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Photo: Courtesy City & County of Honolulu
New Baby Sloth at the Honolulu Zoo
A baby sloth at the Honolulu Zoo.
There is a new baby to see next time you stop by the Honolulu Zoo. The two-toed sloth was born on Monday, Sept. 18 and joined its mother in the exhibit on Friday, Sept. 22. Zoo staff will not be able to determine if it is male or female for a while, so the newborn will be nameless until then.
Photo: Courtesy City & County of Honolulu
New Baby Sloth at the Honolulu Zoo Mom
The baby sloth will hold on to its mom for its first 9 to 12 months.
When you visit, look for the mom to spot the baby. It will stick with her for nine to twelve months before heading out on its own. The baby sloth is the third born to mom Harriet and father Quando in the last two years. Its two sisters, 'Opihi and ' Ākala, were born on April 24, 2015 and July 17, 2016, respectively. Two-toed sloths do not easily breed in zoos, so this third child is significant to Honolulu Zoo's pair.
Here are a few more facts about two-toed sloths from the Honolulu and San Diego zoos:
- Sloths are native to Central and South America. The lifespan in the wild is 15 to 20 years, but the mammals can live longer than 30 years in captivity.
- Sloths give birth to one baby at a time.
- Baby sloths cling to the mother's abdomen immediately after birth. They nurse for 15 to 27 days, but then eat leaves they can reach from their position.
- Baby sloths will let out loud bleats if separated from their mothers. The sound is low and lasts about 30 to 90 seconds. Three-toed baby sloths, however, make distress calls that sound like whistles.
- The two-toed sloth is nocturnal and sleeps about 16 to 18 hours a day. It starts getting more active about an hour after sunset and winds down two hours before dawn.
- Sloths do everything hanging upside down, including sleeping, giving birth and eating. Their diet consists of mostly twigs, buds and fruit, but they may also eat a rodent or insect once in a while. Sloths digest at about the same speed as a tortoise.
- Most two-toed sloths change trees every night. They can climb at speeds of about 6 to 8 feet a minute, and can move twice as fast if stressed. On the ground, however, speeds slow down to less than a foot a minute. That's because they must drag themselves with claws and forelimbs.
- Sloths belong to the same order as anteaters and armadillos. They have more in common with anteaters because both have a reduced number of teeth; Sloths have 18 teeth, anteaters have none.
- The Zootopia character Flash is apparently a three-toed sloth. (You can see three long, curved claws on his "hands" or front legs.) We're guessing the filmmakers chose that family because three-toed sloths are also active during the day, so it was better for the storyline.
You can learn more about the Two-Toed Sloth with the San Diego Zoo's Sloth Fact Sheet.


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With so many bad things happening in our society today, it is important to obtain safety measure needed to protect our lives, our business, or simply the things we own. That is why a lot of people are finding asset protection as vital in one's economic growth and stability.
- Asset protection shields your assets
- Protect your possessions against credit claims
- Easily dismiss complaints
- Crucial in company security
1. A Good Investment
For example, when an individual opt to buy some insurance for his or her car or house that is already one good illustration of asset protection. In this case, finding some means to protect your property because you value most the things that you own and the money, time, effort, and hardships that you have employed just to acquire the items is decent and practical. Hence, people who insist that getting asset protection is an immoral thing does not know anything about asset protection in one way or another. Nevertheless, for people who deem it more necessary than just buying some properties without insurance, there are some tips that you may find useful when getting asset protection.
2. Consider the different types of asset protection
Basically, there are three categories of asset protection: wealth-segregation asset protection, insurance-type, and the liability-limitation asset protection. Each category has its own function and description.
3. When using wealth-segregation asset protection
Today, there are many ways and laws made to segregate one's wealth through asset protection method. In this method, you get to protect your assets that your creditors are aiming to get or your complainants who wish to obtain your assets. Good examples of asset protection are those that are stated in bankruptcy law. By filing bankruptcy, you get to protect your assets from imminent claims of your creditors. With bankruptcy proceedings, the court will usually issue a written order curbing your creditors from any claims against you or from continuous harassments. It is, however, still important to carefully consider such options before jumping into conclusions. Asset protection methods such as bankruptcy cases may have adverse effects on your credit history and may do more harm than good. So, when trying to utilize wealth-segregation type of asset protection, it is best to choose those that can safely shield your properties from any imminent danger without having to employ additional risk.
4. Insurance protection
This is one of the most common and well-known type of asset protection. Here, you pay certain amount of money in exchange of insurance policy that you will use in case something gets out of hand like accidents. The insurance company will be the one who will cover the cost of expenses incurred therein. In this way, you get to protect your asset against any claims of your complainants in lieu of the incident that had happened. When choosing insurance-type of asset protection, it is best to always shop around before deciding to get one. Keep in mind that not all asset protections are made equal and may vary from one company to another. That is why, it really pays to shop around and compare prices first so that you will get to choose the best asset protection for your property.
5. If you want the liability-limitation asset protection...
This type of asset protection entails the coverage for the assets incurred or invested by the company. This means that when things get out of hand, the company is bound to lose only the things that were invested by the company. It will not include the owner's personal properties and other assets outside the company's jurisdiction. Whereas, if a company does not have any asset protection, chances are, the owner will lose not only the things he or she had invested but all the other things outside the company as well, including cars and everything. Whatever protection it can give you, it is best to consider the rates and charges that it will cost you. There are instances that this type of asset protection usually charges big especially when the people behind the company who provides these asset protections know that they are dealing with a big business.
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ABBA Collectibles And Memorabilia
ABBA Collectibles And Memorabilia are items relating to the celebrated Swedish pop group ABBA.
Brief history/biography
ABBA formed in Stockholm, Sweden in 1970 and consisted of Anni-Frid "Frida" Lyngstad on vocals, Björn Ulvaeus on guitar, Benny Andersson on piano/keyboards and Agnetha Fältskog on vocals. ABBA is the fourth best-selling group in music history and to this day still sell between two to three million albums each year.
Benny Andersson was a member of the popular Swedish rock/pop band the Hep Stars, while Björn Ulvaeus performed in the group the Hootenanny Singers; (both Andersson and Ulvaeus wrote and produced the music for all of ABBA's eight studio albums). Agnetha Fältskog was also a successful pop star before joining the band and married Ulvaeus in 1971, while vocalist "Frida" Lyngstad married Andersson in 1978 after joining the group in 1972. (Ulvaeus and Fältskog divorced in 1979 and Andersson and Lyngstad divorced in 1981).
In 1974, the group entered a Eurovision competition with "Waterloo" which instantly became a hit in the U.K. Since then, the group has released numerous hit singles such as "Mamma Mia," "Dancing Queen," "Knowing Me, Knowing You," and "Take a Chance on Me," to name a few.
The band broke-up in 1982 but ABBA's place in the music industry is still thriving today. In 1999, ABBA's music was adapted into the Mamma Mia! musical, and a film adaptation of the musical was released in 2008 with Meryl Streep and Pierce Brosnan cast in the leading roles.
ABBA was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010.
Types of memorabilia
Christie's in London sold a Fender Squier Stratocaster guitar which was signed by Agnetha Fältskog for £823 in October of 2001.
The Fame Bureau in Dartford sold a white jumpsuit that was worn by Agnetha Fältskog in the mid-1970s for £600 in November of 2006, and another jumpsuit worn by Fältskog during the 1970s for $2,500 in June of 2007.
Sotheby's in London sold a sales award for the ABBA album Arrival (circa 1980) for £1,058 in June of 2002.
Julien's in Beverly Hills sold digital artwork created by Soundwaves Studio which was a digital representation of the song "Mamma Mia" for $3,008 and another digital representation of the same song for $4,096 in June of 2011.
Christie's in London sold an illustrated souvenir concert program for ABBA's tour in 1977 for £646 in April of 2001.
Christie's in London sold four Matchbox vinyl portrait dolls based off of ABBA's band members for £1,013 in May of 1995.
Bonhams in Knightsbridge sold ABBA's first album which was signed by all four members of the band for £480 in 2001.
Guide for collectors
Memorabilia that was signed by all of ABBA's members is considered to be more valuable than memorabilia that was signed by one, two or three members. However, if an ABBA memorabilia item contains one or more signatures, it is considered more valuable than if it doesn't contain any signatures at all.
Restoration of an authentic ABBA instrument is recommended, but only if there is noticeable damage.
The bookmarklet lets you save things you find to your collections.
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Through the Alliance, OSHA and CareerSafe will work together to provide youth, ages 16 to 24, educators, and administrators with information and access to resources on the most common hazards encountered by new workers to reduce and prevent workplace injuries, illnesses, and fatalities, and improve youth workers' understanding of the rights of workers and the responsibilities of employers under the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act). The Alliance aims to raise awareness of the foundational occupational safety and health (OSH) competencies and training needs of youth workers among educators and employers, to help forge innovative solutions for enhancing OSH training in career education, and to engage these workers in conversations about the safety and health issues most impacting them. Alliance participants will collaborate to develop resources, tools, and outreach messaging for OSHA staff, CareerSafe and its network, Career and Technical Student Organizations, Career and Technical Education Administrators and Instructors, youth workers, and employers on foundational OSH competencies that can be integrated into their efforts to provide skills training to youth workers who are in or will enter the workforce.
The goals of the Alliance include to:
Raising Awareness: Outreach and Communication
- Share information on OSHA's National Initiatives (Emphasis Programs, Regulatory Agenda, Outreach), and opportunities to participate in initiatives and the rulemaking process.
- Share information on occupational safety and health laws and standards, including the rights and responsibilities of workers and employers, and protections from retaliation for workers exercising their rights.
- Develop information on the recognition and prevention of workplace hazards, particularly those faced by young workers, and communicate such information (e.g., print and electronic media, electronic assistance tools, and the OSHA and CareerSafe websites) to youth workers and their employers in a manner that effectively reaches youth workers, including those in underserved school districts.
- Speak, exhibit, or appear at OSHA's conferences, local meetings, and youth-focused events, including career and technical education events.
- Convene or participate in forums, roundtable discussions, or stakeholder meetings focused on youth and entry-level workers to raise awareness of the foundational occupational safety and health (OSH) competencies and training needs of these workers among educators and employers, to help forge innovative solutions for enhancing OSH training in career education, and to engage these workers in conversations about the safety and health issues most impacting them.
- Share information with OSHA personnel, industry safety and health professionals, and career educators and administrators through webinars, workshops, seminars, and lectures (or any other applicable forum) on effective OSH messaging for youth and entry-level workers.
- Collaborate with other Alliance participants on youth and entry-level worker safety and health.
- Build relationships with OSHA's National, Regional, and Area Offices to address health and safety issues, particularly those most impacting youth workers.
- Review and contribute to OSHA publications and resources intended for youth workers, and employers in industries that rely heavily on these workers.


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Hi everyone! I'm pretty new to the forum, so forgive me, I'll try to be brief. My department has been training a new PICC RN (not a new grad), for the past four months. We are a small community hospital averaging 15-20 PICCs per month, so we don't do a lot of business, however, his success rate still is quite low (40-50% with ultrasound). He has had two patients comment on the "amount of pain" caused by the attempt, and his critical judgement has been a little questionable (pulling a PICC without checking with anyone, etc). Because our volume is so low, I want to continue to give him the benefit of the doubt and continue to work with him, but the low success rate continues to concern me. Any trainers out there willing to give some advice? Thanks.
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text: The Coen brothers' follow-up to No Country for Old Men is headed to the City of Water this summer, according to the Associated Press. Their film, the spy comedy Burn After Reading starring George Clooney, John Malkovich and Brad Pitt, will open this year's Venice Film Festival on Aug. 27. Not ready to book your plane tickets yet? How about some more details about the script. Mr. Pitt is sporting a wacky flat-top hairdo for his role as a goofball personal trainer who finds a manuscript written by Mr. Malkovich's character, an alcoholic former CIA agent. The gym buffster plans to profit from the memoir and Mr. Clooney plays a supporting role as a Treasury agent who gets caught up in the whole affair.


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Osborn launches major grassroots field campaign
November 18th, 2011
"Camp VicTorie" Trains and Empowers More than 100 Volunteer Leaders
SANTA MONICA, CA – Signaling that a grassroots movement of community leaders will take on Sacramento, Torie Osborn escalated her campaign for state Assembly this week with an unprecedented training program for more than 100 volunteers.
"Camp VicTorie" trained a diverse cadre of leaders from throughout the 50th district in campaign skills, organizing tactics, and personal empowerment. Attendees spoke of fixing California and committed to become community-level organizers for Osborn's campaign for the new, open west-side Assembly seat, AD 50.
"This campaign is about a smart, engaged constituency that is ready to lead and is demanding better for California," Osborn said. "This is a movement of people who have had enough with the status quo and are insisting that Sacramento invest in jobs, education, the environment and health care."
Scores of people of various backgrounds, ages, and political experience attended the day-long training camp. They will become the backbone of an impressive field operation that will identify, organize and mobilize voters in the 2012 election. Special guests included Assemblywoman Julia Brownley and Los Angeles City Council President Eric Garcetti.
The program was modeled on successful trainings offered by Obama for America, the late Sen. Paul Wellstone, the Courage Campaign, and the United Farm Workers.
Attendees said they were energized and inspired by the training:
"Torie is running a different type of campaign," said David Card, a small business owner and civic leader from Pacific Palisades. "Her campaign is powered by people, led by citizen leaders, and funded by citizen activists, not the special interests of Sacramento. Camp VicTorie provided us the tools we need to organize our communities and build a support base throughout the district."
"As a young person, I was losing hope in what previous generations called the 'California Dream', but with Torie's leadership I think we can actually renew that dream," said Jeremy Arnold, a high school junior from Santa Monica. "Torie knows what we need to do to fix our education system and help keep middle class jobs in California. She cares about my generation, and her deep ties to us and to this district have renewed my hope!"
"Many people talk about the need for bold change in California, but, when push comes to shove, they're scared to back up their talk with meaningful action," said Sue Sexton, a resident of West Hollywood and a member of the city's LGBT Advisory Board. "If we want bold changes in our state, then we need to send bold leaders with a message to Sacramento. The way to do that is to elect Torie Osborn to the State Assembly, and Camp VicTorie is a critical step in making that happen."
Campaign experts note it is unprecedented for 100 volunteers to attend a daylong training program for a state legislative race – especially 12 months before the election. The turnout demonstrates an enthusiasm and level of grassroots support that has made Osborn the leading candidate in the field for the open seat. Each of the attendees pledged to organize in their own communities and recruit more volunteer leaders.
"I am overwhelmed by the turnout and by the commitment," Osborn said. "And I am inspired by the wisdom and the passion. This is how to build a winning field program – tapping into people's hunger for real change, and building a campaign that mobilizes their talents."
The camp was taught by a crew of seasoned organizers who have worked for Barack Obama, Barbara Boxer, Kamala Harris, Bill Rosendahl, and various labor and progressive social movements. Osborn said her campaign will hold an additional Camp VicTorie training in the spring.
Photos of "Camp VicTorie" are below (click each for a larger version):
View the full hi-resolution photo gallery and download many more pictures by clicking here.
Osborn is acclaimed for her pioneering leadership as an executive at several nonprofit organizations, including the Liberty Hill Foundation and the Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Center – both of which are located in the new 50th Assembly District – as well as United Way of Greater LA. Osborn also served as a senior policy advisor on homelessness, poverty and economic development to Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. She is currently a senior strategist for California Calls, a network of 25 organizations throughout the state committed to commonsense governance reform.


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The BBC Sport app has BROKEN FREE from its iOS shackles, with the BBC launching its new sporting app on Google Play. The app's free, designed to work on Android devices with displays of seven inches or less, and offers all manner of live commentaries, streaming video through the BBC's Media Player app and loads of individual pages for teams and matches.
Some of the content is still farmed in through the BBC's mobile web site, though, plus the sharing options are pretty crappy — the Facebook and Twitter links take you to their mobile web sites rather than popping up Android's usual built-in sharing tools. Which is a rubbish idea.
But it's still just about better than using the mobile web site to learn about the ways in which "our boys" are losing at various kinds of sport this week. Check out the new BBC Sport Android app here.


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On New Years Eve I set off to John Lewis in York at around 3pm in the afternoon. I had scheduled myself into the Elemis counter in store for a 30 min facial and skin consultation. I had spotted the facial on offer for a reserve of £10 and also included in the deal was your makeup doing by the Hourglass ladies. As part of the deal as well the £10 reserve fee you paid could be redeemed off any purchase from either the Elemis or Hourglass counters.
The lovely Rachel at the Elemis Counter had a chat to me about my skin problems and then talked me through the different products she was using. She used a lovely Apricot toner on my skin which is great for sensitive skin as well as an exfoliator that doesn't use bits in it however left my skin beautiful and fresh feeling. My favourite products in the range are definitely the Herbal Lavender Repair mask and the Fruit Active Rejuvenating mask. Both of these calmed the redness on my skin and stopped my spots looking so angry and red overall.
After finishing at the Elemis counter I trotted off to see the Hourglass sales lady. For the life of me I cannot remember her name which I am very sad about but she was so lovely. She spent ages chatting to me about my makeup style and talking me through the different products and showing me how to apply them. She also gave me a history of the brand and I learnt that it started in America and there are less than 20 counters across the whole of the UK that sell the makeup. Overall I loved the makeup as it felt silky on the skin and almost as thought you weren't really wearing any. It lasted the whole of New Years Eve and I didn't need to touch it up once.
My favourite product was the foundation as it matched my skin tone perfectly and felt super soft once on. You can go to see the counter team any time and book in for specific makeup options like skin, eyes, lips etc as well as full makeup. I would definitely go back as the products are gorgeous and I only wish I had more money to buy the lot!
After I finished I decided to use my £10 to redeem against a skin care set that was on Special Buy at the Counter.I chose the resurfacing option rather than the sensitive as the cleanser should help clear my skin up and then I will treat myself to the sensitive option to help maintain the routine.
I would definitely recommend both fo these brands and especially the 2 counters in John Lewis as the staff were lovely and friendly and explained everything so well.
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Professor Ian Newton OBE FRS FRSE
Ian Newton has been interested in birds since childhood. He studied zoology, and worked for a D. Phil under David Lack at Oxford University. His doctoral and post-doctoral studies were on finches, following which he worked for the Natural Environment Research Council in Britain, initially on waterfowl, and then on birds-of-prey, particularly on the problems caused by organo-chlorine pesticides. He was head of a Toxic Chemicals Research Group at Monks Wood Research Station. Throughout his career, his main interests have been in the population ecology and migrations of birds, but he has also maintained a strong interest in conservation. He has published more than 300 papers in scientific journals and authored eight books, including Population Ecology of Raptors (1979), Population Limitation in Birds (1998), The Migration Ecology of Birds (2008), Bird Migration (2010) and Bird Populations (2013). Among other activities, he has also served as president of the British Ecological Society and the British Ornithologists' Union, and as Chairman of the RSPB, the British Trust for Ornithology and The Peregrine Fund in the United States.


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Eric Decker couldn't help but peek into the Gibson Nagurski Football Complex to check on his gridiron teammates as they started spring practice last week.
"I went by and talked a little trash about not having to put on pads and hit for 2 1/2 hours, three days a week," said Decker, an All-Big Ten Conference wide receiver who is in his second season as an outfielder on the University of Minnesota baseball team.
That should tell you a bit about what sport Decker is leaning toward for his future. Even so, he could change his mind before the major league baseball draft on June 9-10.
"There's a greater chance of me coming back (to play football) for sure than me leaving," said Decker, who is batting .326. "When that day comes, I'm going to have to make a decision. I don't want to make a decision, but I have to. That will be something I will make with my family and people close to me. I'm getting some good advice, and I have good people around me, so I'll be fine when the time comes."
During the football season, the 6-foot-3, 215-pound Cold Spring, Minn., native engulfs himself in all aspects of being one of the nation's top wide receivers — not much worried about a baseball swing that needs some fine-tuning.
And despite helping the Gophers baseball team to a 14-7 record and No. 25 national ranking entering Wednesday, and the fact that there's a possibility of him being drafted higher than last year, when the Milwaukee Brewers selected him in the 38th round, Decker often thinks about playing his senior season in TCF Bank Stadium and helping football coach Tim Brewster's program take the next step.
"With a new offensive coordinator (Jedd Fisch), I think it's my duty to try to learn the offense faster and try to get by spring practice and talk to some guys to see how things are going," Decker said. "As a senior leader, I want to make sure they're comfortable and confident with what they're doing. … But in the first week of June, we'll see how baseball goes and just go from there."
Gophers baseball coach John Anderson said Decker's stock has only risen since last year. Decker led the team in strikeouts (25) entering Tuesday, but he has three tools that make him an intriguing prospect: speed, athleticism and being left-handed.
"Last year, nobody knew who he was," said Anderson, whose team plays a three-game series against No. 18-ranked Ohio State on Friday through Sunday at Metrodome. "I think he's got a reputation now."
"It's just whether or not somebody thinks they can make him a hitter that can play at the major league level," he said. "Eric's never really formally trained for the sport. He played high school baseball. He doesn't play during the summer like all the kids do, so his development is in the infant stages. Professional baseball is based on potential. It's not what you can do for me right now. It's about what your tools project you to be someday. That's how he's going to be graded out. He'll have to decide if he wants to spend some years in the minor leagues or possibly get paid some decent money to play football now."
Decker's roommate, Gophers quarterback Adam Weber, joked after Tuesday's practice, "The way he's playing baseball, you don't even know if he's coming back." But Weber knows better than anyone how dedicated Decker is to football and how excited he is about the coming season.
"He's got a playbook," Weber said. "You kind of have to tell him, 'Focus on baseball, and when you've got time, worry about football.' We talk about schemes and plays a little bit. But I'm not worried about him picking up the new offense. I want him to have a fun baseball season, to go out there and do what he does. And hopefully, I'll see him in the summertime catching footballs."
If he does return, Decker isn't too concerned about missing spring practice for the second straight year. It didn't hold him back last season — he broke his school record with 84 receptions to go with 1,074 yards and seven touchdowns.
What's making him anxious, though, is the arrival of Fisch and new wide receivers coach Richard Hightower, who both came from the NFL. Fisch was the Denver Broncos' receivers coach. Hightower was a special-teams assistant with the Houston Texans.
"I already got some route running techniques and some pro receiver film on how they did it at Baltimore and Denver," Decker said. "It definitely helps me if I want to reach that next level."


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Company announces new versions of electric car representations S and X P100D with expansive artillery range though Elon Musk acknowledges: It is a very expensive car
Tesla has announced brand-new versions of its electric Model S and Model X vehicles with faster acceleration and a longer battery range.
The firm claims that its Model S P100D is the third-fastest-accelerating product vehicle in "the worlds" after the LaFerrari and Porsche 918 Spyder, going from 0-60 mph in 2.5 seconds in a driving mode announced Ludicrous.
That rate of acceleration is slightly slower than the LaFerrari and Porsche 918 Spyder, but those are both limited passage, million-dollar two-seater vehicles, Tesla points out in a blogpost . The brand-new Model S has four openings, can sit five both adults and two children and has extraordinary shipment capacity.
Teslas Ludicrous mode is realized possible thanks to an advanced fuse structure that allows the battery to flaming out more dominance, which represents more rate.
The Model S P100D comes with a 100 kilowatt hour battery, the most significant Tesla has offered, which allows the vehicle to wander 315 miles on a single indict though not "if its in" Ludicrous mode.
The Model X P100D crossover, which too comes with Ludicrous mode, extends from 0-60 miles per hour in 2.9 seconds and will have a range of 289 miles on a single indictment.
Improving the artillery ability by a bit over 10% was a major challenge, Musk told reporters. Its more like a 50% increase in difficulty, he told reporters.
The Model S will start at $134,500 and the Model X will start at $135,500.
It is a very expensive car, read Musk. The cash flow and research and development, nonetheless, will go towards preparing the the companys Model 3 cheap. The Model 3, which has been 10 years in the making and must be able to take the electric car to the masses, is due to propel in 2017 and will start at $35,000.
The announcement will help Tesla shift attention away from the current Model Ss autopilot mode, which is under investigation following a fatal crash in June this year.


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Thanks to everyone who played along with our first Stella Says Sketch challenge of 2015!
Congrats to the following participants who are the first Stella Says Sketch Winners of 2015!
Winner 10 Images - Andrea's Paper Antics
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Be on the look out for an email titled CONGRATS FROM BUGABOO STAMPS.
If you don't receive an email with details on your win by EOD Wednesday, January 21, check your spam folder as the email may have ended up there.
Congrats again, be sure to join us on Sunday, January 25 for our next Stella Says Sketch challenge!
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Club Factory provides the tools and framework for every aspect of the club to operate in a professional manner that in turn strengthens the connection and engagement with the community, fostering participation and ultimately driving sustainable growth and success.
Built to help Club Vice Presidents succeed.
If you're a newly appointed Vice President looking for insight on what exactly you're responsible for, click here
As Club Vice President, you're e no doubt carrying the future of your Club, while being weighed down with the duties of what feels like a full-time job. With fewer volunteers putting their hands up to help, you are faced with endless administrative tasks and have expectations on you to ensure the viability and success of your club both today and in the future.
1. An Online Assessment
The online assessment enables us to gather a quick analysis of your Club operations, DNA and current state of play and identify any challenges your club may be facing.
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This acts as a key document for your Club to ensure a consistent and on-brand message is communicated to your audience.
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Set-up and provide direction on how to optimise marketing and communication tools. Create a marketing strategy for implementation. Develop a plan to onboard partners, assist in building direction and advertising for Club membership and collateral.
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A person sitting quietly and contentedly, with their hands folded in their lap.
Here, Sylvester is in reflective mood, and expresses the contentment that can come from sitting quietly in peace, without interruption. As an elder of his community, Sylvester is often called upon to give advice to younger people and to settle disputes with the wisdom of experience. Clearly, he values the time when he's left in peace to enjoy just being still and quiet.
Implicit in the title, as well, is the artist's gratitude for continuing good health in his later years. Sylvester has had some health issues over the last decade, and he is not a young man any more, so when the physical body is not complaining, it is time to feel blessed.
Grey limestone is not a commonly used medium in Shona sculpture. This is slightly surprising as it is found not far from Harare. Perhaps its hardness puts off less experienced sculptors, but Sylvester is not afraid!
This lovely small sculpture from one of the great names in Zimbabwean sculpture is a super entry-level collectors' piece.


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We settle in a traditional house tucked in the cramped alleyways of Kyoto where we await our precious guest—one of the few remaining geisha. With the help of a translator, you'll get to know who she really is and chronicle her life before and after she dons her mask. Experience a photo shoot workshop with a hint of documentary photography.
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This workshop is a full-on photo shoot with an authentic geisha for a model. We will provide lighting gear such as LED lights and reflectors and instruct you on its usage while also making the most of available natural light. You will your learn how to set your camera and compose the photographs, but importantly you will be coached on how to work with your subject to tell a story through your photographs.
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We've scouted Kyoto and selected the best stage for our model: an authentic tea house known as Tan'an. This pavilion withstood the test of time and still stands amidst the modern buildings of the city center. It was donated to the Kyoto National Museum by a rich benefactor in 1958. The quaint building is packed with original fixtures such as tea making utensils, 'washi' paper windows and gold folding screens—a playground for photographers!
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- 10:00 Pickup at your hotel
- 10:15 – 11:15 Prepare the shooting location and get prepared for the shoot
- 11:15 – 11:30 Meet the geisha and get to know her with casual chat
- 11:30 – 12:30 First shoot without make-up
- 12:45 – 15:00 Lunch break
- 15:00 – 15:50 Second shoot with make-up
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Energy bosses at Centrica, owners of British Gas, have come under fire for sharing out a £16.4m pay pot in 2012, after consumers' energy bills jumped during a bitterly cold winter.
Centrica chief executive Sam Laidlaw earned a basic salary of £950,000 in 2012, but bonuses pushed his take-home pay to almost £5m.
Phil Bentley, managing director of British Gas, who is stepping down later this year, pocketed £3.1 million in total pay and bonuses in 2012, while fellow executives Mark Hanafin, Nick Luff and Chris Weston, shared £8.5m between them, the company reported, after a cold snap when British Gas consumer gas prices jumped 6%.
The storm over Centrica's pay – a 6% rise on last year between the five executives – comes as local authority pension funds seek to curb lavish rewards among bosses at the UK's largest 350 companies.
The Centrica pay bonanza was condemned by Caroline Flint, the shadow energy secretary. "British Gas customers will be astonished at these bumper payouts. When hard-pressed families have seen their bills go up by £100 this winter there are serious questions to answer about how they can justify paying millions to their executives," she said.
Deborah Hargreaves, director of the High Pay Centre, said: "When people are struggling to pay their fuel bills they might wonder why Sam Laidlaw is taking home £5m. Many people wonder why their bills go up so quickly when wholesale prices rise, but do not fall when the market prices go in the other direction."
Frances O'Grady, TUC general secretary said: "At a time when the poorest households are struggling to make ends meet and are spending over a quarter of their incomes on fuel bills, these huge payouts are insensitive beyond belief. We keep being told that bills have to rise to pay for investment in our future energy supply. However, these figures suggest that the price rises are in fact being used to fund exorbitant pay hikes."
Dave Prentis, general secretary of Unison, said: "Customers have every right to be totally outraged at the greed of these directors and their obscene bonuses."
But a Centrica spokesman defended the rewards as "squarely on performance".
"In 2012, we delivered another year of consistent earnings growth and invested £2.7bn to secure energy supplies for our customers, as we continued to improve service levels both in the UK and North America," he said.
The payouts could anger investors one year after the so-called 'shareholder spring' triggered a wave of boardroom resignations amid fury over high pay.
Hargreaves said: "It is about time shareholders started holding companies to account over pay and the closed shop that runs our top businesses."


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We believe in the importance of fellowship and study. Many programs are offered to help in the pursuit of the understanding of God's Word. It is always an amazing experience to see the Lord work through all of us as we share what He has shown us through the study of His Word.
We listen to the teachings of our leaders during Shabbat Services; share our insights during weekly bible studies and also during parsha studies at "Torah Talk" following Shabbat Services. We gather together as men, women and children to learn and to share from each other's life experiences. Sometimes, we gather together just be together! We celebrate the Lord's Festivals, enjoy each other's company at picnics, Tashlich, onegs, and pretty much after each service, just hanging around in our fellowship hall.


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Janet Naidu was born in Covent Garden, Guyana, a rural village close to the sugar plantations of Farm and Diamond. Janet comes from humble beginnings—her father worked as a cane cutter and her mother sold greens in the village and in the market place. She, along with her seven siblings assisted their parents in earning extra income.
Janet has made Canada her home since 1975. In 1973, two of her poems appeared in a small booklet called Heritage. After writing sporadically over the years, her first collection of poems, Winged Heart (1999) was short-listed for the Guyana Prize for Literature, poetry category. Her other two collections include Rainwater (2005) and Sacred Silence (2009). Her poems capture themes of uprooted movements, nostalgic memories, resettlement, feminism, resilience and survival. Her writings also include essays of cultural and historical themes.
Her poetry and writings have appeared in news media, online publications, anthologies, referenced in books on Indo Caribbean themes and in the Women's Journal of the University of the West Indies.
Janet obtained a BA from the University of Toronto and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of London, UK.
Janet, thanks for taking the time to do this interview for my readers. I'd like to focus on your collection Rainwater, in addition to your writing, in general.
Q. At what age did you start to write? What do you remember writing about? Does that writing still exist today?
A. As a teenager I sold greens in the village with my mother and had a notepad to write down credit given to the villagers. I used to also make little sketches and writings at the back pages when I waited for people to purchase items in our baskets. But most significantly, I started writing to pen pals around the world after posting my name and address in a pen pal magazine. I had pen pals from New Zealand, England, Germany, Japan, Pakistan, USA and many other countries. It was during this time, I entered into writing to pen pals around the world, telling them about my family life at home, and life in Guyana. I used to get creative, talking about simple things in the village, like when the sugar cane would burn and the cane dust would come through our windows. I made it sound exciting. Living in Canada, I am often taken back to that time when I was care free and thoughts of the natural world flowed so greater then. This reflection continues to influence my writing.
Q. As a young girl, growing up in what was then British Guiana, which book(s) influenced you most? What do you think accounts for this influence?
A. As a young girl, I don't recall having books other than what we had at school. Shakespeare was the main poet and we learned so much about him that I participated in one of his plays, Romeo and Juliet. When I attended Secretarial school, as I concentrated on learning to type and write in Pitman's shorthand, it was mainly to get a job, like my older sister who was a Secretary. However, while I was at the Secretarial school, I came across a book lender down the street from the school and I started to borrow books there. Many were romance or action novels.
So, when I started to work as a Secretary for an American company in Georgetown, I met the family of the late dramatist and poet, Rajkumari Singh. It was through her encouragement, and hanging out with her Messenger Group she'd formed, that I started to read literary books, like the works of Guyanese writers and poets—A.J. Seymour, Edgar Mittelholzer, Wilson Harris, and Martin Carter. I attended plays staged by Rajkumari at the Theatre Guild and found myself in a literary circle that inspired me. I started to read the works of English poets and writers. I was most influenced by the works of the Bronte sisters, Emily in Wuthering Heights and Charlotte in Jane Eyre. I read the poetry of Robert Browning, Byron and Shelley, noting their expressions and rhythmic style. I also found myself thinking of the cane fields, trenches and the workers, especially the sugar cane workers and what village life was like.
I also grew to appreciate the efforts by Rajkumari to create a space in her home and nurture some young emerging dramatists, artists, writers and poets—Rooplall Monar, Mahadai Das, Henry Mootoo, Gushka, Elfrieda Bissember, and others whose writing touched me. It was with Rajkumari's encouragement I wrote a couple of poems of the Heritage booklet that she published. She had a great passion for literary creations and was an accomplished writer, dramatist, poet and a public literary and social figure of Guyana.
Q. I imagine you have an extensive catalogue of poems in your portfolio. How did you go about selecting the ones for Rainwater? Was it a difficult process?
A. When I came to Canada in 1975, I continued to write poems sporadically while I was trying to settle in a new environment. So, I had some poems from back then, a few of which were edited and published in Rainwater. But many of the poems in Rainwater were written during the 80s and 90s. I had also returned to Guyana a few times and had some fresh insights, seeing people, places and contemplating my ancestral heritage. I started to ask more questions about their journey from India to then British Guiana in 1915, and their ability to survive amidst much adversity. I was thinking about my move to Canada and survival under different conditions. So, when I was putting the poems together for Rainwater, I was thinking about these different landscapes and movement of people in different spaces, time and adaptation. The process was somewhat difficult at first as the poems traced this movement and resettlement to different continents. Once I grouped them into four sections, I started to imagine this movement in terms of time and people. I started with an ancestral reflection and closed with a poem on feminism, bringing my thoughts to Canada and what 'freedom' and 'independent' thinking could look like.
Q. Which is YOUR favourite among all the poems in Rainwater? Why is that particular poem your favourite?
A. This is a hard one as I have many favourites because of their different evocations. Although several poems reflect nuances of my Guyanese environment and my ancestral South Asian heritage, one of my favourite poems is Reckoning Shades for bringing the subject of one's identity to the fore, particularly because it speaks to migration to Canada. It asks us to think deeply about who we are as newcomers, the struggles of adaptation and settlement while living in the skin of one's cultural history and existence as a human being. It only touches upon the surface of underlying issues facing us as Canadians of diverse backgrounds.
Q. The theme of Rainwater echoes through many of the poems in the book. Can you tell us why this is so? Guyana, after all, is known as The Land Of Many Waters. Is there a connection?
A. Yes. Because Guyana means The Land of Many Waters, for its numerous rivers, creeks and streams, I found this to be symbolic of one's movements across the land. The canals lead to Kokers, allowing water to flow out to the sea and this is a constant reminder of low tide. Rain itself came to mind and how we kept rainwater in barrels beside our houses. I felt a parallel fluidity happening with the people across this land, coming and going and pouring out new cultural practices while developing new ones from the mixture of peoples. I saw rainwater too as a metaphor for the freshness of this cultural fusion in our nation. Several poems touch upon the natural fauna and flora and cultural expressions.
Q. What was the hardest poem in Rainwater to write? Why was it so difficult?
A. Rainwater on Shaken Limbs was one of the hardest poems to write because I had to picture when my grandparents came from India to British Guiana around 1915, since they did not pass down their stories of the harsh indentureship conditions. I imagined my father telling me stories of those who came from Madras (now Chennai), how hard they worked, and I had to visualise their legacy in the fields, trenches and rivers. I felt that, while this poem brought out the need to tell our story again and again, there was still much more to recall, to write about—the turmoil of their arrival, survival and dedication to family and society.
Q. The poem The Unknown Path is dedicated to your brother Arnold, "silenced for 33 years now in Columbia." The poem itself is a poignant evocation of the circumstances of his disappearance and the background of his departure from Guyana. How much of the poem was written based on facts, versus your imagination and research? Please explain…
A. The poem is a mixture of facts, my imagination and research. Between 1966 (when Guyana achieved independence from Britain) and 1970, the economic and political conditions had deteriorated. Many young men were leaving Guyana for a better life, many travelling secretly to Venezuela, Columbia, Panama, Mexico and ultimately to the US. My brother left with a friend and he wrote me a letter that he was going to cross from Columbia to Panama. We never heard from him after that or knew of his whereabouts. I met a gentleman who told me he met my brother at a 'coconut' boat in Medillin, Columbia. The gentleman made it to Panama and Mexico where he currently lives with his family and he shared many other stories that are not in this poem. I always wonder about the drug cartel that dominated this part of Columbia in the 1970s and what might have happened to my brother. Sad, and hence my imaginative reflection in the last three verses of the poem.
Q. Do you think that great poetry has to come from the experience of pain and grief, from longing and separation? Please expand…
A. Although it is true that pain and suffering help us to capture moments that might not otherwise be felt, I don't think that great poetry HAS to come from pain and suffering. A good poem uses words in wonderful ways that could also evoke memorable moments in a fresh way. One of my favourite poets, Jane Hirshfield, wrote in her book Ten Windows that "Entering a good poem, a person feels, tastes, hears, thinks, and sees in altered ways. Why ask art into a life at all, if not to be transformed and enlarged by its presence and mysterious means?" We bring our different selves, experiences, feelings, ideas and new ways of seeing. So, we can write a poem about our vision or a viewpoint on some social situation or a poem honoring someone. This is how I see the mysteriousness of poetry creation.
Q. Rainwater is dedicated to your father and grandparents who arrived as indentured labourers from Tamil Nadu in 1915 on the SS Ganges. Did they have and still have a great influence on your poetry? What is this influence and how do you explain the transference to your poems?
A. When I was growing up in Guyana, I knew my grandparents, but I was not conscious of their struggles and their cultural heritage. Under the British system of indentureship, they came in 1915 to work in the fields. I knew them when I was growing up but did not think to ask them questions about their life in India. While they retained many cultural practices, they had little time to transmit the knowledge of their histories to their children. Later, when I became more conscious and knowledgeable about their world, they were no longer around. This created a longing to know and understand them. My poetry relied on what I knew and then I started to imagine what I did not know. I started to wonder and reflect. Living in Canada in the early 70s and 80s brought out more of this historical reality of my existence and I was writing more about their journey to the west and how I was seeing them in a new world, almost something like how I was seeing myself in a new world.
I was touched by the fact that my grandmother, a single woman at the age of 20, travelled on a boat for several months to a foreign destination. She spoke Tamil. I did some research and found a lot of information at the Guyana Archives. The poem, Tamarind Grove was in memory of my grandmother – we called her "Pati".
My poetry of late has not been as strong on my ancestral heritage as I have had satisfaction in the reflections I shared in both Rainwater and a later publication, Scared Silence. I continue to write on a variety of themes.
Q. Brinda J. Methta, in one of the blurbs on the back cover of Rainwater, describes your work as being "Indo Caribbean and universal at the same time." Do you think your poetry is different in this respect from other Indo-Guyanese poets and writers?
A. When I write, I hope my readers may want to think about something different or something new. We each have our own style and we genuinely want to convey something. So, I cannot say my poetry is different or the same as other Indo-Guyanese poets and writers. Rainwater does contain a mixture of poems, including migration, identity, love and feminism. A long poem, Ammani's Cushion, is a dialogue between a young man and a young woman about independent thinking in their relationship.
Q. Frank Birbalsingh describes Rainwater as a "lyrical evocation of her[your] bitter-sweet Guyanese past." Why bitter-sweet? Do you know what he meant by that?
A. I think he was probably seeing Rainwater in context of memories and experiences that are both happy and sad. Now that I am thinking about this, I believe it could be that the poems are like moments which mark your life in a myriad of ways.
Q. The cover art for Rainwater is based on your own 2005 sketch/watercolour Settlement. Have you done much painting? Please tell us more about this hidden talent…
A. I used to sketch in my notepad— in pencil and charcoal, when I was a teenager, walking around the village, selling vegetables with my mother. I later learned to do landscapes in water color, but only on a small scale. When I came to Canada, I joined an art class in the evening and painted a waterlily which I eventually used in my first poetry collection, Winged Heart (2005). I do not paint regularly as an artist, as this is something one needs to dedicate time to. However, when I was putting the poems together for Rainwater I wanted something of a rural scene that reflects the rain coming down and showering the land, hence this painting. I share Vincent van Gogh's thought when he said, "The only time I feel alive is when I'm painting". So, if time moved more slowly, and the hours are extended, I may be able to take a brush of colors to a canvas.
Q. What period of your life do you think has influenced your poetry most of all—child, teenager, young adult, adult? Can you expand and tell us more…
A. When I was a teenager and a young adult in Guyana and in my adult years in Canada. As a teenager and a young adult, I was beginning to discover things about nature, work, place and people. I became more aware of my surroundings, my father and mother at work, people in the village and their lives and I was becoming more conscious through my writings to my pen pals around the world. I was writing a few poems at this time.
I was also becoming more conscious of the steps we were making in our lives, as many people were leaving Guyana, families were being separated and many of us did not know where we were going, what the place had to offer.
My most prolific writing commenced as an adult when I moved to Canada. I had lived with my siblings for a very short time, then I moved to a room in a house down the street and within a few months I got a bachelor apartment in the heart of Toronto at Yonge and Wellesley. I did not even know I was living right next door to Toronto legendary Hard Rock heavy metal Club. Whenever I heard the music, I though this must be Canadian type music. Once, I went in to see what it was all about and found it crowded. I left, of course.
Although I made some friends not far away, and at the University of Toronto where I was studying English Literature at the time, many nights I was in my cocoon. I would borrow books from the library. I read Jane Austin's Pride and Prejudice. Then I came across Leonard Cohen's books—The Energy of Slaves, Death of a Lady's Man and his selected poems. I became inspired and started to write occasionally. I did not realize he was a musician until much later.
Q. What is the most difficult part of YOUR artistic process in completing the cycle for one of your poems?
A. The most difficult part about the process of writing poem is editing it after having been inspired to write down the initial poem. Language is the first step in terms of imagery and the senses they bring. Images are like a photo lens—you pause and when it feels right, you decide with a degree of satisfaction and awe. Then you wonder if the images are painting the picture of what you are trying to evoke. Sometimes, I may be exhausted over this silence and uncertainty. I would leave the poem and come back to it later, maybe another day or longer. In this way, frustration can make a poem sit for another month before you get to it. I have revised a poem where once there were clouds and I could not wrap my head around the right words and then out of the blue, fresh thoughts emerged like music, a dance, a cool breeze and then I finally felt a sense of satisfaction with the composition.
Q.What do you think are the most important magazines/journals for aspiring poets to subscribe to?
A. There are many good websites and journals for aspiring poets such as The Danforth Review, Prairie Poetry, Prairie Fire, The Fiddlehead, Bywords, The Antigonish Review.
Q. Have you been on any literary pilgrimages? If so, which and what did you gain from them?
A. I have not had the opportunity to go on any literary pilgrimages. It would be awesome to do this someday.
Q. What do you consider the mark of achievement for a poet? How does she know she's been successful?
A. I think the mark of achievement is when a poet has written poems she wishes to share with an audience, for what good is a poem if it is available only to the writer? By sharing the written expressions in an open microphone forum, by publishing her work and by affecting a reader's sense of awareness, meaning or transformation. Success is a matter of interpretation. A poet can write just a few poems which are exceptionally good and never write another poem. So, I think there is never a single way to identify a 'mark' of achievement. It depends also on if people are interested in poetry and I get this feeling that poetry will live on forever and a poet's mark may even be known after a poet has passed on just like some painters have experienced. Who knows when that mark will come? The readers and reviewers will know I am sure.
Q. Your focus has been mainly on poetry so far, I believe. Do you have plans for extending your writing to prose, perhaps a short story collection, or a novel? If not, why not?
A. Yes, poetry is my first love. I am fascinated by how a single word can be full of discoveries. I have written a couple of short stories that were published in a Journal in New York, USA. I had in mind to continue this genre and hope to do this sometime down the road. I have been working on a novel where the setting is mostly in Columbia relating to my brother's disappearance, a fiction with some known material and imagination. But I have not had a chance to continue on it. I hope to also do this sometime soon.
Q. What do you think are the most common traps that up and coming poets encounter, and how could/should they overcome them?
A. The most common traps include 'time to write' and balancing this with other demands in one's life such as work and family and of course the mindfulness of one's own personal care. It is very difficult to overcome the challenges of getting more 'time to write' uninterrupted. But one has to make the time, even steal time by going to the library, away from family demands. I sometimes go to the library and don't tell anyone, and I put away my cell phone and spend a good couple of hours there. I have written a couple of poems under this type of undisturbed condition.
Q. Is writing poetry cathartic in any way for you? If so, how and why?
A. Writing a poem can sometimes by cathartic. When I was younger, I was discovering many things about life and it helped me to express myself in this art form. In many ways, it was a healing to have a sense of nostalgia about one's existence in a new world. I tried to overcome dealing with issues of alienation and discrimination when I lived in Toronto in the 70s and 80s. I had more strong emotions about certain things and writing was much easier to tell my story. These days, as age creeps up on me, I find myself more in a pastoral zone. Writing poetry for me is very good for my mental and physical well-being, as it allows me to express thoughts, ideas and new ways of seeing things.
Q. Do you think someone could become a poet if they can't feel the emotions of their characters and themes?
A. To be a poet, one must feel the veins of their characters. They must be able to stir, excite or bring wonderment to the reader. As a poet, you must put yourself in their shoes and walk with them throughout the experience being conveyed; you have to see with their eyes in order to see what they see, feel what they feel. Without the emotion of those in the poem, a poet will only be putting words to paper. But they must draw out, pull out from the gut and mind of the character—their emotional and psychological world, even in a curious way, for the reader to better understand their energy and spirit—why they are in the poem.
Q. Is there a central theme in your poems? Is there a common message to the reader?
A. So far, my poems have had a dominant theme of migration and resettlement elsewhere with some ancestral backdrop—experiences of Guyana and Canada. The common message to the reader is that, no matter where we go in the world, even with new discoveries, we carry with us all that we have known—where we were born and raised, the experiences we have had; for memory plays a fundamental role in our existence.
Q. If you were to pass on one particular piece of advice to an upcoming poet, what would it be?
A. Remember, no matter how uncertain you may be of your writing at first, keep writing whenever you feel like writing until you feel satisfied with your composition. Be sure to read the works of other poets and if possible, be part of a writing circle to help with motivation. These will help you ward off the challenges of a 'writer's block'. Keep a note pad and write words that move you, inspire you and you may even use them in your poems down the road. Keep writing!
Q. You've obtained your law degree. You're a champion of workplace equity. You are a painter and poet. You're the founding member of Pakaraima. What's next for you?
A. Oh gosh, this sounds like I never stop…It is true that I am a highly motivated person in many ways. I plan to continue to write more poems and who knows where my other writings will take me. Only time will tell.
I also hope I can pass the baton to someone to keep Pakaraima Writers going and serve not only the Guyanese Canadian community but also people who have a Caribbean cultural background.
Q. What is your preferred method to have readers get in touch with or follow you (i.e., website, personal blog, Facebook page, Goodreads, etc.) and link(s)?EMAIL: email@example.com


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Archive for 'Socialist Alliance'
Sam Watson on deaths in custody and flag burning: Six pieces of coloured cloth have more value than four Aboriginal lives
Posted by John, November 17th, 2014 - under Sam Watson, Socialist Alliance.
Tags: Aboriginal deaths in custody, Flag burning
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If I lived in Western Australia, I'd be voting Socialist Alliance
Posted by John, April 3rd, 2014 - under Socialist Alliance, Voting, Western Australia Senate by-election.
Tags: Elections
Comments: 4
To all those who struck or demonstrated for public education this week in WA, for all those there who marched in March, for all those who want to be active and make the world better, even change the world, one small step would be to vote for Socialist Alliance on Saturday in Western Australia as part of building a fighting opposition to neoliberalism and more generally to capitalism.
Join the fightback contingent on May Day
Posted by John, April 30th, 2013 - under May Day, Socialist Alliance, Socialist Alternative, Unity.
Comments: none
This year Socialist Alternative, having just completed a merger with the Revolutionary Socialist Party, will be marching alongside the Socialist Alliance and others in joint "Fight back" contingents around the country. We invite you to join us as we march together.
A party invitation to John Faulkner
Posted by John, December 9th, 2012 - under John Faulkner, Labor Left, Labor Party, Revolutionary Socialist Party, Socialist Alliance, Socialist Alternative, Socialists, Unity.
Tags: ALP
Comments: 6
Unlike John Faulkner, don't waste your time on the Labor Party, a moribund organisation of time servers and careerists bowing down at the altar of profit.
Instead check out Socialist Alternative and consider becoming part of a growing movement of revolutionaries in Australia to help build the fightbacks needed today and ultimately to challenge the dictatorship of capital.
Report on discussions between Socialist Alliance and Socialist Alternative
Posted by John, November 5th, 2012 - under Left unity, Socialist Alliance, Socialist Alternative, Unity.
Comments: 2
The two main socialist groups in Australia agree that the basis exists to begin a process of discussion to clarify our respective political positions and engage in collaborative work, with the aim of establishing if unity is possible.
In Australia Socialist Alliance seeks unity talks with Socialist Alternative
Posted by John, September 25th, 2012 - under Socialist Alliance, Socialist Alternative, Unity.
Tags: Collaboration
Comments: 8
Socialist Alternative has agreed to attend an initial and exploratory discussion about possible collaboration and unity with Socialist Alliance.


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Sheena Stone was trekking in the Nepalese Himalaya when she had what she calls her moment of career clarity. "Nepal is one of the five poorest countries in the world," she says. "I saw an advertising billboard for one of the big detergent brands which looked so out of place. It struck me that keeping their clothes clean was perhaps not one of their biggest worries in life, and I realised how inappropriate a lot of commercial marketing is."
Six years on, having left behind a 16-year career in that field, she has just taken up a new role managing a Heritage Lottery Fund project focusing on environment, conservation, restoration and community engagement with Clackmannanshire council in Scotland. Until last week she led a community engagement project promoting the reduction of carbon emissions on the Isle of Bute off the west coast of Scotland.
It's a change of career direction that would be the envy of many, but Stone is just one of a growing number of professionals who, midway through their working lives, are finding ways to reinvent themselves in environmentally focused occupations.
Public sector restructuring coupled with continued economic pressures on many industries mean career change is high on the agenda for a large proportion of UK workers. A recent ICM survey for the Guardian and financial insurance provider Unum suggested that 40% of the workforce would pursue a completely different career if they could start again, while one in five was planning to change career in the next five years.
It's easy to see the long-term potential of the environmental sector, but how easy is it to move into a "green-collar" job? A member survey by the Institute of Environmental Management & Assessment (IEMA) last week painted a revealing picture: more than a third of respondents said they had entered the environmental field having previously worked in unrelated sectors, including engineering, construction, manufacturing, IT and telecoms, bringing with them a range of different business skills.
In spite of the gloomy economic situation, more businesses see advantages in following the environmental agenda. A report commissioned by the American Solar Energy Society in 2009 predicted that one in five US workers could be employed in the renewables and energy-efficiency industries by 2030, and the UK's green economy is also maturing quickly. In 2009 it represented more than 5% of GDP and accounted for around 900,000 jobs nationally, according to a report by what is now the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.
Claire Lea, the IEMA's director of membership services, highlights the increasing demand from employers for people who can translate the complexities of the green agenda. "Businesses have a lot of environmental issues to deal with, from climate change and availability of resources to operational compliance issues and resource efficiency," she points out.
Part of the trick is picking a career route broadly appropriate to your skills background. "You've got to define which area you want to go into," says Jonathan Kyle, director of strategy with recruiter GreenJobs.co.uk.
"Environment is one, ecology is another, then you have solar, wind, smart metering … all these need specific skill sets. If you want to do something like, say, carbon management, you're probably going to have to go back and do a whole new qualification, whereas if you're happy to carry on in an existing role like marketing, you could probably get into a similar role within one of those organisations."
In a bid to untangle the web, the IEMA has devised an environmental skills map for those looking at careers in the sector. "We're trying to guide a professional from an early stage of entering the profession right up to management," Lea says. "It sets out what knowledge and skills you require, and that's a first."
The green sector suffered its share of pain during the recession, the downturn in the construction industry having a particularly bad knock-on effect. But it has also nurtured more innovative approaches to environmental production, with small-scale solar energy a particular boom area. Recent government cuts to the UK's renewable energy strategy dismayed many, but 39% of respondents to a recent Ernst & Young survey still felt investment would increase this year.
One employer who agrees with that view is Gary Summers, managing director of Warwickshire-based solar photovoltaic panel manufacturer EOS Energy. Such is the demand for his company's products that he now urgently needs 30 to 50 more staff in various roles including electrical design engineers, installers, estimators, quantity surveyors, general managers and construction managers.
"I would like to pick up skill sets of what I need for the business of renewables that we're in, but we would also certainly consider career changers," says Summers. "As a company, we have invested a lot in education and training. What we always look for is enthusiastic people, regardless of age, who still have a hunger for work."
Spot the gap
But where does one start to acquire the skills and experience to be an environmental practitioner? For those already in a suitable role with a larger employer, the best route may well be to spot a gap within your existing setup, says Andrew Tew, an environmental recruiter with Acre Resources. "It's quite rare that someone would be a project manager or a surveyor and leave that job with one company to join another as an environmental or sustainability manager," he says. "People who come into these roles tend to be in an organisation that won't have a team in place.
"They might have put themselves forward as an environmental champion or suggested to the directors that they need to put something in place around energy conservation, waste reduction, water usage and so on. Then the company has seen the benefits and said: 'Actually, do you want to take the role full-time?'"
After her Nepalese epiphany, Stone, then working as a commercial marketer with an Edinburgh housing association, identified a similar path.
"We had a large number of disabled tenants, who were more likely to be in fuel poverty, who were less likely to be moving about and so more likely to need the heating on for longer at a higher temperature to keep warm. I could see there was funding to upgrade these people's properties and I had a personal interest in trying to reduce the impact on the environment anyway. So I started trying to persuade the housing association."
Stone soon realised the way to an employer's heart: "I learned early on that you can't sell much to organisations based on climate change itself, but the fuel poverty aspect was my selling point, because they were more interested in their customers' welfare."
Sharon Lashley is another who found a path into green-collar work through an existing employer. She was working in sales at a plastic packaging company and got involved with the company's ISO 14001 certification, an internationally recognised environmental management standard, after it fell behind with the auditing.
"I'm very interested in environmental issues in my personal life," she says. "Environmental management systems are brilliant if you can keep them going, but you can't relax once you've got them. So I volunteered in an admin role to help them back on track.
"My employer then went through a restructuring process and I liked what I was doing so much that I decided not to stay in sales but progress into the environmental area."
During that time Lashley was contacted by the Environmental Academy, a local training organisation running courses through a free funding stream to help small and medium-sized enterprises. Through it, she completed an NVQ level 4 environmental management qualification at the same time as working on the audit.
The qualification also helped Lashley become eligible for IEMA membership, a well-regarded qualification for many green employers. Thanks to her experience and contacts, she is now a project manager for Community Energy Solutions, a Newcastle-based company providing sustainable energy and renewable technology solutions.
Rita Callender, managing director of the Environmental Academy, says the long-term appeal of the environmental sector is drawing professionals from all sorts of backgrounds to the company's courses. "The low-carbon economy will be a big part of our future and green professions and agendas will continue to be very relevant," she says.
The Environmental Academy runs a range of online courses as well as classroom-based ones, though Callender says the ideal scenario is to train on the job. "A lot of environmental issues are quite hard to pick up in the classroom, and it's one of the challenges people have in trying to get into the discipline," she says.
While working for the housing association, Stone convinced her employer to let her study for a part-time master's degree, which helped to open up her new career path. But she points out that, in many ways, her previous experience proved just as handy.
"I hadn't thought at all that my marketing skills would come in useful," she admits. "But some of it is about selling to customers the idea of what you want to achieve.
"Now I'm trying to encourage behaviour change, which is what you do in commercial marketing. There's a whole field called social marketing, encouraging people's behaviour to change by reducing energy bills, for example."
Perhaps the quality most environmental career changers are likely to share and benefit from though is a personal passion for green issues, as with Ian Hill, chief sustainability officer at Openreach, the local communications network arm of the BT Group.
"Environmental issues are something I'd always had an interest in at a personal level," says Hill, who began his career in BT's finance division before moving across to its network construction arm.
"At Openreach I could see the importance to our customers of treating the environment considerately when we are putting up telegraph poles, running cable underground, and so on," he says. "I also could see the importance to the business and I got the importance of the environment, and I realised I could connect it all up in a business context."
The IEMA members' survey found that, when asked why they had switched careers, nearly 45% said they changed either because they wanted to make a difference, or they had a personal interest in the environment. Of those who had switched career, 88% said they had experienced high levels of satisfaction since doing so.
With that comes a passion for the subject which makes many practitioners surprisingly easy to connect with, says Stone, who initially attended all the free climate-related events she could to get up to speed with the issues and key players involved.
"I kept contact details for them all," she says. "The environmental field, in Scotland anyway, is still quite small. You come across the same people a lot. It's a vocation as much as a job."


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Hi everybody!
I was posting somewhat regularly here last year, getting my feet wet with Dynamo. (Armorsol and a few others were a huge help!) I posted here: http://www.revitforum.org/dynamo-bim...lculation.html about a DYN that I was working on that helped to automate the ASHRAE 62.1 Ventilation Rate Procedure. Since then, as my slow periods at work have permitted, I've been tinkering with it and adding onto it and thought that I'd share what I've come up with.
It started out as a tool intended to gather Space and HVAC Zone data and push it over to the VAV boxes, where it could be scheduled. After I got that to work, I started adding more and more features. Over the last year, I've ended up with one monster definition that does many of the things that I wish Revit would have done out-of-the-box.
In a nutshell, I start by taking the Element IDs of the Mechanical Equipment serving each HVAC Zone (usually a VAV Terminal Unit) and assign them to a Project Parameter I've added to the HVAC Zones. (Unfortunately, this is a manual process that has to occurr in Revit, but it can go quickly thanks to the Manage > Element ID command.) The Dynamo definition then basically performs a "VLOOKUP" using String.IndexOf, IndexOf, and List.GetItemAtIndex nodes in order to search for each VAV's Element ID in the list of "Assigned Mechanical Equipment IDs" from the HVAC Zones. A list of index numbers is generated, which the List.GetItemAtIndex node then uses to put the HVAC Zone Elements in an order that matches the order of the list of VAVs. (This "lookup" function will allow multiple sensors like Humidistats, CO2 Sensors, and averaging Thermostats to be assigned to the same box.) From there, I can use Element.SetParameterByName to apply the VAV names to the HVAC Zones correctly. I was previously pushing the data out to Excel, performing the VLOOKUP, and then bringing it back, which was creating a lot of recursion problems. Figuring out how to do this inside of Dynamo was VERY educational.
I'm also doing all of the above with Thermostats. The result is when I change the Mark value at the VAV box, the Name of the HVAC Zone and Thermostat it's assigned to will update as well.
This function also gathers the Space Name, Space Number, Heating Load, Area, Occupancy, and Duct Static Pressure and pushes them to the VAVs, allowing me to schedule these things. Being able to automatically schedule the Room Names and Duct Static Pressure has always been an "impossible dream" of mine! It's also really cool to add Heating Load at a Space and watch the VAV's reheat coil capacity increase automatically (the heating coil is controlled inside the VAV family with conventional parametric formulas, but it uses an "Envelope Heating Load" parameter that I've previously needed to hand-enter. This dyn totals up the heat loads of the rooms served and fills it in automatically. )
Here's the DYN. I've made liberal use of the Note nodes, so hopefully you can start on the right and they'll guide you along. I'd post screenshots, but this thing is so big that that would be a project in and of itself. I tried to organize the clusters of nodes logically.
Here's a narrative I wrote up to explain to my coworkers exactly what it does:
Hopefully someone out there finds this useful! Feel free to ask questions. I'm far from an expert on this stuff, but the Dynamo interface really encourages a kind of trial-and-error that I've actually had a lot of fun with. Thanks again to everyone here for getting me started with all this stuff!