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With Scotland featuring in so many travel awards during February including being voted The Most Beautiful Country in the World by Rough Guides readers I couldn't resist looking through my portfolio to find a suitable image that I could offer this month and came across this one from Loch Leven. I can recall that this image remained unprocessed in my archive for some time after the trip but when I eventually got round to processing I was pleasantly surprised with the outcome especially from the foreground textures and reflections. I hope you feel the same.
Don't forget that each image chosen will only be placed as Print of the Month once so if you like this particular image, buy it at the specially reduced price of 20% below normal prices (excluding postage) before the end of March. There is a choice of an A3 print which is a perfect fit when mounted for 20″ by 16″ frames which are readily available via the internet or high street stores OR a 12″ by 8″ mounted print in a 16″ by 12″ frame of your choice.
To start or add to your collection just click on the image above and then select your choice from the Featured Products, add to cart and then apply the Coupon Code MAR14 to obtain your 20% off the shown price at the checkout before completing the purchase. If "Loch Leven Reflections" is not one of your preferred images then, by all means, please share with me your favourites and I will see if we can make them available in due course.


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Questions on ESP EC-1000 guitars
I've wanted to upgrade from my somewhat cheap-o Gibson Les Paul Special SL to an ESP of some sort, and I was looking into an EC-1000. My main question is that (using musician's friend as a reference) there are two different models of the 1000
Both guitar models look exactly the same as far as parts go, so I'm wondering why the "Blem" model is cheaper. I'd go try them out at a store for myself, but there aren't any ESP dealers close to my house. So, I figured I'd ask first before making a trek out and getting horribly lost.
2nd question: Is there any specific advantage to getting a model with EMGs vs. Duncans? I'm mainly interested in playing metal (favorite bands include Arch Enemy, Mastodon, Dragonforce, and Tool). I was also thinking about down-tuning a bit (maybe to C) if that makes a difference. Thanks for any input.
Wow, just realized that blem is short for blemish. I feel dumb now ^_^.
:) , we've all made that sort of mistake, zomby. To answer your other Q, try to find out what pups are in the guitar and check out the EMG and SD websites. Both are pretty informative. Also, if you go to Harmony Central and click on "user reviews", people have written up on their pup upgrades and what they think. Usually, reviewers mention their favourite genres so you could get a good idea that way.
I don't know if they still do, but SD used to offer you a replacement policy; if you're not happy with the SD you've bought, swap it for a different model to see if you prefer it. Seems like a fair deal.

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Spatial and temporal population dynamics of yellow perch (Perca flavescens) in Lake Erie
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Yellow perch (Perca flavescens) in Lake Erie support valuable commercial and recreational fisheries critical to the local economy and society. The study of yellow perchâs temporal and spatial population dynamics is important for both stock assessment and fisheries management. I explore the spatial and temporal variation of the yellow perch population by analyzing the fishery-independent surveys in Lake Erie. Model-based approaches were developed to estimate the relative abundance index, which reflected the temporal variation of the population. I also used design-based approaches to deal with the situation in which population density varied both spatially and temporally. I first used model-based approaches to explore the spatial and temporal variation of the yellow perch population and to develop the relative abundance index needed. Generalized linear models (GLM), spatial generalized linear models (s-GLM), and generalized additive models (GAM) were compared by examining the goodness-of-fit, reduction of spatial autocorrelation, and prediction errors from cross-validation. The relationship between yellow perch density distribution and spatial and environmental factors was also studied. I found that GAM showed the best goodness-of-fit shown as AIC and lowest prediction errors but s-GLM resulted in the best reduction of spatial autocorrelation. Both performed better than GLM for yellow perch relative abundance index estimation. I then applied design-based approaches to study the spatial and temporal population dynamics of yellow perch through both practical data analysis and simulation. The currently used approach in Lake Erie is stratified random sampling (StRS). Traditional sampling designs (simple random sampling (SRS) and StRS) and adaptive sampling designs (adaptive two-phase sampling (ATS), adaptive cluster sampling (ACS), and adaptive two-stage sequential sampling (ATSS)) for fishery-independent surveys were compared. From accuracy and precision aspect, ATS performed better than the SRS, StRS, ACS and ATSS for yellow perch fishery-independent survey data in Lake Erie. Model-based approaches were further studied by including geostatistical models. The performance of the GLM and GAM models and geostatistical models (spatial interpolation) were compared when they are used to analyze the temporal and spatial variation of the yellow perch population through a simulation study. This is the first time that these two types of model- based approaches have been compared in fisheries. I found that arithmetic mean (AM) method was only preferred when neither environment factors nor spatial information of sampling locations were available. If the survey can not cover the distribution area of the population due to biased design or lack of sampling locations, GLMs and GAMs are preferable to spatial interpolation (SI). Otherwise, SI is a good alternative model to estimate relative abundance index. SI has rarely been realized in fisheries. Different models may be recommended for different species/fisheries when we estimate…


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Food as human right
Everyone has the Right to be Free from Hunger
1948 – The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Food was first mentioned in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948.
This is the foundational document that sets out a common understanding of human rights and freedom for all peoples and all nations. It was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in Paris 1948.
The Right to Food is framed as an essential element of adequate living.
Article 25: (link)
- Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control.
- Motherhood and childhood are entitled to special care and assistance. All children, whether born in or out of wedlock, shall enjoy the same social protection.
1966 – International Covenant on Economic, Social & Cultural Rights
This was further elaborated in the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in 1966.
In Article 11, the ICESCR points to 2 key elements of the right to food:
- Identifying "adequate food" and positioning it as a component of the "right of everyone to an adequate standard of living" and,
- Emphasizing the right "to be free from hunger" can be realized through a focus on issues of "production, conservation and distribution".
Article 11: (link)
- The States Parties to the present Covenant recognize the right of everyone to an adequate standard of living for himself and his family, including adequate food, clothing and housing, and to the continuous improvement of living conditions. The States Parties will take appropriate steps to ensure the realization of this right, recognizing to this effect the essential importance of international co-operation based on free consent.
- The States Parties to the present Covenant, recognizing the fundamental right of everyone to be free from hunger, shall take, individually and through international co-operation, the measures, including specific programmes, which are needed:
a. To improve methods of production, conservation and distribution of food by making full use of technical and scientific knowledge, by disseminating knowledge of the principles of nutrition and by developing or reforming agrarian systems in such a way as to achieve the most efficient development and utilization of natural resources;
b. Taking into account the problems of both food-importing and food-exporting countries, to ensure an equitable distribution of world food supplies in relation to need.
Food on the Global Agenda
United Nations efforts
1996 – World Food Summit
In 1996, nearly 20 years after the Right to Food was called into the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, hunger and under-nutrition was still a widespread phenomenon. Despite the increased production of food, millions of people continued to suffer and die of hunger.
In response, the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) called for The World Food Summit to accelerate progress and renew commitments from international governments to eradicate hunger.
Rome Declaration on World Food Security: (link)
"Food security exists when all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient safe and nutritious food that meets their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life." (FAO 1996)
2015 – UN Sustainable Development Summit & Sustainable Development Goals
Nearly 70 years have passed and hunger remains high on the global agenda. Food security is now understood as closely linked to the effects of climate change.
The 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda signed by the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon in New York lists 17 Sustainable Development goals. It also calls to end hunger and prevent all forms of malnutrition by 2030.
In the drive to end hunger, 2 key elements were highlighted:
- Climate change impacts food and water security, "increasing risks associated with disasters such as droughts and floods"
- Improving the agricultural sector can provide a sustainable solution and "is central for hunger and poverty eradication"
UN Sustainable Development Goals (2016-2030) (link)
Goal 2 Zero Hunger:
- End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture.
Food Security
Availability - Access - Use
Food Availability
Sufficient quantities of food available on a consistent basis.
Food Access
Having sufficient resources to obtain appropriate foods for a nutritious diet.
Food Use
Appropriate use based on knowledge of basic nutrition & care (water/sanitation).
Food Security in Action
How do we eradicate hunger and provide food security for the world's growing population? Different eras had different answers, and the way we conceive, operationalise and measure food security goals translated into very different kinds of policies and yielded drastically different outcomes.
Michael Carolan in his book Reclaiming Food Security pointed out that the concept of "food security" has gone through largely 3 phases:
Food Security
= Production ?
From the 1940's to the 1970's, the answer to feeding the world was through production, specifically the production of calories. The Green Revolution of the 1970's was a direct result of this way of thinking – to produce as much calories as possible to feed the world.
We now know that the Green Revolution has devastating effects on the environment by using large amount of chemical pesticides and herbicides to boost production.
Food Security
= Distribution ?
From the 1970's, the world realized it was producing enough food to feed the world, but people were still suffering from hunger. So the focus was shifted to the distribution of food, and the market was then considered a solution for allocating resources.
Foreign Direct Investment
In the 1980's as the neoliberal market gathers force, the market continues to dominate much of the decision making processes. Foreign Direct Investment allowed foreign businesses to enter new markets by investing in businesses located elsewhere, so that the foreign firms could own a substantial part of the business.
This model is particularly suited to the circulation of processed foods affecting individual and societal well-being, and reduces food sovereignty of nations.


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Start Trip : From Bali
Bali ATV Ride and Uluwatu Tour is one of the most popular Bali Combination Tours to enjoy 2 hours quad bike riding combine with visiting Dreamland Beach, Uluwatu Temple, watching Kecak and Fire Dance with Seafood Dinner in Jimbaran Beach. The tour will be start at 08.00 AM from your hotel then we will drive you to Bali ATV Ride location, here you will enjoy two hours quad bike through rice terrace, plantation, bamboo forest, jungle, river, villages, and picturesque panorama. Lunch will be serve at atv ride restaurant then after lunch we will continue the tour to visit Dreamland Beach, it's a beautiful beach with white sand stretch 100 meters and leaned on a steep of white stone cliff overlooking to the amazing view of Indian Ocean.
The journey will continue to visit Uluwatu Temple, it's is a popular place to enjoy the sunset with direct views overlooking the beautiful Indian Ocean and famous not only for its unique position also boasts one of the oldest temples in Bali. After that we will take you to watching the famous Kecak and Fire Dance where the story took from Ramayana epic. Before back to your hotel we will serve your dinner in one of the restaurant in Jimbaran Beach with special menu of Seafood Dinner. The tour will be very comfortable with our private air conditioning car transfer and to keep your convenience and enjoyable journey our professional tour driver is always outstanding offer his best service with the information you need.
- 2 Hours Bali ATV Ride
- Buffet Lunch
- Visit Dreamland Beach
- Visit Uluwatu Temple
- Watching Kecak and Fire Dance
- Jimbaran Seafood Dinner
- Start Tour 08.00AM
- End Tour 08.00PM
- Minimum Booking is 2 Person
- Single traveler there is additional charge 50%
- Private Full Air-Conditioning Car
- Professional English Speaking Driver
- 2 Hours ATV Ride
- Professional ATV Ride Instructor
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Supporters of clubs from all around the Premier League were urging their chairman to get on the phone to Jeremy Lynch following his superb performance in the first-half of Soccer Aid.
Lynch is a freestyle footballer who once appeared on Britain's Got Talent.
He now runs the F2 Freestylers Ultimate Soccer Skills Channel on YouTube and recently appeared for Non-League outfit Billericay Town.
And one thing's for certain – the boy can play.
He took charge for the England XI from the beginning of the game at Stamford Bridge, and found the net twice in the first half
His first was a simple tap-in after Rachel Yankee's volley was saved, and he then doubled the lead following a superb turn and half volley from inside the box.
He should have had a penalty too, being cleaned out by Michael Essien when he was about to pull the trigger.
His showing convinced fans of many clubs that he could do better than some of their current crop of players, and many of them urged their team to sign him up.
Here are some of the best Tweets:
Is the Premier League a step too far? Perhaps.
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The True Indexing Potential Of The GSA SER Platforms!
As part of rebuilding my new money site network after taking a hit from Penguin 4 I have been testing as many things as possible with regards to black hat link building. As my results have been all over the place recently when using GSA Search Engine Ranker I decided to index check link batches from the main platforms that I consider safe to use on my tier one.
How I Plan To Run The Test
When completing this case study on a number of different indexing services I noticed early on that one premium indexing service was out performing the other methods in the test by far. Due to this I have decided to use the same service for this test, this will not only help compare its efficiency when used on various GSA Search Engine Ranker platforms but also the difference between how well automated web 2.0s index in comparison to GSA Search Engine Ranker links.
After some thought, I have settled on the following seven link groups for testing.
- Contextual Articles
- Buddypress, Drupal and WordPress
- Contextual Profiles
- Forum Profiles
- Forum Posts
- Joomla K2
- PHPWeb
The contextual articles link batch will consist of the engines that are able to post full articles during a submission from the article, social network and wiki platforms.
Although the contextual article link batch will include the Buddypress, Drupal and WordPress engines I have decided to run a separate test batch made up of links exclusively from these engines. I have always regarded these as the best engines GSA Search Engine Ranker has to offer. They are widely used by a number of high quality domains and I am curious to see if they have any advantage when it comes to indexing because of the content management system they run.
Although I have not used contextual profiles or the forum platform in my live link building for months I have decided to include them in this test as I have recently discovered something that may see them return to my link link building projects. I don't want to go into why this is in this post but keep your eye on the tutorials section of the blog as I will reveal all if my tests work.
The contextual profiles link batch will be made up of the engines that only post to a profile page rather than create a new article submission from the article, social network and wiki platforms. I have seen a number of people create posts on the various forums claiming that Google does not index pages that have things such as /profile/ in their url. As many of these links will have things similar to this in their url, I am interested to see if there is any truth to this.
The forum profiles link batch will be made up of a select few engines from the forum platform. As I have already mentioned, I don't want to go into what these engines are or why I have only selected a few of them, but keep an eye on the tutorials section in the coming weeks and all will be revealed. These are similar link types to the contextual profiles so this link batch will also offer some insight into any indexing issues profiles may have.
The forum posts link batch will again be made up of a select few engines from the forum platform but rather than creating profiles on the domain they will be actual forum posts. In the past I have completely disregarded these links without ever testing them. This was due to a number of people mentioning the forum administrators simply delete the forum posts made by SER as they were clearly made by an automated tool. I have completed a few small tests recently and this does not seem to be the case, I guess these domains have been abandoned so the posts made by the tool are left to age.
I completed a massive amount of testing on Joomla K2 engine back when it was first added to GSA Search Engine Ranker at the time I considered it a minefield of hacked domains. Tim89 made this post over on the GSA Forum and pretty much summed the situation up perfectly. I dropped the Joomla K2 platform from my live link building projects but kept them on test projects to see if I could get anything going with them.
In my opinion, the platform remained in the same state until around June 2016, this seemed to line up with the Joomla 3.6 release. I am not sure if this content management system update resulted in an update to the K2 platform too, but within weeks threads like this one began to pop up on the GSA Forum. The verified link count from the platform dropped massively but the domains that were still being verified were relatively clean by SER standards so I have decided to include a link batch of pages created with the Joomla K2 engine to see how they index.
The final link batch is the PHPWeb link batch, essentially it will be made up of links created from the PHPWeb engine. I have never been a fan of this engine for a number of reasons but I have recently decided to include them in a few test projects to increase the reffering domains I have available.
I plan to create around 5000 links for each of the link batches spread over as many domains as possible. I will then instantly submit them to my premium indexing service of choice and wait four weeks. Once the four weeks have passed I will alive check the link batches and index check a maximum of one thousand links from each batch.ue to the link retention problems explained in this post I expect some of the batches to drop below one thousand links but provided they still have over five hundred alive links after the four weeks I will still index check them.
Due to the link retention problems explained in this post I expect some of the batches to drop below one thousand links, provided they still have at least five hundred remaining links after alive checking once the four weeks have passed I will still index check them.
Time For A Prediction
I predict that the link batch of Buddypress, Drupal and WordPress links will have the highest indexing rate followed by the contextual articles batch. After that, I really have no idea what to expect but I am looking forward to finding out how the remaining link batches index!
The Results Are In!
Contextual Articles
Buddypress, Drupal, WordPress
Contextual Profiles
Forum Profiles
Forum Posts
Joomla K2
What I Make Of It All
As you can see from the results, the various test batches came in with a relatively wide range of indexing rates. Surprisingly, we have the contextual profile and PHPWeb link batches joint top with 76 percent of their link batch indexed after the four weeks. Although I am still skeptical about running the PHPWeb engine on my tier one, I plan to increase the number of test projects that have it included in lower tiers to see how the tests progress.
My case study here using web 2.0 pages with the same indexing service was able to reach an indexing rate of 98% over only three weeks. Personally, I would expect the indexing rates of pages on domains used by GSA Search Engine Ranker to be lower as the domains are of a much lower quality than that of an established web 2.0 but it is good to see that indexing rates are getting back to how they were in the middle of 2016!
The image below shows the link batches in descending order sorted by indexing rate.
Although they still managed to get over 60 percent of their link batches indexed I am surprised that the contextual article link batch and the buddypress, drupal and wordpress link batches are so far down the table! It just goes to show that everything should be tested and to never take anything on presumption!
Additionally, I am happy to see both of the forum link batches getting over 70 percent of their links indexed! Not that I have an indexing service able to index the links from these platforms I plan to set more tests up using variations of the method I explained in this thread around a year ago over on blackhatworld.
Although I doubt that exact method will work anymore, seeing the indexing potential of the forum platform and the contextual profile link type has given me hope that a variation will work.
I hope this thread has helped some of my readers see the potential of these platforms, I know the results of the case study have surprised me! I now plan to begin tests on link types I had either disregarded completely or dropped in the past to see if they are able to get more of my test sites to begin to climb!


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Close to 500 Kanata residents braved arctic conditions Monday night to get information and voice their concerns over proposed plans to redevelop the Kanata Golf and Country Club into new homes.
The meeting, hosted at the John Mlacak Centre by Kanata North Coun. Jenna Sudds and featuring area community association presidents Neil Thomson and Lianne Zhou, served as a show of strength in the community, with calls to action and fundraising for whatever battles may lie ahead.
As they entered the centre, attendees were greeted by a phalanx of people holding signs that read "Kanata Lives," "Green not Greed," "Greenspace Matters," and "People Before Profit."
ClubLink, the largest golf course operator in Canada, announced on Dec. 14 that it planned, in partnership with Minto Communities and Richcraft Homes, to turn the golf course colloquially known as Kanata Lakes into a subdivision. So far, the company has made no official development proposal to the city. ClubLink, Minto and Richcraft representatives were not invited to Monday's meeting.
Any such plan, according to Sudds and others, would contravene the agreement signed in 1981 by the city of Kanata and the Campeau Corp, stipulating that 40 per cent of the development remain green space. The golf course currently makes up about 30 per cent of that green space, or roughly 12 per cent of the community.
Additionally, Sudds said, the agreement indicates that the golf course remain so in perpetuity. If ClubLink decides to cease its golf operations there, the city can take it over at no cost and either run it itself, or get a third party to manage the course.
Thomson, head of the Kanata Beaverbrook Community Association, said he was getting cheques "up the ying yang" from supporters.
Resident Sue Cousineau said the proposal was "just awful."
"The green space for us is essential. It's part of our health, it's part of our physical activity, and we use it. The people in this community cherish that kind of thing, and it's part of our DNA of living here."
Cousineau also wonders whether the roads and infrastructure could even handle. "Development has gone rampantly wild here."
According to Thomson, nine or 10 of the course's current members have notified the city that they'd be willing to purchase the course, or manage it for the city, if necessary.
But the course, he added, is much more than simply a golf facility to its surrounding community.
"There was a 1985 amendment that says the public has full rights to it in the winter, as long as they respect and don't damage it. There's a very large skating pond that people play hockey on every day, and cross-country skiing. And in the 50 years that that green space has been there, people walk their dogs there in the evening, kids criss-cross it going to school."
Zhou, head of the Kanata Lakes Community Association, said, "We care about the green space, which is the heart of the community."
The meeting ended with a question-and-answer period, during which the public made clear its opposition to the development plan. One speaker, John Hunter, who has lived off the 18th fairway for 26 years, says the issue seems clear cut: "The city has the legal documents defining the use of this greenspace in perpetuity. Therefore the city has the right, and the responsibility, to enforce the adherence to this contract.
"It's up to the city to put a stop and say 'No, you can't do this. We have a contract. It's in force. You signed it. You abide by it. The greenspace stays as is."
Another resident drew cheers and applause when he voiced his worry about property values should a development deal go through. "The day this was announced, our property values took a hit, and I think our taxes should now reflect that until this is resolved."
According to about 750 responses to a survey put out by Sudds, 95 per cent of residents oppose the development; 85 per cent use the green (or white) space in the winter; and 96 per cent were influenced by the green space when they moved in in the first place.


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8 Holland Street present an exciting, collaborative exhibition with Tat London. Founder of Tat, Charlie Porter, will be curating a selection of her vintage and antique decorative objects alongside 8 Holland Street's collection of furniture and artworks. This will be the first time Tat London's pieces will be available to view in the flesh rather than online.
Tat London, her online antiques and vintage shop, was started in 2017 by Porter as a fun and fulfilling side project, whilst also working as Stylist at House & Garden. Porter says, 'Tat was born out of a love for the unloved object. I was searching for pieces that were within my budget but that weren't common. I wanted people to feel that just because something was unique, it wouldn't mean it was unaffordable'. Over the years Porter has honed her aesthetic for characterful accents and is particularly well known for her love of sconces and toleware.


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DD Mahabharat is rerunning on Colors TV. Actor Gufi Paintal who played Shakuni Mama got candid.
Mahabharat has again become massively popular, now that it is airing on COLORS. What is it about the show that makes it such a hit?
I am quite happy that Mahabharat is back on COLORS. I have also played a very interesting role as Vishwakarma in another wonderful serial on COLORS called Karmaphal Daata Shani. I believe that mythological shows are a great way of getting some good life lessons and keeping yourself motivated during the lockdown.
Can you share your most special memory from the show?
When Mahabharata was airing in the late eighties, I used to get thousands of letters from the Mahabharat fans. A letter I remember was from a gentleman who threatened me! He said I should stop doing evil deeds or he would break my legs! The special thing about those days was the fact that people were so innocent back then and thought that I was Shakuni Mama in real! People loved to hate me because of my character. Also, to single out any one memory would be tough as there were just so many amazing memories of working with the cast. They all are memories of life.
Tell us something about your character, did the audience like your character back then?
Amrishji (Amrish Puri) is known for playing Mogambo. Amjad Bhai (Amjad Khan) is known for playing Gabbar Singh. In my case, it is Shakuni Mama's role that I am remembered for. People love to hate me because of my character. Shakuni Mama was like the tadka of the show. We all know 'Saadi dal khaa kar maza nahi aata' – we all need some tadka to it. Also, characters like Shakuni are so well woven into the story that they become an integral part. Without them, the story does not move!
Tell us about how you were cast in the show. Did you feel that this show would go on to be such a massive hit?
I was the auditioning director, so I conducted auditions for almost all the characters. As far as my casting was concerned, I had played Lord Metclaff in a serial just before Mahabharat called Bahadur Shah Zafar. In it, Ashok Kumar played the leading role and I was the only antagonist. Taking a lead from there, I was casted to play as Shakuni. I feel very honored and happy that I got to play a role that gave me space to show my talent as an actor. While I did not have the idea that it was going to be such a massive hit, I also know that this show will always be special to me because of all the amazing people working on the show especially BR Chopra.


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Deep Silver to take on mobile games
Developer to begin hiring for mobile games push in coming weeks
Deep Silver, a game developer owned by Koch Media, has announced plans to enter into the mobile games space. The developer is looking to expand its development team by hiring additional talent. Deep Silver is one among many game developers that has begun to focus on the development of mobile games due to the growing popularity of mobile devices. The developer plans to announce new positions in the coming weeks across its development, sales, and marketing divisions.
Mobile technology makes gaming possible anywhere
Koch Media CEO Klemens Kundratitz notes that consumers can now play games wherever they are thanks to the proliferation of mobile devices like smartphones and tablets. Kundratits suggests, therefore, that making the transition toward mobile gaming is a logical business move for Deep Silver. The developer will not focus exclusively on mobile games, of course, as evident in the company's recent acquisition of intellectual property from defunct game developer THQ.
Deep Silver to focus on cross-platform mobile games
Deep Silver aims to make its mobile games cross platform; available to all mobile operating systems. Some of the company's console titles are also likely to have some representation in the mobile space, but the developer has yet to announce any plans concerning what games these might be. Menno van der Bil, commercial director for Deep Silver, claims that consumers can expect to see the same innovation and originality that they have come to expect from the developer.
Demand for mobile gaming continues to grow
Mobile games are expected to have a profound impact on the game industry. As consumers become more interested in mobile platforms, their interest in consoles may begin to wane. Indeed, the availability of mobile games and digital distribution has hurt the retail sale of physical game products. Deep Silver does not foresee any significant turbulence in the future of console gaming, but the developer is keen on establishing a formidable presence in the mobile gaming space in order to appeal to the interests of an evolving consumer base.


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Since before we called this country
America or this state Tennessee, exotic species have poured into this land. So
much so that few Americans can tell you which plants and animals might have
been here before European settlement. Each one of these plants or animals has a
story to tell that echoes something about who we are as a society. While some
whisper their stories, others shout them from the rooftops, or more literally
Kudzu (Pueraria montana var. lobate)
is just one of those plants. It was introduced to Americans as a potential
miracle vine at the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition of 1876 when its nature
was not fully known. Kudzu was slow to catch on; it was not easy to propagate
and heavy grazing by livestock seemed to damage it severely. However, it did
perform a kind of sinister rescue in our state and across many parts of the
South by stabilizing deep scars on hillsides as railroad transportation cut across
the continent and providing surface cover for eroded soils caused by poor
farming practices.
Kudzu is not the most invasive plant
in Tennessee, nor is it the most economically damaging. However, it is a plant
that most Tennesseans can recognize, and few who call the state home are
without an opinion of the vine. It plays a very important role in bringing
awareness to the protection of our natural environment. Any young person can
look at the sculptures created by kudzu on the side of the road and realize
that something is not quite right. Kudzu can be used as a lens we all look
though to help understand how species interact with each other and the
interconnectedness of species on this planet.
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Stories about FPBS that appear in major media outlets
CPB Honors WUFT and Florida Public Radio Emergency Network with Community Lifeline Award
Collaboration of Thirteen Stations Based at University of Florida
(WASHINGTON, DC) March 19, 2019—The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) today presented the Community Lifeline Award to WUFT-TV/FM (WUFT) and the Florida Public Radio Emergency Network (FPREN) during a meeting of the CPB Board of Directors. The award recognizes public media stations providing outstanding service to their communities during local emergencies, natural disasters and other urgent situations.
"Public media's services are especially important for communities affected by natural disasters and other emergencies. Under the leadership of WUFT, FPREN provided lifesaving information not only across Florida but also in North and South Carolina," said CPB Board member Elizabeth Sembler. "The innovative approach demonstrated by these partner stations exemplifies both the spirit of public service and the powerful role of public media."
From left, CPB Board Chair Bruce Ramer, CPB Board member Robert Mandell, FPREN Chief Meteorologist Jeff Huffman, WUFT and FPREN Executive Director Randy Wright and CPB Board member Elizabeth Sembler.
FPREN is the collaboration of 13 public radio stations based at WUFT in Gainesville-Ocala, Florida, and delivers emergency broadcast and social media content across the state. Their free app, Florida Storms, provides geotargeted live forecasts, information about evacuation routes and shelters, and live streams local public radio broadcasts. FPREN served millions of people through multiple emergencies including Hurricanes Michael, Irma and Matthew.
"We're honored by this recognition from CPB for what we feel is a core mission of public media. We appreciate the ongoing support of CPB, Pat Harrison and the Board for their encouragement of innovative concepts like FPREN and look forward to providing these public safety services to even more Americans in the future," said Randy Wright, executive director of WUFT and FPREN.
WUFT operates as a part of the University of Florida and incorporates hundreds of students annually from the UF College of Journalism and Communications into immersive professional experiences. WUFT also launched the South Carolina Emergency Information Network with South Carolina ETV/South Carolina Public Radio in 2018, serving South Carolina and parts of North Carolina with emergency messaging.
Established in 2012, this is only the second time the Community Lifeline Award has been presented. The inaugural recipients were WNET and New York Public Radio (WNYC/NJPR).
About CPB
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), a private, nonprofit corporation created by Congress in 1967, is the steward of the federal government's investment in public broadcasting. It helps support the operations of more than 1,500 locally owned and operated public television and radio stations nationwide. CPB is also the largest single source of funding for research, technology and program development for public radio, television and related online services.
50 Public Media Stations Receive CPB Education Planning Grants
$10,000 Seed Grants to Spur Education Innovation
Jun 14, 2018
(WASHINGTON, D.C. – June 14, 2018) – The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has awarded $500,000 to 50 public media stations across the country to explore innovative education programs. The grants of $10,000 per station will help fund research and planning, a crucial first step for stations to assess local needs and opportunities and to innovate on a local level.
"Through these pilot grants, we want stations to consider innovative ways to use media to meet pressing educational needs in their communities," said Deb Sanchez, CPB senior vice president, education and children's content. "The needs assessment and planning process will give stations the opportunity to discover today's teaching and learning challenges and how public media can serve as a trusted educational media partner to serve their communities."
CPB announced the grant opportunity at the Public Media Thought Leader Forum, at the 2018 National Educational Telecommunications Association (NETA) conference in January. Forum speakers inspired public media leaders to think about their education work in new and different ways. For example, Michael Horn of the Clayton Christensen Institute challenged stations to identify individual needs when developing educational content, as well as service and engagement strategies to better connect resources to those individuals.
The 50 stations receiving grants include public television and radio stations as well as joint licensees of all sizes, including WNET in New York City, New England Public Radio, KRWG in Las Cruces, N.M., and a collaboration between East Tennessee PBS and WUOT-FM. CPB will supplement the grants with professional learning activities, including an in-person meeting, needs assessments and personalized technical assistance, and a series of webinars showcasing tools and processes stations can use to build and implement a new vision of their education service. After six months, participating stations should have a fully developed project or service that they can bring to CPB or other partners for funding.
The stations include the following, alphabetically by state:
- KHSU-FM, Arcata, Calif.
- PBS SoCal, Costa Mesa, Calif.
- Rocky Mountain PBS, Denver, Colo.
- Connecticut Public, Hartford, Conn.
- WJCT, Jacksonville, Fla.
- WUCF-TV, Orlando, Fla.
- WMFE-FM, Orlando, Fla.
- WFSU, Tallahassee, Fla.
- WUSF, Tampa, Fla.
- Iowa Public Television, Johnston, Iowa
- Idaho Public Television, Boise, Idaho
- WKU Public Broadcasting, Bowling Green. Ky.
- Louisiana Public Broadcasting, Baton Rouge, La.
- WGBY, Springfield, Mass.
- New England Public Radio, Springfield, Mass.
- Maryland Public Television, Owings Mills, Md.
- WKAR, East Lansing, Mich.
- WGVU, Grand Rapids, Mich.
- Detroit Public Television, Wixom, Mich.
- WCMU Public Media, Mount Pleasant, Mich.
- Twin Cities Public Television, St. Paul, Minn.
- KCPT, Kansas City, Mo.
- Nine Network of Public Media, St. Louis, Mo.
- Montana PBS, Bozeman, Mont.
- UNC-TV, Research/Triangle Park, N.C.
- Prairie Public Broadcasting, Fargo, N.D.
- KRWG, Las Cruces, N.M.
- Vegas PBS, Las Vegas, Nev.
- WSKG, Binghamton, N.Y.
- WNED/WBFO-FM, Buffalo, N.Y.
- WCNY/Public Broadcasting Council of Central New York, Syracuse, N.Y.
- WNET/Educational Broadcasting Corporation, New York City, N.Y.
- WMHT, Troy, N.Y.
- WPBS, Watertown, N.Y.
- WGTE, Toledo, Ohio
- Oklahoma Educational Television Authority, Oklahoma City, Okla.
- WLVT-TV, Bethlehem, Pa.
- WQED, Pittsburgh, Pa.
- WVIA, Pittston, Pa.
- WHYY, Philadelphia, Pa.
- WPSU, University Park, Pa.
- WSBE/Rhode Island PBS, Providence, R.I.
- WCTE, Cookeville, Tenn.
- East Tennessee PBS/WUOT-FM, Knoxville, Tenn.
- Nashville Public Television, Nashville, Tenn.
- Panhandle PBS, Amarillo, Texas
- KERA, Dallas, Texas
- KLRU, Austin, Texas
- KUEN, Salt Lake City, Utah
- WHRO Public Media, Norfolk, Va.
About CPB:
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), a private, nonprofit corporation created by Congress in 1967, is the steward of the federal government's investment in public broadcasting. It helps support the operations of nearly 1,500 locally owned and operated public television and radio stations nationwide. CPB is also the largest single source of funding for research, technology, and program development for public radio, television, and related online services. For more information, visit www.cpb.org and follow us on Twitter @CPBmedia, Facebook, LinkedIn, and subscribe for other updates.
The King of the Waves: WJCT's David McGowan
He [McGowan] repeatedly mentions the need to increase WJCT's metabolism, especially in the digital landscape.
"We must work to apply the resources that will allow us to continue to do more of the work and make us more valuable to all of the different communities in our footprint."
"Whether we want it or not, we have a greater control today over how we consume media," McGowan says. "One of my biggest jobs [at WJCT] is to make sure that we are as available, relevant and innovative today and tomorrow as we were yesterday."
You can read the entire (Josue Cruz) profile of WCJT's new president and CEO in Folio Weekly Magazine here.
FPBS Urges Legislature To Fund LearningMedia
CapitalSoup.com / June 11, 2015
TALLAHASSEE – FPBS, the Association of Public Media in Florida, is urging the legislature to provide $1 million in funding for the continued of support the newly-enhanced Florida PBS LearningMedia. Last year's state funding allowed Florida to be the first in the nation to create an indexed and alignment of the extensive resources of PBS, including Sesame Street, Nova, and Ken Burns documentaries, to all Florida education standards. These trusted and popular educational assets are organized and available online to everyone at http://florida.pbslearningmedia.org/
"We believe that all children in Florida regardless of where they go to school—public, private, homeschool, daycare—deserve access to this free and innovative educational resource developed to support curriculum-based teaching and learning from pre-K through college," said FPBS Executive Director Janyth Righter.
After launching just last December, this repository of multi-platform resources houses more than 100,000 digital classroom-ready assets that are being used by more than 64,000 Florida teachers and parents.
"Florida PBS stations have always been partners in education. The customized Florida PBS LearningMedia was launched just in time to assist teachers and parents in finding resources aligned to Florida's newly implemented educational standards. The service also helps schools meet the State's mandate that half of classroom instruction be through digital resources by this Fall," said Righter.
"We believe that learning takes place not only in the classroom, but on a park bench, in a car-seat, and with mentors helping students improve their academic performance," said Righter. Florida PBS LearningMedia provides teachers, parents, public, charter, private and home schools an easy to use, trusted tool at their fingertips. "When the State is asking parents to get more involved in their children's education, providing access to a resource like the LearningMedia boosts that engagement," said Righter.
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Florida PBS Unveils Free Digital Learning Platform
By JENNIFER HARWOOD | Panama City News Herald Writer
Published: Thursday, December 4, 2014
TAMPA — One of America's most trusted sources for high-quality educational programming has introduced a digital learning platform aimed at keeping up with the state's revamped education standards.
Florida PBS Learning Media gave hands-on training to educators attending the Florida School Board Association and Florida Association of District School Superintendents conference in Tampa on Wednesday. Teachers learned how to use an interactive platform full of video, audio clips and lesson builders.
Districts statewide are making moves to comply with the state's objectives to move learning online in Florida schools. This year, Florida PBS was awarded $1 million of the education budget for licensure and customization of digital learning content to meet Florida standards.
Janyth Righter, executive director of FPBS, said conversation started in 2006 about how Florida PBS television programming could be repurposed into digestible chunks of content for a digital learning platform. In 2010, the platform was launched.
To date, the platform has compiled over 87,000 learning objects from PBS's nonprofit association of public radio and television stations into content that is searchable by grade level and topic. That number is expected to grow to over 100,000 by the end of the year.
Watson said Florida PBS Learning Media is a safe place for students to supplement learning online. For parents who are worried about their students getting homework help in risky corners of the Internet, Florida PBS makes premium content available on a safe platform that can be used anonymously.
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PBS Digital Learning Resources Are Customized For Florida Schools
Posted by Mary Riker 12/11/14 WSRE-TV
Pensacola, FL, December 10, 2014—Florida's teachers, students and lifelong learners now have access to thousands of customized digital learning resources at no cost through Florida PBS stations, including WSRE, with support from the Florida Legislature.
Florida Public Broadcasting System was awarded $1 million in the 2014-2015 state budget to customize more than 85,000 digital learning materials from the national PBS LearningMedia library to meet Florida state standards. The customization is complete, and now Florida PBS LearningMedia provides access to free educational materials which meet the specific needs of Florida's K-16 educators and students.
This classroom-ready, curriculum-targeted, multi-platform digital resource is aligned to the state's core standards for classroom instruction and student achievement. Florida PBS LearningMedia is available to all Floridians, and signup is free at florida.pbslearningmedia.org.
The national Public Broadcasting Service is recognized for quality television programming that educates and engages both children and adults. Beyond television broadcast, the PBS LearningMedia digital platform provides interactive curriculum-based content that impacts teacher effectiveness and drives student success in the classroom.
Florida is the first state in the nation where the Legislature has made an investment in the enriched PBS LearningMedia custom service which now offers a solution for Florida schools and school districts to help deepen learning and measure engagement through enhanced content, tools and analytics, and the option to manage and add content that meets the needs of local classroom instruction. The service includes educational materials from PBS programs like "NOVA," "Frontline," an array of PBS KIDS programs, and the Ken Burns Collection of documentaries.
An added benefit to local school districts is the analytics and reporting tools that track and measure student engagement, providing reports that Florida educators are required to produce. This reporting can allow for more teacher work hours dedicated to instruction with less time required for administrative tasks.
"Florida PBS LearningMedia offers a very wide range of trusted content that will inspire, stimulate and motivate students," said Jill Hubbs, WSRE Educational Services director. "Teachers will find literally thousands of educational resources at their fingertips for creating lessons and to enhance instruction, and they can be accessed instantly and at no cost."
Hubbs said that approximately 1,500 teachers from the WSRE service area of Escambia, Santa Rosa and Okaloosa counties already have signed up and are using Florida PBS LearningMedia.
To view the complete article go to: http://www.wsre.org/blogs/press-room-blog/pbs-digital-learning-resources-are-customized-for-florida-schools/
Florida PBS Launches Free Learning Website
By Leslie Postal / Orlando Sentinel / February 16, 2015
A new PBS website aims to give Florida teachers, parents and students an easy way to find videos, documents and interactive tools to "help bring learning to life." The Florida PBS LearningMedia site launched in December, with more than 100,000 "assets" that can be searched by grade, subject and even by the state's academic standards.
The items on the site include clips from PBS shows, documents from the Library of Congress, and pictures from the Smithsonian, among others.
The subjects covered are the school basics — arts, health, reading, math, science, social studies and world languages, for students in pre-K to 12th grade as well as some adult-education topics.
The project is an enhanced, Florida-based version of a national site created by PBS several years ago, one that took station content and turned it into "bite-size chunks" that could be used in class lessons, said Michele Watson, director of education services for Florida Public Broadcasting.
The Florida Legislature last year earmarked $1 million to take the national site and make it searchable by Florida's academic standards. The project fit with lawmakers' push for more online learning in Florida's public schools, Watson said.
The Florida site has about 40,000 registered users, and Florida PBS hopes that grows as more people learn about the free resource.
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Florida Legislature Cuts Funding For PBS LearningMedia
Florida Gov. Rick Scott signed a state budget last week that did not include a renewal of $1 million in funding for the state's customized PBS LearningMedia platform.
Florida's Association of Public Media (FPBS), an alliance of the state's 26 public broadcasters, introduced LearningMedia to the state in 2012. The digital platform gives students and teachers access to over 100,000 online resources, including elements of popular PBS programs such as Nova and Ken Burns' films. The material is organized by grade, subject and Common Core education standards.
Florida has rejected national education standards in favor of its own standards, and FPBS began customizing its LearningMedia platform last year to reflect the change. The legislature provided $1 million to support that work. The newly customized system, launched in December 2014, has grown to reach some 64,000 users throughout the state.
An additional $1 million in funding in the coming fiscal year would have helped FPBS maintain resources aligned with state standards and customize the resources PBS adds to the service. But the Senate's chief budget writer, Republican Don Gaetz, removed the project from the $78.7 billion budget. The legislature did approve continued funding for equipment and operating costs among TV and radio stations.
FPBS will explore ways to continue tailoring LearningMedia to Florida's educational standards, potentially with support from foundations. It has no plans to drop the service, but it may no longer be able to fit LearningMedia to state education standards. Educators might stop using the service if that work ends, said Michele Watson, FPBS's director of education services.
Charging school districts, as Gaetz suggested, would have cost schools almost $3 million if every district paid separately for the service, and it would have limited access just to public school teachers, Watson said. PBS now offers the system to parents, educational nonprofits and home, charter and private schools as well as public schools in Florida.
Watson said she thinks the legislature rejected a second appropriation mainly because FPBS lacked enough time to demonstrate the importance of a customized LearningMedia as an educational tool.
"I think that we were just beginning to get a real momentum going, and our legislators maybe haven't heard from some of their [school] districts," added Janyth Righter, FPBS executive director. "That may be part of the reason it was cut despite growing numbers of users," Righter said.
The lack of funding will be a big loss for teachers and students, according to Brian Lassiter, a fourth-grade teacher at Astoria Park Elementary in Tallahassee who was named 2015 Florida History Teacher of the Year by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.
"PBS LearningMedia has a lot of quality content, and you just want to have something you can trust," said Lassiter, who has used the service extensively. "When you hear that something you've worked with and that benefits students not only in my classroom but across the state [is being cut], it's disappointing."
FPBS executives believe digital tools such as LearningMedia are particularly important as children increasingly learn online. A recent Florida mandate requires delivering half of classroom instruction through digital materials by the beginning of the 2015–2016 school year.
Go to http://current.org/2015/06/florida-legislature-cuts-funding-for-pbs-learningmedia/ to read the full story by Henry Schneider.


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Creating Exploration Green's 200-acre park and conservation area is a major undertaking. Unlike many city-owned parks, Exploration Green, as a conservation and recreation area, will raise philanthropic funds for everything from native trees and grasses to hike/bike trails and education programs to park benches.
We are now offering memorial and/or tribute options at the following gift levels:
Commemorative Trees: $200, $500 or $1000
Trees are living, growing, renewing and majestic. At Exploration Green trees play an essential, even permanent role as homes for wildlife as well as our "back to nature" yearnings in our perpetually protected green space.
The Exploration Green Commemorative Tree Program encourages you to participate in the creation of Exploration Green in a very special way. For a reasonable donation, you may donate a tree planted and maintained by the Exploration Green Conservancy (EGC). Exploration Green has hundreds of trees already planted that may be selected as a commemoration.
You may donate a commemorative tree for a variety of reasons. A tree may be donated in memory of a loved one, as a gift for a graduating student, to celebrate a marriage or birth, or recognize environmental commitment, honor a retiree, for nearly any special occasion. The EG Conservancy reviews and approves all tree, bench and table donations.
Our commemorative trees are high quality Live Oak or other tree native or naturalized to Texas. Larger trees will be marked with an engraved plaque, while small trees are not be marked as part of donation. Donation amounts are related to the approximate size of the trees; small, medium and large.
Small trees have 15 gallon pots or are about 1-2 inches in diameter for a $200 donation. Medium are 30 gallon pots or about 2-3 inches in diameter for a $500 donation. Large trees are in 45 gallon or bigger pots or are about 4 inches or greater in diameter for donation of $1,000.
The special $200 donor opportunity for our smaller trees enable contributors to commemorate or memorialize someone with a young, small tree at an entry level donation. A marker with inscription for small trees can be added for a fee to be determined, either initially or at a later date.
Tree location will be determined by EGC in an Exploration Green section selected by the donor. Currently Phase 1/Section 1 is area available for donated trees. Planting will typically occur between October and February, and trees will be irrigated for a year or more to ensure survivability. Special opportunities to donate for specific trees to be planted may occur during planting season.
Plaques and Inscriptions
For the larger trees, an inscription plaque will be ordered along with the memorial tree. The plaque may contain the honoree's name, important dates, or a short statement memorializing or commemorating an individual and their commitment, leadership or achievement. Many will be honored for their interest and support for Exploration Green, exploration or environmental action. Inscription is subject to approval by Exploration Green Conservancy. Additional inscriptions, symbols, or extraneous content are not permitted.
Special Considerations
- Tree order form must be completed and submitted with payment when tree is ordered
- Donors are free to organize small, informal ceremonies at tree site when plaques are ready
- Exploration Green Conservancy will replace any tree that does not survive at least 12 months from the time of planting if planted between October and February.
- Should a tree not survive or a marker becomes degraded beyond one year, the donating party will be notified through U.S. mail or email, and given option to replace the tree or marker, at their expense, or to remove the marker. The donor is responsible for informing Exploration Green Conservancy of current mailing address.
- Trees may not be decorated, i.e. wind chimes, ornaments, signs, bird houses, ribbons, etc.Commemorative Trees: $200, $500 or $1000
Commemorative Park Benches: $2,000
Benches are made of high-quality aluminum or another long-lasting material for long term use and exposure to the elements. The sturdy, comfortable benches are six-feet long with back and armrests. Each bench can have a plaque with inscription on the back of the bench. Bench locations are generally close to the hike and bike trails or within walking distance of trails. Benches are secured to a concrete pad and will be low maintenance. Below is image of the current park benches in the donation program:
Upon payment receipt, the bench will be ordered, assembled, and installed with plaque attached. Donors will be notified once bench is installed. Lead time to acquire and install bench is about eight weeks. EGC cannot guarantee a specific installation date. Donors may not modify the bench or add additional plantings, flowers, or permanent decorations to the area. The bench and plaque inscription may be publicized in the Exploration Green newsletter and website along with a picture if available.
Location of benches will depend on EGC's plans and sections with completed excavation. A donor may identify the EG section to locate the bench. Currently, bench locations are set for Phase/Section 1, and donors may choose from those locations. Donors may make donations now for benches in future sections, although locations in each section won't be identified until that section's excavation is complete. The $1,500 donation includes cost of bench, concrete slab, plaque with inscription, shipping, assembly, installation and incidentals.
Commemorative Park Tables: $3,000
Table locations are generally close to the hike and bike trails or within short walking distance. Upon payment receipt, the bench will be ordered, assembled, and installed with an inscribed plaque attached (see details in Trees section). Donors will be notified once a table is installed. Lead time to acquire and install table is about eight weeks. EGC cannot guarantee a specific installation date. Donors may not modify the table or add additional plantings, flowers, or permanent decorations to the area. The table inscription may be publicized in the Exploration Green newsletter and website along with a picture if available.
The $3,000 donation includes cost of table and seats, concrete slab, plaque with inscription, shipping, assembly, installation and incidentals. Below is a sample image of the table.
Currently, general table locations are set in Phase/Section 1, and donors may choose locations in Section 1 until each location is chosen by a donor. Donors may make donations now for tables in future sections, although locations in each section will not be identified until that section's excavation is completed.
Money orders and checks shall be made payable to Exploration Green Conservancy. Credit card payments are also acceptable.
Donate Now!
Mail a tax-deductible donation to:
Exploration Green Conservancy
2323 Clear Lake City Blvd,
Suite 180, Box 265,
Houston, TX 77062


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I was trying to find out the fastest way to export the comments to excel or stata from csdb data files, and the only way found was to export the data to cspro in .dat files (text files), and then export the .dat.csnot to stata or excel using a dictionary that represent that comment file.
Is it a different way to extract the comments from csdb files, otherwise there are two process, the first is to convert csdb to .dat, and second is to export the csnot file.
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Josh, is it possible to add one more function to export csnot files from the batch in the next release of CSPro?
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Will consider that. In the meantime you can get the notes from a csdb with a bit of SQL:
This will work for versions 7.0 through 7.3. We may change the database schema a bit for the next release.
Code: Select all
select cases.key, notes.*
from notes join cases on notes.case_id = cases.id
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Tnx Josh, I managed to retrieve notes data automatically using a batch app.
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Good Friday morning. The winter break has come to a close and with that we roll out the Friday previews and picks for the hardwood once again. Tonight, it's a road diet with Mount Si's boys and girls and Cedarcrest's boys hitting the road while the Red Wolve girls are home. We start with the ladies first then the guys follow.
Mount Si Wildcats @ Woodinville Falcons, Woodinville HS, 6:30 – Back to work for the Wildcat ladies as they take on the Kingco's best in this out-of-divisional clash starting off the second half of the schedule.
Mount Si comes in at a solid 7-4 after splitting their four games at the Nike Tournament of Champions over the holiday break. They beat two Phoenix-area schools but fell to two others down there, and have been off since the Saturday before Christmas, so rust might be a bit of a factor tonight for the Wildcats.
Sela Heide is leading Mount Si in scoring, averaging around 13 a game, but had some challenges against the Arizona schools in the Phoenix event. After 19 points in the Wildcats' tournament opening win December 19 over Avondale's Westview, she faced off against star freshman Kennedy Basham, a similarly tall and talented player to Heide, from Phoenix's Pinnacle, and was limited to just five points in that 49-20 loss to the Pinnacle crew, all the while Basham pounded out a double-double of 15 points and 13 rebounds to lead the victors in that game. Heide, after another down game in their win over Casteel of Queen Creek on December 21, finished out strong in the final game December 22, scoring 13 as Mount Si fell to Chaparral of Scottsdale.
The Wildcats all tournament were without junior Nitika Kumar, and it showed, so it's hoped she can be back soon, perhaps as soon as tonight. She was injured in their game against Newport December 14 and has been out since. Kumar's averaging 12 points a game, and her scoring will be key tonight if she plays. Kumar's absence has allowed others to step up; case in point fellow junior Izzy Smith, who had 11 points in the win down in Arizona over Westview and another 10 for the Wildcats in the win over Casteel and is averaging around seven points a game.
Defense has been a hallmark for Mount Si, as they are averaging around 12 steals a game and have forced around we think 20-25 turnovers a game from opponents, and are also doing well on the offensive glass, averaging better than 10 offensive rebounds a game as a team, helping provide a lot of second-chance opportunities for the offense to do damage.
The Falcons are the class of this conference on the girls' side this season, 10-1 overall and 5-0 in league; their first loss came over the holiday break at their holiday tournament, so they'll have a chip on their shoulder we expect coming out of the gate tonight. Their scoring core is a young one. Sophomore Mia Hughes is averaging 22 points and eight rebounds game and freshman Veronica Sheffey is averaging around 14 a contest. Hughes will probably see a ton of Heide tonight, as she looks to bounce back from her so-so performance down in Phoenix at the Nike Tournamernt of Champions.
The Wildcats are, as we noted, a strong defensive team, but Woodinville, well, they're the best in this league for a reason and have been such for the past few seasons. Coach Scott Bullock runs a strong ship down there and with the core scoring being young like it is, Falcon fans have plenty to look forward to the next few seasons. We like Woodinville in this one, especially since the Wildcats will be a little rusty we expect and we think it'll show. Woodinville 65, Mount Si 50
Cedarcrest Red Wolves vs. Oak Harbor Wildcats, Cedarcrest HS, Duvall, 7:15 – The Red Wolves are back home tonight restarting Wesco play after a successful return to the season following the holiday break with a win Wednesday over Mount Vernon.
Sidra Griffin scored 13 for CHS in their 46-29 win over the Bulldogs, which comes as Cedarcrest continues to adjust to life without sophomore star Jaylin Yowell. More on that in a second.
The Red Wolves went 1-1 last week in their tournament over in Chelan, finishing as the runners-up. Still, though, it was a great experience for everyone, as every player saw playing time – and scored points – in their first game, with a lot of that we suspect in the title game as well.
The Wildcats are 3-7 overall and winless in league at 0-4. Still, though, CHS will have a challenge without Yowell, who remains out with a knee injury and could be out for the remainder of the season. As we discussed yesterday, she re-aggravated the injury over winter break and has had further complications since, according to head coach Brad Knowles, so the Red Wolves now need to figure out ways to win without their star sophomore.
Senior Miranda Wilson, who's averaging around, we think, 13-14 points a game, will be the primary player to pay attention to, but Oak Harbor also has a couple of juniors in Jasmine Ford and Mikhaela Cortez, both of whom are probably averaging better than 10 a night as well, who could step up and provide a difference in this one for the Wildcats.
The Red Wolves used strong defense to post the win over Mount Vernon and we'd expect that again tonight. However, the key will be how players like Griffin fare as the team needs to identify go-to scoring in the wake of Yowell's absence. Getting wins over teams like this can also be beneficial in their playoff situation, too, so look for the Red Wolves to make a strong push in this one. We like CHS in this one in a close one. Cedarcrest 55, Oak Harbor 51
Cedarcrest Red Wolves @ Oak Harbor Wildcats, Oak Harbor HS, 7:15 – Cedarcrest tonight will hop on a ferry just like old times within the former Cascade Conference and make a trip up to Whidbey Island. But instead of heading up the hill from the Clinton ferry dock to South Whidbey High School, coach Joe Ayers and his Red Wolve crew will go right past South Whidbey and up highways 525 and 20 all the way up to Oak Harbor to take on a Wildcat team that is struggling a bit in the conference this season.
Oak Harbor is 3-6 on the season and trailing the Red Wolves in Wesco, at 1-2 in league play. It is a senior-laden roster, with a lot of height; most of their roster is 6'0" or taller, so Cedarcrest will have to be mindful of the play inside and work to overcome the size and height of this Wildcat squad. 6'2" Austin Boesch and Kevin Schuldt provide strong post presence for Oak Harbor, so those two will be among the players CHS will be contending with in this one.
Look for the usuals to lead the way for the 7-2 Red Wolves, such as seniors Brennan LeBlanc and Chris Busch and junior Nicolo Cammarano. But keep an eye on junior Cameron Brady. He scored 12 points for CHS in their tournament title win last Friday over Chelan in the Chelan Invitational and earned our Athlete of the Week recognition on the strength of that effort.
Cedarcrest swept both of their tournament games over there and come in looking to make serious noise in the Wesco chase. They've already bagged a pair of bonus-point RPI league victories over 3A schools, so a win over a team like this OH one, who is trailing in the standings, can also be beneficial to the RPI ranking when that comes out perhaps next week for the first time. A win tonight could see the Red Wolves be in a position where they might be hosting an opening-round playoff game, and you know how important that will be for them to have out of the gate.
We like Cedarcrest here in this one. Cedarcrest 65, Oak Harbor 55
Mount Si Wildcats @ Woodinville Falcons, Woodinville HS, 8:15* (*Approximate start time; game will start 15-20 minutes after conclusion of the previous girls' game): Mount Si and Woodinville re-start league play tonight with the Falcons likely viewing this as a game that could assert their position at the table in the postseason picture, while for the Wildcats, they look to get back on the right track after a strong showing over their winter break at their tournament.
Mount Si is 9-2 on the season and 5-0 in Kingco play and comes back off a very successful 3-1 trip down in southern California at last week's Rancho Mirage Holiday Invitational, a performance that earned them third in a very tough and prestigious top division of that tournament.
Juniors Jabe Mullins and Tyler Patterson lead the scoring; Mullins had 21 in their win down in California over Pebblebrook from suburban Atlanta last Thursday and is averaging around 19 points a game on the season. Patterson also dropped 21 in that win over the Georgia squad and is averaging around 16 a game. Both of them earned all-tournament recognition, but their senior teammate Jonny Barrett also made the all-tournament team down there according to head coach Jason Griffith because of his defense. And that is something we want to discuss a bit this morning.
We watched that game against Pebblebrook online last Thursday and can say that may have been the most fun your editor has had watching a Mount Si boys' hoops team since, well, the 2006 state playoff game against West Valley of Spokane, that nail-biter down in the Tacoma Dome won by Mount Si by the low score of 41-39. Mount Si in the game against Pebblebrook last week had the lead from the outset and at one point extended that lead to as many as 15 points largely on the strength of their outside shooting and excellent competitiveness on the glass, of which Barrett was very much involved in.
You know, Barrett, he may be only averaging five points and five rebounds a game, but some of what he did down there last week might get a college basketball recruiter or two to send him a letter of interest. Yes, he's going to sign a football scholarship, and it will likely be to the Ivy League, but do not count this young man out on the basketball floor. Especially tonight as he'll likely have some personal scores to settle with Woodinville's two top players, more on that in a moment.
The Falcons are 5-6 on the season but 3-2 in Crown Division play and do pose a challenge we expect for the Wildcats because they have some scoring depth to work with. Juniors Cage Schenck and Blake Glessner had tremendous success on the football field this past fall for the Falcons, helping them win the Kingco 4A Championship – over Mount Si as you all remember – and advance to state, and those two are again seeing success this winter on the hardwood. Schenck's averaging around 20 points a game and Glessner's doing okay himself, averaging around 15 a contest. Barrett's going to see plenty of these two tonight, and you know he's going to want to do to those two a lot of what he did to that Roosevelt ballhandler in the game in SoCal last Saturday, the play that we talked about earlier this week in our Athlete of the Week segment in which we recognized Barrett as our AotW this week. Steal the ball clean and set up Mullins and Patterson to do offensive damage.
Senior Josiah Bush, averaging also around we think 15 a game, provides leadership and a third scoring option for Woody as well, so Barrett might also be busy dealing with him.
Coming out of a great week in SoCal which has only served to raise the expectations a bit for Mount Si, tonight's game serves we think as a possible "trap" game for the Wildcats. People will need to be on their "A" games out of the gate and not let off the gas. Barrett's also going to need to lead the way defensively to shut down Schenck and Glessner in particular for Mount Si to have success. This one we think will be closer than it looks, but we do like the Wildcats in this one. Mount Si 60, Woodinville 56
Round 2 (December 14): 2-2 (Correctly picked both boys games, with us picking both Mount Si and Cedarcrest to win, which they both did, and did not correctly pick the two girls games, with us picking Marysville-Getchell to beat Cedarcrest and Mount Si to beat Newport; Cedarcrest and Newport won those games)
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On another follow-up news from GMA, Grace Poe confirmed via text message that President Benigno Aquino III met with Senators Grace Poe and Francis Escudero last Thursday hoping they will be united during the 2016 polls. However, there's still no clear positioning among these three candidates; Mar, Grace and Chiz. If Grace and Chiz stick on their plan to retain their tandem, the big problem for the Liberal Party and for Pnoy is – what to do with Mar Roxas?
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In considering any company and its with-profits RYWP will look to assess a range of factors which will include: the company's management record; its transparency of information, its financial strength; its prospects for providing future returns and the nature of its with-profits approach.
In this regard we believe that Phoenix run some of the poorest with-profits funds in the UK today. This does NOT include this Royal & Sun Alliance With Profits fund (see below).
In many respects although their funds are called with-profits, they are run in a similar way to a traditional managed fund. They have lost contact with the basic ethos which originally stood behind the with-profits concept and made it a popular and successful investment. Policyholders are now in funds which more often than not will have poor performance and very limited future prospects.
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Phoenix Life and Phoenix Life Assurance Limited are part of Phoenix Group Holdings, a FTSE 250 Company. They operate 13 with-profits funds (10 under the Phoenix Life banner, 3 under the Phoenix Assurance Limited banner) which are all closed to new business. They also operate two non-profit funds. Phoenix is the UK's largest specialist consolidator of closed life funds. Their funds were all closed to new business by their previous owners, in many cases after experiencing difficulties.
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This Phoenix With-Profits Fund traces its history back to Royal Life Insurance Limited (RLI). RLI was a company within the Royal Insurance Group, which merged with the Sun Alliance and London Insurance Group in 1996. In 1998, RLI was renamed Royal & Sun Alliance Life and Pensions (RSALP). If you were previously in a Royal & Sun Alliance with-profits fund this is where it will now be held (and managed).
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