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Das Arbeitende Konzert (AK) / The Working Concert is a performative installation work focused on concerts and their representations as creative media, whereby concerts are understood not as neutral frames but as a form of artistic expression and as critical dispositifs or apparatuses. The AK ’s Revisions I–VII and the process of their creation have been relocated to the book space. The Revisions were shown at Teatro Garibaldi in Palermo and Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Aedes Network Campus, and Emil Berliner Studios in Berlin, all of which were antithetical to the ingrained characteristics associated with concert institutions. The configuration of these concerts as exhibitions involved rethinking all the various aspects of the concert as installation, exhibition, publication, public event, performance, marketing, public signage, and audience reception. The book contains scores, documentary material, photographs, and concept texts that have driven and/or led to the AK over the last fifteen years.
Leipzig August, 2020
Width: 23.5 cm
Length: 30.5 cm
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As Church Militant has previously reported, Baltimore City Solicitor James Shea abruptly canceled our Bishops: Enough Is Enough Prayer Rally, scheduled for Nov. 16, citing baseless allegations of fear of "violence." Church Militant sent the following demand letter on Friday.
Mr. James Shea
Baltimore City Law Department
City Hall, Room 250
100 N. Holliday Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
August 27, 2021
Mr. James Shea:
We are formally demanding that the prayer rally originally scheduled to take place at the MECU Pavilion on Nov. 16, 2021 by St. Michael's Media/Church Militant be reinstated. We require a response within five business days.
After the MECU Pavilion agreed to allow us to host our event, relying on that legal and binding contractual agreement, St. Michael's Media promoted the event publicly and secured 16 nationally known speakers to appear at the rally. Relying on that agreement, we received more than 2,000 reservations, with the expectation the event would reach full capacity. Many attendees purchased plane tickets and made hotel arrangements. Our staff also spent many hours organizing and planning.
The MECU Pavilion was specifically chosen because of its proximity to the Baltimore Waterfront Marriott Hotel, where the U.S. bishops hold their annual meeting. Our prayer rally was meant to be a visible protest of the bishops' corruption, sex abuse cover-up and financial malfeasance. In addition to talks, we had planned on praying the Rosary. Thus the event was both in the public interest and also had an overriding religious dimension.
Holding the event elsewhere would be moot and would eliminate the very purpose of the rally, which is meant to be a visible protest directly in view of the bishops.
We held the exact same rally in the same location during the U.S. bishops' meeting in 2018. The rally was peaceful, and there were no complaints from MECU management or from the city. We therefore have a demonstrated track record of peaceful and orderly presence in Baltimore.
On Aug. 5, 2021, you abruptly canceled our rally. We were never advised of any contract provision we had violated. Neither did you substantiate the outrageous, slanderous allegation that St. Michael's Media was linked to the Jan. 6 Capitol protest — a claim we vehemently deny.
We are also highly suspicious of your personal close associations with the U.S. hierarchy, coupled with the reality that the U.S. bishops, who were the ones being prayed for and protested against by 3,000 Catholic U.S. citizens, are the only substantive beneficiaries of your actions.
We pose no threat to anyone's health or safety — and you know that. Your friendly ties to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops have the appearance of collusion with the only entity that stands to benefit from our cancellation — even under false pretenses.
Furthermore, the reasons offered to cancel our event were a pretext and utterly without basis, resulting in violation of our First Amendment rights to freedom of speech, assembly and free exercise of religion.
We also believe you are in breach of contract for canceling the agreement based on this pretext, after we had relied on the agreement to our detriment.
The right to peaceably assemble and protest is a cornerstone of our constitutional government.
Government may not violate those rights without a compelling government interest, using the least speech-restrictive option available. You have provided no such "compelling government interest" here because the reason you offer — an alleged link to Jan. 6 — is utterly without basis and demonstrably false.
Likewise, the quickly evaporating case, as admitted this past week by the government against those who actually were present in D.C. on Jan. 6th, further weakens your claims.
Even so, the government is not allowed to weaponize security concerns to trample on citizens' First Amendment rights. You are engaging in a heckler's veto, which is unconstitutional.
If you stand by your original, baseless decision, or fail to reply, we will initiate legal proceedings against you personally, as well as the City of Baltimore, in whose name you spuriously acted to deny us our First Amendment rights.
We will not sit idly by while the city tramples on our rights because you do not agree with our viewpoint and have fabricated salacious stories about us to justify your abuse of authority.
While this is still a free country, no thanks to the political party (Democrat) you personally are so wedded to, as well as a corrupt hierarchy wildly supportive of your political party, we will fight this with every means available.
We are submitting this demand letter that the city reverse its decision and reinstate our Nov. 16 rally. Your deadline to respond is 12 p.m. ET Friday, Sept. 3, 2021.
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It took all of one day into the offseason for the Bengals’ to have a wrench thrown their way.
With news of cornerback Adam Jones’ early morning arrest, whatever Cincinnati was planning to do this offseason should, at the very least, be put on hold, if not completely changed.
Prior to Jones’ arrest, the Bengals were very likely keeping their veteran cornerback going into next season, despite seeing a drop off in Jones’ play this season. That would have left the Bengals to pay Jones his $7.6 million salary for 2017. He is also owed $6.6 million in 2018 (if he’s on the roster at that point), even though Jones is now 33 and clearly on the decline after a career year in 2015 led to his three year contract extension. That final year of his deal in 2018 includes a club option to pick up, or do away with.
And with Jones making so much, it was unclear if the team would be re-signing their other starting corner, Dre Kirkpatrick, who is set to hit free agency this offseason. Kirkpatrick would easily be one of the best cornerbacks hitting the open market in March, and some team would pay more than the Bengals are likely willing to offer, especially with Jones under contract...
But now, Jones should be in danger of being released following his arrest. If it turns out even one of the four charges made against him are accurate and that he is guilty, he should be cut. That’s simply not the look you want for a guy you’re paying like a franchise player, not to mention one of the leaders of your defense and a player who was elected by his teammates to be a team captain in 2016.
Jones wasn’t exactly playing like a corner worthy of his contract either. He finished 2016 ranked 45th among Pro Football Focus’ top 119 cornerbacks. He turns 34 when the 2017 season begins, so it’s hard to see him magically getting better, making him a cap casualty candidate even without his arrest.
And if Jones is cut, the Bengals would save $6 million in 2017. Also, with 2018 being a club option, Cincinnati would have more than another $6 million at their disposal that year by not having Jones under contract.
In other words, the Bengals would save about $13 million over the next two seasons by cutting Jones. The Bengals could then take that and have more money to toss at Kirkpatrick, who they should not allow to leave this offseason. And for what it’s worth, Kirkpatrick does not want to leave.
If anything, the Bengals should cut Jones and if they can’t get a new deal done with Kirkpatrick, place the franchise tag on him, which will cost in the neighborhood of $14 million. Though costly, it would make more sense at this point to cut Jones and tag Kirkpatrick than to keep Jones and risk letting Kirkpatrick hit the open market.
There’s also two additional first-round cornerbacks the Bengals have on the roster who need to play more next year. William Jackson III was someone the coaches were really high on last offseason, enough that it looked like he may play a lot as a rookie before tearing his pectoral muscle and missing the entire season.
There’s also Darqueze Dennard, who is entering his fourth NFL season in 2017, but has rarely seen the field at his natural position of boundary cornerback. The Bengals have tried making him a slot corner, but he just doesn’t fit there. He needs to play on the boundary, where he’s played well far more often than in the slot, but he won’t get those chances if both Kirkpatrick and Jones are back next year.
The same is true with Jackson, who is more suited for the boundary. That means if the Bengals bring back Jones and Kirkpatrick, two of their recent first-round picks aren’t getting used. There’s also Josh Shaw on the roster who played mostly in the slot this year and had a nice second season in the NFL.
Making gaffes like keeping Jones after his arrest (if found guilty) or allowing Kirkpatrick to walk in free agency, is how you can quickly go from a playoff team to a 6-9-1 debacle. The Bengals appear to have made a mistake in re-signing Jones last offseason. They can’t afford to make a similar mistake this offseason. If Jones is guilty, the Bengals should cut him, re-sign Kirkpatrick and proceed forward. | <urn:uuid:2be39add-3713-490b-b0ca-f0463c41ba79> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.cincyjungle.com/2017/1/3/14153994/adam-jones-arrest-could-affect-bengals-plans-dre-kirkpatrick | 2023-09-27T12:03:24Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510297.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927103312-20230927133312-00299.warc.gz | en | 0.981527 | 946 |
The Hunt, a tale of a man’s world crumbling around him in the wake of false accusations of paedophilia, is so utterly harrowing it barely qualifies as entertainment.
It’s two hours of nauseating tension, each escalation arriving like a physical blow. It’s a nightmare given solid form, and its transition from screen to stage only amplifies the horror through proximity.
Adapted from the 2012 film starring Mads Mikkelsen, it follows a taciturn primary school teacher, Lucas, who one day, apropos of nothing, is accused by a young girl of committing a lewd act in the classroom. Before he knows what’s hit him, his life is irretrievably fucked.
As well as examining the dark inverse of the Scandinavian dream – how close-knit communities can be toxic as well as nourishing – it also ponders some more universal – albeit deeply uncomfortable – questions. It asks us, for instance, to consider our assumption that children are unsexual. Preceding Clara’s accusation, she makes a disconcertingly adult pass at Lucas, and it’s her wounded pride that sparks the whole sorry mess.
It also looks at the way corrupted ideas can spread like a virus through communities. Once a single child has made an accusation, more soon follow, like terrible dominos crashing through Lucas’ life. In turn, the adults whip themselves into a frenzy, with the town hunting lodge transforming from a bunch of bantering lads into a pack of vicious animals with taste for blood. This tribalism takes physical form, with shadowy, folkloric figures with antlered heads stalking the edges of the stage, foreshadowing tragedies to come.
At the heart of it all is Lucas, a quiet man who silently suffers the slings and arrows of his outrageous fortune. He refuses to cry and shout and scream, which is taken as an admission of guilt. A lot, therefore, rests on the shoulders of Tobias Menzies in this difficult role, and while he sells his character’s awkward charm, he’s less able to convey the turmoil that takes place beneath the surface.
ES Devlin, the set designer behind The Lehman Trilogy and American Psycho, has built a glass house as the play’s centrepiece. Through clever use of smoke, lighting and trapdoors, characters appear to vanish in an instant from within this enclosed space. One minute it’s a bright church full of people, the next a dull, opaque box housing a sinister silhouette.
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The Jarrell City Council conducts their regular meetings on the 4th Tuesday of every month at 7:00 pm in the Jarrell City Council Chambers located at 161 Town Center Blvd. in Jarrell, Texas.
Occasionally, the Council will make changes to the date and time of the regular meetings which are posted on the City's bulletin board and on the City's website within 72 hours of the meeting. The Jarrell City Council may have special called meetings as needed, which are also posted on the City's bulletin board and City's website within 72 hours of the meeting.
The City of Jarrell is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal access to communications will be provided upon request. Please allow efficient time for accommodations. For assistance, contact the City Secretary.
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Travel is a great way people learn about yourself. Travel gives you the opportunity to become acquainted with fascinating people while getting away from the daily life.
Don’t use the computers in your hotel or any other placing offering internet service for looking at sensitive information. There could be malware on the computer that is tracking your personal info.
Be flexible when considering your destination.While you might have your heart set on a certain one you always go to, maintaining some variety in destinations makes your vacations more memorable and relaxing. You can even save additional money on a tight vacation budget.
Be aware of people who tell you that they are police offers or government officials in a strange city. Do not ever give someone your passport unless you are sure they are legitimate. Do not get rides with strangers at home or abroad.
The fewer things carried, the less likely you are to forget something.
When you are planning for a trip, choose the right digital camera for the particulars of your trip. For instance, if your trip involves backpacking, a rechargeable battery will be of no use. You want to pick out something that focuses fast.
The price per unit for these small products is disproportionate compared to the amount of space that you save. Try out some folding and allow you to take less baggage along with you. These techniques will help you to pack more in your bag.
A desert contains lots of interesting places to look at as well as animals that often are not seen anywhere else.
Check the expiration dates on when your passport expires. Many countries have rules concerning your passport. Some will not allow you into their country if your passport is about to expire.
As indicated earlier, travel provides an invaluable chance to see the world and gain new perspective. Use the tips that you have learned to create a wonderful adventure for your family.
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26th October 2016
The European Commission has failed to publish its findings following an in-depth review of EU nature laws by its consultants.
Both environmentalists and the European Parliament are frustrated by the Commission’s continuing delay in publishing its findings, let alone acting on the review’s conclusions. The EU nature laws protect more than a thousand animal and plant species and are critical in the fight to reverse the decline in biodiversity.
It’s not just environmental groups who are pushing the Commission for action.
An article published by the Guardian has revealed that the failure to publish is now also causing tensions between European parliament president Martin Schulz and Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker, with Schulz warning that the delay may jeopardise the EU’s ability to meet its 2020 biodiversity targets.
The public already know the conclusions of the review of evidence after an NGO made a Freedom of Information request - this revealed that the EU Nature Directives have been deemed fit for purpose, but require better implementation.
Alice Puritz, lawyer at ClientEarth, said:
“This study has shown that our nature laws are doing the job we need them to, providing decent protection for nature in Europe – they just need better policing. When they are finally published, the Commission’s findings should reflect that conclusion.”
“The delay in publication is concerning, as it suggests divisions and conflict in Brussels about what the next steps should be, despite the straightforward and clear findings of the study.”
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MAN + EXOSKELETAL SYSTEM
John McHale, 1972
CAN THE BODY PLUG INTO THE COMPUTER?
One of John McHale’s most lasting contributions to ecological discourse in the postwar period was his fixation with a prosthetic enhanced somaticity. McHale invented the term Man+ in his seminal book The Future of the Future, compiled from a number of special issues in architectural publications he previously edited, specifically the February 1967 issue of Architectural Design and the January 1968 issue of Design Quarterly. As Mark Wigley argues, McHale’s fascination with artificial limbs and arthropod-like joints was not merely reflecting a prosthetic desire for accessorizing and augmenting the human body, but also the reconstruction of the body as a type of controlled artificial ecology.
The exoskeletal harness system developed by Cornell’s Aeronautical Laboratory, which became McHale’s cover for Design Quarterly, was both a system of excessive technological ornamentation, but also a solid feedback loop, in which motor impulses from nerves and muscles were picked up and fed to artificial muscles. Similarly, an astronaut plugged to an exoskeletal harness system embodied Man+. With the prosthesis of devices corresponding to the body’s own junctures and nervous system, the body is partially duplicated and extended to increase man’s mechanical performance and literally overcome physical limitations.
The figure of the system-connected man can neither figuratively nor literally be disconnected from the larger history of cybernetics and the neologism of the “cyborg”, which Nicholas de Monchaux points out was originally used by psychopharmacologist Nathan Kline and mathematician Manfred Clynes for man–machine hybrids. While Kline and Clynes proposed to chemically alter man’s physiology and to adapt subjects for space travel, their ideas sit comfortably alongside McHale’s Man+ and a genealogy of similar diagrams illustrating the bonding of man and machine in a closed circuit.
MacHale’s Future of the Future was followed a year later by his book the Ecological Context in 1970, dealing with the redistribution of planetary resources. This might be proof of the fact that for McHale, the body and the planet were one and the same problem, a type of artificial ecology, which needed to be analyzed and reconstructed. McHale was convinced that only through advanced logistical operative systems used by NASA’s space program, could we begin to deal with the environmental complexity of our planet. Towards this substantial undertaking -the harnessing of the universal reservoir- the field of cybernetics seemed to promise an elaborate way out for McHale. Broadly stated, cybernetics granted to the architect -global planner- versatile apparatuses to effectively segment and systematize nebulous data in the benefit of design. As McHale writes, “Cybernetics makes possible the swift expansion of our global production, distribution and logistical support services so that we can satisfy the urgent material needs of large numbers of human beings still on the edge of survival… At the point where man’s affairs reach the scale of potential disruption of the global ecosystem, he invents precisely those conceptual and physical technologies that may enable him to deal with the magnitude of a complex planetary society.” (McHale, The Future of the Future, 96).
As Wigley points out, accessorizing and extending the body is not to simply attach prosthetic limbs to the outside of the body or to place bodies inside a prosthetic apparatus. It also means passing that apparatus right into the internal nervous system and letting the nervous system control it, letting the machinery of the body interact with the machinery that is outside it, producing a new kind of super body (Wigley, “Recycling Recycling”). The extension of the human nervous system is on many levels like connecting the body to a computer. In a computer interface, the human and the logistical operative system are interconnected on multiple levels; both sides are influenced by each other. The computer relays information enhancing the knowledge of the human as well as depicting its motives. In some cases the computer/machine can overpower the human to the point where there is no need for the human.
Man+ speaks overall of a planetary body. Beyond the images of immersion in hundreds of electric diodes, Man+ alludes to the extension of the oikos, meaning a house, building or space interconnected to global currents and flows. With Man+, oikos can no longer exist as a unitary habitation cell, but within the nexus of global flows.
NECCESSITY FOR LARGER DIAGRAM: Man+ speaks of a man and space relationship integrally bound together and eventually necessitates a larger diagram, where ambient environmental information can be registered. Beyond the functional scope of life support, Man+ illustrates a certain hubris for a passage that as a species, we, still have not yet earned.
DELUSIONS OF EFFICIENCY: Man+ can partly be seen as an aspirational projection of a world based on potentiality and connectivity that was presumed possible based on the rise of information and operative systems. From here, we can begin to see flaws comparable to these of our own capitalist society; those delusions of efficiency, flexibility, ubiquitous access to information and totality. Man+ envisions a world entirely based on mediation; existences based entirely upon mediation between individuals and a mediated existence with nature.
SPACE OF THE BELLY: McHale envisioned that bodily prosthetics would become prerequisite devices for future human survival; in consequence, the space vehicle, was the extension of a body prosthetic, a sequestering device to guarantee survival. The space vehicle was by no means a collective space, but a personal space, one that channeled a primitive survival fear into the reproduction of a womb space, like the amniotic space of the belly. | <urn:uuid:0f73ddce-da32-4449-8201-82afaa47df5c> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.closed-worlds.com/man-exoskeletal-system | 2023-09-27T10:43:00Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510297.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927103312-20230927133312-00299.warc.gz | en | 0.935998 | 1,223 |
Good morning. This is Graham Predeger with the Chugach National Forest Avalanche Information Center on Tuesday, April 3rd at 7am. This will serve as a general backcountry avalanche advisory issued for Turnagain Arm with Turnagain Pass as the core advisory area (this advisory does not apply to highways, railroads, or operating ski areas).
Skookum drainage is now closed to motorized use for the season. All CNFAIC Staff motorized areas on the Glacier Ranger District, including Placer Valley, 20-Mile and Johnson Pass remain open.
The avalanche danger is MODERATE today on slopes where buried surface hoar lays in tact. This includes north and east facing slopes at and above tree line where shallow slabs are still relatively easy to trigger. The more sun-affected slopes on south and west aspects are also harboring MODERATE avalanche danger today for wet, loose snow slides in the afternoon. Furthermore, this wet and loose activity can be found on all aspects below tree line.
We found more evidence yesterday of shallow soft slabs balanced on top of at least three buried surface hoar layers in the upper 3 feet of our snowpack. Human-triggered avalanches will be possible today on northern aspects where shadows are still harboring dry snow. In steeper, north facing terrain anticipate these shallow slabs and plan your descent accordingly with escape routes and safe pockets in mind.
Any slope with a southerly tilt will be locked up and quite crusty this morning turning to slush as the sun works its way around the compass today. It’ll be prudent to avoid these south aspects in the afternoon as solar radiation is peaking around 2-3 pm, loosening these crusts and underlying layers.
Primary Concern – Persistent Slab Avalanches
This has been the primary avalanche concern for several days in a row now on shaded, northerly slopes. The shallow, buried surface hoar we are dealing with is kind of like your in-laws who came to ski Alaska this spring. Manageable, but becoming increasingly annoying as they have been here since mid-March and have yet to allow you a day of freeskiing. As with your in-laws, pre-planning escape routes and zones of safety will go a long way in the backcountry today. Avoid slopes above terrain traps such as cliffs or rocky sections where a shallow slab may knock you off balance. If you don’t have a good feeling about a slope, there is no shame in taking the conservative route down and skiing anCNFAIC Staff day.
Secondary Concern – Wet Avalanches, Cornices and Glide Cracks
There has been a lot of what we describe as ‘avalanche dribbles’ on all slopes below tree line and southerly slopes at all elevations. This wet, loose activity has been relegated to the surface so far but as more free water percolates through our snowpack we are likely to see a wet avalanche cycle initiate as we transition into spring.
Yesterday in the Turnagain pass region we saw evidence of fresh cornice fall as well as widening glide cracks. Pay attention to what is above you while ascending and avoid these overhead dangers.
It was a rather brilliant day throughout the core advisory area yesterday. Skies were mostly sunny, little to no wind and temperatures reaching the mid-20’s at ridge tops.
Overnight, valley temperatures are dipping below freezing but expect a steep climb toward the 40-degree mark again today as the sun rises and some low lying fog burns off. It looks to be anCNFAIC Staff glorious day of high pressure on tap with temperatures in the 33-39 degree range at 1000 feet. Moderate north to west gusts will be possible ahead of an approaching frontal trough.
CNFAIC Weather Page and the NWS forecast
Kevin will issue the next advisory Wednesday morning. If you get out in the backcountry we want to know what you are seeing. Please send us your observations using the button at the top of this page or give us a call at 754-2369. Thanks and have a great day. | <urn:uuid:a26ab58f-2232-4150-9db5-de690f02976b> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.cnfaic.org/forecast/turnagain/2012-04-03/ | 2023-09-27T12:37:15Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510297.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927103312-20230927133312-00299.warc.gz | en | 0.945919 | 875 |
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Researchers say their AI can detect sexuality. Critics say it’s dangerous
Between autonomous police dog robots, facial recognition cameras that let you pay for groceries with your smile and bots that can write Wordsworthian sonnets in the style of Taylor Swift, it is beginning to feel like AI can do just about anything. This week, a new capability has been added to the list: A group of researchers in Switzerland say they’ve developed an AI model that can tell if you’re gay or straight.
The group has built a deep learning AI model that they say, in their peer-reviewed paper, can detect the sexual orientation of cisgender men. The researchers report that by studying subjects’ electrical brain activity, the model is able to differentiate between homosexual and heterosexual men with an accuracy rate of 83%.
“This study shows that electrophysiological trait markers of male sexual orientation can be identified using deep learning,” the researchers write, adding that their findings had “the potential to open new avenues for research in the field.”
The authors contend that it “still is of high scientific interest whether there exist biological patterns that differ between persons with different sexual orientations” and that it is “paramount to also search for possible functional differences” between heterosexual and homosexual people.
Is that so? When the study was posted on Twitter, it drew a strong reaction from researchers and scientists studying AI. Experts on technology and LGBTQ+ rights fundamentally disagreed with the prospect of measuring sexual orientation by studying brain patterns.
“There is no such thing as brain correlates of homosexuality. This is unscientific,” tweeted Abeba Birhane, a senior fellow in trustworthy AI at Mozilla. “Let people identify their own sexuality.”
“Hard to think of a grosser or more irresponsible application of AI than binary-based ‘who’s the gay?’ machines,” tweeted Rae Walker, who directs the PhD in nursing program at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst and specializes in the use of tech and AI in medicine.
Sasha Costanza-Chock, a tech design theorist and the associate professor at Northeastern University, criticized the fact that in order for the model to work, it had to leave bisexual participants out of the experiment.
“They excluded the bisexuals because they would break their reductive little binary classification model,” Costanza-Chock tweeted.
Sebastian Olbrich, Chief of the Centre for Depression, Anxiety Disorders and Psychotherapy of the University Hospital of Psychiatry Zurich and one of the study’s authors, explained in an email that “scientific research often necessitates limiting complexity in order to establish baselines. We do not claim to have represented all aspects of sexual orientation.” Olrich said any future study should extend the scope of participants.
“Bisexual and asexual individuals exist but are ‘simplified away’ by the Swiss study in order to make their experimental setup workable,” said Qinlan Shen, a research scientist at software company Oracle Labs’ machine learning research group who was among those criticizing the study. “Who or what is this technology being developed for?” they asked.
Shen explained that technology claiming to “measure” sexual orientation is often met with suspicion and pushback from people in the LGBTQ+ community who work on machine learning. This type of technology, they said, “can and will be used as a tool of surveillance and repression in places of the world where LGBT+ expression is punished.”
Shen also disagrees with the idea of trying to find a fully biological basis for sexuality. “I think in general, the prevailing view of sexuality is that it’s an expression of a variety of biological, environmental and social factors, and it’s deeply uncomfortable and unscientific to point to one thing as a cause or indicator,” they said.
This isn’t the first time a machine learning paper has been criticized for trying to detect signs of homosexuality. In 2018, researchers at Stanford tried to use AI to classify people as gay or straight, based on photos taken from a dating website. The researchers claimed their algorithm was able to detect sexual orientation with up to 91% accuracy — a much higher rate than humans were able to achieve. The findings led to an outcry and widespread fears of how the tool could be used to target or discriminate against LGBTQ+ people. Michal Kosinski, the lead author of the Stanford study, later told Quartz that part of the objective was to show how easy it was for even the “lamest” facial recognition algorithm to be trained into also recognizing sexual orientation and potentially used to violate people’s privacy.
Mathias Wasik, the director of programs at All Out, has been campaigning for years against gender and sexuality recognition technology. All Out’s campaigners say that this kind of technology is built on the mistaken idea that gender or sexual orientation can be identified by a machine. The fear is that it can easily fuel discrimination.
“AI is fundamentally flawed when it comes to recognizing and categorizing human beings in all their diversity. We see time and again how deep learning applications reinforce outdated stereotypes about gender and sexual orientation because they’re basically a reflection of the real world with all its bias,” Wasik told me. “Where it gets dangerous is when these systems are used by governments or corporations to put people into boxes and subject them to discrimination or persecution.”
The Swiss study was published in June, less than a month after Uganda’s president signed a new, repressive anti-LGBTQ+ law — one of the harshest in the world — that includes the death penalty for “aggravated homosexuality.” In Poland, activists are busy challenging the country’s “LGBTQ-free zones” — regions that have declared themselves hostile to LGBTQ+ rights. And the U.S. Supreme Court just issued a ruling that effectively legalizes certain kinds of discrimination against LGBTQ+ people. Identity-based threats against LGBTQ+ people around the world are clear and present. What’s less clear is whether AI should have any role in mitigating them.
The study’s researchers say that their work could help combat political movements advocating for conversion therapy by showing that sexual orientation is a biological marker.
“Our research is absolutely not intended for use in prosecution or repression — nor would it seem to be a practicable method for such abuse,” said Olbrich. “There is no proof that this method could work in an involuntary setting. It is a sad reality that many technologies can be misused; the ethical responsibility is to prevent misuse, not halt the progress of scientific study.”
He added that the study’s objective was to identify the neurological correlates — not causes — of sexual orientation, in the hope of gaining a more nuanced understanding of human diversity.
“Our work should be seen as a contribution to the larger quest to comprehend the remarkable workings of our neurons, reflecting our behaviors and consciousness. We didn’t set out to judge sexual orientation, but rather to appreciate its diversity. We regret if people felt uncomfortable with the findings,” he said.
“However true these good intentions might be,” said Shen, “I don’t think it erases the inherent potential harms of sexual orientation identification technologies.”
On Twitter, Rae Walker, the UMass nursing professor, was more blunt.
“Burn it to the ground,” they said.
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So, you’ve earned some extra cash? Isn’t it time that your cash works just as hard as you? Well, then there is no better time than now to start thinking about retirement contribution plans. Not only will you be investing in your future, but the IRS will even give you some perks.
Not all retirement contribution plans are equal so, before you jump in, you’ll want to explore all the options. You’ve likely heard of an IRA and a 401(k) but how do those compare to a SEP IRA and Solo 401(k)?
There are other retirement contribution plans out there but to keep this article from looking like a Harry Potter series, we’re focusing on our four favorite retirement plans for self-employed pros.
Even though we’re discussing your options below, we still highly recommend that you consult with your tax pro and financial advisor before deciding which retirement plan is best for you.
For the 2022 tax year, you’re eligible to contribute up to $6,000 ($7,000 if you’re age 50 or older) towards a traditional IRA. Contributing to a traditional IRA will lower your taxable income but it won’t help reduce your self-employment tax. What does that mean?
Let’s say that you’re single, earn $65,000 and take the standard deduction. You’re in the 22% Federal marginal tax rate, and you’ll reduce your tax liability by $0.22 for every dollar that you contribute towards a traditional IRA.
So, if you contribute the maximum of $6,000 then you’ll reduce your tax liability by $1,320!
If you live in a state that also allows you to deduct your traditional IRA contribution then you can factor your state’s marginal tax rate to determine your full tax savings.
In addition to reducing your tax liability, a traditional IRA is easy to set up and most brokerage firms don’t charge a fee to set up and maintain a traditional IRA.
You can also create and fund a traditional IRA up to the initial due date of your tax return (usually April 15) and have the contribution applied to the prior year. For example, if you make a contribution on April 10, 2023, then you can have the contribution deducted from your 2022 taxes.
Finally, just like all the retirement contribution plans that we’ll discuss, you get to determine which securities the plan acquires or you can have an investment advisor monitor your portfolio and tailor it to your needs.
Sign me up! Well not too fast. There are some disadvantages to a traditional IRA.
A traditional IRA has one of the lowest maximum contribution limits per tax year and can be limited or disallowed if your income is too high or if you or your spouse is covered by another retirement.
Plus, you only have until the initial due date of the tax return to make your contribution, unlike a SEP IRA and Solo 401(k), where you have until the final due date (including extensions) to make the contribution.
Lastly, your contribution is considered a tax deferral which means that you don’t pay ordinary income tax on the money you put in the traditional IRA. But Uncle Sam will come knocking when you retire and you’ll pay ordinary income tax on any distributions you take.
Traditional IRA Summary
Just like a traditional IRA, you can contribute up to $6,000 ($7,000 if you are age 50 or older) and you have until the initial due date to set up and fund the Roth IRA. You can also have a traditional IRA and a Roth IRA at the same time.
The major difference is that you don’t get a tax deduction when you contribute to a Roth IRA.
So, you may be asking, “Then what is the point?” Although there’s no immediate tax benefit to contributing towards a Roth IRA, your account has the potential to grow over time. And when you retire, you can withdraw the money tax-free.
Yes, you read that correctly, no matter how much your Roth IRA account grows, all your distributions will be tax-free when you retire.
This sounds too good to be true. Why doesn’t every one set up a Roth IRA?
Well just like the traditional IRA, you have to make sure you are under the modified adjusted gross income limits (see the MAGI limits for a Roth IRA contribution here).
Additionally, if you want to contribute to both a traditional IRA and a Roth IRA then your contributions are capped at $6,000 ($7,000 if you are age 50 or older) for all IRA accounts in a single year.
The truth is, a traditional IRA and Roth IRA are common retirement plans for taxpayers with W-2 income when their employer does not offer a retirement plan.
Roth IRA Summary
But what about solo-entrepreneurs? And what if you want to contribute more than just $6,000? Then you should look into creating a Simplified Employee Pension (or SEP) IRA plan.
Simplified Employee Pension (or SEP) IRA plans are a perfect fit for self-employed individuals that file a Schedule C along with their Form 1040 individual tax return.
Rather than limiting you to only $6,000 per tax year, a SEP IRA contribution limit is based on 20% of your net earnings from your self-employed activity, up to $61,000 for the 2022 tax year ($58,000 for 2021).
Let’s go back to the example we used for the traditional IRA. You’re single, taking the standard deduction, but this time your $65,000 in earned income is your net business income.
To calculate your SEP IRA contribution, we’ll subtract your self-employment tax deduction from your earned income.
Your maximum SEP IRA contribution is $12,082, which is 20% of your net earnings, $60,408.
That’s more than double the contribution of what was allowed under a traditional IRA or Roth IRA!
And with your marginal tax rate at 22%, that means you’ll reduce your federal tax liability by $2,658. If your state allows for the deduction then you would factor in your state’s tax marginal rate to determine your total tax savings.
You’re allowed to set up and contribute to your SEP IRA by the due date of your tax returns, including the extension deadline. This means that you’ll have until April 18, or if you file an extension, until October 17 to fund your SEP IRA and take the deduction towards the prior year tax liabilities.
Another benefit of a SEP IRA is that you’re not required to determine if your modified adjusted gross income is too high to make a contribution.
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But what if you’re an S Corp?
The calculation to determine how much you can contribute is a bit different. You’re still eligible to contribute the maximum of $61,000 for the 2022 tax year ($58,000 for 2021) but instead of being capped at 20% of your net earnings, you’re capped at 25% of your compensation reported as wages.
Let’s say you have net business income of $65,000 and your S Corp employee wages were $36,000. The max you can contribute towards your SEP IRA is $9,000.
If you want to contribute more towards retirement then you’ll need to increase your reasonable compensation. But, that means that you have to pay more in payroll taxes.
SEP IRA Summary (S Corp owners)
So, is it a catch-22? Not exactly. What it means is that you’re a successful business owner and it’s time to consider setting up a Solo-401(k).
A Solo-401(k) allows you to wear multiple hats (and I am not talking about the ones with propellers)- one as an employee and the other as an employer. How does that work?
As an employee of your business, you can contribute up to $20,500 for the 2022 tax year ($19,500 for 2021). These contributions will need to go through your payroll and you can decide how much you want to contribute each year.
Unlike the other retirement plans we’ve discussed, the contribution deadline for your employee contributions is December 31, not when your taxes are due.
As an employer of your business, you can contribute up to 25% of your owner-employee wages (aka reasonable compensation). This portion of the contribution can be made by the due date of the tax return, including extensions.
That means you can fund the employer contribution by March 15 or, if you file an extension, September 15 and take the deduction for the prior year. So, what does that all mean?
If your net business income is $65,000 and your reasonable compensation is $36,000 then the combined maximum you can contribute is $29,500. Here’s how it breaks down:
- Employee contribution limit: $20,500
- Employer contribution limit: $9,000
Assuming that you’re still in the 22% marginal tax rate, you’d save $6,270 on your federal taxes. And that’s not even taking into account your state’s marginal tax rate to determine your total tax deferral.
Compared to a traditional IRA, you’d save almost an additional $5,000 in taxes through a Solo-401(k).
The key difference between a Solo-401(k) and the other four retirement plans mentioned in this article is that a Solo-401(k) must be established in the year you wish to make a contribution.
Unlike the other plans, where you can set up the account by the filing deadline of a tax return, the Solo-401(k) must be established by December 31 of the tax year you want to take the deduction.
Solo 401(k) Summary
But whatever happened to not paying taxes when you retire?
Solo-401(k) are still a great option, especially because you can establish a Roth Solo-401(k) along with the Solo-401(k). Now you may be thinking, “But I already have a Roth IRA, why do I need a Roth Solo-401(k)?”
Unlike a Roth IRA, where the maximum you can contribute is $6,000 each year, you can contribute up to $20,500 for the 2022 tax year ($19,500 for 2021) with a Roth Solo-401(k).
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Am I safe to assume that you’ve heard of the saying “Less is more”? Well, the same concept applies to retirement contribution plans.
You don’t want multiple retirement accounts floating around by the time you retire. With more accounts, there’s more to keep track of and manage.
Luckily, the IRS allows you to consolidate your accounts. Instead of worrying about which retirement accounts you have laying around, you’ll spend your time worrying about where that waiter went with yourPina Colada while laying on the beach.
Retirement accounts that you consolidate are called rollovers and the IRS published a chart on which retirement accounts are eligible.
Determining the best retirement contribution plan is rarely straightforward and we recommend that you consult with your financial advisor and tax pro to help you decide which of these accounts are best for you.
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One of the surprising things about the real estate market is how quickly and completely a market turns. When it’s time, it’s time. And, right now, 2015 is looking very good for selling your home. Home prices are higher and the number of properties for sale is lower. Plus we still have some very low interest rates.
The economy appears to be slowly improving. So, with low inventory, low mortgage interest rates, and modestly rising prices, here’s what you need to do to get your home ready to sell in 2015:
- Overcome any and all objections a buyer might have that would keep them from purchasing your house.
Buyers are always comparing what is out there and looking for pros and cons of purchasing your house. Your job as a seller is to eliminate any potential negatives that may stand in the way of a buyer choosing your house over the competition.
If you really want to sell quickly and for top dollar, you’ll work hard to exceed the buyer’s expectations of your home as well. If your home is competitively priced, and your home’s condition exceeds that of other similar homes in the neighborhood, you will get an offer — in some cases it may be a little lower than the offer you were looking for (that’s where negotiations come in) and in other cases, it may even be a higher offer than you were expecting.
- Get your home into tiptop selling shape.
Cleaning your home is a must. Pay extra special attention to the kitchen and bathrooms. A dirty kitchen or bath can really kill a deal.
Once the home is clean, hire a professional stager to give your home the Wow Factor so many buyers want today. (Yes, they want your home to look like something they might see on HGTV.) That may mean new furniture arrangements, adding artwork or accessories, or removing excess furniture and clutter.
Your stager will also help you to assess what other work needs to be done, such as fixing things that need minor repair, touching up paint or updating your home’s paint color or lighting, for example.
Your professional stager can also help you to decide if you need to update your landscaping, and paint, clean or tuck point your home’s exterior.
- Be realistic about the market.
Find out what types of properties are selling in your area, how many days are they on the market and what price the sellers are asking and getting. You can use the different real estate sites to help you do that, like Realtor.com, Redfin.com, and Trulia.com to name a few.
Accept the reality of your local market and price your home accordingly. If you don’t and you have over priced the home, don’t blame your realtor if you don’t get reasonable offers within the same basic timeframes as other homes have gotten. Professional staging can help you get a higher offer but all the staging in the world won’t help you sell an grossly overpriced home.
One of the worst things you can do is overprice your home from the start. Sellers who set their home price too high for the location and type of home can wait months or years for an offer. (Sellers who do this often end up getting much less because the home has been on the market so long that potential buyers see it as “stale” or believe it has some kind of issue, or they figure the seller is going to be desperate to sell.) The more realistic you are, the better off you’ll be.
- Invite and interview at least three real estate agents. (Create a comparative marketing analysis (CMA) and see who best fits with your goals and personality).
Sellers often call the agent who sold them their home to list it or they pick the first agent who comes up in their Google search. While you may wind up hiring that person, you’ll be doing yourself a disservice if you don’t compare at least three agents from different firms. You want to create a comparative marketing analysis (CMA) and see who best fits with your goals and personality. Each agent brings different ideas to the table about how much your house is worth, what is the best way to market it, and how they want to interact with you personally. They all have different experiences to draw on and may have different buyers in mind; some that may even want to make a quick and/or cash offer.
You will want to work with the one who best matches your goals and who best works with your personality.
- Read all the documents thoroughly before you sign them.
It can be financially disastrous to sign a legal document that you haven’t read, but home sellers do it every day. Whenever you buy or sell a home, make sure you take the time to read and understand the listing contract, the offer to purchase and the loan documents. If there is something in them you don’t understand, ask your realtor or mortgage broker to explain it too you in plain English.
A mistake in these documents and the warranties they contain could seriously affect your finances for years to come.
- Understand what it will take to sell your home.
Buyers today are looking for move in ready homes. Pay attention to what both your realtor and your stager tell you is needed to get your home sold.
If you live in a neighborhood with a lot of foreclosures or a high number of rental properties, you may have to have a slightly lower price point in order to sell. So determine how much it is going to cost to improve the home and then decide if it is worth it. Are you going to recoup an amount that will make it worth the time, effort and expense? If not, you’ll have to really evaluate price, timing, and a maximum amount to spend in order to get the most for your property. Your realtor can help you to determine this.
However, with homes appreciating in the Denver metro area, you might be pleasantly surprised. Again, a CMA will be incredibly helpful.
- Determine if you can afford to sell and buy at the same time.
It is not a good idea to put in an offer on another house until you have some serious interest in your current home or unless you have enough cash to cover the expenses of both homes for six to 12 months. (That includes the mortgage payment and utilities.) You can start researching other neighborhoods, but just beware. Houses are selling quickly in today’s market and if you find “The House” but you can’t afford double payments and you can’t make an offer, you’re going to be very disappointed.
- If you have good offers but don’t know where you are going to move to, consider renting for a short time.
While a double move is a pain and short-term leases may cost a little more, it may be necessary to get the house sold at a good price. Additionally, renting may allow you to “try out” new neighborhoods.
- Don’t be greedy.
One mistake many sellers make is to get a little greedy, particularly if other homes in the area have sold for above asking price. Don’t let the negotiations become a game of “how much can I get”.
If you get so greedy that the buyer walks away, you may have lost the best offer you are going to receive. There aren’t unlimited buyers for your home out there, and if you lose one it might take you quite some time to find another. In a truly successful sale, everyone walks away happy. | <urn:uuid:ba81027c-fa50-4101-ab31-e608070cf895> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.coloradopremierstaging.com/selling-your-home-in-2015/ | 2023-09-27T12:04:55Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510297.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927103312-20230927133312-00299.warc.gz | en | 0.960168 | 1,605 |
There are several misconceptions about Home Staging:
- Staging is just decorating a house nicely.
- Staging is expensive and not worth the money.
- I can put a few accessories and some artwork in and my house is staged.
- All my friends say they like my house the way it is so I don’t need to stage.
What is staging?
- Home Staging and Interior Design (or decorating) are not the same. Interior Decorating is very taste specific; it is done with the both the home owner’s specific tastes, likes and dislikes, and ideas in mind as well as how the homeowner desires to live in the home.
Staging on the other hand is done with selling the home as its main objective and is done so as to appeal to the broadest market possible for that particular demographic. Staging strives to give the house as much of an open spacious feel as possible, to provide focal points that add interest and attract the eye, and to allow your buyers to picture themselves living there.
- Staging is an investment, not an expense. Statistics show that professionally staged houses sell in one-third to one-half the time as the competition, and for every $1 spent on staging the seller nets $4 in a higher sales price. The ROI is significant when staged by a professional stager.
- Staging is not just adding a few plants and pictures. Professional Stagers look at many different aspects of the house they are preparing; e.g., furniture placement and flow, color and light, spaces or things that detract from the overall appeal of the home, capturing and holding the interest of buyers, touches that help the buyers connect with your home, etc. True staging means preparing a house to make the best possible impression on the highest number of potential buyers possible to achieve the best possible selling price in the shortest possible time frame.
- Although your friends may say they love your home, that doesn’t mean it doesn’t need to be staged or that it is able to appeal to your potential buyers. It may be that you don’t need all 4 bedrooms so you’ve turned one room into an office and another into a sewing room but your sellers need all 4 as bedrooms and can’t see past your repurposing. Or you use the living room as your dining room because you like it better that way. But when your buyers walk in the front door, they expect a living room. Friends may have the same tastes you do or it may be that they love your home because it says “you”. You will be doing yourself an injustice if you don’t ensure your home is prepared to appeal to the largest audience of potential buyers possible.
- Last, staging is particularly important if you are moving out of your home while it sells. Vacant homes stay on the market 2 to 3 times longer than occupied homes. Vacant homes are colder and less welcoming than occupied homes. Additionally, 90% of potential buyers cannot visualize themselves or their furniture in that vacant home. Staging gives those buyers a visual picture of what the house can look like and a reference point for their own furniture. Staging adds warmth to the home and invites your buyers to see themselves living there.
Remember, staging is a valid and extremely effective marketing strategy!
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Interesting…. correction, exciting times for UK hairdressing especially in the colour market as the family owned Dutch brand Keune Haircosmetics has a smart new plan for growth. Built on the premise of remaining utterly, 100% loyal to the hairdressing professional by only supplying colourists/salons, Keune has a fab reputation for products and service.
Key to the brand DNA is the commitment to hairdressers and that this is an independent, family owned business started by Jan Keune and still run by his son and grandson, George and Eelco Keune. Products are all made in Holland.
Key news to get your head around is that by Autumn this year, we’ll be invited to a new flagship training academy in Central London. The brand new premises in central London (think Holborn/Covent Garden) will be 5,700 square foot and include a salon, too. Yep, Bloom Lifestyle business – a luxury environmental salon group currently in Glasgow and Aberdeen – will be hosting and showing off creative colour/styling and beauty services. Owner of Bloom Lifestyle is Sheona Forrest.
Now, one familiar face heading up the launch of the Keune Haircosmetics London home is Darren Potter, general manager and country director for the brand. Darren Potter has more than 28 years of experience, having previously held a variety of leadership roles within the hair industry. In this role, Darren will be responsible for leading and developing the business across the UK, as well as supporting its current salons.
For the past year, Darren has been overseeing the building (literally!) of the London HQ: “I am very excited to see the development of a first for the brand globally, with the House of Keune by Bloom salon and flagship training academy. This is a huge investment for Keune, as we are here to show that we are serious about the UK hairdressing industry and are looking forward to welcoming hairdressers from around the UK to visit our state-of-the-art location.”
Alongside Darren, Bloom Lifestyle owner Sheona can’t wait for the opening!: “I am beyond excited for this next phase of Bloom Lifestyle’s growth; to be opening a salon in Central London with such a vibrant brand, and with some incredible talent that will be announced soon, is huge for us! We already have two strong businesses in Scotland, so I’m really looking forward to bringing the Bloom Lifestyle touch to the House of Keune.”
A secret … no more
We’ve been aware of the Keune Haircosmetics brand of course, but now with a premises in the UK capital, we’re expecting to find out so much more. And to welcome Keune artists. This is a family owned and run business of 100 years (the centenary celebrations in Holland recently were spectacular) with a royal approval from the Dutch monarchy. New brand ambassador Mark Van Westerop has recently been appointed a global ambassador and we’re expecting news of more big names soon. So keep following!
Meantime Keune Haircosmetics… you’re welcome and we’re looking forward to a catch up at the grand opening in September.
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The Prevention, Retention and Contingency (PRC) program, as previously detailed in a report released by The Center for Community Solutions, addresses emergent needs families may experience during a time of hardship. A loss of a job or a sudden illness are only a few examples of issues that could catapult families into poverty. These scenarios are easy to imagine when more than 3.75 million people in Ohio live in or near poverty and more than 22 percent of children live below poverty.
The Prevention, Retention and Contingency (PRC) program addresses emergent needs families may experience during a time of hardship.
Updated PRC plans for all 88 counties, which up until a few weeks ago had not been updated since 2010, have shed light on how counties around the state uniquely implement plans and services to individuals in their counties who are eligible for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funding as utilized through the PRC program. The flexibility that this program provides allows counties to quickly respond to the emergent needs of the individuals they serve. Three core elements define how counties plan to use the funding, in addition to adhering to the four core purposes of the TANF program, which are described in our recent report. What is the Prevention, Retention and Contingency program and how does it help families in crisis? Find out here Click To Tweet
PRC programming is used to prevent a group receiving assistance from needing further cash assistance, through a program like Ohio Works First. Programs and onetime cash assistance under PRC can work to stabilize a crisis for a family by meeting an emergent need and prevent the ripple effects that often accompany the downward spiral of poverty.
Retaining employment is an integral aspect of stabilizing a family in a time of crisis. By offering assistance for groups to purchase transportation, work equipment, uniforms and other workforce training, individuals can stay on a track of self-sufficiency and have the tools they need to be successful.
The definition of contingency is, “a future event or circumstance that is possible but cannot be predated with certainty.” An unseen event can threaten the stability of a family, especially the safety, health and wellbeing of children in that family. By providing services to meet an unpredicted and presenting need, a family can stabilize without needing additional assistance.
While reviewing county plans, some initiatives from around the state stand out. These initiatives shed light on how counties can utilize PRC funds to provide more assistance to the needy families by using the surplus of TANF funds, more than half a billion dollars, that are available and growing.
By providing services to meet an unpredicted and presenting need, a family can stabilize without needing further assistance.
- Kinship Care: Counties around the state are utilizing PRC dollars to assist kinship caregivers who step in to assume responsibility of a child. A few counties specify that individuals who provide kinship care are eligible to receive benefits up to 300 percent of the federal poverty line (FPL), which is an increase from the traditional 200 percent many counties operate under. Additionally, two specific counties allow for income eligibility to be determined through the child and not the kinship provider, allowing funding to follow the child. These services are vital for kinship caregivers as they may be required to purchase cribs, toddler beds, clothes, school supplies, child care and additional things necessary for caring for a child in their home.
- Eviction/Housing Assistance: There are 21.7 percent of owner-occupied households in Ohio that are unaffordable, 48.8 percent of renter-occupied households are unaffordable around the state. Providing assistance to families to pay for housing once the eviction or foreclosure process has started are present in many county PRC plans, however, assisting with property taxes, providing case managers at eviction courts and lead abatement assistance are examples of innovative ways counties are rising to meet the needs of the people they serve.
- Transportation: Lack of reliable transportation can be a significant barrier when trying to retain employment, especially if an assistance group is experiencing an economic crisis. Almost every county addresses transportation needs in their PRC plans, however, some counties have specific detailed plans to address the emergent transportation needs of the individuals the program seeks to serve. Programs that pay for driver’s license fees, license reinstatement fees, license plate fees, four months of car insurance and car down payments all assist with specific needs that many individuals who are eligible for PRC have.
Community Solutions will continue to examine the way unspent TANF funds are utilized and how reinvigorated programs around the state can be replicated to work to reach people most in need.
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Step 1: Access the Bonneville County Parcel Viewer
Click here to be taken to the parcel viewer (opens in a new window/tab).
Step 2: Search
Once you accept the terms, enter your name in the provided search box using the format "LASTNAME FIRSTNAME" (without the quotes) or enter the address.
Once you find your property, click within the gold outline and the property information will be brought up with the RPO number.
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By Cassandra Brooklyn, AARP, Oct 2022
Kids can learn valuable life lessons by pitching in, but their needs matter too. About three-quarters of adults 50 or older say they prefer to stay in their homes and communities for as long as possible, according to AARP’s Home and Community Preferences Survey. When a higher level of care is required, however, many of these aging adults move in with their adult children (or vice versa) to get the care they need.
If grandchildren are part of the picture, there are ways to get kids involved with caregiving at home, and teenagers can be especially helpful. Here are some ways to involve your teens with caregiving while still respecting their needs.
Teens who have a license and access to a car can be tremendously helpful as drivers. Although an adult may need to accompany grandparents to medical appointments, teens can free up their parents by running other errands such as picking up groceries, prescriptions or restaurant takeout.
Maribel Jimenez, a hairdresser in Milwaukee, moved her family in with her mother two years ago, when her mother’s dementia made it unsafe for her to live alone. Jimenez has her 17-year-old daughter help drive younger siblings (ages 9 and 15) to and from school, dance and soccer classes. Jimenez explains how essential her daughter has been since she got her license last year: “I’ve had to pick up so many extra hours at work, and I’m the only one that can take my mom to her appointments, so I need my daughter to help with the driving.”
Teenagers can be helpful in the kitchen by preparing simple meals for themselves, their siblings and their grandparents. Jimenez says that when she works nights, both of her teens take over, fixing quick dinners such as spaghetti, scrambled eggs, instant rice and grilled cheese for their grandmother and younger brother.
A tween who isn’t comfortable using the stove solo can still help by making sandwiches, cereal, smoothies and yogurt parfaits, or microwaving soup and frozen dinners. If grandparents are able to make their own sandwiches or pour their own cereal but have difficulty moving around the kitchen, grandchildren can bring the ingredients to the table, which minimizes the child’s work while helping to maintain the grandparent’s independence.
To free up an adult caregiver for lengthy, complicated or intimate caregiving tasks that aren’t appropriate for younger helpers, teens can take on a larger share of household chores. For instance, most teens are able to help with sweeping, vacuuming, taking out the garbage, walking the dog, unloading the dishwasher, folding laundry, shoveling snow and mowing or raking the lawn. Jimenez’s teens initially grumbled about receiving extra chores around the house. However, “as they got older and started seeing how much their grandmother’s suffering,” they stopped complaining about preparing Grandma’s meals and helping her get dressed, she says.
Help with technology
Teenagers are often a great resource for using caregiving technology such as mobile apps, monitors and smart speakers. Considering that teenagers tend to be more familiar with technology than older generations, having these younger caregivers set up, control and monitor these devices is a great way to get them involved. If you don’t want teens overseeing digital medication reminders, have them help a grandparent choose and play a podcast, log into a virtual discussion group or find and join an online fitness class.
Even when grandparents know how to use their smartphone or tablet, small buttons or hand tremors might be an obstacle. If so, teens could help a grandparent look up a phone contact, send a text message, listen to voicemail or check a calendar event. Jimenez says that on a regular basis, “both my girls help their abuela (grandmother) to make calls, answer calls and read and respond to text messages on her phone.”
Making teens feel appreciated
Some teenagers could begin to resent the amount of attention grandparents receive and the time spent caregiving. That’s why parents should dedicate time to each child and preserve family traditions, says aarp.org columnist and clinical psychologist Barry Jacobs. Family touchstones should be preserved even after a grandparent moves in, whether it’s Taco Tuesday at your favorite restaurant, Friday night at the movies or Sunday afternoon football on TV at home.
It is natural and expected for teens to have responsibilities to home and family, says Mayra Mendez, a licensed psychotherapist and program coordinator for intellectual and developmental disabilities and mental health services at Providence Saint John’s Child and Family Development Center in Santa Monica, California. Mendez says that if a teen is given access to the family car in exchange for running errands or if they receive an allowance in exchange for help around the house, it’s not a reward for taking on family responsibilities. Teens, she says, should understand the importance of “caring, good citizenship and genuine helpfulness toward others without the underlying expectation of reward or profit.” | <urn:uuid:e6d30153-178e-45ef-a19e-c6ed0d125b7f> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.compassandclock.com/post/how-to-get-teens-involved-in-family-caregiving | 2023-09-27T11:45:59Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510297.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927103312-20230927133312-00299.warc.gz | en | 0.949897 | 1,068 |
In 2019 we presented “Secure Kafka at scale in true multi-tenant environment” at SFO Kafka summit. Back then, kafka was mainly used for event driven architectures, high-throughput pub/sub use cases and as a data-plane for log aggregation and for transporting metadata & metrics. A lot has changed since then - Kafka plant has grown to handle 400B incoming events in a day just in production, introduced stretch cluster pattern in addition to Active-Active cluster replication pattern. Moreover, new use cases have emerged in using Kafka for near real time stream processing and data moving pipelines across the cloud environments. Moving data in near-real time across the system is a hard problem to solve. Kafka Connect is a framework to stream data in/out of kafka reliably and can be used to achieve near-real time data moving pipelines. In this talk, we will present how kafka adoption has evolved over the last couple of years in our space and deep dive into how we approached in providing Managed Kafka Connect, a newest addition to our service portfolio. | <urn:uuid:76ebbe04-7333-441d-96fe-045a184f1c07> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.confluent.io/events/kafka-summit-americas-2021/changing-landscapes-in-data-iintegration-kafka-connect-for-near-real-time/ | 2023-09-27T11:45:14Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510297.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927103312-20230927133312-00299.warc.gz | en | 0.929399 | 219 |
Name: Erika Maya Eleniak
Date of Birth: September 29, 1969
Place of Birth: Glendale, California, United States
Mostly known for:
- FACTS Fall Edition 2016 in Ghent, Belgium.
- Comic Con Liverpool 2020, Liverpool, England, United Kingdom.
At FACTS 2016, Liv attended the panel. At Comic Con Liverpool, we had a little chat with Erika.
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has published proposed changes to Regulation C, which implements the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA). The HMDA was enacted by Congress in 1975, and on July 21, 2011, the rule-writing authority of Regulation C was transferred to the CFPB. HMDA requires covered depository and nondepository institutions to collect and publicly disclose information about applications for, originations of, and purchases of home purchase loans, home improvement loans, and refinancing. Historically, Regulation C – which applies to certain financial institutions, including banks, savings associations, credit unions, and other mortgage lending institutions – was utilized to help determine whether financial institutions were serving the housing needs of their communities and to spot possible discriminatory lending patterns. The proposed rule appears to be consistent with the CFPB’s goal of promoting fair lending.
The Dodd-Frank Act specifically directed the CFPB to expand HMDA to provide new information about mortgages, including but not limited to total points and fees, rate spreads, applicant age, applicant credit scores, property values, teaser rate durations, and prepayment penalties. In total, the 573-page proposed rule, released on July 24, includes the reporting of thirty-seven new data fields, twenty of which were not previously required by the HMDA. Also, the CFPB is proposing that financial institutions with large numbers of reported transactions submit their HMDA data on a quarterly, rather than an annual, basis. The CFPB hopes to align HMDA data requirements with established industry data standards, which it believes could alleviate the burden on many lenders and improve the quality of the information reported. Similarly, one of the goals of the proposed rule is to make more mortgage lending data available to the public. Just how much and what type of information that will ultimately be released to the public is currently unclear as the CFPB has to wrestle with privacy concerns.
If adopted, the proposed rule changes will likely require reporting institutions to incur significant costs to change their compliance procedures and reporting systems. However, many observers believe that any new reporting requirements will not take effect until the beginning of 2017, which should give institutions time to prepare for the new era of HMDA reporting. The comment period on the proposed rule does not close until October 29, 2014. | <urn:uuid:297fbb1b-b20d-4f01-aaaf-84a48d0f83a3> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.consumerfinancialserviceslawmonitor.com/2014/08/potential-expansion-of-hmda-reporting-requirements/ | 2023-09-27T13:04:20Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510297.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927103312-20230927133312-00299.warc.gz | en | 0.967379 | 465 |
Great for essential oils, perfumes, reagents, medicines, pills, dry goods, etc
Each bottle is made of high impact glass, which is easy to be very thin, but durable and not easy to leak, scratch, or break. Therefore, it can safely store all kinds of materials without damage, and it is very convenient and simple to use.
V: 5 ml
Height :80 mm
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Driving around in your speedy road machine is pure pleasure in the summer: you've got the air conditioner to keep you cool and your favorite tunes to keep you company. The only thing worse than running out of songs to play is having the AC break down on you. That comfortable drive quickly turns into an unhappy, sweaty ordeal. The best way to tell if your car air conditioner is not working well is when it doesn’t produce cabin temperatures that are 5 degrees Fahrenheit below the outdoor air temperature, but if it's not working at all temperatures within the car can reach staggering numbers. Even if your car air conditioner is working fine, it’s always best to have it serviced by an auto tech if you’re heading out for a long drive this summer and the forecast is sunny.
A car’s air conditioning system - still one of the greatest improvements to cars in auto history - is complex, and there are a variety of reasons why it may not be cooling properly. It may be that there is a lack of air flow across the condenser. An air filter that hasn't been changed in who knows how long will cause the AC to work much harder than it should need to, which means it'll fail faster than expected. Another common cause of improper cooling is refrigerant leak. If the system is leaking refrigerant, the leak needs to be repaired by a qualified auto repair and service shop, and the refrigerant needs to be recharged. Because Freon contributes to the depletion of the earth’s ozone layer, federal and state regulations now require that auto repair shops have the right training and equipment for handling refrigerant.
If you drive a car that was built before 1994, your car’s refrigerant needs to be checked out by a qualified pro who knows how to properly recycle the material. In many states, it is illegal to refill a leaky air conditioning system with R-12. Older cars can easily be retrofitted to accommodate the more eco-friendly refrigerant known as R-134a. If your car does have a leak, a technician will hook up the car to a refrigerant system and drain any harmful gasses along with inspecting the hard lines for any cracks. The car air conditioner may also be faulty due to its compressor. An air conditioner’s compressor spins at fast rates and endures a lot of wear and tear. The more a car air conditioner is used, the more likely it will eventually leak or fail.
Luckily, San Diego enjoys cooling ocean breezes up to several miles inland, so if you find yourself really in a pinch just roll down the windows. But the further away from the ocean you travel the hotter it gets and the more you'll rely on your car AC to keep you and your passengers sane, and the worse it will be if your air conditioning fails. The best way to keep your car’s air conditioning reliable is to have the AC serviced once a year - preferably before the hot weather sets in. Image courtesy of Esurance | <urn:uuid:2daa8fcc-2b0c-4f44-aaf2-4e68d4150a2c> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.convoyautorepair.com/blog/what-you-need-to-know-about-car-ac-maintenance | 2023-09-27T11:38:01Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510297.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927103312-20230927133312-00299.warc.gz | en | 0.947666 | 621 |
Piedmont Wine Tours, Italy - Prodotti e Servizi
Are you looking from vacation in Piedmont Region in Italy or for sightseeing near me?
Would you like to book a private week end or travel experience from Milan or Turin, around Piedmont Region?
Piedmont Travel Guide has over 50 travel destination; following the recognition of Langhe, Roero and Monferrato of Unesco World Heritage.
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Pauline Dean shares her experience at senior level in football. 23083020
Pauline Dean, the Cook Islands FA Competition Manager, has shared her experiences and insights while working at the FIFA Women's World Cup, held in the Oceania region for the first time.
Excited about the opportunity of this major sporting event close to home, she emphasized that local collaboration played an instrumental role in ensuring smooth operations and memorable experiences for all involved.
"I enjoyed my time working as a competition official at the Women’s World Cup, better yet with colleagues from all around the world. The team at Waikato Stadium in the different functional areas were very helpful which made the work easier in a way. Also, because they were all the same people from the play-off tournament, working was so much easier and fun," Dean said.
She believes that having such a prestigious event in Oceania is not only thrilling for fans who are now able to enjoy live matches, but also an exceptional opportunity for individuals living in that region.
She emphasized how the recent visit by the FIFA President to local member associations has further boosted enthusiasm about hosting such a prestigious event in their backyard.
Dean also addressed some of the challenges encountered during her duties and proposed that asking for help was essential for overcoming difficulties throughout the tournament.
She shared how gaining experience from various FIFA events has helped her improve domestic competitions while adjusting them to fit specific requirements.
Among her most memorable moments during the tournament was witnessing Zambia scoring its landmark 1000th goal against Costa Rica – a first for any Women's World Cup.
This extraordinary achievement even led to preserving both ball and boot as mementos in the distinguished FIFA Museum.
Pauline Dean's role as FIFA Match Coordinator has seen her providing valuable assistance to teams and ensuring seamless coordination between different aspects of each match.
Reflecting on her experience at this FIFA tournament, she treasures not only professional growth but also lasting friendships made along the way.
As competitions like FIFA Women’s World Cup continue to captivate global audiences, it's imperative to acknowledge the hard work and passion behind the scenes by devoted officials like Pauline Dean.
Her enthusiasm and positive attitude remain a testament to the power of sports in bringing people together from all corners of the world. | <urn:uuid:bd5f24a4-2d5e-4363-9ba4-4a8e108598ae> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.cookislandsnews.com/uncategorised/internal/sport/soccer/dean-returns-from-assisting-with-fifa-womens-world-cup-2023/ | 2023-09-27T12:48:04Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510297.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927103312-20230927133312-00299.warc.gz | en | 0.973014 | 466 |
As the Department of Agriculture prepares to implement new programs from the Inflation Reduction Act that offer billions for electric cooperative projects, NRECA is weighing in with recommendations on how to optimize these opportunities for co-ops.
“We encourage the department to make these opportunities truly supportive of the co-op mission to deliver reliable and affordable power to their members," said Russ Wasson, NRECA senior director of regulatory affairs.
Among the new programs is a $9.7 billion grant and loan program designed specifically for electric cooperatives for a wide range of eligible projects, including carbon capture, renewable energy, storage, nuclear and generation and transmission efficiency improvements.
This Assistance for Rural Electric Cooperatives program allows each co-op to pursue funding based on its unique circumstances. Co-ops would be able to receive a grant for as much as 25% of their project cost, with a maximum amount of $970 million for any one entity.
The new law also created a $1 billion forgivable loan program to deploy renewable energy resources like solar, wind, hydropower, biomass, geothermal and energy storage. The law also gives a $2 billion boost to the Rural Energy for America Program, which offers grants and loans for rural efficiency improvements and renewable energy systems.
NRECA submitted comprehensive recommendations to USDA Nov. 28 on how these federal funding programs can be more efficient, effective and practical for co-ops.
Key recommendations for the $9.7 billion program:
Prioritize projects that bolster resiliency, reliability and affordability for rural Americans.
Design eligibility criteria that meet the unique needs of co-ops across the country.
Develop a consistent, practical way to measure reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.
Allow co-ops to use multiple financing options, including direct-pay tax credits and other federal incentive programs, in conjunction with AREC.
Take a broad view of energy efficiency improvements for generation and transmission co-op assets.
“These programs provide significant increased capabilities for co-ops as they invest in their systems," Wasson said. “These programs were included in the Inflation Reduction Act due to years of sustained engagement between electric co-op leaders and lawmakers.
“With our nearly century-old partnership with USDA and this extraordinary funding, we will continue our work that begin in the 1930s for the future benefit of those folks at the end of the line."
Based on input from stakeholders, USDA will be crafting rules that will detail how program applications will be evaluated. | <urn:uuid:c19dab66-c507-44ee-aed4-b91a37a8f96c> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.cooperative.com/news/Pages/NRECA-Weighs-In-on-USDA-Funding-for-Rural-Energy-Systems.aspx | 2023-09-27T13:08:18Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510297.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927103312-20230927133312-00299.warc.gz | en | 0.948599 | 512 |
Centrifugal Blowers are ideal for:
– Clean air or slightly dusty smoke (not abrasive) intake.
– Cooling in general.
They are used in all industrial applications where small air volumes are required with limited pressure.
16 – 32 W
0,12 – 0,25 A
60 – 91 m3/h
Single phase, 2-shaded poles, impedance protected motor, built according to the CE mark requirements, in compliance with EN 60335-1 standard, with self-aligning and self lubricating sleeve bearings with big oil reservoir.
Motor with minimum 130° “B” insulation class.
Suitable for continuous operation in ambient temperature from -10 °C to +50 °C.
Electrical connection by 6,3 x 0,8 mm, radial or axial, male faston-type connectors, directly fixed on coil.
Single suction Ø 74,5 mm impeller with forward curved constant thickness blades, made of black nylon reinforced with fiber glass.
Housing made of die-cast aluminium.
Version with IMQ – CSV approved motor.
Motor with different powers and insulation classes: 155° “F” – 180° “H”.
Supply voltage from 12V to 400V 50/60 Hz.
Version with dual voltage and/or double speed.
Electrical connection by means of different cable lengths.
Motor coil winding with IP55 protection.
Aluminium impeller with forward curved blades.
Protection against dust and/or humidity.
Thermal protector or thermal fuse.
Built in compliance with UL – CSA standards.
Housing made of black nylon reinforced with fibreglass, CRTP072 code.
Version fitted with ball bearings.
Version built to customers design.
Faston position and electrical connection
Product Identification Code
CRT = aluminium housing.
CRTP = nylon housing.
T = thermal protector.
F = thermal fuse.
Blank = impedance protected.
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|2R||Faston position and type.|
BB = ball bearings on motor.
VR = fitted with cooling fan on motor side.
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Take the Core Passion Assessment
Have you ever felt a sense of tension for no apparent reason? When a path closes and one stage of our lives is complete, we come to a crossroads. Approaching the crossroads, the inner stirrings begin. Something doesn’t feel quite right. You can’t put your finger on it, but you have a sense of impending change.
The world came to a crossroads when we moved into the 2000 millennium, and it is changing the game. How you win matters more than if you win. Can everyone win? Yes! It is possible for everyone to win through collaboration.
As we move through the crossroads, endings always bring new beginnings. Many times, we see endings as disappointments. We hold on as long as we can and can’t seem to move through the crossroads. I like to see endings as graduations. When I have completed a chapter of my life, I have learned its time to let go and move on. These transitions can involve many things like careers, relationships, and even life. | <urn:uuid:b3563d26-f956-4915-b9d7-52e9a488a43d> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.corepassion.com/blog/page/2/ | 2023-09-27T11:35:51Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510297.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927103312-20230927133312-00299.warc.gz | en | 0.964758 | 224 |
A prime suspect in the gangland killing of notorious thug Hamid Sanambar in 2019 has been arrested after returning from Spain and surrendering himself to Gardai.
The suspect, wanted for questioning over the murder of Iranian national Sanambar, is understood to have flown home to Dublin from Spain early last week and gone to a North Dublin Garda Station.
He suffered an illness and had to be hospitalised for a short while but then returned to custody and questioning by officers investigating the murder of Sanambar, 42, who was blasted to death on May 28, 2019, as part of the bloody Coolock feud in North Dublin.
Two other men were arrested recently as Gardai probe the series of events that led to at least five gangland figures being killed in Dublin in the summer of 2019.
Hamid Sanambar was one of the criminals caught up in the escalation of a deadly gangland feud, when he was suspected of setting up a former crime boss and associate for a hit.
The Iranian had been operating mostly in Dublin, as a freelance enforcer for serious criminal figures - and had also lived and committed crimes in the midlands and in Cork.
In June 2015, Sanambar was handed a 3-year suspended sentence for the robbery of a brothel on Cove Street in Cork city centre in September 2012.
The Iranian - who had been living in Cork at the time - pleaded guilty to robbing one woman of a laptop, phone and over a thousand euros in cash at the premises on Cove Street which had been acting as a brothel.
Sanambar also admitted to robbing another woman of a laptop and €3,000 - and to stealing €100 from a man after he had entered the brothel with the intention to commit theft. Sanambar cut a very distinctive figure - a burley, shaven-headed man with two large 'teardrops' tattoed below his right eye.
On the latest arrest in Dublin, a garda spokesperson said: “Gardaí have arrested a man in connection with the fatal shooting of a man on Kilbarron Avenue, Coolock on the 28th May 2019.
"This man is currently detained at a North Dublin Garda Station under Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act, 2007. This investigation is ongoing.”
Earlier this year, gardai were stunned when the suspect turned up in Alicante and was spotted drinking in pubs with John Gilligan, who is currently facing drug trafficking and arms charges in Spain.
The man is understood to have been initially identified after a burner phone was recovered. Sanambar was shot dead in the driveway of a recently murdered gangland figure's home on Kilbarron Avenue, Coolock, Dublin.
He was blamed for setting up Sean Little, who was found dead beside a burning car seven days earlier.
It was the third murder in seven days as part of the Coolock feud, which claimed five lives in 2019. The hit team on the day consisted of two men, who used a Toyota Avensis – bought from a car dealership in preceding weeks – as the getaway car.
One man was driving the car while the suspect in Spain is believed to be the man who got out and pulled the trigger.
Following the murder of Sanambar, Little’s father continued on the warpath to avenge his son’s murder.
In September of 2019, Stephen Little was intercepted by the Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau, who believed he was on his way to kill Caolan Smyth, a Kinahan cartel hitman who he also blamed for his son’s death.
Little told gardai after his arrest: “Had you given me another hour, I would have killed the bastard that killed him.”
He was later jailed for six years for possession of a gun.
Gun-for-hire Smyth is also now serving a 20-year sentence after the attempted murder of Hutch associate James “Mago” Gately in 2017.
Smyth – who had been hired by the Kinahan cartel to kill Mago – had become a major player in the Coolock feud before his conviction.
The dispute in North Dublin also claimed the lives of Zach Parker, 23, and 22-year-old Eoin Boylan. | <urn:uuid:ee287338-a03e-4682-a7e1-87581b258da6> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.corkbeo.ie/news/local-news/main-suspect-killing-thug-who-22521034 | 2023-09-27T11:47:18Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510297.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927103312-20230927133312-00299.warc.gz | en | 0.982975 | 887 |
Continuous service is rewarded for whatever role you play in refereeing e.g. referee, assessor, instructor or mentor.
Awards are for 25, 40 and 50 years continuous service with 50 year Awards receiving a gold plated medal
The scheme operates through recommendations made by Cornwall FA to the Regional Manager on the appropriate form which can be sent via email from our Referee Development Officer Lee Swabey.
All recommendations are then sent to the Head of National Referee Development for consideration and action. A suitably framed certificate is then sent to Cornwall FA for presentation. The Head of National Referee Development highlights special awards, and presentations are made at significant events such as FA Cup Matches and International games.
To find out more about the Referee Awards please contact our Referee Development Officer Lee Swabey on the details below. | <urn:uuid:3e3b5dad-7e9f-4a5f-b751-0adc9e320515> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.cornwallfa.com/referees/referee-awards | 2023-09-27T11:28:39Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510297.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927103312-20230927133312-00299.warc.gz | en | 0.928755 | 171 |
Welcome to Taylor Grocery
At Taylor Grocery, we offer quiet country living still close to town. Located off Taylor Grocery Rd (Laurens County), we are just 5 minutes from downtown Dexter, Green Acres Golf & Recreation Club and West Laurens High School. Just 20 minutes from Dublin, we offer convenient access to both I-16 and US-441. This lot does not have a driveway pipe and a home site has not been cleared. | <urn:uuid:5f904a66-9ce3-46f0-8496-19d5aecfc793> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.countrylots.net/taylorgrocery | 2023-09-27T12:18:11Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510297.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927103312-20230927133312-00299.warc.gz | en | 0.934936 | 93 |
Coconuts, bananas, and cassava are the main food crops. The best land is used for commercial crops such as vanilla, cloves and perfume plants so much of the food must be imported. During meal times, the husband usually eats alone at the dinner table or living room whereas the children and their mothers eat from the kitchen. The man may eat with a parent or friend at the table. Males eating seperate from females is a show of dignity as well as authority. | <urn:uuid:b1d42284-dd4f-4e17-9f3a-0ad69821ca5e> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.countryreports.org/country/Comoros/recipes.htm | 2023-09-27T11:55:05Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510297.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927103312-20230927133312-00299.warc.gz | en | 0.970278 | 100 |
Anne shared her Fund Deposit with the SavEars! She had an amazing mail day!
Pretty awesome mail day!
$100 Disney paid for completely with swagbucks, shopkick and my last louder cashout
$57 Zaxby’s for road food on our July beach trip and $50 CEC for spring break with my kiddos, $0 oop from Raise using my ibotta cashouts
$13.50 refund from my kids’ school for a ticket to an event my daughter was unable to attend after I paid for it
And a coupon for free Easter basket stuffer from B&BW
And only ONE bill. That never happens, lol. | <urn:uuid:9764fdde-4db4-440b-8e89-22c180ef3dc2> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.couponingtodisney.com/annes-fund-deposit/ | 2023-09-27T11:51:28Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510297.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927103312-20230927133312-00299.warc.gz | en | 0.950287 | 142 |
GENU® pHresh Pectin
GENU® pHresh Pectin is derived from nature-based, renewable raw materials such as citrus peel and sugar beets. Because of its traditional uses, pectin is well known by consumers and accepted as a label-friendly ingredient. Our GENU® pHresh Pectin is also beneficial to the formulation of skin care and personal care products. It’s exceptionally mild and helps the skin’s acid mantle protect its slightly acidic pH balance – that’s the skin’s natural barrier against bacteria, environmental pollutants and moisture loss. Along with its ability to buffer the skin’s natural pH, GENU® pHresh Pectin can have a soothing effect in lotions and creams, shaving products, sun care, hair care and deodorants. ECOCERT® validation available upon request. | <urn:uuid:8a3a8ff5-83f3-475a-9da6-81ecee4787c3> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.cpkelco.com/products/pectin/genu-phresh-pectin-i-cp-kelco/ | 2023-09-27T11:36:42Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510297.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927103312-20230927133312-00299.warc.gz | en | 0.931557 | 186 |
Plans for Accommodation for Homeless Charity Submitted
We have now submitted a significant planning application to create 20 bedrooms for Emmanuel House Support Centre, which when complete will provide short-term emergency accommodation for people who find themselves homeless in Nottingham.
Emmanuel House works to combat vulnerability and homelessness within the community through an inclusive and compassionate service for people who need help. This sees its team working with people in crisis to prevent them from becoming homeless and sharing the journey of recovery out of homelessness into settlement.
Its £2 million ‘New Vision’ scheme will provide two floors of bedrooms along with ensuite facilities, food and 24-hour support provided by the charity’s team of trained specialists. The planning application submitted to Nottingham City Council is for change of use for the first and second floors of its existing Goose Gate premises, which currently house office and storage space.
The ‘New Vision’ plans also include one-to-one meeting spaces, 24-hour security, common rooms, computer suites, consultation spaces and rooms with disabled access. The charity’s vision will see its day and night support services come together on a single site, with a second phase of work earmarked to upgrade the current ground floor support centre.
We are leading a project team made up of suppliers operating from Nottingham city centre, including project managers EDGE, structural and civil engineers Hexa, and mechanical and electrical engineers Chord Consult.
We knew that Emmanuel House was an incredible organisation, but as we’ve worked with them, my admiration for their compassion and commitment to helping those in need of support has grown – they are an inspiration. I am extremely proud that we can assist in bringing these proposals forward - the impact they have will be considerable.
The ‘New Vision’ model of single-room accommodation and 24-hour support comes from the new ambition after Covid-19 to improve provision for people who are homeless. In 2021, Emmanuel House struggled to find a building in Nottingham in which to put its historic Winter Shelter and has been looking to find a solution within its own resources.
Denis Tully, CEO of Emmanuel House, said: “Our ambition is to reduce the number of people who are homeless in Nottingham city for the benefit of individual people, the neighbourhood and for the City of Nottingham as a whole. The project fits with the city’s strategic plan to tackle homelessness. It will make a significant contribution to year-round emergency respite care.
“We have a new vision for Emmanuel House and for Nottingham’s provision to support some of its most vulnerable people. Our purpose as an organisation is to tackle isolation, vulnerability and homelessness within our community. This project is an extension of this mission.”
Valued at £2 million, once approved the project aims to commence building work as soon as funding is available. | <urn:uuid:35c78e05-f61f-4497-8a00-74e2e8fcc8fb> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.cpmg-architects.com/news/2022/plans-for-accommodation-for-homeless-charity-submitted | 2023-09-27T11:50:19Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510297.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927103312-20230927133312-00299.warc.gz | en | 0.958926 | 586 |
Dates: The Clearance Rack Blitz begins December 10 and ends when items are sold out.
The fine print: There are no limits. Items are available on any type of order.
Stampin’ Up! has updated the Clearance Rack with new items up to 80% off. Quick, jump on over and get your christmas orders in before they are gone!!!! | <urn:uuid:61ccfb0f-8a7e-4054-b6f4-6064db90cea8> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.craftystampin.com/clearence-blitz/ | 2023-09-27T12:54:56Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510297.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927103312-20230927133312-00299.warc.gz | en | 0.930794 | 78 |
The E550 Swim Spa Is Built for You
Stylish and unique, our Endless Pool Spas are built with quality taste and high rate technology. We custom build each pool with a variety of accessories, allowing you to create your perfect Endless Pool Swim Spa experience.
What’s New with Endless Pool Swim Spas?
At Endless Pools we are known for functional design and features that optimize the performance and enjoyment of our endless pool spas. So, what’s different? We’ve taken E550 up a notch by giving you more space. We completely removed spa seating and shifted the spa steps to the front, boosting the total area up to 94 inches! E550 is designed to give you the most spacious fitness system to fit all your aquatic exercise needs.
Like all our Endless Pools, E550 is equipped with built in lighting, heating and cooling controls, as well as a top-notch filtration system that reduces chlorine concentration in the water. With 24/7 enjoyment, you can use the water aerobics and triathlon training features to get the best fitness. The Hydrotherapy massage will heal and rejuvenate your body after the training, ensuring that you receive professional post- workout care. The stainless steel grab rails will guide and protect you for easy access in and out of the swim pool spa.
Endless Pool Swim Spas Are The Ultimate Fitness Experience
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2021 Spring Conference - Clients Attending and/or Holding Meetings
Join us for the 2021 Spring Conference in Orlando! We are excited to have confirmed many clients who will be in attendance and/or hosting Client meetings.
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Procrastination can be a challenging habit to overcome, but here are some strategies that can help you deal with it:
1. Understand the root cause: Reflect on why you procrastinate. It could be due to fear of failure, feeling overwhelmed, lack of motivation, or even perfectionism. Identifying the underlying reasons can help you address them more effectively.
2. Set clear goals and priorities: Break down your tasks into smaller, manageable steps and establish clear deadlines. Prioritize your tasks based on importance and urgency. This can make the workload seem less daunting and help you focus on one task at a time.
3. Create a schedule or routine: Establishing a daily or weekly schedule can provide structure and accountability. Allocate specific time slots for different activities, including work, breaks, and leisure. Stick to your schedule as much as possible, as it can help minimize distractions and keep you on track.
4. Eliminate distractions: Identify and minimize any distractions that hinder your productivity. This could involve turning off notifications on your phone, finding a quiet workspace, or using website blockers to restrict access to time-wasting websites or apps.
5. Use productivity techniques: Explore different productivity techniques that work for you, such as the Pomodoro Technique. This involves working for a focused period (e.g., 25 minutes) and then taking a short break (e.g., 5 minutes). Repeat this cycle a few times and take a longer break after completing a set of cycles. Experiment with different techniques to find what helps you stay focused and motivated.
6. Break tasks into smaller steps: Large tasks can often feel overwhelming, leading to procrastination. Break them down into smaller, more manageable steps. This makes them less intimidating and allows you to make progress gradually, boosting your motivation along the way.
7. Find accountability and support: Share your goals and progress with someone who can hold you accountable. It could be a friend, family member, or colleague who can provide support and encouragement. You can also join study groups or online communities where people with similar goals share their progress and experiences.
8. Reward yourself: Set up a system of rewards for yourself upon completing tasks or meeting milestones. Treat yourself to something you enjoy, whether it’s a short break, a favorite snack, or engaging in a hobby. These rewards can provide motivation and reinforce positive habits.
9. Practice self-compassion: Remember that everyone faces procrastination at some point. Be kind to yourself and avoid self-criticism. If you have a setback, acknowledge it, learn from it, and move forward. Celebrate your achievements and focus on progress rather than perfection.
10. Seek professional help if needed: If procrastination significantly affects your life or if you struggle with underlying issues such as anxiety or depression, consider reaching out to a mental health professional. They can provide guidance and support tailored to your specific situation.
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Classics and discoveries from around the world, thematically programmed with special features, on a streaming service brought to you by the Criterion Collection.
Directed by Ingmar Bergman • 1955 • Sweden
Grave and witty by turns, DREAMS develops into a probing study of the psychology of desire. Susanne (Eva Dahlbeck), head of a modeling agency, takes her protégée Doris (Harriet Andersson) to a fashion show in Göteborg, where Susanne makes contact with a former lover, and Doris finds herself pursued by a married dignitary (Gunnar Björnstrand). With its parallel narratives and subtle compositions, this film marked a transition between Ingmar Bergman’s early explorations of affairs of the heart and the more somber and virtuosic masterpieces to come later in the fifties. | <urn:uuid:e487491b-b3b7-469f-917b-a7c0b9e95f4f> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.criterionchannel.com/dreams-1 | 2023-09-27T11:54:35Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510297.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927103312-20230927133312-00299.warc.gz | en | 0.913102 | 188 |
Crittenden Community Hospital has an immediate opening for PRN Dietary Aide/Cook position.
This position is to maintain high standards of sanitation and safety for the patient care and cafeteria needs, when cleaning utensils, dishes, pots and pans, etc.. Prepares fresh salads, desserts and etc., for patients and/or associates. Assist and prepare the salad bar for the cafeteria. Assist with other associates in evaluating cafeteria leftovers and plans for use; labels, dates and stores leftovers properly. Must prepare foods appropriately for age specific needs for pediatric, adolescent, adult and for geriatric patients.
Prepares meats, vegetables, sauces, etc., for the regular and modified patient service and cafeteria service, as determined by daily production sheets and/or daily menus. Must prepare foods appropriately for age specific needs for pediatric, adolescent, adult and for geriatric patients
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Assist in cleaning of dining room, wash all dishes (trays, silverware, pot and pans), restock dining room and do routine cleaning.
2. Assist in preparing salads for patients and associates per menu for the meal posted, preparing desserts for patients and associates per menu for meal period, assisting in assembling patients trays, preparing and cleaning of salad bar, and routine cleaning.
3. Assist in receiving supply deliveries, stocking storeroom, serving associates meals, restocking nutrition room and doing routine cleaning.
4. Must have a complete knowledge of and ability to perform all procedures related to food service
5. Supports the corporate mission: To provide quality, cost-effective healthcare in a positive and productive work environment.
6. Adheres to the corporate values: Respect, quality service, teamwork, simplicity, creativity
7. Must attend all mandatory inservices.
8. Responsible for; cooking patients meals, cooking associates meals (using standardized recipes), prepare patient trays, cook for special functions, clean all equipment used in the process of cooking, and do routine cleaning.
9. Keeps work area clean and sanitizes work surfaces according to procedures.
10. Wears a clean uniform, name badge and hair net; does not use tobacco in any form in the work area.
11. Provides a positive impression of the Dietary Department when serving the public or other associates in the cafeteria, patient areas and when answering the telephone.
12. Demonstrates the ability to operate electric and steam cooking equipment and dishwashers; cleans equipment, pot and pans after use; initiates repairs as needed.
13. Prepares high-quality food according to standardized recipes in the correct amounts in a cost-conscious manner for patients and cafeteria.
14. Takes temperatures of hot foods prior to mealtimes and records such on appropriate forms.
15. Sets up cafeteria hot foods and provides cafeteria backup with cold and hot foods, supplies and assistance as needed.
16. Carries out the master menu plan, adjusting for nutritionally equivalent substitutes, leftovers and emergencies; records hot and cold food menu changes on appropriate forms.
17. Receives deliveries in accordance with purchase orders in the absence of other supervisory personnel.
18. Plans cooking schedules to have food prepared on time, but not too far in advance; serves hot food attractively and efficiently.
19. Demonstrates understanding and working knowledge of proper techniques for food preparation, including modified diets.
20. Daily final cleanup and lockup of the kitchen.
1. Responsible for assuring quality care by participating in the continuous quality improvement program as evidence by
2. Acknowledging the continuous quality improvement plan for the area
3. Identifying and reporting problems that interfere with patients care standards
4. Assisting in the development of solutions to promote quality care
5. Perform other related duties as assigned.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
1. Must have a complete knowledge of and ability to perform all procedures related to food service.
2. Ability to follow written and oral instructions
3. Ability to interact with patients, visitors and employees.
EDUCATION, TRAINING OR EXPERIENCE:
1. Graduate of an accredited high school or G.E.D preferred.
2. Experience preferred.
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Fiber Animal Tag Set
These small fiber animal tags are a great way to personalize and embellish your garments! These tags can go in the washer and the dryer, but as with most things made of natural materials, they will probably last longer if they are hand washed or if the item is dried flat. Your set of 10 will include 2 of each tag: alpaca, sheep, goat, rabbit, and sweater.
Katrinkles products are made from regionally sourced wood and hand finished in their Providence RI studio. Items are packaged in 100% recyclable, biodegradable and CO2 neutral paper & plastic.
Note: Because they are made of a natural material, the appearance of each tag may slightly vary.
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Are you expecting, new to the area, or considering a doctor change?
We offer complimentary Meet & Greets appointments for prospective patients, parents, and parents-to-be! These visits will give you an opportunity to learn about our practice, our services, and a chance to meet our care team.
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About the Metra 99-5717 Dash and Wiring Kit
You bought a Ford Taurus or Mercury Sable, but its dash design makes it impossible to upgrade the factory radio. Metra's 99-5717 kit allows you to install an aftermarket DIN-sized (2" tall) stereo while maintaining all the original factory controls.
The dash kit is a perfect match for the colour, texture, and contours of your vehicle's dash. Please enter your vehicle information or call an Advisor at 1-888-955-6000 to find out if this model is compatible with your vehicle. Warranty: 1 year.
What's in the box:
- Integrated mounting kit (with attached 6" harness)
- ISO faceplate
- 2 ISO side brackets
- 15' Extension harness (includes antenna cable with male Motorola plug on one end and right angle male Ford antenna plug on the other)
- Two #8 x 3/8" Phillips pan-head screws
- Installation Instructions
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The City Administration has informed me that the City has no flag.
Valentin Poposki, 31 October 2009
The City of Valley Center has an official city flag:
For the first time in its history, the city council on Jan. 5 adopted a design to be used to make city flags. The design was developed by a Valley Center High School student and revised through public input and city council discussions. The flag includes yellow and white rays extending from the bottom left to the upper right on a purple background. In a white circle, "Discover VC" is accompanied by a rendition of a Ferris wheel and the city's birth date of 1885. Ryan McCormick created the design.
Mayor Lou Cicirello said McCormick has made his mark on Valley Center. "Thank you for all your effort and your hard work," Cicirello said. Council member Chris Evans thanked McCormick for his time working on the flag. "I just want to say thank you to Ryan for being here … and for all your time putting this together," Evans said. City Administrator Brent Clark said the city is working with local companies Dove Media and Valley Offset to trademark the design. Cost to have a 3-foot by 5-foot flag made was between $112 and $165 per flag, depending on the quantity. Clark said the city is looking at other size and more affordable cost options.
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The Sisters of the Holy Cross celebrated the 150th anniversary of the Feast of Blessed Basil Anthony Moreau, their founder, on January 20, 2023, with a Mass at the Church of Our Lady of Loretto, Saint Mary’s, Notre Dame, Indiana.
Sister Mary Tiernan, CSC, of the Congregation’s General Council, shared the following Reflection After the Word. Her message was based on Scripture readings Isaiah 52:7-10 and John 15:9-17.
Today, we celebrate the life and continuing legacy of Blessed Basil Anthony Moreau, now 150 years since his death.
We are given such meaningful readings from Isaiah and John that would have been strength for Father Moreau and continue as strength and consolation in today’s world.
Remember Janet Sullivan Whitaker’s song: “In every age, O God, you have been our refuge, In every age, O God, you have been our hope.”
And it is true.
We recall that Isaiah raised up hope while God’s chosen people were still captives, were slaves in a foreign land.
In Moreau’s youth, the French Revolution had destroyed spaces of Christian values and education and of daily life. Beyond France he came to know of places in the world that did not have access to the Good News of Jesus’ love and its power to change hearts and minds.
In these times, there is an attempt to make truth trivial by leaders in various nations; something to be ignored or created according to self-centered interests. There are pandemics worldwide, in people and in livestock … 40 million chickens had to be slaughtered in the United States alone this year due to bird flu. Similar events are experienced worldwide. Human trafficking attacks our very being as persons created in God’s image, both in victims and in those who perpetuate these markets.
All these things could leave us feeling paralyzed or hopeless. It is in these times that we need to let the message of these readings penetrate our hearts and minds.
Isaiah and John remind us that God’s salvation is realized through God’s chosen and beloved servants, whom Jesus calls “friends.”
“How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him and her who bring glad tidings, announcing peace, bearing good news, making their home in God’s life, announcing salvation-wholeness.”
It is in persons you know, persons in our midst, with feet that have walked the walk. It is in hearts that have been open and vulnerable to listen deeply, look lovingly to experience the pain and injustice inflicted on God’s children and adults. It is in voices, carrying faith and hope from the heart, that our God, their God, will guide them and the world to restored life.
Can you not hear Jesus and Father Moreau saying to us: “I have said these things to you so that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be complete. This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you”?
When I was a novice, a monk, Father Wulstan Mork, OSB, taught us about Father Moreau’s spirituality. Moreau prayed to be able to see as Jesus sees, to hear what Jesus hears, to feel what Jesus is feeling. It is this communion with Jesus, abiding in his love, that Basil Moreau found love of family and confreres and parishioners, zeal in Jesus’ mission, and a deeper experience of the Paschal Mystery.
As a novice, I began asking Jesus for that same gift.
Twenty years later, while present in a Good Friday service as an exile, in the back of a crowded church in Brazil—from which our community had just been unjustly expelled after 10 years of giving our all—I heard a voice say, “You asked to share my life … I am sharing it with you.” What a profound experience of consolation Jesus’ presence offered in that space.
So, in this 150th observance of Father Moreau’s feast, may we embrace the depth of the grace and power of our Congregation’s charism: Ave Crux, spes unica, “Hail the Cross, our only hope.” We are called Sisters of the Holy Cross, called to find and reveal the grace of being present in the mystery of the cross in our life and in the world; to stand as Mary, Jesus’ compassionate mother, standing together, living through the cross that others carry.
In the mystery of God’s love and choosing us, we are called to bear fruit in these spaces. May we, as Father Moreau, be witness to the experience of living the whole Paschal Mystery in our lives, and standing together, at home in Jesus’ love, with persons, with a world that is so in need of hope.Thank you, dear Blessed Basil Anthony Moreau, for leaving us this legacy. | <urn:uuid:fc54f2e6-f127-4c6f-8831-5c80bb4d3576> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.cscsisters.org/150th-feast-basil-moreau/ | 2023-09-27T11:52:43Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510297.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927103312-20230927133312-00299.warc.gz | en | 0.964547 | 1,051 |
CSL's Annual General Meeting (AGM)
CSL's 2023 AGM will be held on Wednesday, 11th October 2023 (AEDT) from 10am, at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Center (MCEC) in Mebourne, Australia.More Information
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“The principles of inclusive excellence have defined my career in my commitment to student social mobility, and they will continue to guide me and all of us as we write the next chapter of Cal State San Marcos.” – President Ellen Neufeldt
Inclusive Excellence is an ongoing, collaborative process combining CSUSM’s commitment to academic excellence with its dedication to embed diversity and inclusion in all aspects of campus life.
Based on preliminary findings of her Listening and Learning Tour, President Ellen Neufeldt requested that Dr. Marisol Clark-Ibáñez and Dr. Patricia Prado-Olmos lead three Inquiry Workgroups that focus on timely and urgent topics for study and recommendations.
In August 2020, President Neufeldt committed in a message to the campus to taking specific actions related to confronting systemic racism and becoming a more anti-racist campus community. The work detailed below is part of a broader commitment to inclusive excellence and represents just a part of our ongoing journey to improve programs and practices at CSUSM.
Dr. Sharon Elise has been working on a study with fellow Black faculty on the CSUSM Black experience, which will document and amplify Black student and employee voices and experiences from the classroom and in the workplace. The OIE is identifying a date and time for a public presentation of Dr. Elise’s findings and will publish the document on the OIE website when it is complete.
As part of Office of Inclusive Excellence’s inaugural Distinguished Faculty Lecture series, Drs. Sharon Elise, Lori Walkington and Mohamed Abumaye, presented “The New Jim Crow in Academia” on October 27, featuring the results of a research study on the Black Experience at CSUSM.
The second lecture in the series will feature Dr. Joely Proudfit presenting her findings on the impact of COVID on our American Indian and Alaskan Native students. A date and time will be shared with the campus as soon as it is confirmed.
Student Affairs is working to develop and grant fund a program for Black student success, modeled after the success of PASO (Pathways to Academic Success). This program will be focused on creating community on campus and off, with a strong academic focus and holistic approach across the student life cycle that will lead to higher retention and graduation rates for our Black students.
In addition, the Dean of Students is critically examining student conduct data to ensure that policies are equitably applied. Housing and Residential Education will be working in collaboration with OIE to add additional training for Resident Advisors on racial justice and bias for fall 2020.
Student Affairs developed the Black Student Success Initiative focused on creating community for Black students on campus and off, with a strong academic focus and holistic approach that will support higher retention and graduation rates. This program is launching this spring.
Beginning last fall, the vice presidents and I began participating in various campus cultural competency and ally educational programs, and I asked that all senior managers join in this endeavor as well. A Black Allyship Workshop training is in the final stages of development by Student Affairs. It will be piloted this fall with a full launch in the spring. Any member of our campus community who is interested in furthering their work, education and commitment to Black allyship is welcome to participate. More information will be shared as the program is finalized.
Student Affairs developed a Black Allyship Workshop training which will launch this spring.
Acknowledging the national call for transformational change to public safety, our university police chief is helping us lead the way toward a new university policing model. In addition to committing to adding a social worker to the department, two University Police Department (UPD)-related groups are moving forward:
The UPD Community Engagement group is working directly with Chief Lamine Secka to identify and address public safety issues and concerns, seeking out partnerships across our campus to improve the overall UPD experience for all campus members.
The Innovating a University Police Department of the Future Taskforce is identifying new and holistic approaches to public safety that will foster increased trust with our campus community, as well as considering how we might create a Psychiatric Emergency Response Team (PERT) on campus. UPD has reallocated an officer position line to Student Health and Counseling Services to support this effort. The taskforce will provide a report with recommendations in late spring which will help inform next steps and ongoing opportunities for participation in this work.
Read the report here.
So that we may continually develop a better understanding of the steps we need to take to make our campus a welcoming and productive environment for everyone, this academic year we will administer a climate survey with peer benchmarking. This survey will provide us the opportunity to continually inform and improve our support, policies and practices, particularly those related to equity and inclusive excellence. We will also continue to administer and share the biannual diverse learning environment survey to students.
In addition, the Black Student Center is currently working to survey Black students about their experience with student life on campus from a cultural perspective. Results of the survey will help to enhance the programs and services of the Center, including a new tutoring services opportunity in the BSC (in collaboration with the Learning and Tutoring Services in the Office of Undergraduate Studies).
A workgroup met in the fall to review and recommend existing climate surveys. With their recommendations, we have seated a steering committee to oversee the administration of the surveys and communicate results. Students have been invited to participate and employees will receive their invitation in mid-April.
In the spring, I received a summary report from Dr. Ranjeeta Basu in her role as Faculty Fellow for Diversity, Inclusion and Social Justice for the Faculty Center. The report details experiences of faculty of color at CSUSM and makes several recommendations including cluster hiring of faculty of color, improving hiring processes for lecturer hires, revising the Retention, Tenure and Promotion (RTP) process and more. I am supportive of these and have asked Provost Kemnitz to work with Academic Senate and college deans to explore next steps. In addition, we are moving forward with a faculty and student exchange program with historically black colleges and universities.
Thanks to the recommendations of the report, we have:
Launched our first Diversity and Inclusion Cluster Hire Pilot Initiative this year with eight tenure track faculty searches, including two for ethnic studies and one for American Indian studies.
Initiated the process of reviewing and revising lecturer hiring practices to enhance the diversity of our lecturer faculty. RTP processes for tenure track faculty will also be discussed later in the semester.
Launched a HBCU faculty student exchange program with one cohort in the fall with Clark Atlanta University. This spring, we have three cohorts involving North Carolina A&T and Bowie State universities.
With regard to the Black staff and administrator experience, Office of Inclusive Excellence Assistant Director Ariel Stevenson and AVP for Faculty Affairs Michelle Hunt brought forward suggestions related to staff career progression, retention and support. In conjunction with our interim AVP for Human Resources and Payroll Services Kent Porter, I’ve asked them to continue conversations and recommend next steps.
We will begin to identify and change exclusionary or biased university policies and administrative practices that lead to and maintain inequity and deny opportunity
We began the process of identifying and changing exclusionary or biased university policies and administrative practices at the personal, interpersonal and institutional levels. Many faculty, staff and administrators attended the Moving Beyond Bias training offered by the Chancellor’s Office in fall 2020 as well as the related Train the Trainer workshop. Earlier this month, administrative leaders and Academic Senate executive officers participated in a half-day workshop to prepare them to review policies and processes with an equity lens. Future workshops are being planned so that additional students, faculty, staff and managers may participate.
This fall FACES and the new Staff Center will launch - each guided by advisory committees - to provide non-clinical case management services and care coordination to better care for our faculty and staff.
FACES and the new Staff Center launched in the fall - each guided by advisory committees - to provide nonclinical case management services and care coordination to better serve and support our faculty and staff. Among the many outcomes, FACES and the Staff Center have partnered with the Cougar Care Network to host “Our Space” events, providing opportunities for students and employees to process timely events and come together in community.
Office of Inclusive Excellence Workgroup 1, which reviewed and made recommendations on staffing and resources for the Office of Inclusive Excellence, provided me their report earlier this summer. I am in the final stages of reviewing and consulting with shared governance groups and key campus stakeholders and I look forward to announcing next steps shortly. | <urn:uuid:269d164e-8f4c-4e3a-8082-f59c6e049f21> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.csusm.edu/president/initiatives/inclusiveexcellence.html | 2023-09-27T10:46:17Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510297.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927103312-20230927133312-00299.warc.gz | en | 0.946793 | 1,865 |
I can’t say this one was fun.
Compared to the other movies I’ve watched so far this season, this one is dark and dreary and brooding as Hell.
That’s all right. Variety is the spice of life, after all.
I went into this one without knowing anything other than I’ve heard rave reviews of it for years.
For some reason, I expected a creature feature. I don’t know why. It might have been something I heard about it.
What I got was a slow—SLOW—burn about isolation and loneliness and how one’s identity is often tied to the identities of others.
A solid movie, but prepare yourself to experience dread… of the natural and unnatural variety.
For some reason, as I think about a suitable book pairing for this one, I keep coming back to A FOULNESS IN THE WALLS. It’s a dark, twisted, slow-burn exploration of darkness and isolation and grief. | <urn:uuid:12c661c1-aa3b-470a-bc0a-f29b84d9800e> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.cullenbunn.com/blogs/news/halloween-movie-countdown-8-you-smell-pretty | 2023-09-27T11:12:02Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510297.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927103312-20230927133312-00299.warc.gz | en | 0.951508 | 221 |
Falak Hyat (February 12, 2014)
The Dubai Municipality will look into providing special services for the customers with physical, visual and hearing disabilities when they visit their service centers. The center will train two staff members to assist the physically disabled, and the customers with hearing impairment will also have two staff members trained in sign language to help them.
The centers will have low height counters and electronic doors, which will support the physically impaired at the service center. Customers will also be provided with special parking for the disabled close to the proximity of the centers.
The goal of providing special services for the customers is being done in support of the initiate by Shaikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Dubai Executive Council, which is titled ‘My city is a place for all’, Dubai.
The Dubai Municipality is focusing on providing a better customer experience for its disabled customers with these extra services, in order to help them achieve more and get around conveniently.
Dubai, UAE, 15th April 2022: Dubai will play host to healthcare innovation leaders at the inaugural EMERGE GHI event, to be held at the Conrad Dubai on May 24th and 25th. The event connects the most innovative ideas in healthcare with...Read More
Dubai, U.A.E. - Careem, the leading application based car booking service has become the first in the Middle East region to make use of Twitter Customer Feedback Tool to improve the experience offered to customers. With Twitter Customer Feedback, people...Read More
For the first time in Dubai, Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB) one of the leading banks in UAE has partnered with NCR Corporation, a leading company in omni-channel solutions to provide voice-activation technology on its ATM machines across UAE. This...Read More | <urn:uuid:6f053a0e-17f3-4787-a165-b8e3907a5143> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.customerservice.ae/resources/news/dubai-goes-the-extra-mile-for-its-disabled-residents/ | 2023-09-27T12:42:19Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510297.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927103312-20230927133312-00299.warc.gz | en | 0.954238 | 378 |
In most computer investigations, the investigator would be required to confront password-protected files and computer systems. There are several methods of password recovery / ethical cracking some of them are:
- Instant Password Extraction
- Brute Force Attack
- Dictionary Attack
- Known Plain Text Attack
- File extension based guaranteed Recovery
The password forensics would also helps in recovering the forgotten passwords of Mobile phones, Computers, Servers, etc and the information can be backed up into another system. | <urn:uuid:6ddefbaa-af76-42a7-9ee8-350311752935> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.cybercrimechambers.com/password-forensics.php | 2023-09-27T10:56:08Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510297.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927103312-20230927133312-00299.warc.gz | en | 0.902519 | 103 |
Within your property, the entrance is the first chance to make a first impression – and if you want this first impression to be a memorable one (in a good way), Cypress Pro Wash entrance cleaning services are a perfect choice.
If you’re part of an HOA or a neighborhood duplex owner, you know how crucial entrances are – and how important it is to keep them clean. After a long (and sometimes rough) winter, this time of the year is the ideal time to get your entrances cleaned with the professionals from Cypress Pro Wash. With our advanced technology and highly-trained personnel, Cypress Pro Wash delivers a thorough, safe cleaning to your entrances that provide a huge boost to their “curb appeal.”
Cypress Pro Wash never delivers service that falls short of our very own high standards; our customers can always expect the absolute best. Make sure your property shows up as its “best self.” With commercial services from Cypress Pro Wash, you get a great first impression that sticks around.
Summertime is here, so don’t let this critical part of the first impression go to waste with dirt and grime! Enlist the help of Cypress Pro Wash entrance cleaning services right now, before the summer calendar gets filled up. Cypress Pro Wash proudly provides your home or business with the expertise it needs for high-quality “curb appeal.” We serve Cypress, Katy, and surrounding areas in Texas.
Looking to get started with Cypress Pro Wash services? Visit www.cypressprowash.com or give us a call for a free estimate! | <urn:uuid:ac73399c-3640-401e-b6a9-e4ec0dfb90c1> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.cypressprowash.com/cypress-pro-wash-entrance-cleaning/ | 2023-09-27T12:00:40Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510297.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927103312-20230927133312-00299.warc.gz | en | 0.923326 | 337 |
Sunday’s round of group matches in the 2022 CCA #BAOGroup T20 Cup at Ypsonas saw a win for Qalandars in a closely contested Limassol derby and a vital win for Markhor which propelled them into the super-6 stage at the expense of Riyaan.
The focus now turns to the Cyprus national team, which sets off this week for a World T20 Cup qualifying event in Finland, following a number of training sessions at the Happy Valley ground to sharpen their skills.
Limassol teams Qalandars and Zalmi have a particular rivalry, and their meeting was eagerly anticipated. Both teams have had middling seasons and were level on points before this match, so local pride was very much at stake.
Qalandars chose to bat first and seized the initiative by posting 231-6 in their 20 overs. Shayan Khan, promoted to open the innings, and skipper Muhammad Farooq got them off to a flying start, Shayan making 64 from 31 balls, and Sohail Ahsan’s 78 kept up the momentum to set a formidable target.
Zalmi batted with intent throughout their reply, to give Qalandars a scare. Opener Umar Shah made 57 from 23 balls, Syed Ziauddin supported him with 45, and Noman Zeb added 50 from 24 balls. When skipper Murtaza Khan came in at 187-7, another 45 runs were needed from 3 overs, but despite his 20 and Babar Ayab’s 6 off the final ball, they fell 3 runs short on 228-9. Both teams came out of the match with pride intact, but it was Qalandars who celebrated the win.
Markhor needed a win in their last match against Royal, but did not have things all their own way. Royal opted to bat and set a decent target of 186-7. Satish Bardwaj led the way with 38 from 17 balls, but at 86-5 the innings was in danger of collapsing. However, Sarpreet Singh played a captain’s innings from number 7, hitting 54 not out to ensure a challenging total. Waleed Ahmed was the main bowler with 3-33.
Markhor also had a quick start from Shahzad Ahmed (43 from 19 balls), and the job was completed by Hamza Rehman, 70, to follow his 2-28 with the ball) and Waleed Ahmed (30 not out). Victory was achieved with 5 wickets in hand and 10 balls to spare, to put Markhor level on points with Riyaan.
It is Markhor who will progress to the final stages, as they beat Riyaan by 4 wickets earlier in the season. The super-6s will take place after the national team returns from Finland, where they embark on the first stage of qualifying for the 2024 T20 World Cup.
The Cyprus team’s matches in this event are:
12 July v Isle of Man
13 July v Romania
16 July v Turkey
18 July v Serbia
19 July Play off
If Cyprus manage to win the competition, they will progress to the Europe Final next year, with two places in the World Cup finals up for grabs. The players leave with the best wishes of the Cyprus cricket community and an extra layer or two of clothing for the Scandinavian climate. | <urn:uuid:e661404c-ad0b-48a6-b325-6b7199fa439d> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.cypruscricket.com/2022/07/07/delight-for-qalandars-and-markhor-as-cyprus-sets-off-for-finland/ | 2023-09-27T11:11:21Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510297.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927103312-20230927133312-00299.warc.gz | en | 0.974461 | 702 |
This tantalizing recipe combines the best of both worlds, creating a smooth and irresistible spirit that’s perfect for sipping on a warm summer night. This recipe is easy to follow and yields a potent moonshine that will pack a punch. It’s the perfect way to enjoy the taste of butter pecans without all the calories.
The Butter Pecan Moonshine Recipe is the perfect way to enjoy the flavors of the past. This recipe is made with real butter and pecans and is distilled to perfection. Enjoy a taste of history with every sip of this smooth and delicious moonshine.
What Are the Benefits of Butter Pecan Moonshine?
Butter Pecan Moonshine is a smooth and creamy alcoholic drink that has a nutty, buttery flavor. It’s made with pecans, butter, sugar, and corn whiskey.
Some benefits of Butter Pecan Moonshine include:
- It’s a smooth and creamy drink that is perfect for sipping on a cold winter night.
- It has a nutty, buttery flavor that is delicious and satisfying.
- It is made with high-quality ingredients and tastes great both neat or mixed-in cocktails.
- It is an affordable drink that can be enjoyed by everyone.
Amazing Serving Suggestions for Butter Pecan Moonshine Recipe:
Here are a few amazing serving suggestions for your Butter Pecan Moonshine recipe:
- Sip it straight up or on the rocks.
- Add it to coffee or tea for a smooth and tasty drink.
- Pour it over some ice cream for a delicious treat.
- Use it in cocktails or mocktails.
- Enjoy it any way you like!
Moonshine is a spirit that has been around for centuries. While the term “moonshine” can refer to any unaged, distilled spirits, in this post, we will be focusing on butter pecan moonshine. This recipe is smooth and flavorful, with a hint of sweetness from the added butter and pecans. We hope you enjoy it!
Can I Freeze Butter Pecan Moonshine?
Yes, you can freeze Butter Pecan Moonshine. Freezing it is the best way to store it. Just make sure you don’t leave it in the freezer for too long, or it will start to taste like ice. Enjoy!
Is Butter Pecan Moonshine Spicy?
It can be, depending on how much spice you add. Some people like to add a little cayenne pepper for a bit of heat, while others prefer to keep it classic with just a touch of nutmeg. However you make it, it’s sure to be delicious!
How Can Improve the Taste of Butter Pecan Moonshine?
There are a few things you can do to improve the taste of your butter pecan moonshine. First, try using a higher-quality bourbon as your base. Second, make sure to use real butter and nuts in your recipe. And finally, let your moonshine age for at least 6 months before serving. This will give the flavors time to develop and mellow out.
Are Any Side Effects to Butter Pecan Moonshine?
There are no real side effects to drinking Butter Pecan Moonshine, as long as you drink it in moderation. However, if you drink too much of it, you may experience some mild side effects like a headache, nausea, or dizziness. | <urn:uuid:187e4522-3713-407b-ab63-4fa5533b8952> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.czimers.com/butter-pecan-moonshine-recipe/ | 2023-09-27T12:58:09Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510297.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927103312-20230927133312-00299.warc.gz | en | 0.928425 | 754 |
GREENVILLE — As December 25 approaches, children are dreaming of a Christmas morning filled with the promise of presents under the tree, and the joyful noise of wrapping paper being ripped open with enthusiasm.
Yet, the advent of the coming of noisy gadgets, colorful blinking lights, and more stuff in the toy room often has busy moms and dads trying to clear the way and make room for the avalanche that may come soon after the holidays. With the uptick of COVID-19 and wintry weather forecasts, the looming holiday aftermath of “stuff” taking up precious square footage at home is an inconvenient truth that families might face.
One way to avoid this plight might be to re-imagine the experience of “gift-giving,” taking a new approach in teaching children that “fun” doesn’t have to be enshrined in cardboard or plastic.
Often, the promise of a field trip or experience is a fun alternative, with many opportunities to explore Ohio’s landscape and history. The Darke County Historical Society offers an annual family membership for $50, which allows for unlimited trips to the Garst Museum in Greenville for history enthusiasts of all ages. Contact Membership Coordinator Carol Sujka at 937-548-5250 for more information, or email the museum at [email protected]
In Darke County, the parks are open and free to the public, with many historic places of significance which can be explored at leisure. The Friends of the Darke County Parks give families the opportunity to both support the mission and vision of the Darke County Parks, but also to meet new friends who gather regularly to assist and plan events year-round. Focal groups involved with the Friends of the Parks include the Darke County Photography Club, the Darke County Birders, the Canoe and Kayak Club, and the Old Thyme Gardners. Family memberships are only $15. For more information, just contact the Friends at [email protected]
A gift subscription to a magazine is another alternative to avoid the clutter. While there are as many magazines from which to choose which offer options for children and families, Darke County families might look to some interesting local Ohio options when choosing a subscription. Ohio Magazine, which has been publishing for 40 years, highlights the fun and adventure of living in the Buckeye State, and provides a great resource for planning family day trips and events. Family subscriptions start at just $16 per year, and can be found at www.ohiomagazine.com. High-quality children’s magazines, such as Ladybug (literary), Cobblestone (history), Ranger Rick (natural science) will generate year-round enthusiasm at the mailbox, with annual subscriptions of $22. Another interesting magazine which is sure to inspire family dialogue between grandparents, children and grandchildren is Reminisce Magazine, which offers a full-year gift for only $7.
Food gift cards to favorite local restaurants, coffee shops and bakeries are always welcomed, as are other essentials, like beauty salons (for haircuts), and online streaming services. Who among us wouldn’t like to receive a gift certificate to beloved Greenville cafés like Montage, A & B Coffee or the Coffee Pot this holiday season? Gift cards and gift certificates are always sure to make any recipients’s day a little brighter; however, be sure to check the expiration dates in order to make sure how long the opportunity may last.
As the holiday approaches, perhaps this is the time to take a moment and consider the many options we might have this year, not merely to shop for something to give, but to shop for something that keeps giving. | <urn:uuid:1ffd4236-f867-4a74-8299-a43044c4c885> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.dailyadvocate.com/2020/12/10/gifts-that-keep-giving/ | 2023-09-27T12:20:32Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510297.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927103312-20230927133312-00299.warc.gz | en | 0.939746 | 755 |
A woman walks past a pile of un-collected rubbish in Paris yesterday
AFP - Overflowing rubbish bins, transport strikes, violent political protests, and floods -- the image of France as Euro 2016 kicked off yesterday is worrying tourist chiefs.
With the world’s eyes on France, tourism officials fear the country’s current difficulties could tarnish its reputation for years to come.
As hundreds of thousands of fans began arriving for the tournament, a train strike entered its ninth day and bags of household rubbish piled up in the streets of Paris as union blockades of incineration plants halted collections.
All this on top of massive floods and an ongoing row over labour law reforms that has seen police and protesters clash in the streets.
“It is just catastrophic. The international media are showing Paris in flames and France in permanent social conflict. And the foreigners who see the bins outside the Cafe de Flore will think the whole country’s like this!” Jean-Pierre Mas, head of Entreprises du Voyage, the national trade body for travel agents, told AFP.
He said the “summer season is already ruined because we’re bang in the period when people book their summer holidays and they won’t hesitate to go somewhere else”.
Frederic Valletoux, the head of the tourism commission for the Paris region, echoed his pessimism, saying they had “put back any hope of seeing numbers bounce back before September”. | <urn:uuid:14ebb289-b653-4082-9de5-685373699fa7> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.dailymirror.lk/Business-News/Overflowing-bins-strikes-greet-Euro-visitors-in-France/273-110783 | 2023-09-27T11:41:49Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510297.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927103312-20230927133312-00299.warc.gz | en | 0.926094 | 306 |
Minister of International Cooperation Rania Al-Mashat met with an International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) mission that is visiting Egypt from 15 to 19 March on Saturday.
The mission includes Jyotsna Puri, the Associate Vice President of the Strategy and Knowledge Department at the IFAD; Dina Saleh, the Regional Director of the Near East, North Africa, and Europe Division in the IFAD; and Mohamed Al-Ghazaly, the IFAD’s Country Programme Officer in Egypt.
The two sides discussed opportunities for coordination and cooperation with the IFAD within the framework of Egypt’s hosting of the Conference of Parties on Climate Change (COP 27) in Sharm El-Sheikh this November and discussed the position of the Development Cooperation Programme with the fund and the projects being implemented with finances provided by the IFAD.
Al-Mashat emphasised the value of the current partnership between Egypt and the IFAD and expressed her keenness for further effective cooperation to ensure the achievement of the desired results from development projects and the implementation of the sustainable development goals within the framework of Egypt’s 2030 Vision and to finance more projects that are reflected in the development of the agricultural sector and the enhancement of livelihoods for citizens in the regions.
She also indicated the country’s keenness to enhance cooperation with the fund through the delegation’s new financing tools.
Furthermore, the minister stressed the vital role the private sector plays in achieving sustainable development, as it is a major partner for the government in all aspects of development, which enhances the competitiveness of the Egyptian economy.
On her part, Puri expressed her appreciation for the fruitful cooperation between the two sides and praised the positive growth achieved by the Egyptian economy over the past years, especially during the coronavirus pandemic, given that Egypt was one of the few countries that succeeded in achieving positive growth during the pandemic thanks to the economic and structural reforms that were implemented.
She also praised the success of organising the first edition of the Egypt Forum for International Cooperation and Development Finance last September, pointing out that the fund values its extended relationship with the Egyptian government, which — since 1977 — has resulted in the financing of 14 projects that benefited about 7 million residents in rural areas.
Moreover, Puri indicated the fund’s interest in cooperating with the government in preparing for organising and hosting the COP 27 through technical cooperation and accumulated experiences. | <urn:uuid:986efd4a-cd96-484c-970c-58f81f32a8d3> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.dailynewsegypt.com/2022/03/19/egypt-ifad-discuss-cooperation-in-organising-cop-27/ | 2023-09-27T13:01:51Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510297.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927103312-20230927133312-00299.warc.gz | en | 0.939462 | 497 |
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said Sunday that in the wake of normalizing relations with Israel, Turkey will make a significant contribution to the Middle East peace process.
Appearing on news channel TRT Haber, Çavuşoğlu said the six-year hiatus in Turkish-Israeli relations has hindered it from helping the process.
"Turkey will make a significant contribution to Middle East peace in the next process," he pledged, on the day a Turkish aid ship carrying 11,000 tons of aid for the Palestinians docked in Israel.
Çavuşoğlu also said that Turkey wants Palestine to be developed economically. "Gaza and Palestine do need more and more. The infrastructure has collapsed after the [Israeli] attacks. The hospitals and schools have been damaged. The UN buildings have been targeted. For these issues, Turkey will give support [to Palestine]."
"We are establishing an organized industrial site in Jenin where 6,000 people will be employed. We have also removed the obstacles to transferring money directly [to Palestine]," he added
Diplomatic ties between Turkey and Israel were suspended in 2010 after Israeli troops stormed the Gaza-bound Mavi Marmara aid ship in international waters, killing 10 Turkish activists.
The ship was among six civilian vessels trying to break Israel's blockade of Gaza when Israeli commandos boarded it.
In the aftermath of the attack, Turkey demanded a formal apology from Israel, compensation for the families of those killed, and the lifting of Israel's Gaza blockade.
In 2013, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu voiced regret for the attack.
Last week, months of talks between the two countries finally bore fruit, with Turkey announcing that a deal would be signed, normalizing relations with Israel.
Under the deal, in addition to agreeing to Turkey's humanitarian presence in Gaza, Israel will pay $20 million in compensation to the families of the Mavi Marmara victims. | <urn:uuid:4b8b46c9-2fe6-49e4-825c-43c784b6d6ea> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.dailysabah.com/diplomacy/2016/07/03/now-turkey-can-help-middle-east-peace-process-foreign-minister-cavusoglu-says | 2023-09-27T11:03:54Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510297.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927103312-20230927133312-00299.warc.gz | en | 0.955875 | 400 |
DCS is moving to the e-learning format for Thursday, February 18, 2021.
Daleville Community Schools is on a two hour delay for Thursday, February 18, 2021.
DCS will switch to the eLearning format for Tuesday, Feb. 16.
Daleville Community Schools will be on a two hour delay for Thursday, February 11, 2021.
Daleville Community Schools will be operating on a two hour delay for Friday, February 5, 2021 due to the icy road conditions.
Coach Rench and the Lady Bronco Golf team win the 2020 MEC golf championship. This is the Lady Broncos 4th MEC title in the last 6 years. Congrats, we are proud of you!
Good morning DES families! Online registration is open and ready for our returning students. Classroom assignments will be added later this week. Thanks and have a great day!
Great job John! He was recognized at our DCS Board Meeting for being an outstanding AR Reader.
It’s a great day to be a Bronco!
Girls Basketball Sectional Championship t-shirts will be on sale this Friday from 12-5 pm. Stop by the Jr/Sr high school front office to pick up your historical memorabilia for $15/each.
ATTENTION DALEVILLE! Our girls basketball team needs your support tonight. Coach Fouch and your Lady Broncos will attempt to bring home Daleville's first ever girls basketball sectional championship as they take on Tri-Central tonight at 7:30 pm on their home court. Students, parents, fans, bring your grandma, bring your cousin, bring your friends, we need the Daleville Community in attendance tonight as our girls take a shot at history. Lets make it our house.
All events, practices, and games have been canceled for this evening February 6, 2020. The boys basketball game vs. Randolph Southern and the all sport senior night has been rescheduled for Tuesday, February 18, 2020.
Daleville Boys Basketball opening night vs. Shenandoah
Bronco Super Duals are under way. Check out the action live on the Daleville Athletics Youtube Channel. @KnightsofNHS @UC_Athletics @wapathletics @BkackfordBruins @BentonCentral
Daleville NHS students giving back to their school on a Saturday morning. #NHSGivesback
Congratulations to Mr. Gondol accompanied by his wife Mandi as he officially received his District 6 AP of the year award at the IASP Conference. Mr. Gondol is a great school leader, amazing educator and a great friend. Mr. Gondol thank you for all you do for students.
Lady Broncos are up 28-9 at the half vs. Knightstown.
Daleville Community Schools is on a 2 hour delay for Tuesday, November 12th, 2919.
The town of Daleville began accepting Operation Christmas applications on Nov 4th. Apps must be returned in person to the Clerk's office by Nov 27th. Operarion Christmas serves Daleville families who live in Daleville or Salem Twp. Questions call the department 765-378-6343 | <urn:uuid:57e4f648-da0f-46dc-ba43-9953517a9cd2> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.daleville.k12.in.us/o/des/live-feed | 2023-09-27T11:37:35Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510297.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927103312-20230927133312-00299.warc.gz | en | 0.945049 | 658 |
Thanks to Alex J. Cavanaugh for again organizing Insecure Writers’ Support Group along with his wonderful co-hosts Tina Downey, Elsie, Elizabeth Seckman, and Julie Flanders! Go here to see the other participants.
This month, I’m all tuckered out, been sick and missed a lot of writing. That’s not all of it. I’m co-hosting the A to Z Challenge, (the one blog event worth signing up for, imho) and participating in it via two blogs. I have to pre-schedule everything– that’s 52 posts for two blogs, and I’m not done with even one of them yet– though I hope to change that today.
One of them is going to be all done with 26 shiny posts tonight, if it kills me, waiting to go out into the world in April. I had hoped to avoid doing this work in March, but life, health, and everything else has caught up with me.
I’m trying to get the second draft of my WIP finished as well, and feel as if it is suffering due to my involvement in my blogs! Add to that my freelance writing commitments, and we’re talking serious time-crunch here.
Sometimes I wonder whether I blog too much for my own good, but at others, I realize it is my support system as well, a place online I can escape to and meet friends when my fiction is driving me up the wall. Which, let’s face it, is most days! I have cut back on blogging this month, one post a week per blog in order to fit everything else in, but I shan’t give up on blogging entirely. Have you ever felt this way– that your blog is running away with you and there’s no time to write?
On a good note for my writing, however, I had a flashfiction piece published in an international feminist journal , When Women Waken, so that was a good feeling. My WIP has feminist overtones, so I think my writing is able to reach out, which gives me a measure of confidence.
Has Your Blog ever eaten into your Writing?
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TOLEDO, OH – Toledo Classic, Inc., parent organization of northwest Ohio’s annual LPGA golf tournament, announced today that Dana Incorporated (NYSE: DAN) will become the event’s new title sponsor and Marathon Petroleum (NYSE: MPC) will become the presenting sponsor in 2022.
The Dana Open presented by Marathon will be contested August 29 through September 4 at Highland Meadows Golf Club in Sylvania, Ohio, for a purse of $1.75 million. The tournament will receive over 11 hours of live television coverage on The Golf Channel in the U.S. and around the globe.
“This is one of the longest running and most popular tournaments on the LPGA Tour, and we are extremely proud to have the Dana name as a title sponsor of one of the LPGA’s premier championships. This event aligns with our focus on diversity and inclusion and gives us the opportunity to support women who are role models and inspire others through their commitment to excellence,” said Jim Kamsickas, Dana chairman and CEO. “While the tournament features the world's greatest female golfers, the real stars each year are the charities supported by this iconic tournament.”
The tournament has a mission of raising funds for local children’s charities. During the tournament’s 37-year history, close to $13 million dollars has been raised for more than 200 children’s charities in northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan.
“We’re extremely grateful to Dana Incorporated for this major commitment,” stated tournament director Judd Silverman. “Dana has been a loyal sponsor of the tournament since its beginning in 1984, and we couldn’t be happier to have this historic northwest Ohio company as our new title sponsor. At the same time, we’re also grateful to Marathon Petroleum for their generous support over the past nine years as title sponsor and decision to continue supporting the tournament as the presenting sponsor.”
“Being the title sponsor of the Marathon Classic has been a cornerstone of Marathon’s marketing over the last 9 years”, said Marathon Brand Marketing Manager John Rice. “We are excited to be the presenting sponsor in 2022, which completes a full decade of support for this premier women’s athletic competition that supports many deserving children’s charities in the region.”
New LPGA Commissioner Mollie Marcoux Samaan stated, “The LPGA is thrilled to welcome Dana Incorporated to the family of Title Sponsors on the 2022 LPGA schedule. In its 38th year, the Dana Open will be presented by Marathon Petroleum, a long-standing significant supporter of the tournament as well as the global partner of the 2021 Solheim Cup. Returning to Toledo, Ohio each year is part of the fabric of the tour schedule and we know the rich history and tradition will continue with Dana Incorporated leading the way.”
About Dana Incorporated
Dana is a leader in the design and manufacture of highly efficient propulsion and energymanagement solutions that power vehicles and machines in all mobility markets across the globe. The company is shaping sustainable progress through its conventional and cleanenergy solutions that support nearly every vehicle manufacturer with drive and motion systems; electrodynamic technologies, including software and controls; and thermal, sealing, and digital solutions.
Based in Maumee, Ohio, USA, the company reported sales of $7.1 billion in 2020 with 38,000 associates in 33 countries across six continents. Founded in 1904, Dana was named one of "America's Most Responsible Companies 2021" by Newsweek for its emphasis on sustainability and social responsibility. The company is driven by a high-performance culture that focuses on valuing others, inspiring innovation, growing responsibly, and winning together, earning it global recognition as a top employer, including "World's Best Employer" from Forbes magazine. | <urn:uuid:6739983f-9b62-4bf4-9d8d-3de6206650f6> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.dana.com/newsroom/press-releases/dana-incorporated-to-become-new-title-sponsor-of-lpga-tournament/ | 2023-09-27T11:52:14Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510297.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927103312-20230927133312-00299.warc.gz | en | 0.952311 | 804 |
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Time & Location
Jun 29, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
McCordsville, 9061 N 700 W, McCordsville, IN 46055, USA
About The Event
Enjoy a 60-minute yoga class outside in the peaceful vineyard led by local certified yoga instructor Taylor Baker. This class will be a slow-paced yoga flow, focused on synching movement with breath. You will finish class feeling more relaxed, centered, and at peace in your body and mind. Class will be suitable for ALL LEVELS of experience! Your ticket also includes a wine slushie or a glass of wine of your choice, so head into the tasting room after class. Be sure to check out the food menu too if you've worked up an appetite!
Note: This event will take place RAIN or SHINE! Yoga will take place outdoors on the ceremony pad, weather permitting. In the event of rain or adverse weather, class will be moved to the upper ballroom. If you are unsure where to go when you arrive, go inside to the tasting room and speak with a Daniel's staff member.
What to bring: A yoga mat if you have one (extra mats will be available), any yoga props that you like to use, and a water bottle.
What to wear: Comfortable workout/ yoga clothing, such as a t-shirt or tank top and yoga leggings or athletic shorts. Yoga is typically practiced barefoot, but feel free to wear socks and/or shoes if you'd prefer.
Vinyasa at the Vineyard Ticket
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Public & Media Relations
Digital & Print Content Creation
Video & Photography Production
Darin Slyman is an experienced publisher, creative director, marketer, business developer, photographer, videographer, producer and journalist with more than 15 plus years in the creative field. Darin has assisted in building several successful media companies from the ground up.
One of his most notable accomplishments is when he became publisher and creative director of acclaimed LGBTQIA+ media group Vital VOICE and MAX Magazine. Darin bolstered these brands' circulations to more than 150,000+ monthly magazines distributed throughout the Midwest. He was also instrumental in growing the company's revenue to over $1.2 million annually, no small feat for a specialized Midwest media outlet.
Darin's managerial skills allow him to lead any size organization with confidence, having managed teams of 20 or more. Darin's many years of experience have also led him to develop relationships with celebrities like Bill and Hillary Clinton, Senator Claire McCaskill, Lady Gaga, Nelly, The Property Brothers and many more.
For detailed information on Darin's career,
Awards and Appointments
The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences – Emmy Nominated for Best Performing Arts Segments on Reel Entertainment Human Rights Campaign - Equality in Media Award
St. Louis Convention and Visitor Commission - All Star Award St. Louis Business Journal - Character of the City Award Pride St. Louis - Ultra Pride Award
Board Member - Touhill Performing Arts Center Diversity Chair Member - St. Louis Convention & Visitors Commission
Board of Governors - Human Rights Campaign Committee Member - St. Louis Craft Alliance Emcee and Parade Committee - Pride St. Louis
Publishing Creative Direction Editing
With over 15 years’ experience in creating niche print publications and digital media companies, Darin has been able to impact and push boundaries throughout the Midwest with his innovative vision, creative direction and media skills.
Maximize St. Louis
2017 - 2019
Darin developed and launched MAX Magazine to engage the millennial generation by focusing on the modern man. Along with the 25K issues distributed monthly, MAX also had a robust digital presence and event series. At its pinnacle, MAX Magazine garnered an audience of 50K people monthly.
In the past several years, Darin worked with various partners to create social media video series that showcases the best of St. Louis.
Produced in partnership with Sauce Magazine St. Louis. This series showcases the vivacious local culinary and hospitality industry of St. Louis.
Explore St. Louis
Produced in partnership with Explore St. Louis and the St. Louis Convention and Visitor Commission. The Outlook series features the diverse and prismatic LGBTQIA culture of St. Louis.
Produced in partnership with Luxco Midwest liquor distribution company. The Sip Local series showcases various Luxco brands by featuring local St. Louis and Kansas City venues and bartenders.
The Delmar Loop
Produced in partnership with The Delmar Loop Business District. This series features the vibrant food and retail culture of this fames St. Louis neighborhood.
Throughout his time at Vital VOICE and MAX Magazine, Darin produced more than 200 events by bringing corporate brands, nonprofits and communities together.
GENT Men's Fashion Week
Produced in partnership with Brainchild Events.
The annual event celebrated men's fashion and showcased local designers. 2014 - 2019
Produced in partnership with Exotico Tequila.
Fiesta Exotico was a summer kick off pool party in St. Louis. 2018
Produced in partnership with Pearl Vodka.
FIVE was the five year anniversary party for Vital VOICE Magazine. 2015
BRIEFS Theater Festival
Produced in partnership with The Regional Arts Commission of St. Louis. BRIEFS was an annual LGBT theatre festival. 2011 - 2016
Queens In Space
Produced in partnership with The Moonrise Hotel St. Louis. QNS was an annual kickoff party for National Pride Month. 2013 - 2019
Produces in partnership with Pearl Vodka. Soak'd was a summer kick off pool party in Kansas City. 2015
Produced in partnership with El Mayor Tequila.
Max Lab was an educational tequila paring culinary event. 2017
On Camera & Live Hosting
For more than two decades, Darin has been the go -to entertainment and lifestyle media personality for the St. Louis region. His on-camera talent even landed him a 2006 Emmy nomination.
St. Louis PrideFest
Master of Ceremony for PrideFest St. Louis Grand Pride Parade 2003 - 2014
Live interview with Sex In The City author
at The St. Louis Library 2019
Featured on Season 6 of the hit Bravo TV show. 2017
Live interview with Queer Eye Star
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What is Email Campaign ROI?
Email campaign ROI (Return on Investment) refers to the measure of the profitability of an email marketing campaign. It is the ratio of the revenue generated by the campaign to the cost of the campaign.
Email campaign ROI is an important metric for businesses to track, as it helps to determine the effectiveness and profitability of their email marketing efforts.
By analyzing the ROI of their email campaigns, businesses can identify areas for improvement and optimize their marketing strategies to achieve better results.
How to calculate Email Campaign ROI?
The formula for calculating Email Campaign ROI is:
[(Total Revenue - Total Cost) / Total Cost] x 100
For example, if a company spends $2,000 on an email campaign and generates $8,000 in revenue, the ROI calculation would be:
[($8,000 - $2,000) / $2,000] x 100 = 300%
This means that the email campaign generated a 300% ROI, or for every $1 spent on the campaign, $3 in profit was earned.
Why Email Campaign ROI is important?
Email campaign ROI is an important measure of the success of email marketing campaigns. It helps businesses determine whether their campaigns are generating a positive return on investment or not.
By analyzing email campaign ROI, businesses can identify areas for improvement in their email marketing strategies. For instance, if the ROI is low, businesses can figure out what went wrong and make necessary changes for future campaigns.
Email campaign ROI also helps businesses decide how much budget they should allocate to email marketing campaigns. A positive ROI indicates that the campaign is generating profit, and therefore, it makes sense to allocate more budget to the campaign to generate even more revenue.
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Are you receiving a message to the effect that there is "no test bank installed on this computer?"
We're sorry to hear about the difficulty you are experiencing. There are a number of possible reasons for this. Whatever the reason, getting this sorted is very straightforward if you follow the steps below in the order provided.
- Solution 1: Try rebooting your PC.
Sometimes, the simple act of rebooting your PC fixes this problem. Since it is so simple, why not try this first?
- Solution 2: Install a test bank from within the application.
If the program takes you to the main menu after you receive this message, you can normally install a test bank as follows:
This will normally cause the test bank of your choice to be downloaded from the Internet to your PC. This may take up to a few moments, and you may need to restart the application and/or your PC to see the results.
- Clicking on 'Check for Updated Content' or an equivalent update link in the software.
- Selecting the test group of your choice, where necessary.
- Clicking on 'install.'
- Solution 3: Re-download and re-install the software from our website.
A not unusual reason why you see the message that you did is because you, well, made a mess of the installation of the software. This usually happens due to the user making several attempts to install the software and putting things in various random folders.
Again, don't worry, this is easy to fix.
The first thing to do is, just out of general principle, is to uninstall whatever you've installed. How you do this depends on your copy of Windows, but basically you go into something like your PC's control panel, then click "add/remove programs" and remove as many copies of the affected software as you see there. Then, reboot your PC.
After uninstalling the software and rebooting your PC, re-visit our website and download and install the software anew. This fixes basically all such problems that the previous two fixes didn't solve.
So, the steps are:
To make your life easier, we suggest that you do both of the following:
- Fully uninstall the software from your PC.
- Reboot your PC.
- When starting your PC, make sure you are logged in as administrator / with administrator access.
- Visit our website.
- Download the software anew from our website.
- Install it on your PC.
- Install in the default folder suggested by the install program.
- Opt to create a desktop icon from which you can run the software, if the choice is provided to you. This is often via a checkbox that reads 'create desktop icon' offered to you near the end of the installation.
If you need further assistance, there are plenty of step-by-step guides and other help in this helpdesk and on our website should you need further assistance with this.
- Solution 4: Fix your PC's permission properties and/or set your internet 'security' software properly.
This solution really isn't substantially different than the first one. However, if you've gotten to this point, there's probably one of three things happening:
- You really didn't uninstall or remove some previously corrupted version, and despite re-installing, are just running the old, corrupt version over and over (solution: fully remove the old corrupt version, reboot, and re-download and re-install).
- You installed the new version, but you did not do so with the proper permissions on your PC. Try again, but this time you are logged in as administrator with full administrative access before installing it anew. Basically, it seems the system can not write its databases due to your permission settings.
- You installed the new version, but your Internet 'security' software, such as Norton or whatever, is interfering. Too often, lazily written "security" software, often from big name companies, causes havoc. Solution: set your internet 'security' software settings to allow our program to install and run properly and try again.
If you follow these steps, you should be up and running in no time.
It is really important that as soon as you get our test prep app, the very first thing you do is to start it up and click on "check for updates" (or similar) from the main menu. This will update the learning content to the latest and greatest. It's really critical that you do this, especially for mobile app versions. Our editorial team is hard at work updating the content regularly through 2023, 2024 and beyond, so check for updates regularly as you study. | | <urn:uuid:f2ed72c2-9d6c-404a-9253-44b55cc8023c> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.dauntless-soft.com/helpdesk/phraseview.asp?PID=549 | 2023-09-27T13:03:20Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510297.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927103312-20230927133312-00299.warc.gz | en | 0.936879 | 1,002 |
Willow is instantly recognisable with the silky, silver catkins and the drooping foliage that has an enchanting effect.
The genus is native to temperate regions of the northern hemisphere.
Salix alba (white willow) is native to Europe and western and central Asia. The huge, sweeping foliage is typically seen next to water spots where it hangs beautifully over the water’s edge. Not only does it look stunning, and provide shade on a sunny day, but it also has plenty to offer for wildlife.
Among the benefits for wildlife, caterpillars, moths, bees, and birds will all be able to make the most of white willow.
The leaves are a food source for caterpillars of some moth species, whilst the catkins provide nectar for bees. Meanwhile the branches of these trees provide shelter and nesting sites for birds.
Salix alba (white willow)
- Flowers in spring
- Fully hardy
- Can grow higher than 12m
- Moist but well-drained or poorly drained
- Full sun
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Blogs for Bush in USA Today
February 2, 2005
Kudos to Blogs for Bush blogger Matt Margolis for acquitting himself well in this USA Today story, in which he and anti-Bush lawyer Ben Scotch are primarily featured. While the thrust of the story is how deeply divided the nation is over the Iraq War, Margolis put his finger on the reason for the divisiveness. “The Iraq war has become a divisive issue because the Democrats decided to make it one,” said Margolis. That’s precisely right.
Scotch, on the other hand, chose to take the Kerry line about our alienation of the rest of the world. Former Vermont ACLU chairman Scotch said, We had good will. We had the world with us (after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks). Now we have the world against us. How did this happen to us?”
Well, Democratic divisiveness didn’t just affect the United States. I dare say the Democrats’ constant drumbeat against President Bush and the war took its toll on our image in the eyes of other nations. When the leaders of one of the two major parties for an entire year accuse the president of corruption concerning the war, a large number of foreigners are bound to be effected by such propaganda. A more important point, though, is that the President’s action toward Iraq was not designed as a PR move. It was taken for national security reasons. When it comes to our national security we must act, even if it means alienating other nations. The question is not whether we made other nations angry, but whether we did the right thing. We did the right thing. And in the process we tried diplomacy to persuade the reluctant nations to join us and they wouldn’t, some, because they were on the take, others because they are fettered by their paralyzing pacifism. It is these other nations that need to be apologizing to us, not the other way around. And it’s time for Democrats to get on the right side (of this country and of history). | <urn:uuid:26070aff-85fb-4263-917c-3ae12c33ba84> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.davidlimbaugh.com/418/blogs-for-bush-in-usa-today/ | 2023-09-27T11:33:53Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510297.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927103312-20230927133312-00299.warc.gz | en | 0.973172 | 431 |
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A University of Dayton alumni couple have donated $5 million to support those with financial need attending the college.
The money, given by Margie Klesse and Bill Klesse, will go toward undergraduate scholarships and research opportunities in science and engineering, according to the university. Their gift will establish the Margie and Bill Klesse Scholars Program, which on top of scholarships will also provide funding for “summer research fellowships.”
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“It’s a forward-thinking gift that supports our vision of creating more robust scholarship programs and deeper, hands-on learning experiences,” said UD president Eric Spina. “The Klesses’ generous commitment will help us attract talented, intellectually curious students, no matter their ZIP code or family’s income level to fields of study that will make America more innovative and competitive.”
Margie Klesse is a 1968 chemistry graduate and Bill Klesse is a 1968 chemical engineering grad. Each went on to work in science and engineering and Bill Klesse retired as CEO and chairman of Valero Energy Corp. in 2014.
The couple said they understand the importance of financial aid and paid research opportunities because of their own financial challenges paying for college.
When Margie Klesse’s father died during her freshman year, a Marianist brother helped her obtain a job on campus in a research lab to defray expenses, according to UD.
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Bill Klesse, a New Jersey native, remembers saving money from delivering newspapers and working in a grocery store during high school to pay for his UD tuition. When his savings ran out, he got a loan from his future wife to finish his studies, according to the university.
“We are very committed to the sciences in education,” Bill Klesse said. “We want to help students by offering financial aid and making it more economical to attend a university where they’ll get a great education.”
The couple returned to the city and campus for the first time in 47 years for the dedication of the soccer complex in 2015. They told the university that they want to continue to give back to the school that helped them succeed when they faced financial need.
“The opportunity at UD is going to be very valuable to students,” Margie Klesse said. “We’re just glad to be able to make some of that possible.”
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Bosch WGG25402GB Washing Machine
The Bosch WGG25402GB 10kg 1400 Spin Washing Machine is a great way to get your clothes clean in no time, it has 12 programmable functions, including quick wash, eco programme, and variable temperature.
Pop on a SuperQuick 30 cycle and it’ll be sorted in 30 minutes. But it’s not just light loads that get the express treatment – SpeedPerfect can tackle a full load in under an hour, reducing the wait time by up to 65%. How’s that for fast? And the ActiveWater™ Plus function is easy on both your wallet and the environment, using less water but still removing the evidence of last night’s madras mishap.
The machine also includes child lock to prevent accidental operation when not in use as well as time remaining indicator so you know how much time you have left on your cycle before it ends automatically.
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Wash Load 10kg
Maximum Spin Speed 1400rpm
Warranty 2 Year
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|Manufacturer Warranty||2 Years|
|Quickest Wash||15 Minutes|
|Quickest Full Load||1 hour and 15 Minutes|
|Water Consumption (per Cycle)||50L|
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Business Development specialists are essential for every company to grow and identify new opportunities. Our expert resources have experience in creating new business opportunities and optimizing marketing strategies for steady growth.
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Meet Wrangler® Logo Crew Sweat, a cozy top for casual outfits in blue colorway featuring two tone graphic across the chest. A design drawing inspiration from college life, remaining true to brand’s heritage.
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Chanel Mini Rectangular in Hot Pint Caviar leather with Silver hardware.
This stunning colour will be perfect for the coming summer days!
In Mint Condition!
Will be delivered with full Chanel set; Box, dust bag, authenticity card, Chanel paper bag with ribbon and camellia flower.
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Flat UI design is hot and also controversial in the world of UI/user interface. Microsoft had first introduced it to the world. Whether it is the latest app or even the cleanest of websites, flat designs are making resurrection. With its amazing revival, flat user interface design is bringing back a lot of cool styles with astonishing colors. Flat UI design is gorgeous as well as refreshing. It is also usually quicker in designing as well as easier in making it responsive.
The current trend in the industry is the flat user interface design style. Flat user interface design takes out the popularly utilized drop shadow, texture as well as gradient thereby leaving what seems to look like a ‘flat’ design. The following are few vital elements you must consider when you are developing a flat user interface design for mobile as well as web:
- Concentrate on a powerful solid color palette
- Maintain a neat layout as well as structure
- White space is always your buddy
- Typography must be attractive and smart
- Flat UI design is a concept which does not have the 3 dimensional feel thereby just resting on the screen.
- Elements as well as tools like emboss, shadow, feather or gradients are not utilized in this design.
- Simply, flat user interface design is a procedure wherein the designer allows factors ‘speak up for their own’. Objects are designed in being crisp and sharp with edges that are hard (even though few more rounded shapes may be utilized). Flat user interface design mostly uses colors that are bright and larger user interface factors in creating a straight experience.
- Both these technology focus on simplicity however flat design concentrates more on effects. Minimal designs use a lot of the “tricks” which is not a part of the design.
- Flat as well as minimal design use little typefaces; however flat user interface design is very busy. Flat UI design is complex. Minimal design schemes have only few bells as well as whistles.
Flat is never Minimal and is not like minimal design
What makes Flat UI design so popular?
Flat UI design is plain as well as straight. Many designers feel that this approach is honest as whatever you view on a screen does not look as anything lot than it. Few of the leading names like Google, Microsoft and Facebook employ flat design technology in their popular interfaces. Flat design is developed to be practicable. It depends on optical hints like color as well as large kind in helping users to search their path in an immediate and minus any challenge from different elements.
Furthermore, flat design is very quick. It enables the user to do what they would like to do. Flat design however is developed in looking fast and available. It is likely to shape up our thoughts of mobile portals in the similar way that Twitter has modified the way that the world receives news. The amount of sites using flat user interface design is rapidly increasing on a daily basis. | <urn:uuid:feaff82e-24c0-495b-95da-d684cec70990> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.designsmag.com/revival-of-the-flat-ui-design/ | 2023-09-27T11:36:22Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510297.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927103312-20230927133312-00299.warc.gz | en | 0.972385 | 598 |
DICE’s curious little first-person platformer Mirror’s Edge has our attention. Our hands-on at this year’s E3 were mostly positive; now DICE, EA, and WildStorm (an imprint of DC Comics) have announced a limited-edition Mirror’s Edge comic book.
The comic is being brought to life by artist Matthew Dow Smith and written Rhianna Pratchett (also responsible for the game’s script). The book will introduce the title’s protagonist, Faith, and the network of couriers (“Runners”) who hop and skip acros rooftops delivering packages and eluding “the man.”
“The unique graphic style offered by the comic book genre is perfect for taking fans through [Faith’s] backstory,” says DICE senior producer Owen O’Brien. “Frame by frame, page by page, we’ll learn more about the evens that shaped both her and the city.”
EA and DC will be distributing the first issue of comic and displaying Mirror’s Edge at Comic-Con this week, booth #5233. Do some crazy parkour-type s**t over the smelly crowd of nerds and make your way over if you get a chance. | <urn:uuid:b68bbcb9-d687-4e38-afd8-da4c44b555af> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.destructoid.com/comic-con-08-ea-and-dc-team-up-for-mirrors-edge-comic-book/ | 2023-09-27T10:52:21Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510297.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927103312-20230927133312-00299.warc.gz | en | 0.923711 | 275 |
Sponsors & Charity
Detroit Tequila Festival is hosted by Youth Sports Scholarships. Youth Sports Scholarships is a 501C3 organization that helps families pay for their children’s sporting fees. Studies have shown that kids being involved in sports helps them both physically and mentally throughout their entire lives. Our belief is that no kid should not be able to play a sport just because of the cost. So we help families pay for it. | <urn:uuid:192b2789-d4a4-494c-b5ff-39d8bd87c2ea> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.detroittequilafestival.com/sponsors-charity | 2023-09-27T12:24:08Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510297.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927103312-20230927133312-00299.warc.gz | en | 0.976323 | 88 |
Undergoing surgery can affect your mobility in various ways. Though different surgeries are concerned with different body parts/tissue/organs, they all come with a post-operative rehabilitation phase that is aimed at helping patients resume normal physical activities. Getting your muscles back in shape demands an understanding of the difference between two of the most recommended exercising regimes – Aerobics & Weight Training. Continue reading as we look at how the different exercise regimes can be beneficial during the post-surgery phase.
Importance of lifestyle changes post-surgery
Comprehensive post-operative therapy is vital in fine-tuning the muscles to get them back in shape. When you consult a weight loss surgeon in Dallas, TX to discuss your eligibility for available surgical bariatric procedures, your ability to commit to lifestyle changes is an important consideration. Bariatric surgery alters the structure of your stomach, requiring you to make dietary changes, exercise, and practice controlled breathing. This is instrumental in helping you gain the momentum to resume daily life activities as well as maintain the weight loss.
Exercise – Aerobic vs Weights
Exercise is indispensable when looking to attain your weight-loss goals and sustain the results. After bariatric surgery, the objective is not to reduce a patient’s BMI, but to develop muscle memory to help them regain lost momentum.
As the name suggests, aerobics means ‘with oxygen. Aerobics exercises provide cardiovascular conditioning. The exercises regulate the amount of oxygen that gets to the muscles, helping them move and burn fuel.
Weight training is a type of exercise that helps develop the strength and size of skeletal muscles by deploying weights for resistance. It applies stress on muscles, causing micro-tears that help them grow stronger.
Both aerobics and weight training have their benefits. While the former emphasizes cardiovascular conditioning, the latter is instrumental in growing muscles stronger to expedite the recovery process.
Tips to avoid injuries during weight training
When it comes to postoperative therapy, it is vital to perform exercises with proper form and strict vigilance. Some of the tips to avoid injuries during weight training are:
- Include warm-ups and cooldowns: Warm-ups and cooldowns are necessary for an injury-free workout session. When put through sudden stress without a warm-up or stretching exercises, you can experience cramps, muscle tears, and torn ligaments, all of which can compromise the recovery process.
- Don’t rush between sets: One of the fundamental rules of weight training is to ‘go slow’. Rushing the sets can result in bad form, muscle imbalance, and even injuries or fractures to limbs.
When it comes to postoperative therapy for bariatric surgeries, timing is everything. The general approach is to increase the cardiovascular endurance of the patient, and after a week, focus on muscle conditioning through weight training. You must aim to attain a balance. Weight loss isn’t a one-step process, as it calls for total commitment to appropriate lifestyle changes. DFW Bariatrics and General Surgery provides comprehensive weight-loss solutions, including surgical & non-surgical procedures and postoperative therapies. We provide robotic bariatric surgery with state-of-the-art machinery, ensuring complete patient comfort, safety, and recovery. To book an appointment, call 469-620-0222 or fill out our contact form. | <urn:uuid:e6f329bc-79ff-4632-9888-dfdaee069962> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.dfwbariatricsurgery.com/aerobic-vs-weights-one-helpful-weight-loss-surgery/ | 2023-09-27T11:08:27Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510297.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927103312-20230927133312-00299.warc.gz | en | 0.927256 | 701 |
How to install a butterfly valveNovember 10, 2018
Cement and Water butterfly valves typically have two flanges that “sandwich” the valve under a cement silo or in a water line. The inside of the valve includes a neoprene seat (soft rubber) that allows the valve disk to open and close within the casting of the valve. This seat seals the valve when in the closed position. When installing, the valve needs to be in the OPEN position to allow the neoprene seat to center its self around the outside edge of the disk. If installed between two flanges with the valve closed, a bulge can occur on the seat. The bulge will impact the open/close action of the disk and cause excessive wear or chaffing to the seat. As an option the WAM butterfly valves have the mounting flange apart of the butterfly valve casting. This eliminates any miss-alignment issues for cement valves. WAM also manufactures a single flange butterfly valve that has a lip on one side for a cement boot. | <urn:uuid:40f91cb4-2208-42eb-afe1-6b69b5ce0639> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.dhenoble.com/how-to-install-a-butterfly-valve | 2023-09-27T12:23:05Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510297.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927103312-20230927133312-00299.warc.gz | en | 0.922939 | 214 |
If a cybercriminal tried to penetrate your office network, would you be able to recognize the hack?
As companies move more of their business operations online, cybercriminals are following them and looking to take advantage of unsuspecting employees to gain access to valuable company information.
Often, the weakest link in network cybersecurity is the human using a computer for work.
You have a very important role to play in cybersecurity. As seen in our “Months to Milliseconds” video, the responsibility for cybersecurity does not fall solely on the IT department. Everyone – from the entry-level employee to the CEO – has a responsibility to implement basic best practices.
As part of National Cyber Security Awareness Month 2016, we are focused on promoting a culture of cybersecurity at work. The first step: Educate and raise awareness for all employees. Here are simple actions you can take to protect information at home, on the go and at work:
- Make your passwords complex. Create long, complex passwords that adhere to company/agency policy and that include a combination of upper and lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols.
- Beware of phishing emails. Do not open emails, links, or attachments from strangers. Phishing attacks use email or malicious websites to infect your machine with malware in order to collect personal and financial information.
- Report all suspicious activity. If you notice something seems off or unusual with your computer, report it immediately to your IT department.
DHS has a number of resources to help businesses and organizations improve their cybersecurity. The C3 Voluntary Program supports industry in increasing cyber resilience, promotes awareness and use of the Cybersecurity Framework, and encourages organizations to manage cybersecurity as part of an all hazards approach. The Enhanced Cybersecurity Services (ECS) provides an intrusion prevention capability that helps U.S.-based companies protect their computer systems against unauthorized access, exploitation, and data exfiltration. Our Automated Indicator Sharing (AIS) is a free capability that enables the exchange of cyber threat indicators between the federal government and the private sector at machine speed.
Cybercriminals often prey on human error – such as employees clicking on a link in a phishing email or using a weak password – to gain access to an organization’s computer networks and information. I encourage you to take advantage of our tools and tips and help promote a culture of cybersecurity in your workplace. | <urn:uuid:88e78d6e-8e0a-47a1-a814-74e34ba66dcc> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.dhs.gov/blog/2016/10/17/cybersecurity-break-room-board-room | 2023-09-27T11:40:56Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510297.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927103312-20230927133312-00299.warc.gz | en | 0.937119 | 486 |
stereoscopic vision; the ability to perceive depth.
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
How to use stereopsis in a sentence
Our nervous system reorients them, matches each point in the projection, and uses the difference in geometry between the images to create the appearance of depth—stereopsis—in a unified scene.The Accident That Led to Machines That Can See - Issue 107: The Edge | Phil Jaekl | October 20, 2021 | Nautilus
British Dictionary definitions for stereopsis
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Autodesk AutoCAD 2010 is a powerful software for designing and drafting 2D and 3D models. It is widely used by architects, engineers, and other professionals. However, installing and activating AutoCAD 2010 can be a challenge, especially if you don't have a valid license key. In this article, we will show you how to install Autodesk AutoCAD 2010 with keygens only (X-FORCE 32-64bits) [RH] setup free.
Autodesk AutoCAD 2010- Keygens only (X-FORCE 32-64bits) [RH] setup free
Keygens are programs that generate serial numbers or activation codes for software products. They are often used to bypass the license verification process and use the software for free. However, keygens are also illegal and risky, as they may contain malware or viruses that can harm your computer or compromise your data. Therefore, we do not recommend using keygens for any software product, and we are not responsible for any consequences that may arise from using them.
Where to Download Autodesk AutoCAD 2010 with Keygens?
If you still want to install Autodesk AutoCAD 2010 with keygens only (X-FORCE 32-64bits) [RH] setup free, you will need to download the following files:
The setup file of Autodesk AutoCAD 2010 (32-bit or 64-bit depending on your system).
The keygen file of X-FORCE (32-bit or 64-bit depending on your system).
You can find these files on various websites or torrent sites, but be careful as they may contain malware or viruses. We do not provide any links or sources for these files, as they are illegal and risky.
How to Install Autodesk AutoCAD 2010 with Keygens?
Once you have downloaded the setup file and the keygen file, you can follow these steps to install Autodesk AutoCAD 2010 with keygens only (X-FORCE 32-64bits) [RH] setup free:
Run the setup file of Autodesk AutoCAD 2010 and follow the instructions to install the software.
When prompted to enter a serial number or a product key, use one of these options:
Serial number: 666-69696969, 667-98989898, or 400-45454545
Product key: 527B1 or 462B1
Finish the installation and restart your computer.
Run the keygen file of X-FORCE (32-bit or 64-bit depending on your system) as administrator.
Click on Mem Patch (you should see \"succeeded\" message).
Copy the request code from the activation screen of AutoCAD 2010.
Paste it into the keygen and press Generate.
Copy the activation code from the keygen.
Paste it back into the activation screen of AutoCAD 2010 and click Next.
You should see a message that says \"You have successfully registered the trial version to AutoCAD 2010 Full Version with Unlimited features\".
Congratulations! You have installed Autodesk AutoCAD 2010 with keygens only (X-FORCE 32-64bits) [RH] setup free. However, we remind you that this is an illegal and risky method, and we do not endorse or support it in any way. We recommend that you purchase a legitimate license of AutoCAD 2010 from Autodesk or its authorized dealers. 0efd9a6b88 | <urn:uuid:3f34a216-f7cf-40fc-a8e4-f10d69030d63> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.digestpeacefully.com/forum/stand-out-from-the-crowd/how-to-install-autodesk-autocad-2010-with-keygens | 2023-09-27T11:14:29Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510297.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927103312-20230927133312-00299.warc.gz | en | 0.877847 | 742 |
We are excited to announce that the Persian Gulf Map for DCS World is now available for download. This is our first modern-day combat theater outside of the Caucasus map, and it will provide many interesting and engaging historical and hypothetic scenarios. To purchase this new map for DCS World, please visit DCS e-shop
Please note that the Persian Gulf Map early access release is only for DCS World 2.5 Open Beta. Once the map becomes final, it will be available in the DCS World 2.5 Release version.
The Persian Gulf Map for DCS World focuses on the Strait of Hormuz, which is the strategic choke point between the oil-rich Persian Gulf and the rest of the world. Flanked by Iran to the North and western-supported UAE and Oman to the south, this has been one of the world’s most dangerous flash points for decades. It was the location of Operation Praying Mantis in 1988 in which the US Navy sank several Iranian naval vessels.
The region also includes the vast Arabian Sea that is well-suited for combat aircraft carrier operations, and it will be an amazing area of operations for the upcoming Hornet and Tomcat. Be it from land bases in Iran, UAE and Oman, or from the deck of an aircraft carrier, the Persian Gulf Map offers a wide array of combat mission scenarios to prove your mettle.
201,000 sq km highly detailed map area that centers on the Strait of Hormuz.
As part of DCS World 2.5, this map include highly detailed terrain, textures, seas, and buildings.
17 accurately created airbases in Iran, the UAE and Oman. Airbases include a variety of landing aids that can include TACAN, VASI lights, realistic approach lights, and VOR.
Detailed cities such as Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Bandar Abbas with unique buildings.
“Strong Hold” islands such as Abu Musa, Siri, and the Tunb islands.
Iran, the UAE and Oman will be added to the list of DCS World nations.
Unique trees, bushes, grass and other vegetation using speedtree technology.
Varied terrain from towering mountains and valleys to desert plains.
New map objects like super tankers, cargo ships, pleasure craft, and dhows.
New Iranian liveries for ground and air units.
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You.i TV adding support for React Native
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You.i Engine adds support for Roku Scene Graph 7.6
Jun 5, 2017 – You.i TV has extended the cross-platform reach of its video experience platform by adding support for Roku Scene Graph 7.6. Apps built on You.i Engine for Roku support the standard monetization and discovery features of the platform.
News categories: You.i TV, Filmstruck, Roku, Jason Flick, Apps, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Streaming, USA, UX, Worldwide
Samsung approves You.i Engine for Tizen TV app development
May 16, 2017 – You.i TV has announced that its You.i Engine video app platform has been officially recognized by Samsung as an approved app development solution for the Tizen TV operating system.
News categories: You.i TV, Samsung, Jason Flick, Apps, Digital TV, Middleware, Smart TV, Worldwide
Comcast Technology Solutions announces turnkey OTT platform
Jan 5, 2017 – Comcast Technology Solutions has announced that it has expanded its all-in-one direct-to-consumer (D2C) solution to help content providers quickly and cost effectively build, launch, and manage over-the-top (OTT) experiences.
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You.i TV introduces out-of-the-box user experience platform
Dec 15, 2016 – You.i TV has announced You.i Engine One – a solution that enables media companies to halve the development effort involved in delivering VOD and TV Everywhere services across all form factors: phones, tablets and television screens.
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Quickplay and You.i TV partner to deliver OTT experiences
Apr 12, 2016 – Quickplay has announced a new partnership with You.i TV, creator of a multiscreen application development platform for video applications, enabling Pay-TV operators and content programmers to build custom multiscreen applications.
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- Cignal TV taps Quickplay for Pilipinas Live global sports app
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- Streaming now most popular TV source in Canada
- Pixalate releases H1 2023 EMEA CTV ad supply chain report
- Mirada to power MNC's Vision+ streaming service in Indonesia
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- Caretta Research: MVPDs must evolve into 'super aggregators'
- Barb upgrades API with BVOD, SVOD, video-sharing and non-TV device data
- U.S. JIC conditionally certifies Comscore, iSpot and VideoAmp currencies
- Global SVOD revenues to surpass $127bn in 2029
- Ateme enables 5G Broadcast transmission in the U.S.
- Amazon announces Fire TV product updates
- TCL adds Fire TV options to U.S television portfolio
- Another slow year expected for AR/VR headsets
- Intigral partners with DIAGNAL to enhance entertainment experiences
- Du chooses DataMiner monitoring for broadcast and teleport operations
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BLESSINGS IN BLOOM: Precious Water
By Kerry Peetz
It’s time to pray for rain. Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas, according to a recent report from the U.S. Drought Monitor. are getting drier by the day. As of April 26, 2022, 45.4% of the U.S. and 54.2% of the lower 48 states are in drought.
What does this mean for our diocese? To start with, water restrictions are in place from May 1 to Oct. 15. You may water up to three days a week (you choose the days). Water before 10 a.m. or after 6 p.m. Don’t let water pool on hard surfaces or flow down gutters. Repair leaking sprinkler systems within 10 days. Use a shut-off nozzle when using a hose. Clean hard surfaces (such as driveways and sidewalks) only if there is a public health and safety concern. If you are found in violation you could be fined up to $100.
Hand watering of trees, shrubs, perennials, annuals and vegetable gardens may occur on any day. It is extremely important to water before 10 a.m. or after 6 p.m. because of the rate of evaporation during the warmest part of the day. Do not irrigate when it’s raining or windy. Water trees and shrubs deeply and infrequently; this will increase the plant’s drought tolerance.
Due to Colorado’s high intensity sunlight, low humidity, temperature extremes, windy conditions, and challenging soil characteristics, growing and maintaining a healthy landscape can be difficult even when drought conditions are not present.
Here are a few recommendations from Colorado State University to help our plants survive with less water:
Use the mower’s highest setting to promote healthy root growth. Mow frequently enough to only remove one-third of the grass blade to prevent stress (1-2 times per week). Let clippings recycle back onto the lawn rather than bagging them up. This provides additional nutrients. Keep a sharp mower’s blade for a clean cut. Mow when the grass is dry to prevent disease. Core aerate once or twice per year in spring and/or fall to provide oxygen to the soil and encourage deeper roots. Don’t forget to water 24-48 hours before aerating to encourage deeper core removal. Fertilize mid-spring, early fall and late fall to sustain steady growth throughout the year. Use a fertilizer with nitrogen; both traditional and organic types work. Avoid weed-and-feed formulas.
Annuals and Perennials
Flowers under water stress will have drooping leaves and a lack of blooms. Foliage often appears gray-green in color. Water when signs of stress become obvious. Apply irrigation in the evening or early morning, again, to minimize evaporation.
Overhead spray irrigation is the least efficient water-wise method, as much water is lost to evaporation and wind drift. Soaker hoses or drip irrigation are more efficient because they deliver water to the ground level near roots. Hand watering is another alternative that maximizes delivery of water to the soil and roots.
Planting for the future
Choose native and drought-tolerant, water-wise plants (plants are not drought tolerant until their roots are established in the soil). Recognize the water requirements of the plants in your landscape and use only the water that they need. To conserve water spread mulch, 1 to 2 inches deep on the soil surface between and around plants to reduce water evaporation and prevent weeds.
Implementing long standing water-wise principles is one way we all can responsibly and efficiently use water. Healthy plants provide better air quality, decrease our energy needs and provide shelter and food for wildlife.
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The Disability Trust was thrilled to receive recognition for the Strangeways Theatre Group at the Australia Day Awards Dinner. The Strangeways Theatre Group is run in partnership between The Disability Trust and Merrigong Theatre Company.
The Strangeways Ensemble is a Wollongong-based professional theatre collaborative that is made up of performers who are perceived to have intellectual disability. The ensemble has been performing together since 2014 with their first show titled The Man Who Dreamt The Stars. They followed this with their second production in 2017, The Outside Man. The Strangeways Theatre Group has been busy putting the finishing touches on their new production Trash Talk, a bittersweet, original and innovative show created and performed by Wollongong's only professional theatre company, Strangeways Ensemble at Illawarra Performing Arts Centre. Trash Talk played at IPAC from January 29 to February 2 before opening at Sydney's Riverside Theatres on February 14, 2020.
Ryan Kiddle, Senior Manager with The Disability Trust shared the excitement of the acknowledgement of the award and thanked the Merrigong Theatre Company for their amazing ongoing support and guidance of the participants from The Trust in devising, staging and performing these successful plays.
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If you see someone in need, would you help them out even if you might get hurt in the process?
Psychology experiments have often shown that people are unlikely to help others in need when another person is close by. This dismal human reaction is called the “bystander effect,” named for the people who stand by and do nothing. But most of the research on the bystander effect comes from carefully controlled lab settings, not from the real world. And now new research suggests the story is a little different, and a little more hopeful, in real-world scenarios.
In a study published Wednesday in the journal American Psychologist, researchers found that in 90 percent of the cases they examined, at least one person observing a conflict intervened.
Richard Philpot is a social psychologist at Lancaster University in England and the University of Copenhagen. He and an international team of collaborators analyzed security camera videos in inner-city areas in three different countries. They pulled out 219 video clips where at least two people engaged in a conflict, ranging from verbal squabbles to more extreme instances involving a machete or knife.
Who Stands By?
Kristen Renwick Monroe is a political scientist from University of California, Irvine, who was not involved in this work. Her own research also tries to understand why some people intervene and some do not. She says these latest findings are something psychology as a “discipline does need to be aware of.”
Other psychology experiments have shown that context matters for whether or not someone will intervene. But this new research also shows geographical location might not be as big a part of that context as previously thought. Across the three cities – Cape Town, South Africa; Lancaster, England and Amsterdam, Netherlands – bystanders were no more likely to intervene in a contentious situation in one city over another.
Philpot was surprised at the consistency across countries. “We thought, in South Africa, people would be more nervous,” he says. They expected the area would be perceived as more dangerous. He adds that humans might have a “natural inclination” to help others and that the degree of danger might not matter.
Bystander or ‘Actionist’
Victoria Banyard, a Rutgers University expert on bullying, dating and sexual violence, believes shifting the focus of the bystander effect from why people don’t help to why people are more likely to intervene is “helpful and can open up new questions and insights.”
In future work, Philpot plans to analyze whether the gender of the bystander or the presence of a weapon makes people more or less likely to intervene. When asked whether other countries might have the same rate of intervention, he said “it would be difficult to tell” because different countries have different social norms about what counts as an acceptable level of violence.
Findings from this work will inform programs that train people who may have previously stood by to feel more confident and capable of intervening. Banyard says such programs “try to create a new social norm about how we see our communities.” She likes to use the term “actionist” to describe people who intervene. “If a community perceives being an actionist as a positive thing, then they may be more likely to intervene,” she says. | <urn:uuid:9fb1f275-1ed6-42d4-ad51-cd2d1d49a968> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.discovermagazine.com/mind/bystanders-try-to-help-more-often-than-they-get-credit-for | 2023-09-27T12:39:22Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510297.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927103312-20230927133312-00299.warc.gz | en | 0.96285 | 683 |
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- The present factsheet delves into platforms’ policies on election misinformation, focusing on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, and Twitter. All these platforms have been qualified as Very Large Online Platforms (VLOPs) by the European Union Digital Services Act and will have to comply with particularly stringent regulations and justify the means they deploy to combat disinformation. In addition, they will be particularly scrutinised during events with a high social impact, such as elections.
- Generally speaking, all the platforms discussed here have identified the potential for harm that electoral misinformation contains: reduction of trust in democratic institutions, not accepting the outcome of the vote, voter suppression, calls for violence or even the overthrow of the institutions, etc.
- As with our other factsheet on misinformation about the COVID-19 pandemic, this document is hampered by the fact that election-related policies are sometimes confused with general policies to combat misinformation. However, this factsheet attempts to focus as much as possible on electoral misinformation and the policies against it.
- This paper is designed to provide a summary of the state of play in order to show how the five largest platforms in the world have taken up the subject of electoral misinformation. In particular, it presents the definitions of prohibited, organic and advertising content, as well as the policy of reducing visibility or deletion.
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Disney’s all about the sequels and remakes, and even if fans don’t approve of remaking Walt Disney’s classic feature-length animated films, many can go along with an upgrade to Disney’s 2003 Haunted Mansion starring Eddie Murphy.
To that end, the House of Mouse has in the works a new version of the spooky film inspired by the Disney Parks “doom buggy” attraction, and it’s set for a theatrical release on March 10, 2023. The new film will star some well-known actors, not the least of whom was just announced over the weekend.
According to One Take News, the part of Madame Leota has finally been cast in the new Haunted Mansion film, and the actress who will portray the famous Haunted Mansion medium is not new to the idea of spooky and eerie movies.
Actress Jamie Lee Curtis got her Hollywood start in 1978 when she starred in the horror film Halloween, and now she’s been cast as Madame Leota in Disney’s Haunted Mansion. What first sounded like a possible rumor about the actress has now been confirmed on her Instagram account.
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Justin Simien is directing the new live-action film that was originally inspired by one of the most popular attractions at Disney World and Disneyland Resort–the Haunted Mansion, which is reportedly home to 999 happy haunts. (But there’s always room for one more; any volunteers?)
The exciting new Haunted Mansion film features a different storyline than its predecessor, according to Disney:
“In this mysterious adventure, a doctor (Dawson) and her 9-year-old son (Chase Dillon), looking to start a new life, move into a strangely affordable mansion in New Orleans, only to discover that the place is much more than they bargained for. Desperate for help, they contact a priest (Wilson), who, in turn, enlists the aid of a widowed scientist-turned failed-paranormal expert (Stanfield), a French Quarter psychic (Haddish) and a crotchety historian (DeVito).”
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We attended a Preview event over the weekend for the 2018 Epcot Food and Wine Festival, which kicks off on August 30th! We tasted several new items coming to the Food Booths, checked out lots of merchandise, found out about new events coming to the Festival like Candy Sushi, and MUCH more! So if you’re making your Festival plans, you’ll definitely want to check out our latest DFB YouTube Video!
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While some companies are trying to make the sensors in their cameras bigger, Sony are doing the opposite. They’re going smaller. Really small. Their new 2mm sensor is capable of a single megapixel, 1,296 pixels along the longest edge. Paired with a 2.6mm lens, the circuit that connects the whole thing to a device is also extremely tiny. The 20 pin connector is shrunk down to a minuscule 3.3mm. And the whole setup weighs just a tenth of a gram.
This sort of sensor isn’t all that useful for the handheld cameras most of use, but it does hold a lot of possibility for very small devices. Like smartwatches. These typically don’t contain any camera at all. Not even a front-facing one for things like Skype or Face time. Sony say the new sensor also boasts very low power consumption. So, it’s something that many smartwatch owners have been waiting for.
With reduced framerates, the camera uses as little as 8mW. Although the camera is capable of shooting up to 60fps at its maximum resolution (a little bigger than 720p). When it does this, though, that number bumps up to around 55mW, although that’s still pretty low. To give you an idea of how much this is, the 42mm Apple Watch contains a 940mWh battery. Even the smaller 38mm Apple Watch contains a 780mWh battery. So, it really is a fraction of its capacity.
At its fastest framerate, Sony say it shoots up to 240fps, but the resolution drops down to a measly 324 pixels. That kind of resolution might sound like technology stepping back a couple of decades. Although, we never had framerates like that when 320×240 was the pinnacle of digital home video.
It could also shape up to be a great sensor to start adding collision avoidance and other detection features to tiny drones. At such a small size, weight and power consumption, it could also become the future of FPV for racing drones. It might take a couple of generations to bump up the resolution enough to meet the demands, but I think it can get there.
We may also start seeing it implemented in other wearables, such as the recent Snapchat Spectacles. Of course, with smaller sensors and lenses, like these they wouldn’t need to look quite so ugly and obvious.
There’s been no official word on what products this sensor may find itself in, but it holds a lot of promise for the future.
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The 1990s were marked in a contradictory way by the expansion of private firms to the detriment of public management, by the pursuit of consolidation and by mistakes in the course of several of the leaders.
The combination of all these forces explains the considerable transformation of supply and hierarchies. It is a situation very different from that of continental Europe where, starting from local monopolies, we have become accustomed to a certain stability of the landscape even if then the fixed points which are the large historical groups are transformed by the interplay of Mergers and Acquisitions.
In the United States, the movements are much faster. As in the new economy, hierarchies can be reversed in a very short time; the new entrant can buy the established waste management company. The last few years have been marked by three mega-mergers, by a few bankruptcies which lead to a new landscape.
Waste Management Inc.
Waste Management is indisputably the world’s leading waste group with 1999 sales of $13bn. Its history can be broken down into three major stages: unbridled expansion, difficult digestion, imposed fusion.
The group that only went public in 1971.
At this time the turnover is $ 17m and they experienced very rapid external growth throughout the 1970s and 1980s, its turnover rising from $656m in 1980 to $6.03bn in 1990.
The 1990s was a decade of digesting these multiple acquisitions, compliance of landfills with new sanitary standards and rationalization. The group is paying the price for its exponential growth.
It continues its acquisitions, develops internationally; its turnover for 1997 was $9.2bn but it encountered serious difficulties. It announces losses of $160m for the last quarter of the year alone.
Under pressure from pension funds (including that of Georges Soros) management must review its entire policy. It’s not enough. In 1998, the management, under pressure from its shareholders, had to accept the merger offer of USA Waste, a company built in five years.
It is a Dallas-based company whose origins can be traced back to June 1994, when John Drury took over after being fired from Browning Ferris Industries where he was assistant manager.
At that time it was a small waste transport and dumpster rental company (hauling) which had an activity of $ 78m. Then, its history is that of a dazzling expansion which in four years leads it to the top.
As soon as he arrived, Drury merged with Envirofil, a company of the same size; his firm doubles in size to $175m. At the end of the year, in a $750m operation, it acquired Chambers Development (Pittsburg) to form the fourth group in the country with a combined turnover of $450m.
Common activities then include: 25 landfills, 37 collection companies and 13 transfer stations. Management will continue this acquisition policy with notable mergers: Western Waste Industries, Sanifill.
In April 1997, while Waste Management was going through difficulties and had to review its policy under pressure from pension funds, USA Waste climbed to third place ($3bn) by merging with United Waste Systems, again using the technique of share exchanges.
As long as the shareholders agree and the market is buoyant, this method makes it possible to grow without mobilizing too many funds. This transaction was preceded by the acquisition of the Canadian activities of Laidlaw Industries and Waste Management.
We then believe that the landscape had stabilized until the announcement of the merger with Waste Management in March 1998. The small USA Waste offered to buy back the shares of number 1 for $13bn and take control of 400 collection subsidiaries, 137 landfills and 164 transfer stations.
Waste Management shareholders will own 60% of the new company, which will keep the Waste Management name but the headquarters will be moved from Illinois to Houston.
Nice revenge for Drury who was fired from the BFI for a difference in strategic analysis when President Ruckelshauss decided to develop in recycling.
It is provided door to door for all users except users whose homes are inaccessible by vehicles. In this case, the waste collection is ensured in points of regrouping of the containers and dumpsters, namely 18 points of regrouping.
The year 2020 was marked by the establishment a new household waste collection market which has resulted in:
- By taking into account a greater number of users in the collection through the acquisition of equipment suitable for difficult access roads:
4×4 chassis, mini-skips;
- By a requirement of higher quality of service: collection of bags at the side bins (Figure 60), collection of waste discharged next to the bins
Collection of plant waste and bulky items
The government ensures a separate door-to-door collection and by eco-cubes (up to September 30, 2021) plant waste and bulky items. Door-to-door collection door is ensured by hook lift truck with grapple or manually depending on the sectors.
Since October 1, 2020 (new contract), the entire territory is collected in business (by a waste management compnay for the collection of plant waste and bulky across the state of Kansas). This new contract resulted in essentially as for the collection of household waste, by a quality of
superior service: fine sweeping after the passage of the grapple truck in particular.
Selective collection of packaging for recycling
In KS TCO municipalities, the collection of recyclable waste is performed once a week; to best satisfy this service, the users are provided with a second green bin with a yellow cover.
In 2019, the municipality of Overland Park experienced an increase in its tonnage; this positive results can be found in the extension of selective collection to the entire county.
In fact, since November 2020, the entire municipality of is now served. In addition, the nearby counties do get served by this collection only at the end of December 2020, hence the lack of figures . The population participates in selective collection, since the tonnages characterize the success of the operation.
Indeed, the rapid and continuous increase in the number of visitors to Overland Park has caused the degradation of certain public facilities (showers, toilets, telephone booths, facades of buildings) and a very increased production of garbage, which tends to overflow the trash cans and accumulate in the streets.
The parcs and their surroundings are often dirty at the end of the day (cigarette butts, papers, beverage cans). The very image of the area suffers as a result.
Some residents have been getting together and looked for dumpster rental near me services in order to remove all this junk on a regular basis. Some local waste management companies in Overland Park offer hiring of bins for a fixed duration, at affordable costs.
It is important that everyone in the area understands the importance of avoiding wastage and recycling as much as possible to limit pollution. Efforts by the municipality in coordination with dumpster rental companies have seen an increase in clean out endeavors and usage of the recycling facilities.
Let’s keep the state of Kansas clean and green, let’s all act with sustainabilty in mind, discard junk to avoid garbage pilling up everywhere.
What are the digital and technological innovations put in place by the players in the transformation and recovery of waste sector?
Predictive maintenance and intelligent waste collection
The strategic committee of the Transformation and recovery of waste sector unveiled last year the new contract for the sector with ambitious projects to support the sector in its transformation.
This sector, made up of actors positioned on collection, sorting, preparation, recovery and recycling activities, finds itself faced with the need to place its waste management activities more in line with a saving logic circular in order to meet the challenges of ecological transition and the objectives set by the regulatory and legal framework.
The Energy Transition Law for Green Growth and the Circular Economy Roadmap plan to reduce landfill by 50% between 2010 and 2025, thus reinforcing the need to initiate the transformation of the sector in order to improve performance.
The contract of the strategic committee of the sector which signs a commitment between the State and the actors of the sector outlines its contours, in particular by highlighting robotization and data collection.
There are many avenues of innovation with the integration of digital technologies, such as artificial intelligence, connected objects and even 3D printing.
What are the digital and technological innovations put in place by actors in the transformation and recovery of waste sector?
Robotisation and AI at the service of sorting centers
Demand for raw materials has become very complex. Indeed, where 6 chemical elements of Mendeleev’s classification were needed to build a mill, today it takes 60 to build a wind turbine.
Faced with this observation, the sector must innovate in order to take into account these new requirements and constraints and therefore to modernize its sorting centers. Experiments are going well and the robotic triptych, artificial intelligence and digital innovations opens the way to a new generation of sorting centers.
France installed a robot in an Amiens factory to increase the amount of sorted waste and the quality of selection. A first step in its installation consisted of sending hundreds of thousands of photos to its database. The robot was therefore able to distinguish paper and cardboard from cans and plastic bottles to be removed from the sorting stream.
During the second stage of its initialization, it was necessary to adapt the algorithm based on artificial intelligence and deep learning so that the robot is even more precise and learns from its errors. At cruising speed, the robot removes sorting flow 60% more waste per hour than an operator.
To ensure quality control after sorting by the robot, an operator from the waste management company, equipped with a tablet, remains present at the end of the chain to collect the 10% of waste forgotten by the robot. Via the tele-operated sorting, the operator indicates on his tablet the waste to be removed from the treadmill and an articulated arm comes out of the flow.
The implementation of this type of intelligent sorting robots, equipped with learning mechanisms for recognizing the different wastes whose acquired knowledge would be shared with all the sorting operators in the territory, constitutes an important development issue on which to rely. the sector’s strategic committee.
Predictive maintenance and intelligent waste collection
Sorting is not the only area of the transformation and recovery sector to benefit from digital and technological innovations. The Energy Recovery Units (incinerators) and landfill sites have implemented computer-assisted maintenance management software for the past few years to help technicians trace their maintenance interventions.
Cross-referenced with data from connected objects installed on the equipment, manufacturers want to move towards predictive maintenance to better anticipate the need for spare parts, the mobilization of specialists and no longer act in an emergency, thus guaranteeing better safety of the intervening technicians.
Connected objects also make it possible to optimize waste logistics and in particular waste collection. A company has set up a connected waste management center near Lyon.
By centralizing the data from the sensors located on the garbage collection trucks and on the dumpsters and crossing them with the garbage collection areas required by their customers, the pilot center teams select the best collection route offered by the optimization algorithm.
The deployment of type of sensors will gradually generalize the concept of connected trash which, thanks to the collected data of big data type such as the filling rate or the composition of waste, will optimize the management of the collection service and improve sorting performance.
The transformation and recovery of waste sector faces many challenges: falling raw material prices, deteriorating margins, the appearance of new players and new rules. The stakes are high for the historical actors of the sector who will have to find in the technological and digital innovations a new circular economic model in order to become a leader of the ecological transition.
It will be a question for the State, the local communities and the companies of finding a good calibration in order to invest massively in equipment and infrastructures integrating the new technologies and to anticipate the future processes of construction of the trades and skills of tomorrow. It is thanks to the agreement of all the stakeholders that we will be able to build a world for our children.
The management, treatment and recycling of waste result from an observation: the volumes of waste have multiplied since 1950, as well as their harmful effects on health, the environment and the economy.
Household waste is always the same. The content of household trash has changed little since the last survey in 1993. The main differences relate to sanitary textiles (wipes, diapers, etc.), which have increased, and toxic waste which has decreased. In detail, household waste includes:
- 32.2% organic matter
- 21.5% paper and cardboard
- 12.7% glass
- 11.2% plastics
- 3% of metals
- 19.4% of other items
Waste management is a crucial step. If we were content to store our waste in landfills, the problem of their accumulation would arise because, depending on their nature, they can degrade, and therefore disappear, very slowly.
To avoid being invaded by this waste and to limit the risks of pollution and poisoning which would result from it, waste treatment procedures are put in place. The principles applied, before and after the production of waste, are the reduction of volumes, the reduction of their toxicity, the improvement of their recycling (potential and realized) and the secure landfill of final waste.
As these processes are expensive, the spotlight is given to those who make it possible to recover waste.
Environmental and health issues
The accumulation of waste generates four types of nuisance.
1 / A deterioration of the living environment caused by visual nuisances (plastic bags hung in trees, macro-waste on beaches) or olfactory (organic matter in decomposition, combustion of chemical materials).
2 / An economic impact due to the loss of the attractiveness of a site following this deterioration of the living environment and the decrease in its productivity, in the case of a fishing area or agricultural land . To this can be added the additional costs caused by pollution control, in the case of drinking water for example, and by the societal consequences of intoxication: medical treatment, work stoppages, etc.
3 / Because there is also a health risk following injuries (shards of green, syringes …), poisoning (water, air pollution …) and diseases (bacterial proliferation, infestation of parasites, rats …).
4 / Finally, environmental pollution and ecological degradation during eutrophication of the environment, poisoning, suffocation or injury caused to wildlife when it absorbs or clings to waste.
More indirectly, waste is a reflection of our consumer society and its exploitation of natural and energy resources. Processing them for recovery is a way to compensate for the depletion of these resources and the degradation associated with their exploitation.
What is the life cycle of our waste? In the beginning was the product … well almost, since it is itself the product of transformation processes of raw materials. After its acquisition, this product is used until it is abandoned due to the loss of its technical utility (failure) or the evolution of the social context (fashion, regulatory evolution, etc.). It then becomes waste.
Plastic caps are also recyclable and companies like Kannapolis dumpster rental help increase awareness of their customers when it comes to recycling plastic items. This waste is, depending on the case, sorted, sold, given or collected, sorted, repaired or recharged or even transformed.
A fraction of the waste cannot, in the state of current technologies and economic feasibility, be recovered. This fraction forms the ultimate waste which, after possible reduction in their toxicity, is stored in specialized centers. These ultimate waste storage (CSDU) or technical landfill (CET) centers aim to prevent any leakage into the environment which could cause pollution or affect human health.
As these technical centers, formerly known more commonly as landfills, will be bequeathed to future generations, landfilling does not comply with the principles of sustainable development. The Federal government has therefore set the objective of reducing waste destined for landfill or incineration by 15% by 2022.
You have probably already noticed these logos on recycling, which can be found on the packaging of your products. What is their significance?
It is sometimes difficult to know what to do with your waste, even with the best will in the world. Is it biodegradable, therefore compostable? Is it recyclable? If so, should we put it with plastic, in landfill or elsewhere? Is it toxic?
The reflex is to turn to labels to find clues, but we then fall into a jungle of logos and symbols in the sometimes misleading sense. The most important is the Möbius ring, which symbolizes an endless cycle of recycling. Its presence indicates that the product is recyclable. Sometimes a percentage appears in the center, it means that the product already contains this percentage of recycled materials.
The other very common symbol found is the Green Dot with its double arrow which also evoked an endless cycle. Unfortunately, this logo is misleading because it does not mean that the product is recyclable or recycled! It just signals that the producer is participating in the recycling program for household packaging. This participation is a regulatory obligation which requires manufacturers to set up packaging processing structures or to subcontract this task to a third party to which they pay a fee.
Other logos provide information on the constitutive materials of the products and therefore facilitate the sorting of waste.
Finally, symbols indicate the toxic nature of the products or their contents, for humans or the environment. Their elimination must therefore take these risks into account. This is the case, for example, for drugs which should not be thrown in the trash, or worse in the sink or toilet, but must be the subject of a specific channel.
Psychology of Labour can be broadly defined as the study of man in his workplace.
It analyzes the relationship between the individual and his work activity, the relationship between the individual and the organization to which it is subject, relations between groups or between organizations. Psychology of labour is twofold: one theoretical to constitute a body of knowledge on business and human subjectivity in work situations, the other practice in its diversity, in order to solve problems in various fields of intervention. Psychology of labour is thus born of a humanist commitment to adapting work to man.
The labour psychologist forms the analysis of labour in order to transform the professional community. He seeks to study behavior, skills, relationships within members of a company. His work is first and foremost to listen and advise. It occurs during job interviews to try to capture and understand the true personality of the candidate, he participates in career management, involved in the integration process or vocational rehabilitation, he conducts interviews for orientation and mobility, calls for training and also works on issues of pathology at work.
The occupational psychologist may serve different positions within a company. He can work either for the human resources department or occupational medicine. His positioning is related to the title of his post. As he is hired as a recruiter, an HR manager or an internal consultant, his way of working is different.
The constant changes in legislation on the safety of employees as well as ISO standards becoming indispensable have forced leaders to use consultants recurrently to implement the necessary steps to comply to these rulings. Many companies having had recourse to external consultants (independent or belonging to a consulting firm ) decided to entrust the task of looking for a permanent employee of the company.
For the internal consultant to be effective and efficient he must be innovative . Now, to be innovative , the consultant must have good flexibility. Numerous trainings enable internal consultants to get the tools necessary for such an approach.
In addition, they have the advantage of knowing the company, its stated objectives and actual customs, modes of communication , etc. The internal consultant is at home and logically knows every corner and the history of the company that may remain inaccessible to an external consultant.
Provided his situation is he preferable to an external consultant? This is not certain. Indeed, the employment contract between the employer and the internal consultant is not immune to subordination. The employee must not only do a good job but it also must please his employer, to keep his job.
In this position, the internal consultant can then be a tendency to a problem posed by its internal sponsor to accept the solution that this advances. However, no solution can be envisaged without a proper analysis of the order. In this context, the use of a psychologist working in this position will make the difference.
Indeed, it may be included in the employment contract a clause obligation to respect the code of ethics for psychologists. This protects the ethics insofar as it is to say what does and does not please the company. In addition, it involves the concept of professional secrecy. This concept requires only to reveal what is a direct and certain relationship with the current analysis. Insurance of professional secrecy by both the employer and the consultant allows other employees to provide information in confidence.
Another aspect of the advantage of using a psychologist work is his knowledge and mastery of many analytical techniques. It is tempting to quickly give the most obvious conclusion, the occupational psychologist knows how to give time to a thorough wary of evidence analysis. For example if an employee is caught playing online poker on his computer, it does not mean he is a gambling addict. Playing games once in a while could be fine depending of the achievements of a particular employee.
It is tempting for all the powers that are in the business to exploit the consultant (internal or external). The occupational psychologist is aware of the power plays in a company and knows how to protect himself from them. Another mistake is to move towards a solution that the consultant knows.
However, the occupational psychologist by his conduct has an obligation to update their knowledge. And it must constantly inform solutions that other companies put in place to solve various problems. This search for external information allows the psychologist job to be innovative.
There are other known social psychological bias, but it would take too long to detail here. Psychologists work remains a major asset in the company and a careful selection for the post of internal consultant is recommended.
Are you looking to make a wise investment to perhaps build up a portfolio? You have many options. From trading in stocks and shares to investing in small businesses for equity, you can make investments in all manner of ways. One of the best places to start when looking for assistance in making the right investment, though is with real estate property.
If you work with a property management company especially, you can find it very easy to make telling changes and notable improvements to your general performance of your investment.
Property is without a doubt the best vehicule to make a great profitable investment. Used properly, the property has many benefits that other investments simply cannot offer you. Let’s take a look at some of the key reasons why property still reigns supreme as an investment option. Here aer seven reasons why property is still the best investment
1. At the moment, and this is obviously subject to change, interest rates are pretty dam fair. As we all know, low-interest rates = smaller monthly fees, so you can make more profits with the present system than in many years previous.
2. At the same time, the financial institutions of the world are kind enough to be lending out their money to the public once again. so, you should be able to get the investment needed without the outrageous requirements needed previously.
3. You can more or less run the whole thing online. You can make it easier for tenants to make payments, contact you, arrange maintenance and everything else without too much issue. Managing your property has probably never been so easy; that makes investing in property an investment well worth your while.
4. It’s so much easier to find people to help you run, manage and maintain all of your properties than it arguably ever has been. This should be wildly appealing to those who used to find the idea of running a property empire to be extensive or requiring too much personal effort.
5. Advertising has never been easier, either. The threat of being lumbered with a property you cannot move on any longer exists; you should be more than capable of getting interested in the property with the use of social media and classified ads to drum up the interest needed and expected.
6. Lastly, prices are just more reasonable today than they have been for a long time. While they aren’t the rock-bottom 2011-12 prices, they are still very reasonable and could be great for finding some excellent deals.
7. For those who prefer to be a touch more pragmatic and, some might say, immoral, you could turn to the world of foreclosures and pick up some crazy deals at the moment. People are in need of short-term financial fixes, and if you can offer that you can make a good investment so much more affordable by just finding the right circumstances.
All of this, then, should make it pretty easy to see just how easy it is to put together a comprehensive plan of action to really get onto the real estate ladder once and for all. It’s still tough, but the reasons above show why it’s not the Everest some make out. | <urn:uuid:062c2684-7deb-4368-9b97-6e6830540f5c> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.dma12.org/category/economics/ | 2023-09-27T12:41:44Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510297.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927103312-20230927133312-00299.warc.gz | en | 0.95304 | 5,190 |
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