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FORT MITCHELL – Arts and crafts are offered to Fort Mitchell youth Mondays June 9 through July 21 at Beechwood High School.
Each week children will create a project and bring it home. Ages 4 to 5 meet 9-9:50 a.m.; ages 6 to 7 meet 10-10:50 a.m.; and ages 8 and up meet 11-11:50 a.m.
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On 3 December 2013, the Union of the Comoros joined the SUN Movement with a letter of commitment from HE Ikililou Dhoinine, the President of Comoros. At the time, the Government of Comoros had developed a national policy on food and nutrition that was awaiting adoption by the National Assembly.
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Nutrition situation
Under Five Stunting
Low Birth Weight
0-5 Months Exclusive Breastfeeding
Under Five Wasting
Under Five Overweight
Woman Anaemia 15-49 years
Adult Blood Glucose (Diabetes)
Adult Overweight
Adult Obesity
Strategic objectives
- Bringing people together
- Coherent policy and legal framework
- Aligning programs around a Common Results Framework
- Financial tracking and resource mobilization
A multi-sectoral interim committee on good nutrition governance has been established, with the establishment of a multi-sectoral platform and the launching of the SUN Movement within its terms of reference. This interim committee is chaired by the civil society representative, the President of a Comorian Consumer Federation (CCF), and co-chaired by the interim SUN focal point. The committee is made up of representatives from several ministries (health, solidarity, social cohesion and gender promotion; agriculture and production; education; commerce; and jobs, work, professional training and female entrepreneurship), from the plan's general commission, the National Research Institute for Agriculture, Fishing and the Environment (INRAPE) and various partners (UNICEF, WHO and UNFPA).
The interim committee prepared the draft decree for the formal application of the multi-sectoral platform on good governance of nutrition, which is to be signed by the national authorities. The First Lady, who is the ambassador of the SUN Movement in the Comoros, heads up the multisectoral aspect of nutrition.
Last updated: October 2015
The National Policy on Nutrition and Food, developed in 2012, needs to be revised in order to adopt a multisectoral approach. The support of WHO shall be requested to update it.
In terms of legislation, the Comoros adopted: a law on the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes in 2014 and a law on maternity leave in 2012. An enacting decree is being drawn up. The decree implementing the food law, passed in 2013, is currently being drafted. Countering malnutrition is a priority of the Growth and Sustainable Development Strategy (SCADD) and of the current United Nations Development Assistance Framework, which takes into account aspects of the governance of nutrition in its action plan.
Policies in the agriculture, education and health sectors and the policy on poverty reduction all include nutrition. An analysis of the most vulnerable sectors of the population has been conducted with consultants and this could help for the drafting of a social protection policy.
Last updated: October 2015
The Union of Comoros has high hopes for its ability to improve nutrition data collection and is looking to strengthen in-country dialogue on multi-sectoral indicators as part of its involvement in the SUN Movement. As regards the process for data on budget allocations, support for the process would be welcome.
A community-based nutrition project under a project entitled: Social Security Nets is financed by the World Bank for a fouryear period (2015-2019) and signed by both the government and the World Bank. The amount allocated to the project is USD one million.
Last updated: October 2015
Mobilisation of resources for the national nutrition governance plan in the Comoros is a priority for 2015. Consequently, once the multi-sectoral platform is operational, an exceptional budget allocation will be made available in 2015 on the understanding that a budget line will be included from 2016.
Last updated: October 2015
SUN Government Focal Point
Thamra Kamar
Directrice de la santé familiale, ministère de la Santé
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Man charged with beating child to death
Tears ran down Eric Cervera's face Saturday evening as officers escorted him to a patrol car outside Police Department headquarters.
Published 9:50 pm, Saturday, July 31, 2010
Tears ran down Eric Cervera's face Saturday evening as officers escorted him to a patrol car outside Police Department headquarters.
"I didn't do anything," he said, referring to allegations that he beat to death his girlfriend's 2-year-old son.
Cervera was set to be booked into Bexar County Jail late Saturday on one count of capital murder. Bail was set at $1 million.
The allegation stems from an incident Friday afternoon when Cervera called 911 to report that the boy, Geremiah Estabrook, wasn't breathing, according to an arrest warrant affidavit.
Cervera, who's not the child's biological father, told police he was baby-sitting the boy while his girlfriend was at work. He added that the child was happy and playing but that when he took Estabrook to the bedroom for a nap, he began to fuss.
Cervera said he eventually got the child to nap and went to watch television with his two sons in an adjacent room. After nearly an hour, Cervera went to wake up the child for lunch, but found him cold, limp and not breathing, the affidavit states.
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He said he tried to call the child's mother first before calling 911.
Police also questioned the boy's mother, Ilandia Estabrook, who said her son was in a jovial mood before she left for work around 10:30 a.m.
She added that she left work after getting a call from Cervera that her son was not breathing, the affidavit states. She has not been charged.
Before leaving the home, investigators said they noticed bruises to the child's head and body.
Estabrook was taken to University Hospital, where he later died.
An autopsy was conducted Saturday, which confirmed the bruising to the boy's face and body. After an internal examination, it was determined that the child suffered a lacerated liver, a severed pancreas and multiple rib fractures.
Many of the injuries appeared to be only a few hours old and would have been painful enough that the child would not have been eating or playing, Bexar County Chief Medical Examiner Randall Frost told investigators.
Frost told police it was one of the worst cases of abdominal trauma he had seen, the affidavit states. He also said some of the injuries appeared to be healing, which suggested the child had sustained previous trauma.
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Cervera told police he was the only person who cared for the child that morning and denied striking or abusing him, the affidavit states. Police said Cervera has no prior criminal record and that there have not been any reports of prior abuse at the home.
The suspect's two boys, who are 8 and 10, were returned to their biological mother, police said. They were not injured.
After police took Cervera to the Bexar County Central Magistrate to see a judge, the child's mother walked inside the department's headquarters. After she was told about the allegation, she fell to the floor screaming and crying.
"Oh my God, oh my God," she wailed as an officer took her to a room for further questioning.


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We offer a 5 year BS/MS in our department and college: http://engineering.ucsb.edu/current_undergraduates/pdf/coe_five_year_bsms_brochure.pdf
We can also help you set yourself up to pursue a PhD in computer science.
Our students are highly sought after and find their internships independently (through online resources and companies that advertise in our departments), through the UCSB Job Fair each quarter (http://career.sa.ucsb.edu/career-fairs), and through Counseling and Career Services (http://career.sa.ucsb.edu/). Most of our students have their internships for summer lined up by the end of the previous year (December). Some professors also have contacts they can introduce you to if you'd like to work in an area related to their research for an internship.
Our last survey showed that approximately 15% of respondents went on to graduate school.
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We are different in that our faculty are very involved in undergraduate advising, providing undergraduates with research opportunities, and our curriculum is always evolving to meet the changes in the field. Our faculty are on the cutting edge of computer science research (big data, cloud, mobile, bioinformatics, and much more) and also teach the classes you take. Finally, we also (perhaps given the amazing environment in which we get to live/work) are also laid back, love our research and jobs, and are generally approachable and easy to talk with.
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Divided We Fall: 10 Civil War Films 3-DVD Set
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Here are 10 films themed around the American Civil War and featuring Hollywood's top stars. In this star-studded collection, you'll recount the stories of struggle and strife during the Civil War. This 3-DVD set is perfect for both classic movie fans and history/ war movie enthusiasts. You'll see such Hollywood greats as Errol Flynn, Ronald Reagan, Olivia de Havilland, Roy Rogers, Alan Ladd, Walter Huston, Ann Savage and many more. The feature films include The Proud Rebel, Renegade Girl, Drums in the Deep South, Kansas Pacific, Abraham Lincoln, Colorado, Hearts in Bondage, Santa Fe Trail, The Arizona Kid, and Yellowneck. These are 10 classics that you'll enjoy watching again and again!


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An emotional Ortega testified on Wednesday, July 10 on the late King of Pop's condition a week before his death.
On Wednesday, July 10 at Michael Jackson wrongful death trial, the King of Pop's "This Is It" concert director Kenny Ortega finally took the stand to give his testimony. It turned out to be quite an emotional recollection of Jackson's "frightening" state prior to his eventual death the week after and how the "High School Musical" director attempted to get him some much needed help.
"Tonight I was feeding him, wrapping him in blankets to warm his chills, massaging his feet to calm him and calling his doctor," Ortega recalled a June 19, 2009 rehearsal he first wrote about in an email to concert honcho Randy Phillips. "He asked me repeatedly tonight if I was going to leave him. He was practically begging for my confidence. It broke my heart," Ortega said as he choked back tears.
Despite Jackson's "incoherent" condition, Ortega revealed how much the pop superstar had wanted to go on with the show, saying, "I believe that [Michael] really wants this. It would shatter him, break his heart if we pulled the plug." But at the same time, Ortega saw "Michael like I had never seen him before, and it troubled me deeply. He appeared lost, cold, afraid. I just felt that he wasn't present, he wasn't there... I just felt like there was something going on that was more than just physical."
Ortega also said he tried to contact Jackson's doctor, Dr. Conrad Murray, soon after that June 19 incident with the iconic singer, but couldn't recall if he had in fact gotten through to him. Murray has been sentenced to four years of involuntary slaughter for Jackson's untimely death.


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Excalibur Charter School District appoints Central's Janie Sullivan to its governing board
May 21, 2008
APACHE JUNCTION, Ariz. – An innovator of online teaching who is known for teaching the teacher's how to teach, Central Arizona College's Janie Sullivan is now having her expertise downloaded from cyberspace into a real live meeting room.
Sullivan has been appointed as a member of the school board for the Excalibur Charter School District in Apache Junction.
"I am really grateful for this opportunity because it gives me a chance to give back to the community," Sullivan said. "Anytime you have the chance to help children, especially kids in the community you call home, you have to take it."
Sullivan says her family members have chalk dust in their veins.
The native of Billings, Mont., has a father and a brother who both retired from education. Her father taught industrial arts in Montana for years, while her oldest brother was a sixth-grade teacher in her home state before moving to Idaho where he became an assistant public school superintendent.
Sullivan has served as Central's faculty development specialist since June of 2006 and has been at Central Arizona College since September of 2001 in a number of different roles, including instructional designer, trainer; academic project specialist; and consultant/faculty adjunct.
She previously has worked for Apollo Group (Axia College), University of Phoenix, and Lamson Junior College in Tempe.
A 1987 graduate of the University of Montana School of Journalism, Sullivan completed her M.B.A. in 1991 and her M.A. Ed in 1998 at the University of Phoenix.


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Some use the expression "going back to the well" when referring to a repetitive reliance on something faithful and consistent.
The Jacksonville Jaguars call it going back to the tractor.
Well the Jaguars have again gone back to the tractor, as the team signed 39 year old quarterback Todd Bouman on Tuesday. This is the seventh time he's been signed by the team in five seasons.
The tractor reference comes from when the Jaguars again obtained Bouman in 2010. He was sitting on a tractor in Minnesota, helping his father farm, when Jacksonville contacted him.
"We actually made a call to the tractor again and Todd will be joining us this evening,'' said Jacksonville head coach Jack Del Rio. "Pulled him off the tractor once again. He's a great guy and we think he's a good veteran player. He'll be able to come in and pick up and help us preform throughout the preseason and we'll see from there.''
Bouman is being retained by the Jaguars to help fill the void of losing David Garrard, who will miss Thursday's preseason opener against New England with a back injury.
Blaine Gabbert is expected to start for the Jaguars while Garrard is out, while Luke Mccown will get the second-string reps.
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Pioneer Editorial: Dayton will keep local aids intact
The Republican-led Minnesota Legislature took the first step in the budget battle by passing a bill calling for $1 billion in cuts, which Gov. Mark Dayton, a Democrat, promptly vetoed as providing a piecemeal solution to a $6.2 billion problem.
But the governor also vetoed the bill because it relied too heavily on state aid cuts to local government, a pot of money which has been decimated over the years in an attempt to balance the state budget without raising revenue.
Gov. Dayton, in his veto letter, notes that reduced state aid -- Local Government Aid in the case of .cities -- leads to higher property taxes. The state Revenue Department estimated that the vetoed GOP bill would increase property taxes by$428 million.
"The property tax is the most regressive and unfair of all state and local taxes,: the governor wrote. "Middle-income families pay four times more a percentage of their incomes in residential property taxes than the wealthiest Minnesotans." The same is true for businesses in property taxes versus corporate taxes.
Gov. Dayton last week underscored the importance of LGA to property-poor cities by leaving it untouched for the upcoming biennium.
"Local Government Aids are crucial to services like police and fire, plowing and street maintenance. Continuing these payments is crucial to preventing huge property tax increases -- the most regressive and unfair of all state and local taxes. The Revenue Department estimates that every dollar the state cuts in LGA causes a 67 cent increase in local property taxes," according to the statement outlining the governor's budget.
The governor proposes $3.47 billion in local aids and credits, with no reductions to local aids and credits. Steady funding levels mean:
E Local governments will have at least two years of stable state payments, and less pressure to increase regressive property taxes.
E Accountability for increased property taxes will rest squarely with local officials.
E The state budget will be honest and transparent about where it raises tax revenues, rather than exporting tax increases to local governments.
State government under the Pawlenty administration has wrecked havoc with local government budgets, as LGA was targeted again and again, forcing up local propety taxes. By keeping LGA stable, local government budgets can become stable and have predictable funding.


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Placing Raising £850,000 and Appointment of Directors
Viridas PLC ("Viridas"), a company planning to plant 120 square miles of the dedicated energy crop, jatropha, in Brazil to produce EU compliant sustainable Crude Jatropha Oil ("CJO") is pleased to announce that it has placed 8,500,000 new ordinary shares of 10 pence each ("New Ordinary Shares"), with warrants, conditional only upon Admission to AIM, at 10 pence per New Ordinary Share (the "Placing Price") raising £850,000 gross ("The Placing").
Placing Highlights
The issue price compares with a middle market price of 10 pence per Ordinary Share at the close of business on 20th November 2009.
The New Ordinary Shares will represent 25.86% per cent of the enlarged issued share capital of Viridas.
Placees will receive Warrants to subscribe, during a period of between two and five years from the closing, for further New Ordinary Shares at 10p each on the basis of one further New Ordinary Share for every four New Ordinary Shares subscribed for in the Placing, representing up to 2,125,000 further New Ordinary Shares. No application will made for the Warrants to be traded on AIM.
The New Ordinary Shares are expected to be admitted to trading on AIM on 24th November 2009.
Use of Funds
The Placing forms part of a planned series of fund raisings, and the funds will
primarily be used to establish a new administrative organisation in Salvador, Brazil,
and to acquire and plant up to 250 Hectares of base farm, in the state of Bahia,
The objectives of the base farm are to:-
Put in place a nursery for the production of seedlings to be used for the planting out of up to 30,000 hectares needed for the planned industrial production of up to 60,000 tonnes of CJO annually.
Obtain in situ representative data and "know how" relevant to the industrial scale planting, pruning and general agronomical husbandry of industrial scale jatropha growing.
Establish a training ground for the staff and employees who will eventually work on the commercial plantations.
Establish a hub for the garaging and upkeep of the farm machinery that will be needed on a rotational basis for the future plantations
Establish a pilot plant to carry out research and development on jatropha plant sciences and down-stream activities such as mechanical harvesting, de-husking, oil extraction and pelletisation.
Once the base farm is established and performing in accordance with expectations Viridas will commence on the fourth stage of the project, the rolling out of commercial operations for the annual production of 60,000 tonnes of CJO which is contracted to be sold to Viridas' development partner INEOS Enterprises Limited, as announced on 15th December 2008, and for which further funding will be required.
Board and management changes
As the business now progresses in the development of its jatropha project the Company has appointed, with immediate effect, Martin Brink as Managing Director and David Thompson as Director with responsibility for finance.
Martin was also a director of Papagayo SARL and Orientique SARL which were both voluntarily liquidated in 2008 as well as Dolphin Watersports SARL and Baker's Island Trading SARL both of which were voluntarily liquidated in 2007. All were closed due to non-activity and without any outstanding debts or liabilities.
Martin has a BA in International Business and Marketing and prior to moving to Brazil had been Managing Director of a leading resort on the Caribbean island of St Martin. For the past 14 months Martin has been successfully acting as a consultant to Viridas regarding the development of their jatropha project.
David Thompson (58) has been Finance Director of M Higgins Ltd ("Higgins") one of the largest potato suppliers to the processing industry, since 1988. Higgins has the largest seed growing operation in Scotland. Amongst other interests David has for 9 years also been a Non-Executive Director of Johnsons of Whixley, ("Johnsons") one of the longest established and largest commercial nursery businesses in the UK, supplying the amenity and retail sectors. Higgins and Johnsons operate in both the UK and overseas markets. David is also a Director of Essco Ltd, APLH Limited and D Thompson Limited.
Previously David was a non-executive director of Acer Landscapes Ltd until his resignation in 2006 and a director of Advantage Property Lawyers Limited until January 2009.
David was also a director of WL Pawson plc, a clothing manufacturer and importer which went into receivership in 1982.
David has a BA in economics, an MA in Finance and is a Certified Accountant.
There are no further disclosures required to be made pursuant to Schedule 2, Paragraph g, of the AIM rules.
Directors' participation
All Viridas Directors have participated in the Placing by subscribing in aggregate £130,000 for 1,300,000 New Ordinary Shares. The beneficial and non-beneficial interests of the Directors in the Ordinary Shares following completion of the Placing will be as set out below:-
Current interest in the issued share capital of the company
Current percentage interest in the issued share capital of the Company
Number of New Ordinary Shares to be acquired in the Placing
Interest in Ordinary Shares after the Placing
Percentage interest in Ordinary Shares after the placing
Significant Shareholders
The anticipated significant shareholders in the company (in addition to Mr Wootliff) holding more than 3% of the enlarged issued Share Capital following the Placing are set out below:
Current percentage interest in the share capital of the company
Number of New Ordinary Shares being acquired in the placing
Interest in Ordinary Shares after the placing
Banque Pasche (Liechtenstein)SA*
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Commenting on the placing, Stanley Wootliff, Chairman of Viridas said:
"The Placing provides Viridas with the additional working capital to move to the next stage of its development programme and to take advantage of the growing EU demand for compliant sustainable biodiesel and biomass sourced from a dedicated energy crop. With a strong team and partnerships in place this funding will enable us to build a business with sustainability at its core while building value for our shareholders."
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Stanley Wootliff: Chairman Viridas PLC 0113 235 0632
Matthew Robinson: FinnCap, NOMAD 0207 600 1658
Chelsea Hayes: Pelham Public Relations 0207 337 1523
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When terrorists plunged their hijacked airliners into the twin towers of New York's World Trade Center and the Pentagon last month, it had an immediate effect on business aircraft owners and operators, and will likely have a profound influence for years to come.
When the attacks began on the morning of September 11, dozens of business jets were en route to the U.S. from departure points around the globe, and hundreds of domestic flights were either in the air or preparing to take off.
At New Jersey's Teterboro Airport, one of the nation's most active business aviation airfields, onlookers had a front-row view of the terror.
According to Doug Shaw, president of Atlantic Aviation Flight Services at Teterboro, the FBO's lobby was jammed with crews and passengers that morning. But the first to take note of the disaster were workers atop Atlantic Aviation's new hangar. They began screaming and pointing toward the Manhattan skyline, where black smoke was already beginning to smear the clear blue sky behind the 110-story towers. When the second aircraft hit, said Shaw, it was instantly clear that what they were witnessing was a terrorist attack.
Atlantic, like many East Coast FBOs, was in the midst of its usual morning scramble, with passengers arriving for the start of the workday and others departing for destinations around the globe. "The first thing we did was secure the airplanes," said Shaw. "Then we locked down two of our three gates and called in extra security guards."
One pilot said, "It was a pilot's worst nightmare come to life, and you can't wake up."
FAA Closes Airports and National Airspace
The gates at Atlantic weren't the only thing locked down. At 9:25 a.m. EDT the FAA's National Command Center in Virginia ordered all aircraft in the U.S. to a ground stop, and further ordered that all airborne aircraft "land immediately at the nearest suitable landing facility, regardless of destination." The decision grounded the nation's fleet of some 14,000 business aircraft, and hundreds of others bound for U.S. destinations from abroad were diverted.
Canada quickly followed the U.S. lead and at 10 a.m. Transport Minister David Collenette ordered the shutdown of Canadian airports. At the same time, the Canadian aviation system prepared to accept aircraft diverting from their original destination following the U.S. airspace shutdown. As of 6 p.m. on Tuesday, more than 150 international flights originally headed to U.S. cities were on the ground in Canada, including 44 in Halifax, 37 at Gander, 35 at Vancouver and 27 at St. John's.
Some 30 transient aircraft were grounded at Westchester County Airport in White Plains, a 30-min drive north of New York City. According to assistant airport manager Peter Scherrer, another 30 airplanes based at Westchester County were en route to that airport but were grounded elsewhere when ordered to land.
Ironically, the airport had scheduled a disaster drill September 22. The drill was canceled.
At Teterboro, more than 100 business aircraft were grounded. At Jet Aviation's operation alone, 20 of its own aircraft were grounded, along with 30 transient airplanes.
With the grounding and closure of airspace and hundreds of aircrew and passengers stranded, FBO staff, fractional program managers and on-demand charter operators scrambled to find hotel space and ground transportation for their clients.
"Some of the aircraft were close enough to their destination to land there when the FAA began ordering the aircraft grounded," said Gary Hoffman, senior v-p for Executive Jet in Columbus, Ohio. "Others weren't so lucky and whenever it was possible we helped make arrangements for them to continue by land," Hoffman told AIN. "They depend on us to make things happen for them, and if we can't accommodate them, then our responsibility is to create options." And so they did, making telephones and e-mail Internet connections available, arranging for hotel accommodations, booking rental cars and arranging for other ground transportation by bus and rail.
NBAA Web Site Keeps Bizav Informed
The National Business Aviation Association put its considerable Internet and Web site resources online less than an hour after the first 767 burst through the side of the North Tower.
The Washington-based association regularly monitors CNN, and moments after seeing the second aircraft slam into the South Tower, NBAA air traffic control representative Robert Lamond went directly to the FAA command center in Herndon, Va. By 10 a.m. NBAA was publishing situation updates on the half-hour on its public Web site. At its own headquarters, the association was helping facilitate lifeguard flights and with the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) was establishing a link with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the American Red Cross to determine how its members might help with rescue and relief.
But even as it was providing information directly related to the terrorist attack and the subsequent government actions, NBAA was faced with a less tragic but no less real crisis of its own. The association's premier event and major source of revenue, the annual meeting and convention, was scheduled to begin on September 18 in New Orleans. Nearly 5,000 booth spaces had been sold to more than 1,000 exhibitors, and attendance was expected to reach nearly 30,000. Some U.S.-based exhibitors already had crews and equipment in place or en route to New Orleans.
The association's first reaction was one of stubborn refusal to bow in the face of terrorist threats. Said Olcott the day after the attacks, "The city has told us it is open and the convention center said it is open and NBAA is welcome. The convention will go on as planned."
But it became obvious as the day wore on that in light of the scope of the tragedy and the extent of the emergency steps being taken, NBAA's board of directors would have to reconsider that initial position. Dozens of exhibitors, large and small, called to say they had key executives stranded all over the world, with no idea when they might be able to resume their travel. Others pointed out that customers, a vital ingredient to any trade show, were in the same bind and that attendance was likely to suffer. By Wednesday afternoon, the day after the attack, it was obvious that if the show did go on, it would be without a growing number of major players.
One of the first to opt out of the convention was Jet Aviation, a major provider of business aircraft maintenance, refurb and completions, on-demand charter and FBO services. A spokesman, obviously shaken, said the West Palm Beach, Fla. company felt it was appropriate under the conditions to focus its efforts on support of its existing customers. He noted that one of these customers, with offices in the World Trade Center, believed it might have lost as many as 1,000 employees when the two towers collapsed. Jet Aviation urged NBAA to reconsider its decision to continue as scheduled with the convention.
Nor was Jet Aviation alone. Cessna Aircraft announced it would cancel its participation in the convention, and that it would be "reallocating its resources for humanitarian relief." TAG Aviation USA also announced it would not participate, as did Gulfstream, Raytheon and Bombardier.
NBAA was between the proverbial rock and hard place. Its own bylaws and those of the District of Columbia, in which NBAA is registered, require it to hold an annual meeting of members and meeting of the board of directors before November 28. Those same laws would also not allow a new date before October 17. The meetings have traditionally been held in conjunction with the trade exhibition of manufacturers and vendors.
Late on the afternoon of September 12, the board announced its decision to cancel the New Orleans meeting and convention. Instead, it would reschedule the member and board of directors meetings as separate events to be held in Washington.
OEMs Offer Relief Assistance
Dozens of business aviation industry leaders offered their resources to the emergency relief effort. Cessna was one of the first.
It offered a fleet of Citations, Grand Caravans and light singles and by the end of the first day was ferrying blood and emergency workers for the American Red
Cross and FEMA. Gulfstream offered FEMA the use of a Gulf-stream V and Gulfstream IV. Canada's Bombardier offered the fleet it had prepared to send to NBAA–a Global Express, a Challenger 604 and three Learjets–as well as six other pre-owned aircraft that had been scheduled to demonstrate individual aircraft optional equipment.
Pilatus, in Colorado, made available four PC-12s and offered to contact its customers whose PC-12s were in air ambulance configuration. The Red Cross accepted Raytheon's offer of aircraft and crews and the company's pilots made three flights the day after the attack. "With FedEx grounded, we were the first choice," said a spokesman.
On Wednesday, the day after the attacks, the FAA announced a two-step recovery plan to resume operations in the NAS. The first would require all airport authorities to report to the local FAA ATC manager that they were in compliance with more stringent security measures. When enough airports were in compliance, the FAA would allow a resumption of flights. Also on Wednesday there was a limited reopening of the NAS to allow aircraft diverted to continue to their destinations or to be repositioned in anticipation of a more normal operation. On Thursday afternoon, Secretary of Transportation Norman Mineta ordered a phased reopening of the NAS to commercial Part 121 and cargo operators at 11 a.m., saying, "We will re-open airports and resume flights on a case-by-case basis, only after they implement our more stringent levels of security." The authorization also included Part 135 on-demand operators, leaving more than a few Part 91 crews and owners frustrated, and occasionally angered.
NBAA's Web site, handling levels 20 times above normal, was swamped with complaints by its Part 91 members.
On Friday morning, one pilot noted that "it seemed like everything was moving along smoothly when [a notam] grounded Part 91 until further notice." While he wondered if perhaps the FBI had some reason it could not reveal, he questioned why Part 91 would be singled out while Part 135 operators were allowed to continue operations. "It seems fairly clear to me that 135 is currently the weakest link out there [in terms of security]…and not just by a little bit!"
A contributor to NBAA's Air Mail was "infuriated" when a Part 135 King Air "departed with foreign…passengers they didn't know to some destination in the U.S. and yet Part 91 operators can't carry people they know and carry every day."
Another Part 91 operator had a simple explanation. "Some ignorant policymakers, along with the FBI and CIA, consider us to be comparatively uncontrolled."
At the same time, NBAA was urging the FAA to allow Part 91 operators to resume flying, and advising its members that suggestions that would encourage the FAA were more helpful than simply demanding that Part 91 be allowed to fly.
FBOs Initiate More Strict Security Measures
Meanwhile, at FBOs, managers began putting security measures into effect mirroring those newly instituted by the FAA, including screening with handheld detectors, reduced access to runways, additional uniformed security guards, identification checks of employees and vendors, and searches of all airplanes before boarding by passengers.
On Friday, September 14, IFR Part 91 operators were officially allowed to begin flying. But not before at least one pilot noted that another Part 91 operation–Wal-Mart– had been released to fly as early as Thursday afternoon. "Did they have the authority from the highest levels of the U.S. government, or did they find…a loophole in the system?"
Wal-Mart's flight department manager, contacted by AIN, admitted they had flown, but added that since the day of the attacks, the company is not talking about how it does business, including its flight department. He also noted that the authorization to fly was not a secret.
IFR Part 91 operations were authorized with certain conditions: no deviation from the flight plan was allowed, and neither was airborne cancellation of IFR clearance.
On Monday, September 17, a business aircraft crew at Teterboro Airport reported that while Part 91 aircraft were being allowed to depart, authorities were screening crews and implementing the new and more stringent security measures now demanded by the FAA.
Reagan National Faces Permanent Closure
As of Tuesday, September 18, Reagan National and Chicago Meigs were still closed, though FAA did allow departure windows at Reagan National on September 15, 16 and 17 to allow the repositioning of aircraft grounded there. Sources at the airport said the FAA has taken an "if and when" attitude toward the airport reopening, and speculate that if it does reopen, flights in and out will be severely restricted in terms of numbers and routing.
Part 91 operations, as of September 18, were not permitted within a 25-nm radius of the Reagan Washington National Airport and the John F. Kennedy International Airport VOR/DME, respectively.
A spokeswoman for Signature Flight Support, the only FBO at Reagan Washington National, said 74 transient business aircraft were stranded at the facility when the NAS was shut down. The airport opened only for departures for three hours on Saturday, six hours on Sunday and four hours on Monday. All the transient private aircraft or tenant aircraft at Signature were expected to be flown out by 4 p.m. on Monday, when the window closed, said Signature v-p Mary Miller.
As a result of the terrorist attacks, the formerly relaxed border security between Canada and the U.S. is likely to become a thing of the past.
Shortly after the attack, U.S. Customs notified operators that the General Aviation Telephonic Entry (GATE) program was being closed. All subsequent flights entering the U.S. across the Canadian border would be required to stop at a designated border inspection port of entry "until further notice."
Likewise, the CANPASS program allowing U.S. business aircraft advance entry approval into Canada was suspended. As of September 18, GATE and CANPASS remained suspended.
If there is any ray of sunshine in the dismal skies left by the terrorist attack, it is mostly speculative. Some on-demand charter operators were expecting a jump in business when the NAS was reopened.
SkyJet, Bombardier's business aircraft charter reservation system, had its best month ever in August, with revenues topping $1 million for the first time.
A spokeswoman said a lot of charter operators were expecting a jump in reservations when the skies opened again, but admitted that SkyJet itself had yet to see any increase through its own system.
Delayed Effect
On the other hand, Todd Spangler, v-p of charter/sales for Executive Jet, said the Columbus, Ohio company began receiving charter requests the day of the attack and as of September 13 had prioritized more than 100.
Some on-demand charter operators reported a sharp increase in inquiries and bookings, but most believe that the most positive impact on business aviation will come later. In the coming months, the advantage of ownership or charter is expected to become more attractive as business travelers find seat availability reduced on commercial airlines, as they face the prospect of protracted check-in times, and come to perceive that business aviation offers a higher level of safety.
Gary Hoffman, senior v-p of Executive Jet, predicted the company's NetJets fractional-ownership program will probably see an increase in interest following the attacks. "As people rethink their priorities, some who travel extensively and place an emphasis on safety will see business aviation as a safer way to fly."
Steve Phillips, director of marketing for Bombardier's Flexjet fractional program in Dallas, agrees. "I think we'll probably see an increase in business by people who see business aviation as more convenient or safer, or both."
Joseph Carfagna, an aircraft broker in Franklin Lakes, N.J., said his office received a call out of the blue on the day of the terrorist attack asking, "What do I need to learn about corporate airplanes to get one."
Bryan Comstock, president of Jeteffect, believes it is too soon to be making predictions. But he noted that within a day of the terrorist attack, one customer with whom he had been talking for several months made an offer on an airplane, and just hours later another customer made a counter-offer. A third customer who had had his Falcon 900B on the market for some time suddenly decided that he would keep it. "What's better," asked Comstock rhetorically, "nine million dollars
in the bank or peace of mind? Sometimes that's what it comes down to."
Most industry insiders and observers were naturally reluctant to forecast a benefit emerging from such a tragic loss of human life. But a few companies apparently saw the attack as a business opportunity.
"Does anyone else find this as offensive as I do?" asked an NBAA member who received a blind e-mail solicitation from a business aircraft lease broker barely a day after the terrorist attack.
Val Trent, president of Seattle-based National Charter, agreed. Trent said his company was being "spammed" by aircraft sellers and brokers and on-demand charter operators–"seven faxes from the same company. Some people," he concluded, "have no conscience."
Business Aviation Affected On Many Levels
It is easy to report the short-term impact that the terrorist attack had on business aviation. Certainly it brought business aviation to a standstill for nearly a week. At a personal level, it was frustrating and horrifying and left a taste of bitter anger in many.
Without doubt, the heightened security will change the way business aviation travelers have traditionally made their transition from the ground to the air. And it will apply to business aviation across the board, from FBOs and aircraft management companies, to on-demand charter operators and traditional Part 91 corporate flight departments.
The day when the VIP could simply drive up in a limo and be waved through the gates at any aviation facility is a thing of the past, said Flexjet's Phillips.
Demand for business aviation is going to increase, predicted Carfagna, "but the economy may put a cap on what people are willing to spend."


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I bought what I could afford and to finish my project I needed 9 more bundles 3 weeks after first purchase. Forget it, the product is discontinued. I knew this could happen hence the name so I verified with them before leaving and they assured me it was a regular product and wouldn't happen in 3 weeks time not to worry. It did, I was out I thought and then I spoke to Christine in sales. So helpful and reassured me she would try to help. She found the last of it in the same store. I can get my 9 bundles and be done. she is a life saver and I told my customers for years to never buy from them unless you bought it all at once. I didn't take my own advice but Christine showed me why they are around and it's because they have great customer service.
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Dream Home Royal Mahogany is a close enough match to our existing Dream Home Havana Mahogany flooring that has been discontinued because there is a room separation you can't tell the difference in color. Very happy with the floor
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We recently laid this flooring in our bedroom, hallway, and kitchen. It is beautiful flooring and we are glad we made this purchase. However, I will warn you that you cannot lay one piece at a time - because of how the flooring snaps together, you must connect an entire row, and then pick up the entire row and connect it to the row before it. For our bedroom, this was easiest with three people. Kayla and I (two mid twenty females) laid the kitchen by ourselves with few problems. My father helped lay the bedroom, and he tended to hit the tapping block too hard.. he not only cracked the block but also caused the boards to chip where they joined with other boards. I was disappointed that the boards were not more durable and chipped upon contact with other boards. However, if you are very very careful, take your time, and lightly tap, you should not have a problem with this product. Bottom line - don't let an impatient man help you.
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had a lot of wrapped boards, had to use a stain stick on a lot of boards, went in quick, less mess than the roll out pad,
My apartment had carpets on two bedrooms.
I replaced it by this floor.
It now looks great and maintenance is very easy.
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The perfect cheap flooring for my basement. It does take some effort to lock the boards together. Overall I couldn't be happier with how the project came out given how affordable this laminate is.
Enjoying the new laminate flooring. Great look to my living room area.
the tough snap is a terrible design, that brakes off as you try to hook the end and front together.
tough an groove would work much better. The paper that the backing is made of will not with stand snapping the flooring together. Had I not bough 1200 sq I would discard this flooring.
The "New and Improved" locking mechanism was not as easy to install as the fitting on older versions, but overall the product was fine.
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Debi Mazar and daughters Evelyn 9, and Giulia 5, made grocery shopping a family affair at a store in Los Angeles, Calif. on Wednesday (October 19).
The Entourage actress and her girls picked up a few things, including a big pack of paper towels. Hey, celebrities spill things, too. And speaking of spills, Debi recently talked about keeping it real in the kitchen.
"I cook in schloompy clothes like a T-shirt," she says, talking about her Cooking Channel show Extra Virgin, that she hosts with Tuscan hubby Gabriele Corcos.
"I have two kids, a husband, an acting career, a TV show. I run around. Kick heels off. Hand-wash grease spots. I really work. Where's time to change in the kitchen? I'm not worrying about keeping perfect areas. My grandma collects beautiful aprons, so there's those when I need them."
And Debi isn't shy about sampling the wares. "I'm a curvy girl. I like good wine. Like to eat. I don't subscribe to being skinny. I cover with dresses below my knees to hide the upper thighs. Truth is, my ass is huge."View Slideshow »»


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Hulk has threatened to sue anyone who publishes his sex tape, while his ex-wife Linda has posted a bail.
Sex tape leak and DUI arrest happen on the same day for the Hogans. The black and white video of Hulk Hogan and an unidentified female having intercourse made its way online on Thursday, October 4, the same day his ex-wife Linda Hogan was busted for suspicion of DUI and driving on a suspended license.
The existence of Hulk's sex tape actually has been in public knowledge since April this year. Screen grabs of the video were posted on the internet at that time and Hulk, through his lawyer, sent a cease and desist letter to TheDirty.com editor to take down the pics. Buzz about the video died down but then Gawker posted the one-minute long video on Thursday.
Hulk has taken a legal step to prevent the video from spreading on the internet, threatening to sue anyone who published it. "This tape was made secretly without Hulk's knowledge or permission. We are going to do everything in our power to figure out who did it. Anyone displaying the tape will be held accountable to the fullest extent of the law," Hulk's lawyer David R. Houston told TMZ.
Gawker claimed they got it for free from an anonymous source.
Meanwhile, Linda has been released from a jail in Malibu on $5,000 bail. A representative of her told TMZ that she took antibiotics before drinking a glass of champagne, creating a stronger reaction. She was initially pulled over for speeding.


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CarlSpies- Social Business Facilitator
"There's no such thing as a social media strategy, only a good business strategy that is aware of networks"
Carl Spies is seasoned social business strategist, a complex multidisciplinary approach emerging from social online networks that seek to help leading brands extract real value from social media/network trends and technologies to engage customers beyond the corporate firewall, and mine social capital behind it.
He has spent the last six years establishing himself as a thought leader in systems thinking and social business design while working with clients ranging from Standard Bank, Vodacom and South African Breweries to eBucks, Microsoft and Samsung.
Carl is recognised as an accomplished provocative facilitator and technical consultant having advised many organisations in South and West Africa, coordinated top-level community events and addressed national and international groups on a wide range of critical social business topics. He is well a seasoned design thinker with broad insights at the intersections of social science, online community development and value innovation using proven network effects.
1. Experience
Relevant Social Network Projects Carl has lead:
(platforms: intranets, ideation (crowdsourcing) systems, LMS, branded communities)
ABSA - A shared services strategy network which refined and cascaded department strategies online.
FNB - Learner management system for the Institute of Extreme Customer Service.
Hollard Insurance - Hollardtopia - Social Intranet
Kelly Personnel - Social Intranet
Microsoft - Ideation Platform to crowd-source ideas from the community.
RMB - Internal platform to query and collaborate on scaling the internal culture after rapid expansion.
SAB - Learning collaboration platform.
Standard Bank - Blue Connection - the core social intranet (including gaming elements to increase adoption).
Telesure - Let's Connect pilots platforms.
(and external social community platforms for :Converse, Toyota, eBucks and Samsung)
Social Software: Acquia Commons (Drupal)
Microcontent: SocialCast, Twitter, Yammer
Social Networks: Facebook, Google+, LinkedIn, SocialText
Media: Flickr, Youtube, Last.fm, GetGlue
LocationPlatforms: Foursquare
2. Knowledge and Skills
Relevant Models he is trained in:
SCRUM: Agile Product Development + Project Management
Cognitive Edge: Complex Adaptive Social Systems - Sensemaking using Cynefin.
User Experience Design - Flow Interactive.
NeuroSematnics - linguistic and cognitive models of user experience.
LAB - language and behaviour profiling (to develop archetypes from the network members).
VizThink - Dave GrayCynefin - Dave Snowden - Complex Adaptive Systems - Sensemaking
Biomatrix - Organisational Change using network effects and systems-thinking.
StrateX - designing execution strategies and developing channels to cascade them throughout the workforce.
Spiral Economics - a model based on the Claire Graves research - exploring the dynamics of value creation from individuals to the entire stakeholder ecosystem.
Training Courses Developed:
IXCS 3 Day Intensive - WesBank - Customer Service
A 3 Day MBA in Social Business (for Terrapin) - covering B2B, B2C social network concepts and tools.
3. Services Offered
Rapid Prototyping of Social Networks - with rapid feedback and agile metrics.
Workscapes - performance support social networks (incorporating informal learning)
User Experience Mapping - Designing network elements to fit staff profiles.
Lunch 'n Learn Sessions - from frontline to C-suite level audiences - succint explorations of current social business elements e.g. #SoMoLo
Intrapreneur Sessions - designed to build capacity with internal teams to rapidly identify, design and test social network initiatives.
Mari Eagar hired Carl as a Social Collaboration Strategy Consultant in 2010/11:
"Carl Spies combines strategic thinking with design thinking to create a unique approach in social business design. He implements strategic initiatives using a people centric and collaborative approach, which ensures successful change in people's behavior to support the implementation thereof. Carl's work is based on deep research of theory as well as significant experience in social technologies, therefore making his solutions robust, credible and implementable.
An example of his strategic contributions and social design thinking skills can be seen with the openaxyz method and toolset where Carl contributed to the original conceptual design which was focused on the application of design thinking in the strategy domain. He also visualised and developed architecture foundations in openaxyz such as the social group module and the visualisation features, making the product unique in the market place. He is able to move other people's ideas into unique, differentiating insights and innovation."
-Mari Eagar CA - M Phil Leadership (cum laude) and Member of the Canada-Southern Africa Chamber of Business.
My purpose is to "Inspire, Activate, Develop and RELEASE the Godgiven
potential in others (especially leaders). I accomplish this through the 3CTM processCoaching,
Consulting,Counseling, Training and Mentoring.
My current involvement:
External Consultant at Leading Edge Business Solutions (A premiere training and consulting
company ( www.leadingtraining.co.za )
Director at Leaders in transformation (an NPO focussed on developing emerging,
undergraduate leaders at tertiary institutions www.leadtransform.org )
What I bring to the table:
Vast experience in the health sector (>10 years experience in Clinical Medicine), business
strategy, management and leadership (Director in a Consulting firm), Spiritual and social
development (Managing director of a faith based NGO in Namibia).
Key offering:
Using the 3CTM process I assist leaders in spiritual, personal and professional development
using a neuropathophysiological (how the brain works) and self discovery approach to effect
deep personal transformation toward self actualization.
â— Certified Cultural Intelligence Facilitator and Trainer with the Cultural Intelligence
Institute ( www.CulturalQ.com )
â— Certified transformational leadership Coach (via www.TLiGlobal.com )
â— Motivational Speaker (via Dale Carnegie Institute)
â— Executive leadership enhancement Trainer (via John Maxwell facilitator training).
â— Organisational development and strategy Consultant (via miniMBA
course and practical experience)
â— Team leadership development Facilitator (strengthsFinder process)
Practical Leadership Training Experience
1. I trained as a Leadership trainer and facilitator with Lead Africa. The Leadership training
was based on the 21 irrefutable Laws of Leadership by John C Maxwell. The target audience
was young entrepreneurs and emerging leaders. www.leadafrica.co.za
2. Dr. Solomons also successfully completed the Dale Carnegie Course on Public Speaking
and People Empowerment.
3. I cofacilitated Transformational Leadership training for the Edenvale Municipality Top
Management Structure as a Consultant with Siyavuma Systems.
4. I conducted several Leadership training and facilitation for Namibian Business
5. Transformational Leadership training and facilitation for the University of Namibia (UNAM)
for the Top Management of the Multidisciplinary Research Centre.
6. Transformational Leadership training and Consultant for the African Leadership Institute
(ALI). www.thenamibiandream.com
7. I also trained as a Transformational Leadership Growth Coach with the Transformational
Leadership Institute www.TLiglobal.
Practical Leadership Experience:
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Responsibilities included Financial Management,
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training programs 20042006.
With Overall Leadership and Strategic responsibility.
Sororomele was successfully handed over to new leadership in February 2006.
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Helping with Strategic
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Welfare Organization
2006-2011 (May). Overall Leadership and Strategic responsibilities and Organization and
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grew from 98 members and 3 staff members to over 500 members and a staff complement of
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May 2011. www.hispeoplenam.com
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The Ancient Egyptians For Dummies E-Book
The Ancient Egyptians For Dummies
For Dummies | August 24, 2007 | pages | ISBN: 0470065443 | PDF | 4Mb
Unravel the history behind of one of the most fascinating ancient civilisations with this engaging, entertaining and educational guide to the ancient Egyptians. With a complete rundown of ancient Egyptian history and culture alongside insights in to the everyday lives of the Egyptians, you'll discover how they kept themselves entertained, the gory details of mummification, the amazing creation of the pyramids, the deciphering of hieroglyphs and much more.
About the Author
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When you spy on an any object in QTP, it shows two different properties Class Name and class. Ever wondered what is the difference between the two?
Let me show this with the help of an example –
Shown below is a simple HTML button.
When you use Object Spy on this button, Class Name will be WebButton while class will be shown as buttons.
Class Name is the basic essence of that object. If Class Name gets changed the object itself would get changed. Hence, an object of type button will always be shown as WebButton under Class Name, a hyperlink would always be shown as Link, a browser object would always be shown as Browser and so on. A point to note here is that, while object spy shows the property as Class Name, the same property should be written as micclass while using Descriptive Programming. For ex:
class is a selector used for styling purposes in HTML. This property can take any user defined name as defined by the developer of your application. In this example, we have defined
<input class="buttons" type="submit" />
If we change that to
<input class="UserDefinedButtons" type="submit" />
the spy will now show the class as UserDefinedButtons while Class Name will still be shown as WebButton
I hope the above explanation has answered all your questions around Class Name, class and micclass in QTP.
If you're into automating web applications, I recommend you to get good knowledge on HTML and CSS. Learning to write HTML/CSS won't take much time but will help you a long way in your job as an automation tester. In case of any issue, you will be able to think like a developer and that thing alone would help you to resolve those little issues that come up every now-and-then during automation. There are various free and paid courses available on the internet. My recommendation is to try HTML/CSS courses at TeamTreeHouse, I have personally gone through some of their courses and can whole-heartedly recommend them.
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Inadequate performances on the field but flourishing commercial success is the current mixed bag for Cricket Australia.
The summer starts in earnest this week as the Ashes series with England launches in Brisbane. The oldest rivalry in international sport, dating back to 1877, the series still wields enormous appeal for the public. Cricket officials expect sell-out crowds around the country with the possibility that the world record one-day test crowd of 90,800 could be eclipsed at the Boxing Day test in Melbourne this year.
But by any calculation, 2013 for the Australian test team – in Cricket Australia's own estimation the epicentre of the sport in this country – has been poor.
A 4-0 loss to India earlier this year was followed by a 3-0 loss to England, the third successive loss in an Ashes series and the fourth in five contests.
Australia had chances in India and in England, but an inability to score enough runs consistently or take wickets at crucial stages ruined their hopes.
Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland does not flinch from what was clearly underperformance on the part of the team. "It was a tough winter. It was not up to the standards required," he says.
But Sutherland argues the test team was pitted against excellent opposition in trying conditions. He also argues there is light emanating from the gloom. "There are some good signs. Compared to six months ago, we're in a much better place."
Without the CEO specifying the change of Australian coach, the mood in Australian cricket seems to have lifted by the appointment of former test batsman Darren Lehmann. A more settled test team should also help, although there are still a worrying number of players unavailable through injury.
Any success on the field would replicate the results CA is generating off it. Cricket is reaping a financial bonanza on the back of huge broadcasting and sponsorship deals.
CA announced at its annual meeting that revenue in this four-year period soared 63 per cent to $684 million for 2009-12. The sport reports over a four-year cycle so as to even out the years when commercially-attractive teams like England or India tour, compared to those with less revenue potential.
Revenue is projected to grow to just under a minimum of $1.08 billion in the next four-year period, underlining why CA is so optimistic about the future.
Another deal with Nine Network for free-to-air coverage TV has been enhanced by it also having the digital media component, says Sutherland. "We checked what is world's best practice and we think we came up with something unique in sport around the globe."
The Big Bash T20 domestic competition which starts just before Christmas will be shown on FTA, as Network Ten has acquired the rights
As one of England, India and South Africa will be visiting each year until 2020, CA has been able to write lucrative international broadcast deals.
"They won't always be playing test matches each year but that future program has helped us sign deals with Sky in the UK, Star in Asia and another deal in the US, which is our third biggest overseas market."
The participation rate among cricketers of all ages grew 8 per cent last year, says Sutherland.
"When you have 1 million participating already, an 8 per cent increase is a lot of new cricketers. Discussions with the state bodies indicate we are heading for another record this year."
About 20 per cent of those are female, with Sutherland saying CA remains committed to spreading the game throughout the community.
"We're also very proud of the National Cricket Centre in Brisbane. It has been a lot of hard work but [test captain] Michael Clarke says it's as good a facility as he's seen."
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Decal Detail
Digital decal technology completes major tile project for Glasgow subway station.
FotoCeramic, a specialist in digital decals, announced it has successfully met the challenge of providing all the tile transfers for a major piece of public art at
Glasgow's Hillhead Subway station—a 12-m-long mural recently unveiled to city travellers. The ambitious artwork, which dominates the back wall of the station, was created by the well-known Scottish artist Alasdair Gray and was commissioned by Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT), which owns and operates the system.
The project included fellow artist Nichol Wheatley and his team from Perfect Circle Art, and involved the development of a pioneering method of working with ceramics to deliver Gray's artistic vision. It has reportedly been the most complex work yet undertaken by the FotoCeramic team, which has many years' experience in the ceramic decorating field.
"We were delighted to be chosen to supply the tile transfers for this 12 x 2-m decorative panel," said Howard Quinn, FotoCeramic director. "We worked well with Perfect Circle Art and, in terms of both scale and color, this was a job that required very close attention to detail. I think they realized that the expertise to deliver on this project was to be found here in Stoke-on-Trent, and everyone involved up in Glasgow is delighted with the results."
Technically challenging, this could be the first time a work on this scale has been attempted in quite this way. Alasdair Gray—a favorite cultural son of Glasgow—attempted something novel in often having complete buildings in his giant artwork cut around as individual tiles. This resulted in a large ceramic jigsaw rather than a standard piece of repeat tiling.
The use of ceramic was key to the success of the project, particularly because of the constantly changing underground temperatures in the subway. In total, the mural took two years to complete. In order to produce the transfers to fit perfectly, each hand-cut porcelain tile set new standards in accuracy of fit and consistency of fired color for digital ceramic technology. It is thought that nobody has ever made digital ceramic transfers on this scale before for application to polished porcelain tiles.
"It was a hugely difficult technical thing to try and translate Alasdair's incredible drawing into the tiles, because nobody's ever cut porcelain to make this kind of jigsaw as far as I'm aware of before," said Nichol Wheatley, director of Perfect Circle Art. "That was the technical challenge we faced."
Howard Quinn added, "This is by far the most difficult and time-consuming contract that FotoCeramic has worked on, but it's all been worth it—especially when you consider that the fruits of our work will be seen by thousands of commuters every day for many, many years."
For more information, visit www.fotoceramic.com.
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Barcelona – Barcelona president Sandro Rosell is set to resign in the aftermath of a Spanish court's decision to investigate the signing of Brazilian striker Neymar last year, Spanish media reported on Thursday.
Rosell is believed to have met with fellow board members on Thursday and Spanish newspapers, including Mundo Deportivo and Sport, said he has decided to quit.
Barcelona have refused to comment on the reports but have announced that an emergency board meeting has been called for 6pm (7pm SA time).
On Wednesday Judge Pablo Ruz issued an order to open a hearing to investigate Barcelona for the alleged misappropriation of funds over the 57.1m euro signing of Neymar and that a decision would be made at a later date whether Rosell would be called in person to give evidence. – Reuters


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Sea Scouts
Sea Scouting is a program that the Boy Scouts of America offers for young men and women, ages 14 (or 13 years of age and completed eighth grade) through 20. Along with Cub Scouts for younger boys and Boy Scouts for older boys, Venturers and Sea Scouts provide a program for religious, fraternal, educational, and other community organizations to use for effective character, citizenship, and mental and personal fitness training for youth. As part of this training, Sea Scouts are expected to develop personal religious values, learn the principles of American heritage and government, and acquire skills that will prepare them to become successful adults.
The advancement scheme for Sea Scouts places an initial emphasis on nautical skills before encouraging the youth to take a major role in planning activities in the unit. Young men and women ages fourteen through twenty who are willing to abide by the requirements of BSA membership, including agreeing to live by the ideals expressed in the Sea Promise, Scout Oath, and Scout Law are eligible to join a Sea Scouting ship. Ships are administered by volunteers with the assistance and support of some paid professional staff.
Coast Guard Auxiliary Best Practices
|The Coast Guard & Coast Guard Auxiliary host Safety at Sea training events all over the country
- Sea Scouts BSA on YouTube
- Academy Introduction Mission (AIM) -- Introduce Sea Scouts to the U.S. Coast Guard Academy
- Preparing for a Trip to the Florida Sea Base
- Canoeing and Kayaking
- Coast Guard Auxiliary Boater Education for Scouts
- Eagle and Quartermaster Recognition
- Merit Badge Counseling
- Preserve America's Waterways -- Develop a joint waterway conservation project with a Sea Scout Ship
- Providing Shoreside and Underway Training Opportunities to Sea Cadets & Sea Scouts
- Regattas & Rendezvous -- Seamanship skills competition
- Safety at Sea Weekend -- Weekend on-the-water training event held jointly with the Coast Guard and Coast Guard Auxiliary
- U.S. Coast Guard Academy Admissions Partners
- University Programs
- Vessel Safety Checks of Sea Scout boats
- Winter Training Weekend -- Weekend training event held when it is too cold to get out on the water
Aims and principles
- Sea Promise
As a Sea Scout, I promise to do my best
To guard against water accidents;
To know the location and proper use of the lifesaving devices on every boat I board;
To be prepared to render aid to those in need;
To seek to preserve the motto of the sea, "Women and children first."
- Mission
To develop, enhance, and expand the Sea Scouts, BSA program in a manner that emphasizes the purposes and achieves the objectives of the Boy Scouts of America, working to help local councils improve their membership and programs.
Sea Scouts also learn and subscribe to the Scout Oath, Scout Law, and Venturing Code.
The ship is the fundamental unit of Sea Scouting, consisting of five or more Sea Scouts and the adult leaders. Ships are numbered and may adopt a name.
Each ship is sponsored by a community organization such as a business, service organization, private school, labor group or religious institution. The chartered organization is responsible for providing a meeting place and promoting a good program. A chartered organization representative manages the relationship between the ship, the chartered organization, and the BSA.
The ship committee is a group of adults, led by the ship committee chair, who guide the ship program and activities and manage record keeping, finance, leadership recruitment and registration. The ship is led by youths who are elected to the positions of boatswain, boatswain's mate, crew leader, assistant crew leader, yeoman, purser, and storekeeper. Skipper and mate provide guidance while allowing the youth to lead the ship.
Above the ship level, committees which are organized to support the program. Each level also has its own terminology:
- Division (district)
- Squadron (council)
- Flotilla (area)
- Fleet (region)
- National Committee
|Ranks: Apprentice, Able, Ordinary, Quartermaster
|Quartermaster Award
medal, badge and knot
The Sea Scout rank system consists of Apprentice, Ordinary, Able, and Quartermaster. The first rank of Apprentice shows basic marlinspike seamanship skills, safety and basic ideals. To earn Ordinary, the Sea Scout must know, the Ideals of Sea Scouting, be an active member for six months, learn specials skills relating to boats, marlinspike seamanship, piloting, communicating, swimming, safety, and cooking. In addition three of seven electives need to be completed such as, close order drill, signaling in semaphore, boxing a compass, yacht racing, sailing, ornamental ropework, and engine maintenance. For the Able rank, the Sea Scout must be able to explain and demonstrate a complete knowledge seamanship skills, earn the Lifesaving merit badge, complete a long cruise, and must and be a petty officer in his or her ship.
Quartermaster is the highest rank attainable by a Sea Scout can earn and is equivalent to Eagle Scout. The Sea Scout must attend at least three quarters of all Ship meetings and special activities over eighteen months, demonstrate marlinspike seamanship and leadership skills, demonstrate the ability to teach Sea Scouting skills, complete a Quartermaster Leadership Service Project (community service project) and pass a council level bridge of review. The Quartermaster emblem is a medal consisting of the Sea Scout emblem on a ship's wheel that is suspended from a solid dark blue ribbon that is in turn suspended from a bar bearing the design of a double carrick bend knot.
Sea Scouts who earn this rank are entitled to wear a uniform similar to that of a United States Navy Chief Petty Officer (CPO), and can earn advanced rates upon enlistment into the U.S. Navy or United States Coast Guard.
Other awards and recognitions
|Small Boat Handler, Qualified Seaman, Long Cruise Badge
Sea Scouts may also obtain the boating licenses and safe boating training certifications offered at the state and local levels and are encouraged to qualify in first aid, CPR, lifesaving, SCUBA and US Sailing certifications. The Long Cruise Badge may be earned by Ordinary rank and above Sea Scouts and adults who complete a two week cruise, or a series of weekend or overnight cruises adding up to 14 days. Segments indicate subsequent awards— red for one additional award and white for five additional awards.
Sea Scouts may earn all Venturing awards, but only registered Sea Scouts may earn Sea Scouting awards. Sea Scouts who have earned the First Class rank in Boy Scouts can work on requirements and merit badges for the rank of Eagle Scout until age 18.
As a nautical program, most ships engage in several activities in this area, such as sailing trips, scuba dives, and other boating activities. Ships also maintain their boats and equipment.
Councils with a squadron structure may hold Sea Scout regattas or rendezvous organized among local ships, often with sailing competitions that may include ships from other councils. Several areas and regions organize similar events. Some areas and regional also organize training events like Safety at Sea Weekends and Winter Training Weekends. There is no National Sea Scout event, but the biannual William I. Koch International Sea Scout Cup, is an international Sea Scouting event.
|Sea Scout Advanced Leadership
Sea Scouts take part in Venturing training with specific Sea Scouting training for youth and adults.
Youth Training
Youth may attend the week-long Sea Scout Advanced Leadership Training (SEAL) Upon completion, the double-dolphin SEAL training pin may be worn. Adults who completed SEAL training as a youth or has qualified to be a SEAL course director or assistant course director may also wear the badge.
Adult Training
|Seabadge Trident pin
Sea Scout adults complete the same training as Venturing adults, as well as Sea Scout Adult Leader Basic Training. Seabadge is the advanced leadership and management course for adults.
Scouts & Auxiliary work together
External links
- Sea Scouts BSA on YouTube
- Sea Scouts BSA
- Sea Scouts: Chart a Course for Life
- Coast Guard Station San Francisco teaches Sea Scouts safety
- What Did You Do This Weekend: Sea Scouts in Action
- Boy Scouts of America
- Scouting magazine
- Florida Sea Base
- Guide to Safe Scouting
- Good Turn for America
- Insignia guide


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Fun alphabetical clips for all of your sorting and marking. So sleek! I love 'em
These rubber bands are made out of some sort of amazing memory silicone that will stretch back to be dinosaurs once you're through with them! Some of the best I've seenAdded 8 Years Ago from Charles and Marie
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Rajasthan is the most preferred destination for investments in major sectors. Easy availability of raw resources makes it the natural choice for agro, minerals and jewellery based industries.
Gems & Jewellery Sector in Rajasthan
Recognized as the diamond polishing state of the india, Rajasthan is gaining prominence as an international sourcing destination for high quality designer jewellery. According to IBEF, gems & jewellery manufacturing in rajasthan constitute 17% of India's export which makes it the fastest growing jewellery market in the world.
Jaipur – World Renowned Center for Gemstones
For centuries, Jaipur has been a world-renowned center for sourcing of fine-cut precious and semi-precious gemstones. With heavy investment in technology, gemstone cutters have forward integrated and have started jewellery manufacturing.
Jaipur now exports a wide range of studded silver, gold and even platinum jewellery. Beautifully enameled artistic gold jewelry studded with flat diamonds and colored gemstones are recognized as a sign of aristocracy since Mogul period.
Gems & Jewellery SEZ
The presence of highly skilled, low-cost labour enables India to design and make high volumes of exquisite jewellery at relatively low cost. RIICO has also developed a special zone for Gems & Jewellery at the Export Promotion Industrial Park (EPIP) at Sitapura, Jaipur.