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ACSI Report Finds Customer Satisfaction Waning Among Banks and Credit Unions Amid a Pandemic
Written by: Matt Walker
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In a Nutshell: The American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) found in its annual report on the finance and insurance sectors that satisfaction rates continue to decline for the second year in a row. Of course, a major contributing factor to this decline is the COVID-19 pandemic, which caused many businesses to pivot quickly to handle new ways of dealing with customers. But the ACSI holds that the decline follows a trend already seen prior to the pandemic. Credit unions also fell behind banks for the second year in a row due to several factors, including the pandemic, a shift to digital services, and ripple effects from the 2008 recession. Ultimately, the ACSI said it believes the pandemic will move the finance and other industries in a more digitally focused direction.
The American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) measures the satisfaction rates of consumers across a wide number of industries. We've reported on the organization's findings before as they relate to the finance industry.
Of course, customer satisfaction is an ongoing concern, and after the challenges presented to individuals and businesses in 2020, we wanted to check back in with ACSI to see how things were looking.
The short story is that customer satisfaction took a hit across many sectors as many businesses pivoted to new ways of operating while others struggled to stay open at all. Unfortunately, many didn't survive the impact of the pandemic.
This bigger picture is reflected in customer satisfaction in the financial sector as well. In the ACSI's 2019-2020 report that covers finance, insurance, and healthcare, the numbers show that banks and credit unions both saw a notable dip in customer satisfaction rates.
We reached out to David VanAmburg, Managing Director of the ACSI, to learn more about the recent report, explore the factors that contributed to the decline, and discuss what the future may hold.
First, a bit of background on the ACSI.
"The American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) is the only national cross-industry measure of customer satisfaction in the United States," according to the organization. "The Index measures the satisfaction of U<|fim_middle|> with banks with fallout from the crisis. They turned to credit unions for that smaller town feel, good customer service, and better rates — all the good things that credit unions have long touted themselves as being about."
So, while credit unions now lag slightly behind banks, it may, in part, simply be a leveling off as the ripple effect of the 2008 recession fades away. VanAmburg said credit unions may also face challenges in keeping up with modern services offered by banks, due to the inherently smaller nature — and budgets — of credit unions.
How the Pandemic Pushed People to Digital Services
The ACSI report also addresses a side effect of the COVID-19 pandemic — a shift toward digital and mobile banking — and how it has been handled by institutions and consumers alike. With many banks and credit unions temporarily closing branches at the beginning of the pandemic, some customers were forced to engage in digital banking for the first time.
"While the bank industry has long been investing in digital and mobile technology, the COVID-19 pandemic prompted more customers to engage digitally with their bank," according to the report. "In the third quarter of 2020, for example, Chase reported a 9% year-over-year growth in active mobile customers."
The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a shift toward digital services in the finance industry.
This shift toward digital services may indicate a long-term trend, but in the short-term it may also be a contributing factor for the slight decline in satisfaction. The less tech-savvy customers in the population were likely not pleased with the digital shift, although it has been a long time coming.
VanAmburg said the pandemic may have given certain industries the nudge they needed to operate more efficiently, and, ultimately, still provide quality customer service through more remote working opportunities and digital experiences.
"How many companies out there are figuring out, 'We can save a bunch of money by continuing to do this? We've hit upon something, and it works. We can use Zoom, we can have meetings and be thousands of miles apart," he said.
Ultimately, the pandemic will end up having long-term effects on the economy due to scenarios like this, VanAmburg said. He said that he doesn't believe that every industry will boomerang back to operating how it did prepandemic.
"I think we're just going to see some transformation of the economy to be even more digital than we've ever had before because we figured out how to do it, and it actually works pretty well," he said.
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Satisfaction Rates Dip in Finance, Insurance, and Health Care Industries
"Americans find little to be pleased about when it comes to financial services, insurance, and health care as customer satisfaction falters across the entire gamut of measured industries this year," according to the report.
VanAmburg said it's not all doom and gloom, however. Satisfaction rates among banks still remain higher than pre-2015 levels.
"The general trend here is downward," VanAmburg said of the recent report's findings. "But it's not really for the first time. We've seen banks rise pretty strongly in the middle of the decade, coming out of the subprime mortgage crisis and the Great Recession. They really stepped up their game and are now dipping back down a little bit."
David VanAmburg is the Managing Director at ACSI.
The finance and insurance sectors were down a total of 2.3% from where they were one year ago, with an ACSI score of 76 on its 100-point scale.
"Not a single industry escapes the downturn as banks, credit unions, internet investment services, financial advisors, property and casualty insurance, life insurance, and health insurance all show customer satisfaction declines year over year," according to the report.
The organization's results come from surveys conducted between October 2019 and September 2020.
"Overlapping roughly half of the interview period, the COVID-19 pandemic upended business as usual for these sectors and accelerated the shift to online and mobile customer interfaces that was already underway, particularly among financial service providers," states the report.
But the ACSI holds that the pandemic alone was not the only driver behind the wave of dissatisfaction. Rather, it amplified sentiments that were already present in the first portion of the survey period.
"For some industries such as banks, credit unions, and hospitals, the negative trend goes back further as satisfaction falls for the second straight year," according to the report.
Credit Unions Fall Behind Banks for the Second Year in a Row
Within the world of financial institutions, credit unions have long held a reputation for their strong focus on customer service and prioritizing the satisfaction of their members. But the ACSI has seen customer satisfaction with credit unions lagging behind that of banks for the second consecutive year.
"The luster seems to have dissipated from credit unions pretty strongly in the last two or three years," VanAmburg said. "Now they're actually running just a touch behind banks in terms of overall satisfaction."
The customer satisfaction rate among retail banks dropped 2.5% to 78, after seeing a slight decline the previous year as well. This is the first time bank satisfaction rates have dipped into the 70s since 2015.
The ACSI report provides in-depth information on customer satisfaction trends among banks and credit unions over time.
"The startling pattern for 2020 is the relentless wave of dissatisfaction — across both bank categories and individual firms. All institutions, both large and small, show some erosion in customer satisfaction, making the decline an industrywide phenomenon," according to the report.
Credit unions dipped 2.5% to an ACSI score of 77.
"One year ago, credit unions fell behind banks for customer satisfaction for the first time in ACSI history," according to the ACSI. "In 2020, banks still retain the advantage. Moreover, credit unions now sit at a historic low point for satisfaction, 10 points below their peak score of 87 in 2011."
"There are a couple of things going on there," VanAmburg said. "I think one thing that's hurting credit unions a bit more now is the customer experience compared to the customer experience at banks."
The other contributing factor is that satisfaction rates among credit unions increased as a result of the Great Recession when sentiment toward retail banks was low.
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Why choose colocation in Amsterdam?
Choosing the Amsterdam datacenter of The Datacenter Group has a couple of advantages. The datacenter is readily accessible by car and public transport. The datacenter is just 10 minutes away from Schiphol Airport, and there are a couple good hotels within walking distance. This is especially handy if you're flying in technical personnel from abroad.
Placing servers in a datacenter in the Netherlands is always a good choice due to the excellent technical infrastructure and the stable political climate. In addition, in the Netherlands everyone needs to adhere to strict laws and regulations with regards to privacy, which means your data is off limits to unauthorized persons.
Why choose colocation in Delft?
Choosing the Delft datacenter of The Datacenter Group has a couple of advantages. The datacenter is readily accessible by car and public transport. You can quickly get to The Hague and Rotterdam from the datacenter. Within twenty to thirty minutes you can be at Rotterdam Airport or Schiphol Airport. Almost as fast as from Schiphol Airport to Amsterdam.
Why choose colocation in Rotterdam?
Choosing the Rotterdam datacenter of The Datacenter Group has a couple of advantages. The datacenter is readily accessible by car and public transport. The datacenter is located right next to the Rotterdam The Hague Airport and within fifteen minutes you can be at Rotterdam Central Station.
Why choose colocation in Utrecht?
Choosing the Utrecht datacenter of The Datacenter Group has a couple of advantages. The datacenter is readily accessible by car and public transport. The datacenter is situated near the Everdingen A2/A27 junction.
What is a twin datacenter?
We speak of a twin datacenter solution when an IT environment is spread out over two geographically separate locations. The IT environments themselves are identical on both locations. The advantage to a setup like this is that should something happen at one of the datacenters, the IT environment can keep functioning. The twin datacenter concept is often used for business-critical applications that simply cannot fail. With this setup, failure is as good as impossible. The Datacenter Group has two datacenters at its disposal, in Amsterdam and Delft, and these are also separate entities. Therefore, businesses who wish to make use of the twin datacenter concept can call on The Datacenter Group.
What is remote hands service?
Remote hands service is a service that can be offered by a datacenter. A datacenter always has qualified technical personnel on staff that is available 24/7. This personnel can conduct certain technical jobs on the server(s) of the client. Think for example of rebooting a server or replacing a hardware part. The advantage to this is that the client doesn't have to make the trip to the datacenter. A client can save a lot of time by using the remote hands service. A datacenter that offers remote hands service, in fact offers added value to the client. Depending on choice of SLA there is always a response to a ticket within a certain time frame.
Uptime indicates the availability of resources within a datacenter. This is one of the guarantees a datacenter has to offer its clients, otherwise their 'raison d'être' is brought into question. With resources we mean the power supply, cooling installation, and internet connection. Uptime is always expressed in a percentage in relation to time. An uptime percentage of 99,98% means that over the span of one year a datacenter was unavailable for just 0,02% of the time. There are datacenters, such as The Datacenter Group, who manage to realize an uptime of 100% over the past couple of years.
What is a green datacenter?
A green datacenter runs entirely on sustainable energy sources. Think for example of wind or solar energy. The datacenters of The Datacenter Group run entirely on wind energy, and can thus be qualified as green datacenters.
Why is a datacenter staffed 24x7?
A datacenter contains servers that run business-critical applications that need to be available 24/7. In case of calamity a client needs to have quick access to their server(s). Also in case of nightly maintenance the datacenter needs to be open 24/7. The datacenter itself also needs to remain functioning. That's why there is always personnel present that can respond immediately should there be a disruption or malfunction. At The Datacenter Group we have staff on site 24x7x365.
What is a TIER III datacenter?
The Uptime Institute has defined the Tier Standard. A Tier Standard describes the availability of functioning hardware within a datacenter. There are four different TIERS: I, II, III, and IV. The Datacenter Group falls into the TIER III category and offers in accordance an availability guarantee of at least 99,98%. The 99,98% availability guarantee is the highest availability guarantee that a datacenter can offer in the Netherlands.
An uptime of 100% means that resources are available 365 days a year, 24 hours a day. Resources in this context refers to power supply, internet connection, cooling installation and hardware. The Datacenter Group has realized an uptime of 100% since 2007.
The cloud is a collective term and basically means that hardware, software, and data are available through the internet. Servers that facilitate cloud services are usually located in datacenters. With regards to the cloud concept we differentiate between private, public, and hybrid cloud. In case of a public cloud it concerns services offered by commercial businesses. Clients share the cloud capacity of a public cloud provider. In case of a private cloud a business uses their own servers that are connected to the internet. In a private cloud resources are not shared with other businesses. A private cloud can be housed both on premise as well as within a datacenter. We speak of a hybrid cloud when a business uses a combination of private and public cloud. For example, many businesses use applications that run in the public cloud, while confidential (business)data is stored in a private cloud environment.
In exchange for payment, a cloud provider, also called a cloud supplier, offers services that are facilitated by the cloud. A cloud provider offers services from their own technical infrastructure. The servers of a cloud provider are located in a datacenter and have a fast internet connection. This means that a buyer of cloud services does not have to invest in hardware. The services offered by the cloud provider are usually scalable and purchased on a monthly basis. The client only has to pay for the resources they need. There is a wide variety of cloud services, some examples are: storage (backup services), applications (Software as a Service (SaaS)), and client databases (Customer Relationship Management (CRM)).
A datacenter, also called computing center, offers possibilities for placing hardware in a secure environment, equipped with all facilities. Clients can connect their server(s) to the internet through the connections present. Servers produce heat, and through cooling a datacenter ensures the temperature doesn't go too high. Access to a datacenter is strictly regulated. Only authorized personnel are allowed inside. A datacenter contains servers with generally business-critical applications that need to be available 24 hours a day. Therefore, the datacenter needs to always be up and running. This is why a datacenter is staffed by technical personnel 24/7. Clients also usually have 24/7 access to their servers in the datacenter. To prevent power supply issues, a datacenter has emergency power available in the form of a UPS and (diesel)generator.
A rack is a steel cabinet in which servers are placed. In most cases a rack is 19 inches wide and varies in height. Both at the front and back a rack is accessible through a lockable door, which is equipped with small holes to promote heat dissipation. A rack has several power feeds. Servers can be mounted in a rack in different ways. In many cases a server is mounted inside a rack though a rail system. This has the advantage of being able to pull the server from the rack like a drawer. In this case an engineer only needs to remove the top layer of the server to replace a part. Servers can also be mounted via a click system or bolts. A rack is always equipped with a lock, to prevent unauthorized personnel from accessing the servers.
With regards to the dissipation of hear, air circulation within a rack is essential. This is why it's important to organize the cables using cable binders (tie rips). A spaghetti of cables sticking out of the back of the rack needs to be prevented at all costs, because this hinders the dissipation of heat. A rack's cables are generally connected to other equipment via a raised floor. It also happens that racks are connected to other equipment via a gutter system hanging from the ceiling. At The Datacenter Group, standard racks are 60 cm wide, 120 cm deep and 200 to 220 cm tall. Other measurements are also possible.
U represents a height of 1.71 inches (44,45 mm). This unit it used for partitioning servers in a rack. The height of a server is always expressed in an amount of U. The height of a server can vary. A server with a height of 1U is sometimes called a pizza box amongst engineers. A server rack with a height of 19U can fit 19 servers with a height of 1U. At The Datacenter Group standard racks are 46U. Other measurements are also possible.
A suite is a closed space in a datacenter that houses the servers of a client. Often this concerns a cage construction equipped with access door and a sturdy lock. The suite contains racks with the client's servers inside. A suite is almost always equipped with camera surveillance so there is permanent insight as to who is inside.
In a datacenter, servers are mounted inside racks. Rackspace is the amount of space in a rack. A rack is generally 19 inches wide, though other sizes do exist. The height of a rack is always indicated by the amount of U (1.75 inches or 44,45 mm). The height of a server is also measured in this unit. In this way a datacenter can quickly calculate how many servers fit inside a rack. The depth of a rack can also differ. An extra deep rack usually has the preference of technicians, because this offers extra space to clean up the cabling at the back of the rack, which in turn has a positive effect on the dissipation of heat.
What is a private cage?
A private cage is a sealed steel cage in which one or more racks are situated. Only the client has access to their private cage. in some cases, in coordination with the client, the datacenter can also have access to the private cage. A business often chooses a private cage when the servers are running business-critical applications. In case of a private cage, sabotage is impossible because due to the steel cage construction other people do not have access to the servers.
Emergency power is the power that is automatically activated should the regular power network fail. Emergency power consists of two parts: the UPS and the power generator. A UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) consists of a series of batteries and activates the moment power supply fails. Due to limited capacity a UPS can only hold out for a short while. At some point the emergency power generator, which normally runs on diesel, will take over. As long as a generator has enough fuel it can provide the datacenter with enough power. Some datacenters, such as The Datacenter Group, even have two emergency power generators on site. The moment one of the two generators gives out, the other can take over.
A UPS (Uninterruptable Power Supply<|fim_middle|> will conduct an audit. The bureau will check whether the datacenter is indeed working according to the ISO certification requirements. Should this be the case, the datacenter will be granted the respective ISO certification. However, a datacenter that has obtained a certain certification does not get to relax. Periodic checks will continue to take place to ensure the datacenter is still upholding the standards of the certification.
A datacenter that has obtained certifications shows that they have thought deeply about all aspects of their service. The datacenter functions according to recognized standards and can provide a certain level of quality. The availability of certifications makes it easier for clients to compare different datacenters in an objective way. Click here to view the certifications of The Datacenter Group.
ISO 27001 is the international certification for information security. For clients it is important that their data is stored securely within the datacenter. With ISO 27001, security, availability, and integrity of data is the main focus. The ISO 27001 standard applies to the Information Security Management System (ISMS).
What does ISO 14001 environmental management mean?
The ISO 14001 is the internationally accepted standard for an environment management system. The ISO 14001 describes the requirements for an environment management system. A business that holds an ISO 14001 certification has paid attention to environmental aspects that are related to their business operations. By complying with the ISO 14001 requirements a business can realize environmental targets. The environment management system is based on the Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) cycle.
What does ISO 9001 quality management mean?
The ISO 9001 standard is a set of rules applied to a management system. The ISO 9001 describes the necessary management techniques to adhere to the wants and needs of clients. It is the international standard for quality management systems. A business that holds an ISO 9001 certification complies with the strict international requirements for quality management. An independent external party will determine whether the organization's quality management systems comply with the standards. The certification is also describes as: say what you do, do as you say, and prove it.
What is NEN 7510 care?
Since 2008 care organizations within the healthcare sector need to adhere to the standard for information security. It's important that medial data is stored securely and this is why NEN 7510 was brought into existence. Datacenters can also achieve a certification for this standard. The NEN 7510 standard was designed by the Dutch Normalization Institute. NEN 7510 controls affairs surrounding the exchange of patient data. Procedures specific to the access of patient data are also included in the NEN 7510 standard.
What is PCI DSS finance?
PCI DSS stands for Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard. It concerns an international security standard that was composed by credit card companies. The standard was designed to prevent credit card fraud. The PCI DSS sets requirements for processing, sending, and the storing of credit card details. These requirements also apply to datacenters in which servers are placed that process credit card transactions.
How does an adiabatic cooling system with air cooling work?
A datacenter can cool with air in different ways. The Datacenter Group has developed its own climate control system for the Amsterdam and Delft locations, and as a result belongs to one of the most energy-efficient datacenters in the Netherlands. With this system, warm air is removed and cold outside air is pulled inside. To promote the longevity of the hardware it is important that the outside air being pulled inside is clean. That's why the air cooling system features a special filter. The pulled air has a temperature of 24 degrees Celsius. This temperature guarantees the maximum lifespan for hardware. On the days the outside air is over 24 degrees, The Datacenter Group automatically switches to adiabatic cooling, also called evaporation cooling. This happens through cardboard grids that are sprinkled with water. The evaporation of this water pulls heat from the air. Because the hot and cold alleys are separated, the two air flows do not touch each other. The air treatment installation of The Datacenter Group has been redundantly installed. | ) ensures that when the grid voltage drops, the servers will continue to receive power. A UPS consists of a series of batteries that can supply the entire datacenter with power for a short while. Due to the finite capacity a generator will take over from a UPS. A datacenter will always ensure that the UPS installation is fully charged, so it can do its job in case of calamity.
What is an emergency power generator?
An emergency power generator takes care of the power supply in case the regular power feed fails. An emergency power generator is normally equipped with a diesel engine. As long as enough diesel remains available, an emergency power generator can provide unlimited power to the datacenter. A datacenter with emergency power generators usually has tanks with diesel oil in storage. Often special contracts are made with diesel suppliers, to make sure that in case of calamity, the datacenter can remain up and running.
There are two ways in which datacenters can calculate a client's power usage. With the first method they calculate the power cost per KWh (kilowatt hour). A client pays for what they have used. With the second method the amount of ampere (A) is used to calculate the costs.
Green power is generated from sustainable energy sources. Think of wind, water, and the sun. The advantage of green power is that the generation of it is done completely without CO2. The power supply of The Datacenter Group is generated entirely sustainable through wind energy. This is an even better choice for the people and our planet, because although green power is a combination of biomass, hydro-, sun- and wind energy, power from wind energy is cleaner and most importantly, infinite. In addition, no waste materials or harmful substances are generated when producing wind energy.
Redundant means that there are extra resources available in case of power outage or malfunction. Think of hardware, power supply, cooling, and internet connection. To keep downtime and power outages to a minimum, it's important that a datacenter has redundant resources. Should a particular resource fail, then these extra resources can take over. The Datacenter Group have also applied redundancy to several resources, such as emergency power.
What does N+1 and 2N mean?
N stands for the amount of resources (power, backup and cooling, etc) that are needed to have a fully occupied datacenter function. N is not redundant.
N+1 means that an extra part is added in case of calamity. In practice, the 1:4 ratio is applied. For example: a datacenter has five UPS installations. Only four are needed to keep the datacenter operational. When one UPS fails, the extra UPS can step in, as it functions as a backup in case one of the four UPS installations fails. With N+1 a datacenter is prepared for malfunctions, power outages and disruptions, but it is not an entirely redundant system.
2N means that there is an entirely mirrored system. For every part in the datacenter an extra identical copy is available. In comparison with N+1, 2N ensures more certainty in the area of redundancy. Should something fail, then in all cases there is a spare part available, ensuring the datacenter can keep running.
Servers in a datacenter need to have access to an internet connection. A datacenter provides the primary facilities to place severs in a secured environment with all necessary technical specifications. A carrier is a company that installs an internet connection to the datacenter, to which clients can connect their servers. In practice these are almost always optic fiber connections, because this type of connection can handle a high capacity of data traffic. In addition, optic fiber is synchronous which means that bandwidth is the same size both up and down. At The Datacenter Group you can choose from over 30 different carriers.
What is a carrier and cloud neutral datacenter?
At a carrier and cloud neutral datacenter, also called a network neutral datacenter, the client has a choice of different carriers, also called optic fiber providers. The advantage to this is that the client can choose to apply a redundant solution. This means that in practice their servers can be connected to optic fiber networks belonging to different parties. Should one connection fail, another provider can take over. As a result it is virtually impossible to lose connection to the internet. The presence of several carriers generally has a positive effect on price. If a datacenter works with several carriers, the optic fiber connections of the different providers often enter the building at different locations. This reduces the chance that all optic fiber cables could be disconnected simultaneously due to for example one unfortunate excavator incident. The Datacenter Group is a carrier neutral datacenter and that means you can choose between a variety of carriers. View The Datacenter Group's carriers here.
Why does a datacenter have certifications?
A datacenter equipped with certifications makes all the difference. It means that they comply with requirements described within the ISO certifications. A datacenter that wants to acquire a certain ISO certification is forced to take a critical look at their own systems and procedures. As soon as a datacenter has adjusted the systems and procedures to match the requirements of the ISO certification, an independent bureau | 1,049 |
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October 07, 2005 Art » Art Feature
Strung Along
Knitters connect with community for performance art.
by Pamela Denney
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Mary Crockett's gallery/retail spot Proud Mary.
Mary Crockett's gallery/retail spot Proud Mary. | . She totes the bag and the yarn inside it everywhere -- to her French class, to the bus stop, to the porch of her home in northwest Chicago where she enjoys the late afternoon sun, as long as she keeps knitting.
At first, her task seems simple enough. Knit 820 feet of red cord about an inch thick for an art performance in Memphis that will connect 500 people wearing knitted hats of all shapes, textures, and sizes. But do the math, and your fingers start aching.
"I can knit one skein of yarn in about three-and-a-half hours, and I need 50 skeins," Obermeyer says. So let's see: If she knits eight hours a day, Monday through Friday, then knitting enough cord for the performance will take an entire month.
"This is power knitting beyond extreme," Obermeyer admits, laughing a little at her ambitious goal. "I have three different pillows for my lap so I can adjust my hands, but they still hurt."
Fortunately for Obermeyer, knitters in Memphis are helping with the hats, cranking out designs by the bag full for "The Red Thread Project" to be held on October 8th at the University of Memphis. At St. Jude's Ronald McDonald House, parents are knitting hats to help pass the time. Storeowners at local yarn shops are participating too, donating materials and teaching quick and easy hat patterns to beginners.
"Most knitters just knit. They don't think of knitting as an art form," says Brigitte Lang of Rainbow Yarns in Germantown, who, along with her customers, has knitted almost 50 hats. "So for them, participating in an art project is fun and it appeals to their creativity."
Dozens of local students are knitting for the project, as well, including the sixth-grade boys in Darla Linerode-Henson's art class. "They really got into it," says Linerode-Henson, who teaches at Presbyterian Day School in East Memphis. "I've even had boys be late for football practice because they wanted to come by and knit."
The hats are ready now. How will the performance take shape?
Obermeyer, who is driving to Memphis with her bundles of knitted cord and her 17-year-old daughter, Emily, will attach the hats together and direct their installation on the plaza in front of McWherter Library. On Saturday, participants will find a hat, put it on, and learn a simple choreographed procession.
"The entire performance should only take about an hour," says Lisa Abitz, the museum's assistant director. "My only fear is: What are we going to do if it rains?"
Weather aside, a videotape of the performance and the collection of hats will be included in a month-long exhibit of Obermeyer's sweater art. When the exhibit closes in November, the hats will be disconnected again and donated to MIFA in time for Thanksgiving.
"You don't have to knit a hat to participate in the performance, and you don't have to participate in the performance to help disconnect or distribute the hats," Abitz explains. "One of the great things about this project is how it attaches people throughout the community in so many different ways."
Attachment is an important theme to Obermeyer who has developed both an academic and an artistic interest in the connections between textile practices and relationships, particularly the relationships attached to motherhood. Her own adopted daughter lost two mothers by the time she was 7 years old. When she came to live with Obermeyer, she was afraid to be alone.
"I needed to extend my arms, so I knitted a sweater with 15-foot sleeves and tied one to her," Obermeyer says. "That way I could be in another room, but Emily could still feel me."
Since then, Obermeyer has continued to make provocative knitted garments with names such as Joined Together and Long Distance Hug. She uses luminous shades of mohair, a yarn that is both warm and itchy, much like the parent and child bond.
"If you drop a stitch, your knitting falls apart," Obermeyer says. "This is a perfect metaphor for our society: If we shun or ignore the people around us, then our families and our communities start to fall apart too."
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A list of abbreviations can be found below the glossary.
Affected areas: Geographical areas affected by the hazard. Not all people in those areas will necessarily require humanitarian response.?
Affected population: People who are adversely affected by a crisis or disaster and may require assistance, if they are unable to cope with the effects of the situation on their own.?
Anticipatory (or forward-looking) analysis: It is the process of studying past and present circumstances, relationships, and trends in order to develop one or more set of narratives that help identify the possible evolution of a situation or events, as well as the consequences or effects of the change(s).
Anticipatory (or early) action: It is an activity taking place between an early warning trigger (an event or element that signals an increased or decreased probability of a hazard occurring) or a high-probability forecast, and the actual occurrence of the corresponding disaster. An early action is the action or measure taken to mitigate or prevent the humanitarian impact of the anticipated disaster, based on the identified triggers or forecast.
Assessment: Those activities necessary to understand a given situation including the collection, updating and analysis of data pertaining to the affected population (needs, capacities, resources), as well as the state of infrastructure and general socio-economic conditions in a given location.? Coordinated assessments are planned and carried out in partnership with other humanitarian actors, and include single-agency assessments that are harmonised and inter- and intra-cluster/sector joint assessments.?
Asylum-seeker: An individual who is seeking international protection. In countries with individualised procedures, an asylum-seeker is someone whose claim has not yet been finally decided on by the country in which he or she has submitted it.?
Baseline (data): An interpretive tool comprised of statistics against which you can compare indicators from your selected population that are from a different period of time, a different place or a different population.?
Besieged area: An area surrounded by armed actors with the sustained effect that humanitarian assistance cannot regularly enter, and civilians cannot regularly exit the area.?
Case fatality rate: The proportion of persons with a disease that dies from the disease within a specified period. It is reported as a percentage such as 'the case-fatality rate of persons with cholera in the last week was 35%'.?
Casualties: The sum of the dead, missing and injured.<|fim_middle|> facilities for special investigation and treatment.?
Trafficking in persons: The recruitment, transportation, transfer, harbouring or receipt of persons, by means of the threat or use of force or other forms of coercion, of abduction, of fraud, of deception, of the abuse of power or of a position of vulnerability or of the giving or receiving of payments or benefits to achieve the consent of a person having control over another person, for the purpose of exploitation. Victims of trafficking have either never consented or their initial consent has been rendered meaningless by the coercive, deceptive or abusive actions of the traffickers.? See also Smuggling in persons
Trends: A trend is general direction in which something is developing or changing. It does not have to be linear. Trend analysis is a process that helps to determine future movements of a variable on the basis of its historical trends. It consists in quantifying and explaining trends and patterns in "noisy" data.
Triangulation: A process of comparing and consolidating data from several different sources to obtain a more precise result. It is also referred to as cross-checking/ cross-referencing.?
Unaccompanied minors: Persons below the age of majority who are not in the company of an adult who, by law or custom, has responsibility to care for the child, such as parents, guardians or primary care-givers.?
Voluntary repatriation: A refugee returns to their country of origin based on their free and informed decision. Voluntary repatriation may be organised (i.e. it takes place under the auspices of the concerned governments and UNHCR), or spontaneous (i.e. refugees return by their own means).?
Vulnerability: The characteristics and circumstances of a community, system, or asset that make it susceptible to the damaging effects of a hazard.?
ACF Action Contre la Faim (Action against hunger)
AFP Agence France-Presse
AI Amnesty International
AIDS Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
ALJ Al Jazeera
ARI Acute respiratory infection
AU African Union
AWD Acute watery diarrhoea
CAP Consolidated Appeals Process
CFR Case fatality rate
CFSAM Crop and Food Security Assessment Mission
CIA Central Intelligence Agency
CMR Crude mortality rate
DFID Department for International Development (UK)
DHS Demographic and Health Survey
DRR Disaster risk reduction
DTP Diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis
ECB Emergency Capacity Building Project
ECHO European Commission's Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection department
EM-DAT Emergency database
ERC Emergency Relief Coordinator
ERW Explosive remnants of war
EWS Early warning system
FAO Food and Agriculture Organization
FEWSNET Famine Early Warning System Network
FGM Female genital mutilation
GAM Global acute malnutrition
GBV Gender-based violence
GHA Global Humanitarian Assistance
GHI Global Hunger Index
GIS Geographic information system
GPCWG Global Protection Cluster Working Group
HC Humanitarian Coordinator
HDI Human Development Index
HHs Households
HIV Human immunodeficiency virus
HPN Humanitarian Practice Network
HRW Human Rights Watch
IASC Inter-Agency Standing Committee
ICG International Crisis Group
ICRC International Committee of the Red Cross
IDMC Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre
IDP Internally displaced person
IED Improvised explosive device
IFPRI International Food Policy Research Institute
IFRC International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
IMR Infant mortality rate
IOM International Organization for Migration
IPC Integrated Food Security Phase Classification
LFS Livelihoods and food security
MDG Millennium Development Goals
MICS Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys
MMR Maternal mortality rate
MSF Médecins Sans Frontières
NDRI Natural Disaster Risk Index
NFIs Non-food items
OCHA Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN)
PRS Palestinian refugees in Syria
RC Resident Coordinator
SAM Severe acute malnutrition
SCF Save the Children Fund
SCI Save the Children International
SDR Secondary data review
SGBV Sexual and gender based violence
Sitrep Situation report
SoS Survey of surveys
STD/I Sexually transmitted disease/infection
TB Tuberculosis
TBN Treated bed nets
TCN Third country nationals
UN United Nations
UNAIDS United Nations program on HIV/AIDS
UNCT United Nations Country Team
UNDAC United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination
UNDP United Nations Development Programme
UNFPA United Nations Population Fund
UNHCR Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
UNICEF United Nations Children's Fund
UNISDR United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction
UNRWA United Nations Relief and Works Agency
UXO Unexploded ordnance
WASH Water, sanitation and hygiene
WB World Bank
WFP World Food Programme
WHO World Health Organization | ?
Dead: Persons confirmed as dead and persons missing and presumed dead.
Missing: Persons whose status during or after an emergency is not known.
Injured: Persons suffering from physical injuries, trauma or an illness requiring medical treatment.?
Child protection: The act of preventing and responding to violence, exploitation and abuse against children – including commercial sexual exploitation, trafficking, child labour and harmful traditional practices such as female genital mutilation/cutting and child marriage.?
Cluster: Group of humanitarian organisations (UN and non-UN) working in the main sectors of humanitarian action, e.g. shelter and health. Clusters are created when clear humanitarian needs exist within a sector, when there are numerous actors within sectors and when national authorities need coordination support.?
Community: A group of people that recognises itself or is recognised by outsiders as sharing common cultural, religious or other social features, backgrounds and interests, and that forms a collective identity with shared goals.?
Complex emergency: All crises characterized by extreme vulnerability that display a combination of the following features:
The government is unwilling or incapable to effectively respond, resulting in a need for external assistance;
political oppression or armed conflict;
displacement;
increased mortality.?
Coping capacity: The ability of people, organisations and systems to face and manage adverse conditions, emergencies or disasters, using available skills and resources.?
Data: Data can be both facts and statistics collected together for reference or analysis. Thus, data can be both qualitative and quantitative. Qualitative data is, for example, findings from Focus Group Discussions, records, and answers from Key Informant Interviews. Quantitative data can be, among others, percentages of questionnaires' responses, malnutrition rates, IPC figures, population figures, etc. Raw data is any data that has not been processed, either manually or using an automated software. Initial processing of raw data normally involves structuring, sorting and cleaning it (to detect and correct or remove corrupt or inaccurate records).
Database: A database is an organised collection of structured quantitative or qualitative data, or information, stored so that it can be easily accessed, managed, filtered, manipulated, and/or updated (usually electronically).
Dataset: A dataset is a group of separate elements (data) that have been combined or organised into one set. Any named group of records is called a data set. Data sets can hold information such as demographic, personal, health, housing records, etc.
Disaggregated: Disaggregated means separation. For population data, this means data at the individual level, so that you can see each person's information, or to data that is divided into different demographic groups.?
Disaster:A serious disruption of the functioning of a community or a society involving widespread human, material, economic or environmental losses and impacts, which exceeds the ability of the affected community or society to cope using its own resources.? Natural disasters are events brought about by natural hazards that seriously affect the society, economy and/or infrastructure of a region. It is important to understand that the magnitude of the consequences of sudden natural hazards is a direct result of the way individuals and societies relate to threats originating from natural hazards.? A natural hazard is a natural process or phenomenon that may cause loss of life or injury, property damage, social and economic disruption or environmental degradation. Comment: Natural hazards are a sub-set of all hazards – see definition of hazard.?
Disaster risk reduction (DRR): The concept and practice of reducing disaster risks through systematic efforts to analyse and manage the causal factors of disasters, through reduced exposure to hazards, decreased vulnerability of people and property, appropriate management of land and the environment, and improved preparedness for adverse events.?
Displaced persons: Persons who, for different reasons or circumstances, have been compelled to leave their homes. They may or may not reside in their country of origin.?
Drought: Where precipitation has been significantly below normal recorded levels, causing serious hydrological imbalances that have a major impact on land resource production systems, as opposed to dry spells, which have minor impact.?
Dry spell: Short period of water stress during critical crop growth stages, which can occur with high frequency but minor impact compared with drought.?
Early recovery: Crisis response guided by principles of sustainability and local ownership to the delivery of humanitarian assistance as early as possible.?
El Niño Southern Oscillation phenomenon: A complex interaction of the tropical Pacific Ocean and the global atmosphere that results in irregular episodes of changed ocean and weather patterns in many parts of the world, often with significant impacts over many months, such as altered marine habitats, flooding, and drought.?
Epidemic: Occurrence of cases of a disease that is usually absent from the community; alternatively, a situation in which the disease is usually present, but suddenly reaches incidence levels in excess of the expected range.?
Evacuation: Security measure to clear a region of its inhabitants generally under threat, which involves the collaboration of civil society at an individual or group level.?
Evaluation: A systematic and objective analysis and assessment of the organization's policies, programmes, practices, partnerships and procedures, focused on planning, design, implementation and impact.?
Food security: A situation in which all people at all times have physical, social, and economic access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food that meets their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life.? Food security is based on three pillars:
Food availability: sufficient quantities of food available on a consistent basis. It is determined by the level of food production, stock levels, and net trade.
Food access: having sufficient resources (not purely economic) to obtain appropriate foods for a nutritious diet. Food can be accessed through trade, barter, collection of wild foods, and community support networks, or received as a gift, theft, or as assistance.
Food utilisation: appropriate use based on knowledge of basic nutrition and care, as well as adequate water and sanitation. It is primarily determined by people's health status.?
See also IPC
Gender: The socially constructed roles, behaviours, activities, and attributes that a given society considers appropriate for men and women.?
Hard-to-reach area: An area that is not regularly accessible to humanitarian actors for the purpose of sustained humanitarian programming.?
Host community: Communities that host large populations of refugees or internally displaced persons, typically in camps or integrated into households directly.?
Household: All the persons, kin and non-kin, who live in the same dwelling and share income, expenses and daily subsistence tasks.?
Humanitarian access: The notion of 'humanitarian access' is not defined in international law, but can be understood as a precondition for effective humanitarian assistance, which requires the consent of the state or the entity controlling a territory (a non-state armed group). Where the need for such assistance is sustained over a period of time, the term should encompass not only access for goods and services to reach the beneficiaries rapidly but also the maintenance of such access as long as necessary.? Access constraints include impediments to entry, restrictions of movement, interference with relief activities, violence against humanitarian personnel, denial of the affected population's needs, restriction of the population's access to aid, active hostilities, the presence of unexploded ordnances and mines, and constraints presented by the physical environment and infrastructure.
Improved sanitation facilities: An improved sanitation facility is defined as one that hygienically separates human excreta from human contact. Examples are:
Flush or pour/flush toilets to a piped sewer system, a septic tank, or a pit latrine;
Ventilated improved pit latrines;
Pit latrines with slab;
Only facilities that are not public and not shared between two or more households are considered improved.? Unimproved sanitation facilities do not ensure hygienic separation of human excreta from human contact, or are shared between two or more households.?
Improved water source: An improved water source is protected from contamination. Improved water sources include piped household water connections, public standpipes, boreholes, protected dug wells, protected springs, and rainwater collection.? Unimproved drinking water sources include surface water sources, unprotected wells an springs, vendor-provided water, tanker truck-provided water, and bottled water (unless bottled water is only used for drinking and water for other uses is available from an improved source).?
Incidence: The number of new cases diagnosed or reported with a certain disease during a defined time period (usually one year) divided by the total population in which the cases occurred.?
Indicator: A measure that reflects or indicates the state of a defined population, e.g. infant mortality rate. Indicators can be quantitative or qualitative.?
Integrated food security phase classification (IPC): A set of standardised tools that aims at providing a "common currency" for classifying the severity and magnitude of food insecurity (IPC). IPC uses the following phases for classification:
Phase 1 Minimal: More than four in five households are able to meet essential food and non-food needs without engaging in atypical, unsustainable strategies to access food and income, including any reliance on humanitarian assistance.
Phase 2 Stressed: Even with any humanitarian assistance at least one in five households have minimally adequate food consumption but are unable to afford some essential non-food expenditures without engaging in irreversible coping strategies.
Phase 3 Crisis: Even with any humanitarian assistance at least one in five households in the area have food consumption gaps with high or above usual acute malnutrition, or are marginally able to meet minimum food needs only with accelerated depletion of livelihood assets that will lead to food consumption gaps.
Phase 4 Emergency: Even with any humanitarian assistance at least one in five households in the area have large food consumption gaps resulting in very high acute malnutrition and excess mortality, or extreme loss of livelihood assets that will lead to food consumption gaps in the short term.
Phase 5 Famine: Even with any humanitarian assistance at least one in five households in the area have an extreme lack of food and other basic needs where starvation, death, and destitution are evident.?
Information: Information is data that has been processed in such a way as to be meaningful to the person who receives it. When data (quantitative or qualitative) has been processed, organised, structured or presented in a given context so as to make it useful, it becomes information. Overall, information is any processed, organised, and at times analysed, data that is communicated verbally or in written form.
Integrated analysis: There is no agreed upon definition of what integrated humanitarian analysis is. ACAPS refers to integrated analysis as any multi-dimension analysis. Integrated analysis goes beyond multi or cross sectoral analysis (needs analysis on multiple sectors or needs analysis that explores links across sectors). With integrated analysis we mean the process and output that helps build linkages between the humanitarian, development, and peacebuilding elements of a crisis. It is exploring drivers of the crisis and humanitarian needs, explaining pre-crisis vulnerabilities, explaining patterns and trends, including local knowledge and expertise into the analysis, exploring vulnerabilities.
Internal displacement: Involuntary movement of people inside their own country.?
Joint analysis: Joint analysis is the collaborative process of transforming data into actionable insights for decision making (JIAF Draft Guidance 2019). It is analysis undertaken by different stakeholders together. Typically, in the humanitarian sector we consider two main types of joint analysis: the common analysis of a situation by experts from different sectors (Food, Health, WASH etc.) and the common analysis of a situation by experts representing different stakeholders (national authorities, international humanitarian agencies, donors etc.). Joint analysis is conducted to reduce the impact of 'group' or 'stakeholders' biases. Such processes build on structured analytical techniques and specific lines of inquiries to foster critical thinking and alternative explanations, argued on the basis of the strength of evidence, the assumptions made and the degree of consensus among experts.
Livelihoods: A combination of the resources used and the activities undertaken in order to live. Resources include individual skills, land, savings, equipment, as well as formal support groups and informal networks.?
Local capacity: The combination of all strengths, attributes, and resources available within a community, society, or organisation that can be used to achieve agreed goals. Capacity may include infrastructure and physical means, institutions, societal coping abilities, as well as human knowledge, skills, and collective attributes such as social relationships, leadership, and management.?
Malnutrition: An abnormal physiological condition caused by inadequate, unbalanced, or excessive consumption of macronutrients and/or micronutrients, or by poor absorption of food consumed. Malnutrition refers to both undernutrition (food deprivation) and overnutrition (excessive food intake in relation to energy requirements).??
Chronic malnutrition (stunting): A failure to grow in stature, which occurs as a result of inadequate nutrition over a longer time period. The effects are not usually apparent until the age of two years. However, to prevent chronic malnutrition action is needed before a child reaches the age of two. The effects are not completely reversible.?
Acute malnutrition (wasting) is the result of recent rapid weight loss, or a failure to gain weight within a relatively short period of time. Wasting occurs as a result of deficiencies in both macronutrients (fat, carbohydrate and protein) and some micronutrients (vitamins and minerals). Wasting often occurs during the stage when food other than breastmilk is being introduced and children are more susceptible to infectious diseases. Recovery is relatively quick once optimal feeding, health, and care are restored.?
Global acute malnutrition: A statistical tool to measure the nutritional status of a population, it masures the weight-to-height index of children aged between 6 and 59 months in the target population and compares this with a reference population, which does not suffer from a food deficit.? GAM can be broken down into moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) and severe acute malnutrition (SAM). SAM can present clinically as severe wasting (marasmus) or as bilateral pitting oedema (kwashiorkor).?
Maternal mortality: The death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy (by birth, abortion or miscarriage) due to complications from the pregnancy, delivery, or management of either, or due to existing medical conditions that were aggravated by the pregnancy or delivery.?
Maternal mortality ratio: The number of women dying due to pregnancy-related causes while pregnant or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, out of 100,000 live births per year.?
Morbidity: Any departure from the state of physiological or psychological wellbeing; synonymous with sickness or illness. Measured in terms of all persons within a given population who become ill during a specific time period, by types of illness.?
Mortality rate (death rate): The number of deaths occurring in a given population at risk per unit time, over a given time period, usually a year (e.g. deaths per 10,000 people per day).
Crude mortality rate: Mortality among all age groups and due to all causes, measured as the number of deaths occurring in a given population during a specified time period. In emergencies often expressed as the number of deaths / 10,000 persons / day.
Under-five mortality rate (U5MR): Number of deaths occurring in a given population of children under five years of age during a specified time period. In emergencies it is usually calculated per 10,000 children under five per day. In demography and more long-term development settings, it generally refers to the number of children under five dying out of 1,000 live births in a given year (also known as child mortality rate).
Infant mortality rate: Number of infants below one year old dying out of 1,000 live births in a given year.?
Nutritional oedema: Result of the excessive accumulation of extracellular fluid as a result of severe nutritional deficiencies.?
People in need (PIN): People requiring immediate assistance during an emergency, including basic survival needs such as food, water, shelter, sanitation, and immediate medical assistance (adapted from GPCWG 2011).
Population at risk: A well-defined population whose lives, property, and livelihoods are threatened by given hazards.?
Prevalence: Number of cases of infection or disease present in the population (or a specific subgroup) at a specific point in time or time period. This includes new as well as existing cases.?
Primary healthcare: The first level of contact of individuals, the family, and community with the national health system. Outpatient treatment of a few high-burden diseases at basic health posts or centres, usually diagnosed without laboratory work and based on simple case definitions. Preventive interventions such as health education, routine vaccination, and antenatal care also take place.??
Protection: A concept that encompasses all activities aimed at obtaining full respect for the rights of the individual in accordance with the letter and spirit of human rights, refugee and international humanitarian law.?
Refugee: Any person who, owing to well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group, or political opinion, is outside the country of their nationality and is unable or, owing to such fear, is unwilling to avail themselves of the protection of that country; or who, not having a nationality and being outside the country of their former habitual residence as a result of such events, is unable or, owing to such fear, is unwilling to return to it.?
Resilience: The ability of a system, community, or society exposed to hazards to resist, absorb, accommodate to, and recover from the effects of a hazards in a timely and efficient manner, including through the preservation and restoration of its essential basic structures and functions.?
Response: The aid and action designed to save lives, alleviate suffering, and maintain and protect human dignity during and in the aftermath of human-made and natural disasters, as well as to prevent and strengthen preparedness for the occurrence of such situations.?
Risk: A risk is the probability of a hazard (or multiple hazards) occurring, combined with the estimated severity of the hazard(s). In other words: Risk = Severity x Probability [the possibility of loss or injury]. Risk analysis is the process of identifying and unpacking potential future events that may negatively impact individuals, assets, and or the environment.
Sampling: Selection of clusters, households, or individuals from a population of study.
Sampling methods: The sample can be selected through a variety of methods, which can be classified as probability or non-probability sampling. In probability samples, each member of the population has a known non-zero probability of being selected. These include methods such as random sampling, stratified sampling, and systematic sampling, and they have the advantage that a sampling error can be calculated. This is the degree to which a sample might be different from the studied population. In non-probability sampling, the selection is done in some non-random manner. These methods include convenience sampling, purposive sampling, and snowball sampling.??
Sample size: The size of a sample is a determining factor for how representative a sample is. Larger sample sizes are more likely to be representative, and therefore more likely to accurately and precisely reflect a picture of the entire population.?
Scenarios: A scenario is a description or picture of a situation at some point in the future based on a set of informed assumptions about how the current situation might develop over time. It is usual practice to develop two or more scenarios to reflect a range of significantly different futures. Scenario building is the process of determining descriptions of possible future conditions or events and their expected consequences or effects, which may be positive, negative or neutral. Scenario building activities are done to inform planning.
School enrolment: Percentage of the official school-age population enrolled in a specific level of education in a given school year.?
Seasonality: A seasonal pattern occurs when a time series is affected by seasonal factors such as the time of the year or the day of the week. Seasonality is always of a fixed and known frequency.
Secondary healthcare: The second tier of the health system, which provides routine specialist care and inpatient care. Patients are generally referred by a primary healthcare provider.
Separated children: Children who have been separated from both parents, or from their previous legal or customary primary caregiver, but not necessarily from other relatives.?
Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV): Acts that inflict physical, mental, or sexual harm or suffering, threat of such acts, coercion and other deprivations of liberty, that target individuals or groups of individuals on the basis of their gender.?
Shelter: ?Physical protection requirements of disaster victims who no longer have access to normal habitation facilities.? Displaced populations are often categorised by mode of shelter:
Camp or camp-like settlements: these include planned camp or settlement, self-settled camp or informal settlement, collective centre (pre-existing public buildings and community facilities), and reception or transit site:
Private or individual accommodation: these include hosted (living with someone else in their home, sharing resources and a hearth) and non-hosted (living alone as a household)
Smuggling in persons: The voluntary, illegal transnational transportation, transfer, harbouring or receipt of migrants, often in dangerous or degrading conditions.?? See also Trafficking in persons
Survey: A detailed study of a geographical area to gather data on a certain situation, including attitudes, impressions, and opinions, by asking a series of questions to a part of the population.?
Survey of Surveys: A country-specific repository of information on assessments which provides a comprehensive picture of completed, ongoing, and planned assessments, mapped by geographical area.?
Tertiary healthcare: Specialised consultative care, usually on referral from primary or secondary healthcare providers, in a centre that has personnel and | 4,445 |
Robin's Recording: Preserving and Sharing the Soundtrack to ReThink Theatrical's Robin Hood
by Celine Dirkes
Today we celebrate the release of ReThink Theatrical's first cast album, the original soundtrack to Robin Hood! I had the chance to pose a few questions to the two producers of the album, Michael Bond and Chelsea Joy Woods.
Mike and Chelsea have both been involved in this project since the beginning. Mike composed music and lyrics for the original play with music, along with Joe Ciampi and Thomas Young, and served as music director for the premier last October. Chelsea played the Nurse in the original cast, so she can be heard as a vocalist on the album. She also serves as ReThink's archivist and wanted to produce the album as a way to preserve part of the original production.
"Album production was a totally new experience for me," she says, "And I am grateful I had a seasoned pro like Mike Bond to give all the production insight. He brought the industry knowledge, and I organized the people, places, and things."
Mike, a professional jazz musician, says his experience as an improvisational artist and educator came in handy, though he was surprised at the calm environment during the two recording sessions: "There can be a lot of pressure while recording, and with a large cast there is bound to be those who are critical of themselves<|fim_middle|>Knowing what they know now, neither producer would change a thing about the process. "My goal was for this project to bring us all together again to capture a special experience in a point in time," Chelsea says, "And I believe we achieved that goal."
Mike feels the same way: "This record is a slice of the present moment...a snapshot of a group of super talented artists who are lucky enough to call each other a family. It will be exciting to share a piece of that with an audience."
Ready to experience the album for yourself? you can download it here or stream it on your favorite platform. Check out photos from the premier last fall, or enjoy this music video of our bonus track, Keep on the Sunny Side.
Creating The Sound of Illyria: An Interview With Composer, Jonathon Dawson
2019: ReThink in Review
Staging Sleepy Hollow: From Outline to Outdoors | or of the process. This cast however, really felt like a family. They encouraged each other with kindness and I believe that to be the reason why this process was as successful as it was."
Both producers shouted out David Blakely, a guitarist and vocalist on the album, who played the Sheriff of Nottingham. "Blakely...and I have a little singer-songwriter partnership, which arose before Robin Hood," Chelsea says, "But its character and nature were really forged throughout the rehearsal and performance process. So, to get to return to this material with Blake and to sing on an album together is an experience that was and is very dear to me." She thanks Mike Bond, and sound engineer Vinnie Troyani, for helping her "...Take off my producer hat and return to the album as a cast member," during the recording sessions.
Mike cites both Chelsea and Blakely as favorite collaborators on the album, explaining "Blake comes from an Appalachian experience and so hearing them sing from a real, authentic, foundational background was really awesome. And the two of them together? Woo! Their energy vocally helped make this album what it is. I am incredibly blessed to be working with such talent for sure."
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Doing PhD or PostDoc Research with Principia Cybernetica
it is possible to do PhD or PostDoc research on Principia Cybernetica themes at one of the PCP centers, in Brussels or in Los Alamos
We regularly get inquiries from people who would like to do PhD or PostDoc research on one of the themes of the Principia Cybernetica Project, with the people involved in the project, on a variety of PCP related topics. Such inquiries are of course welcome, but the following practical considerations apply. There are two main centers for Principia Cybernetica research, the European office, led by Francis Heylighen, which is part of the Evolution, Complexity and Cognition group (ECCO) at the Free University of Brussels (VUB), and the American office, led by Cliff Joslyn, at Los Alamos National Laboratory
In Brussels, the situation for studying is relatively flexible, since the VUB is a full university, educating students from countries all around the world. The Evolution, Complexity and Cognition group (ECCO) is an interdisciplinary research department, working on evolutionary cybernetics, with special focus on the emergence of social and cognitive organization. We research theoretical and philosophical questions, but do also applied and empirical research, e.g. in multi-agent simulations and the emergence of distributed cognition in groups. For more detailed info, check the " doing PhD or PostDoc Research in ECCO" page.
To get a PhD (Doctorate) at the VUB, you need to fulfill the following basic requirements:
have a university degree that is considered equivalent to the Belgian degree of "licentiate" (cf. the structure of higher education in Flanders). This will usually mean a Bachelor's, although sometimes a Master's might be required. If your degree is considered insufficient, it is possible to get a Master's here. There are some Master's programs at the VUB in English, e.g. a MSc in computer science that may include courses on adaptive systems, AI and other topics related to cybernetics.
find a professor who is willing to be the "promoter" (supervisor) of your thesis work. For a PhD at ECCO this could be the ECCO chair and PCP editor Francis Heylighen, who officially is affiliated with the philosophy department. For people without a philosophy background, it may be necessary to find a second, "co-promoter" in the department of their specialization, although that is usually a formality. For a promoter to decide whether he would be willing to supervise your work, he should at least receive a clear statement of your interests, your curriculum vitae, and, if possible, some samples of work (papers) that you have done before. These are preferably discussed by email. If these seem acceptable, a meeting can be arranged in Brussels for in-depth discussion.
once a promoter is found, submit a number of documents and forms depending on the specific faculty (speciality) in order to be formally registered, and pay a (small) yearly registration fee (about 25 Euro or 30 $), at least in the year when you plan to defend your thesis, or during the whole period of your study work if you want to profit from having a "student" status. However, formal registration as a student is not strictly required in the first years of the research, although it would be necessary to get a student visa for non-EU residents desiring to live in Brussels.
when the PhD work is finished, submit and defend the thesis for a committee of VUB<|fim_middle|> Computer Research and Applications Group (CIC-3) of the Computer, Information, and Communications Division, and in particular within the Distributed Knowledge Systems and Modelling team within that group. There they carry out research which is both generally and specifically related to PCP activities and interests.
While Los Alamos is not a degree-granting university, it has extensive programs for students at all levels, including undergraduate and graduate, and postdoctoral researchers. These positions become available when funding for particular projects permits, and are unusual in that they are effectively full-time work positions in an active research environment, and pay very well. For the student positions, it is assumed that the student is enrolled in good standing at some university. Commonly, the student is in residence for a summer or a year away from his or her university, although there are also part-time students from local universities. The student's academic work (e.g. coursework, thesis writing) is then supported within the context of these project efforts, and at the discretion of the supervising staff. In practice, students and staff actively collaborate with faculty at the student's university, and there is usually ample opportunity for students to engage in a full life of research and publication in the context of their required project work.
somple sample research projects submitted to fund PhD studies at CLEA:
distributed construction of shared concepts
evolutionary transitions
quantum formalisms applied to cognitive architecture
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Contributing to the Principia Cybernetica Project | professors and invited experts from other institutions. If the committee accepts the thesis, you get your degree. However, poor PhD work will probably never make it to the stage where it is defended before a committee.
There are no other official requirements, except that you are supposed to write short yearly reports on the work your have done, so as to allow the faculty to give feedback on your progress. PhD students do not have to do coursework or take examinations, but are encouraged to participate in the PhD support program that organizes research seminars, practical training in writing, doing presentations, applying for funding, etc. You are further encouraged to go to conferences (for which some funding is normally available), give lectures and publish papers, thus exchanging ideas with other researchers, locally and globally. In the end, whether you succeed or not will depend wholly on the dissertation itself, but any paper written or seminar given will be a significant step forward towards this end.
Making a PhD usually takes between 3 and 6 years. The official language at the VUB is Dutch, but practically everybody is fluent in English and French, and the work can be done wholly in English. It is in principle possible to work part of the time outside of Belgium, as long as there is sufficient contact with the promoter to allow supervision of the on-going work. This will depend on the promoter and the topic.
Financial and other support
Grants or scholarships (basically wages for research assistants) for financial support during the research in Brussels may or may not be available, depending on the funding the Center receives for its different research projects, but this may imply that you have to adapt the topic of your research to the theme of the project, or that you may have to work part-time as a teaching assistant. A PhD scholarship typically pays 1500 euro (about $1800) net per month. It is generally more difficult to find money for PostDoc research on such projects, though. Bright students (basically, with excellent marks, and, in the case of PostDocs, a number of peer-reviewed publications) from countries of the European Union can personally apply to the Belgian Fund for Scientific Research for a 4 year scholarschip (to make a PhD) or 3 year, renewable PostDoc, without constraint on the topic. Students from Eastern Europe may be able to get grants from the European Union.
Compared to other European capitals, costs for living in Brussels are relatively low, both for renting apartments and for food. The university provides extensive medical, social and other services for registered students and researchers, for little or no fee. If you are accepted as a research student, the Center will provide you with the necessary office space, (computer) infrastructure and administrative support.
After it was announced on this webpage, our program offering interdisciplinary PhDs has to some degree become the victim of its own success, attracting more candidates than we can comfortably handle. Our research center is not yet large enough to provide a lot of supervision. This means that we have to be very selective in accepting further PhD candidates, giving preference to the people that best satisfy the following general criteria:
show unusual intellectual capabilities
are very open-minded, willing to explore ideas and approaches very different from their original background
wish to focus on a research subject that fits in with on-going research at ECCO
are able to work largely autonomously, with little direct supervision
have enough maturity, self-discipline and emotional stability to successfully carry through the long and uncertain process of preparing a PhD
can find their own financial support (possibly with our assistance)
are willing to collaborate with and give/receive mutual support to/from other PhD students at our center
These criteria are fuzzy and to some degree subjective. It is unlikely that any one candidate would perfectly fit all requirements. However, a high score on some criteria (e.g. exceptional intellectual capacities) may to some degree compensate for failing to fulfil another criterion (e.g. lack of independent financial support). Also, the situation is somewhat different for candidates who would work mostly at a distance, compared to those who would stay in residence at the center (e.g. in the former case financial support is less important, but autonomy and maturity more).
Therefore, these criteria should not be seen as strict admission requirements, but rather as guidelines that will help candidates estimate how well they fit the profile. Some will probably recognize themselves rather well in this profile, while others may think: "that's not really me". In the end, the judgment will of course be made by us, on the basis of the impressions we get from the curriculum vitae, texts, and research proposal you submit, and, if these seem acceptable, from personal meetings at the center.
The Los Alamos National Laboratory is an applied science laboratory operated by the University of California for the Department of Energy of the US Government. While the primary laboratory missions include nuclear weapons and safety, a wide variety of research is carried out in many different groups, both pure and applied.
Los Alamos staff who are involved with PCP are concentrated in the | 1,022 |
Are you ready to the TPD (Tobacco Products Directive) Legislation?
By May 2019, every business involved in the tobacco supply chain needs to transform the way they track and report on products.
The Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) sets new expectations for how the supply chain tackles issues of public health and illegal tobacco products. Whether you're in distribution, wholesale, retail or logistics, the changes will affect you.
Adopt serialisation with unique IDs and scan 2D data carriers.
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All organisations within the tobacco supply chain must ensure their operations are compliant with the Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) or risk facing financial and economic consequences. This legislation is being implemented to combat illegal tobacco trade and protect public health and state budgets.
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Peter Connelly – Tomb Raider: The Dark Angel Symphony Review
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Breathing new life into old Tomb Raider themes.
A lush orchestration of some of your favourite early Tomb Raider themes from<|fim_middle|> that Nathan McCree composed the first three games and so obviously they are not included in this collection
Whilst this collection is very much 'for the fans', Peter Connelly and the team have worked wonders recreating subtle arrangements of the original soundtracks. The orchestrations are like a bold action adventure movie from 1997 and the remastered soundtracks are PS1 video game music heaven. This is thoroughly recommended. I wish that the same treatment could be given to the first three games too.
Recommended track: The Angel of Darkness
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I have long loved the Tomb Raider series for many things and one of those key elements was the music. That original theme has long stuck in my head and as I still have the original games on PlayStation 1, I can pop the games in and enjoy the music as RedBook Audios. Peter Connelly scored the music for The Last Revelation, Chronicles and Angel of Darkness (4, 5 and 6 if we're being lazy) as the series crossed over from PS1 to PS2. Following a long kickstarter process, key themes are given the full orchestra treatment with 'The Dark Angel Symphony'.
The collection features 38 tracks from the three games and it runs in chronological order. It also kicks off with one of its starring moments, a reworked version of 'The Last Revelation' with Tina Guo guest performing. Her prowess and serenity balance out the huge chord sweeps of the main melody and its a lovely rendition. Aside from some remixes at the end of the album, this is really the only huge diversion from the original material. That can be viewed either as a positive or a negative but I personally felt that hearing all these songs in thick, luscious orchestrations was more than enough to keep me entertained.
Each soundtrack has its own feel too. 'The Last Revelation' is heavy on the Marimba and campy string stabs. This makes big bold tracks like 'Jeep Thrills' a delight to enjoy whilst 'Remember the Amulet' basks in new choir embellishments that thicken the melody to make each note feel planted. When we move onto 'Chronicles' we get the inclusion of jazzy guitars and an increase of brass. This game's soundtrack didn't gel with me originally as much as the previous releases and the same applies here. It is lovely to hear the jazzy orchestrations in full flow and the battle themes are strong. 'The Guardian of Semerkhet' is a particularly excellent arrangement as it showcases the complexity you would probably not have initially realised was there on paper. The closing track on the album is a vocal rendition of 'She Will Live on Forever in our Hearts' which evokes a suave lounge jazz theme way before Metal Gear Solid was Snake Eating. Peter Connelly has done a lot of sewing together of arrangements here as the original soundtrack was full of lots of smaller themes. Here, they are often woven together to create one full track.
By the time we hit 'Angel of Darkness', compositions are more intricate and freeflowing. Tomb Raider often makes me feel like the video game equivalent of a James Bond film. It is here where the drama and overwrought nature of some of the swells really shine and make that Bond connection. For instance, 'The Angel of Darkness' transitions from intrigue to action to quiet beauty effortlessly. It is the best rearrangement of the original theme to date. This section focuses a little heavily on action tracks which means that the renditions can feel overly chaotic so I find I enjoy the tracks individually over being a set.
Peter Connelly has worked wonders with the scope he had. As an added bonus, he has also gone back to the original files for the games and remastered them too. They are available separately or as a collection of four releases. I have to say, when playing the remastered versions, I was instantly transported back to how pure the melodies had to be in that era. For lovers of PS1/PS2 music that was MIDI-based, you'll thoroughly enjoy these cleaner, more realistic MIDI samples. The only downside I can possibly give is | 742 |
I want to tell you about writing workshops because my Imagination Soup writing classes are all workshop classes. It is the best way, in my well-researched and experienced opinion, to teach writing<|fim_middle|> guiding questions to help the student improve their reflections of their writing.
This is probably the most important and beneficial part in a writing workshop. This is where the students learn how to revise and reflect – on their own work and each others. An author shares while the other students listen. Depending on the time in the year and the age, what happens after will vary. Initially, you will ask the listeners to help inform the writer of strengths, probably based on the lesson. Further along in the year, listeners will ask questions and offer suggestions.
Create a space. You'll love this writer's writing space from blogger and author, Jennifer Hallissy.
Gather a group of writers. I found this eBook about writing workshop for homeschoolers that may or may not be helpful to you. Here's a review of Writer's Workshop for Homeschoolers.
*I would love to hear from any of you who are homeschoolers and doing writing workshop. What are the differences, challenges, benefits?
What Should Your School's Reading Workshop Look Like?
My girls have always had so much fun at your classes!
I'm a huge fan of the writer's workshop for homeschoolers! I've been facilitating them for more than ten years now, and they've probably been the biggest contributor to my three kids' enthusiasm towards writing.
I facilitate workshops a little differently from the typical classroom model: we spend most of our workshop time discussing writing that the kids have done at home, and brought along. We spend a shorter amount of time doing a fun exercise in which we write together. This model has always worked well for my groups, as it supports the writing that kids are doing at home, and allows them to share pieces that they've spent more time on.
I wrote a post about our workshop discussions on my blog: http://patriciazaballos.com/2011/05/06/still-talking-literature/ I never fail to be amazed at how deeply kids can talk about literature.
I'm also at work on an e-book for homeschooled workshops. I keep trying to finish it, but it keeps growing!
I love this post – thanks for sharing it, Patricia. Your children / students are so fortunate to have such a passionate writer / teacher! | .
A Writer's Workshop is best way to teach writing to children because it allows for choice, differentiation, individualization, reflection, and the belief in oneself as a writer. I say this based on over a decade of teaching experience and staff developer. Once I learned the 6 + 1 Traits of Writing and instructing with writing workshops, I became a teacher who taught writing well and a better writer myself.
This is the craft of writing lesson using a picture book, or an excerpt from a text, with which the teacher and students use to learn and study craft. It is also the time where the teacher shows how she processes and makes decisions in her writing in front of the students, out – loud, modeling the craft lesson.
This is a long period of time (30 – 60 minutes) for the students to apply the lesson to their own writing, confer with the teacher, confer with each other, or other writing such as draft, revise, edit, or publish. The teacher spends several minutes with each writer, talking about their writing – noticing what is working and suggestion something to work on. I usually gave my students a sticky note with a + for strengths and an arrow for a goal to work on. Teachers will keep this information in their own logs as well. I tried to meet with each students 1 – 2 times a week so every week I knew exactly what was happening with each student in writing. It is a very important part of the workshop as these conferences inform the teacher of what to teach — weaknesses, strengths, and so forth. The teacher asks | 321 |
The Focus certainly doesn't look or drive like a traditional American compact, and there's a reason for that - it was primarily developed in Europe, where small cars tend to be much more upscale than their U.S. counterparts.
The Old World influence is clearly evident in the Focus' classy cabin, which charms with high-quality materials and a distinctive design. There's sufficient space up front, but the rear seats are lacking in legroom compared to some competitors.
Opt<|fim_middle|>.0-liter direct-injection four-cylinder that produces 160 horsepower and 146 lb-ft of torque. A well-sorted five-speed manual is standard on most Focus models, while a six-speed dual-clutch automatic is optional.
The Focus hatchback is offered in SE, SEL, and Titanium trim levels.
The SE comes standard with a rear-view camera, A/C, power locks, windows and mirrors, a six-speaker AM/FM/CD stereo with an aux input, SYNC, cruise control, a trip computer, steering wheel-mounted audio controls and 16-inch alloy wheels.
SEL brings 17-inch aluminum wheels, fog lights, black headlight bezels, and a power moonroof.
Alternatives to the Focus Hatchback include the sporty and efficient Mazda3 Hatchback, the sleek Kia Forte Hatchback and the Subaru Impreza Hatchback, which offers standard all-wheel-drive. | for the Focus' versatile hatchback bodystyle, and cargo space is ample - 23.8 cubic feet are available behind the rear seats, and 44.8 cubes can be unlocked by folding the rear seats flat.
The Focus comes standard with a 2 | 56 |
On the 24th September 1943 Lt SR Armitage and Lt JD Hawley, clandestine radio operators on the Thai-Burma railway, died.
The prisoners operating clandestine radios in camps in the Far East during the Second World<|fim_middle|> railway workshops but where, Lomax wrote, 'our technical knowledge would shelter us from the worst'.
The small group was now joined by others, including Lieutenant SR Armitage, Royal Artillery and Lieutenant JD. Hawley, Royal Army Service Corps—two men who 'can now only be thought of together, though they had nothing in common at all'.
Beaten to Death
On 29 August 1943 after an early morning roll call, the Japanese guards began a search of the huts and they found the radio. Punishment for an NCO began the next day. A week later he was taken from the camp and for two days was forced to stand to attention at the guardroom of the main camp; he was followed by another NCO two days later. On 21 September five of the nine officers in the hut, including Lomax, were taken to the main camp, and forced to stand at attention for a day before the beatings began. The Japanese and Korean guards used pickaxe handles and all five men were severely injured; finally on 23 September they were taken to the camp hospital. That night they heard that the other four officers had arrived in the camp and had taken their places at the guardroom. In the assault that followed, Lieutenants Armitage and Hawley were beaten to death; their bodies were thrown into a deep latrine.
In early October Lomax and the other officers were taken for interrogation by the Kempeitai and Lomax in particular suffered most violent treatment before being tried, sentenced to long periods of imprisonment, and sent to Outram Road prison in Singapore.
Bravery and courage recognised
For their courage in establishing the radio service and for their endurance and fortitude through all that followed, one NCO was awarded the British Empire Medal, and another NCO and seven of the officers—including Lieutenants Lomax, Armitage, and Hawley—were mentioned in despatches.
Lieutenant Stanley Rhodes Armitage, Royal Artillery (formerly 7th Coast Regiment, Singapore).
Lieutenant Jack Drew Hawley, Royal Army Service Corps (formerly Supply Depot (Alexandra). Killed on 24 September 1943.
Neither officer has a known grave; they are commemorated on the Singapore Memorial.
Reconnaissance aerial taken over Tha Makan near Kanchanaburi, Thailand, showing the two railway bridges built over the Kwae Yai, or Mae Klong River, by Allied prisoners of war, and the associated prisoners' camp (© IWM C 5398)
The Singapore Memorial (© CWGC).
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Buy now: Royal Signals Museum Shop | War faced severe punishment if discovered—several citations for those recognised for their bravery referred to others who had been killed having been caught.
One of the most widely known examples of this viciousness is described in terrible detail in the memoire of Lieutenant E. S. Lomax (his story is portrayed in the book and film. 'The Railwayman'). Transported in October 1942 to work on the Thai-Burma railway, Lieutenant Lomax and the others with whom he had worked were sent farther up the line to Kanchanaburi in early 1943, where they would labour in the | 128 |
Albert Einstein foresaw as early as 1923 that a future Jewish state would have to rely on science and technology to thrive in a desolate and arid land. Today, that vision has become a reality.
• The Earth Resources Observation Satellite (ER<|fim_middle|>9 moonwalk.
For a country that had very little to offer just 70 years ago to be on the threshold of joining the most exclusive club of nations is the stuff of which celestial dreams are made. One can only imagine what the next 70 years will bring. | OS) is a series of commercial Earth observation satellites designed and manufactured by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), with optical payload supplies produced by another Israeli company, Elbit Systems. The satellites are owned and operated by the Israeli corporation ImageSat International.
• Ofek-11 is part of a family of satellites designed and built by IAI for the Israeli Ministry of Defence. The latest in the series, the 11th, was launched in September 2016 from the Palmachim Airbase in Israel using a Shavit rocket, a space vehicle produced by Israel to launch small satellites into low Earth orbit.
• Ultrasat (Ultraviolet Transient Astronomy Satellite) is a proposed astronomical satellite mission, whose wide-angle UV telescope will detect and monitor transient astrophysical phenomena in the near-ultraviolet spectral region. A joint American-Israeli proposal for the project was submitted to NASA by a team from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the Weizmann Institute of Sciences and IAI. It's scheduled to launch in 2021 or 2022.
Israel has also become an indispensable participant in other international space joint ventures. Jerusalem now partners with NASA and the European and Russian space agencies to build satellites, and satellite components, for scientific and civilian uses. NASA's Spirit Mars rover used an algorithm developed by Technion. Likewise, a solar radiation model for the Martian surface was developed by Tel Aviv University and used for the design of the photovoltaic array for both the Pathfinder and Spirit rovers. (The feasibility of using solar power on the surface of Mars was established by the same university.) Moreover, Israel and the European Energy Centre co-operated in the development of the Galileo project, a global satellite navigation system that cost more than 10 billion euros ($15 billion).
The Samson program, a joint space venture with Holland, is paving the way for the use of cold-gas propulsion, which would enable the development of nano-satellites. Meanwhile, the Italian and Israeli space agencies' Shalom endeavour, which is primarily focusing on the hyperspectral observation satellite, will play an important role in environmental protection, agriculture and research.
Israel is also working with the European Space Agency and the Italian Space Agency to develop new space technologies for the JUICE Explorer's mission to visit the Jovian system, with a focus on studying three of Jupiter's Galilean moons: Ganymede, Callisto and Europa, all of which are thought to have significant bodies of liquid water beneath their surfaces, making them potentially habitable. One of the most promising new areas of space propulsion where Israeli nanotechnologies are making headway relates to Israel's project with the European Space Agency, researching revolutionary electric propulsion systems designed to make space travel greener.
And, not surprisingly, Israel will be landing on the Moon in 2019, thanks to SpaceIL, a privately funded venture supported by global Jewish philanthropists like Morris Kahn and Montreal's Sylvan Adams (other stakeholders include NASA, SpaceX, the Weizmann Institute, the Israel Space Agency and Bezeq). As SpaceIL CEO Ido Anteby told a news conference in the Israeli town of Yehud in November, the probe – about two metres in diameter, with a launch weight of just 585 kg – will be the smallest ever to land on the Moon. It is scheduled for liftoff at Cape Canaveral, Fla., aboard SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket on Feb. 13.
Similarly, Kahn said he hoped the mission would create an "Apollo effect" for the next generation in Israel – a reference to the enthusiasm for STEM fields that was triggered by Neil Armstrong's 196 | 757 |
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"Adam & Eve guest<|fim_middle|> is possible to have a look at the farming lifestyle, to ride a horse, to caress animals, to play and run about in the fresh air.
Living in a tent is also possible here under nomad conditions. | house" is located between Debrecen and Hajdúszoboszló, in a quiet, clean greenbelt of Ebes.
Our accomodation is available throughout the year and I expect visitors with my family. There are two rooms in the attic for 5 persons.
The rooms are on 16-18 m2, they are parquet floored and are equipped with air conditioning, a TV set and a separate bathroom.
We also have an apartman with a separate entrance where 4 persons can be accomodated.
The living-room, the terrace and the resting place in the garden all serve our guests' convenience.
If required, we can provide our guests a half-board service, programmes, guided tours and baby-sitting.
I offer delicious, local food but I can also serve food for vegeterians and those being on a diet.
In addition to the garden and the services of the two towns I also recommend visiting the family's "living farm", where it | 202 |
Vanman Architects and Builders, Inc. has specialized in the<|fim_middle|> project managers concerning selection of materials, installation details and structural systems helps to achieve the highest value for every project.
One of our top priorities is keeping projects within the allocated budget. Completing a building on budget will greatly enhance its success in meeting ministry goals.
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We understand that every church has a unique ministry, and we strive to design and build beautiful facilities that fit the needs for each specific ministry goal.
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At Vanman, we maintain an architectural staff of licensed professionals who place a high priority on listening to each congregation's vision of the future, program requirements, and budget.
In this open relationship between architect and building committee, we put forth a number of design possibilities for review and evaluation. We listen to our clients to perfect these religious building designs in order to enhance their ministry and inspire their congregation.
Through it all, our architectural staff is sensitive to the traditions and heritage of each individual house of worship. It is our desire that out of this cooperative venture will emerge an exciting, functional, and beautiful space.
Our firm offers complete construction services including the design-build method, general contracting and construction management.
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Our architectural and construction staffs work together from the start to evaluate the costs of the design.
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This recipe for Pumpkin Oatmeal Butterscot<|fim_middle|> pumpkin and apple recipes.
These sound delish and perfect for neighborhood Halloween party. Thank you! | ch cookies is always a hit.
These Pumpkin Oatmeal Butterscotch Cookies are a favorite with my grandchildren. I always try to make cookies when I know they are coming for a visit. Today is no exception. These are great for fall, wonderful with coffee or milk and anytime for just a quick snack. My entire family loves these cookies.
Pumpkin oatmeal butterscotch cookies will be a hit with adults and children.
Beat butter, white sugar, brown sugar, eggs, vanilla extract and pumpkin together in a large bowl with mixer. In another bowl combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, nutmeg and oats. Mix well with wire whisk or spoon. Combine flour mixture with egg mixture mixing well. Fold in butterscotch chips. Drop by tablespoons on ungreased cookie sheet. ( I just roll the dough into balls about the size of a walnut with my hand and flatten on cookie sheet to the size cookie I want.) These cookies will not spread on the sheet. Bake in preheated 375 degree oven for 10 to 12 minutes. Makes about 3 dozen depending on size you make them. Enjoy!
These Pumpkin Oatmeal Butterscotch Cookies are always a hit with family and friends.
Beat butter, white sugar, brown sugar, eggs, vanilla extract and pumpkin together in a large bowl with mixer. In another bowl combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, nutmeg and oats. Mix well with wire whisk or spoon. Combine flour mixture with egg mixture mixing well. Fold in butterscotch chips.
Drop by tablespoons on ungreased cookie sheet. ( I just roll the dough into balls about the size of a walnut with my hand and flatten on cookie sheet to the size cookie I want.) These cookies will not spread on the sheet.
Bake in preheated 375 degree oven for 10 to 12 minutes.
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°1934, Leerdam (NL) – lives and works in Middelburg (NL)
Marinus Boezem is known for his radical view of art and his works in public space. Together with Wim T. Schippers, Ger van Elk and Jan Dibbets, Boezem is seen as one of the main representatives of conceptual art and arte povera in the Netherlands in the late 1960s.
In 1960 Boezem exhibited part of a polder as a ready-made – this was his first conceptual work. Most of his works from the 1960's comprised only an idea or a proposal for an object. From the mid-1970s, Boezem began to work out his conceptual ideas in sculpture. In his sculptures the role of the environment played an important role. Themes as air, light, sound and movement, which were the central themes in his early work, remained leading motives in his sculptures.
In the 1<|fim_middle|> role in Boezem's work.
Marinus Boezem has shown his work extensively, in venues such as S.MA.K., Ghent; Kunsthalle, Bern; Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris; Stedelijke Museum, Amsterdam; Brooklyn Museum, New York; Musée d'Art Contemporain, Lyon; M HKA, Antwerp; and Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo.
The work of Marinus Boezem is part of many important public collections, including Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam; Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam; MCA, Chicago; Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven; and MoMA, New York.
Marinus Boezem is represented by the following gallery;
Upstream Gallery, Amsterdam
works by Marinus Boezem
A Volo d'Uccello (A Bird's-Eye View) | 980s Boezem worked on several major projects in which the landscape plays an important role. His greatest and most important project in this period is The Green Cathedral (1978–1987). For this artwork 174 Italian poplars have been planted in a polderlandscape in Flevoland. The trees reproduce the floorplan of the Gothic Cathedral of Reims. Many of Boezem's spatial work can be placed in the tradition of Land Art. Motifs such as landscapes, space, climate, light, air and cartography play a central | 120 |
<|fim_middle|> correspondent. | Lionel Messi was given a standing ovation by Real Betis supporters after scoring his 33rd La Liga hat trick in Barcelona's 4-1 win at the Benito Villamarin on Sunday.
Messi opened the scoring with a free kick and added the second before the break after a brilliant Luis Suarez assist. He completed his treble late on with an exquisite chip after Suarez and Loren Moron had exchanged goals.
The third Messi strike, which killed off any late hopes of a Betis comeback, drew an ovation from the home supporters which the Argentine international says he has never previously experienced.
"I don't ever remember a night like this [being applauded by rival supporters]," he told Movistar after taking his goal tally for the season in all competitions to 39.
"I'm really grateful for the way the fans responded. I honestly don't remember an ovation like that [from rival fans]."
Barca coach Ernesto Valverde says Messi's treatment from the Betis fans is deserved recognition for everything he does on a football pitch.
"With Messi [in your side], everything is easier," he said in his postgame news conference. "Leo's performance was extraordinary. The whole stadium applauded him. We're fortunate to be living at a time when he's playing football.
"Opponents also enjoy what he does despite the fact he scores against them. And the [Betis] supporters recognised that. Even though rival fans suffer at the hands of him, they recognise the player he is."
Valverde changed Barca's shape for the game against Betis, dropping Philippe Coutinho and playing a midfield four after losing to Quique Setien's side at Camp Nou earlier in the season.
"It was important to take advantage of a really big opportunity after Atletico's result," said Messi forward, who moved on to 477 career wins in a Barca shirt, overtaking Xavi as the player to have recorded the most victories at the club.
"We couldn't slip up today. Betis are a side that treat the ball well. But we didn't suffer at all. We were really well-organised. Valverde read the game well and tactically we were perfect."
Barca's win was tainted by a late injury to Suarez, however. The Uruguay international forward, who scored a stunning solo goal, was forced off late on with an ankle sprain.
The Catalan club have confirmed he will undergo further tests on Monday to determine the severity of the injury, but he will not join up with Uruguay during the international break this week.
Source: Sam Marsden, Barcelona | 531 |
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Movie Review: Thank You For Smoking (2005)
A workplace dramatic comedy, Thank You For Smoking examines the distasteful careers of those who lobby for industries that knowingly kill<|fim_middle|> a well-known and publicly reviled figure, to the point of receiving death threats. His regular lunch companions include Polly (Maria Bello) and Bobby Jay (David Koechner), who hold similar jobs for the alcohol and firearms industries respectively.
Nick's nemeses includes Senator Ortolan Finistirre (William H. Macy), who is leading the charge for more graphic warnings on cigarette packages. With sales figures falling, Nick impresses his boss "BR" (J.K. Simmons) and tobacco tycoon "the Captain" (Robert Duvall) by suggesting that the industry pay for high profile movie stars to start smoking again in big-budget productions. This leads to a surreal meeting with Hollywood uber talent representative Jeff Megall (Rob Lowe).
Nick is divorced, but is nevertheless trying to be good dad to his inquisitive son Joey (Cameron Bright), who joins Nick on some of his business travels. On one trip they visit the actor Lorne Lutch (Sam Elliott), better known as the iconic Marlboro Man, but who is now dying of cancer. Meanwhile investigative journalist Heather Holloway (Katie Holmes) wants to profile Nick, and they start a scorching sexual relationship over a series of interviews. Just when everything appears to be going swimmingly well for Nick, his career is suddenly disrupted on all fronts.
The first major feature written and directed by Jason Reitman, Thank You For Smoking takes a clever look at the distasteful edges of a free civil society. Through the character of Nick, the film explores the themes of freedom of choice, fatherhood in the face of notoriety, and a capitalistic, hypocritical society where politicians and industrialists wage battle. Everything and everyone has a price, cheese can be compared to cigarettes, the dream machine of Hollywood is a giant advertising space, and science is the first casualty amidst the sleaze, spin, and scandal.
Produced on a modest budget, Thank You For Smoking is sly, witty, and compact at 92 minutes. Reitman packs the film with quick vignettes from Nick's life, the film unfolding with a mischievous attitude to match Nick's unapologetic stance. Nick's task is not about proving that cigarettes don't kill; rather, it's about obfuscating his way through the next argument so that the relevant facts are buried in an avalanche of spin.
The film succeeds in turning Nick into not quite a hero, but rather a necessary presence, a product of a system that refuses to curtail freedom and allows every accused the right to buy the best defence. That a smart, handsome and charismatic man is attracted to the job is then simply a matter of matching talent to the professional requirement, no different than a slick lawyer standing up for a seemingly blatantly guilty defendant in court.
Reitman also offers up Nick as a victim. As the face of a reviled industry, Nick not only has to deal with maniacs out to harm him, but his son also suffers the misfortune of having a nationally despised father. Nick is not deterred, and insists on exposing young Joey to the world of lobbying and advocacy. Joey gets to see the behind the scenes world where a dying man gets to choose between a briefcase full of money and freedom of speech, and where movie agents control how many smoke rings will be puffed on screen, and for what price.
Aaron Eckhart picks up the film and runs with it, enjoying one of the most prominent roles of his screen career and maximizing the impish side of his persona to create a man who is likeable in spite of himself. All the supporting cast members get into the swing of events and deliver rollicking support, with Elliott, Simmons, Duvall, Holmes and Macy enjoying their moments despite relatively limited screen time.
Every operator, no matter how slick, has a weakness, and Nick is about to discover his vulnerability in the most publicly humiliating way. He magnetism breeds overconfidence, and he will face his greatest crisis just when his industry needs him the most. However, in a society built on selling without conscience, there will always be welcome space for the modern fast talking, quick thinking confidence man.
Labels: Aaron Eckhart, Film Review, J.K. Simmons, Maria Bello, Movie Review, Rob Lowe, Robert Duvall, Sam Elliott, William H. Macy | people. With biting satire, the story of a cigarette industry spokesperson cleverly humanizes the monsters behind the seemingly heartless statements.
Nick Naylor (Aaron Eckhart) is the charismatic public face for the Academy of Tobacco Studies, an industry-funded advocacy group pumping out dubious science and responding to attacks on big tobacco. Nick is really good at his job, and becomes | 73 |
Is your canine buddy starting to go grey around the muzzle? Is Fido slowing down a bit, and perhaps becoming more interested in napping than playing? As your four-legged friend ages, his basic needs won't change, but you may want to make some minor adjustments to his care regimen. A local Omaha, NE vet offers some great senior dog care tips in this article.
Proper nutrition is very important! Make sure Fido is getting good, nourishing food. You may want to upgrade your pet's dinnerware: many older dogs are more comfortable eating out of elevated dishes. Ask your vet for specific information, including serving sizes, suitable snacks, and supplement suggestions.
Your canine pal may need to see the vet a little more often as he ages. Regular, thorough exams will allow your vet to closely monitor your faithful pet's health, allowing them to diagnose—and therefore treat—developing medical issues early on. In between appointments, keep up with your dog's parasite control products, and watch for any signs of potential illness. If your pooch suffers from arthritis, hip dysplasia, or other bone/joint issues, ask your vet about pain management options.
There are few things cuter than a senior dog peacefully snoring. Get Fido a good, orthopedic doggy bed, where he can relax and dream about chasing squirrels. If you have a<|fim_middle|> clinic, for all of your pet's veterinary care needs. | large home, pamper your furry friend by giving him a few different beds. It's always nice to have options!
Keep your dog's comfort in mind. Pet ramps or stairs; doggy clothes; and gentle massages are a few things that can keep Fido comfortable in his golden years. Ask your vet for recommendations.
Brushing Fido regularly will remove dead fur and dust from his coat, which will help keep him comfortable. Remember to trim your canine pal's nails, too: overgrown claws can be very uncomfortable for dogs to walk on!
This is a special time in Fido's life. Take time to enjoy it! You may find you really love taking a slow, relaxing walk with your furry best friend at the end of a long day. Dogs in their golden years often become very loving and affectionate, which makes them a sheer delight to be around.
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The FDA Just Approved The World's First 'Artificial Pancreas'
LYDIA RAMSEY, BUSINESS INSIDER
The FDA just approved a device that's often referred to as an 'artificial pancreas'. The device, made by Medtronic, is called the MiniMed 670G.
It's been approved for people with type 1 diabetes over the age of 14. It works by automatically monitoring a person's blood sugar levels and administering insulin as needed - no constant checking and injecting required.
Diabetes is a condition in which people have a hard time processing sugar. Type 1, in particular, is an autoimmune disease in which the body mistakenly kills cells that are supposed to make insulin, a hormone that helps people absorb and process the sugar in food.
Insulin is produced and released through the pancreas - that's<|fim_middle|> device measures blood sugar every five minutes, then responds by sending insulin into the body, or holding steady. Diabetics can also manually request insulin around mealtimes.
A clinical trial of the MiniMed 670G involving 123 people with type 1 diabetes had no serious adverse events, though the FDA notes that "risks may include hypoglycemia, hyperglycemia, as well as skin irritation or redness around the device's infusion patch."
While the device is approved as of today, Medtronic will do additional testing to see how well it works in real-life situations. The company is also conducting additional trials to see if it can be used in children 7 to 14 years old.
"We are committed to preparing for commercial launch as quickly as possible," Francine Kaufman, M.D., chief medical officer of the Diabetes Group at Medtronic, said in a statement.
Here's what the device looks like:
This article was originally published by Business Insider.
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Conservatives lashed out at Carhartt after the company said staff had to get vaccinated | where the term 'artificial pancreas' comes in.
Roughly 1.25 million people in the US have type 1 diabetes. These patients often opt to have an insulin pump that can administer insulin as needed throughout the day.
Some also buy a glucose monitor, which is used to continuously monitor blood sugar levels; that way a diabetic can know if their levels are going too low or too high and find a way to correct it.
In contrast, the MiniMed 670G, referred to as a 'hybrid closed loop' system, is what Jeffrey Shoorin of the FDA said in a statement is a "first-of-its-kind technology": the first approved system that combines both the glucose monitor and the insulin pump in one device.
According to the FDA, the | 162 |
In Washington, D.C., on November 24th, 1932, the FBI Scientific Crime Detection Laboratory (better known as the FBI Crime Lab) officially opened.
The FBI Laboratory is a division within the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation that provides forensic analysis support services to the FBI, as well as to state and local law enforcement agencies free of charge. The lab is currently located at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Quantico, Virginia. The lab was first known as the Technical Laboratory, but later it became a separate division when the Bureau of Investigation (BOI<|fim_middle|> an extent that the Forensic Science Research and Training Center (FSRTC) was established at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia. Methods at the FSRTC helped establish standardized forensic practices for law enforcement agencies.
It is a full-service operation, with some 500 scientific experts and special agents. The lab generally enjoys the reputation as the premier crime lab in the United States. However, during the 1990s, its reputation and integrity came under withering criticism, primarily due to the revelations of Special Agent Dr. Frederic Whitehurst, the most prominent whistleblower in the history of the Bureau. Whitehurst was a harsh critic of conduct at the Lab, coming to believe that a lack of funding and a pro-prosecution bias of the Lab technicians, who were FBI agents first and forensic scientists secondly due to the institutional culture of the Bureau, had caused the tainting of much evidence. | ) was renamed in the FBI. Public tours of the lab work area were available until the FBI moved to the newly constructed J. Edgar Hoover Building in 1974. Tours of the J. Edgar Hoover Building still were available, but the route the tour moved away from the lab work space thus sealing the lab from public view. The laboratory expanded to such | 73 |
He's an innovative programmer with a keen eye for talent, and he's turned Dallas into Cumulus Media's strongest market.
When Dan Bennett was a young boy living in Topeka, Kansas, he'd often take a one-block walk from his house and peer into a large glass building that was home to the broadcast studios of radio station WREN. Oh, how he could imagine it all: a grown-up Dan, manning the microphones, wearing the headset, spinning the discs. "By the age of 10, I knew exactly what I wanted to do," he says.
About 35 of Bennett's nearly 50-year career have been in the Dallas market, where the Cumulus Media executive now oversees seven radio stations that generate more than $80 million in annual revenue. He also was put in charge of the prized KRBE station in Houston, which raked<|fim_middle|>4 percent of local spot ad sales in North Texas, and almost half that local business is "direct," meaning it does not go through an advertising agency. Locally, led by The Ticket, Cumulus stations ranked No. 1, No. 3, No. 4, and No. 5 in local spot sales.
But a few years back, although the Cumulus star was shining bright in Dallas, all was not well with the parent company. It had been on a frenzied buying spree, closing on more than $5 billion in acquisitions from 1998 to 2011. Included in that binge was the $2.5 billion purchase of Citadel Broadcasting, a move that sent Cumulus into a freefall, culminating in a November 2017 Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing.
Berner, who had moved from the boardroom to the chief executive role in 2015, masterfully ushered the company through the financial tumult. She led a pre-packaged deal that was not an easy sell to many, but the upshot was a June 2018 emergence from Chapter 11 that effectively rid the company of more than $1 billion in debt. Morale improved, and employee turnover dropped from 50 percent to 24 percent.
To Bennett, there is no question as to how his style of management came about. "I came from the program side," he says. "I talk about content every day—even did with Alf Landon when he was 92." Landon advised Bennett to work hard and treat and spend the money like it was his own. It's doubtful anyone in the industry puts in more hours, says KSCS morning guy Mark "Hawkeye" Louis.
Corby Davidson (aka "The Snake" or "The Cobra") joined The Ticket as an intern in 1994. Today he co-hosts The Hardline with Mike Rhyner.
"The Great Gordo," as he is known to listeners, Gordon Keith is a five-time Marconi-nominated co-host of The Musers morning show on The Ticket.
Co-host of Hawkeye in the Morning, Mark "Hawkeye" Louis is the voice behind the longest-running morning show in DFW.
Lewis went from production and board operator to on-air personality, with advice from Bennett to "just be yourself." From 2006 through 2015, Lewis was part of the noon to 3 p.m. broadcast on The Ticket. Bennett wanted him to join National Radio Hall of Famer Hitzges in the 10 a.m. to noon slot. But it was not an easy sale to Hitzges, who had gone solo for nearly 40 years. And Lewis didn't want it to be "Norm Hitzges, with special guest Donovan Lewis." Forced or not, the 2015 marriage worked.
Just as the ratings have mounted over the years, so have the prestigious awards. In 2017 at a National Association of Broadcasters event in Austin, The Wolf won the Marconi Award (named for the Italian inventor of radio) for best country station, Houston's KRBE won for best contemporary music station, and The Ticket won for best sports station—its third Marconi. In other words, three of the eight stations under Bennett's guidance were named best in the country in their format. The same year on the news side, the Texas Association of Press Broadcasters named WBAP first in newscast, while KLIF's Amy Chodroff and Dave Williams won best news team.
Few would dream of ratings and awards like these … except maybe a young boy in Topeka, peering in through the glass windows at WREN. | in more than $15 million last year.
Along the way, Bennett has spun records, worked switchboards, handled play-by-play for high school sports, and once, when money was tight and a workman didn't show, he went out and mowed the grass, despite serving as a station general manager at the time.
Bennett may come across as a straight arrow, conservative Midwesterner, but there is a lot of gamble and innovation alive in the man. In 1987, before Cumulus bought KLIF-AM, he was the station's program director, and changed the entire format to all-talk, all-day. With no other local station in the country offering a morning drive-time sports talk show, Bennett hired sports savant Norm Hitzges and gave him three hours a day to get listeners under the KLIF tent. Next, he snatched naughty boy Kevin McCarthy from the television side, and followed that hire with the addition of local conservative voice David Gold. Bennett was well aware this move was particularly bold. It was 1987, long before there was a Hannity or Limbaugh.
After a rocky first year, the format proved a monster success for 15 years. At one point it was ranked No. 1 in the coveted category of men aged 25-54. It ultimately lost that lofty perch to a fledging all-sports talk show called The Ticket, which debuted in 1993 as the first 24/7 all-sports station in Dallas. It was bought and sold several times early on and was also handicapped with a lousy frequency. The fact is, The Ticket never enjoyed a profitable day until it was acquired by Cumulus in 1996. It was losing about $100,000 a month when Cumulus came in, Bennett says.
Under his stewardship, the station made money in its first full month following acquisition. Today, The Ticket (broadcast over KCTK AM and 96. 7 FM) is a fat cash cow for Cumulus. The station has held fast to the position as No. 1 among male listeners aged 24-54 for more than a decade.
Last year the Dallas radio market earned more than $300 million in advertising revenue. The seven local stations under Bennett's wing generated nearly 30 percent of the total. That includes 4 | 498 |
Mastering the Art of Introducing Your Child to Sports
Original photos credited to CONDÉ NAST of Golf Digest
Millions of people will be watching the Master's Championship this weekend, many of<|fim_middle|>ness for the game. Stressing the importance of not being overbearing in attempting to steer children's interest, Day provided an interesting perspective and great insight for parents.
"I was kind of pushed into golf as a kid, so I vowed never to do that with my son. My rule is, Dash has to ask me to go to the range," said Day. He emphasized that as part of being a professional golfer, the game is very present in his son's world. Their family travels to most tournaments in an RV which becomes "home" during the season, often times parked on or near the golf course hosting the event.
Day said that his son was a year old when he learned to walk, which was also around the same time he got his first plastic golf club. The young father had the occupational hazard of observing the typical poor form of a one year old golfer, joking about the tough time he had watching him storm around swinging the club one-handed. He said that Dash began using two hands around the age of 18 months, gripping the club like a hockey stick with two hands apart, which Day thought was "correct enough and just let him have at it."
Many parents can probably relate to that. Few can probably relate to having their sponsors show up with custom made professional grade toddler size golf clubs as an early second birthday present as was the case with Day and TaylorMade. It wasn't long before Dash was running around saying "hit balls, hit balls!" Day described being concerned that he'd be too technical in attempting to give instructions.
"For now, I just do my best to make it fun," said Day. "If that ever stops being enough and Dash wants to play golf to win, that desire will have to come from within. Not from me."
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During the interview, Jason Day goes on to give some incredible tips for parents on being patient and providing the right kind of instruction through fundamental insights and drills. He also addresses perhaps the most universally relatable part of golf… tantrums.
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Healing Tide is the debut studio album by American duo The War and Treaty, released on August 10, 2018, by Strong World Entertainment with marketing and distribution by Thirty Tigers. Produced and recorded by Buddy Miller, the album peaked at number 11 on the US Billboard Top Heatseekers Albums chart and at number twenty-six on the Independent Albums chart.
Background
Before combining to form The War and Treaty, Michael Trotter Jr. sang in church before serving two tours of duty in Iraq. Recalling his time on duty, Trotter Jr. expressed "I didn't think I would make it back home [...] I only knew music was what I love, it was soothing. A lot of times they said Trotter why don't you sing?" Jewly Hight of National Public Radio writes he 'was dealt the singular sacred duty of paying tribute to fallen comrades in song'. Chris Estey of Paste explains further, 'a burden was placed in his heart to create music like this, confronting every evil and rhapsodizing about long-held-off freedoms in this world. His powerful voice got into the media through broadcast talent shows in service to the military; it almost redeemed the loneliness and suffering of being stationed away from all he loved.' Following his tour of duty, Hight writes that Trotter Jr. struck 'out as a smoothly seductive R&B singer-songwriter, citing influences like Gerald Levert and Tyrese'.
Tanya Blount Trotter first came to prominence in the 1993 film and soundtrack Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit, where her duet with Lauryn Hill on "His Eye Is on the Sparrow" was cited as a memorable moment by MadameNoire. The following year, her debut album Natural Thing was released, featuring the internationally charting single "I'm Gonna Make You Mine" and "Through the Rain" which peaked at number twenty-seven on the US R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and number ninety on the US Billboard Hot 100. In 1995, she featured on "Freedom (Theme from Panther)" the title song for the film Panther, which peaked at number forty-five on the US Billboard Hot 100 and reached the top twenty of the US R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The same year, Blount received a nomination for Best New Artist at the Soul Train Awards.
Bruce Warren of WXPN explains, 'After he [Michael Trotter Jr.] left the service, he met Tanya at a music festival they were both playing. Tanya walked up to Michael after their shows, exchanged phone numbers, and their relationship blossomed in and out of the recording studio.' Tanya told Billboard, "it's kind of like when we first started dating; I told him we have to jump off the building at the same time, holding hands. It's a question you have to ask before you make that decision -- ARE you ready to love me? Are you ready to go through all the things a relationship requires you to go through and still be there?" Michael expressed, "She did not know I was a wounded war veteran when we dated [...] I never talked about it. She was very confused -- Why is this guy running and ducking under the bed when he hears fireworks on the Fourth of July? Why do I find him hiding in a dark corner when the rest of the day he was so bubbly and happy? She was like, 'You've got to let me in Mike. You've got to tell me what's going on so I can make a decision if I want to roll with this.' And when she finally convinced me to let her into the dark side of me, I just gave her everything, told her everything I went through and, then, 'Are you ready to love me baby? Are we still good?'
In 2016, the duo released Love Affair as Trotter & Blount led by the single "Imagine". Jewly Hight of National Public Radio describes 'after teaming up in life and music, the pair dabbled in sleek soul updates under their combined surnames. But they also drew inspiration from voices embraced as touchstones across generations and genres — Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, Johnny Cash and Nina Simone among them — and ultimately settled into a rootsy aesthetic animated by the range of their musical experiences.'
When asked if there was a connection with the song "Imagine" penned and recorded by John Lennon, Michael Trotter Jr. responded "The Beatles to me represented every human emotion you can feel. That band was so important. Their career speaks writing about love…like Ashford and Simpson. Most the 70s and 60s was trying to push our culture to togetherness." "Imagine" was also released as "Imagine…Hillary Clinton" in support of Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton. Speaking with EUR/Electronic Urban Report on the reasons for the political release, Trotter Jr. explained, "It's very interesting. My dad called, he works for the train system in Baltimore on the tracks, and he told me that Hillary Clinton herself called a lot of them. She spoke to each one of them personally to hear their concerns. She said she called to see if she had any similar stories to what they were going through…She was Senator and the 1st Lady and she learned… 'Imagine' getting behind a candidate that spends time with you."
The same year, they released the single "Hi Ho" as The War and Treaty, was described by Paste writer Chris Estey as 'the break out soul hit'. In 2017, they released the EP Down to the River, heralded by Estey as 'a splendidly made immediate classic about conflict and redemption.' Expressing further that, 'both seem to have been holding back plenty of passion and pain in their lives previous to knowing each other, and it's this kind of expressive blues and soul and folk and gospel that truly connects to every listener who may desperately need it.'
Zoë Madonna of Boston Globe explains, 'ever since they were drafted to fill an ailing Buddy Miller's spot at the 2017 Americana Music Festival and Conference, the married duo from Albion, Mich., have been lighting up the folk scene'. In 2018, they toured nationally at 'prestigious festival stops and events such as Bonnaroo, Newport Folk Festival, Telluride Bluegrass Festival, Pickathon and AmericanaFest'. Bruce Warren of WXPN expressed 'After an exhilarating live performance at the Americana Music Association's music festival last September in Nashville at Cannery Ballroom, husband and wife musical duo The War and Treaty – Michael Trotter Jr. and Tanya Blount-Trotter – became one of the most talked about sets at the festival by a whole lot of people. Had I not been there to experience it for myself, I would have doubted the hyperbole.'
Recording
Healing Tide was recorded live and produced by Buddy Miller at his home studio in March over 5 days., whilst the album was solely penned by Michael Trotter Jr, who shares lead vocals with wife Tanya Blount Trotter throughout. Also featured alongside Miller on guitars and banjo are 'an impressive lineup of musicians including Brady Blade, Adam Chaffins, Jim Hoke, Russ Pahl and Sam Bush, whilst 'country music legend Emmylou Harris lends her distinctive voice to the track "Here Is Where the Loving Is At". Speaking with Rolling Stone on the title track's release Michael Trotter Jr. expressed "I hope people see our hearts on this record [...] I want people to feel like we care. When you think about artists you don't think about that, but that's the way I want the world to feel about The War and Treaty."
Michael Trotter Jr. recalled to Billboard, "I remember we the album so fast, like 14 songs in pretty much four days, and no third takes. We did two takes because we felt really guilty, and Buddy was like, 'This is not right. Something has to be wrong. We should do it again,' but a lot of times it was right the first time." Featured artist Emmylou Harris brought brownies from her mother's recipe to the recording session of "Here Is Where The Loving Is At".
In an interview with Two Story Melody, Michael Trotter Jr. spoke on the recording process with Buddy Miller, expressing, "It went from working with this icon to someone who truly cares and wants to keep it authentic. He would tell us, "No, that's too much," or "Let's clean up that growl some and really let the story come through," or "Maybe that resonator makes it too country in a way y'all don't want." All of it was a partnership. Buddy has a unique way of reminding you of yourself. We had a blast working with him and watching him work. He's very shy, and most people don't see that shyness up close and personal! He's worked with everyone — Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, Band of Joy, Patty Griffin — but he forgets all of that when it comes to you. He says, "Today<|fim_middle|> You Ready To Love Me?"'. Horowitz noted 'the chemistry of both singers feeding off each other and Miller's backing musicians on the carnal "Jeep Cherokee Laredo," propelled by Miller's banjo and guest Jim Hoke's organ and baritone sax, that kicks the duo into overdrive' whilst 'Emmylou Harris adds her distinctive pipes to the sweet, bluegrass-infused "Here Is Where The Loving Is At,"'. In closing Horowitz writes, 'when the tempos pump and chug, as on the thumping "All I Wanna Do," the rugged, propulsive energy generated by The War and Treaty is nothing less than inspirational. With their beaming outpouring of positivity and joyous approach to life and love, this rousing music encourages togetherness in these troubled times.'
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Emmylou Harris songs | , I'm producing The War and Treaty." It's humbling and unique. He's taken the position of godfather in our lives, and we truly love him and his wife, Julie. She came down a few times during our sessions. Anyone who knows her knows that she's a riot. She could be a comedian in her own right; twenty seconds with Julie is enough to prove it! She sat in on our session one time, and she couldn't believe that that sound was coming from a studio in her home! The whole process was unique, from spending time with Julie and watching her interact with our son, Legend — she even brought him a stuffed animal — to eating homemade brownies made by Emmylou Harris herself."
Composition
Warren of WXPN describes the title track "Healing Tide" as 'a spiritual distant cousin to Delaney & Bonnie's "Soul Shake,"' on which 'Michael and Tanya wrap their powerful voices around a driving beat that shimmies and shakes with relentless rock and roll powered soul music.'
Hight for National Public Radio writes, In "Are You Ready To Love Me", a strutting country-soul number laced with horns and pedal steel, she pleads for physical affection and promises eager attentiveness as a lover, building to her insistent delivery of the question posed in the title. He sings the first half of "If It's In Your Heart" as though he's summoning the courage to press his lover for honesty and find out whether or not the intensity of her devotion equals his own.'
Hight describes "Here Is Where the Loving Is At" as a 'loping string band number' on which Emmylou Harris and 'the Trotters paint a picture of lasting partnership as an earthy, effortful endeavor. "Just hold me to the words I say", Tanya implores, attacking the start of the next line with a teasingly determined growl. "And don't go looking somewhere else instead."' For the recording session at Buddy Miller's Nashville home, Emmylou Harris brought brownies.
Whilst on "Hearts", 'a gospelly piano ballad in 6/8 time, the couple swap grand declarations of the bleakness they'd face without each other's company. They turn fierce when they declare their shared conviction during the bridge: "We've got a reason to keep our love growing strong / Everything between us helps us move along." Then their belting softens into an intimate murmur of shared belief: "We'd find each other's hearts."'
"Jeep Cherokee Laredo" is described as 'sensual heat [...] with its sly, New Orleans-style syncopation and burbling organ. "You keep on peeking through the foggy windows / Please disregard all sly innuendo", they playfully scold a would-be busybody, flaunting the pleasure of the mischief shared between the two of them' Commenting on Michael Trotter Jr's songwriting, Hight expressed 'the lyrics, penned by Michael (the author of all their material, who often describes his writing's autobiographical inspiration) have a big-talking punch equally connected to hip-hop and the blues' whilst 'the ardor that the Trotters bring to the a capella number "Love Like There's No Tomorrow" is at once particular and sweeping.'
Zoë Madonna of Boston Globe writes 'only one song mentions religion outright, but many of the tracks rumble with the vigorous rhythms of the kind of black church music that was imprinted on so many of the first rock 'n' roll musicians. Whilst 'The Trotters' passion for each other is on full view on tracks such as "Hearts" and "All I Want to Do," and "Jeep Cherokee Laredo" rocks on the coy, cute edge of raunchy. On the album opener "Love Like There's No Tomorrow," the two cry out that declaration over a slow, simmering beat, calling to everyone who can hear them to do the same.
Promotion
On August 23, 2018, The War and Treaty announced the Healing Tide Tour, commencing October 2, 2018 in Los Angeles and ending in Indianapolis on November 17, 2018.
Critical reception
Healing Tide received an aggregate score of 79/100 on Metacritic which indicates 'generally favorable reviews'. The title track was WXPN's 'Gotta Hear Song of the Week'. Stephen L. Betts of Rolling Stone described the "joyfully relentless title track" as "reminiscent of classic Ike and Tina Turner rock-infused soul".
Jewly Hight of National Public Radio writes 'there are a couple of hard-charging, rock and soul originals on the Trotter's upcoming album, Healing Tide, that recall the dueling vigor of the music the Turners made together. But while Tina Turner's revelations have made us hear the volatility of her relationship with Ike in the musical heat they generated, the Trotters' songs "All I Wanna Do" and "Healing Tide" convey an ecstatic, empowering sense of partnership that serves as the duo's creative engine and core message.'
Zoë Madonna of Boston Globe writes 'in contrast to Tanya's earlier work, the War and Treaty's music is soul-shaking and raucous. Michael's lyrics draw on the duo's complex personal journeys toward love. Their sound has drawn comparisons to that of Ike and Tina Turner, but given the shadow cast by Ike's years of abuse, it feels almost wrong to compare the two couples.' Madonna also expressed 'the War and Treaty sings about is love, and theirs is not a cynic's album. And even without backstories, the songs speak for themselves. Michael plays keyboards and wields his clarion tenor like a flaming sword. Tanya's voice is sinuous and muscular, with a raw edge that was wrapped in layers of reverb on her earlier work but now packs an invigorating punch as she tears through high notes.'
Writing for American Songwriter, Hal Horowitz expressed, 'affirming the essence of all things positive, healing and loving has seldom felt so good'. 'All married couple Michael Trotter Jr. and Tanya Trotter need is their booming voices and a tambourine, as on the stripped-down opening "Love Like There's No Tomorrow" to get the spiritual juices flowing'. Horowitz describes the songs as 'heartfelt and emotion packed' where 'Michael channels Otis Redding and Wilson Pickett as he reaches for the heavens on the searing ballad "If It's In Your Heart" and Tanya does the same with nods to Aretha, Etta James and even Joplin on her scorching solo vocal in the churchy "Are | 1,403 |
I am sure you've seen recent articles on the Internet titled something like How to Get More Done! and Top 5 Productivity Tips!, etc. I must admit I used to read a lot of those kind of articles. I thought there was a magic bullet out there about getting things done. I have learned different strategies from many of the productivity gurus and cobbled together a productive organizational system that, for the most part, works for me. Currently my work life is run by a massive to-do list. I try to capture every idea however fleeting just in case I forget it. This makes for a long to-do list. I may be in need of a new approach.
I'm always philosophically drawn to people like Paul Jarvis and Leo Babauta of Zen Habits who write about having a workflow that is more free-form. No surprise that I find these approaches appealing because even in my art, I walk away from strict rules and move towards free-form expression.
Paul Jarvis is my go-to guy for a reality check. I have subscribed to his newsletters for a long time and purchased all his books. I admire his no-nonsense approach and independent thinking. His writing and podcasts always make me think about why I am doing something and does it make sense for me regardless of what other "experts" may say. His latest newsletter had a link to an interview with him by Cameron McCool of the Bench company blog. He talked about not having a set daily routine but approaching each day deciding what needs to be done, what is reasonable to get done that day and just doing it. Pure simplicity. The full interview can be read HERE.
I am also intrigued by people like the Zen Habits blog author Leo Babauta. His idea is to let go of goals and to work on what is most exciting to you at the moment because, realistically, you will be the most productive on things that matter the most to you in this moment. This does seem very wise to me. And I've tested this theory several times. I am still working on it, but it feels good even just thinking this way. His article on this is called, The Best Goal is No Goal and can be read HERE. It will make you think.
This is a level of trusting yourself to know what needs to be done, and do what needs to be done but with a spirit of self-respect and a sense of<|fim_middle|>Yes, I do have this mantra as a reoccurring daily to-do item in my productivity app, Things. I use this mantra just as a reminder to keep things in their proper perspective.
I am a free agent who lives in a free state where I can let go of unnecessary burdens and focus on what brings me meaning every day.
My Water series playlist on Spotify can be found HERE. | adventure being in the right place, at the right time, doing the things you care about most. I am all-in for this approach. This summer of 2016, I am going to loosen the grip on the Tyranny of the To-Do List.
A deeper issue of the Tyranny of the To-Do List is this feeling of the Burden of the Undone. Many people, me included, put way too many things on this to-do list. Then when the inevitable happens and we get to the end of the day and have barely scratched the surface of the to-do list, the sadness and the self-judgment comes rushing in. I've tried to put less things on my to-do list. Some people say include no more than three things a day that must get done. Frankly, sometimes I think maybe it should just be one thing. I've played with this idea of saying I just have to get this one thing done. I have found sometimes those days are my most productive because I feel like the rest of the to-do's are just gravy and I want to get it done because it feels good to get it done. Not because I told myself I have to get it done. I guess that means I'm rebelling against myself.
The Tyranny of the To-Do List is a brutal dictatorship. I do not think it is wise of our culture to define our success as a person of value or of no-value based on all the sh** you got done today. What if all the stuff on your-do list really had zero meaning?
What if everything on your to-do list actually made you feel good? What if you trusted yourself to do the important but fun things first because that is what you want to do?
I don't have a lot of answers here in this article. I do know this summer I will try to let go of goals in the traditional sense. I'm learning that the less I tell myself I have to do, the more I actually end up doing.
This understanding has made me come up with my own three phrase mantra.
In a way, I think these are the only things I really have to be doing every day.
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The final trunk has a number of custom details that were designed to help the retail display. Circular shelves swivel out to increase the visual footprint of the display unit and a small stool was also made in-house using the same leather as the trunk's new lining. The stool fits neatly inside the trunk so the entire thing can be closed up and wheeled away without any fuss. The casters are vintage industrial casters, each of which has locks on them to keep the whole unit stable.
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Reminds me a bit of Andrea Zittel; which means I LOVE it. A winner on so may levels.
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While the discipline of rhetoric and composition has looked at a variety of topics related to the materiality of<|fim_middle|>, and the Biophysical World" (2015). Doctoral Dissertations. 393. | writing, the majority of materialist approaches limit their scope to local, situated writing practices. However, with the spread of digital media and the establishment of a global, networked infrastructure for communication and inscription, the abundant textuality that has emerged in the early 21st century demands that we develop more rigorous materialist approaches to the study and teaching of writing.
This growing textual environment has been called, in popular and academic discourse, Web 2.0—a more "social Web" than its early form in the late 1990s, one that encourages more interaction and collaboration between users. The ethos of sharing that defines Web 2.0 has been celebrated by writing scholars as a qualitatively new public sphere where we are writing and participating more than ever. Yet, underlying our exuberance of Web 2.0 is the problematic assumption that more writing is an intrinsic good. As more writing is produced, the logic goes, the richer the opportunities for human agency. In a world of infinite resources, such a productivist ethos makes sense; but in a world of finite resources, one whose health is intertwined with our global network of writing technologies, unrestrained textual production has become a threat to other human and nonhuman systems.
Pulver, Christian J., "Metabolizing Capital: Writing, Information | 268 |
In total contrast to the almost idyllic conditions enjoyed during the Dalhousie Anniversary tournament on March 13th, the 'season opener' was as close to a golfing horror show that could be imagined. Freezing winds, driving showers of rain and sleet and the total absence of either enjoyment or quality play made for a pretty awful three or four hours out on the links. Only seventeen hardy – but clearly unhappy – Dalhousie members completed the task of achieving a result from the introductory match which kicked<|fim_middle|>, Campbell's victory duly sealed the narrowest of wins for the Juniors.
After a splendid buffet and countless cups of warming tea and coffee from the hotel staff, Mike Sinclair duly collected the trophy on behalf of his fellow 'youngsters'. The awful conditions endured made the destiny of the Captain's special award for the 'shot of the day' a fairly simple decision to recognise. The aforesaid Tom Wotherspoon's superb tee shot to four feet at the short thirteenth – plus the holed putt for his two – was widely approved by all concerned.
It is fairly safe to say, therefore, that few will recall the 2018 'official' launch of a Juniors versus Seniors fixture as a season opener with any sense of enjoyment or warmth. Surely, it cannot possibly be subject to worse conditions in the years to come? | the new season off.
As things turned out, the last couple on the course (Tom Wotherspoon and Campbell Ford) battled their way around to be the only members who completed eighteen holes. Thus, arriving back in the warmth of the Golf Hotel about an hour after all other combatants, little did either of them know that their result was to decide the winner of the whole affair! With the match score tied at 6 points each | 88 |
Looking for used Hitachi Seiki lathes to fit your specifications and your budget? Then look no further! CNCMachines.Net carries a Hitachi Seiki CNC's. Our machines are ready to produce machined parts for a wide range of applications.
Hitachi-Seiki was a very old Japanese company that expanded and in 1981 started making CNC turning centers in Congers, NY and later made CNC's in Itasca, IL. Hitachi-Seiki CNC lathes and horizontal milling machines from the 1980's to 2002 still are on the US market today. By 2001, over 4,000 units of the HT20 & HT 23J as well as the VM40J had been produced. Like many companies, they fell victim to the early 2000 recession, and in 2002 they were acquired by Mori Seiki Kosan. Though the company that made these machines are out of business, numerous other companies still provide service, parts and retrofits for Hitachi-Seiki's. Some machinists still like the easy interface and other functionality of this equipment.
Hitachi originally installed Yasnac controllers made by Yaskawa Electric. But today, some Hitachi's are Fanuc-equipped. According to operators who know both Fanuc and Yasnac, the differences<|fim_middle|>achi Seiki website. | between the controllers is insignificant. The Yasnac lathe controller has its followers who like the conversational programming that became available in 2001 on the Siecos-J control. Mills with the Secios M (Yasnac I-80) are semi-conversational with a programmer's assist. It is possible to retrofit Hitachi Seiki lathes and horizontal milling machines with new controllers from unrelated companies with good results. Many of the used Hitachi Seiki lathes have already been retrofitted with new CNC controls. Membranes on these controllers can wear out. If you are buying a Hitachi Seiki, replacement keyboard membranes can still be purchased.
When shopping for a used Hitachi Seiki CNC Lathe, you'll generally find that the newer the lathe the more horsepower and spindle rpms are possible. The largest outer diameter that you will be able to turn is the chuck size, and it varies from 10" to 15" on the various models.
There are a wide range of CNC lathes available as used. Below are samples of the types of lathes that you may find for sale along with their corresponding chuck size, machine length maximum and the controller names. The HT Series (named for HiTEC) was the most popular series by the year 2001. Hitachi-Seiki's had face-to-face index times of 0.1 sec, a unique backspin torque limiter clutch to minimize damage at mishaps, one touch full travel tailstock and 12 or 16 VDI turret's available with and without live tools. They also had acceleration/deceleration rates of 30 m/min in the X and Z axis.
Milling is a machining process of using rotary cutters to remove material from a workpiece to create a part. Vertical milling machines make smaller parts and the super-size parts are usually made on a horizonal machining center. Because of the ever-increasing complexity and features being added to both kinds of machines, both kinds may be referred to as "machining centers." Most CNC milling machines have the ability to move the spindle along the Z-axis with allows for freedom to engrave and make much more complex parts. When a fifth axis is added, making the machine a "5-Axis" machine, the B axis controls the tilt of the tool to make extremely complicated geometries. Most selections for CNC milling machines begin with the size parts you plan to machine.
Hitachi Seiki produced vertical milling machines in the late from 1988 until the late 1990's. Most available used Hitachi-Seiki VMC's are in the "VK" series. The "MK" model appears to be one of the oldest. These vertical mills have travels that vary greatly.
SUPER HICELL 400 CNC Lathe and Machining Center – The last machining center made in 2002.
CNC Control – Has it been updated/retrofitted?
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If you are in the market for a used Hitachi Seiki lathe or horizontal milling enter, we are a leading expert in used lathes and machining centers for sale and have a wide variety of years and sizes available. We would love to help you find the perfect Hitachi Seiki machine for your shop. Contact one of our used Hitachi Seiki experts today for more details: 844.262.6789.
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States with travel curbs often rely on businesses to enforce the rules
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A lifeguard wears a mask while overseeing the main beach in East Hampton, New York. Astrid Riecken/Getty Images
Travelers are looking for rest and relaxation when they arrive at the Cod Cove Inn on the coast of Maine. Now, they also get paperwork in the form<|fim_middle|> using phrases like you must, you should, you shall," said Geoff Luebkemann, senior vice president of education and training. "But rather, as a matter of public health we ask that…"
Add policing public health to the growing list of things hotel and restaurant workers probably didn't think they'd signed up for.
Expect more staycations this summer
New signs of slowdown in foreign travel to the US
With an economy dependent on tourism, Hawaii tries to encourage visitors
Airlines to start offering pre-flight COVID tests
The travel industry is still in a slump during the holiday season
Will you be able to go on vacation this summer? | of a certificate of compliance. "It's a very big, long form, and basically it's making them testify that they'll behave when they're here and wear their face masks and all that kind of stuff," said Ted Hugger, the hotel's co-owner.
Maine has some of the country's strictest travel rules. Anyone not from Vermont or New Hampshire must show they've tested negative for COVID-19 or they need to quarantine for two weeks. And it's on employees of hotels, Airbnbs and campgrounds to enforce the rules. "To have them act as the police of the state is really unreasonable and unfair," Hugger said. "This layer of enforcement paints us as the bad guy."
State restrictions on travelers from other states are popping up all over the country in response to the surge in COVID-19 cases. The governors of New York, Connecticut and New Jersey have imposed a two-week quarantine on visitors from 16 states where infections are mounting fast — including Alabama, Florida and Texas. In New York, violators could be fined up to $10,000.
Visitors flying into New York are given questionnaires and may be contacted by local government. People coming by train, bus or car are much more difficult to monitor. Dr. Amanda Castel, an epidemiologist at George Washington University, said that would require the work of contact tracers, law enforcement and even tollbooth operators. "That's a lot of resources to make this work," she said.
Castel thinks compliance comes down to social responsibility, like during stay-home orders. "People did it because they understood the importance of staying home to prevent the spread of the virus," she said.
But as we've seen with masks, not everyone will follow the rules. Florida has had travel restrictions in place for a while. And the Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association has been working with businesses on how to de-escalate situations. "Not singling out a guest | 405 |
Cervical discs act as cushions<|fim_middle|> result of injury or wear can become painful and result in a loss of motion. If you are experiencing these symptoms, the spine and back care specialists at Yuma Regional Medical Center may recommend a procedure called a cervical disc replacement. In this procedure, your surgeon will remove the damaged or degenerated cervical disc and replace it with a specially-coated artificial disc to help relieve your pain and promote a full range of motion. Cervical disc replacement, which is performed under general anesthesia, is an alternative to the Spinal Fusion procedure which has a recovery time of approximately three months. With cervical disc replacement, the recovery time is reduced to approximately two weeks. Patients who have disc replacements also typically have fewer subsequent surgeries.
When the small bones of the spine become fractured or cause pain, a spine and back care specialist may recommend a procedure called a spinal fusion. | or shock absorbers between the bones of the neck and spine. Discs that become damaged as a | 20 |
CPN Hires Two Solar Experts to Grow Solar Co-op Reach
By Ben Delman on March 26, 2015
The Community Power Network (CPN) is proud to bring aboard two solar energy experts, Bill Howley and Ben Delman, to the team. Both are supporting CPN's efforts to help communities develop and implement local energy initiatives and build local power around a shared, democratic energy system<|fim_middle|> organizations. He's also supporting on-the-group solar deployment efforts through CPN's programs in Washington, DC, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia. Ben joins CPN from clean tech PR firm Tigercomm where he worked to earn attention for a variety of clean tech companies and causes.
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Bill Howley joins CPN as the organization's WV SUN Program Director and is helping West Virginians go solar together through solar co-ops. He's also helping coordinate efforts in the state to ensure all citizens have the right to produce their own energy. Bill is a long time energy activist. Since 2008, he has written and edited The Power Line, the View from Calhoun County, a blog about electricity issues in West Virginia. Bill powers his home with a 3.56 kw solar power system with battery backup.
Ben Delman joins CPN as the organization's Communications Manager. He's working with CPN to grow the organization's outreach efforts and publicize the benefits and successes of CPN's many member | 151 |
Producer A Ganesh had called for protest and PressMeet on <|fim_middle|> President Ashok and his team also were attended the meet.
In the PressMeet, Rockline Venkatesh urged Sa Ra Govindu to retain his post and said "the other opposed members are also a part of this KFCC family and requested Sa Ra Govindu to continue as President. He also mentioned the points which Sa Ra Govindu has done to KFI."
Jaggesh speaking furthur added "since there is a news about the GST and commercial tax imposotion, KFCC needs potential and strong person to strongly hold the KFCC and KFi and this can be only done by Sa Ra Govindu."
Jaggesh highlighted that it was Govindu who fought for the multiplex tickets tariff to be cut down to Rs 200 and also appreciated the struggle he went through to do that.
Kc Ashok, reminded everyone about the help Sa Ra GovinU did to the members of Okkuta and other sister organisations.
Sa Ra Govindu, was over whelmed by the support from media and people from the industry said that the final and mutual decision will be taken on June 14th in the General body meeting. | 26th May at 2 Pm at KFCC in order to support Sa Ra Govindu and team to continue in KFCC for the next one term.
In the support of Sa Ra Govindu, top film personalities like Jaggesh, C R Manohar, Rockline Venkatesh, Soorappa Babu, K Manju, Jayanna, KC Ashok and others were present at KFCC. Okkutta | 95 |
Supreme Court of Canada rejects waiver of tort as cause of action
The Supreme Court of Canada emphatically rejected the doctrine of waiver of tort as a cause of action and as a gains-based remedy in Atlantic Lottery Corp Inc. v Babstock, 2<|fim_middle|>" before this exceptional remedy will be awarded.[7]
The consequences of Atlantic Lottery
The Supreme Court of Canada's decision in Atlantic Lottery will have broad implications in class actions in Canada. Plaintiffs can no longer certify class actions based on a plea of waiver of tort. By confirming that waiver of tort is not a recognized cause of action, the Supreme Court of Canada has taken a meaningful step towards ensuring that only those claims that disclose a valid cause of action and are well-suited to proceeding as a class action will survive certification.
[1] Atlantic Lottery Corp v Babstock, 2020 SCC 19 at paras 23 and 28 (majority opinion by Brown J) and para 107 (dissenting opinion of Karakatsanis J).
[2] Ibid at paras 15 and 27.
[3] See S Barton, M Hines, and S Therien, "Neither Cause of Action nor Remedy: Doing Away with Waiver of Tort", in TL Archibald and RS Echlin, eds, Annual Review of Civil Litigation, 2015 (2015).
[4] Atlantic Lottery, supra, at para 17.
[5] Ibid at para 23.
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Download vCard for Kavi Sivasothy | 020 SCC 19.[1] This decision will have a direct and significant impact on class actions, as it shuts down plaintiffs' ability to certify claims which, absent waiver of tort, would not be certifiable.
Atlantic Lottery is an appeal from a decision of the Newfoundland and Labrador Court of Appeal. The Court of Appeal had upheld the motion court's decision granting certification and dismissing an application to strike the plaintiffs' claim on the basis that it disclosed no reasonable cause of action. In this proceeding, the plaintiffs alleged that video lottery terminal games licensed by the Atlantic Lottery Corporation were inherently dangerous and deceptive, and sought to recover the profits gained by the lottery corporation on the basis of unjust enrichment and waiver of tort.
Waiver of tort as a gains-based remedy of "disgorgement"
The Supreme Court held that the plaintiffs failed to meet the criteria for certification because they failed to establish a cause of action that would have a reasonable chance of succeeding at trial. In particular, the Court held that waiver of tort is not a valid cause of action.[2]
In reaching this conclusion, the Supreme Court reviewed prior jurisprudence and scholarship, including a 2015 article penned by Gowling WLG lawyers Sandra Barton, Mark Hines, and Shawn Therien[3] in which the authors argued that waiver of tort should not be recognized as a stand-alone cause of action or as a remedy. The authors urged courts to abandon the term waiver of tort altogether, and instead to focus on defining circumstances in which disgorgement (or other gains-based remedies) might be awarded to a plaintiff. Barton et al. noted that certifying class actions premised on a waiver of tort claim makes little sense, particularly in a post-Hryniak era in which the Court has sent a clear message that inefficient, unnecessarily complex civil proceedings are no longer acceptable.[4]
The Court agreed, and concluded that the term "waiver of tort" should be abandoned as a stand-alone cause of action, and should not be used to describe the remedy of disgorgement.[5] The Court also confirmed that although disgorgement can be awarded as a remedy, it is not itself a standalone cause of action, but instead can only be awarded if "all the constituent elements of one or more causes of action (specifically, breach of a duty in tort, contract, or equity)" have been proven.[6]
The Court also held that with respect to breach of contract claims, disgorgement is only available in exceptional circumstances where other remedies are inadequate, and the circumstances themselves justify such an award. Because disgorgement requires only that the defendant gained a benefit (with no proof of deprivation to the plaintiff required) the Court noted that a plaintiff must establish a "legitimate interest in preventing the defendant's profit-making activity | 567 |
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Lyonel Feininger (American, 1871-1956). Promenaders (Spaziergauger), 1918. Woodcut on (imitation) Japan paper, Image: 14 9/16 x 11 1/2 in. (37 x 29.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Dick S. Ramsay Fund, 62.59.3. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 62.59.3_PS2.jpg)
Lyonel Feininger (American, 1871-1956). Promenaders (Spaziergauger), 1918. Woodcut on (imitation) Japan paper, Image: 14 9/16 x 11 1/2 in. (37 x 29.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Dick S. Ramsay Fund, 62.59.3. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 62.59.3_acetate_bw.jpg)
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The C1 was amazing, but the C2 moved the Corvette far further. Its design stemmed from two racing cars as did lots of its engineering and it looked like nothing else on the road. Furthermore, it offered loads of comfort perks and very powerful engines ranging from 2<|fim_middle|>, straightforward gearboxes and lots of power under the hood and the later versions were only better. This makes it one of the most beloved versions of the Corvette even half a century later.
The interior also improved over the years, but the general idea survived all evolutions. The interior was practical with lots of storage and luggage space, providing more comfort with great seats (that did lack some of the side support for sharper turns in some models), better heater, air conditioning and more.
The dashboard had six gauges in front of the driver, while the central console hosted a radio and clock. In front of the passenger there was a large glove box. The car had modern suspension which was more comfortable, but also kept the car in tracks better than the previous one. All in all, the C2 Sting Ray was probably one of the best options if you wanted a perfect mix of style, racing credibility and comfort. | 50 hp to 560 hp (officially 430 hp) that could be paired with an automatic, or three- or four-speed manual.
Throughout its 5-year production span, the car was constantly upgraded in every respect, becoming a proper beast on the track, but still keeping much of its original flair and astonishing looks.
Moreover, it was extremely popular, reaching the number of 117,964 units sold in just 5 years. To this day it remains one of the most iconic US cars and among the most beloved Corvette models.
The Corvette Sting Ray production started in 1962 for the 1963 model and it was a major change compared to the C1. The styling was completely new, far more aggressive and it was based on two previous concepts – the Q-Corvette and, more prominently, the Corvette Stingray Racer Concept Car. The latter was a project funded privately, but the people on the project were high-profile GM employees and it was based on yet another non-completed racing project by Chevrolet, the Corvette SS. Without going into technical details, the most notable features were the new, highly modernized and still praised design, more powerful engines starting with the 4.6 l V8 with 315 hp and the weight of just 2,200 lbs, almost 1,000 lbs lighter than the previous road going model. Understandably, the road car was far heavier than the racing concept, but the general trend was here to stay.
The production car that stemmed from these concepts came in 1963 in the form of the Chevrolet Corvette C2, also famous for its alternative name Sting Ray (later written as a one word – Stingray). Even though some previous concepts could suggest that the car would be mid- or even rear-engined with an option of a H6 engine, the Sting Ray had the familiar FR layout and a bulky V8.
The car was better than the previous Corvette in every way. It was modernly designed (even though the C1 was damn beautiful), it packed far more power, immensely better suspension, more rigid structure in a lower weighing body and more space for luggage and passengers to go with better materials of the interior and other comfort perks.
As usual for most American cars, every year of its production brought some changes. The 1963 model had the all new shape with hidden headlights and split rear window. Its design and engineering features also made the car handle far better and improved its comfort. Generally speaking, by 1963 sports cars were getting far more comfortable and suitable for everyday use, so the Sting Ray went in the same direction offering options such as leather upholstery, power brakes and steering AM-FM radio and air conditioning. The initial versions had 250 hp from 327 cid V8 engines with optional 300 hp, 340 hp and 360 hp versions. This was also the first time that a special performance package was offered under the name Z-06. These were suitable for races such as NASCAR and Le Mans, of course with some adaptations.
In 1964 Chevrolet made mostly cosmetic changes. The faux air intakes were removed from the hood and the left air exhaust vent at the rear pillar became functional, as opposed to the previous model where it mostly served as decoration. Rocker panels were also changed. The most notable changes were suspension alterations that brought variable-rate front coil springs and changed thickness for the rear transverse leaf spring that improved comfort but kept the car firmly in its line. More suspension tweaks came in the form of new shock absorbers with Freon used to deal with heat issues. The two top-notch versions got some mechanical changes that improved the power rating to 365 hp and 375 hp respectively to go with the new four-speed gearbox. The 1963 Sting Ray was a miracle, and the 1964 one was a step further, with slight improvements in almost every direction which made it a lot better car overall.
In 1965 the car got just slight design changes, but also a new big-block 6.5 l V8 with 425 hp, which had a carburetor and it brought an end to the fuel injected system used previously for the most powerful version, since the fuel injected one cost far more and offered 50 hp less than the new V8. Aside from this, the car also got another small-block version with 350 hp. Another huge change were disc brakes on all four wheels, making a huge difference for the stopping power.
The big-block got a 390 hp version, along with the existing 425 hp one. A completely new thing was a 427 cu in (7 l) which packed 430 hp, not too much compared to the 425 hp of the smaller big-block, but it provided far more torque which made it far more interesting to drive. The small-blocks offered 300 and 350 hp.
1967 version was the best of them all, being a product of several previous facelifts. The new stuff included some minor styling tweaks, including a new placement of the handbrake that moved between the seats, as opposed to under the dashboard on the previous versions. Another novelty was a L88 engine which was the ultimate one in the lineup with loads of racing-derived parts and massive 560 hp (despite the 430 hp it was said to have due to regulations in the 1960s). It required high-octane fuel and came with limited-slip differential, power brakes, better suspension and more. It was a racing car that could be driven on the streets, but it was clearly dedicated to racing, being devoid of perks like radio and heater.
The car came with loads of engineering advancements, such as new chassis, shorter wheelbase, better steering, modern suspension and more powerful engines. All of these aspects were altered and improved as its production progressed, so the initial drum brakes (with better cooling system which made them very good) were replaced by all-discs in 1966 and these were incredibly durable and highly efficient. All in all, even the initial Sting Ray was amazing to drive, with precise steering, amazing weight distribution, great brakes | 1,321 |
Your property is essential to you, and naturally you'd like to be capable to preserve an eye on it at all instances to make sure it stays safe. The company is promising to enhance its security choices in 2016 by providing customers the capability to have their cameras professionally monitored by a safety firm. We work out the trending price by crunching the data on the product's sale price more than the last 90 days.
A wired house security system requirements to be connected by means of wires (naturally) so it will possibly have to be installed by a specialist. Wireless vs. Wired: Wireless cameras are easy to set-up with no drilling or running cables by means of your residence, but the top quality can be sub-par the further they get away from the receiver. Based upon wireless ranges, I could require two boxes strategically located on either end of the property. Couple of home security cameras have optical zoom lenses, but nearly all have digital zoom, which crop and enlarge whatever the camera is recording.
Colour or Black and White Cameras: With each alternatives offered for outdoor residence use, color safety cameras are much more high-priced than black and white, but give a larger degree of footage. Yes, years ago house safety systems were a bit expensive, but enhanced technology and competitors have created them extremely inexpensive for every person. This will come down to the Sw client that they give you for the cameras several characteristics and operations, once more, you will be the judge of that cuz only you know your OS's on laptop(s)/phones/devices and the compatibility is essential. There a couple of things to take into account before acquiring a CCTV or smart security camera, which includes where the camera can point, who you can film and what you can do with the footage you capture.
Usually contain the subscription fee when evaluating how high-priced the safety camera is. There are some companies that just do not charge monthly fees and try to offer as much functionality as sensible with the camera. If you're hunting for a single device that could theoretically replace<|fim_middle|> eBay's write-up on the pros and cons of wireless vs wired home security cameras. Installing cameras in often employed rooms can be of benefit should a fall occur. | an complete property security method, the Canary comes closest. Cameras that use only nearby storage also run the danger of losing any recorded video if the camera itself is stolen. The two Panasonic Outdoor Cameras can be mounted discretely onto any wall, fence or the residence itself, and synced to the system's hub unit within seconds. For example, the Piper nv Sensible Home Safety System has a full suite of attributes but still charges no costs.
Utilizing the most current digital technologies, some wireless CCTV cameras supply an improved transmission variety of up to 200m. A:If you want to know how many mbps are necessary to watch your security cameras from residence, you will initial need to take into account the sort of cameras you have. After considering these elements you can pick cameras that greatest suit your wants and you can compare charges to get the best price tag as properly. ADT wireless safety cameras use an encrypted wireless protocol recognized as WPA2. If you want much more meals for believed, verify out | 203 |
Science Gallery London (SGL) is a new gallery, based at King's College London, fusing art and science, scheduled to open in London Bridge in 2018. It<|fim_middle|> Design Awards – see here. | will be part of a global network of Science Galleries, with 8 due to be open or in development by 2020 – the first one opened in Dublin in 2008.
We were asked by the team behind SGL to design a perimeter hoarding for the SGL site.Located opposite The Shard, the site is a high-profile, high-footfall area, so there was an opportunity to design a real showstopper. We were challenged to make the hoarding highly visible, intriguing and shareable on social media.
The client wanted the hoarding to include a street gallery – containing original works of art, commissioned by Science Gallery London as part of its MOUTHY season – as well as general messaging about the Gallery and King's College London.
We used a large 'cyber eye', as the lead graphic, which aligned with Science Gallery London's focus on the future of science. The eye needed to be located in just the right places on the hoarding to be visible to the crowds of London Bridge and maximize the hoarding's visual impact.
Using a bright yellow, from the Science Gallery London colour palette, as the main feature colour for the hoardings, it stands out from the surrounding corporate greys and the gaze of an eye is also highly penetrating: the perfect device to grab the attention of the hoards of people passing through London Bridge station.
Find out more about Science Gallery London or follow them (@SciGalleryLon) on Twitter and Instagram.
After the hoardings were installed, Science Gallery London ran an all-day hackathon (called #Eyehack) in conjunction with augmented reality app, Blippar. It gave designers and coders the opportunity to 'hack' the eye design we delivered and come up with their own 'blips' i.e. creative digital content that becomes visible when someone uses the Blippar app on a given object – Blippar's image recognition technology unlocking the content. Sherlock co-judged the winning blip.
We were thrilled that Design Week featured the hoardings in its 'inspiration' section; you can read the article, here.
Our design for the hoardings won a Silver award in the 2017 International | 454 |
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Haptik started out in 2013 with the belief that conversational interfaces will be the next paradigm shift in human-computer interaction. As a direct-to-consumer personal assistant service, we had built a product that was liked by millions. However, it was not loved – the "assistant" was only good at basic tasks such as setting reminders orcustomer support automa knowing what's nearby. In 2017, we found a bigger opportunity in Enterprise SaaS, helping businesses implement conversational applications for improving their overall end customer experience. Since then, there has been no looking back. Our enterprise SaaS product business is going strong today and we have processed over 3 billion conversations and serviced 100+ clients across the globe.
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\vspace{-1cm}
\footnotetext{\textit{$^{a}$~Department of Biophysics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland}}
\footnotetext{\textit{$^{b}$~Department of Physics and Astronomy, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland}}
\section*{Introduction}
Throughout development, wound healing, and cancer metastasis \cite{Birchmeier2003, Banchereau1998, Anon2012}, eukaryotic cells crawl while adherent to the extracellular matrix \cite{friedl2012new,friedl1998cell}. An increasing amount of evidence shows that eukaryotic cells without strong adhesion can also swim \cite{VanHaastert2011, Charras2014, Barry2010,franz2018fat,oneill2018membrane};
this is distinct from other mechanisms of adhesion-independent cell motion, e.g. ``chimneying'' \cite{Hawkins2009,lammermann2008rapid} or osmotic engines \cite{stroka2014water,li2018transition}. In particular, Aoun and coworkers have observed lymphocytes directly transitioning between crawling on adhesive and swimming over non-adhesive regions of substrate, showing that cells may exploit both strategies depending on their environment \cite{Aoun2019}. We use a minimal model incorporating both hydrodynamics and regulated substrate adhesion to understand what happens when cells are intermediate between swimming and crawling.
At the micron length scales typical for eukaryotic cells, they must swim through fluids at low Reynolds number, where inertial forces become irrelevant. A low-Reynolds number swimmer is strongly constrained by the linearity and reversibility of the Stokes equations and can only achieve a net displacement if its motion is defined by a nonreciprocal, or time-irreversible, cycle of conformational changes \cite{Lauga2009a, Purcell1977}. As a result, a microswimmer needs at least two degrees of freedom to achieve a productive cycle of motion -- the so-called ``Scallop Theorem.''
Eukaryotic cells crawl on substrates by cycles of extending protrusions at the cell front and contracting the cell body at the rear (Fig. \ref{fig:3SphereModel}a). Forward protrusions attach through complexes of adhesion proteins, and contractions are aided by the motor protein myosin through rupturing the adhesive bonds in the rear \cite{Mitchison1996, Puklin-Faucher2009, Rafelski2004, Mogilner2002, Achard2010, Aranson2016, Fournier2010}.
Since cell-substrate adhesion may be regulated to differ between the cell's back and front, crawling cells can violate the Scallop Theorem, allowing minimal models of cells as dimers to crawl \cite{Lopez2014,wagner2013crawling}.
To capture swimming motion, our model must have at least two degrees of freedom. We adapt the classical three-sphere swimmer \cite{Najafi2004, Golestanian2008}, describing our cell as three beads connected by two arms. These arms extend and contract around a mean arm length $L$ in a nonreciprocal sequence with prescribed distortion velocities (Fig. \ref{fig:3SphereModel}b).
Significant work has been done to characterize theoretical three-sphere swimmers \cite{Golestanian2008b, Taghiloo2013, Box2017}, including their interactions with walls \cite{Zargar2009, Daddi-Moussa-Ider2018, Or2011} and swimmer-swimmer interactions \cite{Pooley2007, Farzin2012}. Three-sphere swimmers have even been built experimentally with optical tweezers \cite{Leoni2009}.
\begin{figure}[t!]
\centering
\includegraphics[width=0.45\textwidth]{locomotion_full.png}
\caption{The motion sequence of our three sphere crawler (b) is chosen to resemble lamellipodial migration (a): the adhesion of each bead (blue hashes) depends on the current motion to model the maturation and rupture of adhesive contacts. The crawler's arms deform with prescribed velocities $W_L^{\pm}$ (leading arm) and $W_T^{\pm}$ (trailing arm). In an expansion phase, the cell arms expand from length $L-\Delta L/2$ to length $L+\Delta L/2$, and in contraction vice versa; the geometric parameters $L$ and $\Delta L$ and other parameters are listed in Table \ref{table:stdpar}.} \label{fig:3SphereModel}
\end{figure}
Here our approach is to use a minimal model, neglecting many details of biochemistry and cell shape which have been studied extensively for crawling cells \cite{Aranson2016,Tjhung2015,keren2008mechanism,Shao2012,Camley2017,Ziebert2013,albert2016dynamics,holmes2012comparison} and more recently also for swimming ones \cite{wu2016amoeboid,Aoun2019,campbell2017computational} (and in a very recent example, a transition between confined crawling and swimming \cite{noselli2019swimming}). In our three-sphere crawler, we describe adhesion to the surface by introducing an adhesive drag force, and we examine the relationships between adhesion and the hydrodynamics of swimming and crawling cells. Finally, we examine the hydrodynamic interactions among multiple crawlers and swimmers.
\section*{Model and Methods}
We describe our cell with the minimal structure of three beads, representing the tail, body, and head of the cell (labeled 1, 2, and 3 in Fig. \ref{fig:3SphereModel}). We prescribe the relative motion of the head and tail of the cell to match the stereotypical cycle of protrusion and retraction, as shown in Fig. \ref{fig:3SphereModel}. This differs from earlier models of cell crawling that generally prescribe the forces driving cell motion, then find the resulting cell velocities \cite{Ziebert2013,Lopez2014,Camley2017}. Instead, we set the velocities of the cell head and tail relative to the body and then solve for the forces that obey physical constraints of zero net internal force and torque (see below); this is a more typical approach for modeling swimming \cite{Lauga2009}, and allows our model to limit back to the classical three-sphere swimmer at zero adhesion.
We also include friction-like adhesion forces between the cell and substrate, the strength of which will control whether the cell's motion is primarily driven by swimming or crawling. Cell-substrate adhesion is tightly regulated, and so we choose these adhesion strengths to depend on the cycle of the motion (Table \ref{table:xivals}), allowing the cell to crawl. These motions are also chosen to be nonreciprocal \cite{Lauga2009,Purcell1977}, so that in the absence of adhesive force, the cell may still swim. Below, we describe how we solve the Stokes equations that describe fluid flow, how we model cell-substrate adhesion, the physical constraints on the cell, and the time-stepping algorithm we use to evolve the cell's motion.
\subsection*{Hydrodynamic model of forces and motion}\label{sec:overview}
We describe cell motion in a fluid environment by relating the forces applied to the model's three beads to their velocities. Cells move in a low Reynolds number environment where viscous drag forces dominate fluid motion and inertial forces become irrelevant \cite{Lauga2009,Purcell1977}. In this regime, the fluid flow surrounding a motile cell is described by the time-independent Stokes equations for incompressible fluids, which describe the velocity of a point at $\vb{r}$ in a fluid with pressure $p$ subject to force density $\vb{f}(\vb{r})$ \cite{Kim2016}:
\begin{align}
\eta\nabla^2\vb{v}(\vb{r}) &= \nabla p(\vb{r}) - \vb{f}(\vb{r})\label{eq:Stokes1}\\
\nabla \cdot \vb{v}(\vb{r}) &= 0\label{eq:Stokes2}
\end{align}
If the force density is a tightly-localized point, with $\vb{f}(\vb{r}) = \vb{F} \delta(\vb{r})$, the Stokes equation can be solved as
\begin{equation}
\vb{v}(\vb{r}) = \ten{G}(\vb{r})\cdot \vb{F}
\end{equation}
where $\ten{G}(\vb{r})$ is the Green's function of the Stokes equations, known as the Oseen tensor. In components, this equation is $v_\alpha(\vb{r}) = G_{\alpha\beta}(\vb{r}) F_\beta$. We assume Einstein summation here and throughout the paper. In an unbounded, three-dimensional fluid,
\begin{equation}
G_{\alpha\beta}(\vb{r}) = \frac{1}{8\pi\eta}\left(\frac{\delta_{\alpha\beta}}{r} + \frac{r_\alpha r_\beta}{r^3}\right) \; \; \;\textrm{(unbounded fluid)} \label{eq:oseen}
\end{equation}
where $\alpha,\beta = x,y,z$ are the Cartesian coordinates. Generalizations of this Oseen tensor can be made to different boundary conditions \cite{Blake1971,Kim2016}. Eq. \ref{eq:oseen} diverges as $r\to0$, suggesting the velocity of a point subject to a point force is ill-defined. We handle this through the method of regularized Stokeslets \cite{Cortez2001,Cortez2005}, smearing the point force over a scale $\epsilon$. In this approach, we assume that the force distribution over a bead is $f(\vb{r}) = \vb{F} \phi_\epsilon(\vb{r})$, where $\phi_\epsilon(\vb{r})$ is a radially-symmetric ``blob'' that integrates to one. In this case,
\begin{equation}
\vb{v}(\vb{r}) = \ten{G}(\vb{r};\epsilon)\cdot \vb{F}
\end{equation}
where now the {\it regularized} response $G_{ij}(\vb{r};\epsilon)$ remains finite as $\vb{r} \to 0$. $G_{ij}(\vb{r};\epsilon)$ depends on the choice of $\phi_\epsilon(\vb{r})$; several variants are discussed in \cite{Cortez2001,Cortez2005,Ainley2008,leiderman2016swimming,hernandez2007fast,camley2013diffusion,noruzifar2014calculating}.
By the linearity of the Stokes equations, the velocity in response to many regularized forces is a superposition of these solutions
\begin{equation}
\vb{v}(\vb{r}) = \sum_n \ten{G}(\vb{r}-\vb{R_n};\epsilon)\cdot \vb{F}(\vb{R}_n) \label{eq:flow}
\end{equation}
If the forces are known, the velocity of bead $m$ is
\begin{equation}
\vb{v}(\vb{R}_m) = \sum_n \ten{G}(\vb{R}_m-\vb{R}_n;\epsilon)\cdot \vb{F}(\vb{R}_n) \label{eq:beadbead}
\end{equation}
If there are $n_b$ blobs in our system (composed of one or many cells, with three blobs per cell), Eq. \ref{eq:beadbead} can be thought of as a set of $3 n_b$ linear equations giving the bead velocity components in terms of the force components,
\begin{equation}
\vb{V} = \hat{M}\vb{F}\label{eq:VMFsimple}
\end{equation}
where $\hat{M}$ is a $3n_b \times 3 n_b$ mobility matrix defining the hydrodynamic interactions among the spheres.
We will treat two hydrodynamic geometries in this paper: 1) cells with no hydrodynamic obstruction, and 2) cells near a solid surface, when we will use the regularized Stokeslet solution of Ainley \textit{et al.}, which creates the response to a point force near a no-slip wall from a superposition of higher-order solutions to the Stokes equations, defined in the Supplemental Material \cite{Ainley2008}. This is a regularization of the solutions by Blake \cite{Blake1971}, which has been previously used to study the behavior of swimmers near walls \cite{Zargar2009, Daddi-Moussa-Ider2018,Or2011, Simha2018, Spagnolie2012}. {For cells away from a solid substrate (Case 1), we simply take the regularized Stokeslet of \cite{Ainley2008} in the limit of cells far from the wall.}
\begin{table*}[tb]
\caption{The adhesive friction, $\xi_i$, for the trailing (1), center (2), and leading (3) beads are qualitatively described for each motion. In the simulations used for this work, $\xi_{high} = \xi$ and $\xi_{low} = 0.2\xi$, where $\xi$ is the global adhesion parameter. Finally, the deformation velocities for the leading ($W_L$) and trailing ($W_T$) arms are, for simplicity, chosen to be $\pm W$ or $0$ for each motion.}
\centering
\begin{tabular*}{0.8\textwidth}{c @{\extracolsep{\fill}} c c c c c}
\hline
\textit{Motion} & $\xi_{1}$ & $\xi_{2}$ & $\xi_{3}$ & $W_L$ & $W_T$\\
\hline
Trailing arm extension & High & High & Low & $0$ & $+W$\\
Leading arm extension & High & High & Low & $+W$ & $0$\\
Trailing arm contraction & Low & High & High & $0$ & $-W$\\
Leading arm contraction & Low & High & High & $-W$ & $0$\\
\hline
\end{tabular*}
\label{table:xivals}
\end{table*}
\subsection*{Adhesion forces}
\label{sec:adhesion}
To model the effect of protein-mediated cell adhesion to a substrate or fiber, we introduce an adhesive force, $\ensuremath{\vb{F}^\textrm{adh}}$, by the substrate on each bead in the form of a frictional drag:
\begin{equation}
\ensuremath{\vb{F}^\textrm{adh}}(t) = -\boldsymbol{\xi}(t)\circ\vb{V}
\end{equation}
where $\boldsymbol{\xi}(t)$ is a $3 n_b\times 1$ column vector defining the adhesive friction coefficients for each bead in each direction depending on the current motion (and therefore time: see Table \ref{table:xivals}). The symbol $\circ$ represents Hadamard (elementwise) multiplication: the components of the force are $F_i^{\textrm{adh}} = -\xi_i(t) V_i$. Here $i$ is a generalized index going over both bead and dimension, i.e. $i = 1x, 1y, 1z, 2x\cdots$. This linear form is appropriate in the low-speed limit of motion over the substrate \cite{srinivasan2009binding,sabass2010modeling,li2010model}. We choose the drag force to be tangential to the substrate, i.e. the $x$ and $y$ components for each bead are equal to each other, but the $z$ component is set to zero. This is irrelevant in practice, since we will assume that an adherent cell is constrained to not move in the $z$ direction.
Because this frictional drag force is linear in the velocity, we can derive a simple form for the velocity even in the presence of this additional drag. Assuming that the {\it total} force in Eq. \ref{eq:VMFsimple} is composed of cell-internal forces $\ensuremath{\vb{F}^\textrm{int}}$ and the cell-substrate friction, i.e. $\vb{F} = \ensuremath{\vb{F}^\textrm{int}} + \ensuremath{\vb{F}^\textrm{adh}}(t)$, we find
\begin{align*}
\vb{V} &= \hat{M}\left(\ensuremath{\vb{F}^\textrm{int}} + \ensuremath{\vb{F}^\textrm{adh}}(t)\right) \\
&= \hat{M}\ensuremath{\vb{F}^\textrm{int}} - \hat{M}\left(\boldsymbol{\xi}(t)\circ\vb{V}\right)
\end{align*}
which implies
\begin{equation}
\mathbb{I}\vb{V} + \hat{M}\left(\boldsymbol{\xi}(t)\circ\vb{V}\right) = \hat{M}\ensuremath{\vb{F}^\textrm{int}}\addtocounter{equation}{1}\tag{\theequation}\label{eq:VMFfull}
\end{equation}
where $\mathbb{I}$ is the identity matrix. The term $\hat{M}\left(\boldsymbol{\xi}(t)\circ\vb{V}\right)$ is just a matrix multiplying $\vb{V}$:
\begin{equation}
\left[\hat{M}\left(\boldsymbol{\xi}(t)\circ\vb{V}\right)\right]_i = M_{ij} (\xi_j V_j) \equiv \left[\hat{\Xi}\vb{V}\right]_i \label{eq:XiMat}
\end{equation}
where
\begin{equation}
\Xi_{ij} = M_{ij}\xi_j \label{eq:XiEinstein}
\end{equation}
As a result, Equation (\ref{eq:VMFfull}) becomes
\begin{equation}
\vb{V} = \left(\mathbb{I} + \hat{\Xi}\right)^{-1}\hat{M}\ensuremath{\vb{F}^\textrm{int}}\label{eq:VMFXi}
\end{equation}
We define the \textit{modified mobility matrix,} $\hat{\mathcal{M}}$, such that
\begin{align}
\hat{\mathcal{M}} &= \left(\mathbb{I} + \hat{\Xi}\right)^{-1}\hat{M} \label{eq:modifiedM}\\
\vb{V} &= \hat{\mathcal{M}}\ensuremath{\vb{F}^\textrm{int}}. \label{eq:VMFfinal}
\end{align}
The value of Eq. \ref{eq:VMFfinal} is that we can now directly relate the velocities and the internal forces, without needing to handle the adhesion forces explicitly. This is useful because some of our physical constraints apply only to the internal forces -- such as the requirement that each cell cannot exert a net internal force on itself.
Depending on the phase of the cell's motion (Table \ref{table:xivals}), we choose the components of $\boldsymbol{\xi}(t)$ to be either $\xi^\textrm{high} = \xi$ or $\xi^\textrm{low} = 0.2 \xi$, where $\xi$ is the overall scale of the adhesion. For example, during leading edge extension, adhesion at the front is low since the focal contacts have not yet matured, yet the adhesion in the rear is strong. During trailing edge contraction, the rupture of focal contacts and targeted disassembly \cite{broussard2008asymmetric} causes the adhesion on the rear bead to be lower, while other parts of the cell are more strongly bound to the surface. We only model the switching between ``high'' and ``low'' adhesion strengths during the cycle -- intermediate values can also be used but require further parametrization and produce qualitatively similar results.
\subsection*{Constraints}\label{sec:constraints}
Defining a cell's motion via Eq. \ref{eq:VMFfinal} requires knowledge of all the internal forces, which can be found by applying the necessary constraints on the cell's motion. We have three important sets of constraints: 1) the pattern of extension of the cell front and back, 2) the linear geometry of the three-bead cell, where we apply the appoach of \cite{Daddi-Moussa-Ider2018}, and 3) no unphysical forces or torques required on the cell. We enforce the linearity constraint as a minimal model for the cell's internal resistance to deformation. These constraints will be different for adherent cells (those attached to a surface) and non-adherent cells (those just swimming near a surface).
\subsubsection*{Constraints for non-adherent cells}\label{sec:swimcst}
For non-adherent cells ($\xi = 0$), $\vb{F} = \ensuremath{\vb{F}^\textrm{int}}$, and our model is just a three-bead swimmer, as in e.g. \cite{Daddi-Moussa-Ider2018}. For a fully and uniquely determined system, defining the nine components of $\vb{F}$ per cell (three for each bead) requires nine constraints.
We require that the cell is not generating a net internal force (``force-free'' \cite{Lauga2009}), providing three independent constraints:
\begin{equation}
\sum_{n=1}^{3}\vb{F}_n^\textrm{int} = \boldsymbol{0}\label{eq:forcefree}
\end{equation}
The cell also cannot generate a net internal torque:
\begin{equation}
\sum_{n = 1,2,3} (\vb{R}_n - \vb{R}_2) \times \vb{F}_n^\textrm{int} = \boldsymbol{0}\label{eq:torquefree}
\end{equation}
where, for convenience, the reference point for calculating the torques is set as the center sphere's position. Due to the symmetry of this system and the rigid-body constraints discussed later, the component of the torque along the cell's axis is always zero, so only two components of the torque constraint are independent and enforced. When simulating multiple cells at a time, each cell is required to be individually force- and torque-free.
To keep track of the cell's orientation, we define a rotated set of orthonormal basis vectors as in \cite{Daddi-Moussa-Ider2018} (Fig. \ref{fig:orientation}):
\begin{align}
\hat{\alpha} &= (\sin\theta\cos\phi, \sin\theta\sin\phi, \cos\theta)^T\label{eq:that}\\
\hat{\beta} &= (\cos\theta\cos\phi, \cos\theta\sin\phi, -\sin\theta)^T\label{eq:thetahat}\\
\hat{\gamma} &= (-\sin\phi, \cos\phi, 0)^T\label{eq:phihat}
\end{align}
where $\theta$ and $\phi$ are the polar and azimuthal angles, respectively. Here, $\hat{\alpha}$ is the cell migration direction, and $\hat{\beta}$ and $\hat{\gamma}$ are two convenient vectors normal to the cell's direction. Hence in this basis, as discussed above, only the projections of the torque onto $\hat{\beta}$ and $\hat{\gamma}$ are explicitly constrained.
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\beginsupplement
\section*{Supplementary Material}
| begin{figure}[t!]
\centering\includegraphics[width=0.25\textwidth]{orientation.png}
\caption{The cell's orientation defines an orthonormal basis $\lbrace\hat{\alpha},\hat{\beta},\hat{\gamma}\rbrace$ (green) depending on the angles $\theta$ and $\phi$.
}\label{fig:orientation}
\end{figure}
The final four constraints arise from fixing the deformation of the arms and the rigid body constraint. In defining the motion of the cell, we choose the deformation velocity of the leading arm (connecting bead 3 and 2) to be $W_L$ and that of the trailing (connecting 2 and 1) to be $W_T$, which both depend on the phase of motion. The motion is along the axis of the crawler, so projections of the relative velocities onto the principal orientation vector $\hat{\alpha}$ should be equal to the deformation velocities:
\begin{align}
(\vb{V}_3 - \vb{V}_2)\cdot\hat{\alpha} &= W_L \label{cst:WL}\\
(\vb{V}_2 - \vb{V}_1)\cdot\hat{\alpha} &= W_T \label{cst:WT}
\end{align}
The projections onto the other two orientation vectors enforce the rigid body constraint of no internal bending -- the projections of the change in the orientation and length of both arms onto $\hat{\beta}$ should be equal and opposite. Specifically,
\begin{align}
L_L^{-1}(\vb{V}_3 - \vb{V}_2) \cdot \hat{\beta} &= -L_T^{-1}(\vb{V}_1 - \vb{V}_2)\cdot\hat{\beta}\label{cst:beta}
\end{align}
The same constraint is applied to the projection onto $\hat{\gamma}$:
\begin{align}
L_L^{-1}(\vb{V}_3 - \vb{V}_2) \cdot \hat{\gamma} &= -L_T^{-1}(\vb{V}_1 - \vb{V}_2)\cdot\hat{\gamma}\label{cst:gamma}
\end{align}
These constraints are linear equations for the velocity, even though our earlier constraints are linear equations for the forces $\vb{F}$. We can convert these to linear equations for $\vb{F}$ via Eq. \ref{eq:VMFfinal}. (See Supplemental Material for detailed explanation).
\subsubsection*{Adherent cells}\label{sec:crawlcst}
We assume that an adherent cell ($\xi > 0$) does not move away from the substrate -- it is strongly attached. Instead of explicitly modeling an attachment force, we handle this by constraining the $z$-directional velocity for each bead to be zero:
\begin{equation}
\vb{V}_n \cdot \hat{\vb{z}} = 0 \; \; \; n = 1,2,3
\end{equation}
A crawler will thus stay at a fixed distance away from the substrate ($z = 0$); we choose the crawler to be at height $z = a$, i.e. with the spheres resting on the surface. Again, this constraint on the velocity can be converted into a constraint on the forces through Eq. \ref{eq:VMFfinal}. Including these three additional constraints requires relaxation of three constraints from the non-adherent case. This avoids mathematical overdetermination of the system and physical redundancy of constraints for an adherent cell.
We relax the $z$-component of the force-free condition, as there must be some vertical force keeping the cell bound to the surface. Additionally, we remove the now-redundant constraint of Eq. \ref{cst:beta}, since attachment to the surface mandates fixing of the polar angle to $\theta = \pi/2$. Finally, we remove the projection of the torque-free condition onto $\hat{\gamma}$ due to the relaxation of the force-free condition's $z$-component.
\subsubsection*{The constraint matrix}\label{sec:cstmtx}
Once all of the constraint equations have been written in terms of the forces $\ensuremath{\vb{F}^\textrm{int}}$, we will have an equation of the form
\begin{equation}
\hat{C}\ensuremath{\vb{F}^\textrm{int}}=\vb{d}\label{eq:Cmat}
\end{equation}
where $\hat{C}$ and $\vb{d}$ for both adherent and non-adherent cases are explicitly defined in the Supplemental Material. We solve Eq. \ref{eq:Cmat} using LU factorization (MATLAB's $\texttt{linsolve}$).
\begin{figure*}[b!]
\centering
\includegraphics[width=0.7\textwidth]{VCurve_Orig_cartoon.png}
\caption{A typical velocity profile for a three-sphere cell over $\xi/6\pi\eta L$ exhibits a biphasic dependence on adhesion strength. At low adhesion, the cell exhibits a slipping, swimming behavior. As adhesion increases, the cell is better able to grip the surface and crawl, until the adhesion becomes too strong, which leads to arrested migration. Decreasing (dotted, circles) and raising (dashed, triangles) the threshold force $\ensuremath{F^\textrm{thresh}}$ moves the turning point linearly in the appropriate direction. Profiles were generated for $\ensuremath{F^\textrm{thresh}} = 10^2$, $10^3$, and $10^4$. Other parameters are as in Table \ref{table:stdpar}.}\label{fig:VCurveStd}
\end{figure*}
\subsection*{Threshold force}\label{sec:fthresh}
In our simulation, we prescribe the relative motion of the front and back of the cell and solve for the forces needed to move at this speed. However, the internal force required increases with increasing adhesion, yet a cell can only exert a finite amount of force. We apply a simple limitation on the internal force exerted on any bead. If the prescribed deformation of the arms requires an internal force $\ensuremath{\vb{F}^\textrm{req}}$ of a magnitude greater than a threshold force $\ensuremath{F^\textrm{thresh}}$, the cell exerts only its maximal force, resulting in a linear scaling of {\it all} internal forces:
\begin{equation}
\ensuremath{\vb{F}^\textrm{int}} = \ensuremath{\vb{F}^\textrm{req}}\cdot\frac{\ensuremath{F^\textrm{thresh}}}{\max |\ensuremath{\vb{F}^\textrm{req}}|}\label{eq:Fscale}
\end{equation}
This constraint is enforced after defining the matrix in Eq. \ref{eq:Cmat}. Since the only nonzero terms of $\vb{d}$ refer to the deformation velocity constraints (Eq. \ref{cst:WL} and \ref{cst:WT}), any linear scaling of $\ensuremath{\vb{F}^\textrm{int}}$ still satisfies all other constraints. As a result, the scaled forces continue to obey all the necessary physics of the system but reduce the cell's overall center-of-mass velocity.
If the determined velocities are scaled down in this manner, we adapt the time step used as
$\Delta t' = \Delta t \cdot \frac{\max |\ensuremath{\vb{F}^\textrm{req}}|}{\ensuremath{F^\textrm{thresh}}}$.
This allows the same deformation length to occur during each iteration, reducing the computational cost of the simulation.
\subsection*{Algorithm}\label{sec:algorithm}
We employ a time-stepping algorithm to numerically solve the problem, outlined below. The parameters used for the simulations are presented in the Supplemental Material. The mobility tensors, forces, and velocities are reevaluated at each step.
\begin{enumerate}
\item Determine which arm is extending and/or contracting, and define the appropriate adhesion strength (Table \ref{table:xivals})
\item Calculate the modified mobility matrix, $\hat{\mathcal{M}}$
\item Construct the constraint matrix, $\hat{C}$
\item Find required forces (Eq. \ref{eq:Cmat}), scale by $\ensuremath{F^\textrm{thresh}}$ if needed
\item Calculate velocities $\vb{V}$ via Eq. \ref{eq:VMFfinal}
\item Update the configuration via Euler's method with a defined time step $\Delta t$: $\vb{R}(t + \Delta t) = \vb{R}(t) + \vb{V}\Delta t$
\end{enumerate}
\subsection*{Parameter setting}
Throughout this paper, we will use convenient units of mean cell arm length $L = 1$, arm speeds $W = 0.1$, and fluid viscosity $\eta = 1$. To map between our simulation units and experimental measurements for different cells, we must have estimates for these different numbers, as well as for the friction coefficient $\xi$ and the threshold force $\ensuremath{F^\textrm{thresh}}$. Fibroblasts on nanofibers have a protrusive velocity of order $0.1\mu$m/s \cite{Guetta-Terrier2015}, so in this context, our units of velocity can be interpreted as $\mu$m/s; the maximum velocities of order $0.02$ in simulation units correspond to speeds of $\sim 70 \mu$m/hr, consistent with \cite{Guetta-Terrier2015}.
If we assume $\eta = 10^{-3}$ Pa s is the viscosity of water and $L = 100 \mu$m (order of magnitude correct for fibroblasts \cite{Guetta-Terrier2015,Doyle2009}, though they can be very long in narrow confinement or on fibers), our simulation unit of force corresponds to $10^{-3} \, \textrm{Pa s} \times 1 \mu\textrm{m s}^{-1} \times 100 \mu\textrm{m} = 0.1 \textrm{pN}$. We expect these maximum forces to be on the order of nanonewtons, so this suggests $\ensuremath{F^\textrm{thresh}} \approx 10^3 - 10^5$ in simulation units. Similarly, one simulation unit of the drag $\xi$ is $10^{-3} \textrm{Pa s} \times 100 \mu \textrm{m} = 0.1 \mu \textrm{m Pa s} = 10^{-4} \textrm{nN}/(\mu \textrm{m/s})$.
The only remaining variable to be set is the drag coefficient $\xi$: this is a difficult parameter to estimate, and in general we will vary $\xi$ over a broad range and see what consequences follow. We make an initial, rough estimate by using data from traction stress experiments on keratocytes. Ref. \cite{Fournier2010} found a linear relationship between actin velocity $v$ and substrate stress $\sigma$ of the form $\sigma = k v + \sigma_0$, with $k \sim 0.2-1 \textrm{kPa} / (\mu \textrm{m/s})$. {We estimate $\xi$ as the product of $k$ with the contact area of one section of the cell, $A \approx 20 \mu m^2$, or $\xi \sim 10 \textrm{nN} / (\mu m/s)$. This suggests that in our simulation units, strongly adherent cells will have a friction coefficient of $\xi \approx 10^5$. }
When we are below the threshold force, the dynamics of our crawler will be largely controlled by the relative importance of hydrodynamic flow and adhesion. We characterize this with the unitless parameter $\xi/6 \pi \eta L$. {Strongly adherent cells will have $\xi/6\pi\eta L \approx 5000.$ Cells with weaker adhesion (e.g. \textit{Dictyostelium} amoebae or cells on less adhesive substrates) or cells in more viscous environments will have a stronger relative importance of hydrodynamics.}
The specific parameters used in each figure are presented either in the figure or in Tables \ref{table:stdpar}-\ref{table:kicker}.
\section*{Results}
\begin{figure}[t!]
\centering
\includegraphics[width=0.45\textwidth]{Substrate_fullfig.png}
\caption{Substrate hydrodynamic effects. (a) At low adhesion, wall-induced hydrodynamic drag (solid, $z/a = 1$) slows a cell relative to its motion on or near a thin fiber (dashed, $z/a > 100$), but high-adhesion motion is unaffected by substrate hydrodynamics. (b) Center-of-mass velocity, scaled by the uninhibited (fiber) velocity, at different adhesive strengths corresponding to the colors in (a), as a function of cell height above the wall $z$, scaled by the bead radius $a$. Flow fields for cells at different distances above the substrate are shown in Fig. \ref{fig:wall_flows}. Parameters are listed in Table \ref{table:stdpar}.
}\label{fig:Substrate}
\end{figure}
\subsection*{Biphasic dependence of migration speed on adhesion strength}\label{sec:res:orig}
A typical velocity profile of a migrating three-sphere cell is shown in Fig. \ref{fig:VCurveStd}. The model captures the biphasic dependence on adhesion strength that has been observed experimentally \cite{Barnhart2011,gupton2006spatiotemporal}. A weakly-adherent cell slips along the surface, essentially swimming. Movement in this limit is slow -- low Reynolds number swimming is typically quite inefficient \cite{Purcell1977}. As adhesion increases, the cell can better grip the surface and drag itself along, with velocity increasing until a plateau at a value roughly sixty times greater than the swimming speed.
At sufficiently high adhesion, to maintain its motion, the cell would have to exceed the threshold force $\ensuremath{F^\textrm{thresh}}$. Constrained by this maximal force, the cell must slow down and eventually stop moving.
The position of the stalling transition at high adhesion can be modulated via changing \ensuremath{F^\textrm{thresh}}. In the case of a single crawler where the forces are dominated by adhesion, we can exactly solve for the motion using an approach similar to that of \cite{Golestanian2008}. We find, for the modulation of adhesion strengths outlined in Table \ref{table:xivals}, that the center-of-mass velocity is given by
\begin{equation}
\arraycolsep=1.4pt\def2.0{2.0}
v_\textrm{cm} = W \frac{1-\alpha}{4+2\alpha}\left\{
\begin{array}{cc}
1 & \ensuremath{F^{\ast}} < \ensuremath{F^\textrm{thresh}} \\
\frac{2\ensuremath{F^\textrm{thresh}}}{\ensuremath{F^\textrm{thresh}}+\ensuremath{F^{\ast}}}& \frac{2\alpha}{1+\alpha}\ensuremath{F^{\ast}} \leq \ensuremath{F^\textrm{thresh}} \leq \ensuremath{F^{\ast}} \\
2 \frac{1+\alpha}{1+3\alpha} \frac{\ensuremath{F^\textrm{thresh}}}{\ensuremath{F^{\ast}}} & \ensuremath{F^\textrm{thresh}} < \frac{2\alpha}{1+\alpha}\ensuremath{F^{\ast}}
\end{array}\right. \label{eq:analytic}
\end{equation}
where $\alpha = \xi_\textrm{low}/\xi_\textrm{high}$ ($\alpha = 0.2$ in our simulations), and $\ensuremath{F^{\ast}} = W\xi_\textrm{high}\frac{(1+\alpha)}{2+\alpha}$ is a characteristic force. (Details of derivation are in the Supplemental Material.) This result neglects all hydrodynamic interactions, but successfully describes the plateau in $v_{\textrm{cm}}$ and subsequent arrest.
We can see from Eq. \ref{eq:analytic} that the plateau velocity $W \frac{1-\alpha}{4+2\alpha}$ depends only on the speed of protrusion $W$ and the ratio between the high and low levels of adhesion. Unsurprisingly, when there is no difference between the adhesion at the front and the back of the cell ($\alpha = \xi_\textrm{low}/\xi_\textrm{high} = 1$), the cell cannot crawl via adhesion. We can also identify the critical adhesion strength at which the cell begins to stall, the point at which $\ensuremath{F^{\ast}} = \ensuremath{F^\textrm{thresh}}$, or $\ensuremath{\xi^\textrm{thresh}} = \frac{2+\alpha}{1+\alpha} \ensuremath{F^\textrm{thresh}}/W$.
\begin{figure}[t!]
\centering
\includegraphics[width=0.45\textwidth]{FlowFieldBoth.png}
\caption{Time-averaged flow fields for a swimmer, $\xi/6\pi\eta L = 0$ (a) and a crawler, $\xi/6\pi\eta L = 10^3$ (b) with respect to the cell's center of mass on a wall located at $z = 0$. The color of the arrows corresponds to the magnitude of the velocity with respect to the cell's average center-of-mass velocity. The field shown is the flow field in the $xz$-plane, through the cell's axis. The inset shows that the fluid velocity vanishes near the wall to obey no-slip boundary conditions. Parameters are listed in Table \ref{table:stdpar}.}\label{fig:flowfield}
\end{figure}
\subsection*{Substrate hydrodynamics}\label{sec:res:substrhydro}
Because fluid cannot penetrate the substrate or slip past it, the substrate alters the hydrodynamic flow near the cell, altering swimming patterns, with attraction or repulsion depending on orientation and distance from the wall \cite{Berke2008, Guell1988,Dreyfus2005,Drescher2009}. Does the presence of a wall alter crawling speeds? We calculated velocity profiles for a cell crawling on a planar substrate or on an isolated fiber \cite{Guetta-Terrier2015,sheets2013shape,sharma2013mechanistic} (Fig. \ref{fig:Substrate}a). We describe the fiber as infinitely thin with negligible hydrodynamic effects -- this would correspond to the limit of being infinitely far away from a supporting wall. We see that cells on substrates crawl more slowly than those on fibers -- but only when $\xi$ is sufficiently small. At large $\xi$, these hydrodynamic drag distinctions are negligible.
This substrate-induced drag would also be present for a cell crawling along a fiber suspended above a substrate, as in the experiments of \cite{sharma2013mechanistic}, and might provide an experimental signature of hydrodynamics-dependent motility. We show that the speed of a cell on a fiber depends on distance from the substrate (Fig. \ref{fig:Substrate}b). The influence of the wall depends on adhesion strength and the distance from the wall, vanishing almost entirely when the cell is 10$a$ above the surface, and with this distance becoming smaller at higher adhesions. Streamlines for crawlers on fibers at differing heights from the substrate are shown in Fig. \ref{fig:wall_flows}.
\subsection*{Crawlers generate fluid flow}\label{sec:res:flowfield}
While we have shown so far that hydrodynamic effects do not determine the cell's migration speed in the high adhesion limit, this does not mean that a crawling cell does not interact with its surrounding fluid. We calculate the flow field $\vb{v}(\vb{r})$ around a cell, averaged over five full motion cycles. We measure this flow field as a function of distance from the the cell's center of mass, finding $\vb{v}$ on a grid of points defined around the cell's center of mass using Eq. \ref{eq:flow}. The time-averaged flow fields for a nonadherent cell ($\xi = 0$) and a strongly adherent crawler ($\xi/6\pi\eta L = 10^3$) on a wall are shown in Fig. \ref{fig:flowfield}.
While the swimmer produces a velocity field similar to a force quadrupole, the crawler behaves as three individual Stokeslets in the near-field limit and as a single Stokeslet far away; {this is particularly apparent when we simulate crawlers on fibers far from substrates (Figs. \ref{fig:farfield}-\ref{fig:farfield3})}. The critical difference between the crawler and the swimmer is that, because the crawler can exert force on a substrate, it can create a force monopole on the surrounding fluid without a net internal force, creating longer-range responses in flow than the three-sphere swimmer \cite{Pooley2007}.
\begin{figure*}[t!]
\centering\includegraphics[width=0.9\textwidth]{multicell_1.png}
\caption{Hydrodynamic interactions of in-phase, antiparallel migrating cells that are adherent to a substrate (at height $z = a$). (a) Trajectories of two antiparallel cells at low (blue, $\xi/6\pi\eta L = 10^{-6}$) and high (purple, $\xi/6\pi\eta L = 10$) adhesion. (b) The azimuthal angle of the $+x$-oriented cell as the two cells pass one another. A schematic of the two cells are depicted at the corresponding positions in the trajectory. (c) Net deflection of the $+x$-oriented cell as a function of adhesion shows loss of hydrodynamic interactions at the high-adhesion limit. Parameters are listed in Table \ref{table:antipar}. }\label{fig:multicell}
\end{figure*}
\subsection*{Interactions between adherent cells}\label{sec:res:multicellall}
To quantify hydrodynamic interactions between cells, we study the trajectories of cells crawling toward each other on initially antiparallel paths separated by a distance of $0.4L$. We initially set the cell protrusion cycles to be in phase. In the low adhesion limit, the two cells briefly revolve around each other before escaping and continuing on straight tracks, but at a different angle (Fig. \ref{fig:multicell}a, blue). Conversely, in the high adhesion limit, the two crawling cells move directly past one another on their original paths without any angular deflection (Fig. \ref{fig:multicell}a, purple).
Deflection, or scattering, was measured in terms of the net angular displacement of the azimuthal angle ($\Delta \phi$) over the period of interaction (Fig. \ref{fig:multicell}b). This is motivated by the computational work of \cite{Pooley2007,alexander2008scattering,Farzin2012}, who studied hydrodynamic interactions for pure swimmers. Consistent with our observations in the single-cell case, hydrodynamic scattering effects vanish rapidly with strengthening adhesion, suggesting that strongly-adherent crawling cells can no longer feel each other through the fluid (Fig. \ref{fig:multicell}c). Two approaching swimming or weakly-adherent cells interact with each other through perturbations of the fluid, then continue forward along a new, fixed trajectory once they are sufficiently far enough apart to no longer influence each other. By contrast, strongly adherent cells remain on their original paths, unaffected by and seemingly ignorant of the proximity of another cell.
In Fig. \ref{fig:multicell} we have assumed that the cells' motion cycles are in phase, but hydrodynamic interactions will also depend on the relative phase between the crawlers' motions (Fig. \ref{fig:outphase}). We note that in these cases, the angular displacement $\Delta \phi$ may be a misleading metric for hydrodynamic interactions, as cells can oscillate but remain on their original trajectories.
The hydrodynamic interactions of the weakly-adherent three-sphere crawlers in Fig. \ref{fig:multicell} are similar to those observed for three-sphere swimmers by \cite{Farzin2012}. However, even in the limit of true swimming at zero adhesion, we do not see the large-angle scattering events reported in that paper. We believe this distinction arises from a subtle difference between our numerical methods, indicating that these events may be more dependent on numerical details than immediately apparent.
\subsection*{Crawlers transiently perturb nearby swimmers}\label{sec:res:multikickers}
\begin{figure}[t!]
\centering
\includegraphics[width=0.35\textwidth]{crawl_and_swim.png}
\caption{Trajectory snapshots of a swimmer (blue) above a wall under the influence of crawlers (purple, $\xi/6\pi\eta L = 10^4$) moving in the same (a) or opposite (b) directions. Two crawlers have already passed, corresponding to the bumps in the swimmer's path. Lateral dragging from the crawlers causes deviation from the isolated swimmer's path (gray). Sphere radii have been reduced for visualization. Movies are available in the SI. Parameters are listed in Table \ref{table:kicker}.}\label{fig:surfattract}
\end{figure}
Finally, we examine the motion of a cell swimming near a wall and assess its motion under the influence of crawlers on the wall. This is motivated by tumor cell migration and adhesion to blood vessel walls, where the hydrodynamic effects of interstitial flow, matrix geometries, and existing epithelial cells may be significant \cite{Polacheck2011, Pedersen2010}. For these simulations, we choose crawlers and swimmers to have initial directions within the $xz$ plane, allowing for a simpler analysis with the cells remaining in this plane.
The trajectories of a swimmer in the presence of cells crawling below it are depicted in Fig. \ref{fig:surfattract}, with cells crawling in the same direction as the swimmer in a), and opposing the swimmer in b). We see significant deviations from the motion of a swimmer in the absence of crawlers (gray). The swimmer experiences longitudinal bumps and lateral advection in its trajectory corresponding to the passage of a cell crawling underneath. This behavior is consistent with the flow fields shown in Fig. \ref{fig:flowfield}--the approaching crawler pushes the fluid up and forward to repel the swimmer but pulls the fluid back down as it passes.
\section*{Discussion}
Our simple three-sphere crawler model makes contact between low-Reynolds number swimming and cell crawling, allowing us to determine the relative prominence of hydrodynamic effects and adhesion-driven motion in adherent cell motility. Sufficiently high adhesion strength ($\xi/6\pi\eta L \gg 1$) will suppress any hydrodynamic effects on a single cell's motion or on two adherent cells, though even strongly adherent cells still generate significant flows around them that can alter the motion of nearby passive particles or swimming cells. However, depending on which signature of hydrodynamic flow is being observed, the level of adhesion required to suppress it varies.
For instance, the hydrodynamic drag induced by a substrate significantly reduces a cell's velocity until $\xi/6\pi\eta L \approx 10^1$. Hydrodynamic interactions between cells are expected to be more sensitive to adhesion strength, with suppression observed for adhesion above $\xi/6\pi\eta L \approx 10^{-2}$.
Our simulations suggest several potential experimental tests for the presence of hydrodynamic effects in crawling cells. First, we note that cells crawling on a fiber will have their motility reduced by the presence of a wall at sufficiently low adhesion strengths (Fig. \ref{fig:Substrate}). This effect could be observed in experiments on fibers \cite{sheets2013shape,sharma2013mechanistic}. Secondly, hydrodynamic interactions between weakly adherent cells can be observed (Fig. \ref{fig:multicell}). Third, we note that we predict that increasing fluid viscosity can slow the motion of weakly adherent cells (Fig. \ref{fig:VCurveStd}). This is in contrast to the limit of freely swimming cells where, holding the shape dynamics constant, changing viscosity will not change swimming speed -- and also the limit of strongly adherent crawlers, where viscosity can be neglected. (Swimmer speed also depends on viscosity when the swimmer's forces, rather than motion, are prescribed, but this arises from a fundamentally different reason \cite{pande2017setting}.) Depending on the experiment, cell type, and viscogen, increased viscosity has been seen to both increase cell speed \cite{gonzalez2018extracellular} and decrease it \cite{matsui2005reduced,folger1978translational}; however, we emphasize that interpreting experiments with increased viscosity can be difficult due to the different effective viscosities at different scales and the effect of external viscosity on receptor dynamics \cite{kobylkevich2018reversing}. We should also note that our plots, such as Fig. \ref{fig:VCurveStd}, which describe velocities as a function of $\xi/6\pi \eta L$, show the dependence when $\xi$ is varied, holding $\ensuremath{F^\textrm{thresh}}$ constant in simulation units (i.e. holding $\eta = 1$ constant). If $\eta$ is varied, $\ensuremath{F^\textrm{thresh}}$ should be constant in real units, not simulation units, and $v_\textrm{cm}$ will not increase with increasing $\eta$.
We see qualitative, but not quantitative, agreement with experiments varying the degree of adhesive coating on the substrate, with our model predicting a slower speed for swimming than for crawling. This is consistent with, e.g., Aoun et al. \cite{Aoun2019}, who see surface-adjacent but nonadherent swimming cells moving with a lower speed than crawling, adherent cells, and the foundational experiments of Barry and Bretscher \cite{Barry2010}. Similarly, calculations by Bae and Bodenschatz demonstrate that, if there is no retrograde cell surface flow, swimming by cell protrusions may be a factor of ten slower than crawling with the same set of shape dynamics \cite{bae2010swimming}. We see a reduction by a factor of around 60 in our model, as we have included fewer details of shape dynamics. However, these results are all broadly consistent with the emerging consensus that the flow of the cell surface is a primary driver of eukaryotic cell swimming \cite{Aoun2019,oneill2018membrane}. As our results do not include membrane flow, we do not expect quantitative agreement. We also note that other mechanisms have been suggested to explain the non-monotonic velocity-adhesion curve, including cell shape changes with adhesive wetting \cite{cao2019cell} and links between adhesivity and protrusion \cite{carlsson2011mechanisms}; we have not addressed either of these aspects.
Our coarse-grained, minimal model provides intuition for experiments in which the apparent distinction whether cells are swimming or crawling is ambiguous, because hydrodynamic effects may alter a crawling cell's speed. The model suggests that average speed in different conditions, including different viscosities and hydrodynamic geometries, as well as intercellular interactions may be used at least as a qualitative metric to characterize the extent of hydrodynamic effects in motility. Moreover, further improvement and inspection of this model may be able to describe how crawling cells may attract or repel nearby particles or swimmers in the context of problems in collective motility, cancer metastasis, and biofilm dynamics. In particular, we note that \cite{mathijssen2018nutrient} have recently shown that nutrient transport toward the surface can be a consequence of active swimmers near a surface; our results provide a more microscopic view of this problem and how it relates to crawling eukaryotic cells. Extensions of our model could also be made to study mixing induced by eukaryotic cell crawling, as has been done for ciliary carpets \cite{ding2014mixing}. In addition, as the dynamics of swimmers in non-Newtonian and viscoelastic environments has proved to be a fertile area \cite{lauga2011life,elfring2015theory}, it is a natural question what effect these mechanical features will have on crawling cells in biological complex fluids.
\section*{Author Contributions}
MHM developed all the code and carried out all simulations. MHM and BAC designed the research, analyzed data, and wrote the article.
\section*{Acknowledgments}
MHM acknowledges support from Johns Hopkins University through the Provost's Undergraduate Research Award (PURA). We would like to thank Gwynn Elfring for useful comments on a draft of the manuscript, and Yun Chen and Matthew Pittman for valuable conversations and references on viscosity-dependent motility.
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Portrate has spent the last five years with Tourism Australia leading the consumer marketing team in global strategy, program development and implementing activities across 17 countries. Prior to Tourism Australia, Portrate was director of insight and innovation at Carat Media Services Australia and has also worked for other agencies in Australia and the US including BBDO Worldwide and D'Arcy Worldwide.
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Portrate will report directly to JTG's CEO, Rob Gurney, and is tasked with building consumer insights to help drive transformation across the business.
"Kim comes to us with an extensive strategic planning background, stakeholder management and travel industry experience," Gurney said in a statement. "This will be leveraged to direct and manage JTG's marketing presence, which will make a real impact in the industry.
"A key component of our business transformation is to build consumer insights and add capabilities in terms of the development and execution of our marketing strategy. Kim has a wealth of experience in both these areas."
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BOARD OF SELECTMEN'S MEETING NOTES...OTHER LOCAL GOVERNMENT MEETINGS OBSERVED (BELOW):
At Weston Town Hall...Fletcher-Thompson plan that passed--link HERE to non-LWV reports on what transpired at the "Design Workshops"; development challenge in another part of Towns..."Speak Up" location (links to non-League reports on meetings)...Jarvis Military Academy (old photo at right) proposed as "Joint Development" (historic and arts-related) - Town of Weston renovated second floor for offices for Owner's Rep for School projects. What is the future of School Bus Garage?
Board of Finance meeting Thursday, July 13, 2006, 8pm at Town Hall - agenda includes discussion of Police Overtime and $95,000 supplemental for Lachat (money already spent before ATBM acted to cut all future payments on the Nature Center project).
(SPECIAL?) BOARD OF FINANCE MEETING, Wednesday, July 16, 2003, 8pm, Weston Town Hall
1. Consideration/Approval of the minutes of May 8th, 2003.
2. At the request of the Board of Selectmen, there is a request for consideration of a Personnel Matter. (Possibly in Executive Session.)
3. Consideration of a RESOLUTION to authorize the issuance of Thirty-Five million dollars of General Obligation Bonds of the Town of Weston to finance the costs associated with school and recreation field improvement for the new Three thru Five School, Middle School Auditorium and property acquisition.
Public Statement of Pamela B. Katz, P.E., Chairman NOTE: Chair. Katz resigned @June 2006 - husband and she would move to Houston, Texas for business purposes.
DOCKET NO. 217 - Northeast Utilities Service Company application for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need for the construction of a 345-kV electric transmission line and reconstruction of an existing 115-kV electric transmission line between Connecticut Light and Power Company's Plumtree Substation in Bethel, through the Towns of Redding, Weston, and Wilton, and to Norwalk Substation in Norwalk, Connecticut.
At a meeting held on Monday, June 16, the Siting Council discussed what is known as the Findings of Fact for Docket 217, the proposed transmission line from Bethel to Norwalk, and began deliberations towards a decision on this docket.
Prior to the Siting Council reaching a decision on this docket four of the five towns reached a Settlement with CL&P on a suggested route, termed Configuration X. At the meeting held on Monday the Council discussed a modification of Configuration X, named Configuration 20, or Omega.
Configuration 20 added underground 115 kV lines in Norwalk. Configuration 20 also modified Configuration X in Bethel. It placed more existing 115 kV lines underground, eliminated the 130 foot steel poles in the Plumtrees residential area, eliminated a transition station near the school, reduced "porpoising," and increased reliability. It also placed the new 345 kV lines on shorter poles around the perimeter of the education park. However, the Council realizes that not everyone agrees these are improvements.
As a former Selectman I do not relish surprising or "stunning" another Selectman by having them read about our deliberations in the newspapers. However, this Council operates under strict rules relating to ex parte communication. As much as I would like to, I am not free to simply call up a First Selectman and say "To develop consensus on the Council we're thinking about this configuration. What do you think?"
Instead, we deliberate in a public forum, take the heat, and deliberate some more. And, I emphasize on this docket we are still deliberating and do not expect to make a final decision for several weeks.
The Council expects to take some heat. The Governor and the Legislature do not appoint members to serve on the Siting Council who are thin-skinned. Each of the Council members who will vote on this docket has spent hundreds of hours considering the evidence in the record. And certainly none of us harbors a hidden agenda. The people you see sitting around this table today want to design this transmission line in a manner that is as environmentally compatible and reliable as possible to meet this important public need.
It is important to note that the Settlement between some of the towns and the utility is not a normal occurrence within our process and it effectively constrains our usual manner of seeking the best possible solution. However, I have stated publicly and individually to each Council Member that I do not want this Settlement, even with its flaws, to implode. Instead, I stand committed to develop consensus for a decision that embraces the Settlement as much possible. And, in addition to the Settlement, the final decision of this Council will naturally contain consideration for Norwalk, which did not participate in the four-town agreement.
In light of these issues and more, I am today directing the Council staff to develop two different Opinions, Decisions, and Orders for deliberation at a future meeting. One draft will be Configuration X, as agreed to by the four towns, plus consideration for Norwalk. The other will be Configuration 20, or Omega, as previously described. From these documents the Council will make a final decision.
Below story not about the Weston meeting the same evening, but interesting none the less...when Weston Town TV Channel shows the taped Weston "public meeting" we will watch it and report (if they did record it--otherwise, we will report from Observers)...
Power line plan may skip historic district
By JENNIFER CONNIC, Hour Staff Writer Friday, June 20, 2003
WESTPORT -- A proposal to bury a 340-kilovolt power transmission line in town may avoid the North King's Highway Historic District. The Planning and Zoning Commission held a hearing Thursday night on the Northeast Utilities project, which would follow Route 1 throughout most of town. It would follow Myrtle Avenue to King's Highway North where it would cross the Saugatuck River and link back to Route 1.
Several residents present at the hearing -- including First Selectwoman Diane Farrell -- expressed concerns about the transmission line cutting through the historic neighborhood rather than continuing down Route 1. Farrell questioned Northeast Utilities' decision to cut through the neighborhood. Barlow Cutler-Wotton, King's Highway North Association president, said the jog to cross the Saugatuck would cut through two historic areas that are narrow, curved roads with houses close to the road. She said it would make more sense to continue down Route 1, which is a four-lane state road.
Cutler-Wotton said she is also concerned about the impact of construction on the neighborhood's historic homes, stone walls and older trees. Anne Bartosewicz, Northeast Utilities project director, said power company officials don't always know what the residents of the town feel on a subject and have no problem changing the route. The plan was to run the line down Myrtle Avenue and North King's Highway in order to avoid the downtown area, she said. If the community wants the transmission line to continue down Route 1, however, it would be possible, she said.
"We can cross the river in either place," she said. Bartosewicz said Thursday's public hearing was an information gathering session necessary before Northeast Utilities officials submit an application to the Siting Council for the plan in August. Between now and when the application is filed, she said, Northeast Utilities will review the information gathered at hearings in the various communities and make a final decision on the plan.
[Please read the rest of this article in the archives at THE HOUR (Norwalk, CT) website]
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING APRIL 10, 2003 - NO VOTING: REFERENDUM RESULT
Reports from three (3) non-League Observers gave color to what was a strictly run, 3-minutes limit to speakers (enforced) Special Town Meeting. Since it was announced that no voting would take place - a Referendum is set for April 22, 2003, from 6am to 8pm at the Weston Middle School Gym - turnout was light (under 200 persons). It was noted by all non-League reporters that the arrangement of the chairs in the high school gym was strange--they were separated at some distance from one another. The meeting lasted no later than 10pm.
CT DEP Public Hearing, March 27, 2003, 6:30pm, Weston Town Hall Meeting Room:
LWV of Weston Co-Presidents invokes League positions on environment, testifying at Public Hearing on Bisceglie septic field development.
CONSERVATION COMMISSION, March 5, 2003, 6:30pm, Town Hall Meeting Room (Channel 79 coverage):
Public Hearing on Campus Site Plan begins. School Building Committee introduced Site Planner, Environmental Consultant and Infrastructure Design Engineer for two hour presentation. Areas for disturbance, renovation shown. Treatment plant discussed. Location of buildings, fields and new road shown.
Board of Education, Tuesday, January 21, 2003, 7:30pm (Executive Session, 6:30pm), W.M.S. Library
Included in this agenda is "budget adoption" and "Capital Improvement Plan" as well as action to be taken on Weston High School Fire Alarm System and initiating Girls Golf as a club sport. LWV Observer left at 9pm, but reliable report says that Board of Education cut $256,000 from Superintendent's Budget on a 5-2 vote.
SPECIAL BOARD OF EDUCATION "STRATEGIC PLAN" MEETING, 12-17-02:
League identified as one of the groups to take action on Communication plan! Well run meeting.
BOARD OF FINANCE, Dec. 12, 2002 at 8pm in Town Hall - reconsidered decision not to recommend purchase of Moore 36 acres - voted 3 in favor, 1 opposed, and 2 abstentions (1 absence)...to Special Town Meeting January 9, 2003 (along with Fromson-Strassler as separate item).
PLANNING & ZONING, DEC. 2, 2002 - "8-24" for landbanking; BOARD OF FINANCE 4-2 in favor of Fromson-Strassler, 4-1 (with one abstention) against 36 acres of Maurice Moore property:
BOTH sites approved by P&Z, according to most reliable report (LWV Observer not present)--Fromson-Strassler only gains Board of Finance OK.
Historic District Commission Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2002,<|fim_middle|> approximately 9:15pm. Please be aware that a petition was successful in causing the Board of Selectmen to reconsider their action.
POWER COMPANY "PUBLIC HEARING" 8-29-01:
At Weston High School on Wednesday, August 29 (at 7pm) the CL&P position was explained "one on one" in the lobby of WHS - opponants had almost as many pieces of paper...in the auditorium, beginning at 8pm, with a Co-President and members of the LWV Board watching, the First Selectman introduced first the Town Attorney, then the Wilton Environmental Director, then our own Conservation Planner; it was reported that the four (4) towns involved in Phase One (from Bethel to Norwalk) had retained a specialist on power supply, etc. PLUS a separate attorney to plead our side of the case before the CT Siting Council in September and on. For a link to CT Siting Council Year 2000 Report on transmission capability and related matters, clickHERE. Perhaps 200 people were in the auditorium on this last Wednesday before school goes back into session, and much information was offered:
First Selectman reported that legal and technical aid had been retained
Town Attorney explained statutory requirements ("Certificate of Environmental Compatibility&Need" from CT Siting Council - who also required hearings such as this one)
Eminant Domain rights (yes, they would have them if "need" is proven). "Diminution of Value" if you are only near the towers and lines would not bring you any financial relief.
Clearing of right of way and provision of accessibility explained (in terms of environmental damage) by Wilton environmental officer
Same individual reported that no information was supplied at this stage in the process to adequately assess the environmental cost
"Gross underestimation" of cost (same as above); existing towers will remain; going underground requires "splice boxes" (8x8x28 feet); storm drains, animals will be overwhelmed during construction
CL&P stated that this was "major construction"
"Loops" needed to make system work into the future without outages
1500' per vault if underground (see above for size of vault)
345kV underground is a new technology (2-5 years experience only) even in Europe (yes, they do 115kV underground).
Then the public spoke-League summarizes the general tone of questioners (where CL&P gave an answer, in parentheses):
Can we add to poles extra 115kV lines? (ans. "no - won't do it for long run")
CL&P gives lousy service - discussion of outages.
Is this for Long Island? ("It goes both ways")
More Long Island...
"Keep Weston Rural" opposition and request for answers to questions ("yes, we'll give you answers in writing")
Redding resident on EMF's health effects? (CL&P expert disputes that any studies separately should be considered).
Technical chemical questions (no answers)
Board of Finance, August 9, 2001
On this four-item agenda, other than item #1 (approval of two sets of minutes), were subjects of great interest to the League. Item two was additional funding for the Planning and Zoning Commission to fight the affordable housing lawsuit; item three was approval of $7500 to fund a competition (actually one half the expense--Nature Conservancy putting up equal amount) for development of nature centyer at the jointly owned Lachat property. This was approved. Item four was a hot debate: members of the Board of Finance, in a non-partisan manner, questioned why ANY funds should be given to the architects for school work since the Adjourned Town Meeting voted "no" on this subject. Would any funding for this purpose contravene the will of the people? It was decided that the wording of the motion was misleading, and all that was being asked for was money for hourly consulting to assist the Town to get the next proposal to referendum in early November. There is a maximum amount indicated ($45,000). With this understanding, the Board of Finance voted unanimously in favor of a revised item four.
SPECIAL BUILDING COMMITTEE, August 8, 2001, 7:30pm
A Co-President of the League was present for this meeting where the traffic consultant (from Fredrick P. Clark&Associates) presented his report on contributions to date to the Fletcher-Thompson project. Traffic concerns re: using Bisceglie Park for a school of some sort appears not a good idea from the traffic flow point of view. (Question in consultant's mind as to whether the State of Connecticut would require major changes to lights and perehaps the "H" intersection of Routes 53 and 57 in order to make Bisceglie safe for school ingress and egress.) He recommends the re-location of School Road in front of the high school closer to the borders of Town property, and also straightening out the curves further to the south and west...to turn School Road into a "collector road" for through traffic (instead of what it is--essentially used by schools traffic only). Interesting observations of how the bus pick ups in the PM work to stop traffic in both directions...also, when traffic is this bad, accidents can't even happen! LWV Observer left the meeting, and awaits further report on item#2 on the agenda ("revised estimates") from Co-President (if there was anything worth reporting).
SPECIAL BOARD OF SELECTMEN, July 26, 2001
Co-President present. All seats taken. Resignation from Board of Education by outspoken member announced--replacement approved (strong pro-Schools person); long-time member of P&Z replaced by new resident (moved from Westport); Commission for the Arts new member (moved from Westport). Nature Conservancy architectural competition approved ($7500 Town share of cost), Town TV Channel report...and then a pre-announced hour plus of Public Comment on School Project. School Building Committee next to meet on AUGUST 8. LWV Observer left at 10:30pm--missed items on procedures for future Selectmen-driven projects.
SELECT TEAM, July 17, 2001 at 7:30pm, Weston Library:
No official LWV of Weston Observer present; second-hand reports indicate that what was discussed/decided at Select Team will come up again at the Board of Selectmen soon.
BUILDING COMMITTEE, July 11, 2001 at 7:30pm in Weston Library
A Co-President was in the audience as the Building Committee Chair. went over the Education Specifications with the Board of Education, new Acting Superintendent and full staff. Building Committee representative on the Select Team noted that next Tuesday. July 17 at 7:30pm in the Library (same venue) the architects were to bring back some schemes for a pre-K to 2 building at Bisceglie.
Select Team, July 10, 2001
This meeting was well attended, according to a LWV of Weston Co-President. Alternatives other than those that were defeated "on the machines" were suggested and the architects will consider those that were deemed feasible and report back.
Adjourned Town Meeting Machine Vote June 28, 2001
Results of the Adjourned Special Town Meeting machine vote were available immediately after the polls closed at 8pm Thursday after having been open since 6am in the morning. Naturally, during the day there was a false fire alarm event at Weston Middle School (Item #2 on the ballot was funding for a new fire alarm, hard-wired system at WMS--no wonder this item was approved with only 223 "no" votes). A Co-President of the Weston LWV was present to observe the results. Full report HERE.
Special Town Meeting, 6-21-01, 8pm (no voting):
This event, held at Weston High School Auditorium, began a bit late and lasted until almost 11pm. Approximately 150 people attended, many spoke; a policeman was in attendance, although there were no altercations--only some cat-calls here and there. Presentations given by Select Committee Chair., First Selectman, Athletic Director at H.S. and Select Team Co-Chair. and Building Committee representative on that body. Summary of questions:
What kind of treatment plant? (Not at that point yet--Building Committee will handle this)
How many false alarms? (136 last year)
Fields--Town and Schools need fields, sprinklers--use is overload on what we have now--will be losing 5 fields because of construction for 3-4-5 and H.S. (Question on why not Heady now, and the answer seemed to be that immediate need was closer to Schools, but that it was full speed ahead on Heady--with possible transport for use by schools. Traffic safety considerations raised re: Bisceglie use by school-age drivers.)
53% increase in school-aged population since 1990.
New fields at Heady offered to be built by same volunteers who did Little-League Fields (this previous work to be taken for 3-4-5 school)
Definition given for "schematic design" (only a part of architect's work--includes borings and other preliminary work to take guess-work out of estimates for construction; includes detailed floor plans, elevations of what building will look like--i.e. windows, entrances, roof line, etc.)
Do the numbers include cost of furniture? (Yes.)
Discussion of what spaces are used for then (1980) and now
LWVWeston's Home Page | (NO LOCATION NAMED) at 8pm..."Update on Den Historic District Extension"--three (3) properties to be added, a natural extension of the Den District, across the street from Morehouse Farm Park. Application for adding screened porch in the Den District, update of Freedom of Information Commission requirements. At previous meeting, Town application for improvements to Jarvis Military Academy building approved with conditions.
Planning and Zoning Commission sets Monday, Dec. 2, 2002 at 8pm in the Town Hall Commission Room for a Public Hearing on "8-24" on each of two properties...
As followers of the LWV Observer Corps reports may remember, the Board of Selectmen met on Thursday, November 7. For that report, click HERE. As posted November 14, 2002 by the Planning and Zoning Commission, Town "8-24" report is requested for Towns of Weston/Wilton/and Aspectuck Land Trust joint purchase of Fromson-Strassler 133 acres, (85+ in Weston). Weston's share is proposed at $2.2 million. A second Town of Weston "8-24" report is requested from P&Z for an undeveloped 36 acre parcel (part of total 70 acres) of the Elisabeth Luce Moore property on Davis Hill Road - $2,256,000. The purpose for both proposed purchases is "landbanking" for municipal uses.
Historic Disctrict Commission PUBLIC HEARING and regular meeting, Wednesday, October 30, 2002, 8pm, Town Hall
1. PUBLIC HEARING, on the application of the Town of Weston to install two air-conditioning condensers at The Jarvis Military Academy
2. Update on progress of addition to Den Historic District
4. Discussion of change of date for Regular Meetings--suggested for 2nd Thursday of the month (for 2003?)
5. Election of Officers; new and old business.
Multi-Board Meeting, (Parks and Recreation--3 members; Board of Education--4 members [including Chair. of Select Committee...Sewage Treatment]; Building Committee--one member), October 24, 2002, Town Hall Commission Room:
Meeting held to seek clarity regarding what fields are to be built where, for how much, and where in the Referendum Item #1 do they come from? For example, are some fields double-funded...and Parks and Recreation is not as far along with design development of their fields projects as is the School Building Committee...and what is the timing (as related to DEP OK of septic solution)...
Conservation Commission, Town Hall Meeting Room deliberation meeting October 17, 2002; "work" session (on Town TV Channel 73) goes on past 11pm; almost unanimous vote "yes" on playing fields for Town at Heady Property (ultimately, with conditions to further protect natural features, almost all commissioners favor Parks and Recreation Commission's proposal). LWV Observer Corps watches on TV.
ENERGY FORUM - Brief report from LWV Observer; Norwalk HOUR and CABLEVISION news at 10pm:
League Observer present, noted lack of answers to some questions; electric company officials and Atty General Blumenthal debated the issue of need for 345kV power lines in SW Connecticut - as only 20% of that power would be required to deal with maximum summer demand. On the panel was Senator Freedman, and quoted on CABLEVISION was Senator McKinney (both representing Weston). Although everyone agreed there is need for more power, AG Blumenthal said "this project is overkill." In response, Northeast Utilities VP stated "If Long Island were to fall off the face of the Earth tomorrow our plans wouldn't change."
Conservation Commission, September 25, 2002 at 7pm in Hurlbutt South House Cafeteria:
According to reports from pro-fields individuals, (no official LWV of Weston word yet) there were @300 persons, a policeman (for crowd and traffic control?) present, and excellent arguments made by all...continued to October 8 (time T.B.A., Weston High School Auditoriumthe location). It is interesting to note that those closest to the Commission thought there were perhaps 500 persons present (all polite and well spoken). LWV Observer reports seating limited, many children and present and past First Selectmen instructing Conservation how to proceed.
Planning and Zoning, September 23, 2002, 8pm, Commission Room at Town Hall:
AGENDA included first item "School Project update on site plan." First Selectman Woody Bliss described to the Planning and Zoning Commission--and then answered in full their questions for 30 minutes--on where we are regarding the Conservation Commission and the CTDEP and the septic solution for School Road, and getting schools and fields built. First Selectman reported on Conservation Commission ongoing research re: tertiary treatment process; in response to questions, First Selectman said Spring was was the final time for decision whether one or the other septic solution was taken.
Special Board of Finance meeting at 7pm August 1, 2002, Town Hall Meeting Room:
OK's extra funding for East House Roof - questions whether monitoring of job is taking place; discussion additional to Special Meeting Agenda takes place (report to Board of Finance on latest bonding results--Town effective rate for its debt reduced from 4.69% to 2.96%).
Conservation Commission decides 4-3 not to approve Town of Weston application for big septic field for Bisceglie Park (with 3 playing fields on top); final conditions drafted for approval for July 10 meeting...
Conservation Commissionmet in special session on Tuesday, June 11 at 7:30pm in the Commission Room at Town Hall and received an application for Playing Fields at Morehouse Farm Park; according to reliable sources, this matter was not "closed;" continuation of the Public Hearing on septic and playing fields in Bisceglie/Scribner Park will be yet further continued. Questions from Conservation Commissioners to Town of Weston's consultants on this project went into impacts of introducing septic fields created to receive tertiary plant output and extra water on downstream properties. League Observer left at 10:30pm (and thus did not hear later testimony).
PLANNING&ZONING DECISION ON "8-24" FOR LAND PURCHASE FOR SCHOOLS:
Wording of the decision (Legal Notice posted in the Town Clerk's Office at 9:15am on Tuesday) reads:
"At a Special Meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission held on May 13, 2002, by a vote of 3 in favor, 2 against and 2 absent, the Commission approved a request by First Selectman Woody Bliss and Town Administrator Tom Landry for a report under G.S.8-24 for the purchase of 2.09 acres at 16 Parade Ground Court as more particularly described in a Residential Real Estate Agreement, between the Town of Weston and Stephen M. Sivakoff, dated March 25, 2002, to accomodate the construction, renovation and field relocation activities on the adjoining school campus. This approval is for acquisition of the property only. An additional Section 8-24 report will be required for any proposed use or improvements to be located on the property."
Board of Education deliberations...click HERE.
Annual Town Budget Meeting on Tuesday night, April 16, approves budget; LWV of Weston speaks in favor of secret ballot for Board of Education Budget (motion by Selectmen)--standing vote on the motion to have a secret ballot defeated (117-106).
Special Board of Selectmen, Friday, April 12 at 8:30am discusses League request for secret ballot and other Town Meeting procedures.
Special Board of Education Meeting Wednesday, March 6, 2002, 7-8pm, W.M.S. Library:
STRATEGIC PLANNING Draft report circulated - seems like the same old same old--but each time it is reaffirmed, we learn that Weston has not changed its stripes; this is the beginning of a new phase in an overall just a bit more than a year in the full cycle to develop the following: 1)a human resource plan, 2)a "character" education program, 3)a communications plan, 4)a plan to ensure curriculum articulation and high student performance, 5)a technology integration plan and lastly, 6)a plan to provide student personal goal-setting. Seeking volunteers for longer-running effort (through the Fall).
Board of Finance, Feb. 26, 2002--opening of review of Board of Education Budget brings discussion of "team teaching" and its relation to balance between efficiency and better education experience for all. For more, please click above...
BOARD OF EDUCATION, Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2002, WMS, 7:30pm
LWV of Weston Observer Sub-corps for Board of Education forming...first report: Board votes "yes" to a $32,160,245 FY'03 school budget (cuts one secretarial position)
SPECIAL BOARD OF SELECTMEN, Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2002, 8am, Town Hall
With a quorum of the Board of Selectmen present, a Select Committee for Budget Review was appointed. Three (3) individuals were named (David Bushley, Dr. David Scotch [appointed by Selectmen as Chair.], Michael Carter) who had been interviewed at the Regular Board of Selectmen's meeting Jan. 17; another interested person could not participate for business reasons until late in the Budget Process; advisors to this Committee and sub-Committees may form. FREEDOM OF INFORMATION rules must be followed for posting notices, for keeping records of proceedings (timely), for what constitutes a meeting and advice on E-mail.
Special Board of Selectmen, Jan. 7, 2002, 8am-8:35am
The full Board of Selectmen voted to establish a special "Citizen's Budget Advisory Committee" to serve during this budget forming cycle (FY2003). This special committee will contain three members (or possibly more), and the newspaper should have an article asking for volunteers this week. There was a draft description of the proposed tasks, but during the meeting, it was changed--when the final version is typed up, League will get a copy and upload it.
Board of Finance, Thursday, Dec. 13, 2001, 8pm
The Board of Finance met in regular session to, among other regular duties (i.e. approving Suspension Lists[?]), approve 2 special appropriations regarding C,L&P tower issue now before the CT Siting Council. Together, several towns are sharing consultant costs to introduce expert testimony into Siting Council record of this matter. This businesslike Board finished work at 8:40pm.
Special Board of Selectmen, Friday, Nov. 16, 2001, 8am
The new Board of Selectmen met to discuss the results of the Referendum ("yes, yes, yes" decisively) and committed themselves to moving ahead, keeping to the budget amount approved and trying to meet at Regulkar sessions only (if possible). At the first meeting in December, the architects and the School Building Committee will be invited in to discuss what is next, where we are (two of the Selectmen are new to the Board, and concerns about what has been agreed to by prior administrations is a concern--so that the Town can be consistent and not reinvent the wheel, or generally cary out good government procedures. The meeting was adjourned after the statement: the mission of this Board is "...to try to bring the Town together." After adjournment at 8:30pm, dates for meetings and how meetings will be conducted were discussed.
Planning and Zoning 8-24 Public Hearing, cont'd, November 8:
P&Z continued comment on 8-24 until @ 9:30pm and then closed the Public Hearing. A work session followed - League Observer left @10pm, but most likely no decision was given, as the member who was charged with responsibility of wording the "opinion" will do a thorough job, and not simply say "approve" or "disapprove" - nor did the P&Z itself seem of one mind about all aspects of the bonding package. The CTDEP is to yet designate where the treatment plant will go in the School Campus. A meeting to vote on the 8-24 will be "after the fact" on Nov. 13 (?) at 8pm in the Jarvis Military Academy.
Board of Selectmen, November 1, 2001
This regular meeting covered nothing special--except that the "Executive Session" result was to announce the selection of a new Town Administrator, Tom Landry (sp.?) of Massachusetts, presently Ass't Town Administrator in Wellesley, MA. Approx. a dozen years of experience in Town Administration, beginning in New Hampshire; has worked in several different sized towns. MPA from U. Maine.
LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM REVIEW AND INVESTIGATION COMMITTEE Public Hearing, Nov. 1, 2001
A small crowd, including both Co-Presidents of the Weston LWV attended this 6pm meeting at WMS Cafeteria; some First Selectmen called for more State $$ for education...some Boards of Education representatives and teachers requested fairness...over the course of the 90 minute Hearing, Co-Chair. Sen. Judith Freedman noted that the Committee would make recommendations to the Legislature regarding aid for education and equity next month. Special Education funding in particular came under fire. The "Scope" of this Committee's study of Connecticut Public School Finance, along with an interim report were available on Nov. 1; and if you would like a copy of the "Scope" (the opening paragraphs of which appear below) please e-mail The League of Women Voters of Weston:
"In Connecticut, local control of public schools is well established, but state government
has a constitutional responsibility to ensure that children receive equal access to educational
opportunities. In 1977, the Connecticut Supreme Court held the system of financing elementary
and secondary education, which relied primarily on local property tax revenues without regard to
disparities in town wealth and lacked significant equalizing state support, was unconstitutional
(Horton v. Meskill).
Subsequently, the legislature enacted a series of reforms aimed at equalizing the ability of
municipalities to provide students with adequate educational opportunities. In general, the state
increased school funding and weighted its distribution toward Connecticut's less wealthy
mumicipaIities. Over the last two decades, the state's share of funding public elementary and
secondary schools ranged from a low of approximately 32 percent to a high of nearly 46 percent.
In FY 00, the state's share was about 43 percent.
The two main conduits of state funding for local school operating costs are the formuIa-based
Education Cost Sharing (ECS) Grant and about two dozen categorical grants that target
assistance for specific educational purposes. The state also provides grants for local school
construction projects and funds the teacher retirement system..."
Special Board of Selectmen, October 22, 23:
These 10am meetings were held to approved moderator, date, time and location for Special Town Meeting of Nov. 7 (to be adjourned to Nov. 15 Referendum (6am to 8pm).
Board of Selectmen, Thursday, October 18:
Student member of Commission for Children and Youth appointed for 2001-2002; member of Panel of Moderators; Ordinances set for November 14th PUBLIC HEARING on NOISE, BLASTING and PYROTECHNICS, 7:30pm.
BOARD OF FINANCE, Thursday, October 11 at 8pm...
This is the meeting to move all three (3) items--totaling $80 million (approximately) to SPECIAL TOWN MEETING on November 7--and then to a Referendum on November 15...the agenda reads:
1. Consideration/Approval of the minutes of the meeting of September 13th, 2001/done
2. Discussion/Approval of a request by the Board of Selectmen for a Supplemental Appropriation in the amount of $11,700 for the Interfaith Housing Association, and to be taken from the Unreserved General Fund and transferred to Account No. 0110110-59802, Grants and Subsidies./done
3. Discussion/Approval of Bond Proposals./On a 3-2 vote on first resolution, 4-0 on second, and a unanimous vote 5-0 on the third, "let the people decide" was the mood of this Board.
BOARD OF SELECTMEN MEETINGS, WESTON LIBRARY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2001:
At 6pm, in Special Meeting, regular business of the Board of Selectmen was conducted. At 7:30pm, with both Co-Presidents of the Weston LWV in attendance, the Regular Session took place, to a full room. Only members of the Board of Education and the next Democratic Selectmen were permitted to speak until the very end, and then it was a member of a special committee who inquired about the procedure ("democratic" nature?) outlined. By a 2-1 vote in all cases (no vote was unanimous) the Board of Selectmen amended the motion of the First Selectman (using NET numbers only--the actual figure on a ballot is the GROSS [larger] total) from $69, 538,340 to, ultimately, $45 million PLUS $2 million earmarked to go to a specific project--a Middle School Auditorium.
The First Selectman's MOVED (and received a second) a recommendation for NET numbers (as the LWV Observer heard it):
SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL-RELATED
$32,169,144 - High School renovations
$22,961,903 - NEW 3-4-5 building
$ 2,940,293 - Middle School renovations
$ 1,500,000 - relocate School Road
$59,572,140 - SUB-TOTAL
$ 614,000 - Revson
$ 642,000 - Bisceglie
$ 600,000 - Treatment Plant
$ 185,000 - Conservation
$2,041,600 - SUB-TOTAL
PARKS&RECREATION ("+" is for lighted fields inclusion)
$2,340,000 - Campus fields+
$ 400,000 - Bisceglie "
$4,200,000 - Morehouse Farm Park fields+
$1,000,000 - minus this amount from General Fund
$ 1,985,000 - Rolled into the Bond Issue from previously approved items from earlier Town Meeting
$69,538,340 - TOTAL NET COST
Recognized by the First Selectman was the Democratic candidate for Selectman, who proposed his own list, which did not include a new 3-4-5 school, but included upgrades totaling $6 million for Hurlbutt.
The incoming First Selectman reported that all these matters would be discussed at the Public Hearing on September 20 (8pm in the WHS Auditorium). Stating "lack of clarity" on solution for lower grades (k-8), he advocated moving ahead immediately with the high school work, fields work and the septic project. It remained to the last of the three present Selectmen to suggest ("Where there is broad agreement, we should move ahead...") the following figures as an alternative MOTION, which was seconded, and APPROVED (2-1):
$36 million - School projects
$ 2 millioin - Septic
$ 5 million - Parks and Recreation
$43 million sub-total PLUS $2 million for projects to be "rolled into" the long-term bond=$45 million
The incoming First Selectman reponded to further requests of Board of Education to include $2 million as a separate item for the voters to decide re: "Whether or not we need an auditoium at Weston Middle School - vote YES or NO." This item was then included with the already approved total for PUBLIC HEARING SEPTEMBER 20, 2001, AT 8PM IN WESTON HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM. The meeting closed at | 4,462 |
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Two timeless love stories from the New York Times bestselling author of contemporary women's fiction
Diandra Casey and Gregory York are childhood rivals now vying for the same position at the Casey and York department store. So they are shocked to find themselves confined—together!—in an elegant Boston town house, cataloging priceless antiques, to determine who's best for the job. Does the old house hold a surprising fate they cannot resist?
Since her husband's death, Jill Moncrieff has lived alone in a small coastal Maine town, cherishing her uncomplicated life. But her best friend is in trouble, and Jill must enlist the help of big-city lawyer Peter Hathaway. He is everything that Jill rejected years ago, so she doesn't expect to fall for him. But now she's imagining a new kind of life…one filled<|fim_middle|> each branch was, and if one wasn't performing up to par, he wanted to know why.
No one argued with Old Bart. He'd been around too long and had proved his worth too many times for that. He was a shrewd businessman with an eye for character, which was why, once she'd completed her M.B.A. and an apprenticeship under her father, who ran the Chicago store, Diandra had been named a vice president of CayCorp and put in charge of the Washington, D.C., store. She'd been only twenty-seven at the time, but she'd shown the kind of drive that Bart liked. In the five years since then, she'd successfully rejuvenated that branch of Casey and York that had begun to stagnate.
Gregory had the trend-setting New York store. His job was to keep it in the forefront of high fashion, and for the past ten years he'd succeeded admirably—so much so that Diandra knew he had something up his sleeve. She also knew what it was.
He wanted San Francisco.
For two years, Old Bart had been making noises about opening a branch there. Those noises had consolidated into a single loud signal when, two months before, he'd sent an advance team to scout locations. He hadn't yet decided who would run the store, though, and that made for lively speculation when his back was turned.
"Delinsky combines her understanding of human nature with absorbing, unpredictable storytelling-a winning combination." -Publishers Weekly
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Barbara Delinsky has written more than twenty New York Times bestselling novels, with over thirty million copies in print. Her books are highly emotional, character-driven studies of marriage, parenthood, sibling rivalry and friendship. She is also the author of a breast cancer handbook. A breast cancer survivor herself, Barbara donates her author proceeds from the book to fund a research fellowship at Massachusetts General Hostipal. Visit her at www.barbaradelinsky.com.
B.A. in Psychology, Tufts University, 1967; M.A. in Sociology, Boston College, 1969
When Diandra Casey's plane was ninety minutes late landing, she feared it was an omen. When she swept through the door of Bartholomew York's spacious penthouse apartment to find Gregory York there, she knew it had been one.
Gregory York was her nemesis. Her first memory of him was when she'd been three and he eight, when he'd lured her into the boxwood labyrinth at his parents' Bar Harbor estate and abandoned her there. Just as she'd learned not to play with fire, she'd learned to be wary of Gregory, and if she'd been able to avoid him completely in the years subsequent to the labyrinth incident, she'd have done so.
It hadn't been possible. The link between their families was complex. Not only were their parents best of friends, but their grandparents—and great-grandparents—had been, as well. Ties dated back to the turn of the century, when Diandra's great-grandfather, Malcolm Casey, had teamed up with Greg's great-grandfather, Henry York, to open a small general store. That general store had grown into a small department store, which had grown into a larger department store, which had grown into two, then three, then more. CayCorp had evolved, and the posh chain known as Casey and York, with branches in the most select and sophisticated of cities, rivaled none.
Within CayCorp, though, there were rivals galore. Each of the seven stores was run by a Casey or a York, and while much good-natured competitive banter flew between them, all banter stopped with the appearance of the annual report. Bartholomew York, chairman of the board and patriarch of the families, read the report cover to cover. He noted how successful | 491 |
DJ Gfunk will spin at Under The Volcano Saturday November 18.
Long gone are the days when we could turn on our radios and choose from a variety of stations with live DJs on the air. DJs that knew what they were spinning and took the time to craft their playlist and answer calls from the audience. Though Houston may only have a handful of flesh and blood DJs left on the airwaves, we are lucky enough to be able to head to many of our local bars and find vinylphiles spinning records of their own.
Houston has been home to big name DJs like the late, great DJ Screw and a plethora of dance clubs featuring live DJs. More recently, bars such as MKT Bar, Nightingale Room, Continental Club, The Flat, and Alley Kat have been essential in maintaining a platform for local DJs who spin to audiences looking for more than the typical dance club scene. Bars like Under the Volcano and Shoeshine Charley's are expanding their hours and horizons by adding vinyl nights<|fim_middle|> as DJ G-funk regularly at Under The Volcano, credits her frequent visits to The Flat and hearing DJ Sun and Melodic for inspiring her to take a chance on spinning saying, "Melodic has actually been my mentor and helped me a lot as far as my progression."
Issac Rodriguez, who spins as DJ Simmer Down in Tejas Got Soul, inherited a box of 45s from his aunt featuring an amazing collection of Houston Chicano Soul artists. This hidden treasure led him and Nick to create Tejas Got Soul. Issac explains, "My mission from then on was to spread the word of these Chicano artists that were from Houston from the '50s, '60s and '70s that really were forgotten. That's been my main goal ever since then, just to shine the spotlight and show everybody that Tejas got soul and I don't mean just soul as music I mean like heart and soul. It's all about shining the spotlight on these guys while they are still here."
Issac Rodriguez from Tejas Got Soul, "It's all about shining the spotlight on these guys while they are still here."
The bottom line is, vinyl nights are about listening to music and having fun. As Pozo says, "We just geek out on the music. It's like having friends over to listen to music except we are at a bar." You can keep up with all these DJs on social media and see where they are spinning next. Who knows what song you might hear that leads you to do a quick Google search for your new favorite old band. | to their event calendars. Volcano now features vinyl DJs every Saturday night and Shoeshine Charley's every Tuesday night.
Houston groups like Bombón, DJ Sun, A Fistful of Soul and Vinyl Ranch have made names for themselves by providing high energy, genre specific dance parties all around town. They have inspired newer DJs to take the reins at the turntables and expose bar patrons to songs and sounds they might never have heard before or haven't heard in ages. Nick Gaitan, local musician and half of DJ group Tejas Got Soul (along with Issac Rodriguez), says "When you think about our DJ crews in Houston, like A Fistful of Soul and Bombón, we have some very powerhouse people out there." Geneva Gordon, who spins | 153 |
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This cultural richness stimulated the arrival of the first printers of books<|fim_middle|> and chapter libraries form the core of the collections of early manuscripts and printed works in the Special Collections. These are unique collections in the Netherlands and a number of them include world-famous documents.
In the late Middle Ages, Utrecht was considered the centre of the northern Netherlands in terms of manuscript illumination. Countless manuscripts were illuminated by Utrecht's masters in a distinctive style that that was easy to identify. The magnificently illustrated books of hours, in particular, were extremely popular items among the elite in the northern Low Countries and beyond.
Johannes Gutenberg is credited with inventing and perfecting the art of printing in about 1450, which, in just a few decades, ushered in a period in the manufacture and distribution of books that was nothing short of revolutionary. New ideas spread quickly as books containing scientific discoveries, information and viewpoints were printed in large editions. Initially, there were only two cities outside of Germany and Italy with printing presses: Paris and Utrecht.
Utrecht University Library has always been closely linked with the city of Utrecht. Since 1584, the city library (and since 1636, the university library) has acquired the collections of the Utrecht cloister and chapter libraries. The core of these collections are theological and liturgical texts. The theme City history also includes the history of Utrecht University. | in the Low Countries in Utrecht at the end of the 15th century. The city also attracted scientists of international reputation, from Arnold Buchelius around 1600 until university professors of the 20th century. Their archives and book collections are being kept and made available at Special Collections.
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Queen's to hire<|fim_middle|> minor | Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Studies
Queen's University's Faculty of Arts and Science is seeking an outstanding researcher for a new Tier 2 Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Indigenous Studies. The position, to be advertised in the coming days, will support an emerging leader in indigenous scholarship and help to solidify Queen's existing expertise in the field.
"This new CRC is a fantastic opportunity to enhance the fast-growing and important field of indigenous studies," says Gordon Smith, Associate Dean, Faculty of Arts and Science. "It will promote a wider understanding of indigenous cultures, movements and issues."
The CRC will be an interdisciplinary appointment within the Faculty of Arts and Science and will be cross-appointed between academic departments. This will allow students and scholars from multiple fields to benefit from this additional expertise.
"Indigenous studies is, by its very nature, an interdisciplinary field," adds Dr. Smith. "We are therefore inviting applications from researchers with any disciplinary background and with any research focus within indigenous studies."
Janice Hill, director of Queen's Four Directions Aboriginal Student Centre and a member of the CRC search committee is delighted that this CRC will allow the university to better engage with indigenous communities.
"We are looking for a candidate who not only brings an exceptional research program, but also one who has strong connections with indigenous communities," says Ms Hill. "We want this new chair to have the ability to bring people together and to build closer connections between the university, its indigenous students and local indigenous people."
The Canada Research Chair program was established by the Government of Canada to attract outstanding researchers to Canadian universities. Tier two research chairs are directed at emerging scholars who have the potential to become internationally recognized leaders in their field.
Review of applicants will begin May 1 and the selection committee hopes to have the successful candidate at Queen's by July 2014.
Queen's celebrates Aboriginal culture during weeklong event
Rethinking Macdonald
Students head to the woods for re-indigenization program
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Unicredit's Two-Way Corridor For Expansion & Development
UniCredit is developing an offering for Asian corporates looking to enter Central & Eastern European markets, and for European companies looking to expand in Asia.
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Kok-Keong Tay, Head Of Global Transaction Banking For Asia-Pacific at UniCredit.
UniCredit, Italy's biggest bank by assets, has what might be dubbed a two-way connection to Asia—Asian clients venturing into Central & Eastern Europe and European clients establishing or boosting their operations Asia.
The two-way dialogue has been in effect for some time. The company, which has a network in 50 markets, has a long-standing presence in Hong Kong, with a representative office founded in 1979 and a banking license in the city since 1989.
UniCredit's speciality is providing tailored financial support for its Italian, German and Austrian business partners as well as Asian-based multinationals.
In 2014, chief executive officer Federico Ghizzoni announced that the bank would open new offices in the Middle East, Asia and Latin America and also sign commercial agreements with local banks to boost offerings for global transaction banking services for European customers.
"Our core strength is UniCredit's presence in the central European countries," says Kok-Keong Tay, head of global transaction banking for Asia-Pacific at UniCredit. "In Poland, Turkey or Slovakia—all through the region—we have a strong presence on the ground. For Asian multinationals the interest is not just transactional. Many are looking to buy something in Europe."
An example of the type of deal that Tay is talking about was the March $7.7 billion acquisition by China National Chemical of Italy's Pirelli, the world's fifth largest tire manufacturer.
After several years of investment, Tay says that UniCredit is well placed in the hubs of Shanghai, Singapore and Hong Kong to support the needs of expanding European clients.
"If we get a MNC coming to us from European headquarters in one of these three locations to set up a regional treasury or a payment factory, we're well covered and can immediately respond," says Tay.
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Cultured stem cells reconstruct sensory nerve and tissue structure in the nose
Lab-grown olfactory stem cells will enable research into therapies for recovering sense of smell after injury or degeneration
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BOSTON (March 28, 2019, 11:00 a.m. ET)—A team of researchers at Tufts University School of Medicine developed a method to grow and maintain olfactory stem cells in culture, which can then be used to restore tissue in the nose. The discovery raises hope that future therapies could be developed to restore the sense of smell in individuals where it has been damaged by injury or degeneration.
The stem cells, called horizontal basal cells (HBCs), can repopulate all olfactory epithelium (OE) cell types, including sensory neurons, when transplanted into injured tissue. Published today in the journal Stem Cell Reports, the development paves the way for further research into stem cell transplantation therapies, or pharmacological approaches that stimulate stem cells within the nose to regenerate tissue.
The nerves that confer the sense of smell are unique when compared to the rest of the nervous system, in that they can trigger a robust and nearly complete regenerative response after injury. OE tissue contains two types of stem cells – globose basal cells (GBCs) and HBCs. The GBCs have been successfully cultured and appear to have a primary role in repopulating cells that have been lost to routine turnover. HBCs, however, remain dormant and are not activated until there is an injury. Unfortunately, studies on these cells have been limited by the fact that they could not be expanded and maintained in culture. In this study, the researchers determined the optimal conditions for expanding and maintaining healthy HBC stem cells in culture, borrowing methods and factors used to maintain respiratory stem cells.
"Once we determined that we could grow HBCs in the lab, and that they expressed the same identifying molecular markers found in vivo, we sought to confirm whether they would work as well as the in vivo HBCs – can they regenerate tissue that has been injured – and they did!" said James Schwob, M.D., Ph.D., professor of developmental molecular and chemical biology at Tufts University School of Medicine, and corresponding author for the study.
Despite a natural ability for regeneration, dysfunction in the sense of smell is still reported among 19.4 percent of the population (OLFACAT study, 2003), with 0.3 percent experiencing complete loss of smell. Causes range from aging, injury, smoking, and neurodegenerative diseases to certain medications.
Schwob and his team discovered that the lab-grown HBCs were able to fill in olfactory lesions, generating multiple cell types including Sus cells, basal cells and olfactory sensory neurons.
"The HBCs in culture remained quiescent, pretty much as they do in vivo, but we were able to trigger them into an active state to start the process of differentiation into various olfactory epithelial cells just before engrafting them into injured tissue," said Jesse Peterson, Ph.D., first author of the study and currently a post-doctoral fellow at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology. Peterson conducted the study as part of his doctoral dissertation at the Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences at Tufts, advised by Schwob.
The trigger used was retinoic acid, which has the effect of lowering levels of the protein P63 in the cells, leading to stem cell activation. P63 functions as a "master control switch" and is known to decrease levels during injury, transitioning HBCs from dormancy to activation in vivo. A more thorough understanding of the role of P63 has been hampered by the slow pace of in vivo studies. With lab-grown HBCs, the mechanisms of activation can be examined more closely.
"Now that we can create a reserve of dormant stem cells, we see this as a useful tool for exploring ways to guide cell differentiation toward specific cell types, and develop new stem cell therapies for tissue and sensory regeneration – using the patient's own stem cells for culturing and transplantation, or pharmacological interventions to activate the patient's own dormant stem cells within the nose," said Schwob.
Other authors contributing to this study are Brian Lin, Ph.D., Camila Barrios-Camacho, Daniel Herrick, M.D., Ph.D., and Julie Coleman, Ph.D., all graduates or students at Tufts, Woochan Jang, Ph.D., former research assistant professor at Tufts, and Eric Holbrook, M.D., of Massachusetts Eye and Ear, and Harvard Medical School.
This work was supported by awards from the National Institutes of Health's National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (R01DC002167, F31DC014637, F30DC013962, F31DC014398). This content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.
Peterson, J., Lin, B., Barrios-Camacho, C.M., Herrick, D., Holbrook, E.H., Jang, W., Coleman, J.H. and Schwob, J.E., "Activating a reserve neural stem cell population in vitro enables engraftment and multipotency after transplantation," Stem Cell Reports (2019). DOI: 10.1016/j.stemcr.2019.02.014
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A film crew for Bear Grylls has been spotted at a beauty spot in Dartmoor National Park.
Cars reportedly bearing the logo for the famous survivalist's children's programme Bear Grylls Survival School were spotted at Foggintor Quarry.
The show features Bear challenging ten children from diverse backgrounds to forget their gadgets, leap off the sofa and head into the wild for an epic adventure.
The children, between the ages of 12 to 15, are called on to abandon their much-loved technology and follow Bear on an epic and life-changing adventure.
The last series saw a<|fim_middle|> stunts ever attempted by children.
Bear Grylls said of season two: "Young people thrive of adventure - and the wild can teach us so much: teamwork, resilience, courage, and the value of persistence, kindness and friendship.
Foggintor Quarry, where the next batch of children could be set to face a challenge or two, opened in 1820 - five years after the Battle of Waterloo - as a post-war building boom began to sweep the country.
The quarry supplied sparkling granite to the capital of the British Empire where it was used in the building of Buckingham Palace and the widening of London Bridge. More than 300 men once worked in the quarry, but it closed in 1906 and the nearby village of Foggintor was later abandoned. | group of children tackle the wilds of Snowdonia, Wales, with the latest series looking set to take place on Dartmoor.
The challenges that await them will be crucial survival techniques, unusual culinary delights, speeding helicopters, huge snakes, poisonous spiders – and some of the most eye-watering | 60 |
Spicy Shrimp Soft Tacos at Coco Bistro become Lobster Tacos during the "Lobster Season"
It's October and restaurants are gearing up for the season. Having lived on island for a few months now, I thought it was high time to find what all the Coco Bistro "fuss" was about. Tonight I third wheeled with my dining companions, who like me, also live to eat. We came with our game faces on. Under the palm trees in the restaurant's majestic tangerine coloured ambience, we sampled a veritable cornucopia from the menu. The three of us left pleasantly full with our taste buds still dancing. Coco Bistro, I get it now. Your food tastes like love.
Spicy Shrimp Soft Tacos with Fresh Guacamole, Sour Cream and a Pineapple Tomato Salsa. Tender<|fim_middle|> reading this with anticipation of a Coco Bistro dining experience anytime soon … make your reservation, and make it NOW. | and creamy with a kick.
Coco Bistro Style Ahi Tuna Takaki: Fresh Tuna served on a Crispy Tortilla with Red Onions, Scallion, Tobiko Caviar, Fresh Cilantro and a Wasabi Mayo. The perfect light "crunch." The thick, yet crispy, tortilla melts in your mouth like a homemade biscuit.
Grilled Iceberg Wedge with Gorgonzola Cheese, Roasted Chorizo, Cherry Tomatoes, Red Onion and a Port Reduction. You'd expect blue cheese. The Gorgonzola takes it to the next level. The roasted chorizo is a spicy protein fix for those who love beef jerky. Think of it as "blessed" bacon.
Locally Caught Lobster Simply Grilled. The lobster dish could even "turn" an Atlantic Canadian. The mushroom fried rice with a kiss of lemon will change the way you view the grain.
Pepper Crusted Rare Local Tuna with Tropical Fruit, Salsa, Lime Ginger Beurre Blanc, Sesame Crusted Rice Balls, Grilled Asparagus and Red Pepper Coulis. The kick of pepper on the tuna stays on your tongue like a slow burn that hurts so good. The crunchy, chewy rice balls will give you life. Think taters on crack. You may never go back to eating rice any other way.
Roast Lamb Rack with a Herb Crust Served with Goats' Cheese Scalloped Potatoes, French Beans, Beet Root Paint and a Caicos Lager Onion Sauce. The goats' cheese scalloped potatoes taste like they've been baptised in butter. Glorious.
Coco Bistros Famous Coconut Pie with Fresh Cream and a Medley of Sweet Sauces. Tastes like your mother's oatmeal cookies – fresh from the oven. If she was any good at making cookies. And whose idea was it to drizzle strawberry, chocolate and caramel sauce? A trifecta of options. Genius.
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I have in my head an image of people gathered around a table to dine and converse about the state of the world. Plato's Symposium (or The Banquet) is a classical Greek dialogue depicting philosophers gathered to discuss the nature of love. The big paradigm in the west for a small group of idealists joined around a table is The Last Supper.
But wait. The subtext of that sacramental meal is sombre; a brooding darkness hovers. We all know the Romans are lurking just down the street to arrest the beloved leader of this grassroots group; the flock will be scattered, the leader tortured and crucified. Betrayal is being consumed along with the wine and matza, so who can be convivial, knowing the end of the story?
This paradigm of the sombre Last Meal hangs over us today as the archetype of the apparent failure of activism, the apparent destruction of Jesus' (and other spiritual leaders') dream of a kingdom of justice and peace. Today we wouldn't call his vision "a kingdom," but perhaps a new order, a compassionate and just society.
Yet in the Christian mythos there is a more joyful subtext: Easter, the resurrection. In one sense, the symbol of Jesus leaping from the tomb, as in William Blake's powerful painting Glad Day, was the early Christian movement's re-visioning of history. For the first Christian communities, the resurrection symbolized the birth of a new movement. It is also an image providing hope that nothing can suppress the emergence of the Christ-consciousness (now to be interpreted more universally) in the world.
However, as Leonard Cohen sings, "the Christ has not yet risen from the chambers of the heart." So this human potentiality has not been realized at the collective level. Yet it is true that the Christ arises and is arising in individuals, in the mystics, in the saints, in small sub-streams and movements of social justice. The risen Christ has been present even in the history of institutional Christianity through its mystics and reformers, but more often, betrayed again and again by corrupt institutions.
After all, it has been 2000 years since Jesus offered his vision of the kingdom and we don't have anything like Jesus' dream (the kingdom of heaven on earth) to show for it. In fact, the world looks a lot more like an apocalyptic nightmare on a global scale than the peaceable kingdom.
Some think Jesus was speaking primarily of a kingdom within, or a future state in the life beyond death, but my hunch is that he was onto both, as he believed the seed of the kingdom in each heart could bloom into social transformation. I see him as a contemplative who was also a reformer, an activist. These two aspects of Jesus' desire are tightly interwoven in the gospels and can't be separated.
So where are we now? The kingdom has not only not come, but the human world and the natural one (primarily because of our species' impact) is being despoiled by our collective greed harnessed to a military industrial complex that acts on its demand for immediate gratification. More money, more oil, more development. This is truly a global crisis and we are seated individually and collectively at what seems the Last Supper<|fim_middle|> tend to focus on the collapse of the world. I love dystopian literature, but the tradition of utopian literature is silent and thought to be naive. Where are our current Plato's, Dante's, Thomas More's, William Morris's?
Utopia literally means "no where," or "not a place in time and space," but within the heart, as it has hasn't existed except in small pockets on this planet by nature-honouring cultures. Our utopian dreams begin within in the heart, but they don't end there.
My dream is that we can make them manifest first in our lives, in small groups, in the public sphere, until they become a peaceful forcefield capable of transforming empires from within.
Susan McCaslin is a Canadian poet and Faculty Emeritus of Douglas College in Westminster, BC where she taught English and Creative Writing for twenty-three years. She is the author of ten volumes of poetry, including her most recent, Demeter Goes Skydiving (University of Alberta Press, 2011). The latter was a finalist in 2012 for the BC Book Prize (Dorothy Livesay Award) and the first-place winner of the Alberta Book Publishing Award (Robert Kroetsch Poetry Book Award). Susan has recently published a volume of essays, Arousing the Spirit: Provocative Writings (Wood Lake Books, 2011). She has edited two anthologies and is on the editorial board of Event: the Douglas College Review. She lives in Fort Langley, BC with her husband and an active Australian shepherd. | . And as we know, much of the world isn't feasting, but facing starvation, the impacts of war and social turmoil.
If we look at Jesus' second coming spiritually, symbolically, it represents the coming of the peaceful, committed activist to save the world. We can't wait for Jesus to descend from the sky after 2000 years to do it for us. It's about our empowerment, individually and collectively, to turn things around for the planet.
We have to be the "Second Coming." We have to make it happen by listening, being receptive, stepping out and acting.
Whether or not it's too late we can't say, but we can know that we have to try. Giving up hope and letting our machinery crucify the earth that sustains us is not an option.
So I have a proposal. This time around, let's not look at our time together as another "last supper" but the first of many ongoing smaller meals.
silence our leaders, crush out hopes, scatter us.
Jesus' big dream now needs to become our universal, collective dream, transcending religious ideologies and doctrine. Jesus isn't the only one who has dreamed it, but Martin Luther King, Gandhi, etc. It's a universal archetype of restoration and celebration.
Right now dystopias are very popular. Big novels and blockbuster films | 275 |
With their 21st annual edition set to run<|fim_middle|> This fest is dedicated to showing short films that have the qualifying element of exhibiting a singular quality of "strange beauty." However you want to interpret what that means and if your short film is applicable, please visit their website, too. | in 2014 on April 2-6, the Chicago Underground Film Festival continues its charge as the premiere underground film fest in the world. A fest doesn't make it into it's second decade by resting on its laurels. Every year, CUFF challenges, cajoles, hammers, beats and pushes forward the entire concept of underground cinema.
CUFF is currently open for submissions with the early deadline fast approaching on Oct. 1. There's still plenty of time to ready your film to try to get in, though, as the final deadline is a few months away on Dec. 15. If you're interested in trying to be a part of this excitement, please visit the CUFF website submission page.
The Strange Beauty Film Festival, held in Durham, North Carolina, is also open for submissions. | 169 |
Amazon workers love Seattle's Whole Foods. Here's what some are saying about today's bombshell news.
It's no wonder Amazon, looking for a better toehold in the grocery business, turned to Whole Foods. The chain's South Lake Union grocery store is beloved by Amazonians. But what will it mean? They and others wondered about that Friday after the bombshell deal was announced.
Paras Deshpande's parents arrived from Mumbai, India, on Thursday. Early the next morning, the Amazon product manager took his father to Whole Foods Market.
"I showed him around the fruits," Deshpande said, walking out of the South Lake Union store with a bottle of milk and a bag of groceries. He knew his dad would be impressed with the variety, which is not so easily found in Mumbai. Here, all he had to do was walk across the street from his apartment.
Whole Foods is very, very convenient to tens of thousands of Amazon employees working on the company's South Lake Union campus, and often living nearby as well. They pick up groceries, stop by for breakfast and crowd the plentiful salad and hot-food bars at lunch.
So Amazon's bombshell acquisition of the high-end, organic food chain, announced early Friday, makes a kind of sense. If the digital behemoth wanted a better toehold in the grocery business, why not look at the grocer that is right under its nose?
Still, when the South Lake Union store opened at 7 a.m., about an hour after the deal started making headlines, customers who hadn't heard the news were surprised, and those who had were wrapping their heads around it.
"Really?" asked Amy Shepperd, an employee of the global health nonprofit PATH, also headquartered nearby, who had just bought blueberries for breakfast.
Her first reaction was positive. Amazon Fresh, the company's struggling grocery- delivery service, doesn't service her Edmonds neighborhood, and she said she'd love it if the acquisition changed that. Whole Foods, she noted, has a store nearby.
"I'd be curious to see what happens with pricing," she added. Amazon is known for prices on the low side, she observed. Whole Foods — sometimes referred to as "Whole Paycheck" — is not.
"It would be great to see better pricing for some of the healthier, natural-food items," Shepperd said.
Amazon seems to value speed, she said, and that's not necessarily consistent with wonderful customer service.
"Speed is at the forefront of what Amazon does," agreed Florentin Basaru, who works in sales for Amazon. He had stopped by Whole Foods for coffee and an almond croissant.
And that's exactly why he thought the Whole Foods purchase would benefit Amazon. "We are competing with the physical world," he said.
While Amazon has famously taken an enormous bite out of the brick-and-mortar retail business, those physical stores let consumers do something they can't digitally: get something instantly in their hands.
Perhaps, Basaru speculated, the acquisition would let consumers use Whole Foods stores to exchange or return items they bought on Amazon.
Raj Mitra, another PATH employee, envisioned picking up sneakers he ordered through Amazon at the same time that he bought groceries at Whole Foods. He liked the idea, as he did the possibility that he might, as an Amazon Prime member, get a discount on grocery delivery.
If that were the case,<|fim_middle|>She's curious to see what Amazon will do with Whole Foods and says she'll likely still shop at the grocery store.
"It's probably good for Whole Foods because I heard it's been struggling," she said.
Nina Shapiro: 206-464-3303 or nshapiro@seattletimes.com. | he said, he would try grocery delivery, though his bias was toward picking out produce and meats himself.
"I just think it's really funny," he added. Amazon started as a digital alternative to physical stores. Now, it evidently feels that stores are worthwhile after all.
"What's old is new again," Mitra said.
Does that mean Amazon will own, like, everything — the digital world and the physical?
"It's going to rule the world, basically," Toto Adefris said.
"It's a little bit disturbing," said Adefris, an inspector for an insurance-services company, elaborating that a few companies are pushing the rest out of business.
He worried about fewer choices and also about their impact beyond the business world — an oft-stated concern about Amazon and something the company seems to be thinking about, with its recent gift of space on its campus to a shelter for women and families and also to FareStart, which provides restaurant-industry training to the homeless and underprivileged.
"Let's just hope these big conglomerates are good corporate citizens," Adefris said.
At the Interbay store in Seattle, shoppers also had mixed reactions to news of the deal.
Page Harader, 49, who lives in Ballard, says she likes to bring her kids to the store for a quick dinner.
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With so many options and so little time, it may sound like too much work, but Facebook makes it relatively easy to split-test almost all aspects of your campaign. Facebook's A/B Split testing has been a substantial part of its Business Manager for some time now. Facebook has Experiments, a new feature in Business Manager that allows advertisers to set up tests to quickly and effectively test campaign strategies. This feature combines multiple types of tests, formerly labeled as Test and Learn and Split Testing, allowing marketers to A/B test campaigns and measure conversions in one space. Effective Facebook advertising is the result of strategic testing. If you aren't testing from the very beginning, you may never discover how to make Facebook Ads work for your business.
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Apatite, calcium fluophosphate (Kola Peninsula)
Encyclopedia Arctica 10: Soviet North, Geography and General
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APATITE, calcium fluophosphate containing forty per cent, usually, of
phosphoric anhydride, is the richest phosph [ ?] o r ic combination in nature and
therefore [ ?] , a major commercial [ ?] source of phosphate fertilizer,.
[ ?] Having many other industrial applications, it is a mineral found
chiefly in the Arctic. The largest deposits, twenty times greater than all others
combined, are in the Khibiny Mts. (cf.) of Kola Peninsula (cf.) in the USSR,
where it is found in combination with much larger quantities of nephe–
line (cf.) and near, but not mixed with, numerous other rare minerals.
[ ?] . Another deposit in
the USSR is near Sverdlovsk in the Ural Mts. It has also been dis–
covered in Norway, Sweden, Canada, Spain, South Africa and South America. [ ?]. The chemical composition is
Ca 5 (ClF) (PO 4 ) 3 . The specific gravity varies between 3.16 and 3.22.
It is of the fifth degree of hardness. It belongs to the hexagonal sys–
tem, as it takes the forms of prisms and thick tablets. The name is
derived from the Greek apatē (deceit), as it resembles many other min–
erals, and was long confused with beryllim, chrysolite and tourmaline.
It may look like ordinary milk-white limestone, like the transparent
crystal of quartz, and like large-grained marble. Its diverse coloring
contributed to the confusion, for it appears white, green, red or violet.
Itsuses are not confined to the derivation of calcium phosphate as a
fertilizer. It can be made into a successful pharmaceutical against
fatigue. It is dissolved into lakes and ponds to accelerate the growth
of fishes. It improves the quality of pig-iron and ennobles bronze.
Steel covered with apatite-film is impervious to corrosion. The deposits
at Mt. Kukisvumchorr on the Kola Peninsula range up to 600 [ ?] feet in thick–
ness and outcrop on the hill slopes, whereas the veins discovered in other countries are three to five ft. thick When visited by the International
Geological Congress excursion of 1937, the Soviet mine was regarded as one of
the industrial wonders of the world. The property had been developed
in eight years and there were 20 miles of underground galleries, fully
electrified. Ordinary freight trains carry the ore from the heart of
the mountain.
The discovery of Russia's Khibiny apatite represented the results
APATITE, a mineral found chiefly in the Arctic (Murmansk Region; Canada; Norway), is one of the most important sources of phosphate
fertilizers; The chemical composition is Ca 5 (ClF) (PO 4 ) 3 ; specific gravity varies from 3.16 to - 3.22; it is hexagonal
in system (prisms and thick tablets). The name is derived from the Greek
apatē - deceit, as it resembles many other minerals, and was long con–
fused with beryllium, chrysolite and tourmaline. It may look like ordi–
nary milk-white limestone, like the transparent
of vast expenditures by the Soviet government through allocation to
the USSR Academy of Sciences, which organized the necessary expedit–
itions, based on the geological studies of the late [ ?] Aleksandr
Fersman (cf.) His conclusions were based on his discovery of the man–
ner of formation of the Khibiny Mountains.<|fim_middle|> of 5,000 tons capacity. [ ?]
[ ?] It then goes to a fertilizer
plant which converts it into double superphosphate.
Part of the apatite-nepheline ore does not go to the concentration
mill at all, but to one of three other series of processings. One,
through electrical [ ?] sublimation, produces yellow phosphorus,
which in turn is converted into phosphorus salts, phosphoric acid and
phosphorus-sodium salts. Another process, involving the addition, of
other chemicals, produces carbon monoxide, ferr [ ?] phosphorus for [ ?]
the iron and steel industry, and slag, which is made into bricks. A
third has thermo-phosphates as its end product.
See Nepheline for the treatment of that portion of the combined
ore, and Khibiny Mining and Industrial Combine for the overall integra–
ted [ ?] utilization of the many products found in this area.
Lit: Large Soviet Encyclopedia (Russ.) Vol. 3, 1935, p. 142;
Vol. 59, 1935, p. 518; Apatite - The Stone of Fertility , by V. Vishnevsky,
Moscow, 1933; "The Wealth of the Kola Peninsula", VOKS Bulletin , 1939.
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143 12 ﹍ 286 143 ﹍ 1716 143 143 ﹍ 1573 | They came into being in
the last stages of cooling of the earth's surface, when, due to contrac–
tion, cracks appeared on the surface, and the molten mass flowed again
from within, rich with the volatile contents of phosphorus and fluorine.
The mass finally hardened, forming apatite and nepheline rocks in two
arched ridges. Parties prospecting the area where the presence of
these rare minerals was indicated criss-crossed it for 6,000 miles
on foot and by reindeer, and carried out three tons of rock samples
on their backs before apatite was found. It is now known that the
apatite-nepheline combination lies in the two arcs mentioned above.
The smaller, and western, is of little industrial importance. The
larger, and eastern, stretches for seven miles, and then continues
another seven more to the north of Mt. Kuelpor, prospected in 1931.
Here again apatite rock is traced for a stretch of about a mile.
Exploitation of the resources was undertaken in 1929. The first
problem, [ ?] now that the presence of vast commercial deposits
was definitely established, was to learn where the richest ore was
located, how [ ?] much of it was there, and determine where the mines
were to be sunk. An apatite-nepheline committee was organized by the
Leningrad Regional Council of National Ecenomy. (The Kola Peninsula
was then administered from Leningrad, 800 miles to the south, for it
was merely a small port - Murmansk - in a semi-desert hinterland, for
all practical purposes.) The colonizing department of the Murmansk
Railroad began building houses and enterprises in the Khibiny Range.
The Scientific Research Institute for Fertilizer began its laboratory
work. Within two-and-a-half months further prospecting provided a
of vast expenditures by the Soviet government through allocations to
the USSR Academy of Sciences, which organized the necessary expeditions,
based on the geological studies of the late Aleksandr Fersman (cf.) Parties
[ ?] criss-crossing the area where its presence was indi–
cated covered 6,000 miles by foot and behind reindeer, and carried out
three tons of rock samples on their backs until apatite was found. Its
discovery and development has saved the Soviet Union tens of [ ?] millions of
dollars formerly spent on the importation of African phosphorites and,
further, has provided a valuable source of foreign currency through ex–
port via Murmansk. Here is an Arctic resource of utility other than mone–
tary that has become a definite asset to the national economy.
detailed report on the apatite seams in Mt. Kukisvumchorr. Prior to
September, 1929, there was a single wooden barracks there, for the pros–
pectors [ ?] under Prof. Fersman, where, ten years later,
there stood the town of Kirovsk[??] (cf.) with 40,000 inhabitants. But Fersman
was able, at this point, to demonstrate the presence of at least as
much apatite as was known to exist in the rest of the world (as it turned
out, an exceedingly conservative estimate). This made the matter one of
importance sufficient to demand consideration by the State Planning Commi–
ssion of the USSR, the Supreme Council of National Economy, and the
Council of Labor and Defense. All agreed to proceed with development of
these riches, and, late in 1929, a special Apatite Trust was organized,
under V.J. Kondrikov as manager.
The first industrial problem was that of finding the correct angle
for the ore to fall from a height of several hundred yards, [ ?]
[ ?] as the mine is high on Mt. Kukisvumchorr, which rises
almost like a mesa over the town of Kirovsk. If the angle of fall were
between 10° and 20°, it turned out that the rock would not slide, even
on iron sheets. When it was increased to 35° it crashed with great force,
smashing the wooden walls of the chute and wrecking installations down
below. Finally the correct angle was found, mountain roads were cut for
truck transportation of the ore, and a branch line with numerous spurs
was built from the Murmansk railroad, totaling thirty miles in length. The first trainload of apatite
left in July, 1930. The [ ?] S.S. Andre Marty ,
carrying the first samples for export to Hamburg, was besieged and over–
run by speculators, newsmen, scientists and representatives of the phos–
phate fertilizer industry, for German [ ?] phosphorite imports
had hitherto been of a Moroccan ore containing seven to fifteen per cent
less phosphoric anhydride than the new Soviet product.
Having dug the mine, built the railroad and made possible the ship–
ment of raw ore, the next step was to develop the processing of the ore
1650 on the spot, to save the tremendous expense of hauling "waste" (later
developed as by-products) to the country's fertilizer factories hundreds
and, in some instances, as far [ ?] as two thousand miles away. The first
process is concentration - separation of the apatite from nepheline. Al–
though the first concentration mill built at Kirovsk had only one-twelfth
the capacity of the three now operating, it is a vast affair handling
a dozen carloads of ore per hour, or 1,300 tons of ore daily. In the ab–
sence of any other apatite concentration mills elsewhere in the world, 100
the erection of this enterprise took considerable daring. There was no
precedent for the filtering, drying and storing of apatite concentrate.
Faced with the risk of error on the one hand, and the need for saving the
foreign exchange spent on [ ?] phosphorites on the other, the govern–
ment took the decision to proceed with this large mill at the outset,
rather than a small experimental plant, as advocated by some. Meanwhile
two experts were sent to the United States to gather data on ore concentra–
tion and order machinery. They took with them the plan for the mill,
drafted in the record time of forty days. Construction began in February,
1930, while the commission placed orders for the necessary machinery –
600 complex pieces of equipment in all - in the United States, conditioned
upon delivery in six months. The machinery was assembled in [ ?] some–
what less than the four months stipulated by the American engineers brought
in to supervise this phase of the work, and the mill went into operation
The concentration plant consists of a crusher, a funnel ten feet
in diameter with a revolving metal cone inside, from which [ ?] a rubber belt
conveyor carries the ore to a fine crusher. Then, via a 3,500-ton storage bin, the
pulverized ore goes to a flotation mill. Greasy olein acid is added. Rapid–
ly revolving propellers beat up a foam. Particles of apatite become cover–
ed with grease and air bubbles, coming to the surface in foam , which is
brought to settling tanks, condensed and dried out. Meanwhile nepheline
remains at the bottom of the tank, helped to settle by liquid glass. This
process takes place in a series of long baths placed in checkered order
in the enormous flotation building. The apatite- [ ?] saturated
foam is constantly taken off by mechanical scrapers, and pumped to the condenser
department. There the water is settled by machines, the concentrate
thickens and turns into a kind of dough. Then it is filtered and dried
in enormous drums. Still hot, the concentrate, like a white flour, is
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this is the test print. it worked.
we will have a chapbook.
Today began with struggle: to get up, to get motivated for the day, to fit in all the things that needed to happen in class. When you meet just one day a way, and you're in the thick of a<|fim_middle|> a little hazy. You can see that, right?
Now, after that triumph, things get hazy. I know I ate a sandwich, and I know I went to a meeting, and then another meeting. I also know that I went to Tulie and had a cookie with an old friend, and then I drove downtown to have dinner with the historian. And then: a movie.
We saw Salmon Fishing on the Yemen. It was basically Big Miracle, but on the Yemen. With salmon instead of whales. Frankly, I loved it. Don't judge. Ewan MacGregor = good.
who knows what manner of false blossom?
Also, it is spring. Which makes all of the above feel a little more blissful.
Thank you. I feel like I walked through all those pictures with you. Spring!
stI hoped you would have a picture of the wind and then I would say, "Oh, that's how you take a picture of wind."
But I don't judge. Who can judge?
How did we blog without phones that had cameras? Lovely pictures!
Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's weather, nor her climate, nor her early blossoms false though they may be . . . | project, sometimes your so-called "lesson plan" is as grass, in the Biblical sense, i.e., it is toast.
that came to naught. For instance, the layout works and the students talking to the printer make the transition from layout to document that will print the way it's supposed to. Which means that we have a go on our thick project, i.e., we have a chapbook.
This is the person who made the layout work. She is a student and she has a bright future ahead of her.
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Remember when 'viral' used to only mean something bad, IE<|fim_middle|>.
Roman Mars roman marses every week on 99% Invisible, and tweets as @romanmars. | something that would make you ill or destroy your computer?
How things have changed. Tom Phillips from BuzzFeed UK explains how they choose the language to make their content go viral. Why does Buzzfeed steer clear of round numbers, sarcasm and irony? Will the internet ever reach Peak Hyperbole? What's the curiosity gap and how do you cross it? Find out all by listening to the show via iTunes, SoundCloud, or through your favoured podcast directory. The RSS feed is http://feeds.theallusionist.org/Allusionist.
Buzzfeed not only analyses its own language, but also that of White House press secretaries to discover which president's regime is the cagiest.
Here's BuzzFeed's style guide, for your interest.
If you can't be bothered to study it, Time has interpreted its linguistic signifance for you.
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Tom Phillips is editorial director at BuzzFeed UK. Read his posts, and he tweets as @flashboy | 289 |
Christine, I'm curious: you are an engineer, what led you to choose your profession?
When I was young I was good at mathematics, but didn't want to become a teacher, so I decided to go for engineering studies. This profession gives many career opportunities and a great variety of subjects. When I was working as Mechanical Engineer in the automotive industry, I was requested to implement an ERP system (Enterprise Resource Planning is a series of integrated applications managing the complete organisation from the Manufacturing workflow and up to Finance, HR and others). This was my first experience in IT, and I continued from then on in the IT discipline. I like that domain that changes so rapidly and where you can combine a helicopter view with detailed analysis. Also, IT allows me to support different business domains. I am now working in the finance industry, in the Production Services that run the bank on a 24*7 basis (24 hours a day, 7 days per week).
Christine, you are introducing Lean Management in your department, could you please tell us what made your company look into this?
One year ago, I became manager of the "Process Management Team". Three years ago, our company, one of the main Belgian banks, gained an ISO20K certification, that is a standard in IT Service Management.
To reach that certification, we documented the 27 processes that are executed in our company (as diverse as Incident, Problem, Configuration, Suppliers … management). As we are constantly trying to improve these processes, we decided to apply "lean methodology", since it's one of the best methods proposed to address this issue: continuous "process optimization".
Could you please detail for us what is Lean methodology?
Lean is a production practice invented more than 20 years ago. The methodology considers the expenditure of resources for any goal other than the creation of value for the end customer to be wasteful and thus a target for elimination. Working from the perspective of the customer who consumes a product or service, "value" is defined as any action or process that a customer would be willing to pay for.
Lean is also introducing new values in the company and proposes a very different point of view of managing activities in a team: replacing old Taylorism management principles, Lean promotes empowerment of the people working in the field.
1. Focus on 'the voice of the customer' is the first value. The process will be analysed from the customer's point of view, and every activity that does not bring value to the customer will be a candidate for elimination, with an exception for ancillary activities (such as HR, accounting …) that are necessary to support the company's operation. These typically wasteful activities are transportation, inventory, movement, over-quality, over-production and defect.
2. The second value is: 'Make things visible'. The methodology recommends the implementation of visual management. Display some meaningful KPI's (key performance indicators), that will be key to evaluate performance and target improvement. Indeed, if you do not measure the quality of your activities, how will you verify that you are progressing in the right direction, reaching sufficiently challenging targets?
3. Continuous improvement organization: through the use of regular meetings such as the "progression dialog" (often weekly) or "daily huddle" (stand-up meeting of around 15 min) organized around this visual management; where any blocking point or problem will be welcome. Lean promotes a continuously learning organization that will address problem solving and root cause analysis (through asking "why" 5 times) as an opportunity for process improvement.
4. Finally, Respect for people is the last value promoted. This means that people working in the field are empowered as the main actors and are made accountable to analyse the quality and solve the problems encountered on the floor. The manager will support them in "quality problem investigation" to remove the blocking point.
When you implement Lean in your organization, your traditional management role will change from one based on control and direction of basic tasks, to leading your people and teams to a new place – a continuously improving organization, with a more enriching and rewarding work environment.
How do people react to the introduction of Lean Management, is it accepted by all employees? Could you please provide us with some examples of reactions?
As you can imagine not everybody reacts positively to change and this change in management practice is no exception. Imagine how you would react if you were told "your mission, if you accept it, is to make your job redundant". Some employees were afraid of being redundant once the process they were involved in became more effective. It is a very legitimate fear that had to be addressed in order to make them commit to the process of improvement. So the management took the commitment to reallocate people and even reward those who initiated a simplification or improvement "Lean is good for my career". They have been reassured that even if their job may disappear, there will be other jobs to be filled where they will be doing more productive work for the company.
How are you overcoming the resistances?
One important thing is that this change is supported by the top and middle management. Our company has to improve their processes in order to be competitive, and survival is a strong motivator! To help the process of adoption we count on explaining the purpose of this change and educating all our people on the values of the Lean methodology. We have to demystify wrong perceptions and show success stories. We have to change the perception of what makes the best team: it is not the team who has a lot to do, but the team who is available to immediately solve a problem or answer a question or deal with an incident. We want to promote role models, communicating their stories to make them visible. To promote this change of culture we must show-case Lean and we also have to give employees the 'sense of urgency'. To do so we took as a pilot project the customers' incident process: 'Let's clear the incidents backlog and increase our customer's satisfaction'.
You mentioned your company is implementing Lean in 2 ways, could you tell us more about it?
Lean process optimization: process managers are analysing the processes and activities with the perspective of 'the voice of the customer'.
Progression dialogue to reflect on problems encountered and define possible improvements.
This introduction of Lean techniques will be done in 4 stages, beginning with a 'light' usage of each Lean practice (such as visual management) to a full usage of Lean methods and tools.
This change in the way we work comes along with a change in the mind-set of our employees: We need to welcome problems as opportunities to make it better. We need to take lessons from our errors. Also the value of working as a team as opposed to having individual heroes is promoted.
Why is this Lean program lead by IT and not by a business department?
Lean is under deployment in the whole company, but its deployment is particularly interesting in IT since most of the IT activities are not visible. In IT you can see people seated in front of their computer, but it's difficult to know if things are progressing as planned or if they are encountering problems that jeopardise the delivery plan. In contrast, in a production line it's immediately visible if something does not flow as expected.
How do you measure success in the implemented initiatives? What key performance indicator's (KPI's) do you use?
Let me be clear: we are on our first steps, only starting with some pilot projects. At this time we have to be modest and<|fim_middle|> companies to go back to basics and see what the customer really needs. This management principle is reintegrating the full end-to-end view in order to simplify the activities.
And as I said before, a very important point for everybody in the company is that implementing Lean in the organisation will bring a better work environment, more enriching and rewarding.
Thank you very much for sharing your experience with us. You know I am a fan of Agile processes like Lean, that promote the values of respect and collaboration between employees and at all levels of management. I hope many readers will be tempted to look into it too!
After studying Mechanical Engineering, Christine Bodart worked as a research and teaching assistant at the Université Catholique de Louvain and took a PhD in Numerical Simulation. She worked then as a development engineer before setting up ICT (information, communication and technology) department at the new headquarters of a Japanese company starting in Belgium. Then, she joined a Belgium bank to become project and program manager, becoming a solution architect before leading the pool of technical and security architects. Recently, as the leader of teams of process managers, asset, operational risk and security management, she got the challenge to implement LEAN for IT while running operational activities combining people, processes, technology and security.
Any views and opinions presented in this article are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of BNPParibas Fortis, nor do they constitute a legally binding agreement. | see how those projects work. But we will use data to measure our efforts: on the pilot I mentioned for example, we will have an indication of success if we can reduce or eliminate the queue of customer complaints!
What do you like the most about Lean?
The thing I like best is that LEAN starts with the customer in mind. We want to delight the customer. Competition is everywhere and we don't want to lose focus and give our competitors an advantage. This is 'the age of the customer' and it has to be good for the company. And secondly and very important too, it empowers the employees. And the value of the company resides in its people, all of us.
Would you recommend other companies to go this way? And if yes, what do you see as the advantages?
Yes, I would recommend other companies to simplify their processes. It is in the interest of agile | 182 |
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EMILY GOES ALL IN ON HER MISSION TO AVENGE HER FATHER, ON ABC'S "REVENGE"
"Execution" – Nothing is off limits as Emily and Victoria are dead set on destroying each other. Lives will be lost and fates will be altered, but who will rise victorious? On "Revenge," SUNDAY, AUGUST 21 (10:00-11:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network. (Rebroadcast. OAD: 5/11/14)
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"Execution" was written by Sunil Nayar & Joe Fazzio and | 213 |
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Население
Население коммуны на 2010 год составляло 320 человек.
Администрация
Экономика
В 2010 году среди 213 человек трудоспособного возраста (15-64 лет) 159 были экономически активными, 54 — неактивными (показатель активности — 74,6 %, в 1999 году было 78,3 %). Из 159 активных жителей работали 151 человек (89 мужчин и 62 женщины), безработных было 8 (1 мужчина и 7 женщин). Среди 54 неактивных 20 человек были учениками или студентами, 17 — пенсионерами, 17 были неактивными по другим причинам.
Достопримечательности
Церковь Успения Божьей Матери (XIX век)
Средневековый замок Сеньёр-де-Люкс. Исторический памятник с 1996 года
Замок Сёмберрот, или Жорегья (XVII век). Исторический памятник с 1993 года
Фотогалерея
Примечания
Ссылки
Коммуны департамента Атлантические Пиренеи | кс-Сёмберро́т () — коммуна во Франции, находится в регионе Аквитания. Департамент — Атлантические Пиренеи. Входит в состав кантона Пеи-де-Бидаш, Амикюз и Остибар. Округ коммуны — Байонна.
Код INSEE коммуны — 64362.
География
Коммуна расположена приблизительно в 670 км к юго-западу от Парижа, в 175 км южнее Бордо, в 60 км к западу от По.
Климат
Климат тёплый океанический. Зима мягкая, средняя температура января — от +5°С до +13°С, температуры ниже −10 °C бывают редко. Снег выпадает около 15 дней в году с ноября по апрель. Максимальная температура летом порядка 20-30 °C, выше 35 °C бывает очень редко. Количество осадков высокое, порядка 11 | 305 |
D.J. Wonnum Patrick Jones Mike Zimmer Patrick Peterson Anthony Barr Danielle Hunter Adam Thielen Everson Griffen Dalvin Cook Sports NFL football Professional football Football Ath<|fim_middle|> Baltimore on Sunday and at the Los Angeles Chargers the following week, before a home game against Green Bay. Snapping out of a funk can happen fast in the NFL, but the tougher the foe, the slimmer the margin of error.
"I put it squarely on us captains, us leaders, us guys that have been here. It's squarely on our shoulders to get these guys ready to go play and make sure we're dialed in and ready to go in the football game," running back Dalvin Cook said.
The young defensive ends will be getting the most attention in that preparation process for awhile, without Hunter. Everson Griffen has played remarkably well in his return to the Vikings this year and will certainly see his snap count increase now. That puts the onus on D.J. Wonnum to take some steps forward and the coaches to continue to coax that progress out of him. The same goes for backups Patrick Jones and Kenny Willekes.
"A lot of these guys when they're young, they try to be perfect and they don't just cut it loose. Danielle was kind of like that when he was a young guy. I'm sure these other guys will be a little bit like that, too," Zimmer said.
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EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota coach Mike Zimmer paused for a moment during his Wednesday press conference to pull a piece of paper out of his sweatshirt, looking down at the lectern to read from a list of cherry-picked statistics in suggesting the Vikings can recover and still contend this year.
With a 3-4 record and 10 weeks still left on the schedule, that's not at all unrealistic. One painful loss into a daunting four-game stretch, however, the Vikings have found themselves facing an additional opponent: gloom.
Not only did they fritter away chance after chance to beat a Dallas team playing a backup quarterback Sunday night, but they lost star defensive end Danielle Hunter to a season-ending injury for the second straight year. Their best cornerback, Patrick Peterson, will miss at least two more games to a hamstring injury. The offense took a big step backward after the bye, triggering occasional boos from the home crowd after certain exasperating sequences.
That all adds up to a rather tenuous hold on the job for Zimmer, who's in his eighth season with only two wins in the playoffs to show for it.
"I would say if you're not frustrated, there's something wrong with you, and you shouldn't be on this team," wide receiver Adam Thielen said. "You shouldn't be a coach, if you're not frustrated. We want to win. We want to put the effort in — we do put the effort in — week to week, every single day at practice. We have the guys, quality guys, good football players, on this team to do it."
Discouragement has the potential to run deep with Hunter, who hurt his neck in training camp last year and never saw the field. This time, he has a torn pectoral muscle, the same injury that knocked linebacker Anthony Barr out of action in the second game of 2020.
"Just got to be there to support him as best we can, let him know he's not alone in this recovery and make him feel as supported as possible," Barr said.
The Vikings play at | 547 |
Over 4 million tonnes of C02 emissions could be saved each year from retrofitting homes.
SuperHomes is a service developed by the Tipperary Energy Agency which supports the residential deep retrofit and helps homeowners to achieve more comfortable, healthier homes with better air quality through sensible and cost-effective energy retrofit measures.
Preliminary research indicates that, based on the deployment of such technology, carbon (CO2) emission savings could be over 4 million tonnes per annum with corresponding health and environmental benefits estimated at €100m per annum.
Limerick Institute of Technology (LIT) has worked with the International Energy Research Centre (IERC), hosted in Tyndall National Institute, along with ESB Group and Tipperary Energy Agency to deliver the SuperHomes 2.0 project that focused on optimising air source heat pump applications in near zero energy building residential retrofits. Heat pumps provide a clean, environmentally sustainable and cost-effective alternative to oil- and solid fuel-based heating systems in Irish homes.
Head of Development & Public Engagement with LIT, Seamus Hoyne, said: "Given the significant energy efficiency challenges that our housing stock presents, this project makes a significant contribution to strengthening of the industry knowledge base to ensure optimum techno-economic installation of air source heat pumps in residential building retrofits. With ambitious national targets for heat pump deployment, it will be critical to that such systems are installed and used correctly so that we can safely and securely electrify our heating systems in Ireland."
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Reasons to begin your application today! | 2.0 Best Practice Guide for ASHP retrofit. The guide highlights the importance of the correct sizing of heat pumps, correct design of low temperature emission and of the distribution system. It also highlights the requirement to revisit system commissioning at least once after the system has commenced operation to fine-tune, document and communicate site-specific operating parameters to the homeowner.
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These are more things that are in the "Life in Butte La Rose" category.
A big spider seems to always get your attention. Even if you don't care much if small ones run across your sandaled and sockless foot, big ones will usually cause an avoidance reaction by us humans. The lady in the picture is about four inches toe tip to tip. Most of us have a memory of walking through the woods (or just the yard) when we were young and suddenly having a big sticky web plastered across our face. You try to pull it off and it sticks to your hands, and your glasses, and your hair. If you happen to be interested in nature you will probably know what spider made that huge gluey web, and then you will worry less about getting the web off than finding the very large spider that made it. If you are alone, you cannot see if it is walking along your back near your shoulder blades, coming closer to your neck. And you wonder if it is irritated by your total destruction of its home and food-gathering device. Or maybe it is on top of your hat riding along contemplating its next move. You wonder where the middle of the web was because that may be where the spider was prior to impact. Is that the middle of the web on your chest ? And who told you that wearing loose clothing was a good idea?! If you feel it crawling along your stomach inside your shirt, do you dare hit it and thereby almost surely surpass whatever tolerance it has left for your violent activities? I wouldn't hit it, but that shirt would come off the quickest possible way! But we may rest easy, this spider, the banana spider, does not seem to be aggressive, at least not the ones I know. Encounters like this, however, may explain why a lot of people do not like to be outdoors these days of video games and football games and Internet action. Those indoor things don't jump on you. The big female banana spider in the picture (and her tiny male cohabiter) is resident in our yard. I run into them often on the lawn mower, but so far they don't mind if I live here too, and next morning there is a new web for me to blunder into.
Then there is the cow killer. This is the name given by folks in the eastern U.S to the one-inch long velvet ant. For those who don't know, this insect is actually a wingless species of wasp. We called them red ants when I was growing up, well before the invasion of fire ants – now sometimes called red ants by some people. But the cow killer is a fearsome animal best left alone. It has a very large sting, and a very, very painful venom. If you pin it down with a twig, it eeennnkks at you, loudly. It is not a good idea to try this. As a boy I would try to kill these wasps by stepping on them (with shoes on) and it was impossible to damage them if they were on a soft surface like the ground. If you had soft-soled shoes it was even hard to kill them on concrete. They are unbelievably tough. The one pictured here is r unning at a good clip along the hand rail of the walkway to the river. Normally, I would try to stop the action long enough to take a good picture, but not this time and not this animal. That's why the picture is a little unfocused.
Most southern gardners are familiar with the American beautyberry, or French mulberry. It is a native plant that has considerable wildlife value. Several kinds of birds combine to clean every fruit from our plants every year. The purple variety seems to be the more common one in local gardens, but thanks to Bill Fontenot, we have a white-fruited variety. The plant is not as vigorous as the purple one, but this year the rain seems to have encouraged a nice display of white fruit, worthy of a picture. I have had a lot of trouble taking good pictures of very white things. The desired image is usually indistinct and overexposed. Th is time the pictures are worth sharing, I think.
A couple postings ago, I showed a picture of a silver-spotted skipper, today I found its other common cousin – the long tailed skipper. The iridescent blue on its back wasn't seen until the images were put on the computer.
Lastly, the pea-like flowers of this vine are pretty, but man is this plant a big problem. It is our version of kudzu. It covers everything. I heard some talk about it last summer but it wasn't very noticeable here at that time. Well, now it is a pest, unless you like to think of your whole yard as being just a substrate for this vine to climb on. But admit it, the flowers are pretty.
The river is at 1.8 feet on the Butte La Rose gauge, falling to 1.5 by Wednesday. That's low, my friend. The Ohio and Mississippi are both falling all the way up. Looks like this week may be the week to go out and survey the sunken boats near Flat Lake.
Sunset yesterday evening was nice all around. This picture is facing east, not west. Sometimes that just happens.
Yesterday afternoon my friend and son-in-law Danny and I walked down to the river to look around. It was hot, but there was an easterly breeze blowing up the river all day. It almost took the heart out of the heat. Danny likes to fish a lot, and we soon had rods and reels fishing with river shrimp out in the water. I wasn't very enthusiastic, particularly since most of the fish that had been biting lately were short-nosed gars. They nibble and nibble and then you set the hook and they go crazy for a few seconds and then they get off, usually breaking the line. Setting the hook in a garfish's mouth is like trying to hook a piece of ceramic tile, it's almost impossible. So, the gars started to do their thing again and I got tired of it and started to just ease the line up instead of jerking to set the hook, not caring if I caught them or not. The first time I tried this nothing happened, but the second time there was a continuing weight and some active resistance on the end of the line. I slowly brought up the line and began to think there may be something worth catching on the other end. Sure enough, a big crab came to the surface and Danny "grabbed the net" and brought it in. Well, a few days ago I posted the first blue crab to appear in a shrimp trap in four years, and now here was a big one. Might there be more? Now we had to catch something to bait crablines with, so back to fishing for real. Danny soon caught a catfish and we cut it up for bait for two lines. We tied weights to the bait and set the lines on the bottom and got the net ready – a sure way to hex yourself. While waiting we began catching more crabs on the rods. We ended with nine nice crabs, all caught on the rods, none on the crablines, though the turtles liked the crablines a lot. Never get the net ready before there is something to catch with it. We caught a gar and cut it up (with a hacksaw) and baited a regular crabtrap like they use in the bays. I checked it this morning – nothing. Go figure. But we ate the crabs for supper last night, and were they good! I believe these freshwater-caught crabs are the sweetest tasting ones there are. As I said, this is the first time in four years the crabs have come up this far in the river. It is good to see, and eat.
The gator story isn't over quite yet. I managed to get the skull and jaw up out of the mud last week. That animal really was bigger than I thought. His head (and it was a he) is airing on the raft. Every time Napoleon goes down there he is very alert, and very careful and he sneaks up on those bone so full of teeth. He sniffs the air and moves his head from side to side. It is obvious that something about the bones still signals danger to the cat, even though they are so obviously dead. A couple days ago, the water dropped an additional six inches due to a low tide (yes, even up here), and I could reach the place on the bottom in the mud where the gator sank and decomposed. There is nothing left now but the bones, which are clean and really have very little odor. I could lean down from the boat and feel for solid objects in the mud. Right away I began to bring up handfuls of the plates that form the base for the squares of skin on the back. This is one of the most diagnostic bones to be found as gator remains. Nothing else has them and nothing else looks like that. (so where is the picture? I'll add one later). Soon, other gator parts came up – vertebrae, ribs and shoulder blades, and other stuff. Other stuff? Yes, bones that didn't belong to the alligator. I was looking at turtle shell, broken turtle shell. Could that be the gator's last meal? If so, how would he have swallowed it? It would have to have been broken up, and there might be tooth marks in the shell. And there were. Th ere, plainly, the story told itself. The turtle had been about ten inches long and was now in about twenty pieces, some clearly showing the tooth damage. How neat! More feeling around in the mud. Another type of bone, not turtle, a vertebra of some kind. Another vertebra. And then a piece of bone from something's leg, and another piece from something else's leg. There were the remains from at least three species of animals in the alligator's stomach when it died. This is particularly fun for me because I really like the puzzle of identifying animals by the bones you find sometimes, especially in Native American trash dumps (kitchen middens). Here was a good puzzle. So I brought the bones inside and began to look for identifications. My wife Carolyn is a saint, that's all I can say.
The items in the plate are the bones we are talking about. The first thing I could identify was the tibia (lower leg bone) from an adult armadillo. And then the two vertebrae turned out to also be from an armadillo, lumbar vertebrae to be specific. Probably the same armadillo. The picture compares the dark brown vertebra with the same bone from a reference collection that I use, they are identical. The last bone was the most difficult because it had been rounded over by the digestive juices. But the best I can come up with is the femur of a canid of some kind, probably dog – domestic or not I don't know. So, that makes three species we know the gator ate, and these not too long ago: redear slider turtle, armadillo and dog. No wonder Napoleon is taking no chances with that skull, whether it's still connected to the rest of the alligator or not.
The yellow big-eyed thing is a male io moth. Kind of looks funny: just "io". These moths come to a mercury vapor lamp we have for security. They seem sort of torpid during the day and are pretty easy to photograph. The other picture is a silver-spotted skipper. What I like about this picture is the ant in the lower left corner. I didn't see it until I saw t he picture on the computer – serendipity for sure. These are just two more items in the picture album I call "Life at Butte La Rose". Dave Patton and I saw a blue racer today that I couldn't keep up with, so no picture.
The river is at 2.3 on the Butte La Rose gauge, and will stay about there for the next several days. The Ohio and Mississippi aren't doing anything dramatic either.
I was telling this pretty long story the other day and someone suggested that writing it down would be a good idea. Now that I think about it, I think so too, especially since my friend from Eunice, Willard David, pulled up to the dock this morning to visit for a few minutes. He had just set out some juglines that they use to catch big catfish. He often stops when he sees me down at the dock when they pass. He has a part in this story, and is pictured as he looked this morning.
In 2001, knowing that I was going to transition (retire sounds sort of final) out of state agency work within a few years, I needed to find a boat that would be my go anywhere do almost anything boat for the years when I would have time to do almost anything and go almost anywhere. One forgets that decreased physical capacity often accompanies the increased time available, at least one forgets until one tries to act like a young man instead of an old bureaucrat. But that's not part of this story. I looked for the right boat for several years and finally found the one that met the standards I was looking for. I wanted an aluminum crawfish skiff that was about 17 feet long, four feet wide at the bottom and it had to have a safe curve at the bow. This last was because many times these aluminum skiffs have been the cause of drownings due to design problems. This happens because under certain conditions the bow of these skiffs has a way of diving under the water instead of riding up over it, and throwing the people out of the boat, and then the boat sinks right away. I have had five friends die like this over the last 30 years, in four different accidents, and there have been enough close calls for the survivors to make this information common knowledge among fishermen. But the boats are so useful, and so popular, that most people don't consider them dangerous, at least not so they admit it.
So, for this reason I wanted to make sure the bow of this boat would not do this diving action, and that's why it took so long to find the right boat. But we did, in the fall of 2001 I found the boat for sale, in Charenton, along the levee. Not entirely trusting my judgment, I took the boat to two very experienced commercial fishermen, both of whom used these skiffs, and they both pronounced the boat suitable for my intended needs. I won't say they said it was safe, just as safe as any others like it. Several modifications were made, a second bottom, mainly, and a full dry box across the back for a seat. Once all this was done, I bought a new Yamaha 50 horse motor, manual control, but with a hydraulic lift (in reluctant acknowledgment of looming retirement age), installed it, and bought a new trailer for the boat. For a finishing touch I put in cypress bulkheads and hatch covers, and the boat was ready. On its maiden voyage Carolyn and I took it to the Butte La Rose Canal and spent a wonderful picnic afternoon watching the sunset and enjoying the boat.
[The picture is of Ashley, Kayla and Danielle in the new crawfish skiff.] A few days later, we experienced the annual Camp Delahoussaye, being a week of letting the grandchildren come and see what it's like to live in the country, along a big river in a big forest. The idea for this is that by exposing these young children to a few days of heat, mosquitoes, smelly fish and the other wonders of being outdoors in Louisiana in the summer, we could counteract the other 51 weeks of playing video games in air conditioned living rooms. Ha. Right. But, we try, or actually, mostly Carolyn tries. I'm too easily defeated by the ennui common in urban grandchildren. At best, I'm a willing boat driver and trotline runner. But here we are at the 2002 grandchild indoctrination session, and I have a brand new boat to show off. So on June 29 we put the boat into the water in the Atchafalaya River and pulled up to load the boat at the floating dock we have behind our house. There were four children and Carolyn and me: Lauren (a niece) 15, Kayla 7, Danielle 9 and Ashley 15. Lauren, the niece, is from Houston, a pretty sophisticated young lady, and early on she informed us that "I don't do mud". The rest of the ladies are grandchildren and are from Houston and Austin and were unannounced as to doing mud. We were on the verge of leaving the dock for a ride up the river in the new boat, when Willard, the friend from Eunice, came up the river and stopped alongside for a chat. He makes quite an impression, an older gentleman in blue jeans and an old T-shirt, bare footed, bare headed and usually smoking a cigarette. And as friendly as he can be. His feet look like they would be comfortable walking on almost anything. He looked over into my boat and saw that the young ladies were all sitting on their lifejackets as I had asked them to, except for Kayla who was required to wear hers. Carolyn and I were sitting on ours too. You can't be too careful. But Willard said, to the kids, "Why don't yall make an old man happy and put on those life preservers?". The four of them looked at me and I nodded for them to do it, it just seemed the friendly thing to do, since he had asked. Shortly after, he said goodbye and left to go run his lines.
We settled into the boat, two in the front, two on the hatchcovers, and two of us back on the seat near the motor. For the life of me I can't remember who was sitting where, but I'll bet they do. Anyway, off we go up the river at about 30 mph, which was about 2/3 throttle for the motor. We crossed under the I10 bridge and continued up the river about a mile, passing occasional camps on the left bank as you go up. After about a mile, I turned around and started back down in the middle of the river. It was getting late (7:30). I never saw what we hit. Very suddenly the motor hit something solid and jerked the handle hard to the left. What happened next was so quick that it was almost like no time passed between the time I felt the motor jerk and then found myself underneath the overturned, and sinking, boat – no memory of it overturning, just dry one moment and wet the next. I came up in an air pocket and could see a light area under me. I guess you must instinctively reach for light because I did and felt the side of the boat and pushed myself under the side and reached the outside of the boat, and the surface. At that point it was still hard to absorb what had happened, but looking around I could see Carolyn holding onto a life jacket, Ashley and Danielle and Lauren were floating in theirs. But no Kayla. Carolyn started yelling for Kayla, and she got about two yells out when Kayla popped up right beside us, also floating in her vest.<|fim_middle|> - way to big to send to anyone. But through the miracle of talented friends, the report is reduced to 1.5 Mb and can be downloaded by most online services. Let me know if anyone would like to have one.
The river is at 2.0 on the Butte La Rose gauge, falling to 1.6 by Monday. The Ohio and Mississippi are generally falling slowly. If the river gets to and stays at 1.8 feet for a little while, we may see those old sunken boats yet. The lowering water allowed me to pull out the skull and jaw of the alligator that disintegrated near the dock. It was bigger than I thought, some teeth are two inches long. Photos to follow when I clean the bones a little.
Some of the animals that are passing through the BLR area today are noted in the pictures. Last night there were at least three barred owls calling back and forth to each other in our front yard, right in front of the front porch. I'm always impressed with how unafraid those birds are of humans. Last night they were doing the "you cook today, I'll cook tomorrow" thing, and sometimes the "hoo – aah" thing. The latter sounding like some Marines had climbed the trees. This morning I walked down to the river and heard some chickadees scolding something in a tree just off of the walkway. It didn't take too long to see that it was a barred owl, just sitting on a branch about 30 feet away and looking disinterestedly at me, and sometimes turning and glancing at the scolding birds. How these big birds have survived the Cajun pastime of shoot first and see if you can eat it later, I don't know. I did shoot this owl, with my new Canon camera. I'm still testing it but it seems to be at least as good as the old camera that I wore out.
After the owl, the butterfly was waiting for me down at the river on the muddy bank. And then, in one of the shrimp traps was this young crab, asking to be featured in a blog. The crab is proof that bluepoint crabs are up the river as far as Butte La Rose this year. Some people are fishing them with commercial traps and are doing pretty well I hear. I must admit that I never noticed young male crabs had red-tipped claws, but they do because this one does. I thought it was only the females that had claws like that. Live and learn. The double picture is there and that's all there is to it, if I try to erase one of them, all the pictures disappear. So, they stay like that.
Last Friday my friend Chip asked me to go with him to see an old boat that had been found on Grand Isle. I mean an old boat. Chip is an archaeologist and is guessing that the boat is about 600 years old. It is a dugout canoe made by Native Americans who lived in the marshes along the Gulf Coast. It is about 20 feet long and two feet wide. The story on how these early pre-metal marsh dwellers managed to hollow out a large tree and come up with a boat like this is really something. According to the experts, the Indians used fire to shape the whole boat. They built a fire on the top of the log and when the fire had made char scars deep enough, they scraped the charred wood off with a shell or something, and then built more fires where they needed them. I mean, that was a lot of work! Think about it! This boat is 20 feet long! We really enjoyed the day, and found out that Grand Isle is recovering from the storms, but there are reminders of the damage everywhere you look.
The river is at 2.4 feet on the Butte La Rose gauge, rising to 2.8 by Wednesday. The Ohio and Mississippi are falling pretty hard, and we might see even lower water soon. This would actually be OK because there are some old boats sunk in the Basin that you can't see unless the water is 1.8 or lower, and we are waiting for that to happen.
There have lately been some spectacular sunsets over the river, beginning about July 4. Each time one occurs, I seem to be going to Lafayette over the I10 bridge without my camera. Just as well, Carolyn would yell if I tried to stop and take a picture on the interstate. I did get this one from the dock on the 14th. It's pretty good.
Ever notice all the stumps you see along the bank below the Atchafalaya I10 elevated highway when the water is low? You see them clearly at the Ramah end of the bridge on either side but they are really all along under the twin spans of concrete. Whenever I see them, mostly at this time of year, it always makes me wonder what this swamp looked like when all of those thousands of big trees were still standing in these places where mostly willow and swamp maple and Chinese tallow now shade the ground. I like to imagine I10 with the hundred-foot trees around and right next to the highway, and between the lanes. The whole highway would be densely shaded from one end to the other 17 miles away. It would be like driving at high speed through a forest. Kind of like the aircar chase in the that Star Wars episode, except the road would be straight and not too many vehicles would disintegrate due to driver ineptitude, like the bad guys did chasing Luke Skywalker. But I know building the highway through the trees would never have happened, liability considerations would have dictated that even if the forests were still there, the trees near the highway would have been cut down so as to prevent their falling on the roadway during storms, etc. We pay for insurance in more ways than money; it is always so.
But no, we see the big, dark stumps now. All these trees have been recycled (or is that "cycled") to houses and railroad ties and paneling for the original station wagons and whatever else cheap, durable, beautiful lumber was used for back then. The stumps do serve a purpose. Seeing them, and reflecting on the big trees and the loss of them are the reasons I try to conserve the old wood whenever I get a chance to obtain some. Friends have been generous to me by letting me have the cypress that would otherwise have ended in a burn pile at the demolition/recovery site of a house, barn or other. It always surprises me to see how much wood isn't considered reusable because it has a ragged end, or is partially split. I take it all and try to do things with it that allow the wood to continue to be seen and used. Which brings us to the reason for the title of this posting (philosophical introductions are usually long-winded, at least mine are).
A few years ago, Gene Seneca, of Grosse Tete, called and told me to come and get some wood that wasn't considered useful for construction. I did, and after pulling all the nails, and squaring the ends, I stacked it and thought how I might use it. The idea of birdhouses came to mind. The wood is rough, looks outdoorsy, is very durable, and birdhouses match my limited woodworking skills and tools pretty well. I began making them and numbering each on with a burning tool. A certificate telling the story of the wood came next and is included with each birdhouse. I call them the "301 year-old birdhouses", for reasons explained on the certificate. I have now made 1 12 of the little wooden boxes, and each has been given away to someone who values the old wood and has a place in the yard for this artificial cavity for titmice, chickadees or bluebirds to use. I have 11 of them in our yard and they are used every year by bluebirds, chickadees and prothonotary warblers. The latter are common in our woods because we live next to this big river. Some of the boxes have been shipped to Idaho, and others now live in Florida and Indiana and Texas. I don't know what uses them in those places, but I'll bet something does. Anyone knowing about scrap cypress that is available for a good cause? Let me know by email (in my profile in Blogger.com) or by comment to this posting. Thanks.
The river is at 2.6 feet on the Butte La Rose gauge, going to 2.1 by Saturday. The Ohio and Mississippi are a little up and a little down, as is normal for this time of year, more or less, maybe. | She was crying that she had lost her shoes, which we didn't take too seriously, and oddly enough we soon found she hadn't lost them at all. Taking stock of injuries, we had a couple scrapes, and a few very evident bruises, but no one was seriously injured. Four of us had been thrown clear of the boat and two had been caught underneath – me and Kayla. She tells the same story as I do, she saw light and crawled out from under the boat – not bad for a seven year old.
But, here we are floating down the middle of the Atchafalaya River. The point of the bow has now floated back to the surface, being held up by an air pocket, the motor straight down 16 feet toward the bottom, which is about 35 feet below us. For some reason I'm trying to keep the boat from sinking by holding the bow line. Ashley calls to me "Pop Pop, don't you want to tie something on the rope?" Oh, yeah, a marker to locate the boat when it sinks, yeah Ashley. Good thinking, where is my brain? She swims to a passing plastic milk jug and throws it to me. I tie it onto the 30-foot bow rope and look around for what to do next. Carolyn has now gathered the chickens and is starting to swim to the wrong bank. I ask her to turn and swim to the right descending bank since that's where people have camps. Aha, she sees the point and turns, as do the chickens.
The accident has been seen by some people out for a quiet Sunday afternoon at the camp. We saw them sitting in their lawn chairs and barbecue pits on the way up the river, and we waved to them and they waved back, beverage in hand. Now they are trying to keep up with us by running along the bank as we float down with the very considerable current. Problem is, there is not a continuous clean bank; there is a camp with a clean lot, and then a forested lot or two, and then another clean one. So they have to follow the bank and then go up to the road and then back to the river to see where we are. And so on, bless their hearts.
After about what I'm guessing was about a half mile, we managed to get close enough to shore to try for a place to climb out. As we edged closer, Danielle yells out "Pop Pop, an alligator!" And of course, there was one, it was sunning on the bank right where we were going to reach the shoreline. It wasn't that big, about six feet, and I told Danielle, who had stopped swimming toward the bank, to keep swimming because the alligator wasn't our biggest problem at the moment. Trooper that she is, she did. And the alligator took one look at six determined humans coming for it with unknown intentions and it hit the water with a splash and we never saw it again.
So we got to the bank and just kind of sat there in the mud for a moment. The river bank at this place is pretty steep, about a 35 degree slope about 40 feet to the top. In our condition this was a pretty good climb. But, the campers to the rescue! Right after we reached land, people showed up at the top of the bank and were looking down at us. One man yelled something like "Wait….!" and jumped down the bank and his momentum was considerable from the start. So considerable that he couldn't stay upright coming down the bank and he lost his footing and tumbled all the way down and past us and hit the water a good ten feet out in the river. At which point his wife is screaming at us from above "Help him! Help him! He can't swim!!!" We helped him back to the shoreline, and it became evident that he was one of the ones hoisting beverages earlier. He was very drunk. We saw that he was OK, and we all started to climb the muddy wet slope. Problem was, we were pooped. You had to crawl up the bank, and Carolyn got about ten feet and got stuck even though she was on hands and knees. Behind her was the drunk guy, and I was a few feet away slightly ahead. Picture Carolyn immobile on all fours and behind her is the drunk guy and he realizes she needs help of some kind to get up the bank. The part that is available for him to push isn't usually the part you touch on a woman you just met. But he looks at her, and looks at his hand, and back at her, and you can see him reach a decision. He reaches forward and pushes – hard. She goes up the bank about four feet. She doesn't even question how it happened, she turns toward him and says "Do it again!!". And he does, all the way to the top of the bank. The girls and I manage to get to the top also. There is no more mention from Lauren of "I don't do mud". She was covered with it, as each of us was.
At the top there was a small crowd of people and deputies from the St. Martin Parish Sheriff's Office and an Acadian Ambulance. They checked us all out and no one needed further treatment, not physically anyway. Someone turned on a garden hose and more or less hosed us off. It was then that I noticed that I still had my Pentax binoculars hanging around my neck, coated with mud and sand. Guess what, they really are waterproof. Pretty remarkable. We got a ride home in someone's pickup truck.
Where do you go to finish a story like this? I guess I'll just try to include some after-the-fact, but relevant, things. The boat , yes, well, needless to say, we never used it again. After all the precautions I took to make sure the skiff design wouldn't dive, it did anyway. We salvaged it about a week later using some divers (Ashley's milk jug was floating as a marker) and a salvage crew from Butte La Rose. I took it to a mechanic in Breaux Bridge and he sold it for me with full disclosure of what had happened. We sold it for the cost of the motor, which had about one hour of running time on it.
Wildlife and Fisheries agents visited us that night about 11:00 pm. They do take these things seriously. They filled out a long report form, interviewing everyone, and they took pictures of the life jackets that we used. After about two hours, they finished what they had to do and they gave the girls T-shirts with the logo "We Were Caught Wearing Our Life Jackets" on them. Four years later, those T-shirts are still worn around here.
Perhaps the most important thing to mention here is a reminder of the part Willard had to play in all of this. If it had not been for him, I would not have had the girls wear the vests. I would have been legal, and they might have been dead. Weeks later, when I saw him again and told him what had happened, he stopped and looked down in his boat and didn't say anything for a while. Later I learned that he went home and cried. This is not a man who does this, but he did. These old Cajun men have a heart that is very soft in places.
So….. what? Wear life jackets. We do, now, even though something like this will probably never happen again. If it happens to you, you won't know anything until you are in the water, and those around you are either floating safely, or struggling to stay alive. Wear the jackets. End of soapbox.
I bought a very safe Carolina Skiff to replace the crawfish boat. It floats like a barge and will not go through the swamp very easily. But, that's OK with me.
The river is at 2.2 on the Butte La Rose gauge, and it will be up a little next week, to about 3.2 but not for long. The Ohio and Mississippi are up and down in small amounts.
I guess that title fits, this being the chapter following the official last chapter in the story of the apprenticeship boatbuilding project. The last official chapter closed the project with the boat being functionally complete – it would float and was ready for a motor and pain t etc. Now the motor has been added and paint has been applied. A number of other things have also been done to the bateau and the included pictures are intended to illustrate that. A contrast between the project boat as completed and this final boat can be seen in the first two pictures. First, the paint. The colors of red and green are traditional colors used to identify boats built by the Couvillier family, and the pattern is also traditional. In the last century, the bottom paint was originally (in the Old Days) red lead, not oil based enamel paint. This special paint would protect the bottom of the boat from growth of algae that would slow the boat and make the bottom very hard to clean. Red lead, as the name implies, is made from lead and is no longer considered safe for the environment. But in this case the red lead paint is no longer necessary because most of the boats these days aren't left in the water for extended periods – trailers are the more long term storage choice now.
The motor that Larry, apprentice and now owner, has put on the boat is a 25 horsepower Mercury. I would have thought a larger motor would have been more tempting, but when this boat runs with that 25, you don't wish for anything more powerful – it moves at about 35 mph with two big people in it. This is attributed to the design of the boats that Edward builds. Larry has placed an aluminum plate on the sternboard for the motor to sit on. This protects the wood and ma kes for a secure seat for the motor.
Two strips of oak have been added to the top of the gunnels, and one down the side. They run about halfway down the length of the boat. These serve as sacrificial pieces as the boat works as a platform for running hoop nets or trot lines. As they wear away, the small strips can easily be replaced when necessary. The inside of the bow section shows the area you need to stand in when running lines or doing other work at the front of the boat. The timbers across the bottom are spaced to allow you to stand between them comfortably. And the deck is the right height to be comfortable for a bait container to be placed there and dipped into 1000+ times a day by a line fisherman. Lots of exercise for the lower back, I guarantee, so it needs to be at the right height.
A small seat has been placed in the back for the operator of the motor. It serves as a dry box as well as a seat. Having it small enough to provide room for one person helps maintain room for other work-related material that needs to be stored in the back of the boat. Other occupants in the boat would sit forward on the hatch covers.
These bulkhead covers, or hatch covers as they are usually called, protect the fish or other cargo being carried in the boat, and many times they are very useful in getting from the back to the front of the boat, or vice versa. In rough water it's good to have something that broad to step on. The rougher it is, the narrower the gunnel seems to be if used for a walkway, and it can get slippery.
Edward got into the boat and ran it up and down the bayou, and I watched him get that faraway look in his eyes, all kinds of memories going by in front of him, and for the moment passing without a feeling of being over for good. But they are. He will not be able to use this wonderful tool that he has built, as he has done so many times in the past. He knows that he can no longer safely do the work required by a commercial fisherman, but the memories are there as he runs this boat fast down Bayou Teche. He is using this boat to bring back feelings of big fish, of nights fishing deep lines in the channel, of castnets full of bait-sized shad, of sweating as he drove poles to tie his lines to, and so many, many other good memories. He looks at me and says "Now, if we could just go run some lines".
Lena Mae, Edward's wife, is shown here in one picture riding in the new boat with Edward. She has always helped make a living for her family in ways that used the Atchafalaya Basin. She ran lines with Edward, ran the motor for him when he needed to work in the front of the boat, helped clean fish sometimes and produced and raised a family in addition to all that. If you ask her why she did it she will tell you that she did it because it had to be done, and she will add that she enjoyed most of it. She's a good cook too!
Carl Carline is pictured with Edward in several of the pictures. Carl is another person who can claim to be a Basin native. He has roots in houseboat traditions, and his wife Joyce is from Bayou Chene. Carl is also a boatbuilder at the master craftsman level. He builds his own boats mostly, both out of cypress that he pulls out of the Basin himself, and out of aluminum. As a practical thing, metal is so much easier to maintain. But the romance and the warmth and the memories are with the wood.
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Armani announces new date for One Night Only Dubai fashion show
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Armani has announced the date of its rescheduled One Night Only Dubai fashion show.
The glamorous event, which marks the 10th anniversary of the Armani hotels in Milan and Dubai, was due to take place in November 2020. However, it was cancelled as a precautionary measure owing to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The fashion show has now been rescheduled for October 26.
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A model walks the runway during the Giorgio Armani Prive Couture Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2021/2022 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on July 06, 2021 in Paris, France. Getty Images
"I am very happy to return to Dubai after 11 years with one of my itinerant One Night Only: an event that was cancelled due to the health emergency and that will coincide with Expo 2020. It will also be an opportunity to celebrate the 10th anniversary of my Armani Hotels," says Giorgio Armani.
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Table 1: NEMO-HD still imagery observation bands
Ground sampling distance
Swath width
HRS-PAN 400 – 900 nm (Pan) 2.8 m 10 km
HRS-MS1 420 – 520 nm (Blue) 5.6 m 10 km
HRS-MS2 535 – 607 nm (Green) 5.6 m 10 km
HRS-MS3 634 – 686 nm (Red) 5.6 m 10 km
HRS-MS4 750 – 960 nm (Near IR) 5.6 m 10 km
Table 2: NEMO-HD video channels
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Low resolution 40 m 75 km | width of 10 km. The secondary instrument produces images at a GSD of 40m and a much wider field of view.
In addition to still imaging, both primary and secondary instruments capture high definition video at 25 frames per second. The video is H.264 encoded and downlinked in real time.
Figure 1: Integrated NEMO-HD Satellite in SFL Clean Room
Figure 2: NEMO-HD Satellite Assembly
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Why is it called dielectric?
Dielectrics are materials that don't allow current to flow. They are more often called insulators because they are the exact opposite of conductors. But usually when people call insulators "dielectrics," it's because they want to draw attention to a special property shared by<|fim_middle|> can flow as electrons or ionic chemical species. By this definition liquid water is not an electrical insulator and hence liquid water is not a dielectric.
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How does ionic Polarisation occur?
Ionic Polarization occurs due to relative displacements between positive and negative ions in an ionic crystal. If a crystal or molecule consists of atoms of more than one kind, the distribution of charges around an atom in the crystal or molecule leans to positive or negative.
Is iron a dielectric?
Dielectric constant of iron pyrite (FeS2) The dielectric constant ϵ' of FeS2 is measured at 297 K and 77 K and in the frequency range of 500 Hz-100 kHz using a capacitance bridge. A value of ϵ' = 10.9 ± 0.5 independent of frequency and temperature, is obtained.
What are uses of rubber?
Uses of Rubber
Rubber moulded products are widely used industrially (and in some household applications) in the form of rubber goods and appliances.
Rubber is used in garden hoses and pipes for small scale gardening applications.
Most of the tyres and tubes used in automobiles are made up of rubber.
How is electric polarization measured?
A method is described for measuring polarization in the presence of net charges by placing the dielectric sheet in contact with a grounded metal backing plate and by placing a field meter at a short distance in front of the dielectric.
What is the dielectric constant of metals?
The dielectric constant of metals is infinite. The dielectric constant of metal is infinite as the net electric field inside the metal is zero. The dielectric constant is defined as the ratio of the permittivity of a substance to the permittivity of free space.
What is Polarised wave?
Polarization (also polarisation) is a property applying to transverse waves that specifies the geometrical orientation of the oscillations. In a transverse wave, the direction of the oscillation is perpendicular to the direction of motion of the wave. In linear polarization, the fields oscillate in a single direction.
What are the two types of dielectrics?
There are two types of dielectrics – Non-polar dielectric and polar dielectric.
Is paper a dielectric?
A dielectric is a substance in which an electric field may be maintained with zero or near-zero power dissipation. A dielectric material is an electrical insulator. In a dielectric, electrons are bound to atoms and molecules; hence there are few free electrons….Dielectric Strength of Paper.
Dielectric strength 16 MV/m
What is the permittivity of rubber?
Relative permittivity
εr
Silicone rubber 2.9–4
Silicon 11.68
GaAs 12.4
Silicon nitride 7–8 (polycrystalline, 1 MHz)
Which type of polarization depends on temperature?
Identify which type of polarisation depends on temperature. Explanation: The electronic, ionic and interfacial polarisation depends on the atoms which are independent with respect to temperature. Only the orientational polarisation is dependent on the temperature and is inversely proportional to it.
What is the dielectric constant of aluminum?
Services – Dielectric Constants
Allyl iodide 6.1
Alum (60°C) 4.2
Aluminium bromide (100°C) 3.4
Aluminium foil 10.8
What is the dielectric constant of wood?
Notably, typical dielectric permittivity values of wood at room temperature and at 2 GHz are ε ′ ∼ 2.5, ε ′′ ∼ 0.2 (Olmi et al. 2000) while typical values for some insect larvae are ε ′ ∼ 45, ε ′′ ∼ 15 (Wang et al. 2003).
What does dielectric mean?
Dielectric, insulating material or a very poor conductor of electric current. When dielectrics are placed in an electric field, practically no current flows in them because, unlike metals, they have no loosely bound, or free, electrons that may drift through the material.
Is wood a dielectric material?
Wood is a material with complex, unsymme- tric molecules and inhomogeneous structure, so might be expected to have a large dielectric constant.
Is alcohol a dielectric?
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Dielectric Constant – ε –
Alcohol, methyl (methanol) 20 33.0
Alcohol, propyl 20 21.8
What is the unit of polarization?
The polarization of a medium P gives the electric dipole moment per unit volume of the material; it is expressed in units of coulombs per metre squared. When a dielectric is placed in an electric field, it acquires a polarization that depends on the field.
What is meant by dielectric constant?
Dielectric constant (ϵr) is defined as the ratio of the electric permeability of the material to the electric permeability of free space (i.e., vacuum) and its value can derived from a simplified capacitor model.
Which of the following is the slowest polarization method?
8. Which of the following is the slowest polarisation method? Explanation: Space charge polarisation is very slow because in this case, the ions have to diffuse over several interatomic distances. Also, this process occurs at a very low frequency.
Is copper a dielectric?
Copper is not a dielectric.
At what range of frequency the electronic polarization occurs?
8. The frequency for electronic polarization lies in which region of the electromagnetic spectrum? Explanation: The frequency for electronic polarization lies in the ultraviolet region.
Is rubber a dielectric?
A dielectric is a non-conducting material – also called an insulator – such as rubber, wood, or glass.
What is meant by dielectric Polarisation?
Dielectric polarization is the term given to describe the behavior of a material when an external electric field is applied on it. A simple picture can be made using a capacitor as an example. The charges in the material will have a response to the electric field caused by the plates.
What is elliptically Polarised light?
Elliptically polarized light consists of two perpendicular waves of unequal amplitude which differ in phase by 90°. If the thumb of your right hand were pointing in the direction of propagation of the light, the electric vector would be rotating in the direction of your fingers.
How many types of electric polarization are there?
two types
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The polarisation of the dielectric by the applied electric field increases the capacitor's surface charge for the given electric field strength. The term dielectric was coined by William Whewell (from dia + electric) in response to a request from Michael Faraday.
What is a dielectric example?
A dielectric material is a substance that is a poor conductor of electricity, but an efficient supporter of electrostatic field s. In practice, most dielectric materials are solid. Examples include porcelain (ceramic), mica, glass, plastics, and the oxides of various metals.
What is dielectric used for?
Dielectric materials are used in many applications such as: Electronic components such as capacitors (responsible for energy storage properties of the device) High-K / low-K materials widely used in Semiconductors to enhance performance and reduce device size (where K refers to permittivity or dielectric constant)
What is difference between dielectric and insulator?
The major difference between an insulator and a dielectric is that an insulator opposes the flow of electrons or charges while the dielectric stores the electric charges. Dielectric materials can be polarized while insulators cannot be polarized.
What is electric field formula?
An electric field is also described as the electric force per unit charge. The formula of electric field is given as; E = F /Q.
Is water a dielectric?
An electrical insulator is a material that does not allow the flow of charge. By this definition liquid water is not an electrical insulator and hence liquid water is not a dielectric.
What are two types of dielectric?
Are all materials dielectric?
All dielectric materials are insulators, but a good dielectric is one which is easily polarized. The amount of polarization which occurs when a certain voltage is applied to an object influences the amount of electrical energy that is stored in the electric field.
Are all insulators are dielectric?
All the dielectrics will be insulators but all the insulators will not be dielectrics. Insulators are materials that do not conduct electricity in an electric field, since they do not have free electrons. On the other hand, dielectrics are insulators that can be polarized.
Is electric field a scalar?
No, electric field is not a scalar. The electric is a vector quantity. We know that electric field is the ratio of force per unit test charge.
What is electric field class 12th?
Electric field is a force produced by a charge near its surroundings. This force is exerted on other charges when brought in the vicinity of this field. Electric field due to a charge at a point is the force that a unit positive charge would experience if placed at that point.
Is distilled water a dielectric?
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Benjamin Kuznets-Speck named a 2017 Goldwater Scholar
By Brittany Moseley | April 10, 2017
Benjamin Kuznets-Speck is one of 240 undergraduate students from across the country selected as a 2017 Goldwater Scholar. The junior mathematics and physics major will receive up to $7,500 his senior year to help cover the costs of tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Junior mathematics and physics major Nathaniel Starkman received an Honorable Mention. (Students who are nominated who do not receive a scholarship but who show exceptional promise may receive an Honorable Mention.)
"I applied for Goldwater because I thought it'd be a great way for me to put myself out there and showcase the research I've been working on, and it was one of the only scholarships targeted primarily toward math/science majors, which I found very attractive," Kuznets-Speck said when we spoke to him in December.
Kuznets-Speck knew he wanted to study physics after "an amazing experience" he had in introductory physics during his junior year of high school. "My teacher for this class was amazing and would lead you just to the brink of an answer, but actually let you solve the problem yourself, which was very refreshing.
"The thing I love most about physics would have to be that you start with<|fim_middle|>, and I hope this bodes well for his future trajectory in science."
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In his recommendation letter to the Goldwater Foundation, Kuznets-Speck's academic advisor, Dr. Harsh Mathur, praised Kuznets-Speck's academic achievements and research interests. "I was delighted when Ben approached me at the end of the last semester to explore collaboration on a joint research project," Mathur wrote. "We have embarked on a study of a model of virus dynamics merging his interest in biophysics with my interests in dynamical systems. The project is at an early stage right now, but it is a pleasure to work with a student of Ben's independence." He closed his letter with, "Ben is among the best students I have worked with at Case Western Reserve."
Kuznets-Speck is involved in several research endeavors on campus. "My current research focuses on the application of statistical physics, information theory, and optimization to complex biological systems," he explained. "At the moment, I'm working on four separate efforts exploring: the energetics of signaling at a cellular level; the connection of such signaling to lossy coding (a type of course-graining compression); the dynamics of molecular motors in cardiac muscle; and the possible emergence of transient chaos in epidemic spreading."
Kuznets-Specks has worked the longest with Dr. Michael Hinczewski, assistant professor of physics (and a former Goldwater Scholar himself). Dr. Hinczewski said he has come to rely on Kuznets-Speck for his "physical intuition, mathematical creativity, and perseverance." Dr. Hinczewski oversees Kuznets-Speck in the Theoretical Biophysics Research Group. "He's become a key member in our research efforts on signaling and motor proteins," Dr. Hinczewski said. "It's been wonderful to see him mature as a scientist over the last two years, and take the initiative in shaping research projects. I'm so happy that his work and talents have been highlighted by a Goldwater Scholarship | 447 |
"A Mennonite restaurant?" I asked, looking at Mary with my head cocked to the side.
Neither of us had ever been to a Mennonite, well, anything before, much less a restaurant. We'd seen them at the craft fairs or around town, women in modest shin-length dresses, sparse makeup if any, and the traditional black or white covering on the back of their head. But a restaurant run and staffed entirely by Mennonites? We weren't sure what to expect.
Mary pouted, "Shut up, I don't know." Then she giggled. "Do you think the schedule is posted on the bulletin at their church?" Then: "Or that we'll have to put our tips in an offering plate?" She snorted to herself while I shook my head.
So it was with mixed expectations that we visited The Wooden Spoon in Gentry, Arkansas. It's a small restaurant, but very charming. A small area with gifts and baked goods lines the inside of the front wall. Zucchini bread, scones, Rollkuchen (fritters), and streusel cakes were just a few of the items available. And our apprehension about how to behave was lifted when we saw one of the modestly-adorned waitresses texting on her iPhone.
Once we were seated, we perused the menu. It was limited to less than a dozen selections. Catfish, chicken, pasta, standard fare. We each ordered a cup of potato soup and the catfish dinner. The soup came in a coffee cup, which, like all the other dinnerware, was speckled enamel. We discovered after she'd left that our waitress had forgotten our spoons. Trouble was, we weren't sure which one she was. They were all built and dressed so similarly.
"Is it her?" Mary asked, pointing to a young woman carrying a tray of food.
"I have no idea," I said. Sadly, I couldn't have picked her out of a police lineup if she'd stolen my wallet. And describing her would be equally useless. "Yes, officer, she was tall, fair-skinned, light-haired, wore a long, plain dress, and a black doily on the back of her head." Every waitress in the joint fit that description.
Everything was wonderful: the food, the service, the relaxed atmosphere. And the dessert selections nearly outnumber the entrees. Bumblebee Pie (a mix of berries), French Silk Pie, Rhubarb Cream Pie, Coconut Pie, Dutch Apple Cake, Bread Pudding, and more I can't recall.
Mary ordered the French Silk Pie and I the Bread Pudding. Both came quickly and were positively ginormous. Her "slice" of<|fim_middle|> large that if it were a rock it could be used to bludgeon a man — was drizzled with chocolate swirls and topped with a creamy whipped fluff. My bread pudding was just as big and smothered in a buttery, sugary, cinammon-y sauce that I am not ashamed to say I wanted very much to pour over myself.
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It's HH Azur (Thunder Van De Zuuthoeve—Sion Van De Zuuthoeve, Sir Lui), and she had a meteoric rise to the top of the sport, representing the United States—and winning team silver—at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games just a little more than a year after her first grand prix win and then this spring claiming the 2017 Longines FEI World Cup Jumping Final (Neb.) to give McLain Ward his first World Cup title.
Olympic veteran McLain Ward has ridden the great two-time Olympic team gold medalist Sapphire and his Pan American Games team and individual gold medal partner Rothchild, but he has praise of another kind for the charismatic 11-year-old bay mare with the simple, elegant white stripe down her face.
"I've never been around anything quite like her," Ward has said.
• You can call her "Annie." Could there be a better nickname for a Team USA star?
While not named after the iconic Broadway musical and Disney movie, Annie definitely draws comparisons to the loveable, all-American-girl character of the 1990s.
• She has a village of caretakers. Grooms Lee McKeever, Chris Cook, Sean Kissane, Kirsty Bond and Kelly Massari all work with the<|fim_middle|> sign of a true American: Annie's favorite snack is a slice of pizza.
• Her success comes as no surprise to her caretakers. She showed promise from the start.
• Less is more when it comes to her tack.
Normally McLain or Lee will ride her in the morning, and then she'll go out in the paddock, and then she'll go out and graze for a while in the afternoon," Bond said.
Her routine also includes wearing Back on Track wraps and spending about 20 minutes every other day on the TheraPlate, a vibrating plate that improves joint health and function.
• Her favorite companion is stablemate HH Carlos Z, winner of the $500,000 Rolex Grand Prix at the 2015 Winter Equestrian Festival (Fla.).
HH Azur and HH Carlos Z are as close as siblings.
• She's the calmest, most poised 10-year-old show jumper you'll ever meet.
"She's got a very good head on her shoulders," Bond said. "Nothing bothers her when you take her out or do anything with her. She's very there in her mind. She understands everything.
• She knows when to increase her energy level. | mare. "It's a real team effort," Kissane said.
• She walks on stilettos. She may not look it from afar due to her flawless conformation, but Annie is quite a tall mare. Her legs are long but perfectly in proportion with the rest of her body. When standing up close to the bay, it's a long way up to the withers.
• She is photogenic—ridiculously photogenic. Annie recognized the camera from the first snap of the shutter. From then on, she stood still as a statue for photographs.
While most grooms have to do jumping jacks and rustle peppermint wrappers behind the camera to get their horse's ears to perk up or repeatedly shake the lead shank to get their horse to stand still, Annie's caretakers could casually stand and admire their horse's beauty and charisma.
Annie will need no modeling practice after landing her first endorsement deal. Wheaties box, anyone?
• Her personality is blossoming. "She's definitely developed more personality since we've got her," Bond said. "When we first had her, she was a little bit plain, but now she's starting to become more friendly. When you walk into the barn now, she always comes out to say hello.
• Her snack of choice is pizza.
You saw this coming, didn't you? Annie's Pan American Games individual gold medal-winning stablemate and next-door-neighbor Rothchild became one of the Chronicle's most-read Behind The Stall Door stories of 2015 largely due to his donut-eating habits. Well, Annie enjoys some junk food of her own. She prefers pizza—pizza crust, to be precise—though she isn't too picky when it comes to snacking.
With that kind of diet fueling her athleticism, she might just be the quintessential American.
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Duchess Camilla's touching Christmas tradition will take place as the hard-working royal refuses to let her fans down this year
By Aoife Hanna published 15 December 21
Duchess Camilla isn't letting anything stop her from holding her annual Christmas event, in which she welcomes children to decorate the Christmas tree in Clarence House.
Duchess Camilla is the only royal who holds this event, although it will be different this year.
The experience is in collaboration with a charity that supports seriously and terminally ill children.
In other royal news, Kate Middleton's 'frugal' Christmas gift for the Queen forged bond of 'mutual respect and admiration'
Prince Charles and Duchess Camilla are earning 'respect' for their 'wonderful work' almost two months after the Queen was last seen in public and it's clear that this train isn't stopping any time soon.
The Duchess of Cornwall is fast becoming known as one of the most hard-working royals of the bunch and she's not letting a difficult year stop her annual traditions. Each year the Duchess and loving grandmother celebrates Christmas with the children's charities of which she is a long-running patron.
The charities in particular, the Helen & Douglas House and the Roald Dahl's Marvellous Children's Charity, are very close to her heart. In previous years, Camilla has invited seriously and terminally ill children supported by these organizations to Clarence House for a Christmas lunch and fun festive activities—like decorating their tree!
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The Express reports that royal commentator Jess Ilse told Royal Central, "I am looking forward to Camilla decorating the tree at Clarence House. And she always gets children supported by the Roald Dahl's Marvellous Children's Charity."
Jess continued, "And I think last year I had to be virtual. So she did a Zoom call with them and they told her where they wanted her to place their ornaments, I always look forward to seeing the pictures from that."
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"She has such a grandmotherly aura about her, so it's always so nice to see," she added. "No other British royal does it so it is really something just for Camilla that she does."
Duchess Camilla is a step-grandmother to her husband's five grandchildren. She also has five biological grandchildren via her children from her first marriage—son Tom Parker Bowles and daughter Laura Lopes.
Recently, Duchess Camilla shared popcorn with a cinema date, that wasn't Prince Charles. The public engagement, which she attended with her friend, philanthropist Robert Hiscox, was to open the newly converted Parade Cinema in Marlborough. And during the day's events, the dedicated grandma couldn't help but pay tribute to her grandkids.
She said, "I very much look forward to coming to see a film here, having my glass of wine and popcorn, and bringing all the grandchildren here."
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Formerly Aoife was a contributing writer at Bustle and her words can be found in the Metro, Huffpost, Delicious, Imperica, EVOKE and her poetry features in the soon-to-be-published Queer Life, Queer Love anthology.
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OMG that coat is gorgeous!!!! And I love your bright colors. You look fab!
Oh my gosh I LOVE your coat! I asked for a pink coat for Christmas and after seeing this I really hope I get it!!
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Your Sweater is Stunning. I love that Vibrant shade of Green. It looks awesome next to the Beautiful Fuchsia Coat. Beautiful Gloves & a Gorgeous Sparkly Necklace, too. Also, such cute photos by the snow.And I love Agi. Great Co-Host this week.
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It has been a pleasure linking with you & Elle over the past few months, this year and even more so when I Guest Hosted a few weeks ago. Happy Holidays Jac!!
Thanks Ada! You are so sweet! Thanks for the kind words!
So very pretty!! Love the sweater and the color contrast!! :) Thank you for hosting the link up..
Loving those gorgeous gloves, and that coat is just amazing. You're a beauty as always, Jacqueline!
Thanks Elle! These gloves were $5.00 at Old Navy!
You do color so well, I love how you keep using them in the winter.
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Happy Thursday! This weeks Spotlight Weekly theme is sequins and sparkle! Sequins and sparkle are perfect for the upcoming holidays! Whether you add a simple necklace or a sequin top, it can make an outfit a little bit more fun! I love the details in an outfit, and adding a little bling can make that happen! Come share you sequin and sparkle look with Elle and I!
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Spotlight: Our spotlight this week is Nicole from Writes Like a Girl! Elle and I love this plaid and fur combination! It is a perfect look for fall! Such an easy outfit to re-create! Just fabulous!
Nextweek: We will be taking a short break the next two weeks! Be sure to check back January 9th where will be spotlighting Winter Coats! Happy Holidays! Thanks for linking up! See you in two weeks!
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Final Safety Rules Given to Nevada Casinos Before Reopening
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Casino lovers and Las Vegas fans should make June 4 as an important date, since that's when casinos will start to operate once again. However, before they do that, they need to finalize some safety and health rules in order to ensure maximum protection for their staff and patrons. The casinos are opening their doors amid the coronavirus pandemic, so they have to do all they can to put a stop to the potential spread of the<|fim_middle|> that his properties will give away 1,000 free flights (one-way) to the Entertainment Capital of the World from 20 cities in the US. He stated that his promotion would help jumpstart travel back to Las Vegas while also giving much-needed support to the airline companies. However, it won't be overnight that Las Vegas will return to its former glory.
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The Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGBC) made an update to its safety rules, naming it Updated Health & Safety Policies for Reopening after Temporary Closure. The document contains the final actions that casinos need to take before they completely reopen on June 4. The entire document is made visible to the public on the web.
A couple of things changed from the previous release. For example, all resort hotels now need to have a designated area where hotel guests can get tested for COVID-19. This area would be a sort of a buffering zone, where guests can wait safely for their results. The NGBC also wants operators to submit their plans on how they are going to commit to and implement the response measures.
Casinos Announce Reopening in Nevada
The first company to announce the big reopening was MGM resorts. The properties that would open the doors to the visitors are Bellagio, New York-New York, MGM Grand Las Vegas, and The Signature. All of these properties will open on June 4. According to MGM officials, the fountain will start to work once again, as will many other pool offerings in these properties.
Wynn Resorts also made it clear that it wants to reopen every possible amenity and outlet part of its Wynn Las Vegas property. That means Wynn and Encore hotel would be open as well as restaurants, pools, casinos, and the gold course.
What casinos and employees now fear that although they will be reopened, there will not be enough people interested in traveling to Vegas right now. This might mean that the operators will continue to lose money and some of those employees might be laid off for good if that's the case.
People are still afraid to visit such places due to the coronavirus, but the thorough guidelines released by the NGCB will ensure maximum protection. They encourage social distancing and require casinos to clean playing surfaces frequently.
Moreover, all players and workers will be required to wear face masks while inside the casino. Finally, table games will have limited seating, and the majority of poker tables will have plexiglass in front of players.
One way to attract more people is by giving them certain promotions. For example, Derek Stevens of the D Las Vegas and Golden Gate Hotel & Casino announced | 450 |
What is it about a full moon that makes people do crazy things and commit crimes?
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There are no statistically significant records indicating any connection between crime waves or full hospitals and the full moon, according to the National Geographic News. This misunderstanding perhaps has its source in a long line of mythology. Werewolves were said to be humans that turned into wolves during the full moon. The sophisticated culture of today perhaps modernized this myth to say that people only act like wolves during full moons, but don't actually turn into wolves. The werewolf myth has its roots in another myth; the belief that real wolves howl at the full moon but not at any other kind of moon. This particular belief, which is scientifically false, traces all the way back to the mythology of the Greek and Roman gods.
The full moon has no effect on human or wolf behavior. Public Domain Image, source: USFWS.
The moon's gravity is strong enough to help cause the ocean tides, but too weak to do much else. Weak forces only produce significant effects when there is a lot of material to act on. In the case of the moon, the immense size of the oceans and their fluid nature makes the weak gravity of the moon add up to significant effects in the form of tides. In contrast, humans are so small compared<|fim_middle|> the objects it acts on.
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Anglo-Saxon building discovered at the Sylva Wood Centre
An Anglo-Saxon building has been discovered on our land at the Sylva Wood Centre.
The large house or hall was excavated in autumn 2016 by a team comprising local people, volunteers trained in archaeological techniques through a now completed HLF project in East Oxford, and archaeology students from Oxford University Department for Continuing Education (OUDCE). The team was led by University of Oxford archaeologists from the School of Archaeology and OUDCE.
Archaeological excavations at Sylva Wood Centre September 2016. Photo Adam McBride.
It seems that the village of Long Wittenham lay within the heartland of the early kingdom of the Gewisse, later known as the West Saxons. The area has produced evidence of a wide range of early medieval activity, of which the recently-excavated Anglo-Saxon building forms an important part. Two early Anglo-Saxon cemeteries containing richly furnished weapon burials indicative of links with mainland Europe, and an adjacent complex of large, high-status buildings visible in aerial photographs, lie just a few hundred metres from our building.
The excavated building is likely to date to the seventh century, a period that saw rapid social change in England including the emergence of the first English kings and the conversion to Christianity. Timber remained the<|fim_middle|> of field systems below 'ancient' woods recently discovered by LiDar in West Sussex from the initiative of the South Downs National Park.
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Tags: Archaeology | building material of choice for Anglo-Saxon kings and nobility, even several centuries after stone construction was reintroduced for building churches. Indeed, the word 'timber' is an Anglo-Saxon one and was synonymous with the act of building itself.
Oxford TV visited this week and interviewed Jane Harrison from University of Oxford Department for Continuing Education, DPhil student Adam McBride, and volunteers – watch the clip below.
Well done Sylva!
I feel I must add though that in one way trees can preserve archaeological features, not destroy them. Look at the hundreds of acres | 116 |
former Oasis boss wife's fashion brand rivals Pretty Green
CARDIFF - Photo: looking a bit like air hostesses, the High Flying Birds :).
If you want to ask her something, tell me 'cause soon or later we'll do another interview.
While her husband was basking in the glory of his part in revolutionising British music, Mrs Alan McGee, aka Kate Holmes [also appearing in the recent Upside Down film about Creation Records history], was quietly setting up an empire that could do the same for British fashion. Sally Williams caught up with her.
Back in the '90s, Creation Records was the name behind Brit Pop, famously launching the career of Oasis.
Kate Holmes, the wife of label boss Alan McGee, was there while the band were at their peak – but now she's making her own history on a very different arena.
The 40-year-old runs her own fashion business, Client, from Hay-on-Wye, where the couple live in a secluded mansion.
And her customer base now includes an eclectic mix of famous faces from actor Rhys Ifans, socialite Pixie Geldof and politician Kirsty Williams AM.
Client is a metamorphosis of the mum-of-one's old band of the same name who began touring in the early Noughties.
The band – Kate and former Dubstar lead singer Sarah Blackwood – were originally known only as Client A<|fim_middle|> said. 'I really want this to work' and so we went for it."
Kate was also with Alan, along with Oasis' Noel Gallagher and his then partner Meg Mathews, Lenny Henry, Anita Roddick and Tony Robinson at 10 Downing Street on July 30, 1997, to congratulate the new Prime Minister Tony Blair on his election victory.
When former USA President Bill Clinton made his headline-grabbing appearance at the Hay Festival in 2001, where he famously described the event as the 'Woodstock of the mind', he stayed at Alan and Kate's house.
"We weren't allowed to be here when he arrived and his stay was called Operation Ron – I still have the placard written in pen and ink," she says.
"He had six members of staff and they left loads of rubbish and pizzas and after they left we couldn't make any calls out because the telephone line had been hooked up to the Pentagon!"
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"I wrote to Martin Gore of Depeche Mode back in 2003 asking if we could be their support act on a couple of dates on their tour and he said 'Yes'," says Kate, who played keyboards.
"And we ended up being invited to travel on their private jet and play 15 dates.
"We toured Russia and went on to make four albums and tour the world, from Mexico to China.
"We were affectionately known as the 'Pet Shop Girls' although our material was quite dark."
The band released a single, Pornography, with former Libertines co-frontman and Dirty Pretty Things frontman Carl Barat, and it reached number 22 in the UK charts.
But while they were big in Germany, they never reached "beyond Barfly-level" over here thanks, Kate believes, to the music press not taking to what she describes as an underground cult band and she finally became jaded with her rock lifestyle.
"I'd had enough of not getting enough sleep and of life backstage," she says.
"It was at that point that I decided to turn our band into a brand."
She put all the money she made from the band into turning Client into the fashion, film and music business that it is today – but is at pains to make it clear that she has always been "totally self-funded".
"I didn't want people to know I was married to Alan otherwise we would have become 'McGee's Mrs and that bird from Dubstar'," she reveals.
"The only help we had from Alan was that he gave us confidence – we were signed to Mute Records."
She created her unisex lifestyle brand to target the Eastern European market – all firmly based in Wales and the UK.
"Manufacturing at a factory in London is more expensive but it is really important for me to keep the brand British and sustainable – not use cheap sweatshops abroad."
Kate, whose grandmother was Welsh, moved to Wales when she was 11 and attended King Henry VIII School in Abergavenny before studying at Sussex University.
She met Alan in the late 1990s when Oasis were topping the charts with hits like Wonderwall and Live Forever.
"His press officer, a mutual friend, said Alan wanted to take me out to dinner because he had seen my band on the TV and fancied me," she says.
"I thought, 'Spoil me, why not?'
"I was charmed by this Scottish man with an infectious enthusiasm.
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All of our home style meals are made with care and special attention to detail. Daily homemade specials are complemented with limited time specials to highlight seasonal favorites. Dinners are served with your choice of soup, salad or cottage cheese, and a complementary dessert of ice cream. And you'll have your choice of potatoes, rice, and vegetables. Omelettes are made with three eggs and served with potatoes and toast or mini-cakes. We're famous for having | 366 |
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The spa resort Oberstaufen, located in the three-country corner Germany-Austria-Switzerland, lays at 791 m altitude, right in the heart of the Allgäu, and is also Germany's only "Schroth" spa resort. For more than 65 years this natural healing method, named after the founder Johann Schroth, has dominated the healing and spa character of this resort. The so-called "Schrothkur" is supposed to activate the body's self-healing powers and is also known to be a natural anti-aging method. This spa resort has a number of spa and beauty treatments on offer, and is considered not only a spa centre for Bavaria, but also a hiker's paradise, with its beautiful natural surroundings.
To thoroughly enjoy nature and forget your everyday sorrows, we recommend to try a winter hike through the Allgäu mountains. Yet, Oberstaufen is also a great<|fim_middle|> - both for beginners, as well for more experienced winter sports fans. Many of the slopes can be covered with artificial snow and offer reliability for skiing until the end of March. After a day on the pistes you can meet up in the many huts, cafés and pubs or even spend the night in the local clubs. | winter sports area, offering a total of four ski areas, and therefore a diverse selection of pistes. Leisure time activities away from the piste are numerous, due to the many shops, restaurants and cafés, lining the lively resort centre streets.
The Allgäu is part of the region Oberschwaben and stretches from the south-western part of Bavaria to the south-eastern part of Baden-Württemberg and partly along the borders of Austria. It is situated right between lower Alps and the Bavarian hill country. With an altitude of up to 2,657 m the Allgäu offers the Nebelhorn as the highest and most well-known mountain of this area. It is not for nothing that this is one of the most popular tourist areas and main winter sports regions within Germany. For Alpine skiers there is a large offer of well-prepared pistes | 182 |
"Rules are different for blind individuals…just tailor the game to fit your rules"
In his 20's, Doug was losing vision…and he didn't know what was causing it. He wasn't aware that he had Retinitis Pigmentosa, because no one in his family knew what it was at that time. His sister also had vision issues. Doug later learned about RP and that it was hereditary.
He needed glasses to drive, and his night vision was a problem. The disease progressed slowly, even as Doug completed college with a marketing and insurance degree. He then landed his first full-time sales job with Metropolitan Life.
Driving became more of a challenge, and Doug was forced to avoid nighttime travel. He was in a car crash when his wife was pregnant with his first child. It happened on a dark, rainy night. Doug made a left<|fim_middle|> he felt respected for who he was. Doug also received mobility/ transportation, Braille and computer training from the Bureau of Services for Blind Persons. At that point, Doug was liberated. "I felt back in my game…back in my element". "I discovered that the people I worked with—partners and customers—who respected me, helped me".
Doug has taught his kids to "never give up". As he says, "the rules are different (being blind) from everyone else…and they change. Just tailor the game to fit your rules". | turn in front of an oncoming car that he didn't see. He went home, broke down and cried.
A car was essential for his job. He had driven 20,000 miles each year for work. With this accident, Doug's feeling was that his "life was done".
He didn't have an "official" diagnosis of RP until meeting with doctors at the Kellogg Eye Center at UofM. Doug's diagnosis also came with the reality that he would go blind by his late 50's-early 60's. Nothing could be done to change it.
So here he was, married, had children and a new career just beginning to take off.
And, Doug's hard work paid off. He was offered a minority ownership with a small, but growing commercial insurance company. His partners understood his vision challenge and accommodated his workplace needs. They supported him and nurtured his hard work. To them, Doug's lack of sight wasn't an issue.
His and his partners' success paid off. One retired a few years later, then sold his share to Doug and his other partner. Those following years were tough, but the new team grew their business. Doug ascended to the presidency of the company. And it wasn't many years until they were purchased by his most recent employer, The Campbell Group. He continued with work and commercial insurance success and just recently retired.
In his later work years, Doug became involved with other individuals challenged by vision loss. Doug joined VIPP (Visually Impaired Persons for Progress). He learned from them, and | 323 |
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Volley Tequila Seltzer Expands Distribution To New York
Volley has announced that it has expanded distribution to New York, and appointed M.S. Walker to service the market. Volley plans to roll out in several new markets within the coming months.
Crafted without added sugars, natural flavorings or preservatives, Volley launched this past July. Following early success and local buzz on the East Coast and in various Southeastern markets, Volley's founders, husband and wife duo Christopher Wirth and Camila Soriano, knew it was time to expand into New York.
"Camila and I launched Volley this year because we ourselves were frustrated with the hard seltzers available on the market. We wanted to create a product that was not only made with super simple, clean ingredients but also one that was fully transparent about what was really in it, unlike so many other spiked seltzers out there," said Co-Founder, Christopher Wirth. "We set out to make the cleanest spiked seltzer available and we truly did just that! We're proud to work with M.S. Walker as we lead the charge in redefining the seltzer category nationwide and within New York this summer."
Volley is crafted with 100% blue agave tequila from the highlands of Jalisco, avoiding the potentially harmful additives of "mixto" tequila and other malt liquors. Each can has completely eliminated commonly-used fake sugars, so-called natural flavorings, essences and corn syrup. Mixed with 100% organic fruit juice never from concentrate, Volley is available in four flavors: Zesty Lime, Spicy Ginger, Sharp Grapefruit and Tropical Mango. We caught up with Volley earlier this year to discuss what's really in a canned cocktail.
"M.S. Walker is thrilled to extend our partnership with Volley into the New York market. As the category continues to grow at a torrid pace, the consumer's tastes and curiosity continues to evolve. Quality is more important than ever and we look forward to introducing all of Volley's premium RTD offerings made with 100% blue agave tequila and organic juice to our dynamic customer base," said Jeffrey Allen Chief Operating Officer, New York & New Jersey.
Volley is now available in New York, New Jersey, Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, | 480 |
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