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The County Advocate Program was developed in 2014 by the Alliance to Transform CalFresh as a way to support county advocates in their work to improve CalFresh enrollment in their own communities. CAP strives to provide resources and trainings for advocates, as well as a network for county advocates to be able to share ideas and work together towards a common goal of increasing CalFresh participation statewide.
The Reason – Because SNAP is a county-administered program in California – a structure that has essentially created 58 different SNAP/CalFresh programs, each with its own policies, procedures and problems – change needs to be pushed up from the county level as well as top down through state-level agencies. County Advocates Program (CAP) addresses the need for grassroots advocacy at the county level by offering statewide, county-based advocacy training and technical support that engages local CalFresh Advocates and builds their capacity to move from case-based to system-oriented advocacy network. CAP also leverages a key advantage of the county system – the potential for innovation – and encourages innovations to flourish, while ensuring that lessons and best practices are shared across the state.
The Opportunity – CAP addresses the need for grassroots advocacy at the county level by offering a statewide, county-based framework that includes training and technical support while recognizing the local advocate's valuable experiential knowledge of issues affecting their local CalFresh clients. Advocate groups are predominately comprised of policy practitioners and CalFresh outreach professionals from organizations that work on CalFresh outreach. However, groups have included law makers (senate staff, city council reps and board of supervisors), medical practitioners, and legal aid staff in some cases. Together, this group of local CalFresh Advocates will build their capacity, moving from case-based advocacy to systems-oriented advocacy through a coordinated state and local effort.
The Vision – County advocates throughout California work closely with each other, the Alliance to Transform CalFresh, and county CalFresh directors for the purpose of setting and reaching common goals that will drive their counties toward meaningful change within the CalFresh program. With the foundational themes of Quick, Consistent and Connected driving these goals, County Advocates work with their counties to improve overall participation rates, increases dual participation in the spirit of horizontal integration, reduce timeliness rates with the goal of same day service, reduce churn rates with the goal of eliminating procedural churn and address instances of racial and cultural inequity. County Advocates identify their county's most urgent issues and determine the most impactful strategy to improve the client experience.
The Program –The County Advocate Program provides county partners with the training and support necessary to 'move the needle' on CalFresh participation and retention. Advocates receive one-on-one support as well as group trainings from CAP leadership and the Alliance to become comfortable with their county's participation metrics, set goals, and drive their county's CalFresh program toward excellence! Each local CAP advocate group also joins a cohort of advocates from across the state, and through this network will be able to share challenges, opportunities and proven best practices. This unique opportunity allows us to create a bilateral advocacy effort with a succinct and united agenda.
The Commitment – Advocates' organizations will agree with the reasonable time commitment to participate in the work of driving the goals outlined in the CalFresh Excellence Pledge and further defined in their CAP group county-specific goals and work plan. This could include: 1-2 in-person meetings per year, regularly scheduled calls, sharing concerns and progress on our internal communication platform, county advocacy actions. CAP leadership will provide technical assistance and support, manage communication and training schedules and act as a conduit between the Alliance and CAP Advocates. Alliance members maintain/update CalFresh data, work on state level CalFresh advocacy with CDSS and USDA, and update CAP leadership as state CalFresh information becomes available.
If you have any questions regarding the County Advocate Program or are wondering if you should start a County Advocate group in your county, please contact Sarah Palmer DeFrank


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Tips for Hiring a Web Design Agency If you want to reach customers with your products or services, you need to market them.One of the most effective ways of marketing your offers is through a website. A professionally designed website will make prospects trust and want to do business with you. This being the case, ensure your website looks good and has all the information prospects may need to know about your business. You can hire a freelancer or web design agency to develop a website for you. In St. Louis, there are different web design agencies you can hire. However, you should not simply hire the first agency you come across without doing some research. It is important to do your research well to determine whether the agency you want to hire is the best option. One of the things you should consider before hiring is the experience of the agency. Experience is easy to determine based on the past works that an agency has done. An experienced web design agency will not hesitate to show you some of the websites it has created in the past. Look at the websites; do they look appealing? The other thing you should find out is whether the sites are ranking well on search engines. You not only want a professionally looking website, but one that can also be easily found by customers.
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When evaluating different web agencies to hire, consider the price. It is important to have a budget in mind before starting to shop around. Your budget will determine the agencies you can afford. Some agencies indicate their website design charges online. For others, you will have to call to inquire. Compare quotes from a number of web development agencies to know how much you are likely to end up paying. You will have to indicate the type of website you need to get a quote. You will get free web design quotes from most agencies.
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Another important thing to determine are the features that the agency can incorporate in your website. Some of the features you may want in your website include a blog, ecommerce capabilities, forum and so on. It is crucial to find out in advance whether the agency you will be hiring can implement the specific features that will be important for your site to have. Generally, web design agencies have team members skilled in different areas of web development. For example, some members may work on the backend while other deal with graphics. This is one of the benefits that working with an agency has over working with a freelancer. Finally, ensure the website agency makes great-looking websites.

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It's model markdown madness for two of Manhattan's lovelier catwalkers – who are shaving collective millions off the asking prices of their penthouse apartments.
The first is Brazilian bombshell Gisele Bundchen, a motivated seller who lowered the price of her well-proportioned triplex apartment on West 11th Street from $10.9 million to $9.2 million.
Her broker, The Corcoran Group's Susan Gilder-Hayes, hosted an "open house" last weekend, where prospective buyers viewed the 2,500-square-foot roof deck with a party-sized hot tub (if only those Jacuzzi jets could talk). The Victoria's Secret mannequin's dramatic two-bedroom, 21/2-bath digs also features a two-story living room, marble baths and panoramic views of the Hudson River.
Bundchen, the former gal pal of Leonardo DiCaprio who's now dating Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, now lives in a townhouse in the Village. Meanwhile in TriBeCa, Russian supermodel Natalia Vodianova has discounted her alluring, 5,000-square-foot penthouse from $11 million to $9.9 million.
The eight-room apartment on Reade Street that Vodianova owns with her husband, British real-estate heir Justin Portman, includes three bedrooms, 3½ baths, an outdoor infinity-edge soaking pool off the master bedroom, an indoor reflecting pool, a media room, a sauna and three separate terraces. Broker Adam Modlin of the Modlin Group has the listing.
Anchor's (still) away
News anchor Kaity Tong is sitting on the story of her life. Unfortunately, it's all about her and her husband and nothing she can report on her nightly CW 11 newscast.
Since July, Tong and her husband, Patrick Callahan, have been holed up in a small suite at the Gramercy Park Hotel after their Chelsea apartment was invaded by mold – which appeared to come from a construction site next door.
"As wonderful as the Gramercy Park Hotel is, it isn't home," she said in September. "I want to go home, but only when it's back to the way it was."
Their nightmare began when a large wall section and flooring began to buckle in their penthouse apartment.
"There were never any leaks or problems in Kaity's apartment until work began next door," said their lawyer, Steven Wagner. He is referring to the O'Neill Building on Sixth Avenue, which is being converted to condos costing up to $8 million. Elad Properties (which is developing the O'Neill) has agreed to foot the $600-a-night hotel bill until the issue is resolved. Elad spokesman Lloyd Kaplan says, "It's not about money. We want to fix the problem. A leak came from somewhere, but we're not sure whether it even came from our side."
Meanwhile we're going to feature a "Kaity Watch" until she gets home.
State of Sunshine
Real-estate marketing icon Louise Sunshine is roaring out of retirement, beginning with the sale of her Florida condo.
She's listing her luxury two-bedroom, 21/2-bath West Palm Beach condo at Trump Plaza that she's had for the past three years, with views from the Intracoastal to the ocean, for $1.399 million. "A typical brokerage asking price," she laughs.
And she's listing it with The Corcoran Group, the company that bought her eponymous marketing company a few years ago.
"The eventual buyer will benefit from Louise's renowned taste and attention to detail," said Corcoran CEO Pamela Liebman.
Sunshine said she's not quite finished with the Sunshine State, however.
"I'm looking for opportunities in Miami," she says of the hard-hit market. "I'm looking to invest and create action there."
Meanwhile, Sunshine, who is director of the Alexico Group, is creating buzz in New York at the Mark hotel's co-op suites. Her other venture is at the Laurel, a 30-story new-construction building at 400 East 67th St. that will be topped off today. "It's the best-kept secret in New York," she insists.
Sunshine tells us the 129-unit condominium is already 25 percent sold two weeks before the sales office is slated to open. Apartments there are ranging from $700,000 to $14 million.
Her third Manhattan project will be at 56 Leonard St., where she tells us to stay tuned.


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A lot of buildings are becoming more earth friendly if you believe the numerous featured stories in the newspapers about builders making modifications to the way they really build. If builders are doing this, it made me think that we can all more earth friendly inside our homes. Are there actually homes that you know that could be considered to be eco friendly? In reality, for a home to be completely friendly to the environment may take a significant outlay.
Regarding why we choose to go green, well, that will be based on people's situations. Since greener living is based on a more naturally sourced way of life, it is sensible for households where anyone suffers from allergies. But going green can be a great deal of hassle, so why do people continue to to do it? As the costs are high, any monetary gain can be ruled out as a reason. Just an awareness of a few of the chemical substances that are found in dwellings can be a good enough reason to decide to live green. Poisonous gas released by vinyl linoleum is surely not healthy or earth friendly.
Linoleum itself doesn't give off these gases but it's tough to find just linoleum itself. Many products in your home will give off gases which are deadly because of what they're made of and the chemical processes they undergo. By searching online or taking care in supermarkets, you can find more environmentally friendly items.
Naturally, we can all recycle our trash and this is also great for the Earth. That's items like bottles that are plastic, metal cans and paper products. Many towns and cities have specified rules for recycling waste, so if you abide by their guidelines, you can help the planet. Just buy some containers to put your metal, plastic and paper in and then dispose of them in recycling areas or with the special bags your council provides. You can go green when it comes to decorating your home too. Stay away from paints with VOCs, which are volatile organic compounds. Latex paint is a good choice as there is no detrimental chemical that comes from it.
To be really earth friendly, there are numerous household items you could check out. Almost all of the huge appliance producers have some kind of earth friendly selection. If for for any reason you are concerned about saving water, there are clothes washers and dishwashers now being sold that use less. We all are interested to bring down our water bills and a toilet can also be made to use up less water.
How about an environmentally friendly oven or other household electrical items. To check the earth friendly status of a product, there is a star rating system to guide you.
Making your household more eco friendly can be a difficult and sometimes a costly undertaking, however in the long run you will profit from cheaper bills, better heath and you'll be contributing towards a healthier environment for the next generations.
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Behavioural syndromes predict loss of migration in wild elk
R. Found, C. C. St. Clair
Animal Behaviour 115:35-46; 2016.
Despite rapid growth in the literature on personality in wild animals, personality has seldom been
explored as a tool for wildlife management in human-altered landscapes. That context frequently involves the habituation of wildlife to people, which can alter predatoreprey relationships, contribute to ecosystem damage and result in humanewildlife conflict. For many ungulate species, habituation is also associated with changes to facultative behaviours, such as migration, which may also be related to individual variation. We studied these relationships by identifying behavioural types in two wild populations of elk, Cervus canadensis, within which habituation is prevalent, and in one captive population. We defined behavioural types by the relative position of each individual along a shyebold gradient that we derived for each population from seven behavioural metrics. Those metrics included repeated measures of reactions to three stimuli (approaching humans, novel objects and novel sounds), two state variables measured with scan samples (position within herd and vigilance) and two all-occurrence record of specific behaviours (outcome of dominance interactions and herd leading). Boldness scores were more similar within than among individuals in all three populations, consistent between years, and unrelated to age. In the wild, the shyer half of each population was three times more likely to exhibit migratory behaviour, whereas the bolder half was just as likely (3:1) to express year-round residency. Our results suggest that personality could be an important tool for managing habituated wildlife. By identifying behavioural types and their associations with particular tendencies, managers could proactively target specific individuals for behavioural modification to foster greater coexistence of people and wildlife.


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US firm Snell & Wilmer lays off 40 staff
Snell & Wilmer - a firm with 400 lawyers on the books and offices in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, Utah and Mexico - has laid off around 40 staff.
Chairman John Bouma explained:"This decision was made to achieve better alignment and recognize increased efficiencies." He added:"Affected staff members will receive severance packages based on their tenure at the firm.
"These decisions are never easy, particularly when they involve good people who have served our firm and our clients well over the years," the statement continues. "Snell & Wilmer remains debt-free, financially strong, and focused on continuing to efficiently provide outstanding legal services to our clients."


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Why I want traffic visitors and Pageviews from USA and UK?Simple reason you know "I want to get huge income from advertisement on my site through the google analytics or other affiliate advertisement networks". In advertisement if you are getting more traffic from USA and UK high profile countries than you will get best CPC (Cost per click) or advertisement peck on your website or blog easily.
Here I am trying to explain what we do and why we doing to receive traffic from USA and UK with Two site example.
Site A: Site A receive 4 50 000 daily Pageviews from lower level countries including Pakistan, Chaina, Africa, India, Lanka. So daily click on site is 1200 and CPC cost for this site A is 0.06. So result is you will get 72 dollar per day.
Site B : Site B receive 4 50 000 daily Pageviews from lower level countries including USA, UK. So daily click on site is 1200 and CPC cost for this site A is 0.18. So result is you will get 216 dollar per day.
Site B is implementing best strategy to receive traffic from top level countries USA and UK. And earn more and more income with fewer efforts.
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Tip 1: Find the best keyword for USA and UK.Now tens of premium softwares are available to find keyword in market but you can use google analytics with geographic location in free by Google's free tools.
Useful: How to install google analytics in wordpress blog or website?
Tip 2: Promote your site with social crowed who are mostly from USA and UKHere you will get List of best social sites that is mostly engaged with USA and UK people region.
Tip 3: Blogging engagement with USA and UK based blog or websitesTo engage USA and UK blog or website you have to mark all blog and website in your same niche. Time to time visiting and make commenting prove that you are always connected with this site to google search engine. You can also put your speech in discussion form with sharing idea.
Other way to link building strategy to create becklink.
Tip 4: Submit your blog to USA and UK DirectoriesMy best experience to submit my article with Directory submission make to guide always submit top directories who are mostly join with USA and UK people. One of them is http://www.usalistingdirectory.com/
Tip 5: Advertisement on same niche blogIf you are pro blogger and invest some money in advertisement that you can advertise on USA and UK based blog or website. This tip is best but most powerful.
Tip 6: Set geographic location Unites state in Google webmaster ToolsStep 1: Go Google webmaster Home page from here
Step 2: Select your site which you want to set geographic location on USA and UK.
Step 3: Now you are one selected website's dashboard. Select Site settings. See more from below image
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Site settings > Geographic target > United Status
Tip 7: Use Most Expensive keyword in article or postAlways select most expensive keyword related to your article or post title through the google AdWord.
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I needed a great red, white, and blue dessert for the 4th of July (yup I know we are heading into September soon!) and I came upon this recipe from Recipe Girl. I know it took a while to get this up on here, but I wanted to be sure to share so you all can make while berries are still in season and don't cost an arm and a leg. I was excited for the lemon twist in the recipe thinking that would make these even more summer-y. I would not make without the lemon entirely, but I will cut the lemon in half moving forward. I had hoped for a lemon hint and it turned out to be a little more pronounced than that. Still awesome nonetheless! I categorized this is as saint meal because it is quite reasonable and low in fat in moderation. Recipe Girl notes that it serves 16 and each serving comes in at about 200 calories/11 g fat (6.5 g saturated). Perhaps consider preparing this for Labor Day BBQs coming.
- 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
- 1/2 stick (4 Tablespoons) butter, melted
- 1 1/2 packages (12 ounces) reduced-fat cream cheese
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup skim milk
- 2 TBSP cornstarch
- 2 TBSP fresh lemon juice (you may want to use just 1 TBSP- your call!)
- zest of one lemon (again, your call on including this)
- 3 large eggs
- 1 cup fresh raspberries (more or less, as desired)
- 3/4 cup fresh blueberries (more or less, as desired)
- nonstick spray
1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Line an 8×8-inch pan with aluminum foil. Spray lightly with cooking spray.
2. In a small bowl, mix graham cracker crumbs and melted butter. Press mixture firmly into the bottom of the prepared pan.
3. In a food processor (or with an electric mixer) blend cream cheese, eggs, milk, sugar, cornstarch, lemon juice, and lemon zest just until smooth. Do not over-beat.
4. Pour the cream cheese mixture on top of the crumb crust. Scatter raspberries and blueberries on top.
5. Bake 35 to 40 minutes, or until touch to center feels slightly firm and set.
6. Cool completely before cutting. Use foil to lift cheesecake out of pan and onto a cutting board. Use a thin, sharp knife to cut into clean-looking bars (wiping blade clean with a paper towel between cuts). Refrigerate until ready to serve.


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Larry Leight was born and raised in Los Angeles, CA. With a passion for surfing and travel, he sought a trade that would allow him creativity as well as freedom. With the encouragement of a family friend who was an optometrist, Larry earned a degree as a certified optician and began his journey in the eyewear industry.
Larry's designs and unique philosophy have changed the course of eyewear and influenced designers around the world. He has collaborated on the launch of Prada, Miu Miu, Jil Sander, Helmut Lang, and Vera Wang's eyewear brands. He is also one of the first eyewear designers to be elected as a member of the CFDA (Council of Fashion Designers of America).
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Maybe they'll learn good faith in big corporations gets you nowhere. Neither does being a "Willing Host", apparently.
Adelaide Metcalfe Township
Re: NextEra Kerwood Wind Inc. Damages Update
On August 12, 2014, staff met with Mr. Jeff Damen, NextEra's construction manager. The discussion revolved on the issue that NextEra had received the estimate for the damages done to the Township's roads due to construction of the turbines. Damen indicated that he had spoken with his supervisors and related to us that they had no problems and would pay this amount to the Municipality and that they preferred that Township look after completing the necessary repairs.
We then contacted our solicitor, Mr. Barry Card, and he forward an e-mail to NextEra's solicitor, Mr. Andy Gibbons, requesting confirmation that NextEra would send Township the funds and that the Township would proceed to carry out necessary road repairs on their behalf.
On August 20, 2014, Andy Gibbons informed Barry Card that the Township would receive something from NextEra very shortly.
On September 4, 2014, Barry Card sent an e-mail to Andy Gibbons to follow up on the matter. The reply from Mr. Gibbons said "I followed up accordingly" but with no explanation.
Road Supervisor, Eldon Bryant, has made many attempts to reach Mr. Damen phone, but has received no reply.
On September 9, 2014, Mr. Bryant sent an e-mail to Mr. Damen requesting an update on this matter, but again there has been no reply. This brings us to the issue that this repair work needs to be done. It is the Road Supervisor's responsibility, under his job description as well as the legislation, to keep the Township's roads safe. The issue with the cost to do these repairs is that this was not approved in the 2014 budget and that Council needs to determine where the funds for these repairs will come from. As of the day that this report is being written, the other issue now is that, should Council be in "Lame Duck" situation, the matter may have to be deferred until possibly after the Municipal Election. This report is to update Council on the issue.


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FLIGHT International, 2 January 1969 Applications Aero Commander Turbo Commander 11, 2XTPE33I- 43BL(605 e.h.p.) Air Parts Fletcher FU-1160, 1 XTPE331 (530 s.h.p.). CASA/HFB CASA-212 Aviocar, 2XTPE331-201 (715 s.h.p.). Car- stedt Jet Liner 600, 2XTPE331-100 (665 e.h.p.). Conroy Stolifter. 1XTPE331-25A (605 e.h.p.). de Havilland of Canada DHC-7. 4XTPE331-3O0 (800 s.h.p.). de Havilland of Canada DHC-2 Turbo- Beaver, 1XTPE331 (575 s.h.p.). Fairchild Hiller Heli-Porter PC-6/ C-H2, 2XTPE331-25D (575 s.h.p.). Handley Page C-10A Jetstream 3M, 2XTPE331-301W (895 e.h.p.). Mooney/Mitsubishi MU-2A and -2E, 2xTPE331-25A (605 e.h.p.). Mooney/Mitsubishi MU-2F, 2XTPE331-151A (705 e.h.p.). Saab 1017, 4XTPE331-201 (715 s.h.p.). Short Skyvan Srs 3, 2XTPE331-20I (715 e.h.p.). Swearingen Metro Commuter, 2XTPE331-303 (895 e.h.p.). Swearingen Merlin TIB, 2XTPE331-151G (665 e.h.p.). Volpar Super Turbo 18. 2XTPE331-47 (575 s.h.p.). Volpar Turboliner, 2XTPE331-151 (715 e.h.p.). (TPE331-201) Two-stage (single-sided) centrifugal compressor, annular reverse-flow combustor, three-stage turbine. Integral front- mounted gearbox. Take-off 750 e.h.p.: length 46.01in: width 2l.l8in: height 26.46in ; weight 3361b. T76 Military single-shaft turboprop. Derived from TPE331 with application in the North American OV-10A Bronco. T76-G-10 and -12 are similar to TPE331-201 with the same ratings but are handed for opposite rotation. TSE36 Civil single-shaft turboshaft. Derived from AiResearch GTP36-7 APU. A new private venture development aimed at replacing piston engines in the 150 s.h.p. to 250 s.h.p. range. Certification is scheduled for February this year. Applications Enstrom F-28A (FTB), 1XTSE36-1 (220 s.h.p.). Enstrom T-28, 1XTSE36-1 (220 s.h.p.). Hughes 269A (FTB), 1XTSE36-1 (220 s.h.p.). Verticraft VC 1, 2XTSE36-1 (220 s.h.p.) driving tip jet compressor. (TSE36-1) Single-stage (single-sided) centrifugal compressor, single- can torus combustor, single-stage (single-sided) radial inflow turbine. Non-integral gearbox. Take-off 220 s.h.p.: weight approximately 1651b. ALLISON Allison Division. General Motors Corporation). Indianapolis. Indiana. USA TF32 Military twin-spool turbofan. Unsuccessful entrant in USN's VSX engine competition. TF4I Military twin-spool turbofan. An advanced derivative of Rolls-Royce RB.168-25 (designated RB.168-62), the TF41 is subject of $227.3 million USAF contract awarded jointly to Allison and R-R for development and production of 500 engines to power LTV A-7D Corsair II in place of Pratt & Whitney TF30. Deliveries started in June 1968 and in July and December the USN awarded Allison further contracts amounting to $43 million to develop higher rated version for Navy A-7Es. R-R is principal sub-contractor. Applications LTV A-7D Corsair II, 2XTF41-A-1 (14,2501b). LTV A-7E Corsair II, 2XTF41-A-2 (15,0001b). (TF41-A-1) Three-stage 1-p compressor and two-stage i-p compressor (both driven by 1-p turbine),, 11-stage h-p compressor, cannular combustor with ten flame tubes, two-stage h-p and 1-p turbines. Take-off 14,2501b: b.p.r. 0.77:1: mass flow 2581b/sec: pressure ratio 20 :1 overall. Quiet Engine Civil three-shaft turbofan. Allison and Pratt & Whitney submitted prototype engine design proposals to the NASA in November last year as part of the Administration's Quiet Engine Program on which it plans to spend about $10 million annually for the next five years. Basic aim of the programme is to produce engines capable of operating at a noise level at least 15 to 20 decibels lower than the P&W JT3D. A contract for construction of two engines is to be awarded early this year. Rolls-Royce is sub-contractor to Allison for its quiet engine studies. Potential applications All Boeing 707/720 series and Douglas DC-8 series aircraft. (Allison Quiet Engine) Single-stage fan, eight-stage i-p compressor, eight-stage h-p compressor, annular combustor, single-stage h-p and i-p turbines, five-stage 1-p turbine. Take-off 22,0001b: b.p.r. 5:5:1 : pressure ratio approximately 24:1: length 153in: diameter 74in: weight approximately 4,8001b. GMA-100 Civil/military core engine. An advanced technology gas generator being developed as a building-block engine with 651b/sec mass flow. As the core engine for future Allison turbofans, the GMA-100 has potential up to thrusts of 20,0001b for a b.p.r. of 5 :1. T80 Military free-turbine turboshaft. An advanced lightweight turboshaft demonstrator of low s.f.c. in the 5,000 to 6,000 s.h.p. category being developed under USN contract. Essentially a non- regenerative version of the erstwhile Allison T78 regenerative turboprop, the T80 features a high pressure ratio compressor, cooled turbine and low-speed free-turbine obviating need for reduc tion gearing. Following component testing, a demonstrator was scheduled to run mid-1968 under designation T80-A-2. Model 250 Civil free-turbine turboshaft. Leading US low-power helicopter turbine, is a commercial counterpart to the T63 military turboshaft. Development uprating to 400 s.h.p. in both turboshaft and turboprop forms was announced in September 1968 (replacing originally proposed 370 s.h.p. series). FAA certification of these versions is expected by December this year and deliveries should start in February 1970. Production capacity for 317 s.h.p. models is being doubled to 250 engines per month. Rolls-Royce is sales and service distributor in Europe, Africa, South America, the Middle East and Far East, and Hawker de Ha.villand (Australia) has similar franchise for South Pacific. R-R also holds option for exclusive licence for manufacture in UK.. Applications Agusta Model I09C, 2x250-04 (370 s.h.p.). Agusta Bell 206A JetRanger, 1X250-C18A (317 s.h.p.). Bell 206A JetRanger. 1X250-C18 (317 s.h.p.). Berlin Doman BD-68, 3x250-04 (370 s.h.p.). Bolkow Bo 105. 2X250-O8 (317 s.h.p.). Fairchild Hiller FH-1100, 1x250-08 (317 s.h.p.). Filper Research Beta 300. 1x250-09 (317 s.h.p.). Hughes 500 and 500U, 1x250-08 (252 s.h.p.). Nord 500, 2x250-08 (317 s.h.p.). (Model 250-C20) Six-stage axial plus single-stage (single-sided) centrifugal compressor, annular reverse-flow combustor, two-stage compressor turbine two-stage power-turbine. Ventral-mounted integral gearbox. Take-off 400 s.h.p.: length 40.3in: width I9in: height 22.5in : weight 1551b. Model 250 Civil free-turbine turboprop. Propeller-driving version of Model 250 turboshaft. Production deliveries of 250-B15 (317 s.h.p.) were scheduled for late 1968. Applications Cessna 0-2T, 1X250-B15G (317 s.h.p.). Cessna 0-2TT, 1X250-B17 (400 s.h.p.). Helio H-634T Twin Stallion. 2X250-B15 (317 s.h.p.). Robertson STOL series. (Model 250-B17) Configuration similar to Model 250-C20 except for larger dorsal-mounted gearbox. Take-off 400 s.h.p.: length 44.6in: width 19in : height 22.5in : weight 1921b. T63 Military free-turbine turboshaft. Military counterpart to civil Model 250. Major production programme for US Army light observation helicopter involving several thousand engines. Specialist development of regenerative version, Model 250-E3, on behalf of US Army, flight demonstrated in Hughes YOH-6A. Applications Bell OH-58A and TH-57A JetRangers, 1 X T63-A-5A (252.5 s.h.p.). Hughes OH-6A Cayuse. 1XT63-A-5A (252.5 s.h.p.). Mississippi State University XV-11A, 1XT63-A-5A (250 s.h.p.) for propeller drive and b.l.c. suction. Westland WE-01. 2x coupled T63. (T63-A-5A) Configuration and dimensions similar to Model 250-C20. Take-oft 317 s.h.p. at s.l. and 59°F. Weight 1391b. T56 Military single-shaft turboprop. Sole US high power turboprop to be produced in quantity and progressively developed. As T56-A- 15, was first American engine to enter service with air-cooled tur bine blading. Latest development version is smaller, lighter, with 5,325 e.h.p. T56-A-18 operating at higher turbine temperature. New features include annular combustor, advanced fuel system and air- cooling for stator and rotor blading for first two stages of turbine. Applications Aero Spacelines Guppy and Super Guppy, 4xT56. Grumman E-2A Hawkeye, 2XT56-A-8 (4,050 e.h.p.). Lockheed C-130A Hercules, 4XT56-A-9 (3,750 e.h.p.): C-130B & E, 4xT56- A-7 (4,050 e.h.p.): C-130H, HC-130H & C-130K, 4xT56-A-l5 (4,910 e.h.p.). Lockheed P-3A Orion, 4XT56-A-10W (4,500 e.h.p.): P-3B Orion, 4XT56-A-14 (4,910 e.h.p.), Lockheed YP-3C Orion. 4xT56. (T56-A-15) Fourteen-stage compressor, cannular combustor with six flame tubes, four-stage turbine. Non-integral front-mounted gearbox. Take-off 4,910 e.h.p.: mass flow 32.41b/sec: pressure ratio 9.25:1 ; length 146in : width 27in; height 39in : weight 1,8251b. Model 501 Civil single-shaft turboprop. Commercial counterpart of T56, is sole US turboprop to enter airline operation. Applications Convair CV-580, 2X501-D13D (3,750 e.h.p.). Lock heed 188A Electra, 4X501-D13 (3,750 e.h.p.). Lockheed 100 Her cules, 4X501-D22 (4,050 e.h.p.). (Model 501-D22) Configuration similar to T56. Take-off 4,050 e.h.p.; length 146in: width 27in; height 39in: weight 1,8351b. ALVIS/ROVER Alvis Ltd (subsidiary of British Leyland Motor Corporation). Coventry. England. TJ125 Minijet Military single-shaft turbojet. Built under licence from Rover Gas Turbines Ltd (subsidiary of British Leyland) to power the Belgian MBLE Epervier surveillance drone. The Minijet is a two-speed engine with double-datum governor to reduce speed ahead of radio-controlled landing of Epervier with cameras and film intact. (TJ125 Minijet) Single-stage (single-sided) centrifugal compressor. annular combustor, single-stage (single-sided) radial inflow turbine. Take-off and maximum continuous 1141b: mass flow 2.051b/sec: pressure ratio 3.9:1: length approximately 12in: width 10.5in; height 11.85in; weight 431b.
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Hello all! After a long hiatus, I am writing again. Why I stopped for so long–that's a story for another time. For now, here is a new piece for a new year in Maine Beacon. The question: how do we find political hope when it seems like so few of our politicians actually listen to our voices? Thank you to Maine Senator Susan Collins for providing the perfect example for this article. Despite massive public outrage from Mainers (and the world), she chose to support the immoral Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. She voted with her party, not with her people. What do we do now? Read on!
Finding political hope in 2018
Before the snow, outrage covered Maine after Senator Susan Collins betrayed her constituents with a vote for the immoral Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. This bill profits the rich and powerful at the expense of everyone else. Senator Collins was one of the key Republican votes that could have jeopardized, if not halted, this legislation. Citizens across Maine used every tool in our power to pressure Collins. Still, she announced her support of the bill. What do we do now? How do we find political hope in 2018 when there is no evidence that our voices will be heard? We no longer operate in the age of politics-as-usual. Elected officials and grassroots movement must re-conceptualize how we engage with politics if we are to survive, let alone thrive, in the twenty-first century.
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the most sweeping change to the tax code in thirty years, symbolizes the triumph of Trump's plutocratic political agenda. Corporate tax rates will drop from 35% to 21%. In 2019, the poorest Americans will receive a 54% tax cut ($60) while the richest Americans will benefit from a 91% tax cut ($51,140). In 2027, the poorest Americans will see a 33% tax increase ($30), as the richest Americans continue to enjoy a 76% tax break of $20,660 a year. Thirteen million Americans could lose health insurance. Billions will be cut from public service programs like Medicare and Medicaid. The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is open for oil drilling.
Mainers mobilized massive public pressure against Senator Collins as her support for the bill became clear. Multiple sit-insoccupied her Maine and D.C. offices. Dozens of Mainers were arrested for participating in these peaceful actions. Some waited for Collins at the Bangor Airport with backs turned. Others made "Darth Traitor" shirts featuring her face. Small business owners took a stand. Progressive organizations that represent thousands of Mainers opposed the bill. Thousands more called her offices, wrote her letters, published LTE's. Rachel Maddow called our state's response "unimaginably loud."
No matter how many Mainers took action, Collins looked the other way. She made a deal with the devil, a classic Faustian bargain. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell promised to include two of her amendments that she claimed would alleviate some of the bill's harsher impacts on health care and pledged a vote on Collins' amendments by the end of 2017. Collins told the press: "'I have a personal commitment that that [Medicare cuts] will not occur, and that has been discussed with Paul Ryan on the House side." She added, "If it were to occur, I wouldn't even be considering voting for this bill.'" As if there weren't other reasons to oppose this bill! Unsurprisingly, Collins' promises are on hold. Already, her amendments will not see a vote until 2018.
Senator Collins banked her integrity and morality on the word of individuals who are hell bent to profit from as much pain and destruction as possible. Why? Maybe she truly believed that McConnell would keep his word, making her very naive. Or perhaps she had other reasons to support the bill and used the amendments to save face. Either way, Collins betrayed the people of Maine.
I could wrap my head around Collins' political (although immoral) maneuvering if we lived in normal times. Politicians master the art of trade-offs with negotiation, deal-making, and compromise. But we do not live in the age of politics-as-usual. President Donald Trump lied his way to the White House, and his agenda is built on lies. Collins' mistake was not to negotiate but to negotiate with a new political force for whom the rejection of fact and simple decency is an ideological necessity. Her mistake was to think that people and planet could afford just one more political sellout. But there is no room for error in this age. Her epic political miscalculation may cost her everything.
Yet with darkness comes light. The past few months showcased Maine's growing capacity for political resistance. Mainers from all walks of life stood up for justice and called on Collins to do the same. We have laid the foundation for a robust diverse social movement in Maine. Our aim now must be to turn this new momentum into a movement that no Maine politician can ignore. We must use it to stoke our networks, grow our coalitions, construct shared values and policy frameworks, and launch rapid response actions. If we do this well, today's momentum can become a movement that empowers Mainers to reclaim our democracy.
As we build our movement, we also need the power of local politics. Mainers need to run for office at every level of government. We must support candidates—like former Lewiston mayoral candidate Ben Chin—who confront hatred and division. We can also be proactive. Our citizen power can push forth initiatives that better our communities—from statewide ballot referenda like Universal Home Care to local ordinances like the Clear Skies Ordinance in South Portland that single-handedly blocked the flow of tar sands across New England. Progressive local politics combined with a coordinated strategic movement to hold our elected leaders accountable could one day ensure that Mainers' are no longer ignored.
Our time requires both politicians and grassroots movements to master a different way of thinking, acting, and being. We cannot let this moment in history be defined by Trump's cynical manipulation of anger into hate. We can define our age with love, hope, and creativity. I found hope in working on Ben Chin's campaign, using the power of our towns, villages, and neighborhoods to start new conversations and think about our lives in a different way. I find hope in the growing number of Mainers who are willing to stand up for our longstanding values of fairness, equality, and community. It's not that long ago that Maine was "the way life should be." It can be again.


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Daniela Martucci is a communications professional specializing in integrated marketing communications.
Her experience includes managing regional communications, public relations strategies and marketing campaigns for clients including Pioneer Latin America and Cisco Systems (CANSAC region), Pan Am International Flight Academy, financial organizations such as FIBA and FELABAN and non profit organizations like Miami's Chapman Partnership, amongst others. Daniela is a member of the Chapman partnership Womanade Committee and makes regular contributions to US Hispanic newspaper, El Nuevo Herald.
Throughout her career Daniela has participated in the management and execution of accounts in the luxury, real estate and entertainment industries both locally and regionally. Daniela´s experience includes working as an external communications manager for issues management and litigation communications for Chevron Corp in Latin America. In the healthcare field Daniela has vast experience managing accounts such as pharmaceuticals Bayer (including leading brands YazPlus® and Xarelto®), Roche, leading an advocacy project on biotechnology and AstraZeneca coordinating medical advisory boards and patient with diabetes education programs.
With over fifteen years of hands on experience Mrs. Martucci has held significant prior roles of responsibility across a range of PR and communications disciplines including TV production and investigative journalism. Daniela worked as a Manager for Newlink Communications and Edelman, in charge of regional accounts in the public affairs, consumer and healthcare divisions for over seven years. She began in corporate communications working for Venezuela´s Fleishman Hillard affiliate, Asesorac. She has developed and led professional teams, pioneered in the audiovisual and social media corporate movement initializing corporations such as RIM, Oracle and Pioneer Latam´s groups with extraordinary proven outcomes.
Early in her career, Daniela contributed to a Venezuelan newspaper, later honored with a National Alternative Journalism Prize. She then joined the production crew for the news department in Venevisión, in charge of assisting the production of live newscasts, opinion segments and interviews with prestigious personalities such as Nobel Peace Prize winners Mikhail Gorbachev and Oscar Arias.
Daniela has a B.A. in Communications with specialization in Broadcast Journalism and is fluent in English, Spanish and Portuguese. She was educated in American schools in both Argentina and Brazil for over 15 years.
Marisol is the kind of professional anyone would want on their team; she brings the perfect blend of experience in the public and private sectors, corporate and agency life, spanning across various cities that include Lima, Washington D.C. and Miami.
Working with fan favorites such as Coca-Cola and McDonalds and governmental entities such as the Organization of American States and Peru´sTourism Promotion office, she has a unique ability to see things through her own one-of-a-kind keen eye and when she sheds her own light on challenges and opportunities, she inevitably ends up maximizing results for the clients.
She holds a master's degree in International Studies from Erasmus University in The Hague, Netherlands and a bachelor's degree in Communications from the University of Lima, Peru.
Core Competencies: Corporate Communication, Event Management and Public Relations.
A journalist by conviction, dedication and inheritances, Mairim Gómez Cañas has over 15 years of experience in recognized print, audiovisual and online media including Venezuela's Globovision News TV Channel, daily national newspaper El Nacional,, the renowned PR and Ad Magazine PRODUCTO and the well-known news blog www.lapatilla.com , as a correspondent for the Florida Hispanic audiences.
She is an accomplished journalism, PR, copy-editing, and social media specialist with experience in news writing, media production, photo edition and community management, with an extraordinary knowledge in Spanish language spelling, punctuation, and syntax.
Throughout her 11 years working for Globovision Network she accumulated experience in news writing, script development, media coordination, in house and field production for newscasts, diverse editorial television segments and digital content development, as well as in the planning and execution of special coverage reports.
Mairim has extensive experience in public relations and media affairs. Among the clients she has managed as a consultant and a journalist are the Santa Barbara Airlines In-flight magazine SBA Report, the Venezuelan American Chamber of Commerce of the United States, Mercado de Dinero USA, Vista Magazine Online, Pioneer Latin America, Florida International Banking Association, Stambul Construction USA, The Langford Hotel, In Extremo Media Group, Maximized Living Nutrition and Sunflower Publishing, among others.
Mairim holds a bachelor's degree in communications specializing in print journalism and recently completed Studies in Social Media from the The Knight Center for Journalism at the University of Texas at Austin.
Victor David Melo is a communications professional specialist in digital journalism, brings more than 13 years of experience in social media to his position. He was part of the editorial team of El Universal newspaper in Venezuela and later worked as the information coordinator for El Nacional sports section in the same country. Earlier in his career, he worked for La Voz newspaper, covering politics, events, community, and sports. He produced radio programs for Ateneo 100.7 FM, and was a contributing writter to airline publications Aserca Report and SBA Report, as well as online portals elestimulo.com, 90min and 12up.
Victor has extensive and impressive experience with the two most important print journals in Venezuela, with credits that include news coverage, reports, chronicles and opinion pieces of high relevance. His work here subsequently earned him the respect and credibility necessary to assume leadership roles in El Nacional. In this capacity, he was in charge of assigning editorial guidelines to the group under his direction, and editing and prioritizing daily content for both the print and digital versions.
Throughout his career, Víctor has not only demonstrated talent and creativity to fulfill his responsibilities in a high-pressure environment, he has also demonstrated a great capacity for adapting to difficulties, and the ability to motivate other professionals to achieve better team performance.
In recognition of his skill and talent for writing, Victor was invited to pen the epilogue for ""Luis Salazar, el hombre con la voluntad de hierro", a book written by Omar Suarez Pieters in 2011. In addition, Victor's narrative elaborating on the perfect game of Felix Hernandez, written for the newspaper El Universal, was selected to be published in "70 años de hazañas deportivas", a book edited jointly by the Editorial Group Cyngular and Banesco Banco Universal, and curated by Cristóbal Guerra.
Victor's achievements extend beyond the field of sports journalism. He was in charge of the social network unit for PRODU, building a strong community around the brand, and successfully increasing interaction with senior television and advertising executives in the United States and Latin America. Additionally – for the same company – he wrote news articles, conducted interviews and hierarchized the information in the OTT / VOD source.
At DMH & Associates Communications, Victor has been responsible for designing strategies and developing content for social networks of various clients; using his ability to edit videos and slideshows. He has also been in charge of writing press releases, translations, marketing and PR efforts for companies such as Epelboim Development Group, FIBA, AxiomSL, gA, Cisco, Pan Am, Pioneer and ExpoCredit.
A communications professional whose experience in journalism dates back more than 15 years, working in several media outlets of great importance in Venezuela. Daniela graduated from Santa Maria University in Caracas, Venezuela with a bachelors in Communications including a specialization in broadcast and investigative journalism. Her first assignments as a reporter were executed for a regional newspaper titled La Voz, chronicling the murders of one of the largest poverty stricken neighborhoods in Latin America, Petare.
Daniela served as head of the Breaking News Section for El Nacional national newspaper, Venezuela's most significant national newspaper.
Daniela quickly accumulated experience in digital journalism, as she was part of the team of one of the most important economic portals in Venezuela, El Mundo Economía y Negocios. She was then called to be part of El Estímulo, one of the most innovative and highly relevant alternative media in a country silenced by censorship. Simultaneously, she served as editorial coordinator of Amigos, the monthly magazine published by top financial institution Banco Occidental de Descuento, where she served as copywriter and editor.
With her digital experience Nougues quickly developed skills in the strategic elaboration and roll out for corporate and media social platforms as she was in charge of managing this for the several portals she was a part of. Passionate about the tools offered by communication technologies to boost projects, she became a freelance community manager for different brands, businesses and shops and has also managed social media platforms for important leaders and political parties in Venezuela.
Daniela´s career experience also includes broadcast production as she was part of the production team for Venevision´s top rated morning show, Portadas, which was broadcast live. She is also a speaker and host certified by the National Association of Journalists of Venezuela.
Dr. Albar Martucci, MD is an endocrinologist and former (retired) CEO of MSD, a multinational pharmaceutical for Latin America. He currently acts as Medical Director for an 80-inpatient hospital located in Caracas Venezuela and also works as a consultant in the medical and bioethics fields.
His corporate career in MSD began in 1983 when he he joined Merck Sharp & Dohme of Venezuela as Medical Director and continued his career there for over 30 years acting as Marketing Director, Operations Director and ultimately Managing Director. Albar Martucci was transferred to Buenos Aires, Argentina and relocated to Brazil as Managing Director for the mentioned pharmaceutical company.
Earlier in his career he was dedicated to the academic world where we acted as an Associate Professor of Pathophysiology at the Medical Faculty of the Venezuelan Central University and held private practice.
Thought his career at MSD he participated in organizing seminars, and monitoring of Clinical Trials second and third phased, that includes the monitoring of Crixivan in second phase (for the treatment of AIDS).
Dr. Martucci is a physician graduated at the Venezuela Central University and has a Master of Science degree from the University of Toronto.
Graduated from the Caracas Institute of Design in 2000, Leonardo began his career as an industrial designer in the PGP Advertising Agency. Leo has participated in the makeover for prestigious institutions such as Banco de Venezuela Grupo Santander, B.O.D., Movistar, and Bancaribe.
In 2003, motivated by his passion for the marketing field, he received a degree in advertising. In the same year he decided to travel to London, England, where he explored the field of Graphic Design, and Freelance work. His work, studies, and experience was good enough to make him a prominent member of the group in charge of making over the global image of the English real estate company, Colin Bibra.
Back in his hometown, Caracas, he obtained the position of Creative Manager in a merchandising agency named Creative Platform. His work included developing new products and brands for companies like Wolkswagen, BMW, Bancrecer, Excelsior Gamma and Puma.
In 2004, he decided to create "La Metra Comunicaciones" a creative boutique specializing in Graphic, Industrial & Web Design. Famous brands and companies like INELECTRA, Coca-Cola, Banco Canarias, Cargill, Plum Rose and Labs Vargas, and others were part of this initiative and became clients of "La Metra Comunicaciones".
In 2009, Leo simultaneously obtained a Bachelor of Science in Management from Preston University and a degree in Corporate Strategic Communications at the Universidad Católica Andrés Bello.
Later that year, moved by the passion to restore the democratic system in Venezuela, he decided to get involved in the political communications field, and became a part of the founding members of the Venezuelan political party, Voluntad Popular, where he held the position of National Coordinator of Internal Communications, and years later a National Director of Creative Communications. His most recent work as a member of the party was the coordination of the team in charge of developing the national campaign for 33 candidates in different municipalities of Venezuela during the election that year. His campaigns helped the opposition to obtain victory in 18 cities.
In 2012, Leonardo Trechi was recognized for the Iberoamerican Contest: Electoral Campaign (Promesas Electorales) obtaining the first place in the category of designing a Grassroots Strategy in Barcelona, Spain.
In 2014, thanks to the creation and development of a Social Media strategy to support the opposition unit candidates in Venezuelan municipal elections of 2013, he was award winner of the International recognition "Victory Awards" by Social Media Policy Strategy of the Year in Washington, DC. USA.
Isabel is a public relations consultant with over 5 years of experience in public relations, crisis communications and social media. She helps develop full circle PR strategies, assists in issues management, drafts and edits speeches, press releases, media advisories, internal communications and develops social media strategies.
Isabel has worked managing crisis and developing public affairs campaigns for banks, ports, mining companies and oil giants including Chevron. She led and contributed to public relations campaigns that have won a PRSA Silver Anvil, a CASE national award and PRSA Sunshine District's Radiance Award and forms a part of the Hispanic Public Relations Association.
Nancy Correa es comunicadora social y periodista con amplio conocimiento y experiencia en el manejo de medios del mercado hispano tanto en Latinoamérica como en los Estados Unidos. Los últimos 10 años ha trabajado en relaciones públicas desarrollando ambiciosos proyectos en esta área tanto para agencias de comunicaciones en los Estados Unidos como para entidades sin ánimo de lucro.
Durante sus experiencia profesional se ha desempeñado liderando importantes proyectos en áreas tales como turismo, banca, negocios, salud y entretenimiento a través de reconocidas agencias de comunicaciones y relaciones públicas.
Ha tenido la oportunidad de trabajar en PR para destacadas entidades y empresas tales como la Florida International Bankers Association (FIBA), FELABAN, Wachowia Bank, Xoom, Latin Trade- Premios Bravo, La Cumbre, Discovery, el gobierno de República Dominicana y DHL entre otros.
Su destreza y conocimiento de los medios hispanos le ha permitido además de lograr importantes hits en los medios más destacados de estos mercados, manejar de manera exitosa la imagen de empresas en situaciones de conflicto.
Nancy se considera como una apasiona por su profesión y convencida de que el manejo de la imagen ante los medios de comunicación es un factor determinante en el éxito o fracaso de una gestión.
Clarice is a seasoned marketing communications/PR professional and business consultant with special expertise in Latin American, U.S. Hispanic and multicultural markets. Her background and experience span a broad spectrum of industry segments and includes work for national and international corporations and not-for-profit organizations. A strategic thinker and creative problem solver, her skill sets include conceptual planning, project management, media relations, public affairs, brand development, crisis management, product launch and grass roots/cause related marketing.
Clarice has a breadth of expertise as a strategic planner and content writer, developing programs and communications materials for global category leaders. Brand experience includes: Kraft Latin America; Oracle Latin America; Cisco Latin America (corporate videos); Clorox Latin America (new product launch/brand identity);Citi Latin America; Latin American Bankers Association; Bacardi/Dewar's (new product launch); Delicias Latinas (new brand launch); Entenmann's (CSR program development); Great Florida Bank (annual reports); Mexico Tourism (newsletters/crisis management); Aeromexico; Johnson & Johnson Latin America (international sales meetings multimedia) to name a few. She also assisted in developing communication materials and internal public relations strategy/materials for the world's largest McDonald's franchise.
Her expertise includes crafting opinion pieces and by-lined articles for business and government leaders. Now adding "new media" capabilities to her toolbox, she develops and administers social media campaigns for clients. Successfully leveraging social media, she helped sway public opinion and lawmakers in Florida regarding impending legislation, and also generated fun and good times for a Caribbean beer brand.
As a campaign director, she directed the successful launch of Nueva Cocina Foods, the first healthful, gourmet Latin food brand in the U.S., as well as the launch of Truecount RFID and other start-ups. She also directed five successful campaigns for The Americas Food & Beverage Show, the largest Latin-focused F&B event in the hemisphere– -doubling and then tripling international attendance and revenues.
Prior to becoming an independent consultant, Clarice was Director of Public Relations for an interactive ad agency during the dot-com boom, executing campaigns for agency clients including America Rents and AmericaEconomia. She also designed and created a signature electronic event to showcase Latin American artists, Arte of the Americas.
Before entering marketing communications/PR, Clarice worked in video production and as a journalist. She majored in English Literature with master-level film studies and writing courses at Fairfield University and the University of Miami.


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Jackhammer Pinot Noir $17
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Pinot Noir
Ruby red with flavors of cherry, cola, plum, and herb.
Sourced from Monterey, San Luis, and Santa Barbara counties, this wine has a dark ruby color with a great nose of cherry, cola, and a wonder floral component. Flavors of cherry, cola, plum, herb, are intermixed with lovely acid to keep it fresh, lively, and not too heavy. While this is a juicy and upfront wine, this has the texture and secondary characteristics of a wine that costs much, much more.
From a partnership between two Central Coast wine families, Jackhammer seeks to make inexpensive Pinot Noir that actually tastes like Pinot Noir.
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We will begin our reveal day at 10pm on 30 March! All our vendors, tutors, lectures, social events, and more will be released on that day across all of our social media, Ravelry group, and website.
Our ticket launch begins at 7pm on 27 April. At that time you will be able to purchase tickets for the Vendors' Gallery Marketplace, classes, lectures, and social events.
Bringing together independent yarn dyers, wool farmers, small holders, spinners, felters, and weavers for an award nominated yarn festival in scotland.
Welcome to Perth Festival of Yarn.
Established in 2016, Perth Festival of Yarn is Scotland's contemporary yarn and fibre festival.
Over the last 3 years we have welcomed the very best independent businesses from across the UK and EU to our Vendors' Gallery Marketplace which showcased 80 vendors in 2018. We're also thrilled to have welcomed you, our festival-goers, who have travelled from 19 different countries to celebrate with us in our marketplace, our classes, lectures and social events.
We at Perth Festival of Yarn are passionate about the City which we call home. Perth is Scotland's ancient capital, the crowning place of our Kings, the Gateway to the Highlands, and 85% of the Scottish population are only a 90 minutes drive away; so we are closer than you may have thought! If you planning on jetting in from further afield then connecting train journeys from Glasgow Queen Street and Edinburgh Gateway stations are only an hour to Perth.
If you haven't joined us in previous years then here is a taste of what you have missed out on:
Find us on our social media pages via the links at the bottom of the page.
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Some of the most important communication that flows between a parent and a child happens through the medium of touch: a gentle hug to brighten spirits, a relaxing cuddle at bedtime with a storybook, a high-five acknowledging a chore well done. Therefore, it shouldn't come as a surprise that infant massage can promote restful sleep, maintain your baby's health, and enhance the bond of love and trust between the two of you.
Promoters of infant massage say that it helps babies to feel relaxed and at peace and demonstrates to them that they are loved. Experts also believe infant massage can boost a young child's undeveloped immune system, aid digestion and elimination, improve blood circulation, ramp up production of the calm-inducing hormone oxytocin, and even help minimize the agony of teething.
Through the practice of infant massage, a parent can learn more about how his or her baby reacts to other people and to the environment, as well as how to best respond to the baby's signals. Fathers and mothers who learn infant massage additionally report feeling more comfortable in their roles as caregivers and say that the practice has expanded their repertoire of techniques for soothing their children.
Experts advise parents interested in practicing infant massage to set aside a regular time of day for it, ideally at an hour when you are not juggling errands and chores and your baby is neither too hungry nor over-full. Choose a location where you know your baby will not be or become cold. You may want to use a food-quality, unscented, fruit- or vegetable-based oil. Practice a variety of movements, such as gentle up-and-down motions along your baby's sides or the playful motion of drawing of a smile along both your baby's cheeks.


text: 3 Essential Tips For Choosing Urban Chicken Coop Plans Posted by admin on 07 June 2013 Category: Urban Chicken Coop Tags: Eglu Chicken Coop, Urban Chicken Coop, Urban Chicken Coop Design, Urban Chicken Coop Kit, Urban Chicken House Folks who dwell in city environments are raising backyard chickens as part of the current green craze. There are numerous advantages to increasing your own flock, but Prior to dashing out to buy them do your homework. A tiny research is needed as the breeds and the requirements of individuals breeds are varied. Urban hen Coop programs are as different as the kind of chickens. Most importantly you want to keep with in the neighborhood by-legal guidelines in your area. initial appear at Nearby By-regulations regarding backyard poultry. many towns and cities prohibit the elevating of backyard poultry. Breaking the animal by-regulation may get you into authorized sizzling water with a fine and getting your chickens confiscated. Many urban centers are acquiring on board with backyard farming and do allow individuals to keep only a few hens. Most metropolitan areas prohibit the retaining of roosters for apparent factors. Second you want to talk to neighbors - They may well be the folks that might object to the sound and slight odor that may appear from your lawn. Promising them new eggs or meat might help to grease the wheels should there be some objections. As soon as the neighborhood government and neighbors are happy it's time to program the coop. There are lots of rooster coop plans about that are suited to city environments. Lawn dimension, price range and skill set will have to be taken into thing to consider when selecting the sort of coop very best suited. 3rd discover Chicken Coops designed for city environments. these are usually sized to maintain anyplace from 3-six birds. For cold weather climates, they have to be winterized, given that most folks do not want keep chickens in their home or basement in the winter. A heated garage if accessible could be perfect for this.This is a case where the most price-successful coop would be one that is portable for all seasons. Locate other folks who are urban farming. Seek out hen golf equipment and online forums that are energetic - these are the people who have been there carried out that and are great resources to aid get started. Read More


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Groundfish: Electronic Monitoring in the Trawl Catch Share Program
What is electronic monitoring?
Electronic monitoring is the use of video technology to track catches and discards of fish. Electronic monitoring should not be confused with vessel monitoring systems, which track the location of fishing vessels.
Why electronic monitoring?
At-sea monitoring of all fishing trips (100% monitoring) is required as part of the Council's groundfish trawl catch share program in order to account for discards. Human observers currently do this monitoring, but in 2016 and 2017 the Council recommended that electronic monitoring be used in the midwater trawl whiting, fixed gear, non-whiting midwater trawl, and bottom trawl fisheries as a less expensive or more flexible alternative to human observers.
The Council considered electronic monitoring while planning the catch share program, but opted to continue using observers and increase the observation level to 100%. The Council also required that the industry, rather than NMFS, pay for the monitoring. When the catch share program was put in place, NMFS agreed to pay for a portion of the observer costs to help the fleet through the adjustment period. In September 2015, the industry was required to pay the full cost. For vessels, the requirement to pay for vessel observers is one of the most expensive compliance costs associated with participation in the catch share program.
All vessels are billed for observers on a per-day basis, so observer costs are the same for both small and large vessels. Because of this, individual fishing quotas could migrate to vessels with higher revenues, leaving fewer small harvesters in the fleet. Finally, the observer fee system puts pressure on vessels to fish in unsafe conditions. Because vessels are billed per day both for at-sea and for standby time during a trip, vessels may incur higher costs for standing down due to bad weather. Although much of the information collected by observers for catch share monitoring (mainly accounting for discarded fish) could be collected through electronic monitoring, cameras cannot completely fulfill all scientific monitoring needs. Therefore, under the EM program observers will still be necessary to collect biological samples to support stock assessments and other important fishery-dependent information, such as interactions with protected species.
The Council will continue to work with the industry and others as issues arise to provide additional recommendations to NMFS.
For NMFS policies and information on past exempted fishing permits, please see the links on the left side of this page. Click here for a detailed history of West Coast Electronic Monitoring Program development.
Current activities
Current issues relate to:
- Video review. NMFS and the Council's Groundfish Electronic Monitoring Policy and Technical Advisory Committees will begin developing draft business rules to implement Third-Party video review. This includes examining the level of video review necessary to audit logbooks and to audit video review providers. Agency staff and advisory bodies are discussing ways to reduce video review to the minimum level necessary to audit logbooks, as well as the decision points for increasing and decreasing the level of video review based on compliance and other factors.
How to Get Involved
- Contact: Brett Wiedoff (firstname.lastname@example.com), 503-820-2424


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Violence against women takes many forms –physical, sexual, emotional, psychological, verbal, spiritual and financial. These various forms of violence are interrelated and affect women from birth to their senior years. Women who experience violence suffer a range of health problems and impoverishment; their ability to fully participate in life is diminished. Such violence harms families and entire communities and reinforces other types of violence prevalent in society. Violence against women is not confined to a specific ethnicity, culture, or socio-economic group. The roots of violence against women lie in persistent discrimination against women.
Education is a crucial aspect of effecting attitudinal change in both governmental and non-governmental sectors. Such efforts must extend beyond populations considered at risk to the general public at large. It is our collective misunderstanding of violence as it relates to our everyday life that needs revision. Education will include networking, lectures, seminars, roundtable discussions, and other community activities relevant to our mission.
Maintaining a robust network of community and government agencies devoted to social justice is central to our work. Regular meetings of key stakeholders from community and government, policy-makers and front-line workers, are critical components in community capacity building. During our Violence Prevention meetings, we invite guest presenters to further advance our equality-seeking anti-violence mandate. Such strategies have enhanced mutual learning and reinforced regional partnerships with an ultimate goal of better practices.


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As one of the largest towns in Devon, there are lots of things to do in Plymouth. Surrounded by golden sands, it's a vibrant waterfront city with lots of attractions, activities and entertainment to keep you busy.
The Merchant's House Museum provides a window into the lives of those from the 17th century. The seven rooms take you through different themes such as transport and the Victorian era, and the house itself is a stark visual reminder of a time gone by.
Over in The Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery you can see an extensive collection of fine art, natural history and archeology. Many of the exhibitions are hands-on, giving children the chance to get interactive plus there's a family gallery trail you can print off and follow.
If you enjoy a good trail the Curious About Plymouth Treasure Hunt will be right up your street. Choose one of two themes and then get together as a family to follow clues and solve puzzles as you make your way around this maritime port and discover so much more on this Plymouth family day out.
You don't have to get wet to explore the ocean around you. At the National Marine Aquarium you can take a look into the wondrous world of the Atlantic Ocean where you can see sand sharks, nurse sharks and watch eagle rays dance under the water.
Depending on the time of year you visit, you can either strap on your skates for a turn around the Plymouth Pavilions Ice Rink or step into your cossie for a dip in the Tinside Lido. Either way, there are lots of activities to enjoy!
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RFS news highlights resources, issues, and news relevant to in-training members of the ACR. If you have a topic idea or would like to contribute to the blog, please email RFS Secretary Patricia Balthazar, MD.
Here's What You Missed
Given all the recent hype surrounding informatics, anticipation for the 2018 Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) conference in Washington, D.C., was high. Attendees may have had visions of terminator robots repurposed to produce diagnostic reports, holographic virtual reality reading rooms, or computers that detected blood products in the skull faster than humans dancing in their heads. It may have come as only a mild disappointment, then, for them to discover only one of those was unveiled at SIIM.
This year, the elephant in the conference hall was AI. Nevertheless, SIIM did feature a balance of educational sessions for core knowledge, research presentations on a variety of topics, and experience reports from experts in both academic and private practices. The emphasis of SIIM 2018 was on inspiring collaboration, and this theme was evident in many ways.
Residents, Fellows, and Doctoral Student Community
The conference saw the launch of the Residents, Fellows, and Doctoral Student (RFDS) Community, with a new emphasis on training and research. Comprising one in ten of the conference attendees, residents and fellows networked with key leaders in informatics through a speed mentoring session and informal discussions over snacks. Residents, fellows, and students also presented cutting-edge research, and the best oral paper presentations and posters received awards.
Trainee Research Awards
Each year, three to four trainees receive the New Investigator Research Award for outstanding research work. This year, Peter Chang, MD, from the University of California, San Francisco, Brianna Vey, MD, from Emory University, and Sehyo Yune, MD, from Massachusetts General Hospital, received the travel award along with funding to be put toward travel to Washington, D.C., to present their work.
The award for best RFDS paper at the conference went to Simukayi Mutasa, MD, a resident at Columbia University Medical Center, for his work on "Predicting Breast Cancer Molecular Subtype with an MRI Data Set." Traditionally thought to be possible only by pathology, his group showed that imaging features that have eluded human radiologists could be captured using a neural network to predict breast cancer subtypes.
College Students Win Hackathon
Since 2014, SIIM has hosted an annual Hackathon at the conference. Over the course of three days, teams started the idea generation process from scratch. They brainstormed and wrote software code, which culminated in a showcase demonstration on the last day of the conference. The most impressive takeaway was learning that coding skills are only secondary — although professional developers participate in the Hackathon, the best ideas are often generated by the trainees and younger creative thinkers.
A team of college students from Marquette University and the Medical College of Wisconsin joined forces to develop four projects. One of them, "AI Ready Research Portal," took home the grand prize. The software they wrote over the three days of SIIM allowed users to discover a dataset for AI research by combining radiology reports, pathology, and genetics queries.
Collaborating Between Radiologist, Patients, and Algorithms
The ACR has consistently called for radiologists to take ownership of the patient experience both inside and outside of the reading room. It should come as no surprise, then, that in his opening of the general session, "e-Patient" Dave deBronkart urged the audience to help patients get the data, technology, and autonomy necessary to improve their health.
In line with the theme of inspiring collaboration, the closing session keynote placed AI as the emerging tool that can help radiology deliver precision applications which embrace the full healthcare team and are geared towards specific patient needs — something that can happen once radiology as a profession is ready to move past the hype. SIIM 2018 showed us that a wave of change is coming, and today's radiology residents and fellows sit at the precipice of the better medical imaging of tomorrow.
Po-Hao (Howard) Chen, MD, is a radiology chief resident at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.


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Master vintage motorcycle fabricator Pavel Malanik has been hard at work since we last visited with him. In the last post the carburetor he built for this project was featured. To bring you up to speed if you are new to this series, he is constructing a replica of the famous 1909 North London Garage record-holding motorcycle. He is building the complete machine in his shop, including the huge 165.62 c.i. (2714 c.c.) v-twin engine. This installment covers the machining of some of the many pieces for the frame, much of which was done in a milling machine and an engine lathe.
This type of frame is built with what is referred to as lugged steel frame construction. The fittings that slip over the frame tubing and later get brazed on are referred to as lugs. This form of construction has been used for well over a hundred years on motorcycle and bicycle frames and when performed correctly is extremely strong. Some of these frame lugs were made from two pieces of tubing that were welded together and then the weld was dressed down. Follow along below as we describe the complete assembly process. You can also view the entire series here from the beginning.
L to R above: All of the many pieces of tubing and machined alloy steel cut and ready for other operations and welding – The lower triple tree being machined for the front fork that will be covered in the next installment – All of the lugs and other frame pieces completed and ready for assembly.
L to R above: The front down tube brace being machined – All of the pieces of the head stock after being braced together – Trial assembly of the frame tubes being checked on a full-sized drawing. More can be learned here about lugged steel frame construction here and the finer points used in the brazing and silver brazing frames here.
L to R above: The frame lugs, the engine and the engine mounting plates assembled in the frame for fitting and tacking the lugs in place before finish brazing – Pavel using a torch for heating while applying the brazing rod and flux – The frame on a jig with all brazing completed. If you would like to learn more about the brazing process, the best video to be found showing the correct methods is Brazing & Braze Welding that is part of an English training series.


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The San Francisco Bay Area has some of the toughest inner-cities in America, we believed that having a wildlife center is important, not only for the orphaned and injured wildlife in need, but for the children of the City. We have found that the same kids who come to us from their tough, urban environment, rife with gangs and violence, open up to a baby animal in need in a way that is heart-warming and one of the sustaining rewards of this job. Our hope is that some small fire of compassion, care, and a belief that their efforts can make a difference, has been kindled in the hearts and minds of these young people, that will stay with them and guide them throughout their lives, encouraging them to be more compassionate individuals and more dedicated environmentalists.
We know that all of the kids who come through here have carried away with them a deeper understanding and respect for life and the environment we all live in. They have a better understanding that the world would be an empty place if we continue to allow environmental destruction and species extinction. We believe that when we provide these young people with an opportunity to get up close and personal with some of the wonderful creatures that inhabit dwindling wilderness areas in and around cities, they acquire a direct understanding that the solutions to environmental problems are in their very own hands. We believe that this reinforces textbook and classroom education on these vital subjects in ways that will influence this next generation of potential conservationists throughout their lives.
We currently have two education programs:
Outdoor Adventures for Kids (OAK)
The OAK Program is an opportunity for elementary school-aged children to venture into our local Parks to learn about the flora and fauna who live there.
California Center for Natural History (formerly Wild Oakland)
CCNH or Wild Oakland is dedicated to providing free environmental education to urban adults. Our programs welcome all ages, but the target demographic is Oakland residents ages 18-99. Please check our schedule to join us for a walk! http://calnature.org


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Check out our great Rodeo Run 2012 race pictures below, thanks to event photographers Gary & Bev George ! (There are several posts of pictures, be sure to look at them all.)
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Note: This blogpost starts a monthly column called Voice of the Voiceless: Heroes Among Us -- featuring an everyday person who sees a problem and jumps in to fix it, without waiting for someone else to tackle the job.
Varying months alternate with a story of someone who helps people, with someone who benefits animals. Please enjoy. Remember: Helping give Voice to the Voiceless elevates all.
Premal Shah is light years from a hot, sticky morning visiting India, his parent's birth country. Holding his mother's hand on a beggar-strewn road in Dabhoi, Gujarat (Mahatma Gandhi's home state) he peers at a middle-aged woman shoving her hand into the open roadside sewer to pull out a rupee coin, the equivalent of two cents.
Even at age five, he felt the burning hot shame, confusion and anger at the injustice of such a pathetic act. That day he vowed to himself: "Someday I will grow up to help people like this woman not have to do this horrible thing."
That's exactly what Shah did twenty five years later when, in 2005, along with two friends, he started Kiva.org, the world's first online person-to-person micro-lending website. For as little as $25, anyone in the world can log on to the site and loan an entrepreneur somewhere in the world the money to improve their business.
By anyone's standards, Kiva's success has been nothing short of meteoric.
Today, $67,676,160 dollars has been loaned to 158,600 entrepreneurs in 44 countries. The default rate is currently a mere 2.03%. That comes to about $135,000 dollars a day loaned to much-needy people throughout the world, most in Third World countries. Kiva's first 7 loans made in 2005 were for $3500.
With over 476,000 lenders to date -- and despite international banking systems being what they are -- the Kiva loan system seems surprisingly simple.
Lenders browse profiles of entrepreneurs in need posted on the website and choose someone to lend to. Kiva collects the funds and then passes them along to one of their microfinance partners worldwide, who then distribute the funds. When the entrepreneur repays their loan, lenders receive their money back, and they can then re-lend to someone else in need, or withdraw their funds.
"Contrary to belief, poor people don't want hand-outs they just need the playing field leveled so they can help themselves," explains Shah, Kiva's president. "My dream is that one day Kiva will become such a common part of life that people will go home, log on to see who might need help around the world, and lend some money. I hope our way of loaning becomes as natural as getting that daily cup of Starbucks."
Without much public relations effort, Kiva's star rose rapidly. By 2007, big players such as former president Bill Clinton, Oprah Winfrey, The New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof and PBS's Frontline World all championed Kiva's unique power to let the average person help change the world, one click and one small loan at a time.
Says Clinton, who spotlighted Kiva in his book, Giving: How Each of Us Can Change the World: "Kiva.org gives you a chance to do what Muhammad Yunus [the great micro-lender] won the Nobel Peace Prize for last year," he writes. "And it's all on the Internet. It makes you feel like you know these people.
"You see their picture," he continues. "You know the facts of their business. You know what their lives are like. You can have a virtual cooperative bank because you may be joined by people all over America or all around the world in helping this particular business. It's amazing."
How did the journey begin? In 2004, Shah took tally of his life. Graduated from Stanford with a recent glitzy Wall Street stint, he'd been lured back to Silicon Valley by his best friend, one of PayPal's co-founders.
Now working at eBay, he had the perks, executive title and was secure in a high-salaried job he loved, yet was restless and unhappy. The Indian beggar woman on the road so long ago still haunted him. He'd sit at his Palo Alto townhouse's tiny kitchen table and wonder if he was having a mid-life crisis at 28.
Most of his spare time was spent working on a dream of a start-up online company, a website that would link ordinary people making small loans to Third World entrepreneurs, helping them lift out of grinding poverty. It was a concept so new it had not yet been attempted.
It was while on a 3-month sabbatical in early 2005 in Gulbai Tekra, a large Indian slum, that Shah first had the courage to take real action. Still frustrated by his Silicon Valley work, he was there helping poverty-level workers and low-income women create a small clothing line.
In a tiny Indian internet café, Shah finally tried his online idea posting on eBay a simple photo and story of a Ugandan woman who wanted a $100 loan. He asked if any eBayer wanted to purchase it.
The next morning he checked his page and saw that 75 people had read it. Though eBay quickly removed the post [it's against eBay policy to solicit money on the site] he knew this simple idea was a winner.
At the same time, two Bay area friends were contemplating an idea much like Shah's. All three spent a good deal of time sitting around Shah's kitchen table seeing if they could make the idea work. In late 2005 the friends posted a small site called Kiva.org and emailed their friends and family. By early 2006 Shah knew it was time to quit his daytime job, jump into the unknown and, thus, Kiva was officially born.
Right now, anyone in the world can log onto www.Kiva.org and help fund a global entrepreneur. From a beauty salon owner in Tanzania, a taxi driver in Ecuador, a pig farmer in Paraguay, a construction worker in Cambodia, or a coffee brewer in Pakistan, each loan is about a person, says Shah, "a very personal story, and following the people and their stories is part of the excitement." Business updates are frequently posted on the website.
His parents and friends were initially strongly against Shah quitting his secure day job, but are now proud, he says, and many log on daily to follow their chosen entrepreneur's progress.
"It's about money, yes, but it's also about a personal connection," explains Shah. "It's about the truth to all who struggle in the world that there are other people on the planet who care and are willing to place their money where their mouth is," he says. "This is powerful stuff."
To learn more about Kiva log on to www.Kiva.org
Janet Kinosian is a longtime journalist who has written for The Los Angeles Times, Reader's Digest, and People among many publications and provides media consulting at www.janetkinosian.com