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We love to have dinners. Whatever the occasion and when budget allows, that is. This time, we got enough and also, breathing space to have a small dinner during the Puasa month. And so, after trying Victoria Station, Chillies, and buffets, we decided to try TGIF. Originally, we wanted it to be on a Friday (something special?)But for the past two weeks, it was impossible since we're working like heck. And so, we did it on a Wednesday.
The TGIF we went to was located on Section 14, Petaling Jaya, right smack in front of the Digital Mall. Yeah, I wanted to go there as early as possible but with the evening jam where everyone rushed back to break fast, it was impossible. So, halfway while waiting for the rest to arrive, I sneaked over to the Mall. This was because I wanted to look at the prices of second hand PDA Phone with at least a GPS and Windows Mobile 5.0. I can't wait that long for the Android phone to stabilise or even become more than Version 1.0.
The problem is, by the time my salary came in two days ago, the phone I wanted (for Rm555) was already gone. So, it was time to scout around more places and hope that all the information I keep on pieces of loose paper does not lose itself anymore than it should. Yeah, Iam pissed off.
Very pissed off because of my salary which come very late, as if I am a Government servant now. Pissed off because I cannot even commit for a monthly installment plan due to my late salary. Pissed off because there are so much bills to pay. Pissed off because I cannot even it buy on-the-spot due to limited cash. Pissed off because I do not have enough cash to start my money making projects anymore. Pissed off because my old phone is going nuts and I do not want to change SIM cards everytime I receive/send SMS.
Anyway, back to the dinner. Everyone there were friendly and eager to serve us. And one thing I liked was the Refillable softdrinks. The food was delicious except for mine because my Chicen Caesar Salad was more of chiken and pieces of lettuce with cheese. Nothing like Chilies. But on a positive side, while waiting for my boys to arrive, my Boss and I devoured a lot of snack foods like those tostada or something. So, when my salad came, I was already full and so, had enough to finish half the plate. And so, my Wife get the other half but she too complaineda bout the salad. OK, this time, if we're ever going to TGIF, I am not going for salads (I usually at these places) but meat.
This just struck me when I was at the car park. But by the time I got the camera, the gentleman went back in. It was very quick. And so I waited some more and some more. But eventually, I decided not to since I do not want to be roadkill even in a car park and the charges are really expensive. RM3.50 for the first hour and RM3.00 for the subsequent. However, because I was at the customer for quite some time, I was charged the maximum of RM12.00. Haih.
Photos from the roof
No, not from Bangsar's The Roof or whatever shit name its/was called now. Or if it still exists. I don't really care. Anyway, I was waiting for a customer who was a bit too busy with his phone calls. And since I am outside his office which is literally the roof. So, I decided to use the 300mm lens.........
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Richard Leduc said his life has become a living nightmare.
The Duncan resident has lost his home and his property over what he says were drug-fuelled issues caused by squatters and his efforts to work with officials to address them
Leduc was the owner of the property at 1050 Trunk Rd. in Duncan where a house, which had been the subject of several police files and multiple search warrants related to drug trafficking, once stood before it was destroyed by fire in March.
The execution of a search warrant at the house in September, 2018, yielded seizures of cash, and substances believed to be fentanyl and crystal meth cocaine. Following that search, the RCMP sought restraint and forfeiture of the property.
The matter was sent to the British Columbia Civil Forfeiture Office and on to the B.C. Supreme Court where the application was successful, and the property was forfeited to the province earlier this month.
The province's Civil Forfeiture Act, which became law in 2006, targets the proceeds and instruments of unlawful activity and was created to ensure that people cannot profit from unlawful activity or use property in a way that may harm other persons. But Leduc said he's the victim of the whole process.
He said he lived in a small upstairs apartment in the house and rented out the main floor to tenants. Leduc said that squatters had moved into the house, without his permission or knowledge, with his tenants and when the tenants left, the squatters stayed and repeated efforts to have them leave were not successful.
"I went to the police and the City of Duncan for help, but nothing happened for four months," he said. "I cooperated with the police during those four months and gave them all the information I could thinking they would act quickly, but I have no idea why it took so long for them to actually do anything about it."
Leduc said that when the house was finally raided last September — five people were arrested and large quantities of drugs, as well as suspected stolen property and cash, were seized — he was treated as if he was involved in the illegal activities at the home.
He said the police searched his apartment and found no drugs or anything else that could implicate him in any illegal activities, and he was never charged with any offences in the raid.
"I tried to do the right thing and cooperated with police the whole time, but I was made to feel that I could have done a lot more," Leduc said.
Leduc said the house was undergoing renovations when the fire began after a spark from a generator started the blaze, but the insurance wouldn't cover the loss largely because the power to the residence was cut off after the police raid and it wasn't reported to the insurance company.
And now that the house has been forfeited to the province due to the drug activity there, Leduc said he has been reduced to virtual homelessness.
"I was not benefiting or had any involvement in the drug activity in the house and yet I was the one who was made to look like the bad guy," he said. "I did the right thing and now I'm left hanging out to dry."
Inspector Chris Bear, head of the North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP detachment, said he can't release anything in rebuttal to Leduc's claims.
"If he feels unfairly treated or that the RCMP failed to do their job, he can contact me at the RCMP detachment or the Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the RCMP to review the matter," Bear said.
A spokeswoman from the British Columbia Civil Forfeiture Office also said the Office can't release details of specific cases. But the BCCFO's website explains the circumstances in which a house can be forfeited to the province.
The site says the judge overseeing a forfeiture case may limit or decline to order forfeiture if the homeowner is determined to be an "uninvolved interest holder," as Leduc claims he is.
"This essentially means that you did not know of the use to which the property was being put," the website says. "However, the director of civil forfeiture may lead evidence that you ought to have known of the unlawful activity. The decision about whether you ought to have known rests with the judge."
Garry Kerr, the bylaw enforcement supervisor for the City of Duncan, said bylaw officers had visited 1050 Trunk Rd. many times responding to complaints of garbage piled up in the driveway, noise and other concerns.
"There were usually between two and 15 people there every time we paid a visit," Kerr said. "It was like a flop house. We had a good rapport with Richard and he would work to respond to our concerns, but after a few weeks, everything would be like it was before."
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What a hard week for precious metals! Silver and palladium are on a monthly minimum. What about gold's performance?
At the beginning of the week, the conflict in Asia and the upcoming speech by the Fed Head, Janet Yellen, supported the price of metals.
However, statements by William Dudley, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, had a negative impact on stable assets. He argues that the main indicators of the US economy are becoming sustainable:
"Although the damage wrought by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria has imposed immeasurable hardship on many and will undoubtedly disrupt commerce for a time, these effects are likely to be relatively short-lived in the context of the overall economic outlook."
On Tuesday 26th, gold prices stopped at $1,294 per ounce.
The next day, on Wednesday 27th, the precious metals markets were also under pressure. The reason for this is Janet Yellen's tough statement about the gradual increase in interest rates despite the instability of inflation.
As for precious metals, Edward Meir, commodities consultant at INTL FCStone, said:
"A more muscular U.S. dollar and lack of fresh geopolitical worries have pushed precious metals lower."
The price of gold fixed at around $1,282.
Under the influence of the dollar, precious metals continued to decline on Thursday 28th. However, gold and palladium showed growth.
Gold ETF's reserves increased, which supported the yellow metal. In the exchange funds, no changes occurred with other metals.
Edward Meir again commented on the prices of metals in the world market:
"Gold is having a "disappointing" week so far. "Silver followed suit and hit a one-month low yesterday, as did platinum, ending close to a two-month low."
The Metal Focus consulting agency provided data on retail jewelry consumption in China in the first half of 2017. According to the agency, it decreased by 3.6% compared to the same period in 2016. The most demanded are products with complex designs, as well as products from 18-carat gold and precious stones, which supports the gold market.
Gold prices rose to $1,286.
On Friday 29th, precious metals markets grew mainly due to the fall of the dollar.
Throughout the week, the dollar supported by the statements of Janet Yellen and Donald Trump's speech concerning tax reform which implies the reduction of taxes. However, people doubt that the idea will be easily adopted by the US Congress, which had a negative effect on the exchange rate.
The prices of reliable assets were also consolidated by the report on the European economy from representatives of the European Central Bank. They said that the stimulation of the economy will be adjusted but never stopped. However, in October it is expected that the ECB will announce a reduction in the incentive program.
These factors had a positive effect on gold prices: the yellow metal stabilized at $1,280.
Over the weekend, the gold market subsided, but recovered on Monday. On Monday 2nd, one could trace how gold prices were growing after the weekend on the website of the largest Canadian gold dealer, kitco.com.
On Monday morning, the price of gold reached the lower limit of $1,273, but recovered to $1,279 by midday and keeps rising
It's time to accumulate gold reserves on the eve of price increase!
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Its true. My WHOLE family is addicted to the peanut butter banana bread. Its almost gone!
Breakfast: egg/egg white omlet, banana bread, and half a banana
My son with his, and then he had seconds! (I love when people ask for seconds!)
My son and I really didnt do much today. My car is in the shop…and after 400 bucks I have it back (damn) later this afternoon when we walked to get it after lunch
We then played baseball till his dad picked him up. They are going to his home town till saturday. So needless to say, Im bored. Cranky. and it is REALLY quiet. Really….Listen….NOTHING!
Ok so after he left I snacked on some almonds, laid down for 30 minutes then went to dinner with my mom. (after eating more banana bread. I swear this stuff is addicting!)
We of course went to Joey B's on the hill. I got the same salad as last time (spinach chicken) and shared
dominated the spinach articoke dip.
after eating way too much. I got home and changed right into my workout gear and went to the gym.
I started off with the bike and got in a sweaty 40 minutes or so. Burning 500 calories! YEA!
I also did a few weights, and then I wanted to run. I wanted to get on the treadmill. (WHO IS THIS GIRL?)
But after a minute, my knee was not having it. I thought giving it a few days break, it would work itself out. But no go.
After a shower and a glass of wine, its time for bed.
Question for yoU:
1.) What do you think is going on with my knee?


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New Report Published for KTN Composites Global Expert Mission to USA
Posted on 16/04/2019
Innovate UK's Global Missions Programme is one of its most important tools to support the UK's Industrial Strategy's ambition for the UK to be the international partner of choice for science and innovation. Global collaborations are crucial in meeting the Industrial Strategy's Grand Challenges and will be further supported by the launch of a new International Research and Innovation Strategy. The Global Expert Missions, led by the Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN), play an important role in building strategic partnerships, providing deep insight into the opportunities for UK innovation and shaping future programmes.
Focusing in on the US market initially, it can be seen that in 2016 the market was worth $24.8 billion and will grow to $32.9 billion by 2022, providing an overall compound annual growth rate of 4.8%. ACMA states that glass fibre is the reinforcement most commonly used, but they do not yet have all the data for the market broken down by material types. Although the wind sector has the largest compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of all the industry sectors, it can be seen that the value of the sector is tiny. The US dominates the global aerospace composites market and will also claim a large share of future growth. The US will also do well in the global marine market, although the size is relatively small. However, the transportation market is also of interest as this is large and the US will also capture a large share of global growth.
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The Composites Expert Mission travelled to Dallas, Tennessee and Alabama in October 2018 and in the publication, KTN share the information and insights gathered during the delegation's time in the USA.
Read the latest Global Expert Mission Report "Composites in USA 2018" here.


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Ohio Dominican announced on Monday that it will join the Great Midwest Athletic Conference after being a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference for five years.
Not long after Ohio Dominican had become a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, athletic director Jeff Blair was being courted all over again.
The Great Midwest Athletic Conference, which became the 24th Division II member of the NCAA in 2011, had six private universities and was looking to add more.
�The G-MAC was sending out feelers,� Blair said.
When Malone announced that it was leaving the GLIAC for the G-MAC in May, Blair began talking with G-MAC commissioner Tom Daeger about making a switch.
The G-MAC announced on Monday that ODU, Findlay, Walsh, Lake Erie and Hillsdale would be leaving the GLIAC to become members starting with the 2017-18 season. Malone is joining in 2016.
Blair and university president Peter Cimbolic said the G-MAC would be a perfect fit for Ohio Dominican because the conference is made up of private schools.
�Serious conversations started with the G-MAC after Malone left,� Blair said. �With the shift that is going on, the timing is the most important aspect. You don�t want to be without a chair (in musical chairs). We�re glad to be making this move with other Ohio universities.�
Ohio Dominican joined the GLIAC when it went from NAIA to NCAA Division II five years ago. The move has been a positive, particularly in football where the Panthers won the conference title in 2013 and made the playoffs the past two seasons.
Transporting 16 athletic teams to faraway places such as Grand Valley State and Saginaw Valley State in Michigan, though, has been wearing down players and eating into the budget.
�We are the southernmost university in the GLIAC,� Blair said. �We�ve had to go all the way up to the Upper Peninsula in Michigan, but now we�ll be right in the middle of the G-MAC. It�s a good geographical fit for us.
�We haven�t been unhappy in the GLIAC. It�s a great D2 conference.�
The challenge has been keeping up with the large state universities such as Grand Valley, Saginaw and Wayne State, with their high enrollments and low tuitions.
�It�s a credit to our coaching staffs that we have been able to compete in the conference,� Blair said.
Cimbolic said the switch is being made for philosophical and geographical reasons.
�Our move to the G-MAC will place us in a conference made up entirely of private colleges and universities that are similar to ODU in mission, size and scope,� he said
Cimbolic said the university is looking forward to developing new geographical rivalries with teams that are closer to ODU.
The G-MAC which came into being in 2011, recently completed its second season as a full member of Division II. Its conference champions receive automatic byes into the various NCAA tournaments. Daeger welcomes the new members �because they embrace similar ideologies to those of current G-MAC members and are a tremendous fit.�


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VSB chair Patti Bacchus calls on parents to ask MLAs for more money for Vancouver schools
I write as the Vancouver School Board embarks on its annual budget process. As you may be aware, we have a world-class public education system and its is a system worth supporting and strengthening as we know there is no better investment in tomorrow than meeting the educational needs of all students today.
It's never easy to set the budget for one of the most diverse and complex public school systems in Canada. The task this time is particularly difficult given the size of the funding shortfall coming from the provincial Ministry of Education.
The VSB must address a severe funding shortfall of $18.12 million for 2010/2011. Without money to cover this shortfall, we must either sell off assets, find ways to increase revenue or reduce spending, as the Board is legally required to balance its budget.
Based on the preliminary operating grants announced by the province on March 15th, the VSB will receive $447.8 million for 2010/2011. The small increase is intended to fund only a partial implementation of full-day Kindergarten and cover increases from provincially negotiated collective agreements.
However, the current provincial funding formula does not provide for the following annual cost increases faced by school districts:
• salary increments for employees such as teachers, administrators and other professionals;
• increases in employee benefit costs such as CPP, EI, WCB, MSP, extended health and dental benefits, and employee pension plans; and
• Inflation on goods, services and a provincially approved hike in utilities such as hydro and natural gas.
I cannot overstate how difficult it will be to make up this $18.12 million dollar funding shortfall. The VSB has already made $51 million in accumulated annual spending reductions in the past eight years, and further reductions will make it increasingly difficult to meet the needs of all students.
As trustees, it is important that we hear from all our stakeholders – parents, students, employees and the general public – about what is essential to maintaining a quality public education system. I invite everyone to participate in our budget process in order to prioritize expenditures and provide feedback on proposed reductions. The VSB will be presented the final budget for approval on April 29th.
The options before the board in light of this provincial funding shortfall includes: changes to the school calendar to close schools an additional 10 days per year; cuts to instructional staff and administration, including school librarians, ESL support, special education support, vice principals and supervision aides; cuts or cancellations of programs; reductions in learning resource budgets; increased deferral of school maintenance; land asset sales, and school closures.
Please visit our website at www.vsb.bc.ca for more details on our budget process and dates of public meetings. If you are a parent with children in the Vancouver school system you will also be represented through the school's Parent Advisory Councils and the District Parents' Advisory Council (DPAC). I encourage you to participate in your school's PAC to assist in providing collective advice to trustees.
While we work to balance our budget, it's important that our provincial leaders understand the difficult decisions we face due to the provincial funding formula that increases our costs without providing funds to pay for it. It's simple math, you don't receive a raise of 3 percent if that same increase is then clawed back with a 6 percent hike in your costs, the real effect is a reduction not a raise. As trustees, we continue to advocate for a restoration of public education funding and we invite you to join us in our advocacy efforts. To learn what we are doing and how you can help, please visit our website and click on Trustees' advocacy work.
Your support and participation is appreciated as we work through this difficult process. We've recently witnessed the outstanding results that came from investing in excellence during the Winter Olympic Games. We need your help by speaking up and letting your provincial MLA know that you support public education. It's time to invest in our students by fully funding the costs of meeting their educational needs.


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text: [-- Attachment #1: Type: text/plain, Size: 5467 bytes --] [Please distribute widely - apologies for multiple postings.] ======================================================================= 2nd International Workshop on Recent Advancement in Concurrency and Logic (RADICAL 2019) To be held as Workshop co-located with CONCUR 2019 26 August 2019, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. https://sites.google.com/site/radicalconcur/Home Introduction Concurrency and Logics are two of the most active research areas in the theoretical computer science domain. The literature in these fields is extensive and provides a plethora of logics and models for reasoning about intelligent and distributed systems. More recently, the interplay of concurrency and logic with areas such as: 1. design, verification, synthesis for concurrent systems, both qualitative and quantitative; 2. strategic reasoning for distributed and multi-agent systems; 3. analysis and validation techniques for concurrent and distributed programs, such as advanced type systems and separation logics; has received much attention, as witnessed by recent editions of AI conferences. All these examples share the challenge of developing novel theories and tools for automated reasoning that take into account the behaviour of concurrent and multi-agent entities. The workshop aims to bring together researchers working on different aspects of logic and concurrency in AI, multi-agent systems, and computer science, both from a theoretical and a practical point of view. Besides, it aims to promote research on Foundation of AI in other research communities that are traditionally Theoretical Computer Science-oriented. Topics of interest The topics covered by the workshop include, but are not limited to, the following: Concurrency Theory; Programming languages and semantics; Formal models for communication-based, concurrent and distributed systems; Logics in concurrency; Logics for verification of (concurrent) multi-agent systems; Logical foundations of decision theory for multi-agent systems; Knowledge representation; Programming languages; Previous Editions RADICAL 2017 (co-located with CONCUR 2017). 4 September 2017, Berlin (Germany). Submissions Submitted contributions should not exceed 3 pages (not including references) using the EasyChair format. Submitted papers should be formatted in PDF and uploaded to https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=radical2019 We invite submissions describing talk proposals on the intersection of logic and concurrency. A submission to RADICAL would typically fall within one of the following categories: reports of an ongoing work and/or preliminary results; summaries of an already published paper (or series of papers); overviews of (recent) PhD theses; descriptions of research projects and consortia; manifestos, calls to action, personal views on current and future challenges; overviews of interesting yet underrepresented problems. This list is by no means exhaustive but merely indicative. Submissions based on already published works should include explicit references/links as appropriate. Reviewers may read such prior published works, but are not obliged to do so. Submissions will be judged by the program committee on the basis of significance, relevance, and potential of an engaging, compelling talk at the workshop. Submission from PC members is encouraged. It is understood that for each accepted submission one of the co-authors will attend the workshop and give the talk. Important Dates ** Submission deadline: Friday, 21 June 2019. ** Notification to authors: Friday, 26 July 2019. ** Workshop: Monday, 26 August 2019, in Amsterdam. Co-chairs Ornela Dardha, University of Glasgow Giuseppe Perelli, University of Leicester Program Committee Antonis Achilleos (Reykjavik University, Iceland) Natasha Alechina (University of Nottingham, UK) Stephanie Balzer (Carnegie Mellon University, USA) Benedikt Bollig (CNRS, LSV, ENS Paris-Saclay, France) Edwin Brady (University of St. Andrews, UK) James Brotherston (University College London, UK) Krishnendu Chatterjee (IST Austria) Silvia Crafa (University of Padua, Italy) Ornela Dardha (University of Glasgow, UK co-chair) Valeria de Paiva (Samsung Research America and University of Birmingham, UK) Mariangiola Dezani (University of Torino, Italy) Emmanuel Filiot (Université libre de Bruxelles and FNRS, Belgium) Bernd Finkbeiner (University of Saarland, Germany) Adrian Francalanza (University of Malta, Malta) Julian Gutierrez (University of Oxford, UK) Paul Harrenstein (University of Oxford, UK) Sophia Knight (University of Minnesota Duluth, USA) Orna Kupferman (Hebrew University, Israel) Garrett Morris (University of Kansas, USA) Aniello Murano (University of Naples, Italy) Giuseppe Perelli (University of Leicester, UK co-chair) Anna Philippou (University of Cyprus, Cyprus) Elaine Pimentel (UFRN, Brazil) Sophie Pinchinat (IRISA Rennes, France) Nir Piterman (University of Gothenburg, Sweden) Jorge A. 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Last time, I touched upon what equipment you might want to invest in when building your own voice over studio. Naturally, it all comes down to budget, and if you can afford to have a custom booth installed in your home with a dedicated external control room then go for it.
However, it's worth noting that for many voice overs, the addition of a booth in one's home really can come down to nothing more than vanity. Remember, the client cannot see you, and whilst a booth may give your sound a slight edge, many home built solutions sound good enough in which to record a broadcast quality recording, so experiment before diving for your wallet.
So, as promised, here is a short tour of my studio, and at the brains of the operation lies this:
This is Pro Tools from DigiDesign and it's a software package powerful enough to have produced a large number of Grammy winning albums around the world. Granted, it may be a little excessive for one humble voice artist, but I love it, and it enables me to do some pretty cool things.
It's all attached to this:
This is the Digi002 control desk. Traditionally, I used a much simpler interface to get my voice into the computer. However, when it came to adjusting volume levels and mixing more complicated tracks, I had to 'draw' my levels using the mouse and a lot of patience. Because I had been trained as a radio presenter, I knew my way around a console, so it just made sense to me to emulate that sense of control.
All of it links to this:
My microphone is a Rode NT1 and I have had it for years. People will ask what the best microphone is and the truth is, that like any piece of equipment, it's a very subjective thing. There are mics that cost 5 times what the Rode costs that won't necessarily do anything to enhance my voice. That said, I've worked with some glorious microphones worth twenty times what I have and they truly are a joy, and I'm sure that one day, I will take the plunge and invest in one!
The area I record in is treated with some Auralex foam on the walls behind me and right in front of the mic os the SM Pro Mic Thing, which acts as a mini vocal booth, trapping sound reflections and creating a 'deader' sound, and being in my loft helps, because the walls are at an angle, which means that the sound up here is really perfect for recording.
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IL- Ground-breaking new clergy abuse suit filed in Chicago
For immediate release: Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015
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We applaud the first-ever clergy sex abuse and cover-up lawsuit, just filed in Chicago, that accuses Catholic officials of perpetuating a "public nuisance."
These "nuisance" suits have helped to disclose more deeply-held and embarrassing church secrets in Minnesota. We hope this suit will do so in Illinois.
Many assume that the public knows all about the Fr. Daniel McCormack case. It does not. We are convinced there is crucial information about how Chicago Catholic officials dealt with this notorious predator that church figures are still hiding. Just as important, we believe, is information about other clerics who committed and concealed awful crimes against kids that is similarly still being hidden.
Archdiocesan officials have put out a very sanitized version of how they handled pedophile priests. Parents, police, parishioners, prosecutors and the public deserve more. We hope this new, ground-breaking suit will pry that helpful information out of the files, hands and mouths of current and former top Catholic officials here.
Kids are still being assaulted by Catholic clergy. Bishops are still hiding predator priests. So something more and new must be tried so that more of the truth can be revealed, more of the wrongdoers can be exposed, and more of the vulnerable can be protected.
(SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, is the world's oldest and largest support group for clergy abuse victims. We were founded in 1988 and have more than 20,000 members. Despite the word "priest" in our title, we have members who were molested by religious figures of all denominations, including nuns, rabbis, bishops, and Protestant ministers. Our website is SNAPnetwork.org)
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Rosemary McHugh commented 2015-02-04 18:18:59 -0600Congratulations to Barbara Blaine and to all at SNAP for the fine work that you are doing to bring truth and justice to the victim/survivors of clergy sexual abuse. I am so grateful that Jeff Anderson and his team are so committed to helping the victim/survivors.
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Sandro Carrara (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland)
Sandro Carrara is an IEEE Fellow for his outstanding record of accomplishments in the field of design of nanoscale biological CMOS sensors. He is also the recipient of the IEEE Sensors Council Technical Achievement Award in 2016 for his leadership in the emerging area of co-design in Bio/Nano/CMOS interfaces. He is a faculty member (MER) at the EPFL in Lausanne (Switzerland). He is a former professor of optical and electrical biosensors at the Department of Electrical Engineering and Biophysics (DIBE) of the University of Genoa (Italy) and former professor of nanobiotechnology at the University of Bologna (Italy). He holds a PhD in Biochemistry & Biophysics from University of Padua (Italy), a Master degree in Physics from University of Genoa (Italy), and a diploma in Electronics from National Institute of Technology in Albenga (Italy). His scientific interests are on electrical phenomena of nano-bio-structured films and include CMOS design of biochips based on proteins and DNA. Along with his carrier, he published 7 books, one as an author with Springer on Bio/CMOS interfaces and, more recently, a Handbook of Bioelectronics with Cambridge University Press. He has more than 250 scientific publications and is the author of 13 patents. He is now Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE Sensors Journal, the largest journal among 180 IEEE publications; he is also founder and Editor-in-Chief of the journal BioNanoScience by Springer, and Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Circuits and Systems. He is a member of the IEEE Sensors Council and his Executive Committee. He was a member of the Board of Governors (BoG) of the IEEE Circuits And Systems Society (CASS). He has been appointed as IEEE Sensors Council Distinguished Lecturer for the years 2017-2019, and CASS Distinguished Lecturer for the years 2013-2014. His work received several international recognitions: several Top-25 Hottest-Articles (2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, and two times in 2012) published in highly ranked international journals such as Biosensors and Bioelectronics, Sensors and Actuators B, IEEE Sensors journal, and Thin Solid Films; a NATO Advanced Research Award in 1996 for the original contribution to the physics of single-electron conductivity in nano-particles; five Best Paper Awards at the Conferences IEEE NGCAS in 2017 (Genoa), MOBIHEALTH in 2016 (Milan), IEEE PRIME in 2015 (Glasgow), in 2010 (Berlin), and in 2009 (Cork); three Best Poster Awards at the EMBEC Conference in 2017 (Tampere, Finland), Nanotera workshop in 2011 (Bern), and NanoEurope Symposium in 2009 (Rapperswil). He also received the Best Referees Award from the journal Biosensor and Bioelectronics in 2006. From 1997 to 2000, he was a member of an international committee at the ELETTRA Synchrotron in Trieste. From 2000 to 2003, he was scientific leader of a National Research Program (PNR) in the field of Nanobiotechnology. He was an internationally esteemed expert of the evaluation panel of the Academy of Finland in a research program for the years 2010-2013. He has been the General Chairman of the Conference IEEE BioCAS 2014, the premier worldwide international conference in the area of circuits and systems for biomedical applications.
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Professor Aimin Song received PhD degree from the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1995. After three years of fellowships at the University of Glasgow and University of Munich by the Royal Society and Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, he worked at the Nanometre Consortium, Lund University as a Guest Lecturer before moving to Manchester as a Lecturer in 2002. He became Professor of Nanoelectronics in 2006. His research is focused on novel nanoelectronic devices and printable thin-film electronics. His work has led to awards including "Researcher of the Year" Distinguished Achievement Medal of the University of Manchester and a Royal Society Brian Mercer Feasibility Award. The potential of practical applications of the nanodevices for printable electronics and energy harvesting have motivated a number of commercialization activities including 15 patents/patent applications and a spin-out company. The novel device concepts that he developed have been further studied in two EU Framework projects. His research has been published in Nature Communications, Physical Review Letters, NanoLetters, Nanoscale, etc, and has also generated a number of media reports. His PhD students have also received a number of very prestigious awards for their successful research, including a Rolls Royce Prize (£1,000) at the UK Parliament, Distinguished Achievement Medal for "Postgraduate Student of the Year" of the University of Manchester, "Best Output (Publication) Award" of the University of Manchester, Outstanding Non-Governmentally Financed Ph.D. Students Abroad Award ($5,000) for Chinese students (twice), a number of Best Conference Paper Awards, etc.
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Prof. Dr. Uda Bin Hashim received BSc Hons. degree in Physical and Applied Physics from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), in 1987. Upon graduation, he joined Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka (DBP) for two years until 1988 and then joined MIMOS Bhd until 2002. He served MIMOS Berhad for 14 years and gained vast experience in the CMOS wafer fabrication foundry. His last position in MIMOS was as Research and Technology Development Manager. While working with MIMOS Bhd, in 1998 he continued his PhD degree at UKM in Microelectronic Engineering and graduated in 2001. He was then, in 2002, joined Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), as a lecturer in the School of Microelectronics Engineering. In 2004, he has been appointed and entrusted to be the first Dean of UniMAP Research and Management Unit. During this period, he manages to cultivate research culture among the university academicians and has successfully developed a conducive research environment for the university. In 2008, he has been promoted to Senior Professor (VK6) in Universiti Malaysia Perlis. Based on his outstanding achievement in research, he has been requested by Ministry of Higher Education (KPT) to establish the first research institute in UniMAP in the field of nanoelectronic engineering, namely, Institute of Nano Electronic Engineering (INEE), and served as the First Director until April 2017. Based on his vast experience in research, in April 15, 2017 he has been appointed by the Ministry of Higher Education as a Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research and Innovation), UniMAP. While working at UniMAP, his major achievement and contribution are developing microelectronic curriculum and setting up teaching fabrication facility for Microelectronic Engineering Undergraduate Program. This setup has been recognized as the first in Malaysia for teaching undergraduate students. Under his management and leadership, INEE has obtained recognition as Nano Malaysia Centre of Excellence from Ministry of Science and Innovation (MOSTI) in 2011 and has been awarded with Bionexus Lab Status by Malaysian Biotechnology Corporation in 2009.
His current research interest is on Nanotechnology which includes Nanobiosensor, DNA Chips, Microfluidic and Nano Lab-On-Chip devices for medical, food and agriculture applications. He actively published his research finding in both proceeding and journals. Based on his outstanding achievement in research, he has been invited to many conferences, nationally and internationally, as an invited and keynote speakers. He is well known in Nanotechnology research and still active as a motivator in activities related to research. Under Scopus database, his current H-Index is 20 with 2202 citations from the total number of 597 papers while 100 of the papers are in Q1 Journal. One of his top quality paper is recently published in NATURE Scientific Report. He also has successfully supervised 3 Post-Doctoral students, 33 PhD students and 34 MSc students, while 5 PhD and 4 MSc are still working towards completion.
He has secured various research grants valued more than RM 8 million as the principle researcher from many sources such as IRPA, FRGS, PRGS, LRGS, PPRN and Science Fund. Recently, he obtained a matching grant from CREST worth RM 562,000.00 for Medical Diagnostic Project. In 2014, Prof. Dr. Uda Hashim has been awarded as Top Research Scientist Malaysia (TRSM) by Academic of Sciences Malaysia. He is one of the recipients of ISESCO Laureate in 2012. He also obtained National Patent Award in 2013 from Perbadanan Harta Intelek Malaysia (MyIPO). He was a former Vice President of Malaysia Nanotechnology Association and a Fellow to The Malaysian Solid State Science & Technology Society. Recently, he has been appointed as a main committee member for national nanotechnology under Nanotechnology Directorate MOSTI and also serves as deputy committee cluster Nanotechnology under National Professor Council. On top of that, he has been appointed as Visiting Professor to Universiti Teknikal Melaka Malaysia, Academic Adviser to AIMST University and Visiting Research Scientist to Wayamba Universiti of Sri Lanka.
Prof. Wan-Young Chung (Pukyong National University, South Korea)
Professor Wan-Young Chung received his Ph.D. degree from Kyungpook National University, Korea in 1992, and Doctor of Engineering degree from Kyushu University, Japan in 1998, and Doctor of Science and Technology degree from University of Oulu, Finland in 2009. He was an Assistant Professor with Semyung University from 1993 to 1999. From 1999 to 2008, he was an Associate Professor with Dongseo University. He has been a Full Professor with the Department of Electronic Engineering, Pukyong National University, Busan, Korea since 2008. He was a Visiting Scholar at Texas A&M University, the USA from 2016 to 2017. His current research interests include biomedical wearable devices and instrumentation development, wearable and flexible body area sensor for health monitoring applications, RF energy scavenging battery-less smart sensor module and application system, visible light communication for the biomedical application or indoor environment monitoring, and brain-computer interface technology for disabled person. He has authored or co-authored more than 700 papers in journals and conferences (147 papers in recent 5 years). He also holds more than 20 patients. He has won many awards such as Korean Presidential Award for Technology Innovation of the Year 2012, Busan Science and Technology Award 2013, and First Paper Award in 2017 IEEE International Conference on Applied System Innovation in Japan. Dr. Chung has also organized several international conferences such as a program committee chair of 7th Asia-Pacific Conference on Transducers and Micro/Nano Technologies, Korea, a local chair of IEEE Sensors Conference, Busan, a technical program committee chair of 16th International Meeting on Chemical Sensors, Korea, and a theme co-chair in biomedical and health informatics in 39th International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, Korea. Dr. Chung is now the President of Korean Sensor Society, a stirring committee member of Asia Conference on Chemical Sensors, a program committee member of IMCS in Asia, and He is now an Associate Editor of IEEE Sensors Journal.
Prof. Dr. Paul C.-P. Chao (National Chiao Tung University)
Dr. Paul C.-P. Chao received his Ph.D. degree from Michigan State University, USA, and then with Chrysler Corp in Auburn Hill, Detroit, USA before he joined National Chiao Tung University (NCTU), Taiwan. He is currently University Distinguished Professor of the electrical engineering department at NCTU. His research interests focus on sensors, actuators, and their interface circuitry. Dr. Chao has published more than 270 peer-reviewed papers (books, journal papers, conferences, reports) and 38 patents.
Dr. Chao was the recipient of the 1999 Arch T. Colwell Merit Award from Society of Automotive Engineering, Detroit, USA; the 2004 Long-Wen Tsai Best Paper Award from National Society of Machine Theory and Mechanism, Taiwan; the 2005 Best Paper Award from National Society of Engineers, Taiwan; the 2007 Acer Long-Term Award; the 2009 Best Paper Award from the Symposium on Nano-Device Technology; the 2010/2014 Best Paper Award from the Annual ASME Conference on Information Storage and Processing Systems (ISPS); the second most downloaded paper in IEEE Sensors Journal in 2011; the Best Poster Paper award of IDMC 2015; the prestigious Outstanding Research Award from National Association of Automatic Control in Taiwan in 2015; the prestigious National Innovation Award of Taiwan government 2016; The 2017 Best Industrial Project Award by Ministry of Science and technology, Taiwan government; The 2017 Presidential Outstanding Professor of Engineering in Nation (Taiwan) (awarded by the president of the nation in the Presidential House of Taiwan, ROC); Two 2017 Future Technology Awards (Taiwan Oscar Invention Award) from Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), Taiwan Government.
Dr. Chao has served as University Associate Vice Presidents of NCTU for academic affairs (2009-2010) and research and development (2015); the Secretary General, IEEE Taipei Section, 2009-2010; the founding chair of Taipei chapter for the IEEE Sensor Council; Member-at-Large for IEEE Sensors Council, 2012-2014. Dr. Chao received major IEEE awards for this service: The IEEE Large Section Award from IEEE Head Quarter for the outstanding service as the Secretary for 2009-2010, and The IEEE MGA Award from IEEE Region 10 for outstanding service as the Secretary for IEEE Taipei Section, 2009-2010; The 2017 Best Topical Editor, Runner up, IEEE Sensors Journal. He was the General Chair of the 2016 ASME ISPS and IoT conference in Santa Clara, CA, USA; chairs and co-chairs of major conferences. For editorial services, he is currently Topical Editors of IEEE Sensors Journal and IEEE IoT Journal; the Associate Editors of ASME Journal of Vibration and Acoustics and Journal of Circuit, System and Computer; guest editors of special journal issues. He is a senior member of IEEE and ASME Fellow.
The most significant technical contributions to date by Dr. Chao are on automatic ball balancers (ABB), optical image stabilizer (OIS) and cuffless blood flow sensors. Dr. Chao is the true initiator of the research on ABB and OIS in the world, while the first scholar developed successfully a cuffless blood pressure/flow monitor using only a single photoplethysmography (PPG) sensor.
Prof. Xiaoyang Mao (University of Yamanashi)
Prof. Xiaoyang Mao received her B.S. in Computer Science from Fudan University, China, M.S. and Ph.D in Computer Science from University of Tokyo, Japan. She is currently a professor at Computer Science and Engineering Department, University of Yamanashi, Japan. She was a postdoctoral research fellow at the State University of New York at Stony Brook, USA, during 1994 and 1995, and a visiting researcher at the computer vision laboratory of University of California at Berkeley, USA, during 2004 and 2005. Her research interests include image processing, computer graphics, virtual/augmented reality and visualization. She has published over 200 technical papers and served on the program committee of many international conferences, such as the Program Committee Co-Chair of Cyberworlds 2013, NICOGRAPH International 2016 and Computer Graphics International 2017. She is an associate editor of The Visual Computer Journal (Springer) and a member of the administrative board of Japan Society of Art and Science. She has received Computer Graphics International 2018 Career Achievement Award for her outstanding accomplishment, academic excellence and service to the computer graphics community.
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Monday, 31 December 2018
Invincible Steps up.
Invincible Sea stepped up on her Kempton debut by finishing third at Lingfield today over 7 furlongs. William Cox jumped her out well and put her into the lead before the end of the first furlong. She continued to lead all the way to the straight where several horses behind her were struggling. Only in the final furlong was she collared by the two short priced market leaders (finally beaten 2 and a quarter lengths), but she ran on well to hold the rest of the 13 strong field.
Thursday, 20 December 2018
Christmas Social Celebrations
Last night the annual Christmas Social Evening for owners and staff took place at Hecton Farm. This was a lovely setting for the occasion. The evening took the now established form of a quiz, but the evening began with a presentation to Karen from owners and work colleagues for all that she does for them over and above the usual requirements.
Karen unwraps her gift, a much desired new saddle.
Then it was time for the "horse" themed quiz. Thanks to the hard work of owner John Reynolds it was possible to have teams in all of the downstairs rooms with televisions linked to the question master's computer for sound and video.
The question master, suitably dressed as a jester, in the Elizabethan farmhouse.
Teams settle in.
In a close fought finish with team "20 Pounds Up" beating "Seagulls" by just two points.
It was an excellent evening and great thanks must be given to Linda and Paul for putting up with the disruption in their home.
Monday, 17 December 2018
Mixed Four..tunes!
For the first time ever Linda had 4 horses running in the same race at Plumpton this afternoon. With everyone trying to get a run into their novice hurdlers the opportunity had to be taken even if the conditions didn't suit all of them. The owners gathered in the paddock then moved fractionally apart into groups for their respective horses.
Linda's owners split into groups.The horses were all beautifully turned out.
Dragon Tattoo
Royal Concorde
Our Girl Acorn
Uallrighthary looked as if he would be in the frame for certain when falling three out, Royal Concorde came 6th, Dragon Tattoo 9th and Our Girl Acorn 10th.
A very busy day for Linda and the team!
Time To Relax
After working so very hard all year the staff were able to relax and enjoy a Christmas party at the yard.
Well done team, you've earned it.
Saturday, 8 December 2018
It's Becoming A Habit!
Champagne breakfast is becoming a habit at Southfield Stables, but what a nice habit to have! Despite the owners of Breden not being there, his second success in the last few weeks was celebrated by the Saturday regulars.
Raising a glass to Breden
There was also a cake in Breden's colours to follow the sausages,tomatoes, hash browns, bacon, scrambled egg and toast. Everyone was then able to go out and watch some schooling over the jumps in the gallops field.
Thursday, 6 December 2018
Breden At The Double
Breden made it two wins on the bounce when he gained victory at Chelmsford City this evening in a class 3 one mile handicap. Again ridden by Robert Winston he tracked the leaders on the inside rail until entering the straight. Off the bend space opened up for him on the inside and he readily took the lead a furlong out and held on to the line, winning by a length.
There are plans for him to possibly go to Dundalk or Cannes for a qualifier in the Fast-Track series.
There are plans for him to possibly go to Dundalk or Cannes for a qualifier in the Fast-Track series.
Tuesday, 27 November 2018
Exciting Times For Old And New.
There was an air of excitement around at Lingfield today as Due South came back after two years off the racecourse in the colours of Pauline Reynolds who was experiencing sole ownership for the first time. When Due South had to be rested after a leg injury Pauline was prepared to take him on and give him the time he needed for a second chance. Seeing her colours on a racecourse for the first time was a great thrill.
Due South in a rainy parade ring.
The long absence and short nature of the race was never going to allow Due South to show his best, but he completed and Pauline is already plotting the future campaign.
Post race feedback from Jack Sherwood.
Saturday, 24 November 2018
Celebration Fizz.
Breden's Monday Kempton victory has been well celebrated. Winning owner, Bill, brought down some bubbly to Saturday breakfast, toasts were drunk and a replay of the race viewed several times.
Bill pours the champagne.
A toast is drunk.
As Linda had runners at two courses today the staff celebrated Breden's victory earlier in the week but with no less enthusiasm.
The staff enjoy their celebration.
Monday, 19 November 2018
Chilled Out Breden Makes It Look Easy
After a chilling out on the beach with Itoldyou on Saturday in preparation for a race at Kempton this evening, Breden showed it had had the desired effect by easily taking the Class 3 one mile handicap. From the unhelpful wide out draw Robert Winston made sure he got up into a position just behind the leaders before switching him off in cruise control until they got into the home straight. He was then moved up on the outside and without any fuss moved into the lead. He eased away through the final furlong taking victory by 2 lengths.
Breden (right) at the beach.
Wednesday, 7 November 2018
New experience no barrier for Nancy!
Nancy (Invincible Sea) went to Lingfield today for barrier trials. Alex, riding her, also gained experience. Both horse and rider performed well with no problems, while owner Tony Betteridge felt, "excited for the future," having been present for the trials.
Alex and Nancy are led up.
They go in without a problem.
Sunday, 21 October 2018
Saturday Turnout.
It was a busy breakfast at the yard on Saturday. Excellent food, great conversation and the glorious sun made watching on the gallops a delight.
Saturday, 13 October 2018
Forward Planning.
The breakfast table was the focus for this morning. One owner was looking to name their new horse and suggestions were coming from all around the table based on its breeding. When majority opinion was obtained the name's availability was checked with the BHA and then reserved.
Meanwhile another of the owners laid out their newly registered and made colours.
Meanwhile another of the owners laid out their newly registered and made colours.
Sunday, 7 October 2018
Autumn Delight.
Sunday, 23 September 2018
Looking Forward.
With Linda away for the weekend, Karen took over the Saturday breakfast gathering. It was a time for looking forward to the months ahead and Karen was proud to show off two nice new fillies that had arrived the day before after a windy crossing from Ireland.
One of our owners was able to get close up to her newly purchased horse at the gallops.
Finally, the yard is obviously aspiring to be on a par with Nicky Henderson's. Almost there! Six Barrows!
Saturday, 8 September 2018
Owners Open Day
Linda and her staff put on another excellent Owners Open Day this afternoon. It started with a relaxing chat or stroll around the stables while enjoying Pimms and some nibbles.
Time for a chat with fellow owners.Then everyone moved round to the lawn for the parade of horses.
Waiting for the parade.
Linda checks her notes for her parade commentary.
The horses are paraded.
At the end of the parade the staff gathered together for a well earned round of applause and thank yous.
Then it was time for some delicious food. There was a barbecue, salad, a choice of cakes and scones. A great success, thank you Linda and team.
Monday, 13 August 2018
Not Everything Goes To Plan
Alex's big day (debut ride) ended in disappointment when his mount, Noble Attitude, had to be withdrawn at the start. Up till then he had enjoyed the atmosphere and experience. He walked the course with Karen and was introduced to the owners in the paddock, even though he knew them all. He was obviously frustrated with the way things turned out but will hopefully have another chance soon.
Alex approaches the owners in the parade ring.
Receiving his instructions.
On board Noble Attitude.
Saturday, 11 August 2018
Upbeat Saturday
It was a very pleasant morning at the Stables today. It was champagne breakfast to celebrate Breden's midweek win which was re-run on the television several times, including Karen's excellent post race interview.
Champagne breakfast.
It was good to see Itoldyou back in the yard looking well after his summer break.
Itoldyou after a spell on the walker.
One of the owners went out on her horse as he started his roadwork before the season ahead.
Pauline on Due South
Alex was out on Noble Attitude preparing for his first ride in public tomorrow at Windsor after getting his Amateurs licence.
Alex on Noble Attitude
Tuesday, 7 August 2018
Breden Newbury Victory
Breden returned to the course that had given him his most recent victory, though this time over a shorter distance, a 1 mile handicap at Newbury this afternoon. However with the same jockey, Robert Winston, the result was the even more emphatic than last time. They tracked the leaders in the early part of the race before moving up to take the lead over a furlong from home. From there they held on comfortably to the line for a two length victory.
Friday, 13 July 2018
Brilliant Barbecue
As part of Racing Staff Welfare Week Linda held a barbecue at the stable this evening. There was plenty of great food and drink and good interaction between staff and owners who took on various challenges during the evening. The staff, and notably Beca, won the sausage identifying competition and they then went on to win the shot putt and Jenga giving themselves the overall victory.
Getting stuck into the food and drink.
Those attending the barbecue
Saturday, 7 July 2018
Someone has work to do!
Karen is going to have to work hard getting Kingscombe ready for a show class at The Kent County Show tomorrow after he had fun rolling in the paddocks today!
Sunday, 24 June 2018
Enjoying The High Life.
Linda and Paul were able to escape the daily stable routine this week when they went with friends to Royal Ascot where they were able to savour the high life of the Royal Enclosure.
Ready to set off. We expect Paul to dress like this for future Saturday breakfasts!
Having a great time.
Sunday, 27 May 2018
Aintree Here We Come!
Karen took Kingscombe, owned by Peter Oppenheimer, to the Heathfield Show to compete in the Novice ROR class. Pleased to report that they won, gaining qualification for the Aintree finals in August.
Sunday, 20 May 2018
A Sunny Saturday.
It was a lovely day for the Royal Wedding and the occasion was marked with a special cake at breakfast.
Cutting into the Union Flag cake.
But it was an even better day for watching horses on the gallops
Dragon Tattoo
and visiting the holiday field.
Sorry boys, no carrots!
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DeCordova Museum in Lincoln, MA, driving the Boston Post Road, past Gropius House, and then to DeCordova, 35 acres of sculptures.
This was the first to come on the edge of the parking lot and won my heart...how I wish I could say the names of the creators, and the info brochure has gone missing. Please forgive me my ignorance.
Looking closely at the materials....tire tread!
Andrew Goldworthy will be making a snow house this winter there...I'll have to go back to see it.
Color affects everything! My work is about color relationships and the energy that color can generate...paintings on silk and on canvas
Monday, November 14, 2011
Looking at Sculpture at DeCordova
Posted by Maggie Neale at 11/14/2011
4 comments:
- nancy neva gagliano said...
- November 15, 2011 at 7:39 AM
- Maggie Neale said...
Yeah, Neva!
- November 15, 2011 at 7:50 AM
- Altoon Sultan said...
I've never been to the DeCordova, so thanks for the wonderful tour.
- November 15, 2011 at 10:56 AM
- Blue Sky Dreaming said...
Your right...viewing these sculptures with people in the frame gives the pieces scale. What a wonderful experience...probably need to go back many times to really see the favorites!
- November 15, 2011 at 11:58 AM
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Guess what? After 8 months? of being van-less…my
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and a man told him of a van that just came into the
local dealership…it is an 1999 Chevy Express 15
passenger van with 69,000 miles. We do need some
financing and were qualified for it, but I HATE any
more debt. So I prayed the Chaplet of Mercy and asked
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The hand-washing the dishes thingy is a never ending
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I am GLAD God is overseeing my life. It is too much
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A Snapshot of Indirect Discrimination
Yesterday the CJEU said the Greek government indirectly discriminated against women by imposing a minimum height requirement on applicants to the annual competition for places at it's police and firefighting academies. The minimum height requirement was 1.70 metres without shoes. The case is worth looking at because it's a good example of the law against indirect discrimination in action; something which often causes difficulties.
Maria-Eleni Kalliri applied to the police station in Vrachti to enter the competition for places at the Police Academy for the academic year 2007-8. She was refused because she was only 1.68 metres tall and she challenged this on the ground that the rule is inconsistent with the equality principle.
The Greek government argued the purpose of its rule is to enable the effective accomplishment of the tasks undertaken by its police force and a minimum height is a necessary physical attribute.
The Court agreed that applicants were treated identically so there was no direct discrimination. But it went on to observe that it has consistently held there will be indirect discrimination where a national rule, albeit formulated in neutral terms, works to the disadvantage of far more women than men. It is satisfied that a much larger number of women than men are under the height of 1.70 metres so women are clearly disadvantaged in the competition for places at the Greek Police Academy. So the rule is indirect discrimination but is it objectively justified by a legitimate aim and is the achievement of that aim appropriate and necessary? The court said it's not justified.
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