Commencement Exercises of Lewis Col
lege. The proceedings connected with the
forty-seventh commencement of Lewis
college (striotly speaking, however, the
Jirsl of Lewis college, as Norwich univer
sity was its name at all previous ones)
were begun Sunday afternoon, June 19th,
by the delivery of the baccalaureate
address at the Congregational church, by
Prof. F. W. Greebe, teacher of languages
at Lewis Oollege.
Wednesday evening, at Concert hall,
the oration before the trustees of the
college and a fair concourse of citizens
was given by George N. Carpenter, Esq.,
of Boston. The oration was a decidedly
meritorious one, and was well received by
all privileged to listen to it.
In the absence ol President Lewis Mr.
Carpenter was introduced by Vice Presi
dent Hathaway of Boston, who spoke in
very encouraging terms of the prospect
before Lewis college. He said it was
never belter than now since Norwich uni
versity was first established.
The commencement exercises, proper,
were held at Concert hall on Thursday,
June 23d. They consisted of musio by
the Norihlield band, followed by prayer
by Rev. F. W. Bartlett. Then music
again, followed by speaking by the grad
Oration, by Lieut. Marshall Davis
Smith " What we owe to the Sword."
Oration, by Henry Martin Jones
" Vmeiican Institutions."
Oration, by Cipt. William Howard
Wiliuarth " Inspiration the Benefactor
of Mankind," and valedictory.
Afler music again, degrees were con
ferred on the graduates by Vice President
Hathaway, with honorary degrees on
several others, as follows:
Ph. D , (which means Doctor of Philos
ophy) on Thomas Alvati Ellison, the
i ivenior, of Menlo Park, N. J.
D. D , on Rev. John W. Sbackleford of
New York city.
LL. D , on Hon. George Nichols of
A. M., on Col. George N. Carpenter of
A. M on Hon. Charles M. Murphy ol
Dover, N. 11.
The poem for tbe occasion was delivered
by Fred. W. Webber of the Boston Jour
nal editorial staff, and was really a verj
Military exercises were held ou the
parade ground at 3 o'clock, consisting of
bayonet, sabre and artillery drill.
All regretted the absence of President
The government life-saving service ap
liears to be suffering from the fact that its
-alaries were fixed in a time of low prices
four and live years ago. In most of the
government departments the rale of com
pensation was raised at the close of ihe
war, and the reductions during tho brief
lieriod of congressional economy failed to
bring salaries down "to the level of the
prices paid by private employers. Now thai
wages are improving, Ihe general average
is rising to the government level; but the
life-saving service was the last reorganized
and the rate of pay fixed when prices were
low and there whs a natural anxiety to ask
of congress as little as possible for a new
set of officers. When the pay of pitrol
men in the service whb placed at $1.33 a
day, the sum was deo dedly above the
average rate for unskilled labor, now it is
as much below it, and the same thing is
true of olher grades of the service. A
number of resignations are re)orted and
the efficiency of the service is likely to be
impaired unless congress revises the pre
sent rate of pay. As a mere matter ol
insurance, the country can afford this
within certain limits The properly saved
by the life saving service in the last year
leporteil, 1880, is placed at $2,619,807, anil
the total cost ol tbe service for the same
year, $455,000, leaves a suggestive mar
gin. Not only does it appear that a large
majority ol tbe republicans of Virginia are
opposed to the nomination of a separate
ticket and in favor of supporting that
headed by Cameron and Iewis, but in our
judgment they are perfectly right in their
position. Ateie fork Tunes.
Frederick Douglass a few days since
made a visit to the homestead of Mr.
Edmund Lloyd, Talbot county, Md.,
where he was once a slave, and which he
had not before seen since he left it 66
years ago. He was hospitably entertained
by tbe surviving members of his old
The Chicago Tribune quotes with ap
proval E. V. Sinalluy's remark that lor
republicans "the one steadfast thing worth
looking toward is the national adminisira-
lion "Ihere is no sdetv." sava the
Tribune fervidly, "for republicans in look.
ing to anything else for a political issue.
Tbe administration is the symbol of the
republican party. If it goes down ths
party must go with it."
Vermont Methodist Seminary.
Tbe examinations in this institution took
place Monday and Tuesday, June 20ih and
21st. and passed oft creditably both to
teachers and students.
On Tuesday evening, June 21st, Miss Ab
ba Gould Woolson delivered the annual
address before the Jisthetlo Society, tbe
latter organisation, with the " Band," at
tending in a body. We noticed that the
other two societies, the "Adelphl" and
Ltdies' Literary " (for some reason that
has not as yet been given) did not accept
the invitation extended to them to be pres
ent. Tbe exercises were opened with a
piano solo by Misses Lewis and Wilson.
Prayer was offered by Kev. A. L. Cooper;
and this was followed with a solo by Miss
Ella Dutton, Mr. Hadley presiding at tbe
piano. Tbe speaker was introduced by
Miss Zi.la Stiles. Subjt: "Dr. John
son and bis friends." Miss Woolson first
spoke of Ihe limes in which Dr. Johnson
lived, of tho influences exerted upon the
public mind politically, socially and mor
ally; of the reasons why be might be
justly termed the central figure among the
literary men of his own day. She divided
his history into three distinct periods:
First, his life in Litchfield, his departure
to London and his career in that city, and
the latter years of his life.
She spoke of the many hardships he
endured, his thirst for knowledge, his life
in college, his peculiar traits of cbaraoter,
of the misfortunes which compelled him
to go to lyomlon. bis struggles for success,
of tho many difficulties he encountered,
his disposition to cultivate, as far as pos
sible, the acquaintance of men of letters ;
his gradual rise to popularity, the high
position he at last gained socially, financi
ally and as a man of genius, placing him
at the head of the scholars of his own
The speaker then mentioned some of bis
moro important works and the public favor
which they attracted. It is not, however,
so much on account of the value of his
writings that we should admire him it is
of the man himself, considering as we
must the ago in which he lived, and the
sentimont of the times. The more we be
come acquainted with Johnson's life and
what he accomplished the more we appre
ciate him. We cannot study him ns a
man or the works of which he was the
author, without admiring him.
She SKke of the great influence exerted
by Dr. Johnson upon his many associates,
of Ihe great friendship which ever existed
between James Boswidl (one of his early
acquaintances) and himself, whose princi
pal claim to respect was his "Life of John
son," of the many friendly meetings that
were held by Ihe literary men of his day,
among whom might be mentioned David
Garrick, one of his former pupils. Burke,
Goldsmith and others. At these gather
ings Dr. Johnson was the acknowledged
leader. His powers of conversation were
remarkable, and his many peculiarities
must have lent greal inlereston the various
occasions. His acquaintances were many,
embracing a large circle of men of wealth
and culture. His company was sought for
on every hand, despite the peculiarities of
his character. He was thoroughly a man
of letters, and admitted by all to tbe high
est position in the literary circles of his
The lecture was a most excellent one,
and was highly appreciated.
Wednesday, June 22d, at 10 o'cloek A.
M., occurred the annual meeting of tho
trustees. At 2 o'clock in the afternoon
i be annual meeting of the alumni was
held in the " Adulphi Hall " at which
quite a number of the old graduates were
present. At 3 o'clock the class exercises
took place. We noticed a departure from
the usual custom in these being held upon
he campus, under the shide of the cl i-s
tree. First, singing by the class, with
cornet accompaniment by W. A. Wood
worth, Mr. Hadley presiding at the organ.
Miss Cooper then read the class poem,
which was fine. The class orator, H. H.
Newcomh, then delivered the oration, fol
lowing which Mr. Webster presented the
key of knowledge to the class of '82, Mr.,
CP. Thatcher responding. This was fol
lowed with a song by the class.
Immediately after the close of the ex
ercises and before tho m her had recogniz
ed bis closing duties, a few of the class of
82 commenced singing the ' Decoration
il) inn," greatly to the amusement of the
In the evening at 7: 45 o'clock occurred
prize speaking. Long before the appoint
ed time the chapel was crowded ; every
available spot was taken up, all seeming
to have one common object in view and
that was to get a good seat.
The exercises were opened with praver
by Rev. H. A. Spencer. This was fol
lowed by a piano solo, " Wandering Jew
Waltz," Burgmuller, by Miss Myrttlla
Jackson. This young lady shows by her
playing that she combines natural ability
with ease and self-possession at the piano.
The first speaker. Win, Jackson, Jr.,
appeared with " Who was ihe Victor?"
which was well done. It was quite a
difficult selection, but " Jack " proved
himself equal to it.
" Kentucky Belle," by Miss Addie M.
Carlton, was one of the very best efforts
of tho evening. The speaker was easv
Uxn the platform and acquitted herself
wilh great credit.
" Herve Rid," was delivered by J. Ward
llowland. This is the first time young
Howland has appeared upon the plat
form, but he has no reason to feel ashamed
of his first effort.
"Cicely and the Bears." was given by
Miss. Stella E. Lewis. This selection is
rather peculiar and calls forth good gestio
ulation and a good command of voice,
but Miss Lewis seemed to answer the
"American Battle Flags," by Henry A.
Phelps, was delivered in good tone. Mr.
Phelps has good gestures but a little
" A Second Trial," given by Mattie J.
Parker, was an excellent one. The young
lady seemed to throw herself Into the
spirit of the selection which was highly
Clarence V. Roberts did well in ren
dering " Bay Billy," and was well re
ceived. Musio, Duett, "Qui vive Galop," Gani,
by Misses. Forrest and Gould. These
young ladies have been on the plat
form before, and always do well. The
execution was excellent.
" King Robert of Sicily." by Miss Clara
A. Hopkins, was difficult to render, but
Miss Hopkins treated it in a very accepta
The crowning effort of the evening was
"The Keeping of the Bridge " by William
A. Woodworth. Toe speaker did bis best.
The selection although an old one was re
produced with a new coloring. His ges
tures were good and appearance easy.
- Wreck of the Pocahontas." by Miss
Nancy A. Peck, was nicely given.
George O. Webster appeared with
"Toussaint L'Ouverture." Mr. Webster
bas been before the publio several times
and did what might be expected, well.
The closing recitation of tbe evening,
"The Last Hymn," was very pleasingly
rendered by Miss Orpha O. Williamson.
Tbe delivery of this selection requires a
good degree of expression, and tbe various
changesgreat control of voice, which Mist
Williamson was able to do.
Music was then furnished Trio, " Over
ture Eancredi " Rossini, Misses Jackson,
Daley and Gill; finely done.
Tbe pnblio exercises of tbe graduating
class took place Thursday, June 23d, at
9: SO A. X. The chapel was filled long he
fore the exercises were to commence, with
old students, patrons, friends of the school
The stage was nicely trimmed for the
cession, the stage frame work upon the
front of tne platform used for such occa
sions being covered with evergreen, upon
ihe center of which appeared the class
motto, " A posse ad esse ;". at either side
upon shields, tbe figures io gilt, " 19," the
number in the class. In the background
there was a great profusion of house plants.
Directly over them, suspended in the cen
ter window, was a huge bell of " Nature's
The exorcises were opened wilh prayer
by Rev. Mr. MoAnn. This was followed
wiih a piano quartette, " Overture Caliph
of Bagdad," Boieldieu by Misses Gill,
Daley and Jackson and Mr. Hadley. This
was faultless, the performers keeping ex
cellent time, with good expression.
The Lalin salutatory, by W. S. Wood-
worth, was delivered in good style; pro
Essay "Masks." by Miss Zilla Stlies of
St. Johnsbury Center. She spoke of the
deceitfulness we meet with in every day
life; that we must avoid as far as possible
this feature in every character with which
we come in contact. The essay bad many
The oration "Enthusiasm," by H. A.
Hale of West Windsor, was practical in the
extreme. The oration was a well written
production, filled with good common sense.
Miss Florence L. Ayers of Barre had a
nicely writlen essay upon "Stars." Tho
subject, although lofty, was well studied,
and gave rise to some nicely framed
Music, waltz, Hortensia, Lange, by Miss
Josie C. Gill. Her oxeoution was bril
liant. This was followed by on oration, "Every
Man has his Alps," by Fred M. Sheldon,
Northlield. This was a well treated sub
ject, and brought out some very good
Essay, "Words," by Miss Myrtilla A.
Jackson of Bethel was good. We seldom
stop to consider the deep significance
embraced in a single word; how much
meaning there is in one of the shortest in
Oration, "Monuments," by George. O.
Websier ot Chelsea. Ihe speakar men
tioned the reasons for raising monuments,
their antiquity, the various purposes for
which they have been used, that we have
to establish a more lasting monument
that of character.
Music, Fantasia, I Puritani, Leybacb, by
Miss Nettie Daley. Expressive and dis
played extra ability. Miss Daley bids fair
to excel as a pianist.
This was followed with an oration,
"Political Education in the United Slates,"
by R. W. Bundy ol Bethel. The speaker
maintained that above all necessities
thorough knowledge of the principles of
government should be instilled into the
minds of the young; that upon the teach
ings of to-day depends the future of our
The essay, " Choice in Language," by
Miss Carrio W. Gould of Gouldsville, was
quite a pleasing productien.
The oration, "Crossing the Rubicon,'
by uoarles A. Church of Woodstock, was
good. The speaker, afler stating the facts
in regard to the suooess of Cwsar in oross-
iug the Rubicon, applied them nicely to
the difficulties we must meet and over
Miss Emma L. Cooper of Springfield
appeared to a decided advantage in the
reading of her essay. P ? ? It applied
to the questions. Who? When? and What?
to the workers and work of every day life
a most excellent essay, filled wiih
earnest thought and deep study.
Tbe piano duett. Galop Brillianto, Spon
tioltz, by Miss Cumiuings and Mr. Hadley
was executed In their usual brilliant man
The oration, "Aspirations of the Human
Intellect," by H. H. Newcomb of East
Warren, was excellent. Tbe subject was
a great one, but the speaker treated it in
an acceptable manner.
The essay, " Unwritten Music," by Miss
Ida R. Forrest of Waterbury, was a very
G. H. Bolster of Bellows Falls appeared
with an oration, "'The Fortitude of our
Ancestors." The oration had a good de
gree of patriotism in it whioh will ever be
appreciated by loyal hearts. It was deliv
ered in a pleasant style.
The essay by Miss Carrie O. Clark,
"The Ministry of the Hand," followed.
The subject was an odd selection, but the
essay was a good one.
Music was then furnished by Mr. Ha -ley
Valse Brillianle, Lysherg. The solo
was given in Mr. Hadley's own faultless
style. His appearance upon the stage is
of too frequent occurrence to need com
ment from the press. We will say,
however, that the insiitution may well
be proud of hiin as an instructor.
The oration, " Progress of Man," by
O. F. George of East Calais, g ive an ao
count of the gradual improvement in the
" Ioonoclasm," an essay by Miss Addie
M. Carlton of Waterbury Center, was
one of decided interest and was listened
to with marked attention.
I vers Batobelder of Worcester delivered
tbe next oration, " Publio Opinion." His
subject was well ohosea snd well treated.
Publio opinion is the controlling power in
every oommunity, and its influence is
everywhere felt. It was the power behi nd
the throne. Wherever we go it holds its
sway. "Ivers" did not disappoint his
many friends, but did well as expected.
Miss Belle M. Putnam of Montpelier
had tbe closing essay. " Mosaios " was
finely treated. She also delivered the
valedictory, which was given in good
style ana easy manner. Miss Putnam's
farewell remarks to her teachers and class
were especially interesting.
This was loiiowea Dy awarding of
prizes. Prof. Boutnwonn men stated
that the board of judges appointed to
decide in regard to the merits in prise
speaking tbe night previous (consisting of
Prof. II. A. P. Torrey of the University
of Vermort, Rev. Mr. McMillan of Birrs
and Mrs. A. C. Averill of Monteliei) had
awarded the first prize for declamation u
W. A. Woodworth of South Tunhridw,
and the second to George O. Websier ol
Chelsea; recitations, first to Miss Addi
M. Carlton of Waterbury Center, and lh
second to Miss Stella E. Ixiwis of I lard-
wick. The scholarship prize was awarded
to Miss Wilson. Favorable mention was
made of Miss Emma Cooier, also of
Messrs. Woodworth and Bolster; Latin
prize to G. II. Bolster of Bellows Fails;
in mathematics to Mr. Lewis.
The diplomas were then piesented to
the class, after which Prof. Southworth
made a few appropriate remarks. The
class numbers nine ladies and ten gentle
men, testifying to tho fact that the
insiitution is in a very nourishing condi
tion. Next the class song words by Miss
Emma L. Cooper, and music by Mr. A. A.
Hadley which is as follows:
Tbe dayi of our yuam toiretiier
Into the pant bave Huwu;
The hrlKht anil the bloomy wuathor.
With a iwiltneas all iiumiowii.
Weave lived aud wrought iu juy.niH hope.
To fail, our ouly aorrow:
We have dreamed ot heller lite at.d norb
Id the ever retreatiuir to-morrow.
To houra that we wished mi lit Iluifer,
Eveu iu tbedisUui-e dejr,
Weturu with a beckouihK Qinrer,
But lu vain ! they come not near.
And the daya that mlnaed the tueaaured Kood
Remain Imperfect ever.
For the fleetinir nreaeut unimproved
Will return for our bettering never.
We leave the accustomed placea -
Muat It indeed be bo ?
Farewell to familiar tafes.
And the hearta we love to know '.
Who affirms that pirtlns- hours are Had?
To-day Is not for irrieviuir:
80 away, O past ! O future, wait
For the Joy of uuited at-hievlDK-
The exercises were closed with the
The floral gifts to the students wen
many and beautiful.
Against diseases which 'hreaten the weak, Wheat
Uitters are a potent safeguard.
Hood's Snrsaparilla is nil extract of the
best remedies of the vegetable kingdom
known as Alteratives, and Blood-Purifiers
DON'T TRUST THKM.
When you feel badly, and have pains here and
there Id your body that you don't know how to
aocount for, it is the most foolish policy in the woild
to take the advice of people who say: ' Ohi ibere'e
nothing the matter with you. Let yourself alon
aad you will oome out all ) iKht." These folks know
nothing about It, and may be trifling wilh your life
You may bave Kliloey or Liver trouble. Send
right out to your druggist nnd get a bottle of Or
David Kennedy's "Favorite Remedy" and thco you
will be all right, or write to tbo Doctor at Komlout,
Vitalising, nourishing and stimulating, without
intoxicating, are Malt Kilters.
Reported and tetevraphed expr&mty for th iSrttn
BOSTON CATTLE MARKET.
AT CAMBRIDGE AND BRIGHTON.
for the toeek ending Tiwudau, June 28, IHHl:
Vtittt-. Stinf.p. Hog. C-tinot
At market this week, Vfi ll,i;s.I ItV-UT ',197
last week, 3,f.-i5 h,kh Km
" " one year ko, 4,2ua y,3o3 n
P'tlCKS. Kttrn fit anl lieavv pre uium oxen
t7.&Va)$.00; first quality, $i.WnH 75, Hfcnrj'l
iimlUv, 5.50Df..7.i ; tliir-1 quality, 450a5.iJ
perluuibeoa total weight ol' hide, I allow and
lr5Bftel beef. A lew choice single pan b, itfM v
it.uo. Bulls, etc., 14 iDal.J'i. Working oxen. IJuO
aitW lf p.'tir, or aiC')rliai; to their value an Oeel.
Steers, f 50-rtl)tf. Milch cows, JiUHi.'i.uG; extra
good, .HWKKd) -15.110 with or without calves as ratty
le agreed; farrow ami onlirurv, l.Vnm;w.iJ0.
Store-, yearlings, IT.UOiil-.I.'H): two-yuar-ohls,
tlH.omta-t.OO; three-year olds, $HKWaA4.m. ht;ep
Ja4Vo; extra, ft'io'ic If ft. or a.wtfe.VjO t
neitd. Spring lambs, uaOuc p ft, Sheared t-neet
0'aOc lb. Fat hogb, 6?i7c ft ; nortnern
droised hogB, OiiOOc & fc. Wal calves, 3(iti'c
tt ft. Brighton hides, lrn.v) ; country lota,
fiH'c; Call skins, .uall-tz per lu. Tallow,
5&5c, per lb; country, 3ft4e. I'eltii wtih
wool on. l'a'i.00 each; country lots, fid
1.75. Lamb skiun, dU'aHuc each, isheai lings, itu
KKM RKS. There whs a fiirUli deruimd tor
on tile, both iron, the north nnd wet. The mlvutii-e
effected two weeks ago hits been held turn on all
grades, with a liberal amount ol caitle lor export
rule Iters were buying Ireely in anticipation of
good call lor bee 1 until alter the Koui tn. I hecouo
try cattle cold al HaiK; per lb, dressed went Id, anl
lower, according to quality, small heiiei ami
steers sold at (t4'a7o per lb, dieaseii wc ig'it. . S,
Monioe sold Crtttle, average l. Jf5l lb, at 'i.4) ?
owl, live, and 40 others, avei age 1,4m lbs, at Hc If
lb; ilathaway Jackson sold at cuttle. Wf ui n
4I,1W lb, at t;.4A per cwt, and Pi others weighing
18,741 lbs, at 5.i0 per cwt. The innrkel lor cheep
anil lambs opened well and nearly the rales ol last
week were obtained eaily, but as the supply of
northern was heavy, beinur between 5.U0) ami t"; 100
head, trade slacken and prices dropped on sheep
c aud ou lambs ftp, per lb. I'wo part es m)M
aoiue New Yotk lainos at put' lb; r. J. Cour
ser sold 150 sheared Mieep average 70 lbs. at 3kc s
lb; ti. (J. Clark sold 2A sheared ulteyp, average II?
lbs, at 5c per lb, aud 15 lambs, avenge 44 lo.-, ai'
pei lb; K. E. French solu 33 sheared sheep, average
Ti lbs, at 4?e per lb.
UNITED STATES BOXDS.
BOSTON, June UK
The latest quotations on Government BoaJs
show an improvement in the whole list.
Sixes, extended, lttiKit .031$
New Five per cent registered, HAi a 1.",
do do coupon, lot umii
Currency 0s, J3 fa. l;W
4s registered, llS'tmll'i
do coupon, l."vnl-v,
4s registered, 117 4DI17H
do coupon, lie
BOSTON MARKET, June 28.
KLOUR. The market continues quiet, wilh only
a medium demand and fair sales at quotations.
There is a lair inquiry lor the lower an i medium
grades, which are scarce and firmly held. Ihe
higher grades are slow at the advance, there tie ins
little call except lor some luvorite or well known
brands, which command outside quotations. VV'e
quote supers at i.iaA.fA low exim al 1 4. .Mia.", ft);
Wisconsin common exiras nt 5.niti,"i,7."ii Min
nesota bakers at .'Kti.O-.iO; Ohio at tf.,jo; lu hi
gun ut fi(it.50; Indiana at ftiati..'; Si, Lotus and
southern Illinois at ti.'j,V(7.oo. Winter wheals
patents at 0-0ii7 .74, and spring wiieal do. at
ti li-'li.H.no per btd. Corn meal is steadv, with a fur
tmde at $-2.ti.Va 2.74 per bbl. Kye dour ih quiet with
sales at tjati.-.45 per bbl, while o.ttnieal is li-ra at
4..S0W5.75 per bbl lor Hue, and iti.iixui.'ib for
CO UN There Is nominally no change in the mar
ke, the demand being steady, witu lair sale at
uuchaogctl prices. We quote old high mufd
02 Se per bush; steamer yellow at -Jc: aietunir
mixed at 61c, and goo I no giale at at Mitt7e.
OATS. There is a very weak lone to ihemarit
loday, there being nominally no ileuumi, anil
effect sales puces have to be dia led to a gi'
extent. I'rices aro off 1 ad c i-r t'li-n. wiiH rT
duil market at tne reduction. We ipioie Y. I otc
al 4So4Vte per bush; No a wime ti- 4''i No ;i white
at 46c and No mixed al 44c. hviia white will
BKAN Is stfladv, with a quiet market at pi ice
nominally unchanged. We quote a f ll.'M per t'n
lor spring and 15 40 tor winter wlnai reed i
steady at 917, and middlings at IT n '- iei ton.
POKK-The market is Arm, although tho ler
markets rather weakened. There is a vury laige
luieign demand Lard was steady. Ve 1'1"1' J 11
lots long cut at $2latlM per obi; miou m. .
til..yix!i.u0: Uaoks at t-JI.ftWtt.Miii; l ende are
at tln-.44iil8.5o; new mess at tl7ili 4; lr'iue mew
atlti.Suttl7.o0 per bbl. Lar.l is in cua.ty deiuaoo
and prices are Hun at MVill'i I"" "' l,?',e;
llctn 10-lb pails; IfcilJciu --tb pail, ami I. , c
in 3-lb pans. Smoaed hams aro quiet at is lf
lor large aud torn L so for small; iinv.ced naim
Malic: breakfast bacon II knii-; smoked shoulder!
,o, and smoked tibs at 7te poi M .
Bhiw is Hi m, ana stock- are nni m mm '"" ;
We quote mess at Utill.(M;xir mu-s t
I2.V). family and extra i4JMWI.i.i(.; beet nam
$.U40irZ4..0; do. tongues, iu bbls, at filuil , nu
in ball oo. at $ I lull 50.
Itll TrHH Th mtirlrnt in At tn. And b-'lll itCSlP
here and f irmera in the interior Hold strong k wi
Id regard lo the future. I he Liverpool market ruw
advanced 7 a lis for oreameiy during the week-
quote ihe best invoice lots ol creameiyat -p
ttairv ai ziwij, latter tor selections , we:. -, -17oH8;
grass ladle at lc, and hay ladle at liwWV
Fnrthwelt ending TuMdavJu11'
a ax r Hit iter . IVdiNC,
fl llllian, UIIU'I lis" ov r - i nrL
Bee! 4i14c; Beef, dried, green wim,Ui". 1 "
irosh, ovUc; Pork, salt, 10c; ll.tm, bS uno
1.1 v-; v.ai aiaii limn. huatiu . $itiiw
Corn, rwe; Corn meal, ri L14 tM. i:; O-il?
bushel, 14 340c ; Flour bbl., $.iw-n.tW; Ciu
ers, oal, ton, WJWrtWW.mi; Cheese,
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Data warehousing is not a new concept in the world of technology. It has, however, recently gained a large amount of support in recent years. Organizations are starting to realize that by conducting data mining exercises on their databases and warehouses they can gain significant insights into their business.
The concept of a data warehouse is to create a central location and permanent storage space for the various data sources needed to support a company's analysis and reporting functions. (Spotfire Blogging Team, 2011) Data warehouses allow an organization to save time, enhance the quality of data, provide historical data with ease, and gain intelligence regarding their business, also known as Business Intelligence. | <urn:uuid:1bc7b5c2-72b1-4614-9a51-12897eeb68ce> | CC-MAIN-2017-47 | http://jammin411-yt.blogspot.com/2015/09/ | 2017-11-18T01:04:47Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-47/segments/1510934804125.49/warc/CC-MAIN-20171118002717-20171118022717-00132.warc.gz | en | 0.969979 | 131 |
|Address||8 Hillcrest Brae, Newry|
|Price||Last listed at Asking price £229,950|
|Size||1,375 sq. feet|
An beautifully appointed four bedroomed detached home, enjoying an excellent position on the Millvale Road below the entrance of the popular residential development of Hillcrest Village, boasting an open outlook to the front with an enclosed private garden to the rear. The property is convenient to the local shops and primary schools as well as with easy access for commuters to the A1 Dublin to Belfast Dual carriageway. The interior of the home has been finished to a very high specification and provides bright spacious family accommodation. Viewing is highly recommended. Ideal for the growing family.
Gas Fired Central Heating with energy efficient boiler
PVC Double Glazing
Private enclosed rear garden
Alarmed with Sensors Lights
Ideal family Home
Entrance Hallway: 1.7m x 4.5m
Composite solid door with interlocking system and glazed panelling. Ceramic Cream tiled floor. White painted stairwell laid with carpet. Storage under stairs.
Living Room: 5m x 4.5m
Large Living Room with front view aspect. Bay window. Cream Marble Fireplace with Wood Burning Stove inset and Slate tiled inset with Black granite hearth. Laminated wooden floor.
Kitchen/Dining Room: 6.2m x 3.5m
Solid Cream painted kitchen units with Black Granite worktop. Integrated hob/oven and extractor fan. Integrated fridge/freezer and dishwasher. Stainless steel sink unit with granite drainer. Tiled floor and partially tiled walls. Spotlighting. Patio doors leading to large paved garden area. Recessed Lighting.
Utility Room: 2.9m x 1.7m
High and Low fitted units with black speckled worktop. Stainless steel single drainer sink unit. Composite solid back door with interlocking system. Gas boiler heating system. Plumbed for washing machine and tumble dryer. Tiled floor and partially tiled walls.
Cloakroom: 2.0m x 0.96m
Set off the Hallway with Ceramic Tiled Cream Floor.
WC: 1.9m X 1.3m
Two piece white suite to include wash hand basin and low flush WC. Ceramic Cream Tiled floor. Extractor fan.
Master Bedroom: 4.00m x 3.00m
Large double bedroom with front view aspect. Laminated wooden floor.
Ensuite: 2.3m x 1.5m
Three piece white suite to include wash hand basin, Rain Effect Power shower unit and low flush WC. Extractor fan. Fully tiled shower and tiled floor. Spotlighting. White vanity unit. Chrome wall mounted Radiator.
Bedroom 2: 2.6m 3.7m
Large double bedroom with rear view aspect. Laminated wooden floor.
Bedroom 3: 2.9m x 2.7m
Single bedroom with rear view aspect. Lamianted wooden floor.
Bedroom 4: 2.3m x 3.3m
Double Bedroom with Front view aspect. Laminated wooden floor.
Bathroom: 2.36m x 2.7m
Four piece white suite to include wash hand basin, shower unit, low flush WC and separate bath unit. Rain Effect Power Shower. Extractor fan. Spotlighting. Fully Tiled floor and walls. Chrome fitted wall mounted Radiator. White vanity unit.
Landing: 2.9m x 2.2m
Large landing area laid with carpet. Storage/Hot Press. Attic fully floored with loft ladder.
Large enclosed garden to the rear of the property. Flat garden area to rear with raise Shrubbery area. Paved patio area. Tarmac driveway with Rod Iron Boundary fence. Small lawn area to the front. Outside Electric Points. Outdside Tap. | <urn:uuid:b277df05-c6eb-43fa-b318-866c322f7ce0> | CC-MAIN-2021-31 | https://www.digneyboyd.co.uk/8-hillcrest-brae-newry/683596 | 2021-07-30T07:26:29Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-31/segments/1627046153934.85/warc/CC-MAIN-20210730060435-20210730090435-00576.warc.gz | en | 0.87372 | 833 |
For me, Jabra is known for its reputation in call center equipment. Then, I was approached and asked if I want to review the Jabra Elite 75t. I said yes - and a few days after that, the restricted movement order kicked in.
I recently upgraded to the Edifier S1000MKII. This is a 2.0 HiFi speaker system with lots of features built-in. It's an entirely new experience for me as this is the first time I'm using a HiFi bookshelf speaker.
Last year, we did a review on the Samsung Galaxy Buds and said it's very tunable with okay battery life. This year, Samsung released the Galaxy Buds+ that has a 2-way dynamic speaker and nearly double the battery life compared to its predecessor.
We've reviewed a lot of audio products, ranging from earphones to headphones to speakers, wired and wireless. Usually, all of them have a 3-digit price, else it would just sound meh. Today's earphone is special - for the price of RM79, you can buy the Edifier GM2SE.
There is surely a surge of true wireless earbuds - or in this case, earpods - coming from various brands. The new OPPO Enco Free enters the market with a familiar-looking earpod design but the familiarity ends there. The OPPO Enco Free has a few original ideas that worked somewhat well.
Razer is a renowned brand when it comes to the world of gaming. Razer has a bunch of gaming peripherals over the years - and some of them are exceptionally well, as reviewed on our partner site, Tech Critter. Now, Razer sets foot into the world of wireless audio - specifically gaming-centric true wireless audio. Hence, the Razer Hammerhead True Wireless was born.
realme has been making waves in the market over the past few months. They also recently released the realme Buds Wireless - which is a neckband. It is only logical for realme's next audio product to be true wireless earphones - and here we have it. This is the realme Buds Air. | <urn:uuid:b4c84535-6529-419d-b463-be20f273012a> | CC-MAIN-2020-40 | https://nasilemaktech.com/category/review/audio/ | 2020-09-29T13:58:20Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-40/segments/1600401643509.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20200929123413-20200929153413-00032.warc.gz | en | 0.970504 | 443 |
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BHG – 7780
Total Living Area: 1994 Sq. Ft.
First Floor: 1994 Sq. Ft.
Bonus: 770 Sq. Ft.
Full Baths: 2
Width: 57 Ft. 6 In. Depth: 42 Ft. 4 In.
Garage Size: 2
Foundation: Basement, Crawl Space, Slab Foundation
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A charming, country influenced split bedroom ranch plan with a more formal, balanced facade. Victorian detailed bay windows flank each side of a brick faced center section, set under a deep covered porch. Round top windows in this section add lots of light to the entry and flanking rooms. I created ten foot high first floor ceilings to prevail throughout the living area in the center section, as well as in the master bedroom. A flexible office/parlor or 4th bedroom is located off the center hall as is the formal dining room. I designed the kitchen in a very open relationship with the Great Room. The re is a huge expansion space on the second floor. For photos of a built version see plan #4609. | <urn:uuid:36384ecc-8881-4618-81f1-47860e900558> | CC-MAIN-2015-48 | http://houseplans.bhg.com/plan_details.asp?PlanNum=7780 | 2015-11-25T18:19:34Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-48/segments/1448398445291.19/warc/CC-MAIN-20151124205405-00170-ip-10-71-132-137.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.894225 | 308 |
Rapper Nicki Minaj and country superstar Keith Urban may be nearing deals to take the vacant judges’ seats on “American Idol,” according to The Hollywood Reporter.
THR also said that Minaj and Urban have been in talks with the show for weeks, but Minaj’s involvement was a sticking point, since she has a lucrative endorsement deal with Pepsi, and Coke is a sponsor of “American Idol.” But it appears those issues have been resolved, and that Minaj would earn $8 million for her participation on the show, in addition to an extra allowance for wardrobe, hair and makeup.
Urban, who’s married to Oscar-winning actress Nicole Kidman, has reportedly agreed to become a judge for a salary of $3 to $4 million. Mariah Carey, the only officially-announced judge, is said to be getting in the neighborhood of $18 million.
It’s still unclear if original judge Randy Jackson will hang on or become a mentor. According to THR, if the show’s producers can find another judge for the right price, he might be moved off the panel. In a related story, E! News said Miley Cyrus is no longer in consideration for a spot on the show — reportedly, discussions with the star never got very far and she never seriously contemplated taking the job. | <urn:uuid:e1fe70d4-475f-47e8-84fd-953763345ca7> | CC-MAIN-2014-23 | http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/entertainment/2012/08/nicki-minaj-and-keith-urban-close-to-deals-with-american-idol-report/ | 2014-07-12T11:51:27Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-23/segments/1404776432874.14/warc/CC-MAIN-20140707234032-00005-ip-10-180-212-248.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.972343 | 280 |
I grew up in Houston and I know Houston summers, so what compelled me to start running outside this summer is beyond me. However I've done it and I've survived! Of course there's still August, which is considered the hottest month of the year here.
I started my whole exercise thing exactly 3 months ago today so it's an anniversary of sorts. I started running one block and walking one block on June 5. Then on July 19, just a week ago, I started running two blocks and walking one block. I'm going to keep doing this for a month and then I'll start running three blocks. At least that's the plan. I'm training for a 5K run in the fall!! I'm thinking the MECA Day of the Dead Run but we will see if I'm ready for one before that one on October 30.
I went back to look at old blog posts and the last time I ran was 8 years ago!!! Even then, it was running inside a gym on a treadmill and nothing like this. This is running on a whole new level!
The thing is this. This can't be a temporary thing. This has to be a lifestyle change or I will end up a diabetic on Metformin for the rest of my life, ruining my liver. OR on insulin because that will be it and I'll be at the point of no return and I will definitely have a very short life that will end before 70. I like to compare it to this. When I was in my 20s it was "Last call for alcohol and now it's Last call for health." THIS is it! This is the last chance for my health and if I don't do it now it's never going to happen.
After 10 months at my new job, not so new now, I am finally taking a full one week vacation. Since I'm still not rich I had to do the most affordable thing that was still interesting. Day trips with me packing a lunch for the day. We are going to Washington on the Brazos, the Beach of course because it's summer, and finally either museums or another day trip nearby. Then the kids are off to San Antonio for a week to visit the grandparents. I'm planning on going to pick them up and going to the caverns on the way back. We've been wanting to do that for a while.
When we get back that only leaves two full weeks for shopping for uniforms and school supplies. Then it's Back to School time before we know it.
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I’ll never forget my first trip outside the USA. I was excited beyond belief and scared as hell at the same time. A friend and client from my guide service here in Michigan invited me to join him for a Tarpon trip in Belize. I didn’t have a passport or any international travel experience. I am now well into my third passport and have enjoyed every new place visited over nearly 30 years on the road. Back then Belize lodges had no supplied electricity or water. Generators whirred mornings and evenings and water was collected from roofs with a system to store it before used sparingly. Those were the days!
The take away is, I learned how to maneuver in other countries and not draw attention. That’s hard when you are 6’4” and those around you are barely 5’. Now nearly three decades later we still visit and fish Belize. The mild weather and it’s sheltered bays and lagoons offer anglers refuge from tropical winds like no place I know.
Belize (formerly British Honduras) gained its independence from the Queen of England in 1964. The people of Belize are of Mayan and Spanish decent with a bit of Caribbean Islands thrown in. The population of Belize including all of it’s hundreds of coastal islands is about 350,000. The residents of Belize mostly speak Spanglish (blend of English and Spanish) and some Creo. The official language is English.
Belize is located in Central America on its Eastern shoreline between Mexico and Guatemala on the Caribbean Sea. One of the unique features of Belize is the Great Reef that forms at Mexico and spans nearly to Aruba. This reef is the lifeblood of Belize and other Central American countries.
Nearly 400 islands dot the shoreline inside and outside the reef and forms vast sea flats that supports all kinds of shallow water sea creatures. Fish of all sorts live and thrive on the reef and the shallow waters on the inshore side. These fish attract anglers from around the world. Fly anglers mostly, pursuing Bonefish, Tarpon and Permit.
Early fly angling started around 1960 by Florida Keys anglers Vic Barothy and George Homel. They came west to Central America seeking new waters and to escape the increasing fishing pressure on the Florida flats. They fished many areas of the Belizean shoreline and finally settled near Belize City on the Belize River. We now know this lodge as the Belize River Lodge. From this lodge it was easy to reach the flats of the open water and return to the sanctuary of the jungle river’s protection from wind and storms.
Our first visit to Belize was 1995. We went to the world famous lodge called El Pescador on the island of Ambergris Caye. Jürgen Krueger and his wife Kathleen founded el Pescador. In 1997 El Pescador was purchased by Logan and Alyssa Gentry (brother and sister). Today Ali still owns and operates the lodge. Our time there then was very special and we have been returning since.
Access to Belize begins by flying to Belize City International Airport. From Belize International you can fly to most destinations by Island Air. San Pedro, Palencia, Punta Gouda, Caye Caulker, etc. Most lodges pick you up at the local airport serving their region. | <urn:uuid:e869a587-9140-4dfb-8c6a-8ab9ceae2402> | CC-MAIN-2021-17 | https://www.doublessoutdoors.com/belize | 2021-04-22T01:22:32Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-17/segments/1618039554437.90/warc/CC-MAIN-20210421222632-20210422012632-00152.warc.gz | en | 0.947613 | 709 |
Although there are still no strong scientific evidence about the effectiveness of cinnamon and honey for weight loss, but some small studies suggest that they can work to help lose weight. Cinnamon is commonly known as one of ingredients for a spice. It can be sprinkled on lattes and toast. Then for honey, you might know it very well.
Unfortunately, the effectiveness of cinnamon to help lose weight is still not fully understood – though there are some studies showed that there may be a link between cinnamon and weight loss, as noted before. Outside of this speculation, experts also believe that there are other health advantages when you consume it moderately.
Like spicy food, cinnamon can act as an appetite control. It can reduce the feeling of hungry so thus you will eat fewer calories a day.
Cinnamon can help expand your flavor without adding extra calories.
And this can be very helpful to satisfy your taste with eating less. See also the effectiveness of spicy food to lose more pounds of excessive weight on this section!
As well we know, typically the body will release a lot of insulin (at the highest level) after eating (when the blood sugar level reaches its peak level).
Some studies showed that cinnamon is also a good controller for post meal-insulin level.
In other words, it can help control your insulin level after eating, so thus your insulin will not be produced too high (great for your insulin sensitivity in long term). And this also can be another reason for why cinnamon can help manage the feeling of your hungry.
These may include:
- Improving the metabolism of sugar in the body’s fat cells, which then may be helpful to lower the risk of diabetes – according to a research conducted by the United States Department of Agriculture in 2010.
- It may help control or reduce blood sugar levels. However, this issue is still debatable since there are also some studies showed that it doesn’t affect directly in improving blood sugar.
- It may also help reduce and improve inflammation.
- It may be effective to treat bacterial infection and provide a positive antioxidant effects.
There are some options to enjoy cinnamon in your weight loss diet, such as make it for a tea with honey or sprinkle it on microwave oatmeal. Though it may be not as effective as you think, but it is one of inexpensive ways that may help to restore your healthy weight.
You may have a question about ‘Is there a way to get cinnamon from foods naturally?’ Well … Actually, it is an additive to foods (countless foods). In general, there are two common types of cinnamon that can be found commonly in the store; darker-colored cassia and Ceylon cinnamon. You can also find them in a mixture of both.
How about with the dose? Is it safe to consume cinnamon at any dose in long term?
As mentioned before, the use of cinnamon either for the treatment of certain medical condition or for weight loss is an unproven option, and experts also don’t have a clearly answer about a specific dose you need to consume safely.
But in general, the use of it in very high doses are not recommended because sometime can be toxic. The dosage you should take may also be affected by certain factors such as your age or certain medical condition that you have.
While some believe that 2 to 4 grams per day is pretty safe, other experts say that 1-6 grams also can be safe enough – according to Mayo Clinic. To keep safe, make sure to follow the product labels and the relevant directions, or consult first with your doctor /other health care professionals if necessary!
Since honey is a kind of simple sugar, it can be easily absorbed by your body. About 20-30 percent of honey is water, and the rest is sugar.
Honey is also pretty high in calories – 1 tablespoon of sugar has 46 calories and 1 tablespoon of honey contains about 64 calories. Furthermore, it is also rich in protein, minerals, and other essential substances for your health.
Some studies have confirmed that consuming honey moderately can promote better health. Honey has been used by many people all around the world as a medical remedy for a wide variety of many conditions such as wounds, some types of gastrointestinal diseases, and skin ailments.
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Medical Center: 1333 Old Spanish Trail
Glazed is everything a Cougar could ever want in a donut shop. It has sweet (and even savory) gourmet doughnuts, coffee and a quaint, comfortable environment for hanging out or studying. One of the most attractive components about Glazed is its hours as it is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The shop is run by Bauer graduate and founder Edose “Ose” Ohen and his family. Glazed opened in 2013 after Ohen spent two years travelling and researching to perfect his recipes. From Plain Glazed to Crème Brulee and Glazed Chicken Sandwich to The Macon, Glazed has something for everyone.
West University: 3245 Southwest Freeway
School-project-turned-restaurant, 100% Taquito is the brainchild of UH alumnus Marco Garcia and his sister. 100% Taquito had humble beginnings, operating from a food truck for two years before moving to its storefront. Contrary to the more commonly known (in Texas anyway) wrapped, fried and smothered Tex-Mex, 100% Taquito aims to pay homage to the authentic tastes of Mexico City street cuisine. The restaurant offers a wide array of dishes, including tacos, quesadillas, tostadas, traditional plates and sopes, which are thick, open-faced tacos.
Montrose: 2710 Montrose Blvd.
BB’s is a Tex-Orleans style restaurant, featuring overstuffed Po-Boys and other New Orleans staple foods with a Texas twist. The café was founded in November 2007 by UH alumnus Brooks Bassler. The original location is a small building, just over 1000 sq. ft., on the corner of Westheimer and Montrose but has since expanded to 4 locations, stretching over Houston as far as Katy. | <urn:uuid:ea968565-957f-4ace-805f-f059f40d1574> | CC-MAIN-2018-51 | http://cooglife.com/2015/08/restaurants-owned-by-cougar-alumni-make-an-impact/ | 2018-12-11T22:34:30Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-51/segments/1544376823705.4/warc/CC-MAIN-20181211215732-20181212001232-00133.warc.gz | en | 0.961401 | 388 |
O’Connor Brewing Co. in Norfolk recently announced it will host Pillow Fight! Winter Beer Invitational on March 2 from noon–6 p.m. at the brewery featuring unlimited tastings of some of the juiciest, most pillowy IPAs from more than 20 craft breweries on the East Coast. O’Connor is hosting the beer festival after the success of their first beer invitational, Dazed and Confused, a statewide event hosted last summer with more than a dozen breweries serving unique, hazy IPAs onsite at O’Connor.
Pillow Fight will take over the brewery for two tasting sessions of rare releases of a limited variety of juicy IPAs not typically available outside of brewery tasting rooms. Several breweries will be brewing special releases just for this event.
With a theme and title of Pillow Fight!, this relaxed beer festival invites attendees to show up in their jammies while enjoying jams from a DJ, hazy beers and the nostalgic excitement reminiscent of childhood sleepovers.
General admission tickets are $35 per person and include entry to the festival as well as a limited edition festival taster.
The VIP Package is $75 per person and includes early access to the festival; access to O’Connor’s mezzanine area featuring snacks; an additional four VIP-only beers; a Pillow Fight branded pillow case; a limited edition commemorative glass; a 16 ounce can of O’Connor’s event-exclusive beer release; and a limited edition trucker hat and other goodies.
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Any time an NBA player goes slumming and plays with the “regular” folks on the playground — preferably in a legit summer pro-am in a legit basketball city — he’s going to gain some measure of street cred.
It happened for Gilbert Arenas and Kevin Durant when they took their million-dollar knees to Barry Farms in D.C. It happened for Kobe, Baron Davis, Nate Robinson and a host of others when they played at Rucker Park in Harlem. It happened for Paul Pierce when he ran at L.A.’s Drew League.
But then Matt Barnes had to take it a step too far. Playing in the San Francisco Bay Area Pro-Am earlier this week, Barnes reportedly got into an altercation with the opposing team’s assistant coach and slapped the coach.
While this story may conjure images of Jay-Z‘s famous-versus-brainless line in “Streets Is Watching,” I think Barnes was just practicing for his new role with the Lakers: Hired goon.
Barnes isn’t as important to L.A. as he was to Orlando. Barnes was the Magic’s designated defensive stopper, the guy who would be sicced on Kobe or LeBron or Brandon Roy or whichever All-Star perimeter scorer needed to be held in check. The Lakers already have that guy in Ron Artest. So either Barnes is going to be a backup stopper in L.A., or he’s going to be a designated goon: The guy brought in to play rough, to be an a-hole, to use his fouls (smartly) and try to get in the opponent’s head. It’s part Dennis Rodman, part Shane Battier, part Alvin Mack in The Program. Before he heads to training camp for his new team, Barnes can look to these experts in the art of chi-goon-ery for tips:
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Nene — Tied for fifth in the League in personal fouls. Dwight Howard led the League in personals and techs, but he’s too smiley, too talented, and too athletically graceful to be a goon. Nene is a solid starter who could be an All-Star if he puts everything together someday, but he’s not so good that he wouldn’t be asked to go in an send a message with a flagrant foul. Plus he’s got a quality sneer.
Ersan Ilyasova — The first time I saw Ilyasova, he was little-used rookie in the Madison Square Garden visitor’s locker room, sweating profusely after a pre-game warmup and reminding me of Ivan Drago in the Rocky IV training sequences. The next time I saw Ilyasova, he had a couple more years of Euroleague experience on him and was wreaking havoc in a Bucks/Sixers game, wearing a facemask and slinging elbows and knees everywhere.
David West — Like Dwight, D-West has too much talent to be considered a true goon, but you have to save a spot on the list for the guy who slapped Dirk Nowitzki in the face during a playoff game like he was in a scene from Miller’s Crossing.
Jonas Jerebko — When Tayshaun Prince isn’t smothering the other team’s best wing scorer with his length, quickness and technical acumen, Jerebko can simply beat them up.
Anderson Varejao — Unlike a lot of AV’s critics, I do think he has some identifiable basketball skills. But with all due respect to his screen-setting, off-ball movement and rebounding, Varejao is making $42 million over the next five years because he’s an effective goon.
Zaza Pachulia — You’d think Zaza and his 6-11 frame would be able to help Atlanta’s notoriously undersized front line for more than 14-15 minutes a night, but he always seems to be in foul trouble. As the East now boasts Amar’e, Bosh and Boozer to go with Dwight, KG and Brook Lopez, Zaza’s goon-ish tendencies will be more valuable than ever as the Hawks try to contend for a ‘chip.
Kendrick Perkins — If you were building the ultimate basketball goon, you’d give him either Perk’s face or Biz Markie’s face. Perk has the scowl and sneer down pat; Biz is just ugly.
Joel Anthony — If he wasn’t a goon before, he’s going to be one now. Between D-Wade, LeBron and Bosh, the Heat have a lot of guys that need protection, and the thick-necked, 6-9 scrapper with raw skills is the ideal candidate to provide that physical presence.
Brandon Bass & Marcin Gortat — Another pick for the future. Now that the Magic have first-round pick Daniel Orton to develop as a legit backup for Dwight Howard, Bass and Gortat can become the NBA’s Acolyte Protection Agency. They should even go all-out and wear black gloves when they check into a game. Dwight has needed an enforcer (or two) for a while now.
Reggie Evans — There are certain unwritten rules to playing a sport (e.g. no trying to rip off one’s testicles) that Reggie just doesn’t adhere to. The man has no remorse for anyone standing between him and his next foul. | <urn:uuid:a4dc1e36-944b-4396-8d65-bd9243312fcc> | CC-MAIN-2016-44 | http://uproxx.com/dimemag/the-nbas-top-10-goons/ | 2016-10-26T19:30:34Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-44/segments/1476988720972.46/warc/CC-MAIN-20161020183840-00070-ip-10-171-6-4.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.955218 | 1,193 |
Community Podcast: A coffee with…Garrett Keast
Have you ever wondered who is this guy wandering the halls of juggleHUB at night? – Well, it’s our very first member, with us since 2016: American conductor Garrett Keast.
Which coworking space can claim to have a conductor among its community members? – The juggleHUB can! Actually American conductor Garrett Keast was our very first member in 2016 and he’s been with us ever since. In our podcast he talks about his passion for music, how he experienced the HUB in a whole new way during the lockdown and what project he started when all the concert halls were closed in 2020 and 2021. | <urn:uuid:47a6b8a2-7f51-47ce-b49d-8cc5b9bf9d04> | CC-MAIN-2021-43 | https://jugglehub.de/community-podcast-a-coffee-with-garrett-keast/ | 2021-10-23T13:19:49Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-43/segments/1634323585696.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20211023130922-20211023160922-00585.warc.gz | en | 0.975462 | 144 |
OK it’s a big day for all my UK readers, yes it’s General Election Day. I would like to urge you to turn up and vote and if you were thinking of sitting on your arse and not voting please think again. Spoil your paper if you believe that is your only option but make sure you turn up to vote. A couple of months ago I was in the depths of apathy about the election, I am pleased to say that I am no longer there. I will be voting to rid us of the current regime.
It is not for me to tell you who to vote for but may I suggest that you ask yourself the question can you really and honestly be prepared to put up with another five years of Tory rule? I certainly can’t. So vote for whoever you like but if you’re undecided then avoid the Tories and UKIP like the plague!
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Business Income And Extra Expenses Insurance — What You Should Know
Interruptions in business operations due to things like natural disasters, fires, or break-ins can cripple a small business. One of the best ways to protect yourself against this financial risk is to carry two important pieces of business insurance: extra expenses insurance and business income insurance. What are these and how do they work together to maximize protection? Here's what you need to know.
What Is Business Income Insurance?
Business income, or business interruption, insurance helps pay for lost revenue after a covered incident. If your store suffers a fire and must close temporarily in order to clean up and renovate, this insurance would kick in to help fill in the gap. It would calculate your normal revenue and expenses versus any current revenue and expenses, then cover the differences.
What Is Extra Expenses Insurance?
Extra expenses coverage is designed to help defray additional costs incurred in order to keep your business running after an incident. Lost your roof in a hurricane? If you can continue business temporarily in a rented office, extra expenses coverage would pay for the costs over and above normal business operations. It can also help pay for measures that get you back to normal operations sooner.
How Do These Policies Work Together?
Business income and extra expenses insurance clearly have different means of helping you attain the same goal: staying in operation until you can get a covered problem resolved. This shared goal is why they work best together, as many situations cannot be covered solely by one policy without the other.
For example, if your retail store is damaged by a local wildfire, one insurance policy might cover your lost income while the other pays for a temporary location to mitigate losses. Once you move back in, though, surrounding damage may still inhibit customers from returning at pre-fire levels. Your business interruption policy might kick in to provide a lesser amount for an extended period. Or extra expenses coverage might allow you to rent space from an unaffected business to get your customer levels back up sooner.
Where Can You Learn More?
Clearly, most businesses could use the added protection of both extra expenses coverage and business income insurance. Learn more about how they work and what you need to take advantage of them to their fullest by meeting with a commercial insurance agent in your state. The sooner you make these part of your portfolio, the sooner you can have the peace of mind from proper protection. | <urn:uuid:f503ba76-e271-413e-affb-1b793c4debb6> | CC-MAIN-2022-05 | http://nkcollins.com/2022/01/06/business-income-and-extra-expenses-insurance--what-you-should-know/ | 2022-01-16T22:34:45Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-05/segments/1642320300244.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20220116210734-20220117000734-00411.warc.gz | en | 0.951162 | 489 |
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If one has a relatively new (9 months old) blog with a modest but loyal following and wants to do a product review, what's the best way to approach the author of the product? Is it best to propose "send me a copy for free, and I will do a review which will create publicity for it" or is it best to buy the product to demonstrate that one actually is willing to pay for the product?
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Xbox was the first platform to release a Fortnite Season 6 teaser a bit early. Here’s what we learned from the small image Xbox released.
14 hours ago
March 10, 2021
Xbox was the first platform to jump the gun with a Fortnite Season 6 teaser. Here’s what we know so far.
Fortnite Season 6 is less than a week away, and we have our first platform leaking some teasers a bit early. Every season, one platform seems to jump the gun. This time, it was Xbox, which changed the launch icon for Fortnite a week before Season 6 is set to release.
This was one of the tamer leaks in recent memory, but it’s still worth considering. We wouldn’t be surprised to see another platform or region pick up the slack and release some additional early information.
First Fortnite Season 6 teasers
To be quite frank, this teaser doesn’t tell us too much about what Fortnite Season 6 will bring us. We don’t have any new Battle Pass characters or themes – just a white background with some red and yellow scratches.
Epic should be releasing some official teasers within the coming weeks, and we may be able to put them together to learn a bit more about what they’re planning. Some reputable leakers and data miners could have information a bit early.
So far, this image doesn’t do anything to fuel the leading speculation over a DC-themed Battle Pass, but it doesn’t negater those rumors, either.
For now, we can only speculate as we wait for more information. Make sure to follow us on Twitter, @FortniteINTEL, if you don’t want to miss any of the latest Fortnite Season 6 news. It will only come in quicker as we get closer to March 16.
Image Credit: Epic Games
5 days ago
March 6, 2021
Epic Games have revealed the first look at what’s expected to be an upcoming Ant-Man skin in Fortnite, but you’ll have to be looking closely at their teasers to spot him.
The Fortnite developers are continuing their relentless spree of crossovers, especially with superhero skins, and it looks like we’re getting another one very soon.
This time around, it’s the tiny Ant-Man. On March 6, Epic Games tweeted an image Domino, Cable, and Psylocke, but look closer, and you’ll spot someone else there too.
Sitting on Cable’s arm, we can make out the tiny hero.
And that’s not the only teaser for Ant-Man. In a second image, we can see him standing on the tip of the sword.
We’d assume that Ant-Man will actually be the regular character model size when the skin is playable in game – or else it would be the most powerful skin around (although not sure how he’d hold any weapons).
Unfortunately, we can’t make out the finer details of the skin as the images show him so small.
When is the Fortnite Ant-Man skin release date?
We don’t have the exact release date for the Ant-Man skin yet unfortunately. But, just based on previous teasers, we wouldn’t expect the wait to be too long.
Usually after a new portal is added in-game, and teasers start dropping, it’s only a matter of days before we can get our hands of the skin.
1 week ago
March 2, 2021
Epic Games have rolled out their first update in a few weeks, with the arrival of Fortnite patch v15.50, and a number of skins and cosmetics have leaked as a result.
These weekly updates were never missed in times gone by, however Fortnite Chapter 2 has been a lot more inconsistent in that sense. Some weeks there is a huge update with map changes, new crossovers and challenges – while others will just make very minor bug changes.
You can always read about what to expect from the patch here on Fortnite Intel, and alongside those patch notes, let’s run through some of the game’s unreleased outfits.
On March 2, once the downtime began, a number of leakers started looking into the game’s files to see what had changed. To their surprise, with just two weeks left in the season, not much had been tweaked in terms of content.
However, we do have some leaked skins and cosmetics to dig through – courtesy of Lucas7Yoshi and VastBlast.
Fortnite leaked skins and cosmetics from v15.50 update
Midas female GoldenTouch bundle
So, there you have it! Those are all of the newest unreleased skins in the Fortnite world, some of which may actually roll out following the latest update.
Keep an eye out on the Fortnite Item Shop and you never know, one or two may appear there in the near future. | <urn:uuid:22d12f91-a5a5-40d0-aa52-cd2372c87755> | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | https://projin.co.kr/fortnite-season-6-skins-reportedly-leaked-early/ | 2023-06-02T02:35:49Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224648245.63/warc/CC-MAIN-20230602003804-20230602033804-00718.warc.gz | en | 0.943784 | 1,097 |
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Here is a slide show of flowers from July 4th wedding number 2. I’m still working on details with bride number 3 for that day.
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Last year Stephenie participated in an event called Save the Book Babe. It was to raise money for her friend and a leader in the children’s and YA book world, Faith Hochhalter. Faith was striken with breast cancer and had no insurance. Stephenie and other authors rallied for an event to fund raise for Faith. The good news is Faith is doing better, and we are going to have an interview with one of the authors from that event whose wife and child became Twilight fans after his involvement.
During the event, participants were able to get books signed by Stephenie, which is difficult because she hasn’t had a sigining since Breaking Dawn came out in 2008.
Well there are left over books from the event and the organizers of Save the Book Babe have told us that Stephenie asked if her items could be auctioned off to benefit the Susan G. Kolman fund (a leader in supporting breast cancer research).
So, if you want a guaranteed authentic signed Twilight Saga book and want to support a super charity, head on over to Ebay!
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I’ve been getting a lot of complains lately that my blog is very slow. I experienced it myself too, but I couldn’t recall which changes caused it. I checked all logs and configurations and everything looked just fine.
I asked Vladimir Ivaschenko to help me track down the problem. He is known as The Master of strace, so I was pretty sure that he would be help me. And I was right.
Within minutes, we found out that problems were caused by del.icio.us Smart Tagging plugin that I have installed not so long ago. With plugin activated, wget would take anywhere from 15 to 90 seconds to load the front page of the site. Deactivating the plugin, makes wget finish in less than 3 seconds. I consider the difference to be big enough for the functionality that this plugin brings in, so I disabled it. Maybe I will use it later again, when things get faster.
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DEAR ANNETTE: My siblings and I are looking to buy a wheelchair-accessible van for our mother. We were wondering if you had any knowledge of local dealers or sellers or maybe even a network or an agency that can help us in making this purchase. Any information would be much appreciated. Thank you.
DEAR B.A.: Well, that is some lucky mother! It’s truly wonderful that you are going to help her this way, because, as you may have already become aware, this is a pretty expensive and complex gift.
So, let’s start with a few things to consider.
Has she ever had a wheelchair-accessible van? If she has had one, then the only consideration is to find a similar one. If she has not had one in the past, we need to go on to the next questions.
Is this for her to drive or will she be having a driver? Will she be using the van to go to work or, still a worthwhile goal, just for more independence and mobility?
If someone else will be driving her, the process is a bit simpler. The three closest dealers for adapted vehicles are Ride-Away in North Attleboro, Adaptive Mobility in Seekonk and Automotive Innovations in Bridgewater, all in Massachusetts. You can also search on the Internet for “wheelchair vans near RI” and look for possibilities of package deals or used vehicles.
If she is not going to drive it, you only need the lowered floor, ramp entry and a tie-down system. If you purchase a used vehicle, make sure you have a wheelchair van dealer check out the adaptations. It’s not just enough to have your mechanic check the running condition.
If she will be driving it, you should get a driving evaluation for her to make sure you get what she needs. One of the quickest places to get this evaluation is South County Hospital Physical Therapy, but there are other places too. Use the recommendations from the evaluator and go to one of the same dealers listed above.
Now comes the tough part: the financial aspects. A modified vehicle will likely cost about twice what the same vehicle without modifications will cost. It is also important to get insurance that will cover the modifications as well as the vehicle in case of an accident. That will cost approximately twice the normal insurance policy as well.
If she is a veteran and her disability is service-connected, the Veterans Administration will pay for a modified vehicle. Otherwise, she may get assistance if she is working or going to use the van to go to work. Check to see if she is eligible for some assistance from the Office of Rehabilitation Services (www.ors.ri.gov). If she is eligible, she will have to purchase the van and ORS will assist with the modifications. If this is the route you go, you can purchase the vehicle at any dealer. Just be sure that it is one of the models that can be modified.
Another option for assistance is to hold some community fundraisers.
Because even a used modified vehicle is so expensive, you want to purchase something that will last at least 7-10 years. This means that maintenance is very important, not just for the vehicle itself, but also for the modifications.
A vehicle means freedom and the ability to live life independently. It would be great if these vehicles were easier to purchase and maybe someday they will be. In the meantime, you’ve got one lucky Mom. Please send pictures when she gets this wonderful present.
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