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Life decisions are hard, not because one choice is better or worse than the other, but because the choices are on par with each other. We, human beings, are rash; we want the results we desire as quickly as possible. This clouds our judgement which makes us choose the easiest or fastest option, even though it's not the one we wish we have pursued later.
What Makes A Life Decision Hard?
"What should I study? Where should I move to? Who should I date? Which job should I take? Who do I want to become?"
These are all hard decisions and mainly for these reasons:
- There are multiple acceptable answers. Our culture, belief or society often pushes us to make decisions. When we look to the world around us and no advice is suggested, decisions become even harder.
- How to decide is unclear. We think of many different reasons that determine which choice could be better, however, it's unclear how to weigh them.
- There are no trials to test out choices. Much of life's complexity is reduced by learning from experience. Therefore, the hardest decisions in life allow little to no opportunity to reconsider.
Ways To Help You Decide
For the past months, I have had to face some hard life-changing decisions of my own. With the hardest one whether or not I should move abroad to build a career.
I had many doubts and I couldn't decide. My only guidelines were what I consider to be valuable in life. In addition to that, I spent a lot of time searching and weighing the possibilities by using different methods.
There's no on-fits-all process for making these decisions, even though you have clear values in life. In these cases, it's helpful to use different methods and see which option stands out. Below are four methods which can also help you to decide:
1. Make Choices Measurable
This first method is to use reason in your decision-making process. This is often useful when your intuition is conflicted, or there are measurable matters to consider that your intuition might not be considering.
For example, you're deciding what to major in school. One way of evaluating this choice is by figuring out, what your chances of passing are, or what the average career earnings are for each field. This analysis won't always yield the right answer. However, by looking closely at the numbers, you can get a better sense of whether it's actually that much better to go into engineering rather than business or science.
Keep in mind that this method will leave a lot out, which is okay. For instance, you may weigh the costs and benefits of having kids right now based on the costs and disadvantages and see if those are ones you can bear. That won't calculate the love for your future children, but it will make you aware of any sacrifices required.
2. Go With Your Intuition And Assess It
I know, this sounds like a lazy decision-making strategy. However, there's some sophisticated psychology behind making intuitive guesses.
One reason this works is that our intuitions encode our past experiences. According to Claudia Hammond, an award-winning broadcaster, author and psychology lecturer: "We might not always realise it, but the brain is constantly comparing our current situation with our memories of previous situations. So when a decision feels intuitive, it might in fact, be based on years of experience." Therefore, we often reason from patterns that aren't consciously visible to ourselves. Intuitions also help us avoid problems, so we may pick the option we really "want" more, even though we can't rationally justify it.
However, knowing your intuition is often difficult for hard decisions.
One way to assess it is through a coin flip. This technique requires you to assign each decision to one side of a coin. Then flip it. During the flip, as you watch the coin spin in the air, you might notice that your intuition is shifting to a certain answer. Before you realised it, the coin has landed and the decision has been "made". Now, ask yourself whether you regret not being able to take another. If you feel relief, that's the direction your intuition points. If you feel regret, it points the other way.
3. Research And Replicate
Even though there are no trials to test out choices, they do allow for research in order for one to replicate a decision.
A common problem is choosing which career to enter. Well, there are possibilities to replicate this by talking to people who work in those fields. Maybe there are already people within your network who are willing to help you explore those fields. Ask if you can shadow them for a day or two, to see what the working life is like. Try gathering information on salary, benefits and opinions on their typical working culture and expectations. If that's not enough, consider interning in each potential field for a longer period, to get a better feel for each.
In this case, doing more research can eventually outweigh the potential difference in choices. It's surprising how little research people do for the hard decisions in their lives, only to find out after many years that they don't actually want the life they have been pursuing.
4. Consult With Others
We like to think we're different, which separates us from other people and makes our choices unique. The reality is duller than that since we're mostly the same. Our commonalities bind us more than our differences make us unique. Therefore, we can leverage this to imagine the outcomes of our decisions.
Talk to someone who made the same decision. Ask how they feel now about their decision and if they would do it again. Best of all, ask people on both sides. People tend to intuitively justify their past decisions, but you can see differences between: "Yeah, it turned out okay…" and "It was hard but also the best decision of my life!"
Consulting others can help to reflect on your options, and others' insights may lend clarity to the choices you face.
Breathe And Accept That It's Not Easy
There's a common view of psychology that suggests that all this analysis is mostly not to make better decisions, but to justify the ones you were already going to make.
Some choices can be incredibly painful, even when you're certain your choice is for the best, and even when the outcome is happiness. Instead of wishing that life decisions were easier, accepts the fact that it's not, nor should it be.
The one thing that's harder, is not making any decisions, and thinking about the outcome of what you might have decided. So, use as many methods as you need to pick the best solution. Regardless of how you decide, the decision needs to be your own because that's the only way to be in control over your life.
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Panel #2: Policy – What are the Policy Decisions Required to Drive and Retain Investment in the Province of Saskatchewan?
- 2019 Business Conference Program
- May 28, 2019
- 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
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Brad Wall
Former Premier, Government of Saskatchewan
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Rob Morgan
President and CEO at Cona Resources
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E. Craig Lothian
CEO, Keystone Royalty Corp. and Executive Chair, Lex Capital Management Inc. at Keystone Royalty Corp. and Lex Capital Management Inc.
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Chad Harris
President and CEO at Serafina Energy Ltd.
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Chris Bloomer
President and CEO at Canadian Energy Pipeline Association (CEPA)
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Martha Hall Findlay
President and CEO at Canada West Foundation
Allan Fogwill
President and CEO at Canadian Energy Research Institute
Policy drives investment. Where does Saskatchewan stand within Canada, and internationally, in terms of establishing the right business and policy structures to secure business investment? What roles do environment, First Nations involvement, social impacts, and community engagement play in the shaping of policy and the creation of a positive investment environment?

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FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. – Jay Morrison – Lead, Government and Community Relations with Spectra Energy gave a update to Fort St. John City Council today regarding projects currently in the works.
Today, nearly 80% of the natural gas produced in the province goes through Spectra Energy. Spectra Energy also has 675 employees in the province.
Spectra Energy currently has 405 employees who live as well as work in the Fort St. John area.
The breakdown is as follows:
- Charlie Lake (employees) 198
- Charlie Lake (contractors) 60
- McMahon/Taylor (employees) 128
- McMahon/Taylor (contractors) 19
They gave updates on numerous projects currently taking shape.
Boundary Lake is going through pipeline upgrades and maintenance work. They will be replacing the following segments along the pipeline route:
- ― 1.8 km, 16-inch segment
― 690 m, 16-inch segment
― 405 m, 16-inch segment
― 400 m, 16-inch segment
― 400 m, 16-inch segment
Pre-construction field work is planned for late 2016. Construction is scheduled to begin in the second of quarter of 2017 with a return-to-service date in the third quarter of 2017 according to the Energy company.
Spectra Energy will conduct a planned integrity inspection at the McMahon Gas Plant in Taylor. Work will include:
- Equipment and facility integrity inspections
- Pressure vessel inspections
- Pressure safety valve inspections
- Piping inspections
- Other maintenance work
The work for this project is scheduled to take place in June of 2017.
Septimus will see pipeline replacement as well as maintenance work. Work will include:
- Replace select pipeline segment ― 630 m, 30-inch segment
- Undertake other maintenance work
- Remove deactivated piping
- Reinstall sales tap and valves
The project scope for this project is still being finalized. Construction is scheduled to commence in the 3rd quarter of 2017.
Also of note was the recent merger between Spectra and Enbridge.
"Spectra Energy and Enbridge will continue to operate as separate, independent companies until the transaction closes, which is expected to occur in the first quarter of 2017."


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Epic Games is making a ton of money with Fortnite. How much is a ton? Research firm Superdata says that the game made $223 million in March 2018, which was a 75% jump from their gross revenues in February. Fortnite is the top grossing title on consoles, ahead of traditional games like Far Cry 5, FIFA 18, and Call of Duty: WWII.
Seemingly this revenue was derived from the selling of the Battlepass and V-Bucks currency that players can use to purchase cosmetic skins and items for their characters. Though the Battle Royale portion of Fortnite is free to play, Epic does sell Early Access to its "Save the World" mode.
While many have tried the free-to-play route on consoles, none have come close to the success that Epic is seeing with Fortnite: Battle Royale. Superdata says that Fortnite is now the largest free-to-play game on consoles of all time in terms of revenue generated and monthly active users.
While it is the top grossing console title for March 2018, the money has been derived from all platforms, and Epic has made Fortnite available just about everywhere. Fortnite: Battle Royale is currently free to play on PlayStation, Xbox, PC, and mobile devices.
On PC, Fortnite was only the 5th highest grossing game of the month. It was behind the likes of Dungeon Fighter Online, League of Legends, and others. On mobile, it didn't crack the top 10 though the research firm says that in U.S. the game was number one in revenue on iOS.


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S. Umair, A.M. Shahzad, W. Adeel, H.M. Adnan, Heat Energy Transfer Using Butyl Stearate as Phase Change Material for Free-Cooling Applications, J. Energy Eng. 144 (2018) 4018043. doi:10.1061/(ASCE)EY.1943-7897.0000562.
A. Waqas, J. Ji, L. Xu, M. Ali, J. Alvi, Thermal and electrical management of photovoltaic panels using phase change materials – A review, Renew. Sustain. Energy Rev. 92 (2018) 254–271. doi:10.1016/j.rser.2018.04.091.
A. Waqas, J. Jie, Effectiveness of Phase Change Material for Cooling of Photovoltaic Panel for Hot Climate, J. Sol. Energy Eng. 140 (2018) 41006. doi:10.1115/1.4039550.
A. Waqas, J. Ji, M. Ali, J.Z. Alvi, Effectiveness of the phase change material-based thermal energy storage integrated with the conventional cooling systems of the buildings – A review, 0 (2018) 1–32. doi:10.1177/0957650917754033.
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A. Waqas, M. Ali, Z. Ud Din, Performance analysis of phase-change material storage unit for both heating and cooling of buildings, Int. J. Sustain. Energy. (2015) 1–19. doi:10.1080/14786451.2015.1018832.
A. Waqas, U.D. Zia, Phase change material ( PCM ) storage for free cooling of buildings — A review, Renew. Sustain. Energy Rev. 18 (2013) 607–625.
A. Waqas, S. Kumar, Phase Change Material (Pcm)-Based Solar Air Heating System For Residential Space Heating In Winter, Int. J. Green Energy. 10 (2013) 402–426. doi:10.1080/15435075.2012.673518.
A. Waqas, S. Kumar, Thermal performance of latent heat storage for free cooling of buildings in a dry and hot climate: An experimental study, Energy Build. 23 (2011) 2621–2630. doi:10.1016/j.enbuild.2011.06.015.
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Goldman Sachs Is First U.S. Big Bank to Divest From Arctic Oil and Gas
Goldman Sachs, one of the world's largest investment banks, gave a minor victory to the divestment movement by declaring that it will not fund an new arctic oil explorations, as CNN reported.
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Eastern Kentucky's hills are interrupted by jarring flats of bare rock: the aftermath of mountaintop removal mining, which uses explosives to destroy and harvest coal-rich peaks.
The Obama administration had considered using stimulus money to pay for tree planting on former surface coal mines.
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In an email to DW, a BOP spokesperson said more analysis was needed to address "environmental concerns," and declined to discuss the lawsuit's role in its decision.

Debbie Chizewer, the Montgomery Foundation Environmental Law Fellow at Northwestern University, called the decision a "victory for common sense" and a "recognition of the serious environmental and economic concerns" raised by the plan's opponents.

Chizewer said state agencies sometimes "end up merely checking the box, rather than taking a meaningful or substantive analysis" of environmental impacts and health risks.

Prisoner and Forest Health
The suit was filed in November by 14 prisoners and public-interest law firm the Abolitionist Law Center (ALC). In April, the complaint was updated to include seven other prisoner-plaintiffs and local conservationists Friends of the Lilley Cornett Woods.

The Lilley Cornett Woods is a forest preserve near the planned prison site, which is home to three species of endangered bats. The group argues on its website and in legal filings that the proposal to build the prison endangered the forest with pollution, traffic and "massive quantities of sewage and cleaning chemicals."

Central Appalachian forests like the Lilley Cornett Woods are among the world's most biodiverse and threatened, according to a 2010 New York Times report.

Dustin McDaniel, ALC's executive director, believes the case is likely the first environmental lawsuit brought by incarcerated people, the first jointly filed by federal prisoners and local conservationists and the first in which U.S. prisoners have sued to prevent construction of a new facility.

"The failure, on the part of the BOP, to perform the required environmental justice analysis was a blatant attempt to circumvent the law at inmates' expense," wrote Robert Black, who is incarcerated at a medium-security prison in Colorado, in communications shared by the Abolitionist Law Center.

Mountains of Coal
Eastern Kentucky, home to about 750,000 residents, has a remarkable four federal prisons — 13 times the average for an area its size. All were built between 1992 to 2005 in hopes of offsetting the loss of coal industry jobs that once powered this region.

The area's rate of labor force participation is 45 percent, about two-thirds the U.S. average. It now has fewer coal jobs than at any time since 1898.

Mountaintop removal has been a boon for mine operators, but generates less employment than conventional mining, and takes a harsher toll on surroundings.

Operators detonate mountaintops and shunt the millions of tons of debris into neighboring valleys, forming flat plots like the planned prison site.

This so-called "valley fill," which can include toxins such as arsenic and selenium, runs "a high risk of contaminating public water supplies," said Alan Lockwood, a neurologist and coal expert with Physicians for Social Responsibility.

Streams and rivers run through many valleys in Appalachia, the mountainous region where Letcher County is located. Valley fill from decades of past mining now covers thousands of kilometers of Appalachian waterways.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency tests of the proposed site found acceptable levels of heavy metals and water acidification, but "insufficient" cleanup of leaking natural gas equipment, and arsenic "well above" regional screening levels, the agency's standard for safe long-term exposure.

The decline of coal has badly hit Kentucky's economy, and destroyed Appalachian mountaintops.
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Prisons on Waste Sites

The planned prison is not the first to raise environmental concerns. One 2017 analysis, based on work by cartographer Paige Williams, found that more than 130 U.S. prisons lie within 1.6 kilometers (about 1 mile) of a Superfund site, areas with hazardous waste or pollution severe enough to require federal government intervention.

A further 600 are within 5 kilometers of such sites, and an unknown number of others sit on abandoned mines or dumps.

Another Eastern Kentucky prison, USP Big Sandy, is located in a strip mining area, and at least two prisons in neighboring Southwest Virginia are on mountaintop removal sites.

Public health studies indicate that residents of mountaintop removal areas suffer higher rates of medical conditions, from clinical depression to tooth loss.

They live shorter lives than those living near conventional coalfields — up to 1.5 years shorter on average — are more likely to suffer birth defects and suffer from heart disease and cancer.

Exploring Green Alternatives
In place of prisons, some nearby coal-mining communities are eyeing environmentally friendly uses for abandoned mines.

In nearby Pike County, the state government has backed a plan to build a 100-megawatt solar farm, Kentucky's largest ever, on mountaintop mine lands. And a wind-power study of a mountaintop removal site in neighboring West Virginia found it could generate enough power to supply 70,000 homes.

Though the Bureau of Prisons could restart the testing process, and attempt to develop the site again, advocates and opponents believe that's unlikely to happen.

It's been rare for environmental activists to successfully influence major government decisions in Donald Trump's White House. But Black and his fellow plaintiffs have gone some way to demonstrating the growing reach of the U.S. environmental movement, whose activists are increasingly linking questions of emissions and energy to racial and criminal justice.

7 Reasons Why #Mountains Matter
December 11 is International Mountain Day, an annual occasion designated by the United Nations to celebrate Earth's precious mountains.
Mountains aren't just a sight to behold—they cover 22 percent of the planet's land surface and provide habitat for plants, animals and about 1 billion human beings. The vital landforms also supply critical resources such as fresh water, food and even renewable energy.
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The National Academy of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine said in a statement the Interior Department has directed it to cease its study on the potential health risks for people living near surface coal mines in Central Appalachia.
The Interior Department, which committed more than $1 million to the study last year, has begun an agency-wide review of grants over $100,000 because of the "Department's changing budget situation."
The Rise and Fall of Coal in America
By Katie O'Reilly
Two years ago—long before coal became one of the most dominant and controversial symbols of the 2016 presidential election—Bloomberg Philanthropies approached production company RadicalMedia with the idea of creating a documentary exploring the U.S. coal mining industry. Last spring, they brought on Emmy-nominated director Michael Bonfiglio, tasked with forging a compelling story out of the multitudes of facts, statistics and narratives underlying the declining industry.
Atlantic Coast Pipeline Would Require Extensive Mountaintop Removal
A new briefing paper details how Dominion Energy's proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline would involve the blasting, excavation and removal of mountaintops along 38 miles of Appalachian ridgelines as part of the construction.
Mountaintop Removal Site Could Become Kentucky's Largest Solar Farm
Kentucky, like most of the Appalachian region, has been in economic distress since the bust of the coal mining industry. But, new hope for jobs and the ravaged environment may come in the form of the state's largest solar farm.
Say Goodbye to Coal-Free Streams
President Trump has officially killed the Office of Surface Protection's Stream Mining Rule, as he signed legislation undoing the Obama era protection Thursday.
Here's What 7.8 Billion Gallons of Toxic Coal Sludge Looks Like
By Heather Moyer
This is part 2 (read part 1) on my visit to see mountaintop removal coal mining sites in West Virginia with Coal River Mountain Watch.
Junior Walk and I are standing where a mountain used to be. We're on a pile of rocks surrounded by even more piles of rocks and boulders. But that's not what has our attention.
'We Are the Keepers of the Mountains … Love Them or Leave Them, Just Don't Destroy Them'
By Heather Moyer
"The Brushy Fork coal sludge impoundment is only one mile above my parents' home. I better know all I can about it—not that it'll do much, though," Junior Walk told me as he drove me through the winding roads around Naoma, West Virginia. A West Virginia native and Coal River Mountain Watch activist, Junior knows all about mountaintop removal coal mining, coal sludge impoundments, driving an old truck up the side of a huge mountain and even death threats.
Powerful New Film Captures Big Coal's Enduring Trauma
While recent headlines hastily declare the death of King Coal, a powerful new documentary based on seven years of investigation poignantly captures the complexities and largely overlooked stories of the enduring trauma of the coal industry on miners, their families, affected neighbors and the ravaged communities and Appalachian mountains they call home.
As one of the most timely, poetic and informed film documentaries released this year, Overburden: Two Women and the Mountain Between Them, chronicles a quintessential American journey—and the tragedy of lawlessness in the workplace and the environment—of two courageous women, formerly divided, who shed their fears and find common ground to begin the painful process of dealing with their grief, seeking terms of justice, and healing their damaged communities and mountains.
"We've all become family," Betty, a once fervent pro-coal supporter tells Lorelei, a coal miner's widow and vocal mountaintop removal mining organizer, in the film. "Don Blankenship has put us together," she adds, referring to the notorious former Massey Energy CEO. Recognizing the loss of Betty's brother in the 2010 Upper Big Branch mine disaster, as well as her own suffering, Lorelei responds: "Too high of a price to pay, though."
As featured in Overburden—a chilling mining term that refers to the overlying rock and soil displaced, like besieged residents and miners, to reach underground coal resources—these two former adversaries will stand together when Blankenship finally goes on trial on Oct. 1 in Charleston, West Virginia, for charges of conspiracy to violate mandatory federal mine safety and health standards relating to the Upper Big Branch Mine disaster, which took 29 lives.
To be sure, Lorelei and Betty will not only stand together in solidarity for mine safety and economic diversification.
"There's a desperate need for healing in the community," Lorelei says, in one of the most poignant moments in the film, as she packs up her belongings to move away.
Healing between families, communities, and the plundered mountains in central Appalachia—and in so many other strip-mined communities in southern Illinois, Wyoming and Montana, and on Northern Cheyenne, Crow, Navajo and other indigenous lands.
Embedded for years in West Virginia, Overburden director and University of North Carolina professor Chad Stevens is not only one of the most talented filmmakers of his generation, but one of its best storytellers, who has done the tedious and indefatigable work behind the scenes to gain the trust of bitterly divided and traumatized communities, and allow his characters to speak for themselves and recount the process of such healing unfolding today. Stevens brilliantly balances the beauty of families and the mountains, amid the tension of its conflicts and demise; his footage of a bear cub, aimlessly wandering to the edge of a massive strip mine, in search of its mother, is singular in its power.
There are a lot of important film documentaries on mountaintop removal mining—a strip mining process that has literally detonated untold millions of tons of explosives to blow up the tops of more than 500 mountains and shovel up the coal with machines over the past half century. In the tradition of the Oscar-winning film documentary Harlan County, Overburden Stevens effectively transcends the "war on coal" political banter by capturing the human stories behind the daily operations of one of our nation's most misunderstood, complicated and devastating sources of energy.
Photo credit: Chad Stevens, courtesy of Overburden film
The portrait of Lorelei dispels many of the stereotypes of so-called "tree huggers" working to hold the coal industry and its sycophantic politicians accountable to various water and mining regulations. The widow of a miner who died from black lung disease, with a son-in-law in the mines, Lorelei joins a young community organizer, Rory McIlmoil, in a Coal River Mountain campaign for wind energy in an effort to draw attention for more sustainable economic development in the region. When a mining company launches its strip mining operations on Coal River Mountain, Lorelei travels to Washington as a representative of the affected residents, appealing to the Obama administration's "power to intervene."
Taking the viewer on a rare glimpse into the pro-coal circles, Betty is a matter-of-fact narrator who declares "coal is life here," and proudly posts a "Friends of Coal" sign. When the violation-ridden Upper Big Branch mine explodes in 2010, taking her brother's life in the process, Betty comes to the realization that "Massey Energy murdered my brother."
Joining efforts with Lorelei in an effort to revoke Massey's corporate charter, Betty sums up the reality of both miners and all communities affected by reckless mining: "If we don't stand up and fight, who's going to?"
Years in the making, Overburden is ultimately an extraordinary story of transformation; of two brave women who recognize their fates no longer need to be divided by outside forces that have controlled the region for over a century through fear, deprivation and outright violence, and take action for a more viable future.
With Blankenship's historic indictment—the first coal baron to be brought to trial for conspiracy charges in decades—Overburden should be required viewing for President Obama, Congress and anyone who has ever depended on coal-fired electricity.
Bill Nye Depressed by Tar Sands' 'Extraordinary Exploitation' of Environment
EPA Urged by Nearly 100,000 Americans to Redo Highly Controversial Fracking Study
Bill McKibben: The Turning Point Towards a Low-Carbon Future
Signaling a watershed shift in recognizing the national health crisis from cancer-linked strip mining in central Appalachia, more than 200,000 people have signed historic CREDO Action and Earthjustice petitions, calling on Congress to pass the Appalachian Communities Health Emergency Act (H.R. 912) and enact a moratorium on new mountaintop removal coal mining (MTR).
With the Appalachian coal industry in a tailspin and the global banking community pulling out of mountaintop removal financing, the extraordinary show of support for the ACHE Act campaign effectively acknowledges that the only defenders of the cancer-linked radical strip mining operations are a handful of absentee coal companies, indicted coal baron Don Blankenship, and their fringe supporters in Congress.
A New Appalachia is Rising
Fed up with the stranglehold of mountaintop removal mining blocking any economic future, residents are pushing a regeneration plan for a diversified economy, and calling for Abandoned Mine Land funds and investment from President Obama's Power Plan to counter the irreversible health and environmental damage from strip mining.
"The more health research we conduct on mountaintop removal the more truth we discover. We have already discovered enough truth that any reasonable thinking person understands we must take urgent action to stop any further MTR until it is proven that MTR is not a public health threat," said Bo Webb, who lives under a mining operation and co-founded the Appalachian Community Health Emergency Campaign. "Any politician, person, agency or organization that refuses to act quickly to protect our children from further exposure to mountaintop removal's toxic fallout is not serving The People well," Webb added.
The appeal to Congress on the basis of deadly and massive health costs sidesteps the Obama administration's flawed regulatory approach, which has hedged on any further crack down on the devastating mining process despite years of evidence and two dozen peer-reviewed health studies on the impacts of the extreme mining process.
The historic petitions, in fact, were delivered within days of the anniversary of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act, which granted federal sanctioning to mountaintop removal mining in 1977 over objections by President Jimmy Carter.
Keep that date in mind: How do you ask a plundered coal mining community to be the last community to die for a mistake?
Despite recent news headlines that mountaintop removal mining has dropped more than 60 percent since 2008, according to an EIS assessment, residents living in strip mining areas in central Appalachia were quick to remind the news media that destructive mine blasting and its toxic fallout continued to flourish in close proximity to houses, schools and farms, even though they had not been registered as mountaintop removal operations.
"While some companies may claim that they no longer conduct mountaintop removal, the blasting methods and health consequences are the same regardless of what they call it," said Bob Kincaid, president of Coal River Mountain Watch. "Tonnage may be down in some places, but companies such as Alpha Natural Resources are still blasting above our communities and seeking new permits. Given the host of diseases associated with it among an innocent population, we can live without it far easier than with it."
Last week, in fact, on the same day the EIS assessment appeared, Coal River Mountain residents in West Virginia testified in opposition to a new 847-acre Alpha Natural Resources strip mine in their area.
"Mountaintop removal coal mining is a crime against Appalachia," said Josh Nelson, communications director with CREDO Action. "That's why grassroots activists around the country are demanding that Congress pass the Appalachian Community Health Emergency Act and put an end to this deadly and unnecessary practice."
"The coal industry is destroying Appalachia, detonating millions of pounds of diesel fuel and explosives daily to rip the top off of mountains for coal," said Marty Hayden, Earthjustice vice president of policy and legislation. "More than 22 peer-reviewed scientific studies have found that cancer, disease, and birth defect rates are significantly higher in these areas. It's high time for Congress to pass the Appalachian Community Health Emergency Act, which would place an immediate moratorium on new mountaintop removal mining permits."
Coal Is No Longer King in America, Says EIA Report
New Mapping Tool Shows Communities at Risk From Mountaintop Mining
A short video released this week has stunningly detailed drone footage providing a rare view of mountaintop removal coal mining and the increasing proximity of this destructive form of mining to people living in Appalachia. The video includes interviews with local citizens who want to end mountaintop removal mining and transition their communities in a more just and sustainable way.
Trip Jennings, an award-winning videographer who has worked with National Geographic, produced the video in partnership with Appalachian Voices and with support from Patagonia. Using camera drones and time-lapse photography, Jennings weaves images of the region's natural wonders, the destruction from mountaintop removal, and the resiliency of the Appalachian people into an unforgettable tableau.
You'll hear from Norman, a former coal miner who would like to see more rooftop solar and other forms of clean energy in the region … Kathy, a coal-miner's daughter-turned activist who is witnessing it moving ever-closer to communities … and Carmen, a young person determined to stay and create positive change in her hometown.
Appalachian Voices, a nonprofit regional organization, released the video as part of its "Communities At Risk" project, a data-based, online mapping tool showing the increasing encroachment of mountaintop removal mining on communities even as coal is in decline in Appalachia. The group's aim is to educate Americans about what's at stake in Appalachia and urge President Obama to end mountaintop removal mining.
"This is no way to leave a legacy," says Kate Rooth, campaign director for the organization. "It's incumbent on the Obama administration to help revive this region that has powered the nation's economic ascendancy for generations, starting with ending mountaintop removal mining."
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Joins Farmers and Ranchers to Call on Gov. Brown to Reject LNG Exports
David Suzuki: 'People Have the Power to Bring About Change'


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Jumbo Release Pen Netting, also known as Heavy Game net, is an excellent alternative to wire netting. It is very easy to handle and to erect. It will not rust and is exceptionally strong – ideal for building release pens.
Jumbo Release Pen netting is ideal for exposed sites and can also be used as Deer Fencing. This plastic mesh netting is a high strength mesh structure which has been designed to provide an effective deer control barrier at a cost effective price.
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Adoption requests → Chuggaaconroy Wiki (3)
What is your username? XOsha
Please link to the wiki here: Chuggaaconroy Wiki
How many edits have you made on that wiki?:98 but more will come
How many days/months have you been editing there? Almost 2 years
On the Special Pages → Special:ListAdmins when was the last time an admin edited, and who was it? Adster1005 May 14th, 2019
Any other information: I do loads of cleanup there and plan to keep it up.
unnoficial response:This community happens to have two active administrators one having edited on the 12th of May and another on the 14th so I doubt that it is eligible for adoption ~~~~~Rogue


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The sustainable production approach: a way to facilitate access to finance for Small and Medium Enterprises
Cover image by Mackenzie Enich, University of Montana.
The Sustainable Production approach can facilitate access to finance for Small to Medium Enterprises as it integrates some key parameters in the business planning, such as energy efficiency, waste valorisation, process optimisation and, also, stable collaboration with partners (e.g. farmers and traders). From the perspective of a potential investor, the sustainable production approach helps securing an investment in the long run, and participates to risk mitigation. This last week, the relevancy of the sustainable production approach was tested in the context of the Vietnamese rice sector. The project team worked in collaboration with private millers willing to apply for the credit line of the World Bank's Vietnam Sustainable Agriculture Transformation (VnSAT) project. The VnSAT credit line is dedicated to rice millers to support investment under certain conditions of model of interaction with farmers.
During working session organised with the rice millers, Sofies, in collaboration with the Vietnam Cleaner Production Center (VNCPC) provided the following:
- a one day audit on Resource Efficiency and Cleaner Production was conducted in the factories. These quick assessment led to recommendations for better maintenance and process control, involving almost no investment, with short-term impacts such as energy cost-savings (up to 10%) and a more secure working environment.
- the development of a Business Case and an Investment Proposal in collaboration with the company, with support in best relevant technology identification and project evaluation (cash flows projection, Internal Rate of Return, environmental impacts, etc.). BIDV, in charge of distributing the VnSAT credit line, assisted to the working sessions. Their participation brought some pragmatics recommendations related to the application to the credit line, and helped to validate the relevancy of the sustainable production approach in this context.
Since now, Sofies's Sustainable Production approach and its related toolkit has been applied to, amongst others, the Vietnamese coffee sector, the Vietnamese rice sector and the Chinese cassava sector. The toolkit could be adjusted to many more sectors, supporting innovative and sustainable investment projects with positive impacts at environmental and value chain level.
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Lena Dunham Isn't A Hannah Horvath
Firstly, let's all breathe a deep sigh of relief because as it turns out, celebrities are every bit as addicted to those personality quizzes as we are. Lena Dunham took Buzzfeed's "Which Girls Character Are You" Quiz, and she's... a Marnie. But what exactly does that mean? In an erstwhile investigation, I took the quiz over and over again with different answers, and discovered that the description of Marnie is this: "You're not aware of too many things. You know what you know, if you know what I mean."
And hey, that description seems a lot more fitted to Dunham as she actually is versus Hannah's description within the same quiz: "At your best, you're ambitious and determined. At your worst, you're a wee bit self-absorbed and tone-deaf towards others' feelings. Thankfully, you've grown enough as a person that you'd never eat a cupcake in a bathtub anymore. (But you'd still hook up with that super sexy doctor.)"
Despite what everyone assumes, Lena Dunham is not a Hannah, especially within the limitations of this quiz. She is constantly ambitious, as one must be to have written for HBO and The New Yorker by 27, and despite issues people have with the lack of empathy any of the characters seem to possess, there is an element of self awareness in Dunham's writing, so she is not, as it seems, tone deaf to other's feelings.
Plus, she does know what she knows, as the topic of Girls is very much in keeping with her own experiences, which is both its saving grace and its constant irritant. She knows being an artist and a well provided-for twenty something, and voila, her show is about being an artist and a well-provided for twenty something, even if the show itself is not autobiographical.
So, there ya go guys, anyone can be any of the characters on Girls if Lena Dunham is a Marnie, so take a deep breath and find out who you are. Just try not to cry if you turn out to be Shoshi.


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Joe has been asking to do another "speriment" so here we go!
1 cup of distilled water
2 tablespoons of Dawn dish soap
1 tablespoon of glycerin
Pair of inexpensive gloves
Small bubble wand
Mix up the ingredients to make the Bouncing Bubble Solution-at least 24 hours in advance of blowing your bubbles. This will make stronger bubbles.
Using a small bubble wand, blow a bubble about the size of a tennis ball and catch with your gloved hands. I found that the gloves didn't work well, but it could have been the material. A kitchen towel worked best for me but experiment with different materials.
Ingredients Explained
Water is the key ingredient in bubble solution. Distilled is best.
Dawn dish soap seems to work better than any other brand when making bubbles. I tried generic and it just didn't work.
But the secret ingredient is glycerin. That's what gives the bubble its extra strength. (OK, it's not so secret because I told you the recipe.)
We all know that regular bubbles burst when they come in contact with anything, but these bubbles will bounce off of any surface that is not oily or dirty. Oil and dirt break down the soap film thereby popping regular strength bubbles. Glycerin gives them the strength to carry on!
Have fun making your own!


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Curtains for AfterEffects v.1.5
Curtains is a set of plug-ins for Adobe After Effects CS2\CS3\CS4 that will liven up your video with eye-catching fabric effects like a flag waving in the breeze, curtains blowing in the wind or a multitude of similar effects. Apply logos or special designs on fabric surfaces as well as adjust texture and lighting. You can achieve high quality, professional looking results with minimal effort.


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Studio 58, the professional theatre training program at Vancouver's Langara College, announced a 2018/2019 season big on sex.
The season opens with Incognito Mode: A Play About Porn (Sep 27-Oct 14). First seen in a workshop version last spring, this new work by Vancouver playwright Marcus Youssef explores "the personal, social, and ideological consequences of growing up as part of the first generation with unfettered and on-demand access to internet pornography".
In November comes the world premiere of Amy Rutherford's Mortified (Nov 15-Dec 2), the story of a woman who runs into a man from her past, and is surprised by the power he still holds over her. "Humorous and dark, Mortified explores sex, shame and transformation and how we reckon with the experiences that have shaped us."
The new year gets underway with the Kander and Ebb classic, Cabaret (Jan 31-Feb 24). The third production in the Vancouver area in as many years, this version is based on the very sexy and seedy Roundabout Theatre Company's Tony Award-winning production.
In March, Studio 58 presents one of two new initiatives this season with Hot House (Mar 21-31), where students become the writers, directors, designers and performers of original shows around the theme of betrayal.
The Risky Nights Series (Oct 9-14 & Feb 11-17) returns for its 19th year. Designed as a bridge between classroom work and main stage productions, second year students have an opportunity to create an original theatre piece with a professional director.
This year Studio 58 students will also step off the stage with The Way Station, the working title for a web series filmed at the Vancouver Police Museum morgue. The pilot will receive a public screening in November.
For more information on the Studio 58 2018/2019 season visit studio58.ca.


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NCI Works hosted their annual awards and employer conference September 28th at the Mendota Civic Center. Among those receiving recognition was The Good Samaritan Society of Mt. Carroll. Good Samaritan Society received the Business Leadership Award for their work with a young BEST, Inc. customer through the On-The-Job Training Program in their maintenance department. Receiving Individual Achievement Awards for successfully completing their training programs were: Alysah Adams (Mount Carroll), Anthoni Patten (Morrison), and Ashley Stuve (Savanna). Ashley was also recognized in September by the Illinois Workforce Partnership for her success at Clinton Community College and her subsequent employment at Metform in Savanna, IL. Staff, NCI Works and BEST Board/Chief Elected Officials were also recognized for their commitment to workforce development. They included: BEST, Inc. employees Carrie Folken (Ottawa) for 25 years of service and Paige Fritz (Sterling) for 30 years of service; Sara Escatel (IL Valley Community College), Linda Hessenberger (Central Bank), Cary Robbins (Sterling Steel), and DeAnne White (Sinnissippi) all for 10 years of service on NCI Works; and James Duffy (Whiteside County Board Chair), Kim Gouker (Ogle County Board Chair), Kevin Reibel (Carroll County Board Chair), and Ron Smith (Jo Daviess County Board) for 5 years of service to BEST, Inc. as BEST Board members and Chief Elected Officials.
Dianna Schuler
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|Course Noticeboard
|(Messages are posted in reverse chronological order)
|Survey results (Posted by Gernot, 8 Jan, 2015)
The course survey outcomes have now been posted.
|AOS Prize (Posted by Gernot, 1 Dec, 2014)
Congratulations to Will Andrew and Genevieve Carter on winning the Alumni COMP9242 Advanced Operating Systems Prize!
|Exam time (Posted by Gernot, 27 Oct, 2014)
As agreed in class, the exam will run from 12 noon on Saturday, 8 November to
11:59 am on Sunday, 9 November.
The exam page is set up, paper links will become
active at the start time.
|Using Piazza this semester! (Posted by Kevin, 25 Jul, 2014)
After the overwhelmingly positive feedback from the operating systems
course, we'll be using Piazza this semester for a forum and for
announcements. See
here or on the menu to the left. Ensure you have joined to
participate and receive course info.
|Web site live! (Posted by Kevin, 25 Jul, 2014)
The 2014 COMP9242 web site is now live. Please notify us if you find some
information still left over from last year.


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The first foods you feed your child will have a lasting
effect on what they eat when they move from mashed and blended food to
solids. Starting your child off on the right foot by choosing the right
starter foods is important in creating a healthy and balanced diet. Jarred
foods have come a long way recently with the addition of organic foods
to the grocery shelves. Gerber baby food produces the Organic Harvest
line of organic jarred foods and there is also Earth's Best Organic baby
food for you to feed your child. Organic foods are free of pesticides
and additives that can exist in conventional produce. The good news is
that even if you don't want to spring for organic, the regular jarred
foods are additive and preservative free, usually having simple fruits
and vegetables and grains as the main ingredients. You can also be adventurous
and create your own baby food by buying a small food processor to create
your own mashed meals. At One Step Ahead (www.onestepahead.com) you can
find whole kits to make your own baby food, including storage containers,
as well as individual processors and food mills to grind your own meats,
fruits and veggies. Although making your own food is somewhat labor intensive,
it offers the opportunity for your baby to try foods and flavors that
aren't available in a jar. The best gift I got as a new mom was a cook
book called First Meals by Annabel Karmel. This book offers recipes for
baby through toddler and into adolescence that are colorful, healthy and
fun. The book offers tips for ways to get your child eating healthy wholesome
The movement from jarred or mashed foods into solid foods
is where most parents make mistakes that can severely damage a child's
diet. For instance, my son Miles was given fries early on in his solid
food adventures. His grandparents thought it was cute, and he loved to
eat fries whenever they were around. Now, we can't even order fries because
he will only eat that and none of his other food. You would think that
if I made him baked fries or even roasted potato or sweet potato he would
eat it, but no. Too often, I have seen my peers fostering habits in their
children that are sure to have a drastic effect on their health.
Children, in general, are two times as sensitive to sugar
as adults are. That means that one tablespoon of sugar is really two tablespoons
when given to a child. Because of the way processed foods are such a part
of our food environment, it is hard to escape exposing our children to
too much sugar. Feeding them donuts and cookies is actually shocking to
their small, developing systems and is a contributor to obesity and early
onset diabetes in children today. The way most parents use sugar with
their children is as a reward or a pacifier. I remember more than once
running into friends with children at a store where the child was holding
a bag of chocolate and the parent, knowing that I am health conscious
made excuses for feeding their child sweets by saying "It's the only
thing that keeps him quiet while I shop" or "Its only once in
a while, so its not that bad." The repercussions from overindulging
your child with sweets are great. Aside from the hyperactivity that excess
sugar can cause, the crash and burn after sugar consumption for a small
child can be in the form of a meltdown or tantrum and no parent likes
to see that kind of behavior in their child.
So what is a parent to do in order to avoid creating
bad habits in their child's diet? First off, avoid chemicalized artificial
junk food. This includes highly processed foods like cookies, candy and
cake as well as chips, crackers and snacks. Believe it or not, a lot of
the foods that are marketed to parents as healthy choices for their children
are just the opposite. Fruit snacks like gummy candies or rolls are no
substitute for the real thing. By feeding your child snacks like grapes,
strawberries, melon and mango, they get the sweetness that they like in
the form of fresh, wholesome fruit. Carrot sticks, sliced sweet peppers,
cucumber and tomato also make for great snack foods. My son is partial
to garlic dill pickles which I rinse in water before serving him to lessen
the intensity of the flavor. Whole foods, meaning foods that are not processed
into something other than as they appear in nature, are the best snacks
to feed your growing child. They are full of fiber, vitamins and minerals
and do not tax the digestive system. Other great snacks are cheese sticks,
organic is best, and healthy crackers like Kashi TLC crackers or Carrs
Whole Wheat crackers, which my son calls cookies because they are so sweet.
In place of plain juices, which you should always water down, I give my
son Vruit which is a vegetable fruit juice blend that tastes great. You
can find Vruit at most health food stores and Whole Foods markets. Instead
of chicken nuggets, I serve veggie nuggets that are made from soy, spinach,
broccoli, or mushrooms. My son's favorite brand is called Quorn and he
will take those over fried chicken any day. On the rare occasion that
he does eat chicken nuggets, I make sure to feed him organic, free range
nuggets with a whole grain crust such as Health Is Wealth or Bell and
Don't get me wrong, I feed my child junk on occasion and
I am sure if he liked cold food I would have exposed him to ice cream
and frozen yogurt. But by knowing the damaging effects of sugary foods,
I can not in good conscience make these foods a part of his regular diet.
There is no reason for any child to drink chocolate milk instead of regular
milk and there is absolutely no reason to ever give a child a soft drink.
Instilling good habits in your child starts early and needs vigilance
on the part of the parent to make sure that a healthy diet continues well
into adolescence. Remember, you as the parent are in control. Therefore,
you make the rules about food for your family. Don't let food be a quick
fix to pacify your child when he or she is upset and don't offer sweets
as a reward. Instead, try limiting sugary foods to times when you aren't
in control of the food being offered, like another child's party or family
I will never forget the time my son and I went to someone
else's home for a lunch play date. The mother was serving cold cuts, bread,
cheese and some sides. She asked if my son would eat it, and I said yes
since sliced turkey, American cheese and pickles are some of his favorite
foods. However, when we sat down to lunch, he tasted and spit out every
single thing she put in front of him. I couldn't understand why until
I looked in her kitchen and saw where the food was coming from. Wonder
bread, packaged meats and processed cheese just didn't compare to his
usual organic bread, fresh sliced turkey and organic cheese. I realized
then that my son was now officially a food snob, preferring organic whole
foods to processed versions of the same thing. We won't even talk about
the "dessert" she offered of chocolate chip cookies and brownies
that my son also wouldn't eat. He preferred the sliced strawberries on
the table over the baked goods. I was so proud. Being strong about the
choices you make for your child will create a happy healthy kid who is
starting out on the right foot when it comes to food.
Rachel Leslie is a certified holistic health counselor
and founder of A Cup of Life, Holistic Health Counseling. She is also
a partner in Green Parties CT, an organic catering company located in
Fairfield County, Connecticut. Rachel lives in Stamford, Connecticut with
her husband and son. For more information: www.acupoflife.com.


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MILAN - Alberta Ferretti creates pretty folkloric looks for next summer with ribbons, embroidery and applique flowers.
The collection, previewed Wednesday on the first day of Milan Fashion Week, was reminiscent of a sunny Mexican fiesta. The lines were romantic with room for spice. Long peasant skirts were paired with demure cropped tops, adorned with colored satin ribbons woven through waistlines, applique flowers gracing necklines and embroidery circling hems.
The colorful accents get the most play on chiffon white or black outfits, but Ferretti's palette also included natural shades of leaf green, cornflower blue and coral red. Ferretti shied away from pants, offering instead skirts of all persuasion: lacey, ruffled, pleated — anything went as long as it was feminine and flouncy.
Hair was pulled back and sometimes braided to accentuate the romantic mood. Ballerina shoes featured ribbons wrapped around the ankles, to dance the night away.


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Media Galleries
Flaring events and other impacts recorded by residents through video, images and audio
Have you been impacted by Mossmorran?
Submit a report to our Social Impact Map
Have you suffered from the operations at Mossmorran? Has your health been affected? Do you know of any Environmental or Social Impacts from Mossmorran? Submit a report to our social impact map. All responses are in confidence and not shared with any 3rd parties. Data is anonymised before being added to the map.


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Our Partners
- DePaul Catholic School
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Immaculate Conception School
- About
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Immaculate Conception School was founded in 1940 by the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur. The school has a rich tradition of providing a vibrantly Catholic education to the community – at one point, enrollment peaked at 1,200 students. Immaculate Conception has recently pivoted to better serve the Belmont neighborhood and the city of Dayton. We are embracing a diverse student body that speaks multiple languages and hails from a variety of countries. In partnership with parents, we are building a culture of high expectations that promotes confidence in kids. The blended learning initiative promises to deliver personalized and data-driven instruction that will prepare each student for high school, college, and beyond.
School Values: Respect. Dignity. Joy. Scholarship.
Grades Served: K-8
Demographics: 27% of students speak English as a second language and 85% of students qualify for the federal meals program.
Year Established: 1940
Years with Seton: 2
2268 South Smithville Road
Dayton, OH 45420
Main Contact
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One of the highlights of last night's 90th Academy Awards came around the middle of the show. Host Jimmy Kimmel brought a bunch of celebrities including Mark Hamill, Gal Gadot, Margot Robbie, and Lupita Nyong'o, to the nearby TCL Chinese Theatre where an unsuspecting audience sat watching a movie. Armed with candy, party subs and hot dog cannons, the group crashed the screening and revealed to the moviegoers that they were live on the Oscars.
Kimmel also noted that there was 'a strong aroma of marijuana' in the theatre. Imagine toking sneakily at the movies only to have Armie Hammer bust in and start firing hot dogs into the crowd. You can't get that on Netflix.
Check out the video above.


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A fashionable and extremely functional sports watch designed to provide ultimate functionality and durability to its owner. The luminous sports watch is water resistant and complete with both analog and digital time readings, a complete calendar, multiple time zones.
Item Type: Quartz Wristwatches
Feature: Water Resistant,Complete Calendar,Auto Date,Shock Resistant,Chronograph
Water Resistance Depth: 3Bar
Band Material Type: Rubber
Band Width: 22mm
Dial Window Material Type: Hardlex
Style: Sport
Movement: Quartz
Case Shape: Round
Band Length: 21cm
Clasp Type: Buckle
Case Thickness: 10mm
Gender: Men
Dial Diameter: 50mm
Case Material: Stainless Steel


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Half Day
Choose to stay half a day in Stenden Hotel.
Conference Room & Services
|Half Day
|Conference Room
With Audio Visual System.
|€ 130,-
|Services (priced per delegate)
|With Notepad, Pens, Nespresso Machine, Water and Cookie box.
|€ 5,50
Complement your meeting with breakfast, lunch, drinks or dinner! Click here for suggestions.


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Microsoft's Windows 7 is to be available with a discount for those customers that pre-order the operating system.
The Home Premium edition will see its price cut from £149.99 to £49.99, while the Professional edition will be priced at £99.99 instead of £189.99, although retail prices may vary.
This special offer will begin at midnight tonight and will continue until August 9th and is available from participating retailers – Amazon, Comet, Currys, eBuyer, Littlewoods, Anvika, PC World, Staples, Argos, John Lewis, Tesco or the Microsoft Store.
"Our customers have been critical in making Windows 7 great and we didn't feel words alone were enough to express our appreciation," reads Microsoft's website. "That's why we're saying thank you by giving you a chance to be among the first to get Windows 7, and at a special price."
The operating system will be available for general release on October 22nd.


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Edinburgh Dungeon - 31 Market Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1DF
Edinburgh Dungeon welcomes you to a free Child Admission with the purchase of an adult admission.
Valid anytime
Additional Terms & Conditions
One voucher per visit Subject to T&C's
Spree Book & SpreeApp #1 for savings
We've got a full cast of infamous villains, rogues and rascals that can't wait to meet you. Local cannibal Sawney Bean is waiting to pick your brains, serial killers Burke and Hare have body issues and warrior hero William Wallace is in pieces.


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Venice is a work of art by day but she's a masterpiece at night. This afternoon and evening tour of the city's canals and bridges allows you to experience the full palette of colours as the changing light transforms her.
The fun starts when you board a motorboat at Punta Sabbioni and glide through the lagoon to 'the most serene' Queen of the Adriatic. A one-hour guided tour will take you through the heart of the city, from St Mark's Square to the Rialto Bridge on the Grand Canal, one of the most famous landmarks in a city full of attractions.
You'll then have free time to explore the city at your own pace. Stroll through the many historic quarters beyond the main sights, crisscrossing the 117 islands separated by 177 canals but connected by 409 bridges. Admire elegant waterfront palaces or seek out a terrace for some al fresco dining. Or maybe even enjoy an optional gondola ride – there's so much do see or do in Venice.


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Dawn at Ceres or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love an Icy Dwarf Planet
After 11 years in space, NASA's Dawn mission to explore the uncharted worlds of the asteroid Vesta and the dwarf planet Ceres has come to an end. Join me in reflection of this overachieving spacecraft's monumental legacy at Ceres.
In its last three and a half years at Ceres, Dawn observed anomalous ammonium, vexatious volatiles, wandering water ice, freaky flows, effervescent evaporites, fantastic fractures, and many more peculiarities. In particular, I will discuss the geological mapping of Ceres, its diversity of lobate/fluidized-appearing deposits, and its elastically supported topography.
Finally, through the use of geophysical modeling, I will discuss the implications of the aforementioned features on the composition and mechanical properties of the inner solar system's only dwarf planet


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Nine out of 10 hospitals are set to bust their budgets this year, tipping the cash-strapped sector £2billion into the red.
Current government spending plans will amount to the lowest 10-year growth rate the health service has ever seen, experts revealed.
They compared the current crisis to "the moment before the train crashes" and blasted the Government's reaction as "panic and denial".
Specialists at the King's Fund, the Nuffield Trust and the Health Foundation delivered their damning verdicts ahead of the Government's autumn spending review.
Chris Ham, chief executive of the King's Fund, said: "Panic best describes the mood in the Department of Health, where the prospect of a £2bn deficit among providers is of growing concern.
"The Treasury will be forced to intervene or accept a rapid and serious decline in performance."
The Government has vowed to boost health spending by £8bn a year by 2020 – a real terms rise of just 1.3%.
After five years of nearzero growth, this makes it the decade of the lowest real-term budget rises since the NHS was founded in 1948.
Meanwhile cost pressures on the health service are rising by about 4% a year thanks to the growing and ageing population.
Council services for the elderly, ill and disabled are also under pressure.
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt, left, admitted that financial pressures on the NHS were "the worst they've ever been in its history".
But speaking to the Health Select Committee this week, he insisted it would end the year with a balanced budget.


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Above: Bryan Death (at right) pictured at the brand launch of the Answer the Call of Vanuatu, August 23 2019.
For immediate release
The Vanuatu Tourism Office (VTO) is deeply saddened by the news today of the passing of VTO board member Bryan Death.
Bryan has been a leading figure in Vanuatu's tourism industry for over seventeen years.
He was a former GM of Iririki Resort and Moorings Hotel, and a partner in resort management consultancy firm Total Management Solutions.
More recently, he developed private villa accommodation listing website Vanuatu Luxury Holiday Homes and acquired Pango resort Angelfish Cove Villas.
Beyond the positive contributions Bryan made to Vanuatu's tourism industry as a manager, investor and business owner, though, his contributions as an industry leader are perhaps his greatest legacy.
In addition to his role as President of The Vanuatu Hotel and Resorts Association, Bryan was the Vanuatu Chamber of Commerce and Industry's Tourism Councillor, and a board member of the Vanuatu Investment Promotion Authority.
Bryan has been a VTO board member since 2013 and was also Chairman of the Tourism Marketing Development Fund (TMDF).
Chairman of the VTO Board, Ben Leeshi, paid this tribute to Bryan:
"This is a very sorrowful occasion not only VTO, but for Vanuatu's entire tourism sector. We have lost a leader and an advocate for the positive development of our industry. His loss will be felt not just by those who knew him, but by all of those who benefited from the positive changes that he helped instigate over the many years of his involvement."
VTO's CEO Adela Issachar Aru made this statement on behalf of VTO:
"Bryan was instrumental in securing funding for VTO. He championed industry in all aspects of tourism, including funding, resourcing, and strategy.
"He fought for the consideration of the private sector in decision-making by Government, and he led the private sector by encouraging their participation in destination marketing and ensuring they had a pathway to contribute.
"He was not afraid to challenge the status quo and challenge us all to think more broadly—and to do better. Thanks to Bryan, the partnership between VTO and TMDF has never been stronger, and our collaboration and trust has been critical in the return of visitor numbers and interest in Vanuatu.
"I would like to acknowledge the importance of Bryan's steady leadership within the tourism industry, and to honour the critical part he played in assisting the industry to bounce back from Cyclone Pam.
"Bryan was also instrumental in the recent proposal for the amendment of the VTO Act Cap 142 to strengthen industry's contribution to the 2030 Shared Aviation and Tourism Vision.
"Under his leadership, TMDF invested in support of the reopening of the Melbourne route with Air Vanuatu.
"He further facilitated support to deliver the VTO Market Development Plan to develop the Adventure and Meetings, Incentives, Conferencing, and Exhibitions (MICE) market, with funding support from both TMDF and Air Vanuatu.
"Bryan fought tirelessly on VTO's behalf, with passion and commitment, and always put in 100%. Tourism in Vanuatu is all the better for his involvement.
"As sorrowful as this occasion is, we will always be grateful for Bryan's open and cogent leadership style, his constructive criticism, and his devotion to improving the tourism industry for all stakeholders, whether big or small.
"The Government through the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, Hon. Jotham Napat and the Ministry of Tourism, as well as the Vanuatu Tourism Office, our board of directors, and our staff, would like to share our deepest sympathies and condolences with Bryan's partner Val, his children, and his friends at this time.
"We will all miss his contributions, his smile, and most of all his dedication to growing tourism in a country that he loved so much."


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Eora is in turmoil yet again. Eothas, the god of light who was assumed slain, has been reborn as a massive statue, bursting from the ground and wandering the world for some unknown cause. In his wake are left countless dead and destruction of entire towns and settlements. In the sequel to one of the most well received RPG's of all time, you play as The Watcher of Caed Nua, a being with a powerful connection to the gods who is no stranger to the reckless destruction of Eothas. With a trusty ship and a ever-growing crew of adventurers, you'll sail the seas of the Deadfire Archipelago on the trail of this wayward god in Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire.
Everything you loved about the first Pillars of Eternity is back and better than ever. Companions you've met in the past return and can resume adventuring with you just like old-times, but there are plenty of new faces that you'll be able to court as well. A dense relationship system has been added, and each character's personal relationship with you is molded not just by your direct interactions with them but how the rest of the world treats you and your party at any given time. The world of Pillars of Eternity II, specifically the many islands of the Deadfire Archipelago, is a massive area filled with islands to explore and hidden treasures to hunt. On your quest to bring Eothas to justice, you'll also be managing a ship and crew, maintaining food and water supplies, upgrading cannons and sails, and patrolling the waters for pirates. And of course there's still the in-depth character creation and tactical combat that made the first game such a success.
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Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire is available now on PC. If you need help wrangling gods and pirates, come to the Official Pillars of Eternity II wiki!
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This position is located in the Social Integration Branch (SIB) of the Division for Social Policy and Development (DSPD) in the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA). The incumbent reports to the Social Affairs Officer (P4) and focal point on youth in SIB. Through its work on youth, DESA/DSPD/SIB aims to build an awareness of the global situation of young people, to promote the social inclusion of youth, and to encourage and build capacity for greater participation of young people in decision-making as a means of achieving peace and development. More information is available on the following website: https://www.un.org/development/desa/youth/
Within delegated authority, the incumbent will be responsible for the following duties: * Participates in substantive research and analysis of key trends and changes in youth-related issues at global, regional and national levels; assesses implications and develops proposals with respect to social and economic policies and interventions for youth development; recommends proposals and actions related to youth development for inclusion in reports to intergovernmental bodies and Member States. * Liaises and partners with other experts in the field, including governments, research institutes, academia, other international organizations, and NGOs, on issues related to social development, in particular all areas of the World Programme of Action for Youth, and relevant areas of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and Security Council Resolution 2250; exchanges views on latest findings, policy guidelines, new models and approaches to youth development, and helps ensure that lessons learned are disseminated and incorporated into development programmes and other initiatives. * Assists in the planning, organizing and substantive servicing of technical and ad hoc expert group meetings, conferences, seminars, workshops, including identification and selection of participants, development of background documentation, preparation of reports, documents, policy recommendations and analytical briefs based on the outcome of such meetings. * Assists in the chairpersonship and coordination of the Inter-Agency Network on Youth Development * Prepares a variety of studies, reports, background papers, parliamentary documentation, on a wide range of social development issues, with particular focus on youth development. * Represents the Branch at international, regional and national meetings, as appropriate.* Provides substantive support to intergovernmental processes dealing with social development issues, including the General Assembly, the Economic and Social Council, and the Commission for Social Development by: preparing inputs for reports to intergovernmental bodies; following intergovernmental meetings and preparing summary reports; preparing inputs to statements by members of the bureau and Secretariat staff. * Assists in the organization of panels, round tables and other meetings on social development issues for intergovernmental processes * Provide guidance to junior staff. * Perform other related duties as required, including a variety of administrative tasks necessary for the final delivery of the youth programme's services. * Undertake on-the-job and other training activities, both internally and externally.
Professionalism - Knowledge of economic and social development, with particular knowledge of issues related to youth development; knowledge of the principles and concepts of socio-economic development especially, in relation to the actions of government, the private sector, civil society and international organizations; ability to analyse socio-economic issues affecting youth; demonstrated research skills, including ability to evaluate and integrate information from a variety of sources into research and policy-making on youth and social development; willingness to keep abreast of new developments in the field. Knowledge of relevant institutional mandates, policies and guidelines pertaining to social and economic development. Takes responsibility for incorporating gender perspectives and ensuring the equal participation of women and men in all areas of work. Communication: Speaks and writes clearly and effectively. Listens to others, correctly interprets messages from others and responds appropriately. Asks questions to clarify, and exhibits interest in having two-way communication. Tailors language, tone, style and format to match the audience. Demonstrates openness in sharing information and keeping people informed. Client Orientation: Considers all those to whom services are provided to be "clients " and seeks to see things from clients' point of view. Establishes and maintains productive partnerships with clients by gaining their trust and respect. Identifies clients' needs and matches them to appropriate solutions. Monitors ongoing developments inside and outside the clients' environment to keep informed and anticipate problems. Keeps clients informed of progress or setbacks in projects. Meets timeline for delivery of products or services to client.
An advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent degree) in sociology, economics, or other social sciences is required. A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying work experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
A minimum of five years of progressively responsible experience in socio economic development, policy analysis, sociological research or related area is required. Experience in programme implementation, including experience at the international level is required. Experience with intergovernmental work and in liaising and collaborating with non-governmental organizations is required. Experience working in youth-led or youth related organizations as well as in inter-agency coordination is desirable.
English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this post, fluency in English is required; knowledge of a second official UN language an advantage.
Evaluation of qualified candidates may include an assessment exercise which may be followed by competency-based interview.
Staff members are subject to the authority of the Secretary-General and to assignment by him or her. In this context, all staff are expected to move periodically to new functions in their careers in accordance with established rules and procedures.The United Nations Secretariat is committed to achieving 50/50 gender balance in its staff. Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply for this positionFor this position, applicants from the following Member States, which are unrepresented or underrepresented in the UN Secretariat as of 30 September 2017, are strongly encouraged to apply: Afghanistan, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahrain, Belarus, Belize, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Central African Republic, China, Comoros, Cyprus, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Dominica, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Grenada, Guinea-Bissau, Indonesia, Islamic Republic of Iran, Iraq, Japan, Kiribati, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Monaco, Mozambique, Nauru, Norway, Oman, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Qatar, Russian Federation, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Solomon Islands, South Sudan, Suriname, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, United Arab Emirates, United States of America, Vanuatu, Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and Viet Nam.
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