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Recommended for all Windham Baseball and Softball players ages 6-14!!
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Many in town are familiar with the Windham Hitting Academy, which over the past 16 years has instructed well over 1,000 Windham young hitters. The Academy's longevity is due to unyielding focus on teaching solid fundamentals and burning them into muscle memory. While having a lot of fun at it!
There's real science to the good swing and it's much easier to teach than most people think. In fact, because of hitting's nature, simpler is better.
Hitting is all about the hands – it's about hand<|fim_middle|> you! You taught them the skills they needed to be better ball players. They love playing the game and we love watching them play!
… Thanks soooo much!! You really made a difference for our boys. We're watching for next year's enrollment date. | path and speed by the time we're playing in High School and above.
The Hitting Academy focuses exclusively on these through supervised stations and plenty of swings (some weeks we get close to 100).
Along the way, we focus on quieting the hitter's mind – to not think about mechanics or timing but to focus 100% on seeing the ball and striking it. And feeling confident.
For the new player, The Hitting Academy provides a solid mechanical (and mental) foundation on which to grow.
For the experienced player, it provides the opportunity to fine tune the swing and get a ton of swings in every workout.
I've been fortunate to do a lot of work with hitters and coaches at every level and am absolutely awed by the commonalities – the things that bring success are universal regardless of age.
While several of my former players have gone on to play professional baseball, I experience more joy through my work at the youth level.
… William had a great experience last summer with the hitting academy. He learned so much and had a fun at the same time. Jim Bail has been a great influence on our son and his knowledge of baseball has helped William a great deal. I recommend the Windham Hitting Academy to everyone.
… Just thought that you'd be proud to know that your batting instruction at your hitting academy has really paid off for my sons. Last night my oldest son hit 2 homeruns at last night's playoff game. He first hit a 2 run homerun that hit the fence on the fly. His next time up at bat he hit another fly ball that hit the ground just ~5 feet before the fence. This was a single run homerun. He had a hit each time up to bat.
…You have the magic touch. Carter is excited and won't stop talking about what he's learning! Thanks, Jim!
… Chris had a great season! In his last at bat of his last game he hit an in-the-park home run that hit the fence on the fly. What a way to end the season! We were all so excited and happy for him! What a confidence booster! And it's all because of | 442 |
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Thanks to the versatility of modern technology, Mississippi River Radio can easily and often does broadcast live from many different locations in the Fox River Valley and anywhere, showcasing businesses, events, people, and products on our livestream camera while offering our great music mix to the people joining our live broadcast that day. These broadcasts are generally hosted by MarkyB and his Big Muddy Roadshow partner Tim Aroundtown, but you never know when interviews, live music, or anything really, might take place during one of our broadcasts.
Memphis, Tennessee makes a great music headquarters for Mississippi River Radio<|fim_middle|> you informed around the clock, Mississippi River Radio brings you NPR News at the top of each hour, 24 hours a day. | , and Bad Benji brightens up your night time hours with Memphis Nights from 7pm each weekday evening until 7am the next morning. Bad Benji likes to have a good time, southern style, and combines his great blend of music with news, sports, interviews, and other features during the overnight hours.
Memphis Nights is the next day's morning show overseas, and Bad Benji brings Memphis and Mississippi River information along with southern hospitality to the world.
When there is no live show taking place, you get a steady Mississippi River Music Flow, featuring nearly 2,000 hand selected songs that makes MRR a melting pot of music for the open-minded and diverse music lover who enjoys a mainstream flow of great songs from many different genres and eras. Also, to keep | 161 |
I've met Amara a few times at a mutual friend's book launches and birthday party. Amara has an ease of elegance, a great wit and a relaxed demeanour and she's also one of the smartest cookies I've met; she's a post-doc researching the history of archaeology.
And it's fascinating, the real<|fim_middle|>umps with 'The Week's Best Recipe prize winners' on page 36 of the Australian Women's Weekly for 12 January 1935. One of the recipes submitted, awarded a consolation prize of 2/6, was for Cleopatra pudding.
Here's the six-serving recipe, courtesy of Miss M Reynolds of New South Wales (1935) with Amara's suggestion incorporated.
1.5 cups stewed apples, not too moist (stew to your own preference). The recipe suggests stewed peaches or apricots as alternatives.
Mix together your coconut, biscuit crumbs and sugar.
Warm your milk and add your butter to it and add to your crumb mix.
Beat the egg yolks and add to your crumb mix.
In a buttered pie dish pour half the crumb mix, then layer the apple on top, then layer the remainder of the crumb mix over the stewed fruit.
Whip the egg whites with the caster sugar till you get stiff peaks and place on top of the pudding.
Return to the oven un the topping is a golden brown.
In detail: the page from Australian Women's Weekly from 1935 that shows the recipe for Cleopatra pudding. | life stuff Indiana Jones is made of.
The resurrection of Cleopatra pudding starts with a book called 'Days in Attica', published in 1914. The author is Ellen Sophia Bosanquet and it details her travels and daily life in Athens. It's here where Amara came across a passing reference to 'Cleopatra Pudding'.
Bosanquet uses the pud to trumpet the spirit of innovation her Athenian cook uses in the face of (understandable) ignorance of British cuisine.
If I order 'Cleopatra pudding' the cook will set to work to make what he imagines 'Cleopatra pudding' ought to be rather than confess he has never met with it.
Amara became determined to find out what 'Cleopatra pudding' was and to resurrect it for a party she was hosting in its honour.
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With original roots in L.A.'s Fairfax<|fim_middle|> the goods, you have to take the trip to New York. If you want the beverage, head to your local liquor store or order online.
Image: Original New York Seltzer. | District, the Huf flagship store is well trafficked and home to exclusives that you can only purchase there (not at any other retailer and not online.) But now the popular streetwear brand is spreading its retail wings, with a new home at 125 Crosby Street in NY, and they're going to give you good reason to stop by.
First up is a collaboration you can only purchase there – the Huf x Original New York Seltzer series. For those of you who like a drink with some bubbles, you may be a cult follower of another club soda brand (one we'll not name), but ONYS (Original New York Seltzer) is making a comeback. Founded in 1981 by father-son duo Alan and Randy Miller, you will likely recognize these iconic little bottles, and now you can wear the logo on your literal sleeve.
The collection features a variety of caps that share the color and naming convention of the signature flavors they're modeled after: lemon lime, raspberry, blueberry, peach and vanilla cream. If you want | 218 |
'Star Wars: Episode IX' Cast Announced; Mark Hamill & Late Carrie Fisher to Return!
By Jake Berlin on July 28, 2018 • ( Leave a comment )
Since that tragic moment we all learned that our Princess, Carrie Fisher, had passed on to something better, outside of mourning, we've questioned how the character of Leia Organa would be pushed forward in the Star Wars galaxy. There have been many theories, ideas and possible ways it could happen, and even with Lucasfilm officially cancelling out the CGI route, it was still the<|fim_middle|>ita Nyong'o, Mark Hamill, Oscar Isaac, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Star Wars: Episode IX, Star Wars: The Last Jedi
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Disney Acquires Rights to an African Princess Fairytale Titled 'Sadé' | biggest question in this franchise. Luckily for us, the studio has answered that question as they've revealed the official cast and start date for J.J. Abrams' untitled Star Wars: Episode IX.
As StarWars.com reveals, Episode IX will officially begin filming next week at Pinewood Studios in London, the home of all of Star Wars filming. Abrams is directing a screenplay that he co-wrote with Chris Terrio (Argo, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice). The kicker here is how the press release was worded, as they said: "J.J. Abrams returns to direct the final installment of the Skywalker saga." The final installment of the Skywalker saga? Let the fanboy cries for help commence! More on this later on.
The big news here is the cast that was announced. The expected names of Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong'o, Domhnall Gleeson, Kelly Marie Tran, Joonas Suotamo, and Billie Lourd are all returning to their respective roles. They will be joined by Star Wars veterans Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Billy Dee Williams and the late Carrie Fisher. Yes, Carrie Fisher will once again be playing the role of Leia, which just feels completely right. Here's what Abrams had to say on this matter:
"We desperately loved Carrie Fisher," says Abrams. "Finding a truly satisfying conclusion to the Skywalker saga without her eluded us. We were never going to recast, or use a CG character. With the support and blessing from her daughter, Billie, we have found a way to honor Carrie's legacy and role as Leia in Episode IX by using unseen footage we shot together in Episode VII."
It's pretty genius of Abrams and the studio to do this. Not only will it make Star Wars fans everywhere extremely happy, it's the best decision the studio has made in months. An off-screen death would have been wrong, and recasting or using a CGI effect a la Tarkin in Rogue One would have felt out of place. With unused footage at their disposal, and what I'm guessing is a lot of it, they can now place Fisher and her Leia perfectly into the story. And it'll allow us fans to witness this beloved character one last time, especially if the Skywalker Saga is coming to a close.
For me, the biggest standout of the list of names above is where Mark Hamill's name is placed. Yes, we all expected it to be included following the ending of The Last Jedi, but especially with J.J. Abrams returning to direct. But these press releases are written out and checked multiple times, meaning everything is where it's suppose to be. Daisy Ridley's Rey and Adam Driver's Kylo Ren are the pivotal piece of these new movies, which is why they're leading the entire cast. So why is Hamill's name leading the veteran cast? There's only one answer, his role is just as sizable as it was in The Last Jedi.
Whaaaat? Yeah, you read that write. Although Luke sacrificed it all and drifted away as the most legendary Jedi to ever live, The Last Jedi proved that force ghosts aren't just ghosts; they can actually interact with the real world. If Episode IX keeps with the theme of breaking the previous boundaries/rules, Abrams could introduce us to more extremely interesting force mythology ideas. Hopefully we'll know more soon.
All the names above will also be joined by Star Wars newcomers Naomi Ackie, Richard E. Grant, and Keri Russell, whose roles have yet to be revealed. And what may be the final time, John Williams will be scoring the film. As I said with the handling of Carrie Fisher, it just feels right. What do you think of this news? How do you feel about the Carrie Fisher reveal? Am I looking too far into Mark Hamill? Sound off below in the comments! Abrams' Star Wars: Episode IX will be released in December 2019.
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This paper extends the measurement of dynamic productivity change over time to provide its full decomposition into economically meaningful components in the Data Envelopment Analysis framework. The dynamic approach accounts<|fim_middle|> results. First, the overall trend of dynamic technical regress and positive dynamic technical inefficiency change across almost all regions and sectors was found. Second, some differences for this general pattern were found for the bakery industry and for Eastern European firms. Thirdly, there are also some remarkable changes in indicators observed during the periods related to the financial crisis and the volatility of agricultural commodity prices. | for dynamics of production decisions via adjustment costs and is visualized as a dynamic Luenberger productivity change indicator. The paper also estimates the dynamic productivity change and its components for a large dataset of European food companies from 2004 till 2012, grouped into Eastern, Southern, and Western regions. The study reveals three main | 69 |
Home » Custer High welcomes new music director
Custer High welcomes new music director
There's a new director — Jacoby Holte — wielding the baton for the Custer County District High School (CCDHS) choirs.
Holte graduated from Poplar High School in 2011 and continued on to the University of Jamestown in North Dakota to pursue a business degree.
He says he soon discovered that business wasn't for him and switched to his true passion — music. While in college he preformed with the University of Jamestown Choir.
Perhaps it was destiny? Holte grew up surrounded by music. Both of his parents are music teachers in Poplar. His mother teaches at the elementary-school level, and his father teaches grades 5-12.
According to Holte, without realizing it, his parents influenced his decision to become a music teacher.
"I didn't consider teaching, I didn't really want to teach," says Holte. "When you're 18 years old you're not thinking of 'what am I<|fim_middle|>, after the marvelous performances at the first concert, the choirs are now gearing up for their next performances.
Chorale is preparing for the Madrigal Dinner on Monday and Tuesday, Nov. 28-29. The Madrigal Dinner is a medieval-themed dinner and show.
The other choirs are preparing for the holiday concert on Monday, Dec. 12.
According to Holte, the different choirs work hard every day. His goal for this year is for each choir to receive a superior rating in performance and sight reading at music festival and to create well-rounded musicians.
The choirs will continue to work on the fine details of music and sight reading, and to fine-tune their sound.
"I'm over the moon with all the choirs," says Holte. | passionate about,' you're thinking of 'how can I live, how can I pay for things and make money.'"
In the end it was a combination of his parents and his music professors that steered him toward music.. Now he says he loves it and can't imagine doing anything else.
After graduating with a music education degree with vocal training he began searching for open positions.
According to Holte, he knew about Miles City's music program which currently consists of 175 students, because he attended the same State Music Festival in Billings as the Custer choir. So when the job became available he says he decided that he "might as well try because it doesn't hurt anything to send in an application."
Holte says he never thought he would begin his career as a high school music director because those jobs are very competitive across the state. According to Holte, he thought he would instead be teaching K-12 or junior high band and choir somewhere.
Holte says he always wanted to be a high school music teacher.
"I love the things you can talk about. Elementary is so vital to what we do at a high school level and in college your elementary and middle school education sets you up for success," says Holte. "But I just love being able to take a piece of music and delve into it, to the really deep intricate details."
According to Holte, he likes to have his students connect music to the rest of their lives.
"Music speaks to humans on such a deep level and I love being able to do that with students. And for us as a group to talk about some internal emotions and put those into our performances," says Holte. "That is extremely advanced. We have to allow ourselves to strip away the outer walls that we've built and to really portray our true selves and be OK with being exposed to an audience."
While Holte says he works well under pressure he does notice that as the "new guy on the block" that people are nervous and unsure about him.
"I don't think I've ever had any problems living through pressure. I definitely do better when there's pressure. That pressure drives me. I look at it as here is where Miles City is, and this is where we're going," Holte said as he discussed how he wants to push the school's various choirs to new levels.
According to Holte, he's hoping that the choirs' first concert last month helped settle some of the worries throughout the community after last year, when the previous choir director was placed on administrative leave after one semester on the job. Accompanist Joyce Vera filled in until Holte was hired.
"I'm very thankful for Joyce Vera and the rest of the music faculty that have been supportive of me. And Joyce did a great job last year when she took over as the choir director. She was able to rebuild very quickly what had started to fall apart," said Holte. "Without her it would've been a bigger mess than it was coming back. The program itself was still intact and successful."
According to Holte, every successful program hits bumps in the road but it's all about how they come back from them.
"The community was hesitant and nervous and the students as well. We're in an excellent place. I think that's something the community can get excited about and be proud of," says Holte.
Holte says he was approached after that first concert by several members of the community who told him they were now excited about this year.
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Knowing that several of the shortlisted entries for this year's RIBA Stirling Prize for architecture were from practices which have also produced several transport buildings, I thought I would be terribly clever and use the award as a way into this week's blog entry. Unfortunately, when the winner was announced last Thursday, the award went to the Everyman Theatre in Liverpool, by Haworth Tompkins. It's not a building that's really my cup of tea, but most pertinently, Haworth Tompkins hasn't delivered any transport buildings (you can see its complete works here).
On the other hand, Zaha Hadid Architects was shortlisted for its London Aquatics Centre (my personal favourite on the shortlist) so I'm going to use that as an excuse to have a look at a Zaha Hadid Architects transport building. It's on a<|fim_middle|> for promoting "the harmonious development of towns and cities". Not bad for a park and ride site. | light rail system, all too often the parts of public transport that aesthetics almost forgot. The surprising thing about Hoenheim-Nord terminus on Strasbourg's tram network is that it's the second piece of startling design work on the same tramway.
Why Strasbourg's trams should be blessed with not one, but two stations which feature interesting design work is not especially clear. The reasons are likely to involve the fact that Strasbourg is the seat of the European Parliament, that it's in France (the home of the majority of the world's pieces of chic light rail design), and possibly simply the fact that someone on the project team overseeing the light rail network's construction wanted some good design on the network. Whatever the reason, as the tram system was being developed in the 1990s, several architects were invited to contribute designs, rather than tram stops being left purely in the hands of the engineers. Engineers tend to produce bits of public transport which work okay, but often end up somewhat lacking in the looks department.
In the centre of Strasbourg is the tram stop Homme de Fer, by Guy Clapot, which we have looked at in the past. Meanwhile, at the north end of Line B, Zaha Hadid Architects won the commission for the tram stop at Hoenheim-Nord, which opened in 2001. It's actually a park and ride site, and although the landmark structure on the site is the tram and bus terminus itself, the vast majority of the land area is given over to an 800 space car park (it's an interesting illustration of the relative efficiency of public transport compared to private car transport).
If light rail systems are the part of the public transport offer that aesthetics almost forgot, then park and ride stops are the part of tram/light rail offer that aesthetics not only forgot, but never even thought about in the first place. All too often they are bleak wastelands with pitiful landscaping and row upon row of standard lighting columns casting dim orange light in all directions at night (including, pointlessly, up into the sky). The tram stops are little more than slightly chunkier versions of an aesthetics-free urban bus shelter. These are places to wither the soul. Phoenix Park tram stop (Nottingham, UK) and Wednesbury Parkway (Birmingham, UK), spring to mind but they are hardly the only offenders.
Not so at Hoenheim-Nord. This is how you design a park and ride site.
Zaha Hadid Architects' vision for Hoenheim-Nord is based on the idea of patterns of force, flows in the field of electromagnetism. This is highly appropriate given the electric power supply used by urban light rail schemes such as Strasbourg's.
The car park at Hoenheim-Nord. Photo by Patrick Muller [CC BY-NC-ND 2.0] via this flickr page.
The car park is set out not in conventional straight rows, spaces bordered by white lines on all sides; instead the parking spaces describe a gentle curve around the site, swirling like a magnetic field diagram. The car parking spaces are lined only at the sides. Single dots, electrons in the flow, delineate the separation of one parking space from another on their short sides.
Bespoke needle-thin lighting columns thrust upwards from the ground. Regularly spaced, and each one tilting to the same degree, they are oriented along the curve described by the parking spaces. They resemble iron filings standing on their ends in a magnetic field, an effect familiar to all schoolchildren from simple magnetism experiments.
The lighting columns and the elements of the main waiting structure on site reflect this third dimension of the electromagnetic field. The supporting columns of the tram stop come in matching angled sets, while the large bike shelter repeats the pattern both on its lattice walls, and on the cycle stands themselves. Angled screens of green glass, virtually the only colour in this monochromatic masterpiece, shelter waiting areas for passengers.
The terminus is the main structure on site, serving trams, buses and the bike shelter. Its roof and walls (the one merging into the other) are constructed from raw concrete, folded like origami. It is a lovely piece of recognisably Hadid architecture (see also the same practice's much later roof of the Riverside Museum of Transport in Glasgow), in the deconstructivist style. In plan, the structure switches back and forth at sharp angles, cleverly delineating the different parts of the terminus: tram, bus and bike. Its dramatic form is pierced by long, narrow rectangular openings, all again aligned along some invisible forcefield. Some of the openings are skylights, cut through the structure completely, while the rest are housings for electric lighting.
During the day, the skylight openings are the brightest, while those housing the lighting are darker. At night, the situation is reversed, and the skylight openings show black sky, while the openings housing the lighting elements blaze with light. This changing positive/negative duality again plays on the ideas of electricity: positive and negative electrodes, and the switching of alternating current.
The terminus sits on lighter coloured ground surface treatment, which extends in a curved slice through the car park, most of which uses a more conventional dark coloured material as surface dressing. This delineates the transition from car to tram/bus, and back again.
The terminus was the well-deserved winner of the 2003 European Union Mies van der Rohe Prize for Contemporary Architecture (see here) | 1,131 |
Microsoft Issues 5 Important Security Bulletins
By Scott Bekker
For its "Patch Tuesday" this month, Microsoft delivered five security bulletins for what it called "important" security flaws, including one publicly known flaw in the Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS).
Although there were no flaws rated "critical" in the batch of new patches on Tuesday, Microsoft did take the opportunity to warn users once again to apply the critical patch for Internet Explorer that the company released ahead of schedule earlier this month. That patch, MS04-040, was one of the rare cases where a vulnerability is so serious that Microsoft released the patch ahead of its usual release date, which falls on the second Tuesday of every month.
Until Tuesday, Microsoft had another well known vulnerability in the public domain involving WINS. Normally, Microsoft's flaws are reported privately by third-party security firms or discovered internally by Microsoft, and in most cases the security bulletin itself is the first public disclosure of the flaw.
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A master list of the December bulletins is available here.
Scott Bekker is editor in chief of Redmond Channel Partner magazine. | the WINS flaw on Tuesday in its bulletin MS04-045. The vulnerability could allow an attacker to take complete control of a server over the Internet. The flaw affected Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000 Server and Windows NT 4.0 Server.
In addition to the bulletin for the problem in WINS, Microsoft addressed flaws in WordPad (MS04-041), DHCP (MS04-042), HyperTerminal (MS04-043) and the Windows kernel and LSASS (MS04-044). Attacks enabled by the flaws ranged from denial-of-service to remote code execution to elevation of privileges.
In all, Microsoft released six bulletins for the month of December. That comes after the company posted one security bulletin in November and 10 bulletins in October. Assuming no more out-of-cycle bulletins come for the rest of the month, Microsoft will have delivered 45 security bulletins this year.
All six of the new flaws patched this month affected Windows NT 4.0 Server, which sees its support formally end on Dec. 31. Beginning next month, Microsoft will not publicly post Windows NT patches for new security flaws. Only customers who enter custom support deals with Microsoft will continue to receive Windows NT 4.0 Server patches, and then only for flaws that are rated important or critical. However, patches for flaws like the one affecting IE this month may still be posted for all customers for the next two years. Microsoft officials have said they will make patches generally available for free in cases where the underlying flaw threatens the stability and security of the Internet | 340 |
2nd<|fim_middle|> game sponsors (and a nominal gate fee) will support ground breaking heart research at St. Boniface Hospital, Manitoba's centre for research into the treatment and prevention of heart disease, as well as the Basketballs for Inner City Youth Project.
Article from Basketball Manitoba
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Manager, Communications & Media Services
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billp@sbrc.ca | "Hoops from the Heart" event a success!
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The University of Winnipeg's Duckworth Centre was the site of this year's "Hoops From the Heart" event, featuring the best in University and College basketball in Manitoba, on August 11, 2010.
The 2nd year for the event, the University of Manitoba played a Western Canadian University/College All Star Team at 6:30 pm followed by another game in which the University of Winnipeg played a second Western Canadian University/College All Star Team. The All Star Teams were comprised of University and College players who live in Winnipeg but play at universities and colleges outside of the province.
Approximately 100 inner city youth received t-shirts, hot dogs and drinks, as well as signed basketballs from each of the players who were featured in the games. Many of the kids in attendance mugged for pictures, and asked the players for their autographs, before, after, and even during the games.
Between games, a letter was read to the crowd from Mayor Sam Katz."I would like to commend all those involved for their hard work and passion. Our City has a reputation as one of the most caring in the nation; Winnipeggers step up to the plate to assist those who need our support. The efforts of the volunteers and organizers are sincerely appreciated and are what help to make Winnipeg a great place to live". Drs. Pawan Singal and Grant Pierce were on hand to personally thank all in attendance.
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Courtesy of California Department of Health Services Faster than an injection, more reinforcing than crack cocaine: Smoking a cigarette speeds nicotine to the brain faster than any other delivery method, giving smokers precise control over their exact nicotine dose with each puff they take. It turns out that those two attributes--speed and control--greatly enhance nicotine's addictive effect on the brain. "It's not just the drug, but how you take it," says Timothy Baker, associate director, U
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Faster than an injection, more reinforcing than crack cocaine: Smoking a cigarette speeds nicotine to the brain faster than any other delivery method, giving smokers precise control over their exact nicotine dose with each puff they take. It turns out that those two attributes--speed and control--greatly enhance nicotine's addictive effect on the brain. "It's not just the drug, but how you take it," says Timothy Baker, associate director, University of Wisconsin Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention. "Cigarette smoking introduces nicotine to the pulmonary beds of the lungs, which means it gets to the brain in seconds, without achieving general venous circulation."
Nicotine mimics the neurotransmitter acetylcholine, binding to and activating a subset of receptors (the nicotinic acetylcholine receptors). Nicotine affects the brain in much the same way as cocaine, opiates, and amphetamines do; it is hard to say which | 296 |
PepsiCo 2020 Sustainability Report Showcases Progress Towards a More Sustainable Food System
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Expanding its portfolio to meet evolving consumer preferences, with options like Off The Eaten Path, bare, Hilo Life, Driftwell and bubly.
"2020 was a year of challenges and a year of change," said Jim Andrew, Chief Sustainability Officer, PepsiCo. "The challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic impacted every corner of the globe and highlighted the urgent need to partner and drive change toward a more sustainable and resilient food system. I'm proud that PepsiCo rose to the challenge in 2020, and there's no slowing down PepsiCo's ambition to drive a positive impact on our planet and the communities we serve."
The all-digital and interactive 2020 Sustainability Report includes a summary, progress against goals and other downloadable resources. The easy-to-navigate ESG topics section provides detailed information about the company's current policies and performance related to specific key issues. The report and downloadable assets are available here.
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PepsiCo Europe Expands Its Healthier Snacks and Beverage Portfolio Across the EU
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PepsiCo published its 2020 Sustainability Report, presenting its continued momentum to create positive change for the planet and people while acknowledging the significant work ahead to address pressing challenges in the food system, such as climate change, fertile topsoil loss, packaging waste and inequality. The report outlines how during a tumultuous year for consumers, employees and partners, PepsiCo, one of the world's leading food and beverage companies, advanced its social and sustainability agenda across its supply chain.
"We are working to transform the way we create shared value by operating within planetary boundaries and inspiring positive change for the planet and people," said Ramon Laguarta, PepsiCo's Chairman and CEO. "This will make us a Better company, with purpose more deeply integrated into our business strategy. It will also make us Faster and Stronger, enabling accelerated growth and continued investment in our people, business and communities. And we hope it will make us an example, for our partners and our peers."
PepsiCo's sustainability approach targets every stage of its complex value chain, with the company sharing progress in its 2020 Sustainability Report against several key focus areas, such as:
Rethinking the growth and sourcing of crops, with highlights including:
PepsiCo announces strategic end-to-end transformation to shape how the company will create growth and value
Sustainably sourcing 100% of its direct commodities in 28 countries, with nearly 87% of direct commodities sustainably sourced globally as of 2020;
Announcing a new Positive Agriculture ambition that aims to spread regenerative practices across 7 million acres, improve the livelihoods of more than 250,000 people in its agricultural supply chain, and sustainably source 100% of its key ingredients, including key crops from third parties, by 2030.
Doing business in a sustainable and inclusive way, with highlights including:
Reducing absolute GHG emissions across our value chain by 5% as of 2020 versus a 2015 baseline;
Improving operational water-use efficiency by 15% in high water-risk areas as of 2020 versus a 2015 baseline;
Continuing efforts to help build a world where packaging never becomes waste, including offering products made from 100% rPET in 22 markets worldwide;
Working with The PepsiCo Foundation to invest more than $71 million globally in COVID-19 relief and provide over 145 million meals to those impacted by the pandemic
Announcing plans to transition to 100% renewable electricity globally, after achieving 100% renewable electricity for its U.S. direct operations in 2020;
Doubling down on its science-based climate goal by targeting a reduction of absolute greenhouse gas emissions across its value chain by more than 40% by 2030 and pledging to reach net-zero emissions across its global operations by 2040;
Advancing its $570+ million Racial Equality Journey to elevate diverse voices within the company, among supply chain partners and communities, whilst helping to break down longstanding racial barriers.
Tapping into the power of its brands to encourage consumers to make positive choices for themselves and the planet, with highlights including:
Building on progress in reducing added sugars, sodium, and saturated fats across its portfolio. As of 2020:
48% of the PepsiCo beverage portfolio has 100 Calories or less from added sugars per 12 ounce serving, an improvement of 8 percentage points over the past three years (goal is 67% by 2025).
64% of the company's foods portfolio contains 1.3 milligrams or less of sodium per Calorie, an improvement of 8 percentage points over the past three years (goal is 75% by 2025).
71% of PepsiCo's foods portfolio contains 1.1 grams or less of saturated fat per 100 Calories, an improvement of 10 percentage points over the past three years (goal is 75% by 2025).
Embracing platforms like SodaStream and SodaStream Professional that offer convenient | 899 |
Lazy Town gets kids moving! – Bolton Live!
Brand-new theatre show LazyTown Live On Stage is coming to Manchester Opera House as part of its mission to tackle Britain's much-publicised obesity problem head-on.
Show producer Nick Larkin says that with so much talk about obesity in the UK and indeed in much of the developed world, news that Lazytown Live is returning to UK stages this summer makes it "right on topic".
LazyTown passes on the healthy life message through characters Stephanie and Sportacus as they rescue the townspeople from Robbie Rotten's lazy schemes.
The all new LazyTown Live On Stage is a 60-minute treat of non-stop action. It features Robbie at his rottenest worst while Sportacus has to be at his athletic, super-active best – running, jumping and flipping to save the day.
Stephanie and Ziggy also star as a mix of music, movement and humour engage, entertain and motivate children to make healthier choices in their everyday lives.
The LazyTown Live on Stage show is a spectacular, high-energy, interactive, fun-filled experience full of audience participation. It promises a wonderful sing-a-long (featuring all the latest songs from series three and four of the TV show along with some well-loved classics), with music, dance, acrobatics<|fim_middle|>fruit and vegetables) is the perfect sugar swap – giving you lots of good energy. Instead of playing inside all day, it's time everyone got active and played real games outside.
LazyTown first aired in the UK in 2005 and can be seen on Turner's Boomerang and Cartoonito, as well as Channel 5's Milkshake.
For ticket information, please visit LazyTownLive.com or follow on social media: Facebook.com/LazyTownLiveOnStage and Twitter.com/LazyTownLive or contact Opera House on 0844 871 3018 or ATG Tickets. | and non-stop energy.
Presented by Millennium Entertainment International (MEI) in association with GRT Entertainments, LazyTown Live on Stage offers youngsters the chance to enjoy a theatrical adventure with Sportacus, Robbie Rotten, Stephanie and Ziggy.
Will Stephanie, Ziggy and the audience complete the Energy Challenge in time to star in the big show finale? Or will Villain Number One Robbie Rotten get his lazy way? With a little help from all our friends, but most of all our audience, just like Stephanie says, 'there's always a way'.
The message is simple: LazyTown's Sportacus, the backflipping slightly-above-average superhero says too much sugar makes you weak while "sports candy" ( | 148 |
AZ church is house of prostitution!?
At least that's the headline CNN.com posted. Apparently, the Phoenix Goddess Temple was nothing more than a brothel. I don't know if the oxymoronic nature of the headline was designed to attract hits, but let's get this one thing clear – this place may have claimed to be<|fim_middle|> from THE Church. Each church that fits the above criteria is a local expression of a much larger body. The Church is the worldwide, cross-denominational, manifestation of the glory of Jesus in the world to those who are not members (see #2 above). Thus, while we may do things a certain way in our particular locale, we don't by any means prescribe that our way of worship is THE way that all followers of Jesus need to worship. The beauty of The Church is that there is such diversity around the unified goal of worshipping Jesus and ushering in his kingdom.
An unbelieving world doesn't understand what the church is supposed to be. Any gathering for spiritual purposes can take on the designation of a church, but the Bible takes a different approach. The Church cannot be separated from the life of Jesus. I hope that you are part of one! | a place of spiritual healing, but that doesn't make it a church.
In fact, the first line is totally misleading, "A church called the Phoenix Goddess Temple…" Aside from the fact that "Church" is found nowhere in its title, this is another case of ignorant guilt by association. Just because a building or organization claims spirituality doesn't make them a church. This begs the question, "What is a church?" Let me offer just a few cursory thoughts.
1. A church is a community in which Jesus Christ is both founder, head, and life. Buddhists don't go to church. Neither do Muslims. Jews attend synagogues. Jesus Christ is head of His Church (not the Pope). Jesus is worshiped, depended on, and sought out in a church. No pastor, board, or leader can claim the position that only Jesus holds. As founder and head, the spirit of Jesus gives life to the community allowing its members to be reconciled to one another, experience unity, and mission together.
2. A church is the only organization that exists for its non-members. Contrary to popular practice, a church is supposed to make a difference in the physical community/neighborhood where it is found. As well, a church is an open and welcoming place that calls all people from every race and background to become better than they were when they got there. Amazingly, this only happens as the people die to themselves and surrender to the life-giving power of Jesus (see above). A church exists to be the living reminder of Jesus to its city and neighborhoods. Its mission and work is to usher in the kingdom of Jesus both in word and deed.
3. A church is a community marked by purity, compassion, and truth. Jesus Christ, as the head of the church, is presently working to purify his church (also described in the imagery of marriage – the church is called his bride). Thus, any place marked by sexual immorality or falsehood and deception is NOT a church.
4. That said, a church is not the building. You may go to worship and serve at a church, but the church isn't there when the building is closed. We are the church, and we gather with the church at a previously agreed upon location (that happens to have church in its name) to worship Jesus.
5. A church is a community that has godly leaders (pastors, elders, deacons) who regularly open the Word and minister the grace of Jesus through various forms (sacraments, worship, relationships, compassion, etc.). These leaders are accountable to the members and the Lord Jesus to be above reproach (but open to correction).
6. A church needs to be distinguished | 554 |
Woody Robinson Quotes
We're starting to see our younger kids growing up and come together. We played very good defense except for that fourth inning and you just can't afford to make mistakes against a good team like East Carter. - Woody Robinson
We started being patient and we hit the ball and did the things that we had to do to score runs. This is one of those games that you hope to learn from. - Woody Robinson
We got the hits when we needed the hits. It's just one of those things because this is a crazy game. You never know what you're going to see from day to day. (Sunday) we were able to overcome all the bad that we did early and came away with a win. - Woody Robinson
Jordan's arm got a little sore there and we took him out. - Woody Robinson
I thought we didn't play well early. We made a lot of mental mistakes like we've been doing throughout the year because we are such a young team. We keep hoping that we are going to learn from those mistakes. (Sunday) we were able to overcome those mistakes. We kept fighting and there's no quit in these guys. - Woody Robinson
I think it's huge because we've been struggling. We'd lost four in a row after winning four straight. This helps us turn things around a little bit. We're young and we have to build on our successes. - Woody Robinson
Again, we are still adjusting to the speed of the game. Sometimes we look like we're in slow motion. Defensively, we still aren't pleased<|fim_middle|>im Noah Tyler Christopher Phillip Woods Larry Zimmer David Kelly Bob Jacoby Brandon Rush Mahmoud Othman Hannah Breidel Jim Nesser Eude Brito Chris Mills Ricky Bell Delton Edwards Hale Irwin Al Harrington Frank Beamer David Johnson Joe Nieuwendyk Darryl Augustin Joan Barfoot Tammy Phillips Sterling Southern | with where we are, but we're getting there. It's just going to take time with these young kids. - Woody Robinson
(Burnett) did a good job of keeping us in the game. He didn't walk too many. He got in trouble a couple of times, but we were able to bail him out. - Woody Robinson
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Banks in the UAE are only funding 4 percent<|fim_middle|> likely to come up with Dh1m compared to Dh100,000.
These amounts make the program unique because it will fund 90 percent with 10 percent due from the SME entrepreneur and coming up with Dh100,000 is more realistic to many in the SME sector. Hussain Al Nowais is ready to cut down the red tape put up by the banks and make lending an option to those who need it. The origins of the program stem from the challenges put on the SME sector from legislation that upped the contribution of non-oil GDP to 70 percent compared to the current 60 percent. The increase poses additional strains on the SME sector but the fund is aimed at overcoming these challenges in the UAE that will help escalate the likelihood of success for various SME industries.
Some successes that have already benefited from this fund include individual farmers who were struggling to get products in to name brand grocery chains. The fund was able to work on behalf of the farmers and get their products on shelves which means those in the SME sector have an experienced team by their side that can also help infiltrate certain markets.
The effort hopes to bring a stronger economy to the UAE and help small businesses access opportunities in marketing, logistics, packaging and other related needs. Khalifa Fund plans to create these types of opportunities for everyone because their successes will help the overall economy and strengthen multiple sectors. With guided instruction and assistance, those who become a part of the fund will be able to get hands-on help to prevent failure. | of the small and medium enterprises (SMEs), leaving many entrepreneurs struggling to find the lending they need in order to thrive. However, those in the SME sector have a new opportunity to get the funding they need through Khalifa Fund. This initiative, chaired by Hussain al Nowais, has already disbursed Dh1 billion in loans to almost 800 projects in the past seven years and the Enterprise Development in Khalifa Fund expects these ongoing efforts to be critical in growing the SME sector that will help create jobs for Emiratis and support the economy away from its reliance on oil.
The funding program will help smaller business succeed in downstream industries with the appropriate funding. Traditional bank funding would focus on large-scale industries where it would be needed to avoid failure but this new opportunity will change the way entrepreneurs conduct business. The original problem lies within the upfront costs of attaining a loan through a traditional lender because those in the SME sector are less | 190 |
"One way" is the way to go!
We spend a full six days travelling in one direction only through Gwaii Haanas National Park & Haida Heritage Site, either southbound from Cumshewa Inlet to SGaang Gwaay or<|fim_middle|>aplane flight over Gwaii Haanas from Queen Charlotte City to (or from) the M.V. Island Bay. Logistically speaking, it doesn't get any better. Besides giving you an interesting aerial perspective of one of Canada's most spectacular National Parks, it also provides us with the luxury of a relaxed 'one-way' only trip through the Gwaii Haanas.
Enjoy a great "flight seeing" experience through the beautiful southern Charlottes. You'll begin or end your trip with a flight on an Inland Air Charters DeHavilland DFC-"Beaver" aircraft. From the air you'll get a stunning birds eye view of this spectacular archipelago. The pilot will be able to describe the physical features of Gwaii Haanas giving you a completely different sense of the landscape than that experienced while traveling by boat.
Less actual travel time on the "mothership". Not that travel in the Island Bay is unpleasant - au contraire, it's a great opportunity to read, relax with friends, enjoy meals, watch birds, sea mammals and the sea and land 'scapes' as we journey along. Six days however, is not a long time and Gwaii Haanas National Park encompasses a huge area. Even traveling 'one way only' through the park involves covering roughly 136 nautical miles. At approximately 7.5 nautical miles per hour this translates to 18 hours spent running in the mothership - about three hours per day on average. This gives us a lot more time for paddling, exploring ashore, hiking or just relaxing.
A greater comfort and safety margin for transiting the few exposed headlands that we must get by at some point in the trip.
More time in the southern portion of Gwaii Haanas. Minimizing the cruising portion of the trip to approximately eighteen hours allows significantly more time to be spent in the more remote, rugged and spectacular southern part of the Park.
Maximizes every other dollar that you've spent pulling this trip together. The average cost of an air ticket Vancouver to Sandspit is approximately $500.00 (CDN). Charter fees, taxes, Parks Canada User Fees are not cheap either. The extra cost of flying either in or out of Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve is approximately $200.00 CDN per person. Flying adds an additional 10% to the cost of the trip but maximizes the value of all of the other expenditures that you've made. Accessing the park by air will give you the best possible full six-day trip into this spectacular area. Period.
For years now I've been offering what I hope was a great trip into this unique area. I've come to realize that for a few more dollars I can now offer, logistically speaking, the best trip possible. You'll travel with a very small group of five or six people for a full six days in Gwaii Haanas National Park. Running time in the mothership will be minimal. Time for kayaking, hiking, exploring village sites, etc. will be maximized. Adverse sea conditions become much less of a safety and comfort factor as there are fewer exposed headlands to negotiate during the course of your trip. By reducing the cruising portion of the trip to approximately eighteen hours, we are able to spend significantly more time in the more remote, rugged and spectacular southern part of the Park. And to top it off. You experience a spectacular "flight seeing" overview of one of Canada's national treasures.
In previous years, I've tried to visit all five of the village sites, which are manned by local Haida Gwaii Watchmen (and women!). Although they're all spectacular places peopled by friendly, interesting and informative 'Watchmen', I've found that I've had to make tough choices in order to allow more time for kayaking and exploring other aspects of Gwaii Haanas. Next year we'll visit T'aanuu, Hotsprings Island and SGaang Gwaay. We may stop at Skedans village and Windy Bay village sites if weather permits. | northbound from SGaang Gwaay to Cumshewa Inlet. Each trip will either begin or end with a spectacular se | 28 |
Flashback: Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, & 'The Big Bopper' Remembered
It was 61 years ago today (February 3rd, 1959) that Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson died in a plane crash after a performance in Clear Lake, Iowa. The three had been performing along with Dion & The Belmonts as part of the Winter Dance Party Tour<|fim_middle|> explored the Greenwich Village folk scene and jammed most mornings with musicians at Washington Square Park, which was practically right outside his apartment building the Brevoort: "He really liked the excitement, and at that time that's where — as they say, where the action was. New York at that time was for musicians. On top of that, that's where I'm from. That's where the Brevoort is on Fifth Avenue, close to Washington Square Park. And that was something that Buddy really enjoyed, because that's where he saw that he could start a new career."
She remembers Buddy performing for free, almost daily, with local musicians at the Park: "Right in the fountain — y'know, they'd have the benches there in the morning. We'd walk to Washington Square Park, and that's where a lot of musicians congregated. Bud would sit with a guitar and start playing, and then all of a sudden you see all these people gravitating towards him. They'd say, 'Are you Buddy Holly — 'That'll Be The Day'?' And then. . . little by little, we did that every day."
The Everly Brothers frequently hit the road with the other forefathers of rock n' roll, and both Don and Phil Everly struck up an immediate and close relationship with Buddy Holly. The late-Phil Everly, who was a pallbearer at Holly's funeral in 1959, recalled the scene of rock's earliest tours in an upcoming documentary called Inventing Rock N' Roll, produced by Everly Films: "The first time I met Buddy Holly was. . . Don and I joined a big package tour, y'know. . . I believe it was the Fats Domino tour. Everybody was on it — it was something. And, what it was, everybody was down in the, like, locker rooms, like at a sports event y'know, with a — everybody had a hook (laughs), y'know, for your wardrobe, and we all sat on benches and we were all in the same room and that's when we first met him. I was 18 at the time, so it was like going to college. Everybody was a contemporary and all that. It was like being in a fraternity (laughs), it was really, really something. We rode buses together on the tour and just was the best of. . . I always call it the golden age of rock."
Over the years, Buddy Holly's legend has continued to grow, with his music paving the way for the British Invasion and the burgeoning singer/songwriter movement of the late-'60s and the early-'70s. In 1971 Don McLean's Number One hit "American Pie" opened with the narrator learning the news of Holly's tragic death, coining the phrase "The Day The Music Died."
It's come to light in recent years that Ritchie Valens had a direct effect on the Southern, California rock scene of the 1960's. In the late-'50s Valens gave guitar lessons to Hawthorne's John Maus. The now departed Maus — who later changed his name to John Walker upon forming the Walker Brothers — in turn gave guitar lessons to future Beach Boys' Carl Wilson and David Marks.
Buddy Holly's music has lived on through various reissues over the years as well, with Paul McCartney buying his music copyrights in 1976 and starting the annual "Buddy Holly Week" every September 7th on Holly's birthday.
The Crickets — led by J.I. Allison and Sonny Curtis — finally called it quits in 2016, the year after bassist Joe B. Mauldin's death.
J.I. Allison told us that even now his biggest wish is to spruce up Holly's final recordings that he recorded in his New York City apartment, in the weeks before he died. The 14 tunes include "Peggy Sue Got Married," "Crying, Waiting, Hoping" and others that have been overdubbed by additional musicians over the years: "I think it would be great fun to go do that, and, and I think those are some of the best songs Buddy ever wrote. The tape machine he did that on was the same machine that we recorded 'That'll Be The Day' and 'Peggy Sue' and, you know, all those things (on). The quality of 'The Apartment Tapes' was great!"
Recently released is Buddy Holly With The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: True Love Ways. The collection, which comes on the heels of similar sets by the Beach Boys, Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison, and Aretha Franklin, features a dozen of Buddy Holly's classic hits utilizing his original vocals with newly overdubbed backing tracks. The album is available now digitally and for pre-order on CD and two-LP vinyl.
The tracklisting for Buddy Holly With The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: True Love Ways is: "True Love Ways," "It Doesn't Matter Anymore," "Everyday," "Heartbeat," "Raining In My Heart," "Oh Boy!," "Rave On," "Words Of Love," "That'll Be The Day," "Peggy Sue," "Moondreams," and "Maybe Baby." | , which would cover 24 cities in a short three-week period from January 23rd to February 15th. Holly, who had parted ways with longtime backing group the Crickets the previous year, was backed up by a then-unknown Waylon Jennings on bass, Carl Bunch on drums, and Tommy Allsup on lead guitar.
Dion DiMucci says that although the shows were always hot, his favorite moments from the tour were jamming on the near freezing bus on the way to the next town: "Well, we used to play in the back of the bus — Ritchie Valens, myself and Buddy Holly. The Big Bopper didn't join in, he sat in the front with his beer. But we would rock in the back of the bus. You talk about tapes — I wish there was a tape going on."
Throughout the tour, the musicians' bus was either breaking down or often without heat. At one point, it was so cold that the tour's drummer developed frostbite, resulting in the Belmonts' Angelo D'Aleo — as well as Valens — serving double-duty by filling in on drums. When the tour finally arrived at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa on February 2nd, 1959, Holly had made plans to fly out to the next city directly after the show, rather than brave the unheated 430-mile bus trip to Moorhead, Minnesota. He had hoped to get to their next stop with time to rest and do his laundry.
Dion says that the time he spent with Holly has left a deep and lasting impression on him, and he remembers him as a man wise beyond his years: "I spent two weeks with him. And he was very mature for his age. I mean, I was 19 — he was 22. He was a very decisive guy. I don't know if it was his upbringing, but I couldn't make decisions that fast. I mean. . . Well, he rented a plane! At 22 years old, 'O.K. listen' — y'know, he was recruiting people — 'Let's fly out and we'll just split it.' But you think of a 22-year-old chartering a plane, that was his kind of personality."
Holly chartered a plane to fly him and his band to Fargo, North Dakota, near Moorhead. Jennings and Allsup gave up their seats to Richardson and Valens. Dion was supposed to be on the plane rather than Valens, but balked when he heard that his share would be a whopping $36 — the exact amount of his parents' monthly rent back home in the Bronx. When Holly learned that Jennings wasn't going to fly, he said, "Well, I hope your old bus freezes up!" Jennings responded, "Well, I hope your plane crashes!" This friendly banter would haunt Jennings for years. Valens, who was sick, told Allsup, "I'll flip you for the remaining seat." On the toss of a coin, Allsup lost the seat — but won the rest of his life.
The red Beechcraft Bonanza took off from Mason City, Iowa, ten miles east of Clear Lake, at around 1:50 a.m. on February 3rd, 1959. A cold wind immediately gave way to snow, which drastically reduced visibility. The ground was already blanketed in white. The pilot may have been inexperienced with the instrumentation.
The plane never made it to Minnesota.
Minutes after takeoff, one wing hit the ground and the small plane corkscrewed over and over. The three young stars and pilot Roger Peterson died immediately on impact. Over the years there has been speculation as to whether a gun was accidentally fired inside the plane, disabling or killing the pilot. The most logical explanation suggests that encased in a sea of white snow, Peterson simply flew the plane into the ground.
At the time of the crash, Buddy Holly was 22 years old. Ritchie Valens was 17, and the Big Bopper was 28.
Buddy Holly was born in Lubbock, Texas on September 7th, 1936 as Charles Hardin Holley. Although many of his greatest hits from the 1950s, such as "Peggy Sue," "Not Fade Away," "Every Day," "Maybe Baby" "Well… Alright," and "That'll Be The Day" have stood the test of time, Buddy's ultimate influence was not as a performer but as a songwriter. Buddy Holly helped spearhead a whole new genre, serving as a main inspiration for the next generation of rock songwriters including, most importantly, John Lennon & Paul McCartney, Gerry Goffin & Carole King, Mick Jagger & Keith Richards, Paul Simon, Pete Townshend, Brian Wilson & Mike Love, Ray Davies, and Bob Dylan.
Paul McCartney has long cited Buddy Holly as his main songwriting influence went on to purchase Holly's songwriting catalogue. He recalled the scene for him on February 3rd, 1959: "I remember being in my old school playground, getting there in the morning, and we used to have a little thing called 'Smoker's Corner,' where those of us who were about 15, 16, or something, would, y'know, think we were real hoods, smoke a quick Woodbine (cigarette) before we went to class early in the morning. And someone had a Daily Mirror — and there, on the headline: 'Buddy Holly Died.' Oh my God. The rug was pulled out from underneath us. It was quite shocking. It's one of those events where people can remember where they were."
Graham Nash recalls how he and fellow Hollies co-founder Allan Clarke dealt with the news of Holly's sudden death: "I remember being on the street corner with my friend Allan Clarke, who later formed the Hollies with me — my best friend at the time — crying our eyes out. I mean we lost — not only Buddy, but the 'Big Bopper' and Ritchie Valens. Y'know, I wasn't as much into their music, although I knew it, but I was totally involved in Buddy's music and we were crying our eyes out."
We asked Nash what he made of Holly upon first hearing him in 1957: "Unbelievable. He was one of us, he was a rock star that had glasses. It wasn't a sex thing, y'know, like Elvis (Presley) was with his swiveling hips. Buddy Holly touched people's hearts in how simple his music was and how attainable it was for everybody. I mean, who doesn't know a Buddy Holly song? I was looking the other day at The Rolling Stone 500 Best Songs Of All Time and he's got four of them in there! We called ourselves the Hollies for God sake. And he definitely without question influenced the Beatles."
Paul McCartney has without a doubt been the biggest champion for Buddy Holly's music over the decades: "It's great music, Buddy's. It's very evocative for those of us who were around then. Y'know, it really sums up the period. And a lot of it still plays now, still sounds good."
McCartney recalled that apart from songwriting, Buddy Holly actually inspired him and John Lennon in other ways: "The thing about Buddy was, whereas Elvis (Presley) was this unattainable, gorgeous, god; Buddy was the boy next door. And I remember John being particularly pleased — he could now put his glasses on. 'Cause John had big horn-rimmed glasses that he always had to take off when we played or when there were girls around. John, of course couldn't see a bloody thing — he really was very short-sighted — so, he was very pleased when Buddy came around, 'cause he (could) actually put his horn-rims on and felt like a dude."
Back in February 1975 John Lennon premiered his covers album, Rock N' Roll on New York City's WNEW and shed light on re-recording a nearly-note perfect cover of Buddy Holly's "Peggy Sue": "In fact, when I was doing it, I did Deja vu. It came back to me, I didn't even have to read the words, which I did on most of them. And this I was singing when I was 16, or something. And it's virtually how Buddy did it — but not quite as good, but it'll do!"
One of McCartney's first major publishing acquisitions for his company MPL Communications was the Buddy Holly catalogue. Although McCartney has been outspoken regarding the use of his Beatles songs in advertisements and movies, he admits that its a slippery slope for him when dealing with Buddy's legendary tunes: "It really is very difficult. With the Buddy Holly stuff I do have the right to sort of let people use it, 'cause we're the publishers of that, we can do it. So I think, generally, I don't like it — particularly with the Beatles stuff. I don't know, there might be people out there who say that you shouldn't do it with Buddy. I don't know, I've done it once or twice with him, but I don't really like doing it, I must admit. But you get your advisers saying, 'Okay, so you're going to turn down all that money, are you?' It's a very difficult decision, y'know? If I was being purist, I'd say, 'No one should do it.' I mean, my heart says that, but, y'know, you're not always as pure as you think."
At the Winter Dance Party's January 31st, 1959 stop at Duluth, Minnesota's National Guard Armory, a 17-year-old Bob Dylan was standing pressed up against the stage. At the 1998 Grammy Awards ceremony, while accepting his Album of the Year Grammy for Time Out Of Mind, Dylan paid tribute to Holly and spoke about the only time he saw his hero perform: "And I just wanted to say that one time when I was 16 or 17-years-old, I went to see Buddy Holly play, and I was three feet away from him. And he looked at me. I just have some kind of feeling that he was — I don't know how or why — but, I know he was with us all the time we were making this record in some kind of way."
Mick Jagger explained Buddy Holly's influence on all the future British Invasion rockers: "Every English person you talk to, from my generation, at least, will tell you that Buddy Holly was — he was a big influence as a songwriter. And he wrote all these songs in a very short period of time, and they're all very simple. And he was very big in England, I think he toured only once; I saw him on stage. But he was a very big influence."
Keith Richards recalled that Buddy Holly was the prototype for the rock musician who could write, record, and perform their own material: "The beauty of Buddy's thing to me is the self-containedness of it all. He didn't need anybody else, he didn't need, y'know, songs, but just put it all together. He had a great band — God knows how he got it together, but he was the first one to do it. I mean, until the Beatles turned up and Bob Dylan, who strengthened, y'know, writing your own material, nobody was in that position — Elvis (Presley) hardly wrote a song in his life. Jerry Lee Lewis has written one, all the other guys didn't do it. And it was in that respect, Buddy was streets ahead of his time."
All three fallen stars, Holly, Valens, and Richardson, became far bigger in death than during their short careers. Although talented in his own right, Valens — who had only one double A-sided hit with "La Bamba" and "Donna" — was not yet a major star on Holly's level. The "Big Bopper" — who in 1959 had written and produced Johnny Preston's 1960 Number One hit "Running Bear" — was a novelty act whose day job was as an outlandish disc jockey. Although Valens' career might have gone on to reach further heights, it's more than likely that "The Bopper" would have remained more a rock "personality" than a musical force for the ages. Dying along with Holly made them both rock immortals.
Several films featuring the tragedy have been made over the years, including 1978's Oscar-nominated, but historically inaccurate, The Buddy Holly Story, and La Bamba, the 1987 biopic which chronicled Valens' life.
According to several sources, including Jennings, Holly's post-tour plans were to reconvene with the Crickets — drummer Jerry "J.I." Allison and bassist Joe B. Mauldin — and carry on with Allsup on lead guitar. Holly was also planning on starting his own record label — Prism Records — and signing Jennings as its first artist. J.I. Allison recalled the deal that he and Holly made prior to him moving to New York City in 1958: "The last time I saw Buddy as a matter of fact he said, 'O.K., if you're not gonna move to New York, y'all just work as 'the Crickets' and I'll work as 'Buddy Holly' and if it doesn't work out for either one of us we'll get back together, okay?' And we said 'Fine.' And Waylon told me that Buddy was talking to him on that last tour and said 'I'm going to get J.I. and Joe B. back.'"
Holly's widow, Maria Elena, who miscarried their child shortly after his death, recalls their time living in New York City as being an eye-opener for him as he | 2,935 |
Born at Kells<|fim_middle|>. | , County Meath, Ireland on 10 December 1854, son of Reverend Alexander S. Falls, Canon of Diocese of Huron, Ontario, and Anna Falls. He came to London, Ontario as a boy, in 1859 and was educated at Hellmuth College and the high school at Berlin [Kitchener], Ontario. He commenced in the hardware business at Berlin, coming to Winnipeg in 1892 and engaged with the Wood Vallance hardware firm, of which he became general manager the next year.
In 1879, he married Agnes A. Mackie of Berlin, Ontario. They had one daughter. He was a member of the Carleton Club, St. Charles Country Club, and AF & AM. Recreation: golf. Conservative; Anglican.
He suffered poor health during his later years, traveling in 1922 to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota for an operation and spending time in Bermuda and several winters in Victoria, British Columbia. He died at his Winnipeg home, 36 Roslyn Road, on 11 April 1924 and was buried in St. John's Cemetery | 244 |
No matter, I figured it's time to stop fighting it and try to jumpstart my way into that new year, new beginning feeling. To do so, I'm looking back at 2015 and thinking about goals for 2016.
Before I get to the good stuff, I've got to give a shout out to my friend Christy Batta, who is setting an example all of us can learn from. Instead of pressuring herself to meet potentially unrealistic benchmarks in 2016, Christy celebrated the New Year by making a list of everything she experienced in 2015. I love, love, love that idea! It's such a healthy alternative to the norm, and allows one to feel grateful for everything they have, rather than to beat themselves up for those things -- no matter how major or minor -- that they might fail to achieve.
On that note, I'm starting off my recap of 2015 with all of the weekend getaways Cliff and I took. After all, doing more traveling is always something I have my eye on, primarily because of the richness it brings to my life!
Be mindful of all the things I'm thankful for. This isn't one of those things that can always be measured, but being thankful<|fim_middle|> life is something I always try to do, no matter what time of year it is. I wish Thanksgiving could happen more than once per year, which is why I'm making in happen in 2016. I'm planning a Thanksgiving-esk dinner party for close friends around my birthday this year! More on that later.
Play hooky! Okay, so this didn't exactly go as I had originally envisioned, but Cliff and I did finally make to to an amusement park in 2015 -- and you know what? It was AWESOME!!! I forgot how much I love roller coasters until we visited King's Dominion. Instead of taking a day off of work to go (as originally planned), Cliff and I went this summer during a free week between new jobs. The experience taught me something I never expected to learn about: the value in a staycation. Taking another staycation just have to be a goal for the New Year!
Meet and make new friends. This was something I was super serious about in 2015, and I'm really proud to say that I think I'm off to a great start on this long-term goal. The best part is, photography helped get me there. I'm so looking forward to forging new and stronger friendships with more people in my community in 2016!
Wear more makeup. This is the only goal I fell short on. As much as I want to wear more makeup, I just don't feel like I have time in the mornings. That said, I don't think it's too late to try, or to set a goal that's achievable for my lifestyle, like wear makeup one day a week. | for the good things in my | 6 |
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Ash Fork is a small unincorporated community in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States. It is located along Route 66 and the Santa Fe Railroad. Ash Fork is known for its scenic beauty, with the surrounding landscape featuring red rock formations and pine forests. The town has a history of being a transportation hub, as it is located at the junction of several major highways, including Interstates 40 and 17. It is also home to a number of ranching and farming operations. There are several recreational opportunities available in the area, including hiking, camping, and fishing.
Williams is a small town in Coconino County, Arizona, United States, located along Route 66 and the southern terminus of the Grand Canyon Railway. It is located about 60 miles (97 km) south of the Grand Canyon National Park's South Rim. Williams has a population of about 3,000 people and is known for its historic downtown area, which features a number of restaurants, shops, and hotels. The town is located in a scenic area surrounded by forests and mountains, and it is a popular destination for outdoor recreation, including hiking, fishing, and hunting. Williams is also home to the Grand Canyon Deer Farm, which allows visitors to see and interact with a variety of animals.It is known as the "Gateway to the Grand Canyon." Williams has a population of around 3,000 people and is located in the mountains at an elevation of 7,000 feet. It has a historic downtown district with a number of old buildings and landmarks, including the Sultana Bar and the Williams Depot. Williams is a popular tourist destination, with many visitors coming to see the Grand Canyon, which is located about 60 miles to the north. The town is also known for its outdoor recreation opportunities, including hiking, fishing, and camping.
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Попович Олександр Львович (*1832 — †1870) — священик, літератор, громадський діяч Буковин<|fim_middle|>Каменярі».
Джерела
Л.Платаш. ЖИТТЄВИЙ І ТВОРЧИЙ ШЛЯХ ОМЕЛЯНА ПОПОВИЧА
Персоналії:Буковина
Персоналії:Герцогство Буковина
Персоналії:Вижницький район
Українські православні священики | и.
Родина
Родом з Волоки над Черемошем.
Батько: Лев Попович.
Мати: Марта Попович.
Дружина: Вікторія фон Баєр — двоюрідна сестра Юрія Федьковича, (її мати: Марія Дияконович з роду Ганіцьких — рідна сестра матері Ю.Федьковича), померла в 1870-их.
Доньки: Попович Юліета Олександрівна та Попович Аглая Олександрівна.
Син: Попович Омелян Олександрович — видатний педагог, громадсько-політичний діяч Буковини, президент української частини Герцогства Буковина в 1918 році.
Біографія
о. Олександра (Поповича) висвятили в священики після закінчення університету у 1855 році. Перше призначення отримав у селищі Дорні (Південна Буковина). Пізніже був порохом у Сторонці-Путилів, Сиргіях, Берегометі, Мосурівці.
Скрізь, де працював, парафіяни поважали його за людяність, справедливість, скромність, доброту та співчуття, бо ніколи не займався здирництвом, а брав те, що самі давали.
Олександр Львович був доволі відомим у краї як талановитий письменник-аматор, автор поезій, новел, романів, багатьох етнографічних спостережень-знахідок з життя українців краю. Знали його і як людину з активною громадською позицією.
Помер на 39 році життя. Залишив дружину з трьома дітьми. Доньки невдовзі також померли.
Шкільні товариші Олександра Поповича згадували:
За це користувався повагою у оточення.
Твори
Олександр Попович написав чимало творів (в основному німецькою мовою). Переклади окремих з них («Чорне озеро», «Цецин», «Дівиця з збанком») його син Омелян надрукує у 1880-их у педагогічному часописі « | 763 |
I've learned a lot this past month. Such as trusting God to provide (which He always does). Also to not relying on my own strength when I'm feeling weak.
The biggest takeaway has been to cherish life even when there is a loss. One just never knows how long they have with those they love.
Our life is only a vapour and the events of October have reminded me how true this statement is. Although this month has been hard and there's been a lot of tears<|fim_middle|>.
I'm also thankful for the low times in life because it allows for growth, a renewed dependence on God. It causes me to search my faith and consider what and why I believe what I do. I come to treasure and appreciate the good moments even more.
For example, each moment I can spend with family, close friends and especially my grandparents are more meaningful to me. I want to be intentional and create memories together. To learn from them and ask questions about their life experiences. All of the time I'm given with them is a precious gift.
I am very gratefully for a niece that begins with a letter "C' ! | , it's been the most impactful so far.
We went through all of these events together. When we were dating and Michael received bad news I wasn't physically present. I could only text or call. I felt so distant and separated from his experience. At times I wished there was more I could have done to comfort and help.
During this past month, I have been so grateful to be married and together daily. I've been with him in person for those difficult and exciting phone calls | 98 |
Amos Butler Audubon Society was first established in 1938 as the Amos W. Butler District of the Indiana Audubon Society. In 1952 the name was changed in conjunction with the Board's decision to officially became a grassroots chapter of the the National Audubon Society. If you are wondering who Amos W. Butler was, he was a man widely considered to be Indiana's greatest naturalist. Among his many accomplishments, in 1890 Amos Butler published The Birds of Indiana, the first book of its kind for the state.
Monitoring and addressing issues in Central Indiana that involve birds and their habitat, partnering with other organizations to protect and preserve birds and their habitats.
Amos Butler Audubon Society (ABAS) has a long and successful history of championing the cause of birds in Central Indiana. One major ABAS accomplishment was assisting in the purchase and preservation of the largest rookery of Great Blue Herons in Indiana. Now called the Millard Sutton/Amos W. Butler Audubon Nature Preserve, ABAS was a major financial contributor toward the purchase of the 76 acres of wooded land along an oxbow of the White River in Johnson County, south of Indianapolis. To protect the nesting herons, this site is not open to the public.
ABAS assisted in the purchase and preservation of Burr Oak Bend, a 120-acre site along the White River in Hamilton County, north of Indianapolis. The site is an extensive intact forested riparian corridor along a high quality stretch of the White River. It is being restored from an agricultural field<|fim_middle|>-time Birdathon Chairperson Donna McCarty.
Our chapter covers Indianapolis (Marion County) and the surrounding counties of Boone, Hendricks, Hamilton, Hancock, Johnson, Shelby and northern Morgan. | to 31.5 acres of mixed hardwood forest and 12.5 acres of prairie.
ABAS frequently works with the Central Indiana Land Trust, Inc. (CILTI) to preserve quality bird habit. In honor of our 75th anniversary, ABAS made a $75,000 contribution to the Glacier's End project. This is part of CILTI's Hills of Gold Core Conservation Area in southwestern Johnson County.
As a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, our primary fundraising efforts take place during our annual Birdathon event in the spring. Audubon has had great success with this event and has raised more than $500,000 since 1987 for conservation and education projects. This consistent achievement is largely the fruit of the notable commitment and work done by the long | 176 |
News Corp (NASDAQ:NWSA) reported its latest quarterly earnings results after<|fim_middle|>2Y Loss Widens appeared first on InvestorPlace. | the bell Thursday, which topped analysts' expectations on the revenue front but its loss widened year-over-year.
The media conglomerate, owned by Rupert Murdoch, unveiled a third-quarter loss that widened considerably from its year-ago quarter Thursday as the company was hit with $1.16 billion in charges, mostly linked to write-downs related to Foxtel and FOX SPORTS Australia.
News Corp had inked a deal with Australian media company Telstra Corp Ltd in March to merge Fox Sports Australia and Foxtel in order to create a combined company. The company's total revenue for the quarter came in at $2.09 billion, a 5.8% increase compared to the year-ago quarter that was aided by strength in its digital real estate business.
The company's sales were better than the Wall Street consensus estimate of $1.99 billion, according to Thomson Reuters. News Corp added that its revenue at the unit, which includes real estate websites such as realtor.com and doorsteps.com, was up by about 27% compared to the year-ago quarter, reaching $279 million.
On an adjusted basis, the media company brought in earnings of 6 cents per share. The figure was in line with analysts' expectations of 6 cents per share, according to data compiled by Thomson Reuters.
NWSA shares were up about 0.5% during regular trading hours, then fell roughly 0.6% after the bell.
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Why do overseas doctors come to Shanghai to learn surgicaltechnology?
Minimallyinvasive lithotripsy has won international acclaim.
author: Yuan Huiyun (Translated and adapted from original Chinese newspaper article)
Renji hospital is renowned for a highstandard of training and treatment in urological sub-specialties.
Renjihospital has therefore placed it's hands-on training center at the disposal ofurologists from the Asia-Pacific region.
Recently, the pre-conference training course of the 4th Experts in Stone Disease (ESD) was held in RenjiHospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine. More than 50 senior doctors from Pakistan, the Philippines and other countries came to China to participate in a high-level theory and skills training.
The participants discussed and learnt about bladder hyper activity, benign prostatic hyperplasia, urinary calculi, urinarytract infections and endourology through simulator training, case discussionsand group meetings.
The executive chairmen of the conferencewere professor Hammad Ather, head of the department of urology at the Aga Khan universityin Karachi/ Pakistan, and professor Chen Qi, vice director of the department ofurology, Renji hospital.
Professor Noor Buchholz, the chairman of the meeting, based in Dubai and London, said: "When I saw professor Chen Qi using the superfine percutaneous nephroscopic lithotripsy (UMP) to treat kidney stones, I got impressed by his quick and accurate operation skills. Considering that UMP is technically difficult, and that besides stone surgery other clinical sub-groups have also quite an excellent reputation in urology, we decided to conduct this training course for urologists in the asia-pacific region at Renji hospital".
From right to left: Professor Noor Buchholz(Chairman and Founder ESD),
Professor Ahmed Fawad (Delegate), Professor HammadAther (Executive Chairman IUM 2018) and Muhammad Ghiyasuddin (Getz Pharma).
This particular training course was mainly aimed at doctors from Pakistan, Dubai and the Philippines. In the future, this can be a diversified international training course, and a new milestone of both,ESD and the department of urology of Renji hospital.
Professor Xue Wei, director of the department of urology of Renji hospital, said that urolithiasis is a commondisease worldwide with a high incidence, often recurring, and causing greatpain and an economic burden to the patients: "In the past 30 years, the incidence of urinary calculi has been increasing year by year. For tertiaryhospitals, the approach to calculi surgery can no longer be just 'we can dealwith ureteral or kidney stones', but 'we can deal with complex calculi quickly and effectively, and achieve minimally invasiveness' ".
ESD in Shanghai: teachers and delegates
Professor Chen Qi said the superfine percutaneous nephrolithotomy (UMP) is suitable for renal and upper ureteralcalculi less than 2.5 cm in diameter, and has the advantages of a non-invasive,safe, effective and repeatable treatment. Because the UMP channel is very thin,and the diameter of the optic is only 3 mm, there is no need for apostoperative drainage. The patient only stays one day in the hospital and recovers quickly, so the cost of medical treatment is greatly reduced. Renji hospital has been carrying out day surgery for urinary calculi for many years.Patients with ureteral calculi can be discharged the next day or even the same day. Patients with percutaneous nephrolithotomy can be discharged after one to<|fim_middle|>ji hospital's technology of lithotripsy and of urinary incontinence diagnosis and treatment are world class. The facilities andquality of the training course and the equipments are also of world class standard ". | two days. In both, the length of hospital stay and the turnover rate, Renji is amongst world leaders.
During this course, the delegates not only visited the ultra-efficient wards of the department of urology of Renji hospital, but also were taught many tricks of accurate and effective operations and techniques to deal with complex kidney stone cases such as scoliosis with kidney stones, single kidney with kidney stones, horseshoe kidney with kidney stones, obesity with kidney stones, kidney stones in children, kidney stones during pregnancyetc. The participants felt that they have learned a lot. Prof. Fawad from Pakistan said: "Participating in the training course showed me a lot. Now I know that Ren | 144 |
He's already beat Josh's Kelly and Taylor, now he bids to star in Monaco
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Record: 4-0, 2 KO's
Rounds: 16
KO Ratio: 50%
Nickname: Kazakh Thunder
D.O.B: 13th March, 1991
Debut: 2018
Stance: Southpaw
Height: 5ft 10ins (178cm)
Reach: 70ins
Hometown: Berezino, Kazakhstan
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Daniyar Yeleussinov brought an outstanding amateur record into the pro ranks when the talented Kazakh made his debut in April.
Victories over Josh Taylor, Josh Kelly and Jamal Herring at amateur level set Yeleussinov up to claim gold at the 2016 Olympics in Rio. The fighter was then headhunted by Matchroom Boxing.
Four bouts and four wins in, Yeleussinov has the sport at his mercy as a world championship chance is pencilled in for the next 18 months.
Starring this weekend on a Monte Carlo bill packed full of talent and live on DAZN, Yeleussinov steps up to eight rounds for the first time having completely bypassed the four-round limit.
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Speaking at the final presser, Daniyar said:"I love this place. It's my first time here and I hope it won't be the last.
"I like to box in different countries in front of different people with different mentalities."
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HumanKind at Calke Abbey
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HumanKind is an ongoing project at Calke Abbey that began in 2019, a year that marked the 200th anniversary of the death of Henry Harpur, who was dubbed 'The Isolated Baronet'. For more than thirty years, the story of Calke Abbey has revolved around ideas of an isolated and solitary family – but new research has revealed a different side to Calke's story. HumanKind delves deeper into Calke's history of isolation, and tells new stories of loneliness, kindness and compassion.
What's the story behind HumanKind?
The story of Calke Abbey and its significance has been built around the tale of a reclusive and socially-isolated family who guarded the estate from modern life and lived eccentric, disconnected lives. Today, as awareness grows of<|fim_middle|> kindness.
HumanKind is a research-led collaboration between the National Trust and the Research Centre for Museums and Galleries at the University of Leicester.
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Where to find HumanKind at Calke Abbey
As you explore Calke Abbey this year, look out for stories of isolation and loneliness, and be inspired by small acts of kindness.
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Meet the six members of Calke's household featured in HumanKind, and discover moments of kindness, compassion and connection.
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Welcome to Calke Abbey's virtual pledge wall, where you'll find lots of inspiration for small acts of kindness that make a big difference. | the enormous challenges posed by loneliness and the harmful impact of social isolation on more and more lives, we are looking afresh at Calke's past, reassessing the stories told about this place and exploring their potential to foster more, and more meaningful, contemporary human connections.
" 92% of us find it difficult to tell others they are lonely. "
- Campaign to End Loneliness, 2019
Recent research has shed new light on the lives of the people who lived at Calke. This has revealed powerful, rich and sometimes surprising stories of love, compassion and kindness, rooted in complex life experiences and events, alongside the more familiar ones of isolation and disconnection.
Spanning more than 200 years, these are stories that many of us would recognise today. The people who lived at Calke needed one another and took care of one other. Their routes out of difficulty were always aided by others – by humankind and human kindness.
Delving deeper into Calke's history
Inspired by these new stories and insights, in 2019 we launched a project to challenge the stigma surrounding loneliness and social isolation – we wanted to get people talking about this pressing social issues, foster human interaction and connection and, in true Calke tradition, to encourage small acts of kindness.
HumanKind was intended to run for two years, with an immersive exhibition, outdoor installations and spaces where visitors could reflect, connect and communicate. Sadly, the pandemic halted the project in 2020 – but the legacy of HumanKind remains, and in 2021, we will continue to tell some of these new stories and inspire acts of | 338 |
Serie A runners-up Napoli have confirmed the signing of Bologna winger Simone Verdi on a five-year deal.
The Italian international completed a medical with the club earlier in the day, before putting pen to paper on a deal that will tie him to the club until 2023.
The 25-year-old scored 10 times from the Bologna wing last season, also contributing a further 10 assists as he helped steer I Rossoblu clear of relegation danger.
His stellar performances have attracted interest for a number of months, with Gianluca DiMarzio previously reporting that last<|fim_middle|> Serie A runners-up Napoli were in prime position to seal a deal worth up to €25m.
Recently appointed boss Carlo Ancelotti is understood to be a big fan of Verdi, with the former Chelsea and Milan manager having recently replaced Maurizio Sarri in the Gli Azzurri hot seat.
Verdi's move could will eventually cost the Naples based side up to €25m, though the payments for the deal will be staggered across separate instalments. An initial €20m fee will be paid up front, with up to €5m in bonuses being applied when certain criteria are met.
Former club Milan, where Verdi learnt his trade, will also receive €5m for the move, having inserted a 20% profit clause into the deal when letting him leave the San Siro in 2016. | season's | 2 |
North Dakota Pheasants – By the Numbers
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Pheasant numbers down leading up to season opening in North Dakota
Pheasant Numbers on the Rise in North Dakota
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North Dakota's pheasant season is just around the corner, but before we take a look at the prospects for hunters on opening day, let's glance in the rear view mirror for a recent historical recap.
Last year, about 85,000 resident and nonresident hunters bagged about 590,000 roosters. That was up just slightly from the 587,000 pheasant harvest estimate from 2014.
When you look at the long-term picture, the last two years would rank as the state's best from the years 1947 through 2002. In the last 10 years, though, 2015 and 2014 would rank toward the bottom.
From North Dakota Game and Fish Department statistics, the last 10 pheasant harvests look like this:
Compared to last year, our late summer roadside counts indicate pheasant hunters are going to have to work harder to find more pheasants in most parts of the state. (Photo courtesy NDGF)
It's no secret that the decline since 2007 is largely attributable to a reduction in Conservation Reserve Program and other grasslands in the state since then, but any harvest over 500,000 still seems respectable, considering North Dakota hunters did not achieve that number even once in the 1960s, '70s, '80s and '90s.
And that brings us to the 2016 pheasant season, with prospects for another good year even though Game and Fish survey numbers indicate a bit lower fall population than last year.
The survey, conducted in later July through the end of August, showed total pheasants statewide were down 10% from last year. In addition, brood observations were down 7%, while the average brood size was down 8%.
"Compared to last year, our late summer roadside counts indicate pheasant hunters are going to have to work harder to find more pheasants in most parts of the state, with fewer young roosters showing up in the fall population," said Aaron Robinson, Game and Fish upland game supervisor. "As always, there will be local areas within all four pheasant districts where pheasant numbers will be both better and below what is predicted for the district."
Statistics from southwestern North Dakota indicate total pheasants were down 21% and broods observed down 19% from 2015. Observers counted 21 broods and 168 birds per 100 survey miles. The average brood size was 5.5.
In the southeast, total pheasants were down 4% from last year, with the number of broods up 1%. Observers counted eight broods and 62 birds per 100 miles. The average brood size was 5.0.
Statistics from the northwest indicated pheasants are up 129% from last year, with broods up 161%. Observers recorded 12 broods and 93 birds per 100 miles. Average brood size was 6.1.
The northeast district, generally containing secondary pheasant habitat, with much of it lacking good winter cover, showed two broods and 14 birds per 100 miles, which was about the same as last year. The number of broods recorded was up 5% and average brood size was 3.9.
Statistically, these numbers would suggest a fairly similar hunt to last year. But don't forget, numbers can change from locale to locale, based on weather and any land use changes since last year.
The 2016 regular pheasant season opens Oct. 8 and continues through Jan. 8, 2017. The daily limit is three and the possession limit is 12. Shooting hours are 30 minutes before sunrise to sunset.
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If your time management is getting out of control, here are 3 steps that might help.
1. Take control. If you don't manage your time, everybody else will.
2. Make a list. Think of all the things you have to do and put them into 3 columns… Seriousness, Urgency, and Growth.
3. Prioritize. Use the simple formula below.
After doing all 3 steps, act accordingly.
Here's more detail on how to do this, including the simple formula and an example.
1. Take Control. Here's how. Understand that there are two kinds of time. There is imposed time (you have no choice) and discretionary time (you have choice).
So, start by managing the time you control least – imposed time. After all, you have no choice. Figure out what has to be done here first.
If you list all the things that are imposed, you can manage your discretionary time around the things that are imposed.
Now, here's the next step. The formula.
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Once you've done this, now you can 'order' the actionable items to be done and manage your time better. Here's how.
Start with Seriousness and rank the items you rated 'high' first. Those that rank 'high' take priority.
But if there is more than one item marked 'high' in the Seriousness column, go to the Urgency column to break the tie between the items rated 'high'. To do this, just choose the item that is also rated 'high' Urgency. In the example below, there are two 'highs' in Seriousness, so it is necessary to go to the Urgency column to determine which gets priority.
And, if you still can't break the tie, choose the items marked 'yes' in the Growth column.
You will immediately notice that the list now prioritizes itself. Just assign the numbers 1-6 in the right column.
In the chart below we give an example. We use 6 issues or 'actionable items' – you may have more or fewer.
It quickly becomes clear that 'Prepare summary report for weekly meeting' should be done first and that 'Take clothes to the cleaners' is bottom of this priority list.
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That is welcome. If Chile is going to become a developed country, it must reduce its reliance on copper, which accounts for around half of its exports, and develop higher-value products. That transition began in the 1990s, with rising exports of wine, salmon and grapes, but had seemed to stall recently.
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But the cherry industry, and Chile's diversification, also owe much to market forces. Cherries require field labour, which Chileans spurn. Some 700,000 immigrants, mainly from Haiti and Venezuela, arrived between 2015 and 2017, averting a labour shortage. Farmers are tearing out vines to plant cherry orchards, which are more profitable. Farther south, apple growers are switching to hazelnuts for the same reason.
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Electric Palace: Help Save Derek Jarman's Dungeness Home
Derek Jarman (1942-1994) is known as one of our most poetic and anarchic film-makers and artists, as well as a prominent gay rights activist. He started his career as a stage designer, working as Ken Russell's production designer for "The Devils" 1971.
Art Fund needs to raise £3.5m by 31 March 2020 to purchase Jarman's Dungeness house, Prospect Cottage, and to establish a permanently funded programme to conserve and maintain the building, its contents and its garden for the future. More than<|fim_middle|>. Burroughs, Michael Clark, Duggie Fields, Derek Jarman, Andrew Logan, Genesis P-Orridge, Tilda Swinton and Toyah Willcox.
• Continue reading/Further info at the Electric Palace website. Visit the "Save Prospect Cottage" Art Fund campaign page here.
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South Wales Life: Toyah Coming To Crickhowell Doll House: DVD & Digital Download | 25 years after his death, Prospect Cottage continues to be a site of pilgrimage for people from all over the world who come to be inspired by its stark beauty a Jarman's legacy. The cottage and its contents are now being sold following the death in 2018 of Keith Collins, Jarman's close companion in his final years, to whom he bequeathed the cottage.
More than 3,000 people have donated to the Art Fund's campaign to save Prospect Cottage in its first two weeks. Find out more and donate on the Art Fund website.
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To help with the cause to save Jarman's cottage, we're screening his 1993 film Glitterbug on Sunday 22 March at 4.30pm. The event will include a special introduction by Derek Brown, Art Director (The Garden). Glitterbug features Adam Ant, William S | 192 |
REIT-ail Rebound?: How NYC's Publicly Traded Retail Landlords Fared in Q3
Stats point to a market in 'non-recovery,' but the likes of GGP, Acadia and Vornado are looking on the bright side
By Rey Mashayekhi November 8, 2017 10:15 am
Rendering of DeKalb Market Hall at City Point in Downtown Brooklyn. Image: City Point
By this point, the brick-and-mortar retail sector's struggles have been documented to the point of monotony, with talking points like the rise of e-commerce and the downfall of big-box retail now beaten into the real estate industry's collective consciousness. It's a state of affairs that appears to be lingering, still, both in New York City and across the country at large—and most evident through the drop in rents that landlords are able to command at their retail properties.
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In a report released last week, CBRE noted that pricing in the city's retail market continues to be "misaligned with demand." While noting "downward adjustments" that are bringing landlord expectations closer to those of tenants, the brokerage cited data indicating that overall average asking rents in Manhattan's "main [retail] corridors" have dropped 23 percent since peaking in 2014. Meanwhile, CBRE's taking rent index—a measure of the rents actually agreed between landlords and tenants—has fallen to 82 percent of average asking rents, which the brokerage said is the lowest percentage seen since 2010.
It is a trend also seen across the<|fim_middle|>ia has "less than a dozen key spaces" left to lease in that portfolio and that doing so is "just a matter of timing." He pointed to "important signs of retailer resurgence" in core markets like Chicago and Washington, D.C., and attributed New York's struggles to a run-up in asking rents that "doubled" in some corridors between 2010 and 2015.
The market in New York now finds itself trying to "stabilize" from that "cyclical" dynamic, according to Bernstein. "This roller coaster can be painful for some, but that's the nature of a cyclical business…Our retailers are telling us that once they regain their sea legs, the must-have locations, the gateway markets we're located in—that's where they're going to return to."
At Acadia's City Point retail complex in Downtown Brooklyn, the DeKalb Market food hall and grocery store Trader Joe's "are exceeding expectations" with the food hall's sales per square foot already putting it "in good company among our top-performing retailers," said Amy Racanello, the REIT's senior vice president of capital markets and investments. She described the development as "a forward-looking project that is well positioned to thrive by uniquely responding to the demands of the Brooklyn shopper."
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Steven Roth. Photo: Peter Ross
Vornado's retail portfolio is anchored by the New York-focused REIT's variety of upper Fifth Avenue and Times Square storefronts, and the company delivered a bullish outlook on those assets in its third-quarter earnings call.
Of the 38,000 square feet of retail space it leased in the period, 16,000 square feet came in the form of Sephora's deal at 1535 Broadway in Times Square. That will be the cosmetics brand's largest store in the U.S. and replace an existing store across the street—one that has been Sephora's highest-grossing in the U.S., according to Vornado CEO Steven Roth. Vornado said it's also in talks with an unnamed "major national retailer" for the remaining 12,000 square feet of retail space at the Times Square property.
While Vornado's 2.7-million-square-foot, Manhattan-focused street retail portfolio is nearly 96 percent occupied, Roth noted that "the general retail market, even on the streets of New York, continues to be quite soft." But he said the REIT remains in a good position as most of its Manhattan properties have "buttoned up for term" and it has only one lease expiry—clothing retailer Massimo Dutti's store at 689 Fifth Avenue—slated over the next five years at its upper Fifth Avenue and Times Square locations.
"These are great assets," Roth said of Vornado's street retail portfolio. "They are unique, extremely scarce, irreplaceable and of the highest quality in the world."
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By Mack Burke | retail market nationally. Online real estate transaction marketplace Ten-X said in a report, also released last week, that the national retail sector remains in a state of "non-recovery"—with effective rents up barely 2 percent year-over-year at the end of the second quarter, vacancies ticking up marginally and retail deal volume sagging to a four-year low of $14.6 billion.
Talk of the current market dynamic was inescapable as the nation's major publicly traded landlords declared their third-quarter earnings in recent weeks. Chief executives have been forced to acknowledge headwinds, but also position their companies as able to deal with such conditions. For retail-focused companies with a national presence, like GGP and Acadia Realty Trust, quarterly earnings calls presented yet another opportunity to assuage concerns about the state of their core business, while New York commercial property giants like Vornado Realty Trust used the chance to talk up the prospects of their high-street Manhattan assets.
Here's a look at what was said as some of the city's major retail landlords reported to Wall Street.
Sandeep Mathrani. Photo: GGP
Sandeep Mathrani, the chief executive officer of the Chicago-based retail giant, said that operations "picked up" in the third quarter "as new tenants took occupancy," pushing the company's portfolio to more than 95 percent occupied. While that dynamic is expected to continue "throughout the remainder of 2017 and into the next year," Mathrani noted that the year has seen "heightened bankruptcies and termination income"—to the tune of $16 million in net termination income this year—as more retailers threw in the towel.
But he also cited "a number of exciting new store openings" across the GGP portfolio from the likes of Forever 21's Riley Rose beauty store concept, women's apparel store Zara and clicks-to-bricks clothing retailer Untuckit. In New York, the company also saw Italian luxury brand Bulgari reopen its flagship at the Crown Building at 730 Fifth Avenue and, in a new deal, signed footwear brand Vans to its first Fifth Avenue store, at 530 Fifth Avenue.
Mathrani also pointed to Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba's $8 billion investment in brick-and-mortar retail, as well as GGP's plan to redevelop "anchor boxes" at 115 locations comprising 9 million square feet of retail space across the country and expectations for a "good" holiday season as far as retail sales are concerned.
"We're starting to see almost every [online] retailer open brick-and-mortar stores, and they all sort of go toward the best retail," Mathrani said. "If you own the top billion square feet of the 8 billion square feet of retail in America, long-term you're going to win."
But more questions about the company's future arose on Tuesday after Bloomberg reported that Brookfield Asset Management—the Toronto-based investment firm that owns and operates Brookfield Property Properties—has held preliminary talks with GGP about a takeover bid. Brookfield recently increased its existing ownership stake in GGP to 34 percent, and while the takeover talks are reportedly at an early stage, any such deal would see Mathrani's company go private and likely change the course of the business moving forward.
Acadia Realty Trust
Ken Bernstein. Photo: Acadia Realty Trust
Acadia CEO Ken Bernstein noted that there is "confusion" in the market between retail headwinds that "are more cyclical" and those constituting "longer-term changes." As far as the retail-focused REIT's core portfolio is concerned, Bernstein said he saw "stability, notwithstanding overly negative and overly simplified headlines" from retail market observers.
While Acadia's new leasing activity over the summer "was quieter than we had hoped," according to the CEO, the company remains bullish on its "well-diversified, well-leased portfolio with strong, embedded long-term growth." Bernstein said Acad | 818 |
View of "Gabriel Kuri," Galleria Franco Noero, Turin, 2006.
Gabriel Kuri's latest show at this gallery is an archaeological site for contemporary society: Found objects, domestic appliances, plastic bins, trash bags, and broken objects punctuate the space like remnants of an apocalyptic past. The show brings together a group of sculptures made from commonplace and industrial materials that are often associated with waste and recycling, though they have been organized with a light yet fastidious touch. By assembling the pieces in a pristine gallery and aligning them at regular intervals along the walls, Kuri strips the objects of their functionality, revealing pure, captivating forms. The result is a vibrant tableau that hints at social critique while sketching a modest, nearly ase<|fim_middle|>udes to the use of the street as a garbage receptacle.
Unlike many artists who craft infernal, chaotic environments from rubbish and found objects, Kuri explores the everyday with a cold, detached style that transforms his materials into carefully controlled permutations—a novel syntax of found objects for the artist's poetry of the quotidian. | ptic still life of our time.
In a second space—a window gallery in Via Mazzini—Kuri has installed three medium-scale sculptures constructed from white, modular panels. Here the artist creates simple yet surreal assemblages, almost Magrittean in their wit: In one, Untitled, 2006, a shoe hovers over a white plane; above this protrudes a baguette and a newspaper page showing graphics of market trends. Next to this sculpture, a sheet of weatherproof tar roll roofs a similar structure, onto which has been placed a condom that all | 119 |
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for everyone to achieve their goals, just through the growth of the industry.
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just going to hang in there and compete to the bitter end.
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frame work of these five different forces.
strength of some of these channels because presumable you would want to try to.
those forces that are really, more intense.
intersection where those forces are a little bit weaker.
assessment, I'll just talk about this very briefly, is.
about what it, what is the nature of your market.
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on your ability to achieve your, your business goals.
you think very sort of deliberately and explicitly about those.
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assessment and, and planning phase, you also want to understand of course, why.
thing that's going to help you ultimately develop actionable plans.
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the framework that Porter provides, okay.
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The weak forces are in green, and the strong forces are in red.
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then you have relatively low pressure from potential entrance to customers.
to make sure you have a lot of small customers.
get too heavily weighted into a few large customers.
not there it could be, it could be a problem.
your direct competitors competing with you on price.
organization, and like I said, an NGO or a government agency.
level of profit, it's to achieve whatever their goals are.
And then, you kind of go from there defining.
So who is competing to also achieve those kinds of goals?
that we rely on, what are the substitutes?
are there NGOs that could come in and serve what, what, what what, what.
of control, and possibly compete with us in our own regulatory sphere.
though we're using it to focus on energy business in particular. | a little, it's a bit more elaborate.
it has a lot more structure, but it's actually a bit more specific.
It's thinking a bit more about factors external to the organization of interest.
the Harvard Business School in the 70s and early 80s.
comprehensive look at all factors effecting competition.
a bit of a second nature type of model, because you're really thinking here.
Essentially, you're thinking about markets but particular markets.
With others in its industry to sell to customers okay?
with others in its industry to buy from suppliers.
are putting on one another in, within the industry.
market, and actually, we think of that interface.
competitors, all fighting for these customers over here.
And that's where we'll think of supply and demand.
let's say, that you might be interacting with.
So it provides a relatively broad economic perspective.
five forces, both in total and relative to each other.
competing with, and then of course, your own industry competitors.
That's pressure from all of those.
margin or pressure on your ability to.
Achieve your objectives however you want to phrase it.
margin and essentially more difficult it gets to stay in business.
know, the visual representation of the porter model.
It, everything here is happening within a particular regulatory environment.
call regulatory forces that are Affecting the organization.
they're factors affecting the amount of Pressure on your potential profit margin.
And I said that then there's political markets.
on inside of financial and real markets.
So I guess again, maybe it's just a, the, the common training background.
I would be inclined to kind of go along with Porter's method.
or, or porters sort of semantic approach to dealing with the this question.
are basically reflecting the reality of the regulatory environment you're in.
these individual, potential sources of pressure on your ability to succeed.
New entrance, for instance, they can threaten to dilute your market share.
there is new entrance, you're going to have more competition.
the trigger and Enter, is, of course, the attractiveness of the market.
How high are the profit margins?
The existence and proximity of potential new entrants.
Maybe there's some geographic, distance.
And may, if you define your market in a geographic, particular geographic space.
be those that are close enough to matter.
market incumbent, your other competitors, to new entrants coming in.
upset the apple cart in the industry itself.
Even though that seems like a risk of industry competitors.
It's really attributable to those new entrants.
you think about the risk of new entrants, is really the barriers to entry.
What are things keeping those entrants out?
One would be customer switching cost.
No entrants are going to come in if they know they can't get any new customers.
Another might be huge capital requirements.
likely, if there are big capital requirements.
Maybe a distribution channels are key.
don't think they can actually secure a distribution chain.
And, and of course, restrictive government policy would be important.
is so much regulation, or permitting requirements, or something like that.
because it limits the threat of potential new entrants.
I mentioned over here You know, there's a market here.
there's a demand curve, and your demand, you're the demander in that situation.
You're part of the, the set of demanders.
participants in the industry can expect.
Indicators can supply a power include concentration of supply.
have more control and dictating prices to whoever they sell to.
going to have much power, the suppliers are going to have relatively more power.
that supply is really essential and necessary, then.
side of that market is going to have relatively more power.
whatever the, for whatever the supplier is providing your industry.
reduces industry ability to achieve their financial goals.
I find it incredibly useful, even though these tools seem simple.
thing that you're, that you tend to be thinking about at the moment.
in the broader Set of markets that are relevant to your strategy.
So let's take a look for a moment at customers.
Customers you know, kind of opposite of suppliers.
for your output, and now your the supplier.
here for demand Since we were talking in those terms.
What power does the demand side have?
to members of the industry by maybe driving down prices and dictating terms.
are relatively few customers that you're selling to.
operating as long as the price covers the marginal cost.
just go and find another Another supplier within your industry.
And then there's always a threat of backward integration.
that That exchange of supply for demand in your output market.
to assess that customer interface as having relatively high, high power.
perform the same function as an industry's product or service.
demand for your, the curve, the demand curve for your good Okay?
competitor, but to a completely different good are | 1,001 |
Dublin Lives: Meet Mary Clarke, historian and archivist at Dublin City Library
Dublin Lives is a collection of powerful stories from the beating heart of the capital – its people
Christopher JonesCreative Content Writer
For Dublin city archivist Dr Mary Clarke, history runs in the blood. As a child, she was inspired by her American father, and she has ended up doing almost the same job he did – just on the opposite side of the Atlantic.
"He was an archivist in the Newbury Library in Chicago, and I always wanted to be like him – as I think most little girls do," she says.
Mary decided to study archives here in Ireland, going on to do various jobs in the area before landing her current role at Dublin City Council. As she eloquently puts it, "we have a really busy time curating the memory of the city".
That means that Mary spends her time looking after the city's enormous collection of documents, manuscripts, books, maps and oral history collections, working on outreach projects and organising exhibitions and educational courses.
Mary outside the library and archive on Pearse Street
Dr Clarke is based at Dublin City Library and Archive on Pearse Street, and says that the safety and security of the archives are taken very seriously indeed.
"We built a set of strong rooms with fire suppression systems, air conditioning to keep the humidity and temperature under control and a four hour fire rating, which is all very important to ensure that they last for a very long time again," she explains.
The archive's oldest document is a royal charter from 1171, while oral history is where Mary's particular interest lies. She has been involved in the collection and preservation of many of the city's most fascinating and important stories, such as the North Strand Bombing in 1941 when German planes bombarded the north inner city. 28 lives were lost and many more shattered.
"The project was started by my deputy 10 years ago, and at that stage the children of the North Strand bombing were in their 70s and 80s," Mary says. "Of course, they remembered it because it was such a shocking event in their young lives.
"We were delighted that we were able to capture their<|fim_middle|> I think that makes it very unique."
For this keen historian, though, there is one this about the modern city that Mary can't stand. "Don't litter the streets, it's terrible!" she says. "It really shocks tourists, it's not good enough."
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Mary was inspired to embark on this career by her American father (Image: Andrew Norton)
Into the present day, Mary says she loves the diversity of the city – and explains that it's nothing new. "Dublin has been a multicultural city ever since it was founded, right back to the Viking era," she explains.
"There were Vikings and Irish, and even Welsh, because they came in to trade with the city. Later on, we had the Normans and the French. The fact that it's a sea port as well is something that we don't give enough thought to – this has been the engine of change in Dublin, right through its long history. So | 163 |
Horst P. Horst – Icons of Elegance
Horst P. Horst: Mainbocher Corset, Paris, 1939, printed later, Gelatin silver print: 17 4/5 × 13 1/2 in – 45.1 × 34.3 cm, signed, titled, dated in pencil and credit stamp on the verso; signature blindstamp in the margin. Price upon request.
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About Horst P. Horst
Horst P. Horst (born Horst Paul Albert Bohrmann, 1906-1999, German) was one of the towering figures of 20th century fashion photography. Best known for his work with Vogue—who called him "photography's alchemist"—Horst rose to prominence in Paris in the interwar years, publishing his first work with the magazine in 1931. In the decades that followed, Horst's experimentations with radical composition, nudity, double exposures, and other avant-garde techniques would produce some of the most iconic fashion images ever, like Mainbocher Corset and Lisa with Harp (both 1939). As The New York Times once described, "Horst tamed the avant-garde to serve fashion." Though associated most closely with fashion photography, Horst captured portraits of many of the 20th century's brightest luminaries, dabbling with influences as far-ranging as Surrealism and Romanticism. "I like taking photographs, because I like life," he once said. "And I love photographing people best of all, because most of all I love humanity."
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Horst P. Horst: 'Corset', February 1948, licensed C- print, Model standing with semi-profile, back view fastening her brassiere with limiting waistliner by La Trique. Size image: 11″ x 13.5″ with a white border: 12″ x 16″. Price € 395.- Order here !
Horst P. Horst: 'Lisa on Silk II, N.Y.', 1940, Platinum print, edition 0f 5, size: 14 x 11 in / 36 x 28 cm. Price upon request.
Horst P. Horst: 'Lisa with Harp', Paris, 1939, silver gelatin print, printed later, stamped with photographers blind stamp, signed and inscribed with title en verso, size: 21 3/4 x 15 1/4 in. Price upon request.
Horst P. Horst: Gertrude McDonald, 1931, actress, leaning back on table with studio light behind, for the Broadway play 'The Third Little Show'. Licensed C- print, size image: 11″ x 13.5″ with a white border: 12″ x 16″. Price € 395.- Order here !
Horst P. Horst: 'Round the Clock', New York, 1987, silver gelatin print, printed later, stamped with Photographers blind stamp, signed and inscribed with title on verso, size: 11 1/2 x 9 in. Price upon request.
Horst P. Horst: Odalisque I, New York, 1943, silver gelatin print, printed later, stamped with Photographers blind stamp, signed and inscribed with title on verso, size: 14 1/4 x 11 in. Price upon request.
Horst P. Horst: Cy Twombly, Roma, 1966 / 2017, Inkjet Print, dimensions: 59.45 x 59.45 in. / 151 x 151 cm. Price | 847 |
Business Degree Programs Offered in Moberly
William Woods University is offering Moberly area residents the opportunity to pursue a business degree without quitting work. Programs offered are the bachelor of science in management (BSM) degree and the master of business administration (MBA) degree.
The programs will begin with an orientation Aug. 25 at the Central Christian College of the Bible Room 123, 911 East Urbandale, Moberly. The BSM orientation will be at 6 p.m., followed by the MBA orientation at 7.
These programs make it possible for people with full-time jobs to complete a baccalaureate or a graduate degree while remaining employed. The programs are designed to prepare students for career advancement and to enhance their marketability in the job market.
Admission into the BSM program requires the completion of 50-<|fim_middle|> Mexico, Mo., completed her MBA in Columbia.
"WWU is the only program that works for the working adult. Whether you are working full time, have a family or just a hectic life, William Woods University ensures that you have a work-life balance while giving you a fabulous education," she said.
The MBA program is a 36-credit-hour program, designed to further prepare the working professional for a career in general management. Classroom activities of the entire curriculum are designed to provide the proper blend of theory and practice, thereby making for a true applications-oriented program. What is learned in class one evening may literally be applied to the real workforce the next day.
Fritschie had high praise for the cohorts. "They provide and teach teamwork and accountability," she said.
Classes meet once a week in the evening for four hours. Study groups can meet once more to prepare projects and assignments before the upcoming week.
Because of the nature of programming—focusing effort on one course at a time—90 percent of all students finish their program successfully. Each course normally runs five to 10 weeks in length.
"William Woods University is a leader when it comes to designing quality programs for nontraditional adult students. Everything we do here at WWU in our Graduate & Adult Studies program is specifically designed to help adults succeed in reaching their goals as efficiently as possible," said McCarthy.
In addition to the BSM and MBA, William Woods offers several other Graduate & Adult Studies programs, including the ACCESS program of general education, an associate of arts degree in liberal studies, a BSM with human resources emphasis, a B.S. in paralegal studies and a new bachelor of social work degree.
Graduate programs include MBAs with accounting, agribusiness, health management or human resources emphasis, a master of education (M.Ed.) in administration, curriculum/instruction or athletics/activities administration and a specialist of education (Ed.S.) in school administration or curriculum leadership.
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Wes Mullins of Ellsinore, Mo., completed his BSM in Poplar Bluff.
"In my opinion, one of the greatest strengths of the program was the diversity of the instructors our cohort had. Most were working professionals themselves, which allowed them to share real world experiences with us," he said.
He added, "When I made the decision to get my BS I weighed all the options that were available to me. Without a doubt, the G&AS program was the best fit. I don't think there is a better program for the working adult. I would like to thank William Woods for offering such a program, it has helped me tremendously."
Kristen J. Fritschie of | 157 |
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The Traveler Information Map contains a variety of information to assist motorists when traveling across Missouri roadways. Information on work zones, road conditions and other info is available. | the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program. The STIP outlines construction projects for the next five years.
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CloudMagic Releases Its Mail & Twitter Search Client For Android & iOS
by A. Rehman
Whether you're a businessperson, a student or a casual web user, chances are that you often find<|fim_middle|> Jester: Text Editor For Comparing Documents & Creating Song Parodies | yourself swarmed by plenty of emails, contacts, online documents, calendar events, social activities, and so on. Surely, with the consistent flow of information from so many various sources, it becomes a tad difficult to recall and pluck something at the time of need. CloudMagic is a cross-platform online search tool for Gmail, Google App accounts, Google Docs, Events and Contacts and Twitter that claims to fetch you required content from multiple accounts in just a few seconds through its handy web extension for desktop browsers as well as the recently introduced smartphone client for Android and iPhone.
Through its simply designed UI, real-time search suggestions, one-tap content filtration, voice search support and a handy little homescreen widget, the official Android client of CloudMagic easily qualifies as one of the most convenient personal content searching tools out there. Searched content can be previewed from within the app, and/or opened via a compatible app.
Only registered users have access to the app's content. Signing up for a new account is simple and free. All you need to do is hit the Sign up button on the app's welcome screen, feed in your email address and password, and you're good to go.
If you're using the service for the first time, you'll need to associate a few (or all) supported cloud service accounts of yours with the app. For this, select a required service from the Add Service screen, or Menu > Settings > Add a new service from the app's homescreen, and provide your account info. The Manage services option on the settings screen can be availed to select/deselect various supported services from the accounts that you've added to the CloudMagic list. For instance, you may opt to include your Google Calendar events within the app's search criteria, but exclude scanning mail from your Google account.
Once all accounts have been set up, the app is ready to help you with finding virtually anything that exists on the records list any of the included/supported services. To help you input your query via text or voice, the app's homescreen provides you with a search bar that carries a text input field and voice input. Search results are displayed on a real-time (as-you-type) basis. To filter search results, hit the CloudMagic icon in the top-left corner of the screen, and set the search results screen to display only Mails, Events, Docs, Contacts or content from Twitter.
As mentioned earlier, the app also sports a widget, which not only lets you input vocal and textual queries right from the homescreen, but also displays a list of your most recent searches.
Although Facebook is not currently listed among the supported services, the developer promises that it will be added soon. It would be nice to see support for LinkedIn and mailing services other than Gmail added to the app as well.
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Update: The app has been updated in the Google Play Store to include the aforementioned Facebook support, along with support for several other services, including AOL, Box, Dropbox, Evernote and GMX etc. Moreover, besides getting revamped with a Holo-ish look, CloudMagic for Android receives the 'snapshot view' feature that allows you to instantly preview whatever content a specific file is holding.
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Scientists Develop App To Turn Smartphones Into Cosmic Ray Detectors If scientists can convince people to use the app, they hope it will help them solve a cosmic mystery. This story originally aired on March 27, 2015 on All Things Considered.
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If scientists can convince people to use the app, they hope it will help them solve a cosmic mystery. This story originally aired on March 27, 2015 on All Things Considered.
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Scientists at the University of California want you to turn your phone into a cosmic ray detector. The first step, of course, is to install an app. If enough people do, they think they'll be able to solve the mystery of what's producing the very energetic particles that occasionally hit the Earth. We're going to revisit this story now with NPR science correspondent Joe Palca.
JOE PALCA, BYLINE: Daniel Whiteson and his buddy Michael Mulhearn are physicists trying to unravel the fundamental laws of the universe. And they almost never work on projects that are small.
DANIEL WHITESON: The two of us both work in these enormous collaborations of about 3,000 scientists. And while that's very interesting and you meet a lot of sharp people, it's also nice sometimes to do a smaller project where you can be in control of what's happening.
PALCA: You see, these guys work on the giant particle accelerator called the Large Hadron Collider in Geneva, Switzerland. One day back in November 2013, Whiteson says he and Mulhearn were visiting a local Geneva watering hole.
WHITESON: We were having beers and thinking what could we do that's smaller scale that we can handle ourselves? And while we were chatting, we were, of course, fiddling with our smartphones, and that's when we realized - hold on a second, these smartphones can actually be used as particle detectors.
PALCA: That's because smartphones use something called a CMOS chip inside their cameras, the same kind of chips used to detect particles generated by the Large Hadron Collider. The particles they figured they might be able to detect are what's known as high-energy cosmic rays. These particles are far more energetic than anything that even the Large Hadron Collider can produce, but nobody knows what's producing them.
WHITESON: That means that there's something out there in space - some unknown new object in space - that's capable of generating particles at a very, very high energy.
PALCA: Physicists would dearly love to figure out what's producing these energetic particles.
WHITESON: The problem<|fim_middle|>, or on the Joe's Big Idea page on Facebook. Joe Palca, NPR News. | with figuring out where these things are coming from is that they're very rare.
PALCA: That's where the smartphones come in. Whiteson and his pals are building an app that turns the CMOS chip in the phone's camera into a particle detector. They're hoping millions of people all over the globe will download the app. When a high-energy cosmic ray hits the top of Earth's atmosphere, it creates a shower of new energetic particles.
WHITESON: So if we have a bunch of users nearby each other, all running the app, then they will all see hits in their phone. They'll see particles being detected by our app in their phone at the same moment.
PALCA: And by analyzing the distribution of the particle shower detected by the phones, Whiteson says they'll learn more about the high-energy cosmic rays that produced the shower - that's the idea, anyway. Whiteson says the reaction from other astrophysicists to his smartphone-as-particle-detector scheme ranges from bemused to skeptical. But he thinks that's reasonable.
WHITESON: We don't yet know if it's the best idea we ever had or just the silliest idea we ever had. One thing we're certain of, though, is that it's been one of the funnest projects to work on.
PALCA: If you want to join the fun, there's a link for signing up on our website, NPR.org | 291 |
Where Will the S&P 500 Be in a Year?
How high can US equity markets go? For a sense of the S&P 500's direction, we conducted an informal poll of readers of CFA Institute Financial NewsBrief for their perspective on where they see the index a year from now<|fim_middle|> world stage. This uncertainty extends to the effect of US elections on stock prices, judging by the voluminous and often contradictory research on the topic.
Investors should fear missing out on the best gains more than suffering the worst losses, says Michael Batnick, CFA. If you never attempt to avoid the worst weeks, you'll never have to worry about missing the best weeks.
Despite Wall Street expectations that the S&P 500 would rise 8% in 2016, the index fell 7% in December and January. Five points of that decline came in January alone. But January's slide was only just greater than one standard deviation move. As we'll see, one month can handily destroy expectations going forward.
Poll: What Poses the Greatest Threat to Global Equity Markets?
As most global stock markets have been on a tear of late, we thought it would be timely to ask readers what posed the greatest threat to equity markets. Over 37% of the 974 respondents to this poll believe that a global economic slowdown is the greatest risk to stocks.
Depending on who you talk to, or which articles and headlines you read, the responses run the gamut. Here's a quick summary of some of the most recent research on how presidential politics impacts equities. | .
Despite the euphoria in the Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump camps, there remains a great deal of uncertainty about the outcome of this election and what it will mean for the United States and the country's standing on the | 43 |
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Deadman (1986)
Follow the 4 part mini-series continuing the adventures of Deadman from writer Andy Helfer and artist Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez.
Shot during a performance, trapeze artist Boston Brand dies, only to find that his spirit lives on with the ability to inhabit the bodies of others. Follow the three-issue limited series of Boston's spirit walking among the living until his killer is found.
Deadman: Love After Death (1989-1990)
Death is the loneliest state of existence,<|fim_middle|> died. But after an assassin's bullet cuts down the famed circus aerialist, Deadman learns the hard way what it's like to be truly alone and all he can do is pray that he would one day find love after death.
Deadman (2001-2002)
Deadman investigates the mysterious death in Cairo of a legless band leader and discovers that the body itself, being returned to the United States for its final rest, holds a secret that threatens to unleash a new kind of horror on the Earth! | a fact that Boston Brand never stopped to consider...at least not until he | 15 |
Shape Shifting is the practice of a landscape by which it preserves and changes simultaneously. Shape Shifting is a film as well, akin to a living territory, both build themselves in response to a broader environment by transforming their internal composition. Being a landscape, or drawing a cartography of a landscape is to develop an attentiveness<|fim_middle|> and knowledge production.
Shape Shifting
Contribution by Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing, Christoph Brunner, Ron Eglash and Colin Garvey, Andrea Bellu, Matei Bellu, Mikhail Lylov and Elke Marhöfer.
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This publication is part of Elke Marhöfer's doctoral thesis Ecologies of Practices and Thinking at the Valand Academy, University of Gothenburg.
Elke Marhöfer is an artist living in Berlin. Via moving images and suppositious writing, Marhöfer works with notions of self-admitted foreignness and radical othering. She collaborates with dear friends and things, and revises notions of animal, vegetable and object relations. Marhöfer studied at the University of the Arts Berlin, the School of the Art Institute Chicago, the Whitney Independent Study Program New York, and is enrolled in a practice based PhD at the University of Gothenburg. She received fellowships from IASPIS Recidency Sweden, Akademie Schloss Solitude Stuttgart and Cité des Arts Paris. Her films have been screened at the BFI – British Film Institute London, Berlinale – Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin, International Film Festival Rotterdam, Courtisane Festival Ghent, Cinematek Brussels, Images Festival Toronto, and the Showroom London. Her art exhibitions includes Palais de Tokyo Paris, FCAC Shanghai, Manufactura's Studio Wuhan, Museum für Gegenwartskunst Siegen, Houston Museum of Fine Arts and NGBK Berlin. | towards the doings of human and nonhuman forces. The book brings together the receptivity of images and the spontaneity of words, from there different theories emerge. Anna Tsing develops the conception of landscape assemblages, scenes of interspecies livability, produced by ecological disturbances. Christoph Brunner in his contribution proposes a theory where nature is imbued with practices of transvaluation. Ron Eglash and Colin Garvey elaborate on the sprouting self-organization of social ecologies traversed by the flows of energy. A conversation between Andrea Bellu, Elke Marhöfer, Mikhail Lylov and Matei Bellu evokes a dimension in which things are always in a process, always emerging, never finished, scrutinizing the relation between artistic practice | 154 |
City Life Jan 29, <|fim_middle|> 700 friends of IRIS will run or walk through East Rock Park in one of the organization's biggest fundraisers of the year, then eat, drink, take in some music and meet some refugees at the post-race party.
"Refugees have had to overcome a lot but we understand what it takes to survive. We know how to work hard," says Reza. "We all come to this country with big dreams."
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T he whole wide world is tucked away in East Rock, up a set of carpeted stairs at 235 Nicoll Street.
Welcome to IRIS: Integrated Refugee & Immigrant Services, a non-profit humming with lilting sounds of Swahili, a heated conversation in Arabic, a little Pashto, some tentative English by an ever-rotating group of refugees and, of course, perfect English by the IRIS employees and volunteers working so hard to welcome and support them.
"Welcoming refugees is the best thing our country does," says IRIS's Executive Director Chris George on a typical busy day. "It's our most noble and oldest tradition—as American as apple pie and baseball."
A creation of the Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut, IRIS welcomed its first refugee family in 1982. Since then it's received more than 5,000 asylum seekers whose stories create a mosaic of every major conflict of the past 30 years.
"Most people don't know that the US government has an ongoing program that invites refugees fleeing persecution to come and start new lives here," George says. "They're forced to leave their countries, and sometimes their families, to escape danger." Some suffer from PTSD; some were tortured or abused before coming to the US; some had to leave families behind.
IRIS tries to make the transition as painless as possible: refugees are always met at the airport or train station, taken to fully furnished and stocked apartments (with food, clothes and more) and, as required by the government, are fed a hot, "culturally appropriate" meal within two hours of arriving. "That's a vestige of old American hospitality," George says.
George, like everyone at IRIS (refugees included), works tirelessly and gracefully with few resources. "It's a race against the clock because the US government doesn't give refugees a lot of money," and it's only after refugees are settled that the real work begins.
IRIS welcomed a record 227 refugees in 2013. Mohammed and Reza, refugees from Afghanistan, faced danger because of their work as translators for the US military, arriving here in October and November, respectively. "IRIS has been wonderful, helping and taking care of us. You can't know how appreciative we are," Mohammed says. "It feels safe in the US." Reza, like Mohammed, speaks solid English but neither of them has been able to find full-time employment. "That is the hard part," Reza says.
Adel (pictured above, second from left) is a refugee who fled Eritrea and arrived in the US this month. Like almost all refugees, he's looking for work so he can send money home to support his family. "I want to go to Alaska eventually and work in a fish factory. That's where they say the money is."
Refugees arrive legally at the invitation of the US, on track to receive a Green Card and eventually US citizenship. (IRIS provides legal support, with help from New Haven firm Stratton Faxon.) They take English classes and rely heavily on IRIS's employment services and health departments. "Jobs are crucial," says Employment Services Manager Will Kneerim. He and a team of part-time staff and volunteers help refugees prepare for interviews and advocate to local businesses. "We just ask them to consider hiring a refugee. They make great employees."
The IRIS office is also a place refugees can come to feel like part of a community. On any given day, a bunch of them are hanging around after English class, drinking coffee, chatting about life and job searches and family. The office is also regularly stocked with volunteers. "We couldn't survive without them," George says. "Or without the many New Haven businesses and community members who continue to support us."
Volunteers drive people to interviews and practice English with refugees. Donors offer money or used furniture. Businesses can consider hiring a refugee—joining Roia Restaurant, Chabaso Bakery, Sensor Switch, Cintas, Schick, East Haven Current Composites, Newport Hotel Group, and Yale and Quinnipiac Universities, among others.
"And come to the Run for Refugees!" says George. That's happening Sunday, February 2nd, when an estimated | 888 |
Whenever something goes wrong in our lives, it is all too easy to blame someone else for what is happening.<|fim_middle|> beliefs and perceptions. They were created in previous lifetimes through misunderstandings and misinterpretations of our own and other people's motivations. I believe that the difficulties most people are encountering, to this day have their origin in nothing more mysterious than not knowing who and what we truly are and the reason for our being in earthly life. For as long as this is the case, it is impossible to recognise the role we are all meant to play in each other's lives.
The result of this ignorance is that when something goes wrong in our lives, finding scapegoats is a great deal easier than accepting the accountability for ourselves and the way we conduct our lives. This changes profoundly as soon as we awaken to our true nature and realise the responsibilities every human being on the Earth plane has. Blaming anyone for our own shortcoming and errors is then no longer an option for us.
• We are responsible for ourselves, for our character, the way we are and behave.
• The planets do not make us the way we are, they merely reflect what is inside us and have brought with us from previous lifetimes.
• For every thought, word and action we are accountable towards the Highest forces of Creation.
• Every action causes a re-action.
• We have freedom of choice, and every choice we make has consequences. Not choosing also represents a choice.
• A responsibility and a duty is attached to every right we have been given.
For as long as we remain unaware of how the processes of life work, as parents we stand before our children: with delight and pride if they are doing well, unhappily and with dismay if they are not. Our ego may swell mightily at the thought of having produced such a wonderful offspring or we could be deeply ashamed, as the case may be.
Yet, when the loving union of two wise ones has been blessed with a particularly gifted child, they realise what a great honour it is that a youngster of this calibre has been placed into their care. Humbly they stand before the child and its talents, doing all they can to help these gifts to develop some more. They carefully refrain from claiming them as the child's inheritance from its earthly parents. Aware that giving birth to a child is the highest expression of creativity, whilst kneeling in awe and wonder before the miracle of life they do not overlook who has done the creating – through them. | If nobody can be found, God or the Universe – for as long as one still fails to understand their true nature – will do. Some go as far as accusing the numbers, in the case of numerology, or the peacefully and serenely moving planets, astrology, in the sky above them for the events in their lives. They may even hold them responsible for their negative character traits, when nothing could be further from the truth. As much as many people appear to dislike the idea, we alone are responsible for the way we are and behave.
Neither the numbers nor the stars MAKE us the way we are. The planets are never the reason for earthly events. Yet, in some mysterious way any kind of happening is caused by humankind's behaviour patterns and the karmic debts each one of us is bringing into every new lifetime. The way we behave is quite decidedly not the result of the positioning of the planets and the aspects they form to each other in our birthcharts. The birthchart is a blueprint of a moment in space and time, which reveals what we were at the moment of our birth. Every bit of the characteristics we developed in previous lifetimes we are bringing with us into our next one, so they can be worked on some more and – hopefully – improved.
Therefore, when things seem to go wrong in anyone's life, including our own, it is not because of a certain alignment of the stars in the Heavens, but because the energies are right for life to try and teach us a specific kind of lesson. We ourselves agreed to take part in it, a long before entering our present lifetime. Blaming others is invariably an attempt at trying to find an escape route. Alas, no spiritual progress is possible for as long as we cling to this approach to life and our place within it. Until we let go of this belief, we shall remain firmly stuck on the evolutionary spiral. Our lives can only change for the better when we finally accept the responsibility for everything that is in them.
The planets, God, the Universe, mother and father, grandmother and grandfather, aunts and uncles as well as all other kinds of relatives are most certainly not responsible for any of our character traces. This is especially true for the less pleasant or downright unsavoury ones. Every single one of them is our responsibility. We brought them with us into this lifetime in the hope that this time round we would wake up to our true nature. At long last we would then roll up our sleeves, metaphorically speaking, and get to work on improving our earthly personality, so that one fine day even the lowest aspects of our nature will finally have been overcome.
The only reason why the people around us are displaying some of our characteristics, good and bad alike, is that our energies and lifepath are compatible with theirs. This is necessary because it enables all of us to act not only as pupils and teachers to each other, but also as mirrors. We have reincarnated as a group so that we may learn and grow together in this particular set of circumstances, parents and family line. Becoming aware of these things puts the onus on us as an individual to do our best to change our deeply ingrained behaviour patterns, so that in this process our weaknesses are converted into strengths. Our good example can show others the way and assist them with doing this kind of work on themselves.
I believe that the root of all human problems can be found in everybody's prejudices, false | 705 |
Report: High absenteeism among kindergarteners
By JENNIFER McDERMOTT - Associated Press - Monday, September 29, 2014
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Sixteen percent of all kindergarten students in the state missed at least 18 days of the 2013-14 school year, according to new findings from a children's advocacy agency.
Rhode Island Kids Count said Monday the rate of chronic absenteeism is high in kindergarten and lower in early elementary school. It rises again in middle and high school, reaching a high of 28 percent for high school seniors.
"There is a sense of urgency that we really need to turn these numbers around as fast as possible," said Elizabeth Burke Bryant, the agency's executive director. "When you have chronic absenteeism in the early grades, it can really predict that those students are not going to do as well in their school careers."
The findings were based on a review of data from the Rhode Island Department of Education. They were released in an event with educators, policy makers and community leaders, co-sponsored by Rhode Island Kids Count, the Rhode Island Data Sharing Project and a data analyst group, the Providence Plan.
The same percentage of kindergarten students was chronically absent the previous school year, said Stephanie Geller, a policy analyst at Rhode Island Kids Count.
It's a concern because students who do not attend kindergarten regularly do worse in reading and math through the seventh grade, get into the habit of missing school and are more than twice as likely to repeat a grade, Geller said.
A review of national testing data recently found that students who miss more school than their peers consistently score lower on standardized tests.
Teachers may have to adjust the curriculum to help these students keep up, which can disrupt the rest of the class, Geller said.
Bryant said greater effort is needed at the state and community levels to address root causes of absenteeism, particularly housing and health issues for low-income children. Ninete<|fim_middle|> during the 2013-14 school year.
A 2012 study by Johns Hopkins University estimated the national rate of chronic absenteeism was 10 percent, and could be as high as 15 percent. | en percent of low-income students in kindergarten through third-grade were chronically absent during the 2013-14 school year, compared to 5 percent of their higher-income peers.
Rhode Island Kids Count is also recommending that schools and districts compile frequent reports on student absenteeism to help educators notice patterns, so they can reach out to parents early. Twelve percent of Rhode Island first graders, 10 percent of second graders, and 10 percent of third graders missed at least 18 days | 107 |
The number of earth-friendly small businesses in Jacksonville is growing. Learn how these JEA customers are ringing up green profits.
Apple Rabbit Compost
Berry Good Farms
U.S. Roof Recycle
Urban Mining
Apple Rabbit Compost Reducing the Carbon Footprint
Tiffany Bess is a JEA commercial customer who helps other local residents and businesses<|fim_middle|> original manufacturer standards and then resell them at a discount," said Steven Kaufman, Urban Mining's CEO. Resale could mean your old company laptop is offered for $200 at Urban Mining's store, Urban Mining Tech Rescue, or sold online, or if you're one of their large enterprise clients, offered back to your employees at a discount, with a warranty and free tech support.
"If it's too old to be refurbished and resold, then it gets taken apart and we harvest the components. What we can't reuse is sold back into the manufacturing stream," Kaufman said. The company then tracks whatever it sells to its endpoint, meaning it watches to make sure old parts aren't dumped, as Kaufman put it, "in developing countries where unregulated e-Waste disposal is creating toxic wastelands.".
Before Urban Mining does anything, it first gets rid of the data stored in your old computer. "Many of our clients have significant concerns around data security," Kaufman said. "Because if you don't do it right and certify that the hard drives are clean, organizations are vulnerable to unexpected security breaches that can expose sensitive customer data or intellectual property."
That's why Urban Mining proudly bears certification by two top industry auditors, e-Stewards and B-Corp, to ensure they're meeting rigorous industry standards and environmental compliance.
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JEA strives for environmental excellence and to be a responsible steward of the environment. As a community-owned, not-for-profit utility, we are committed to meeting our customers' energy, water and sewer service needs in a manner that is environmentally, socially and economically sustainable. | reduce their carbon footprint. She makes dirt, or compost, out of food waste, which keeps that food waste out of landfills where it would otherwise turn into a powerful greenhouse gas called methane gas.
Traditionally, it's been hard for apartment dwellers to compost because they don't have access to a yard or to brown matter like straw or leaves needed to create this rich, natural fertilizer.
Enter Apple Rabbit Compost, Tiffany's business that gives apartment dwellers – or anyone really – a more reliable way to dispose of their organic waste.
"We give our customers a 5-gallon covered bucket, which they use to put their coffee grinds in, as well as their apple cores, egg shells, cardboard, paper napkins that sort of thing. Just no meat or dairy," Tiffany said.
Once a week, for $25/month or $6.25 a week, Bess comes to your home to pick up the bucket and leave you an empty one. She takes your waste to a relative's land on the Westside where she turns it into compost. Six months later, you get your share of the compost.
Tiffany also offers a drop off service for $16/month or $4/week at the Riverside Arts Market. "Subscribers bring me their buckets full of scraps and we give them a clean bucket," she said. Additionally, Tiffany has started making compost piles in Riverside. This way she can ride a bike to subscribers' homes to pick up and drop off buckets.
"And that further reduces our carbon emissions," she said, proudly.
Berry Good Farms is Growing Sustainability
Berry Good Farms is a small urban farm tucked away in Arlington behind the North Florida School of Special Education. The farm grows produce in 15 traditional raised beds and a 60 x 40-foot greenhouse. "It's cooled by JEA and two huge electric fans," chuckled Ellen Hiser, Director of Berry Good Farms. "We'd be sunk without those fans. They run pretty constantly during the summer."
A lot happens in the greenhouse – veggie starts, herbs, cucumbers. Several of the farm's hydroponic lettuce towers are also located here, along with two 600-gallon aquaponics tanks where the farm raises tilapia.
"We sell a lot of the food we raise in our healthy food truck that travels all over town," Hiser said. "We also use a lot of the food in our culinary program." Students in the culinary program come from the North Florida School of Special Education.
"We use it as a horticulture training ground for young adults who are mild to moderately intellectually disabled," Hiser said.
The farm's cash crop is wheatgrass, which grows in a small white air-conditioned shed that sits beside the green house and holds up to 50 trays of the sprouting stuff. The wheatgrass is snapped up by local grocery stores, restaurants and private buyers. But wheatgrass is fussy and highly susceptible to a delicate white mold. That's why the farm cools the shed to an optimum 71 – 72 degrees with an air-conditioning system that runs round-the-clock.
Hiser is understandably proud of it. She's also a big customer. "I buy a tray of wheatgrass a week," she said. "It keeps my hair from turning gray!"
Reducing Waste at U.S. Roof Recycle
Five years ago, Johann Bowman says he didn't even know how to spell the word asphalt. That's interesting to note because the business he would soon start is based on a simple idea: recycle tear off asphalt roofing shingles and prevent them from clogging local landfills.
In 2012, Bowman cold-called the owners of Duval Asphalt and sold them on his idea of recycling tear off asphalt roofing shingles by explaining that recycling the shingles back down to liquid asphalt would save them money rather than buying liquid asphalt. The recycled shingles also provide a better quality mixture for roads, highways and parking lots.
Duval Asphalt agreed and eventually invested over a million dollars in order for the idea to work. Roofing contractors bring their tear off shingles to U.S. Roofing Recycle, located on West 12th Street in front of Duval Asphalt. Bowman charges them less than a landfill for drop-off. The savings for each drop is about $40.
"Some of these contractors come back six times a day," Bowman said, "so the savings can really add up."
Bowman's employees sort through the drop off piles and take out the trash, wood and metal. Then he sells the cleaned shingles back to Duval Asphalt. They put the shingles through a special grinder and pulverize them to the consistency of coffee. That resulting material is added to their asphalt plant and used as a recycled good.
Bowman says he's the only company in Florida that's recycling tear off shingles, although it is being done in other states like Texas, North Carolina and California. He figures he's recycled 15,000 roofs and saved some 60,000 tons of old roofing material from ending up in landfills.
Recycling Electronics with Urban Mining
In 2010 Juan Carlos Villatoro, a Navy vet and UNF graduate, started Urban Mining, a Jacksonville company and JEA electric, water and wastewater customer that recycles commercial computers and electronics of all types using JEA electricity. The company proudly operates under a net zero philosophy, which means no part of your old computer ends up clogging a landfill.
"Our primary goal is to refurbish old company computers back to | 1,144 |
It's Super Bowl Sunday! Time for parties, fun with friends, and most importantly, snacks. But for many, it's also a day of betting.
When it comes to the Super Bowl, you can pretty much bet on anything, even the outcome of the coin toss. Some bets can get a little tricky to understand though.
Cover – This means that a team wins versus the spread. If the Giants are a 2.5 point favorite (-2.5), and win by 3 points, then they have covered the spread.
Laying the Points – When a bettor takes the favorite.
Moneyline – This is a bet in which a bettor simply has to pick the right team to win. However, payouts are less depending on the odds.
Over/Under (Total) – This is a bet based on the total number of points scored between two teams in a game.
If the Cowboys play the Bears, the Over/Under might be listed by the sports book as 45. If a player bets<|fim_middle|> the spread.
Broncos +3.5 — This means the Broncos are a 3.5-point underdog. If they lose by 3 points or less, a player would cash a winner on them.
Push – A bet that results in a tie. If the Jets are favored by 7 and win 21-14, neither team won and the bets are returned.
So, keep this cheat sheet nearby, and you'll sound like an expert today! | the under and the final score is 27-21, that player would lose the bet as the score went "Over" – 27+21=48.
If the game ended at 24-20, "Over" bettors would lose as the total only reached 44. If the score ended at 24-21 (45 points total), the bet would be a push and bettors get their money back.
Parlay – A bet in which a person selects more than one outcome that must happen. The payout will be higher based on the number of events, but if one part of the bet does not come through then the entire bet is a loss.
Point Spread – This is the margin of victory for a game. The favorite will have to win by more than the margin the oddsmakers set. If the Broncos are favored by 2.5 against the 49ers, they must win by 3 points or more for a win. If they only win by 2, they didn't cover the spread and those who bet the 49ers will win.
Broncos -3.5 — This means the team is favored by 3.5 points, spotting the opposing team a 3.5-point lead. If the Broncos win by 4 or more, they have covered | 277 |
Agent Live 360 Introduces A New CMS-Client Management System For Sports Agents
May 20, 2020 | Technology
Answering The Huge Demands For The Sports Management Marketplace
SACRAMENTO, CA, May 20, 2020 /24-7PressRelease/ — Agent Live 360, has launched the new Client Management Software for Sports Pro Agents and the Athletic Management Marketplace. Gone now are the days of Google<|fim_middle|>KING Releases 360˚VR3D Editor, '360Hexagon', Which Can be Used by Anyone
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In 2013 Trevor Swenson successfully launched Dynamic Talent International and had grown to represent 400 bands in five years, at which time he decided to expand into sports. Swenson, 39, wanted something similar for his nascent sports division, so he searched high and low for an effective CRM for his agency and came up empty. "These Pro Sports Agents are billing $15 billion a year, use spreadsheets and ledgers to keep track of this stuff?"
Agent Live 360 is a player-centric platform that includes an internal messaging system, contract details, endorsement information, automatic updates, and more. An update that is planned for later this month will integrate with Quickbooks Online's Intuit API to enable users to generate items such as invoices and expense reports. Swenson says his software should evolve quickly during the coronavirus-induced sports shutdown.
"We came out with version one really fast to meet demand and to help solve the issues of sports agents during this tragic pandemic and for the challenges of what the sporting world will look as we start coming out of this global shutdown."
"Now more than ever, Agents and organizations need a combination of speed, agility, and empowerment to ensure everyone is able to make accurate data-driven decisions quickly."
We Have Powerful Modeling for Complex Data Agent Live 360's new data modeling capabilities make it even easier to analyze data across multiple tables at different levels of detail. With a user-friendly simple and visual experience, relationships between tables can be created that automatically create accurate aggregations. This eliminates complex coding and reduces the risk of inaccuracies encountered with traditional database joins.
"With Agent Live 360's data model improvements, we're able to work faster and provide more flexibility. Looking ahead, the ability to easily combine tables and information at different levels of complexity will save time and allow us to do more complex analysis for our clients and their customers."
There are 8,000 or so registered sports agents globally, according to Swenson, so the market is smaller, however, the absence of any comparable proper CRM options for the sports management niche creates a huge demand. If things go to plan, Swenson will also be going for the appropriate NCAA approvals and will roll out College Live 360 because the colleges do the exact same thing the agents do when they recruit high school prospects. Swenson states, "The system could be implemented into every college in the country and several EU and Asian Countries to help keep track of the kids that they're talking to."
Swenson says the platform will make the business processes "incredibly more efficient," especially as the product develops.
AgentLive360 has already collaborated on a half-dozen customizations. "It's not quite the finished product yet, we will continue to improve the software based on user-based feedback and optimization but it's certainly on the way to being something really amazing for agents"
The Key Features of Agentlive360 include:
● Collaborative workflow
● Track earnings and expenses
● Manage player earnings and expenses
● Extensive email management and outreach system
The Platform costs $100-$375 per month depending on the number of users. Swenson says many of the biggest agencies in sports are already clients, but he doesn't want to disclose names until their trial period is over.
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My name is Jennifer Soos (pronounced just like Dr. Seuss) and I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in San Antonio, Texas.
I have been working with individuals, couples and families since 2002 when I earned my Masters in Applied Behavioral Science/Systems Counseling from the Leadership Institute of Seattle at Bastyr University.
A life-long learner and lover of great novels, I have always been intrigued by the power of the family – how it teaches us, shapes our perspectives and then launches us out into the world to make our own way. I am passionate about helping people create the family they long for (perhaps in spite of the family they came from) and build the life they dream about. I consider it an honor to do what I love.
I'm a native Texan<|fim_middle|> can go here for their national site.
I encourage everyone to choose their therapist carefully as this relationship can be one of the most rewarding in your life. It should be someone with whom you feel quite comfortable… so interview several, ask questions, shop around. | who spent almost 10 years in Seattle – and no, I have not yet re-adjusted to the heat since returning here in 2005. When I'm not working I can be found trying to keep up with my two boys or in my kitchen trying to figure out how in the world to keep them fed. I'm married to one of my favorite people on the planet who has been making me laugh since 1991…and while we are happy to say we've been together more than two decades, it hasn't ever been perfect and we've sought counseling for our own relationship challenges on two different occasions. I like my clients to know that I'll never ask them to do something I haven't probably done myself for my own marriage.
In addition to my private practice, I ran a local non-profit for 10 years which provided support for families who have experienced the death of a child. Through that organization, MISS Foundation, I also conduct training seminars in our local hospitals to help medical professionals support the grieving families they serve. This is something close to my heart as my husband and I experienced the death of our oldest son in 2004. For more information on the MISS Foundation you | 247 |
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Long Beach State Men's Water Polo Season Preview
September 11, 2019 September 10, 2019 JJ FiddlerComments Off on Long Beach State Men<|fim_middle|> different set of responsibilities," Arroyo said. "We want to be in a position to win conference every year."
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JJ Fiddler is an award-winning sportswriter and videographer who has been covering Southern California sports for multiple newspapers and websites since 2004. After attending Long Beach State and creating the first full sports page at the Union Weekly Newspaper, he has been exclusively covering Long Beach prep sports since 2007.
No. 1 Long Beach State Wins Five-Set Thriller Over No. 3 UCSB
March 15, 2019 Mike Guardabascio
In its toughest test of the season, the No. 1-ranked Long Beach State men's volleyball team battled back from down two sets to one against No. 3 UC Santa Barbara in a thriller in the Walter Pyramid in front of 1,500 fans. The match was a possible Final Four preview and an exhibition of two […]
Long Beach State Wins Two More Awards
April 25, 2018 April 25, 2018 JJ Fiddler
Long Beach State men's volleyball should be anticipating a lot of postseason honors, and junior Kyle Ensing kicked off awards season on Tuesday with the 2018 Bryan Ivie Award, presented by Off The Block, and given to the nation's best opposite. Ensing is top-15 in the nation with a .357 attack percentage, and has tallied […]
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PHOTOS: Long Beach State vs. Ohio State Men's Volleyball
February 10, 2019 Mike Guardabascio
We've got great photos from Long Beach State's easy sweep of Ohio State thanks to photographer Stephen Dachman.
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The Long Beach State men's water polo program is on the upswing after winning the Golden Coast Conference and reaching the NCAA Tournament last year, but coach Gavin Arroyo knows his 2019 squad is far from being complete because of injuries and transfers.
"Week by week we've been slowly putting it together," Arroyo said. "It's a race against time. I can't remember a season where at practice I'm giving the black caps to the first six and it's changing almost every day."
The Beach, ranked No. 5 in the preseason coaches' poll, will lean on All-Americans Austin Stewart and Garrett Zaan in attack this year. The redshirt senior Stewart scored 56 total goals last season with a .683 shot percentage.
"Stewart is definitely the most cerebral player in the pool," Arroyo said. "We're looking to him to kind of manage and control the games. I want the ball in his hands. He's like our point guard."
Zaan scored 26 goals as a freshman last year, and Arroyo said he hopes Zaan's finishing ability can take over games as well.
Goalkeeper Marwan Darwish is also back in the cage after winning the Golden Coast Conference MVP award with 24 saves in the tournament. However, he'll be battling for playing time with newcomer Andrej Bosanac. Arroyo said the Montenegro native is getting lessons on how to adjust to life in the States from Darwish, who moved from Egypt two years ago.
LBSU is also welcoming other transfer who will likely play big roles in the pool this season. On the top of that list is UCLA transfer Quinten Osborne, who scored 10 goals in 24 matches for the Bruins in 2017.
"One of my colleagues said 'oh, it's nice that he fell in your lap' but he didn't really fall into my lap because he came to us and not you," Arroyo said. "The work I've been doing with Team USA the past five years pays off because I coached him on the junior team… Our brand is stronger than it was five years ago."
Arroyo is also waiting for the paperwork to clear on Brazilian transfer Rafael Real Vergara, who he expects to be a game changer.
Junior transfers Eduardo Wainberg and Elijah Graves have already contributed at the season-opening Triton Invitational last weekend in San Diego. LBSU won three of its four games thanks to balanced scoring.
Sophomore center Theodoros Pateros scored a game-high four goals in the win over Fresno Pacific while Graves, senior Johnathan Wong and sophomore Matt Morris each added three goals. Wong scored a game-high four goals in the win over UC Davis, and Stewart led the way with four goals in the win over UC Irvine. LBSU lost to UC Santa Barbara 12-9 in the tournament championship game.
"For last weekend to work out the way it did, I'm very pleased because we're really out of synch all over the place right now," Arroyo said. "It's a matter of how fast we can get guys up and running so we can get some continuity and start working on some chemistry before we get into the mix."
The mix starts in October with an eight-game home stand at Ken Lindgren Aquatics Center that includes the first three GCC games against San Jose State, UCSB and Pacific.
"Being the defending conference champion brings a | 718 |
Ein Bodenschaden oder Schädliche Bodenveränderung ist eine für den Menschen erheblich nachteilige oder gefährliche Beeinträchtigung der Bodenfunktionen. "Schädliche Bodenveränderungen" im Sinne von § 2 Absatz 3 des Bundes-Bodenschutzgesetzes (BBodSchG) sind Beeinträchtigungen der Bodenfunktionen, die geeignet sind, Gefahren, erhebliche Nachteile oder erhebliche Belästigungen für den Einzelnen oder die Allgemeinheit herbeizuführen.
Der Boden wurde 1999 neben Wasser und Luft zum dritten Schutzgut erklärt. Zur Sicherung des Umweltguts "Boden" greifen neben dem BBodSchG Richtlinien, Leitfäden, Waldbaugrundsätze, Zertifizierungssysteme etc.
Beispiele für mögliche Bodenschädigungen
Bodenschäden können vielfältige Gründe und Erscheinungen haben.
Auf der einen Seite stehen natürliche Prozesse der langfristigen Bodenentwicklung, zu denen viele Faktoren der Bodenschädigung gehören. Böden stehen immer mit ihrer Umwelt in Kontakt und entwickeln sich deshalb unablässig weiter. Dieser Vorgang ist aber eine beständige, natürliche Änderung. Bodenschäden im eigentlichen Sinne entstehen erst dann, wenn diese Prozesse durch menschliches Zutun stark zunehmen.
Auf der anderen Seite werden viele Bodenschäden durch künstliche, rein menschlich Vorgänge verursacht, die in der Natur nicht vorkommen.
natürlich vorkommende Prozesse
künstliche Prozesse
Voraussetzungen für Umwelthaftung bei Bodenschäden
Zu den Voraussetzungen für Bodenschäden, die für Umwelthaftungen und behördliches Einschreiten gemäß dem Bundes-Bodenschutzgesetz relevant sein können, zählen: Einbringung von Stoffen etc. auf, in oder unter den Boden, dadurch Beeinträchtigung der Bodenfunktionen gem. § 2 Abs. 2 BB<|fim_middle|> bei der Holzernte – Bedeutung und Erfassung. In: Der Forst- und Holzwirt 40. Jg. (1985), H. 14/15, S. 379–383
Einzelnachweise
Umweltschäden
Bodenkunde
Land- und Forstwirtschaft | odSchG und Verursachung einer Gefahr für die menschliche Gesundheit.
Um Bodenschäden entgegenzuwirken ist der Boden in seiner Funktions-, Regenerations- und nachhaltigen Nutzungsfähigkeit auf Dauer zu erhalten.
Siehe auch
Bodenschutz
Literatur
D. Matthies: Erfassung von Bodenschäden. In: AFZ: Allgemeine Forst-Zeitschrift für Waldwirtschaft und Umweltvorsorge , 49. Jg. (1994), Nr. 13, S. 723ff.
H. Löffler: Bodenschäden | 149 |
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McMinnville, Tennessee
Hard work and partnership make this first-generation farming couple's operation work.
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First generation farming is not for the faint of heart. Cattle farming, in particular, can be challenging because of the large overhead costs required to start out. With a non-existent background in agriculture, the financing needed shocked Lauren. "I had no idea how much money you have to spend to make a profit on a farm. It makes you appreciate what you have even more. You have to constantly problem solve."
As with any venture, money is only part of the equation. Cattle farming is a complicated business that encompasses animal welfare, constant market fluctuations and sharp business acumen. Before becoming a full-time farmer, Ben worked as a herdsman and eventually a cattle manager. He knew the business inside and out from an operational standpoint, but the men around him encouraged him to pursue an advanced degree. Like many individuals in agriculture, the men Ben worked with recognized a formal education as one of the best tools in a modern farmer's toolkit.
"Everyone I talked to at the time kept telling me they regretted not going out on their own when they were young, but now they were too old," says Ben. "It really put a drive in me to figure out how to have my own operation as a first generation farmer. I ended up going back to school to get a master's in agricultural operations and management, and worked to get an MBA."
"Ben just knows his stuff," says Lauren. " He knows how to get a cow into a trailer with ease. He knows how to mend a fence with very few tools. I am amazed to watch him work."
Lauren knows her stuff, too. The Neales quickly recognized that a key area for growth on their farm was not just wholesaling their cattle, but also exploring retail opportunities. Selling direct to consumers means creating a public presence for the family, which is where Lauren comes in. While Ben takes on the traditional operations-focused role on the farm, Lauren wields her skills as a communicator to get the Neale family into the minds of the public at large, including social media, email and the farm's website.
"Lauren handles all of the interaction that lets people know what we do. This year we did a lot more freezer beef—we're trying to do more at farmers markets. She handles all of that," says Ben. "I jokingly tell people that if you call us, you're probably going to talk to me, but if you reach out electronically, you're probably going to talk to her."
Expanding into the future
Part of the reason the Neales recently explored retail options is because they prioritize diversification and growth on their operation. The beef market is notoriously unpredictable – especially in recent years. The couple sees expanding their farm's offerings as one of their best risk management tools. After Lauren fell in love with two bottle-fed lambs, the couple decided to add a flock of sheep to their roster. Later on, they added a couple bee hives to help expand their farmers market offerings. Most recently, they purchased a beef processing facility.
"The goal is to create multiple entities in our farm brand," says Lauren. "We will have cattle to sell, a place to harvest them and nutritional services."
If that seems like a big dream for a young farming couple, it is. And the Neales aren't afraid of aiming high. As first generation farmers, they are used to tackling things from new angles and doing things their own way – no matter what anybody says.
"One of the best pieces of advice I received was to never take advice from someone who is in a position I wouldn't want to be in. That advice has always served me well," says Ben. "There are a lot of people who may tell you 'There's no way to do that.' But what they really mean is there is no way to do it the way they did. There are always options out there, you just have to dig in and find a way." | farmers come from families that have at least one person who was raised in commercial agriculture. But not Ben and Lauren Neale. Ben's dad did have a small, hobby farm growing up, but was a full-time engineer by trade. Lauren didn't step foot on a farm until she was in college. Their lack of traditional agriculture background is part of what makes this first-generation farming couple work.
While Ben didn't grow up on a a commercial operation, he was still influenced by farmers – both in real life and pop culture. "The friends and relationships that had the most impact on my life were farmers. They clearly enjoyed what they did and I was always struck by their values and work ethic," says Ben. "As a kid, we always had John Wayne movies on more than regular television. Everything I watched and everyone I was surrounded by just made me into someone who wanted to work with cattle."
Lauren found her way to the farm after accepting an internship at the Montana Stockgrowers Association in college. She studied journalism and anthropology in school and felt she stumbled across her calling when she first stepped onto a ranch. "I realized just how important farming is – it is literally the foundation of everything that every person is able to do on this planet. Agriculture needed a voice and I wanted to be one of them." And become a voice for agriculture she did – she currently works full-time as the director of communications for the Tennesee C | 290 |
Breastfeeding and the risk of breast cancer in BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers.
Breastfeeding has been inversely related to breast cancer risk in the general population. Clarifying the role of breastfeeding among women with a BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation may be helpful for risk assessment and for recommendations regarding prevention. We present an updated analysis of breastfeeding and risk of breast cancer using a large matched sample of BRCA mutation carriers.We conducted a case-control study of 1,665 pairs of women with a deleterious mutation in either BRCA1<|fim_middle|>; P = 0.008); breastfeeding for two or more years conferred a greater reduction in risk (OR = 0.51; 95% CI 0.35 to 0.74). Among BRCA2 mutation carriers, there was no significant association between breastfeeding for at least one year and breast cancer risk (OR = 0.83; 95% CI 0.53 to 1.31; P = 0.43).These data extend our previous findings that breastfeeding protects against BRCA1-, but not BRCA2-associated breast cancer. BRCA mutation carriers should be advised of the benefit of breastfeeding in terms of reducing breast cancer risk. | (n = 1,243 pairs) or BRCA2 (n = 422 pairs). Breast cancer cases and unaffected controls were matched on year of birth, mutation status, country of residence and parity. Information about reproductive factors, including breastfeeding for each live birth, was collected from a routinely administered questionnaire. Conditional logistic regression was used to estimate the association between ever having breastfed, as well as total duration of breastfeeding, and the risk of breast cancer.Among BRCA1 mutation carriers, breastfeeding for at least one year was associated with a 32% reduction in risk (OR = 0.68; 95% CI 0.52 to 0.91 | 145 |
Can I Program a Comcast Cable Remote for Blu-Ray?
By Jacob Reis
As home entertainment benefits from the impressive boom in technology over the last couple of decades, consumers are rushing to buy and install the latest in movie-watching devices. Recently, DVD use has begun to decline as the era of Blu-Ray draws near. The newest devices make our movies look more real than ever. While many people will happily take the burden of half-dozen remote controls, others will search out ways to consolidate remote usage. One such function of the Comcast remote control is the ability to program it to use your Blu-Ray player.
Open the pamphlet that came with your Comcast remote control, or download<|fim_middle|>Aux" button, then hold the "Setup" button until the "Aux" button flashes twice. You will then enter the code that corresponds to the brand of Blu-Ray player that you want to use. This syncs the Comcast remote to the frequency that the Blu-Ray player expects to receive from its own remote. It tricks the Blu-Ray player into thinking that the Comcast remote is the Blu-Ray remote.
Observe, as the "Aux" button will flash twice if a valid code has been entered. Point the remote at the Blu-Ray player, and press "Aux" then "Power." If the Blu-Ray player switches on or off, then it works. If not, proceed to the next code on the list for your maker of Blu-Ray player. Once you've found a code that works, experiment with the different functions that your Comcast remote can perform. Usually, these include same buttons that you would use when controlling an On-Demand movie or TV show. To use these buttons for your TV instead, press TV then the buttons you want to use. If in doubt, press the "Aux," "TV" or "Cable" buttons before the button you want to push to ensure that the appropriate device will function.
If none of the codes work, go to the Comcast website and enter the make and model of your device for the most updated codes. If your make and model are found, then you will be presented with the codes that will work for your device. Enter these as you have entered the codes in the previous steps. If this does not work, contact Comcast Customer Service for a solution. Some devices are not compatible with the Comcast remote.
Ask Dave Taylor!: How do I program my Comcast Cable remote control?
Comcast: Universal Remote Control | the pamphlet from the Comcast website. This pamphlet lists all of the instructions for use of your remote control as well as a list of makers of TVs and devices with a set of codes. These codes are what you will use in later steps to try and get your remote to work with your Blu-Ray player.
Follow the instructions for programming your auxiliary player. Normally, you will press the " | 79 |
L'Alt Comissariat de les Nacions Unides per als Refugiats (ACNUR) —en anglès, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)— és un organisme dependent de les Nacions Unides encarregat de protegir els refugiats i desplaçats per persecucions o conflictes; així com promoure solucions duradores a la seva situació, mitjançant el reassentament voluntari en el seu país d'origen o en el d'acollida.
Creació de l'ACNUR
Fou creada per una resolució de l'Assemblea General de Nacions Unides el 14 de desembre de 1950, amb seu a la ciutat de Ginebra, Suïssa. Va iniciar les seves funcions l'1 de gener de 1951, amb l'objectiu d'ajudar a restablir els refugiats europeus que encara estaven sense llar a conseqüència de la Segona Guerra Mundial.
Des d'aleshores, aquest organisme no ha deixat de treballar per a satisfer les necessitats cada vegada m<|fim_middle|> 1922, Fridtjof Nansen fou nomenat alt comissionat per als Refugiats per part de la Lliga de Nacions.
Entre 1943 i 1949, es creà la United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration ("Administració d'Ajuda i Rehabilitació de les Nacions Unides"), una organització encarregada d'ajudar els refugiats de la Segona Guerra Mundial. La utilització del terme "Nacions Unides" no fa referència a l'ONU, sinó als països aliats del conflicte.
Entre 1946 i 1952, tingué lloc la creació de la International Refugee Organization (l' "Organització Internacional dels Refugiats"), agència especialitzada creada per les Nacions Unides.
La Convenció sobre l'Estatut dels Refugiats de 1951 va definir el concepte de refugiat i va establir el tractament que han de rebre; i el Protocol de 1967 va unificar diverses resolucions addicionals per ampliar el marc d'actuació de l'ACNUR i els països adherits.
Llista dels alts comissionats
1951-1956: Douglas Luengo
1956-1960: Auguste R. Lindt
1960-1965: Félix Schnyder
1965-1977: Sadruddin Aga Khan
1978-1985: Poul Hartling
1986-1989: Jean-Pierre Hocké
1990: Thorvald Stoltenberg
1990-2000: Sadako Ogata
2001-2005: Ruud Lubbers
2005: Wendy Chamberlain
2005-present : António Guterres
Estadístiques de l'ACNUR
Referències
Enllaços externs
Pàgina Oficial de l'ACNUR
Fundació Príncep d'Astúries, Príncep d'Astúries de Cooperació Internacional 1991
Organismes de l'ONU
Premis Nobel de la Pau
Premis Príncep d'Astúries de Cooperació Internacional
Premi Félix Houphouët-Boigny
Migració forçada | és grans dels refugiats i persones desplaçades en el món; i va rebre en dues ocasions, els anys 1954 i 1981, el Premi Nobel de la Pau. El 1991 rebé el Premi Príncep d'Astúries de Cooperació Internacional.
El nombre de persones que són objecte de preocupació per a l'ACNUR ha augmentat considerablement, al mateix temps que s'ha accentuat la complexitat del problema del desplaçament forçat.
Antecedents històrics
L'any | 139 |
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 36% of adults in the United States use some form of complementary or alternative medicine (CAM) therapy.Add in prayer aimed specifically at healing, and that number nearly doubles.
They may pay the young adults by the hour or by the number of subscriptions they sell. Variations of these types of senior scams are on the rise.We need to make sure people know they not only should feel comfortable reporting; they have to report." Educating residents and their families on appropriate behavior also is important, Bersani said. say to a staff member, 'Oh, you can go into my room without me.' Well, maybe you shouldn't allow that. " Communities also might consider asking residents to avoid keeping items of monetary or sentimental value in their rooms, Bersani said.Criminal background checks and training to detect, prevent and report elder abuse are covered in the phase one community-level standards that Argentum unveiled this month, Bersani said. The bill would allow communities to require that the resident or his or her representative post a sign near the entrance to the room notifying people that the room contains a monitoring device. Hawkes, would allow video or audio<|fim_middle|> of the intent and related details and as long as any roommates affected by the request approve. | monitoring equipment to be used as long as the community has been notified | 13 |
"First Niagara<|fim_middle|> events by regularly checking www.wnypapers.com.
For more information, or for tickets, visit www.artpark.net. | presents Tuesday in the Park"
All concerts are rain or shine and start at 6:30 p.m.
Click here for more on "Tuesday in the Park"
"Coors Light Wednesdays at Artpark"
All concerts are free and start at 6:30 p.m.
Artpark's Mainstage Theater will host a handful of special events starting with Sting on June 12 presented by LiveNation; progressive-metal band Dream Theater performs on June 17 presented by 103.3 The Edge and 97 Rock; and multi-instrumentalist Andrew Bird takes the stage in a Funtime Presents Event on July 16. Jane's Addiction performs with Mute Math on Aug. 20. Visit the Artpark website for ticket information.
Thursday, Aug. 9-Saturday, Aug. 10, 8 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 12, and Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2 p.m.
Thursday, Aug. 16, 2 and 8 p.m.
Friday, Aug. 17, 8 p.m.
Ticket prices for adults are $45, $39.50, $33 and $25. Children age 12 and under are $22.50, $19.75, $16.50 and $12.50.
Grab your chairs and flashlights and head to Artpark's Outdoor Amphitheater on the evening of Aug. 13th (at dusk) for the fifth annual "Free Family Movie Night" this year featuring "The Muppets." The whole family will love watching The Muppets' latest adventure on the big Jumbotron screen under the stars.
The Lewiston Kiwanis Club sponsors this family event.
Stay up-to-date with all of Artpark's | 389 |
Saturday<|fim_middle|> John Dwyer
Musically, these three create a highly focused pallet of sounds. At times, spacious gestures carve up the canvas with the austerity of a calligrapher, while at others those sparse gestures build into an unstoppable tsunami of energy. Those waves are never impulsive or impetuous though, they ebb and flow logically and patiently out of simple and clearly defined sources. This trio pursues every gesture with tenacity, passing them back and forth until they've explored every facet of an idea. | , October 6th, 2018
Kings Presents: Sunwatchers at Ruby Deluxe
with Kuzu
Admission: $8 advance/ $10 day of show | 21+
KUZU is a hard-charging but patient trio that came together in the fall of 2017, after saxophonist Dave Rempis, a stalwart of the Chicago improvised music scene, worked with both Tashi Dorji(guitar) and Tyler Damon (drums) individually as part of a lengthy solo tour of the U.S. that he undertook in the spring of that year. Dorji and Damon's work as a guitar/percussion duo has become well-known, a highly refined and specific language developed through relentless touring and recording over the last few years, with a sound that straddles improvised music, rock, and any number of as-yet-undefined territories. These two provide an incredibly fresh take on the possibilities inherent to spontaneous composition. Superimposing Rempis into this mix was a logical next step after the relationships they'd forged individually. The trio's forthcoming debut record Hiljaisuus ("silence" in Finnish…) is slated for release on the well-known Astral Spirits label in summer 2018, to be followed by two separate tours of the United States in late summer and fall.
"Hard to pin down, harder to hold onto. Bent circuit board snake charmers unfurl across hexagonal grids. A seemingly familiar sound but then you realize you have your ear pressed against a reflection. Sunwatchers are a distorted prism to so many past greats. Reminiscent of Ethiopiques, John Handy Band, Terry Riley, Art Ensemble meets Laddio Bolocko…Forever swirling saxophone blended belly to belly with elastic guitar and tin foil thin phin (a thai instrument not unlike an electrified tenor guitar or sitar). A whirlpool of repetitious interpretations. Militaristic marches ascend into meditations. These songs map out great pyramids and deep buried labyrinths. They are massive. They are leviathans.
The band is comprised of NYC improv heavy hitters:
Jim McHugh: Guitar, Electric Phin – Peter Kerlin: Bass – Jeff Tobias: Alto Sax – Cory Bracken: Vibes, Percussion – Jason Robira: Drums – and sitting in are: Dave Harrington: Guitar, Synth – Ben Greenberg: Guitar – Dave Kadden: Keyboard – Jonah Rapino: Fiddle
Notable previous projects include Dark Meat, Arthur Doyle's New Quiet Screamers, NYMPH, and Chris Forsyth's Solar Motel Band AND comes with an amazing cover painting of Handsome Jimmy Valiant by artist Scott Lenhardt. A strange but somehow sensible match made in heaven. Dream machinery. Just plain far out. Look for traces of this one in your brain jelly afterwards… cheers" – | 601 |
Figure Eight Island, just north of Wrightsville Beach, is a private, very exclusive, oceanfront resort community. This island is, in the most extreme sense, a highly restricted residential island of 406 expensive homes. It's a favorite hideaway for stars and political bigwigs who want privacy when they're visiting the area. The development includes a yacht club, a marina, tennis courts and a boat ramp. The island is connected to the mainland by a causeway bridge, and a guard will let you onto the island only if you've called ahead to someone on the island and are on the list at the gate... or if your WilmingtonForSale Buyer Agent is escorting you across.
Before the turn of the century, the only residents of Figure Eight Island were wild ponies who freely galloped the dunes. Today, this unique destination is home to a select few who appreciate the rare advantages of this completely "non-commercialized" island retreat. The real beauty of this tranquil island lies in what you will not find...like hotels, shopping centers, and traffic. With only 441 homes (and no condos), this five-mile, 1,300-acre island offers the best of both worlds...a serene private oceanfront community just minutes from all the exceptional amenities of Wilmington.
The celebrity orientation of the island does not prevent others from renting homes and enjoying a private vacation. In fact, the island is very<|fim_middle|>idal flats at the ends of the island attract houseboat sun and fun parties. Boaters anchor in large numbers and enjoy the relaxing ebb and flow of the tide and the shimmer of unspoiled beach.
It's no wonder that many families return, drawn back year after year, to miles of pristine beaches, to the narrow island formed continuously by wind, tide, current, and waves of Figure Eight Island.
Let us help you find that dream home, beach house, condo, or investment real estate property in Figure Eight Island - contact us with any questions you might have about the area. | hospitable to vacationers and welcomes guests to its uncrowded shores.
Cross the private bridge to Figure Eight Island and you'll find a peaceful, seaside haven with sparkling blue waters and miles of sandy white beach. Nature lovers will delight in the endless occasions for bird watching, shell seeking and quiet strolls along the shore. And sports enthusiasts will discover ideal conditions for everything from kayaking and windsurfing to biking and tennis.
Figure Eight Island is a refuge untouched by modern commercialization. Just north of Wrightsville Beach, it is a barrier island haven of private homes that was developed in the 1960s by local families. A guard and a swing drawbridge limit access to Figure Eight Island to assure a private and peaceful vacation. The Figure Eight Island Yacht Club provides safe harbor for resident members only, a pool, and superior dining. Visitors have access to the beaches, boat ramps, and tennis courts.
The climate of the Cape Fear Coast and the proximity of the towns, the forests, the coast, and the Intracoastal Waterway make the area a favored place for golf, fishing, kayaking, and other outdoor activities. T | 234 |
Last Friday evening, I decided to leave the house to go and attend The House of Light Ritual – announced as an all night celebration of music and dance dedicated to Saraswati at the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance. A nice warm atmosphere welcomed us, the Tower Theatre was completely open to the lobby (it was the first time I saw it like this), there was tea and coffee and quite a few people around.
Soon after 9, Matthew Noone, who organised the event, introduced Prof. Karaikudi S. Subramanian playing veena and Karaikudi Krishamurthy playing mridangam. Although I am a big fan of Indian music, I must confess I don't know much about Indian instruments. The sound was fascinating, and I wished they would never stop playing.
Next, Prof. Mel Mercier invited us upstairs to see, play and listen with the newly forged gamelan, made on order for the IWAMD by a Javanese gamelan maker. I witnessed a gamelan performance before ( it was the Cork City gamelan), but I have never been so close to one. What<|fim_middle|> listened to Praveen Patiballa playing carnatic flute and afterwards to a few of Ceara Conway's amazing songs.
Liam O'Brien was invited on stage next with his concertina. Toward the end, Matthew Noone joined him on stage playing the sarode .
I had to go home around midnight, as I felt really tired. The concert continued until the morning, and I'm sure there were plenty of other unique moments – so sorry I didn't last longer! On the way home, I was thinking how lucky I am to live and work here, to have all these cultural confluences on my door steps, and to be able to join in from time to time. On the night, I heard about the new BA course in Performing Arts – World Music that is starting in September at IWAMD. So many opportunities – lucky those who will take this course!
February 04 2017 04:19 pm | arts and Limerick | Mel did with the volunteers was incredible, assigning to each one a rhythm and some sounds, until they sounded like an experienced, faultless orchestra. In the second half, students from the BA in Contemporary Dance went to perform a dance in the middle of the room, adding to the magic.
Back downstairs in the Tower Theatre, we | 66 |
Migration for Sustainable Development<|fim_middle|>1 IOM |
Package of Resources for Mainstreaming Migration
Integrating Migration
National and Local Governments
UN Development System
Development Cooperation Actors
COVID-19 Socio-Economic Recovery
4 Steps: Implementing Migration for the SDGs
Step 1: Kick-Off
Step 2: Prioritize
Step 3: Implementation
Step 4: Monitor & Report
What is M4D
IOM and EU Partner to Integrate Migration into Global Development Actions
Agency/Organisers
International Organization for Migration (IOM); The European Union
COVID-19; Data and Measuring Results; Diaspora, Migrants' Associations and Remittances; Education; Employment and Entrepreneurship; Environment and Climate Change; Gender; Governance; Health; Private Sector Development and Trade; Rural Development; Security; Social Inclusion and Human Rights; Urban Development
Cross-Cutting Theme(s)
Related Sustainable Development Goals and Global Compact for Migration Objectives
Brussels – The International Organization for Migration (IOM), with support from the European Union (EU), today launched a package of resources for mainstreaming migration into international cooperation and development. The package will provide the development community with key insights and tools on how to include migration and migrants in sustainable development efforts.
IOM is urging greater awareness of migration's far-reaching impacts on sustainable development, which are intertwined with education, trade, security, environment and climate change, and urban development, among other development areas. The COVID-19 pandemic has made this more evident.
"COVID-19 has halted or reversed years, even decades, of development progress," said Ugochi Daniels, IOM's Deputy Director General for Operations. "It has exposed and intensified inequalities but has also shown the significant role and contributions that migrants bring: being at the forefront of the fight against the pandemic, channeling remittances and providing skills, experiences, and innovative perspectives to strengthen communities and economies.
"Migration is a powerful driver of sustainable development for migrants and societies in countries of origin, transit, destination and return," Daniels said. "Regional and international cooperation is key to maximize the benefits of migration and reduce risks, exploitation and vulnerabilities."
The reasons people move, how they migrate, and where they go, has a major bearing on development and vice versa. IOM and the EU have been working together to ensure that migration aspects are integrated into programming and implementation of development assistance, to maximize the positive impact of migration on partner countries.
"The toolkits developed by IOM are a groundbreaking tool that should serve as a reference for the international development community," said Martin Seychell, Deputy Director-General of the European Commission's Directorate-General for International Partnerships. "Strengthening the connection between migration and development is crucial to ensure that our interventions are coherent and uphold our commitments such as the European Consensus for Development and the 2030 Agenda."
Progress on the Sustainable Developments Goals (SDGs) in the 'Decade of Action' depends on building partnerships and connections across the development spectrum to ensure that assistance is more coherent, effective, and impactful. Through this initiative, IOM, the EU, and specialized UN agencies partnered to develop these tools for designing, monitoring, or evaluating interventions.
The web-based resources package – piloted in Ecuador, Madagascar and Nepal – contains guidance, training material, and practical tools in an interactive format, providing technical knowledge and practical guidance on how to integrate migration considerations into interventions or projects across 9 sectors: education, employment, environment and climate change, governance, health, private sector development and trade, rural development, security, and urban development.
The development of these resources was made possible with the support from the European Commission's Directorate-General for International Partnerships under the Mainstreaming Migration into International Cooperation and Development (MMICD) project, which was launched in 2017.
For more information, please contact: Ryan Schroeder, Media and Communications Officer, in Brussels, Tel: +32 492 25 02 34, Email: rschroeder@iom.int
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10-13 Apr
EasterHack: #HackTheCurve Online Hackathon
10.04.2020 - 13.04.2020 17:00 bis 15:00
With the spread of the novel coronavirus, governments, policymakers, and researchers around the world are seeking ways to protect vulnerable populations, prevent the further spread of infections, and ultimately flatten the curve.
From April 10-13, Hacking Health Berlin, together with Data Natives, invites you to help #HacktheCurve in our next online Hackathon. We're looking for data scientists, developers, designers, healthcare professionals, infectious disease specialists, medical students, policy experts, and researchers who want to take the fight against COVID-19 to the next level.
THE CHALLENGES:
Leading clinicians and researchers at Charité University Hospital (<|fim_middle|>ing mental health
Challenge 6: Your idea!
DATE: April 10th 17.00 CEST–April 13th 15.00 CEST
In the spirit of social distancing, this Hackathon will be entirely online. We will provide you with detailed information soon on the Slack channel as well as other tools we will use.
This event is organized by Hacking Health Berlin and Data Natives in partnership with the Charité University Hospital, the Berlin Institute of Health (BIH) and Vision Health Pioneers.
Apply now to participate: https://bit.ly/3dXa7Rq | Berlin, Germany), the Berlin Institute of Health, and the University of Bern, (Switzerland) shared some of the biggest challenges they've encountered in the COVID-19 pandemic so far—and we're turning to you to come up with innovative solutions. Over the course of four days, you and your team will tackle a challenge in one of the following areas:
Challenge 1: Protecting high-risk populations
Challenge 2: Protecting healthcare workers
Challenge 3: Privacy-first contact tracing & digital epidemiology
Challenge 4: Improving intensive care
Challenge 5: Protect | 119 |
The proven BCMS process has been developed and refined over 25+ years of successfully completing transactions. Here is how it delivers outstanding results for our clients.
Every business is different and every owner has a particular set of objectives, so we customize our process for every single client.
The buyer of your business may be located in a different country. We have more than 260 professionals in 26 countries, speaking 16 languages.
It takes resourcefulness, persistence and expertise to identify and engage with the<|fim_middle|> transaction documents are signed and proceeds are wired into your account. | best buyers.
We first take time to understand in detail your business, its unique strengths, and your objectives in pursuing a potential transaction. As a BCMS client, you will work with a team of experienced professionals, each with a clearly defined role and each focused on delivering a successful outcome for our clients.
Our extensive research capabilities include a dedicated research team who specialize in identifying and qualifying a comprehensive list of the likely domestic and international prospective buyers for your business. They are supported by powerful business intelligence resources, alongside our own unique in-house database containing insights from years of interactions with buyers.
We work closely with our clients to assist them in the preparation of the appropriate financial information expected by the market, and to prepare forward-looking, credible business plans and forecasts. We create professional marketing documents that describe the unique investment highlights of your business, with a focus on the opportunities for further growth. Of course, all of the materials that BCMS prepares on your behalf - the list of potential buyers, the marketing documents - are a collaborative effort and are reviewed and approved by the client in advance.
During this initial phase of the process, BCMS will dedicate substantial time to working with our clients to prepare for the upcoming face-to-face meetings with potential buyers.
While our preparation effort is extensive, our approach is to commit significant resources so you can continue doing what you do best – running your business – while we manage the sale process.
After the client has approved the list of potential buyers, which will often include hundreds of prospects worldwide, we conduct an organized and intensive buyer engagement process.
Our approach is focused on speaking directly with decision-makers of the agreed target companies, while not disclosing confidential information regarding your company until a binding Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) has been secured.
Moreover, we do not discuss value or suggest an "asking price" on these initial calls; we describe the strategic benefits and unique opportunities presented by the potential transaction. We also listen, intently.
Active engagement with the market is key. We carefully document, assess, and analyze feedback we receive from potential buyers. We discern which business attributes and buyer motives are driving interest, and then adjust our marketing approach accordingly.
We follow up on positive responses from qualified potential buyers to learn more about your business by distributing the marketing documents, handling their additional questions, monitoring levels of activity and, after a short period of time, seeking to move the most promising potential buyers to the all-important first meeting stage.
Our process is designed to generate interest from multiple parties on the same timetable, which involves arranging the first in-person meetings with potential buyers.
The objectives of the first meeting are to provide additional detail on your business and, by discussing the potential combination benefits, to elaborate on the attractive opportunity your business represents.
In addition, the first meeting enables our clients to directly assess the quality and fit of each potential buyer.
Lastly, at this stage, we reiterate the key milestones of the process and the overall competitive environment, as we will shortly thereafter deliver instructions for the submission of initial indications of interest. We are determined to drive and control the momentum going forward.
We work with you to evaluate all indications of interest and to design a strategy for responding, which invariably involves countering and negotiating for better terms.
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The Mechanism of Creation – The View from Science, Pt. 3
Feb 19, 2014By Tom Ingebritsen 5 comments Posted in: Christ and the Academy, Science and FaithTagged in: artificial selection, Christianity and science, Christianity and science series, evolution, Ian Barbour, natural selection, The Mechanism of Creation – The View from Science, theory, time
Illustration of mutation and natural selection — From Evolution. [Wikipedia] Accessed 2/19/2014.
This is the last part of a series of three posts dealing with the mechanism of creation from the point of view of science (Part 1, Part 2). These will be<|fim_middle|> peers via retroviruses. We still don't know exactly how much this contributed to evolution relative to passing genes from parents to progeny; Koonin represents a school of thought that says it is very significant.
One consequence of passing genes to peers is that if we try to trace the lineage of an individual gene, it may not follow the contours of our organism-level tree of life; there will be lines connecting siblings or (possibly very distant) cousins where the organism-level tree will only have lines connecting parents and progeny. And each gene can potentially have its own diagram different from that of all other genes.
So when Koonin speaks of a "forest of life" he is referring to the collection of gene-level "trees" that represent how individual genes were passed from one organism to another. This is different from the organism-level tree, which Koonin still acknowledges as including every known organism and tracing back to a common ancestor. | followed by a series of posts addressing questions and concerns that Christians might have about this scientific view.
In this post we are going to continue looking at the theory of evolution which is the dominant scientific view of the mechanism of creation. Previously I pointed out that evolution is a loaded word that has multiple meanings for people and that part of the conflict between Christianity and science in this area is due to misunderstandings about the meanings of the word. In the previous two posts I discussed two of the meanings: change over time and common ancestor. Now we are going to look at the third meaning, a mechanism, evolution by natural selection, which explains the observations of change over time and common descent.
Charles Darwin. — From The Origin of Species. P.F. Collier, c1909. Accessed 2/8/2014.
Evolution by natural selection. The theory of evolution by natural selection was first proposed by Charles Darwin in his book Origin of Species published in 1859. He developed the theory, in part, as a result of observations made during his five year voyage on the HMS Beagle which began in 1831.
Evolution by natural selection is an adaptive mechanism that
allows a population of a particular type of organism to optimize its fit to the environment in which it lives
allows the population to adapt to beneficial and harmful changes in its environment
allows the population to explore different ecological spaces where new resources may be available and that may reduce competition for these resources by other types of organisms.
An example of the latter feature is the transition from fishes to amphibians to land animals (reptiles and mammals) that allowed vertebrate animals to expand into a vast new ecological space (dry land).
There are two aspects of evolution by natural selection. One is a mechanism for generating diversity in a population of organisms and the second is a process, natural selection, that selects for reproductive fitness.
Genetic diversity is generated in several ways but the mutation of genes is the most important for generating new heritable traits. A mutation is a physical alteration in the DNA that makes up a gene. These changes can be neutral, have no effect, or have positive or negative effects on gene function. These changes are passed on to successive generations if they occur in reproductive cells (sperm or egg). There are four main ways that mutations occur. One is by the alteration of a single letter of the genetic information of a gene (point mutation). A second is through the deletion of large segments of the gene or the insertion of a new segment of DNA into the gene. A third is by rearrangements of large segments of the DNA within a particular chromosome and finally the fourth way is by duplication of a gene.
The second aspect of the adaptive mechanism is natural selection. People sometimes refer to the process of natural selection as "survival of the fittest" but this is not a very accurate description. The selection in this process actually occurs based upon reproductive fitness. Organisms that are best adapted to their environment are more effective at passing their genetic traits on to the next generation while those that are less well adapted are less successful in passing on their genetic traits. Over time and many generations this results in the filtering out of traits in the population that are unfavorable for reproductive fitness and the enrichment of favorable traits.
How does this process generate new species of organisms? A species is a population or group of populations whose members have the potential to interbreed in nature and produce viable, fertile offspring, but do not produce viable, fertile offspring with members of other groups of organisms. The separation of one species into two or more species is referred to as speciation. Once speciation has occurred the two new species evolve separately over time.
Speciation can occur when one population of a species becomes reproductively isolated from another population. This may occur because of a genetic change in a subpopulation that prevents it from mating with another subpopulation of the original species. Speciation may also happen because of a physical separation of two subpopulations of a species. As an example, the continents of Africa and South America were once joined as a single supercontinent called Gondwana. You can easily see this by comparing the shape of the western edge of Africa and the eastern edge of South America. This separation through plate tectonics resulted in great differences between the animals that populate the two continents.
To sum up, evolution is an adaptive mechanism that uses a combination of inherent genetic diversity and a filtering mechanism, natural selection, that selects on the basis of reproductive fitness and that gradually over many generations increases the reproductive fitness of a population of a given species of organisms. When a subpopulation of a species becomes reproductively isolated from other members of the species, a new species is generated. The original and new species then evolve independently. Speciation sometimes occurs during the process of adaptation to changes in the environment or after a population moves into a new ecological space.
Similarity to artificial selection. The process of evolution by natural selection is similar in many was to the process of artificial selection or selective breeding used to improve domesticated animals and plants. In artificial selection breeders take advantage of the genetic diversity within domesticated animal and plant species. Breeders select members of the population that display favorable traits and selectively breed them. The resulting offspring are then subject to further rounds of selective breeding until the desired traits are optimized. Selective breeding (artificial selection) of both plants and animals has been practiced for thousands of years resulting in the domestic animal breeds and plant varieties used in agriculture today. For example, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, brussel sprouts, kale and kohlrabi were all derived from a wild mustard species by selective breeding that accentuated different parts of the plant. Another example of the power of this approach is the enormous range of characteristics among modern dog breeds.
When he proposed the theory of evolution by natural selection, Darwin did not know the basis for the variation within species that was at the heart of the mechanism. This came later through the discovery of the genetic basis of inheritance by Gregor Mendel and subsequent work on the molecular basis of genetic information and genetic variation. Our current understanding of the theory of evolution, known as the modern synthesis, combines Darwin's theory of natural selection with Mendelian genetics.
An important feature of natural selection is that it is an automatic process and thus does not require the human intervention needed by artificial selection. However, the fact that natural selection is automatic does not eliminate the possibility of influence by outside events or sources. The outcomes of evolution have been influenced by outside factors such as ice ages, continental drift and asteroid strikes leading to mass extinctions. The automatic nature of the process also doesn't rule out interventions or guidance by God. I'll have more to say about this latter point in a later post.
Evolution as an automatic process. One feature of evolution by natural selection that sometimes troubles Christians is that it is an automatic process and thus does not require the human intervention needed by artificial selection. However, the fact that natural selection is automatic doesn't eliminate the possibility of influence by outside events or sources. The outcomes of evolution have been influenced by outside factors such as ice ages, continental drift and asteroid strikes leading to mass extinctions. The automatic nature of the process also doesn't rule out interventions or guidance by God. I'll have more to say about this latter point in a later blog.
Empirical Method
What is a theory?
Over the last three blogs we have been talking about the theory of evolution by natural selection. But what exactly is a theory?
Science uses an empirical method that involves the interplay of experience with theory. Sources of experience include experiments, observations and measurements. A theory is a well-established model that explains the experience. The empirical approach is a human activity that requires human imagination and creativity both in developing the theory and devising ways of testing it.
Religion and Science: Historical and Contemporary Issues (Revised), Ian Barbour. Hymns Ancient & Modern Limited, 1998.
Criteria for evaluation of a theory. In his book Religion and Science: Historical and Contemporary Issues, Ian Barbour [1] outlined four criteria for assessing theories in normal scientific work.
Agreement with the data. This is the most important criterion. It does not prove the theory but substantial agreement with the data provides strong support for a theory. In the case of evolution the theory explains the diversity of life, origin of relationships between living creatures, the fossil record of life's history and the historical record in our genes (genetic fossils).
Coherence. A good theory must agree or be logically connected with other theories. Simplicity and internal agreement are also important. The theory of evolution is a simple, elegant explanation for the history and diversity of life that is fully in agreement with current theories of modern science – physics, chemistry, cosmology, geology and biology.
Scope. A good theory must be comprehensive in scope and able to unify disparate domains of knowledge. It must be supported by multiple kinds of evidence and be applicable to wide ranges of relevant variables. As we have seen the theory of evolution is supported by many different kinds of evidence. With regard to its comprehensive scope, Theodosius Dobzhansky, a devout Christian and one of the architects of modern evolutionary thinking famously said that "nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution."
Fertility. A good theory must serve as a framework for an ongoing research program. The theory of evolution provides the framework for modern research in anthropology, paleontology, geology, genetics and medicine.
What evolution is not. Evolution is not a fact. Evolution is a theory or model that explains scientific facts and data relating to natural history. All scientific models are tentative and are subject to change based on new experimental findings. Nevertheless they represent progress towards a true understanding of how nature works. As an example, picture the way that adjusting a pair of binoculars gradually brings a distant object into focus.
Evolution is not a hypothesis or educated guess. This is what people sometimes mean when they say that evolution is "just" a theory. A hypothesis is a supposition that appears to explain a set of phenomena and is advanced as a basis for further explanation. In contrast, based on the criteria discussed above, evolution is a well-established theory that explains the history of life on earth and the wider range of biological species both present and past.
Evolution is a scientific explanation for the history and diversity of life on earth. It is not a justification for atheism nor does it rule out God's providential guidance of a natural mechanism that he created. I'll have more to say about this in later posts.
In the last three posts, I have outlined evidence for the scientific view of the history of life on earth. I said that the theory of evolution is the dominant scientific paradigm, but that evolution is a loaded word that can mean different things to different people. There are four basic meanings:
change over time
a mechanism (natural selection)
a justification for atheism.
The first three meanings are scientific conclusions which I have discussed in these posts. The fourth is a metaphysical interpretation of the scientific findings which I will talk about in a later post. Confusion about scientific conclusions versus metaphysical interpretations is a source of tension between Christianity and science.
In The Mechanism of Creation – The View from Science, Pt. 1 I discussed evidence for three dimensions of evolutionary change over time: cosmic, chemical and biological. In The Mechanism of Creation – The View from Science, Part 2 I focused on the second meaning of evolution, common descent, which is the idea that all living things including humans have descended through modification over time from a common ancestor. I presented four types of evidence in support of common descent:
the common chemical and molecular basis of life
family relationships among living organisms
transition forms in the traditional fossil record
genetic fossils which provide a window into history of the living creatures and which can be used as markers to trace the family history of organisms.
Finally in the current post I discussed the third meaning of evolution, which is the mechanism that underlies the process of evolution. Evolution by natural selection is the mechanism that drives evolution and that explains the observations of change over time and common descent. I talked about the nature of a theory as a scientific model that explains a natural phenomenon as well as four criteria for evaluating theories. The theory of evolution satisfies all four criteria.
Looking ahead: In the next series of posts we are going to look at some questions that Christians have about evolution. The first one we will address is whether evolution really explains the origin of the diversity and complexity of life. We'll be looking at the case of Intelligent Design which argues that certain features of the universe and of living things are best explained by an intelligent cause, not an undirected process such as natural selection.
Questions for further reflection:
What was your concept of a theory? How did it agree/disagree with the scientific definition of a theory given above?
What does the word "science" mean to you? How has this post influenced your thinking about the nature of science?
What tensions do you feel about the idea of evolution by natural selection and its implications for natural history?
Science and Theology: An Introduction, John Polkinghorne. Fortress Press, 1998.
Suggestions for further reading:
Finding Darwin's God: A Scientist's Search for Common Ground between God and Evolution, Kenneth R. Miller. Harper Collins, 2007.
Creation or Evolution: Do We Have to Choose? Denis Alexander. Monarch, 2008.
The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief, Francis S. Collins. Free Press, 2007.
Science and Theology: An Introduction, John Polkinghorne. Fortress Press, 1998. The first chapter The Area of Interaction is a helpful resource about the nature and limitations of science.
Evolution Basics: An Introductory Course on Evolutionary Biology, This is a multipart series from The BioLogos Forum written by BioLogos Fellow Dennis Venema.
Talk Origins Archive, This Web site contains a collection of articles and essays about evolution. It is a good source if you want to delve more deeply into the scientific evidence for evolution.
Added by the editor: PDF with the titles and links to the posts in Tom Ingebritsen's Christianity and Science series. Yes, this was created to meet the requests of readers and will be updated. Your interest in and encouragement of this series is much appreciated.
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Throughout his career, Ian Barbour has been at the forefront of the dialogue between scientists and theologians. Trained as a physicist, with a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago (1950), and as a theologian, with a B.D. from Yale University (1956), Barbour has drawn on the philosophical insights of both disciplines to transcend their boundaries. As a professor of both physics and religion, Barbour's initial books depict the relationships between physical science and religion. For example, his broad-ranging overview Issues in Science and Religion (1966) and his classic Myths, Models and Paradigms (1974) focus on the language parallels between these disciplines. During the 1970s and 1980s, Barbour began to expand his focus to include technological and environmental themes; at that time, the field of STS emerged in response to increased concern over technology's societal impacts, especially regarding energy and the environment. During this period he published Technology, Environment, and Human Values (1980) and Energy and American Values (1982), as well as several edited collections of essays, including Earth Might Be Fair: Reflections on Ethics, Religion, and Ecology, (1971) and Western Man and Environmental Ethics (1972). All of the books focus on the need for an enhanced technological and environmental ethic. Recently, Barbour has continued to pursue these intertwined themes in his 1989-91 Gifford Lectures at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland, which were published as Religion in an Age of Science (1990) and Ethics in an Age of Technology (1993). Barbour serves as Winifred and Atherton Bean Professor Emeritus of Science, Technology, and Society at Carlton College. — From the Google Docs About Page for Religion and Science: Historical and Contemporary Issues (Revised). Accessed 2/8/2014. ↩
Tom Ingebritsen
I am a retired Iowa State University biology professor and part-time staff person with InterVarsity Graduate and Faculty Ministries. I am the husband of Denise, the father of Eric, Tracy and Isaac and the grandfather of Savannah and Emma.
Ron Cram commented on February 19, 2014 Reply
Thank you for this post. You obviously know your subject. As a Christian who talks to university students about Christ every week, I know students are particularly concerned with the idea that Christianity is not intellectually viable because it is anti-science. I love science and believe it actually provides strong support for the existence of God.
I wanted to ask your opinion on recent challenge to Darwinism from genomics. Before I get to that I want to remind readers of a little history of Darwinism.
Decades ago, new evidence caused Darwinism to be modified into a "new synthesis" and everyone called the new theory "neo-Darwinism." For some reason, people stopped using the term neo-Darwinism and went back to calling it Darwinism even though they still mean neo-Darwinism.
Now Eugene Koonin is calling for Darwinism to be modified again and he is suggesting the name "Darwinism in the Light of Genomics." His first paper can be found at http://nar.oxfordjournals.org/content/37/4/1011.full.pdf
The paper claims that genomics has disproven Darwin's theory of the "tree of life" and the "last universal common ancestor" or LUCA. Genomics proves there are hundreds of life forms that are unrelated to each other. Koonin claims we need to speak of the "forest of life."
I would like to know your opinion of Koonin's paper and his followup papers. They have been cited many times in the literature, but I don't see them discussed much in the context of science and faith. I think this is a lost opportunity.
As we know, naturalistic theories on the origin of life theories are not panning out. Koonin's paper makes the issue more difficult. Instead of having one miracle to explain (life from non-life), now the naturalists have many miracles to explain.
Tom Ingebritsen commented on February 21, 2014 Reply
Ron-
Thanks for your comments and the citation of the work by Eugene Koonin. As I pointed out above in this blog, evolution is a theory (model) that seeks to explain scientific facts and data relating to natural history. As with all scientific models the theory of evolution is subject to change in the light of new experimental findings. I also pointed out that changes in a theory generally represent progress towards a deeper understanding of what's going on.
In the case of evolution, as you pointed out, Darwin's original theory was modified as the result of the rediscovery early in the 20th Century of Mendel's work on genes and subsequent studies that revealed their molecular nature. The existence of genetic variants explained the origin of the variation of animal and plant characteristics that was at the heart of Darwinian evolution. This modified theory is known as the Modern Synthesis or neo-Darwinism. Far from disproving Darwin's theory, the Modern Synthesis greatly deepened our understanding of the process.
New findings that lead to the modification of a theory often come as a result of the development of new technologies. The development of DNA sequencing technologies, stimulated by the Human Genome Project, has revolutionized our understanding of genomes and their evolution. By genome, I mean the complete DNA complement of an organism. As of 2009 the collection of completely sequenced genomes included those from thousands of viruses, from about a 1000 prokaryotes (bacteria and archae) and from about 100 eukaryotes (organisms like animals and plants whose cells have membrane enclosed compartments such as the nucleus). In particular this work has opened up the micro-world of prokaryotes and viruses to evolutionary study.
What Eugene Koonin refers to as Evolutionary Biology in the Light of Genomics and Microbiology has not changed the understanding of common descent with modification as a central principle of evolutionary theory. In Table 1 of the paper you cited Koonin states that "Comparative genomics leaves no doubt of the common ancestry of cellular life." The genomic data are also consistent with some kind of Last Universal Common Ancestor or Ancestral State (see Fig. 1 and Table 1). The new information from the genomic work also has not eliminated natural selection as a foundational process in adaptive evolution especially in the case of animals and plants. What the work does show is that there are other processes that are important in the evolution of the diversity of organisms particularly in the case of prokaryotes and viruses.
Tom, thank you for the thoughtful reply. Since I use history and science to provide evidence for God's work in the world, it is important to me that I understand the science correctly.
I came across a paper where researchers analyzed mitochondrial DNA to show that Neanderthal mtDNA did not contribute to human mtDNA (see http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v404/n6777/pdf/404490a0.pdf). This is a pretty important finding in my view and I thought perhaps Koonin was saying something similar regarding other advanced life forms and the origin of life.
Perhaps you can answer another question for me. I understand life appeared on earth almost as soon as the planet cooled enough to be habitable. Do you consider the speed at which life appeared to be surprising given what we know about origin of life studies?
Andy Walsh commented on February 23, 2014 Reply
In reference to human and Neanderthal mitochondrial DNA, I gather what you find significant about the result you cite is that it indicates humans, as a group, are not descendants of Neanderthals (as a group). I think that's an accurate conclusion from the study, but it is also a confirmation of what was already understood to be the relationship between the two populations — that they share a common ancestor which was neither human nor Neanderthal.
Note that this finding must also be kept in mind with other findings about humans and Neanderthals, such as http://genetics.med.harvard.edu/reichlab/Reich_Lab/Press_files/2014_Sankararaman_Nature.pdf or http://www.sciencemag.org/content/early/2014/01/28/science.1245938.short (paywalled). Those recent papers report small portions of Neanderthal DNA in the genomes of present humans.
How do we reconcile these results with the paper you cited? First, the conclusion from these studies is that (some) present day humans have at least one Neanderthal in their lineage. This is not the same thing as the entire human population being descended from a purely Neanderthal population; instead it points to some amount of intermingling after humans and Neanderthals became distinct populations.
Second, mitochondrial DNA is only passed from mother to child. So in order to find evidence of the same kind of intermingling in the mitochondrial genome, we would have to find the living humans who have a purely matrilineal connection to a female Neanderthal, which seems exceedingly unlikely when sampling just a handful of living humans. Thus, to the best of my understanding, there are no contradictions between these various observations.
As for the question about the timing of the appearance of life relative to the earth's formation, I think it would be hard to assess a level of surprise without a complete model of abiogenesis. For example, if that cooling process helped to create the conditions necessary for abiogenesis, then the timing wouldn't be surprising at all.
In the interest of all of us understanding the science correctly, I wanted to follow up on the "forest of life" concept.
"Genomics proves there are hundreds of life forms that are unrelated to each other. Koonin claims we need to speak of the 'forest of life.'"
As I understand it, the "forest of life" concept does not come from a notion that there are living organisms which are unrelated, implying multiple abiogenesis events (which you seemed to be alluding to). Instead, it is a modification of the "tree of life" idea that is still consistent with a single abiogenesis event and, as Tom pointed out, a Last Universal Common Ancestor.
The original "tree of life" idea was to take the concept of a family tree, a record of which progeny go with which parents, and expand it to include every organism that ever lived. Such a tree is theoretically possible but practically infeasible; nevertheless, we can "zoom out" and get a sense of the larger limbs of that tree even if we can't draw every branch.
When we began to understand the mechanisms of genetics and genetic inheritance, the assumption was that all organisms get all of their genes from their parents. So if you traced the lineage of any individual gene, it would follow the contours of the family tree of organisms that we drew before, reflecting the passing of genes from parent to progeny.
More recently, we have begun to appreciate that there are more ways to get genes other than from your parent(s). Prokaryotes in particular have many options for sharing genes with their peers, either directly or via viruses. And even multicellular eukaryotes like humans can sometimes pass genes to | 5,332 |
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CMS Delays Again the 60-Day Repayment Rule
On February 17, 2015, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that it was delaying once again the final version of its 60-day repayment rule, which would implement Section 6402(a) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (new Section 1128(d) of the Social Security Act). Section 6402(a) requires a "person," i.e., a Medicare provider or supplier, to report and return any overpayments within 60 days of "identifying" the "overpayment" or the date any corresponding cost report is due, if applicable. CMS first published its proposed rule on February 16, 2012. The comment period ended in April 2012, and health care entities have been anxiously awaiting the release of the final version of the repayment rule. CMS noted that "the complexity of the rule and scope of comments warrants the extension of the timeline for publication." CMS's notification extends the deadline for publication of the final rule to February 16, 2016.
Health care providers had hoped that CMS's final rule would clarify ambiguities in the proposed rule. Under the proposed rule, it is unclear what information meets the level of "identifying" an overpayment. Providers also hoped that the final rule would contain a more favorable definition of the applicable look-back period. Currently, many providers use a four-year or six-year look-back period for calculating a potential overpayment. The proposed rule contains a 10-year look-back requirement, which could increase compliance responsibilities.
The only reported case addressing the 60-day repayment rule is United States ex rel. Kane v. HealthFirst, Inc. at al. (S.D.N.Y., No. 11-cv-2325 (ER), intervenor complaint filed July 27, 2014). In HealthFirst, an employee working in the revenue department of the entity managing several New York City hospitals was asked as part of an internal investigation to determine if an overpayment had occurred. In February 2011<|fim_middle|> that we do not attempt to cover all such developments. Rules of certain state supreme courts may consider this advertising and require us to advise you of such designation. Your comments are always welcome. © 2020 Dykema Gossett PLLC. | , the employee determined there were potentially 900 claims with overpayments in excess of $1 million and emailed his findings to his supervisors. However, no repayments were made within 60 days. On July 24, 2014, the United States, intervened in the qui tam or "whistleblower" suit that the employee had filed. The defendants have filed a motion to dismiss arguing, among other things, that the overpayments were not "identified" under the repayment statute on the date the employee sent his email to the administrators.
HealthFirst raises several relevant issues that could affect health care providers, including when payments are "identified" and the appropriate damages.
Dykema will continue to monitor developments in the HealthFirst matter and other developments relating to the 60-day repayment rule to advise its health care clients. For more information, please contact the co-authors of this alert, Jonathan Feld at 312-627-5680 (Chicago) or 202-906-8716 (Washington D.C.), or Wayne Creel at 312-627-5678, any of the attorneys listed on the left, or your relationship attorney.
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Cath Kidston buys<|fim_middle|> been delighted by the response of the Japanese staff to our decision to take full ownership of the stores."
By Hunter Ruthven
"My business came about by happy accident," says Cath Kidston
Tagged Expansion, Franchise, Global Sales, News, Retail, Vintage | up Japanese franchises to build out second-largest market
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Having previously been owned and operated by Sanei International, the entire store, online and wholesale business will be transferred to a wholly-owned subsidiary – Cath Kidston Japan.
The deal comes as sales in the Asian nation hit in excess of £23m, meaning it is now the biggest market for Cath Kidston outside of the UK. Home, childrensware and bags have reportedly driven growth in the last four years, with the business having first established itself in Japan in 2006. Sanei International had owned the franchise operation since 2011.
Cath Kidston began life as a single unit in London's Holland Park in 1993, set up by the entrepreneur who put her name to the business. Since then, it has expanded into 16 countries, with its first Middle East location opening in Saudi Arabia in January 2015. Speaking to Real Business back in 2009, Kidston revealed the decision to name the business after herself was done so that old clients, from her time working in a vintage curtain business, could find her in the phone book.
Explaining how the initial product line came along, she said: "I was planning to make wallpaper and furnishing fabrics with a sideline vintage shop.
"So I ordered lot of fabric from eastern Europe. It was meant to come by the yard, but as they also had a bedlinen factory, I asked the company if they would make some of the fabric into kids duvets. There was a misunderstanding and when the fabric arrived, it was all children's duvets and pillow cases. To salvage stock I started making stock aprons and tea towels."
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Kenny Wilson, CEO of Cath Kidston, commented: "Japan is our biggest market outside the UK and a key part of our strategy to globalise the brand.
"During 2016 we will celebrate our tenth anniversary since opening the first store in Tokyo and we see real opportunitIes to grow the brand even further across Asia."
Cath Kidston's most recent set of financial figures, covering the year to date 30 March 2014, revealed increased sales of 10 per cent to £116m and EBITDA up 19 per cent to £25m. Outside of the UK, international retail stales grew 37 per cent to £46m.
Wilson described the deal as a "unique opportunity" to take full control of the Japanese business, and added Sanei International had been a "trusted" franchise partner helping to grow the store count to 30.
"Our desire to buy, and Sanei's decision to sell back the business, fitted perfectly with each other's strategy," he added. "We are grateful to the Sanei management team in developing the business over the last four years. We have | 668 |
Are you the kind of person the hankers over creating things - maybe its your own music, video games or movies. In the past only professionals had access to the equipment to do that. Computer technology changed that - now just about<|fim_middle|>.
Want a go at designing a mediascape yourself? You can download our authoring software, designed with Hewlett Packard Laboratories and Futurelab, from www.createascape.org.uk. The software has been designed especially for school students. You might even be able to persuade your teachers to turn it into a fun lesson as there are ideas for them too! | anyone can set up their own bedroom recording studio, shoot their own movies, or write their own software - if they have the creativity and perseverance to do it.
Things have moved on though. Mediascapes are the future: not just creating digital worlds but mixing the Virtual and the Real into one and already you can join in.
Professor Nigel Smart, Head of the Department of Computer Science at the University of Bristol tells us more.
The Bristol University team, involving Kirsten Cater and Mike Fraser, that have been developing the idea of Mediascapes have decided to help anyone (artists, architects, poets, the elderly, school students and so on) create their own mediascapes, rather than only researchers authoring the experiences.
To try out their authoring software and explore the ideas, our most recent workshop was with a group of pupils from Nailsea School in North Somerset. Nailsea are soon to get a new state-of-the-art school costing several million pounds. Our team took our mediascape software along and set the pupils the task of demonstrating what designs and facilities they would like to see in their new school actually in the space it would be built.
Over 12 sessions, we introduced them to the idea of mediascapes and the authoring software they would be using. They also discussed the different people ('stakeholders') who had a stake in the way the school turned out (e.g. builders, visitors, teachers, students, etc) and what designs and facilities they would like to see in their new school.
They then created their own mediascape to get across the opinions and designs for a particular stakeholder from those identified.
The idea was to see how the pupils would use the software and think about the content and context of the information they were choosing and delivering using their mediascape. It was important to the school to engage its own pupils in what the design of a new school should offer. The mediascapes helped the pupils to show the planners and the school leaders their thoughts and opinions on what the new school should be like by demonstrating different designs on-site | 427 |
I've done a few webdevelopment projects for clients, including for multi-million pound SME's. Although more challenging, both myself and the client were usually very clear on objectives and implementation from the start.
However, recently I took on a project that looked simple to do, but turned into a complete nightmare. Objectives and implementation suffered from miscommunication from the start.
And it's my responsibility in representing my company to be sure that miscommunication does not occur. If it does, it is myself at fault, not the client's. And therefore my job to correct.
I recently undertook to rebuild a client's website on a much more search-engine friendly platform.
I was told the site had around 500 pages.
My error was not checking this.
Sure, his site was poorly indexed by Google, but once I had FTP access I should have clarified just how many files were on the site.
Especially as the client site actually had almost 800 pages.
Here I made the mistake of misunderstanding the size of the project, and hence the work involved, and it seriously undercut my margins because of this.
The client informed me that the existing site was built on include statements in ASP, and wished to maintain the flexibility it offered.
I've built sites with include statements in PHP. I've also used a simple CMS as a publishing platform. I thought this site would benefit from a combination of both, though I'd never done both together.
A lot harder than I ever imagined.
The result was having to work until midnight two days running, fixing issue after issue – because both approaches were inherently incompatible without extensive workarounds. I frequently had to solve various issues laterally as they came up.
Ultimately, I misunderstood the complexity of the approach I had decided on.
I learned early on that the client didn't simply want their site importing from a search engine unfriendly platform to a fully search engine friendly platform, all with bells and whistles on top, such as XML & RSS etc.
They were looking to make changes and updates to the site layout while the project was being carried out.
At first I was happy to oblige on edits, but as the suggested changes kept coming in, I realised that either we continued as originally agreed, and complete the website with agreed changes on an agreed schedule – or else take time out to apply repeated changes that would delay the project indefinitely.
I soon had to politely make it clear to the client that I was working on the changes paid for, and that further changes would have to be costed for after the project was completed.
Here the big lesson was to work on one thing at a time - and that meant working on the agreed changes before applying new ones.
Because I misunderstood the size and complexity of the project, I offered to charge a nominal fee for the overall project.
The result is that for the extensive time<|fim_middle|> a project before, but I was seriously tempted to drop this one and simply refund the client their money.
I didn't because I felt I had to accept that I should have ensured there were no misunderstandings from the start, and therefore completing the site was a matter of professionalism.
Point is, I've learned to be clearer from this experience that not only can some projects be more demanding than expected, but also some clients can also be more demanding than expected.
And that it does nobody any good to try and do too much for too little. That's not running a business – that's running yourself into the ground. | involved, I ended up working for peanuts.
As before, I had to take the burden of misunderstanding the project from the beginning – but for further changes to the site after completion I made sure I charged on a per-item basis.
This way the client was properly aware of the value and cost involved, especially where small text changes were requested that otherwise really were not required.
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Qualitative research on a new soft drink- 'Rio' for Charles Baker, Black & Gross Ltd.
This research was specifically designed to assist decision-making as to the positioning and treatment of the product in themarket. Information was also sought on consumer imagery of Rioin an absolute and comparative sense, and the significance of...
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, C. (1973a, March 11). Qualitative research on a new soft drink- 'Rio' for Charles Baker, Black & Gross Ltd.. ANA - ESOMAR. Retrieved January 29, 2023, from
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A case history of TvTimes
It is my intention to review the editorial research carried out for TVTimes since 1968, and to attempt to assess how and where it contributed to the development of the magazine. In the six years of its life, TvTimes has changed in many ways and of...
Catalogue: Seminar 1974: Editorial Research In The Publishing Industry
Author: Alwyn Wise
Editorial Research
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This paper introduces and reviews the concept of consumer cognitive styles as a new basis for segmenting markets. Using empirical data from members of the National Family Opinion Mail Panel, the authors show that consumers varying in cognitive...
Catalogue: ESOMAR Congress 1980: Taking Stock
Authors: Christian Pinson, Naresh K. Malhotra, Arun K. Jain
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https://ana.esomar.org/documents/cognitive-styles | the paper is to show the common points in the segmentation of young consumers (0-25 years old), who have different back grounds (family, school, consumption, media...). Some attitudes and behaviours between the youngers are influenced by...
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Life style applications to bank customers
After scientific institutions, publicity media and mass products advertisers, banks are wondering now about the usefulness of life style in their everyday activities. As to Crédit Agricole, its marketing research was devoted to the development of...
Catalogue: EFMA/ESOMAR Seminar 1982: How Research Can Help Financial Organisations Communicate Internally And Externally
Authors: Anne Pugnet, Jean-Claude Coutin
Pugnet and Coutin (1982a, June 15). Life style applications to bank customers. ANA - ESOMAR. Retrieved January 29, 2023, from
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Building up and putting into use a cultural patterns monitor in the Lebanon
Conducting research in the Arab World faces difficulties and obstacles. Sometimes they are close to those encountered by the practice of research in the Western World. Some other times they are of a quite different nature. This is why adapting and...
Catalogue: Seminar 1987: Research In Arab Countries
Authors: Joseph Khoury, Ketty Barrett
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Steering healthier lifestyles
This case study takes place amidst a familiar backdrop sector funding cuts driving service reform. In this instance, this meant the proposed integration of separate behaviour change support services- for smoking, excessive alcohol consumption,...
Catalogue: Global Qualitative 2016: The Business Value of Intelligent Stories
Authors: Rachel Abbott, Eimear MacGarty
Company: The Behavioural Architects
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Every generation writes their own story. Up-close and personal with GenerationZ! Winning young consumers when they have reached legal drinking age is of highest priority for AB-InBev. In order to predict what the future of marketing could look like,...
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A radical approach to life style research in the definition of new publications and mass communication
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Supported by a European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant, Queen Mary researcher, Dr Tessa Baker, is aiming to develop new statistical techniques to identify how the laws of gravity governing the universe are different to those on earth.
Dr Tessa Baker's research aims to test the laws of gravity and identify what's missing.
When Einstein's General Theory of Relativity was first applied to cosmology, it suggested that the rate of expansion of the universe should be slowing. But while we know the theory works well on Earth, a breakthrough in 1999 showed the expansion rate of the universe is actually speeding up – opposite to the prediction of Einstein's<|fim_middle|> laws of gravity shape the universe.
However, it is still impossible to identify which galaxy the gravitational waves originate from, and this means that researchers are missing a valuable piece of the data needed to test their theories.
I'm really excited about the potential of this new technique to help us use data to reveal more about gravity and the expansion rate of the universe.
Dr Baker's research aims to address this by combining new statistical techniques with computing power to predict which galaxy the gravitational waves originate in, developing a method called Statistical Host identification.
"We are rapidly becoming better able to detect gravitational waves and are capturing more and more information. This will only increase when new ground-based and space-based detectors such as the Einstein Telescope and LISA come online. I'm really excited about the potential of this new technique to help us use data to reveal more about gravity and the expansion rate of the universe."
EU-funded research and Innovation at Queen Mary
Dr Baker's project 'Statistical Host Identification As a Test of Dark Energy — SHADE' (GA 949572) is funded by a 2020 ERC Starting Grant of €1,497,672. Find out more about Dr Baker's research.
Queen Mary has a strong track record in EU Research and Innovation funding and is ranked 21st amongst UK Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) for Horizon 2020 awards. To date, we have received over €67m Horizon 2020 funding involving more than 160 projects. We are ranked 14th in the UK HEI rankings for Starting Grants and 22nd across the three investigator-led schemes.
We recognise the importance and value of our European collaborations for Queen Mary's world-class research activity and are keen to engage with existing and new European partners and networks.
Contact our Queen Mary EU Unit at jrmo-helpdesk-eu@qmul.ac.uk to discuss opportunties to collaborate with us.
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Supported by a 2020 European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant, Dr Baker aims to test the laws of gravity and identify what's missing. "Gravity is one of most important laws of nature," explains Dr Baker. "But there is still a lot we don't know about it, and a lot that doesn't make sense."
A first step towards this occurred in 2015, when the LIGO experiment detected gravitational waves: ripples in 'spacetime' caused by super-energetic events, in this case the collision of two black holes. These waves enable researchers to directly detect objects and events that can't be seen with normal telescopes, opening up new frontiers for exploring how the | 149 |
A lady in VBS had a migraine on Monday. She was in so much pain she was afraid that she was going to get sick. A man, who is a Young Living member, saw her and said, "You need PanAway. That knocks out my wife's migr<|fim_middle|> and that the migraine has not returned. What a blessing! She can't wait to get the delivery of her new oils.
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What a super idea! I happened to have an unopened bottle if can you believe that, and explained to her how to use it. Within 20 minutes she was crying for joy on my shoulder because the pain had eased so dramatically.
She took the bottle home, applied it once more and no more migraine.
Tuesday I had a new member signing up with a Start Living with Everyday Olis Kit and a 15ml bottle of PanAway! These amazing oils sell themselves.
Today is Wednesday and she came in raving that she still feels amazing | 114 |
I have been spending too much time eyeing Christmas trees.
Driving past my neighbor's homes, envying the full, lush, tall greenery I see through their window, with color-coordinated trimmings glistening in the 1000+ Candlelight Clear LED lights. They look so, so….perfect.
We have been buying real Christmas trees every year since we were married 17 years ago. I grew up with real Christmas trees, and for decades now, I have been insistent that the only Christmas tree worth having was one that smelled like Spruce.
Now, don't get the wrong idea…we are not tromping through mountain forests with saw and sled. More like tromping through the J&T Christmas Trees parking lot with Honda Odyssey and 5 hyper children in tow. But, we are beginning to feel like Tannenbaum purists with all the perfect, artificial trees in the windows.
After dragging in the 10 foot beauty we picked at the lot, and managing to get it lined up straight in our tree-stand, we realized that what seemed like some manageable gaps between boughs in the parking<|fim_middle|> on, how great is the smell of freshly-cut pine? Don't they have candles for that nowadays?
And maybe I could purchase one of those tree-trimming kits, with perfectly coordinated matching balls and icicles?
A perfectly elegant centerpiece that won't shed, won't dry out, won't die. I will just do the work, get it done, and then it will be perfect for me to sit back and admire.
I have been working recovery from betrayal trauma for almost 5 years. My life is vastly different than the rock bottom hell I was living in when I started. But, you know, it still kind of feels like my Christmas tree. Sometimes it's easy to step back and think, "My life doesn't look like everybody else's…not so polished, not so perfect." I still occasionally feel trauma reach up and grab me and I can't say I know anything about anything for sure. The ornaments on my life aren't all matching and shiny and color-coordinated. Some are downright ugly, and some are so sad and heartbreaking they still make me want to cry. And some are so profoundly beautiful that I can't even put them into words.
My life needs watering too…all the time…incessantly!! You'd think it would reach a point where that tree wasn't sucking up so much dang water, but nope, it's still true…if I skip a couple days of watering (Steps 1,2,3, 11), I'm dry as a bone and needles start dropping off everywhere. And then I've got to get out the dang vacuum and clean up the mess I'm making again (Steps 4-10).
Yep, I am just like my Christmas tree. And you know what, once I get over my neighbor fake-tree-envy, I'm glad.
I am not perfect. I am not one-and-done, I am not "recovered." I am a beautiful, imperfect, always-changing, always-thirsty, work in progress, made up of a million moments and memories, strengths and weaknesses, and always, always…unlimited, mind-blowing potential.
The Christmas Tree is supposed to be a symbol of everlasting life. Everlasting life. To me, that means always growing, always changing.
Sometimes, for me, I have found that growing…moving forward…has felt at first like moving back. Even like being buried.
So this Christmas, I am going to try to do a better job of loving my real, imperfect, less-than-elegant tree. I am going to do a better job of cherishing each memory, and embracing each gap.
I choose to put up a REAL tree in my house, not a perfect one. And I believe the secret to everlasting life may just be in finding the beauty in that.
THIS. This is just beautiful.
I loved that. I feel the same. Even being in recovery for over 5 years you would think it would be all perfect and polished. But today I am a new beginner in recovery.
Appreciate you reminding me of that wonderful quote about having been planted. | lot had morphed into huge gashes in our living room. We resorted to trimming off bottom branches and trying to stuff them in between the empty spaces. Would anyone notice?
It only took another 3 hours to wind on 11 strands of lights. Once those were finally on, we began trimming the tree with ornaments…a lifetime of mismatched memories.
From my Baby's First Christmas (1981), to paper-trees with kids' school pictures glued onto them. Disney World ears. Soccer balls. Dance shoes. Family pictures. Toddlers on Santa's lap. Cinderella at the ball. Those weird styrofoam shapes they paint in preschool and staple on a string.
I tried to add some type of theme with a sparkly gold ribbon wrapped around all 9.5 feet of ornamented arms, and a dozen or so golden balls on the few empty branches we had left.
By the end of the night, we were all exhausted, I had filled 2 vaccuum canisters with pine needles and dirt, and we had blown one of the fuses on the string of lights. After another hour or so of messing with fuses and bulbs, we had our tree.
But, I have to admit there was a tug inside of me. It didn't look like my neighbor's trees. It wasn't so polished, so perfect. It didn't have the same elegant glow. I found myself back online browsing artificial Christmas trees. Wouldn't it be nice to just buy one that looked perfect when you took it out of the box? That you could just hook together and plug in, lights already included? One that wouldn't need to be watered every morning, one whose needles wouldn't sag by Christmas Day? One that wouldn't fill my vacuum canister for weeks on end? I mean, come | 373 |
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Five windows and a front door removed and replaced with new materials. An excellent team job carried out with care and conscientiousness. Towards the end of the work the trader noticed a very small fault and they would not let it rest. They made sure a new door was fitted. They went above and beyond. Very satisfied with this work.
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Interview by Moxie Sozo
Chris Lefteri
The Future of Product Innovation
It has been said that our material possessions define who we are, and I suppose that's true to an extent. But have you ever considered what your stuff is made of and what happens to it after you dispose of it? Thankfully, there are now a lot of industrial designers out there who take this into consideration when they design products. One such person leading the charge is Chris Lefteri, a leading authority on materials and application of materials in design.
Industrial Designer, Author, Teacher
After studying industrial design at the Royal College of Art in London, his interest in materials kind of turned into an obsession. He studied and began writing about the materials we use in everyday products and, in essence, turned himself into an expert on the topic. Lefteri is the author of eight books on design and material innovation, most notably the Materials for Design series, which examines different qualities and features of materials.
At his studio, Chris Lefteri Design, he designs products and advises clients on the best practices in regards to materials for their offerings so they can make the most informed choices in regards to how their products are made. The studio works with clients in several industries including automotive, packaging, sports, furniture, consumer electronics, and fashion.
Lefteri is a senior lecturer at Central Saint Martin's College of Art and Design, and he conducts workshops at his Materials Design Lab, where he introduces participants to a range of materials and the ways they can be used.
How did you become such an expert in materials?
When I was as student at the Royal College of Art, I was always interested in the emotive value of products and how you could change the way people reacted to a product through simply changing the materials that make up the product. I was mainly interested in how this could be achieved through simple forms and gestures, and a user having a relationship with an object in the way that you use it—how this can change the way that you feel about the object. It was only when I left college, that I started to think about how no one had really approached the subject of the role of materials in design. It was curiosity that made me into a materials designer, and it was only through embarking on the process of writing a book that I became, to a small degree, an expert.
What is your favorite material to work with and why?
I don't really have a favorite material. Most materials can offer surprises when you work with them. In a way, it's the simplest materials that are the most fascinating and the materials that are the most accessible to work with. The materials that don't really need machines, but can be crafted by hand. When I am running a workshop I often ask participants what their favorite material memory from childhood is, and the answers that come up most often are those materials that could be manipulated by hand. The materials that empowered children to craft, or to draw, or to just play. Things like wood or chalk being used to draw on the pavement or plasticine.
One material that I tend to show at all my workshops is one that was developed by designer Sarat Babu, which is not really a material, but is my favorite use of a material. It shows what happens when you take fairly common materials and do something new with them. You can see a video here.
Here are some images of a project that I ran with design students in Singapore based on crafting a simple material. Each student was given the same wooden rice spoon and asked to remove as much material as possible (the spoon had to still be strong enough to pick up sticky cooked rice), and then tell a story of what led them to this shape.
Do you tend to specify natural materials over synthetic materials for certain products?
We don't break down materials into these headings. Because something is natural doesn't mean it is better.
For sure the material family that is seeing the biggest explosion in innovation are those materials that are making use of the waste from natural materials used in industry. One of the most fascinating for me is a plastic that is made from chicken feathers—the by-product of the food industry. Six million chickens are killed every single day for food in the USA alone.
Another innovation is from designer Alkesh Parmar who used the peel from the production of orange juice to create a new plastic. On a more technical level Fiorenzo Omenetto is looking at taking the optical properties of silk—which makes it shimmer—and using this as data storage.
In terms of how often we get to use these materials, it's very rare. Even new bio-based materials that are widely available are hard to come by in a product. I wish I could say that our clients request more sustainable materials, but I'm afraid they don't. Many large corporations are still totally driven by cost and consumer demands. If more consumers demanded more sustainable materials clients would use them.
What kind of testing do you do at your studio?
We tend to test materials by prodding them, by hitting them, by squeezing them, by holding them up to light or stretching them. By doing this we can really find out quite a lot about what the potential application might be and the value for a user. We also test materials by taking innovations in processing and applying those to existing materials.
It's often a misconception that innovation can only come from a new material, when new is often born out of processing a material in a new way.
Another rule that we follow for creating new materials is to put existing materials into a totally different application. For example, taking a material from the medical industry and finding a use for it in some wearable tech
What do you find is the biggest challenge/barrier for product designers when<|fim_middle|> The Art of Design," which features eight extraordinary...
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John Fluevog: Designing Unique Soles for More Than Four Decades
John Fluevog has been crafting high quality, funky shoes for more than 46 years,... | it comes to working with clients, in terms of the materials they specify?
The biggest challenge for designers in using new materials is to find the right suppliers, and to convince their clients in large corporations to buy into why they should do that bit of extra work to specify the new material. Overcoming the idea that it's going to be a headache for supply chain, for procurement or engineers, and more work than just sticking with materials they already know.
Here's a room diffuser that I designed for BASF last year for the home of the future. In the past homes were designed around function. The traditional fireplace was the center-piece and social focus of the room in addition to providing an element essential to survival.
Our future homes will be a place where well-being and health monitoring have moved from the wrist to become a product that is as important in the home as the fireplace was to our evolution, from function to emotional well-being.
The product is centered around the user's well-being and responds to an individual's emotional needs, deriving an element of awareness of their emotions and responding through mood lighting, aromas, and time. Using a combination of facial recognition software and touch recognition technology, the diffuser tells how the user feels and creates lighting and aromas to respond to the user's emotional needs.
Are the best materials the most expensive?
It depends what you mean by best. But, as a rule absolutely not. It's not really about the material, it's how the material is used. Some of the biggest innovations come from the simplest materials that have been developed into a product through being processed in a totally new way.
What, in your opinion, is the worst material on the planet and why?
The one that takes the longest to produce and is used in a product with the shortest lifespan before it is discarded.
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Su Mathews Hale: on Empowering Women in Design
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Scott Dadich: The Making of the Netflix series, "Abstract: The Art of Design"
If you haven't yet watched "Abstract: | 449 |
Art comes off the walls of the Helen Day Art Center's East Gallery this month with an exhibit that is anything but stationary. "In No Time: A Retrospective of Ideas in the Choreography of Polly Motley" is a largely improvised dance, video, sound and set installation that will develop in twice-weekly performances from September 19 through October 19. It will be open for<|fim_middle|>ley points out, everything is improvised: not just the dancers' movements, but the sound and video, as well (though some pieces have predetermined structure in the form of scores or set elements, such as a ladder).
"The video and the sound artists have a set batch of information from which they draw, but how they put it together is different every time," Motley explains. "There are various kinds of collected acoustic and electric sounds that the sound guy will draw from, so he's not walking in with nothing, and Molly has images. But she's organizing those based on what's happening in the moment — whether the dance is vigorous or quiet, what the sound guy is doing. The people are all listening to each other and paying attention to each other and responding to each other."
Though "In No Time" is subtitled "A Retrospective of Ideas," Motley insists that the piece is an ever-evolving and forward-moving creative process, not a look back.
"I feel like the retrospective has already happened as a result of preparing for this," she says. "And now I'm clearer about what the ideas have been, and we're making new work based on it."
The original print version of this article was headlined "Dancer Polly Motley Takes Up Residence at Helen Day Art Center" | public viewing during normal gallery hours.
"It's the first time we're bringing performance into the gallery as installation, as a normal, exhibition-length show," says curator Rachel Moore. "It's a new perspective.
"It's not that it hasn't been done before," she adds, noting a general trend of performance-based installation. Motley herself has danced through Helen Day's grounds — and on its rooftops — in past events. "But it is not usual to have a performer occupy the gallery for a monthlong exhibition," Moore says. "It's fresh and current, and the way Polly does it is different."
"Different" and "not usual" are certainly words one could use to describe Polly Motley's art. The critically acclaimed contemporary dancer and choreographer, now 64, has been dancing since she was 4; she studied classical ballet and jazz dance throughout her childhood. But by age 15, Motley recalls, she knew her heart was in contemporary and experimental dance.
"I was trained in some very classical and formal disciplines," she says. "But then, in the late '60s, early '70s, feminism was happening, the world was changing, and along with it came radical forms of performance and installation art and video art. So the work I do now is as influenced by various genres of performance and video and installation art as by [classical dance]."
On one occasion, for example, Motley and her collaborators took over the River Arts Center in Morrisville with a three-hour piece titled "Critical State." Movement artists simultaneously performed in different rooms; sound, lighting and sets were highly stylized; and video monitors captured, and distorted, all the action.
"Everything I do these days is collaborative," Motley says. Since moving to Vermont in the early 1990s, she's formed tight artistic bonds. On the program of "In No Time" are longtime friends and collaborators including Vermont dancers Paul Besaw and Willow Wonder, composers Sean Clute and John King and video artist Molly Davies, who is Motley's life partner.
Something similar to "Critical State" will unfold in the East Gallery over the next four weeks, but it's hard to say exactly what. For one thing, Mot | 459 |
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If you've complained to your agent or operator and you're not satisfied with their response, find out if they're a member of a trade association. Trade association members have arbitration procedures for customer complaints.
The two main trade associations in the UK are the Association of Independent Tour Operators (AITO) and the Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA). The Irish Travel Agents Associations (ITAA) covers the Republic of Ireland.
Both the Association of Independent Tour Operators (AITO) and the Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA) offer an independent dispute settlement service. This involves having a third party attempting to mediate quickly in difficult disputes. | in the Republic | 3 |
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Saturday and Sunday provided the full complement of ten games in the Premier League, and surprisingly enough, away team continued to rule the roost as there were only three home wins. Leaders Manchester City continued their title charge, while other challengers fell by the wayside.
Impressive home wins for Swansea City and Southampton saw them rise the highest in the table; the Swans moving four places up to fourth while the Saints' 3-0 win over Norwich City saw them jump nine places into tenth after their slow start to the campaign. Here is a look at the five talking points from gameweek 4.
1. Newcastle's Physical Game; Arsenal's Striking Woes
Newcastle failed in their bid to register their<|fim_middle|> an alternate attacking option clearly points to Van Gaal's lack of conviction.
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Next article Chelsea open talks to sign 26-year-old Senegal defender | first league win of the season as they suffered their first home defeat of the Steve McClaren era. The Magpies were overly physical from the off, clocking up three yellow cards and a red card for Aleksandar Mitrovic before the half hour mark.
In total, they had six players booked and as for Mitrovic, it couldn't have been worse for a start of his Premier League career. The Serbian collected his third card in four games, stamping his mark on Francis Coquelin as well as on English football.
That was only one side of the coin though, as Arsenal themselves struggled to translate game control and possession into goals. Manager Arsene Wenger stated with Theo Walcott for a change, and the England international seemed to compound the Gunners' inadequacies in front of goal.
Walcott missed a number of presentable chances to score his first goal, while Olivier Giroud also missed a glorious chance late into the game. With tomorrow's deadline day looming, will Wenger make a splash to prize away a proper goalscorer? Or will the status quo remain intact?
2. Pardew Inflicts Another Loss On Mourinho As Chelsea Falter Yet Again
Alan Pardew has turned into a proper nemesis for Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho. The Crystal Palace boss is now the holder of the record of most wins against the Portuguese. Not a bad statistic to shout about, Pardew's Palace climbed up to second place behind Manchester City with their second away win of the season.
The table makes for a bad reading for Mourinho's defending champions, who are down in the dumps and have collected only four points from a possible 12, a damning statistic for the champions who have yet to figure out a way to stop leaking goals. They have now conceded nine goals in four outings, which could lead to some interesting knee-jerk reactions.
The Blues' summer long pursuit of Everton's John Stones seems to have hit a roadblock, and with the window closing in a little over 24 hours, it will be time for some massive decision-making from Mourinho and co. Incidentally, it was Mourinho's 100th home league game, and only his second defeat.
3. Liverpool's Work In Progress Hits A Snag As West Ham Offer A Lesson In Defending
Liverpool's supposedly easy home tie against West Ham provided a stark reminder to Brendan Rodgers that the Reds are not fully functional in their new-look attack. Although defensive mistakes in the first half allowed the Hammers to take advantage, Liverpool were painfully lacking in creativity in the final third.
Only one shot on target tells a story, and star man Philippe Coutinho's sending off did not help matters either. As much as the Reds were good in last weekend's draw against Arsenal, they lacked conviction against a West Ham side who parked the bus after taking an early lead and played effective counter attacking football.
It was a lesson in defending for Rodgers' Reds, as West Ham easily nullified the threat posed by striker Christian Benteke, who fed on scraps all afternoon. Slaven Bilic's side cut all passing options for Liverpool through the middle, and restricted them to potshots from range and crossed balls from wide areas.
4. Manchester City In Cruise Control
Cruise control would be a flattering term to use at this stage of the season with barely a month having passed, but it wouldn't be an understatement for a Manchester City side who remain the only team in the top flight to boast a 100 percent record so far. They are yet to concede, and set a club record of winning ten games in a row.
Watford were expectedly blunt, and although they did well to keep the Sky Blues from scoring in the first half, their loss against a strong City unit looked inevitable long before kick off. There was an interesting tactical switch from City manager Manuel Pellegrini which opened the floodgates in the second half.
Pellegrini took off right winger Jesus Navas at the break and allowed summer signing Raheem Sterling to play centrally on the shoulders of the Watford rear guard. This increased presence in support of Sergio Aguero up front saw Sterling score his first goal in sky blue colours and with Kevin De Bruyne signed, things couldn't be rosier.
5. Monk's Swansea Show Their Class In Comeback Win
Swansea's impressive start to the season continued against Manchester United as Garry Monk yet again got the better of Louis van Gaal at the Liberty Stadium. The Red Devils, like Liverpool, conceded their first goals of the season, but it was the fluidity of Swansea's attacks which caught the eye.
Swansea even changed their shape in the second half to morph into a diamond midfield to hoodwink their opponents, who were characteristically off-coloured up front. Ander Herrera, who had a fine night midweek against Club Brugge in the Champions League playoffs, had a difficult time in south west Wales, so did captain Wayne Rooney, who was back to firing blanks after his European hat-trick.
With the international break set to provide a break from the weekly activities of the Premier League, it is time now for Van Gaal to address the issues. Manchester United looked desperately short of attacking ammunition, and bringing on a midfielder in Marouane Fellaini as | 1,082 |
By Kris Valencia · On March 17, 2015 July 27, 2018 · in Communities<|fim_middle|>880, prospectors named Joe Juneau and Dick Harris, guided by Tlingit Chief Kowee, found gold in a local creek. Juneau quickly boomed into a gold rush town as claims and mines sprang up in the area, including the biggest—Treadwell and the Alaska–Juneau (A–J) mines. In 1900, Alaska's capital was moved from Sitka to Juneau. Today, Juneau's skyline is dominated by several government buildings, including the Federal Building (1962), the massive State Office Building (1974), the State Court Building (1975) and the older brick and marble-columned Capitol Building (1931).
Juneau, nestled at the foot of Mount Juneau, is often called "a little San Francisco." The residential community of Douglas, on Douglas Island, is south of Juneau and connected by a bridge. Neighboring residential areas around the airport, Mendenhall Valley and Auke Bay lie north of Juneau on the mainland.
Juneau has lodging options that include hotels and motels, bed and breakfasts and an international hostel and offers a wide variety of dining spots and plenty of shopping. Watch for sidewalk food vendors downtown in summer.
Juneau also has 2 craft breweries. The Alaskan Brewing Company is located at 5429 Shaune Dr. and second brewery, Barnaby Brewing, is located at 206 N. Franklin St.
There are full-service campsites at the Spruce Meadow RV Park and there are 2 USFS campgrounds north of Juneau accessible from the Glacier Highway/Juneau Veterans' Memorial Highway: Mendenhall Lake Campground and Auke Village Campground.
Take a walking tour of Juneau; maps available at the Visitor Center.
Take the Goldbelt Mount Roberts Tramway, one of Juneau's top attractions, to the 1,800-foot level of Mount Roberts. Observation platform with panoramic view of the city, harbor and surrounding mountains. The mountaintop complex includes a theater, restaurant, bar, gift shop, and access to alpine walking trails.
Stop by the Alaskan Brewing Company, famous for its flagship beer, Alaskan Amber, and other award-winning brews throughout Alaska and West Coast. Its retail store is downtown at the Alaska Brewing Depot and offers clothing and gourmet items.
Visit Juneau's must-see attraction—Tracy Arm—a spectacularly scenic fjord located 50 miles southeast of the city. Cruise tours offer an up-close look at mountains, wildlife, icebergs and tidewater glaciers. Go to Adventure Bound Alaska for information and reservations.
Juneau–Douglas City Museum exhibits history and culture of the Juneau-Douglas area. For museum hours and admission fees, visit www.juneau.org/library/museum or phone (907) 586-3572. The City Museum is a Blue Star Museum: No admission charge for active-duty military and their families between Memorial Day and Labor Day.
Alaska State Museumhas been a major cultural highlight of Juneau for more than 100 years. Located in the Father Andrew P. Kashevaroff Building at 395 Whittier St., along with the Alaska State Library and Alaska State Archives, it features superbly curated exhibits on Native culture, maritime history, WWII, Russian America and more. Open daily May through September, and Tuesday–Saturday during the winter.
St. Nicholas Orthodox Church, a tiny structure built in 1894, is now the oldest original Russian Orthodox church in southeast Alaska.
Visit the DIPAC's Macaulay Salmon Hatchery and visitor center that features more than 100 different local marine species in touch tanks and saltwater aquariums. Open daily in summer, by appointment in the winter. Located at 2697 Channel Dr., about 4 miles from downtown.
Visit the historic home of Alaska's Judge James Wickersham, first judge of the Third Judicial District of Alaska.
Tour the Governor's Mansion, home to Alaska's chief executives since it was completed in 1913.
Glacier Gardens Rainforest Adventure is a popular attraction in Juneau. What was once a landslide-scarred hillside has been transformed into a fantastic garden featuring hundreds of plants.
Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center is located about 13 miles from downtown Juneau. See spectacular Mendenhall Glacier, explore short trails to a salmon stream and out to Nugget falls, join a guided hike, or tour the visitor center. |
Juneau is located on Gastineau Channel in Southeast Alaska, and is accessible only by boat or plane. Juneau is 2 hours from Seattle by air; 1-1/2 hours from Anchorage by air; it is on the mainline ferry schedule for the Alaska Marine Highway System and has regularly scheduled trips to Haines and Skagway.
Visitor Information: Juneau Convention & Visitors Bureau, 101 Egan Dr., phone 907-586-2201 or 888-581-2201; email.
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A planet (from the Greek "planetes" or "wanderers") is a body of considerable mass that orbits a star and that doesn't produce energy through nuclear fusion. Prior to the 1990s only nine were known (all of them in our own Solar system). As of the end of 2002 over 100 are known, with all of the new discoveries being extrasolar planets.
Astronomers often call asteroids minor planets, and call the larger planetary bodies (those which are commonly called planets) major planets. Planets within the solar system can be divided into categories according to composition. Those that are similar to Earth - with bodies largely composed of rock - are called terrestrial or rocky planets. Those with a composition largely made up of gaseous material, as with Jupiter, are called Jovian or gas giant planets. Sometimes a third category is added to include bodies like Pluto, whose composition is primarily ice; this category of icy bodies also includes many non-planetary bodies such as the icy moonss of the outer planets of our solar system (e.g. Titan).
All of the planets in the solar system (except Earth)<|fim_middle|> masses which are about the same or larger than the gas giants within the solar system. (The only exception is three planets discovered orbiting a burned-out star, or supernova remnant, called a pulsar. These are comparable in size to the terrestrial planets). This is largely because the gravitational effect of massive planets is larger, making them easier to detect. However, it is far from clear if the newly discovered planets would resemble gas giants in our solar system or if they are of an entirely different type or types which are unknown in our solar system. In particular, some of the newly discovered planets orbit extremely closely to their parent star sometimes in highly elliptical orbits. They therefore receive much more stellar radiation than the gas giants in our solar system, which makes it questionable whether they are the same type of planet at all.
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration of the United States has a program underway to develop a Terrestrial Planet Finder satellite, which would be capable of detecting the planets with masses comparable to terrestrial planets. The frequency of occurrence of these planets is one of the variables in the Drake equation which estimates the possibility of extraterrestrial intelligence. | are named after Roman godss. Moons are also named after gods and characters from classical mythology or from the plays of Shakespeare. Asteroids can be named, at the discretion of their discoverers, after anybody or anything (subject to approval by the International Astronomical Union's panel on nomenclature). The act of naming planets and their features is known as planetary nomenclature.
Almost all extrasolar planets (those outside our solar system) discovered to date have | 94 |
The Fourth Doctor
(born 20 January 1934) was the fourth actor to portray the Doctor. His first episode was Robot in 1975 and his final episode was Logopolis seven years later. Baker is perhaps the most widely recognized of all the Doctors (at least before David Tennant). His hat and over-sized scarf have become the kind of iconic image for Doctor Who. Baker's Doctor was quirky and unpredictable.
In 1971, Baker got his first big break with the role of Rasputin in the film Nicholas and Alexandra. He also appeared nude in Pier Paolo Pasolini's version of Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales (I Racconti di Canterbury), released in 1972, as a younger husband of the Wife of Bath.
In 1974, Baker took on the role of the Doctor from Jon Pertwee. He was cast largely because of his performance in The Golden Voyage of Sinbad. Baker was working on a construction site at the time, as acting jobs were scarce. Initially he was dubbed "Boiler Suit Tom" by the media, as he had been supplied for a press conference with some old studio set clothes to replace his modest garments.
He quickly made the part his own. As the Doctor, his eccentric style of<|fim_middle|> wear the resulting — ridiculously overlong — scarf.
The incarnation played by Baker is often regarded as the most popular of the Doctors. In polls conducted by Doctor Who Magazine, Baker has lost the "Best Doctor" category only twice: once to Sylvester McCoy in 1990, and once to David Tennant in 2006. | dress and speech — particularly his trademark long scarf and fondness for jelly babies — made him an immediately recognizable figure, and he quickly caught the viewing public's imagination. Baker played the Doctor for seven consecutive seasons over a seven-year period, making him the longest-serving actor in the part on-screen. Baker himself suggested many aspects of the Fourth Doctor's personality. The distinctive scarf came about by accident: James Acheson, the costume designer, had provided far more wool than was necessary to the knitter, Begonia Pope, and Ms. Pope knitted all the wool she was given; it was Baker who suggested that he | 125 |
Argentina Women's Nationwide Soccer Team
de Langer, a Viennese psychoanalyst; and Hedy Crilla, an Austrian director and actress who trained many Argentine actors who later achieved fame. An creator and high school instructor, Gucovsky frequently addressed socialist and female audiences on cultural topics and wrote for socialist periodicals within the Twenties and early 1930s. She was a leader of the peace, grownup literacy, and feminine suffrage movements. Other Jewish women contributed articles to socialist periodicals; gave lectures in and attended socialist-sponsored worker teaching programs; organized children's activities; and by the Thirties campaigned for celebration candidates. The union struggle was linked to leftist movements, and women of Eastern European backgrounds performed roles in the Bund, anarchism, Socialism, and particularly Communism. Little is thought about women within the Bund beyond the reality that it had a women's middle. Active in cities and rural zones, Jewish female anarchists additionally stay to be studied.
In November 2012, the Congress passed an anti femicide law imposing stricter penalties on perpetrators who kill their spouses, companions, or children as a consequence of gender based violence. Amnesty International reported in February 2012 that a girl died every two days because of domestic violence in Argentina. The civil society organization La Casa del Encuentro reported that between January and September 2013, 209 women died because of domestic or gender-based violence. Decades of activism have secured important advances for the trans community in Argentina, however it stays one of the most marginalized sectors of society<|fim_middle|> there. From 2010 to December 2014 Federman was the first nationwide director of human rights within the Security Ministry, where she developed a gender strategy. Amnesty International Argentina helps the social media marketing campaign #NiUnaMenos and can march with the protesters against femicide in June. The Twitter marketing campaign retains gaining supporters in Argentina and around the world. Suhene and Chiara are just two femicide victims in Argentina but the numbers keep escalating. | . During the necessary quarantine, they've faced eviction and police harassment, and have struggled to entry well being care and housing subsidies. Legal abortions are thought-about essential providers through the pandemic by the nationwide government, which issued a guide on how to perform a medical abortion at house. "In the provinces where it was all the time harder to entry an abortion, COVID is the proper excuse to not provide abortions," mentioned Vázquez.
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In 1987, President Raúl Alfonsín was successful in passing the divorce law, following a ruling of the Supreme Court. The new regulation also provided for gender equality between the spouse and husband. By 1987, when divorce was legalized, only three other Latin American international locations prohibited divorce (Paraguay and Colombia, which legalized it 1991, and Chile which legalized it in 2004). Also, a brand new Civil and Commercial Code, modernizing household regulation, came into drive in August 2015.
Despite the creation in 1985 of the Women's Department under the auspices of the Office of the President, provincial delegations or Women's Sections still have not been established throughout the entire nation. Before a change in regulation in 1999, sexual offenses were categorized as "Offences towards honesty", and the idea of "sincere girl" appeared in sure sexual crimes. Act No. 25,087 of 1999 (Ley N° 25.087) reformed the legislation, and altered its name to "Offences in opposition to sexual integrity". A women, however, proceed to face quite a few systemic challenges common to these in other nations. Domestic violence in Argentina is a significant issue, as are obstacles to the timely prosecution of rape, the prevalence of sexual harassment, and a persistent gender pay gap, amongst different iniquities. MEXICO CITY, May The number of women killed in Argentina has reached a 10-year high under coronavirus lockdown, a quantity one rights group stated on Monday, with more than 50 femicides in less than two months. In 2016, the United States and Argentina started establishing new mechanisms and agreements to enhance the enterprise local weather.
"First, there shall be more undesirable pregnancies," the 79-year-old says over Skype from her home in Buenos Aires. "Putting the entire household in an enforced lockdown means that lots of younger girls are exposed to extra sexual abuse. warned April 28 that lockdowns to stop the spread of the brand new coronavirus might result in 7 million extra undesirable pregnancies in low and middle income nations if they continue for six months. Since 2012, the socorristas have been working to grow the proportion of abortions that take place within the authorized system, constructing a listing of sympathetic docs, and connecting women with them, in addition to providing emotional help all through the abortion process. During a ceremony on the Casa Rosada Museum, President Mauricio Macri called for a bigger position for women in social growth, the presidential press workplace mentioned in a press release. As of March 2020, the Argentinian women's soccer staff ranked 32nd within the FIFA world rating, up from the 128th position achieved in 2016.
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The daring organizing shifted public opinion and compelled the government's hand. The organization Catholics for the Right to Decide-Argentina (CDD-Argentina), an IWHC grantee partner, actively advocated for Belén's freedom. A well-respected voice on reproductive rights in Argentina, the group raised awareness of the outrageous case and mobilized activists and allies nationwide. CDD-Argentina, along with 40 other teams which are part of the Provincial Committee for the Freedom of Belén, organized numerous activities on social media and several street protests—from Tucumán to Buenos Aires. On August twelfth, hundreds of people showed up across the country to demand her freedom. Argentina lacked a large labor reserve pool.13 This was a crucial impediment in a settler society corresponding to Argentina where a nationwide bourgeoisie was attempting to ascertain a wage labor market in the absence of capital and labor. There have been, however, significant regional variations in labor distribution.
The event had wide repercussions in the media, which highlighted its originality and praised the worth of Argentine firms. For this launch, she obtained an international award, The Best of Marketing, from American Express. Mosso has been an energetic participant and protagonist of the important initiatives which have marked the growth of Sancor Salud – Private Medicine Group prior to now 5 years. She developed comprehensive strategies and disruptive initiatives as part of the positioning campaigns, which led to essential public recognition. Her management space also contains digital marketing, anchored in the development of differentials that improve accessibility in services.
Argentina's Embrace Of Equality For Women
The proof of common trends earlier than the AUH means that this was the case in the pre-intervention period, however the assumption itself cannot be examined. Therefore, we assess the chance of its validity by performing false experiments. In specific, we estimate the therapy impact as if this system was applied earlier than its actual inception date in 2009. Table4 reviews the outcomes of those placebo exercises, the place no significant effects are discovered. This suggests that the observed adjustments in feminine labor pressure participation between groups happened after the introduction of the coverage, but not earlier. Feminists within the Southern Cone countries—Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay—between 1910 and 1930 obliged political leaders to suppose about gender in labor regulation, civil codes, public well being packages, and politics.
To Pitiot, the shortage of cash being spent on preventative efforts means extra women die. There aren't enough shelters or services so generally they just keep," Juan mentioned. Unfortunately, Juan never sees women in preventative phases — it's always after the violence against argentina girls them has turn out to be so severe, they've gone to the hospital, or they're useless. Juan's workplace is tucked away on a residential avenue in Lomas de Zamora, a poor area on the outskirts of the city. Some of the stucco houses that dot the neighborhood are neatly kept with flowers and the occasional mural of the Argentine saint, Gauchito Gil, painted on the facet.
If the AUH tends to extend mother's time spending on childcare , then this potential change between eligible and ineligible groups may be negligible for giant families. Childcare requirements are comparatively high for moms with many children, regardless the existence of the program. Given that these discrepancies maintain over time and with no significant modifications on their magnitude, we apply a difference-in-differences methodology to find a way to estimate the impression of the AUH on female labor participation. The latter does not look like a powerful assumption considering that no new social applications nor labor market reforms occurred during the period under evaluation.
These industries adopted the basic orientation of the country's phrases of commerce. Upstream industries (especially labor-intensive ones) confronted stiff competition from imports and thus present in safety their common rallying point. Industries utilizing land-intensive products developed commonalities with agriculture. A lady wears a green handkerchief, symbolic of Argentina's abortion rights movement, (pro-abortion) as she walks past folks lined up to enter to a supermarket in the course of the COVID-19 outbreak in Buenos Aires, on March 19, 2020.
Across Latin America, Abortion Reformers Draw Assist
Male hours of labor do not change between eligible and non-eligible groups with the introduction of the AUH. For years, D'Alessandro has targeted on using knowledge for instance financial gender gaps. In 2015, she co-founded Economia Feminita, an online media outlet and NGO devoted to explaining issues dealing with women in the economy for common Argentines. From the economic impact of menstrual care products to advocacy for abortion rights, connecting these points to policy is extra necessary than ever, she mentioned, and is vital to adequately addressing the new wants that COVID-19 has delivered to the fore. The story of Jewish women's participation within the Socialist celebration is basically intertwined with that of one household, the Chertkoffs.
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The sentence as soon as once more put the highlight on abortion rights in Argentina, which are only granted in circumstances of rape and critical well being danger to the mother. Despite being illegal in all different instances, around half-a-million women endure privately carried out abortions each year, while problems resulting from them are the principle cause of maternal dying | 1,775 |
Skyros is the largest island of Sporades and ideal for a quiet holiday. An island especially for sophisticated vacations and alternately for family holidays.
Skyros is the southernmost island of the Northern Sporades, situated in the east of Evia, is the largest island of the archipelago and looks like two islands in one. It is separated by the narrowest point by Achilli at the East, to Kalamistra at the West.
According to Greek mythology, Thetis, the goddess mother of Achilles, had sent his son to Skyros, not to take part in the Trojan campaign to verify the prophecy of his death. As for the story, many pass through here: Achilles, Odysseus, Neoptolemus These, the Athenian Kimon, Nicephore Phocas, St. Athanasius, Gkizi Xairentin Barbarossa. A large part is mountainous and the climate is characterized by cool summers and mild winters with little rainfall. The capital is Skyros or Chora, located on the East Coast. It is 10 km from Linaria, the main harbor of the island, in the middle of the West Coast. Pines, cypresses, olive trees and even countless species covering the hillsides, on which is built the village, in the shadow of a medieval castle and the Byzantine Monastery of Saint George of Skyros. It is a typical architectural style of the islands of the<|fim_middle|> at Skyros in order to avoid the Trojan War but finally he began from Achilli using those famous horses. Also these horses were carved by Phidias on the Parthenon frieze.Skyros is famous for the horses, marble and these livestock products. The typical craft embroidery is used to decorate the house and the traditional costumes of Skyros. The Skyrian furniture is world famous, and the ceramic potteries of the island are a work of art.
The carnival of Skyros has many traditional elements and primitive roots in Greek mythology. The most interesting forms is the Old man, the Korela, Frankos. TheThree Boukes before the naval base, the tomb of the poet (who loved Greece) Roubert Brouk, the British naval officer, dead and buried at this place at the age of 28 years.
Very close to the capital, is the neighborhood "Magazia" which has one of the most beautiful beaches in the island. South Molos, Pera Kambos and the tourist village of Aspous that is between Skyros and Linaria are places that are worth to see. You must also visit the Agios Nicolas church, which is carved into the rock on the North side of the island.
The monastery of St. George of Skyros, probably founded in the 13 th century was an independent abbey, under the leadership of Patriarch of Constantinople "Saint George saved the city." This is the explanation that gives some people for the event, the fact that only the monastery was severely damaged by the 2001 earthquake.
Specialties of the local cuisine of the island is the lobster, the roast lamb and other dishes such as pie oil "Skyros ksynotyro" or "teroptaria petnes" with Macaroni (macaroni with rooster), beans of Skyros and cheeses.
Skyros has connections to both sea and air. Linaria port has a daily connection to Evia and the port of Kimi by the company ETAP SKYROS Maritime (Skyros Shipping Co.) with Achilles ferry.
Skyros has an airport in the northern part of the island. The Skyros Airport is about 17 km from the city.
Skyros is an island full of beautiful beaches that gives excitement to visitors and there are beaches for all tastes. In the northern part of the island, you can swim on the beaches of Pefkos, Agios Fokas and Atsitsa. The road is one of the most beautiful protected pine forest area of the island, is crossed by a dirt road. Pefkos with its long sandy beach and is surrounded pine-covered slopes, is interspersed by the old marble quarry. The small pebbled beach Agios Fokas is distinguished by the beauty of the surrounding landscape, and rich vegetation that reaches the sea. The strangely shaped rocks are founded opposite a small island with stone pillars. These are the remains of the cable car which was built in the 1900s to transport ore mines on the mountain and adds a beautifully paradoxical landscape element. None of these three beaches have umbrellas or other services, and none are crowded even in summer. Aspous beach is sandy, lined with pine trees, small umbrellas, and relatively quiet. Kalamitsa then, is one of the largest and most popular beaches on the island and a favorite destination for windsurfers, with significant winds from the north. After Kalamitsa you can find the deserted beach of Kolybada and well beyond it the beach Renes, with thick pebbles that are ideal for snorkeling. You will surely need a 4×4 car to reach it.
At the bottom of the city, the long beaches continue to Magazia and Molos, with small pebbles and crystal blue waters. Kyra Pagania and Kalogria are some gorgeous beaches near by. Especially in the afternoon it is better to have an umbrella because of the tree undergrowth. | Aegean Sea, in a particularly interesting local color.
You can visit the Faltaits museum during your stay on the island. It contains unique pieces of Greek history and local tradition of the island.
In the Archaeological Museum of Skyros you can observe all the history periods of the island without missing the famous local horse. In the museum we will find a clay vase on top of it with two of those horses. No wonder that these beautiful animals are one of the oldest and rarest in the world. Indeed, tradition dictates that Achilles stayed | 110 |
Although the underlying platform is the same, the front-end UI is very different. Fennec is designed for smaller screens, lower CPU & memory specs, non-qwerty keyboards and touchscreens. Because of the large UI differences, add-ons that overlay the Firefox UI would need to be ported to work<|fim_middle|> mind, file I/O on mobile devices is usually measured in milliseconds. So try to avoid useless I/O whenever possible. Fennec startup improved from around 30 seconds (yes) for a first-time, cold start in Alpha 1 to around 7-10 seconds in Alpha 2. | in Fennec. The focus on acceptable performance while running on mobile-class devices coupled with some of the finger-based UI features, has resulted in some unique XUL structure.
Fennec and Firefox are very different when it comes to the way HTML is presented. Firefox uses a <tabbrowser> XUL element to create a tabbed browsing environment. The <tabbrowser> is a composite control, made up of <browser> elements contained inside a modified <tabbox> element. Primary interaction is done through the <browser>.
Fennec takes a different approach. While <browser> elements are still used to render the HTML, they are hidden offscreen. The rendered HTML is drawn into a <canvas> element, which acts as the primary display surface. This is primarily done for the ease in which panning and zooming can be done at acceptable levels of performance. A tabbed browsing environment is created by using an additional strip of thumbnails representing the currently opened <browser> elements.
The contents of the <browser> is copied to the <canvas>. The thumbnail used to represent the "tab" is updated either from the display <canvas>, for speed, or from the <browser> if the display <canvas> is stale.
Fennec uses the new MozAfterPaint event to optimize all DHTML updates to the the primary <canvas> display surface. Whenever the contents of the web page changes, for whatever reason, we only update the areas that actually changed. We don't repaint the entire surface unless it's absolutely required.
All of the primary UI elements are children of a <stack>. This allows the UI elements to be absolutely positioned relative to each other, but mostly, relative to the primary <canvas> display surface.
Fennec tries to not use any dialogs. There are still some, used by the platform, but we are working to removing them all. Instead of dialogs, Fennec uses other UI to interact with the user. Firefox does similar things with modeless notification boxes and error pages in content.
In those situations where a dialog or secondary window would be used, Fennec typically brings a pseudo-panel into view. Fennec does not use real <panel> elements, as those tend to cause performance issues. Instead, a <vbox> containing the desired UI is brought into view. The boxes are children of the <stack>, can be positioned as needed, and are hidden until needed - also to improve startup performance.
Some examples are Bookmark List, Bookmark Editor and the Tools Panel (Add-ons, Preferences and Downloads). These elements are very similar to the toolstrips, but they are not managed by the WidgetStack.
Panning moves the entire UI, not just the content area. The toolstrips and the content move as a single entity. It should feel as though the entire browser is being moved by your finger.
The <canvas> display surface displays the visible part of the web content. However, a little more than the visible area is actually drawn into the <canvas>. This allows panning to immediately show parts just "off screen" as the area moves. Also note, the entire web content is never drawn into the <canvas>. That would seriously slow down performance.
While panning moves the entire UI, zooming only affects the content area. However, the content are does "grow" when zoomed, so the right toolstrip seems farther to the right then when the content is not zoomed.
Using <panel> elements to float chrome UI over the main window leads to performance problems. In fact, any XUL element that creates a native OS window under the covers will slow things down. In Firefox, the awesomebar autocomplete list uses a <panel>. The autocomplete list was re-worked such that it was a <vbox> in the main <stack> and the results were dramatic. The list displays much faster.
Stacking two or more elements and then toggling the visiblilty of all but one element is a simple way to create a UI that changes based on a state. While useful, this showing/hiding process can be slow. Try to avoid if possible, or find other ways to achieve the same goal.
The URLbar in Firefox is a good example. When displaying the current web page URL, it is a <description>. But when the user is typing a new URL, it is a <textbox>. The process of showing/hiding the elements was taking a noticeable amount of time, affecting the perceived page loading time. In Fennec, the URLbar is always a <textbox>. The readOnly property is toggled to create the "caption" mode.
A similar situation occurred with the favicon indicator. Fennec initially used a <stack> holding two <image> elements - one for the throbber and another for the website's favicon. Again, we were showing and hiding the images depending on situation. This time it was the <stack> that was the slow down. So it was removed and page loading appeared to complete a little faster. The two image elements were kept because the load time for the swapping the favicon image with the throbber image eclipsed any benefits of removing the show/hide code.
As described above, Fennec copies the contents of a <browser> to the display <canvas>. Updating the contents of a browser to a canvas is not cheap on mobile devices. Each drawWindow call can take ~300-400ms. On the other hand, drawImage is much faster - ~100ms. Fennec uses drawImage whenever possible to update the tab thumbnails.
Fennec also uses the MozAfterPaint event to optimize all DHTML updates to the the main canvas display surface. This minimizes the amount of drawWindow calls. We don't repaint the entire canvas.
Any work that occurs while the page is loading is potentially bad for performance. This includes any time consuming work that happens in the page "load" event handler. Users like to start interacting with page content as soon as possible. Fennec even delays updating the web page favicon until the page finishes loading.
Fennec also had a time consuming process, converting plain text phone numbers to tel: links, that fired as soon as the page loaded. This process blocked the user from interacting with the page for a noticeable time period. The process was re-worked and became much faster. The blocking behavior was no longer noticeable and the user could interact with the page faster.
Various places in the platform had file I/O code that was slowing Fennec down, usually on startup. Keep in | 1,338 |
20 years ago the IMAX 3D large-screen movie theatre at the Technik Museum Sinsheim created a movie experience that was unique in Germany. Never before had it been possible to view 3D movies in even remotely comparable quality on an enormous screen.<|fim_middle|>7 metre screen as high as the ceiling. Only someone who has seen an IMAX film on such a screen can appreciate what these numbers mean. With the digital 4K technology a brilliance and sharpness is achieved, despite the gigantic image size, which goes far beyond classic film technology. The IMAX experience is an event for all the senses in that it also includes a completely new 12-channel surround sound system with mega bass, which allows you to physically feel the movie action. | Over 5 million visitors have since been enchanted by an IMAX movie at Sinsheim.
Now IMAX 3D Sinsheim is making history again with its brand new IMAX 4k laser technology in Germany. The core of the new technology is two giant laser projectors which project both 2D and 3D movies in digital 4K quality on a 22 x 2 | 83 |
easy and amazing loaded brownies
I think it was probably five years ago that I discovered that making brownies from scratch was just as easy as making them from a box. Easier, really, because I didn't have to go to the store and let's all be honest: if you don't have to go to the store, you're already winning.
These brownies are so quick and easy and delicious, but here's the beauty - it's a small batch. Obviously you can double or triple them if you need to feed the masses, but nobody needs extra brownies laying around, amiright? Now don't read "small batch" as "light". Because these are by no means a health food. But when you need a chocolate fix, or you have the urge to bake, or both, these are your new best friend.
These are the richest, fudgiest, BEST brownies of life. Promise.
makes 6 reasonably sized brownies
or one big chocolate fix
scant cup white sugar
1/3 cups chopped walnuts
Whisk together butter, sugar, and cocoa. Add in eggs until well blended. Stir in flour, baking powder and salt until just combined. Fold in chocolate chips and walnuts. Pour mixture into a 6x10 baking dish (or 8x8 if you don't have one). Bake at 350 for 15-20 minutes, until a knife comes out clean. Allow to cool for a bit, then cut and serve!
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Elevage is one of those French wine terms that, like terroir, people tend not to bother translating. That's because, although it's possible to define it, any alternative will seem so convoluted and inelegant that it's simpler just to use the French word and hope that everyone knows roughly what you mean. But if we must unpick élevage, I suppose the simplest definition is that of the "bringing up" or "raising" of a wine from its raw state immediately post-alcoholic fermentation to the point where it can be bottled. And the reason I'm writing about it is because I have the sense that the skill involved in this process—the art of élevage— is largely neglected, misunderstood, or undervalued.
"Wine is made in the vineyard" is the current mantra of wine growers worldwide. True enough. It's understandable that after the rapidly spreading cult of the winemaker in the 1980s and '90s there should be a welcome re-em<|fim_middle|> increased focus on the process of élevage. As I travel around various wine regions, I'm already beginning to notice a shift in emphasis among the most forwardthinking wine growers. Yes, they are firmly focused on what goes on in the vineyard. But they are also extremely thoughtful and creative in what they do in the cellar. It is the combination of the two that results in something profound in the glass.
There's another strand to this story. In parallel with the re-emphasis on viticulture, there has been a welcome obsession with terroir, and with it has come the implicit notion that singlevineyard wines are the ultimate, highest level of fine wine, carrying something of a moral premium over blended wines. Here, again, I think we may see a shift in thinking. Part of mastering the art of élevage is skill in blending, or being able to recognize how young wines might begin to act as components in the crafting of a more complete, complex wine. Blending is a vital skill that doesn't receive as much attention as it deserves. Yes, there's a lot to be said for allowing a single patch of land to express itself in a wine every year. However, it may be more appropriate for some wine growers to start reflecting on whether blends might not be more complete wines. There may even be an increased role for multiregion blending, and a shift away from monovarietals to multivarietal blends.
Legendary Australian winemaker Maurice O'Shea is a brilliant example of a skilled éleveur. O'Shea was able to recognize greatness in young wines, complete their élevage, and then blend them together to produce something very special. His ability to see in certain barrels what others couldn't was one of his keys to making wines that are revered to this day and are counted among the greatest that Australia has ever produced.
Vintage Port is another area where the skill of blending is vital to creating great wines. The Douro, with its warmclimate mountain viticulture, offers a wide array of terroirs, interpreted through the lens of many different grape varieties. There are vineyards facing south and vineyards facing north. The Cima Corgo differs in climate from the Douro Superior. Vines close to the river experience a different climate from those higher up. These variations make for an almost bewildering range of possibilities. In the past, the Port companies would travel around and select young wines that would then be graded and blended, a process requiring great skill to produce top results. The bigger houses will now largely buy grapes and make the wines themselves, but blending is still vital. This doesn't negate the importance of terroir; it is the knowledge of terroir that informs the work of a good blender.
An interesting development is the way in which pioneering winemakers are now exploring vessels other than stainless-steel tanks or small oak barrels. It would be fair to say that fine wine has been in a bit of a small-oak rut. Could it be that, for many wines, small oak isn't actually the best way? Too many winemakers just whack their finest wines in the most expensive new oak they can get their hands on, without thinking about alternatives. Particularly insidious is the prevalent trend for carrying out malolactic fermentation in barrel. This may result in flattering young wines, but could it be compromising the wine's definition and ability to age?
There's something mysterious about the process of wine's slow development, and wine science has relatively little to say about it. Oxygen clearly plays a role, but the way oxygen interacts with the wine is not clearcut. At one extreme, exposure of wine to too much oxygen merely results in the wine oxidizing. At the other extreme, total exclusion of oxygen will slow down the development process of the wine; more than that, it will alter the pattern of its evolution, so that a different destination will be reached. During alcoholic fermentation, the must requires exposure to oxygen in reasonably large quantities, and it has the ability to soak up large doses fairly quickly. Racking, pumping over, punching down, and other such means of working the cap in red wines are ways of giving the actively dividing yeasts the oxygen they need to thrive. However, once primary fermentation is over, wines need very little oxygen, even though tiny amounts are beneficial. There's no scientific formula to calculate this amount. Indeed, I don't think wine scientists can explain exactly why oxygen has the effect it does, other than the effects on tannins discussed last time in this column.
Barrels allow a very slow exposure to small quantities of oxygen, and this is one of the reasons they are favored tools of élevage. Larger barrels will allow a proportionally lower rate of oxygen exposure because of the reduced surface-area-to-volume ratio. New oak will allow a slightly higher rate of oxygen exposure than old. Topping up will affect oxygen levels in the wine. Practices such as bâtonnage will also allow some extra oxygen exposure. What seems clear is that it is the rate of oxygen exposure, and not merely the net quantity of oxygen seen by the wine, that will determine how it develops. It is not a simple matter of the total oxygen absorbed by the wine moving it along a single pathway of development; instead, the wine can take numerous different paths at numerous "nodes," resulting in different destinations for the same amount of oxygen absorbed, depending on the actual rate of exposure. This runs counter to the simplistic notion of each wine having a buffer capacity against oxidation depending on its free sulfur dioxide concentration and phenolic content.
So, while oxygen is clearly playing some role in the long aging of fine wine, it isn't simply a question of oxidation of the wine components. Something more complex is happening. Here's another anecdotal data point: It seems that magnums tend to age optimally, suggesting that the rate of oxygen transmission, which will presumably be the same as with a cork in the neck of a standard bottle, is just about right when it is delivered to twice the volume of wine in a standard bottle. This is relevant to the practice of microoxygenation, which is an élevage technique that has been widely adopted over the past couple of decades.
The theory is that small amounts of oxygen, delivered through a diffuser at the bottom of a tank, replicate the slow exposure to oxygen experienced by a wine in barrel. But the quantities of oxygen delivered in this way are far greater than those a wine will be exposed to in barrel, in that they are bubbles of gas, even if the total dose per volume of wine is calculated to be the same. While science doesn't yet offer an explanation, the rate of exposure may change the reactions that take place. If microoxygenation plus the use of suitably weathered, high-quality oak staves in tank could replicate the work of barrels, then they would be widely used for fine wines; the fact that they aren't, and that horrendously expensive barrels are still used instead, is good circumstantial evidence that the rate of oxygen exposure matters a good deal. If wineries could rush élevage, they would do so, and for very good commercial reasons.
Size of oak matters, too. At least among some wine growers there seems to be a move away from small barrels to larger ones. In Italy, traditional winemaking has involved lengthy periods in large botti. Is there a wisdom here that is disregarded in the rush to small new oak?
Proper élevage is an irrelevance to those who champion the modern international style of red wines. For them, wine is about masses of sweetfruit character, bolstered by the spicy imprint of new oak barrels. But fine wine is not about just sweet fruit. There's nothing wrong with sweet fruit, but I'd argue that concentrated, sweetly fruited, spicily oaked red wines are not legitimate expressions of fine wine. They are not morally wrong; it is just that they are not that interesting, and there's not much to be said about them beyond that immediate hedonic rush the sweet fruit gives. What proper élevage delivers is non-fruit complexity, setting the wine up for a graceful development in bottle.
"Surely there is more to winemaking than stainless steel and oak," says Duncan Savage of Cape Point Vineyards in South Africa. Duncan, one of South Africa's most inspiring young winemakers, has recently become interested in using clay amphorae as tools for élevage. He didn't want to import them, so he contacted a local potter, Yogi de Beer, who is now throwing 600-liter pots for Duncan. Duncan describes this experimentation as a "cool journey." The first pots he tried were 120 liters (the potter he used had only a small kiln). When Duncan poured wine in, they leaked like sieves (they were earthenware and had only been fired at low temperatures). The ones he's using now are stoneware clay made with high firing temperatures. They aren't lined. Duncan currently has capacity for just 3,000 liters of wine in amphora. He's trying reds and has done a long maceration of Grenache that has been allowed three months on skins.
Duncan Savage is following in the footsteps of the likes of Josko Gravner from Friuli, and Frank Cornelissen and Cos from Sicily, all of whom use amphorae in the raising of some of their wines. They find that Georgia is the only country left with skilled craftsmen who can make amphorae large enough; clearly, this is not a practical option for all wineries, however successful the big pots turn out to be as tools for élevage. Another new development has been the emergence of the concrete "egg" tanks made by Nomblot in France. These are appearing in cellars all around the world. I've seen them in places as far apart as Oregon and South Africa, for example. Are these merely affectations by biodynamically influenced wine growers, or do they have a significant effect? Aside from metaphysical explanations of their efficacy, I've heard it suggested that their shape helps keep yeasts in suspension, removing the need for oxygenintroducing bâtonnage.
When a wine is bottled, the final stage of élevage begins. This is where the issue of closure is so important, because wine is not locked in time but continues to change. Mystery surrounds the nature of this evolution, but at least, with the onset of alternative closures to natural cork, some data are beginning to emerge about the role of oxygen transmission post-bottling on wine evolution. For fine wine, this bottle development is critical; empirical evidence suggests that a bottle, sealed with a decent cork (sadly not a variable that can be controlled) and placed in a cool, dark cellar, achieves the optimum outcome. In some ways, it's nice that wine isn't all about science and that there's still a lot of room left for art. And the art of élevage is one of the mysterious keys to making profound, rather than merely impressive, wines. | phasis on the importance of viticulture in forging fine wines. But such a pendulum swing risks devaluing the very real skill of those winemakers who are expert éleveurs. Great wines don't make themselves. While the vineyard determines the latent potential of any particular wine—you can make a bad wine from good grapes, but not a good wine from bad grapes—it is only skilled work in the cellar that will realize that latent potential and see it through to bottle.
I have a prediction: Over the next few years, we'll begin to see | 113 |
Much has been discovered<|fim_middle|> has helped start a school (The Mountain School, VT), been a consultant to systemic school reform initiatives, and worked with over thirty schools on curriculum design, teaching strategies, and professional development programs. He has supported a variety of summer academic programs for students, including the New Jersey Scholars, Vermont Governor's Institute on Science and Technology, Hotchkiss Summer Portals, and a number of summer enrichment programs for public school students from New York City, Philadelphia and Trenton. Beginning in the fall of 2015, he will be the director of the co-curriculum for the Riverdale School in NYC. Mattingly holds a Ph.D. in zoology and a B.A. in biological sciences from Indiana University.
How does memory influence learning?
What teaching strategies are most effective?
How do student mindsets influence learning?
How do we help students become self-regulated learners?
Twelve learning principles compiled from recently published books and research articles.
Useful resources for deepening your understanding of it. | over the past decade about how students learn. What are the key findings about the "science of learning" and what are the implications for teaching? What factors influence student learning, and how can teachers most effectively use classroom and homework time to ensure deep, enduring, transferable learning? Connect your practice to leading research.
Dr. Kevin Mattingly has been a science teacher, administrator, and athletic coach for 35 years in junior high and high schools. In addition, he has taught graduate courses in learning theory and its practical teaching applications for 10 years at Teachers College Columbia University. Over the years, he | 124 |
Fish needs to be dry, very very dry and not wet when it hits the pan. The more moisture your fish has, the longer to achieve that crispy doneness you are after, and that is if it happens at all.
A cast iron pan or stainless/carbon steel pan is the way to go. Do not use non-stick! You need a skillet that will get very hot!
With paper towels, you want to dry the skin and fillet thoroughly. Use the back of a butter knife to scrape the skin gently. your filets sit out at room temp for 15-20 minutes before cooking. Season with salt on both sides.
In a hot cast iron skillet, add the oil and then add the fillet (make sure it is still dry). The fish will arc, so press down with your spatula for a 30 seconds or so. Turn down the heat.
Do not touch the fish! Be patient. Continue to press down on fillet off and on. Cook for 5 minutes, the edges will begin brown and the flesh will start to turn opaque. You want most of the cooking to be done on the skin side.
Gently slide the spatula under the fillet. Remember, when its ready to be flipped, the skin will give away from the pan.
Once flipped, add the butter and fresh thyme. The butter will bubble and foam. Swirl the pan around and baste the fish with the butter by tilting the pan a little. Cook for about 2 minutes. Finish with a squeeze of fresh lemon.
Chargrilled oysters, yes, it is time to fire up the grill! Unfortunately, I'm couped up in an apartment and cannot have a grill, one day! This recipe is inspired from one of my favorite spots to hit up when back home and<|fim_middle|> skillet, add 1 tablespoon of olive oil and then add shrimp mixture. Saute for 3-4 minutes and then add the beer. Cook for an additional 4 minutes, place aside and keep warm.
In a bowl place the sour cream, chipotle puree, salt and lime juice. Stir well until combined.
Warm your tortillas and then top with shrimp, chipotle mayo, cabbage, cilantro and cheese it using.
Salt-baked fish. The first thing that comes to mind is, "will it be salty?" The answer is, NO. You have a perfectly seasoned, flavored, juicy fish that is just waiting to be devoured. I love pickling and wanted an "island" vibe with this dish and decided to do escovitch veggies. The veggies were perfectly crisp, offering the right amount of acidity for the fish.
This has been a technique I've been wanting to try for ages. The whole point of me starting this blog was to get back to cooking. The best way to grow and learn is to get out of your comfort zone. The fish becomes encased in this thick salt crust which causes the fish to steam and seal in its juices. I decided to add more flavor by toasting some coriander and mixing it with the salt. The fish was stuffed orange slices, scallions, and fresh thyme. The flavor was spot on. Not over-powering but mild and noticeable.
The escovitch veggies consist of red, orange, and yellow bell peppers. Red onion, slices of garlic, minced ginger and a scotch bonnet pepper. If you are sensitive to heat, cut it in half or use a jalapeno or serrano chile.
Make sure to prep the veggies a few hours before you cook your fish. The fish only takes 30 minutes in the oven! You want to pickle to penetrate your veggies and marinate. This is a great recipe and fun to tackle. I had fun cracking the salt crust and the perfume of the coriander, orange and thyme smelled great! Would love to hear how this recipe turned out for y'all! Happy eating!
Over medium heat, toast allspice and coriander. Add olive oil and then ginger and garlic. Cook for 2 minutes. Add apple cider vinegar, sugar, salt and bring to a boil.
Once to a boil, add veggies and cook for 1-2 minutes. Remove from heat and add lime juice and cilantro. Cool down and refrigerate.
Stuff fish with orange, green onions and thyme. Place aside.
Over medium heat in a skillet, toast coriander seeds for 2-3 minutes. Remove from heat and grind them up or smash them with the side of your knife. Pressing down on the blade to crush seeds. Combine with salt. Place egg whites in a bowl and whisk them to soft peaks and stir in salt mixture.
Line a piece of parchment paper or foil on a large baking pan and pour half of salt mixture on the bottom. Place fish on top and pour rest of mixture of the fish. Press and pat down to form a covering.
Crack the crust and skin and fillet the fish. Serve with the pickled veggies and some of the pickling liquid. | also from a dish we made back in my restaurant days. Corn is in abundance and why not throw some into a compound butter?
Always, when I'm back home, it is a must to stop by Drago's for some chargrilled oysters. It never fails and also always hit's the spot. Smokey buttery oysters with the right amount of cheese melted on top is always a win for me. For this recipe, I added corn to my compound butter. The corn adds a nice crunch and sweetness.
The only thing that took long was shucking the oysters, but after a few, I started to get a hang of it. The great thing about this recipe is that it is pretty quick to assemble. Top the oysters with the compound butter and place on a hot grill for 5-6 minutes and they're done! The butter will start to bubble and cheese melt and brown and that is when they are done.
One thing to keep in mind is if the oysters are big, make sure to move them to the low heat areas to let them cook longer than the small ones. Oh, and do not just use this for oysters! It will make a delicious sauce with some white wine, seafood, and pasta. To spoon over some grilled chicken, the sky is the limit.
In a bowl, combine butter, shallot, chilé, garlic, corn, parsley, cheese, lemon, and salt. Mix really well. Taste a little bit and adjust seasoning to your liking.
Spoon a good bit of the butter on each oyster. Place on grill and cover. Cook for 6-8 minutes until the butter starts to bubble and cheese char a little bit.
Serve with a squeeze of lemon and enjoy!
Ok, I have a confession to make. One of my first cookbooks I even owned and brought was Bobby's Flay Mesa Grill. I remember watching Bobby on the Food Network with Boy Meets Grill and loved the flavor profiles he cooked with. All the chile's, tomatillos, spices--very bold in your face type seasonings. I loved it! This recipe is me stepping back to when I first discovered my love for cooking. My first time buying dried ancho chiles and rehydrating them. My first time cooking and growing as a cook. Learning to appreciate everything and hone in on the craft. These Red Chile Shrimp With Pineapple Salsa is a tasty bite of goodness and bold delicious flavors!
Recently I got back from being home and spending time with my parents and family. A much needed time away and mini vacation. No set alarm clocks, coffee made when waking up, no complaints coming from me! One thing I was eager to do was to go to the Westwego Fishermans Market and pick up some shrimp to take back to Dallas. Going from stall to stall, I finally found the one with the perfect size, a nice jumbo size shrimp that I've been dreaming of grilling up.
For this recipe, I made a marinade that is versatile with just about any protein. Slather it on pork, lamb, beef, or chicken--you can do no wrong. I love the flavors of the Yucatan, the spices they use for Cochonita Pibil, which consist of annatto (achiote seeds), chiles, clove, orange, and allspice. The flavor profile for this marinade has an earthy, pungent, sweet and smokiness to it. It creates a nice crust from chiles and brown sugar.
The shrimp is paired with a simple straightforward pineapple salsa. The sweetness and spiciness pairs wonderfully with the flavor of the shrimp. I had big jumbo shrimp on hand, but small shrimp can be used as well. The marinade is pasty and not loose. So, just slather it on and let it sit for a while to penetrate.
Combine pineapple, jalapeno, cilantro, red onion, lime juice, olive oil, kosher salt, and black pepper in a bowl and mix until combined.
Over medium-high heat, bring 4 cups of water to a boil. In a bowl place the dried chiles and top with the boiling water, cover with plastic wrap and place aside until hydrated. Once hydrated, puree the chiles with 1/2 cup of the leftover liquid and garlic cloves. Place the pureed chiles in a bowl.
In a blender or spice grinder, finely grind the annatto, clove, and allspice. Place in the bowl with the pureed chiles. Add the orange juice, cinnamon, salt, brown sugar, chipotle powder and blend until combined.
Spread the marinade over the shrimp and let sit for at least 10 minutes. Preheat a grill pan or cast-iron skillet over medium high heat. Cook on each side for about 3-4 minutes until done. Top with pineapple salsa and enjoy!
Taco Tuesday or taco every day? These shrimp tacos are not your average shrimp tacos. They are braised in beer and spices and topped with a nice crunchy cabbage slaw and chipotle crema! Very tasty are perfect to enjoy with family and friends. Also quick to whip up!
Growing up I was surrounded by seafood, so anything seafood I love! Also, since moving out to Dallas I have developed a love affair for tacos, especially street tacos with all the tasty and flavorful sauces. For the shrimp I wanted to cut them up into pieces, basically in half. But keeping them whole is totally fine. The great thing about shrimp is that they take no time to cook. For these shrimp tacos, all you need is a light beer, granulated garlic, chili powder, salt and lime juice.
Make sure when shredding the cabbage you are shredding it finely. You don't want the cabbage too big and chunky. The chipotle creme is easy to whip up. Just a can a chipotle puree, sour cream, salt, and lime juice.
Pickled red onions worked perfectly for these tacos! You can find my recipe for Spicy Pickled Red Onions by searching the site or clicking on the link!
Cheese is totally optional, but I had some queso fresco laying around that I just crumbled on top!
This will pair great with my Strawberry Rhubarb Margarita, check it out!
Preheat a skillet over medium heat. In a bowl toss shrimp with granulated garlic, chile powder, salt and lime juice, combine well. In preheat | 1,334 |
If you follow the Bleistift Facebook page or my Instagram feed you might have noticed that I'm on my way to a stationery trade fair, the Insights X in Nuremberg.
On<|fim_middle|> from Lexikaliker. I assume this seeing this Mars head on a t-shirt is a coincidence and not linked to Staedtler, but to the Mars symbol itself …but seeing it in an unexpected place was still exciting.
Then when the second plane was landing in Nuremberg things got even better, we were flying just next to Staedtler's headquarters I visited earlier this year.
Unfortunately the photo, taken with my mobile, is not that clear but if you look closely you can just make it the Staedtler logo. In reality it was very easy to see. | the way there two exciting things have happened. Out of the blue I saw someone at Manchester Airport with a t-shirt that seemed to feature Staedtler's Mars logo from fifty years ago – you can see the old logo in this blog post | 49 |
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