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A system for measuring temperature and current at coupling points in an electric distribution network. A monitor device is connected to a series of measuring devices using radio waves. The monitor device sequentially interrogates measuring devices to determine the temperature and current of each one. The measuring devices include a core surrounding the conductor which provides power by induction to each measuring device and also provides a measure of the current. A temperature sensor connected to the core provides the temperature measurement.
1. A temperature and current measuring system, comprising:
a monitoring device; and
at least one measuring device for measuring parameters relating to a power line;
wherein said monitoring device receives data concerning the parameters from at least one measuring device remotely.
2. The system according to
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7. A measuring device for determining temperature and current at a coupling point, comprising:
a control unit;
a transmission/reception module;
a temperature sensor for detecting a temperature of said coupling point;
a power unit for inductively receiving alternating current from a power line at said coupling point for providing power to said measuring device; and
a current measuring unit for detecting current in said power line using inductive coupling.
8. The measuring device according to
a watch dog unit to reinitialize the control unit should a voltage of the power unit become too low or programming of the control unit fails, or whenever the control unit is not able to reset a timer of the watchdog unit within a set amount of time.
9. The measuring device according to
10. The system according to
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17. A monitor device for remote sensor system, comprising:
a processing unit;
a transmission/reception module; and
a power supply unit;
said processing unit also including a liquid crystal display, a keypad and communication ports.
18. The monitoring device according to
a watchdog unit to reinitialize the processing unit should a voltage of the power supply unit become too low or programming of the processing unit fails, or whenever the processing unit is not able to reset a timer of the watchdog unit within a set amount of time.
19. A monitoring device according to
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to a remote measuring system and more particularly to a system for measuring temperature and current at a remote point in the electrical distribution network.
2. Discussion of the Background
When electricity is produced at a central power plant, it is then transmitted to various consumers by way of step up transformers, tielines (interconnecting lines between two power systems), transmission lines, step down transformers, sub-transmission lines, high voltage primary distribution feeders and distribution transformers, and low voltage transmission lines. In the course of forming the network, it is necessary to have coupling points at a number of locations in order to link various parts of the network. These allow for simpler installation and connections to various parts of the electrical distribution system. However, resistance is present at each such coupling point. If the coupling point is not secured properly, the resistance at the coupling point will increase. This results in an increase of heat also. If the heat generated is greater than the power rating of the coupling point, it is possible for the coupling point to burn open and be damaged. Thus, the temperature of the coupling point is an indication that an insecure joint is present at the coupling point.
Further, it is important to separate the conductors from each other and other items in order to prevent any flow of electricity from the conductors to ground cables, circuit breakers and other lines. In order to prevent this, the various parts are supported or suspended on insulators. When a higher voltage is carried by a conductor, the thickness of the insulator needed to support it must also increase. It is likewise necessary to keep a minimum distance between the conductors and any other items in order to prevent an electrical discharge. For example, a transmission line carrying 10 Kv requires a minimum gap of 125 mm from the line to any cabinet that houses it. Otherwise an electrical discharge in the form of a spark can occur which results in a voltage collapse in the transmission system and a blackout in the network. Such a minimum gap must also be included between the various power lines due to the different phases of electrical power.
In view of this, it is desirable to include measurement equipment to determine if the temperature of various joints has increased and the current being carried by the conductors is appropriate. However, in a facility such as a power plant or substation, it is not feasible to install the necessary sensors since the use of conducting wires can be the cause of electrical discharge within the cabinet. The use of optical temperatures sensors or infrared temperature meters using optical fibers is also not justifiable. Unfortunately, the use of such optical equipment requires a battery and accordingly requires a replacement when batteries are used up. Further, fiber optics are brittle in nature and can easily be damaged. In addition, any device used must be able to withstand a very high operation voltage. As a result, optical devices are not preferred. Although a power trip can be detected by a Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system installed in the power plant, the SCADA system cannot locate which coupling point causes the trip.
Accordingly, the need to have sensors for temperature and current at a coupling point is clear and yet existing systems have deficiencies, which are not desirable. These gaps between two sets of power lines or power lines and solid structures such as cabinet walls are very small. Such gaps are reduced further by power lines that are supported by additional insulators. Existing optical systems require batteries, or are brittle and have other problems. Further, it would be desirable to have a system which can remotely detect temperature and current at coupling points in an electrical network and which is easier to operate.
The present invention overcomes these difficulties and provides a system for remote measurement of temperature and current at coupling points in an electrical network.
The present invention further provides a remote temperature and current measuring device requiring no batteries.
The present invention further provides a temperature and current sensor which is inductively coupled to a power line to provide its own current source.
The present invention still further provides a remote sensor having a temperature sensor and a current measuring device.
The present invention still further provides a remote sensor including a current measuring device and a temperature measuring device which are controlled by circuitry which can transmit and receive the measurement information.
The present invention still further provides a remote temperature and current measuring device that takes the shape of the power line that it surrounds.
The present invention further provides a monitoring device, which can interrogate and receive information from measuring devices so as to accumulate the current measurement data remotely.
The present invention still further provides an electrical distribution network having a plurality of measuring devices for measuring both temperature and current data which can be interrogated by a remote monitoring system in order to accumulate said data.
The present invention provides a system having a monitoring unit with a display which can transmit and receive information from a plurality of remote measuring devices placed at coupling points in an electrical distribution network, each of which determines current and temperature at the coupling point.
The present invention provides a system having a monitoring unit that can forward its received data through a communication interface by standard communication means such as phone lines, broadband, internet or GSM lines.
A more complete description of the invention and many of the attendant advantages thereof will be readily obtained as the same becomes better understood by the following detailed description when considered in connection with the accompany drawings, wherein:
Referring now to the drawings, wherein like reference numerals designate identical or corresponding parts throughout several views and more particularly to
The monitoring device 10 includes a microprocessor unit 12, which is the main controller for the monitoring device. The main processor unit is connected to a keypad, a liquid crystal display panel and various communication ports. A power supply unit, which may be a battery unit, or a traditional plug in unit, or both, provides power to the monitoring device. A watchdog circuit 14 triggers the main processing unit to restart and re-initialize itself whenever the main unit is not able to reset the timer of the watchdog chip within a set amount or time, or when the program fails. The main processing unit is also connected to the transmission and reception module 11. When the monitoring device wishes to receive data from a measuring device, the transmission and reception module 11 is utilized to send a message to the measuring device indicating that data is requested. As seen in
Each measuring device 20 likewise contains a number of separate components. A micro-controlling unit 22 controls the entire measuring device including the transmission and reception of messages from the monitoring device. A transmission reception module 21 is connected to the main controller unit for transmitting and receiving messages from the monitoring device. Module 11 in the monitoring device and module 21 in the measuring device are coupled by radio waves so as to transmit and receive message there-between. The measuring device also includes a watchdog circuit 25 which re-starts and re-initializes the main unit should the voltage become too low or the program fails, or whenever the main unit is not able to reset the timer of the watchdog chip within a set amount of time. Temperature sensor 23 detects the temperature of the coupling point and provides data to the main controller unit. This temperature sensor is also seen in
The power unit 24 provides power to the controller unit and other units of the measuring device. The power unit contains a core which surrounds the power line. The power is extracted from the power line based on electromagnetic induction principles. Thus, the alternating current in the power line induces an AC current within the unit. The current thus obtained is used to power the entire measuring device. At the same time, the current measuring unit 26 senses the current which is induced, in order to provide a measurement of the current. In operation, the main controller unit receives data from the temperature sensor and current measuring unit and stores various data over time. It can also compute the peak-to-peak, root mean square and effective other values which can be reported to the monitoring device when interrogated.
While the core 28 is shown as a solid torroid, it can also be in the form of a split torroid with a hinge on one side and a fastener on the other. This will allow for easy installation over an existing power line without having to disconnect the power line to feed it through the center of the torroid. At the hinge point and the connection point, it is necessary for good contact to be made between the coils on each side of the torroid. Good contact must also be ensured between the split ends of ferrite (or iron) materials, used to concentrate magnetic flux for the coil that uses electromagnetic induction to generate electrical power for the split torroid.
Thus, while in use, at least three variations of the core are possible. It is possible to have a solid torroid for the core if the conductor that is being surrounded is disconnectable so that the conductor can be inserted through the solid measuring device. A second possibility (see
Furthermore, these two figures show an area 42 within a contact 36 which is the end of the magnetic core and which should also have good contact. Conducting sleeves 44 are also provided on opposite sides of the magnetic core in order to tighten the two halves of the core together. This is in the form of a conducting sleeve in the same fashion as sleeve 34. Note that in
In forming the core, the entire device, including the antenna are placed inside a mold. Insulating materials are then poured into the mold so that the entire device is immersed. When the material hardens, the measuring device is complete.
While the core has been described as having a single conductor, it is possible that any number of turns can be used. Fewer turns are needed for cables used in high power transmission compared to cables with lower power transmission, due to the varying intensity of the magnetic field generator from within the power cable. The general rule is to have enough coils so that a steady DC power can be generated to power the circuitry used in the core.
U2 is a chipset such as MAX-232 chip. It converts the signal received from the communication port of U1 into a TTL Signal. U3 is an enhanced programmable logic device chipset. It is used to program the additional external logic devices that are needed for interfacing with the keypad LCD TX/RX module. U4A is a chip set such as 74LS14 or 74LS04 chipset that is used to invert the digital signal. This is utilized since the signal level of the TX/RX module has a reverse polarity to the signal sent by U1. U5 is a chipset such as a CC1000 chip that is used by the TX/RX module for sending and receiving RF signals. U6 is a component such as a 7805 component. It is a regulator to ensure a steady 5V DC to the circuitry. U7 is a micro-controller such as the AMTEL AT89C2051 micro-controller. It controls the TX/RX module. Alternatively, U1 can be used to control the TX/RX module directly. U8 is the watchdog circuit with a MAX805S chipset.
In operation, then, when it is desired to obtain information regarding the temperature and current at the various coupling points, the desired measuring device is indicated by an input to the keypad on the monitoring device. The monitoring device transmits a signal interrogating the corresponding measuring device. This is detected by the measuring device so that only the desired device will respond. The data is gathered and transmitted to the monitoring device which outputs the data as well as displays it on the LCD panel. If desired, more than a single measuring unit can be monitored in sequence. An alarm may be triggered if the temperature or current falls outside of operation limits. The remote distance between the measuring devices and the monitoring device is set to about 100 meters. Thus, it is not necessary approach each measuring point as long as the measuring devices are within this distance. Larger or smaller distances can be designed using appropriate adjustments. Once the data is acquired by the monitoring device, it is possible that it can be forwarded through a communication interface by standard communication means such as phone lines, broadband, internet or GSM lines. By using a system of this type, it is not necessary to utilize batteries for the measuring equipment or to provide power. Also, the measuring device is sealed and closed and supported by an insulating material.
The shape of the specific measuring device is determined by the shape of the power line that it surrounds. While the most common shape would be a torroid shape with a circular opening, it would also be possible to have a squared arrangement for a similar shaped conductor.
Additional modifications and variations of the present invention are possible in light of the above teachings. It is therefore to be understood that within the scope of the appending claims, the invention may be practiced otherwise and is specifically described herein.
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User-generated content
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User-generated content (UGC) covers a range of media content available in a range of modern communications technologies. It entered mainstream usage during 2005, having arisen in web publishing and new media content production circles. It is used for a wide range of applications, including problem processing, news, gossip and research and reflects the expansion of media production through new technologies that are accessible and affordable to the general public. All digital media technologies are included, such as question-answer databases, digital video, blogging, podcasting, forums, review-sites, social networking, social media, mobile phone photography and wikis. In addition to these technologies, user-generated content may also employ a combination of open source, free software, and flexible licensing or related agreements to further reduce the barriers to collaboration, skill-building and discovery ("'UGC'") has also gained in popularity over the last decade, as more and more users have begun to flock to social media and "'content-based'" sharing sites.[citation needed]
Sometimes UGC can constitute only a portion of a website. For example, there are sites where the majority of content is prepared by administrators, but numerous user reviews of the products being sold are submitted by regular users of the site.
Often UGC is partially or totally monitored by website administrators to avoid offensive content or language, copyright infringement issues, or simply to determine if the content posted is relevant to the site's general theme.
However, there has often been little or no charge for uploading user-generated content. As a result, the world's data centers are now replete with exabytes of UGC that, in addition to creating a corporate asset,[1] may also contain data that can be regarded as a liability.[2][3]
General requirements[edit]
The advent of user-generated content marked a shift among media organizations from creating online content to providing facilities for amateurs to publish their own content.[citation needed]
User generated content has also been characterized as 'Conversational Media', as opposed to the 'Packaged Goods Media' of the past century.[4] The former is a two-way process in contrast to the one-way distribution of the latter. Conversational or two-way media is a key characteristic of so-called Web 2.0 which encourages the publishing of one's own content and commenting on other people's.
The role of the passive audience therefore has shifted since the birth of New Media, and an ever-growing number of participatory users are taking advantage of the interactive opportunities, especially on the Internet to create independent content. Grassroots experimentation then generated an innovation in sounds, artists, techniques and associations with audiences which then are being used in mainstream media.[5] The active, participatory and creative audience is prevailing today with relatively accessible media, tools and applications, and its culture is in turn affecting mass media corporations and global audiences.
The OECD has defined three central schools for UGC:[6]
- Publication requirement: While UGC could be made by a user and never published online or elsewhere, we focus here on the work that is published in some context, be it on a publicly accessible website or on a page on a social networking site only accessible to a select group of people (e.g., fellow university students). This is a useful way to exclude email, two-way instant messages and the like.
- Creative effort: Creative effort was put into creating the work or adapting existing works to construct a new one; i.e. users must add their own value to the work. UGC often also has a collaborative element to it, as is the case with websites which users can edit collaboratively. For example, merely copying a portion of a television show and posting it to an online video website (an activity frequently seen on the UGC sites) would not be considered UGC. If a user uploads his/her photographs, however, expresses his/her thoughts in a blog, or creates a new music video, this could be considered UGC. Yet the minimum amount of creative effort is hard to define and depends on the context.
- Creation outside of professional routines and practices: User generated content is generally created outside of professional routines and practices. It often does not have an institutional or a commercial market context. In extreme cases, UGC may be produced by non-professionals without the expectation of profit or remuneration. Motivating factors include: connecting with peers, achieving a certain level of fame, notoriety, or prestige, and the desire to express oneself.
Mere copy & paste or hyperlinking could also be seen as user generated self-expression. The action of linking to a work or copying a work could in itself motivate the creator, express the taste of the person linking or copying. Digg.com, StumbleUpon.com, and leaptag.com are good examples of where such linkage to work happens. The culmination of such linkages could very well identify the tastes of a person in the community and make that person unique
Adoption and recognition by mass media[edit]
The BBC set up a user generated content team as a pilot in April 2005 with 3 staff. In the wake of the 7 July 2005 London bombings and the Buncefield oil depot fire, the team was made permanent and was expanded, reflecting the arrival in the mainstream of the citizen journalist.[citation needed] After the Buncefield disaster the BBC received over 5,000 photos from viewers. The BBC does not normally pay for content generated by its viewers.
In 2006 CNN launched CNN iReport, a project designed to bring user generated news content to CNN. Its rival Fox News Channel launched its project to bring in user-generated news, similarly titled "uReport". This was typical of major television news organisations in 2005–2006, who realised, particularly in the wake of the London 7 July bombings, that citizen journalism could now become a significant part of broadcast news.[citation needed] Sky News, for example, regularly solicits for photographs and video from its viewers.
User-generated content was featured in Time magazine's 2006 Person of the Year, in which the person of the year was "you", meaning all of the people who contribute to user generated media such as YouTube and Wikipedia.[7]
Motivation and incentives[edit]
While the benefit derived from user generated content for the content host is clear, the benefit to the contributor is less direct. There are various theories behind the motivation for contributing user generated content, ranging from altruistic [1], to social, to materialistic. Due to the high value of user generated content, many sites use incentives to encourage their generation. These incentives can be generally categorized into implicit incentives and explicit incentives.[8]
- Implicit incentives: These incentives are not based on anything tangible. Social incentives are the most common form of implicit incentives. These incentives allow the user to feel good as an active member of the community. These can include relationship between users, such as Facebook's friends, or Twitter's followers. Social incentives also include the ability to connect users with others, as seen on the sites already mentioned as well as sites like YouTube, which allow users to share media from their lives with others. Other common social incentives are status, badges or levels within the site, something a user earns when they reach a certain level of participation which may or may not come with additional privileges. Yahoo! Answers is an example of this type of social incentive. Social incentives cost the host site very little and can catalyze vital growth; however, their very nature requires a sizable existing community before it can function.
- Explicit incentives: These incentives refer to tangible rewards. Examples include financial payment, entry into a contest, a voucher, a coupon, or frequent traveler miles. Direct explicit incentives are easily understandable by most and have immediate value regardless of the community size; sites such as the Canadian shopping platform Wishabi and Amazon Mechanical Turk both use this type of financial incentive in slightly different ways to encourage user participation. The drawback to explicit incentives is that they may cause the user to be subject to the overjustification effect, eventually believing the only reason for the participating is for the explicit incentive. This reduces the influence of the other form of social or altruistic motivation, making it increasingly costly for the content host to retain long-term contributors.[9]
Types of user-generated content[edit]
There are many types of user-generated content: Internet forums, where people talk about different topics; blogs are services where users can post about many topics, the most important blog services are these: Blogger, Tumblr and WordPress.There are also wikis, where every anonymous user can edit and make changes as, for example, at Wikipedia or Wikia. Another type of user-generated content are social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or VK, where users interact with other people chatting, writing messages or posting images or links. Companies like YouTube are enticing a growing number of users to not only consume the content, but to create it as well.
Other types of this content are fanfiction like FanFiction.Net, imageboards; various works of art, as with deviantArt and Newgrounds; mobile photos and video sharing sites such as Picasa and Flickr; customer review sites; audio social networks such as SoundCloud; crowd funding, like Kickstarter; or crowdsourcing.
Video games have an additional form of user-generated content, namely mods. Some games come with level editor programs to aid in their creation. Most of these only appear in single-player games, but some multiplayer games also have them. A few massively multiplayer online role-playing games including Star Trek Online, Second Life, and EverQuest 2 have UGC systems integrated into the game itself.[10]
Some bargain hunting sites feature user-generated content, such as Dealsplus, Slickdeals, and FatWallet which allow users to post, discuss, and control which bargains get promoted within the community. Because of the dependency of social interaction, these sites fall into the category of social commerce.
New business models[edit]
The media companies of today are starting to realize that the users themselves can create plenty of material that is interesting to a broader audience and adjust their business models accordingly. Many young companies in the media industry, such as YouTube and Facebook, have foreseen the increasing demand of UGC, whereas the established, traditional media companies have taken longer to exploit these kinds of opportunities.
Realizing the demand for UGC is more about creating a "playing field" for the visitors rather than creating material for them to consume. A parallel development can be seen in the video game industry, where games such as World of Warcraft, The Sims and Second Life give the player a large amount of freedom so that essential parts of the games are actually built by the players themselves.
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The term "user-generated content" has received some criticism. The criticism to date has addressed issues of fairness, quality[citation needed], privacy[citation needed], the sustainable availability of creative work and effort among legal issues namely related to intellectual property rights such as copyrights etc.
Some commentators assert that the term "user" implies an illusory or unproductive distinction between different kinds of "publishers", with the term "users" exclusively used to characterize publishers who operate on a much smaller scale than traditional mass-media outlets or who operate for free.[11] Such classification is said to perpetuate an unfair distinction that some argue is diminishing because of the prevalence and affordability of the means of production and publication. A better response[according to whom?] might be to offer optional expressions that better capture the spirit and nature of such work, such as EGC, Entrepreneurial Generated Content (see external reference below).[citation needed]
Sometimes creative works made by individuals are lost because there are limited or no ways to precisely preserve creations when a UGC Web site service closes down. One example of such loss is the closing of the Disney massively multiplayer online game "VMK". VMK, like most games, has items that are traded from user to user. Many of these items are rare within the game. Users are able to use these items to create their own rooms, avatars and pin lanyard. This site shut down at 10 pm CDT on 21 May 2008. There are ways to preserve the essence, if not the entirety of such work through the users copying text and media to applications on their personal computers or recording live action or animated scenes using screen capture software, and then uploading elsewhere. Long before the Web, creative works were simply lost or went out of publication and disappeared from history unless individuals found ways to keep them in personal collections.[citation needed]
The ability for services to accept user-generated content opens up a number of legal concerns: depending on local laws, the operator of a service may be liable for the actions of its users. In the United States, the "Section 230" exemptions of the Communications Decency Act state that "no provider or user of an interactive computer service shall be treated as the publisher or speaker of any information provided by another information content provider." This clause effectively provides a general immunity for websites that host user-generated content that is defamatory, deceptive or otherwise harmful, even if the operator knows that the third-party content is harmful and refuses to take it down. An exception to this general rule may exist if a website promises to take down the content and then fails to do so.[12]
Copyright laws also play a factor in relation to user-generated content, as users may use such services to upload works—particularly videos—that they do not have the sufficient rights to distribute. In many cases, the use of these materials may be covered by local "fair use" laws, especially if the use of the material submitted is transformative.[13] Local laws also vary on who is liable for any resulting copyright infringements caused by user-generated content; in the United States, the Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act (OCILA)—a portion of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), dictates safe harbor provisions for "online service providers" as defined under the act, which grants immunity from secondary liability for the copyright-infringing actions of its users. However, to qualify for the safe harbors, the service must promptly remove access to alleged infringing materials upon the receipt of a notice from a copyright holder or registered agent, and the service provider must not have actual knowledge that their service is being used for infringing activities.[14][15] The European Union's approach is horizontal by nature, which means that civil and criminal liability issues are addressed under the Electronic Commerce Directive. Section 4 deals with liability of the ISP while conducting "mere conduit" services, caching and web hosting services.[16]
See also[edit]
- ^ Schivinski, Bruno; Dąbrowski, D. (2014). "The Effect of Social-Media Communication on Consumer Perceptions of Brands". Journal of Marketing Communications: 2–19. doi:10.1080/13527266.2013.871323.
- ^ Robert Goldstone & James Gill (31 December 2008). "Web Site Operators & Liability for UGC – Facing up to Reality?". Society for Computers and Law. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
- ^ Scott, Veronica (30 March 2010). "Riding the Web 2.0 wave – limiting liability for user generated content". MinterEllison Lawyers. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
- ^ John Battelle (5 December 2006). "Packaged Goods Media vs. Conversational Media, Part One (Updated)". Retrieved 2011-08-23.
- ^ Jenkins, Henry (SODA), "Convergence Culture", New York University Press, New York
- ^ http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/57/14/38393115.pdf
- ^ Lev Grossman (13 December 2006). "You — Yes, You — Are TIME's Person of the Year". Time. Retrieved 2012-12-20.
- ^ Toluna:"Mixing Financial, Social and Fun Incentives for Social Voting". Retrieved 3 March 2010.
- ^ wisdump:"The Overjustification Effect and User Generated Content". Retrieved 3 March 2010.
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Bernier/Johnson/2012 1st/2013 1st
Schneider/Edler/2012 1st/2013 1st
The LA package would win this deal hands down IMO (while assuming that the picks have completely equal value, pretend it is the same picks if you must).
Bernier can be argued as the better goalie, while so can Schneider, Bernier is 3 years younger and has one more year on his contract before becoming a RFA (which makes him cheaper). If both goalies do not want to stay in Columbus, then Schneider can sign a short term deal and force a trade or leave to Free Agency while Bernier must play out his extra year, then sign to a deal that is at least 2 years longer than Schneider would have to sign before Bernier can leave to Free Agency.
The same problem exists with Edler. He has only 1 year left on his deal, if he does not like Columbus then he can leave to Free Agency. Johnson on the other hand has 6 years left on his deal. Columbus gets similar players talent wise for much longer from LA than they would from VAN.
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Did you get that? Thats whats happening here in Rockford. Unfortunately, Rockford is not the only place this is happening. Public school grades keep plummeting while jails keep overflowing. Politicians and educators are guilty of blindly telling voters/taxpayers they need more money to solve the problem.
Obviously, there is a correlation between truancy, illiteracy and jail incarceration. How much money do we need to keep pumping into the system before we investigate the root of the problem and fix it? Open your minds, readers! We dont need to look very far to find this root. Everyone knows responsible parents raise responsible children who seldom land in jail. The flip side of that is, irresponsible parents raise irresponsible children who DO land in jail.
Are you telling me parents are at fault if their truant, illiterate children commit crimes and are incarcerated? Absolutely, with a little help from liberal do-gooders. Thanks to former Democrat President Lyndon Johnson and his liberal cohorts, the working mans wages have been channeled into welfare wages for non-working, disadvantaged people, particularly those with children. Liberals called it the Great Society. We thinking conservatives know, that is redistribution of wealth as preached by those of the socialism/communism ilk.
When we watch these truant, illiterate children enroll in the prison system, we can blame the Democrat Great Society for deteriorating into the Democrat Illiterate, Incarcerated Society. Legal child endangerment funded by legal theft of the working mans wages. Our Republic has melted down into a muddy heap of democratic majority rule. Responsibility has been tossed out the window.
This brings us back to the problem of what to do about children being raised by unstable, irresponsible parents. Weve decided the Democrat redistribution of wealth has been catastrophic while giving money to irresponsible parents who raise irresponsible children. So where do we go from here?
Many well-meaning citizens and organizations have attempted to give these unfortunate children some semblance of security, handing out food, clothing and, in some cases, housing. But the bottom line has been ignored. If these children are not taught responsibility and literacy along with their improved health and housing conditions, they will continue to expect the so-called wealthier citizen to bail him/her out, even in adulthood.
These children must be removed from their unreliable, irresponsible parents. Orphanages are not as rare and radical as many think. They are group homes with responsible caretakers. If you research orphanages on various computer search engines, you will find they are quite common.
These children are fed, clothed, housed and taught responsibility in a positively structured life for them.
Biological parents must be removed from welfare rolls, forcing them to work for their living. Of course, some of them will continue to buy and sell drugs or sex rather than do legitimate work, living in air-conditioned cell blocks. But the percentage of incarceration will decrease. This is where the well-meaning citizens can do society a favor by teaching the now off-welfare parents reading and ultimately a vocation. As an orthodox Christian, I would add a relationship with Almighty God into this solution.
I know what you are thinking and the names you are calling us conservatives who believe this. But changing society is not an impossibility, although it will take at least a generation before the Democrat Great Society is demolished.
Its another big hurdle for American society to jump. But we are a young nation, still a toddler compared to European and Asian nations. If we make the effort, we can learn from the failures and successes of those nations. The Roman Empire fell when the emperors over-taxed the citizens. We have a long way to go and lots of lessons to learn.
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The Colebrook Ski-Bees Snowmobile Club had an excavator operator work two days making track improvements that will provide an excellent track base and make for some "exciting racing action," according to organizers of the event, which is sponsored by LaPerle's IGA in Colebrook.
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The inspiration for these cards came from my wonderful upline, Kamila. She made a darling card like this for our recent Team Swap. She used the reindeer from Not A Creature Was Stirring Stamp set. I used the fox from the Fall In The Forest stamp set. All these little critters are so adorable!
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Friday, November 21, 2014
Tea Light Candles
A cute gift for your Thanksgiving guests. The tea light candles have simply been wrapped with washi tape.
Stamps: Hello Fall, Let Us Be Thankful
Card stock: Vanilla, Pumpkin, Currant
Ink: Versamark, Currant
Other: Gold Embossing Powder, Toffee Twine, Cellophane gusset Bags, Gold Washi Tape from the Metallic Assortment, Script Washi Tape from the Valentine Assortment, Static Magic Pouch, Heat Tool, ⅛" hole punch
Stamp the sentiment on the Vanilla card stock strip in Currant ink. Use detail scissors to fishtail cut the end of the Vanilla yardstick. Prep Pumpkin and Currant card stock pieces using the static magic pouch. Stamp leaf shapes on Pumpkin and Currant card stock pieces with Versamark ink. Emboss using the Gold Embossing powder. Use detail scissors to cut out embossed leaf shapes. Adhere leaf cut-outs to end of the Vanilla card stock strip and punch ⅛" hole in the end to create a tag.
Wrap Gold and/or Script patterned washi tape around the base of the tea light candles. Stack the candles in the cellophane gusset bag and tie the top of the bag with Toffee twine. Tie the Vanilla tag to the top of the gusset bag.
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Labels: A Muse Studio, a|s Hello Fall, a|s Let Us Be Thankful, Fall
Thursday, November 20, 2014
Perk Up Gift Card Holder
A very quick and easy Gift card holder! I decorated the Amuse Studio Perk Up to go cup and thought it should accompany a to go cup shaped gift card from Starbucks!
Stamps: Snowflakes, Perk Up
Card stock: Cherry Petite Pinstripe, Cherry, Sugar, Onyx, Silver Shimmer
Ink: Onyx Versafine, Versamark
Other: Clear Embossing Powder, White Embossing Powder, Perk Up Die Set, Onyx Baker's Twine, Medium Scallop Border Die
Cherry Petite Pinstripe paper cut at 3" x 9 ¼" and scored at 4" and 5 ¼".
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Labels: A Muse Studio, a|s Perk Up, a|s Snowflakes, Christmas, Thank You
Wednesday, November 19, 2014
Time to Get Merry!
I totally CASE'd this card that I saw on Instagram by Sharon Harnist! I love this stamp set from Ellen Hutson and couldn't wait to make this card with all the fun Holiday images!
Card stock: Amuse Studio Sugar & Lime
Ink: Onyx Versafine
Other: Clear Embossing Powder, Copic Markers, 5mm Pom Pom, Amuse Studio Cherry Baker's Cording, Wink of Stella Clear, Corner Chomper, Circle Nestabilities
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Labels: Christmas
Tuesday, November 18, 2014
Not A Creature Was Stirring
I love the little critters from Amuse Studio's Not A Creature Was Stirring stamp set. I stamped and colored them and then used Circle Nestabilities to cut them out.
Stamps: Not A Creature Was Stirring, Very Merry
Card stock: Slate, Cherry, Sugar
Ink: Onyx Versafine
Other: Clear Embossing Powder, Copic Markers, Merry Die, Cherry Baker's Cording, Corner Chomper, Circle Nestabilities
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Monday, November 17, 2014
Snowflake Merry Christmas
I saw this idea on Pinterest and I was anxious to try it using Amuse Studio products. I would like to make a few more and use different colors of ink for the snowflake.
Stamps: Snowflakes, Very Merry
Card stock: Sugar, Onyx, Recollections Black for die cuts
Ink: Onyx Versafine
Other: Quickie Glue Pen, Merry Die, Clear Twinkle Stickers
I cut one merry die using Sugar card stock and three more using the Recollections Black card stock. This is so that you see the black layers underneath. It looks really cool!
I also masked off the word Christmas from the Hello Christmas (see below) which worked out perfectly!
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Labels: A Muse Studio, a|s Die Merry, a|s Snowflakes, a|s Very Merry, Christmas
Sunday, November 16, 2014
Gift Card Holders
These Gift Card Holders were inspired by Kristina Werner. If you haven't been watching her Holiday Card Series, I highly recommend it. She offers so much inspiration and I just love watching her create cards and other Holiday projects. She made an envelope for this Gift Card holder as well which I did not do because I wanted to show off as much Amuse Studio product as possible!
The measurement for the Gift Card Base is 6 ¼" x 3 ¾". Score at 2" and then flip the card stock and score at 1 ¾". I didn't use glue to seal the pockets on any of the gift card holders. I used either Washi Tape or brads to secure the pocket for the gift card.
Deer Gift Card Holder:
Stamps: Handdrawn Trimmings
Card stock: Mermaid (GC base), Mermaid Polka Dot, Christmas Sweater
Ink: Onyx Versafine
Other: Silver & Gold Washi Tape Assortment, Eucalyptus Organdy Ribbon
City Scene Gift Card Holder:
Stamps: C'est la vie, Handdrawn Trimmings
Card stock: Candy Cane Stripe (GC base), Cherry, Vanilla
Ink: Onyx Versafine
Other: Tuxedo Washi Tape Assortment, Onyx Baker's Twine
Season's Greeting Gift Card Holder:
Stamps: A Handwritten Holiday
Card stock: Candy Cane Stripe (GC base), Onyx
Ink: Versamark
Other: White Embossing Powder, Cherry Organdy Ribbon, Onyx Brads, Self Adhesive Magnetic Discs
Saturday, November 15, 2014
Wooden Tag
Need a festive Fall tag for a candy jar? This little wooden tag would also be cute wrapped around your napkins on your Thanksgiving table.
Stamps: Hey Foxy, Let Us Be Thankful
Ink: Onyx Versafine, Pumpkin, Currant, Saffron
Other: 2" Maple Tags, Champagne Glitter, Saffron Satin Ribbon, Quickie Glue Pen, Washi tape (for masking), Crop-a-dile, Detail scissors
Mask off "for you" from the sentiment stamp using a small strip of washi tape. Ink the stamp using Onyx Versafine ink, remove the washi tape strip and stamp on the maple tag. Clean sentiment stamp completely. Mask off "grateful" from the sentiment stamp using washi tape. Ink the stamp with Onyx Versafine, remove the tape and stamp below sentiment on the maple tag.
Stamp small leaf images from Hey Foxy in Pumpkin and Currant ink around the sentiment on the tag. Gently "roll" maple tag across the Saffron ink pad to add color to the edge of the circle tag.
Embellish the stamped leaf images on the tag using the quickie glue pen and Champagne glitter. Use the crop-a-idle to punch a hole through the top of the maple tag.
Thread Saffron satin ribbon through the hole, leaving a loop to wrap around the jar. Tie the Saffron ribbon in a knot in front of the tag and trim the ends with detail scissors.
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Labels: A Muse Studio, a|s Hey Foxy, a|s Let Us Be Thankful, Fall
Friday, November 14, 2014
Christmas in the City!
The city scene ready for Christmas!
Stamps: Christmas in the City, c'est la vie
Card stock: Sugar 4bar card base, Cherry Pinstripe, Cherry, Christmas Sweater Patterned Paper
Ink: Onyx Versafine
Other: Clear Spica Glitter Pen, Cherry Organdy Ribbon
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Thursday, November 13, 2014
Count Your Blessings
A fun fall card made by the folks at Amuse Studio.
Stamps: Hello Fall, Let Us Be Thankful
Card stock: Kraft, Eucalyptus, Vanilla
Ink: Eucalyptus, Currant, Pumpkin, Saffron
Other: Golddust Splash Spray, Toffee Twine
Score Kraft cardstock to 3 ½" to make a 4bar size card base. Stamp the sentiment in the lower left corner of the Vanilla card stock layer in Eucalyptus ink. Stamp leaf images in Currant, Pumpkin and Saffron ink around sentiment on the Vanilla card stock layer. Remove bottle top from Golddust Splash Spray and tap edge to "drop" ink on Vanilla layer. Use a small strip of card stock to mask off and prevent the gold ink from dripping on the sentiment. Allow to dry. Adhere Vanilla layer to Eucalyptus card stock layer. Adhere layers to Kraft card base. Tie Toffee twine around the top of the card base.
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Labels: A Muse Studio, a|s Hello Fall, a|s Let Us Be Thankful, Fall
Wednesday, November 12, 2014
Amuse Studio Mini Blooms
Even though we had a dusting of snow yesterday and our temps are only going to be in the upper 20's today I thought a little flower card would make me feel better! A fun thank you card using Amuse Studio Mini Blooms and Southern Sass stamp sets.
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Labels: A Muse Studio, a|s Mini Blooms, a|s Southern Sass, Thank You
Tuesday, November 11, 2014
Gift Card Pocket
This is a simple pocket with the Amuse Studio Gift Card insert die tucked inside.
I trimmed the Amuse Studio Insert Die ¼" on all sides and used the Corner Chomper to round out the corners. I turned it into more of a tag and then made the pocket for it to fit inside.
Stamps: Santa Mail, Handwritten Holiday
Card stock: Cherry Pinstripe, Cherry
Ink: Onyx Versafine
Other: Clear Embossing Powder, Gift Card Insert Die, Hole Punch, Sugar Eyelet, Cherry Grosgrain Stitched Ribbon, Cherry Baker's Cording, 1" Circle Punch, ¼" Super tape, Quickie Glue Pen, Diamond Glitter, Corner Chomper
Cherry Pinstripe - 3 ½" x 8 ½", scored in half at 4 ¼"
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Ken & Mike
Tuesday, July 1, 201407/01/2014
7-1 First Take
Ken and Mike's Tuesday First Take covers Israel air strikes, a ruling that corporations are people, LePage meeting with Sovereign Citizens, and more!
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Press Herald's Steve Mistler joins the show
Monday, June 30, 201406/30/2014
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Ken and Mike's Monday First Take give updates on Iraq, discuss the current immigration situation, reaction to the Governors comments on welfare, and more!
Friday, June 27, 201406/27/2014
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Portland Press Herald columnist Bill Nemitz calls in to discuss his column regarding the governor's latest remarks about social security and welfare.
Friday, June 27, 201406/27/2014
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The First Take for June 27th, 2014
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Governor LePage press secretary Adrienne Bennett calls in to talk about the comments made or may have not been made by LePage about social security and welfare.
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Col. David Hunt calls in to discuss the situation in Iraq, who's inolved, and what's going to happen.
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Ken and Mike discuss Governor LePage's opinion of Social Security, Supreme Court ruling on cell phones,a revamp of the Westbrook school code of conduct, Susan Collins supports gay marriage, Maine Campaign laws, and some sports talk
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Might as Well Bar & Grill keeps customers satisfied with casual American eats and cold beer. Massive 2/3-pound burgers come topped in fixings such as chili and cheddar or bacon, egg, and cheese. Grab a buffalo chicken wrap, a new york strip steak, or opt for a whole pizza covered in veggies and meat.
A lengthy lineup of traditional game-day fare and a sports atmosphere captivate fans at Fox and Hound - Bailey's, where the kitchen remains open as late as its neighboring fully stocked bar. Chefs cook until the wee hours of the morning and always until the bar closes, baking Bavarian pretzel starters, crafting towers of onion rings, and preparing hand-battered chicken tenders that are cooked until they are golden brown. They blend their own seasonings to sprinkle over grilled-to-order burgers, and draw from a diverse roster of cheeses and toppings to crown their wood-oven-inspired flatbreads.
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Owner and vintner Dr. Lane Gregory and his staff of merry winemakers harvest their wine grapes from the fertile muscadine vines that flourish on Gregory Vineyards' 120 acres of lush farmland. The winery's Old World tasting room and wood furniture lend a rustic atmosphere to samplings of cleverly named wines such as Sly Fox, Ruth Walton, or the dry white known as Bald Eagle. Like North Carolina's banana trees, the regional muscadine grape thrives from late August until early October, giving Dr. Gregory and company only a matter of weeks to harvest the tough-skinned fruit. In addition to tastings, the handsome property plays host to weddings and other special events. And, on an average day, visitors may be spotted taking wine tours with Dr. Gregory or exploring the vineyard's lake on romantic two-person pedal boats.
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I wanted something sturdy for my 12 month old to practice walking. After lots of research, I decided on this wagon. I liked the wagon idea and that it wouldn't move fast. Just wish it had maybe a bell or something fun to push on it. So far however(after a couple weeks) my son really likes his wagon. I can tell he is very proud of himself pushing it across the room! He also likes to take off the sides and put his toys in and out (great extra place for some of the many toys everywhere too!) We found putting some of his heavier toys in the wagon helped to slow down the wagon on our hard wood floors making it the perfect speed for him. The only negative thing to say that as per other reviewers, it is difficult to turn, so once it helps the wall you have to assist turning it around. Probably not a big deal in larger spaces but in my small house, it's kind of a pain. But I imagine I might encounter similar problems with other sturdy walkers as well. I am hoping he will learn to maneuver it himself once he learns to walk! I don't think it will be long now. This wagon has definitely given him a confidence boost! (He still goes to his push, ride on car first though because he loves the sounds and lights on it's steering wheel. Too bad the car wasn't sturdier and slower like the wagon! It would then be the perfect walker!
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I have file - of arbitrary type including Core Data repositories - that I need to keep around and not have iOS delete them. Usually, I do not want iCloud to back these files up. Where should I save them?
Where should I save data & files I want to keep long term, and how do I prevent iCloud from backing them up
Saving files locally changed from iOS5.0 and earlier, 5.0.1, and 5.1 and newer primarily to the address iCloud backup issues. There are two Apple source documents (the File System Programming Guide, and QA1719) that together provide the information supporting the following:
Files should be saved in the "Caches" directory, as there is no way to prevent backups if they are stored in the Documents folder. Note that the system may remove these files (see QA1719), so you would need the ability to recreate each as needed. To find the caches directory, use this:
Files should be saved in '/Library/Application Support' (FSP, page 15), which can be better accessed via:
My experience is that this directory doesn't always exist, and thus you may need to create it:
Files saved to this directory (or subdirectories) need an extended attribute to tell iCloud not to back them up (see QA1719).
PS: I have not found a way to set the Deployment target to this release, if there is a way please leave a comment.
Files (or folders of files) should be located in the 'Application Support' folder as described above. To prevent iCloud from backing up use:
as described in QA1719. Note that you can apply this key to a directory to prevent its contents from being backed up. The complete method from QA1719:


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Kings Head Coach Keith Smart Picks up Banner From Sleep Train Arena Scoreboard During Kings-Warriors Game (Photos)
Originally written on NESN.com | Last updated 11/11/14
On Monday night, the Sacramento Kings and Golden State Warriors did battle, all-California style. With 5:30 left in the second quarter, a banner fell from the scoreboard at the newly named Sleep Train Arena (no, that's not a joke) in Sac-town that fluttered its way down towards midcourt. Kings head coach Keith Smart ran on to the hardwood to pick up the fallen banner, and nearly slipped. The banner's brother remained attached to the scoreboard -- for the remainder of the game anyways. Check out the photos below to see the mishap in Sacramento. Photos via screen grab/NBA League Pass
PLAYERS: Keith Smart
TEAMS: Sacramento Kings, Golden State Warriors
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To conciliate or not to conciliate? The company's defense to early EEOC suits
In light of the EEOC's aggressive enforcement efforts over the past few years, employers should still expect the EEOC to continue to contest employers' ability to challenge the sufficiency of conciliation efforts.
Is the EEOC's focus on background check policies on shaky ground?
While the 6th Circuit's decision should provide some comfort to employers worried about background checks, it is not clear whether the EEOC will rethink its enforcement strategy in these cases.
The EEOC offers guidance on religious garb and grooming in the workplace
In March 2014, the EEOC issued guidance on how employers can meet their legal responsibilities with respect to religious dress and grooming practices, a particular focus of several recent lawsuits.
Appeals Court ruling rejects EEOC method to show employment discrimination through credit checks
The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the methods used by the EEOC to prove that credit check screening of job applicants violates the Civil Rights Act, but supporters say the underlying issues of discrimination are still present.
Inside: Courts, not EEOC, answer when leave may be a reasonable accommodation
Employers have found a plethora of guidance from the courts over reasonable leave but still suffer from a dearth of instruction from the EEOC.
Inside: Dispatches from the War on Hiring
A counterattack has been launched against the EEOC's efforts, and it does not appear that employers, courts or even other state governments will willingly surrender.
Inside: What are reasonable accomodations for unpaid leave under the FMLA?
An important first step is understanding the important distinctions between the statutory right under the FMLA and the right as a reasonable accommodation under the ADA.
Inside: Criminal history and employment decisions, the newest EEOC crusade
A more carefully focused policy with "bright-line" exclusions is not only more legally defensible, it may also be simply better business.
Labor intensive: How to drink from the fire hose of workplace litigation
Not only do employers need to be able to navigate complex laws, but they also need to deal with sensitive issues that are historical hotbeds for employers.
Inside: "Boys Will Be Boys" is not a defense to claims of same-sex harassment
The EEOC v. Boh Brothers presented an extraordinary situation. It was an extreme case of gender-stereotype discrimination that reflected "pack behavior" run wild.


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With the Ryan Reynolds-voiced animated feature Turbo projected to open at a snail's pace, and his other movie, R.I.P.D., having said 'R.I.P.' to hope of a strong first weekend, it looks like the Green Lantern will have not one, but two box office flops from Friday to Sunday. First, big budget movies like The Lone Ranger.
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SVX Welcomes Third Cohort of Issuers!Tristina Sinopoli Associate, MaRS Centre for Impact Investing
Your friendly neighbourhood impact investing market just got bigger.Read More ›
"Innovation disturbs administration." This was one of the lasting remarks made by Sir Ronald Cohen at last week's MaRS Global Leadership event, where he shared his insights on the development of social finance in the United Kingdom and abroad.
Innovations have the ability to disrupt entire markets and systems, and the innovation of social finance has the profound ability to drastically change political and financial administration. According to Sir Ronald, social finance disturbs administration because it requires a complete shift in traditional mindsets in order to solve our pressing social and environmental challenges.
How did this mindset shift occur in the UK? What were the contributing factors to the growth of the UK market? How do we accelerate this shift here in Canada? In his talk, Sir Ronald explained what has led us to this pivotal moment and where he anticipates social finance will go next.
Government as an enabler
The development of the social finance market in the UK is strongly attributed to proactive government leadership and the government's ability to recognize opportunities for collaborating and enabling innovation (the very same innovation that could disturb it).
Sir Ronald explained how important it is for governments to provide citizens with the means to innovate and tackle social issues. He described the UK government's instrumental role in the development of the world's first social impact bond and the allocation of unclaimed assets left dormant in bank accounts toward a pool of capital for impact investing. Similarly, in Canada, provincial and federal governments will be important actors in supporting the growth of the social finance sector.
Measurement is critical
Sir Ronald stressed that measurement has and will continue to be critical to the successful development of the social finance sector. His reasoning is two-fold.
Sharing across the pond
Sir Ronald recounted the development of the UK's Social Investment Task Force nearly 14 years ago and the importance of shared learning among industry leaders and stakeholders. This learning led to the ability to collaborate and back some of the many tremendous social finance "firsts" that have come out of the UK over the past two decades.
Going forward, Sir Ronald stressed the importance of continuous learning and sharing insights across borders, which is one of the aims of the Social Impact Investment Taskforce established by the G8 countries and chaired by Sir Ronald himself.
The MaRS Centre for Impact Investing serves as Canada's non-governmental representative on the taskforce. Global sharing of best practices—whether in measurement, financial product development or in intermediation and market-building activities—will continue to support the momentum of impact investing and support lasting shifts in both mindsets and actions.
We look forward to continuing the global dialogue on impact investing and to learning from our peers across the globe as we continue to support Canada's robust and growing social finance sector.
Editor's Note: This piece was originally posted on the MaRS blog. It has been posted here with the author's permission.
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