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Film, narration and music by Vincent Hyland
AN EERIE ENCOUNTER
A poetic journey describing a night time encounter with the weird looking John Dory fish. As I made my way through the dark depths this fish came into view. Was it attracted to my video lights or the sound of my exhaled bubbles? I really do not know. It stayed around long enough for both of us to spend at least 20 minutes in each other's company. On surfacing, this encounter has stayed with me for a long time. I wrote the poem shortly after and added the music to give that feeling of wonderment but also of sheer terror. That both of us might end us as dinner to some large predator lurking out there, somewhere in the shadowy depths was a thought I did not want to wait around for. On that note we departed each others company.
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Welcome back to our collection of Stories of Independence. Guest writers are invited to share their own personal experiences, or express their views on the world around them.
Below, Dorothy Lee, a client in VisAbility’s Community Activity Centre shares her journey from her diagnosis of vision impairment, to how finding a fun and like-minded community has brought her independence and joy in the later stages of life.
Let’s step into Dorothy’s shoes. This is her story.
“VisAbility is only a phone call away, by Dorothy Lee.
At VisAbility down one of the corridors, the one that leads to Handa Hall, several photographs of times gone by hang from the walls. The picture which attracted my attention was the one of two Labrador puppies sitting side by side, one black and one cream coloured. Such beautiful animals!
On the frame above the dogs are the words: Please Support Guide Dogs. On the lower part of the frame reads the name ‘The Association for the Blind’ and the address 16 Sunbury Road, Victoria Park.
A block west from here, Sunbury Road meets with Clydesdale Street at a T-junction. To the right of Clydesdale Street and up the hill, was our family home where I was born and lived for 63 years. We were fully aware of Sunbury Road and the Association, but I never dreamt that one day I would be walking its corridors as a vision impaired person.
The Victoria Park Railway Station used to be opposite Harper Street but in changing times, the station was demolished. A new station was built a block away opposite Duncan Street where it is now. From the station, two long ramps lead the traveller off the platform and down to a pedestrian crossing. This is controlled by traffic lights and crosses Kitchener Avenue. A short walk down the pavement, and you will reach VisAbility. The entrance is now from Kitchener Avenue. While the name has changed from the Association for the Blind to VisAbility, the telephone number is still the same!
Having a disability is not the end of the world. New doors open and new things can be learned.
My first visit to VisAbility was to purchase a good pair of sunglasses from the onsite shop which sells daily living aids. This is where I met Andrew (Specialist Services Manager) who gave me a few tips on what was available at VisAbility for people with vision impairment. I joined and became a member for a small amount, it’s only $40 now.
Afterwards, a lovely lady named Rebecca who is an Occupational Therapist, came to my house. She showed me the trick of placing the door key in the key hole, as well as tips to fill the electric jug.
Back at VisAbility, I was introduced to the Assistive Technology department. I was shown various appliances for reading the newspaper. There was lots on offer, but because of a shortage of space where I live, I chose a smaller “i-LOview” viewer which suits me well for reading Saturday’s paper. Magnifying glasses were also shown to me so that I could select the most suitable for my purpose.
Lastly, Rebecca returned with Sinead and together they installed Zoom Text on my desktop computer. These larger more expensive items, can receive a subsidy from the Lotteries Commission, but first one’s income must be assessed. On-going help is available for technology.
Attending VisAbility is like going to a senior’s learning Activity Centre. There are so many classes for us to attend such as pottery, woodwork, mosaics, music appreciation, Italian, dancing, craft, discussion group, gym and so much more!
You can do whatever takes your fancy. I thought I had given up knitting when I reached the stage of K1, P1, drop one, swear twice! But VisAbility has bought this craft back to me and I am surprised at all the rugs, scarves, and crocheted bags I have made. Oh yes, I still drop one, but I am glad to say I do not swear once (or even twice!)
The Activity Centre is open from Monday to Friday and on weekends for special sports programs. Of course payment (which can be through your My Aged Care plan) must be made to partake in these lessons. That’s only natural.
Transport can be arranged for those who have no other way of attending, or you can use the Council or Silver Chain volunteer driver services. So much is done to make life easier and interesting for us.
Every Friday a special outing is arranged where we are taken to various places that would be impossible for us to tackle alone on public transport. Among the places we have visited are Toodyay, the Swan Valley, Hillary’s Boat Harbour, Cottesloe, Fremantle, to the Museum’s dinosaur display, a canal cruise on Mandurah, and AQUA. These outings are followed by a luncheon – sometimes included in the cost or at our own expense – at a special restaurant. Volunteer drivers take the bus or a Maxi-car and in general, we all have a happy time.
One of the pleasures, we who are vision impaired can get, is a Daisy player or Victor Reader Machine to listen to audiobooks. Once your income is accessed, you can get one fully or partly funded or simply pay for it outright through the VisAbility Library. We can then take these home, and are given cartridges of audiobooks to listen to at a time. Each cartridge contains hours and hours of reading. We have the choice of Fiction or Non-fiction and when we’ve listened to them all, we can drop them into a mailbox and receive the next selection through the mail!
What impresses me the most from attending VisAbility is the care and concern given to clients by those in charge, the tutors, and the volunteers who assist in our classes. Never once have I heard a word of impatience from them, and surely those who are elderly, must try the patience at times. But no, everyone is so kind and concerned to make life better and interesting for us. They are truly wonderful.
When once is confronted with a disability, as first it can be a bit daunting. A good sense of humour has to be maintained and I am sure many of us had had the experience of speaking to a shop assistant and wondering why they haven’t responded only to find out that you have been speaking to a full-size cardboard cut out of someone who looks very much like a real person.
How to get support
Are you interested in joining our Community Activity Centre? Or would like to know more about the services you could receive from VisAbility under your My Aged Care funding?
Please complete the form below to make an initial enquiry about the low vision services and support we can provide. Our Client Experience Team will contact you to discuss your individual needs both now and into the future.
If you are a provider and wish to refer a client, please use our low vision medical certificate (online referral form) to make your referral.
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Out & About: 75 years since its founding, Lyme Christmas Pageant still brings community together
Published: 12-04-2023 4:33 AM |
LYME — In the early 1990s, Patience and Aaron Rich performed in the annual Lyme Christmas Pageant.
Now, their 13-year-old son Reed is the fourth generation of the Rich family to participate.
“I for one love the tradition so it’s pretty special for me,” Patience Rich said during an interview at the Lyme Congregational Church before a pageant rehearsal. The couple’s 18-year-old daughter, Jada, performed as an angel when she was in middle school, wearing the same costumes her mother did when she was a child.
The Rich family’s experience is a common one when it comes to the Lyme Christmas Pageant, which has taken place since 1948 — making this year the 75th anniversary. This year’s performances will take place at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 9 at 4:30 p.m., and Sunday, Dec. 10, at the church. Admission is free, though donations are welcome.
Around 65 community members — including roughly 40 children — are part of this year’s cast. The majority of those who participate live in Lyme, but it is open to people who live in all communities and of all religious backgrounds.
Abbe Murphy, who has served as the pageant producer and choreographer for around 25 years, said that legend has it that the pageant was started by a group of mothers in Lyme who were worried that Christmas was becoming too commercialized.
“They wanted their children to go back to the more basic meaning of Christmas,” said Murphy, who performed in the pageant as a child in the 1980s. “They had people in the church, in the community, who had certain skills and brought those skills to the mix.”
Among the founders was Louise Wood, who had trained with the legendary choreographer and dancer Martha Graham. Wood infused the traditional Christmas story with dance.
“It’s always been a dance pageant,” said Murphy, who also sings in the pageant choir.
Tracy Penfield danced in the pageants as a middle school student in the late 1960s, when Wood still served as choreographer.
“She made an enormous impression on me,” Penfield said.
After returning to the Upper Valley in the 1980s, Penfield became the pageant’s choreographer herself in 1986 — a role that she held for 26 years. While all children have an opportunity to participate, the majority of the dancing is performed by the middle school angels who are typically girls in grades six through eight. Adults and older teenagers fill the roles of Mary, Joseph, the three kings and other characters. There’s also a choir and other musicians.
“I did it, yes, for this history of it, and the connection of Lyme which I felt and still feel very deeply. I really loved introducing these middle school girls to dance,” said Penfield, who now lives in Chelsea. While she no longer choreographs the pageant, she returns each year to teach an angel solo dance.
Last Monday, 10 middle school girls gathered at the Lyme Congregational Church for rehearsal. Among them were sixth-graders Olive Hanissian and IslaCameron, who are both 11-year-old Lyme residents. It was Olive’s first year participating in the pageant and Isla’s seventh.
“It’s something my mom gets me to do every year because it’s for the community,” Isla said. Children can begin to participate in the pageant as cherubs when they are around 4 years old. As they grow older, they take on different roles including shepherds and angels. This year, there are around 40 kids participating.
Isla is looking forward to dancing with her 4-year-old sister, Cora.
“It’s going to be fun to have that experience, to do it with her,” Isla said.
Olive decided to participate in the pageant after hearing about it from Isla.
“I like being with everybody,” she said. “It’s a way to build community with people who aren’t in your grade.”
Other angels agreed.
After having a snack on Monday afternoon, the group made its way to the sanctuary for rehearsal. They held wooden sticks in their hands — meant to resemble the electric candles they’ll use during the performances — and practiced choreography under Murphy’s careful eye.
Over the decades, the pageant has had some changes. Murphy introduced new roles for different age groups. The choreography has also developed, but there are many routines that Wood introduced 75 years ago. Some participants come back year after year, including Abbe Murphy’s father, Bill.
“She tells me I have been the innkeeper for 50 years,” Bill Murphy said in a phone interview. “It’s such a community event: People come together and enjoy the pageant and it is a delight to acknowledge the participants as they go through the cycles.”
That sense of tradition has held strong through the years and it is one community members intend to keep going for future generations. Every year, Abbe Murphy looks forward to the moment when the lights go off right before the performance starts.
“There’s this great energy, anticipation. Then the piano starts and they’re just into it,” she said. “It’s a special thing people can feel, both the participants and the audience.”
Liz Sauchelli can be reached at [email protected] or 603-727-3221.
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Well, Day 1 in the Amazon is off to a good start. I did leave a bit late because of the little matter of killing the HVAC technician. I festooned the house with his entrails, and left him nailed to the front door as a warning to other service professionals. After a dab of Purell, I was off to the races. I had a little trouble finding the Amazon campsite. No, no, your directions were great, really, I just wasn’t paying attention. Silly me! But now that I’m here, the friendly natives have packed me in mud, and I showed them how to get satellite internet access with a magnifying glass and a tin can and some vines. So they are all crowded around PartyPoker.com on the spare computer. I hope I can tear them away so they can show me which toads are best to lick. I think I will like my new home in the Amazon.
Well, it’s Day 5 of the book deal! So far, so good. After Lambchop’s brief but eventful hospitalization, we filled her narcotics prescription and shopped for Lip Smackers. I purchased Martian Mallow and Gum Job Galaxy, er, Gum Ball Galaxy. I let my sister the moose choose one, and she opted to coat her pie hole with marshmallow flavor. I also purchased another note pad featuring a horse on the cover. After some bubble tea, we determined that Lambchop is on her way to health once again.
I am feeling a bit confessional, which will make for a lovely Chapter 3. In my time, I have done some terrible, meddlesome things. Just last week, I convinced a dieting acquaintance to eat an ice cream bar, citing the need for “you time.” I also told this individual to consider keeping “emergency chocolate” in his or her desk. Why? I don’t know! If someone asks me if he should do something patently destructive and contrary to previously disclosed goals, I am probably going to give permission out of sheer perversity. In other words, don’t come whining to me.
When I worked at Starbucks, I would frequently prepare drinks for substantially overweight people using skim milk whether they asked for it or not. I would only dispense low-fat cream cheese. Another time a woman insisted on sending her drink back for more whipped cream, and I pointed out that her Maple-Oatmeal Scone already contained over 700 calories, and that she had even requested butter packets to go with it, so maybe we should just check ourselves? This might qualify as public service, but it probably violates some civil rights statute somewhere.
I’m not even going to mention all the times I’ve tried to kill annoying roommates. That could be a chapter in itself. Let’s just say one should never leave their toothbrush out if I am around. If I have taken a dislike to you, it is a short trip to brushing your teeth with toilet water and having all your food removed from the fridge as soon as you leave, only to be replaced shortly before your return.
Finally, last week I attended a concert with Lambchop, and we were bothered by a beer-selling slattern jawing away during quiet moments in the performance. She wandered off to give her David Spade lookalike manager a chance to look at her lower back tattoos, and I ticked off a bunch of extra marks on her scratch pad where she kept track of what she’d sold. Later, she came up short on the till and no doubt had to go to the back office with David Spade.
Also, I lie on the internet.
I am going to be run over by a bus any minute now.
Already today I have been provoked to the brink of madness. As I wandered into the train station at the start of my morning journey, I thought I heard the strains of “The Star Spangled Banner,” but in a manner so devoid of musical talent that I thought a wee child must be having his way with a recorder. As I descended the stairs, I saw that it was in fact a gentleman of competent mental age wielding a fife.
He gamely struck up an off-key attempt at “The Battle Hymn of the Republic.” I clenched my fist and rolled my eyes heavenward, debating what to do. Should I club him dead where he stood with my umbrella? Should I offer him money to stop playing until the train came? I feared that either approach would lead to an unpleasant discussion on the nature and quality of my patriotism, so I slunk away. I may indeed be a patriot, but I am no nationalist, and there is nothing inherent in the meaning of patriotism about suffering through the abuse of the Western musical scale. Just try telling this to the Ashcrofts among us.
Then he lurched into an utterly tuneless rendition of “Greensleeves,” followed by a dissonant take on Pachelbel’s Canon. All bets are off, I thought, I owe it to myself and the rest of the populus to strike him dead. The train was approaching at long last, and the hapless fool began to tweet his way through “When Johnny Comes Marching Home.” I lunged viciously, but was restrained at the last second by a burly buffoon wearing a fleece vest that read “Pro Player.”
And you sir, you are a professional at what endeavor? Balding? Overeating? The wearing of stone washed DENIM? I hissed and narrowed the pupils of my eyes like a lizard, and he released me from his grasp as if burned. I dove into a waiting car and stalked to a seat, only to be displaced by an immensely fat woman.
I sulked all the way to the terminus of my route. I wasn’t even able to delight myself with my favorite game of imagination, wherein I script little cards bearing grooming and sartorial advice to be handed to the other passengers.
Fresh from a relaxing sojourn in more troubled parts of the world, say hello once again to your favorite unwholesome helpmate, the Miss Manners of the massacre, Stella Nuance.
Listen up, ya mugs, I’ve been busy. I scored a pretty sweet consulting gig with Idi Amin. Crazy coot was trying to make a “comeback,” as his people put it. Comeback, what, now he’s Jamie Lee Curtis? What a piece of work. Couldn’t complain about the service at the villa, but try making a suggestion to that guy! I was nice as pie, “Aw, Idi, baby, you hired me for MY expertise, right? And my expertise says you should wear an ascot. NO, it doesn’t make you look chubby.” That sonofabitch wouldn’t know “avuncular” if it bit him on the ass. Needless to say, I had to extricate myself from my contract a bit early. Stella doesn’t take any guff.
So after hiding out for a few days, I’ve been thinking a lot about how a good lair really is the foundation to most of villainy. It’s the seat of professionalism, after all. Who’s going to believe you’re worth the dough if you’re still using a cell phone the size of a brick and loitering in the back of a rusted out Suburban? No way, we’re doing it up right. You need business cards so thick you could use one to slit a man’s throat (I recommend a nice brushed metal), and enough furniture to convince the boys from the IRS that it’s an actual working office.
First stop: a new computer.
Now I fancy this one not just because it’s illegal to export it to certain countries. I’m a sucker for packaging, and this new G5 is clearly a product of an Evil industrial design team. It could also be camouflaged as a microwave oven if one were to be raided for one’s files. Either way, don’t put a cat in it.
I must turn my attention to décor. Crate & Barrel really knows their stuff. Check out these keen desk accessories.
Form AND function! Never miss another message, and no more fumbling around for poultry shears when you really need them, during, say, negotiations with an independent contractor. And those clips have many a use “in a pinch.”
What could be more evil than Pottery Barn? Try keeping one these phones around for an air of legitimacy.
Never plug it in though, the feds will be on that like flies on pig shit. Yeah, I know, “80 clams for a phone, Stella?” It’s a bit steep, but have you ever tried cold-cocking someone with one of those receivers? Effective and unexpected. And the red one also keeps the Cold War excitement alive.
So now that I’ve covered the Do’s, let’s get to my favorite part: the Don’ts. Don’t work too hard. That’s what the help is for. And ergonomics are so very important. Experts recommend avoiding repetitive motions. To that end, for office discipline problems, choose a taser over a flail or a cat o’ nine tails. Don’t skimp on a good chair either. The help can make do with kneeling on the floor, after all, their childish bones are softer! But you should go ahead and spring for the Aeron for yourself. If mama ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy.
Now, now, no need to thank me for this wealth of advice, I’ll have my assistant prepare an invoice. Pepito! Take dictation!
“It was sooooooo good,” as Lambchop said. I can’t possibly sum it up politely. It made a lot of people who were not me happy, so I guess that’s a super thing. Plus we now own half a Crate & Barrel. And I accidentally shoplifted thank you cards from the Crane’s store today. Don’t worry, Bloodhound Gang members, I brought them back and paid for them once I realized I still had them in my hand. Not that the clerk noticed me walking back IN with them either. Hey, I was carrying a lot of other bags for a friend while wandering listlessly around the store. It’s just so distracting when one must decide between the ones with the silver deckle edge or the illustration of the cunning little teapot. The monogram? Just the Right shade of blue? OH GOD WHY GOD WHY.
I am going to fondle my red Kitchen Aid mixer now. Them’s the breaks, man.
Lately we’ve been mulling over the fact that, for the foolish, crime just does not pay. Everywhere you look, there’s some poor chump getting hauled off to the pokey. People leave evidence in plain sight, can’t seem to get their stories straight. From Makeshift Chambers of Horror to the obvious purloining of panties, we are awash in incompetence. Why, your lie is as plain as the nose on your face! Do you ever wonder “How’s a poor maroon like me supposed to make a dishonest living these days?”
We’re sick and tired of bungled dirty dealings, and we’ve enlisted a professional to help our readers: Enter Stella Nuance, the amoral Ann Landers, the deceitful Dear Abby, the Heloise of heinousness. Must we disturb the peace with our horrid proclivities? Stella says “No!”
An open letter to Heidi Erickson, Beacon Hill Cat Lady
Ok, doll, here’s the scoop. Your business, while admirably fiendish, is simply not sustainable. Did you really think you wouldn’t get banned from Boston with a strategy that includes animals that expire so quickly? Boston’s a small town, and people have big yaps. Nothing better to do than flap their gums about your putrid pussies. The key is to move around. Try Reno, it’s a dry heat.
You definitely went wrong with your choice of venue. Why pick a small apartment in a highly populated ritzy neighborhood? You could have rented a whole triple decker in Roxbury for that kind of scratch, installed bank vault doors, sound proofing, and spritzed the whole place up and down with Skin So Soft. No one would been the wiser, and the police don’t even GO to that neighborhood. Hell, you could have even had a little shed out back.
So your choice for a lair was iffy. But you could have still pulled it off if you didn’t get lazy and stack those frozen peas in front of Princess Patty Paw. The Charles River is mere blocks away. It works for disposing of the corpses of crack whores and show cats alike! Don’t forget, weight them down! Failing that, you should have scored some embalming equipment and those pull-out morgue drawers if you really needed to keep those things around. No posh chamber of horrors is without such niceties. Or what about taxidermy? “That’s not a criminal mishap, that’s just Fluffy!”
Finally, when cornered by the authorities, don’t ever represent yourself! If you can’t get Johnnie Cochran, so what, even a public defender knows when to sit down and stand up. For cryin’ out loud, go get a haircut, a smart suit, and shut your pie hole. Lose the pancake makeup, it makes you look like you have something to hide. No one likes a frumpy villainess. Didn’t you see Chicago? Christ. I can see I have my work cut out.
Mum’s the word,
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Wow, 6 weeks since a GameLog.
Shogun: total war 2 (95h) - Played througha couple of campaigns to get the feel of it, and have just about finished a legendary campaign for the Shimazu. I'm afraid that the Tokugawa are only a couple of turns away from winning though. Plays really well, and feels like a well polished version of the original.
Grepolis 2 (15h) - High Notes alerted me to a new version of Grepolis, but I missed the start due to teaching. I'm 4 days behind, but keeping pce with the leaders. Currently 400th on server. Virus seems fresh and active, so I think that'll make the game stay in rotation for a while.
League of Legends (10h) - Off and on again relationship with LoL. Pretty much only play with brothers or at LANs now. Versus AI has been a nice change and I'm surprised they are offering IP for it.
Hoard (9h) - Been following this for the 360, and it's finally made a debut on steam. A little bit buggy, but an excellent LAN game.
Dragon Age Legends (3h) - Facebook game from Soren Johnson. Plays Ok, but still is a little light on for me to take it seriously.
Minecraft (3h) - Little bit of LAN filler. New versions are coming out a lot more regularly now, so it's good that it's getting more assets and ideas. Feels more and more like Dwarf Fortress ...
Feels like I'm missing a few, but that'll do for now ...
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Tentative Agreement Between Onondaga County And Workers' Union Includes Furloughs
Onondaga County and the CSEA union have a tentative agreement to include furloughs in upcoming county workforce cuts. County Executive Ryan McMahon said they are still waiting on some final signatures to the agreement.
While more details are not yet available, McMahon said it will save some workers from being laid off.
“That doesn’t mean that we still probably won’t have layoffs,” said McMahon. “We still probably will have some layoffs. But this gives us a tool to blend in the response.”
Cuts of any kind are still scheduled to begin in mid-September. The county legislature has grantedMcMahon the ability to adjust workforce hours as economic data continues to come in through the rest of the year.
Planning for the 2021 budget is already underway. McMahon said he doesn’t expect the region to rebound to pre-pandemic growth levels for the next few years. Before the shutdown, unemployment was around 4% in Onondaga County.
“Now you’re looking at unemployment at 13%. Maybe it’s a little bit better now,” said McMahon. “But until you have folks working and spending money like they regularly were, we’re not going to see an uptick in sales tax.”
In addition to loss of sales tax revenue, the County also faces $20 million in cuts from the state and Congress has yet to pass a coronavirus relief bill that includes aid to state and local governments. McMahon said the sales tax growth that Onondaga County was experiencing has been destroyed by the pandemic.
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17 Jan What to Do If Your Furnace Suddenly Dies
One of the biggest fears many homeowners have this time of year is having their furnace die on them — and rightfully so. While this can typically be avoided through regular maintenance and tune-ups, sometimes, things can go wrong and you may be left wondering what to do.
If you find yourself with a dead furnace, here are a few steps you can take to ensure your safety and avoid being in the cold too long.
Make Sure You’re Safe
If you noticed that your furnace has suddenly shut off and won’t turn back on, the first thing you want to do is make sure that you and your family are safe. If it is an electrical furnace, check that none of the wires are frayed and could potentially cause a fire. If it’s a gas furnace, try to recognize if you notice any strange odors in your home. If either of these are the case, call your utility company right away and leave the house for your safety.
Check for Simple Issues
Perhaps your thermostat got knocked into and the setting changed Or your circuit breaker tripped and cut the power to your furnace. These issues can be easily resolved, allowing you to get your furnace working again and stay comfortable.
Prevent Pipe Freezes
If you don’t find a simple-to-fix reason as to why your furnace died, you’re going to want to take measures to prevent pipes from freezing. Open your faucets to allow for a slight, slow drip — the flowing water will help prevent the water from freezing.
There’s nothing worse than getting into an ice-cold bed in the middle of winter, so bundle up and stay warm until you’re able to get an HVAC technician to your house to get your unit back up and running. Put on sweatpants, sweatshirts, thick socks, hats, and warm blankets to stay comfortable until you have heat again.
If you experience furnace problems this winter, we can help! Wahl Family Heating, Cooling & Plumbing is family-owned and operated since 1980 and dedicated to providing you and your family with outstanding customer service, ethical business practices, and quality craftsmanship. We guarantee your satisfaction!
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Bring one of nature's perfect elements into any décor with our Carved Onyx Vessel. Master craftsmen take natural onyx, an exquisite ornamental stone, and carve it into stunning bowls that make the perfect centerpiece. Each is unique in color and size.
Approx. 14L x 12W x 3H
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July 1, 2003
Kate McGinn XL Environmental Exton, Pa. www.xlenvironmental.com
When major interruptions hinder businesses from accomplishing everyday tasks, major expenses are incurred. This was never more apparent than during the Sept. 11 aftermath. Many companies in the vicinity of the World Trade Center Towers suffered disruptions and could not begin business as usual for weeks or months. Some larger companies were able to pickup the pieces more quickly, but several smaller companies have never reopened.
Catalysts for business interruptions are not necessarily as devastating as Sept. 11. They could be everyday occurrences, such as a neighboring building catching on fire that causes your company to close temporarily. Or, the office computer system could crash, causing you to lose valuable employee records and clients' billing information. Whatever the scenario, it is important to have business continuity strategies in place and to analyze insurance coverage before a crippling event occurs.
Business interruption coverage is not as widely distributed as fire or personal liability insurance. Companies typically do not purchase separate business interruption policies or other comprehensive insurance programs. However, it is important to find out what type of business interruption coverage is offered under your current policy. Likewise, it is important to understand the types of interruption coverages and the circumstances under which they offer protection. Also, evaluate your company's risk for interruptions.
There currently are insurance coverages that protect businesses from the results of physical damage to customers or suppliers, disruptions in utility services, and electronic media or e-commerce disruptions. Some provisions also may cover extra expenses to ensure business operations get up and running. For instance, the expense of renting temporary office space or equipment would be covered.
According to a recent survey, 57 percent of CFOs have reported that their companies have a business continuity plan to help recover from interruptions. The survey, conducted by Robert Half Management Resources, Menlo Park, Calif., includes responses from 1,400 CFOs based on a random sample of U.S. companies with more than 20 employees.
Developing a recovery plan can be a time-consuming process, but answering a few simple questions may help a company get started:
What areas are most vulnerable to a disruption?
How do you backup and store important data or information?
What equipment and supplies are necessary to keep business activities running?
What alternative work space does your company need if employees could not get into the office?
Today, businesses have a need and an opportunity to create comprehensive continuity programs that protect physical and financial assets and employees. It is important for companies to evaluate vulnerabilities and to map a plan to minimize disruptions.
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Revisiting the work of Marshall McLuhan inevitably involves recalling the debates surrounding his work and the allegations of technological determinism levelled at it by critics such as Raymond Williams. Departing from social constructivism, whereby the importance of media were the messages, ideologies and semiotics contained in its content, McLuhan boldly proclaimed that ‘the medium is the message,’ that the primary meaning or effect of ‘any medium or technology, is the change of scale or pace or pattern that it introduces into human affairs,’ (1964:16) and ‘our conventional response to all media, namely that it is how it is used that counts,’ is merely ‘the numb stance of the technological idiot.’ (1964:26)
Williams’ critique was to argue that ‘If the effect of the medium is the same, whoever controls or uses it then we can forget ordinary political and cultural argument and let the technology run itself.’ (1974:131) For Williams then, the danger in adopting McLuhan’s rhetoric was that relegating the use of any medium to a secondary effect which is ultimately subordinate to the logic of the medium meant there was no point in either providing critiques of the power structures and elites which shape media ownership and production or attempting to create alternative media structures. Williams’ argument here is actually quite convincing, the notion that films by Leni Riefenstahl, Ken Loach and Steven Spielberg all have the same primary effect as they are films appears laughable in its reduction of cinema to technology. Consequently media studies in the UK by and large followed Williams’ prescription that ‘we have to reject technological determinism, in all its forms’ (1974, 133) focussing instead on a multiplicity of complex social factors that effect content through methodologies such as ideology critique, textual deconstruction, qualitative audience research and political economy as means of exploring the social institutions which effect the production of media, the types of messages produced and the effects these had on various types of audience.
I should be clear at this point that Williams’ model of determination was far from a simple and linear process, a charge he levelled at McLuhan for statements such as ‘the medium is the message,’ and ‘electricity does not centralise but decentralises,’ (1964:55) which Williams claimed mystified the complex causal circuitry of any large scale social phenomena and thus ratified the existing inequalities and hegemonies within society.
Determination is a real social process, but never (as in some theological and some Marxist versions) a wholly controlling, wholly predicting set of causes. On the contrary, the reality of determination is the setting of limits and the exertion of pressures, within which variable social practices are profoundly affected but never necessarily controlled…We have to think of determination not as a single force, or single abstraction of forces, but as a process in which real determining factors – the distribution of power or of capital, social and physical inheritance relations of scale and size between groups – set limits and exert pressures, but neither wholly control nor wholly predict the outcome of complex activity within or at these limits or against these pressures.
Williams model of determinism is not congruent to a teleological outcome, but can be understood as positing a cyclical interplay of determining forces which set limits, governing evolutionary processes within a system, with the complex and nonlinear nature of these determining forces precludes the ability to isolate a single determining cause as McLuhan frequently claims is possible.
However Williams is plainly wrong in making the claim that we must reject all forms of technological determinism, a move which using Williams’ own definition of determinism contends that technology sets no limits and exerts no pressures. One area which provides substantive empirical evidence to support this assertion is the field of cognitive neuroscience, and particularly recent understandings of neuroplasticity, the term used to explain the dynamic nature of connectivity within the human brain. Throughout a lifetime the brain will contain roughly a constant number of neurons, the cells which pass electrical and chemical signals throughout the brain. Unlike neurons, the number of synapses, the structures which transmit the electrical or chemical signals from the neuron to the target cell, varies, with the greatest number of synapses being present at birth. Through the process of synaptogenesis, infants undergo a process where synapses which are used are maintained whereas those which are not wither away, leaving the child with only those pathways which have been developed and used in formative years. According to N. Katherine Hayles,
The evolutionary advantage of this pruning process is clear, for it bestows remarkable flexibility, giving human beings the power to adapt to widely differing environments. Although synaptogenesis is greatest in infancy, plasticity continues throughout childhood and adolescence, with some degree continuing even into adulthood. In contemporary developed societies, this plasticity implies that the brain’s synaptic connections are coevolving with an environment in which media consumption is a dominant factor. Children growing up in media-rich environments literally have brains wired differently from those of people who did not come to maturity under that condition.
Hayles’s claims are supported by empirical evidence gleaned from cognitive science research by Posner et al (2005) which involved experimenting on four and six year old children before, during and after five days playing video games designed to train attention and intelligence and evaluated using electroencephalography, which measures voltage fluctuations arising from neural activity, alongside attention and intelligence tests on the subjects. The results of the study were that the six year old children exhibited markedly increased attention spans and intelligence compared to the control group who watched videos rather than played the video games. Crucially the changes were related to the medium the children used, not just the content.
The fact that playing video games changes neural activity not only during but crucially after play is strong evidence which supports a form of technological determinism, as playing the video games involved altering the synaptic connections of the developing human brain. While these changes vary among individuals according to a multitude of factors including age, genetics and a vast array of environmental factors, the basic notion that humans co-evolve with their environments as a consequence of the plasticity of their brains strongly supports a model of agency which is dependent on a dynamic relationality between humans and their environments.
The evidence from neuroscience then demonstrates that by engaging with different technologies we are literally reconfiguring our brains, although the ways in which this reconfiguration occurs are far from the teleology implied by the reductive determinism initially advanced by McLuhan. The fact that modern science empirically demonstrates that our encounters with media alter our brains provides compelling evidence that Williams’ claim that technology does not set limits or exert pressures is no longer tenable. The question the shifts from does technology act as a causal determinant, to in what kinds of way does technology act as a determining factor in socio-technical systems. Revisiting this debate with contemporary insights then, we may contend that while the message is not just the medium, the medium and technologies in generally are causal actors. Our engagement with technology then can be understood to constitute an iterative and performative process in which the evolution of our brains and subjectivities are shaped by technologies while those same brains and bodies shape technological evolution.
Sy Taffel, September 2011
Hayles, N Katherine (2007) Deep and Hyper Attention: The Generational Divide in Cognitive Modes, http://www.mlajournals.org/doi/abs/10.1632/prof.2007.2007.1.187
McLuhan, Marshall (1964) Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man, Toronto, McGraw Hill
Posner, Michael; Rueda, M. Rosario; Rothbart, Mary; McCandliss, Bruce; and Saccomanno, Lisa, Training, maturation, and genetic influences on the development of executive attention , Proceedings of the National Acadmy of Sciences of the United States of America, doi: 10.1073/pnas.0506897102 PNAS October 11, 2005 vol. 102 no. 41 14931-14936 http://www.pnas.org/content/102/41/14931.full.pdf+html
Williams, Raymond (1974) Television: Technology and Cultural Form, London and New York, Routledge
Sy is a PhD researcher based between the University of Bristol department of Drama: Film Theatre and Television and the Digital Cultures Research Centre at UWE. His PhD research involves utilising an ecological approach to digital media in order to explore the politics, ethics and materiality of hardware, software and content. This research interest stems from an involvement with media activist collectives such as Indymedia, Climate Camp TV and Hacktionlab allied with a broad interest in the relationships between technology, social justice and environmental sustainability.
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1. They strain at the gnat of Erasmus, who was admittedly weak in the faith but was also an exception in the field of the Received Text over the past half millennium and swallow the camel of the fact that theological modernism, skepticism, and unitarianism is the rule among the fathers of modern textual criticism, that apostasy is an intimate companion of modern textual criticism.
2. They strain at the gnat of David Otis Fuller’s use of some of the writings of Seventh-day Adventist Benjamin Wilkinson and swallow the camel of modern textual criticism’s blatant denial of divine preservation.
3. They strain at the gnat of the extremely minor revisions of the KJV and swallow the camel of the dramatic doctrinal issues associated with the Alexandrian text.
4. They strain at the gnat of Peter Ruckman’s peculiarities and swallow the camel of the 500 years of reasonable, godly defense of the Received Text and the 200 years of the same type of defense of the King James Bible (as documented in For Love of the Bible).
5. They strain at the gnat of the mistakes and foibles of King James Bible defenders and swallow the camel of the blatant heresies of modern textual criticism, such as the alleged historical recension whereby the original text of Scripture was replaced in the 4th century with a corrupt one and not recovered until 1,500 years later.
6. They strain at the gnat of the slight variety among the various editions of the Greek Received Text and swallow the camel of how modern textual criticism treats the Bible like an ordinary book.
7. They strain at the gnat that 1 John 5:7 in the Received Text lacks majority Greek manuscript support and swallow the camel that MOST of their critical text readings have but slight manuscript support, in many cases less than that for 1 John 5:7.
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Suzuki sets the trend once more as the brand does another first at the 13th Inside Racing Bike Festival and Tradeshow (IRBFXIII) by merging fashion and style to each rider’s lifestyle at the World Trade Center (WTC) Manila on March 22 to 24. Suzuki gets to the rider’s individuality where they express themselves through their choice of motorcycles same way as they choose their clothing and accessories. Acknowledging the changing trends and the needs of the young market, Suzuki has shown that it is the fitted brand for the young riders and the young at heart as it brings together the things that they all love - style, fashion, self-expression, being unique and function.
Suzuki together with global homegrown brand – Bench proved that it does not only dominate the streets but that it can also warm up the runway through its latest motorcycles with their chic design and stylish colors that will surely make every heads turn. This is the experience that Suzuki brings to this year’s Inside Racing Bike Festival and Tradeshow – setting the trend while we all ride in fashion and style. Present during the event are Suzuki Philippines' executives President Hiroshi Suzuki, Managing Director Norminio Mojica, Director Keiichi Suzuki, General Manager for Motorcycle Sales and Marketing Jun Bulot and Marketing Head Monch Bontogon joined by the man behind IRBFXIII himself, Al Camba.
RIDES THAT WILL CHALLENGE MOTORCYCLE TRENDS
Suzuki also gives the market a glimpse of the future by showcasing its upcoming motorcycles for the year that will challenge the country's motorcycle trends. Fresh from its introduction in EICMA last year, Suzuki Philippines brings the New Katana at the IRBFXIII. A sure headturner, the bike made all the motorcycle fans excited for its arrival in the Philippines. Forging the new Suzuki bike as how the Japanese swordsmiths devote countless hours to produce their signature fine blade of the same name, the New Katana is the epitome of fine craftsmanship and pure functional beauty.
The brand also brought in the addition to the stylish and fashionable matte looks of the new fashion scooter – Skydrive Sport in its new colors Matte Black and Matte Blue as well as the no. 1 underbone leisure motorcycle Smash in Matte Blue, Matte Pink and Matte Red which will all be released soon. Being showcased as well are accessorized Skydrive Sport units by Koso Philippines and OKM Racing. The Underbone King – Raider R150 Fi and Carburetor (Combat Series) are also presented with select customized units by Suzuki riders. All these were displayed with fashion ensembles from Bench that match well with the bikes.
SKYDRIVE SPORT DANCE CONTEST
The brand rides along with the youth’s active lifestyle through the Skydrive Sport Online Dance Contest with the grand finals happening at the IRBFXIII. Four grand finalists from Quezon City, Caloocan, Cebu and Dumaguete battled it out on the dance floor with Mananayaw Four 2 Zero.
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Ascension Parish Coroner IDs body found in Gonzales last weekend
GONZALES - The Ascension Parish Coroner’s Office has identified a man’s body found last weekend in Gonzales.
The coroner says the body belongs to 54-year-old Jasper Morris. They also said they believe based on the autopsy performed that the case will be considered a murder.
The Gonzales Police Department received a call on Saturday morning about the body, which was found on the south side of Edenborne Parkway. It appeared to investigators that the body was dumped at the location it was found.
Gonzales Police said Morris was a transient with family that lived out of the state. He had not address on file, and investigators say they aren't even sure of the last place the man was known to be alive.
Police will continue to investigate.
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He was dubbed “manager of the century" and took GE to historic highs. But did that focus on stock price distort American corporate culture for the worse?
John Byrne, chairman and editor-in-chief of C-Change Media, Inc. Former executive editor and editor-in-chief of BusinessWeek.com. Co-authored Jack Welch's memoir "Jack: Straight from the Gut." (@JohnAByrne)
Joe Bower, professor emeritus, Harvard Business School. (@HarvardHBS)
When you talk to students about Jack Welch and his impact on American business, how do you describe him?
Joe Bower: “We have been following GE since well before Jack. Which turns out to be an important part of the story, because what he was able to do had a lot to do with what his predecessors had done. What we say is that he really took very seriously the challenge of taking an American icon and helping it survive. People forget that the decade of the ‘80s was the decade in which American companies were falling by the wayside, under attack from Japanese and German competitors. And he turned GE into a formidable competitor. And it was really quite remarkable. I was just thinking, he came to this school often. And in 1985, he addressed the second-year class. And one of the students, during questions, asked him, 'Well, what did you do wrong?' And he said, ‘Well, I didn't move fast enough. I tried too hard to be nice, to take my time, to work with people. And the environment just won't let you do that.' He was famous for saying, ‘You gotta face reality.’”
He said he didn't move fast enough, and he'd been too nice? This from the man who was dubbed 'Neutron Jack' for letting 100,000 GE employees go?
Joe Bower: "Well, if you looked at what he inherited, he inherited a [layered] wedding cake organization. Layer upon layer upon layer. In the old days, the notion was there was a span of control, which was limited. And if you had more people than that, then you had a layer of organization that was simply — they were called 'span breakers.' And GE had layer after layer. And then Reg Jones [chairman and CEO of GE from 1972 to 1981] had introduced a very sophisticated strategic planning system, that was an overlay on top of that. And he didn't fire workers. He fired layer after layer of middle managers. I had some MBA's in class who had worked at GE. And all they could say was they'd died and gone to heaven. Because finally they could work with a business, and work with their leaders and they didn't have layers to go through.”
On Jack Welch and ‘shareholder value’
Joe Nocera: “Before Jack Welch became the CEO, GE used to think of itself as a proxy for the economy. And its mission, its goal, was just to do better than the economy. When Jack took over, he changed the mission to say, ‘The world's most valuable company.’ Well, how do you become the world's most valuable company? You get the stock price up. That's how you do it. And he may not have used the phrase ‘maximizing shareholder value.’ But he exemplified it. And he taught the rest of corporate America executives, to also strive for the same goal. Which, in addition to making the shareholders rich, made the CEOs very rich, because their compensation became completely tied to the price of the stock.”
On the long-term cultural impact of Jack Welch
John Byrne: "Jack was a highly controversial figure on so many dimensions, to be honest. However, if you were to say, 'Who is the single biggest proponent of quality in the years that Jack was in charge of GE, in the corporate world?' Other than the importance of quality, like a Deming [who helped develop sampling techniques used by the Department of the Census and Bureau of Labor Statistics], it would be Jack Welch. Jack Welch made Six Sigma quality metrics a religion within GE. Now, part of Six Sigma was driving out needless costs, not costs that would harm people or result in less safe product or services. But he was focused totally on quality, not necessarily squeezing every nickel and dime out of the business that would endanger people. That's just that's just, you know, a cheap shot, really."
Have the corrections of 2001 and 2008 been wake up calls for corporate leaders?
Joe Nocera: “No, they haven't been wake up calls, but more recently they're talking a better game. The Business Roundtable, you know, rewrote their mission statement to downplay shareholder value a little bit. Larry Fink at BlackRock, as always, writes his annual letter about how business must be more socially conscious and do more to help the world beyond maximizing shareholder value. The problem is, if you're a CEO or a board member, the great thing about shareholder value is it's easy to measure. It's easy to measure a CEO because you say, 'The stock price went up 15%. Or the stock price went down 50%.' If you're not, it's hard to figure out a different measure that works."
From The Reading List
Bloomberg: "Jack Welch Inflicted Great Damage on Corporate America" — "There are well-known people who are vilified during their careers only to seem heroic in retrospect. And then there are others who are lionized in their prime, and only later do we realize how harmful their actions truly were.
"So it is with Jack Welch, who died on Sunday at the age of 84. I know we’re not supposed to speak ill of the dead, but his effect on American capitalism was too profound — and too destructive — to go unmentioned.
"Before the 45-year-old Welch became General Electric Co.’s youngest chief executive officer ever in 1981, the company’s goal was to 'simply grow faster than the economy,' according to Fortune magazine’s Geoffrey Colvin, one of journalism’s leading Welch observers. In the decade before Welch took over, GE’s shares had declined 25% — yet its shareholders, who viewed the company’s dividend as their reward for owning the stock, were sanguine.
"Despite the stock’s poor performance, Reginald Jones, Welch’s predecessor, was still considered the most influential man in business. Even Wall Street didn’t make a fuss about the share price."
The New York Times: "First Chapter: 'Jack: Straight From the Gut'" — "It was the final hockey game of a lousy season. We had won the first three games in my senior year at Salem High School, beating Danvers, Revere, and Marblehead, but had then lost the next half dozen games, five of them by a single goal. So we badly wanted to win this last one at the Lynn Arena against our archrival Beverly High. As co-captain of the team, the Salem Witches, I had scored a couple of goals, and we were feeling pretty good about our chances.
"It was a good game, pushed into overtime at 2-2.
"But very quickly, the other team scored and we lost again, for the seventh time in a row. In a fit of frustration, I flung my hockey stick across the ice of the arena, skated after it, and headed back to the locker room. The team was already there, taking off their skates and uniforms. All of a sudden, the door opened and my Irish mother strode in.
"The place fell silent. Every eye was glued on this middle-aged woman in a floral-patterned dress as she walked across the floor, past the wooden benches where some of the guys were already changing. She went right for me, grabbing the top of my uniform."
The Wall Street Journal: "Jack Welch, Legendary CEO of General Electric, Dies at Age 84" — "Jack Welch led General Electric Co. through two decades of unparalleled growth and transformation, with a brash style that single-handedly remade the conglomerate and changed the landscape of American corporations. He died Sunday at age 84.
"Mr. Welch’s success, driven by a hard-nosed strategy to slash less profitable businesses and unproductive employees, made him an international celebrity in the 1980s and drove GE to become the most valuable U.S. company during the 1990s. He groomed a generation of business leaders who went on to run giants such as Boeing Co. and Home Depot Inc.
"His retirement in 2001 brought bestselling books and more adoration, but GE’s troubles in the decades after his exit—under his handpicked successor, Jeff Immelt—raised questions about Mr. Welch’s management methods and whether he pushed the conglomerate too hard.
“'Today is a sad day for the entire GE family. Jack was larger than life and the heart of GE for half a century. He reshaped the face of our company and the business world,' GE CEO Larry Culp said in a statement. 'We’ll continue to honor his legacy by doing exactly what Jack would want us to do: win.'"
This program aired on March 5, 2020.
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Hi! My name is Mrs. Langley and I am looking forward to being your child’s Pre-K teacher! This is my 18th year of teaching. I have taught preschool, kindergarten and 2nd grade. I have a heart and passion for early intervention and education. I feel that Pre-K is a foundational year because, for most children, it provides their initial exposure to school and sets the tone for their educational career. I can’t wait to see your child grow and learn this year.
I graduated from Meredith College in 2003. I have a bachelor’s degree in Human Communication with a K-6 teaching license. I am currently seeking my preschool add-on license. I absolutely love school and look forward to passing my passion for learning on to your child!
I was born and raised in North Carolina. I am married to my high school sweetheart, Michael. We have a daughter named Makayla, who is a senior in high school this year.
When I am not teaching or planning awesome things for us to do at school...I enjoy cooking, spending time with my family, hanging out with friends and participating in church activities.
Feel free to contact me anytime via email ([email protected]) or call the school (919-404-3680).
Degrees and Certifications:
Hello, I’m Melissa Chappell.
I’m a Special Education Pre-K teacher. I have worked in childcare for many years with a variety of different ages of children. I started my career at Zebulon Elementary in 2020, before this, I worked in a childcare center for 4 years. I have a degree in Early Childhood Education, and a bachelor's degree in Interdisciplinary Studies majoring in education and behavioral sciences. I look forward to teaching, learning and growing!
I am married to the love of my life; Chris. We enjoy spending time together with our family and friends. I also enjoy spending time outdoors and loving my sweet doggies; Benelli and Ranger.
Hello, my name is Christan White and I am a Pre- K teacher assistant. I have worked with preschool children for 8 plus years and I also have mental health experience as well. I really enjoy working with children and enjoy being that first contact for them as they enter their education journey. During my leisure, I love to read, watch movies and travel whenever I get a chance.
My name is Joshua Shaver. I have been working at Zebulon Elementary since January of 2021. I work as an instructional assistant in Pre-K. I enjoy my job and my team. I attend East Carolina University working towards my Bachelors Degree in Communications. I am graduating in December of 2022. Some of my hobbies include golfing, softball, and spending time with my friends and family. I look forward to starting another school year here at Zebulon.
Hello everyone, my name is Chelsey Collins.
This is my second year at Zebulon Elementary school as an instructional assistant in Pre-K. I love my job here and the awesome staff. I am currently working towards my Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood Education at the University of Mount Olive. Prior to coming to Zebulon I worked at a childcare center while receiving my Associates in Art. I enjoy spending my free time outdoors, at the beach, and with my friends and family.
I look forward to furthering my career in education and teaching!
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This very complete Sd.Kfz.250 B hull was discovered, by contractors in Eastern Europe, buried in an old shell hole. The vehicle retained all its thin metal internals and externals in addition to its armour. There was no trace of the vehicle’s original markings save for a white shield with what appeared to be an arrow on the rear access door. After some research this was confirmed to be the unit insignia of the 6th Panzer Division, which was engaged in fierce combat in Hungary in the winter of 1944-5. We do not know yet where exactly it was unearthed. The location is important as it could provide us with more clues as to when it was destroyed which in turn will assist in identifying the exact deployment within the 6th Panzer Division’s strength - company, section or even the people who served in this particular vehicle.
The external characteristics of the vehicle provide us with further insight. The upper rear left hand side panel where the antenna base is located shows a panel about 20cm in length protruding into the vehicle interior. This plate is specific to the body of the Sd.Kfz.250/3 Ausf.B or Sd.Kfz.250/5 and provides protection for the antenna cable at the point of entry into the antenna base area.
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The team at Weatherbys Scientific perform a wide variety of roles, and every day at the lab is different. Come with us as we take you behind the scenes and hear first hand from some of our people in our new "meet the team" series. In this first instalment, get to know our Lab Operations Manager, Kate Minogue.
I joined the company in November 2021, and I already knew the company from prior experience working within the equine industry – from my time at the Irish Equine Centre. I knew it was the right company for me following my interview with the International Sales Director Romy, as Weatherbys Scientific is a very people-orientated company and places a lot of value in its staff.
Weatherbys Scientific has changed hugely since I joined two and a half years ago. Even my own role has changed in that time, as I initially started here as a Team Lead but have since taken on the responsibility of Lab Manager. When I first started, our team was at capacity in terms of workload – this proved to be challenging in a number of respects and we saw a higher staff turnover than what we would have liked. However, since then we have introduced cross-training to the business to allow staff to develop and grow. We have recruited in the right areas and are now at much better staffing numbers, so the workload can be shared a lot better. On a more personal side, we have introduced a social committee, to organise and host events as well as our famous staff race days.
My proudest achievement in my time here so far has been helping to build a good culture and atmosphere, aiding in raising staff energy and morale. The biggest win in all of this came with the introduction of the cross-training programmes, helping our staff achieve bonuses and improved packages. All in all, this has helped increase staff retention and brought a healthy, positive mood and culture around the business.
The most interesting projects I have worked on have all been to do with new testing that we continue to introduce, and continue to employ here. We are always at the forefront of new technology, and it feels great to be a part of building a better future with Weatherbys Scientific.
It is very different to your typical big pharma company. Weatherbys Scientific has almost of a family feel and culture to the business, especially in the lab. There is very much a culture of collaboration and co-operation where everybody knows each other and works together.
The very first thing I would advise is simply reaching out and letting people know that you are interested, whether that be through school, college, university, or relevant business. There are lots of opportunities out there to get involved and gain some real-life work experience in the field so you can begin to develop your skills and gain knowledge within the industry.
The main thing from a business standpoint would be that we are often misunderstood as solely an equine company, due to our long and storied history within the horseracing world. But what many people don’t know about us here at Weatherbys Scientific is that we deal with all sorts of animals such as cows and sheep and actually have a very strong positioning in the agricultural industry as a whole. As far as my own role, some people may not realise that as a Lab Manager, we work very closely with the sales teams and are involved in the business and sales side of things too, so it is a very varied role.
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In the heart of Mesa, Arizona, a city rich in culture and history, stands Tre Bella, a venue that captivates the essence of both time-honored...
In Mesa, Arizona, a special place awaits where history and modernity dance together under one roof. Tre Bella by Wedgewood Weddings & Events is this place. Here, every corner, from the rustic courtyards to the elegant Piazza, tells a story – and it's ready to be part of yours.
Tre Bella is where historical architecture waltzes with contemporary design, creating an enchanting setting for your special day.
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The natural beauty of Arizona plays a significant role in weddings. Many couples have their ceremonies outdoors, set against stunning desert vistas, majestic cacti, and breathtaking sunsets. This connection to nature is not just about the scenery; it often translates into the wedding décor, with earthy tones, succulents, and native flowers playing a prominent role.
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Let's hear from Rain W, another recent client who said I do at Tre Bella. Rain decided that Tre Bella is a hidden jewel that needs to be shared.
"The venue’s beauty and the all-inclusive experience offered us exceptional value."
She explains that the team, including the coordinators and DJ, played a pivotal role in making her experience easygoing and memorable.
Lakin R agreed. Her experience at Tre Bella was a testament to the venue’s value and team's honesty.
"As a bride on a budget, I was delighted to find no hidden costs, just complete transparency."
Visit Tre Bella and immerse yourself in the unique blend of historical and modern beauty. Let the space spark ideas for your own celebration. Schedule a tour at 866.966.3009 or via [email protected]. Our experienced team is ready to guide you through every step of planning your wedding. With our expertise and your vision, you're all set to create an extraordinary day.
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I'm a freelance writer based in Perth, Western Australia, who enjoys writing about the things I love: travel, nature-based activities, the arts, spirituality and creative, fun activities for children.
Published May 8th 2014
Discover Your Inner Artist At These Idyllic Tropical Isles
Queensland's Best Island Holidays For Art Lovers Blessed with some of Australia's most spectacular scenery and breathtaking beaches, Queensland is a mecca for pleasure-seekers from around the world seeking the perfect tropical escape. When we envision the perfect island paradise, it's often images of the beautiful coral cays on the Great Barrier Reef, complete with palm trees, turquoise lagoons and intimate beaches of soft golden sand, that immediately spring to mind. With a mind-boggling 1,955 islands scattered along its 6,973 kilometre coastline, it's certainly not surprising that the state is an island-lover's paradise.
Hamilton Island - This image is by idrewuk, from Wikimedia Commons
Since time began, islands have beguiled artists and writers, and many throughout the ages have sought refuge and inspiration amongst the beauty and solitude found on them. These days, not much has changed and many of Queensland's islands are home to numerous creative sorts, many who open their studios to the public and regularly exhibit their works in local galleries.
This image is by Jennifer Rensel, from Wikimedia Commons
Beginning in the south and gradually heading north, the following pages detail some of Queensland's best island destinations for art-lovers. Whether you're yearning for a beautiful natural paradise where you can pursue your creative passion or are satisfied to simply admire the works of other artisans, these magical places will be sure to enchant and inspire you, leaving an irrevocable impression upon your heart.
North Stradbroke Island North and South Stradbroke Islands were originally one very large sand island until the late nineteenth century when a ferocious storm created the Jumpinpin Channel, thus separating it into two. While both are breathtakingly beautiful, North Stradbroke Island is especially well-endowed with art galleries. Lovers of Indigenous Australian art will enjoy a visit to the Salt Water Murris Quandamooka, a community-based arts and crafts centre that exhibits traditional and contemporary style works by artists from the Noonuccal, Ngugi and Gorenpul clans. The gallery is located at 3 Ballow Road, Dunwich, and is open from Wednesday until Sunday, 9.30am to 3.30pm. For more information call 07 3415 2373.
This image is by Gondwananet.at Wikimedia Commons
The Mookin Bibonmari Aboriginal Gallery, just up the road at 7 Ballow Road, is another art space that celebrates the rich Indigenous cultural heritage of Stradbroke Island. This gallery features the work of artist Brendon Coghill, especially focusing on the traditional arts and crafts of the Goenpul people. The gallery can also organise tours of the island, escorted by a knowledgeable Indigenous guide.
Located at the Pandanus Palms Resort Complex at Point Lookout, the Coral Sea Gallery showcases gorgeous artwork from North Stradbroke Island, Redcliff and other areas of south-east Queensland. Featuring paintings, sculpture, photography, jewellery, prints and textile art, this is a top spot to discover some locally-made treasures. The Coral Sea Gallery is situated at 21 Cumming Parade at Point Lookout and is open seven days a week, from 9.30am until 4.30pm.
Every second Sunday, from 8am until around midday, the Straddie Markets (at Point Lookout Community Hall on East Coast Road) sell a variety of wares, including lovely locally-made arts and crafts, while the Lines in the Sand Arts Festival is a fabulous four-day nature-based arts festival, held at the end of June. This is an event that enthusiastic art-lovers definitely won't want to miss: there'll be artists in residence, heaps of exhibitions and great workshops showcasing various creative media. Take a look at the Lines in the Sand website to learn more.
Nestled between North Stradbroke Island and the mainland, Macleay Island is another great spot to head to if you're hankering to escape the rat-race and get creative. With a resident population including around 250 artists, the island is developing a reputation as a creative hotspot and various groups exist so local artisans can connect socially and share their creative journeys.
This image is from the Macleay Island Art Complex website
The Macleay Island Arts Complex at 95 - 97 Coast Road is the island's main hub for art-lovers, both locals and visitors, and includes a gallery space, studios and workshops where regular classes in pottery, painting and other creative media are held. To find out more, take a look at their website or give them a call on 07 3409 4100.
Meeting monthly in the lounge of Pub Paradise, the Dead Parrot Society is a social group comprising creative folk working in a variety of genres, including but not limited to, poetry, writing, painting, pottery, sculpture, mosaic, calligraphy, music, songwriting and visual arts. To find out more, call Madeline on 07 3409 4545 or email [email protected].
Other creative events include the Macleay Island Craft Group's weekly get-together (every Tuesday morning at the Community Centre on Southsea Terrace) and Macleay Island Woolies (focusing on everything to do with wool such as knitting, crochet, weaving and spinning), which meets at the Emerald Isle Shopping Centre once a fortnight, on Tuesdays from 10am until midday.
Market-loving visitors to Macleay Island will also enjoy browsing through the stalls at the Mini Night Time Markets which are held every second Friday of the month from 5pm until around 8pm near the Blue Parrot Cafe at 36 Southsea Terrace. With all sorts of eclectic goodies such as arts and crafts, knick-knacks and tarot readings on offer, who knows what treasures you'll unearth?
If you're wanting to spend a few days or weeks on Macleay Island there is a good selection of accommodation available, mainly bed-and-breakfasts and holiday cottages. You can access Macleay Island and the other southern Moreton Bay Islands by both ferry and barge from Weinam Street in Redland Bay. For more information about visiting, take a look at the Macleay Island website.
Just 45 minutes from Brisbane Airport, beautiful Bribie Island is the only Moreton Bay island that visitors can drive to. With the Bribie Island Bridge creating easy and affordable access from the mainland, it's a top spot to spend a day or even a lifetime close to nature, as many artists have discovered. A large percentage of Bribie Island is protected by Environmental, National & Marine Parks, and therefore much wildlife can be found there as well as marine species such as dolphins, dugongs and turtles.
This image is by Kgbo, at Wikimedia Commons
An art-lover's paradise, Bribie Island boasts several galleries and art centres that exhibit and sell the work of local artists and crafters. The Bribie Island Community Arts Centre is well-known as the creative hub of the island and is therefore a good place to begin if you're embarking on an artistic odyssey. As well as housing a large exhibition space, the Matthew Flinders Gallery and a gift-shop well-stocked with beautiful locally-made creations, there are also several workshop areas where various art and craft groups meet, and where workshops are periodically presented by local and visiting artisans.
The Pier View Gallery (Shop 2 / 1 Toorbull Street, Bongaree), opposite the jetty and next to the bakery, is open seven days a week and hosts regularly-changing exhibitions by artists from the local area and further afield. Other galleries on Bribie Island include Elly Dawn Gallery at 8 Jacana Avenue, Woorim and The White Patch Gallery at 164 White Patch Esplanade, White Patch.
If you're a market girl who loves trawling for handmade treasures, Sunday is market day on Bribie. On the last Sunday of each month the Bribie Island Community Arts Centre holds its monthly market at the above-mentioned address. Whether you're looking for a lovely handmade gift for someone special or just want to spoil yourself, this vibrant market purveys locally-made craft-work of every variety and is a terrific place to purchase directly from the artisans themselves. Other markets, including the Bribie Island & District Community Jetty Markets, the Cancer Council Markets and the Rotary Markets, are held at different places in Bongaree on the other Sundays. Local handicrafts can often be found at these as well, so they're always well worth checking out. For more details, take a look at this website.
One of the most famous of the Great Barrier Reef islands, Hamilton Island is also the largest island in the Whitsunday Group and a popular tourist destination, with a wide range of accommodation options and loads of cool things to see and do. If you're fortunate enough to pay a visit to this tropical paradise, be sure to visit the Hamilton Island Art Gallery on Front Street, above Hamilton Island Real Estate.
This image is by ThingOnASpring at Wikimedia Commons
As well as holding regular exhibitions, the gallery also provides art classes for both adults and children. These are taught by a monthly roster of talented artists-in-residence, and are popular with visitors ranging from talented amateurs to complete novices. As the Hamilton Island website notes, all you need to bring is a smile and enthusiasm: everything else, including paints, brushes and canvas is provided. To find out more, including prices, take a look at the Hamilton Island website.
This image is by ThingOnASpring at Wikimedia Commons
While many of the Great Barrier Reef islands are pricey tourist traps that are strictly for the well-heeled, Magnetic Island is refreshingly affordable, even for the most budget-conscious traveller. Just a short ferry trip from Townsville, the island boasts a terrific assortment of accommodation, ranging from camping grounds and backpacker hostels to flashy holiday houses and resorts. With its gorgeous tropical climate and the wonders of the reef and rainforest right on its doorstep, it's certainly not surprising that many artisans have set up house here.
This image is by Stevage at Wikimedia Commons
The artists living on Magnetic Island work in a variety of media, including paint, sculpture, ceramics, jewellery and textiles, and many welcome guests into their studios. Art Safari, which is held each August is the biggest arts event on the island and a top way to check out the local art scene in a systematic way. Three options are available to visitors who'd like to participate. You can join a guided tour, drive yourself in your own car or purchase a daily bus pass and take the island buses. If you can't time a visit for then, maps are available year-round so you can create your own safari whenever you find convenient.
This image is by Reflexio at Wikimedia Commons
There are several destinations that every art-loving visitor needs to head for during a sojourn on Magnetic Island. Located at Picnic Bay, on the mall, the MI Art Space is a good spot to begin as it's open seven days a week, from 10am until 3pm. Also in Picnic Bay (at 58 Barbarra Street), the Kysley Gallery is open by appointment. Call them on 07 4758 1611 to arrange a time. Other popular galleries that are highly recommended are Magnetic Island Photography at Nelly Bay (86 Mandalay Avenue or phone 0417 750 500), Jenny Mulcahy's Gustav Creek Studio (call 0402 860 564 to make an appointment), Peter Lawson's Fine Art Gallery and the Barefoot Gallery at Horseshoe Bay. Local markets are also held regularly at both Horseshoe Bay and Arcadia. Read here to find out more about these.
Torres Strait Islands
Directly north of Cape York and south of New Guinea lies the Torres Strait, an expanse of tropical water dotted with over 270 islands where an ancient, culturally-rich Indigenous society has flourished for tens of thousands of years.
The Gab Titui Cultural Centre - this image is by Feral Arts at Wikimedia Commons
An visit to the Torres Strait islands is a 'must-do' for every Australian art-lover. Still relatively unknown, the islands' exotic beauty and fascinating culture have attracted various creative guests over the last century including the British writer Somerset Maugham in the early 1900s, and Australian artist Ray Crooke during the decades following the Second World War.
Thursday Island, with a population of approximately 2 600 people, is the best-known of the Torres Strait Islands and serves as its administrative and commercial centre. It's here that most visitors stay during their sojourn to the Torres Straits and there are several accommodation options available including guesthouses, bed and breakfasts and local pubs. The Gateway Torres Strait Resort on nearby Horn Island (where the airport is located) is another extremely comfortable place to stay while the adjacent, privately-owned Torres Strait Heritage Museum is a great spot to learn about the region's history.
Situated on Thursday Island, somewhere that every art-loving visitor to the Torres Straits absolutely must visit is the outstanding Gab Titui Cultural Centre. Showcasing the unique and vibrant cultures of the Torres Straits, Gab Titui serves as a gallery space and educational venue where visitors can view works produced by local artists, learn about the traditions and way of life that inspire them and experience the performances of traditional music, dance and song that are held on special occasions. Affiliated with the centre, a gallery shop sells high quality works of art by local Indigenous artists, including jewellery and carvings.
'Hunting the Hunted' (2009): linoprint by Solomon Booth, from the Gab Titui Cultural Centre website
Intrepid art-lovers who have the time and money to delve deeper into the fascinating world of Torres Strait Island art may want to explore further afield, as Erub (also known as Darnley Island), Bada and Moa Islands also have their own art centres. One thing to keep in mind, however, if you're considering a visit to these outlying islands is to apply in advance for a permit from the respective island councils. This website provides important information, including contacts, related to this.
Erub Erwer Meta (Darnley Island Art Centre) is a unique creative space that's situated 160 kilometres north-east of Cape York peninsula on a tropical volcanic island at the edge of the Great Barrier Reef. Specialising in hand-built, wood-fired ceramics, jewellery, textiles, weaving, printmaking, works on paper and exquisite, handcrafted dance ornaments, this awesome art centre may be remote and somewhat hard to get to, but it's certainly worth the effort. Take a look at their website to get some idea of the beautiful work that's produced there.
Also on outlying islands, Badhulgaw Kuthinaw Mudh (Badu Art House) on Badu and Ngalmun Lagau Minaral (Our Island Designs) on Moa are well worth having a look at. To find out more about these remote albeit flourishing art centres, the artists who work there and the creative works they produce, be sure to take a look at their websites.
For more information about the Torres Strait Islands, including transport to and accommodation on them, contact [email protected] or call 07 4069 1336.
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Lawyer positions aren’t expected to grow as much as the others explained above. However, analysts still anticipate an expansion of 4% by 2029 — still faster than average.
Lawyers, on average earn roughly $126,930 per year (on average) or roughly $61.03 per hour. Estimations assume another 32,300 jobs will be added to the sector before 2030, including lawyers in private practices, corporations, law firms, and government agencies.
Of course, like compensation is based on various experiences, and may have be determined by location as well.
The Best Places for Scoring Legal Roles By 2029
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However, some suggest that looking for positions through government agencies is just as good.
The private sector (e.g., LLCs, corporations, etc.) will remain the hardest (but just as profitable) method for acquiring legal occupations before the calendar hits 2030.
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The legal job market is expected to grow faster than average by 2029, exhibiting an expansion of around 5%. Thus, those considering attending law school will have a better chance of finding employment following their education.
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Setting off on my usual Sunday morning walk up the Sugar Loaf in Abergavenny, was I in for a nice surprise, which had no way of being appreciated from the bottom of the mountain, and was also something I wanted to experience but had never been able to catch it.
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The academic Seminar on God and the Human Future began its work in 2013. Inspired by the pioneering research and public notice of the Jesus Seminar, it has sought to attract a new generation of scholars to the mission and ongoing work of the Westar Institute. In a short time it has attracted over thirty participating Research Fellows who together are exploring new ways and new images for thinking about God in a post-theistic context.
Unlike past Westar seminars, the God Seminar consists primarily of philosophers of religion, critical theorists, and radical theologians rather than biblical scholars and historians. At the same time, as was confirmed in one of the seminar’s earliest votes, the work of the God Seminar acknowledges its debt, is engaged in conversation with, and is deeply informed by the historical critical work in biblical scholarship for which Westar has been known.
The current research project of the seminar is to introduce, critically explore, and publish a volume on the varieties of post-theism that animate the most innovative and progressive thinking in philosophy of religion and theology today. This project began with the exploration of John Caputo’s weak, post-metaphysical, deconstructive theology. Caputo is a charter member of the God Seminar. He has made the case that a theology of the weakness of God is an extension of Paul Tillich’s efforts to think about God in non-theistic ways. Similarly, we have heard from Richard Kearney and explored his conception of ana-theism. His anatheism is likewise a form of non-theism and occupies the space after the death of the “Alpha God of triumphal might and metaphysical certitude.” We have also devoted sessions to the important work of J. Kameron Carter, whose conception of “para-theology” is a way of doing a theology of and for the undercommons as developed within critical race theory. And most recently, we have distinguished between the panentheism of Catherine Keller and the pantheism of Mary-Jane Rubenstein.
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FEATURING: Ned LeDoux, Corb Lund, Rob and Halladay Quist, Paul Zarzyski.
There are skills that good riders acquire over years of being a-horseback, but the best riders also develop a sixth sense that enables them to communicate with the horse. So when they ride 'em pretty, there's poetry in motion. Ned LeDoux, Corb Lund, Rob and Halladay Quist, and Paul Zarzyski definitely can ride 'em pretty. But each also writes their musical lyrics and poems thoughtfully and purposefully. Each has transcended the merely skillful to reach the artistic --- their goal is to form that delicate link with the audience that results in deep understanding. You'll hear how they write 'em soooooo pretty. So very pretty.
Hosted by Annie Hatch.
From the 35th National Cowboy Poetry Gathering.
"The Horse Whisperer" - Rob Quist
"Better Days" - Halladay Quist
"Don't Think Twice" - Halladay Quist
"Have a Little Fun Tonight" Rob and Halladay Quist
"Bucking Horse Moon"
"LSD - Long Sagebrush Drives - An Adrenaline-Induced, Testosteron-Fueled, Buckin'-Hoss-Twister, Roughstockaholic Jabberwocky-Rap"
"Calico Fever Blues"
"Homegrown Western Saturday Night" (words and music by Chris LeDoux)
"Some People Do"
"A Cowboy is All"
"This Cowboy's Hat" (words and music by Jake Brooks
"Horse Poor" (words and Music by Corb Lund and Jaida Dryer)
"Talkin' Veterinarian Blues"
"S Lazy H"
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Ned LeDoux is a musician and the son of singer-songwriter and rodeo icon Chris LeDoux. He got his start as a drummer in his dad's band Western Underground in 1998,and he know from an early age that he had no "plan b" --- he had to play music. When Chris passed away in 2005, Ned continued to tour with his father's band and picked up the guitar and tried his hand at some of his dad's songs. He has continued where his dad left off, finishing songs that Chris started, recording, and performing. With his album "Next in Line," there is a new voice to carry on the LeDoux sound.
Southern AB, Canada
Corb Lund was born and grew up in rural southern Alberta; he comes from four generations of Canadian ranchers and cowboys. He grew up riding horseback, chasing cattle, and rodeoing on the prairies and in the foothills of the Rockies. Lund’s Western heritage stays with him, no matter where he roams. “My whole life is sort of a dichotomy between being a cowboy kid and living in a city,” says Lund. “I guess that informs my music, too.”
Rob and Halladay Quist
Rob and Halladay Quist are a father/daughter musical duo from Montana. Taken collectively, their music glides effortlessly over the boundaries of western, country, bluegrass, folk, pop and blues, and many of their original songs have featured throughout the rich tapestry of the American music scene. They both grew up on ranches, and Rob would take Halladay and her brother on wagon train cattle drives in the summer as children throughout the Bob Marshall Wilderness, where there would always be music around the campfire at night. With stellar lead vocals and close harmonies, they bring the easy camaraderie of seasoned road warriors to the stage.
Great Falls, MT
Paul Zarzyski, veteran of 34 consecutive Gatherings and recipient of the 2005 Montana Governor's Arts Award for Literature has written poetry for two-thirds of his lifetime. Even before his short 15-year stint as a rodeo bareback rider, he wrote, unbeknownst to him at the time, Rodeo Poetry; his approach to the page has always been to "take that extra tuck and the lingo buck." Along with his ten books and six spoken-word CDs, Paul, thanks to Ian Tyson's encouragement in the early Elko years, has co-written numerous songs. His latest book and companion double-CD are both titled "Steering With My Knees," which Paul deems "the definitive metaphorical image of living a wild-West life as a wild writer writing/riding wildly into the far-out Cowpoke Cosmos mind."
Filmed in front of a live audience at the Elko Convention Center’s Laurena Moren Theater on Feb. 1, 2019.
Made possible by NV Energy and by the multitude of staff, artists, volunteers, and community members working behind the scenes to make this show happen.
Brought to you by the Western Folklife Center, using story and cultural expression to connect the American West to the world.
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Defense Secretary Austin says he didn't handle news of hospitalization 'right'
Updated February 1, 2024 at 1:40 PM ET
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, under fire from Capitol Hill for not disclosing to the White House his hospital stay for prostate cancer, told reporters Thursday, "We did not handle this right and I did not handle this right. I should have told the President about my cancer diagnosis. I should have also told my team and the American public, and I take full responsibility."
Austin, in his first Pentagon press briefing in more than a year, appeared thin and walked with a slow gait as he approached the podium and said he was recovering and working with a physical therapist. He said he was a private person and did not want to burden Biden with his diagnosis, saying he later apologized to President Biden and does not plan to resign.
"I've told him that I'm deeply sorry for not letting him know immediately that I received a heavy diagnosis and was getting treatment," Austin, 70, said. "And he responded with a grace and warm heart that anyone who knows President Biden would expect.
Austin was diagnosed with prostate cancer in early December. He was hospitalized for the procedure on Dec. 22, and the next day he transferred his authority to his deputy, Kathleen Hicks. But neither Biden nor Hicks was aware he was in the hospital, or that he returned on New Year's Daywith complications. It was not until several days later that Biden learned he was in the hospital, and another week before the president was made aware of Austin's cancer treatment.
But Austin did not answer a repeated question about whether any staff members knew of his hospitalization on Dec. 22 and if so, why didn't they tell the White House. His chief of staff, Kelly Magsamen, who would normally inform her White House counterpart, was sick with the flu at the time. She was not seated among the staff at the Pentagon on Thursday, though she would normally be in attendance.
And another unnamed staff member told a radio dispatcher to send an ambulance to Austin's home but to make sure the ambulance did not have its siren or lights on. Austin said Thursday he did not direct his aide to say that.
Magsamen has ordered a 30-day review of the communications breakdown. Another review is being carried out by the Pentagon's Inspector General. Some Democrats faulted Austin's secrecy and Republicans have been particularly critical.
Rep. Mike Rogers, an Alabama Republican and chairman of the Armed Services Committee, wrote Austin a letter on Jan. 18, saying Austin promised transparency but failed to answer some of his questions.
"Specifically, I am alarmed you refused to answer whether you instructed your staff to not inform the President of the United States or anyone else of your hospitalization," Rogers wrote. "Unfortunately, this leads me to believe that information is being withheld from Congress. Congress must understand what happened and who made decisions to prevent the disclosure of the whereabouts of a cabinet secretary."
Rogers said he would call a hearing of the full committee on Feb. 14 because of Austin's "unwillingness to provide candid and complete answers."
Austin was dischargedfrom Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Jan. 15. He returned to work at the Pentagon this week.
Austin also addressed the recent suicide drone attack by Iranian-backed militias that killed three American soldiers at a remote base in Jordan and wounded dozens more.
"The president will not tolerate attacks on American troops – and neither will I," Austin said, reading from prepared remarks.
The Pentagon has prepared tiered strikes against militia groups in both Iraq and Syria that have targeted U.S. forces in at least 165 attacks since last fall. Those attacks are expected to begin any day now.
Copyright 2024 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.
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Over the years, after serving thousands of clients, I found that each family has its unique situation and challenges. I have helped many families to customize their insurance arrangement, will writing and trust establishment. And there are rarely repeated documents that fit most people.
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Son Jarocho, The Sound Of Veracruz
Betto Arcos is the host of Global Village, a world music show on KPFK in Los Angeles, and a native of Xalapa, capital city of the Mexican state of Veracruz. He recently spoke with Guy Raz, host of weekends on All Things Considered, about son jarocho — a style of music played mostly in the south of his home state. He says the music is so vibrant because it comes from the Caribbean side of Mexico and has all the influences of that region: African, indigenous and Spanish.
Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.
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Piper Kerman: Recipes For Survival
Sentenced to 15 months in a minimum-security women's prison for a decade-old drug offense was the last thing Piper Kerman, a Smith College graduate and "nice blonde lady," ever expected. But it happened. Then she culled her experiences into a best-selling memoir, Orange Is The New Black, which was adapted by Weeds' Jenji Kohan into a hit Netflix series of the same title.
In the book, Kerman tells of how she navigated her way through the prison social structure and expounds on both the challenges and joys of communal female living. As she told Ask Me Another host Ophira Eisenberg when she joined the show at the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, Minnesota, Kerman made friends by being helpful. She became handy while working in the prison's electrical shop. After accidentally insulting the food in front of Pop, the head cook, Kerman ingratiated herself to Pop by fixing her bed--and Pop went on to become Kerman's "prison mama." In fact, food played an important role in prison life, as women bonded over cooking for one another using contraband items, microwaves, and whatever ingredients they could find.
Piper herself mastered the recipe for "prison cheesecake," which she would make for other inmates' birthdays and going-away parties. (Check out the recipe on this page.) Inspired by the creative, DIY nature of her cheesecake, we put Kerman in the puzzle hot seat for an Ask Me Another Challenge about other innovative dishes, using "reconstituted" potato chips, Ramen noodles, hot sauce, and more.
Cheesecake recipe (from Piper's old blog The Pipe Bomb):
"Bake at your own risk."
(popular at birthday and going away parties)
1 six-oz. package of Graham Crackers, Vanilla Wafers or Oreos
4-6 pats of margarine
1 round of Laughing Cow cheese (8 wedges)
4 cups of vanilla pudding
6 oz. of Coffee Mate
1/2 c. lemon juice (more to taste)
Steal the margarine from the dining hall, melt in microwave and crumble cookies into a 1-quart Tupperware dish that you've bought from the commissary or borrowed from your bunkie along with the margarine. Mix well and press firmly into the bottom of the dish. Place in the microwave on high for 1-2 minutes. Your crust is done.
In a separate dish, squash Laughing Cow cheese into as smooth a mass as possible. Mix in part of the lemon juice and continue to blend. Try to work out the lumps. Mix in pudding and continue to blend, add more lemon juice to taste. Blend until filling is as creamy as possible, then gradually mix in Coffee Mate. Some people double the Coffee Mate; this seems overboard to me. When mixture is smooth & thick, pour over the crust. Chill in your plastic washbucket filled with ice under your bed (or in a refrigerator if the part of the prison where you work has one you can slip it into), for at least 4 hours. Eat.
In the video below, Piper recounts what she learned in prison--from her experience, her friends and her prison mama, Pop.
Copyright 2023 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.
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Pope Plans Historic Visit To Iraq As Its Christian Populations Dwindle
BAGHDAD — On a recent Sunday in Baghdad, a congregation of Chaldean Catholics gather — masked and distanced — to attend Mass at the Church of the Holy Family. Some are from the capital, others fled the north of the country when ISIS seized swaths of territory nearly seven years ago.
"They announced it in the churches — leave, quickly, ISIS is coming," says Nadera Butrus Tobya, 62, at church with her little grandson. She had been at a gathering before her daughter's wedding near the Iraqi city of Mosul. The family piled into cars and fled the extremists and she has been in Baghdad ever since.
"Christians are persecuted," she says. But her face brightens when she speaks of Pope Francis, who plans to visit Iraq next month.
"When we heard that we would see the pope," she says, "it was as if the world was reborn. Praise God." Even if she only sees him on television, she will be happy. "He is a brave man to come under such circumstances."
If the visit goes ahead — despite a large increase in daily new coronavirus cases and security concerns, including a recent rocket attack on U.S. forces — it will be the first ever papal trip to Iraq.
Pope Francis is due to arrive in Baghdad on March 5, where he will be welcomed at the Presidential Palace, and later meet Christian leaders. He will visit Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, the influential leader of Iraq's Shiite Muslims, in Najaf and attend an interreligious meeting in Ur. He will also visit the north of the country, celebrating Mass in Irbil and saying prayers in Mosul, before departing March 8.
Iraqi Christians trace their roots back almost to the very beginning of the faith, but in the wake of the U.S.-led invasion and the rise in extremist violence, the community has dwindled.
It is difficult to know the exact number of Christians still living in Iraq, because there has not been a full census since 1987, says William Warda, who works with the Hammurabi Human Rights Organization, which campaigns on behalf of minorities. Warda is a member of Iraq's Assyrian Christian community.
He estimates there were 1.5 million Christians in Iraq at the time of the 2003 U.S. invasion, citing an earlier partial census. Now, just 400,000 may remain in the country, he says, based on clergy tallies. "Every parish, every church knows the followers that belong to it," he says.
However, Warda says church leaders may be reluctant to release official totals in order not to lose the five-seat quota granted to Christians in the 329-seat national legislature.
"It is very normal now for a Christian family to come to me and tell me they want to leave," says the Rev. Ghassan al-Botany. He says ruefully he has no authority to tell them to stay, "but I tell them, think about it. Why? Because the Arab region lost many Christians."
He hopes hearing something similar from the pope during his visit will strengthen people's resolve to stay. "When these words come from a supreme authority, it has a flavor and a difference," he says. "The Iraqi Christian loses part of his faith, part of his legacy and part of his roots when he travels outside."
Father Ghassan says a turning point came in 2010, when militants burst into Our Lady of Salvation cathedral in Baghdad, killed two priests, and took about 150 hostages. Iraqi and American special forces burst in to free the hostages hours later, but the attack left dozens dead and the church scarred and bloodied.
More than a decade later, the pope is due to visit the same church and has called for support for an enduring Christian presence in the country and the region.
"We must work to ensure that the Christian presence in these lands continue to be what it has always been: a sign of peace, progress, development and reconciliation between peoples," Francistold a group of Catholic charities shortly after the Vatican announced plans for the trip in December.
His trip will also take him to places where very few Christians live, and most everyone is Muslim.
The schedule includes an interreligious meeting on the Plain of Ur, the site of an ancient city that scripture records as the birthplace of the patriarch Abraham. These days, Ur is an archaeological site, where visitors can tour the ziggurat — a Mesopotamian pyramid largely reconstructed in the pre-2003 era of Saddam Hussein — and sunbaked ruins known as the House of Abraham.
At the site, gardeners and construction workers are sprucing things up, while tourists play pop music and take selfies on the ziggurat.
"I'm so excited," says Bdoor al-Asady, 19, a medical student visiting the site with her parents. She's Muslim and says Abraham is an important figure in Islamic scriptures, so the pope's visit to the site matters to Muslims, too.
The site's director, Ali Kadhim, says he has been waiting for this moment since 1999, when Pope John Paul II canceled a planned trip after negotiations with Saddam Hussein failed. He has worked at the site for more than 20 years.
"This place is my life," he says. "I was isolated from the world because I spent my life here."
Kadhim notes that Abraham is central to Islam, Christianity and Judaism and, a Muslim himself, he says the papal visit is a symbol of the tolerant side of the country.
"Muslims welcome this visit," he says. "And they are interested in it, because it reflects the reality of relations between religions in Iraq."
Despite the persistence of religiously motivated violence by extremist groups, Kadhim's words echo aspirations many Iraqis express for a society where different religions and sects can coexist.
In the nearby city of Nasiriya, people admiring the sunset over the Euphrates river say they hope the pope's visit will bring more Christians to the area, possibly making pilgrimages to the ancient sites.
"It will attract people to the country," says Hussein al-Salehi, 59, a school teacher. "They will hear about it in Italy and France and elsewhere, that a senior cleric went to Iraq, and was protected, and came to no harm." He thinks it could help this poor area to prosper.
He hopes the visit will be a message of reassurance to Iraqi people, as well. "There are people here who respect and value all religions." And this, he says, is a message Iraq needs.
Copyright 2021 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.
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NATO newcomer Finland's presidential election is headed for a runoff
Updated January 28, 2024 at 2:55 PM ET
HELSINKI — Ex-Prime Minister Alexander Stubb was projected to win the first round of Finland's presidential election on Sunday and face runner-up Pekka Haavisto in a runoff next month.
Finnish public broadcaster YLE projected that Stubb won the first round of the presidential election with 27.3% of the votes, while Haavisto, an ex-foreign minister, took second place with 25.8%. Parliamentary Speaker Jussi Halla-aho came in third place with 18.6%
The projected result will push the race into a runoff on Feb. 11 between Stubb and Haavisto as none of the candidates received more than half of the votes.
YLE's prediction, highly accurate in previous elections, is a mathematical model calculated on the basis of advance votes and a certain number of Sunday's votes under official data provided by the Legal Register Centre. Exit polls aren't generally used in Finland.
Stubb, 55, who represents the conservative National Coalition Party and headed the Finnish government in 2014-2015, and Haavisto, 65, who is making his third run for the office, were the main contenders in the election where about 4.5 million eligible voters picked a successor to hugely popular President Sauli Niinistö, whose second six-year term expires in March. He wasn't eligible for reelection.
Unlike in most European countries, the president of Finland holds executive power in formulating foreign and security policy, particularly when dealing with countries outside the European Union like the United States, Russia and China.
The president also acts as the supreme commander of the Finnish military, a particularly important duty in Europe's current security environment.
Polls across the country closed at 8 p.m. About 4.5 million citizens were eligible to vote for Finland's new head of state from an array of nine candidates — six men and three women.
"I expect strong leadership in the current global situation," said Eve Kinnunen, who voted in a polling station in the center of the capital, Helsinki.
Finland's new head of state will start a six-year term in March in a markedly different geopolitical and security situation in Europe than did incumbent Niinistö after the 2018 election.
Abandoning decades of military nonalignment in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Finland became NATO's 31st member in April, much to the annoyance of President Vladimir Putin of Russia, which shares a 832-mile border with the Nordic nation.
NATO membership, which has made Finland the Western military alliance's front-line country toward Russia, and the war raging in Ukraine a mere 600 miles away from Finland's border have boosted the president's status as a security policy leader.
In line with consensus-prone Finnish politics, months of campaigning have proceeded smoothly among the candidates. They all agree on major foreign policy issues like Finland's future policies toward Russia, enhancing security cooperation with the United States and the need to continue helping Ukraine both militarily and with humanitarian assistance.
Membership in the military alliance "also means that NATO should have a new Arctic dimension, because NATO is then stronger in the Arctic area when both Finland and Sweden are members," Haavisto told The Associated Press during his last campaign event at a music bar just outside Helsinki late Saturday.
As foreign minister, Haavisto, a Green League member who is running as an independent candidate, signed Finland's historic accession treaty to NATO last year and played a key role in the membership process.
Western neighbor Sweden is set to join NATO in the near future as the final holdout, Hungary, is expected to ratify Stockholm's bid by the end of February.
Copyright 2024 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.
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Weta are endemic insects of NZ.
They have 6 spiny legs and you can get different sizes. The little ones can grow up to seven cms. They have curved tusks.
Wetas live in grasslands, forests, caves and under large rocks and under trees.
Male Wetas find a female Weta so they breed. In Autumn and summer, the Weta lays their eggs in Spring they hatch.
Weta usually eat carrots, insects, leaves, butterflies, flies, cockroaches, spiders, beetles, plants and ants.
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An original wooden gift box containing six award winning varieties* of our range. We courier New Zealand wide.
* Product shown may differ due to availability, but will usually contain: Totara Tasty cheddar, Aged Airedale, Mt Domett Double Cream Brie, Windsor Blue, Waitaki Camembert and Livingstone Gold.
Please note, a courier fee is applied a check-out for delivery to one NZ address only, if you have multiple addresses to send gifts to, please create a separate order for each recipient.
If this is a gift and you'd like to add a message for recipient, please type your note in the 'Order Notes' box after clicking 'Add To Cart'.
Orders of 2 or more of this product to the same address is considered to be a bulk order:
Bulk orders are usually sent via Big Chill Distributors, rather than overnight courier delivery. We will contact you if your order needs to travel via Big Chill, as you will be required collect your order from the nearest Big Chill Distribution Depot (Big Chill only deliver direct to food service / food retailers / food manufacturers).
Please expect between 3 – 5 days delivery time for bulk orders.
Bulk orders may incur an additional shipping cost; we will contact you to quote additional costs prior to sending your order. Alternatively, you are welcome to call us on 0800 892 433 or email [email protected] to place your order manually.
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St. Patrick’s Day Recipes
Corned beef brisket, Irish banger sausages and plenty of green — these curated St. Patrick’s Day recipes are all four-leaf clover delicious. Lucky you! Everything you need for a festive feast is available in our stores. From Animal Welfare Certified meat to organic produce — plus, a wide selection of Irish beers to toast and be merry.
Corned Beef and Cabbage
It wouldn’t be St. Patrick’s Day without corned beef and cabbage. Our peppercorn-topped version of the classic meal comes together in a breeze that brings plenty of flavor in each tender bite.
Bangers and Mash
This classic dish comes with a twist — it’s made with mashed peas and edamame and topped with browned pork sausages.
Irish Soda Bread
Made without gluten ingredients, our take on the classic bread is crumbly, flavorful and a perfect addition to hearty mains.
Kid-Friendly Shepherd’s Pie
The whole family will love our simple take on the classic comfort dish, made with ground lamb, veggies and creamy potatoes.
Corned Beef and Cabbage Rolls
An easy alternative to cooking your own corned beef is to buy sliced, precooked corned beef instead.
St. Patrick’s Day Quiche
This festive quiche is filled with sautéed cabbage and onions, and dotted with Irish cheddar and salty ham.
Walnut Cranberry Soda Bread
Serve this sweet, savory delight with soft butter or a bit of cream cheese.
Lamb Stew with Spring Vegetables
This vibrant and comforting stew comes together easily, simmering on top of the stove for several hours.
Harvest Vegetable Shepherd’s Pie
The mashed sweet potato crust makes a fabulous topping for this veggie-packed version of the classic pie.
Spinach Ravioli with Pea Purée and Arugula
A delicious new way to enjoy premade ravioli! It’s a full meal tossed with a creamy pea purée and served with fresh arugula.
Spring Chicken Salad
Use this light and delicious salad as a sandwich filling or serve alongside slices of fresh mango.
Big Beautiful Salad with Lemon-Miso Dressing
A fabulous offering for larger parties. You can make both the salad and dressing up to eight hours ahead.
Pea and Asparagus Soup
Peas, asparagus and touch of cream and dill make this soup perfectly festive for spring.
Irish Cheddar Soup with Asparagus
This creamy potato soup with tender asparagus “coins” and Irish cheddar is perfect for lunch or supper.
Mango-Mint Green Smoothie
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The compact Honda Ridgeline pickup truck and Pivot SUV are now the subject of a recall, affecting roughly 5,000 vehicles due to poorly manufactured power front driver and passenger seats
The issue is due with defective rivets connecting its side rails to forward seat feet that could be displaced in the event of heavy impact.
As a result, Honda has offered to inspect and replace the driver and front passenger seat slide rail frames free of charge, with notifications starting on May 18. No injuries or deaths have been reported to date.
To learn if your Ridgeline is affected, visit the NHTSA website and enter your VIN number or call 888.234.2138.
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The son and grandson of Pacific County loggers, I was proud to take one of the abundant and comparatively well-paid jobs in the logging industry when I finished college. I wanted to stay close to home and, like my friends and family, I couldn't imagine working indoors. The work also gave me the opportunity to continue to enjoy the forests and streams I hiked, camped, hunted and fished in when I was a youngster.
Even when I left the coast to advance my corporate career, I carried a strong connection to this area. Nothing I saw rivaled the sheer scale, scenic beauty and wild character of the coastal forests and rivers. Fifteen years ago I joined some old friends and we decided to come back "home." Together, we founded Paneltech. Today, we employ more than 50 people in Grays Harbor County, and I am proud to say that we are a recognized leader in the environmentally responsible manufacturing of green composite products.
I am deeply committed to our community and our economic future, and I believe protecting our wild forest and river watersheds is vital to both.
Here on Grays Harbor, salmon sport fishing, clamming, bird watching, hiking, hunting, fishing and other forms of outdoor recreation have long been essential elements of our community culture and our local economic health. They are critical to attracting and retaining the highly skilled employees that promising, new technology-based companies like Paneltech, Cosmo Specialty Fibers and NewWood will require.
Upstream from most of us in Grays Harbor County are the publicly owned watersheds on the Olympic National Forest. These scenic forests and rivers are some of the last strongholds for native salmon and wildlife populations. They provide world-class hunting, fishing and other outdoor recreation for both residents and visitors alike — folks who shop in our stores, eat in our restaurants and stay in our motels. These watersheds are natural filters that provide clean, silt-free water to local shellfish growers. They are vital to the long-term health of Grays Harbor itself — an estuarine bay that is a world-renowned refuge for migrating birds. Perhaps most importantly, these forests and rivers provide our children and grandchildren with one last opportunity to experience the ancient, old-growth timber my grandparents saw when they came to this area.
This is why I support the Wild Olympics Campaign. The campaign is building support and seeking community feedback on a draft proposal to protect and restore our region's most spectacular wild forest and river watersheds through new wilderness, wild and scenic rivers and willing-seller National Park designations. As they collect public input, the campaign continues to refine their draft proposal to be respectful of private property rights, the local timber economy and recreational access.
The draft proposal includes creating new wilderness areas on Olympic National Forest for such backcountry jewels as South Quinault Ridge and Moonlight Dome. This "gold standard" would provide permanent protection for these areas — most of which are already out of the timber base under existing forest service regulations — but would allow a wide range of backcountry recreation including hunting, fishing, camping, horsepacking and hiking. The campaign is working with local user groups and stakeholders to carefully draw the boundaries to avoid conflicts with access.
They are proposing Wild and Scenic River designations only for contiguous stretches of rivers on federal and state lands — no private lands are being considered in Grays Harbor County. These rivers include some of the Peninsula's iconic free-flowing rivers, like the Queets and the East and West Fork of the Humptulips. Such designation would prevent dams from being built on those stretches of rivers, while allowing fishing, swimming, paddling, rafting and other river-friendly recreational uses to continue. Currently, there is not a single Wild and Scenic River designated anywhere on the Peninsula.
The campaign is also suggesting a willing-seller Olympic National Park expansion or National Preserve designation for some watersheds in west Clallam and Jefferson counties, including lands above the narrow Queets corridor. This proposal would let the Park Service bid on these tracts of timber company and state-owned commercial forest land if they were ever offered for sale in the future, but would ensure that the park boundary would not change unless the landowners wanted it to. A National Preserve designation would assure both tribal and non-tribal hunting access and use for these areas in perpetuity.
Not only would the above designations provide permanent protections for our clean water, they would elevate the status of these special forests and rivers on local, state and national recreation maps, bolstering tourism and the services sector in our economy. The campaign will be scheduling a public workshop in Grays Harbor County in the coming weeks. I urge everyone to go to the website, look it over and give the campaign your feedback under the comments section at www.wildolympics.org. You will be helping to make a down payment on Grays Harbor's economic future.
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The draft framework, presented in April, was in the process of being consulted upon. It identified 13 areas best suited for future wind development.
However, a large amount of local opposition, over environmental and tourism concerns, has forced the government to end it. Protests were organised across the country.
"The idea behind both the process and the design of a national framework for wind power was that it should mitigate conflict," Norway’s minister of petroleum and energy, Kjell Børge Freiberg, said.
"We can conclude that after 5,000 consultation responses, most of which are critical, that has not been achieved.
"That is why we will not proceed with the proposal for a national framework with the 13 designated areas," Freiberg added.
The government said it would now look at Norway’s licensing process "with a view to improving and tightening current practice" including tighter deadlines and the involvement of municipalities in future projects.
Norway’s prime minister Erna Solberg told local news organisation NRK,"We will have no national framework for wind power in the future".
NRK said 56 municipality governments were consulted as part of the process, and 49 responded with a clear opposition against wind development in their region.
The move to end the framework has been backed by opposition parties, according to NRK, with one leader calling for old licences to be withdrawn.
Norway stopped new approvals for wind projects at the start of the consultation in April.
Despite this, WindEurope expects Norway to add around 3.5GW over the next five years, making it one of the more active markets in Europe in that period.
It has added approximately 104MW of new wind capacity so far in 2019, according to Windpower Intelligence.
Under the green certificate scheme that Norway operates with Sweden, there is a pipeline of approved projects that need to be installed by 2021.
Thereafter, wind projects — if they can get approved — will need to operate on a subsidy-free basis.
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A WIRRAL man was among four arrested following a drug-related incident in Liverpool over the weekend.
At around 1am on Saturday (February 10), police on patrol saw a man acting suspiciously on Cheapside in the city centre.
When the man was stopped, officers had the power to search him and during this process a quantity of suspected Class A drugs fell from his coat sleeve.
He was arrested at the scene and a search was subsequently carried out at a property linked to him in Prenton, where officers found three men inside the property along with a large quantity of suspected cannabis and cash.
In total, three men from Liverpool, aged 21, 23 and 23, as well as a 24-year-old from Prenton, were all arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of a controlled Class B drug (cannabis) and a Class A drug.
They have all been released under investigation.
Chief Inspector Steven Robinson said: "Thanks to the hard work and swift actions taken officers on patrol in the city centre, we have been able to arrest four men and seize a large quantity of Class B drugs and cash.
"These arrests illustrate how we take a proactive approach to taking drugs and offenders off our streets.
"If you have any concerns about drugs in your community, please come forward, either directly or anonymously and we will take action to make our streets safer.
"If you have any information on the possession, storage or use of drugs and weapons in your community, please contact our social media desk on Twitter @MerPolCC or Facebook ‘Merseyside Police Contact Centre’.
"You can also contact the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously by calling 0800 555 111. Always call 999 if a crime is in progress."
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Develop Organisational Potential
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A major challenge for the acquiring or reorganising company is deciding who to retain, redeploy and terminate, as well as effectively managing those processes. Integrating or reorganising key personnel may be necessary!
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Matilda Castren | Co-Creator
WithSecure™ knows that partnership is crucial to tackling the challenges business and society face together. That’s why we want to team up with some of the world’s most inspiring minds to bring out our best to co-secure the world. Matilda Castren is an example of an athlete who is elevated by a relentless dream, unbreakable focus and a love of the game. For us, she is a role model to help us focus on the prize.
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@JuliaSweeneyjuliasweeney.blogspot.comJulia Sweeney is an actress, comedian and writer best known for her work on Saturday Night Live where she was a cast member and also for her monologues God Said Ha!, In the Family Way and Letting Go of God. She's been a panelist on "Wait Wait ... Don't Tell Me!" and performed with songwriter Jill Sobule in a show called Jill and Julia. Julia will be out with a new book called "If It's Not One Thing It's Your Mother" in April of 2013.
@JosephScrimshawhttp://www.josephscrimshaw.com/Joseph Scrimshaw is a comedian and writer. He's performed at the San Francisco SketchFest, Chicago Improv Festival, CONvergence, Jonathan Coulton's JoCoCruiseCrazy, and more, and he's currently working with John Kovalic's Dork Storm Press developing multiple properties for movies and television. Joseph has written for RiffTrax, the national sketch comedy TV show M@dAbout, and he operates a theater company in the Twin Cities called Joking Envelope. His plays, ADVENTURES IN MATING, AN INCONVENIENT SQUIRREL,THE WORST SHOW IN THE FRINGE, and MY MONSTER (written with Bill Corbett) have played in New York, Seattle, Orlando, Dallas, Las Vegas, the UK, Bulgaria, Peru, as well as bars and theaters across the entire expanse of South Minneapolis.
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The dark side of Henry Kissinger's legacy: secret bombings during Vietnam War
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:
We are considering the legacy of Henry Kissinger, former national security advisor and secretary of state, who has died at age 100. The writer Jeremi Suri told us this week he admired Kissinger's ability to get things done but that Kissinger also had a way of, quote, "kissing up to power."
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JEREMI SURI: So if you look at his record, he's much better at achieving things that serve the interests of, shall we say, first-world countries and the leaders of those first-world countries. And his record in what we would call the Global South is much poorer because those are relationships that mattered less to him.
INSKEEP: OK, let's hear from someone from the Global South. Over the course of a decade during the Vietnam War, the United States attacked Laos, a neighboring country. B-52 bombers were constantly overhead. Now, Kissinger did not start the bombing of Laos, but as national security advisor and secretary of state, he was deeply involved for years. Bo Thao-Urabe lived through that bombing as a child in Laos and now lives in Minneapolis, from which he joins us. Good morning.
BO THAO-URABE: Good morning.
INSKEEP: So you were there until the age of 6, until 1973. These were years when the war was going on. What are your family memories and family stories of that time?
THAO-URABE: Sure. As you mentioned, I was born, really, at the height of that secret war in Laos. And so that was probably the period where the heaviest bombing happened. And I'll just remind folks that the U.S. dropped more than 2 million tons of bombs that contained more than 270 million cluster bombs inside them on Laos. And it became the most bombed country of any war. And so for nine years, every eight minutes, a bomb was dropped on Laos. And, you know, I think as a child, I just remember seeing the sky lit up almost every minute, you know, when you look up. And I think that's the experience of many Hmong Americans who are here now.
INSKEEP: The idea of a secret war is hard to get your brain around in the 21st century - the idea that it took the first 6 or 7 years before the United States had to disclose it was even doing this. Obviously, it was not secret to you or to your family, right?
THAO-URABE: That's correct. Yes.
INSKEEP: How could that be?
THAO-URABE: The Hmong had been - yeah, the Hmong had been - I think the theory the Americans had was that no American soldier would be killed there. And Laos was supposed to be a neutral country at that time. But because it was - you know, some parts of it was used by the Communists to move supply lines. And so the U.S. CIA went in and recruited the Hmong, along with other ethnic Lao soldiers, to fight on the ground. And their missions were pretty simple - to destroy supplies, the supply line, but also to rescue downed American pilots. And so that was their role. And my father, along with thousands of Hmong soldiers, fought in that war.
INSKEEP: Your father was a veteran of that war, you're saying.
THAO-URABE: Yes. That's correct. He was what they called a secret guerrilla soldier for the U.S. CIA.
INSKEEP: And you're pointing out there was, from the U.S. perspective, a justification. North Vietnam was sending supplies through the landscape and through the roads of Laos into South Vietnam. Kissinger, among many other American officials, supported this effort to interdict that, which seems never to have worked. Looking back on it now, what do you make of this particular part of Henry Kissinger's legacy?
THAO-URABE: Yeah, well, I think considering what I hear from many Hmong elders about their understanding of that agreement to serve the - to serve America and then Kissinger really playing such a big role in supporting that and implementing that covert operation. And then afterwards, really, when the U.S. signed peace agreements to leave, they pretty much left the Hmong to themselves - right? Even if they recognized that the Hmong were going to be sought out for persecution, that that was not something that Kissinger played a big role in terms of post the Americans leaving.
INSKEEP: Meaning that people like your family were left to your own devices to get to safety, ultimately in the United States.
THAO-URABE: Right. That's correct.
INSKEEP: Boto Thao-Urabe is a Hmong community organizer and activist. Thanks very much for your insights. I really appreciate it.
THAO-URABE: Thank you for having me. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.
NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by an NPR contractor. This text may not be in its final form and may be updated or revised in the future. Accuracy and availability may vary. The authoritative record of NPR’s programming is the audio record.
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The Detroit police officer who was involved in an accident on Tuesday morning has died, according to Detroit Police Chief James Craig.
The officer was identified as 25-year-old Darren Weathers, who had been on the force for 1 1/2 years.
According to Craig, the accident came during a training exercise, and happened on Michigan Ave. near Clark in southwest Detroit around 11:30 a.m.
He was transported and later died at Henry Ford Hospital.
The incident comes just a day after three police officers were shot and less than a month after another Detroit police officer was killed.
Weathers recently received a medal of valor for helping his partner, Waldis Johnson, who was shot while the two were on duty together last April.
"He truly was a hero and one of Detroit's finest," said Craig.
Weathers leaves behind a young daughter, who lives in Atlanta, and was on her way to Detroit to visit when the accident happened.
Video of Weathers posted on Facebook of him stopping to play with children on a hot summer day in Detroit went viral.
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Some people are calling this year's Eisteddfod the best one ever but whatever the outcome, it was a privilege to be involved and we loved hosting it here.
'If you build it, they will come', and they certainly did for this year's Eisteddfod with an average of 25,000 people coming through our doors every single day.
The weather shone (for the most part) and there was a real melting pot of regular Eisteddfod goers from across Wales as well as Cardiff locals and inquisitive tourists which created a lovely, atmosphere, both inside and out.
So relax, pull up a chair and feast your eyes on Eisteddfod 2018...
All images courtesy of the Eisteddfod.
Visit the official Eisteddfod website for plenty more highlights, photos and videos from this year's event.
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Former Wolves inside-forward David Burnside is aiming to stand for Parliament in the next General Election.
A few months ahead of his 70th birthday, the long-time FA man has joined the United Kingdom Independent Party and aims to fight the Filton and Bradley Stoke constituency in his native Bristol.
“I am helping the party set up a branch in this area and hope to be made the chairman of that,” Burnside said.
“I am very much at one with their manifesto on a wide number of issues and am enjoying working with them.
“I have some experience of local politics from spending four years on my local parish council and I’d relish the hard work that comes with campaigning.
“I don’t know whether any ex-footballers have ever becomes MPs but it would be a dream of mine to go to Westminster and I’m sure all my years in the game would help me as I’ve proved I’m a people person.
“Derek Dougan stood in Belfast a few years ago. We were good friends as well as team-mates and often used to discuss things like politics rather than just football.”
Burnside stood as an independent in the last General Election and lost his deposit by polling only 693 votes.
“I was disappointed at the time but looked round the country at what other independent candidates managed and realised I hadn’t done too badly,” he added.
“What it did teach me, though, was that I had to have a party behind me and I’ve made my choice with UKIP.”
Burnside, an under-23 international, made 43 Wolves appearances in the late 1960s, having started his career at Albion and then gone on to Southampton and Crystal Palace.
He later served Plymouth and Bristol City among others and, in a highly successful post-playing career, has worked for more than a decade and a half for the FA.
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This week I had an opportunity to speak with Dr. Joe Cole. To get to know him a little more, here is the bio he shared with me.
Joe Cole is a philosopher, writer, and facilitator who loves growing sweet potatoes. He lives in Carrboro, NC and was one of the original residents of Pacifica Cohousing Community, where he was a Lead Facilitator for several years, crafting policies to improve decision-making and develop a stronger culture of consensus. Joe works as a facilitator, consultant, and trainer with non-profit organizations, consensus-based groups, and intentional communities. He is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Guilford College, where he teaches courses on Just War Theory and Environmental Ethics.
We focus a lot about women living in community, but I wanted to get the perspective of a man who has not only experienced community living but who also advocates for it. Here is what Joe had to say.
Tell me about your community living situation?
I lived in a cohousing community for 6 years, and was involved in the planning of the community three years before that. I am currently living in a more conventional neighborhood.
What led you to want to live in community?
I was attracted to the values of community and sustainability. I wanted to experience living together cooperatively and having shared resources. And there were sustainable elements of the homes and the community that were appealing. Overall I feel that building community and cooperative institutions is an important way to create alternatives to the greed and individualism that dominates our culture.
What do you like most about it?
I enjoyed the sharing of resources and working together with neighbors to manage our land and community. It was a great learning experience for me to work together cooperatively. I had the ideals of community and cooperation, but I didn’t really have the skills and awareness of what it takes to live in community before moving in. The experience and challenges of living there inspired me to take a two year facilitation training course, and I continue to learn and practice facilitation and cooperative skills in all aspects of my life–family, work, and community.
Would you recommend it to other men?
Absolutely. I believe that living in community is a great challenge and a great joy. It is an opportunity for growth and transformation. And it offers a sense of meaning and accomplishment to contribute to communities and institutions that are reaching for something deeper than mainstream consumer culture offers.
We would love to hear from other men who have had experience living in community or who want to know more. Please let us know here or in a conversation at our Facebook page!
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Now Meghan McCain is going to defend Joe Lieberman! No do not groan, this will be great! You know, at some point, someone will presumably let Meghan McCain in on the Meghan McCain "in-joke." This will be a very sad day. Exhibit A, from beautiful, young Meg's Daily Beast column: "I find it especially ironic that most of those who criticize Senator Lieberman more often than not have never run for elected office. But as the old saying goes, those that can’t do, criticize." This is like... the rhetorical equivalent of an MC Escher drawing done in lipstick.
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It goes without saying that your solicitor should provide a high standard of service and client care. However, there are a few simple things that you can do that will ensure that you get the best out of your solicitor and hopefully save you money too!
- Be very clear about what you want to achieve and any applicable timeframes or deadlines.
- Give your solicitor all relevant facts and documents that they will need in order to advise you – although it might seem like it will save time and money to just give them the bare minimum, context can be everything, and if he or she doesn’t have all the facts, the advice they give could be incorrect.
- If you need to supply documents to your solicitor, make sure they are complete and arranged in a logical order – that way he or she doesn’t have to spend time putting everything in order and chasing you for missing documents.
- If your solicitor asks you to provide information or documents by a certain date, try your best to do so – missing deadlines could have disastrous consequences for your case (and you could be paying for the time spent chasing you).
- Discuss with your solicitor at an early stage how they will communicate with you – for example, will you be sent copies of all correspondence, do you want weekly progress updates, is correspondence to be sent by email/post etc.
- For in-depth phone calls, schedule a time to call, rather than just calling out of the blue. Firstly this avoids the epic waste of time that is ‘voicemail tennis’. Secondly, if the call is prearranged and your solicitor knows what it is about, he or she can ensure that they have no other distractions, have the relevant papers in front of them and will have had a chance to give some thought to your query so they can advise swiftly and efficiently.
- Listen to the advice you are given. Whether or not you follow the advice is of course up to you, but make sure you understand the advice and the implications of not following it. If it has not been explained clearly, or you don’t understand any aspect, ask questions.
- Have high expectations. Legal services are not cheap and you are entitled to expect a high standard of service and client care. If you are unhappy with the service you are getting, raise it with your solicitor and if they don’t resolve the issue, ask to speak to someone more senior, and/or use the firm’s complaints procedure
- Don’t always expect favourable advice. In fact, if your solicitor is not advising you of possible risks, they might just not be doing their job properly. If your case is hopeless, the sooner you know it, the better!
- Don’t be afraid to discuss fees. When you first instruct them, your solicitor should give you clear information about the basis on which fees will be charged. They should also discuss with you the options available regarding fees (for example, fixed or capped fees, hourly rates), and, for litigious matters, possible sources of funding (for example, After the event (ATE) insurance, litigation loans, conditional fee agreements, 3rd party funding arrangements). If you are not provided with regular fee updates, ask for one.
At Woodfords, we aim to give the highest level of client care at a reasonable price. If (despite following these steps) you don’t feel that your solicitor is doing the best for you, why not get in touch to discuss how we might be able to help?
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Working people across the United States have stepped up to help out our friends, neighbors and communities during these trying times. In our regular Service + Solidarity Spotlight series, we’ll showcase one of those stories every day. Here’s today’s story.
In a union election victory 17 years in the making, child care providers across California voted overwhelmingly to be represented by Child Care Providers United (CCPU). The organizing campaign was a joint effort of United Domestic Workers/AFSCME Local 3930 and SEIU locals 99 and 521, with 97% of represented workers who voted choosing to join CCPU. “This has been a long time coming,” UDW Assistant Executive Director and AFSCME Vice President Johanna Hester said Monday. “This win gives 40,000 family child care providers in California the opportunity to bargain for higher pay, better training and increased access to care for every child who needs it.” With AFSCME’s and SEIU’s strong support, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law the Building a Better Early Care and Education System Act (A.B. 378) in September, paving the way for this historic victory, one of the largest union organizing wins in America so far this century.
About the Author: Aaron Gallant is a contributor for AFL-CIO.
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Every month we from WP Daily Themes summarize a list of the best free WordPress themes we found or that theme designers sent to us and the month of October 2012 is no different. We are pleased to present and highlight these 25 really awesome free themes in today’s article. All the themes are GPL licensed so just follow the links and download one or more themes, install and test on your own WordPress site. We hope you like these themes as much as we do. We do thumbs up for these themes..
The Night Watch
Semper Fi Lite
Twenty Twelve – Dark Child Theme
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The Ledger project was began in 2014 in Paris, San Francisco, and Vierzon by eight experts with corresponding well being in implanted stability, advanced funds, and enterprise. They already have more than 130 employees.
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In spite of, the obscured part on the latest advancement and success – one out of which precarious individuals will require challenging-procured funds from PC displays. The perils related to the creating of upgraded funds-related buildings genuinely remain at the leading edge of crypto-financial security provider Ledger, looking for expanded safety of crypto-monetary allies considering that 2014.
History informed about its clients in 2016, the minimal operational composition Blockchain (BOLOS), which pulls within the advancement of accommodating, provider-computer code, in close proximity software together around the safeguarded neighborhood. As a result, any BOLOS wallet or point can be protected from software attacks by discarding individual keys.
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Top 10 Free Recruitment Tracker Excel Template
A free recruitment tracker excel template was designed to assist in the management of new hires and the tracking of candidates for further processing. HR managers, recruiters, officers, and human resource managers can use it to manage recruitment processes.
This free recruitment tracker excel template excel is designed to help HR managers manage their hiring tasks and meet their needs.
PO tracking systems are a good idea if you have multiple vendors or suppliers and create a lot of purchase orders monthly. Choosing custom PO software or a database solution can be helpful if you need to track a large number of orders.
In a recruitment application form, employers may also include a series of specific questions for candidates to answer.
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Recruiting potential candidates for a new position can be a challenge, so your company needs to attract their attention. Download the recruitment poster template containing plenty of inspiration and get started.
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Running a business means keeping track of your billing. When you use an efficient system, you'll be paid on time and you'll be reminded about bills you need to follow up on.
Almost every HR department uses Excel templates to track employee vacation requests these days. In many companies, vacation tracking becomes an effective tool for managing sick leaves, holidays, and other time off requests.
The recruitment poster can include all the jobs that the company is currently hiring for, particularly if the company is new. There is enough space on a poster to provide plenty of information without the material looking cluttered.
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It is important to use creative recruiting strategies to get past the limitations of traditional hiring methods and to stand out from the competition. We have experimented with social media and gamified the hiring process.
With the free recruitment tracker excel template, you might be able to start tracking recruitment for free from now on. The WPS Office program can be downloaded if you have any questions or recommendations. In the recruitment tracking section of the WPS Office, all the information is provided. Now that you have the WPS Office on your devices, you can start using it on laptops, computers, mobiles, tablets, etc. Stay a student of new methods and keep growing!
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Hi, Everyone! Passover is now just a few days away, which means I have not had much time for scrapbooking lately. Not scrapbooking always makes me a little antsy and agitated. But, when I can't scrapbook, I still try to collect some stories and inspiration so that I am ready to go as soon as I get the chance.
Since my older son is a junior in high school, every holiday, every routine, every tradition feels like "it's almost the last time." That right there is a story waiting for a page.
The other story I am gearing up to tell, is how every year, right before Passover, my husband takes the boys to visit Coney Island on the opening day of its amusement park. I stay home and clean. (Lucky me!) I've been looking through old photos from over the years, and my oh my, this tugs on the heart a bit. Because somehow this,
has turned to this:
If you are low on time for scrapbooking, keep collecting those stories, because time is moving fast. Very fast indeed.
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Compare the best home internet rates Labrie, Quebec. Internet rates Labrie usually vary between Labrie internet companies. A bunch may have a lot higher Labrie internet rates than others, & a number of the larger Labrie internet providers require term contracts, while other ones — such as WRS — don't. In the below chart is a sample of cable home internet rates Labrie, which are said to compare really well beside Oxio internet plans Labrie, and Netknow Internet Service internet plans for Labrie.
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120 | 20 | $80.95 per month | Order | Transfer |
60 | 10 | $72.95 per month | Order | Transfer |
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Entrepreneur from Nunthorpe explains how former life as a property developer led to the idea for his winning business
A Teesside businessman’s luxury bathroom firm has seen a massive eight-figure surge in sales during lockdown.
Lusso Stone’s figures are up £12 MILLION in six months.
The Middlesbrough-based business is adding 80 new customers a day and sells 2,500 products a week.
Owner Wayne Spriggs says he started the business with nothing but a £10,000 overdraft and no investors.
Three years on, he’s supplied some of the world’s top buildings from Claridge’s to the London Trocadero, featured on Grand Designs – and is a Sunday Times Fast Track 100 company.
Wayne is planning a UK flagship store and a US launch in 2021.
But he says his former life as a property developer gave him the winning idea for the business.
Wayne, who still designs many of the Lusso product ranges himself, says: “Before founding Lusso Stone I was a luxury property developer and I continually struggled to find high-end, luxurious bathroom products.
“I wanted products that stood out and weren’t astronomically expensive.
“It seemed ridiculous to me that there just wasn’t a company out there that did it.
“So I decided to do it myself.”
The company both manufacturers and sells its products, which keeps prices affordable, Wayne adds.
Lusso Stone has seen 400% growth in revenue in three years, has a customer base of over 54,000 and attracts 80 new customers a day on average.
In October 2020 Lusso reported their best month with £2.45m sales.
Products go around the globe including Sydney, the Middle East, New York City and LA.
“I travelled the world visiting various trade shows, learning about products and building relationships, which all helped me build the vision for what I wanted the Lusso product ranges to look like,” Wayne adds.
“For me, it was about allowing people to create luxury living at an affordable price, cutting absolutely no corners on the quality and design of the products.
“Manufacturing the products ourselves means we can offer products that would ordinarily be around 60% more expensive to consumers, via our online shop.
“I started the business with a £10k overdraft – no loans and no help from investors.
“At the end of the day, it’s all about the product itself.
“Yes we need to provide a great customer experience but it’s the product that will be in the customer’s home or the hotel’s bathrooms for years to come and they need to stand the test of time.”
Wayne is also currently included in the Lloyds Banking Group Top 50 Most Ambitious Business Leaders.
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A Russian who protested the war on live TV refused to retract her statement in court
A Russian woman who burst onto the set of a live TV news broadcast to protest Russia's invasion of Ukraine was quickly arrested and is the subject of "a pre-investigation check," according to state-run Tass media.
The woman, Marina Ovsyannikova, is an editor at Channel One; she protested the war by walking behind a news anchor while holding a sign reading "No War" and telling viewers they were being lied to. It also said "Russians against war."
In court Tuesday, she refused to retract her statement against the war, according to Russian news outlet Mediazona.
Ovsyannikova's whereabouts were in question after her arrest, but she later appeared in a district court, sitting next to her lawyer, according to human rights attorney Sergei Badamshin's Telegram channel. The Novaya Gazeta newspaper said she faced an administrative charge of organizing an uncoordinated event.
Badamshin says the charge stemmed not from Ovsyannikova's on-air protest but from a video she posted on social media in which she called for Russians to protest the war in Ukraine. Ovsyannikova was fined 30,000 rubles (about $280) for that offense, he said. She still faces the threat of other charges.
Ovsyannikova briefly spoke to journalists after her court appearance, thanking people for their support and saying that she had been subjected to a long interrogation without legal help.
Badamshin also noted that Russian law bars police from arresting mothers on administrative charges if their children are younger than 14. Ovsyannikova has two children — one is 11 and the other is 17, he said. In court, Ovsyannikova was still wearing the blue, yellow, red and white necklace that she previously said represented her hope that the countries could coexist peacefully.
The website OVD-info, which monitors rights abuses in Russia, shared a video Ovsyannikova recorded before taking action. In it, she said she was ashamed for her role in helping spread Kremlin propaganda.
"I'm embarrassed for letting them tell lies from the TV screen. I'm ashamed that I allowed them to zombify Russian people," Ovsyannikova said, according to a translation by OVD-info.
Ukrainians were never Russia's enemies, she said, stating that her father is Ukrainian and her mother is Russian. She urged more people to protest the invasion.
"What's happening in Ukraine right now is a true crime. And Russia is the aggressor," she said. "And the responsibility for this crime lies only on the conscience of one person, and that person is Vladimir Putin."
Ovsyannikova's protest was quickly hailed as an act of courage, as it immediately led to her arrest.
Russia's federal Investigative Committee is now handling her case; any charges against her could stem from Russia's newly adopted laws making it a crime to spread what the Russian government deems "fake news" about its military.
This story originally appeared on the Morning Edition live blog.
Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.
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Why so many Russian billionaires are called oligarchs
Many of the sanctions the United States and the European Union have imposed on Russia are meant to target some of the country's wealthiest individuals who have ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Yachts, sports teams, newspapers and luxury real estate are just some of the assets owned by these billionaires. Those assets and more will be the focus of President Biden's new KleptoCapture task force that he announced during his State of the Union speech.
"I say to the Russian oligarchs and corrupt leaders who have bilked billions of dollars off this violent regime, 'no more,' " Biden said.
"We are joining with our European allies to find and seize your yachts, your luxury apartments, your private jets. We are coming for your ill-begotten gains."
But what's the difference between a "normal" billionaire and a Russian "oligarch"?
In Russia, the oligarch title goes back to the early 1990s when the Soviet Union dissolved. Because the USSR was founded on communist principles, all means of production from oil to electricity to farming was state-owned.
When the Soviet Union fell, a corrupt, sometimes violent scramble ensued to take ownership of the country's industrial infrastructure. Some of those who were vying for control took it by any means necessary.
As a result of their new business ownership, these individuals amassed significant wealth and ended up with the power necessary to manipulate the government alongside Boris Yeltsin, who became Russia's president in 1991.
They constituted an oligarchy, a system of government in which a small group of people is in charge — oligarchs.
By the time Putin began his presidency in 2000, the government — run in part by the oligarchs — was highly dysfunctional. Putin went to work centralizing his authority and moving the oligarchs out of politics.
Some of them fled the country. Others were exiled, imprisoned or had their property seized. Those who remained largely agreed to stay out of politics and leave that to Putin. Others acquired citizenship in other countries and invested their wealth in the West.
When the U.S. announced sanctions in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the Treasury Departmentreleased a list of the companies and individuals who are being targeted. Today's Russian oligarchs — at home and abroad — may no longer be in charge of the government, and "oligarch" is now something of a misnomer. But they certainly have benefited from the state's largesse.
Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.
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RF modules are small, low-cost devices designed to transmit and receive radio signals between two points. They are widely used in wireless communication applications such as Remote Control, Automation or Surveillance systems. Most RF modules have their own microcontroller and are pre-programmed with a transmitted frequency. The user can program the device by sending instructions to it via a serial port, RF chip, or even an LED. Once programmed, they can send out a signal and be used to communicate with other RF modules within their signal range.
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The Court’s decision addresses the rights of foreign nationals who, despite the end of their spousal relationships, have children who are South African citizens.
The applicants in this case had been residing and working in South Africa under spousal visas granted in terms of section 11(6) of the Act. These visas were extended over time, but became invalid upon the termination of the spousal relationships with South African citizens. Notably, children were born from these relationships, and the applicants had played active roles as parents, even after the relationships had ended.
The Court engaged with various constitutional provisions, including sections 1, 2, 3, 9, 10, 28, 29 and 39 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 (“Constitution”), and found that the current provisions of the Act and Regulations unreasonably limited the rights of foreign national parents and their South African citizen children.
One key finding of the Court was that section 11(6) of the Act, pertaining to spousal visitor’s visas, is only available to foreigners if they don’t qualify for other visas, and only valid during the existence of a good faith spousal relationship. The Court noted that if such a relationship ends, the foreigner is not allowed to continue working in South Africa, leading to potential criminal charges if he or she remains. This, the Court held, adversely affects the livelihoods of both the foreign national and his or her South African citizen child.
The Court also addressed the situation where a foreign parent, after the termination of a spousal relationship, is required to leave South Africa and apply for another visa from outside the country. This separation from the child was deemed unconstitutional, limiting the right of the child and the foreign parent to human dignity and the right to family life in an unjustifiable manner.
In response to these findings, the Court declared sections 10(6), 11(6), and 18(2) of the Act, as well as regulation 9(9)(a) of the Regulations, inconsistent with the Constitution and invalid. The Court suspended the invalidity for 24 months, providing Parliament and the Minister of Home Affairs an opportunity to correct the constitutional defects. The Court has ordered that specific provisions be read into the Act and the Regulations during the period of suspension to protect the rights of foreign national parents and their South African citizen children.
This judgment is a significant victory for foreign national parents and their South Africa citizen children, offering relief to those facing the complexities of spousal relationship terminations and the impact thereof on their ability to live and work in South Africa. The Court’s decision underscores the importance of aligning immigration laws with constitutional rights, particularly in situations involving children’s rights and family life.
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Welcome to YMCA Essex
YMCA Essex is an inclusive Christian charity rooted in local communities and working with people of all faiths and people of none to meet the needs of children, young people and their families, and supporting them so they can develop and grow and achieve their goals in life.
What we do
Our Youth Services includes youth clubs designed to help young people make new friends and have lots of fun! The groups run every day of the week in different areas of Essex, including Chelmsford and Colchester.
Our Housing Services consists of a 44-room supported housing unit in Colchester. We house young people aged 16-25 for up to two years.
Read our latest news and events
Black Tie Fundraising Dinner
We will be hosting a Black Tie Fundraiser at Chelmsford Football Club on 11 May 2024. There’ll be a guest singer and DJ. Full details to follow shortly – Save the date!
New City Voices Concert
This concert will take place on 20 April 2024 at St John’s Church, Moulsham Street, Chelmsford. More details to follow soon – Save the date!
This Spring Concert will take place on March 9th, 7.30pm at Chelmsford Cathedral. Tickets available from: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk
On 10th March at 2pm, you can join The Mayor of Chelmsford for Afternoon Tea at The Community Station, Gloucester Avenue. Tickets cost £16 per person and can be purchased here: Afternoon Tea
Sleep Easy 2024
We’re delighted to share that our fundraiser ‘Sleep Easy’ is back this year. It will take place in Chelmsford on Friday 8 March – Saturday 9 March 2024. Click here to find out more.
The Mayor of Chelmsford would like to share her latest Newsletter with you.
We are honoured to announce that the new Mayor of Chelmsford, Councillor Linda Mascot, has selected YMCA Essex as her Charity of the Year for 2023/2024.
The announcement was made at the Annual Full Council Meeting on Wednesday 24 May 2023.
At YMCA Essex we are very committed to protecting any personal information which is given to us. The ways that we use your contact details and keep them safe, and your rights concerning any personal data that we hold about you, are fully explained in our Data Privacy Notice, please follow the link below.
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Your geographical location is no longer a limiting factor with a phone service that is cloud based. Using a cloud based phone system allows you to work anywhere, anytime as long as you have an internet connection. yourTelco are Adelaide’s leading supplier of 8×8 services. We offer a full range of 8×8 products and can migrate your services to the cloud with little down time.
Customers that have transitioned to the 8×8 platform have benefitted from the affordability, scalability and flexibility of working from the cloud. Included features in a basic 8×8 license are unlimited calls, SMS and faxing within Australia, selected call recording, video conferencing, standard PABX functionality (Auto Attendants, Ring Groups), voicemail, a direct number and analytics call reporting. Along with the use of a softphone PC app and mobile app for every 8×8 license, it empowers your employees to move away from the traditional desk phones. 8×8 has easy deployment with no technician required and allows you to self-administer your system.
If you feel that your business is ready to take the next step in cloud-based phone systems, please don’t hesitate to get in touch and we will be happy to present you with options to best suit your needs.
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With the development of the LED lighting industry, LED panel light derived from the LED backlight, has uniform light, no glare, and exquisite structure, which has been loved by many people and is a new trend of modern fashion indoor lighting.
The main components of the LED panel light
1. Panel light aluminum frame:
It is the main channel for LED heat dissipation. It has simple and elegant appearance. It can use ZY0907. It has low cost for mold stamping and low processing cost. The IP grade of die-cast aluminum frame can be higher, the surface texture is good, and the overall appearance is beautiful, but the initial mold cost Higher.
2. LED light source:
Usually, the light source uses SMD2835 , and some people use SMD4014 and SMD3528. The 4014 and 3528 have low cost and the light effect is slightly worse. The key is that the design of the light guiding dot is difficult. However, SMD2835 is with high efficiency and good versatility.
3. LED light guide:
The side LED light is refracted through the dot to make the light evenly distributed from the front side, and the light guide plate is the key point for the quality control of the LED panel lamp. The design of the dot is not good, and the overall light effect seen is very poor. Generally, there will be darkness on both sides of the middle, or there may be a bright band at the entrance light, or a partial dark area may be visible, or the brightness may be inconsistent at different angles. To improve the light effect of the light guide plate mainly depends on the design of the mesh point, followed by the quality of the plate, but there is no need to superstitiously the first-line brand plate, the light transmittance between the qualified plates is usually almost the same. The general small LED lamp factory is directly used to buy a common light guide plate, so there is no need to re-sample the design, and the public version used by many manufacturers is usually qualified.
4. LED diffuser:
The light of the light guide plate is evenly distributed, and can also function as a fuzzy dot. The diffuser board generally uses Acrylic 2.0 sheet or PC material, almost the PS material, the cost of acrylic is lower and the light transmittance is slightly higher than PC, the acrylic anti-aging performance is weak, the price of PC is slightly expensive, but the anti-aging property Strong. The diffuser plate cannot see the dots after being mounted, and the light transmittance is about 90%. The acrylic transmittance is 92%, the PC is 88%, and the PS is about 80%. You can choose the diffuser material according to your needs. At present, most manufacturers use acrylic materials.
5. Reflective paper:
Reflecting the residual light on the back of the light guide to improve the light efficiency, generally RW250.
6. Rear cover:
The main function is to seal the LED panel light, generally using 1060 aluminum, which can also play a role in heat dissipation.
7. Drive power:
At present, there are 2 kinds of LED driving power sources. One is to use constant current power supply. This mode has high efficiency, PF value is up to 0.95, and cost-effective. Secondly, constant voltage with constant current power supply is used. The performance is stable, but the efficiency is low and the cost is high. This kind of power supply is mainly for export, the other party requires certification requirements, and a safe power supply is required. In fact, it is safe to use a constant current power supply in the home because it is difficult for the user to access the power supply, and the lamp body itself uses a safe low voltage power supply.
8. Install the pendant:
Suspension wires, mounting brackets, etc. are used to mount fixed accessories.
From the perspective of quality control, it is most effective to increase the light efficiency in the LED light source and the LED light guide plate. From the perspective of market sales, the additional money is spent on the aluminum frame cover pendant. It can improve the product quality.
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We offer low mortgage rates available along with a convenient online loan application process supported by a team of experienced loan officers.
Bio: My name is Zack Nawabi and I was born and raised in Kabul Afghanistan. I am married and have two wonderful children, a boy and a girl, who are the light of my life. Since October of 2003, I have been working in the mortgage industry and have been privileged to help many home buyers achieve their dreams of owning their own homes. After completing my studies at American Intercontinental University, earning a degree in finance, I began my career in the mortgage industry with extreme passion and dedication. I worked my way up through the ranks and eventually became a branch manager at Loan Factory Garden Grove location. Throughout my career, I have helped many clients find the right solutions for their unique needs and budget. I am proud to be considered by many of my peers as the go-to mortgage expert, and I am always willing to go the extra mile to ensure my clients receive the guidance, support, and education they need to make informed decisions. In my opinion, there is nothing more rewarding than helping someone achieve the dream of homeownership. To me, it is not just about closing deals – it's about making a meaningful impact in people's lives. Every day presents a new opportunity to make that impact and it is a responsibility I take very seriously. In my personal life, I am devoted to my family and spend as much time with them as possible. They are my inspiration and my motivation. I am grateful for their love and support, which has enabled me to pursue my passion and achieve success in my career. In conclusion, I am honored to serve my clients, my family, and my community every day. I believe that with hard work, dedication, and a genuine desire to help others, anything is possible.
Phone: (818) 621-9666
License: TX, AZ, WI, OH, AR
Spoken Language: English
Why are our rates so low?
- 1. We shop dozens of the top lenders in real time to find you the best rate.
- 2. Loan Factory was the #1 Mortgage Broker in the US in 2021 & 2022. Because of this volume, we can negotiate ridiculously great rates with lenders.
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Need to refinance to get a better rate? We will get great deals for your financial plan As rate is updated in real time from lenders, your refinance plan will just get better.
Refinance Cash Out
A cash-out refinance is one of several ways to turn your home's equity into cash. We will help you with your financial plan.
Rudy provided a great buying experience for me in purchasing a home in Monterey Park, CA. He knew the area well, provided excellent guidance, responded quickly when I had questions, and also help me negotiate a highly competitive house that was hot on the market. Thanks Rudy!
Aileen was a pleasure to work with, she helped us to buy a home which we were waiting for a long time. She goes above and beyond to get things done on time. Very prompt in follow ups, responding to emails and text messages. I strongly recommend Aileen if you are buying a house, you can rely on.
Michael is a professional and a gentleman. He was always on time; always prepared; always willing to go the extra mile. He answered all of our questions and provided details and explanations when we were puzzled. He was never flustered, never in a hurry, and never angry. Michael was a pleasure to work with. We are immensely satisfied with Michael's service.
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Baby Blue Tie-Dye Hoodies have a pocket sewn onto the lower front to protect your hands from cold temperatures. Also, the sweatshirt has fleece inside to warm your body.
Enjoy the versatility of Baby Blue Tie-Dye Hoodies; wear them with cargo pants, jeans, casual outfit, or athletic apparel. Sweatshirts are an iconic piece of the American fashion that represents comfort; thus, these are a must-have garment in our closet.
Tie-dye Hoodie Sweatshirts adults are a blend of 80/20 cotton/polyester with fleece inside the sweatshirt to warm your body. No-shrink premium cotton. Available in sizes Small to 3XL. It has a pocket on the lower front, and drawstrings to adjust the hoodie. View all colors and styles.
– Pullover Sweatshirt
– 80/20 fleece cotton/poly 8.5 oz
– Frontal pocket
– Drawstrings to adjust the hoodie
– No Zipper
Hood comes from the Anglo-Saxon word “hod” that means hat in English. Hoodies appeared between the 5th and 15th centuries with the monks who worn it commonly with a tunic.
By the 1970s, it became popular due to different factors such as: First, the Hip Hop Culture and the musician’s fashion set up a style to follow. Second, the Rocky film, where the hoodie was part of the daily routine of Silvester Stalone. Third, universities and software companies started using them with their logos.
In the 1990s, hoodies were trendy among young men, surfers, or skateboarders. Therefore, recognized brands like Tommy Hilfiger, Giorgio Armani, and Ralph Lauren included these in their collections.
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We Say No To Plastic
Zero Plastic’s mission is to create a behavioural change among Sri Lankan citizens to reduce Plastic waste while building a demand for plastic substitutes produced by local entrepreneurs.
We focus on three main goals
- Build social behavior change (SBC) for 3R
- Get people to use sustainable plastic alternatives
- Expand and empower Zeroplastic Club network.
Zeroplastic Movement: A thriving environmental organization with 9000 dedicated volunteers. Together, we raise awareness and establish Zeroplastic clubs across universities, schools, and districts.
What We Do
- Strengthened the force towards 3R concept – currently more than 9000 active volunteers
- Executed Sri Lanka’s largest environmental walk with over 4000 participants.
- Established Zeroplastic clubs across all state and private universities, schools, and districts, forming the largest club network across the country to combat plastic pollution.
- Empowered more than 100 SME entrepreneurs who produce plastic alternatives
- Introduced more than 350 plastic alternative products to the market
- Many island wide coastal cleanups
- Conducted many inter university ideathons, hackathons and competitions towards the plastic crisis
- Executed door to door awareness sessions about the plastic crisis
Nurturing Genuine Sustainability: A Call to Action for Sri Lankan Banks
ZeroPlastic Movement Recognized by The Climate Tribe in UAE
World Cleanup Day Unites Sri Lanka in a Triumph of Environmental Responsibility
Celebrating a Transformative World Cleanup Day with ZeroPlastic Movement
Zero Plastic Movement and National Youth Services Council in a Nationwide Cleanup!
Why Volunteer For Us?
At this moment zeroplastic have volunteers from government and non government who work for achieve the objectives. You just might be we are looking for and this will be paving new pathways for you.
Click here to Register
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Candidates holding a Ph.D. in Microbiology, Immunology, molecular biology, or a related field are encouraged to apply. A successful Postdoctoral candidate in the Ma Lab is expected to:
Have virology or immunology related research background.
Have extensive experience in Molecular and Cellular Biology techniques.
Be highly motivated and collaborative.
Candidates with experience in virus, immunity, or rodent-based research are not required but will be highly advantageous. All necessary training will always be provided. Postdoctoral Associates in my lab will be supported to develop their own research projects investigating the innate immune response against a tumor virus.
Applicants are encouraged to email a statement of research interest, CV, and the contact information of three references to [email protected]
Our lab is currently accepting graduate students. Graduate students interested in our research are welcome to email me at [email protected] or stop by (Office ARB R4-293/Lab R4-273) to discuss your research interests and possible rotation projects.
Our lab provides research opportunities to highly motivated undergraduate students. To apply for a position in the Ma lab, please send a cover letter describing your research interests and career goals, along with a copy of your transcript to [email protected]
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🐣 MaGéAu Naturel is a skin care brand founded by Géraldine, with 20 years of experience in the field!
MaGéAu: Redefining Sustainable Beauty with Natural and Vegan Products
In a world where sustainability and conscious consumerism are becoming increasingly important, one company stands out for its commitment to both the environment and individual diversity. MaGéAu, a pioneering beauty brand, has revolutionized the industry with its 100% natural and vegan products, specifically designed to cater to all skin tones and individuals. With a remarkable backstory and a clear vision for the future, MaGéAu is transforming the way we perceive beauty while preserving our planet.
Founded by three sisters, Marie, Géraldine, and Aude, MaGéAu embodies their shared passion for sustainability and diversity. For over two decades, Géraldine, the driving force behind the company, has been advocating for a more inclusive beauty industry. Recognizing the need for products that address the unique needs of every individual, MaGéAu has created a line that embraces and celebrates diversity.
What sets MaGéAu apart from other beauty brands is its unwavering commitment to sustainability. The company's formulas are entirely natural, free from harmful chemicals, and crafted using vegan ingredients. By harnessing the power of nature, MaGéAu ensures that their products not only enhance your beauty but also nurture your skin in the gentlest way possible.
MaGéAu's dedication to sustainability extends beyond their product formulations. They actively promote eco-friendly packaging, using recyclable materials that minimize waste and carbon footprint. By making conscious choices at every step of the production process, MaGéAu reduces its impact on the environment and sets an example for others in the industry to follow.
One question that often arises is the origin of the name MaGéAu. It's an amusing tale that reflects the company's core values. As Géraldine recounts, their father would often find it difficult to identify which of the three sisters was running around, given their striking resemblance and shared voice. In his confusion, he would shout, "MaaaaaGééééééAuuuuu!" The name stuck, capturing the essence of their journey and the beauty brand was born.
However, there is no confusion when it comes to the quality and effectiveness of MaGéAu's sustainable beauty products. By incorporating natural and vegan ingredients, the brand ensures that customers experience the full benefits of nature's bounty. From enhancing skin health to providing a radiant glow, MaGéAu Naturel products deliver visible results without compromising on ethical values.
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ZL’s Unified Archive® Takes The Holistic Approach To Enterprise Content
SAN JOSE, CA – Apr. 5, 2012 ZL Technologies, Inc., a leader in unified archiving for large enterprises, announced today that it has been named to KMWorld Magazine’s, 100 Companies that Matter in Knowledge Management. This prestigious list, now in its 12th year, recognizes the top companies that have played an integral role in knowledge management. Over 1,000 companies vie for a coveted spot on the exclusive list each year. It is compiled by KM practitioners, theorists, analysts, vendors, customers, and colleagues. “ZL Technologies has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to help harvest an organization’s collective intelligence to best serve its entire constituency chain,” said Hugh McKellar, KMWorld Editor-in-Chief. ZL’s Unified Archive has helped large enterprises manage massive volumes of e-mail and digital files, also known as “unstructured Big Data,” by consolidating all information management under one system. This avoids the problems of managing multiple copies and reducing wasted storage inherent in isolated systems or “silos.” “We are proud to be recognized by KMWorld as one of the top organizations in knowledge management. This accolade affirms that our unified approach to managing unstructured data for Fortune 500 customers is quickly gaining traction as the only feasible long-term solution for solving problems in eDiscovery, compliance, records and storage, simultaneously,” said ZL CEO and President, Kon Leong. “Taking the industry to the next level, ZL is now helping large enterprises extract competitive advantage from unstructured ‘Big Data,’ which is comprised mostly of human-to-human communications. If all such data can be harnessed by technology, it would amount to what ZL calls ‘Corporate eMemory™,’ which can yield invaluable business insights and shared knowledge. We are excited to be at the cutting edge of this new field of enterprise-wide unstructured content intelligence.” For more information about ZL Technologies’ Unified Archive solution, visit dev.zlti.com.
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Ottoman sofas tactfully adopt different materials and structures. It is provided with a variety of armchairs and arm sofas to display the best feathers of every sofa. A great ottoman, or say footstool can provide a relaxing atmosphere for your entire sofa set. Zzue Creation outdoor sofas are made by waterproof fabrics, and provide various of choices and options for your customization. And the quick dry foam also designed for the outdoor environment usage. The categories of ottoman include footstool ottoman, stool ottoman, pouffe ottoman and round ottoman. There are different options of materials like fabrics, cushions and filling. For your preference, more aluminium frames and cushion colours are available for the sofas.
Zzue Creation is a sole agent of high-quality worldwide outdoor furniture in Hong Kong. Zzue Creation represents more than 50 overseas renowned brands of outdoor products. Zzue handpicks a range of stylish outdoor furniture around the world. Our outdoor furniture including daybed and loungers, sofa and dining table, swings and hammocks, awning and pergola, green tiles and rugs, outdoor accessories and facilities, etc. Whether you want your outdoor spaces to become enthusiastic, meditative, rechargeable or relief, our great variety of furniture can fulfil all your needs either for your own houses or corporate projects.
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Jobs in Accounting consist of both professional and supporting roles that involve a wide range of accounting activities for a business. Accounting functions in this category include accounts receivable/payable, billing, payroll, cost accounting, tax accounting, general ledger, auditing, fraud prevention, credit analysis, collections, and cash management accounting. Accounting jobs are essential to any business and are found in every industry and in both large and small organizations. Some job title examples are Cost Accountant, Accounts Payable Manager, Budget Analyst, Bookkeeper, Plant Accountant and Tax Supervisor.
Companies in this industry design, host, and administer digital platforms and channels for the electronic transaction of money, goods, services, and the exchange of data between consumers and businesses across the internet. Examples of e-commerce include online retail, business-to-business platforms, and sites that facilitate peer-to-peer transactions.
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M&A outlook for insurers in KSA has been saved
M&A outlook for insurers in KSA
We are pleased to announce the launch of the whitepaper on the M&A outlook for insurers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). The paper explores the timeline of evolution of regulatory landscapes, the industry’s response to these challenges, and recent M&A activity and consolidation.
The publication predicts several themes that will drive M&A in 2021 which include the desire of regulators to see more consolidation, an increase in minimum capital requirements in KSA, the need for scale and diversification, distress sales and digitisation.
It also discusses the organic strategies which are important for insurers to focus on in order to effectively react and respond to the pandemic and thrive as market leaders.
If you would like to discuss the publication in more detail, please reach out to Ahmed Shah.
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Services to Secondary School
We understand that Secondary 6 students are stepping into a new and important phase of considering different education and career options. To provide them with useful information, we offer different school talks and exhibitions at secondary schools to inspire students to think in different perspectives, to grow both academically and holistically and to understand more about the articulation pathways and prospects of sub-degree programmes.
Language: | Cantonese, Mandarin or English |
Targets: | HKDSE candidates, Teachers & Parents |
Form of Talk: | Conduct at school, campus visit, zoom or pre-recorded video |
All talks are conducted by representatives or lecturers of our College and are arranged on a first-come-first-served basis. Secondary schools are welcome to propose your preferred date(s) and timeslot(s) by completing the application form in the link below or sending email to [email protected].
Participating Secondary Schools
In the past few years, we have conducted approximately 400 school talks for more than 12,000 teachers and students in different secondary schools.
If your school is interested to visit our Kowloon East Campus, please contact us via email ([email protected]). We are more than happy to show you around our campus with comprehensive facilities for teaching and learning.
For enquiries, please contact our hotline at 3416 6338.
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Nanoemulsion Processes Design and Applications
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2024 | Viewed by 32862
Interests: surfactants; disperse systems; nanoemulsions; lipid nanocarriers; polymeric nanocarriers; encapsulation/solubilization processes; colloids; colloidal stability; photodynamic therapy; theranostics
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Surface-active amphiphilic compounds, unique in their structure, allowing the dissolution of one compound in two different solvents, form micellar aggregates—so-called associated colloids—equipped with a number of interesting features. Between the revealed systems, an important role may be played by nanoemulsions, as kinetically stable formulations with a strongly developed external surface at a relatively small volume and viscosity. These bluish/translucent isotropic dispersions, which comprise nano-domains/droplets (with general sizes 20-500 nm) coexisting in high kinetic equilibrium due to the presence of the surfactant layer at the oil/water interface, represent particularly interesting aggregates due to their high loading capacity and application potential.
This Special Issue focusses on the recent progress in the design, engineering, and physicochemical evaluation of novel nanoemulsion formulations. It will include research papers and review articles reflecting the most recent development in this dynamic research area, including nanoemulsions processes by low- or high-energy approaches, colloidal stability, drug solubilisation/encapsulation, and rheology, which can depend on many control parameters such as composition, concentration, size, charge, structural features of surfactants/emulsifying agents, and properties of the liquid/liquid interface.
Dr. Urszula Bazylinska
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Processes is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2400 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
- low-energy methods
- high-energy methods
- colloidal stability
- drug encapsulation/solubilisation
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After Dr. Ben Carson ripped Obama policies, including his class warfare rhetoric, at the National Prayer Breakfast,with Barack Obama sitting just seats away, Democratic politicians and liberal Obamabots starting heaping criticisms on him.
(Class warfare reference video shown here as well as a link to the whole video of Carson's speech)
Carson revealed his reasoning on Hannity and now goes on to appear on shows explaining why he has come out publicly on Obama's policies. (Video and quotes shown here)
On Monday, he appeared on Fox News’ “Your World” with Neil Cavuto" to respond to those Obamabots, pointing out "there are a group of people who would like to silence everybody" and continues on to say "Somebody has to be courageous enough to stand up to the bullies." (Via The Blaze)
When asked why he took it upon himself to go “beyond medical policy” and address issues like tax policy, Carson went back to the Declaration of Independence to make his point.“One of the things I also said during the speech, there will be some people who will say, but you’re a doctor and you’re a surgeon. You should be sticking to that,” Carson explained. “And I mentioned the fact that five physicians signed the Declaration of Independence and were involved in the framing of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights and several other things.”He continued: “There’s absolutely no reason at all that physicians, scientists, shouldn’t be involved in things that affect all of us. We’re people who’ve learned how to make decisions based on facts, empirical data, rather than on ideology. And one of the geniuses — one of the real things that made us a great nation — is that we brought people from all backgrounds into the legislative process.”
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This tutorial shows how to:
Create simple wxWidgets application
Extract string constants from source code with poEdit and create .PO file
Translate string constants with poEdit
Create message catalog (.MO file) with poEdit
Apply translation with wxLocale class
You can download this video here.
I was digging wxForum searching for a solution of some of my problems and realized that many people ask questions related to wxLocale and multilingual applications and it seems that setting up the development of multilingual applications is hard enough for junior programmers. So, today I want to tell you about how to start…. start the development of software which supports different languages.
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New program will provide 100 million meals to help meet heightened demand
LAKELAND, Fla., April 29, 2021 — Today, Publix announced that its new Feeding More Together program has raised nearly $10 million in much-needed support for food banks throughout the Southeast. The 12-day register campaign, launched last month, raised nearly $5 million in customer donations to support local food banks. Local food banks are able to use allocated funds from the register campaign to select from a variety of the nonperishable food items they need most to serve their communities. Publix is matching the dollar value of customer donations by purchasing produce from Southeastern farmers and donating it to Feeding America member food banks. The March Feeding More Together program will provide 100 million meals to Feeding America member food banks and other hunger relief organizations.
“Access to food is a critical need in our communities during the pandemic and beyond,” said Publix CEO Todd Jones. “As a food retailer, we believe that helping alleviate hunger by putting food on tables is where we can have our greatest impact. Through the generosity of our customers, we continue to be able to do good together by feeding more of our neighbors in need.”
According to a March 2021 report, Feeding America estimates 42 million people, including 13 million children, may experience food insecurity in 2021. And member food banks continue to serve about 55% more people now than they did before the pandemic.
“Over a year into the pandemic, the number of people turning to food banks for assistance remains high,” said Feeding America Chief Supply Chain Officer Blake Thompson. “We are grateful for the continued support of Publix and its customers for providing food we need to serve our communities.”
As a Visionary Partner of Feeding America, Publix has worked to alleviate hunger for many years. The company has donated more than $2 billion in food and has pledged an additional $2 billion in food donations by 2030. Its register campaigns in support of hunger alleviation — including Feeding More Together — have raised more than $105 million in food donations. And since 2015, Publix Super Markets Charities has donated more than $27 million to Feeding America member food banks and other nonprofit organizations focused on hunger alleviation.
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Brantley Gilbert Gets NASCAR Race Named After Him
Brantley Gilbert can now invite his friends to come to a NASCAR event with his name on it.
Big Machine Label Group — Gilbert’s label — has officially become the title sponsor of the NASCAR Brickyard 400 on July 23, and named it in his honor. The Brantley Gilbert Big Machine Brickyard 400 will feature a pre-race concert from the artist, and it also marks the final race for famed driver Dale Earnhardt, Jr., at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
"Racing has always been part of Big Machine’s DNA, and we’re thrilled to partner with the world’s most iconic racing brands," says Big Machine Label Group President/CEO Scott Borchetta in a press release.
These Country Singers Love Their Dogs!
Gilbert is currently on his The Devil Don’t Sleep Tour featuring Luke Combs, Brian Davis and Tucker Beathard, which recently got extended through the summer. The artist just released the second single from The Devil Don't Sleep, titled “The Ones That Like Me.” It’s an admission of his sometimes-controversial persona, stating essentially, “Take me or leave me. I’m fine with who I am.”
The artist and his wife, Amber, are excitedly expecting their first baby. They recently announced they are having a boy. Gilbert says his parents might even be more excited than they are, knowing how much they love babies in general.
"My mom, she’s — babies, period. My dad the same way," Gilbert tells Big Machine. "Literally if we have people over at the house and a baby walks in, you can kiss him goodbye for the rest of the night ’cause he’s gonna be talking to it and holding that baby all night."
The Cutest Baby Bumps in Country Music
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VMware import stuck at "Importing..."
XO is on version 5.122.0 -
XO or XOA? If XO from the sources, the commit number should be the same on
as we speak now. Otherwise, upgrade. Also, check your Node version -
XO from the source. I'm at c8bfd (22.09.2023).
But apparently there are newer commits.
I'll upgrade. -
Okay, and what about Node version? Even if I suspect the issue is more on the ESXi side… But I'm far from being an expert in there to check what's going on…
That looks fine to me
I'm also think (as I write this) that something might be wrong with the ESXi setup. So, I should check the ESXi logs.
It's interesting though that other VMs migrated just well.On the XO/XCP-NG side, are there any other log files I can look at besides the one for the import job?
You can check the
's direct output.But yeah, I think ESXi is a better lead. Maybe for many disks at once or bigger disks it explodes. I have to tell I discovered with very much surprise that ESXi wasn't really resilient when exporting disks
maybe I find a clue on the ESXi logs. And when not. I'll take my chances using clonezilla. -
@s-master I was exporting some VMS from esxi via XO a few months ago and exporting machines with one or two drives seems to work okay. Failing that, can your esxi system export to OVA?if not, that, your clonezilla approach will probably work. Sometimes you just have to bite the bullet and start over again from scratch. It sucks, it's horrible but it is better than a half-assed copy that flakes out at you at random times.
Hmmmmm I need to look back through some of my old posts and notes but I had a similar issue with a VM with large number of disks. The disks themselves being big wasn't the issue, it was just having a huge number of them that eventually cased a problem. Ended up migrating by moving a single VHD and rebuilding things (the specific system didn't really "need" all the VHDs so it was an easy fix for me, wouldn't be the case here haha).
If you are trying to reduce the number of hosts though, why would migrating the VCSA help? If you're powering off a host then wouldn't you not need the VCSA to be running anyway? Or do you have more than 1 ESXi instance? Might be easiest to just migrate it to another ESXi host if that's the goal, since you won't need the VCSA once you fully move to XCP-ng (assuming you are doing so).
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Gonzalez Byass is a family business, currently in the hands of the fifth generation. The bodega exclusively uses grapes from the 860 hectares of its own vineyards.
Its flagship is Tio Pepe, a dry Fino, named after Manuel Ma Gonzalez, the uncle of the founder, his 'tio Pepe'.
Gonzalez Byass was founded in 1835 by Manuel Maria Gonzalez. The Byass family was the sole distributor of Gonzalez wines in the UK and became a shareholder of the business in 1855 - hence the name Gonzalez Byass.
Xpertvinum is the sole distributor of Tio Pepe's exclusive 'en rama', which is only being introduced to the Belgian market in restricted quantities.
D.O. Jerez - Manzanilla: Sherry is a wine with a protected designation of origin that may only come from the southernmost part of Spanish Andalusia. This sherry region is officially named D.O. Jerez (Xérès) Sherry y Manzanilla. This region forms a large triangle on the map between Sevilla and Cádiz. It's a beautiful area with picturesque white villages, rolling vineyards, exquisite palaces and a lively street life.
Inland, at the heart of the region, is the city of Jerez de la Frontera. It is from here that the wine derives its name. Sherry is in fact an anglicisation of Sherris, the old Moorish name for Jerez. A lot of bodegas are to be found in the old Moorish city centre. You can nibble on delicious small eats in its many tapas bars, washed down with a little glass of sherry. You can also find a lot of bodegas in the fishing village of Sanlúcar de Barrameda. This village is famous for a special sort of sherry, Manzanilla. The third most important place for sherry is the harbour city of Puerto de Santa Maria. Sherries have been shipped from here for hundreds of years.
There are two reasons why the sherry region is particularly suited to the production of this special wine. Firstly, the climate is extremely favourable to growing grapes. It's very hot in the summer, cooled by a west wind off the sea. Secondly, the region has a particular soil, known as Albariza. It is dazzlingly white in colour and very chalky. This allows the grapes to develop their elegant taste and aroma. This chalky soil is very good at absorbing rainwater. So the vines can always find an adequate supply of water in the soil, even in the dry summer months. Most of the grapes are grown on Albariza. Two other soil types are also found here: Barro (clay) and Arena (sand). Only a very small share of the grapes are grown on these two types of soil.
The Palomino grape accounts for 95% of the vines, making it by far the most important grape for sherry. Although Muscat (called Moscatel in Spain) and Pedro Ximénez are also used. Both of these grape varieties are frequently left to dry in the sun after harvesting. Their water evaporates and their sugar content becomes more concentrated. These dried grapes are used to make sweet wines. They are also used to make dry sherries a little sweeter.
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The song “Do You Want to Build a Snowman” arrives at precisely this crucial moment, as it expresses Anna’s attempts to connect with Elsa, who is hiding in her room. While I cry during nearly every movie I see, this song had me shedding a tear within the film’s first five minutes — something that hasn’t happened to me since “Up.”
Another highlight of the film is the song “Let it Go,” sang by Idina Menzel (the Demi Lovato cover is also recommended). This comes at a moment where Elsa has realized that she can no longer hide from the world, and so she allows her powers to be free. Menzel is generally a goddess among mortals, and she proves it once again with this performance. But the actual stars of the scene are the animation and the song’s message. The animation, in which lies the film’s real magic, is stunning as Elsa grows a castle out of ice before shaking her hair out and fashioning a sexy dress. The message, too, is powerful. Elsa laments her past repression — “conceal it, don’t feel it” — but finally learns to let it go and accept who she is. At the risk of being too political, I venture to say that this championing of self-acceptance and ending repression falls in line with Disney’s historical support of the gay rights movement.
The depiction of sisterly love in “Frozen” made me think of my own sister. More specifically, of which sibling each of us would be. A 24-year-old living in Germany, Lauren has already seen the film. We would both like to think of ourselves as the fun-loving, untroubled and spunky younger sister with hip highlights, but that can only be me. Lauren finally relented and let me take ownership of the character after I pointed out that she’s “like, older,” and also bad at talking about her feelings — so maybe she’s repressed like Elsa. And maybe it is true that I am guilty of the alternative, “over-sharing,” as she put it.
While I’m a college student, that doesn’t necessarily mean that I am too smart or too old or too worldly to enjoy and learn from a film like “Frozen.” Beyond merely delighting me, the film was clever, promoted a message of acceptance and took me on an emotional journey. I probably got more out of the film now than I would have at age 7: I learned that when you “let it go,” you become much, much sexier.
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It’s unclear what this estrange lady was on when she decided to walk into a UK liquor store and destroy as much off alcohol as she could.
She remained silent as she dragged thousands of pounds worth of wine, beer and spirits from the budget supermarket’s shelves in Hertfordshire on Wednesday afternoon.
“She cud her right hand… covered in blood now” states one onlooker who was shocked at what he was singing before his eyes.
It’s unclear who is gonna pay for this loss, insurance maybe some might argue however the spirits are estimated to worth tens of thousands.
Check out the crazy act below.
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The young Jamaican Reggae Star who did a short tribute to Usain Boltwho then posted it on his Instagram and his millions of followers helped to give her the boost that launched her career.
Koffee who is still in her teens, already knows her purpose as she shines the light on the problems and look at solutions, as she sticks with positive vibes.
Her first single ‘Burning’ gave her a chance to perform with Chronix and Protoje.
She says she got her name Koffee at school when she was the only one who was drinking Coffee.
She grew up in the church and sticks with her values, and she is inspired by Bob Marley and other Jamaican superstars.
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YD News | Dolfin Tyre & Tube | Two-minute read
As the motor vehicle industry is rapidly growing in India, the demand for sturdy and good-quality tyre tubes is also increasing. Especially, during the summer season, the need and demand for tyre tubes increase. There are a lot of companies in the Indian market but one of the best in this tyre tubes industry is Dolfin Auto & ADV Tubes.
Since the year 1995, Dolfin has been offering the best and high-quality products that are built with the latest technology. Dolfin has established one of the biggest tyre & tube distributor networks in different parts of India.
A Wide Range of Products
No matter what vehicle your company deals in, Dolfin tyre tube can fulfil all of your tyre tubes requirement. Dolfin tyre tube have a wide range of products. At present, Dolfin is manufacturing all sizes of tyre tubes. For Mopeds to tractors, they have all the solutions.
Dolfin deals in tyre tubes of
Dolfin is one of the best Tyre Tube developers in India
Dolfin develops all the tyre tubes with a unique Heat Resistant Compound so that the tyre tubes can do well in summers as well. You cannot doubt the globally accepted quality of Dolfin. Also, it is worth mentioning that Dolfin accounts for one of the highest share of Auto and ADV tubes in India. Over the last 20 years, it has become a favourite brand of the retail consumers as well.
Not only in India, but Dolfin’s high-quality tyre tubes are exported to six other countries. These include Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Egypt.
Awards and Certifications of Dolfin Tyre & Tube
Because of the quality products they provide, they have received awards from various renowned companies. Dolfin is an ISI certified company. It has also been a part of the top 100 SMEs of India. Other than that, Dolfin is Occupational Health and Safety Management System (OHSAS) certified. CICU (Chamber of Industrial & Commercial Undertaking) has also awarded Dolfin Rubber Limited.
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