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What Every Actor Needs to Know
Dean Carey, from Actor's Centre Australia, is a releasing a new book which maps a unique path for artists.
Art should always go the extra mile, far beyond ordinary. Likewise education should be both inclusive and robust - allowing everyone to uncover information and insight leading to a fuller and richer connection to their sense of themselves and their unique expression. Time is a gift and investing time in one's own sense of purpose and promise is the greatest gift.
This is Actors Centre Australia's mission and this creative organisation thrives on a vibrant, diverse, rigorous and explosive environment. Art creates meaning and humans require expression. The intersection of the performing arts and people's potential has always been my drive and inspiration. I began my professional career at 17 and at 27 I opened the doors of ACA as I wanted Sydney to have a new artistic hub.
More than 30 years later ACA is more creative than ever. Programs are expanding and we're sharing our brand of education and inspiration. In our new purpose built 12 million dollar performance facility we are launching programs for youth, and we are going to transform the piazza (which surrounds our school) with brilliant light and entertainment. Art thrives on, as the expression of all we dream of and aspire to. I am very proud to call ACA home.
My new book, to be published by World Scientific Publishing, is all about the actor's engine: What every actor needs to know.
I believe there are three critical components under the hood of each actor and each one has its own responsibilities, tasks and skills. If any one of them goes missing in action or confuses its duties, the sound of crunching metal will be the result. Be warned.
Welcome to M.A.P. (c)
Let's start in reverse, as we'll find that's the order of priority.
P = person. That's you. That's me. With all of our preferences, prejudices, loves, fears, foibles, eccentricities, pot holes, wounds, worries, unmet needs, expectations, beauty, heart, desires and dreams. Then we have our:
A = artist. That's the creative juice and drive inside each of us which is connected, courageous, vulnerable, exposed, searching, child-like, inquisitive, willing, wilful, wild, dangerous, impulsive, instinctive, free-thinking, valiant, committed, driven and at the service of all that's asked of him or her. Finally:
M = manager. This is our business manager and coach: grounded, logical, practical, protective, forward thinking, alert, responsive, adult, supportive, flexible, adept, thick-skinned, level-headed, rational, realistic.
All three should be alive, in action, in balance and present when required.
On opening night when the party is in full swing who takes you home at 1am because you have a matinee the next day? Your manager. You and your creative artist are having a ball and would stay until long after last drinks. You couldn't rely on either of those two voices to keep their feet on the ground. Nor should you. But someone has to. Therefore your manager helps you make your timely exit.
When there's a breakdown backstage within the ensemble or between you and the production company and you're walking into an office for a difficult conversation, the last person who should go in is YOU. Nor does your creative artist head in, ready to pick up the gauntlet and prepare to fight the good fight. Both of these parts of you are not equipped nor poised to take on the challenge. But your manager can. And should. And will. And does.
After a casting has gone wrong - a rejection, a failure, an insult or injury – anything that would have you come down on yourself like a ton of bricks or wish to rail at the universe – your manager is there to pick up the pieces and drive you home. It doesn't mean you don't acknowledge and honour the feelings which deserve to be heard, but your manager will step in, when required and when it's the right time, and get you back on course and back in the saddle. Your wounded creative artist can't and shouldn't be expected to. But your manager can, and will.
After the word 'Cut' is announced in a casting (which seemed to be going great) and your creative artist is open, vulnerable, sensitive and unprotected, you hear the director express, "No, I'm sorry but that's not what I think the scene is about at all," the only person suitably equipped to have that particular conversation is your manager. He/she listens, discerns, enquires, gets to the heart of what the director wants, then 'turns' to your creative artist, and with both thumbs up in the air says, "Over to you. Go for it." And then your creative artist switches on and embraces the redirection fully and completely.
Are artists suffering then from multiple personality disorders? No. We simply play multiple roles every day in various ways: son, lover, employee, party animal, confidant, protector, advisor, poet, mate. We simply access various parts of our energy field, knowledge and abilities as required. You see one caller ID on your cell phone and you take the call immediately and willingly. Another caller ID and you might REJECT the call, pushing your phone out of reach. With each incoming call we have to decide whether we can access that particular part of ourselves which is required to engage with that person. It doesn't mean we won't get back to them, we most likely will, but only when it is appropriate and possible to access the particular energy field within which that relationship resides.
Conclusion: actors need all three components outlined above to be in balance, to be active or silent at the correct times, and for each to be responsible for themselves. The 'P' part of you – you the person – also needs comfort, companionship, nourishment, inspiration, connection, passion and bliss, in addition to the needs of your creative artist and manager.
My big message: you are NOT your career. You also have a life, friends, family, personal goals to grow and stay healthy, adventures to have, beauty to hold, love to make, love to share. Let your creative artist and manager take care of the career. It's not that you don't care or aren't also connected, but each component needs to be respected, kept in balance, nurtured and fuelled.
Therein lies a sustainable, healthy, long and hopefully happy career.
This is my 41st year working professionally in the industry I love and I feel as passionate, as curious, and as committed as ever. Onwards!
Dean Carey, 2018.


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No one — from the shopper in the grocery, to the diner in the restaurant, to the farmer in field — wants anyone to get sick from anything they eat. This, however, is impossible.
The best that can be done is to blend science and the realities of agriculture to come up with workable procedures that maximize food safety. This is the thought process behind the long-discussed and recently implemented Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
The biggest impact for farms in Ohio is for growers of fresh farm produce and fruit.
"We put together the produce safety classes originally because the industry was pushing for it. In 2011, the Food Safety Modernization Act was first signed into law. The rule became final in November of 2015. FDA wants to take a more preventive approach than reactive approach to produce safety outbreaks," said Lindsey Hoover, food safety program coordinator for the Ohio State University College of Food Agriculture and Environmental Sciences Department of Horticulture and Crop Sciences. "FDA has done a good job at listening to growers. There were around 18,000 comments submitted and the FDA had to review those and look at the rules from the side of the growers too. The rules did change based on the comments about some of the standards. For example, the rule started out with a 270-day pre-harvest interval from the time of applying manure and incorporating it before harvest. The FDA worked with university specialists to identify a more practical but still scientifically sound approach to the pre-harvest interval time frame. The final rule pre-harvest interval is much shorter now than the proposed 270 days."
The program was designed to address the highest risk areas of production.
"FDA identified five different routes of contamination on the farm: water; biological soil amendments; worker health, hygiene, and training; equipment, tools and buildings; and wildlife and domestic animals. We look at how to identify risks on the farm and methods farmers can use to reduce those risks — risk assessment and risk reduction. That is what we cover in our three-hour Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) class," Hoover said. "Extension educators can really help growers to address the details with the language in these rules. There will be daylong training sessions available in the future for growers to cover the rule to a greater extent than what we currently do. Relying on your Extension educator to help with the more challenging parts of the rule will be important. I have heard some growers say that this rule will put them out of business. That is inaccurate. There are ways to use the strengths within the specifics of your system based on science to grow produce without contaminating or adulterating the product."
Hoover said the two biggest areas of concern with the regulations from farmers in the GAPs classes have been in water and soil amendments.
"Up until recently water hasn't been as much of a hot topic as it is now. We are seeing how much water can vary in quality from farm to farm. There are so many ways water can impact the microbial contamination on produce based on how you irrigate, the water source and the process in the packing house," Hoover said. "Until this point, there has not been much oversight with water testing. To come into compliance, farms will have to use a testing program if they are not using a municipal water source."
The water-testing program first needs to establish a baseline for water quality and then monitor changes moving forward. In addition, there are important water quality standards based on the situation the water is being used on the farm and the source. Water sources include surface water, municipal water and well water. Drip irrigation, overhead irrigation, and other water used prior to harvest including frost protection and dust prevention uses are considered production water. Post harvest water has higher quality standards. E. coli is being regarded as the most reliable indicator of contamination with fecal matter and overall quality.
"Beginning a water testing program can be a challenge. It is not just one test every now and then. There can be a lot of variability and this is something that needs to be regular water testing," Hoover said. "Farms need a quantified test from a water laboratory to indicate the numbers of generic E. coli in their water and that is something that is new to quite a few farmers. Chances are you are going to have to work with a private lab for this."
To illustrate the risk levels for contamination on their farms, Emily Adams with Coshocton County Extension likes to use different comparisons of possible farm situations. For example, overhead irrigation using water from a cracked, improperly maintained well has a much higher contamination risk than drip irrigation using municipal water, Adams said. With soil amendments, the highest risk situation is the use of raw manure, followed by improperly composted materials, compost teas, properly composted materials and commercial fertilizer has the lowest risk. In terms of worker health, hygiene and training, a properly trained, healthy staff with easy access to adequate hand washing stations followed by sanitizer applications is the lowest risk scenario.
And, not only do farms have to address these things, all of the practices that are implemented must be properly documented as well, Adams said.
"Good record keeping is very important. If you didn't write it down you didn't do it," she said. "This is not only for if something goes wrong, a lot of this is risk analysis. Up to date farm policies for standard operating procedures and good records are the lowest risk situation for your business."
Of course, all of these changes will take time to properly implement, particularly for small farms. The rules have been implemented but there are grace periods based upon farm size.
Compliance dates for the FDA regulations are:
• Very small businesses, those with more than $25,000 but no more than $250,000 in average annual produce sales during the previous three year period: four years, Jan. 26, 2020.
• Small businesses, those with more than $250,000 but no more than $500,000 in average annual produce sales during the previous three year period: three years, Jan. 26, 2019
• All other farms: two years, Jan. 26, 2018.
The compliance dates for certain aspects of the water quality standards, and related testing and recordkeeping provisions, allow an additional two years beyond each of these compliance dates for the rest of the final rule.
"There are compliance dates now because it takes time to put some of these practices into place," Adams said. "The very smallest farms with less than $25,000 in average annual produce sales in the previous three-year period are exempt. But just because you are exempt, it does not mean that you are not liable if anything happens. And the places you are selling to still may have say in what you are doing. Retailers and produce auctions can demand certain practices from growers to reduce risk, even if according to FSMA an operation may be considered exempt."
Ultimately, there will inevitably be challenges for farms implementing these practices, but Adams points out that it only takes two people getting sick after eating the same contaminated food or drink to declare an outbreak. The public has demanded fewer outbreaks and increased food safety and the government responded.
"The Food Safety Modernization Act is the most sweeping reforms for food safety in the modern U.S., affecting every part of the food system from processed foods to feed mills," Adams said. "Our legislators tried very hard to write our laws in a good way but sometimes they don't know everything. People were able to comment on the rules in 2013 and 2014 and in many cases the FDA did listen to the comments to make the rules practical. Not everyone is happy about all of the rules, but now at least we know what the rules are moving forward."
For more highlights, resources, and a summary of the rule, Hoover suggests visiting the following websites: producesafety.osu.edu; gaps.cornell.edu; extension.psu.edu/food/safety; and safety.cfans.umn.edu/fsp4u.


text: Streaming Streaming TV, Movies, & More 27 27 people found this article helpful 13 Best Sites With Free Educational Movies Educational movies, lectures, and documentaries for home or classroom by Stacy Fisher Stacy is a freelancer with over 18 years experience writing about technology and personal finance. She has published hundreds of articles and co-authored a book. our editorial process Stacy Fisher Updated on February 01, 2020 Streaming TV, Movies, & More Netflix Hulu Disney+ Prime Video Apple TV+ Favorite Events Tweet Share Email Educational movies are ideal if you're an educator looking for great multimedia to explain a new concept, a parent supplementing your child's education, or just an aspiring autodidact seeking knowledge. This list of the best sites for educational movies will help you find what you're looking for. From science to humanities, there's something for everyone. Best Educational Movie Sites PBS Nova: Watch entire NOVA episodes online, divided by topic like body and brain, nature, evolution, planet earth, and ancient worlds.National Geographic Video: Many video shorts of Natl. Geographic programs can be found here.University Videos: Free video lectures from a large list of universities.Prelinger Archives: Thousands of free educational movies of historical significance.PBS Frontline: Most of PBS Frontline's broadcasts can be watched in their entirety online.Edutopia: From George Lucas Educational Foundation, this is a great collection of highly eclectic educational resources. These videos are also available from their YouTube channel.Free Science Videos: General science and computer science videos can be found here.TeacherTube: A collection of over 1,000 educational video lessons on everything from science and math to history and language arts.ScienceHack: Educational science videos screened by scientists that cover topics like robotics, psychology, space, nature, chemistry, and physics.Free Lectures Online: Huge list of online lectures covering a wide variety of subjects, like criminal justice, accounting, teaching, math, and healthcare.Vidipedia: Educational videos from YouTube covering geography, technology, culture, nature, science, and history.Jacob Richman's Educational Videos: A video series on learning Hebrew.Annenberg Learner: Alphabetized list of teacher resources. Most videos here are available for free viewing online. Other Ways to Get Educational Movies Some free movie sites have educational movies that you can stream or download free. Movies of this type are usually categorized on movie sites as documentaries, so you may have luck starting with a site that has free documentaries.


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I've never used a symbian, but in my experience most exploits (especially replacing root certs on a phone) do not use the screen. So if your screen gets damaged, you hook the phone to the computer, reverse changes, and send it in for repair. Then restore changes when you get the phone back.
Yeah it's a pain, but that's the price you pay for 'added features' like this.
That said, I don't think you will be able to forge a key, otherwise I would be signing certs all day long as verisign.


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The Romanian Big Industrial Energy Consumers' Association (ABIEC) points out that the Romanian government's latest decisions regarding the energy sector have the effect of slashing competitiveness or leading to the relocation of the Romanian industry as a result of electricity surplus. Besides the accelerated and continous increase of electricity on PZU (next-day market), there are also contracts for difference (a low carbon energy subsidy scheme), a new support scheme for cogeneration and the overtaxing of energy.
Therefore, total electricity costs, which have already reached an unsustainable level, risk transforming electricity from a raw material into a prohibitive product and eliminating local industrial producers from the international competitive market.
General principles for the implementation of a "CfD" support mechanism for the production of low-carbon electricity
Energy users, be they industrial or retail, may need to support a new scheme for low-emission energy production, which renewable energy users do not deem necessary. Instead, they, along with the ABIEC, demand legislative stability and better functioning and regulation of the market. In practice, the recovery of investment in renewable energy will once again be guaranteed by the state and paid by the final consumer, which will artificially raise electricity prices.
This comes as renewable energy investors themselves argue that such a scheme is not necessary, given that the total cost of projects using solar and wind power has fallen by as much as 80 percent and 30-40 percent in 2009-2015, according to ANRE data.
In addition, major investors in this sector are already investing in renewable energy production without state support. For example, last year, ENGIE France announced investments in a 300 MW wind farm, Vattenfall Sweden announced investments in an offshore wind park with a 700 MW installed capacity, as far back as 2017, Dong Energy , Denmark has undertaken the installation of two offshore wind projects with a total capacity of 480MW in Germany. All these projects were undertaken by investors without state support. Similarly, in the case of wind energy production, projects have been implemented without financing from end-users in countries such as Italy, Portugal, Spain or the United Kingdom.
The impact of CfD implementation will be felt by the entire Romanian industry, and especially by the energy intensive industry, competing in international markets with companies that are not subject to such surcharges (such as those in China, US or CIS countries) and cannot transfer the costs of its customers' subsidy. The final effect will be the loss of competitiveness of the Romanian industry, the un-industrialization of Romania, its relocation and, finally, the decrease of the number of companies that will buy clean energy in Romania.
Additional surcharges make industrial activity unsustainable
CfDs come in addition to other surcharges expected to be borne by consumers. The implementation of OUG 114/2018, which changes the contribution paid by energy license holders to 2 percent of turnover, already generates effects in the increase of the final energy price. To this increase, the subsidy resulting from a new cogeneration scheme announced by the authorities will be added.
So, the Romanian industry is faced with three new types of taxes, which come in over the sharp increase and without any substantial support of the electricity price on OPCOM in the last year. Specifically, for contracts with delivery in 2019, the electricity price has increased for the final consumer by 80 percent compared to 2016. These include the system services, transport, distribution, cogeneration fee, green certificates, representing 29 percent of the price total electricity.
The same final price also increases as a result of the indirect emission costs imposed on coal energy producers. In fact, the price of an Emission Certificate has increased by about five times over the past 18 months, from EUR 5 to EUR 27.5, with the forecast for 2020 being EUR 40 / certificate. This cost was translated by including RON 70-80 per MWh. The European Union has decided in this case to offset the costs of indirect emissions to energy-intensive end-users with relocation risk.
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As a consequence, ABIEC supports the need for an impact analysis of CfDs on the final price of electricity and the removal of support measures for renewable energy, given that the technology is already economically sustainable.
The Association also calls for the implementation of the indirect emissions compensation scheme, approved already in 2012 by the European Union and implemented by 10 Member States (France, Germany, Spain, Great Britain, Finland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Slovakia, Greece, Lithuania ) who have applied a policy of protecting local investment and jobs.
In addition, ABIEC supports the regulation and operation of the Romanian energy exchange on a real competitive basis, eliminating the distortions registered in the last year.
ABIEC points out that a rhythm of electricity cost growth, such as that recorded in the last year and expected to occur in the next period, removes Romanian products from the market, may lead to the closure of major production capacities and the stopping of investments of the hundreds of millions of euros.


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Re-Birth Of A Genius. Creator/destroyer Chapter 237
Chapter 237: Herb Village
In the forest near the southern star city.
Sam and the rest are having a break.
They are now moving towards some towns in the southern star to carry out their next plan. But they stopped moving on the roads that are laid down for regular traveling.
Sam is taking the most dangerous route that they could possibly take and that is the forest route.
When the empire started to build and the routes between the cities and towns are made in such a way that they wouldn't disturb the habitats of the larger predators. There are many other beasts with Level 6 and higher in the nation.
So, the normal citizens wouldn't disturb them are bring a disaster upon themselves.


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Digital Marketing Manager
The duties will include:
• Planning, executing, managing, and analysing campaigns on Adwords, Social Media Ads, and other channels • Optimize the paid marketing spends across all segments • Monitor marketing activities to maximize online sales and traffic Analytical skills and practical knowledge on SEO and SEM • Ability to work with analytical platforms like Google Analytics, Google Search Console, Facebook Ads Manager, etc.• Create a mobile advertising strategy
Requirements :
• Fluent in Azerbaijani and Russian both writing and verbal • Proficiency in English (written and spoken) • Programs Knowledge (MS Office) • Demonstrable ability to multi-task and adhere to deadlines • Well-organized and result oriented • Good team working skills
Pay and Benefits :
Salary will be determined after the interview with the candidate.Please send your CV to the email address of with the indication of the vacancy - " Digital Marketing Manager " in the subject line of the e-mail.
Mob.: +994 77 277 83 77E-mail: email@example.com: www.pronet.az


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Have you ever had one of those days where it just seems that everything goes wrong? I recently had one of those days and it crescendo'd with my daughter ending up in the hospital.
Last Thursday I took the family to see the Padres play the Cubs at Wrigley Field. We went early to the ballpark for batting practice which is usually when you can interact with the players. I'm not going to go into it here, perhaps I'll save it for another post, but the Padre players were jerks and downright rude to my son. 'Nuff said.
Following BP (that's inside baseball talk for "batting practice") we strapped on our Everest-capacity oxygen tanks and adjourned to our assigned seats. It took a while as we had to perform an altitude acclimatization regimen (OK, you get the peak, I mean point).
Steely Wife immediately excused herself and headed for the loo leaving me solo with both Steely Kids. No big deal, right? I'm a seasoned stay-at-home dad and this is certainly not my first rodeo. The three of us were famished after our Alpine climb so we began to devour our snacks. We were eating granola bars and trail mix and who the hell knows what else. My daughter, who we like to call the "Viper" because when she grabs for something she strikes like a coiled serpent, grabbed a tiny plump-fist full of trail mix. As you are all aware, trail mix includes peanuts, yes as in those peanuts, the little nut with a major PR problem. I wasn't worried. We tested her for nut allergies. I wasn't worried. She's a good eater and hasn't had a choking episode.
Suddenly, I was worried.
When she saw Mommy walking up the stairs to join us at our seats, my daughter started to cry (she's been experiencing Mommy withdrawals lately). Being the astute observer that I am, I didn't notice that she had yet to swallow the edibles in her mouth and when she went to take a breath the food went down the windpipe like a Hoover vacuum. She started to choke big-time. I immediately grabbed her to administer what, I had no idea. I took a CPR class before my son was born so that was nearly four years ago and fortunately or unfortunately, I hadn't had the opportunity to practice my craft. It was good luck that she had her mouth agape because it allowed me to look inside and remove the obstruction. Now mind you this is all happening very quickly but my first instinct was to perform the "finger sweep" because I could see the food but in a flash I recall a stern admonition not to use this technique as it can further lodge food into the critically important windpipe. I couldn't recall if she was too small for me to perform the Heimlich. Panic. Finger sweep. Here goes nothing. I was hoping against hope that the finger sweep had since made a comeback as the preferred un-choking method. You know, firm bristles, soft bristles.
I managed to remove the food that was in her mouth. She coughed and even more food particles were ejected from her mouth. She started to breathe again and we thought the worst was behind us. Of course she was really upset and crying.
Fast-forward to later that evening, I was playing with both kids in the backyard. I noticed my baby girl wheezing, just a faint little whisper that was barely audible. We couldn't hear it during the Cubs raucous victory. Nevertheless, I grew concerned because her laborious breathing was not commensurate with the level of activity.
When I shared my concern with Steely Wife we began to hypothesize that perhaps Steely Daughter had inhaled a particle of food. Could it be a coincidence that she had this choking episode on a day when she was coming down with a little cold that caused the wheezing or had she in fact inhaled some of the food that almost took her out?
We didn't take any chances and called the doctor straight away. The doc advised us to keep an eye on her during the night and then bring her to the office in the morning. I took my son to preschool while the missus went to the appointment. Don't ask me why but I had this strong feeling that something just wasn't right and that this was more serious than at first blush. Sure enough while at the preschool I received "the call" from my wife. "Meet us at Children's Hospital. We're heading over there in an ambulance."
I scooped up my son and headed Dukes of Hazard-style to the hospital. Yep, you guessed it, I even beat the ambulance (but only by 30 minutes).
After an examination and some chest X-rays which demonstrated her left lung was expanding but not collapsing, the physician determined that my daughter must have breathed in some small particles during her first desperate inhale for oxygen.
So what do we do?
Remove it.
Surgery? As in general anesthesia?
Yes. We will insert into her lung a "tiny baby instrument" that has attached to it a camera and forceps in order to grab and remove the food particle.
Can I be in the room?
As a dad who hasn't left the side of his baby girl since the day she took her first breath, this was very difficult for me to accept. After a vigorous lobbying effort, I was resigned to putting the welfare of my daughter in the hands of the experts.
And I'm glad I did.
After the longest hour and a half of my entire life, the doctor and his team were successful in removing the particle that had lodged itself in the lower regions of my daughter's lung. She emerged from surgery a little drowsy but with her resilient spirit still fighting. Relief. Tears. Smiles. Hugs. Kisses.
What did her big brother do during this entire ordeal? I would be remiss if I didn't mention how good this kid was throughout our little misadventure. He was brave, stoic and cooperative. Whenever we were in the presence of his sister, he kept a smile on his face and eased her tension as only a big brother is able. However, when I took him home from the hospital (my wife stayed with my daughter at the hospital as they wanted to keep her for observation) he broke down and cried. He was concerned about his baby sister. It was the sweetest, purest demonstration of sibling love I'd ever witnessed and it filled my heart with pride and awe.
So, what's the lesson here, kids? One, remember that which sustains can also kill and two, do the Clinton: don't inhale!


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RMU students gather for candlelight vigil in honor of Antwon Rose
Soundharjya Babu, Contributor
March 30, 2019
MOON TOWNSHIP — Robert Morris University students gathered for a candlelight vigil filled with prayer, song and remembrance in honor of Antwon Rose. After the two teens fled from the vehicle, Rosfeld shot and killed Rose, who was unarmed at the time. In the recent four-day trial, Rosfeld was found...
Officials prepare for Pittsburgh St. Patrick's Day weekend celebrations
Gage Goulding, News Editor
March 15, 2019
PITTSBURGH — Public safety officials in Pittsburgh are preparing for one of the biggest party weekends of the year. In a statement, city officials say police vehicles in downtown Pittsburgh will dawn a special St. Patrick's Day decal to help commemorate the celebration. When it comes to safety,...
Remains found under house in Pittsburgh identified
John Blinn, Assistant News Editor
February 24, 2019
PITTSBURGH - Skeletal remains found underneath a home in Garfield have been identified. In Feb. 2018 police were alerted about remains found by the house in the 5400-block of Black Street by homeowners who were doing construction in the yard of a house that they had recently purchased. The remains,...
Pittsburgh police respond to accident on McKees Rocks Bridge
John Blinn, Assistant News Editor
February 17, 2019
PITTSBURGH -- An accident on the McKees Rocks Bridge closed the road throughout the night Friday. Nine people were involved in the accident that took place on the bridge. According to a statement from Allegheny County, five vehicles were involved in the accident. When RMU Sentry Media arrived...
Duquesne University football player who jumped from building had drugs in his body
Gage Goulding, News Editor
February 5, 2019
PITTSBURGH -- The investigation into the death of a Duquesne Univesity student and football player has been completed, according to police. The incident that took place on Oct. 4 at approximately 10:24 p.m. claimed the life of 21-year-old student Marquis Jaylen Brown. Police concluded that the Washington,...
Police officer promoted in the City of Pittsburgh
John Blinn, Assistant News Editor
February 3, 2019
PITTSBURGH -- Pittsburgh's Bureau of Police Sergeant, John Fisher, has been assigned to the administrative branch with the position of commander. His promotion ceremony took place on Tuesday at 1 p.m. in the Mayor's Office Conference Room. Fisher was honored and congratulated by his fellow officers...
Pittsburgh Police participate in annual Polar Plunge
Soundharjya Babu, Contributor
February 3, 2019
PITTSBURGH - The Pittsburgh Bureau of Police is participating in the annual Polar Plunge with efforts to raise money for Special Olympics of Pennsylvania. As of Jan. 31, they have raised $43,625, greatly contributing to the $425,000 goal. Police Chief Scott Schubert has raised the most for the "Freezin'...
Pittsburgh Police seek missing person
Michael Delehanty, Contributor
January 31, 2019
PITTSBURGH - The Pittsburgh Bureau of Police is asking for the public's help in finding a missing person. Abdul Marshall, 26, of Garfield was last seen Jan. 23. He is said to be 5-feet 4-inches and 140 pounds. He also may have a beard. He is known for visiting the North Side but not known for missing...
Pittsburgh Police officers resuscitate 1-year-old
Briana Lewis, Contributor
January 29, 2019
PITTSBURGH - Two Pittsburgh Police officers saved a one-year-old child's life after he stopped breathing. Patrol officers Jena Bednarowicz and Bryce Valencic were dispatched to Lamier on Jan. 20 at around 3 p.m. after receiving a call of an unresponsive 1-year-old boy. The officers arrived on the...
City officials, public works prepare for Winter Storm Harper
John Blinn, Assistant News Editor
January 18, 2019
PITTSBURGH — City officials and public works crews around Pittsburgh are preparing to face a strong Winter Storm Harper over the weekend. The city has an arsenal of plows with salt spreaders, tractors and pickup trucks to fight against the upcoming snow storm. The city believes that it has enough...


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Facebook has released the 'Think before you share' guide, in partnership with MediaSmarts, a not-for-profit organization that provides digital and media literacy programs. The guide is available in nine different Indian languages – Hindi, Gujarati, Malayalam, Bengali, Marathi, Kannada, Punjabi, Tamil and Telugu, other than English, and offers quick tips on what you should think about before sharing anything on Facebook, what to do when something goes wrong and how to control who can see your posts.
Designed as an infographic, the one-page guide acts as a ready reckoner on online safety. It urges you to ask yourself a few questions before sharing something: Is this how I want people to see me? What's the worst thing that could happen if I shared this? How would I feel if somebody shared something like this with me in it?
It also suggests informing a trusted adult or reporting to the police, in case someone is harassing you or trying to hurt your reputation.
On who can see your posts, it lists the following four points:
- Passwords are not social. Sharing your password can turn into a nightmare.
- Use the audience selector tool on Facebook, so you know who is seeing what you are sharing.
- Choose whether you want to be tagged in posts or photos. Or simply untag yourself.
- Use the social reporting tool : facebook.om/report.
Lastly, it provides useful links to privacy, safety, security tips and help on the social network.
Facebook has released this right after the UNICEF and ITU released guidelines for the industry on Child Online Protection. The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), together with partners of the Child Online Protection Initiative, have released the updated version of the Guidelines for Industry on Child Online Protection.
The guidelines were originally launched in 2008 in four parts, for children, parents, guardians and educators, industry, and policy makers. The new version provides guidance on protecting children's rights online for those companies that develop, provide or make use of information and communication technologies (ICT).
The guidelines also feature case studies to help illustrate how these can be implemented. The guidelines and the case studies and be accessed here.
Facebook's 'Think before you share' visual guide is crisp and shareable, and only asserts what most people already know on best safety measures on the social network. But, it surely acts as a ready reckoner for newbies on the network as well as children and teenagers who are more susceptible to cyber bullying, privacy violation and exposure to inappropriate content. However, Facebook has to ensures that this guide reaches to the right audience.
Image credit: ITU


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The office of the Chief Justice should expedite the process of setting up the tribunal to investigate Tourism Minister Sylvia Masebo on corruption allegations, says Travel and Tourism consultant Phineas Chilanda.
Chilanda said if the process was quickened, it would also help Masebo to clear herself of any wrong doing.
He commended Lusaka High Court Judge Dominic Sichinga for granting the opportunity to have Masebo face the tribunal so that she could be cleared.
Chilanda said that as consultants in the industry, he found it unfair for the state to have dragged the matter through an injunction to halt the tribunal..
"Our appeal as stakeholders is, now that the court has ruled that the tribunal must proceed, it will be prudent for the acting chief Justice Lombe Chibesakunda to expedite the tribunal because the team was already appointed," he said.
Chilanda said that Masebo's Tribunal must be cleared because she was heading a Ministry that was dealing with various entities, and that delaying the process was improper and did nto help her perform her duties as a minister.
He said that the tribunal alone did not mean that she was guilty, but it would also give her the opportunity to state her side of the story.
Justice Chibesakunda had constituted a three-member tribunal to be chaired by Justice Royda Kaoma with Justice E.N Mukulwamutiyo and Justice C.F Mchenga as members.
But the State obtained an exparte injunction to stay the ruling of Justice Sichinga stating that Chibesakunda must appoint a tribunal as required by law.
But earlier this week Justice Sichinga ordered that the tribunal against Masebo should proceed.
Judge Sichinga ruled that he did not agree with the State's arguments that if the Judgment ordering the Supreme Court to constitute a Tribunal against Masebo was not stayed, the appeal in the Supreme Court over the tribunal would be rendered nugatory and an academic exercise.


text: Durant of US was voted the most valuable player of the tournament [Reuters] United States trounces hosts Turkey 81-64 to win the gold medal at the World Basketball Championship 2010 for the first time in 16 years. In the absence of Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and other superstars from the US team, this American squad was dubbed a 'B-Team'. But Kevin Durant scored 28 points, leading the team to a victory and restoring American prestige on the international stage. Durant, the NBA scoring champion at Oklahoma City, was voted the most valuable player of the championship. He said: "Our only option was to come out here and get a gold and it feels really good to bring this back home to the States." Lamar Odom added 15 points and 11 rebounds for the Americans, who qualified for the 2012 London Olympics. Even US coach, Mike Krzyzewski, seemed pleasantly surprised that his team won that easily. "We thought we could win, we just felt it would be a lot harder, and they worked real hard and they made it happen," he said. Hedo Turkoglu of the Phoenix Suns scored 16 points for the Turks, who were bidding for their first title and were boosted by huge home support, with fans in red filling most of the 15,000-seat Sinan Erdem Dome. The US victory brought a disappointing end to an important day for Turkey as it approved major changes to its constitution in a referendum vote. The government hailed the referendum result as a leap toward complete democracy, while the opposition said they feared it would help undermine the secular nature of the Turkish state. President Barack Obama called Prime Minister of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, beforethe game, congratulating him on the success of the tournament. He also acknowledged the "the vibrancy of Turkey's democracy as reflected in the turnout for the referendum". The '12 Giants,' a nickname given to the Turkish team by fans, were a step slow and consistently beaten on the boards. They appeared to be drained from their thrilling 83-82 victory over Serbia in Saturday's late semi-final. After all the gold medallists from the 2008 Olympics opted to take this summer off, the US was left with a young, under-experienced team, featuring six players who are 22 or younger. However, these young guns from America produced what many of their bigger-name predecessors failed to at the world championship in Japan in 2006. They silenced the Turkish fans halfway through the second quarter with a superb defencive effort. There were more whistles and boos every time the Americans had the ball in the early part of the game. But the building was at its loudest when Turkey's Turkoglu made consecutive 3-pointers to give his side its first lead at 15-14 with just over four minutes' play left in the first quarter.US held Turkey to one field goal over the first six minutes of the second quarter, extending the lead to 10 on a 3-pointer by Durant. The Americans were ahead 42-32 at halftime. Durant, who scored 33 and 38 points in the previous two games, was voted the most valuable player of the championship. SOURCE: Reuters, AP Sport US Sports US & Canada Japan Serbia


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Summer Sessions: Sloane Leong Interview
As I mentioned yesterday, Magen Toole over at Eonism has put together an interview series called Summer Sessions, in which writers and artists were paired off to interview each other. Here is my interview of Sloane Leong.
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When and why did you begin writing?
I live in a very nomadic, rootless family; we move several times every year (yes, it's a little de trop). We can only stay in the same place for a handful of months before we feel ensnared by the monotony of our surroundings. It's both sweet and bitter from some angles. I went to a different school for each grade and was forced to be the Semper New Kid. It wasn't always unpleasant but when making friends I only had time enough to scratch the surface of them. The plus side was that I experienced a lot of different neighborhoods and people, different social classes and backgrounds. I was born into a family where variety, change and things new were craved after.
I started to write as hobby when I was in the fifth grade. For our class vocabulary assignments you had to use the whole vocabulary list in a story. I'd do this every week and by the end of third grade I had written hundreds of pages of different short stories about little kid things; monsters, adventures and wandering girls and boys. It's interesting to think about that now because my favorite way to write is cut-up, freeform techniques.
When did you first consider yourself a writer?
Labeling is sometimes a useless business. I always considered myself an 'artist' first and foremost because my art got most of the attention. All of my art, of course, had to do with various stories but I never cared to share them; it seemed the drawings were more important. I never really thought about labeling myself until other people began giving me a label. 'Oh, you're an artist?' 'Uh, sure.' No one has really acknowledged my writing until I started making comics. As my love for the comic medium grew I decided it was time to become a better writer; I didn't want my art to overpower the story or vice versa. When I really started to dedicate myself and share my stories then people started asking 'Oh, you're writer, too?' Which I shrug and say, 'Trying to be.'
Do you have a specific writing style?
I try not to dwell on my 'style'. I think everyone has a specific and unique writing style by default. Style comes from the world stylus, meaning pen. It's a connector between point A and point B. Between mind and paper. I don't think it should be doted on as it will always be their, controlled or uncontrolled. (I have this ongoing struggle with people that think their style is too similar to someone else and grieve over it instead of just accepting it and worrying about the part that matters, point A: their mind and whats in it. Often they try to mimic someone elses way of doing things which leaves the source of their style still empty.*)
I will say that I try to emulate writers' attitudes; the way they describe things, tell stories and ideas that are specific and esoteric to themselves. When I write I try to just let it flow and not let my ego get in the way of my hands. 'Oh wait, that doesn't sound good, you should edit that! No one will understand that, you should change it!' I try to ignore that nagging voice and let my mind speak.
(*I'm prone to tangents, very very sorry.)
Is there a message in your work that you want readers to grasp?
Not particularly. I don't go into my writing with a message; I go into my writing with an experience, whether it's real or not. I like to let the reader pull his own ideas from my work. I feel it leaves a little mystery and lets their mind work around the story, trying to figure it out themselves. My favorite is when they get their minds' into the little cracks and nuances of the story and find something I didn't even know was there.
What are your current projects?
Right now I am working on the stories for three long-form graphic novels. One is called Vis: it's a self-published webcomic about the wanderings of a girl without a solid identity and a rich but distant, blurry life. For her, there is no terminology for time except the 'present'. She had been given many names and walks through foreign worlds, looking for a home she left behind. The beginning of the webcomic is here (it's going to be revamped next month): http://war.respark.net/index.php?date=2009-10-28.
The two other graphic novels are being written: one is called Comet Scabs which will be a three volume story about a group of disconnected children in a simple coastal town when something strikes and turns their minds inside out. The other is called Maschinell, which is a joint project between Nen (http://www.luvluv.net/) and I. It's a multi-faceted story set in a futuristic post-apocalyptic world and delves into the physical and psychological connections between nature, man, machine.
Can you share a little of your current work with us?
You can find all my artwork and comics here: http://war.respark.net/ and my writing here: http://10secondwarrior.blogspot.com/. Here is an excerpt from a short story I wrote called 'Sabbulonarium'.
He walked the landfill streets with a half-limp and a petrified spine. Soggy newspapers and cigarette butts kicked across the sidewalks like skittish waste moths. Hubcaps and cans shone with malicious sharpness, mirroring the haematoma lights that bit and snarled at the black-orange sky. Rats skittered through the junk body like electric pulses through a nervous system. The scrap mass breathed and creaked its ribcage as wind forced a breath down through its cells. Black tar ran through wrinkled, ripped skin. Saccadic paranoia knotted like unrolled yarn in the back of his head. Sewer mouth let out a groan as he climbed up gently sloping heaps of debris.
What influences or motivates your use of shocking and sometimes grotesque images and characters?
I have an intense love for astronomy, psychology and medical phenomenons. I'm always reading textbooks and essays on the subjects and most of my work tries to explore these various subjects. It's all part of the underlying philosophy in most of writing. I've learned that I don't have the conventional notions of what's pretty or comfortable. I like when things are covered in dirt, scarred, missing limbs; I don't think they are grotesque at all, just average. Normal. I like to show the beauty in damage. I like to make the ugly things into an uneasy fortissimo.
Do you typically start a story from an idea for a character, a plot, or a strong central image?
Usually my stories start from dreams. My dreams are terribly vivid and often include all of the above. I'm a wake initiated lucid dreamer and I make a point of it to go to sleep and wake up with a story. It always happens, whether I want it to or not. There's not always a plot but there is definitely a scene happens which is rich enough that I can build a story around it easily. When I don't find my stories in my sleep, people and things going on around me is enough to get me going. I'm inspired by the average and the normal and try to see something unique and odd in the everyday things.
For more on Sloane Leong, visit her at Sloane is Amok.
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Living a semi-nomadic life as I do, I end up missing a lot of moments. While I'm hot air ballooning in Cappadoccia or visiting Hobbits in New Zealand, other peoples' lives keep going.
Birthdays, graduations, promotions are all happening while I'm a distant pin point on a map.
The internet means I get to see all those moments, but I don't get to participate. It's sort of like staring into a fish tank: you can see them all doing their own thing but you'll never really be a part of it.
Missing My Sister's Graduation
What brought on this wave of nostalgia?
A few weeks ago my little sister graduated from college. I proudly announced to everyone I saw that day that "my baby sister is an architect!" (…technically she still has another degree to go before she's a full fledged architect, but who cares?!).
I should have been prepared for it to happen. I mean, I knew she was graduating this year. But I hadn't realized she'd actually go to the ceremony. When I found out a few months ago, I jumped on Skyscanner to find a flight home.
Asking her if she even wanted me there was secondary.
It wasn't feasible. Flights were too expensive. I couldn't get the time off work. She only got two tickets to the event (apparently parents trump sisters, who knew!).
Thank God for Facetime
I participated as much as I could being half a world and what feels like a million time zones away. I helped her pick her outfit on a Facetime fashion show. I gasped along to the weekly drama of my divorced parents being assigned to sit together at the ceremony. I got my dad to order her an edible arrangement that she spent three days devouring.
There wasn't much more I could be a part of.
Except for the actual ceremony.
My sister sent me Snapchats and my mom texted photos, but it wasn't the same.
I desperately wanted to be in one of those shots, posing next to my little sister on her proud day. (She'd be annoyed at how weepy I'm getting just writing this and tell me it doesn't matter.)
Bittersweet is Only Good for Chocolate
Missing moments like that makes long-term travel so bittersweet. It feels like I have to trade the new moments I'm getting for the ones I'm missing back home.
Usually I'm ok with the switch.
Christmas by myself in exchange for Germany Christmas markets? Yes, please! Missing birthdays to explore Croatia? Of course! Losing out on weekly dinners to take baking classes in Morocco? No brainer!
But some moments really make me question this lifestyle.
A Second Missed Moment in Two Days
Around the same time as my sister's graduation, my baba had an emergency trip to the hospital. Luckily, nothing can keep that woman down (I think she's indestructible!) and she's feeling much better.
But I wasn't there.
Not that I could have done much, had I been in Toronto, but I would have liked the option.
Balancing Act
The positive or negative moments I miss make me feel guilty or regretful for the life I live. For a few seconds, I wish I'd never left home.
That never lasts long.
A quick look at my post titles will show you why. I've explored so many interesting cultures, ate amazing food, soared above cities and tunnelled beneath them, met fascinating people and discovered a lot about myself.
If I'd stayed in Toronto, I never would have gotten those moments.
How to Deal with Missing Moments
I'm writing this post, not to be a downer, but to remind you that travel isn't all bright and shiny. Sometimes there will be darker moments.
That's normal.
When they happen, you have to remind yourself why you're doing this. Don't let the swirl of negative thoughts taint your ability to move forward.
If you're really struggling, maybe it's a sign that you need to go home for a while. Or you need to start building more positives into your travel.
Find ways to accept the moments you miss.
For my sister's graduation, I helped get her a gift and told her how proud I am. For my baba's hospital visit, I called her when she got home and have demanded constant updates from my mom (even when she doesn't have any).
Tell people when you wish you could be there. It reminds them that you haven't forgotten about them while you've been away.
When you see them, take the time to make moments that matter to you. I spent last summer living with my sister to get as many of them as I could. They ended up mostly being podcast-filled drives to get insane amounts of food.
I'd rather have those moments than be in a graduation photo.
Have you ever regretted travelling?


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Principle 3: Understand The Addiction
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In this short video, I discuss the "two-part" brain that makes us feel as if we want to quit our addiction, but also sends us strong urges and cravings that can ruin our best efforts to quit. It is important to understand why this happens, how the brain becomes hijacked, and how to really gain insight into your addiction.


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Readers of all ages were eligible for some terrific prizes by taking part in Worthington Libraries' 2018 Summer Reading Club, which ran May 29 to July 29.
Rather than wait until the program's end to award all prizes, summer readers of all ages could qualify each week to win one of eight $25 gift cards for such places as AMC Theaters, iTunes, Barnes and Noble and Dairy Queen.
At Old Worthington Library, 820 High St., weekly raffle winners were Tosuf Ahmed, Hudson Carruthers, Patricia Ewing, Evan Keeler, Emma Kim, Kara Kish, Kanyae Lees, Sebastian Lovely, Haley McMullen, Emory Neizgona, Riley O'Neill, Sophia Taylor, Jensen Walton, Greer Webster, Connor Willis and Brian Wyas.
At Northwest Library, 2280 Hard Road, weekly winners included Saif Al-Kazaz, Emery Campbell, Gloria Chiang, Ben Davis, Jack Dougherty, Darryl Goodman, Eliana Gritter, Michelle Hammett, Darine Hawatmeh, Naomi Hoover, Pranathi Irrinki, Laura Lesueur, Ben Lloyd, Melissa McMillen, Declan McNamara and Talia Vogel.
Worthington Park Library, 1389 Worthington Centre Drive, awarded gift cards to Rhoda Alejandro, Grace Battles, Rachel Forney, Lisa Keisel, Jim McKee, Evelyn Miller, Jack Monahan, Annabell Moses, Ria Mota, Zachary Pantchev, Andrea Pelcastre, Samuel Roettger, Sarafina Shaw, Isaac Soosai and Silas Wright.
Three bicycles were awarded to local children ages 5 and younger who completed 7 1/2 hours or more of reading. Nora Jolley was the winner of the bike raffle at Old Worthington Library, Charlotte Lorenz was the winner at Northwest Library and Callie Sandman was the winner at Worthington Park Library.
Three more bicycles were awarded to children ages 6 to 11 who completed 10 hours or more of reading. The recipients were Lucas Bernardi at Old Worthington Library, Chetana Killada at Northwest Library and Francesca Longerbone at Worthington Park Library.
Teens had to read for at least 15 hours to be eligible for this year's grand prize drawing -- Beats by Dre headphones at each library location. Winners were Katrina Kauffman at Old Worthington Library, Suhani Arya at Northwest Library and Bhavya Sagi at Worthington Park Library.
Adults were eligible to win one of three $100 Target gift cards, if they read for at least 15 hours. Prizes were won by Ada So at Old Worthington Library, Malorie Coffman at Northwest Library and Megan VanFossen at Worthington Park Library.
The 2018 Summer Reading Club was funded by the Friends Foundation of Worthington Libraries.
Hillary Kline is a communications specialist for Worthington Libraries.


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However, I won't lie. In the past 3 years I retired, gave up my work persona, moved from the liberal north to the conservative south, and left our old home with acreage, dark forests, and beloved perennial gardens. In Florida we became strangers in a strange land. We adjusted to a different climate, learned about different flora and fauna, and started living in a freakin' neighborhood in a subdivision, dontcha know!
Happy or not, I had a hard time adjusting to all these changes. Change can be traumatic. T and I had too many big life changes in a relatively short amount of time. He can roll with the punches, but it takes me a while to recover AND I want to hit back. It was probably not the best way to manage the first months of retirement. Still, it has been worth the struggle.
I expected it to be hard. I have been through big changes before. The knowledge of what to expect helped me prepare for and cope with this move. From experience I knew the unfamiliar would eventually become familiar if I just waited long enough. I did. It has.
Like almost everyone else in the U.S.A., I descend from pioneers and immigrants. I recently read that trauma has a generational impact on families. The desire to move far away and start over is probably encoded in my DNA. I crave change even as I fear it. I have moved (or changed jobs) many times, always excited and happy to be starting over. This, in spite of the fact that I always know it won't be easy and will probably push me over the edge.
I grew up in Northern Indiana. My family moved to the Pacific Northwest when I was in middle school, and then we moved back to Northern Indiana three years later. I took off for San Francisco at 18, when that was the thing to do. With a few notable stops and starts in between, T and I, with toddler M in tow, eventually ended up in The Finger Lakes Region of New York State. We settled in, building an adult life and raising our daughter. I am not sure how well we managed the adult thing, but we did manage to raise our daughter. Then we retired and like all good New Yorkers we moved to Florida. I am not convinced this is our last move together.
This is a big country, and the last thing you would call it is homogeneous. It is a country of diverse regionalism. I find regionalism interesting, even though it is complex, often unwelcoming, and sometimes dangerous. I like to imagine having had the experience of living from sea to shining sea gives me an edge of sorts. I want to explore that edge without falling off the end of the world.


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Driving on Sunshine Array Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
Driving on Sunshine Array Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
Friday, June 15 – 11:30 a.m.
Clean Transportation Show at The Energy Fair
Last year, at The 28th Annual Energy Fair, we launched our Driving on Sunshine Campaign, and our members, donors, and partners, generously came forth to help us meet our goal to install a Solar Canopy and Advanced PV+EV Training Lab. Thank you to all of our supporters for rising up!
In May, we broke ground, and as part of an Advanced Installation Course, MREA students installed a 19.4 kW PV canopy structure led by MREA Founding Member and instructor Jim Kerbel of Photovoltaic Systems, LLC. The solar canopy houses a variety of electric vehicle chargers: One ABB Terra 53 DC Fast Charger and six Level II, HCS40R, 7.7 kW ClipperCreek Charging Stations – all powered by sunshine.
You're Invited!
Join us at our Solar Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on Friday to celebrate this hard-earned achievement, and meet our many supporters who helped bring the newest addition to our curriculum and training campus to fruition.
Along with many private donations, this array and training lab would not have been possible without the significant product donations and grant support we received.
Special thank you to the following Driving on Sunshine Advocates ($10,000+):
- Alliant Energy
- Photovoltaic Systems, LLC
- Poly-Tex, Inc.
- RENEW Wisconsin's Solar for Good program
Thank you to the following Driving on Sunshine Supporters ($1,000+):
- ABB, Inc.
- ClipperCreek, Inc.
- CURE Energy Solutions
- Dairyland Power Cooperative / Touchstone Energy Cooperatives
- Egle Landscaping
- Fronius
- Lake Michigan Wind and Sun
- North Wind Renewable Energy Cooperative
- Organic Valley Cooperative
- SolarEdge
- TurningPoint Energy
- Werner Electric MN
- ZEF Energy
The Energy Fair is located at MREA's headquarters in Custer, WI:
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According to The Hollywood Reporter, Syfy has canceled its pricey George R.R. Martin adaptation Nightflyers after only one season—dashing any hopes the network might've had about this living up to that other Martin adaptation on TV. The show, based on Martin's 1980 novella of the same name, was about a group of space-scientists and a telepath on a space-journey who experience a series of spooky/violent events. It was also supposedly the most expensive TV show Syfy has ever taken to series, with Netflix joining up as a co-producer with the network in order to offset the costs (Netflix took on international distribution rights as well).
Syfy had pinned so many hopes on Nightflyers that it thought one of those wild "binge-friendly" gambles would help it generate some buzz, but it ended up backfiring just like those scemes always do by allowing viewers to forget about it much faster than they would have otherwise. The full 10-episode season hit Syfy's on-demand platforms all at once back in December, with the episodes then airing on TV across 10 straight nights. By the time the finale aired, it only managed to land 420,000 live viewers—a drop of several hundred thousand from the premiere. Also, Nightflyers hasn't made much of a splash since hitting Netflix earlier this month, which probably didn't give the streaming service much of an incentive to keep throwing money at it.


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Community Education
We are pleased to announce that the Community Education brochure for 2020/2021, Is now available.
Community Education
We offer daytime, evening and weekend courses for adults and young people during school term time, whether you are interested in arts and crafts, exercise and wellbeing, languages, cookery or music.
We welcome over 500 students a year of all ages and backgrounds, from all over Oxfordshire and beyond. We look forward to welcoming you to our learning community too.
To get started, check what's on weekdays and Saturdays, browse courses by subject, download our 2019/20 brochure, or use the search function at the top of the page.
Check latest availability on weekday courses and Saturday workshops.
Existing and new students can now book for next year's courses and workshops by emailing us at firstname.lastname@example.com stating the course title, start date and cost with your name, address and telephone number.
Small, friendly groups with expert tutors
Our tutors strive hard to create supportive, yet challenging, classes, and people usually say they are friendly and relaxed. If you have attended in the past, we hope you'll agree with that and want to tell your friends and family about us, and to keep up-to-date with what's going on.
If you think you could tutor a course that we don't already offer, and you are passionate about your subject, with relevant teaching experience, we'd be delighted to hear from you.
The courses are organised and managed by Fliss Pusey and Cleo Gonzales-Redman within Marlborough School. Courses take place in the school.


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US Ecology Inc., Boise, Idaho, made waves when it announced June 24 that it had entered into a definitive merger agreement with Houston-based NRC Group Holdings Corp. (NRCG). US Ecology CEO Jeff Feeler talked with Waste Today about the implications of the $966 million deal that officially closed Nov. 1 and discussed what it means for the company's operations moving forward.
Waste Today (WT): Can you give some background on your engagement with NRCG leadership leading up to the deal?
Jeff Feeler (JF): We have always respected NRC's operations, leadership and company values. Once we realized the holding company was looking for a sale, things moved rather quickly given the high level of alignment between the two companies, our complementary product offerings and our similar cultures. Both companies maintain similar value systems and focus on investing in our people for long-term success. Our shared values begin with a steadfast focus on safety and compliance and delivering unequaled service excellence. This alignment in values allowed us to quickly move forward together to deliver even more value to our customers as a combined market leader.
WT: Can you talk about the new assets at your disposal made available courtesy of the NRC deal and what this means for your company?
JF: The new and combined assets from the merger help solidify US Ecology's expanded leadership in delivering specialty and industrial waste services. This merger supports US Ecology's vision of becoming the premier provider of comprehensive environmental services by adding marine- and land-based emergency response and standby network capabilities. As one of only two nationally recognized oil spill response organizations (OSRO) in North America, US Ecology will now generate a recurring, compliance-driven revenue stream from helping provide services for spill events.
The acquisition also adds over 50 additional service sites that provide emergency response, light industrial services and waste handling to drive recurring base business through US Ecology's national service network. The merger adds high-quality specialty waste landfill disposal assets specifically designed and permitted to serve energy-related waste streams and an expanding scale of key service verticals that drive volume to US Ecology's fixed facilities. Our expanded geographical footprint now allows US Ecology to provide even more field services such as retail, lab pack, less-than-truckload and other small quantity waste solutions to new and existing customers.
WT: What are the challenges and opportunities you see moving into new business segments with the NRC merger, specifically the marine and exploration and production (E&P) industry?
JF: Given the strengths and market position NRC has in the marine compliance and standby sector, and their expertise in energy waste disposal service, we see tremendous opportunities to broaden our offerings and expand our value proposition to customers. NRC's position in the market aligns with our goal of being a leader in all our core industry segments.
WT: How do you get up to speed learning these new markets, the customers involved and other nuances of unfamiliar businesses?
JF: The experience and expertise the NRCG team brings to US Ecology is tremendous. This knowledge base was a primary reason for the merger. Many of their customers were already US Ecology customers, which helped the transition and communication process. Leveraging this expertise of the existing team, combined with our knowledge of managing other specialty waste streams and landfill disposal, brings new views and best practices to this segment of their vast service offerings.
WT: How might US Ecology leverage NRC's resources to improve your company's efficiencies and offerings?
JF: The ability to take waste that was formerly sent to other disposal companies, and now direct it to US Ecology facilities, is an attractive opportunity. Leveraging NRC's extensive service network will also enable us to more quickly and cost effectively build out our field and industrial services network.
WT: How do you see this merger enabling further growth of the company?
JF: I am incredibly excited about our new team members' expertise and what they will contribute to the overall success and direction of our company. We are adding significant new skillsets and knowledge to our team. Landfill assets, service networks, marine compliance, emergency response and industrial service assets brought into the company position us to grow and be capable of driving even more long-term development in the future.


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Adenosine is an endogenous nucleoside occurring in all cells of the body. It
slows conduction time through the A-V node, and can interrupt the re-entry pathways through the A-V node, therefore can restore normal sinus rhythm in patients with paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PSVT), including PSVT associated with Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome.
• PSVT to convert to sinus rhythm, including those associated with accessory bypass tracts WPW syndrome.
• Diagnostic to elucidate mechanism of tachycardia.
Second- or third-degree A-V block.
Sinus node disease, such as sick sinus syndrome or symptomatic bradycardia.
Known hypersensitivity to adenosine.
Children with a Body Weight <50 kg
Initial dose: 0.05 to 0.1 mg/kg as a rapid IV bolus given either centrally or peripherally.
Repeat administration: If conversion of PSVT does not occur within 1-2 minutes, additional bolus injections of adenosine can be administered at incrementally higher doses, increasing the amount given by 0.05 to 0.1 mg/kg. Follow each bolus with a saline flush. This process should continue until sinus rhythm is established. (Cumulative dose of 12 mg should not be exceeded).
Children with a Body Weight >50 kg
Initial dose: 6 mg given as a rapid intravenous bolus (administered over a 1-2 second period).
Repeat administration: If the first dose does not result in elimination of the supraventricular tachycardia within 1-2 minutes, 12 mg should be given as a rapid intravenous bolus. This 12 mg dose may be repeated a second time if required.
Max dose: 12 mg/dose or cumulative dose of 30 mg.
For diagnostic test for tachycardia:
0.1 mg/kg IV followed by 0.2 mg/kg IV given with a rapid IV push over 1-3 seconds.
Maximum dose: 6 mg initial dose.
Transient chest pain, bradycardia, dyspnoea, diaphoresis, facial flushing, headache, nervousness, numbness, paraesthesia, bronchospasm, chest pain, hemolytic anemia, choking, tingling in arms and light headedness.
Dipyridamole: Enhanced effect, reduce dose of adenosine.
Theophylline/xanthines: Antagonise action.
Caffeine: May diminish the therapeutic effect of Adenosine.
Carbamazepine: May enhance the adverse/toxic effect of Adenosine. Specifically, the risk of higher degree heart block may be increased. Management: Consider using a lower initial dose of adenosine in patients who are receiving carbamazepine.
Digoxin: May enhance the adverse/toxic effect of Adenosine.
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Events Archive
Thursday 7th July 2011
Outdoor Stay and Play Sessions
10:30am - 1pm. Enjoy the outdoors with children's centre workers from East Oxford Children's Centre. Outdoor learning offers the chance to: - Develop confidence, communication and social skills - A wide range of physical development - And an understanding of natural and made environments
No need to book, just turn up. Contact East Oxford Children's Centre for more details (not the garden) on: 01865 248729. Refreshments available - donations welcome.
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The mac is a computer with an OS built for it and no other
So Apple and MS butt heads on OS level stuff. And the OS has a far greater impact on usability/GUI/look and feel/networking than individual applications.
more impact
Don't forget security, stability, openness, scripting functionality, maintainability, and so on.
I would not discount the importance
of the OS, however the applications are quite important also. I don't know of any users PC or Mac that are using a computer with only an operating system. I also remember when I owned an Apple II and an Apple IIGS that when I went into a Computer store at least 90% of the software products would be for an Apple. Now it's just the opposite.
From the hardware side
The Macintosh operating system will only run on computers made by a single company (Apple). At least until now; Apple will soon have OS/X available for other platforms.
The Windows operating system will run on personal computers with an Intel-manufactured processor. (The term "Wintel" is slang for a computer with an Intel processor running Windows.) Intel-based computers are made by many companies, as are peripherals and addiional hardware. These peripherals are more readily available, and usually cost less than adding hardware to a Mac.
The Mac vs. Windows debate used to be a hot one, but it's been replaced by the Linux vs. Windows debate in recent years. Macs have come to be recognized as the only choice for certain professional applications (mostly publishing and graphic arts) but they are uncommon outside those areas.
I would add, not because of any deficiencies
I remember in the 80s when the Mac was the high end platform for 3d CAD work. Boeing, NASA, Nortel and others had used them for scientific work because traditionally the math co-processors were stronger. But now Pentium based computers are fast enough to make this extra benefit moot.
Macs for a time were the hot game development platform as well. Ironically some games were developed on a Mac, ported to a PC, but never released on the mac platform to the public. When I first played Halo, I thought it was familiar. Turns out that the developers had previously developed Marathon, a great mac game that pioneered alot of first person shooter firsts.
Apple to begin using Intel chips
The next generation of Macs will use Intel chips. This means that you'll be able to boot Windows on a Macintosh and OS/XI (or whatever they're going to call it) on a PC. This should bring the debate down out of the stratosphere. Mac OS will suddenly be competing directly with the other incarnations of Unix.