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The Regional Integration Manual brings together different methods for monitoring and analysing regional integration processes in a systematic way. Employing a multi-disciplinary approach, it seeks to provide officials in regional organisations, researchers in think tanks, academics and students worldwide with an accessible set of both quantitative and qualitative tools, useful in their day-to-day work.
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Employing a multi-disciplinary approach, The Regional Integration Manual will be of interest to scholars of governance and regional politics as well as policy-makers and those in regional organisations.
1. Introduction and Summary Philippe De Lombaerde, Renato Flôres, Lelio Iapadre and Michael Schulz 2. Assessing Regional Governance: An Indicative Framework for Developing Indicators Edward Best 3. Assessing Attitudes towards Regional Integration Processes Bernd Schlipphak and Timo Menikken 4. How to Measure the Level of Regional Conflict and Peace? Michael Schulz 5. Indicators of Intra-Regional Migration and Mobility Michela Ceccorulli, Frédérique Channac, Philippe De Lombaerde and Emmanuel Fanta 6. Statistical Measures of Regional Trade Integration Lelio Iapadre and Michael Plummer 7. Indicators of Regional Financial Integration Agustín S. Bénétrix and Sébastien Wälti 8. Measurement of Regional Economic Convergence José Villaverde and Adolfo Maza 9. Optimum Currency Area Criteria Lúcio Vinhas De Souza and Corina Weidinger Sosdean 10. Gravity Models applied to Regional Integration Aurora Mordonu, Glenn Rayp, Bernard Herz and Marco Wagner 11. CGE Models Applied to Regional Integration Renato G. Flôres Jr. 12. Sustainability Impact Assessments applied to Regional Integration Clive George, Tomasz Iwanow and Colin Kirkpatrick 13. Evaluation Techniques applied to large-scale Regional Projects Manohar Lal Baharani and Paul J. Stephenson 14. Participatory Foresight Techniques applied to Regional Integration Processes Nikki Slocum-Bradley and Luk Van Langenhove 15. Composite Indexes and Systems of Indicators of Regional Integration Philippe De Lombaerde, Ettore Dorrucci, Gaspare Genna and Francesco Paolo Mongelli
The Routledge Studies in Globalisation series is edited by André Broome (University of Warwick, UK) and Leonard Seabrooke (Copenhagen Business School, Denmark).
Based in the Centre for the Study of Globalisation and Regionalisation at the University of Warwick (www.warwick.ac.uk/csgr), the Routledge Studies in Globalisation series examines key questions related to the theory and practice of globalisation and regionalisation. The Series has an interdisciplinary focus and publishes research that is methodologically and theoretically rigorous and which advances knowledge about the changing dynamics of globalisation and regionalisation, global governance and global order, and global civil society.
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Manuela Moschella, Scuola Normale Superiore, Italy
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Tire Test - Schwalbe Durano
Published: 2015-05-14 | Jarno Bierman
The Schwalbe Durano 700 x 25C used for this review is the new version of the Durano which was introduced in 2015. Compared to the older Durano, it has a new (better looking) tread pattern, and it's 10 grams lighter. The new Durano still is a tire optimized for high mileage and grip, especially on cold and/or wet surfaces. This makes it a tire that is not a medium priced summer tire but seems to be more of an all-season training tire.
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I'm testing the Performance line folding version of the new Durano. The folding Performance version is the fastest Durano available from Schwalbe, an Evolution line Durano doesn't exist. Although this tire is a bit cheaper than a Schwalbe One, it isn't a cheaper version of the One. The Durano is an entirely different tire focused on durability, puncture resistance, and grip on wet or cold surfaces.
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|Price Range
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Size and Weight Measurements
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|Measured Weight
|251 grams
|Measured Width
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|Measured Height
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|Total Tire Thickness Center
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|Total Tire Thickness Sidewall
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The measured weight of this 700 x 25C Durano is 251 grams. This is a bit more than the 245 grams specified by Schwalbe. Measured width on a 17C rim is 26 mm and height is 24 mm. Width and height comes in close to the average size for a 25 mm road bike tire.
Rolling Resistance Test Results
|Rolling Resistance Test Results (Speed: 29 kmh / 18 mph, Load: 42.5 kg)
|Inner Tube
|Conti Race28 (100gr butyl)
|Rolling Resistance 140 psi / 9.7 Bar
|Not Tested
|Rolling Resistance 120 psi / 8.3 Bar
|18.0 Watts
|Rolling Resistance 100 PSI / 6.9 Bar
|18.8 Watts
|Rolling Resistance 80 PSI / 5.5 Bar
|21.0 Watts
|Rolling Resistance 60 PSI / 4.1 Bar
|24.7 Watts
|Rolling Resistance Coefficient (Crr) 140 psi / 9.7 Bar
|Not Tested
|Rolling Resistance Coefficient (Crr) 120 psi / 8.3 Bar
|Rolling Resistance Coefficient (Crr) 100 psi / 6.9 Bar
|Rolling Resistance Coefficient (Crr) 80 psi / 5.5 Bar
|Rolling Resistance Coefficient (Crr) 60 psi / 4.1 Bar
The Schwalbe Durano has a relatively high rolling resistance. At an air pressure of 120 psi / 8.3 bars, rolling resistance is 18.0 watts. Dropping air pressure to 80 psi / 5.5 bars results in a rolling resistance of 21.0 watts. Compared to the Schwalbe One, rolling resistance is up to 50% higher. To be honest, rolling resistance of the Durano is a bit higher than I expected from a Schwalbe tire. I was hoping the Durano to come in closer to the 15 watts range.
Puncture Resistance Test Results
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|Puncture Resistance Tread
|Puncture Resistance Sidewall
While the rolling resistance of this Durano is quite high, puncture resistance is average. With a puncture resistance score of 15, it's a bit more puncture resistance than a Schwalbe One (12) or other summer tires which usually score in the 11-13 points range. A tire with a comparable puncture resistance is the Michelin Pro 4 Service Course which does have a noticeable lower rolling resistance of 14.9 watts at an air pressure of 120 psi / 8.3 bars.
I was hoping the new Durano to be a very puncture resistant tire while at the same time having a rolling resistance in the 15 watts range. Unfortunately, It doesn't meet my (high) expectations. It does beat the Vredestein Fortezza Senso All Weather, which is also an all-weather tire, in both the rolling resistance and puncture resistance tests. Off course, the Durano might also excel in the grip and the durability part. Have you used a Durano? Consider to leave a comment and let me know how you like them.
If you're interested in the Schwalbe Durano as an all-weather tire, a tire worth checking is the Michelin Pro 4 Service Course. This is a tire that is also specced for all-weather use and has a puncture resistance that is equal to the Durano, yet has a much lower rolling resistance. It's also a bit lighter, and pricing seems to be similar as well.
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This article builds on top of my previous two articles about Horizon View and VMware Virtual SAN. Here are the aforementioned articles: How does VMware VSAN help Horizon View?, and How is Horizon View configured for VMware VSAN?
The CBRC (Content Based Read Cache) was introduced with vSphere 5, allowing Horizon View administrators to leverage it the feature via the Horizon View administrative console. CBRC help administrators to address performance bottlenecks and the increase in storage cost for VDI.
In summary, CBRC is a 100% host-based RAM-Based caching solution that helps to reduce Read IOs issued to the storage subsystem and thus improves scalability of the storage subsystem while being completely transparent to the guest OS.
The feature has been primarily designed to help with read-intensive I/O storms, such as OS boot and reboot, A/V scans. Administrators commonly see significant reduction on the peak Read I/O being issued to the array for these workloads, approximately 60%. If you are interested in a CBRC deep-dive I recommend reading my previous article Understanding CBRC (Content Based Read Cache).
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Due to the RAIN architecture implemented by VSAN the data blocks corresponding to virtual machines could be located anywhere in the cluster causing storage IO traffic to go through the network stack. Here is a good article by Duncan Epping on How do you know where an object is located with Virtual SAN?
There are few important interaction points between VSAN and CBRC during multiple parts of the desktop lifecycle management, including boot storms and CBRC digest computations. Find more information at Understanding CBRC – RecomputeDigest Method.
One of the common questions on VSAN interaction with CBRC refers to the fact that on VSAN the data block could be read from a different host than the one where the virtual desktop is actually running. Despite the change to where the blocks are located CBRC will cache common data blocks only on the host where the virtual desktop is running. If the virtual desktop is moved to a different host a new computational CBRC process will take place on the new host to ensure common blocks are cached.
vSphere hosts could effectively end up with similar blocks cached in SSD by VSAN, and in RAM by CBRC. However, the caching algorithms and methodology utilized by both features are completely different. While VSAN is looking for common LBA (Logical block addressing) blocks, CBRC is looking for common IO data block content across a range of different LBA blocks or virtual machines. Overtime the tendency is that less VSAN SSD caching is utilized given that most of the critical data set will be located in RAM.
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While traveling in India in 2008, I took note of the peculiar industrial sheds and factory buildings that dot the industrial zones there.
The sides of these buildings were clad in corrugated sheet metal, but had the most interesting louvered facades, also known as
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The Spring Jaw Kitten
by Sy Schreckinger – ANTIQUE TOY WORLD Magazine – November, 1989
"Rare," "colorful
and "animated" so aptly describe the series of seven known Spring Jaw
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filed for a period of fifteen years, after which time they were routinely
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spring attached to its lower jaw. This results in wiggling of the jaw,
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unfastening the "trick lock" and lifting the kitten's hinged head. (All of
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brass, heart-shaped "trick lock.")
The "Spring Jaw Kitten" does not vary in its casting or color. The
colors of the bank, as pictured in Figure I, are as follows: both head and
body are painted a light cool grey, with white and dark grey highlights.
Its eyes are green with black pupils, and it has a tiny pink nose with
black whiskers. Its mouth is painted pink, and two small white teeth may
be seen protruding from its upper lips. The ribbon and bow around its neck
are teal blue.
The superb casting and painted details of the kitten,
as well as the others in the series, are a tribute to the manufacturer. A
personal opinion is that they may be likened to the same fine quality of a
miniature polychromed Viennese bronze.
To the best of my knowledge, none in the Spring Jaw series has been
reproduced. However, Figure II is an outline drawing of the "Spring Jaw
Kitten" to aid in the determination of its size and scale. Readers
interested in learning the secret of undoing the "trick lock," lest the
series suffer another casualty, should send inquiries with a description
of their bank to: Sy Schreckinger, P.O. Box 104, East Rockaway, New York.
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Jacob's Baby
a fan fiction by iinstantstarr
Disclaimer: I don't own anything you recognize. I own the plot. And, that's about it. Oh, and if I was Stephenie Meyer, Jacob Black would be mine. ;)
Chapter 1 – Decision
I never dreamed that Bella would actually listen to Edward when he suggested she have my baby to replace his. I don't know what he said to make her see sense… and I don't know if I ever will. When I came to the Cullens'… house, if that's what you wanted to call it (or coven, whichever term you prefer), I didn't expect for Edward to be waiting for me, either. He had said the tiny one, Alice, couldn't see anything with the future as long as it concerned me or La Push. So I was a little confused, to say the least.
"She agreed," Edward said, looking off toward the setting sun. "Just in the nick of time, too. Carlisle said that it would have only been another few days before the fetus would have become strong enough to cause serious damage."
I could tell he was hurting, but I wasn't sure of what to say. I tried to keep my thoughts to myself.
"I'm sorry," I said, sitting down across from him on the grass.
"Don't be," Edward said, sharply. "I'd rather have Bella than a child I've never met."
I nodded once more, telling my inner thoughts to shut up.
"You love her and you'll take care of her. That's the only reason why I'm agreeing to letting her stay with you during this… process. But you have to agree that the resulting child is Bella's and you'll have to let her live her own life with whomever she chooses. I realize that she may very well choose you after all of this is said and done. I love her enough to want her happy. As I told you before, if she wants a child, she'll get one." Edward seemed to only be talking to keep his mind busy at this point. I listened to him, mostly to keep my own thoughts from running wild.
"Did Carlisle already perform the… procedure, then?" I asked delicately.
"This morning," Edward said. "She's… distraught. She agreed to what I proposed, but she's still very upset. She realizes that her life was in danger and that there's no way I could have changed her while she was pregnant without terminating the pregnancy. But I don't know what could possibly fill that loss other than another child. I talked to Carlisle about when she could start trying again and he said her cycles will need to regulate themselves. He can give her a drug for that to speed it up."
I nodded. "Do you think she'd want to see me?" I asked.
"I think she'd be upset if she knew you were here and we sent you away without seeing her," Edward said, half smiling. "We moved her upstairs to my room. It has the best view of the mountains."
"Alright," I said. I headed in through the front door and spotted Blondie and the big one, Earl or whatever, curled up on the couch, sucking face.
"Get a room," I muttered.
Rosalie scowled at me but didn't say anything for once. I headed up the stairs, following Bella's scent, and took a right at the top of the staircase. At the end of the hall, I saw a bed in a room with the door open. I walked into the room, and saw Bella asleep with the faint trace of tears trailed down her cheek.
I knelt down next to her and tucked her hair behind her ear and then sat down next to the nightstand and leaned back onto it. I resolved to stay there until she woke up.
"Jacob?" a voice called from the hallway. It was Esme. "Are you hungry?"
"No," I said, as my stomach growled impatiently.
Esme smiled as she leaned against the doorframe. "I think otherwise. I figured you'd be coming today so when I made Bella's lunch, I made some extra. I put it back in the oven so it's warm. Lasagna. I'll bring you up a plate."
I smiled in embarrassment.
"Really, Esme," I said. "You don't need to go to so much effort. It's just me."
"It gives me the chance to actually use my kitchen. Don't feel like you're intruding."
I sighed. "Okay," I said, feeling it best not to argue.
Esme grinned and headed back down the hallway and down the stairs.
I leaned back and tilted my head up toward the ceiling and let my mind wander. I wondered what our baby would look like. Bella's eyes, skin a shade lighter than mine, my dark hair, her clumsiness, but tall like me. I tried not to laugh as I imagined our gangly kid tripping over his own two feet, just like his mom. The vision faded to me, lying in a bed, back at Billy's, banged-up leg and arm, while Bella worried and fussed over me. I wanted it more than I wanted air to breathe. And in some sense, I would get part of it. Bella and I would have a child together, but we would never be together. The knowledge of that stung like a thousand needles piercing my heart. I wiped the tears threatening to fall down my cheeks away with one hand and looked back over at Bella.
Her eyes were open and she was staring at me.
I jumped. "How long have you been awake?" I asked her.
"Since Esme mentioned my name when she was asking you if you wanted lasagna," she answered. "Why are you crying?"
"I'm not crying," I said instantly.
"Yeah, sure," she said, rolling her eyes. "I forgot. Jacob's the big bad wolf who never cries or shows any emotion whatsoever."
"Whatever," I said, crossing my arms. "How are you feeling?" I asked her, changing the subject.
"Sore," Bella said. "Esme's been a great help so far. I guess she understands more than anyone else can though. She lost a child and she knows what the feeling's like."
My stomach tightened. "I'm so sorry, Bella," I said sincerely. I knew she was hurting and as happy as I was that the leeching monster was out of her, I still didn't like to see her unhappy or in pain.
"I know," Bella said. "But I still feel like I'm getting more than my fair share," she continued. "You know how I told you that I saw our whole lives mapped out in front of us? If I had chosen you?"
I nodded warily.
"Well, if I have our child, then it's going to be like I'm getting part of La Push and that life and my life with Edward and being a vampire… and it just seems like too much for one person. It doesn't seem fair."
I smirked.
"Well, that's if you choose him in the end," I reasoned.
"Jake!" Bella said, exasperatedly. "I'm married to him!"
"Yep," I said, nodding. "I forgot. You're Isabella Cullen now." My lips could barely form around her new name.
Bella sighed.
"Have you and Edward figured out when we're going to…" she trailed off, her cheeks pink in an adorable blush.
"Well, he's going to talk to Carlisle and then Carlisle's going to tell us how long it'll be until your cycles regulate themselves. And then I guess it's up to you and me."
"Oh," Bella said, looking out the window toward the mountains. "Where would we…"
I already knew the unspoken half of her question. "No offense, but I really don't want to do it here." I didn't want Edward reading my thoughts while I was sleeping with his wife. That would just be awkward.
"Of course not!" Bella looked aghast.
"I could probably get Billy to have Charlie come down for dinner on the nights we needed to be together," I thought. "And then, maybe at Charlie's in Forks?"
Bella nodded. "I still have my old house key." She sighed.
"What?" I asked, searching her face.
"I just never realized that being a mother was something I wanted. Not until I got pregnant. I just can't believe I'm actually going through with this. It just seems wrong," she said.
"Yeah, well, who decides what's right and wrong?" I asked. "Certainly not me or you."
Bella nodded.
I heard Esme coming up the stairs. She walked into the room with a heaping plate of lasagna.
"I hope this is enough," she said. "I wasn't sure how hungry you were or how much would fill you up."
"Thanks, Esme," I said, smiling at her appreciatively.
"You know," Bella said, "I never did get to see you eat that whole cow."
I blinked at her. "I don't think you'd want to see that," I laughed.
"I can have Emmett go snag one from one of the farms in Oregon," Esme joked.
"I don't think that's necessary!" I exclaimed.
"What's going on with you and the pack?" Bella asked abruptly. Esme graciously let herself back out the door and I found myself telling Bella all about the current issues with Sam and how Leah and Seth had separated themselves from Sam's pack and formed the little gang they called "Jacob's pack."
Bella's eyes grew wide.
"Now, I can really call you Chief Jacob," she giggled.
"More like Alpha Jacob," I said.
"Yes, Most High Alpha. What can I do for you today, Oh Great One?"
I smirked.
"There are several things you could do for me, but none of them I can say right here," I said, grinning.
Bella's jaw dropped and she smacked me over the head.
"Jacob!" she gasped.
"Hey, I'm kidding," I laughed.
"You better be," she said, crossing her arms. She sighed. "So what are you going to do?"
"About what? Seth and Leah's obnoxious plan to make me Alpha of a second pack?"
"Exactly," Bella said, looking at me with concern written on her face.
"I don't know yet," I admitted. "Leah already says it's hard enough to be around Sam without him being able to look into her head and see exactly what she's thinking. And in a way, I know what she means. It's just… I don't know what to do right now."
"I'm sorry," Bella said, looking guilty.
"For what?" I asked, confused.
"You said you kind of know what she means… to be around someone when you love them but you know you can't be with them. I guess that's my fault."
I looked at her, aghast. "Bella, don't think like that. You can't choose who you fall in love with. I've known that for a while."
She looked back out the window.
"You know, I could kind of see you and Leah being together," she said, grinning.
"Yeah," I huffed. "Right."
"No, really. You seem to have a lot in common."
"Like what?" I challenged.
"Losing a parent, being a werewolf, having your heart broken…" she trailed off.
"Bella, quit trying to tell me who I should be with. That's really none of your business," I said, a little sharper than I intended.
"I know. I'm sorry," she apologized again.
"Stop apologizing," I said, looking down at the floor.
"I just want you to be happy," she said. "That's all I've ever wanted for you."
"I know," I sighed, looking up at the ceiling, trying not to look her in the face.
"You have no idea how much I wish I could love you like you want me to love you," she murmured. "But in the end, I can't choose you over him. He's just too much of who I am. I can't explain it right. You're my personal sun, but I need him like I need air to breathe."
"He's like a drug, Bella," I said. "I've always said that."
"I respect your opinion, but in the end, I chose to marry him. I do love him. He's not just around for convenience, Jacob."
"Okay," I said, finally looking at her. "As long as you're happy."
"I am," she said, smiling. "I am happy."
"Good," I said, trying to think of something else to talk about.
"You know, our kid is going to be pretty freakin' gorgeous," she said, laughing.
"Really?" I asked, feigning surprise. "I had no idea!"
"Just think," Bella said, looking up toward the ceiling. "Dark hair, dark skin, brown eyes, tall…" she trailed off.
"Well, its skin won't be as dark as mine and you have to factor in that you're going to be its mother… hopefully it won't be so clumsy," I teased.
Bella nudged me.
"Whatever," she said. "Tease me all you want now. Eventually, I'll be as big as a whale and you won't be able to tease me."
I grinned. She had no idea how much I was looking forward to seeing her body round with my child. It sent a thrill through me.
A soft knock at the door made her look up. I had been so enthralled in the conversation that I hadn't even noticed Edward's approaching footsteps.
"How are you feeling, love?" Edward asked, coming over to sit on the bed next to her.
"I'm fine," Bella said, crossing her arms.
I swallowed back the vomit threatening to spew across the French duvet Bella was wrapped in.
"Are you cold? Hot? Hungry?" he asked, searching her eyes.
"I'm fine," she said a little louder.
I found it funny that I could tell what she was thinking and how she was feeling quicker than he could, with his whole mind-reading thing.
Edward glared at me as that crossed my mind.
Bella shifted to draw her feet closer to her.
"Your feet are cold," Edward said, frowning.
"Obviously. Now can you not touch them?" she snapped.
I glared at Edward and reached my hand under the duvet and touched her feet. They were ice cold. She jumped at the warmth of my hand and pressed her toes eagerly against my hand.
"Jeez, Bells. Your feet are freezing!" I gasped.
"Let me get a space-heater in here," Edward said, turning to head into the hallway.
"You know that's not really necessary," I said. "I'm right here, running a toasty 108.9."
Edward just glared at me menacingly.
"You two knock it off," Bella sighed.
I've been playing with this idea in my head for a while now. I just now had the opportunity to write it all out. I'm a Jacob/Leah shipper myself, but the brief mentioning of this in Breaking Dawn was enough to get my fan fiction writing gears a-turnin'. Anyway, hope you enjoyed this chapter. Please remember to review.


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It's time for another real wedding and we are thrilled to share a recap of one of our awesome weddings from last month! Stefanie and Jason were married at Swan Harbor Farm in a outdoor ceremony followed by cocktail hour and a reception that went strong into the night. DJ Brian Jones loved working with this incredibly sweet couple! The gorgeous weather and combined efforts of an amazing vendor team made this day such a success. Thanks again to Amanda Summers Photography for sharing these great shots from Stefanie and Jason's big day!
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Australia's net filter plan on hold for at least a year
For months now, telecommunications companies have been resisting the plan program to filter web pages in Australia. A lot of internet users have been angry too.
But now the Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has put the filter plan on hold until an independent review is conducted.
MARK COLVIN: The Government appears to have kicked its controversial internet filtering plan into the long grass not to be revisited till well after the next election.
For months now, telecommunications companies have been resisting the plan to filter web pages in Australia. A lot of internet users have been angry too.
The Government planned to block any material which wouldn't get past the existing film and literature classification rules. But now the Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has put the filter plan on hold until an independent review is conducted.
In the meantime, the biggest telecommunications companies have agreed to block websites known to contain child pornography.
Brendan Trembath reports.
BRENDAN TREMBATH: The internet filtering program was first proposed during the 2007 election campaign by the aspiring prime minister, Kevin Rudd. He told parents that he wanted a clean feed to all computers used by children.
Kevin Rudd of course did become the PM but not for long enough to see his net filtering plan put into practise. Two weeks after his defeat the plan is still just that, it's been put on hold until an independent review is conducted.
STEPHEN CONROY: From its commencement we anticipate the review would take 12 months.
BRENDAN TREMBATH: The Communications Minister, Stephen Conroy. He says a person with high standing in the community will decide what material should be banned.
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Senator Conroy has indicated that the new Prime Minister, Julia Gillard wanted a different approach.
STEPHEN CONROY: We both acknowledge there is concern in some sections of the community that the filter could get in the way of legitimate use of the internet. She encouraged me to engage with the industry and come up with a package of measures to address these concerns.
BRENDAN TREMBATH: Last night Stephen Conroy and hundreds of executives who work in telecommunications and finance attended a dinner at a five star hotel in Sydney.
Mark McDonnell a senior analyst with BBY was there.
MARK MCDONNELL: There were close to 500 guests, big cross section of the industry. Senator Conroy, the Minister was there as a keynote speaker, as was Kate Lundy, Senator also in the ALP and the subject of some speculation about an elevation to the ministry.
Paul Fletcher, from the Liberal Party was also in attendance and of course the audience was predominantly industry people from the telecommunications sector. So, I dare say there was quite a lot of lobbying going on about this issue.
I mean the general view of the suppliers in the telecommunications industry is that if broadband is meant to speed things up, internet filtering will slow it back down again.
BRENDAN TREMBATH: During the evening the comedian Jonathan Biggins sang a witty little ditty about the Federal Government's internet policy. It came from a recent revue he and other comics did at the Wharf Theatre.
They poked fun at a Government with conflicting goals.
JONATHAN BIGGINS (singing): When the brand new broadband comes to town, it won't be that much quicker. A special filter slows it down to catch the porn.
BRENDAN TREMBATH: Catching porn and other restricted material is not easy. The internet is a vast galaxy of interconnected computers and when one door closes another opens.
Maha Krishnapillai is the head of Corporate and Government Affairs at SingTel Optus.
MAHA KRISHNAPILLAI: We have always supported doing whatever we can to stop child pornography. All of our customers and in fact most, well, all people I suspect, would say that's the right thing to do.
BRENDAN TREMBATH: Do you have someone on the staff at Optus who goes about trying to block the worst of the worst at the moment?
MAHA KRISHNAPILLAI: We don't do it that way. What we do is we work with the Federal Police and the Classification Board. They give us, there's two sorts, if you like. If they're Australian websites we get take-down notices. Unfortunately with overseas or international websites, we can't shut them down. So what we try and do is we work with the Federal Police to give them that material.
BRENDAN TREMBATH: But don't you get the first indication that someone is looking for child pornography when they type words into a search engine - "child sex" or something like that - might not be as obvious but certain words they use when looking for images or videos?
MAHA KRISHNAPILLAI: We actually don't have a mechanism to track what people put into the Google or any of those search engines. As you can imagine there are privacy and other concerns around that. And we would be physically impossible for us to track the billions upon trillions of transactions that occur on the internet every day.
So all we can really do is block, if you like, of those sites when we're told where they are.
BRENDAN TREMBATH: He says some material is encrypted so that even internet service providers don't know what's being carried. That's not such a new thing. He points to Australia Post which does not always know what's inside an envelope.
MARK COLVIN: Brendan Trembath.
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All in Hand is one of the London catering companies located in Kensington. Our wedding appetisers could be the solution to entertain guests on arrival at your wedding party.
Hosts always appreciate tasting gourmet bespoke canapés with a glass of champagne and house wine. All in Hand staff will serve the wedding canapés menu of your choice.
Menus could change in accordance with your venue, location, theme and special requirements. You don't have to be worried, we will work closely with you.
Michael Glennon
We will plan in advance all catering requirement with you, we help you to choose the perfect menu and wines if required. Staff will arrive 2 hours prior your event. All in Hand butlers will set up and lay your dining table.
You will be able to relax in the knowledge that you can spend more valuable time with your guests. We prepare the food all behind the scenes or on the stage if you want to see how its all prepared. No need to worry about whose going to clear up, we will take care of all that. It's all in hand catering services.
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Case study
Lunch Delivery over Three Months for a BBC Crew Filming
Location: Chelsea Embankment, Catering London
Averaging out for between 50 and 70 people each day, we supplied a London film crew with a mixture of hot and cold fork buffet menus over the three months period of their production schedule. Filming at Chelsea Embankment just minutes from our Beaufort Street base, All in Hand were were better placed than other catering London companies to help out.
Hot fork buffet foods are delivered in special trolleys to keep them at the right temperature for serving, while cold fork buffet items arrive in environmentally friendly disposable bowls and dishes. Lunch delivery menus are therefore ready for serving immediately upon delivery.
One crew member is responsible for taking delivery of the catering from our courier each day, along with setting up the food for lunch. The following morning, before the next day's lunch delivery, our courier returns for dirty accessories and equipment. In addition to our disposable bowls and dishes, our cups and napkins are also eco-friendly and may be sustainably discarded.
Menus are provided one week in advance for the film crew to sign off on, each time taking special dietary requirements into consideration. Our lunch delivery menus are also devised to be well-balanced, fresh and healthy for our clients. In addition to the weekly menus, we have also put together finger food menus for lunch brunches at weekends, as requested.
We are proud to have been selected as the BBC's Chelsea catering company and look forward to continuing to supply crews with daily lunch and dinner deliveries.
Catering canapes delivered
Case study
VIP Canapés Delivery
Location: Mayfair, Central London
Typically delivered for anywhere between 70 and 100 guests, our popular VIP canapés menus are ideal for Mayfair events. To make our varied and exciting selection of petit delicatessen canapés, we combine top quality ingredients with the special brand of creativity and eclecticism for which Michael Glennon and his culinary team have become known.
All in Hand Catering London have delivered canapés menus throughout Central London for a wide range of corporate and private events.
Being specialists in canapés, Michael Glennon and his team have continually sought to push the envelope for their prestigious clients. For their VIP canapés menus, in particular, they gained their coveted reputation as one of the best Mayfair catering companies -even without being based in the area.
Our team is extremely proud to cater delicatessen canapés menus for one of the most important boutique venues in Mayfair, often more than twice in any given month. In addition to the canapés themselves, we provide a full, 'all in hand' catering service, including drinks, napkins, serving staff, and any special catering equipment. This might include items for heating food if our clients lack kitchen facilities.
Our canapés catering and delivery service was a particular success during December. We had bespoke canapés delivered to our Mayfair client in boxes ready for serving by the AllinHand Catering London waiting team, all of whom are professionally trained to organise such evening receptions. It was a great end to a successful year, setting up high expectations for the months to come.


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Children need a combination of at least one hour of outdoor play daily (in programs that run 8 hours or longer).
How often should you rotate classroom materials?
Some teachers rotate by lesson plan themes, but some themes may go on for more than a month.
Changing the materials in the classroom regularly helps to keep children interested and engaged during free play time.
"You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation."- Plato
When you provide 2 types of blocks you are providing enhanced developmentally appropriate learning experiences.
Blocks, Indicator 7.1
How many nutritional components should be offered at snack time?
Children should be served 2 nutritional components during snack.
Remember, its ok to offer water as a drink during snack; but, water has no nutritional value so it does not count toward your 2 components.
Two instances of a teacher encouraging a child to explain their reasoning when they solve a logical problem using classroom materials.
Teacher: "Why did you put that puzzle piece there?"
Child: "That piece has a picture of an eye and I know the eye goes above the nose."
Item 17 Using language to develop reasoning skills, Item 5.2
Survive or Thrive: Helps sites deal with and understand the stressors that come along with having an ERS assessment.
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ECERS Toolbox: Developed from surveys sent to teachers at STARS sites who had experience with ERS visits.
Where should the majority of your classroom display be located?
If you chose B and C… YOU'RE RIGHT!!!
"Play is the only way the highest intelligence of humankind can unfold."-Joseph Chilton Pearce
What are your children doing during these times?
What ever you do…remember to keep them engaged and not waiting longer than 3 minutes.
Use of TV, video, and/or computers is NOT necessary.
On average, children ages 2-5 spend 32 hours a week in front of a TV—watching television, DVDs, DVR and videos, and using a game console*.
If you do decide on using TV, smart boards or computers, make sure they are appropriate and are helping to supplement learning.
Caring for Our Children now limits TV/video/computer time to no more than 30 minutes a week.
At higher levels of quality (Dramatic Play, Item 24), what type of dress up is a requirement?
Item 24 Dramatic play, indicator 5.1
If you chose A… YOU'RE RIGHT!!!
Gender specific clothing is important so that children can act out female and male roles.
Remember community helper uniforms are not gender specific because both females and males can play the same work role.
"Play is the beginning of knowledge."– humankind can unfold."-Unknown Author
Did you tell a staff member or fellow teacher something nice today?
Happy staff are hard working staff.
Pot belly pig
Hissing cockroach
While we try to teach our children all about life, humankind can unfold."-Our children teach us what life is all about.~Angela Schwindt
Item 2, Routine Care and Furnishings, Indicator 3.1
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Diversity and the Contemporary World (Minor)Offered by:
Loyola College for Diversity and Sustainability, Faculty of Arts & Science
Why study Diversity and the Contemporary World?
The Loyola College for Diversity and Sustainability is an interdisciplinary college within the Faculty of Arts and Science that offers students a global, multicultural lens through which to explore some of the most complex and challenging issues facing humankind today.
This minor is designed to complement a specialization, major or honours program, and enhance opportunities in business, social services and graduate studies.
The Minor in Diversity and the Contemporary World (24 credits) must be combined with an honours, specialization or major program.
Read more about the Loyola College for Diversity and Sustainability
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Students currently enrolled in a major, honours, or specialization at Concordia may add this program if they have a minimum cumulative and assessment GPA of over 3.0. Eligible students may be invited to join. Contact the department to apply.
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Minimum cut-off averages should be used as indicators. The cut-off data may change depending on the applicant pool. Applicants who meet the stated minimum requirements are not guaranteed admission to these programs.
- Quebec Cegep (CRC): DEC
- Canadian High Schools: 70%
- U.S. High Schools: 2.5
- University Transfers: C
- International Bacc. (IB): 27
- Bacc. Français: 11/20
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Any IAM program implementation faces challenges due to the complexities of integrating distinct domains and practices, a lack of community standards, innovation that builds a legacy of disparate solutions, and an inconsistent vision for the implementation of enterprise-wide protocols and identity management models. Key concerns may include:
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I like it too. We are starting to behave like a professional team and fat rex has been muzzled. There is no doubt idzik is in control. He's gutting the roster of rex's precious older players that suck and he is going to handle the revis situation too.
Come on Cop, what's not to love. We actually are acting like we have a clue as an organization. It's easier to kick someone's butt if they don't know or think you're capable of doing it.
As of today, nobody knows anything about the Jets outside that organization. Hell, the NFLNW has that reporter camped out in NJ and she doesn't have a clue.
Ya gotta love it.
Put me down as one who absolutely agrees with the sentiments expressed in the OP.
Baby steps but baby steps in the right direction for the first time in forever.
The Jets finally acting like a real NFL team.... Amazing!!!
And to think some out here are actually against this!!!!
I am hesitant to get too excited, too soon. I LOVE Idzik's approach right now. Keeping quiet, and not appearing to show his cards with Revis. He is in control.
IMO, Woody holds the cards in all of this. He has shown, up until the hiring of Idzik, that he was all about the "sizzle" and less about building a true champion. If he reverts back, and Rex starts shooting him mouth and involved in draft decisions then we are done.
Lets keep our fingers crossed
Making it clear that I am on board with Idzik thus far.
For all the Rex haters, one thing you cannot deny, the man is a fighter, and will not go quietly in to that gentle night. I would have to agree that he has been offensively challenged in the past and his mouth often went ahead of his brain. Yet, Rex is a lot smarter then many people want to admit or see. I honestly believe 2011/12 were huge eye openers for him and it will be reflected in his approach this year.
I also take into consideration the OC's he has had since being given the job. I think you would have to agree they were less then stellar. This along with the year by year regression of a questionable franchise QB and Rex ends up looking like what many of you perceive him to be.
Then as a fan of over 45 years, I think about all the times that nothing was expected of this club, and they came to play and bit teams in the ass that were looking right past them
So I expect Rex to fight like hell to keep his job and have his YOUNG defense ready to fight for him as well. I expect Marty to create an offense that will best use the skills of the personal he is given. A strong point about Marty is he has no great ties to Mr Sanchez and will bench his ass if he starts and plays like the last two years. I also expect he will start the best guy out of camp and not just hand Mark or any other player for that matter the job , who has not earn it.
So maybe we don't burn up the league this year but those of you who see us winning no more the 4 or 5 games are seriously under estimating both the coaching staff an the players of the NYJets.
Personally, I never liked the Player. I can say this with the utmost confidence. I like Matt Barkley as a prospect way more than i ever liked Mark Sanchez. I just don't want him for the Jets.
Gutting and re-building worked in the 1960s-1990s. It was a slower process, and it created feast-or-famine dynasties and forever-losers. Free agency, salary cap and defensive backs not being allowed to hold as much have changed it to a win-now/pass-now/score-now or die league. It also made it so every team that doesn't have an elite QB is searching for/trying to develop one. It also means that all teams are just a few plays away from making or missing the playoffs. It also means the only teams that lose every year are TEAMS THAT GUT THEIR ROSTERS AND COACHING STAFFS EVERY 2-4 years in HOPES OF DRAFTING TOM BRADY/PAYTON MANNING and NEVER drafting him or getting a HOF Coach and never getting one! If you purposefully tank, you do it because there is a once-in-a-decade QB, or else you DO NOT do it.
Stop comparing us to last year's Colts... they had massive injuries, tanked, got LUCK (who may be great, and was pretty good his 1st year, but there's plenty years ahead to find out) and had a LAST PLACE schedule, which put them into a 1st-round playoff exit. They probably miss the playoffs next year with a tougher schedule and without the feel-good sick coach story to inspire them (and the refs and fans). And, we didn't tank so bad that we had the 1st overall pick every round, nor the last place schedule either, do we? And although we are long-suffering, we never capture the hearts and minds of the other team's fans and refs. And, never forget, as poor as we played last year, we still stomped them pretty good. Guess we don't $uck too bad, huh?
Once upon a time, we drafted a pretty good Sanchez... until bad OC/QB coaching, occasionally bad O-lines, not enough WRs (and injured ones), and a media and fan base crushing and cursing him daily may have turned him into another on a long list of QBs with potential that NY ran out of town. Kid's a basket case and he doesn't have to be. He lost his confidence and was crushed by bad talent around him and fans that despise him and boo him before he throws 1 pass. He may be done, as this is probably his last shot and we'll find out, but he wasn't always bad. Jets fans seem to have long memories with the bad, and short memories with the good.
I'm trusting our new GM, I'm being patient with his calm, cool, collected approach, and I agree with letting the aging LBs and Greene walk, but it hurts to lose Landry, it will hurt if we lose Keller unless we replace them or else we'll get worse. If we trade Revis - a once-in-a-generation talent - it NEEDS to be for a 1 Rd pick and a few other goodies (draft picks and/or young players), or else we get worse. We are making NEW holes on top of the old ones and REPLACING NONE OF THEM. You can't draft starters IN EVERY ROUND, EVERY YEAR. WTF is wrong with you guys who think that EVERY year! If we don't replace these guys we're losing, we will be the worst team in the league when you don't NEED to be.
Last edited by ChrisChrusher#40; 03-14-2013 at 02:06 PM.
After scanning over that last post, i feel the need to amend something here. Just because i am excited by the way this GM is going about reshaping the Jets, doesn't mean that i am expecting the team to tank the season in 2013.
Gentlemen and Ladies we won 6 games in the 2012 season with a subpar QB, a subpar Running game behind terrible interior offensive line play and with a non existant linebacking core.
Presently, all we have done is remove the garbage that represented all those issues. The 1 area where we will be difficient is at SS and forgive me, but it's march. The team i expect to walk onto the field to start the season will have all the good players from last yr infused with young talent and hopefully some young vets who will be stepping out of the shadows of older Vets that prevented them from displaying their abilities fulltime.
I expect the Jets to either Match or exceed what the team accomplish last yr in wins. The truly sad part is that probably means Rex Ryan gets a contract extension.


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Terror at Liverpool school as gunman opens fire while parents drop children to class
TERROR unfolded at a Livepool primary school this morning when a masked gunman opened fire as parents took their children to class.
Police have closed the road outside Anfield Road Primary School,
A shot was fired at a car outside Anfield Road Primary at around 9am today.
Launching an investigation, Liverpool police area commander Mark Harrison said: "It beggars belief that anyone could do something like this outside a primary school.
"There were parents taking their children in to the school when this happened and a child could have been seriously injured or worse."
The shot was reportedly fired towards a dark-coloured vehicle by a man on foot.
The gunman made off along Oakfield Road
It beggars belief that anyone could do something like this outside a primary school
The man is described as white and wearing a grey hooded top and a black cover to conceal his face.
The identity and whereabouts of the car driver remains a mystery and police have urged them to come forward to help police with enquiries.
Police have made checks at various local hospitals, but no-one has sough medical attention for injuries caused by a firearm.
The gunman is said to have made off along Oakfield Road, near All Saints Catholic Primary School.
Chf Supt Harrison said it appeared to be a "targeted attack".
He said "At this stage we do not believe that anyone was injured during the incident, although I would appeal to those in the car to come forward so we know they are safe and they may also have information which could help us find the person responsible.
"I want to take this opportunity to appeal to the local community who may have any information about this incident, or those involved, to come forward.
"These people are not carrying toys and these weapons can seriously harm or kill people, in the wrong hands they are a real threat to our communities.
"Criminals involved in gun crime have a complete disregard for our communities.
"If you know something come forward, silence could result in someone being seriously injured, or killed in the future.
"If you want to help us make the streets safe for our children give us the information so we can take robust action.
Police have stepped up patrols in the area
The school's headteacherl, Claire Drew-Williams, said: "We would like to reassure people that our children are safe and were unaware of the incident that happened outside of the school site this morning.
"The site was not evacuated, the school day is continuing as normal and a trip for some pupils took place as planned.
"Due to the closure of the road for the police investigation we will be letting parents know about a change in arrangements to pick up their children at home time."
House-to-house enquiries are underway and officers will scour CCTV footage, which could hold vital clues to the gunman's identity.
High visibility patrols have been stepped up across the area.
He added: "I promise you that we will act on all information given to us and we are relentless in our pursuit of those involved in gun crime on our streets, who are prepared to endanger the lives of our communities."
Anyone who witnessed this incident or who has any information about it is asked to contact the Matrix team on 0800 230 0600, or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
House-to-house enquires are underway in the hope of tracing the gunman


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College Basketball: PAC-12 CAL vs. UCLA
California Golden Bears (10-4) at #4 UCLA Bruins (14-1, 8-0 home)
January 5, 2017- 9:00 PM ET (TV ESPN) Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, CA
After getting a taste of defeat in their conference opener to fall from the No. 1 spot, the UCLA Bruins bounced big their last time out and now return home to play host to the upset-minded California Golden Bears in a Pac-12 showdown that has the following betting lines;
Best Golden Bears Lines: 5Dimes Spread (+11) ML "See Live Odds"
Best Bruins Lines: MyBookie Spread (-11) ML "See Live Odds"
Over/Under: BetOnline "See Live Odds"
Pauley Pavilion will be the site on Thursday night for what should be an entertaining contest between the Cal Bears and No. 4 Bruins, two teams who split their conference openers last weekend.
For Cal (10-4), they suffered a loss at home to Arizona but bounced back with an easy 81-65 victory over Arizona State. Hoping to add some depth to their lineup, 7-foot-1 junior center Kameron Rooks is back practicing since injuring his knee back on Nov. 30, though his status remains unclear for Thursday's road-test.
Backed behind G Jabari Bird and his team-leading 15.8 points per game, California is scoring 70.9 points per contest, while they do well in protecting the basket allowing 60.3 points per game thanks to leading the nation in defensive rebounding with 82 percent.
And for the high-scoring offense of the Bruins who are lighting up the scoreboard to the tune of 93.9 points per game, it's been a collective group effort in the scoring department, though it is freshman forward TJ Leaf that is leading the way with 17.5 PPG along with 8.9 boards. Dynamic ball-handler G Lonzo Ball leads with 8.1 dishes as the Bruins stand at 14-1 with an undefeated home mark.
UCLA continues to lead the nation in assists with 23.1 per game as continued unselfish play has been the successful blueprint for this Bruins team thus far.
On defense, UCLA is allowing 74.3 points per game.
The Bruins dropped an 89-87 heartbreaker to a ranked Oregon team to tip off their conference opener, but were able to get the split up north with a 76-63 victory over Oregon State.
UCLA is also getting healthy with the impending return of C Thomas Welsh, who has missed the last four games with a bruised right knee.
Ranking third in the nation in points scored, the visiting Golden Bears will be greatly tested in trying to slow down the offensive machine of UCLA but should be on point in the defensive rebounding department. Taking a look at the betting lines, MyBookie is favoring UCLA (-11) points over CAL with an over/under that still needs to be determined.
Expecting a closer than projected outcome, I will take the Golden Bears PLUS the points (+11) to cover the spread against UCLA as my betting pick.


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